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Mrs. Boer stated that once the property was deannexed, the <br />City would have no control over its zoning; suggested that the <br />City of Garden Grove might sell it to developers; and urged <br />Council to keep the property within the City of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />The City Attorney stated that he saw no basis for a conflict <br />of interest with the Mayor serving on the Board of Directors <br />of the Willowick Corporation in that it was a non-profit corpora- <br />tion dealing with the City of Garden Grove; that the duties <br />of the office were practically non-existent, and that Council <br />and Board meetings did not coincide with one another. <br /> <br />The Mayor stated that he had never attended a meeting of the <br />Board of Directors of the Willowick Corporation, however, since <br />there was doubt as to conflict of interest, he would resign <br />from that position. <br /> <br />After discussion, Councilman Griset's motion, seconded by <br />Councilman Yamamoto, to ratify the action Of Council of April <br />2, 1973; approve the agreement and all supporting documents <br />with the City of Garden Grove subject to the conditions that they <br />comply with the bondholders requirements and to adopt RESOLUTION <br />75-2 CONSENTING TO THE DETACHMENT OF. UNINHABITED-TERRITORY <br />FROM THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING THE <br />SAME TO BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, failed to carry <br />on the following vote: <br /> <br />AYES:. Griset, Yamamoto, Patterson <br /> <br />NOES: Markel, Garthe, Evans, Ward <br /> <br />ABSENT: None <br /> <br />The consensus of the opposing Councilmen was that the City of <br />Santa Aha would have no control over the land once it was <br />deannexed; that the proposed contract was ambiguous in certain <br />areas; and that the transaction was not in the best interest <br />of the City of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />The consensus of those Councilmen in favor of the motion was <br />that a conditional commitment had been made by the Council to <br />deannex; that all conditions had been satisfied; that the <br />proposed transaction was in the best interest of~the City of <br />Santa Aha in that it would resolve a number of problems that <br />had existed in the area for a long time, such as street and <br />storm drain improvements, and would make available property <br />for the completion of a proposed park at Fifth and Harper, <br />and would insure its use as open space for fifty years. <br /> <br />Prior to the motion, Mayor Patterson requested that the follow- <br />ing wording from the report dated October 19, 1973, be included <br />in the record to indicate his opinion that it was a breach of <br />the former City Council's integrity for the present Council to <br />change its mind: <br /> <br />On April 2, 1973 the Willowick Golf Course matter was <br />extensively discussed by the members of the City Council. <br />A motion was made and carried to approve the agreement <br />with the City of Garden Grove pertaining to easement, <br />lease, street improvements and storm drain improvement <br />and authorized its execution and execution of related <br />documents by the Mayor and Clerk, and directed the <br />Clerk to record the documents, subject to the City of <br />Garden Grove's obtaining the consent of the bondholders; <br />and in the event that they are unable to obtain such <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 412 NOVEMBER 5, 1973 <br /> <br /> <br />