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Helen Snyder, 634 South Rosewood Cathy Quick, 602 South Garnsey Endina Clements, 316 South Birch Mary Childress, 910 South Birch The speakers stated that the cockroaches breed in the sewer systems and water meter boxes; that they and their neighbors have been shuffled between the City Staff, City Council,- Public Health and Vector Control Departments; and that they are will- ing to work with the City to effect an area-wide abatement program because the roaches are a health hazard and an immaculate house and spraying have not rid the area of the problem. They submitted the following suggestion as a resolution to the infestation: By September 1, 1978 - City should inspect water meter boxes for serious cracks By September 15, 1978 - City should replace all seriously damaged water meter boxes By September 23, 19'78 - City should provide sand in the neighborhood and the South Central Neighbors, aided by Neighborhood youth groups will put sand in all water meter boxes By September 29, 1978 - Orange. County Vector Control should spray in and around water meter boxes (funds for labor and insecticide to be provided by City) CA 54 RECESS Councilmen present. At 9:05 P.M., Mayor Evans declared a recess; the meeting reconvened at 9:15 P.M., with all POLICE INCIDENT Council authorized Mayor SOUTH MAIN STREET "CRUISERS" Evans to appoint a Commit- COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED tee to. review the South Main Street "cruising" situation with representation from all interest groups, on the unanimously approved 7:0 motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken. Mayor Evans stated that tentatively the Committee would include a member of the City Council, a member of the City's Human Relations Committee, a member of the City's Police Department, Messrs. Ruben Reyna, Rodolfo Jimenez and Steve. Baca of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) and Juan Barba of Buena Gente (a Mexican-American youth organization). Councilman Brandt moved to adopt the following recommendations contained in the written report of Police Chief Davis dated August 21, 1978. The motion 'was seconded by Councilman Bricken and carried unanimously 7:0: Direct the Police Department to continue with'a strong presence of police enforcement in order to deter the continued gathering and acceleration of the gathering; Direct individuals who may make complaints of unusual force to use the complaint process established by State law; Direct the Police to use citation and arrest whenever necessary as well as alternate closing of Main Street to break up patterns of congestion, loitering and cruising; Direct Staff to provide enforcement rights through local ordinance of loiterers on private property where businesses are closed and the subjects do not have permission of the owners to be on their property. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 356 AUGUST 21, 1978