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LEASED HOUSING PROGRAM - (Continued) and the mini-street area east of Standard and north of Edinger; that they also took field trips to San Diego and San Bernardino; and that during his vacation, Rev. Gough ~isited Tulsa, Oklahoma, speaking to the Housing Authority there. Mr. Uno stated that 21.5% of the people in Orange County who are on welfare reside in Santa Ana; that 12% of the people in Santa Aha have an income of between $3, 000 and $4, 499. Conclusions reached by the Subcommittee were: (1) Santa Aha has the greatest number of substandard dwellings; (Z) There are seven poverty areas within the city with a slum-type environment; (3) Alarge percentage of these dwellings are owned by absentee landlords; (4) the people living in these poverty areas are primarily the aged, Negroes, Mexican-Americans, welfare recipients, and rnilit~ry transients; (5) there exists in the city soclo~ economic and ethnic segregation of the people; (6) in the past, the City has not initiated any planned, progressive action to alleviate the deteriorating trend of housing; and (7) there is an urgent need to implement a housing program for low-income families and for senior citizens. The Rev. Goughpresented an audio-visual report of the poverty areas of Santa Aha and the manner in which other cities have overcome this problem and the relocation of displaced persons by the use of Leased Housing and other programs. Mr. Sam Sandoval reviewed the proposal which was submitted to the Council explaining the Leased Housing Program and presenting a Resolution from the Human Relations Commission urging the City Council of Santa Ana to initiate the preparation of a resolution to establish a Section 23 Leased Housing Program for the City of Santa Aha, and to request a staff report on the administration of such a program. Mr. Cliff Framer, 2049 South Halladay Street, spoke at length against the Leased Housing Program, stating that he hoped the Council would look at the other side of the pictttre; that poor housing does not necessarily mean unhappy farnilleSo He further requested Council to consider the costs involved and the amounts necessary to subsidize housing and the source of that money, Councilman Patterson's motion, seconded by Councilman Villa, to limit Mr. Frazer's presentation to an additional ten minutes~ carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Patterson, Villa, Griset, Herrin, Evans, h4arkel None Yamamoto Mr. Framer closed his remarks by requesting that a public hearing on this subject be held before any action is taken by the Council; and stated that he was not being represented in accordance with the Constitution of the United States. CITY COUNCIL -179- MaylT, 1971