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OATH OF OFFICE Florence I. Malone, ANN FAMALARO Clerk of the Council, PERSONNEL BOARD administered the Oath of Office to Mrs. Ann Famalaro to serve as a member of the Personnel Board to com- plete the term of office formerly held by Richard G. Vogl. The term of office will expire on June 30, 1979. CA 50.8 Councilman Ward arrived at the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING - CD APPLICATION Mayor Garthe announced 3RD YEAR GRANT PROGRAM 1977-78 that this was the time RESOLUTION 77-18 ADOPTED and place for the public hearing of the Draft Housing and Community Development Block Grant Program Applica- tion, Third Year, Fiscal Year 1977-1978. Assistant City Manager Ronald Wolford referred to the report dated February 2, 1977, prepared by Community Development Coordinator Alice McCullough. He stated that a series of meet- ings were held in numerous places, the meeting dates and places having been posted and advertised as required by Federal guide- lines; that members of the Planning Commission, Community Rede- velopment Commission, and Human Relations Commission were in attendance; that bi-lingual information was given orally and in writing; that projects suggested by the Communtiy Development Team were also considered; that the emphasis is on rehabilita- tion of housing, particularly in the downtown area; that the hope is that with $800,000 in private lending capacity that 300 homes can be rehabilitated; that the housing replacement program will be carried forward with $90,000 from the second year program; that the Redevelopment Agency may need to relocate four houses from the Redevelopment Project Area; that the downtown housing project will be combined with about $10,000,000 of private funds to continue and complete acquisi- tion of the 14-acre housing development immediately south of the Civic Center; that the same type of program will be carried out in the Progresso, Rosita, Santa Anita, Northeast and Cen- tral and South Central areas; that $167,000 would go for park and bikeway improvements; that additional land acquisition for the West Branch Library/Community Center site will require about $100,000; that it is anticipated that a number of small community projects can be accomplished with $25,000; and that the total application will be $2,550,000. Patricia McGuigan, 5642 Keelson Avenue, spoke in favor of Report Item #7, West Branch Library/Community Center Land Acquisition and encouraged Council to make the proposed improvements to the site. Mrs. Weston Walker, 919 North Olive, announced that the sprinkl- ing system had been installed in the Howe-Waffle House, but that an additional $3,000 would be needed to run a 4-inch pipe under the sidewalk and to connect it with the City water system; that she hoped this project could be considered as a small project under Report Item #8, Community Sponsored Projects. There being no further comments, Mayor Garthe closed the public hearing. On the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Bricken, and carried 5:0, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 77-18 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE DRAFT APPLICATION FOR FUNDING OF THE THIRD YEAR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO FILE SAID APPLICATION, AND DIRECT- ING AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 53 FEBRUARY 7, 1977