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COMMENTS <br /> <br />90.A. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Sal Juarez opined that Santa Ana's recent election had been tainted by election fraud as a <br />result of illegal residents registering to vote. <br /> <br />Margaret Farris expressed her desire to serve on the City Council or one of the City's <br />Boards and Commissions. <br /> <br />Dr. Dorothy Davis reported her day care center on S. Sullivan Street was in immediate need <br />of Community Development Block Grant funds and requested the Council's assistance in <br />securing additional monies. Mayor Pulido requested staff investigate her request and report <br />to Council. <br /> <br />90.B. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember Moreno expressed disappointment that Ana Vasquez' nomination had not <br />been approved and requested the Council consider reinstituting invocations at Council <br />meetings. Mayor Pulido suggested Councilmembers forward their opinions on reinstituting <br />invocations to the Clerk of the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGuigan reported she had attended some excellent workshops at the recent <br />National League of Cities Conference in Minneapolis, and requested staff schedule a strategic <br />planning session for the Council after the Holidays. <br /> <br />Councilmember Richardson explained for the listening public's benefit that the "pillow case" <br />rapist had not successfully passed a psychiatric evaluation and would not be released from <br />prison. In response to Richardson's request that the City review Indianapolis' and Kansas <br />City's programs regarding gun control, the Police Chief reported the City already had in <br />place a "Drug Fire" Program which traced weapons to their place of origin. <br /> <br />Councilmember Espinoza indicated he was looking forward to serving with his fellow <br />Councilmembers and thanked his wife, friends, family, and neighbors for their support in his <br />recent election campaign. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lutz welcomed Espinoza aboard, and also encouraged the listening audience <br />to attend an upcoming tree lighting ceremony coordinated by Judy Buffin-Edge at 10:00 a.m. <br />on December 10 at Flower Street Park. <br /> <br />Councilmember Mills noted she had communicated her intent to put the "space saver" school <br />issue behind her to the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Trustees and had also <br />requested the Board not authorize the demolition of any existing buildings until construction <br />funding had been secured. She also thanked the Fire Department for rescuing a cat in a tree <br />in the West Floral Park Neighborhood. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 316 DECEMBER 5, 1994 <br /> <br /> <br />