HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-24-1979MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA/INA, CALIFORNIA
October 24, 1979
The meeting was informally convened at the Nieuport 17 restaurant, 1615
E. Seventeenth Street, Santa Ana, at 7:15 p.m. Council members present
were Gordon Bricken, Daniel E. Griset, J. Ogden Markel, Mayor James E.
Ward, and Harry K. Yamamoto. Councilmen R. W. Loxembourger and Alfred
C. Serrato were absent. California Senator Paul Carpenter and Kathy
Hudson of the Senator's staff, City Manager B. J. Thompson, City Attorney
Keith L. Cow, and Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy were also present.
DISCUSSION OF MATTERS Discussion was informal and
OF LEGISLATIVE CONCERN included the following subjects:
TO SANTA ANA the need for action regarding
the Peripheral Canal; the inrpact
of the proposed Gann~amendment on local jurisdictions; the likelihood of
approval by the State of funding for several transportation projects -
the Amtrak station, the Broadway overpass - in Santa Ana; the negative
effect on the local financial planning process caused by the SB 154 audit-
ing clause and AB 8 deflator provision; the need for development of new
energy sources since the Sundesert project has been scrapped; the growing
cooperation between the cities of Irvine, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana and other
neighboring jurisdictions, and the ability of Santa Ana to provide fire
services to those areas which have been impacted by Proposition 13.
Senator Carpenter complimented Santa Ana on the progress that is evident
in Santa Ana and the long-range planning by City Council, mentioning in
particular the City's efforts relative to the Bowers Museum and Heritage
Park.
The meeting was adjourned at
9:30 p.m. by unanimous
consent.
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OCTOBER 24, 1979