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PUBLIC HEARING <br />1969-1970 BUDGET(Continued)- <br /> <br />Joe McGee, 405 East Fifth Street, told the Council he thought the <br />Administration should be thanked for the lowtax base this City has <br />and that this Budget should be approved with the tax increase, <br /> <br />The hearing was closed, <br /> <br />COUncil discussed a letter received from. the Industrial Division of the <br />Chamber of Commerce regarding the Budget, requesting COUncil to <br />consider the following: (1) hold the tax increase to a minimum or delete <br />it; (2) eliminate the branch library construction, $238,000; (3) remove <br />the Council Contingency Fund'increase of $100~ 000; (4) eliminate the <br />park site acquisition, $500,000; and (5) consider elimination of the <br />Cabrillo Park tennis courts, La Bolsa Park installation, Centennial <br />Park~ the east of Flower and south of MacArthur park, ,Prentice Park <br />Zoo, and Santiago Park, $315, 0U0. Council also discussed the Planning <br />Commission's request for additional allocation of $50,000, and the <br />Budge~ generally. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NS-975 ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE <br />FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1969, AND FIXING THE <br />LIMITATIONS OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE SEVERAL FUNDS AND <br />THE FUNCTIONS, DEPAR'rM~NTS AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED UNDER <br />SUCH FUNDS was adopted as 'an emergency ordinance, on motion of <br />Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Villa, on the following <br />roll call vote: <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />Herrin, Patterson, Thurman, Villa, Griset <br />Markel <br />Brooks <br /> <br />RECESS <br /> <br />Council members present. <br /> <br />At 8:55 P. M., a five minute recess <br />was declared. The Council recon- <br />vened at 9:00 P.M. with the same <br /> <br />WEED ASSESSMENT Council considered the Staff's report <br /> on the assessment for weed abatement <br /> of Ernie H. Goodale, 1024 West Wal- <br />nut Street, which Mr. Goodale objected to at the Council meeting of July <br />?th. On motion of Councilman Thurman, seconded by Councilman Herrin <br />and unanimously carried, the request for waiver of assessment for <br />abatement of weeds by Mr. Goodale was denied. <br /> <br />CROSSING GUARD REQUEST The petition filed by Monte Vista <br /> Elementary School PTA, containing <br /> approximately 79 signatures, requesting <br />a crossing guard at the intersection of Raitt Street and McFadden Avenue <br />was referred to the Citizen-Government Advisory Committee for Traffic <br />Safety for report and recommendation, on motion of Councilman Herrin, <br />seconded by Councilman Markel and unanimously carried. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL -283- July 22, 1969 <br /> <br /> <br />