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(JW F: 1 /31 /08) RESOLUTION NO. 2008-010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Section 409 of the City Charter and Sections 2-100 et seq. of Santa Ana Municipal Code call for the city council to adopt rules and procedures for the scheduling and conducting of meetings of the city council. B. The Ralph M. Brown Act found at Chapter 9, Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code beginning with Section 54950 (the "Brown Act") sets forth statewide standards for meetings of local agencies including the Santa Ana City Council. C. The city council desires to update and revise the various meeting procedures and standards for decorum of city council meetings in conformance with the Brown Act and in furtherance of the need for well- managed, efficient and accessible meetings. Section 2. Council meetings, time and place. (a) Regular meetings of the city council shall be on the first and third Mondays of each month. The meeting shall begin no sooner than the hour of 5:00 p.m. The city council shall publicly convene the meeting and then recess to conduct closed or executive sessions between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Any other sessions of the meeting shall begin at 6:00 pm. (b) Regular meetings of the city council shall be initially convened in the conference room on the eighth floor of Santa Ana City Hall and shall thereafter be adjourned to the council chambers in City Hall for all public sessions. After being convened, all meetings may be adjourned to such other place or places as the city council may order. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, by motion made at a regular or special meeting, the city council may change the place and time of a succeeding regular meeting. (d) If by reason of damage, repair or alteration of the structure, or other emergency, the council chambers in City Hall are determined to be unsafe, regular Resolution No. 2008-010 Page 1 of 4