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APPOINTMENT TO The Council unanimously GREENBELT COMMITTEE approved the appoint- ment of Dr. W. J. Famalaro to the Santa Ana River and Santiago Creek Greenbelt Organization Committee on motion by Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward. The oath of office was administered by the Clerk of the Council. CA 145.1a CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION G. E. WASSON GORDON BRICKEN in appreciation for his service as Relations Commission. G. E. Wasson was pre- sented a Certificate of Appreciation by Mayor Vernon S. Evans a member of the Human CA 131.2 Councilman Gordon Bricken came forward to receive from Mayor Evans a Certificate of Appreciation for his service as a mem- ber of the Community Redevelopment Commission and of the Transportation Advisory Committee. CA 82.1 CA 29.10a COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT The Mayor announced WOMAN'S CLUB OF SANTA ANA that the representa- tive of.the Woman's Club of Santa Aha would not make her presentation because of illness. The Council will hear the presentation at a later date. CA 9.3 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE The Mayor opened the OF CONVENIENCE & NECESSITY public hearing to con~ CONVA-CARE COMPANY sider the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate one ambulance in the City, filed by Jeffrey S. Levinson dba Conva-Care Company. The applicant stated that for three months he had been attempt- ing to prove the need and necessity for another ambulance in the City of Santa Ana; that he operates in the City of Tustin and has responded for the City of Orange with his 1972 fully equipped Chevrolet van. He stated that Wind Ambulance, which held two Certificates of Convenience and Necessity, had gone out of business, and left a void in emergency service in the eastern sector of the City; and that he had received numerous requests from doctors to establish an emergency ambulance service in that area. He added that his location of 17th and Tustin would be ideal for serving the eastern area of the City. Councilman Yamamoto pointed out that of the eleven ambulance permits in the City of Santa Ana, only six vehicles are in operation: Morgan operates two, Southland operates one, and Schaeferoperates three. The following persons spoke in opposition to the issuance of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity: John Morrow, 212 West Second Street, Santa Ana Eric Engman, 2227 South Bristol, Santa Ana Mr. Morrow and Mr. Engman from Morgan and Schaefer's Ambulance Services, respectively, claim that ambulance service in the City of Santa Ana is adequate; that Mr. Levinson was an employee-manager of the Wind Ambulance which failed because of bad management; that no financial statement had been pre- sented by the applicant to prove that he was capable of pro= CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 34 JANUARY 20, 1975