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FUEL STORAGE TANKS Appropriation Adjustment APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT NO. 195 No. 195 transferring APPROVED $9,050 from Fire Depart- ment Salaries and Wages Overtime, to Fire Department Improvements account to replace a leaking deteriorated underground gasoline tank at Station #S was approved on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, carried 7:0 unanimously. CA 65.3 ORAL COMMUNICATION City Manager Bruce Spragg SUPPORTING SALES TAX announced that during the RESOLUTION NO. 78-80 - ADOPTED past week, Mayor Bradley of Los Angeles had gone on record in support of the reallocation of one cent of the existing sales tax to the cities and counties; that the proposal would add 12 million dollars revenue to the City; and that the City of Santa Ana could abolish the property tax totally with the revenue generated by the additional 1¢ sales tax allocation. On the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Garthe, carried 5:2, with Councilmen Yamamoto and Bricken dissenting, the following resolution was read by title only and adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 78-80 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE SALES TAXES TO CITIES AND COUNTIES. CA 65; CA 148 RECESS vened with all Council At 3:15 P.M. Mayor Evans recessed the meeting; at 3:25 P.M. the meeting was recon- members present. ORAL COMMUNICATION Mayor Evans suggested COUNCIL COMMENTS ON that each Councilman express CITY REVENUE his view with respect to use of existing revenue or generation of new revenue to meet the current budget deficit occasioned by the passage of Proposition 15. Each Councilman responded individually; the responses are sum- marized as follows: All Councilmen favored use of at least part of the City's con- tingency fund to meet the budget deficit. Mayor Evans and Councilman Garthe favored the use of revenue sharing funds for operations, while all five other Councilmen would prefer that those funds be used for specific projects, as has been done in the past. Use of capital funds for operations was proposed by Mayor Evans, and Councilman Garthe; Councilmen Ward and Brandt opposed the use of capital funds for operations, while the other three Councilmen did not specifically address that question. Councilman Ward requested that the Council consider raising user fees in the City to generate additional revenue; that position was supported by Councilman Garthe. Councilman Yamamoto was strongly opposed to raising user fees or raising any taxes. Councilman Ward's motion, seconded by Councilman Garthe, to consi- der the increase of user fees, was defeated on a 3:4 vote, with Mayor Evans and Councilmen Yamamoto, Ortiz and Bricken dissenting. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2.41 JUNE 19, 1978