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<br />Basic Meeting Information <br /> <br />Code of Ethics and Conduct - The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February <br />5, 2008, approved an amendment to the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and <br />Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to <br />assure public confidence. A copy of the City’s Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council’s <br />webpage. The following are the core values expressed: Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · <br />Fairness · Accountability · Respect · Efficiency <br /> <br />Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the <br />items of business to be considered by the Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the <br />“Recommended Action” and may take any action which the council deems to be appropriate on an <br />agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed <br />on the agenda. <br /> <br />Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may <br />address the City of Santa Ana, acting as Successor Agency on any and all matters within the City <br />of Santa Ana's jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> At the discretion of the Mayor, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments <br />may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak three (3) minutes on <br />any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or <br />on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the <br />public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is <br />continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to <br />the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. <br />Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. <br /> <br /> REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION <br />BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the <br />City of Santa Ana, acting as Successor Agency shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the <br />back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce <br />decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code. <br /> <br />Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and <br />will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member “pulls” an item(s) from the <br />consent calendar for a separate vote. <br /> <br />Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents <br />provided to a majority of the members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available <br />for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal business hours. <br /> <br />Agenda & Minutes - Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the <br />Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during regular business <br />hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Clerk’s office is located in City Hall, <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647-6520. Meeting agendas, staff <br />reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a meeting at the following website address: <br />www.santa-ana.org <br /> <br />Televised Meeting Schedule - All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the <br />City’s cable channel. Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which <br />are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays <br />immediately following the meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 <br />p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be videotaped and shown <br />on CTV3 the day after the meeting. <br /> <br /> DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main <br />Library the day after a meeting. <br /> <br />AGENDA FOR CITY OF SANTA ANA 2 MAY 6 2013 <br />ACTING SUCCESSOR AGENCY <br /> <br />