HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-26 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE , BUDGET & TECHNOLOGY (3)CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET AND TECHNOLOGY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
ATTENDANCE:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
City Hall
20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 1600
Santa Ana, CA
5:22 PM
Council Committee members:
P. David Benavides (5:22 PM)
Michele Martinez, Chairperson
Vicente Sarmiento
STAFF PRESENT: Raul Godinez II, City Manager
Robert Cortez, Deputy City Manager
Minh Thai, PBA Executive Director
Jack Ciulla, IT Chief Technology Innovations Officer
Fuad Sweiss, PWA Executive Director
Kathryn Downs, FMSA Executive Director
Sergio Vidal, FMSA Assistant Director
Ryan Hodge, Assistant City Attorney
Candida Neal, Planning Manager
Alvaro Nunez, PBA Code Enforcement Manager
Nabil Saba, PWA Water Resources Manager
Bianca L. Zurita, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
AGENDA DISCUSSION ITEMS
Approval of Minutes of Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget and
Technology Committee Special Meeting of October 22, 2018.
MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Benavides
VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Martinez (2)
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: Sarmiento (1)
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2. Staff Update Regarding the Housing Opportunity Ordinance (Strategic Plan No.
5, 3) (Minh Thai, PBA and Steven A. Mendoza, CDA)
Candida Neal, Planning Manager of Planning and Building presented a status report
and future direction for the Housing Opportunity Ordinance (HOO) an overview of the
current ordinance in -lieu fees received, invested and units produced. Committee
Members provided feedback regarding areas of the ordinance to be evaluated by
staff that include the following options for consideration: On-site Development, In -lieu
Fees and Density Bonus Concession. The next steps are to conduct a stakeholder
outreach with the private market developer community and nonprofit community
before returning to City Council for a Work Study session.
3. Mobile Vending (Strategic Plan No. 3, 3c) (Alvaro Nunez, PBA)
Alvaro Nunez, Code Enforcement Manager of Planning and Building presented
recommendations to create a six-month pilot program to allow Food Truck
Islands/Pods and allow food trucks and pop-up temporary food businesses to operate
on private property for extended time -periods. Mr. Nunez explained that the current
Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) allows food vending businesses to vend on
private property once they have obtained a Land Use Certificate (LUC) and/or
Special Event permit.
4. Discussion and Consideration to Amend City Manager Authority to Execute
Contracts and Agreements (Strategic Plan Nos. 4, 1 & 7, 51 (Nabil Saba, PWA)
Nabil Saba, Water Resources Manager of Public Works provided a proposal to
amend City Manager's signing authority for non-public works contracts to $100,000
per vendor and public works contracts to $250,000 per vendor and grant City
Manager signing authority for emergency Public Works contracts up to $10,000 per
vendor.
MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Benavides
VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Martinez (2)
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: Sarmiento (1)
5. Citywide Branding Next Steps (Strategic Plan No. 3, 1E) (Councilmember
Benavides)
Councilmember Benavides suggested to staff to include a short narrative and
background of the proposed logo in the report for others to understand the history
behind it. Question and answered period ensued by Council Committee members
and staff.
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6. Comprehensive Financial Review — Verbal Update (Strategic Plan No. 4, 1)
(Kathryn Downs, FMSA)
Kathryn Downs, Executive Director of Finance and Management Services presented
a Financial Review Timeline from November 2018 to May 2019. In January, an RFP
will be released to a third -party for review. In May, staff will check-in with third -party
for preliminary findings and recommendations.
ITEMS MOVED TO NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
None
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
None
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS:
None
NEXT MEETING:
® Monday, January 14, 2019
Adjournment — 7:31 PM
Bianca L. Zurita
Recording Secretary, CDA
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