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Council approves consent calendar, backs three state bills and introduces ethics disclosure ordinance in first reading
Summary
On May 20 the Santa Ana City Council approved its consent calendar, passed three resolutions supporting state legislation on treatment courts, Caltrans encampment collaboration and nuisance abatement, and introduced for first reading an ordinance requiring disclosure of certain federal/state enforcement actions for applicants and related parties.
The Santa Ana City Council approved several procedural and policy items on May 20, including the consent calendar and a set of resolutions supporting state legislation; councilmembers also introduced an ordinance for first reading that would require disclosure of certain Federal Election Commission and California Fair Political Practices Commission enforcement actions by applicants and related participants.
The council approved the consent calendar (items 6 through 24) by motion of Councilmember Jonathan Hernandez, seconded by the mayor, with seven votes in favor and noted recusals on specific items (councilmembers Fan and Penalosa recused from item 20; councilmember Fan recused from item 21).
On the business calendar the council unanimously approved three separate resolutions supporting state bills: Senate bills 28 and 38 (by Senator Thomas J. Umberg) related to treatment courts and reentry through the Second Chance program; Senate Bill 569 (by Senator Catherine Blakespear) — the Homeless Encampment Collaboration Act — which the council amended in its supporting language to request reimbursement language be inserted so cities would be compensated under delegated maintenance agreements with Caltrans; and Senate Bill 757 (by Senator Steven Bradford) concerning local nuisance abatement authority. The motions were made by Councilmember Penalosa and seconded by Councilmember Becerra; the council recorded seven ayes and no nays on the package as amended.
Councilmember Phil Becerra moved to introduce for first reading an ordinance adding an article to the municipal code requiring disclosure of final enforcement actions by the Federal Election Commission or California Fair Political Practices Commission for applicants or parties to licensing and entitlement proceedings. Councilmember Hernandez seconded. A council amendment changed the proposed ordinance language so that disclosure would be required of enforcement actions taken “against” a party or participant (replacing the broader term “involving”). The first‑reading motion carried with six ayes and one no (Councilmember Cesar Lopez voted no).
Staff and the city attorney advised the council the measure is intended to increase transparency for applicants and participants in city entitlements; critics on the dais asked for economic and implementation analyses before finalizing the code change. The ordinance was introduced for first reading; further hearings and final adoption would follow the city’s ordinance process.
