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Mr. Haug stated that it was a fair hearing for the people who were there, but that the voters of the City did not have a hearing; that the study was not complete; and that he had voted against the motion because he had not been ready to make a decision. He added that members of the public who favored City residency might easily have been intimidated and reluctant to state their views because of the number of City employees who were present and opposed to a City residency requirement. Mr. Mora agreed that many people may have been reluctant to speak because of the number of City employees in the audience who apparently lived outside the City limits; that he is con- cerned with future employees living in the City with some sort of compromise for existing employees who live elsewhere in the County; and that he was in favor of another public hearing. Councilman Griset's motion, seconded by Mayor Patterson to receive and file the recommendation of the Personnel Board, to continue the present employee residency requirement as contained in Section 9-3 of the Municipal Code and Council Resolution 69-118, failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: Griset, Patterson NOES: Markel, Garthe, Yamamoto, Evans, Ward ABSENT: None Prior to the vote on the motion, Mr. employee residency is a vital issue and decided by the Council. Ray Villa stated that that should be resolved The matter of employees' residency requirement was referred to the Personnel Board for additional study in relation to bene- fits to the City, modified residency, and incentive programs, and subsequent report and recommendation to the Council w~as requested, on motion of Councilman Garthe, seconded by Council- man Yamamoto and carried, with Councilman Evans dissenting. Prior to the vote on the preceding motion, Councilman Evans stated that he still favored a hearing by Council, and he requested that any tapes of the Personnel Board hearing be made available to him. Councilman Garthe stated that he was opposed to employees living outside the City limits because emergency service should be immediately available. CIVIC CENTER PARKING and around the Civic Center. Council considered the report dated March 13, 1974, from the Director of Public Works regarding parking in Councilman Ward stated that the present parking policy is chaotic and discouraging to visitors to the Civic Center; and that some policy revisions are necessary. Councilman Ward's motion to approve in principle the following recommendations and to refer them to staff for report and recom- mendation prior to a public hearing on the matter, was seconded by Councilman Griset and unanimously carried: Installation of parking meters in Civic Development (CD) Zone (Santa Aha Blvd., Civic Center Drive, parts of Ross and Flower Streets), exclusive of residential areas; CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 112 APRIL 1, 1974