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APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT #214 On the unanimously (6:0) 1976 SUMI~RR YOUTH PROGRAM carried motion of Court- APPROVED cilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Bricken, the Appropriation Adjustment to establish accounts for the $400,000 Anticipated Revenue from Orange County Manpower Com- mission for the 1976 Summer Youth Program was approved. CA 65.3 APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT #229 Councilman Brandt's PARAMEDIC VAN motion to approve the APPROVED Appropriation Adjust- ment which will transfer $30,000 from the Paramedic Salary Account to provide funds for the third paramedic van, radios and telemetry equipment was seconded by Councilman Evans, and carried (6:0) unanimously. CA 65.3 BUDGET STUDY SESSION City Manager Bruce Spragg PRESENTATION OF presented a suggested PRELIMINARY BUDGET schedule dated May 14, 1976, for the review of the Preliminary Budget. The schedule provided for Budget study sessions to coincide with regular Council meeting dates, May 25, June 7, 21, 22, and July 6 with the public hearing and adoption scheduled for July 19. He suggested, and Council agreed, that each Deputy City Manager would discuss highlights of his budget with an overview presentation by the Manager. The City Manager briefly outlined the comments contained in his message to the Mayor and City Council, pages 1-12 of the Pre- liminary Budget document, including the facts that the Budget will increase $6-1/2 million to a total of $52 million with no increase in the existing property tax rate and with no major increases in personnel or programming; that a recent estimate of next year's assessed valuation is 15% or 5% more than used for the Preliminary Budget, which would provide over $315,000 additional to the General Revenue Fund, $24,000 for Parks and Recreation, $43,000 for libraries and $39,000 for capital pro- jects, at the same tax rate; that the sales tax increase is estimated at 6% which is not indicative of good growth rate; and that Santa Ana has traditionally operated with fewer employees than most of the cities in California that are the same size. Mr. Spragg went on to say that the Budget document includes a listing of major accomplishments in this fiscal year, the goals of the City, major programs, and some of the things the City hopes to accomplish with this Budget. Councilman Evans left the meeting at 6:45 P.M. City Attorney Keith Gow reviewed the proposed budget for the City Attorney's office, including his request for one Steno Clerk at an annual cost of $12,700, the addition of $50,000 to the 191 account for Other Personal Services to cover the cost of enforcing the pornographic theater ordinance, the adjustment of most of the other accounts for the rise in costs, the inclusion in the 221 account, Training and Transportation, for the City Attorney's attendance at the American Bar Associa- tion meeting out of State, and $1,000 for appearances at the Appellate Court in San Francisco. CA 65B ORAL COMMUNICATION HARRY HUNT of Santa Ana to read a asked that he stand at address, which he declined Mr. Harry Hunt stated that he wished to address the Chief Executive of the City law into the record. Mayor Garthe the podium and state his name and to do. CA 151.14 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 203 MAY 25, 1976