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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA February 13, 1976 The meeting was called to order at 12:20 P.M., in the City Hall Annex, 23 Civic Center Plaza, by Mayor Garthe, with the following Council member~ present: Harry K. Yamamoto, Vernon S. Evans, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward and Mayor John Garthe. Councilmen Gordon Bricken and David F. Ortiz were absent. Also present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney Keith L. Cow, Assistant City Manager Ronald ~olford, Deputy City Manager G. David Tayco, Deputy City Manager Manuel Rede, Deputy City Manager Thomas J. Andrusky, Director of Public Works John Stevens, Planning Director Charles C. Zimmerman, Director of Finance Lawrence Shaffer, Director of Building Safety Wendell Bril, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Manager Bruce C. Spragg. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by City COMMUNITY PLAN PROGRAM Mayor Garthe welcomed PRESENTED the members of the various City Boards and Commissions, who were in attendance to hear a report and to discuss the Community Plan Program. He stated that the Program is an action plan for the improvement of specific neighborhoods; that the City needs the input from each Commission and Board member, and others present, in order to improve the Program presentation that will be made throughout the communities involved. Planning Director Charles Zimmerman stated that the neighbor- hoods chosen for improvement during the first year project are: 1) The West Area; 2) The Central Area; and 3) The South Central Area; and that additional plans for other portions of the City will be prepared in later Community Plan projects. He then introduced Mr. Richard Thompson and Dale Levander, members of the Community Plan consultant team. With the aid of slides, they presented a preview of the Program they plan to present at a series of public meetings and community work- shops in the West, Central and South Central neighborhoods. Mr. Thompson stated that the primary goal is to revitalize the neighborhoods; that to do this they are seeking comments and ideas from the residents in each neighborhood through a series of workshop meetings; that these comments and ideas will be evaluated and prioritized to determine alternative methods to implement the planned improvements. Following the presentation, there was a question and answer period. The major concern of those attending was the extent of the community involvement in the Program, including the various methods proposed to interest the neighborhood residents in attending and participating in the workshops. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 65 FEBRUARY 13, 1976