HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-1976MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
July 10, 1976
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Garthe at 8:00 A.M.
in Room 831 of the City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza. Ail
Council members were present.
RECESS At 8:05 A.M. Council
EXECUTIVE SESSION recessed for an Execu-
tive Session for
consideration of legal
and personnel matters; Council reconvened at 10:lS A.M. with
all Council members present except Councilman Evans.
Also present were the following Staff members: City Manager
Bruce Spragg, Police Chief Davis, Fire Chief Ray Bachtelle,
Director of Finance Larry Shaffer, Deputy Manager for Community
Services Manuel Rede, Director of Recreation and Parks Robert
Gresham, City Attorney Keith Gow, Deputy City Manager David
Tayco, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. Lynn
O'Dell of "The Register" was also present.
PROPOSED BUDGET City Manager Bruce
FISCAL YEAR 1976-77 Spragg distributed a
REPORT OF CHANGES RECEIVED report dated July 19,
1976 describing
possible changes to the preliminary Budget resulting from
Council decisions at previous budget study sessions, assessed
valuation confirmation, carry over balances, and mandatory
expenditures, including special election costs, refuse con-
tract charges, legal fees and additional personnel costs. CAGSB
PROPOSED BRISTOL STREET Councilman Ward's
WIDENING FUNDS TRANSFERRED motion to delete
Projects 1378 and
1581, Bristol Street
Widening from First Street to Seventeenth Street and
Seventeenth Street to Garden Grove Freeway, respectively,
from the Budget (a total of $3?5,000), and to place them
in the contingency fund for select street projects, was
seconded by Councilman Brandt and carried (S:l), with Mayor
6arthe dissenting.
The motion followed an oral report by Director of Public
Works John Stevens, which augmented his written report on
the status of the proposed widening of Bristol Street from
First Street to the Garden Grove Freeway. He described
neighborhood opposition and the ramifications of postpone-
ment or abandonment of the widening projects; and recommended
a public hearing on the subject as soon as possible. CA 65B
CA 29.8
PRELIMINARY BUDGET Items 1 through 15,
AMENDMENT APPROVED with the exception
" of Item 3, General
Revenue Sharing in
the amount of $1,000,000, of the Report dated July 9, 1976,
prepared by the Deputy City Manager for Administrative
and Support Services, entitled "Possible Changes to Preliminary
Annual Budget for July 10, 1976, Council Meeting", were ap-
proved for inclusion in the Budget, on motion of Councilman
Ward, seconded by Mayor Garthe, and carried (5:1), with
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Councilman Brandt dissenting. At the same time, Council
agreed informally to delete Item 5, the $1,000,000 of anti-
cipated additional General Revenue Sharing, in considering
further Budget amendments, reducing the cumulative total in
additional revenue on the report from $1,452,100 to $452,100,
and to amend the Budget to include the Revenue Sharing Funds
at such time as they may be received.
Item 16, a 2¢ reduction in the tax rate, from $1.61 to $1.59,
was unanimously approved (6:0), on motion of Councilman Bricken,
seconded by Councilman Ortiz.
Item 17, restoration of eight positions in the Fire Department
-was unanimously (6:0) approved, on motion of Councilman Brandt,
seconded by Mayor Garthe.
Item 18, repowering of four fire vehicles in lieu of replace-
ment of engine number seven, was unanimously approved (6:0)
on motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Ward.
Item 19, the Fire Master Plan, was unanimously approved (6:0),
on motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Ward.
Item 20, elevator repairs, was unanimously approved (6:0), on
motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt.
Item 24, additional funds for the Man In Washington Program,
was approved on motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by
Councilman Bricken, and carried (5:1), with Councilman Ortiz
dissenting.
Item 27, Senior Citizens Center operating fund to keep E1
Salvador and West Center open, was unanimously approved (6:0),
on motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto.
Stems 21 through 52, except for Items 24 and 27, were approved
as representing the critical unfunded items which will be con-
sidered for funding at a public hearing at the time the Revenue
Sharing Funds are made available to the City, on the unanimously
approved C6:0) motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman
Bricken.
Prior to the final motion, Mr. Tom~'McMichael suggested that
Council delete Item 21, the West Branch Library, from the
:BUdget, cut 1-1/2¢ off the tax rate, and save the $435,000
necessary for construction. He stated that it was not so much
~ a question of the construction costs, but rather a question of
maintenance of the installation for perpetuity; that the
McFadden Branch operating costs go up $25,000 every year; and
that the northeast and southwest areas of the City will also
be requesting branches. Staff agreed that the matter of the
library would be considered at a public hearing on all of the
General Revenue Sharing items. CA 65B
ADJOURNMENT
Bricken,
Adjournment was at
12:25 P.M. on motion
of Councilman Ward,
seconded by Councilman
and unanimously carried (6:0).
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CLERK OF THB COUNCIL
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