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PUBLIC HEARING - VACATION Vice Mayor Ward opened the ALLEY WEST OF EUCLID public hearing to consider RESOLUTION 78-130- ADOPTED the Negative Declaration and the proposed vacation of the east-west alley located west of Euclid Street and north of McFadden Avenue in the City of Santa Ana. Director of Public Works John Stevens described the location of the alley and summarized the information contained in Planning Department report dated August 29, 1978, stating that there is no access to the unimproved alley from the north and that westerly development precludes future extension. The report stated that the Planning Commission was unanimously in favor of approval of the vacation. There were no proponents and no opponents; the Acting Clerk of the Council reported there were no written communications; and the Vice Mayor closed the public hearing. On the unanimously carried 5:0 motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Bricken, Council adopted the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 78-130 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA VACATING AN EAST-WEST ALLEY LOCATED WEST OF EUCLID STREET AND NORTH OF MC FADDEN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA. CA 14 PUBLIC HEARING - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION - CD BLOCK GRANT PLAN - APPROVED Development Block Grant Program for Year Application. The Vice Mayor opened the public hearing to consider a Citizen Participation Plan for the Housing and Community Fiscal Year 1978-79, Fifth Director of Community Relations Peter Grams summarized the informa- tion and recommendations contained in his report dated September 26, 1978, and distributed copies of the City informational brochure proposed for wide general distribution in the City, containing a schedule for Community-Wide Workshops and Public Hearings. Mr. Grams stated that the Plan provides for community meetings (work- shops) on a regional basis; that citizens would be encouraged to respond to the meeting closest to their residences; that response from any part of the City to any other meeting would not be pro- hibited; that input from all community meetings would be assessed by an ad hoc committee beginning November 20, 1978, and a workable plan and program budget would be prepared for review during the subsequent public hearings January 9, February 5 and April 4, 1979; that participants who sign up at the preliminary community workshops would be notified of all meetings and would be kept informed. Ruby Gonzales, Artesia-Pilar Neighborhood, Santa Ana Neighborhood Organizations (SANO) requested that the November 20 date for citizens' proposals be changed to December 15, and not be a dead- line for citizen input, but that comments be allowed throughout the entire program planning procedure; that the ad hoc committee be made up of regional representatives from interested organiza- tions; and that the procedure include joint review of the proposed budget by City Boards and Commissions and the ad hoc committee in early January. Samuel Romero, 2034 S. Spruce Street, stated that the Logan neigh- borhood wants to be involved. There being no other speakers, and no written communications, the public hearing was closed by Vice Mayor Ward. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 418 OCTOBER 2, 1978