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Mr. Don Christeson, Chairman of the Community Redevelopment Commission, stated that there had been amendments to the proposed plan as late as 1:00 P.M. that afternoon; that it was the culmina- tion of many hours of homework; and that it would provide the tools for private enterprise to re-build the downtown area. The staff presentation was concluded, and the City Attorney recommended that there be a motion to receive into evidence: 1. The slide presentation by the Planning Department; 2. The written report of the Director of Building Safety and Housing, including: a. The Building Inspection Summary; b. The Building Condition Summary; and c. A map pertaining to the Building Condition Summary. 3. The Environmental Impact Report; and 4. The Negative Declaration. The suggested preceding motion was made by Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and unanimously carried on a 6 - 0 vote, with Councilman Markel absent. The Mayor requested that those persons desiring to testify regard- ing the Redevelopment Plan step forward, and that they confine their remarks to the Redevelopment Plan and Ordinance NS-1173 and the Report on the Redevelopment Plan, and that the comments be limited to five minutes per person. Mr. Gilmaker stated that a man had come into his office and had told him that the proposed plan made him sick; that it echoed of socialism and communism; that most of the people at the hearing opposed the plan, however, most of them had left; that he did not know how many of them were still there; that the Property Rights Association of Santa Ana had worked for a week and were able to get together 288 signed cards opposing the plan as it had been proposed which he had filed with the City Clerk prior to 7:30 P.M.; that if they had had more time, they could have had 500 to 1,000 cards. He read the contents of the card as follows: To the Honorable City Council, City of Santa Ana: My property rights are in jeopardy, and I am opposed to the condemnation aspects of the Santa Ana Community Redevelop- ment Project Area Plan, and do not approve of said plan if this provision remains. He stated that the people signing the cards were not against a plan of normal development, but opposed to the plan before Council; that the 288 cards represented a lot more property than just one parcel per card; that some of the people owned two or three par- cels; that he owned six; that the plan had not worked well in other cities; that it was very new and other cities were having trouble with it; that the City of Long Beach had informed him that they could not sell revenue bonds; that the City of Santa Ana would probably use Federal Funds. The Mayor asked Mr. Gilmaker to state his residence address for the record. Mr. Gilmaker stated that his residence address was 12412 Lee Lane, Garden Grove, California. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 228 JUNE 25, 1973