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M]]~ES OF Tn~ REGULAR OF TNE CIT~ COUNCIL OF C~ OF SANTA ANA~ CALTFORNT~ March 6, 1967 The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 217 N. Main Street. Roll Call was answered by Councilmen James Gilmore, Walter Brooks, Wade Eerrin, J. Ogden Markel, Tom McMichael and Mayor Harry H. Harvey. Councilmau Davis Burk was absent, but arrived at 3:05 P~M. Also present were City Manager Carl J. Thornton, City Attorney William Lo Mock, Director of Public Works Ronald Wolford, Director of Planning Paul Van Stevens, and Clerk of the Council Doris M. Brow~. APPROVAL OF I~AwOTES On motion of Councilman Markel, seconded by Councilman Herrin and carried~ the City Council approved Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 20, 1967 and approved Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Feb~aary 6, 1967 with the addition of the following paragraphs to Page ll9 under FIRST STREET ALIGNMENT after the close of the public hearing: Councilman Markel opposed the recommendation that additional width be taken from the north side only, proposing that if anything is done on First Street, the building at the south- west corner of First and Main should be first, and that the four lanes of traffic from the underpass be continued to the west end of the Excelsior Creamery property. The City Manager commented that development of First and Main will require removal of the building on the southwest corner and its value was not added to cost estimates in any case; that four lanes will accommodate traffic in the underpass, which is freeway- designed, but will not on any other part of the street where there are turning movements. AWARD Councilman Gilmore expressed opposition to the divider strip and his opinion that Justice might better be served by taking from both sides in spite of the additional cost, indicating it is a Juagment decision. Councilmen Markel noted the Downtow~ Merchants Associatio~ was not represented and stated his questions were not answered enough that he could vote. SEWER The City Manager presented a report of bids received for Main Street Trunk Sewer and Seventeenth Street and Washington Avenue Sub-Trunk Sewers held over from the February 20 meeting and explained the problem to downtown merchants of having construc- tion on Main Street during the pre-Easter season. Ne explained further that the need for the sewer was critical because there is a location being floc~led out about every two weeks because the sewers are over-taxed and will not accept the total flow. Sam Rue and Emi Winters, representing the Downtown Santa Aha Association, asked that start of construction be delayed until the 27th of March. Jim McGuire, representing Far Western Pipeline, Inc., the low bidder on the project, explained that he had a good crew of men, some of whom he might lose if the work cannot be started at once; that he believed it would not take the C ~ITT~ CO'~CIL -134- March 6, 1967