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Council discussion ensued: <br />• Councilmember Jose Solorio, noted receipt of letters of support from <br />businesses and residents. Directed staff to send notice to other cities asking <br />them to not dump homeless in the City of Santa Ana. Opined ordinance is <br />drafted based on best practices from other cities and need to protect <br />residents and need to include special consideration or exclusion to those <br />who are mentally ill. <br />• Councilmember Juan Villegas, expressed support for item and need to take <br />action. Noted in 2017 the City of Santa Ana received over 930 calls for <br />service over panhandling. <br />• Councilmember David Benavides, asked staff to clarify if there is already a <br />code that would address concerns and how would ordinance be enforced. <br />• Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Martinez, noted there are many students that do car <br />washes for fund raisers, residents ask for assistance to pay for funeral <br />services, and residents who sell flowers or oranges to earn a living. <br />Expressed concern these residents would be impacted. <br />• Councilmember Sal Tinajero, echoed statements made by Councilmembers. <br />Opined importance to have time necessary to provide input and requested <br />item to be continued. <br />• Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento, asked to remove "courtesy' from notice <br />being sent to Orange County cities and supportive of Item 85A-1. Expressed <br />concern over potentially criminalizing certain activities and support for item. <br />• Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Martinez, expressed concern over our current <br />resources. Requested staff member, Hafsa Kaka, to share her thoughts <br />over the proposed ordinance. <br />• Councilmember Juan Villegas, echoed statements made by <br />Councilmembers. <br />MOTION: Circulate new draft notice letter to council without the word <br />"courtesy" before it is mailed out. <br />MOTION: Solorio <br />VOTE: AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSTAIN <br />ABSENT: <br />SECOND: Villegas <br />Benavides, Pulido, Martinez, Sarmiento, <br />Solorio, Tinajero, Villegas (7) <br />None (0) <br />None (0) <br />None (0) <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 22 APRIL 3, 2018 <br />1 OB -22 <br />