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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA May 19, 1969 The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers, 217 North Main Street, with the £ollowing Councilmen present: Walter Brooks, J. Ogden Marks1, Ray Villa, and Vice Mayor Wade Herrin. Mayor Lorin Griset, Councilman Jerry M. Patterson, and Councilman Thomas W. Thurman were absent, but Councilman Patterson arrived later. Also present were Assistant City Manager Bruce Spragg, City Attorney William L. Mock, Director o£ Public Works Ronald Wol£ord, Director of Planning Van Stevens, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Brooks, seconded by Councilman Villa, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting o£ May 5, 1969 as submitted. Councilman Marks1 objected to the £act that under the presentation of the "Community Climate Appraisal for Industry and Business", presented by James Gilmore, his remarks at the conclusion of the report regard- ing the inadv/sability of permitting commercial encroachments in industrial areas had not been included in the May 5th Minutes. Councilman Marks1 also stated' his objection that his remarks in regard to the Memory Lane Extension, wherein he made a plea that a route be adopted that would not do away with the homes dn Owens Drive, were omitted and that he could not approve the Minutes as presented. Councilman Patterson arrived at the meeting at 2:15 P.M. Councilman Brooks stated his opinion that the Clerk was keeping the Minutes in accordance with the City Charter and with the law; he also stated that the Council was considering having the meetings taped and he thought this would work out satisfactorily. Councilman Villa said if the Minutes were t~ken verbatim, they would be too volurainous to read. Vice Mayor Herrin stated that the only way to achieve what Councilrn~n Markel desired would be to l~ve the entire proceedings taped, and he felt the Minutes were adequate. Councilman Patterson expressed his opinion tlmt the Minutes as written were quite effective and the meetings Were too lengthy to put down everything that was said; that the Minutes should re£1ect the action of the Council. He felt that ii the meetings were taped, if a Councilman wished to correct or add something to the Minutes, it could be done and the tape could be destroyed after a certain period of time. The motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 5, 1969, as submitted, was passed, with Councilman Marks1 voting The Clerk stated that if a Councilman wished certain statements to be included in the Minutes, he had only to say "For the Record", and the remarks would be taken down and recorded in the Minutes. CITY COUNCIL - 211 - May 19, 1969