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Mr. Montejano said the Health Care Authority was created and incorporated with the intent to provide high quality health care at affordable cost to the residents of Santa Ana. He stated that the Authority proposes to purchase investor-owned hospitals in Santa Ana and to consolidate and coordinate the existing health care facilities and services; that the Authority will provide a vehicle to improve the quality of care and raise the effectiveness of health promotion and health education throughout the City; that it will result in a more rational allocation of hospital resources. He further stated that the Project had received favorable response and support from the Governor's office in Sacramento and from Joseph Califano, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. Hector Godinez, 433 West Santa Clara, concurred with Mr. Monte- jano's remarks, and added that the Project would retain the privilege of every citizen to be served by the hospita~ of his choice, and that it could be an answer to spiraling hospital costs; that service would be provided with the least possible number of controls for all citizens; and that it would put the City in the limelight with a sound and innovative program for health service. On the motion of Councilman Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Yama- moro, and carried unanimously 4:0, Council took the following action: l) 2) Approved the concept of the creation of a Hospital Health Authority as set forth by the Santa Ana Health Care Authority for the acquisition and consolidation of as many of the proprietary acute care health care facilities located within Santa Ana as possibl%; Approved the concept of the acquisition being done by bonds issued under City sponsorship pursuant to Inter- nal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 63-20; Authorized the Santa Ana Health Care Authority to contact all of the proprietary acute care health facilities located within Santa Ana for the purpose of attempting to negotiate sales contracts with those entities for consolidation of those existing facili- ties in the Santa Ana Health Care Authority, conditioned upon all representations and/or solicitations for the project be made clearly contingent upon approval by the IRS of 63-20 funding for the project; 4) Deleted Council Referral #12-78 from the Summary. The report prepared by Deputy City Attorney C. Thomas Drosman, dated September 12, 1978, emphasized that the City would sponsor the sale of bonds issued under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 63-20, while the bond indebtedness would be the sole obligation of the Health Care Authority. Vice Mayor Ward returned to the dais at 2:49 P.M. and resumed the Chair. AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN Sandy Scott, Program PRESENTATION OF PLAN Manager, Air Quality Planning, Orange County Environmental Management Agency, presented the Draft Air Quality Management Plan Summary and Strategies, prepared by SCAG and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, for Council review and comment. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 382 SEPTEMBER 18, 1978