CITY OF SANTA ANA
Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
January 15, 2025
CALL TO 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 1600
ORDER: Santa Ana, CA
6:04 PM
ATTENDANCE:
Committee members:
Timothy Johnson - Chair
Michael Chu Oscar Rodriguez
Nancy Lewis
Alonzo Lugo - Vice Chair -Unexcused
CITY STAFF Kathryn Downs, FMSA Executive Director
PRESENT: Alexander Trinidad, FMSA Assistant Director
Kristin Andrade, FMSA Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Johnson led.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
WELCOME
Chair Johnson welcomed all to the meeting and introduced new Committee member Oscar Rodriguez, Ward 2.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
1. Minutes from the Regular Meeting of September 11, 2024 MOTION: Approve Minutes
MOTION: Lewis SECOND: Johnson
VOTE: AYES: Johnson, Chu, Lewis (3)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Rodriguez (1)
ABSENT: Lugo (1)
January 15, 2025 | Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee
BUSINESS CALENDAR ITEMS
2. Measure X Agreed Upon Procedures Report {Kassie Radermacher, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP}
Kassie Radermacher of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, the City's independent auditor, provided a presentation to the Committee regarding the Agreed Upon Procedures Report for Measure X revenue and expenditures for the year ended June 30, 2024, and answered Committee Member questions.
3. Measure X Sales Tax Update {Bobby Young, HDL Companies} Bobby Young of HDL Companies, the City's Sales Tax Consultant, provided the Committee with an update regarding trends, collections and forecasting of Measure X Sales Tax and he addressed questions from the Committee.
4. Police Services Measure X Presentation {Deputy Chief Gonzalez, SAPD} Deputy Chief Gonzalez, SAPD, provided the Committee with an update on the Measure X impact for Police Services. He addressed questions from the Committee. Deputy Chief Gonzalez agreed to provide the Committee with response time trends by priority level.
5. Planning and Building Agency Code Enforcement Presentation {Yvette Portugal, PBA}
Yvette Portugal, Code Enforcement Manager PBA, provided the Committee with an update on the Measure X impact for Code Enforcement. She addressed questions from the Committee.
6. Measure X Revenue Update { Alexander Trinidad, FMSA} Assistant Director Trinidad provided the Committee with the Measure X Revenue update and addressed questions from the Committee.
7. Measure X Expenditure Update { Alexander Trinidad, FMSA} Assistant Director Trinidad provided the Committee with the Measure X Expenditure Update and staff answered Committee Member questions.
8. Public Comments (Non-Agendized Items)
None
9. Staff Member Comments
January 15, 2025 | Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee 2 Staff was provided the opportunity to comment.
10. Committee Member Comments
Each Committee member was provided the opportunity to comment.
NEXT MEETING
The next Regular meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT -9:02 PM
Kristen IN
Kristin Andrade
Recording Secretary, FMSA
January 15, 2025 | Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee