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The Planning Department budget indicated the deletion of four regular full time positions during 1975-76 fiscal year. Some of the unfunded needs include code enforcement programs, zoning code revisions, industrial code study. With the aid of statisti- cal comparison charts, Mr. Tayco pointed out that Santa Ana has fewer Planners per capita among the State's 20 largest cities, as well as among Orange County cities. Council discussed the proposed Bristol Street widening (Project 1378 and 1581) with Staff. The Director of Public Works, John Stevens, stated that a number of neighborhood meetings had been held during which the homeowners declared that the widening was not necessary; that the Project is part of the program to widen the arterial system throughout the City; that if the Projects are not undertaken, the City will lose $32S,000 in AHFP funds because the funds cannot be applied to another Project; and that it requires Council action to eliminate the Projects. COMMUNITY SERVICES Deputy City Manager PROPOSED BUDGET Manuel Rede referred to pages 43 - 48, 87 111, 12S - 138, 163 172, 21S - 226 relating to Community Relations, Community Centers, Human Relations Commission, Bowers Museum, Recreation and Parks, Library, and CETA budgets. He also called Council's attention to Enclosure 2 of the Budget, which is a listing of critical unfunded capital needs, noting that items 11 20, excluding 13 and 16, pertained to his departmental operations. He stated that item 14, construction of a branch library, now appears feasible through the possible combination of Community Develop- ment and General Revenue Sharing funds, plus the Library Reserve Mund, and he recommended that Council approve the construction for fiscal year 1976-77. Mr. Rede also commented that SB 174 allocates certain bond moneys to the cities, and it is estimated that Santa Ana's entitlement would be $110,000, which would require a match of approximately $51,000 to fund another critical capital project for parks acquisition, development or maintenance. He recom- mended appropriation of the matching funds. Referring to the Community Centers, Mr. statement of the two community centers close, at a cost of $28,280. Rede recommended rein- previously scheduled to Plans for phasing down the City's active participation in the CETA Program were described by the Deputy City Manager, so that funds can be redistributed to other community agencies. CA 6SB ADJOURNMENT Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ward. At 10:00 P.M. the meeting was adjourned on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman FLORENCE I. MALOI,~,._e~ ~ CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 220 JUNE 14, 1976