HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04-05 LEGISLATIVE CITY OF SANTA ANA
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MINUTES
April 5, 2017
An audio recording of this meeting is available on the City of Santa Ana website,
http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:13 pm by Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento at City
Hall Ross Annex, Room 1600.
ATTENDANCE
Members Present: Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento
Councilmember Jose Solorio
Members Absent: Councilmember Sal Tinajero
Staff Present: Judson Brown, Julie Castro-Cardenas, Jack Giulia, Carlos de la Riva,
John Funk, Jason Gabriel, Jorge Garcia, Will Holt, Maria Huizar,
Jeannie Jurado, Mark Lawrence, Margarita Macedonio, Mark Morley,
Gerardo Mouet, Fred Mousavipour, Ron Ono, Deborah Sanchez,
James Schnabl, Daniel Soto, Yasmin Vazquez, Sergio Vidal. Also
present were Tony Cardenas from League of California Cities, Casey
Elliot and Cori Williams from Townsend Public Affairs and Dan
Maldonado and Leslie Pollner from Holland & Knight via telephone.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Election of Committee Chair
MOTION: Move item to next meeting.
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Solorio
VOTE: AYES: Sarmiento, Solorio
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Tinajero (1)
Legislative Council Committee Minutes
April 5, 2017, Page 1
2. Review Committee Bylaws
Councilmembers Sarmiento and Solorio requested the addition of language reflecting the
combination of the Legislative Council Committee and the Code of Ethics Committee.
Consideration of item continued to next committee meeting pending updates.
3. Review and Approval of Proposed Meeting Schedule for Committee
Consideration of item continued to next committee meeting.
4. Approval of Minutes of the July 12, 2016 Legislative Council Committee Meeting
MOTION: Approve minutes.
MOTION: Sarmiento SECOND: Solorio
VOTE: AYES: Sarmiento, Solorio
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Tinajero (1)
5. Approval of Minutes of the May 19, 2016 Code of Conduct and Ethics Council
Committee Meeting
Consideration of item continued to next committee meeting.
6. Review 2016 Legislative Scorecard
Assistant to the City Manager Mark Lawrence reviewed the 2016 Legislative Scorecard
providing an update on legislative accomplishments for calendar year 2016.
7. Review Proposed 2017 Legislative Platform
Assistant to the City Manager Mark Lawrence presented the proposed 2017 Legislative
Platform for consideration. The Platform serves as the guiding document for legislative
efforts for calendar year 2017 and is aligned with State and Federal priorities.
8. Quarterly Federal Legislative Update from Holland & Knight — 2016 Year-end
and First Quarter 2017
Leslie Poliner and Dan Maldonado highlighted some of the specific activities and
accomplishments made by Holland & Knight on behalf of the City.
9. Quarterly State Legislative Update from Townsend Public Affairs — 2016 Year-
end and First Quarter 2017
Casey Elliot provided the Committee with a summary of the efforts undertaken by
Townsend Public Affairs on behalf of the City as well as highlights of upcoming state
issues as they relate to the City's priorities.
Legislative Council Committee Minutes
April 5, 2017, Page 2
10. League of California Cities Briefing
Tony Cardenas presented a priority bill list from the League of California Cities.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
None.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT: 2:02 pm
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Legislative Council Committee Minutes
April 5, 2017, Page 3