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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA July 19, 1976 The meeting was called to order by Mayor John Garthe at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza. The following Council members were present: Gordon Bricken, Harry K. Yamamoto, Vernon S. Evans, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward and Mayor John Garthe~ Councilman David F. Ortiz arrived at 2:16 P.M. Also present were the following staff members: City Manager Bruce C. Spragg; City Attorney Keith~L. Gow; Assistant City Manager Ronald E. Wolford; Director of Public Works John E. Stevens; Planning Director Charles C. Zimmerman; Police Chief Raymond C. Davis; and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by Councilman Brandt. BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE A framed plaque portray- PLAQUE ACCEPTED ing, in gold gilt, the 50 state flags of the United States, and the U. S. Flag, and depicting each President, was presented to the City by Mr. William C. Larson on behalf of the Santa Ana of.fice of Glendale Federal Savings. The commemorative plaque was accepted with profound gratitude by the Mayor for display in the lobby of the City Hall. CA 75 A SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Garthe announced COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM that this was the time ALLOCATION - APPROVED and place for the public hearing of the alloca- tion of $40,000 of 1976-77 Community Development Block Grant funds for the CETA Housing Rehabilitation Project. Alice McCullough, Community Development Coordinator, explained that the funds were needed to purchase the materials needed in a project to provide 48 unemployed persons with jobs repairing owner-occupied iow-income homes under the Governor's Four Percent DiscretionarX Grant Funds Program; that the owners considered for ~his program will be iow income persons who are disabled, handicapped or on fixed incomes; that the sum of approximately $257,000 from the Program has been approved to cover wages, services and administration for the Project; that Santa Ana's only obligation is to provide the materials; that our investment of $40,000 will bring a $257,000 program to Santa Ana for a project that will make.it possible to rehabilitate homes at no cost to the homeowners. Mr. Ray Villa, 2106 North Bristol, stated that he understood that the City of Anaheim had a similar project and was having difficulty with the Carpenters Union. Mr. Villa also stated that he had six or seven classrooms at SER that were available to lease for training purposes. Alice McCullough responded that the staff had already contacted the Carpenters Union, and that no problems were anticipated. As there were no fur{her speakers, Mayor Ga~the closed the public hearing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 26 5 JULY 19, 1976