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Angie Blas, spoke in support of the matter; proposed additional change to the <br />Charter to Article 4 (30-day residency requirement) to be revised and included; <br />councilmember needs to be more engaged and informed. <br />Councilmember Amezcua proposed changing residency requirement to 1 year. <br />Councilmember Reyna, noted that accountability measures are not available; <br />residents need to be engaged; if change to district elections may increase <br />number of candidates. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Sarmiento, thanked Councilmember Tinajero for bringing <br />matter forward; <br />AMENDED MOTION: Direct staff to provide the following at the <br />December 20, 2016 City Council meeting: <br />1. An evaluation of various municipal election systems, including at - <br />large systems, district systems, and mixed systems. <br />2. The process of transitioning the City of Santa Ana's municipal <br />election system from its current at -large system to a district system. <br />3. Options to hold a Special Election in 2017 to present a ballot initiative <br />to change the current election system from at -large elections to <br />district elections. <br />4. Include provisions to change residency requirements to one year. <br />MOTION: Tinajero <br />VOTE: AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSTAIN <br />ABSENT: <br />WORK STUDY SESSION <br />SECOND: Amezcua <br />Amezcua, Benavides, Reyna, Sarmiento, Tinajero <br />(5) <br />None (0) <br />None (0) <br />Martinez, Pulido (2) <br />WS-1 COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: WORK STUDY SESSION AND POSSIBLE <br />ACTION TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PARTNERSHIP OF A <br />LOCAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST - City Manager's Office <br />Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez, presented staff report as discussed at the <br />Development Council Committee <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 26 DECEMBER 6, 2016 <br />