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NOES: None (0) <br />ABSTAIN: None (0) <br />ABSENT: None (0) <br />75B. AGENDA ITEM CONSIDERED OUT OF ORDER <br />COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS <br />Pursuant to Santa Ana Charter Section 411, any member of the City Council may <br />place items on the City Council Agenda to be considered by the City Council. <br />85A. DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT NEW POLICY THAT WOULD LIMIT THE <br />NUMBER OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A MEMBER MAY SERVE ON <br />AND SET QUALIFICATIONS; AND APPROVE ANY NECESSARY <br />ACTIONS - Councilmembers Tinajero, Sarmiento and Benavides <br />Councilmember Tinajero, requested City Clerk to provide the number of <br />committees City Councilmembers can sit on and if any Councilmembers <br />serve on more than two committees. <br />Clerk of the Council Huizar, listed members. <br />Mayor Pulido, noted he does not serve on any committee. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Martinez, said that she only serves on one committee. <br />Councilmember Tinajero, opined Councilmembers should be limited to two <br />committees to avoid an imbalance of influence. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Martinez, concurred and suggest policy <br />Councilmember Villegas, commented that last year there was six <br />committees and sixteen cancelled meetings. <br />Councilmember Tinajero, noted reducing committees to four has allowed <br />more people to attend and additional items to be on the agenda. <br />Councilmember Villegas, expressed support for reducing committees to <br />four. <br />Councilmember Sarmiento, commented on potential abuse and excessive <br />use of staff time; asked if the makeup of the committees can be <br />reconfigured. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 30 NOVEMBER 21, 2017 <br />1 OA -30 <br />