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Santa Ana,California. Temple Theatre. March 13th, 1933. 7:30 P.DI. City Council met in regular adjourned session. Meeting called to order by Mayor Witmer. Present: Trustees A.F. LeGaye, E.G. Warner, W.H. Penn, A.C. Hasenjaeger, Paul B. Witmer. Absent: Trustees None. In Re Meeting of League of Calif. Munieipalities. A letter was presented from the Orange County League of Municipalities calling attention to a meeting to be held in the City Hall at Orange, March 16th at 7:30 P.M. On motion of Trustee Hasenjaeger, seconded by Warner and carried, letter was accepted and filed with recommendation that as many representatives from Santa Aha attend as possible. In Re Emergency Ordinance No. 973 Amending Bldg. Ordinance. Proposed amen~nent to building Ordinance was presented for discussion. Mr. Hasenjaeger reported himself as in favor of the new regulations if Ordinance can be made flexible enough with reference to repairs only wherein an owner of property will not be required to demolish any portion of building or fire wall that remai~s in good condition in order to construct bond stones. Proposed ordinance was read by the City Attorney and the provisions with referenc~ to requirement of bond stones was discussed. It was finally agreed that Building Inspector should use good judgment in the enforcement of this Ordinance and not compel property owner to demolish any portion of building~ which is in good condition. On motion of Trustee Penn, seconded b~LeGave, the Ordinance was read, considered, designated/~~ No. 973 and passed by the following vote: Ayes, Trustees A.F. LeGaye, E.G. Warner, W.H. Penn, A.C. Hasenjaeger, Paul B. Witmer. Noes, Trustees None. Absent, Trustees None. In Re Progress Made in Inspecting Bldgs. Mr. Preble reported that three territories had been covered by contractors acting as field inspectors through- out the day and that good progress had been made on inspections. In Re Release of Contractors on Inspection Work of Bldgs. Advisability of releasing contractors from inspection work in order that they might solicit work and start recon- struction was discussed. Mr. Preble expressed himself as agreeable to releasing contractors in order to facilitate rehabilitation movement. On motion of Trustee Hasenjaeger, seconded by Warner and carried, contractors were released from inspection duties and in their stead men qualified to do the inspection work will be appointed, such ~ppointments to be made after consultation of City Council and Building Inspector. I~ Re Condition of Otis Building. On request, Mr. McMillan gave verbal report on Otis Build- ing to the effect that front of building facing on Fourth Street and also on Main Street is O.K., however, back wall is practically shattered and the elevator tower and pent house is in a very dangerous condition. The one story portion of the building occupied by Woolworth's is in danger but the two story portion of building is O.K. for opening as soon as c~nopy is erected for protection of the public. The one story portion of the building is subject to falling brick from the Otis Building adjoining. Fire walls should be attended to also, before store is opened. Stahl Building adjoining Otis Building on the north cannot be opened u~til pent house on Otis Building is taken care of. I~Re Posting Dangerous Bldgs. Mr. Preble was instructed that where owners of dangerous structures cannot be located he should post building as dangerous and barricade same. In Re Reports on InSpections. Rsport of Mr. McMillan and E~. Fluor covering their inspec- tion work was turned over to the Building Inspector for his records and they were thanked for their services. In Re Corporation to Handle Loan. Mr. Downing, City Attorney, advised that he had received from Hamilton H. Cotton a communication suggesting that a corporation be formed in order to handle, in the event a loan is secured from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation He presented Articles of Incorporation of the Orange County E~ergency Corporation,which Corporation would be composed of five active members and eleven members as an Advisory Board whose duties are fully set forth in the articles of incorporation. Mr. Downing explained that the i~nediate organization of this corporation was desirable in order to