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Prendergast, a resident of Santa Ana for 35 years, stated that the expansion would provide more tax dollars for improvements in the City. There being no further speakers, Mayor Evans closed the public hearing. The motion by Councilman Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Ward, to receive and file the Negative Declaration, and direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution denying Appeal No. 395, approving Variance Application 78-40, and affirming the decision of the Planning Commission, carried 4:2, with Councilman Yama- moto and Mayor Evans dissenting. Prior to the vote on the main motion, an amendment made by Councilman Ward, seconded by Coun- cilman Brandt, to direct Staff to work with the Santa Ana Neigh- borhood Organizations, the Variance Applicants and the City of Garden Grove to relocate the existing auto dismantling business failed to carry on a 2:4 vote, with Mayor Evans, and Councilmen Garthe, Yamamoto and Ortiz dissenting. CA 13.3 Councilman Bricken rejoined the Council meeting. ORAL COMMUNICATION Acting City Manager/City DONATION OF FIRE EQUIPMENT Attorney Keith Gow announced TO TECATE, MEXICO - APPROVED that in accordance with the report prepared by Fire Chief B. J. Thompson, dated October 16, 1978, that he would recommend that the City grant the request of the Fire Chief of Tecate and donate a surplus 1954 Seagrave pumper engine (Equip- ment #41-06) to the City of Tecate, Mexico; that the salvage value to the City is less than $1,500; and that there are 40,000 residents of the City of Tecate who have no fire fighting equip- ment. The recommendation was approved on the motion of Council- man Brandt, seconded by Councilman Garthe, and carried 6:1, with Mayor Evans dissenting. CA 45.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION Memoranda of Understand- MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ing with the Firemen's EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS - APPROVED Benevolent Association, A.A. NO. 44 - APPROVED the Police Benevolent Association, and Santa Ana City Employees Association, as agreed to in negotiations with the three groups; and Appropriation Adjustment No. 44, transferring $1,281,000 from Estimated Revenue-Property Tax to various funds; were approved on the motion of Councilman Garthe, seconded by Councilman Ward, and carried 6:1, with Councilman Bricken dissenting. Acting City Manager/City Attor- ney Keith Gow indicated the basic item agreed to was a five percent payment to employees by way of reimbursement of a portion of the employees' retirement contribution, to be made in four installments in November, January, April and July; he stated that to comply with Senate Bill 154, no salary increase has been granted. On the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Garthe, carried 6:1, with Councilman Bricken dissenting, equal benefits were extended to executive management and middle management employees (excluding the City Manager, City Attorney and Clerk of the Council) unrepresented by employees organizations. A-78-124; CA 65.3 ORAL COMMUNICATION Acting City Manager/City AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT Attorney Keith Gow recom- GARDEN GROVE WATER SYSTEM - APPROVED mended that the Council approve amendments to the previously approved agreement for the purchase of a portion of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 440 OCTOBER 16, 1978