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Home My WebLink About07-11-1975MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA July 11, 1975 The meeting was called to order in Room 831, City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, at 4:00 P.M., by Mayor John Garthe, 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: Gordon Bricken, David F. Ortiz, Harry K. Yamamoto, and Ma~or John Garthe. Councilman Vernon S. Evans arrived at 4:20 P.M., and Coun- cilman James E. Ward arrived at 4:40 P.M. Also present were representatives of the press and the following staff: City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney Keith L. Gow, Captain Charles Thayer of the Police Department, Director of Finance Lawrence Shaffer, Fire Chief Eugene Judd, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. PROPOSED BUDGET The City Manager FISCAL YEAR 1975-76 distributed a recap of the action taken with respect to the Crime Abatement and Paramedic Programs, indicating that additional revenues and/or savings now amounted to $1,084,855; that the cost to fund the Crime Abatement Program for 98 positions for fiscal year 75-76 would be $2,457,850, and the cost to fund the Paramedic Program would be $376,000, totaling $2,833,850; that the cost to fund the Crime Abate- ment Program for 104 positions in fiscal year 76-77 would be $2,603,010, and the cost to fund the Paramedic Program would be $413,000, for a total of $3,016,010. The report dated July 11 also included various funding alternatives. BOARD OF REALTORS Mr. Jim Loomis dis- tributed a letter to the Council dated July 11 from the East Orange County Board of Realtors, containing suggested Budget changes. The Board supports the Crime Prevention Program, but is opposed to the method of funding,, increasing the property tax by 40~ and levying a 5% utility users tax. The Board proposed changes to the Budget, which included a recommendation for a 25¢ property tax increase, deferment of the second Paramedic unit until revenue sources return to normal; and elimination of the utility users tax. GROUP IV REDUCTION IN Council removed from EXPENDITURES -. MANAGER'S the table the "Group REPORT 7~7-.75 IV, Possible Additional Reductions in Expendi- tures'' CReference 2~uly 9 minutes), by unanimous informal agreement, and entered into discussion of the 16 items listed. ~tem No. 7, Traffic Signals. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, to postpone installation of the traffic signal at Dyer and Halladay, pending annexa- tion of County island, carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Yamamoto, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Garthe ABSENT: Brandt, Ward CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 279 JULY 11, 1975 Councilman Ward arrived at 4:40 P.M. Item No. 9, Minor Capital Items. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Bricken, to eliminate a number of minor capital items, each less than $5,000, carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Bricken, Ortiz, Yamamoto NOES: Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 5, Curbs and Sidewalks. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to cut back $197,000 program of curbs and sidewalks by replacing only for tree damage at high pedestrian locations [eliminating 4 positions), failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 5, Curbs and Gutters. Councilman Yamamoto's motion to cut back 1/2 of the $197,000 for curb and sidewalk repair, seconded by Councilman Evans, failed to carry on the following tie roll call vote: AYES: Yamamoto, Evans, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 1, Street Lighting. Councilman Evans' motion, to reduce the $934,000 program of ornamental and Edison street lighting by 50%, possibly eliminating all but lights at intersections, and perhaps let voters vote on a special lighting district tax, died for lack of a second. Item No. 2, Fire Company. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to eliminate one truck company of 15 positions at Station 7, amounting to $278,000, failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Evans, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 3, Capital Reserve. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to eliminate the 1975-76 capital reserve ($203,000), on the basis that additional assessed valuation will create additional revenues for 1976-??, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 280 JULY 11, 1975 Item No. 4, Street Sweeping. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to reduce $504,000 by 50% by eliminating $ positions and cutting schedules to once every five to six weeks for residential areas, failed to carry on the following roi1 call vote: AYES: Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Evans, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 4, Street Sweeping. A motion by Councilman Yama- moro to reduce $504,000 appropriated for street sweeping by 25% failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: Yamamoto, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Garthe, Evans, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 6, Bowers Museum. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to phase out City operation of the Bowers Museum $258,000 program in six months by asking Orange County to operate it, or using fees to make it completely self support- ing ~liminating 6 positions), failed to carry on the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Evans, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 8, After School Program. Councilman Evans' motion to eliminate recreation programs and 3 positions ($40,000) for the After School Program, died for lack of a second. ~tem No. 10, Fire Equipment Shop. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to postpone relocation of the Fire Equipment Shop to the Corporation Yard, amounting to $2S,000, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Ortiz NOES: Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 11, Recreation Lighting. Councilman Evans' motion seconded by Councilman Bricken to eliminate all night lighting from September 1 through April 50 (excluding Municipal Stadium), amounting to $25,000, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: None NOES: Evans, Bricken, Ortiz, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 12, Disaster, Services. Councilman Evans' motion seconded by Councilman Ortiz to eliminate the $3S,000 complete program of Disaster Services failed to carry on the following roll call vote: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 281 JULY 11, 1975 AYES: None NOES: Evans, Ortiz, Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 13, Boards and Commissions. Councilman Evans' motion seconded by Councilman Ortiz to eliminate compensation for Boards and Conunissions effective September 1, 1975, amounting to $12,000, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: None NOES: Evans, Ortiz, Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 14, ICC Membership. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Bricken, to eliminate the annual dues for City membership in the Intergovernmental Coordinating Council, amounting to $S,000, carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Bricken, Ortiz, Yamamoto, Garthe NOES: Ward ABSENT: Brandt Item No. 1S, Library. Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to reduce the hours at the main Library by closing one day per week, amounting to a reduction of 12% in hours from 61 to S4 per week, in the amount of $5,000, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: None NOES: Evans, Ortiz, Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward ABSENT: Brandt I'tem No. 16, Christmas Parade. Councilman Ward's motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, to eliminate the annual City donation amounting to $2,000 for the Christmas Parade, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: None NOES: Ward, Ortiz, Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe, Evans ABSENT: Brandt CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mr. Rhoads Martin, INDUSTRIAL DIVISION Chairman of the Industrial Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, distributed to Council a recommendation from the Committee approved by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, opposing the institution of a utility users tax, and supporting a property tax increase to be utilized solely for the Crime. Prevention and Safety Program. The correspondence was received and filed by unanimous informal consent. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 282 JULY 11, 1975 ORDINANCES NS-1265 & 1264 Councilman Evans' UTILITY USERS TAX motion, seconded by UTILITY USERS TAX LIMITATION by Councilman Ortiz, to place ORDINANCE NS-1265 imposing a 5% utility users tax and ORDINANCE NS-1264 setting a utility user tax maximum limitation, on the evening agenda of the Council meeting scheduled £or Monday, July 14, was unanimously approved. CA 65B ADJOURNMENT At 6:10 P.M., the meeting was adjourned to Monday, July 14 at 2:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, on the unan- imously approved motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Ward. ~L, OP~NCE I. MALOHI~ FL~)RE~CE I. MALONE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 283 JULY 11, 1975 CITY COUNCIL MINUTBS 284