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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MINUTES
October 19, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:03 pm by Chair Sarmiento at City Hall Ross Annex,
Room 1600.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present: Councilmember Michele Martinez
Mayor Pro Tern Vicente Sarmiento, Chair
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: David Cavazos, Sonia Carvalho, Robert Cortez, Alma Flores, Jorge
Garcia, Francisco Gutierrez, Mark Lawrence, Fred Mousavipour, Julie
Castro, Daniel Soto and Yasmin Vazquez. Also present were Tony
Cardenas from League of California Cities, Cori Williams and Casey
Elliot from Townsend Public Affairs and Leslie Pollner (by phone) and
Dan Maldonado (by phone) from Holland & Knight.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
No comments.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Minutes from the regular meeting of May 13, 2015 (Strategic Plan No. 5,1).
MOTION: Approve minutes.
MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Sarmiento
VOTE: AYES: Martinez, Sarmiento
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
2. Quarterly federal legislative update from Holland & Knight (May to October
2015). Reviewed.
Legislative Council Committee Minutes
October 19, 2015, Page 1
3. Quarterly state legislative update from Townsend Public Affairs (May to
October 2015). Reviewed.
4. League of California Cities briefing (May to October 2015). Reviewed.
5. Local Preference Ordinance update provided by Francisco Gutierrez, Executive
Director of Finance and Management Services Agency, and Fred Mousavipour,
Executive Director of Public Works.
6. Washington DC Legislative Advocacy trip update presented by City Manager
David Cavazos.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Martinez:
• Emphasized the importance of making online purchases from local vendors; and
• Asked if there was any upcoming state legislation to address the equity disparity in
transportation.
Chair Sarmiento:
• Introduced Senior Management Assistant/ Council Liaison Julie Castro.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT - 1:22 pm — The next meeting of the Legislative Council Committee is
scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2:30 pm at City Hall Ross Annex, 20 Civic Center Plaza,
Santa Ana California, Room 1600.
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Legislative Council Committee Minutes
October 19, 2015, Page 2