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COMMENTS <br />John White, representing the South Santa Ana Merchants Association <br />announced that the association is sponsoring the 7th annual Healthy <br />Lifestyle Fair on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at John's Mobil Station at <br />1465 South Main Street and Edinger from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br />Mike Garcia, SEIU representative, and Zeke Hernandez addressed the <br />Council relative to the part-time employee negotiations <br />John Wesson addressed the Council and expressed regret that <br />Councilmember Pat McGuigan was leaving the City Council after many <br />years of exemplary service to the City. <br />Glenn Stroud addressed the Council and stated that he did not believe the <br />part-time employees should receive the same benefit package as full time <br />employees, due largely to the current economic situation <br />90.B. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br />Councilmember Alvarez <br />• Thanked all the neighborhood associations that are organized for <br />their hard work and community activism and congratulated Artesia <br />Pilar and Santa Anita neighborhoods for their recent organizational <br />accomplishments <br />• Emphasized the importance of voting and encouraged residents to <br />register and to vote <br />• Congratulated the Garden Grove School District on their recent <br />recognition as a model for academic achievement <br />• Asked parents to closely watch their children on Halloween night <br />• Noted that on October 19, 2002, well known journalist and <br />anchorman Jorge Ramos was coming to the Martinez Book Store <br />at 1:00 p.m. <br />Councilmember Christy <br />• Congratulated Councilmember Pat McGuigan for being recognized <br />by the California League of Cities <br />• Noted that the Discovery Science Center recent fundraising event , <br />Quest.02, was very successful and congratulated the Center for <br />raising over $110,000. <br />• Asked Police Chief Paul Walters to provide information on the <br />upcoming Public Safety Fair. Chief Walters noted that the fair <br />would be held on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at the Metro Town <br />Center and that several departments, and non profit groups would <br />be donating resources for this informational fair <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 366 OCTOBER 7, 2002 <br />-- --T-[--_ -- - <br />---- T <br />