HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-29-1978MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
August 29, 1978
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Vernon S. Evans at
5:10 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza.
Council members present were Gordon Bricken, Harry K. Yamamoto,
John Garthe, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward and Mayor Vernon S.
Evans. Councilman David F. Ortiz was absent. The following
members of Staff were also present: Acting City Manager and
City Attorney Keith L. Gow, Assistant City Manager Daniel E.
Stone, Community Redevelopment Director Richard C. Goblirsch,
Community Relations Director Peter Grams, and Clerk of the
Council Florence t. Malone.
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
man Brandt.
Following the Pledge
of Allegiance to the
Flag, the Invocation
was given by Council-
ORDINANCE NS-1450 FIXING AN ORDINANCE OF THE
THE TAX RATE PLACED ON CITY OF SANTA ANA
FIRST READING FIXING THE RATE OF AND
LEVYING TAXES IN THE
AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-SIX CENTS PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED
VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY FOR ALL MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES BEGINNING JULY 1, 1978, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1979 was
placed on first reading and publication of its title was
authorized on the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Councilman
Brandt, seconded by Councilma~ Garthe. CA 68
ORDINANCE NS-1450.1 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
FIXING THE TAX RATE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADOPTED AS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FIXING THE RATE OF AND
LEVYING TAXES IN THE
AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-SIX CENTS PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED
VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY FOR ALL MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES BEGINNING JULY 1, 1978, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1979 AND
STATING THE REASONS FOR ITS URGENCY was adopted as an emergency
ordinance on the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Councilman
Garthe, seconded by'Councilman Brandt. CA 65
RECESS At 5:12 P.M., the Council
meeting was recessed by
Mayor Evans to convene
the Community Development
Agency and the Housing Authority. The meeting was reconvened at
6:15 P.M. - with the same Council members in attendance.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS REQUESTS TO Louis Kossuth, producer
EXTEND AGREEMENT FOR MOTORCYCLE of the speedway motor-
RACES AT STADIUM - REFERRED TO STAFF cycle races at Eddie West
Field' - Santa Ana Stadium,
requested Council to approve an amendment to his existing agree-
ment to schedule a final World Qualifier Race in the Stadium in
November, 1978.
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Robert Gresham, Director of Recreation and Parks stated that
the existing agreement would expire on September 16; that staff
had some serious reservations about extending the agreement
to November because of the football games scheduled by the
school districts that use the field beginning September 21 and
sodding required for that use.
Council referred the request to staff with instructions to
meet with the representatives of the Santa Ana Unified School
District, Rancho Santiago College District and Mater Dei to
see what arrangements might be made to accommodate the request
and to report back to Council on September 5, on the motion of
Councilman Brandt, seconded by Mayor Evans and carried 5:1,
with Councilman Yamamoto dissenting. CA 52.8
ORAL COMMUNICATION ACTING
CITY MANAGER'S VACATION
mencing August 30 and ending September
Acting City Manager
Keith Gow advised
Council that he would
be on vacation com-
4, 1978.
ORAL COMMUNICATION SOUTH Responding to Councilman
MAIN STREET CRUISERS Ward's recommendation,
REFERRED TO STAFF Council authorized Staff
to study the possibilities
of a one-way street on portions of South Main during Sunday
evening and to develop social programs for Sunday evening, as
an alternative to cruising, utilizing CETA personnel and to report
back to Council, on the unanimously carried motion of Councilman
Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt.
Prior to the motion, Ted Jessee, 1013 South Main Street, stated
that South Main Street was experiencing a new surge of §mall busi-
ness growth and that he would hate to see any kind of permanent
handicap situation, like the cruising activity, stop its momentum.
CA 45.1
ADJOURNMENT At 6:40 P.M., the meeting
was adjourned to August 30,
1978 at 4:$0 P.M., in
Room 831 of the City Hall,
20 Civic Center Plaza, on the unanimously approved 6:0 motion of
Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Garthe.
FLORENCE I. ~MALON12~
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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