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CITY OF GARDEN GROVE <br /> General <br /> Location and Government. The City of Garden Grove ("Garden Grove") is located in central <br /> Orange County approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the fourth largest city in <br /> Orange County and the nineteenth largest in the State of California. <br /> Garden Grove has a Council-Manager form of government with the Mayor elected at large for a two- <br /> year term and four council members elected at large for four-year staggered terms. The current council <br /> consists of Mayor Bruce Broadwater, Mayor Pro-Tern Mark Leyes, and Councilmen Ho Chung, Tony <br /> lngegneri and Bob Dinsen. <br /> Community Services and Facilities, Police and Fire Protection, Transportation and Utilities. <br /> Garden Grove is a full-service city which provides police, fire, paramedic, street maintenance, park <br /> maintenance, water, recreation, traffic/transportation, public improvements, planning, zoning and general <br /> administrative services. <br /> Also included in the City's overall operations are the Garden Grove Agency for Community <br /> Development, Garden Grove Housing Authority,City of Garden Grove Library Corporation, and the Garden <br /> Grove Cable Corporation. Garden Grove operates its own Water Utility. <br /> Economic Growth and Development <br /> Housing, Commercial and Industrial Development. During the 1994-95 fiscal year, the number <br /> of new building permits declined by 13% and the estimated valuation of new construction declined by 28%. <br /> Employment. The unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in the 1993-94 fiscal year to 5.5% in <br /> 1994-95. In addition, median family income rose approximately 2% from $43,530 in 1993-94 to $44,406 <br /> in 1994-95. <br /> B-39 <br />