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COMMENTS Councilmember Bist • Noted that there was a ceremony on Friday, March 29, 2002 to turn on Sasscer Fountain located at the corner of Santa Ana Boulevard and Ross. She noted that the fountain was named after Nelson Sasscer, a Santa Ana Police Officer killed in the line of duty • Announced that the Floral Home Park Tour was to be held April 27-28, 2002 Councilmember Solorio • Noted that the Council approved Underground Utility District 36 which will be a large enhancement to Main Street • Announced that the grand opening of Delhi Center on March 23, 2002 was a tremendous success • Also announced that the Delhi Center will be holding its Gala Dinner fundraiser on May 4, 2002 • Announced that La Opinion Newspaper is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and that there will be a photo exhibit at Martinez Bookstore and Galleries • Congratulated Councilmember Alvarez for her efforts in bringing the Festival del Mariachi to Santa Ana • Noted that April 1, 2002 is a State holiday commemorating Cesar Chavez and his legacy. He also noted that a new sign honoring Cesar Chavez has been unveiled at Cesar Chavez Campesino Park Councilmember Franklin • Noted that Orange County Home magazine featured Floral Park in its April, 2002 edition, and highlighted many of the great features of our City. The article also featured pictures of the wild parrots that inhabit Floral Park. He noted that the most common parrot species observed in Floral Park are red -crowned and lilac -crowned Amazons; he encouraged residents to obtain more information on the wild parrots by visiting www.parrotproiect.org • Thanked Mayor Pro Tern McGuigan for requesting that the Council adjourn its meeting of March 18, 2002 in memory of his mother who passed on to be with the Lord on March 6, 2002. He thanked all of the neighbors and friends and city staff for the cards and flowers and meals over the past few weeks. He noted that his mother was a nurse for the County of Orange and was a big believer in the public school system. There were many reasons in the 1960's and 1970's for his parents to take all five of their kids out of Santa Ana and move somewhere else, but like many Santa Ana residents, they chose to stay and work to improve the future of the City. Councilmember Franklin stated that his mom never had a negative word to say about the City of Santa Ana. In her work as a county nurse, she was either giving children vaccinations or travel shots on College Avenue, at the quonset huts at Delhi Park, or at the Presbyterian Church on Wilshire COUNCIL MINUTES 122 APRIL 1, 2002