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90.B. <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />Zepeda of the Downtown Santa Ana Businessmen's Association voiced <br />their concerns or opposition relative to the Downtown Business <br />Improvement District <br /> <br />Kim Gerda and Victoria Zaragoza opposed the French Park traffic barriers <br /> <br />Robert Webb and Frank Chavez expressed opposition to the proposed <br />rezoning of Downtown <br /> <br />John Wesson addressed Council relative to the proliferation of signs and <br />banners on Harbor Boulevard; he further expressed his opposition to the <br />Little Saigon Monument Sign. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember Garoia <br /> Thanked all the volunteers who helped at the Kids Day event <br /> sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club at the Santa Ana Stadium on <br /> August 3, 2003 <br /> Encouraged citizens to search for ways to improve the community, <br /> particularly during this difficult period of severe budget shortages <br /> Apologized to anyone who e-mailed or called him while he was on <br /> vacation; he noted that he forgot to leave an "absent from office" <br /> message <br /> <br />Councilmember Solorio <br /> · Noted that he is always proud to visit downtown but that there has <br /> been a lot of underdevelopment; he stated that the live/work <br /> projects are a great addition to the downtown area without taking <br /> away what is already in place <br /> · Announced that this year the Fiestas of Americas will include a <br /> parade celebrating the fiesta and El Grito <br /> · Last month there was an event at the Santa Ana Zoo <br /> commemorating the new playground equipment that was installed <br /> at the Zoo at Prentice Park <br /> · He asked staff to undertake a more aggressive involvement <br /> including the formation of a Task Force to focus on Harbor <br /> Boulevard <br /> · Noted that the new school year was about to begin and wished <br /> everyone including children, parents and teachers a good year <br /> <br />Councilmember Christy <br /> · Thanked t he Cuban American Scholarship Foundation for inviting <br /> her to an event honoring recent scholarship recipients <br /> · Noted that the Pacific Symphony Orchestra held a concert at the <br /> old Court House on August 2, 2003, and that this event was <br /> extremely successful and well attended <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 267 AUGUST 4, 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />