HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-1975MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
February 24, 1975
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council was called
to order at 4:30 P.M., by Mayor Vernon S. Evans, in Room 831,
City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza. Proper Notice and Posting
of the meeting had been given with affidavits on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Council. Following the Pledge
of Allegiance, roll call was answered by: Councilmen J. Ogden
Markel, Gordon Bricken, Harry K. Yamamoto, John Garthe, James £.
Ward, Lorin Griset, and Mayor Vernon S. Evans. Also present
were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney James A.
Withers, Chief of Police Raymond Davis, Fire Chief Eugene Judd,
Finance Director Lawrence Shaffer, Citizens' Crime Prevention
Commission Chairman Wyatt Frieson, representatives of the press,
and Florence I. Malone, Clerk of the Council.
ORANGE COUNTY Council approved in
MANPOWER COMMISSION principle a proposed
amendment to the Joint
Powers Agreement for
the Orange County Manpower Commission, consisting of the
following individual Prime Sponsor designees: County of
Orange, City of Garden Grove, City of Anaheim, City of Hunt-
ington Beach, and the City of Santa Aha by unanimous informal
agreement. This action followed an oral presentation by the
City Manager describing the purpose of the amendment, which
would strengthen the review process to provide more control
over allocated formula funds and the need for execution of
the amendment agreement by all parties prior to March 1,
1975. The City Manager stated that the agreement would be
carried on the March 10 Council Agenda for ratification of
the execution by the Mayor and Clerk. A-75-16
SCAG Council considered
a letter dated
February 14, 1975
from Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors member Pete Schabarum regarding
the proposed transformation of the Southern California
Association of Governments into a statutory agency with
membership being mandatory for all cities and counties.
The Council concurred with Mr. Schabarum that SCAG should
be allowed to continue to function as it has in the past,
without the addition of any new powers or functions and
Vice Mayor Yamamoto was instructed to represent this posi-
tion at the forthcoming Genral Meeting of SCAG, on the
unanimously approved motion of Councilman Ward, seconded
by Councilman Griset. CA 141
PROPOSED COUNTY Council by informal
HEALTH BUILDING agreement approved
the City Manager's
recommendation to
submit a competitive proposal to the County on or before
Friday, February 28, offering alternative sites for the
proposed County Health Center in the Redevelopment Project
Area. CA 82
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 77 FEBRUARY 24, 1975
REDEVELOPMENT Mr. Jack Moss
PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE was appointed to
the Redevelopment
Project Area
Committee to replace Merry Lindros for a term expiring
June 30, 1975, on the unanimously approved motion of
Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward.
CA 82.3
CITIZENS CRIME PREVENTION Mayor Evans proposed
COMMISSION REPORT that Council consider
the Commission's
principal recommenda-
tions; i.e., increasing the Police Department personnel
by authorizing the employment of 88 more sworn and non-sworn
positions, and implementing the team policing concept.
Chief ~avis presented a brief review of Governor Jerry
Brown's comments regarding the ineffectiveness of the Criminal
Justice Council System funding programs and their impact on
the crime rate in California in response to Councilman
Bricken's request.
The City Manager distributed a report dated February 24,
1975, on past, present and projected operating expenses of
the Police Department and on the cost of paramedic services,
including a matrix of possible tax revenues and the impact
of possible tax rate increases. Discussion of the report
ensued.
Councilman Bricken requested staff to provide information
regarding budget trade-offs, including services, that would
provide the money needed to fund the team policing concept.
Council tentatively continued discussion of the matter to
Tuesday, March 11, 1975, at 7:00 P.M., in Room 831 of the
City Hall. CA 47.8
CA 64.2
17TH STREET MEDIAN Councilman Garthe
moved to reconsider
the action taken by
the City Council on
February 18, 1975, to construct a raised, landscaped median
on 17th Street between Ross and Main Streets. The motion
was seconded by Mayor Evans and carried on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Markel, Bricken, Evans, Garthe
NOES: Yamamoto, Ward, Griset
ABSENT: None
Councilman Garthe proposed that staff consider a redesign
that would change the traffic signalization and provide for
a "U" turn onto Durant Street for east and westbound traffic;
and that this would be more acceptable to the businessmen
who are affected by the median.
The Mayor instructed the Clerk to carry the item for recon-
sideration of the motion on the March 10 Council Agenda. CA 29.14
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ADJOURNMENT At 6:40 P.M. Council
adjourned on the
unanimously approved
motion of Councilman
Ward, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto.
FLORENCE I. FtALONE
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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