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WASHINGTON AVENUE CLOSING A letter dated April 17, 1970 from the Executive Committee of the Santa Ana Community Hospital requesting modification of the proposed change in the Freeway Agreement which would close Washington Avenue access to the Freeway east of the hospital w. as ordered filed, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Villa, on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset Evans, Markel None JOINT MEETINGS The City Council considered the RE GENERAL PLAN request of the Planning Commission to establish meetings with the Santa Ana Board of Education for the purpose of evaluating the impact of the planning of the School District on the General Plan and to consider possible joint planning goals that would enhance the implementation of the General Plan. It was moved by Councilman Villa, seconded by Councilman Evans, that the City Council approve the request for proposed meetings of the Planning Commission with the Board of Education. After some discussion regarding the fact that the Planning Commission is an appointed advisory body to the elected body of the City Council and the question of whether or not it would be better for the Council to meet with the Board of Education rather than the Planning Commission since the Planning Commission cannot establish policy, it was moved by Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, to amend the motion to approve the request of the Plan- ning Commission for proposed meetings with the Board of Education, to provide that the Planning Commission meet with the City Council prior to any meetings with the School Board. The amended motion failed adoption on the following roll call v~e: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Yamamoto Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, None Villa, Griset The main motion to approve the request of the Planning Commission was adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto NOES: Griset ABSENT: None It was then moved by Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Villa, that the City Council hold a joint meeting with the Planning Commission for the purpose of discussing mutual planning issues, including, but not limited to, the General Plan, new problems that may have arisen that the Planning Commission desires to bring to the attention of the City Council, and generally a tuning in session so that the operation of the government can be shared. The motion was adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto Griset None CITY COUNCIL -120- May 4, 1970