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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA January 4, 1982 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bricken at 1:05 p.m., in Room 147, City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza. Councilmembers present were John Acosta, Daniel E. Griset, R. W. Luxembourger, J. Ogden Markel, Patricia A. McGuigan, Alfred C. Serrato, and Mayor Gordon Bricken. Also present were City Manager A. J. Wilson, City Attorney Edward J. Cooper, and Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy as well as several members of the City Manager's administrative staff, the Director of Finance, and a member of the press. WORK STUDY SESSION The City Manager presented an 8TH FLOOR REMODELING overview of his plan to remodel the eighth floor of City Hall, emphasizing the need to provide safer housing for the City's records and a more functional arrangement of the Clerk's activities in addition to a more open floor plan for the Manager's office. He indicated costs would be approximately $30,000 for a new vault, and $30,000-$40,000 for structural redesign including carpet- ing. Councilmembers requested more detailed cost data for the remodeling, a clearer blueprint of the proposal including the scale and glass areas, budget appropriation, and time and motion studies of paper flow. By unanimous informal consent, discussion on the matter was continued to January 18, 1982. WORK STUDY SESSION The City Manager discussed the FINANCIAL PLANNING & FORECASTING current financial environment and probable negative impacts on Santa Ana resulting from State and Federal policies, and indicated expenditures would be greater than revenues for the next four years. He explained that to combat the projected shortfall would require increased revenues, possibly from new development money and/or increased fees for services, and reduced expendi- tures. This gap would require setting priorities, which would be facili- tated through the program budget he would bring to Council for a public hearing in April. By unanimous informal consent, the matter was continued for further discussion on January 18, 1982. The Council recessed at 2:03 p.m., and reconvened at 2:12 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, with all members present with the exception of Councilmember Serrato who arrived at 2:15 p.m. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by Councilmember Griset. RECESS HSG. AUTHORITY RECONVENED At 2:14 p.m., Council recessed to Housing Authority and re- convened at 2:17 p.m., with all members present. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 4, 1982