Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of the Environmental and Transportation
Advisory Commission of the
City of Santa Ana
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April 14, 2026
CITY HALL / ROSS ANNEX
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
4:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES: Chair M. McLoughlin called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m.
ATTENDANCE Commissioners Mario Alvarado
Lawrence Klein
Loren Pease
Vice-Chair Maria Baeza
Chair Mark McLoughlin
Executive Director, Public Works Agency Rodolfo Rosas, P.E.
Recording Secretary Lorrie Ortiz
ROLL CALL
MINUTES: Recording Secretary L. Ortiz conducted roll call.
Commissioners M. Alvarado, L. Klein, D. Reynoso, Vice-Chair M. Baeza and Chair M. McLoughlin were present. Absences: L. Vidaurri was absent.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE M. Alvarado
PUBLIC COMMENTS - Public comments will be held at the beginning of the meeting for all comments on agenda and non-agenda items.
Minutes: There were no public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 10, 2026
2. EXCUSED ABSENCES: There were no excused absences.
MOTION: Commissioner Alvarado moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 - 2, seconded by Vice Chair Baeza.
The motion carried, 5-1-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONER ALVARADO, COMMISSIONER KLEIN,
COMMISSIONER REYNOSO, VICE-CHAIR BAEZA, CHAIR
MCLOUGHLIN,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER VIDAURRI was absent.
Status: 5-1-0 Pass
BUSINESS CALENDAR
3. MAINTENANCE SERVICES DIVISION OVERVIEW
Recommended Action: Informational Item
MINUTES: Pedro Guillen, Deputy Director of Public Works-Maintenance Services, presented the item. Maintenance Services has an annual operating budget of $23 million. The division responds to over 200,000 public service requests each year; and 80,703 requests were through the MySanta Ana app last year. The division responds to requests for street tree pruning, street sweeping, right-of-way landscape maintenance, roadway maintenance, and roadway striping. The division responds to approximately 30,000 calls about illegal dumping and cleaning requests. The division received over 14,400 hotline calls last year and relies heavily on city residents to report issues. Graffiti removal tops the list of service requests, with 40,086 requests last year. 500 trees were planted last year. Santa Ana has been a "Tree City" for 27 consecutive ETAC 2 April 14, 2026
4. FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Recommended Action: Informational Item
MINUTES: Hayley Gilbert, Public Works Projects Manager, presented the item.
Manager Gilbert articulated that the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) endeavors to enhance public infrastructure. She presented brief examples of local street preventive maintenance, flood protection measures, and ongoing projects, such as fencing along the Delhi Bike Trail. Funding sources are comprised of both local funds and federal grants. Local funding sources include gas taxes, local measures, general fund, temporary measures, and impact fees collected from refuse vehicles.
Grants include Highway Safety Improvement Program, Active Transportation Program, Measure M2 and Community Development Block Grant Program.
Additionally, Manager Gilbert offered insights from the CIP book, and explained the categorization of CIP projects. The proposed 2026-27 CIP plan allocates a total expenditure of $22,264,540 for street and traffic enhancements, as well as improvements to parks and other public facilities.
COMMENTS
MINUTES:
Acting Executive Director Rodolfo Rosas shared that using the My Santa Ana app is the most effective way to report issues in the public right-of-way. He also explained how to look up projects on the City website.
Commissioner Alvarado inquired about the sunset provision of Measure X and the appropriate preparations the city could undertake.
ADJOURNMENT: The next meeting of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission is May 12, 2026. The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted:
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Lorrie Ortiz
ETAC Recording Secretary
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