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ABSTAIN: None (O) <br />ABSENT= Bustamante (1) <br />COMMENTS <br />90A CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS <br />Interim City Manager Walters: <br />• Thanked the City Council and staff for support and progress made on <br />labor negotiations; <br />• Wished all Happy Holidays; and <br />• Noted that "Forbes Magazine" ranked the City of Santa Ana one of the <br />safest cities in America. <br />90B CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS <br />Councilmember Sarmiento: <br />• Thanked staff for hard work this past year; making strides with labor <br />negotiations; thanked colleagues and residents in budget stabilization <br />efforts ; <br />• Thanked Councilmember Tinajero for chairing Ethics Ad Hoc <br />Committee and public for participation; and <br />• Wished all a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. <br />Councilmember Martinez: <br />• Congratulated Youth Commissioner, Jonathan Espinoza, for receiving <br />full scholarship to Georgetown University; <br />• Thanked staff for transition and sustainability efforts over the past year; <br />great development projects coming in 2012 and <br />• Wished all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and prosperous New <br />Year. <br />Councilmember Tinajero: <br />• Wished all a Happy Holiday Season and reflected on blessings; and <br />• Thanked Interim City Manager/Police Chief Walters, residents and <br />colleagues for low crime rate and public safety; kudos to law <br />enforcement personnel. <br />Councilmember Benavides: <br />• Reflected on accomplishments in the past year; 2012 exciting new <br />year; <br />• Thanked labor groups for making concessions; and <br />• Wished all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 18 DECEMBER 19, 2011