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COMMENTS <br />90.B. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br />Councilmember Alvarez <br />• Announced that the Washington Square Home Tour would be held <br />on October 20-21, 2001. <br />• Stated that she adopted a dog from the City's Animal Shelter and <br />encouraged residents to consider obtaining a pet from this facility; <br />she noted that there were many adoptable animals in the shelter <br />who will otherwise be put to sleep if responsible pet owners are not <br />found <br />Councilmember Christy <br />• Congratulated the men and women of the Santa Ana Fire <br />Department for coordinating a National Day of Mourning on <br />September 14, 2001 in commemoration of the heroic efforts of fire <br />personnel in New York City following the terrorist attacks of <br />September 11, 2001 <br />Announced that the Orange County Diversity Forum was <br />sponsoring a meeting to be held in the Police Department <br />Community Center on October 29, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. to facilitate <br />open conversations with members of the Arab -American <br />communities and members of the Council, COP units, and <br />Neighborhood Associations in Santa Ana <br />Congratulated Ernesto Ornelas and Brian Gonzalez for winning the <br />2001 Golden Glove Junior National Championships <br />• Asked Council to adjourn in memory of Jim Lukens, founder of <br />Lukens Dairies in Santa Ana, and Sam Mangione, who owned two <br />McDonald's franchises in the City <br />Councilmember McGuigan <br />• Noted that she was a member of the Orange County Sanitation <br />District Board, and that there will be a decision by the Sanitation <br />District in November 2002 relative to the 301 H waiver for the <br />Ocean Discharge Permit which expires in June, 2003. She <br />explained that there will be extensive information gathering by the <br />Board including scientific studies, review of technology options, and <br />an analysis of costs, benefits and impacts. She further explained <br />that the process for decision -making was open and there would be <br />multiple opportunities for public input in the next 15 months <br />including public workshops and hearings <br />Councilmember Bist <br />• Announced that the Wilshire Square Tea and Home Tour would be <br />held on October 13-14, 2001, and that 70 studios and galleries will <br />be open on October 13, 2001 for the Annual Art Walk <br />• Noted that the Fiestas of the Americas event has been <br />rescheduled for October 26-28, 2001 <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 371 OCTOBER 1, 2001 <br />