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Mayor Harvey stated that apparently this is something that is needed in the ecmmmuityl but he doesn't kAQW` is what form. He said the idea is that it is to be a continuing body. Councilman Brooks had no cements on this. Z PEbPLE-To-PEOPLE COMKITPEE Councilman Herrin stated that he has not instigated any action in the People - to -People program at all. since nothing has come up that has caused him to. He has met with Manuel Esqueda on a couple of occasions., but the program has lost a great deal of its impetus - it relates to the same thing., that people are not inclined to lend a helping hand voluntarily to people. Councilman Herrin thought that it was a tre- mendeas pram and was hopeful that it would gain .at.. Mayor Harvey said that Manuel Esqueda is planning to go down to El Salvador in the coming year. Also' Mr. Esqueda is moving to Placentia" and will be out of this area. The City Manager stated that it was somewhat the same problem as with the youth activity; it is impossible to carry on a program with just one person working as hard as W. Esqueda. The program is supposed to be two cities of equal stature with intereamanication between them' and one person just cannot do it. There is no definite program or definite plan. U,ft bs Councilman Markel told of his trip to El Salvador. � R ° FORW AID SYSTEMS CCMCMEE Councilman McMichaelj, Chairman of the Forms and Systems Committee9 reported that they have intentionally been going slowly on this program of computerizing the City. The computers are just now beginning to be developed where they will handle the type of work the Citi will want them to render. They have a lot of bugs which are quite costly. The computers for our basic use are not in the experimental stager but will be obsolescent after about twoears y Alsoy a new City Hall would have same bearing on the type of operation the City ultimately becomes involved in. Councilman McMichael stated that we are at the point naw where we should commence interviews with definite firms and recommendations. The City Manager cemented an the Forme and Systems problem. He said the Finance Department recommended signing up for the IBM 36020. It takes two years to get it. The rental would be approximately $60,000 a year. There are many changes being made all the time. Be has not been able to come to a conclusion on a feasible recommendation. The Mayor stated he thinks that periodically a business or a City should have a management consulting firm evaluate the situation. The City Manager stated that the regular organiza- tions are not capable of making this kind of study because the field is so new. He said the City can't do the final work of analysis and evaluation without adding a large number of people to the staff. Mayor Haarvey commented that he has been very happy about the way the Council has gone late the various problems of the City these past two years and commended the Councilmen for their diligence and the time they have spent on these problems. CITY COUNCIL -100- January 3, 1967