Santa Ana
Upcoming
Regular City Council Meeting
The Santa Ana City Council will approve routine consent calendar items, including board appointments and vendor additions. The council will also adopt a response to an Orange County Grand Jury report on wildfires and amend a data services agreement. Closed session discussions will cover labor negotiations and ongoing litigation.
- Award $100,000 contract (up to $500,000 total) to Golden Bell Products for sewer manhole insecticidal coating.
- Add eight vendors to aggregate office furniture contracts.
- Approve city response to Orange County Grand Jury wildfire report.
- Appoint Giovanni Chavez to Rental Housing Board and Mai Do to Measure X Oversight Committee.
- Amend agreement with Blue Technologies for iManage data access services.
Regular City Council Meeting - Versión en Español
This agenda is primarily procedural boilerplate covering routine administrative actions and ceremonial recognitions. The council will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with SEIU unions and receive legal updates on several ongoing lawsuits. Standard consent calendar items and public comment periods will follow. No rezonings, contracts, or public hearings are listed.
- Closed session on labor negotiations with SEIU FT and SEIU-PTNCS unions
- Legal consultation on ongoing litigation including Watson v. City of Santa Ana and motel-related cases
- Approval of June 16, 2026 meeting minutes and justification of council absences
- Ceremonial certificates for the Santa Ana Pony League 8U baseball team and community contributor Jonathan Martínez
- Nomination of Giovanni Chavez to a city board or commission (agenda cuts off)
Personnel Board - Regular Meeting
The board will conduct elections for leadership positions and review previous meeting minutes. A closed session will also be held to discuss public employee personnel matters.
- Election of Board Vice Chair
- Election of Board Chair
- Closed session regarding public employee personnel matters
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Special Historic Resources Commission Meeting
The Commission will consider a request to modify the historic Kennedy House at 2461 North Riverside Drive. The project includes a new rear addition, window relocation, and a new porch.
- Historic Exterior Modification Application No. 2026-02 (2461 N. Riverside Drive)
- 91-square-foot rear kitchen addition
- New rear porch construction
- Relocation of an existing double-hung wood window
CANCELLED - Special Joint Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission and Youth Commission Meeting
Personnel Board - Regular Meeting
The board will review previous meeting minutes and conduct a closed hearing. The primary business item is a disciplinary hearing conference involving a specific case file.
- Approval of meeting minutes from February 26, May 27, and May 28, 2026
- Closed session: Public employee discipline hearing (Case No. 2022-02)
CANCELLED Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting
Personnel Board - Special Meeting
The board is meeting to conduct a hearing conference related to a public employee discipline case. This portion of the meeting will be held in a closed session per California Government Code.
- Closed Session: Public Employee Discipline Hearing (Case No. 2022-02)
Personnel Board - Special Meeting
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Special Meeting
Planning Commission - Regular Meeting
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to decide on a Vesting Tentative Tract Map and Density Bonus Agreement for a 36-unit single-family detached development at 2100 West Alton Avenue. The project includes six affordable ownership units (three very low-income, three moderate-income) and requests a density bonus with eight incentives/concessions. The Commission's decision is final unless appealed within 10 days.
- Public hearing on Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2026-05 for 36-unit single-family detached development at 2100 W Alton Ave
- Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-04 to allow 14.52 units/acre density and 8 incentives/concessions
- Approval of minutes from June 8, 2026 meeting and excused absences (consent calendar)
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Special Meeting
Arts and Culture Commission - Regular Meeting
This meeting is largely procedural boilerplate, with the commission approving past minutes and excusing absent members. The only substantive discussion will be a work study session reviewing sponsorship applications for June 2026 arts and culture events. No future meetings are currently scheduled.
- Work study on Arts and Culture Special Events Sponsorship Applications for June 2026
- Approval of May 21, 2026 regular meeting minutes
- Authorization to finalize June 18, 2026 meeting minutes
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Special Meeting
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Special Meeting
Regular City Council and Special Housing Authority Meeting
The Santa Ana City Council will consider approving a three-year, $731,775 agreement with the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department for law enforcement helicopter services. Also on the consent calendar are a $89,629 jail security system purchase, a $85,680 electronic plan review software contract, and reappointments to the Workforce Development Board. The meeting includes a closed session to discuss two pending lawsuits and potential litigation over a property at 201 West Third Street.
- Three-year helicopter services agreement with Orange County, up to $731,775
- Purchase order to CB Pacific, Inc. for jail security control system equipment, $89,629
- Purchase order contract to Avolve Software for land management electronic plan review system, $85,680
- Appropriation adjustment of $272,580 for lease payments at Santa Ana WORK Center
- Closed session discussion of litigation: Michael Gonzalez v. City, Corey Slayton v. City, and potential case regarding 201 West Third Street
CANCELLED Youth Commission - Regular Meeting
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Special Meeting
CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Regular Meeting
Regular Police Oversight Commission Meeting
The Police Oversight Commission will hold a closed session to review citizen complaint #2026-24 under California law. They will also receive a presentation from the ACLU of Southern California on community members' rights when interacting with police. Consent items include approving minutes from May 14, 2026, and excusing absent members.
- Closed session review of citizen complaint #2026-24 (public employee complaints)
- ACLU presentation on 'Know Your Rights: Interacting with Police'
- Approval of minutes from May 14, 2026 regular meeting
- Excusing absent commission members
Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee - Regular Meeting
The Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee will receive updates on revenue and expenditures, review the FY 2026-27 budget overview, and hear an update on a local sales tax ballot measure. Consent items include welcoming new members and approving previous meeting minutes.
- Welcome new members Ruth Rossio-Muniz and Kimberly Sanchez Flores
- Approve minutes from September 10, 2025
- Measure X Revenue Update
- Measure X Expenditure Update
- FY 2026-27 Budget Overview
Planning Commission - Regular Meeting
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit allowing a new eating establishment called Bl00m to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption via a Type-41 ABC license. The commission will also approve minutes from its May 28 special meeting and excuse absent commissioners. A previously scheduled work study session was removed from this agenda.
- Conditional Use Permit No. 2026-09: beer and wine sales for a new restaurant at 220 E. Fourth Street, Unit 105 (Downtown DT subzone)
- Applicant is Samantha Zaremba with Lowlight Hospitality LLC, representing Bl00m and East End Realty Partners LP
- Project is CEQA-exempt under Class 1 (Existing Facilities), ER No. 2026-32
- Consent calendar: approve May 28, 2026 special meeting minutes and excuse absent commissioners