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Councilman Garthe's motion to refer to staff the proposal to build a bus terminal to accommodate all buses servicing the City was seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, and unanimously carried on a 6 - 0 vote. (CA 84; CA 84.4) RECESS 9:30 P.M. with the same At 9:15 P.M., a recess was declared. The meeting reconvened at Councilmen present. PUBLIC HEARING REVENUE SHARING Federal Revenue PROGRAMS Sharing Programs: The Mayor opened the public hearing on the following proposed 1. Planned Use Report for entitlement period No. 3 from January 1, 1973 through June 30, 1973; 2. Planned Use Report for entitlement period No. 4 for fiscal year 1973-1974; and 3. Proposed Use of Orange County Revenue Sharing Funds for the 4th entitlement period. The City Manager referred to his original report dated April 25, 1973, and to the changes that staff was recommend- ing as a result of study sessions held since the previous Council meeting. The changes were set out in the reports of the Fire Chief and the Assistant to the City Manager, Community Relations dated May 16, 1973 and May 15, 1973 respectively. Mr. Manuel A. Rede, Assistant to the City Manager, Community Relations, summarized his report. The Clerk reported there were no written communications. The Mayor called for testimony from the audience. Mr. Cliff Fraizer, 2049 S. Halliday Street, stated that he was opposed to revenue sharing; that it should more properly be called "debt sharing"; that the national debt was increasing at such a rate that the Federal government would never be able to get out of the red; that it was that debt that caused inflation; and that he would like the City to send the revenue sharing checks back from whence they came. Mrs. Jean Dignan, 3414 S. Timber, representing the League of Women Voters, Santa Ana-Tustin, read a statement to Council which suggested that a substantial amount of revenue sharing funds be used for social purposes. Mr. Billy C. Hall, Executive Director of the City Center Association, stated that his association agreed with Mr. Fraizer, however, although revenue sharing may not be the ideal situation, that refusing to accept those funds which had been set aside for this purpose would only deny Santa Ana some of the advantages of this program including the reduction of taxes; that revenue sharing should be replaced with a taxing program at the very lowest level of government. Mr. Bill Heying, President, Sandpointe Homeowners Association, called attention to the fact that funds had been deleted from the improvement to the Grant Park site; that at least some CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 180 MAY 21, 1973