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APPEAL #288 - VA 71-34 <br />ROBERT R. WASHER - (Continued) <br /> <br />Councilman Herrin moved to grant Appeal #288 filed by Robert R. Washer <br />appealing the requirements for lighting fee, trees, and 4~ decorative wall <br />contained in Conditional Use Permit 7t-34~ approved by the Plannir~ Commission, <br />allowing retail sales in the M 1 District at 3500 W. 17th Street (Westminster). <br />Motion was seconded by Councilman Evans and carried on the following roll call <br />vote: <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />Herrin, Evans, Villa, Griset, Markel <br />Yamamoto <br />Patterson <br /> <br />Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Herrin, to change the <br />dollar amount in Condition S-D from $1, 095.00 to $446.00, was unanimously <br />carried. <br /> <br />COMPENSATION REQUESTS <br /> <br />The Mayor opened the public hearing <br />on compensation requests of the <br />Police and Fire Departments. <br /> <br />The Clerk read aloud letters favoring the Fire Department's requests received <br />from the following persons: <br /> <br />Harry F. Worsley, 2418 N. Alona Street <br />Elizabeth T. Sayres, 120 E. Chestnut <br /> <br />Councilman Herrin's motion~ seconded by Councilman Markel to receive and <br />file the two communications was unanimously carried. <br /> <br />Mr. Larry Nemelka, 2133 N. Laird Street, President of the Santa Ana Police <br />Benevolent Association, stated that the Association represents 174 of the sworn <br />personnel and 10 of the non-sworn personnel of the Santa Ana Police Department; <br />that they have been working together as a group towards a better city but have been <br />faced with several problems, one of which involves the compensation package <br />presented to Council; that when their representative could not reach an agreement <br />with the City Manager, 160 officers voted to retain Mr. Rodolfo Montejano to <br />represent the Association in further negotiations. <br /> <br />Mr. Rodolfo Montejano, 1212 N. Broadway~ Santa Aha, stated that he did not <br />believe the City could afford the package as presented this year as it is a "catch-up" <br />plan. He presented slides indicating the increase~ in crime in the City from 1965 - <br />71; a comparison of salaries and fringe benefits between the City of Santa Ana and <br />19 others, comparing the City of Santa Ana, in particular, to Los Angeles, Oakland, <br />and Anaheim, since their problems are basically the same as those of Santa Ana; <br />a graph showing the ratio of total population to minority composition of the various <br />cities; the "clearance rate" in relation to number of crimes. In connection with <br />these slides, Mr~ Montejano stated that Santa Ana compares with other cities in its <br />class as to basic salaries~ but is far below in fringe benefits; that the crime rate in <br />the City is increasing, and the clearance rate, or number of crimes solved, is <br />decreasing. He referred to the salary proposal, stating that Santa Ana is not an <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL -30- January 17, 1972 <br /> <br /> <br />