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ORD. NS-1042 Council considered second <br />UTILITY USER TAX reading and adoption of <br /> ORDINAN CE NS-1042 <br />PROVIDING FOR UTILITY USER TAX UPON THE USE OF ELECTRICITY, <br />GAS, TELEPHONE, AND WATER FACILITIES AND SERVICES <br />(deferred from the afternoon Agenda). <br /> <br />The Mayor opened the matter for discussion by interested members of the <br />audience. <br /> <br />The following spoke in opposition to the adoption of Ordinance NS-1042: <br /> <br />James Gilmore, 1405 S. Garnsey, President of the Industrial <br /> Development Association of Greater Santa Aha; <br />Charles Paskerian, 2422 N. Fairmont Street; <br />Loran Norton, 1932 Griset Street, representing the Orange <br /> County Tax Payers Association; <br />Buford Gibson, 12962 Browning, on behalf of the Santa Aha - <br /> Orange - Tustin Board of Realtors; <br />Joe Gilmaker, 308 W. 4th Street; <br />Fredda Sortray, 846 E. Normandy; <br />Cliff Frazier, 2049 S. Halladay; <br />Janice Boer, 912 N. Lowell Street; <br />Archie Howell, 1226 Orange Avenue. <br /> <br />Don Christeson, President -Elect of the Chamber of Commerce, speaking <br />for the Board oI Directors of the Chamber, also speaking as a citizen and <br />businessman, spoke in favor of the utility tax. <br /> <br />Mayor Griset read aloud his position statement supporting the proposed <br />utility user tax. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Councilman Evans, seconded by Cotmcilman YIerrin, <br />to deny adoption of Ordinance NS-1042. <br /> <br />Council.men Markel and Herrin explained their opposition to the proposed <br />tax. Councilmen Patterson , Yamamoto and Villa spoke in favor of the <br />utility tax. <br /> <br />The motio~ to deny adoption of Ordinance NS-1042 failed to pass on the following <br />r~ll call v'c.te: <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />Herrin, Evans, Markel <br />Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset <br />N one <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NS-1042 PROVIDING FOR UTILITY USER TAX UPON THE USE OF <br />FLECTRICITY, GAS, TELEPHONE, AND WATER FACILITIES AND SERVICES <br />v.,'as adopted, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded ,..~ r-~..~l~'~--~ xr.'~,. ~**~,' <br />on the following roll call vote: <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSEN T: <br /> <br />Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset <br />Herrin, Evans, Markel <br />N one <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />-275- <br /> <br />September 21, 1970 <br /> <br /> <br />