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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA October 16, 1976 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 A.M. in the Regency Room of the Grant Hotel, 326 Broadway, San Diego, by Mayor John Garthe. The following Council members were present: Gordon Bricken, David F. Ortiz, Vernon S. Evans, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward and Mayor Garthe. Councilman Harry K. Yamamoto was absent. Staff members present were City Mana- ger Bruce C. Spragg, Director of Public Works John E. Stevens, City Attorney Keith L. Gow, Planning Director Charles C. Zimmerman, Police Chief Raymond Davis, Fire Chief B. J. Thompson, Personnel Director Donald Bott, Redevelopment Executive Director Richard Goblirsch, Executive Directors Manuel Rede and G. David Tayco, Public Information Officer Frank Blaszcak, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. COUNCIL-STAFF RETREAT The City Manager stated that this meeting would provide Council and Staff with the opportunity to review the status of some of their goals and objectives for this fiscal year, as well as some of the City's long range plans. CHARTER CHANGES Mayor Garthe dis- tributed a summary of the City Charter changes recommended by the Charter Review Committee, which had been continued by the Council for possible inclusion on the April Municipal ballot. He stated that Council should be prepared to dis- cuss the proposed amendments at the first or second Council meeting in November. CA 129 LEAGUE OF CITIES The Council reaffirmed NEW BUILDING its action on Septem- ber 20, 1976, and the Mayor stated that he would vote against the League's new building because there had been no response to the City's 'suggestion to change the League's voting process in keeping with the one-man one-vote principle. CA 148.5 WARD BOUNDARIES Councilman Ward suggested that the .hearing to realign the City's Ward Boundaries be held as soon as possible. Councilman Evans stated that it was Council's duty to try in all w~y.s to provide opportunity to the Blacks to nominate and elect a candidate. Councilman Ortiz asked if there had been any input from the Black community regarding Black concentration in a single ward. Executive Director Tayco stated that a report on ward boundary realignment would be on the October 26 Agenda, including a resolution to set the hearing on the realignment for Novem- ber 15. Later during the day, the proposed new boundary alignment map was displayed. CA 108 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 387 OCTOBER 16, 1976