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Item # 7
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 4, 2025
TOPIC: 2026 City Council Meeting Calendar
AGENDA TITLE
Review and Approve the Annual Calendar of City Council Meetings for 2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Review calendar of regularly scheduled City Council meetings in 2026.
2. Cancel the regularly scheduled City Council meetings of January 6, 2026, August
18, 2026, and November 3, 2026.
3. Direct staff to post Notice(s) of Cancellation and waive notice to the City Council
of said meetings as required by the Government Code.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Charter Section 409, the City Council has adopted a resolution setting the
time, place, and manner of holding its meetings. Resolution No. 2025-004, Section 2(a),
states “Regular meetings of the City Council shall be on the first and third Tuesdays of
each month beginning on January 1, 2014.” Past practice by the City Council has
typically been to cancel the first meeting of the calendar year, a meeting during the
summer months, a meeting that falls on Election Day, and any other meetings as
requested by the City Council. Staff recommends that the same past practice be
adopted for 2026:
1. Cancel the first meeting of the year scheduled for January 6, 2026. City Hall will
be closed from December 25, 2025 through January 4, 2026 for the holidays
(Christmas Day and New Year’s Day), weekends, the negotiated Holiday Closure
within several Memoranda of Understanding, and the standard alternating Friday
closure.
2026 City Council Meeting Calendar
November 4, 2025
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2. Cancel the meeting scheduled for August 18, 2026. City Council typically
cancels one meeting in the summer months. Such a cancellation would provide a
“summer recess” allowing additional time for strategic planning, long-term
projects, and addressing citywide priorities.
3. Cancel the meeting scheduled for November 3, 2026 (Election Day).
The proposed 2026 calendar (Exhibit 1) includes the three above-referenced
recommendations and sets a Special Meeting for December 8, 2026 for the certification
of election results and swearing-in ceremony pursuant to Charter Section 400.
If the City Council cancels any regularly scheduled meeting, consideration of agenda
items will resume at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The City Council reserves
the right to cancel any other meetings and notify the public as legally required by the
Brown Act. Additionally, Special Meetings may be called pursuant to the Brown Act, the
City Charter, and Resolution No. 2025-004, as needed.
The 2026 Master Calendar and agendas for all regular and special City Council
meetings will be posted on the City’s website at: www.santa-ana.org/agendas-
and/minutes. City Council meetings are typically held in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic
Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 or as otherwise noted on the agenda.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. 2026 Calendar of City Council Meetings
Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager
Santa Ana City Council Meetings Schedule
2026
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HOLIDAY - CITY HALL CLOSED
CITY HALL CLOSED - 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL WINTER CLOSURE
December 8 - Certification of Election Results, per Charter Sec. 400)
(January 6, August 18, and November 3 (Election Day) Canceled)
(As approved by various labor group Memoranda Of Understanding)
*Special Meetings may be scheduled 24-hours in advance (as permitted by the Brown Act).
For agendas and meeting location, please refer to the City's website at: www.santa-ana.org/agendas-and-minutes/
*Approved [DATE]