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The following persons spoke in favor of the removal of pornographic newspaper vending machines from the public right of way: Mrs. Rose Merie Wojtkiewitz, St. Barbara's Church; Mr. Earl Adams, 430 South Sycamore; Dr. Robert Peterson, County Superintendent of Schools, 2507 Poinsettia; Mr. Steven Delbridge, Calvary Church, Santa Ana; Mr. Robert L. Nichols, St. Peters Church; Mr. Bill Sumners, 2526 North Poinsettia; and Mr. Jim Faulkner, 1423 South Broadway. The proponents stated that the City should assume greater leadership in providing, developing, maintaining, and enforcing regulations that will provide a decent society where children will be free from moral pollutants; that there is a general moral decline in society and that Council should continue to search for adequate solutions for the problems; that the police should be directed to take action when they observe acts or conditions that are pornographic. The consensus was that something could and should be done to suppress pornography and obscenity and to upgrade moral conduct and standards within the City. The City Attorney and staff were instructed to submit to Council a program of action to regulate pornographic newspaper vending machines, including other city ordin- ances, proposed state legislation and public support and involvement, on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Ward. (CA 153) APPEAL BY KATHLEEN MALONE FROM THE The Mayor opened the POLICE CHIEF'S DENIAL FOR A PERMIT Public Hearing to TO PERFORM SERVICES OF MASSAGE TECH- consider the appeal, NICIAN OR MASSAGE TECHNICIAN'S AIDE filed by Kathleen C. Malone, from the Police Chief's denial of her application for a permit to perform services of a Massage Technician. Council received copies of the letter of appeal from Miss Malone; the letter of denial from the Assistant to the City Manager and the Police Chief's report. The Clerk reported there were no written communications and there were no proponents or opponents and Miss Malone was not present. The Public Hearing was closed by the Mayor. ~The Appeal was denied without prejudice, on the unani- mously carried motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Markel. (CA 91.5) REQUEST FOR ZONING COOPERATION BETWEEN CITY AND CITY OF COSTA MESA The Planning Director reported that he had spoken to the Planning Director of Costa Mesa regarding the request for zoning cooperation between the City and the City of Costa Mesa, and he distributed a copy of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 359 SEPTEMBER 16, 1974