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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JANUARY 22, 2013
TITLE: APPROVED
? As Recommended
RESTRUCTURE CITY COUNCIL ? As Amended
? Ordinance on 1" Reading
COMMITTEES AND APPOINT MEMBERS ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading
? Implementing Resolution
? Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
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CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve the Ad Hoc Committee's (Councilmembers Martinez and Sarmiento)
recommendation to consolidate the City Council Committees and establish the
following five:
• Development and Transportation Committee
• Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement Committee
• Parks, Recreation, Education & Youth (PREY) Committee; and Joint Santa Ana
Unified School District /City Council Committee
• Code of Ethics and Conduct Committee
• Finance, Economic Development and Technology Committee
2. Adopt a resolution restructuring the City Council Committees and amending the
appointing authority.
3. Approve the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation to appoint the following members:
• Development and Transportation Committee
Benavides, Sarmiento, Martinez
*Pulido requested consideration of appointment to the Development and
Transportation Committee
• Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement Committee
Benavides, Martinez, Reyna
• Parks, Recreation, Education & Youth (PREY) Committee; and Joint Santa Ana
Unified School District /City Council Committee
Amezcua, Reyna, Tinajero
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Restructure City Council Committees
January 22, 2013
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• Code of Ethics and Conduct Committee
Tinajero and Amezcua
• Finance, Economic Development and Technology Committee
Sarmiento, Martinez, Benavides
DISCUSSION
At the December 17, 2012 City Council Meeting the City Council established an Ad Hoc
Committee comprised of Councilmembers Martinez and Sarmiento. The Committee
convened to review and identify opportunities for realignment or reassignment of functions
and responsibilities of the council committees. The Ad Hoc Committee recommended the
following committees that would consolidate from the previous seven to five: 1. Development
and Transportation Committee; 2. Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement
Committee; 3. Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth (PREY) Committee; and Joint Santa
Ana Unified School District/City Council Committee; 4. Code of Ethics and Conduct
Committee; 5. Finance, Economic Development and Technology Committee.
The Ad Hoc Committee further requested that the Clerk of the Council poll the mayor and
councilmembers as to which committee(s) they wish to serve on. The results were tallied
and are reflected in the order received as part of the recommendation.
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Bylaws for all City Council Committees will be prepared by the City Attorney's Office and
forthcoming for City Council approval at a subsequent meeting.
Finally, the structure of the City Council Committees should be reviewed by the City Manager
and the City Council periodically to ensure that the diverse issues and challenges facing the
City are adequately addressed. In the past, the Council established single purpose citizen
committees, such as the Charter Review Committee, to address topical issues. The review
of social service programs for Community Development Block Grant funds is also an
example of a task that could be performed by a citizen committee appointed on an annual
basis.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact associated with this action.
Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND REPEALING RESOLUTION
NOS. 1998-091, 1999-069, 2001-016, 2001-33, 2003-001,
2007-014, AND 2007-029 REGARDING COMMITTEES OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. By resolutions approved in the past, the City Council had created as many
as eight (8) Council Committees for the purpose of focusing greater
Council attention on key priorities coming before the Council in the future.
B. The City Council now seeks to reorganize the Council Committees by
replacing the previous eight (8) with five (5) Committees of the City
Council, in order to improve efficiency and productivity of the committee
process.
SECTION 2. From and after the date hereof, there shall be the following
Committees of the City Council:
1. Development and Transportation Committee
2. Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement Committee
3. Parks, Recreation, Education & Youth (PREY) Committee; and Joint
Santa Ana Unified School District and City Council Committee
4. Code of Ethics
5. Finance, Economic Development and Technology Committee
Each committee shall consist of two (2) or three (3) councilmembers. The
members of the committees shall be appointed by a majority of the entire Council at a
public meeting. Committee members do not receive additional stipends or
compensation for serving of these committees. Each committee member shall serve on
the committee for a two year term commencing with the first meeting of each new city
council following a general election, but each councilmember shall continue to serve on
his or her committee until replaced.
SECTION 3. This Resolution repeals and replaces all previous resolutions in
their entirety relating to this subject matter.
Resolution No. 2003-001
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ADOPTED this day of , 2013.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2013-xxx to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on
Date:
Clerk of Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2013-XXX
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