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Council assured her that her property was not in the Project Area. <br /> <br />Mrs. Juhlin stated that the proposed plan was not supposed to <br />affect the property owners in the area, but just the tenants; <br />that it affected more than just the tenants. <br /> <br />Mr. Dave Flaherty, 1346 S. Ashington, Anaheim, stated that he had <br />a business in Santa Ana and that he lived in Santa Aha until <br />three years ago; that he wanted to commend the staff on the <br />presentation of the plan; that he was the Vice Chairman of the <br />Project Area Committee; that he thought the presentation was <br />well done; that he believed that the redevelopment concept was <br />important to all people and citizens in the City because the <br />tax base had been watered down so that all of the taxpayers were <br />required to support functions that should be included in the tax <br />base; and that the decay in the area needed to be stopped. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee Headley, 304 Poppy, Corona Del Mar, stated that the plan <br />made him very happy, and urged property owners within the Project <br />Area to become "sellers" of their property, and suggested that <br />the following options were available to property owners who sell: <br />1) Relief from capital gains tax; 2) Tax reduction incentives; <br />and 3) Long-term loans. Those who wish to retain their property <br />and develop it, may ask for redevelopment government loans at <br />very low interest rates and low terms. Those who wish to retain <br />their property and not develop, could enter into a leasehold on <br />their land similar to the Irvine approach for developments; and <br />that he was sure that there were even more options available that <br />he had not mentioned. <br /> <br />Mrs. Lee Podolak, President, League of Women Voters, stated that <br />the League did not consider itself well enough informed to take <br />a stand on redevelopment; however, they wanted to stress their <br />concern about the definition of displaced persons. <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Foxx, 418 West Second Street, stated that he agreed that <br />redevelopment could be a good thing for Santa Ana; that it would <br />have his support if it took into consideration the elderly, the <br />poor, and the minorities, and provided them written protection <br />from exploitation by people with capital; that there were between <br />600 and 700 families within the redevelopment area; that it would <br />take an assessed value of only $10,000,000.00 to give each dis- <br />placed family the sum of $10,000.00; that those families with <br />low incomes should not have to pay to relocate themselves; that <br />the people who were living in the boarding houses, rooms, and <br />substandard housing would have to move when they were told to. <br /> <br />Mr. James Miranda, 2202 South Flower, stated that he wished to <br />commend the staff for a job well done; that when downtown Santa <br />Ana was revitalized, there would be some 40,000 or 50,000 who would <br />never go to outside shopping centers because this was their way <br />of life. <br /> <br />Mr. Cal Massee, E1 Cajon, (representative from Shell Oil, but <br />speaking on his own behalf), stated that he had lived in Santa <br />Ana from 1964 to 1968, that he had also lived in San Bernardino <br />and had seen the Redevelopment Agency there turn a very poor <br />area into a prosperous area, and that many corporations and business <br />concerns had answered the needs of the people; that, in his opinion, <br />it is the right thing to do in Santa Ana now because the City is <br />growing and expanding; and that it is up to the leaders of the <br />community to make things happen. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />231 JUNE 25, 1973 <br /> <br /> <br />