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The City Manager stated that the total amount of Revenue Sharing <br />Funds to the City for the first full calendar year would be slightly <br />under one and one-half million dollars; that the guidelines for the <br />use of the funds are very broad; and that the City Council has wide <br />discretion in determining how the funds will be used. <br /> <br />Mr. Joseph Gilmaker, President of the Santiago Republican Assembly, <br />suggested that the Council implement a function to give some of <br />the money back to the taxpayers. <br /> <br />Mr. Harold Gosse, Jr., Planning Commissioner, representing the <br />Santa Ana Planning Commission, stated that the Commission generally <br />agreed with the proposed program, but urged diversion of the funds <br />for items 14, 15, 18 and 19 to the improvement and future develop- <br />ment of Birch Park, to improve lighting and to utilize land owned <br />by the City to extend the park to the south. <br /> <br />Mr. Ross Crane, 2336 Fairmont, stated that most of the staff recom- <br />mendations will add a great deal to the City; that he was happy to <br />see that a tennis center, a new branch library, and an addition to <br />Bowers Museum were included in the proposed allocations. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerry Peebler, representing the South Main Improvement Associa- <br />tion, suggested that the realignment of McFadden should be included <br />on the priority listing. <br /> <br />Others who spoke included: <br /> <br />Ron McDaniel, representing the Santa Ana Tennis Club and <br />the Santa Aha Racquet Club; <br /> <br />Carl Swartz, representing the Santa Ana Community Congress <br />and the Mabury Homeowners Association; and <br /> <br />Billy C. Hall, representing the City Center Association. <br /> <br />They recommended additional allocations for tennis court construction; <br />more parks and open space; and endorsed the Planning Commission's <br />plan for Birch Park; and a bicycle and pedestrian parkway parallel <br />to the old railroad track on Maple Street. <br /> <br />The Mayor closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Following discussion of the various suggestions, the staff recom- <br />mendations set forth in the City Manager's memorandum to Council, <br />dated November 29, 1972, were approved, on motion of Councilman <br />Patterson, seconded by Councilman Villa. <br /> <br />The main motion was amended to delete recommended item numbers 6, <br />7, 10 and 13, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Council- <br />man Evans, and carried on the following roll call vote: <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />Patterson, Evans, Villa, Markel <br />Herrin, Griset, Yamamoto <br />None <br /> <br />Councilman Evans requested that staff present further recommendations' <br />relative to use of the unallocated funds amounting to $333,000 <br />(total amount of deleted items 6, 7, 10 and 13), including sugges- <br />tions for improvement of Birch Park and tennis center development. <br /> <br />Mayor Griset moved to reinstate item 13 (construction of parking <br />lot south of the new City Hall). The motion was seconded by <br />Councilman Patterson and carried on the following roll call vote: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />483 <br /> <br />DECEMBER 18, 1972 <br /> <br /> <br />