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use of the Property fc~ park purposes, but h~l been uahle to co~e to a~
<br />agreement o~ the price. Co~t~ pr~cee~ ~ ~uthor~ze~ so t~t
<br />the Co~ c~ gi~ a ~e~e~ti~ of fa~ ~lue for the prope~y.
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<br />At the request ~f C~c~w ~ee~ the Clerk cf the C~cil rea~ the
<br />letter received ~ R. B. P~er which subst~tiates the Ci~s positi~
<br />that the sisters ~tenA~ to se~.
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<br />The following people spOke in opposition to the ccm~e~matiem:: Jack Mc~Ae,
<br />318 W. St. Gertrude Place, spokesman for a committee which rejected
<br />argument the sisters intended to sell, questieme~ proper intent of em~eat
<br />dc~ain in this case, and morality ef this issue; ~rs. Madel~n Cem~a~,
<br />S. Flintridge Drive, who read CmmmUnicati~as frum the Humeowners.ASsocia-
<br />tion of Southwest Santa~A~a and frc~ the Ora-ge County Taxpayers AsSocia-
<br />tiow'; ~rs. Vereuica Olso~, 1528 carltou Place; DO~al~ Co Taylor, 1201
<br />~alla4ay; G. A, Estes, 1822 N. GlasSeli St,, 0ra~_eeJ Barbara Mclelll,
<br />703 W. %~ashi~gten; ~eral~ Gr~w~, 1378~ ~oover; ]lorma Witt, 2201 No West-
<br />woo~j Mrs; George Skeith~ 1022 Co~cor~ St.; ~oam ]~cCue, 318 ~o St. Gertrude
<br />Place; ~rs. Ama ~ollenbeck, 1~1~ W. AmahurSto
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<br />Om motion of Cou~cilman Dr.ooks, seceded By cCUnci]~a~ Griset am~ carried,
<br />.council ordere~ filed 500 ad~litienal petitio~= presented by Jack
<br />two c~.=...uaicatic~s presented by ~rs. Madel~m Cenkar.
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<br />Speaking for the. Santa Ann Tew~is Clu~, William Cohee, 3325 No Hell,rope
<br />Drive, meted the nee~ for lighted c~rts for the large tennis playi~
<br />contingent in Santa Ama and c~----nted that the case has been tried ia the
<br />newspaper with ~ict~res ~f courts taken durl~ the ~hl~er he~r. David God, es,
<br />12~0 River ~A~e, supported provision of a te~w~e facility for the youth of the
<br />cc~munity~' Jack tussler, 14~ Riviera Drive, spoke of the seed to obtain opeu
<br />space before it is subdivided.
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<br />Closing public testim~ly, Vice Mayor Herrin stated that he could not support
<br />amy action in ieminent ~cmain. except .as it might relate to a vital a~2 s~if-
<br />icant entity, such as highway axtenalom, Civic Center development, or some-
<br />th~ of relative impor~anceo
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<br />Coumci~m-~ Drooks, co~aemtiag on the General 1=1_a~, 4~a~m up with partic~pation
<br />of citizeUS,, said that in the next fil~eea years this Coum'cil is going to have
<br />~o provide all tB~.~s necessary--streets, sewers, parks, e~cc.-- for its ~opu-
<br />lation, otherwise the State 'er Fe4eral geVermme~ wilio Notin~ he is a~ainst
<br />irresponsible use of eminent domain, Co~mcilma~ Griset stated that ~e feels
<br />the park program ia this City is very conservative~ that the~ pr~=a~y concern
<br />of the City is for open space for our park pro,ram as it relates to a healthy
<br />Santa A~a uow am~ in the future; and ~hat he was sure Council w~uld pex~it~
<br />the sisters to live o~ +.he Property. Councilman Markel sai~ the owners could
<br />retain their home and live c~mfortab~7 ~a the incume from about $1~0,~; Council-
<br />ma. Thurm-w axplalued that it is possible in eminent domain proceedings to
<br />reserve life estates to people ou any Dox~ciom of the iaaA; it is .also possible
<br />to carve out their hume and a portion Of their land if they desire and
<br />the ~est; that emimant domain is a way of law to arrive at a fair price; that
<br />physical fitness is aa important f~mctian of amy area; and that he believed
<br />wh~t is available to us in law will c~letely alleviate amy hax~ships or
<br />problems in the t~ of property.
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<br />~t wes moved by C~macilman Thur--~ ~hat the City Attorney continue uegotiatiens
<br />~ith these ~ owmers~ if it is inaicated that they do not wish to ~ove from
<br />their home, that either the coademmatian revolve around reserving a life
<br />estate for their home and a~y portiou reasonabl~ necessary for that use,
<br />or that a por~iom ~e carved out of the condemnation. After heari~ the City
<br />Attormsy's op~on that the Council was cut of oraer to reconsider aa acti~n
<br />taken two wee_t~- ago, Co~cil~a~ Th~a~ withdre~ his motion.
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<br />It was ~oved by Coanci!,~- Brooks, seeoud~l by Ceu~cil~um Rarkel, that the
<br />original motion (resolution), as vote~ upon by the Cvacil on June 5, l~?,
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<br />ClT~ C0~NCIL -21~- ,~me 19, 1967
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