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COMMENTS <br />• Congratulated Mater Dei graduate Matt Leinart for receiving the 2004 <br />Heisman Trophy <br />• Asked the Council to adjourn in memory of Alex Ugarte who was a <br />Santa Ana City employee <br />• Asked the Council to adjourn in memory of Nicholas and Emilia Casas <br />who were murdered in their Santa Ana home <br />Councilmember Solorio <br />• Noted that he and five other Councilmembers participated in the <br />Rubber Boot Race held in Santiago Park on January 2, 2005, and <br />announced that the event had raised $5,000 for the City's parks <br />• Reported that construction on the Grand Avenue Rehabilitation project <br />from Edinger to Warner was scheduled to begin on January 4, 2005 <br />• Acknowledged the excellent work of Manuel Gomez, Transportation <br />Manager who was leaving for a position in Irvine <br />• Announced that Crevier BMW was having a groundbreaking ceremony <br />for their new center <br />• Announced that Lou Correa was sworn in as the new County <br />Supervisor representing Santa Ana and that he is the first Santa Ana <br />resident on the Board of Supervisors <br />• Asked staff to work closely with Assemblyman Tom Umberg who was <br />elected in November and represents Santa Ana <br />• Wished everyone a Happy New Year and thanked all the voters who <br />elected him in November to serve another four years on the Council <br />Councilmember Christy <br />• Thanked Councilmember Alvarez for organizing the Council's <br />participation in the Rubber Boot Race and thanked the Assistant City <br />Manager's son, Skyler Kurita-Wilson, for staying with her during the <br />entire race and giving her the encouragement she needed to complete <br />the course. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Bist <br />• Thanked Councilmember Alvarez for organizing the council <br />participation in the Rubber Boot Race and noted that this was the <br />Council's first team building exercise for the new year <br />• Asked staff to keep Bob Ward of the Santa Ana Winds apprised of <br />when he needs to vacate the Detention Center site <br />• Asked the Council to adjourn in memory of Alex Ugarte who was an <br />eighteen year Santa Ana City employee and was the current <br />Accounting Manager in the Finance and Management Services <br />Agency <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 15 JANUARY 3, 2005 <br />