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COMMENTS <br /> <br />· Congratulated Jim Ross, Executive Director, Public Works Agency <br /> on receiving the 2002 American Public Works Association awards <br /> for the Bristol Corridor Widening, Delhi Community Center, Minnie <br /> Street Improvements, and, Skate Park at Centennial Park projects <br />· Introduced the new Senior Deputy Clerk of the Council, Pat <br /> Jacquez-Nares <br /> <br />Councilmember Bist <br /> · Congratulated the Pacific Symphony Omhestra on a very <br /> successful event at the Courthouse on August 2, 2003 and noted <br /> that following the concert, many of the attendees went to the Artists <br /> Village Open House <br /> · Congratulated the Wilshire Square Neighborhood on a very <br /> enjoyable summer concert held on July 26, 2003 and thanked the <br /> Friends of Parks and Recreation for helping to get donors to defray <br /> the cost of the event <br /> <br />Noted that there were three bus stop shelters on Sunflower which <br />are owned by Orange County that need to be replaced <br />Announced that August 5, 2003 is National Night Out and <br />encouraged residents to keep their pomh lights on during the night <br />in support of the Neighborhood Watch Programs <br /> <br />Cou ncilmember Alvarez <br /> · Remarked that she would be happy to reach a compromise on the <br /> Little Saigon Sign issue and invited the neighborhood and the Little <br /> Saigon business owners to meet to try to reach consensus relative <br /> to design and location of the sign <br /> · Noted that the Downtown Santa Ana Business Association and the <br /> business owners on Fourth Street need to work on solutions to <br /> prevent the deterioration of this area <br /> · Encouraged residents to think of the positives in the City including <br /> events such as Kids Day, the PSO concert, and the Wilshire Square <br /> Neighborhood concert <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Franklin <br /> · Asked that the Council adjourn the meeting in memory of Johnnie <br /> Trout and Jack Strand; he noted the following facts about the two <br /> long time Santa Ana residents: <br /> · For twenty seven years Jonnie Trout and his wife took in foster <br /> children - 65 or more in ali. He and his wife began taking in foster <br /> children in 1958. They took all ages, from infancy to adolescence. <br /> They usually had four or five children at a time. Johnnie was a <br /> farmer and mechanic. He and his wife came to Santa Ana in 1951 <br /> and two years later bought the Poplar street house he called home <br /> for the rest of his life. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 268 AUGUST 4, 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />