Resolution No. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2021 -089
ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC SAFETY A ND
HOMELESSNESS CITY COUNCIL STANDING
SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATIVE CITY COUNCIL
STANDING SUBCOMMITTEE
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 City Council standing subcommittees for the purpose of focusing greater City Council attention on key priorities coming before the City Council in the future.
B. On December 21, 2021, the City Council establishe d two standing subcommittees: (1) the Public Safety and Homelessness City Council Standing Subcommittee; and (2) the Legislative City Council Standing Subcommittee.
C. The purpose of the Public Safety and Homelessness Standing Subcommittee was to discuss public safety services (police and fire); homelessness; homeless services; how to provide relief to residents, business owners and other community members relating to homelessness; impacts of homelessness on the quality of life of community members; the effect of homelessness on public safety; and any other topics related thereto.
D. The purpose of the Legislative City Council Standing Subcommittee was to
provide guidance and direction to facilitate the City’s legislative affairs efforts; make recommendations to the City Council relating to setting legislative priorities and directing legislative advocacy; make policy recommendations relating to how the City may respond to legislative activities; and any other topics related thereto.
E. On April 19, 2022, by way of Resolution No. 2022-028, the City Council established an additional Standing Subcommittee entitled the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee. The purpose was to discuss issues of mutual interest between the City and Santa Ana Unified School District (“SAUSD”) focusing on youth services and including but not limited to, joint use of SAUSD and City facilities; library facilities; educational programs; and other topics related thereto.
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F. The City Council now wants to revise the Standing Subcommittees to disband the Public Safety and Homelessness Standing Committee and Legislative City Council Standing Subcommittee but to maintain the Joint School Collaboration City Council Standing Subcommittee.
Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby repeals Resolution No. 2021-089 establishing the Public Safety and Homelessness City Council Standing Subcommittee and the Legislative City Council Standing Subcommittee.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this resolution.
ADOPTED this ___ day of February, 2025.
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:_______________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers _
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025- to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on February __, 2025.
Date:
Jennifer L. Hall
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana