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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Mayor Patterson welcomed LISA (LET'S IMPROVE Mrs. Weston Walker, SANTA ANA) Executive Secretary for LISA, and one of its organizers. LISA was described as a volunteer citizens organization formed for the purpose of developing a year-round program to stimulate and encourage the cleanup, beautification and betterment of Santa Ana. Areas of the organization's effectiveness include freeway landscaping, City entrances, newspaper re-cycling, street lighting, and historical preservation. Councilman Garthe stated that Mrs. Walker was instrumental in establishing the Jacaranda as the City tree and the Hibiscus as the City flower. In recognition of LISA's many contributions to the City, Mayor Patterson stated that a City Seal Tile Plaque suitably engraved was in process of preparation for delivery to Mrs. Walker. (CA 9.3) SPECIAL PRESENTATION Mayor Patterson announced JOHN L. LUTZ., JR. that a Certificate of Appreciation plaque had been prepared for presenta- tion to Mr. John L. Lutz, Jr., for his service to the City as a former member of the Board of Parking Commission of Vehicle Parking District No. 1; and that it would be mailed to him be- cause it had not been possible for him to attend the meeting. (CA 17) PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing to BIKE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT consider the removal of REMOVAL OF ON-STREET on-street parking along PARKING - ROSS STREET Ross Street between Seventeenth Street and Civic Center Drive, and between Fourth and First Streets, to provide a bike lane was opened by Mayor Patterson. The Director of Planning, using slides, presented a review of the City's Bike Trail/Lane Program, and described its uses as commuter, recreational, and alternative transit to the automo- bile. The Director of Public Works stated that in September, 1973, the City had received a petition signed by more than 200 people requesting that bicycle lanes be established on Ross Street between First and Seventeenth, eliminating parking on the east or west side; that it was not feasible to consider a one-side parking ban only; and that a survey questionnaire had been circulated among the 109 residents on Ross Street for their reaction to removal of parking from both sides of the street; that nearly one-half of the questionnaires had been returned with twenty per cent supporting round-the-clock parking restriction, 22 per cent opposing any parking restrictions, and fifty-eight per cent supporting part time restriction during the day. The Director reported further that a traffic count had been conducted based on the view that the proposed bike lane would primarily serve pupils of Willard Junior High and Santa Ana High School; and that to accommodate the school traffic, part time parking restrictions were recommended between the hours of 2:15 A.M. and 8:15 A.M. and 2:45 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 52 FEBRUARY 4, 1974