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<br />Basic City Council Meeting <br />Information <br /> <br />Five-Year Strategic Plan (2014-2019) <br /> Detailed information at: http://www.santa-ana.org/strategic-planning/ <br /> <br />Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles - The City of Santa Ana is committed to achieving a shared vision for the organization and its <br />community. The vision, mission and guiding principles (values) are the result of a thoughtful and inclusive process designed to set the City <br />and organization on a course that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow. <br /> <br />Vision - The dynamic center of Orange County which is acclaimed for our: •Investment in youth •Safe and healthy community <br />•Neighborhood pride •Thriving economic climate •Enriched and diverse culture •Quality government services <br /> <br /> <br />Mission - To deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community which ensures public safety, a prosperous economic <br />environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents.” <br /> <br />Guiding Principles <br />•Collaboration •Efficiency •Equity •Excellence •Fiscal Responsibility •Innovation •Transparency <br /> <br />Strategic Plan Goals/Objectives/Strategies: <br /> Goal 1 - Community Safety <br /> Goal 2 - Youth, Education, Recreation <br /> Goal 3 - Economic Development <br /> Goal 4 - City Financial Stability <br /> Goal 5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability <br /> Goal 6 - Community Facilities & Infrastructure <br /> Goal 7 - Team Santa Ana <br /> <br />********* <br /> <br />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 <br />the City Charter which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, <br />commissions, and committees to 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: <br />Integrity · Honesty · Responsibility · Fairness · Accountability · Respect · <br /> <br />Efficiency <br /> <br />Agenda Information - The agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the <br />Council. The Council is not limited in any way by the “Recommended Action” and may take any action which the council deems to be <br />appropriate on an agenda item. <br />Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. <br /> <br />Public Comments/Public Input - Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the City Council and any other <br />legislative body scheduled to meet on same day and time on any and all matters within the City of Santa Ana's jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public <br />will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items <br />and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) <br />minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be <br />submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will <br />be available at the meeting. <br /> <br /> REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION <br />OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the City Council shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of <br />the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth <br />in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br /> <br /> Comments may be emailed to eComments@santa-ana.org before the City Council meeting and will be made part of the record. <br /> <br /> <br />Consent Calendar - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by <br />one motion without discussion unless a member of the Council “pulls” an item(s) from the consent calendar for a separate vote. <br /> <br />Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council <br />members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal <br />business hours. <br /> <br />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 <br />available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and alternate Fridays. <br />The Clerk’s office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647-6520. Council meeting <br />agendas, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a Council meeting at the following website address: www.santa- <br />ana.org <br /> <br />Televised Meeting Schedule - All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City’s cable channel. Meetings held in <br />the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable will be cablecast Mondays at <br />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 <br />held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. <br /> <br />. <br /> DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 APRIL 7, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br />