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READING WAIVED On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson, with Councilman Markel voting NO, the full reading of ordinances and resolutions, the titles of which appeared on the public Agenda, was waived. In response to an inquiry, the City Attorney confirmed that a majority vote was sufficient to waive reading. Mayor Griset stated that he hoped the kind of tactics Councilman Markel was using would not continue in that they were derisive rather than constructive. Mr. LorenNorton, 1932 Griset St., stated that Mr. Markel was a man whom he had long re'spected and that he simply wanted the Ordinance read and that there were a number of people present who didn't know what was in the ordinance. Councilman Nerrin stated that the waiving of the full reading of ordinances and resolutions was a procedure which was followed at every Council meeting which eliminated the time-consuming task of reading each ordinance and resolution. Mr. Norton stated that he believed the ordinance pertaining to downtown redevelopment was of such importance that he would like to have it read. ORD. NS-1149 ORDINANCE NS-t149 - AN DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ' COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA DECLARING THE NEED FOR A REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'TO FUNCTION IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CONTAINING A DECLARATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA DECL 'A~ING ITSELF TO BE THE REDEVELOP- MENT AGENCY wa~ adopted, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Villa, and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT;: Paterson, Villa, Evans, Griset, Yamamoto Herrin, Markel None Prior to the motion, Mayor Griset invited those in the audience wishing speak on the matter to do so. to Mr; Donald Christeson, Z100 East Fourth Street-, speaking on behalf of the Santa Aha Chamber of :Commerce,, stated that he had been a resident and property owner in the City for 19 years; that the Chamber of Commerce strongly urged that Council adopt the ordinance; that they believed the governing body of the redevelopment agency should be made up of City property owners, businessmen and taxpayers, but that the major thrust would have to come from the community at large. Mr. Gordon'Bricken, 1017 North Wright, stated that the only property he Owned was the house he lived in;that.the community had reached a point where some basic honesty Was needed and plain talk about what the people of the community were going to need in the forthcoming 25 to 30 years; that he had resided in Santa Ana for 10 years and had observed for some time that the citizens seemed to be unable to rally themselves to any kind of vision of g~eat~iess; that they had allowed themselves to fall into bicker- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7 JANUARY 2, 1973