HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-1974MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
June 19, 1974
The meeting was called to order in Room 831, City Hall, 20
Civic Center Plaza at 4:15 P.M., by Vice Mayor Vernon S. Evans,
proper Notice and Posting having been accomplished, with
affidavits on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council.
The following Councilmen were present: J. Ogden Markel, John
Garthe, Harry K. Yamamoto, James E. Ward, Lorin Griset and
Vice Mayor Vernon S. Evans. Mayor Jerry M. Patterson was
absent. Also present were representatives of the Press and
the following staff: City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City
Attorney James A. Withers, Finance Director Larry Shaffer,
Director of Public Works Ronald Wolford, Police Chief Raymond
C. Davis, Fire Chief Eugene Judd, and Clerk of tko Council
Florence I. Malone.
BUDGET TRANSFER Approp~iation Adjustment
No. 124~ to transfe~
$16~700.00 f~om Account
No. 66~578~633 to
Account Numbers 64-575.111 ($7,0001, 311 ($1S0], 331
361 ($300), 371 6,6S0), Sll ($1,000], S3I i,000l, was
unanimously approved on motion of Council.man Yama~oto, seconded
by Councilman Ward. [CA 65.3)
PROPOSED BUDGET Tke CitF Manager p~e:,
FISCAL YEAR 1974-75 sented his proposed
Budget for f~scal yea~
1R74r. 1975 and stated
that it represented an increase of sligktly, more than fin;e
million dollars or about 17 per cent over the pre¥~ous budget;
that the adoption of additional and new proposed revenue
measures amounting to $1,561,000 will be required to bring
the budget into balance; that included in tkeSe proposals
are a one per cent property transfer tax o~ a fi~e pe~ cent
utility tax; that unfunded items, in priority, order, a~e
listed on page 214 of the Budget.
The total proposed Budget, including wate~ utility, and Revenue
Sharing funds is $36,433,210.
The Manager suggested that Council first review the b~dgets
proposed for the three departments tb~t constitute ~ore than
71.9 per cent of the total operating expenditures~ Police~
Fire and Public Works.
POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Chief DaY,s
PROPOSED BUDGET described tko police
Department activity,.
Using cka~tm and graphs
he compared the City's Patrol and Traffic ope~ationm, Pa~t 1
Crimes, burglaries, narcotics arrests, and number ef police
personnel with the 20 largest California cities, and t~e
cities of Huntington Beach, Torrance, Garden Grove, Riverside,
Anaheim, Fresno and Sacramento.
He stated that in the one and one..half years since his appoint:
ment as Police Chief, he had reorganized and reeYaluated tko
department; that Santa Ana is facing tke worst cri~me proSlem
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of any city in Orange County; that the department has insuf-
ficent personnel, lower than the average of any city; that
his proposed budget has been trimmed in every possible cate-
gory, including the proposed transfer of the Animal Control
Division to the County, reductions in clerical staff, a 70
per cent reduction in the travel budget for the year; and
discontinuance of the School Resource Officer Program.
Miss Deborah R. Moore, lll East Owens Drive, stated that she
was opposed to the transfer of the Animal Control operation
to the County.
The City Manager stated that the Animal Control Program is
funded in the proposed Budget for the first three months of
the fiscal year; and that County policy is to provide the
service in return for the licensing fee.
RECESS At 5:00 P.M., the
Vice Mayor recessed
the Council meeting
and the Chairman of
the Community Redevelopment Agency convened the Adjourned
Special Meeting scheduled. At 5:15 P.M., the Council
reconvened, with all Councilmen present except Mayor Patter~
son.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROPOSED BUDGET
(CONTINUED)
of the proposed operating and capital
Department, totaling $7,354,835. (CA
Police Chief Davis
concluded his presenta-
tion which included a
review by Council
budget for the Police
6SE)
ADJOURNMENT At 6:80 P.M.~ the
meeting was adjourned
to 4:00 P.M., June 20,
1974, in Room 831,
City Hall, on the unanimously (6-0~ approved motion of
Councilman Garthe, seconded by Councilman Wa~d.
FLORENCE T. MAL E
CLERK OF THE COUNC]~L
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