Preliminary Official Statement (1996)

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APPENDIX B INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MEMBERS AND DESCRIPTION OF LEASED PREMISES CITY OF BREA General Location and Government. The City of Brea("Brea") encompasses 10.7 square miles and is located at the northern end of the County,just south of the Los Angeles County line. It is approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, 15 miles north of Santa Ana, the County Seat, and 22 miles inland of the Pacific Ocean. Neighboring communities include the Cities of Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra and Yorba Linda. Brea is a general law city and was incorporated in 1917, the eighth city to be incorporated in the County. Brea has a Council-Manager form of municipal government. The City Council appoints the City Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of city business and the coordination of all city departments. The City Council is composed of five members elected hi-annually at large to four-year alternating terms. The Mayor is selected by the City Council from among its members. Under the 1995/96 fiscal year budget, Brea employs a staff of approximately 328 full-time employees and 101 part-time employees under the direction of the City Manager, including 76 full-time equivalent contract police services personnel to the City of Yorba Linda and three full-time equivalent contract recreation services personnel to the City of Diamond Bar. Community Services and Facilities. Brea provides police and fire protection, emergency paramedics, sewer maintenance, water, trash collection, street sweeping, park maintenance and building inspection, and cooperates with the County in the provision of flood control services. Educational services are provided to Brea residents by several school districts, including the Brea- Olinda, Fullerton, Yorba Linda and La Habra Unified School Districts. Available schools include six elementary schools, three parochial schools, one junior high school, one high school and one public continuation high school. In addition, there are several colleges and universities in nearby Fullerton, including California State University (Fullerton), Fullerton Community College, Western State University College of Law and Southern California College of Optometry. Health facilities for the City include the Brea Community Hospital with 162 beds, a staff of 278 physicians, a 24-hour emergency service and adjacent medical office buildings housing 38 physicians or physician's groups. There are also numerous professional service offices in Brea for medical doctors, dentists, optometrists,chiropractors and podiatrists,as well as St.Jude's Medical Center in nearby Fullerton. Police and Fire Protection. The City of Brea Police Department consists of 101 sworn, 167 non- sworn and 58 volunteer personnel. It provides a full range of police services for the communities of Brea and Yorba Linda, whose daytime population exceeds 150,000, and whose combined residential population is 95,000. Brea has provided police services to its neighboring City of Yorba Linda for over 25 years. B-1