Santa Ana City Council Meeting - October 20, 2026 (English)

The October 20, 2026 Santa Ana City Council meeting addressed several contracts, development agreements, and infrastructure and regulatory items. On item 20, the council debated the city’s Lexipol police-policy manual maintenance and support agreement. A substitute motion to discontinue the agreement failed 3–4; the council then returned to the original motion to approve the agreement, but the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote. The council also approved a density bonus agreement for the Watermark Sanpoint mixed-use project at 200 East Sanpoint Avenue, including 13,887 square feet of commercial space, and approved a separate density bonus agreement for a 61-unit multifamily project at 4320 West First Street and 2011 South Mountain View Street, with three units designated affordable to very-low-income households. The latter passed 6–0, with one recusal. The 10th and Flower Street Park general-plan amendment passed 7–0. No contract dollar amounts were stated.

The council held a study session on a comprehensive zoning-code update, including proposed rules for industrial-residential areas, business uses, parking, and data centers; no final zoning-code action was taken. It also approved a first-reading bicycle and e-bike ordinance and advanced ordinances concerning drinking-water standards and water conservation. On automated license plate reader contracts with Flock Group and Motorola Solutions, council members requested information on system effectiveness, outside-agency access, and options to terminate or suspend the agreements; no cancellation decision was made, and a follow-up report was expected. The council also discussed a proposed resolution seeking state review of conditions at the Coach Royal mobile home park. Consent calendar items 7–19 passed, with a recorded no vote on item 16 and a recusal on item 10.