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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA March 8, 1982 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gordon Bricken at 2:06 p.m., in Room 147, Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza. Councilmembers present were John Acosta, Daniel E. Griset, J. Ogden Markel, 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. Councilmember$ R. W. Luxembourger, and Alfred C. Serrato joined the meeting at 2:15 p.m. and 2:49 p.m. re- spectively. Councilmember Patricia A. McGuigan was absent. WORK STUDY SESSION Mr. Rex Lotery, Urban Designer, PROGRESS REPORT-DOWNTOWN presented an overview of a pro- URBAN IMPROVEMENT PLAN posed plan to improve the down- town urban area. Among the im- provements proposed are better linkages between the Civic Center and down- town area, a new paving surface for Fourth Street, new traffic lighting, a mercado in the neighborhood of Fourth and French Streets, and parkway trees to improve the streetscape. The plan will be submitted to appropriate City Boards and Commissions and downtown businessmen for review and comments, and will be returned to Council on or about April 15, 1982. Construction of the improvements is scheduled to begin in September, 1982. CA 82 SIGN STANDARDS The Director of Planning and Development Services introduced a comprehensive sign program designed to carry through the City's adopted goals and objectives. He ex- plained that the City's current ordinance relating to signs had been primar- ily designed by sign companies and that the ordinance being proposed was designed to meet criteria related to visual perception and traffic speeds. The program was being presented for Council's preliminary review, to be followed by submission to the Planning Commission and other appropriate City boards, as well as community and business groups for their inputs. After a 60-90 day review, the sign ordinance should be returned to Council for its consideration. CA 18.3 8TH FLOOR REMODELING The City Manager reviewed a plan for remodeling the 8th floor which included Council- members' specific requests relative to redesign of the floor, and responded to Councilmembers' questions. Following discussion and a decision to re- locate the doorway to the Manager's conference room from the south wall to the east wall of that room, the Council, by unanimous informal consent with Councilmember Markel dissenting, approved the plan in concept. The City Manager was requested to provide detailed remodeling costs. CA 77 At 2:59 p.m., Council recessed and reconvened in the Council Chambers at 3:05 p.m. with the same members present. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 81 March 8, 1982