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AGENDA ORDER FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL AGRE]B~ENT ~Consideration of the Orange County Fair Housing Council agreement was given earlier in the meeting (Minutes page 499). AGENDA ORDER - JOINT WELL FIELD PROJECT IN SOUTH SANTA ANA CONTINUED TO JANUARY 15, 1979 the Orange County Water District. Consideration of the request for a joint water well field in South Santa Ana was taken at this time to acconmodate the speaker from Neil. C~ine, Secretary-Manager of the Orange County Water District, was intro- duced by Councilman Garthe. Mr. Cline stated that the Orange County Water District was formed in 1933 at a time when 100% of the water was supplied by wells, and when water levels were dropping dramatically; that since that time the members have worked together to solve water problems and have paid assess- ments for water use to enable the District to purchase additional water; that in 1956 the water level was at an all time low, somewhere near 700,000 acre feet overdraft; that since then the District has been in very good shape; that there are approximately 1,200 wells in the County, 200 of which are operated by City and private water conrpanies; and that the County's water demand is about the same as it was in 1933. He continued by stating that the request of the Irvine Ranch Water District was for an additional 20,000 to 30,000 acre feet of water; that the Orange County Water District has purchased a portion of the Santa Aha River to provide reten- tion of more surface water; that the Metropolitan Water District of Orange County has been investigating the offset problem at East Orange County Feeder #2 which furnishes water in the southeast part of Orange County, and that there is a proposal to expand that facility to make additional water available for ground water supply; that during the seven months of summer drain off~ suffic- ient water could be provided by an injection process and that the same method could be used in the South Santa Ana field; that the alternate solution being investigated is to purchase additional water from Metropolitan Water District for percolation in the Santiago Creek area to raise the level of water in the basi~ to offset the estimated draw down in the south part of the City. Mr. Cline addressed the question of drought, stating that during 1975-76, Orange County was the only area in the State with an adequate water supply; that there are one million acre feet available below the surface; that it is not unusual for a City to have wells in other cities; that the District's long range plan includes use of the future runoff from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties; that the District will not expand its boundaries except for current members; and that the District is not sure what the future demands for water will be, but the District will guarantee that at least 50% of the water requirement will always be available from the subsurface. By UNANIMOUS INFORMAL CONSENT of the Council, consideration of this matter was continued to January 15, 1979, at 3:00 p.m, when Mr. Cline plans to return to report further on the subject of water supply and distribution to the County. CA 12 LAW ENFORC~4ENT ASSISTANCE MOTION was made by Ward, seconded ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION by Garthe, toauthorize the SUPPORT AUTHORIZED Mayor to direct a letter to the acting administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) section of the U.S. Department of Justice in support of the Carter-Kennedy bill, in accordance with the recom- mendation of Police Chief Davis in his December 5, 1978, report. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Bricken, Evans, Garthe, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto None Brandt CA 57.1 PURCHASE OF FIREM~N SHIRTS APPROVED MOTION was made by Ward, seconded by Garthe, to authorize use of $2,300, being held for budget reduction CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 5O3 DECt~BER 18, 1978