Santa Ana, CA

Regular City Council & Housing Authority Meeting

The Santa Ana City Council meets October 6, 2026, with a closed session at 5:00 PM on real property negotiations and a regular open session at 5:30 PM. The open agenda includes a consent calendar of contracts, budget adjustments, and grant acceptances, plus ceremonial presentations. The closed session covers purchase price and payment terms for properties at 1517 N. Freeman Street and 1501 N. Lowell Street.

• Closed session: negotiate purchase price and terms for 1517 N. Freeman Street (APN 405-321-14) and 1501 N. Lowell Street (APNs 405-321-08, -09, -13)
• Consent item 11: aggregate purchase order contracts up to $8,750,000 over five years for maintenance, repair, and operational supplies
• Consent item 19: sale of land at 217, 219, and 223 S. Bristol Street generating $312,750 for the Bristol Street Corridor Improvement Project
• Consent item 15: accept $639,500 state Office of Traffic Safety grant for Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
• Consent item 18: purchase order with Ferguson Enterprise, LLC for fire hydrants and parts up to $508,821

Regular City Council & Housing Authority Meeting - Versión en Español

The Santa Ana City Council meets Oct. 6, 2026, with a closed session on real-estate negotiations and a public session covering consent-calendar items. The council is asked to approve a $225,000 reallocation from the Newhope Library renovation to the Cypress Center PAAL+ project, a $1.75M purchase-order contract pool for maintenance supplies, and a $11,000 state motorcycle-safety grant. It will also consider police union MOU amendments and ceremonial proclamations. The agenda text provided is in Spanish and appears cut off at item 15.

• Reallocate $225,000 from Newhope Library renovation to Cypress Center PAAL+ restoration (Project No. 22-6023)
• Award purchase-order contracts worth $1,750,000, up to $8,750,000 total, to eight vendors including Home Depot and Lowe's for maintenance supplies
• Accept $11,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a motorcycle safety education program
• First amendment to the police officers' association MOU and a side letter on uniform allowance
• Closed session on purchase price and payment terms for 1517 N. Freeman Street and 1501 N. Lowell Street

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Planning Commission meets September 28, 2026 to decide a conditional use permit renewing an existing 60-foot wireless communications facility at 1417 North Susan Street, and to consider placing three single-family homes on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties with Mills Act property tax agreements. The historic items are recommendations that would go to the City Council for final action. The consent calendar covers minutes from September 14, 2026 and excused absences.

• Conditional Use Permit No. 2026-10: renew entitlements for an existing 60-foot major wireless 'mono-pine' facility at 1417 North Susan Street (Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan, Transit Node North sub-district); applicant Justin Gronendyke with Sequoia Development Services, Inc. and Verizon Wireless, representing owner Clad One, LLC
• 2339 North Valencia Street: place property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as 'Key' and recommend a Mills Act agreement with Carlos Bustamante, Trustee of The Bustamante Family Revocable Living Trust
• 1123 North Lowell Street: place property on the Register as 'Contributive' and recommend a Mills Act agreement with William Grant and Emily Ann Bettencourt, Co-Trustees of The WGB and EAB Family Trust
• 915 West Riviera Drive: place property on the Register as 'Key' and recommend a Mills Act agreement with Claire Jackson, Trustee of The Claire Jackson Trust
• Consent calendar: approve minutes from September 14, 2026 and excuse absent commissioners

Personnel Board - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Personnel Board will hold a regular meeting with a consent calendar and a closed session. The only substantive item is a closed session on public employee discipline in Case No. 2022-02, per California Government Code. The rest is procedural: approving minutes and excused absences.

• Closed session on public employee discipline (Case No. 2022-02)
• Approve minutes from July 23, 27-30 and August 3, 2026 meetings
• Excused absences

Community Development Commission - Regular Meeting

Workforce Development Board - Canceled due to lack of quorum

The September 17, 2026 regular meeting of the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board was canceled because a quorum was not present. No official business was conducted. The agenda had included consent items, election of officers, a request for proposals for youth services, and policy adoptions, but none were acted upon.

• Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
• Agenda included election of officers for 2026-2027 term
• Proposed release of RFP for WIOA Youth Services for Program Year 2027-2028
• Proposed adoption of WIOA Training Priority Policy and ITA policy amendments

Rental Housing Board - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Rental Housing Board is holding a regular meeting with a consent calendar covering routine items: excusing an absent member, approving August 19, 2026 minutes, and receiving a report on pending rent stabilization petitions. Public comments are accepted via email before the meeting. The agenda is largely procedural with no major policy decisions listed.

• Excuse absent Board Member
• Approve minutes of August 19, 2026
• Receive and file Rent Stabilization Division pending petitions

Regular City Council Meeting - Versión en Español

The City Council will meet to discuss potential litigation regarding 201 West Third Street in a closed session. The public session includes decisions on medical services for detainees, cannabis tax grant funding, and road improvement contracts.

• Potential litigation regarding 201 West Third Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
• Renewal of medical services contract for Santa Ana Jail up to $17,507,799
• Acceptance of $768,000 cannabis tax grant from California Highway Patrol
• Construction contract to Legion Contractors, Inc. for $4,806,808 for Memory Lane and Flower Street improvements
• Budget adjustment of $297,104 for Main Library and Newhope Library projects

Regular City Council Meeting

The City Council will meet to discuss potential litigation regarding 201 West Third Street in a closed session. The regular session includes decisions on jail healthcare services, street improvement contracts, and traffic signal synchronization.

• Potential litigation regarding 201 West Third Street
• $4,806,808 construction contract for Memory Lane and Flower Street Improvements
• $4,178,657 design and build contract for Bristol Street Corridor traffic signal synchronization
• $3,664,243 annual renewal for inmate healthcare services through September 2027
• $768,000 grant for cannabis-related DUI education and enforcement

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three items: a 40-unit townhome project at 2030 East Fourth Street, a 61-unit townhome project at 4320 West First Street, and a General Plan amendment to create a new park at 10th and Flower Streets. The Commission will make final decisions on the first two projects and forward recommendations on the others to the City Council.

• Site Plan Review, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, and Density Bonus Agreement for 40-unit townhome project at 2030 East Fourth Street, including 4 affordable units
• General Plan Amendment, zoning change, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, and Density Bonus Agreement for 61-unit townhome project at 4320 West First Street and 201 South Mountain View Street
• General Plan Amendment to change land use from Professional/Administrative Office to Open Space for properties at 915, 921, 925 N. Flower Street and 841-852 N. Garnsey Street for a new public park
• Consent calendar includes approval of minutes from August 24 and August 31, 2026 meetings
• Consent calendar includes receiving the 2026 Annual Monitoring Report for MainPlace Mall Development Agreement No. 2018-02

Police Oversight Commission

The Commission will vote on the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Report and receive a presentation regarding criminal immigration violation definitions under Policy 413. The meeting also includes a closed session to review specific public employee complaints.

• Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Report
• Presentation on Criminal Immigration Violation Definition on Policy 413
• Closed session review of citizen complaints Nos. 2026-37 and 2025-27
• Approval of minutes from the August 13, 2026, regular meeting

CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Regular Meeting

Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee will meet to discuss updates regarding Measure X revenue and expenditures. The committee will also welcome a new member and approve minutes from the June 10, 2026, meeting.

• Measure X Revenue Update
• Measure X Expenditure Update
• Introduction of new member Mai Nguyen Do
• Approval of June 10, 2026, meeting minutes

CANCELLED - Regular City Council Meeting

Adjourned Planning Commission Meeting

The Planning Commission is reviewing a proposal to comprehensively update the city's zoning code and General Plan. The project includes reorganizing zoning chapters, creating a new zoning map, and changing land use designations for six specific parcels.

• Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2026-03 to update Chapter 41 of the Municipal Code
• Zone Change No. 2026-0004 to adopt a new City Zoning Map
• General Plan Amendment No. 2026-02 to change land use designations for six parcels
• Creation of new Supplemental Standards Districts including Agriculture and South Main

Personnel Board - Regular Meeting

Community Development Commission - Regular Meeting

The Community Development Commission will hold a public hearing on the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26, recommending City Council authorization to submit it to HUD. The agenda also includes routine consent items: excusing absences and approving July 29, 2026 minutes. Public comments are limited to agenda items and must be submitted by email before 3:30 PM.

• Public hearing on Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for FY 2025-26
• Recommendation to authorize submission of report to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Legal notice published in OC Register, La Opinion, and Nguoi Viet on August 19, 2026
• Approve regular meeting minutes of July 29, 2026
• Excuse absent commission members

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a major zoning ordinance amendment, zone change, and general plan amendment to comprehensively update Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the municipal code. The proposal includes a new zoning map, reorganization of the code, and land use designation changes for six parcels. The Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council, which has final authority on these items.

• Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2026-03 to repeal and replace Chapter 41 (Zoning) with new Chapter 41 (Planning and Zoning)
• Zone Change No. 2026-0004: new Zoning Map with residential, commercial, office, mixed-use, industrial, institutional, and open space districts
• General Plan Amendment No. 2026-02: land use changes for APNs 396-302-03, 013-164-16, 013-164-17, 013-164-14, and 007-351-02
• CEQA Addendum to the General Plan Update Final Program EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2020029087)
• Public hearing: decisions on permits, variances, and maps are final unless appealed within 10 days

Rental Housing Board - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Rental Housing Board is holding a regular meeting with a consent calendar that includes excusing absences, approving July 15, 2026 minutes, and receiving a report on pending rent stabilization petitions. The main business item is approving the Board's Policies and Procedures. A work study session on Groundswell Mediation Training is also scheduled.

• Approve City of Santa Ana Rental Housing Board Policies and Procedures
• Receive and file Rent Stabilization Division pending petitions report
• Excuse Board member absences
• Approve regular meeting minutes of July 15, 2026
• Work study session: Groundswell Mediation Training

CANCELLED - Regular City Council Meeting

CANCELLED - Personnel Board - Regular Meeting

Police Oversight Commission

The Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission is meeting to approve its annual report for fiscal year 2025-2026 and to discuss a request for a comprehensive report on police department lawsuit settlements and legal costs from 2010 to 2026. The commission will also hold a closed session to review two citizen complaints against police employees.

• Approve Police Oversight Commission Annual Report FY 2025-2026
• Discuss request for comprehensive report on SAPD lawsuit settlements, litigation costs, and legal expenditures (2010-2026)
• Closed session review of citizen complaints 2026-28 and 2026-35
• Approve minutes from July 9, 2026 meeting
• Excuse absent members

WDB Youth Council Committee - CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM

The Santa Ana WDB Youth Council Committee will hold a regular meeting on August 13, 2026, at the Santa Ana WORK Center. The main business item is the election of a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for the 2026-2027 term. The committee will also hear reports from program operators including YSPN, Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, Working Wardrobes, and StandUp For Kids. Consent calendar items include excusing absences and approving minutes from April 9, 2026.

• Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2026-2027 term
• Program operator reports from YSPN, Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, Working Wardrobes, StandUp For Kids
• Approve minutes of April 9, 2026
• Excuse absent committee members

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

The Santa Ana Planning Commission will hold a work study session on the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update Part B, covering new zones, standards, and processes. No public hearings are scheduled; the consent calendar includes approval of minutes and excused absences.

• Work study session: Comprehensive Zoning Code Update Part B (New Zones, Standards, and Processes)
• Consent calendar: Approve minutes from July 27, 2026 meeting
• Consent calendar: Excuse absent commissioners

Personnel Board - Special Meeting

The Santa Ana Personnel Board will meet in a special session to conduct a closed hearing under California Government Code section 54957 regarding public employee discipline for Case No. 2022-02. The meeting includes procedural items such as roll call, public comments, and board and staff member remarks. No substantive decisions are listed on the public agenda.

• Closed session hearing on Case No. 2022-02 under Government Code 54957

Regular City Council Meeting

The City Council will meet to discuss various administrative items, including the appointment of a Rental Housing Board representative and the renaming of a local park. The body is also reviewing several service contracts and quarterly reports on city expenditures and settlements.

• Legal services agreement with Fujii Law Group LLP for $550,000
• Agreement with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc. for media services not to exceed $150,000 annually
• Renaming Rosita Park at 706 N. Newhope Street to Frank and Irene Palomino Park
• Appointment of Erica Gonzalez to the Rental Housing Board
• Quarterly report of contracts up to $50,000 for Non-Public Works and $500,000 for Public Works

The Santa Ana City Council approved its FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-32 Five-Year Strategic Plan on a 6-0 vote (Councilmember Lopez absent). It also denied an appeal against the Planning Commission's approval of a seven-story, 274-unit mixed-use development at 2101 East Fourth Street, with 5 votes in favor and 2 absent. The council approved a large consent calendar covering contracts for legal services, IT, police equipment and towing, water and generator maintenance, and street projects. A Density Bonus Agreement for a 400-unit project at 200 East Sandpointe Avenue was continued, not decided.

• Approved FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-32 Five-Year Strategic Plan (6-0, Lopez absent)
• Denied Appeal Application No. 2026-01, upholding Planning Commission approval of 274-unit mixed-use project at 2101 East Fourth Street (5-0, Lopez and Phan absent)
• Approved consent calendar items 4 through 30, waiving reading of resolutions and ordinances (6-0, Lopez absent)
• Affirmed Planning Commission resolution renaming Rosita Park at 706 N. Newhope Street as Frank and Irene Palomino Park (6-0, Lopez absent)
• Authorized $550,000 legal services agreement with Fujii Law Group, LLC through August 3, 2029 (consent calendar)
• Authorized up to $750,000 communication and media services agreement with Tripepi Smith and Associates, Inc. (consent calendar)
• Authorized purchase order up to $98,891 to Unhinged LLC for modular Simunition training house (consent calendar)
• Continued Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-03 for 400-unit Watermarke Sandpointe project at 200 East Sandpointe Avenue (5-0, Phan abstained, Lopez absent)

Regular City Council Meeting - Versión en Español

The City Council will hold a closed session to discuss litigation and labor negotiations, followed by a public session. The public session includes ceremonial recognitions and a consent calendar for administrative approvals.

• Appointment of Erica González as District 2 representative to the Rental Housing Board
• Quarterly report of non-public works contracts up to $50,000 and public works contracts up to $500,000
• Report of general liability settlements up to $50,000 and workers' compensation claims up to $150,000
• Closed session regarding Love Pham, et al. v. City of Santa Ana et al. (Case No. 30-2023-01337853)
• Labor negotiations with SEIU-PTNCS

Personnel Board - Special Meeting

The Personnel Board will meet for a special session to conduct a hearing conference regarding public employee discipline. The meeting includes a public comment period and a review of excused absences.

• Closed session hearing conference for Case No. 2022-02 regarding public employee discipline

Personnel Board - Special Meeting

The Personnel Board will hold a closed‑session hearing on a public employee discipline matter, identified as Case No. 2022‑02, under California Government Code section 54957(b)(1). The agenda also includes a consent‑calendar item to approve excused absences. After the closed session, board members and staff will have time for comments.

• Excused Absences (consent calendar)
• Closed session hearing on public employee discipline, Case No. 2022‑02, Gov. Code 54957(b)(1)
• Board Member Comments
• Staff Member Comments

Community Development Commission - Special Meeting

The Community Development Commission will hold a special meeting to elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for the 2026–2027 term. The meeting will also include routine procedural items such as approving prior meeting minutes and receiving public comments.

• Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2026–2027 term
• Approval of regular meeting minutes from March 25, 2026

Personnel Board - Special Meeting

The Personnel Board will meet for a special session to conduct a hearing conference regarding public employee discipline. The meeting includes a closed session for Case No. 2022-02.

• Closed session hearing conference for Case No. 2022-02 regarding public employee discipline

Personnel Board - Special Meeting

The Personnel Board will meet for a special session to conduct a hearing conference regarding public employee discipline. This specific item will be discussed in a closed session.

• Closed session hearing conference for Case No. 2022-02 regarding public employee discipline