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WATER RATE INCREASES After considering the SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING report dated August 8, SEPTEMBER 5 1978, prepared by Walter Schrauh, Senior Civil Engineer, presenting the Water Rate Study for 1978-79 and requesting that Council set a public hearing to consider water rate increases, Council set the public hearing on September 5, at 7:30 P.M., and instructed the Clerk to publish an advertise- ment three times in The Register to be three by four inches or a total of twelve column inches in size, giving a summary of information to be considered at the hearing; on motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried 5:2, with Mayor Evans and Councilman Bricken dissenting. Councilman Bricken arrived at 3:00 P.M. and participated in the consideration of this item. Prior to the voting, both Councilmen Ward and Brandt expressed concern about effective communication with the public and the importance of the public knowing specifics on information to be considered at the hearing. CA 12.2 1978 RESOLUTION NO. 78-98 WITHDRAWAL FROM SCAG NOT ADOPTED Councilman Bricken. The vote on this item had been postponed from earlier in the meeting awaiting the arrival of A motion not to withdraw as a member of the Southern California Association of Governments but to continue the nonpayment of dues was made by Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ward, and carried 4:3, with Councilmen Garthe and Ortiz and Mayor Evans dissenting. There were two prior motions which failed to pass. The first was also a motion not to withdraw as a member of SCAG but to continue the nonpayment of dues and was made by Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, failing to carry 3:4, with Councilmen Garthe, Ortiz, Bricken and Mayor Evans dissent- ing. The second was a motion to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 78-98 declaring intention to withdraw made by Councilman Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Bricken, and failing to carry 3:4, with Council- men Ward, Brandt, Garthe, and Yamamoto dissenting. CA 141 SANTIAGO STREET Council continued the TRAFFIC CONTROL consideration of the CONTINUED TO EVENING AGENDA status report on Santiago Street Traffic Control Measures, dated August 14, 1978, prepared by Thomas Brohard, Public Works Department, to the evening Agenda to accommodate members of the public wishing to address Council on the item; on motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried 7:0 unanimously. ZOO DEVELOPM~ENT & RENAMING At the request of Staff CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 2 Council continued to October 2, 1978 the status report on the zoo development prepared by Robert E. Gresham, Director of Recreation and Parks, and the report on the renaming of the zoo prepared by William J. Palethorpe, Leisure Services Director; both dated August 15, 1978; on motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, and carried 7:0 unanimously. CA 52.3 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 349 AUGUST 21, 1978