City Clerk’s Office
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Item # 7
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 4, 2025
TOPIC: 2026 City Council Meeting Calendar
AGENDA TITLE
Review and Approve the Annual Calendar of City Council Meetings for 2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Review calendar of regularly scheduled City Council meetings in 2026.
2. Cancel the regularly scheduled City Council meetings of January 6, 2026, August 18, 2026, and November 3, 2026.
3. Direct staff to post Notice(s) of Cancellation and waive notice to the City Council of said meetings as required by the Government Code.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Charter Section 409, the City Council has adopted a resolution setting the time, place, and manner of holding its meetings. Resolution No. 2025-004, Section 2(a), states “Regular meetings of the City Council shall be on the first and third Tuesdays of each month beginning on January 1, 2014.” Past practice by the City Council has typically been to cancel the first meeting of the calendar year, a meeting during the summer months, a meeting that falls on Election Day, and any other meetings as requested by the City Council. Staff recommends that the same past practice be adopted for 2026:
1. Cancel the first meeting of the year scheduled for January 6, 2026. City Hall will be closed from December 25, 2025 through January 4, 2026 for the holidays (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day), weekends, the negotiated Holiday Closure within several Memoranda of Understanding, and the standard alternating Friday closure.
2026 City Council Meeting Calendar
November 4, 2025
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2. Cancel the meeting scheduled for August 18, 2026. City Council typically cancels one meeting in the summer months. Such a cancellation would provide a “summer recess” allowing additional time for strategic planning, long-term projects, and addressing citywide priorities.
3. Cancel the meeting scheduled for November 3, 2026 (Election Day).
The proposed 2026 calendar (Exhibit 1) includes the three above-referenced recommendations and sets a Special Meeting for December 8, 2026 for the certification of election results and swearing-in ceremony pursuant to Charter Section 400.
If the City Council cancels any regularly scheduled meeting, consideration of agenda items will resume at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The City Council reserves the right to cancel any other meetings and notify the public as legally required by the Brown Act. Additionally, Special Meetings may be called pursuant to the Brown Act, the City Charter, and Resolution No. 2025-004, as needed.
The 2026 Master Calendar and agendas for all regular and special City Council meetings will be posted on the City’s website at: www.santa-ana.org/agendas- and/minutes. City Council meetings are typically held in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 or as otherwise noted on the agenda.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. 2026 Calendar of City Council Meetings
Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager