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• Ramon Becerra (addressed the City Council in Spanish), spoke in support of Mayor <br />Pro Tem; opined that she was voted into Office and only voters have right to <br />remove. <br />• Juan Alvarez (addressed the City Council in Spanish), requested assistance in <br />solving problem with neighbor; would like to avoid confrontation. <br />• Desi Reyes, spoke in opposition to Mayor Pro Tem, offended by comments and <br />actions made in the past; urged the City Council to remove her title and appointed <br />positions. <br />• Ernesto Figueroa, spoke in support of Mayor Pro Tem; noted that many groups <br />discriminated in the past, but urged all to forgive and move forward. <br />AGENDA ITEM TAKEN OUT OF ORDER - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Pursuant to Santa Ana Charter Section 411, any member of the City Council may place <br />items on the City Council Agenda to be considered by the City Council. <br />85A CONSIDER POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF THE SANTA ANA CODE OF <br />ETHICS AND CONDUCT BY COUNCILMEMBER AND TAKE REMEDIAL <br />ACTIONS RELATED THERETO (COUNCILMEMBERS BENAVIDES AND <br />BUSTAMANTE) <br />The following actions may be considered on the floor and include: <br />1. Ask for resignation from the City Council. <br />2. Remove from the Mayor Pro Tern position. <br />3. Remove from the Public Safety Committee. <br />4. Remove from the Orange County Water Board. <br />5. Condemnation of comment made by Councilmember. <br />Council discussion ensued. Mayor Pulido commented on community <br />support and great strides made throughout the City; also noted that <br />Mayor Pro Tern would like to address the matter first. Mayor Pro Tern <br />read Official Statement of apology that included efforts made to rectify <br />matter. She apologized and said that she did not intend to insult anyone; <br />has requested that a mediator be brought in to reach out and meet with <br />Chase family and Anti-Defamation League (ADL); willing to rectify <br />matter; apologized to Downtown merchants for distraction; has received <br />support from community and family and urged all to move forward. <br />Motion by Councilmember Benavides, Seconded by Councilmember <br />Bustamante to take action on Item #2 to remove councilmember from <br />the Mayor Pro Tern position, and Item #5 to hereby issue strong <br />disapproval and condemn comments made by councilmember Alvarez <br />during the meeting of August 24, 2011 where she referenced the <br />business practices of downtown property owners Irving and Ryan Chase <br />as quote "ethnic cleansing" and compared Irving Chase to Adolf Hitler. <br />Ci r r COUNCIL MINUTES 7 SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 <br />1 0A-7