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ORAL COMMUNICATION Councilman Yamamoto's AB 2752 - OCTD motion to reconsider COUNCILMAN YAMAMOTO support for Assembly Bill 2732 (Robinson) which would delete the requirement that the Orange County Transit District purchase an existing transit service or system prior to establishing any transit service or system which may compete with the existing transit service or sys- tem, was seconded by Councilman Bricken, and carried (4:2), with Councilmen Brandt and Ortiz dissenting. The matter had been previously considered by Council at its regular meetings of March 1, when it was continued, and April 19, 1976, when a motion to support AB 2752 failed to carry. Curt Stewart, Governmental Affairs Officer for Orange County Transit District, expanded on Supervisor Clark's letter to Council dated April 26, 1976, asking for support of AB 2752. He stated that the current Act establishes minimum purchase price for competing systems of not less than the three pre- vious years' gross operating revenue; that as it stands the Act places an unfair burden on County taxpayers; that the OCTD Board's policy and practice have been to protect private industry whenever possible; that the Board recommends the following amendments to establish a three-step process in the event of competition with a private company: 1) Negotia- tion between prior existing competing system and District, 2) Arbitration, with arbitrators determined by both parties, and finally, if necessary~ 3) Determination by the courts; that the District is recommending this because the Board believes that damages or compensation based on actual damages or on the fair market value of the system is a much more equitable system to operate under than the buy-out system mandated prior to implementing service that is based on gross operating revenues. Councilman Yamamoto's motion, seconded by Councilman Ward, ~ to support AB 2732, carried (4:2), with Councilmen Brandt and Ortiz dissenting. CA $7 ORAL COMMUNICATION Councilman Ortiz SISTER CITY PROGRAM suggested.~that Council REFERRED initiate a new Sister City Program by send- ing a letter to people who are interested in a Sister City Program at no cost to the City of Santa Ana. Following discussion, a motion by Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, to refer the matter to Staff for report of the history of the City's existing Sister City Program, carried unanimously (6:0). A prior motion by Councilman Yamamoto, Brandt, to implement Councilman Ortiz' drawn by maker and second. seconded by Councilman suggestion, was with- CA 67 RECESS At 7:30 P.M. Council EXECUTIVE SESSION recessed for dinner in Room 831, City Hall; at 8:15 P.M., the meeting reconvened, and was immediately recessed for an Executive Session called for by the City Attorney to discuss a matter in litigation; at 8:30 P.M. the Council meeting again reconvened, with the same Councilmen present. ~'~'CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 162 APRIL 27, 1976