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Jose Lopez, 614 North Bewley Ruby Epps, 626 North Jackson Arthur Azarra, 806 N. Gunther The speakers generally agreed that an establishment such as a Rescue Mission that serves persons who generally rely on public transportation, easy access to freeways, restaurants and other amenities that would not be properly located in a residential area several miles from the downtown area where the amenities are provided. Those speakers in opposition to the Emergency Ordinance were: Thomas Whaling, 218 Main St , Huntington Beach, Attorney representing the Rescue Mission Marlene Fox, 567 San Nicholas Blvd . Newport Beach, representing the Orange County District of Carpenters Union Lorin Griset, 2321 N. Linwood Tony Anderson, 16282 Main, Tustin, Orange County Ministerial Alliance The opponents stated that the proposed zoning moratorium ordinance would substantially prevent the Rescue Mission from relocating anywhere in the City; that the ordinance would infringe on the Mission's rights under the First Amendment of the Constitution; that the Mission does not want to go where it isn't wanted, but the Mission's Attorney would like to sit down and discuss the legal matters involved; that the proposed ordinance is discriminatory and an abuse of police power; and that the work of the Mission is a valuable contribution to the City; that it wants to expand its services to help young people; and that a solution amenable to everyone should be found. Councilman Bricken stated for the record that he had suggested to the Mission that if they genuinely felt this relocation was a problem for them in terms of community acceptance, one way to solve it would be to give the City Council a letter indicating the Mission's withdrawal of their intention to relocate to the Carpenters Union Hall, West Fifth Street near Harbor Boulevard, in the Santa Anita Community. RECESS P.M. with the same Councilman Garthe). At 9:03 PM. Mayor Evans called a recess of the meeting; the meeting was reconvened at 9:18 Council members present (all members except ORAL REPORT LOGAN TASK FORCE dated August 12, Thursday, August Task Force Chairman Gordon Bricken orally summarized a written memorandum to Council 1977, of the outcome of a meeting held on 11, 1977. Attached to the written memorandum were two maps, one showing proposed zone changes, and a revised alignment of Civic Center Drive to take it south of the Logan Area to connect with Santa Ana Boulevard, which have been substantially agreed to by the various citizen representa- tives to the Task Force. Councilman Bricken emphasized that the plan would minimize relocations; would provide uses clustered with adjacent uses, avoiding the problem of spot zoning; would allow for improvements to be made to existing homes and businesses; would leave a minimum of non-conforming uses; and appears to be a compromise that can be agreed to by all parties concerned, and can be implemented. CA ?8.6 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 296 AUGUST 15, 1977