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Councilman Yamamoto explained his stand. He stated that the people he had talked with realized the City needed money and they were for the utility tax when he explained it to them; that recently he has explained the bond issue to them and the people he talked with were in favor of it. He explained that he was not backing down from his original position, but that just as the Chamber of Commerce had changed, he was also because the people he has talked with want it. Councilman Evans stated he would strongly support the motion to repeal Ordinance NS-1042. Councilman Patterson stated he felt Council should focus on the future of Santa Ana and the capital improvements that would be needed over the next ten years, which would not be obtained through the utility tax or the property tax; and that he felt the bond issue would be the best way to go, that it would be the only way to provide all of the needs and services of the City. Councilman Patterson stated that if anything had been achieved with the adoption of the utility user tax, it has been communication with the people and that they see what the City is faced with; that he felt the community had been brought together and that Council would have the support of all of the organizations for a bond issue; and that he was reconsidering his position in regard to the utility user tax. Councilman PIerrin expressed admiration for the position the Chamber of Commerce had taken; and he also felt there had been a real pulse of the community reflected and demonstrated in regard to the utility tax. He expressed confidence that the people of the community would vote intelligently. Councilman Villa said he would stick to his guns, he would compromise anything, but would not compromise principle. He stated the City would have an unbalanced budget, that many items already in the budget would be cut back, and that the Council would be putting the City in jeopardy by repealing the utility tax. Gary Wood, 1413 E. Keegan Way, Vice President of the Board of Realtors, endorsed the comments made by the Chamber of Commerce and stated that the Board of Realtors would work with the Council in passing a bond issue. It was moved by Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Herrin and unanimously carried, to waive full reading and consider by title only Ordinance NS-1048. ORDINANCE NS-1048 REPEALING ORDINANCE NS-1042 PROVIDING FOR UTILITY USER TAX was adopted as an urgency ordinance, on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson, on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Yamamoto, Griset Villa None CITY COUNCIL -319- November 2, 1970