The Santa Ana City Council will consider a drug needle distribution ban at their meeting tonight

The Santa Ana City Council will have its regular meeting by teleconference today, Sept. 1, 2020, with a closed session at 5 p.m. and open session at 5:45 p.m.

The meeting agenda is available at www.santa-ana.org/cc/city-meetings. The agenda incudes:

• 11B – Abandoned Property Ordinance (2nd Read)
• 11C – Housing Opportunity Ordinance (2nd Read)
• 11D – The Bowery Project (2nd Read)
• 22A – Purchase of Book Mobile Van
• 75A – Bewley Street Condos (Public Hearing)
• 85A – Endorsement of Proposition 20
• 85D – Prohibiting of Syringe Exchange Programs

Individuals who would like to comment on an agenda item or make a general comment regarding a topic not in the meeting’s agenda, with the exception of special Council meetings, may do so by:

• Emailing ecomment@santa-ana.org by 4 p.m. on regular Council meeting Tuesday, or as posted for special Council meeting. Comments received after the cut-off time will be included as part of the record as early as possible. Written comments will be summarized during the Council meeting and not read verbatim; or

• Calling (669) 900-9128 and entering the Meeting ID: 315-965-149#. The teleconferencing line will be open before the City Council Regular meeting at 4:30 p.m., or as posted for Special Meetings, and will be closed as soon as the public comment session begins.

Regular Meeting Comments on agenda and non-agenda items:

The public can begin joining the speaker queue at 4:30 p.m. Once a caller has entered the meeting, they will be placed in a holding queue. In accordance with Council Procedures, calls will not be accepted after the public comment session has begun, therefore, callers are encouraged to call by 5 p.m. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of a caller’s phone number and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak.

Regular Meeting Comments on public hearing items:

The public can begin joining the speaker queue as soon as the public hearing has begun. Callers will be prompted to speak in the order received. After the Clerk confirms the last three digits of a caller’s phone number and unmutes them, the caller must press *6 to speak. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name. Each caller will be provided three (3) minutes to speak. In accordance with council procedures, calls will not be accepted after the public comment session has begun.

All members of the public may watch or listen in to the meeting live via these remote options:

• On the City’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos/live
• On the City’s television channel, CTV3, available on Spectrum channel 3 and AT&T U-verse channel 99
• On the teleconferencing line at (669) 900-9128, Meeting ID: 315-965-149#

Spanish audio can be heard at http://santaana.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=1

The City of Santa Ana thanks residents for their ongoing patience and flexibility as we continue to balance safety and public participation.