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RECESS present. At 12:30 A.M., a recess was declared. The meeting reconvened at 12:40 A.M. with the same Councilmen Mr. Billy C. Hall, Executive Director of the City Center Associa- tion, 12542 Sally Street, Garden Grove, stated that he had lived in the City from 1945 until 1971; that he worked in the City of Santa Ana, and had attended school there. He read a letter from the City Center Association dated June 18, 1973, and stated that from the standpoint of businesses, that they did not have suffi- cient number of customers to warrant maintaining a shop and that the landowners property values were deteriorating; that from the standpoint of citizens, that they needed to be able to point with pride to their City; that if the deterioration was not stopped, there would be a slum area; that a ghost town or a substandard area was not wanted; that the citizens were going to other cities to spend their money and the sales tax was going with them. Mrs. Olive Banks, 202 North Parton, stated that the plan took away the freedom of property owners to sell at top value. The Mayor called for those persons wishing to speak in rebuttal to the testimony given on the Redevelopment Plan and Ordinance NS-1173 and the Report on the Redevelopment Plan. No one came forward. The Mayor called for any members of the staff who wished to speak in rebuttal to the testimony on the Redevelopment Plan and Ordinance NS-1173 and the Report on the Redevelopment Plan. The Assistant City Manager stated that with regard to Mr. Gil- maker's comments, there was no need to sell revenue bonds to obtain tax increment, and regarding the Agency's financial obligations, the Agency would not be a taxing power, and bonds would not be a debt to the City of Santa or any political subdivision of the State other than the Agency; that with regard to Mr. MacDonald's comments, the City of Santa Ana had followed all proper practices regarding relocation; that staff would be happy to meet with Mr. MacDonald; that staff had spent many hours with Mrs. Podolak and Mr. MacDonald, and that staff felt that all documents were proper, legal, and moral in all respects. Mr. MacDonald stated that he guaranteed there were some very serious problems; that the Braithwaite Act Government Code Section 7261 requires current list of all available real property in the area and that the listing was not available; that as for the moral aspects, he has serious concerns that the City is responsible for those people that are indirectly caused to be removed, and that he proposes to submit an opinion regarding the City's responsibility and expansion of the relocation rights; and that the matter is still at issue and it may be litigated. The Assistant City Attorney stated that Mr. MacDonald had brought up legal questions, and that discussions of the issues would continue; that Mr. McDonald had been advised that in the opinion of the City Attorney's Office the Redevelopment Plan and Report on the Redevelopment met the requirements of the Redevelopment Law. Mr. Gilmaker stated that the indirect relocation business would add years of expense and cost to the plan, and read from page 5 of the Redevelopment Plan pertaining to methods for financing the Project. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 232 JUNE 25, 1973