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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA <br />AUGUST 29, 1978 <br /> <br />The adjourned regular meeting of the Housing Authority of the City of <br />Santa Ana was called to order at 5:10 p.m., by Vice Chairman Gordon <br />Bricken in the absence of Chairman David F. Ortiz, in the City Council <br />Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Present <br /> <br />Absent <br /> <br />Gordon Bricken <br />Harry K. Yamamoto <br />Vernon S. Evans <br />John Garthe <br />David L. Brandt <br />James E. Ward <br /> <br />David F. Ortiz <br /> <br />The following persons were also present: <br /> <br />Peter Grams, Community Relations Director <br />Dan Stone, Assistant City Manager <br />Keith Gow, Acting City Manager <br />Richard Goblirsch, Redevelopment Director <br />Florence I. Malone, Clerk of the Council <br />Mary C. Belmont, Recording Secretary <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />The full reading of <br />Minutes of the Adjourned <br />Regular Meeting of August 29,1978 was waived and they were approved <br />as mailed on the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Commissioner Ward, <br />seconded by Commissioner Brandt. <br /> <br />The monthly report for <br />the Section 8 Rental <br />Assistance Payments <br />Program dated August 22, <br />1978 indicating that 405 <br />of the 450 units authorized by the Department of Housing and Urban De- <br />velopment (HUD) were under lease as of August 1, 1978, was received <br />and filed on the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Commissioner Evans, <br />seconded by Commissioner Brandt. <br /> <br />REPORT OF SECRETARY <br />SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE <br />PAYMENTS PROGRAM <br />RECEIVED AND FILED <br /> <br />As recommended in the re- <br />port dated August 22,1978, <br />prepared by Peter A. Grams, <br />approval of staff and Advisory <br />Commission efforts to gain <br />media attention to Housing Programs for Seniors in Santa Ana was approved. <br />The report indicated that a TV documentary that had aired on KABC-TV on <br />August 14, 1978 dealt with a comparison of how senior citizens were cared <br />for by government programs and actions in the United States and in foreign <br />countries, especially European nations. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />MEDIA COVERAGE - SANTA ANA <br />HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR <br />CITIZENS <br /> <br />The comparison showed U.S. Government programs lacking in the sensitivity <br />and substance while European programs provided a much fuller attention to <br />basic health and housing needs of the elderly population. The Commissioners <br />of the Housing Advisory Commission were of the unanimous opinion that while <br />this comparison might be true of larger urban centers, it was not true of <br />Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Staff recommended that if the Commissioners of the Santa Ana Housing <br />Authority would want to follow up on this request, one initial step <br />could be that the Public Information Officer review the situation and <br />advise the Advisory Commission and the Housing Authority on further <br />steps to bring the matter to the attention of the media. <br />