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ORAL COMMUNICATION - NOMINATION FOR Councilman Bricken COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. asked whether any plans MAYOR DIRECTED had been formulated for seeking support for a seat on the new Orange County Transportation Commission. Traffic Engineer, Joe Foust, reported that AB 1286 had not yet been signed, but that when it becomes law, a meeting will be scheduled for January, 1977; that there is one position that, by definition, could be held by a Santa Aha City Coun- cilman, and that he would recommend to the Council that an effort be made to seek such an appointment. Mayor Garthe was directed to nominate a Santa Ana City Coun- cilman for a seat on the Orange County Transportation Commis- sion, on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken, and carried (5:0) unanimously. CA 112.24 ORAL COMMUNICATION Vice Mayor Evans reminded COUNCIL/STAFF RETREAT Council to submit com- AGENDA PREPARATION ments and suggestions to the City Manager regarding the proposed Agenda outline for the Council/Staff Retreat in San Diego, October 16; and that this is the time to discuss Council/Staff relationships and make improvements where possible. CA 80 RECESS At 5:45 P.M. Vice Mayor COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Brans recessed the City Council meeting to con- vene the Community Redevelopment Agency; at 6:00 P.M. the Council meeting was reconvened and a recess was called; the meeting was again reconvened at 6:15 P.M. with the same Councilmen present. POLICY PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT - STUDY SESSION WITH TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE & TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, DR. G. J. "PETE" FIELDING - CONTINUED Mary Evelyn Bryden, David Flaherty, Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone called the roll of the Transportation Advisory Committee, and those present were: Mark J. Mulkerin, Jack L. O'Dell, and Fred Siffermann. Eugene Moriarty arrived at 6:16 P.M. Absent were Zika Djokovich, Gerald Lance, James Reichert, Gene Shaw and Helen Stanley, and Mark Vogel. In his introductory statement, Joe Foust, City Traffic En- gineer, stated that the City needs to develop an active transportation management program; and that the joint study session~would enable the Council and the City's Transporta- tion Advisory Committee to discuss the policy plan recom- mended by Dr. Fielding and the Committee. Mr. Foust intro- duced Dr. G. J. "Pete" Fielding, who stated that his recom- mendations had been modified by the Transportation Advisory Committee (copies of the modified recommendations were distributed to Council and Staff). Dr. Fielding stated that transportation is changing; that there is considerable demand for new facilities that are filled to capacity as soon as they are built; that Santa Ana should seek to improve transportation facilities so as to encourage private re-development of the City and to enhance the mobility of the citizens and services; and that the program recommended is flexible and he commented briefly on each of the proposed policy guidelines: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 368 SEPTEMBER 28, 1976