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PLANNING COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT - Continued 2) Short-range, 3) Non-immediate, and 4) Continuing. He stated that they have fully accepted the responsibilities of these goals; and that they would welcome from Council or citizens anything that should be added to the pro- gram. He pointed out that there has been significant development in the past year with development of five major shopping centers, five housing developments with major impact and several zoning ordinances that have been adopted by Council° The Annual Report of the Planning Commission was received and filed by unanimous informal consent. LIBRARY BOARD Robert C. Kohl was sworn in as a member of the Library Board by the Clerk of the Council, and received congratulations from Council. PUBLIC HEARING LOCAL BUS ROUTES the Orange County Transit District. The Mayor opened the public hearing on the changes in the local bus routes proposed by The City Manager stated that staff had reviewed the proposed changes from a traffic/safety standpoint as well as from a service standpoint, and had concluded that they represented an extension to, and improvement of, the existing basic routes. The Clerk reported no written communications had been received. Dr. Peter Fielding, General Manager of Orange County Transit District, stated that a great deal had taken place since they had joined with the City of Santa Aha in developing a transportation system for Orange County; that Orange County Transit District had taken over the South Coast Transit Service, increased scheduling, brought in new equipment and decreased fares; that they expect delivery of nine new buses in December; and on the basis of this progress, seek Council approval° Mr. Tom Albert, Bus Operations Analyst for Orange County Transit District, showed slides and explained the realignment of routes. He stated that several routes will operate via Third and Fifth Streets instead of First and Second providing better access to the dov~ntown area; that there will be no decrease in parking spaces from bus stops and that there will be service to th~ Country Medical Center viaThe City; that they pro- pose serving four corridors in the southerly section of the City instead of three by providing another line going down Main Street to MacArthur. There were no further proponents or opponents, and the Mayor closed the public hearing. Councilman Yarnamoto stated that he recalled a promise to improve the area west of Harbor and had not seen any improvement in that area; that there were many low-income families in that area that needed the ser- vice. Councilman Patterson concurred° Dro Fielding stated that they were aware of the City Council feeling on that issue, and that the area mentioned had been included in their opera- tion bus needs survey, and that as soon as they got their next increment of buses, that intercommunity, county-wide routes would go into effect. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 416 NOVEMBER 6, 197Z