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RETREAT
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETINC
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
DOUBLETREE CLUB HOTEL
7 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE 111E
SANTA ANA, CIFDRIVIA
8:4~ A~~ -
ATTENDANE Counailmen~bers present:
IIIIIUELPULID~, Il~ayar
CLAUDIAALIIARE~, IVlayor Pro Tem
DAl11D BENAIDE
CARLCS BUSTAI~ANTE
MICHELE III~ARTI~lEZ
VINCENT F~ ARMIENT X8;44 ARM,}
SAL TINAJER~ ~;a A..}
Staff present.
DA111~ N. REAII~, City IUlanager
CATHY STANDIFC~RD, Assistant City
Manager
JEPH 1l1~. FLETCHER, City Attorney
RITA L. ALLARDC, Assistant Clerk of the
Council
SLEDGE ~F AI~LECIANE MAYOR PULIDC
P~JBLIC CGII~MENTS ~ Nana
v~~~STU~YSESS~oN
V~S,A~ CITY COUNCIL POLICY PRIORITY DISCUSSION City Council
discussed expectations and communications, status of previously
identified priorities, ~rork plan far the next three }~ea~s and other City
Council matters related to aon~nnunity and argani~atian needs.
During this discussion the City Council provided stafif Frith policy direction
in artier to priariti~e v~ork efforts.
Highlights of the ~rork study session are attached to these minutes and
included as Exhibit
A~J~~JRNIUI ~NT-~ ~a P.I~t
Rita L, Oall~rdo
Assistant Clerk of the Council
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City of Santa Ana
City Council Refreat Summary
Held on September 21, 2007
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I~Ur~~~ Ot
Agree en'~r~orm"for how the Cou~ci~ works Loge#hor
• Ar~icuia#e comunic~~an e~peo#a#~o~ b~f~reer~ Council end #aff ~r~d beo~~ the full
c~ovr~~n body end eur~ci~ orn~nif tees
• ~den~ify a f~n~~e agenda of wha# #~is Ccurrcii wishes fa accor~p~~sh over the next three
years
~u~ct~ ~~c~ec~a~i~~
Tie ~eu~~il discussed expeota~ians ~~ey h~v o~~ ago#her, includi~gt
• ~vha# do ceuncilrn~mber e~pec# from feliow ~e~bers of the gover~i~~ body?
~ cap the Council ~axirn~~e ids ~In~~ gee#~ngs #a discuss pa~icy~
~vha~ do ~ounciln~er~b~~ geed wi#h regard ~a corn~tur~~c~#~a~ from Cour~cii co~n~~ffees?
whaf do counc~~r~bers epc# f~o~ fellow members of ~h~ governing body
Tlrne Con~~niimer~t ~ Attend meetings
~ Attend s~bcornrnittee meetings
~e on time
~.ven~s + ~nde~stand why we cannof aiey beat each event respect afher
obiiga~ians and do not bad n~auth those who are nat ti~e~e
Cover far each other whoa we cannot attend cam~~~ni~y $ver~ts, be
ambassadors for aii
~ + share attendance information when os~bie
i~etghborhood tf ~ Councitmernber cannot be t ~ rneetinc~ in their vl{a~'d, do net bad
Meetings rr~outh who is net there ~ u~~ders#~~td there aye iots of commitments
am~tunica~e what did ha en as a rofessionai caurtes
Respect when i~ or OUr the room µ show our respect for ore another
~rofessionaiism ~ differences of apintons should be apprecintod
• Listen and pey attention
• then we disagree, remember i# is not personst
~ Civility towards the person wi'~ite disagreeing with the conceit
~ ban't iet o~~'sptf be baited b members ofthe ubfic, etc,
Dtogs ~ Don't assume ~iogs ire accurate glve ~raur cotiegues the beneftf of
the doubt
~ Ciased sesstan t~forrnation cannot be shared ~ i'~auld net show up
an biags
Address vtctaus biogging by Councit appointees ~omrnisstoners~
+ Counsei ir~divtd~tat we knave who ere behav~n i~ re riatet
leadership + when decisia~~ i made i~ is i,porfar~t to respect the decision of the
1'eamwark group even if you are the minority veto
~ ~nforoe cede of conduct at pubtic ~~eetings brutes of dooororn~
+ ~o what is in tho best interest of the ~it~
Don't ~`grandstand" by voting goir~st sarnethtng that rr~ust happen,
that you knave ~t1it pass Just to appear to be tho "good gu~~
~ i~are tine burden of ~n a utar deatian
Use time out~ott ~ Awards and recognition taking too song -
i~eattngs ~IVtset~r - need to have informai working sessions tha# ore net tetovised to
dESCUSS comrttteo ~o~ivitios and can~muntcate about ~our~cll
intttattves and interests
Nla~agar~an~ r'ar~f~crs, tnc, ~
Gi~}~ of anfa Ana
unc~! ~e#reat um~
Accesiblii# ~e#urn calls and email one ono#i~er ~ ~e ra~~nabie in what yon
~ammun~cafion ex~ecf in #~r~ ~f t~e~~ res~oane
Prvv~~e "just fn time" ~eedi~ack wi#i~in hours ~ i~ a~ na~ra erg
issue ar car~cern
# ornrn~~i~a~e be#w~en roes#ir~g gi~r~ €ol~s a hced~ tip on
b~ck~raund of issues carving bofore Ccuna~l
• Dor~'~ blir~ds~de one aura#hor
~ Rar~ove eiementof surprise
~ ii.e~`s "no# care'# a~a~# blags
• i~eck wi#i~ caiie~gue ~o €ind auk i~ #~ey rea~iy "yid"some#hing #hey
are re orf~d ~o a
Hor~es~y + ~~og~~~ we are a polit~c~i ~ed~r i if raises sena far the
community we noed to move forward
• don`t hrin things forward a "fa~ars"
~ Abide b tie racesses end i~ws in face ~-use the RFP racers
~~~n rn~nct tav~ard dive coiieag~e benefii of douh# an ideas ihey bran foerd assume
P~a~ects aa€~ intent
Finar~ciai ~ ~e aware o€ €~nanciai i~~n~licafions a~ decisions end our overall fiscal
~onclousness f~eai#~
Respa~sibiiity ~ Look ahead at ien~ term #inancla# decislar~s .
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i~lon~ii~co~#lprice of ~~in s we h~nic we want
Reas~na~lenes Maur ideas won't always gef #hrough exactly a tau present it
~an'~ over hur~er~ ~al+f with re ues#s
had unc~f~e~ber red with re~~d to ~amrnun~~~t~on frog ~uni~ ~e~rn~tte~
A ~i~fren# ~ Use 2~~ rneet~ng s~ssi~n #o au~~rr~~~~h cs~n7r~~n~ca~~s~r~
rnee~~n~sn~ needs
Notice ~ ~ ~em~~ttee give not~c~ v~~en ~aethl~g moves auk o~
eon~r~r~tteo
• tiff needs t~ ~~mm~f#ee for dis~uion of issues
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Support ideas of Rq~~~e ~ dive and #ake ~ have a reasoneb~~ ~x~ec#a~~on
ether a~ot~# ti~is
~our~ci~mer~~e~s
~~~r~~n~cat~on ~r~for~at~on ~e~ore ~t on ~h~ ager~~~
~e ~nforn~ed of ~pc€~min~ pr~~ri#ies
~ or~n~~~ricate ~mpa~~n~ dee~s~an
~ review of tst~e
~ppor#unify tv dive input and feedk~ack .
"~fen~ ~~adin~s,t
• ls~es t~iscussed and wi~e~l~er the ire r~atved
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~anage~er~t Pa~ners, ir~c. ~
Ity a~ at~~a Aga
oun~~l ~e#~ea# ~~r~r~ary .
~olJa~r~~l~~ ~~~s
~ ~e~elep~eonsider cede ~f eonduc~ for eornmislQn~r
~~~ress i~appro~~~ia~e blo~ging l~~ue and make ohan~e There r~e~e~ar~
~eve~ap pre~~ur~s fer re~o~ni~l~n Council ~leetlnc~
Charge procedure farsecond mee~lns Qf the Month v~hen po~lhle
o ~l~tanl~ron minutes
v ~lsous Issues of inferes~ end e~ncern Council
o h~~e lnfor~a#~on happenln ~ilh Cou~cll o~n~if~ees
~a~~s Repot
Asl~an~ ify l~lana~r ~ar~diford reviewed an update repot on l~en~ from the February
re~rea~, ash l~en~s are complete or scheduled,
ouni~ 1~{~r~pln
The council discussed what They ~ran~ for fhe future of the ~orr~~nunif~ and agreed ~ha~ if they _
did ne~l~ing, quall~~ of lire ~n the c~€~rnuni~}~, overall, auld ~eclln~~ Tl~e our~~~~ agre~~i ~he~
they ~rould ~an~ Qualify of ~..ife #o Improve, overall b~ ~q~ q ~ ~hvse ~l~ln~s ghat musf o rlghf ~n
vr~f er to achieve ~f~e desirod fu#u~e are coiled ~'~rendbender~"
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ouncilrr~err~her Then desarihe hf ~ls~~el future in ~~~a ioolcs Ike #a there;
• ll~i~~n~ain~n~ ~repert} va~ues~
As~~sse~ value of tyre C~fy e~cceeds
• Pants fade Dare of our faolllfles, a~dre~ deferral ~ain~enance nl be more
praacflue ebauf ~ainfenance~~
~ Street ~r~~~~n~ in foil farce~~~
AR~~ ~ Renaissance ~ ~'~ans~f In place
Strong ~~aai hea~f~~~
• Decrael Cr~me~
~ ~'hrlving if~r return fa Ada' da}~~~~
o ~ Broa~i~ay
v Main Place
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• Reduc~lon in suhfanlard hausin*~
• lncreasin~ Ac~der~l P`orn~ance lr~~e~ ~A~!}nor
• ~effer apprecla~~on a~ the ~fy ~ outsiders
• Address s~re~~ pa~ln~ needs
f.evel cammunlt~r pi~yln f~~~d ~ see t~?e carnrnunlf~ as ore ~f
~ falkahllif~~ char~~e the r~lndsef of people
Address raf~l#~~
+ dean and green
~~u~a~lan lpra~red quallf~ In school dis~ric~ ~d~st~~~~ leadership}
~fee~ pubfia safety fang neals
• ll~ar#tef as~et~ W i,e, fh~ ~aa
+ ~av~ a clear identify
• Youth sports e~ploior~! ~u~lify f~~ilifle hrin~ ~~i~~i
~ R~~a~af~ ~~r the goo
Lai i~c~me ~~auing ~ ~ neea~ ~ plan
lmprQVe ol~ie~ nelghharh~ads .
Create ~ r~lsi~n plan #h~f addresses all elements in the camn~unify
• ~n~prave~le~elap sense a pride i~ Santa Ar~e~
~ Der~ta~~ ~s ~ deflnaf~an
Improve basic services ~ fraf~ic flo~v
green Cify~ ~Iean air, wafer, ~e~y~Iir~~~ etc.
I~~alfh at~scia~s
After describ~r~~ ~I~af #~re con~~~unify cull Igo Iil~ 0 if f he ~auncl~ vra successful In
ir~pro~ring ~uaiif} of lifer each ounclln~etr~~er identified #h~ee i~I~ifl~es fhe~ felt sere critical to
moving tl~e camr~unify l'~ard, rhea ?~ere callapsel info the ~~ll~,~in cfegarles~
~ ~ducaflor~ leadership
develepmenf p~~j~c#~
~ Renovate goo area
~ Assist e~istir~g business corr~menlfy
~ Affordable or "lnclusianary" I~Ia~sing
• Parkin sfrucf urn ~rlthin dav~nfown
~ ~ranif 1~iion
l]eferred P~t~s Maintenance
i~a~a~e~ent Pa~f~~rs, Ir~c~ ~
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G~~y S~~#~
Go~nc~l Re#~e~~ ~~ma
+ ~isca~ F~ealfh
Decrease Crime
There gas sfrong ~~nenu ~o addrass follarir~g issues;
• Trani# elision
• Deferred r'ar~CS i~a~r~#er~ance
• ~~scai Heigh
~ Decrease Cri~e
Tb~ vuncii ~her~ ~evelap~d #hese aar~cep#s info gaa~ #a~emenfs~
"~~ar~~~ ~l~~o~
B begin cons#~u~#ior~ of ~ #rar~s~f sys~ern ~ha~ includes ul~in~a~el~ rno~ing peopie
slang fie ~--IdU, ~hroughou~ darnfov~r~ and ~o #be ARTIC, along ~lfh developing Iiilow
dick and atop#~~~ and i~pleen#i~g the Rena~issanca eei~~a Plan
+ secure ~CT~ support far use of P~ ~K~-
• ec~re supparf of modern #r~efe~r~~ralle~
• ~eure ~~n~s from ~CT~ ~vr Ca-~.oca~ proposal befee~ harden ~r~ve fan#a Ana
expand Usage of AIT~C ~ ln~er~eda~ Tr~npor#~#l~n ~n~er
~ e~ec~ res~de~fl~i and cornrnercial de~elapmen~ far Tranif ~el~ed ~~~eiapn~en~ Rion
a~fa Ana BivdR and Yard
~ anfa Erna viii ha~re fhe ~ov~est overall crime rake of the 3 U elf ies °a~ on~par~bl~
s~~e~
add ~ near aff~cersl~er
~ Achieve ~ fa 7°~~ annul degrease in crime
~y a~ ~ Turnaround ~ prab~e~afie ~eig~bor~aod ~raugh int~rag~ncy ~as~ farce ~i~e~ ~aed
seed~~
increase properf~ values .
• lns~iil cemmu~i#y pride + .
~c#lve nelc~f~~orbavd asaciaTior~s
~ Fig subs#andard hausir~g _
• Provide Yau~~ l~amii~r programs .
• ~e~~ea gang ao~ivi#y
~e~~rr~eaf ~ar~k ~1~~~fat~~~ce
Carn~lc#e ill minor del"erred mainTer~ance in all 4a par~CS lT~in e~r-~ ~~s #hi b~ auditing
our parks and ~c~relap a plan b cce~n~er T~a~',
+ ~lislble lmpra~remenf of such repairs~n~ainfenance
~ ~l equiprnen~ being and rern~lnlr~g In parking order
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~ou~cll Re~re~~ Emma
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enhance tha lt~`s fica# #~ea#~h by ~r~pler~en#i~g ~ ce~h~na#~~n of strategies ~ha# reduce
expenditures increase revenues, .
~ ~evelo~ #rategio f#r~a~cia plan by larch ~OQ$
By 2~~a, deficit gill ~e ~re~~ng in the ~igh# ~positi~~} dir~ctian
~ Develap our~ai# fi~ancia# pa~~a~as enhance fisoal rospanslhx#ity
i U~h~f~~ren~wef!`~ VVh~~~~uid hive ~ee~ p~tf~r
~eod ~d ~acetier~ ~ dot sure there is ~ccaunta~iltt~ to ian
« food ar~m~r~~cati~r~ focused ~n the dour gva~s
~eii~ rcui~s
• dot ~ iet done
~ rn~iier & shorter i~st of potential ites
io wark ~i~h
• Showed the ~o~itic~i r~~furi~~r io
appreciate t#~a~ the ~ou~~cil has agreed
cn f~~~ie listot' #hin fo do
• #audla, came vii#h log e~peta#ion - e came long gray; rep#i~e that ~eor~e
has the best #r~terest of the lf~ and eve ~vo~k fagsther ~ t~am~ ~s move
~orard need th#~rk ahau~ w~a# ire geed #o t~ ~ccamplih ourgeals
« arid; Deal g~~d ~rlking air v~ith tang#ble ac#ian steps - it Sri#1 be goad to tackle
These things for the gaud ~f our commu~~ty
• air Agenda was aad -~~p~~c~a#a~ appar~~~~~y #o ~#cuss inter~e~svn~~ sue sa sue
cau#d do~rn to ~usinesst apprecl~#e and proud to be par# a~ ~auncil
• 1~ince; ~~a~t ~lr~do of e~~~~ience v~ith our~ci! bu# of#er #oda~ real#~e #h~r~ muah
. ~ campeto~ce, good ~vill ~~d goad faith; foave here very op##n~isf~ - ~i~~ Delp us rneef the
~h~l~enge 1n the future, Mir of t~r~~~re in the group i goad -~~e can ie~rn f~e~ ~~a
another
~ Michelle: ~~Iinted a plan to #ve dine#ior~ to our staff #aday vie hvo focused an four
things a ire p~siana~e abaut~~ue need this to rove the Cit~r for~rard
~ Caries: ~~~ud #o sere pith each aun~iimen~ber~ respect ~~e ~nathe~~-#oday eras
strafegi~ plnn#r~~ at its he#
~ ~iguei~ lasn'# expec#ing much ~ #hls gas good re#rea#, but ~ is Shen the park
hegl~~ #1= a cap use our ~ meetings difreren# we can h~o #ype of
co~mu~#c~t~~~ yore aftor~; hying systematic ~ri~i help the staff to serve ~sr e have a
#ot of taler~# as group ~ ~~d e hive tie ahil~~y fo soit~a prehler~s going forard~
Mr~ager~~t~t ~ar~~er~, ~cc, ~