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On the unanimously carried S:0 motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ortiz, Council approved the Citizen Participation Plan as outlined in Mr. Grams' report, and approved the selection of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Community Hearings, composed of two members selected by each of the'Planning, Redevel- opment and Human Relations Commissions, and the Board of Recrea- tion and Parks, with the understanding that SANO or other groups wanting to participate be accorded all courtesies and every opportunity to work with the Committee and to continue partici- pation throughout the development of the Community Development Block Grant Program. CA 140.20 ORIENTAL COCKROACH INFESTATION On the motion of Council- STAFF DIRECTED TO man Bricken, seconded by ORGANIZE A PROGRAM Councilman Ortiz, carried S:0 unanimously Staff was instructed to organize a program involving the Santa Ana Neighbor- hood Organizations residents, the Orange County Vector Control District and the City, to appoint a coordinator, and to report to Council at the October 16, 1978 meeting to request any neces- sary City funding. Councilman Bricken, referring to his letter dated September 27, 1978 to Mrs. Enedina Clements, 516 South Birch Street, regarding infestation of oriental cockroaches, and the letter dated Septem- ber 11, 1978 to the Director of Public Works from Terminix Inter- national, Inc., Anaheim, suggested a coordinated program with City participation, to treat the problem. He stated that the Vector Control District had verbally assured him that it would accept liability for the chemical treatment process, subject to District Board of Trustees approval. He also estimated the cost of the chemicals as nominal. The program suggested by Councilman Bricken was: 1) City would replace damaged water meter boxes on an accelerated program; 2) City would supply sand and refill boxes with sand; 3) Vector Control would be requested to make insecticide spray available and assume liability for its use; 4) Neighborhood organizations would disseminate information about the sand and the spray, and conduct seminars as suggested by Terminix. Isabel Moore, 522 South Baker spoke in favor of Councilman Brick- en's proposal. Vice Mayor Ward suggested a block by block process designed to do the necessary steps in the correct order to solve the problem. CA 54 ORAL COMMUNICATION Jose Vargas, Santa Ana SURPLUS FIRE UNIT REQUEST Police Department, intro- TECATE, MEXICO - REFERRED TO STAFF duced Tomas Franco Gomez, Fire Chief of Tecate, Mexico, who requested donation of a surplus fire unit to his City. Sr. Franco stated that Tecate, with a population of 40,000, has no firefighting equipment. The request was referred to Staff on the unanimously carried 5:0 motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Ortiz. CA 45 USE OF PARKING STRUCTURE Jack McCarley, General FASHION SQUARE Manager of Bullocks, Fashion STAFF AUTHORIZED Square, requested use of the recently completed Fashion Square parking structure by Campus Life (highschool cam- pus organization) for a "Haunted House". Mr. McCarley stated that the Haunted House event has been sponsored by this group in other shopping centers for the past eight years; that last CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 419 OCTOBER 2, 1978