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Basic City Council Meeting Information Code of Ethics and Conduct -The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions,, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City's Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council's webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity •Honesty s Responsibility Fairness •Accountabilitys Respect Agenda Information The a genda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the "Recommended Action" and may take any action which the council deems to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments /Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the City Council on any matter listed on the Special Meeting Agenda. All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2- 104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar -All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Council AN pulls" an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. (Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non - confidential provided to a majority of the City Council members regarding any item made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office hours. writings or documents on this agenda will be during normal business Agenda &Minutes -Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Clerk's office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647 -6520. Council meeting agendas,,, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa-ana.ora Televised Meeting Schedule -All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City's cable channel. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays immediately following the meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 DECEMBER 14 , 2010