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Mr. Stotsenberg, owner of the Santora Building, to be used for a parking lot in connection with downtown redevelopment were expected to be concluded within a few weeks; that the long delay was because of the difficulty in finding a suitable site for relocation of the Rescue Mission; that the Union Hall is suitable in that the zoning is proper; and that legally the Agency is not required to parti- cipate in relocation except for residential properties, however that there is a moral responsibility to assist in relocating the Mission. City Attorney Keith Gow reported that a mission is a permitted use in the C2 (General Commercial) District, and he summarized the analysis contained in his written opinion dated July 8, 1977, as the basis for that determination, although there is not a defin- itive classification for missions in the Municipal Code. Mayor Evans opened the public hearing and invited those in favor of the relocation to comment. The following persons spoke in favor of the relocation of the Mission: Billy C. Hall, Executive Director of the City Center Associa- tion Rob Martin, employee of the Mission, 283 Bowling Green, Costa Mesa Reverend Lewis Whitehead, Director of the Mission, 1422 West Raymar Richard D. Timboe, Member of the Mission Board of Directors, 1018 N. Eastside Ron Witherspoon, 810 South Sullivan Terry Betz, 214 N. Sycamore Roger Moby, 11752 Percheron, Garden Grove Gilbert Morales, 214 N. Sycamore The proponents stated that the Mission should not be in the down- town area, that the Mission helps many people with a variety of ~roblems; that the Mission has been successful in rehabilitatin~ many of these ~eo~le so that they have become assets to the community; that it will serve the City better if it is on the "outskirts"; that the Mission offers a program for youth counseling; and that it is performing a service that is needed in the com- munity in a positive manner; and that larger facilities are needed for women and children and others who have nowhere else to turn for help and guidance. The following persons spoke in opposition to the Mission relocation: Lydia Morales, 601 N. Figueroa Irene Araujo, 402 S. Gunther Frank Maldonado, 201 S. Gunther Jose Lopez, 614 N. Bewley St. Ruby Epps, 626 N. Jackson Bill Hime, 4602 E1 Don Place The opponents stated that there is tremendous opposition to the pro- posed relocation; that the residents have been working hard, with City Staff, to improve their community and the relocation would be detrimental to that improvement, and to community morale; that the Mission would not benefit and would not be utilized by the com- munity; that it would create problems for the community, particu- larly the children; that there is a need for the Rescue Center, but another location must be found; that the community requests Council to act tonight to guarantee that the Rescue Mission will not be moved to Santa Anita to insure its continued improvement. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 259 JULY 18, 1977