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Recreation and Parks Director Robert Gresham, in response to a question from
<br />Councilman Ward, stated that a federal grant of $203,000 will be matched by
<br />City's local share of acquisition and development moneys and presently exist-
<br />ing Redevelopment Agency funds, for a $400,000 improvement in the existing
<br />2-acre Birch Park; that no estimates have been prepared for improvements for
<br />the redevelopment areas to the east of the park; that the $400,000 will be
<br />used to provide automatic irrigation, security and decorative lighting, a
<br />band shell, renovation of shuffle board area, introduction of a water element
<br />and other improvements to Birch Park.
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<br />Following Council discussion, MOTION was made by Bricken, seconded by Ward,
<br />that the program proposed by the ad hoc co~nittee mhd the Community Develop-
<br />merit management team be approved with the following modifications:
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<br />reduce the Rehabilitation Loan Program to $200,000 and the contingency
<br />fund to $30,000;
<br />allocate $150,000 for construction of improvements to Newhope Street;
<br />approve the $90,000 requested by the Santa Ana Unified School District
<br />for the Hnvironmental Learning Center~ subject to agreement by the SAUSD
<br />to the following stipulations:
<br />a) SAUSD to join with the City and the County in a joint powers
<br /> agreement for the operation of Centennial Park;
<br />b) SAUSD to contribute that portion of their land that represents the
<br /> Environmental Learning Center to that program; and
<br />c) SAUSD to coordinate the development of the Center with the City and
<br /> the Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks District development
<br /> of Centennial Park, to insure nonduplication, design compatibility
<br /> and public use during nonschool hours.
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<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
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<br />Brandt, Bricken, Evans, Garthe, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto
<br />None CA 140.20
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<br />PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE NO. NS-1470 The Mayor opened the public
<br />YARD AREA PARKING hearing to consider the
<br />REVISED & CONTINUED TO JANUARY 15 Initial Study No. 78-255,
<br /> Negative Declaration and
<br />proposed ordinance to specify the yard areas which may not be used for
<br />off-street parking or storage of personal property.
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<br />The Clerk of the Council reported there were no written conmmmications.
<br />No one responded to the Mayor's invitation to speak in favor of the proposed
<br />ordinance.
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<br />Corrine B. Adams, Attorney, 615 Civic Center Drive West, Suite 220, Santa
<br />Ana, spoke in opposition to the ordinance on behalf of her client, Harold
<br />Salderini, 2313 Cottonwood, stating that Pdr. Salderini is not opposed to the
<br />ordinance, but wished to suggest to Council that the line in Section 41-607
<br />(e) (iii) reading ". . may be used for the temporary parking of operable
<br />vehicles incidental to such use" be modified to read: "... may be used
<br />for the parking of operable vehicles, including recreational vehicles, as
<br />long as the sidewalk access is not blocked and the vehicle is not used for
<br />a dwelling".
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<br />There were no other speakers, and the Mayor closed the public hearing.
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<br />Following discussion by the Council, MOTION was made by Yamamoto, seconded
<br />by Ward, to request the City Attorney to modify the wording of the ordinance
<br />to define temporary parking under Section 41-607 (e) (iii) as not more than
<br />48 hours, and to continue consideration of the ordinance to January 15, 1979.
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<br />AYES:
<br />NOES:
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<br />Brandt, Bricken, Evans, Garthe, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto
<br />None CA 78
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