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adjacent R 1 property owners supported the proposal; and that an attempt would be made to achieve an R 1 type feeling. Mrs. Edwin O. Stastny, 2122 N. Pasadena, stated that the parking stalls would be directly in back of her back yard, which would be "too gassy and too loud". Mr. Hall stated that a block wall would separate the properties and that the area she referred to would provide parking for only three cars. Council received and filed the Negative Declaration, and instructed the City Attorney to prepare a Resolution upholding the decision of the Planning Commission to grant Variance Application 73-62, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Evans, and carried with Councilman Yamamote dissenting. (CA 13) VIETNAM WAR VETERANS Council could take in order to to the Vietnam Veterans in our by Council. The memorandum dated March 28, from Mayor Patterson, outlining possible actions implement support for assistance City and County was considered Council unanimously approved the general recommendations proposed by the Mayor; i.e., 1) to support the general concept that veterans of the Vietnam War should receive G.I. benefits, including employment, educational, medical and housing oppor- tunities, equal to those of any other wartime veteran; and 2) to support pending federal legislation (G.I. Bill of 1974) which would raise benefits in all categories, on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto. Council unanimously approved a motion by Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto to instruct staff 1) to develop in detail a City program of assistance to Vietnam Veterans, including consideration of hiring a full-time coordinator, who is a Vietnam veteran to handle special recruitment, training, intake and outreach programs within the City and to report back to the Council; and 2) to take a leadership role as a partici- pant in the newly created Manpower Consortium (Orange County, and the cities of Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove and Santa Ana) in urging support from other cities for the pending federal legislation, as well as urging the consortium to make the needs of Vietnam Veterans a high priority consideration for future action programs. Council voted unanimously to approve in concept the following programs on motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Griset: 1) One-stop referral information office, which would coordinate activities and functions of all groups currently engaged in veterans' assistance programs in Santa Ana and Orange County. The one-stop office would serve as an accurate and fast information and referral service for education, employ- ment, loans, medical care, etc. Council instructed the City Administration to cooperate and work with federal, State, County and City governments, the Manpower Consortium, and the League of California Cities to determine how and where this office can best be established, and to delineate its responsibilities and functions; 2) Split Job Employment. Council also referred to staff the possibility of employing veterans.and women on flexible schedules whereby two would share income from one fulltime job, not necessarily the same job function, instead of one eight-hour job. Staff was instructed to explore the concept of half-time employment, in the public and private sectors, that would facilitate the veterans' school attendance and on-the-job training. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 126 APRIL 1, 1974