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ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING On motion of Councilman Herrin, AUTHORITY seconded by Councilman Evans and unanimously carried, Council referred to staff the letter from the First Presbyterian Church dated January 21, 1972, requesting the City's cooperation with the County Housing Authority. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE Council considered the Planning EAST STREET ALIGNMENTS Commission letter dated February 2, 1972, requesting Council to instruct the staff to provide the Commission with three proposed street alignments for Civic Center Drive East, from its present easterly terminus to Seventeenth Street (through the Logan area) for its consideration and recommendation. The Reverend Galal Gough, 2112 N. Baker, provided Council with written copies of his oral comments regarding the request. He stated that the Human Relations Commission is unanimous in believing that the "people" problem should be solved before any more consideration is given to the Civic Center Drive project, and had adopted a Resolution on January 18, 1972 which included the following recommendations: (1) take action to establish a moratorium on plans to extend Civic Center Drive through the Logan neighborhood until the "people problems" involved have been honorably solved. (2) assign first rank priority in the Workable Program to the development of a responsible plan for the future residential security of the people who live in the Logan Community. He requested Council adoption of the Human Relations Commission Resolution on Residential Security for the citizens of the Logan Community. In discussion, it was stated that no matter when the construction takes place there will always be some hardships; that the Council is moving in the right direction because there is a need to extend Civic Center Drive East. The City Manager stated that this particular street was not in the Master Plan of Streets and Highways, but was originated in the Planning Commission; that a considerable amount of money has been spent on 6th Street, which will alleviate the traffic problem into the Civic Center; that a park was developed where the street location would be because it was going to be a long period of time before the street would be needed. He stated that the staff is prepared to obtain from the County properties to extend West Civic Center Drive to Main Street. John Martin, 2101 N. Towner, spoke against the street extension, stating that the traffic problem in the area is well taken care of, and the people are very much against splitting this community. Councilman Yamamoto brought out the fact that Council had a moral responsibility to these people of the Logan community; that he felt the Council was trying to do the best possible to help these people; that there was also a moral obligation to the rest of the people of Santa Aha; and that if the road is needed it should be permitted. CITY COUNCIL -58- February 7, 1972