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<br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />. Noted that there was a need for a parking study for the downtown area <br />. Noted that he had received a lot of calls in support of Code <br />Enforcement <br />. Reminded all voters to vote tomorrow at the special election <br /> <br />Council member Solorio <br />. Thanked the Council members that attended the Cesar Chavez event <br />and thanked staff members and neighborhood association leaders who <br />contributed to the success of the event <br />. Noted that the City Council takes public safety very seriously and that <br />the Public Safety Council Committee reviews important safety issues <br />and solutions in the City; City is in the process of hiring new police <br />officers <br />. Asked all registered voters to vote at the special election <br /> <br />Council member Christv <br />. Noted that Santa Ana has relied very heavily on CDBG block grant <br />money to fund code enforcement activities and that this funding is <br />critical for code enforcement <br />. Noted that patrol officers will work in conjunction with code enforcement <br />on a cooperative arrangement to stop illegal swap meet activity. <br />. Commended the grass roots efforts for both the 4th Court of Appeal and <br />Measure A <br /> <br />Mavor Pro Tem Bist <br />. Announced that the Floral Park Home Tour would be held on April 23- <br />24, 2005. <br />. Noted that the Council is very supportive of additional code <br />enforcement staff; she further noted that this has been a very tough <br />budget year <br />. Reminded residents that there will be a meeting on the 4th Court of <br />Appeal on April 6, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton in Costa Mesa, and <br />noted that there will be shuttles leaving from City Hall at 5:00 p.m. <br />. Noted that the Council voted for a Class A office building in the <br />downtown area; she further stated that reasonable and educated <br />individuals can look at the issue from different perspectives and reach <br />different conclusions; there will be impacts as a result of the project and <br />there are pros and cons, however the Council voted for the project <br />because of a belief that the pros outweighed the cons, and that the <br />impacts can be mitigated. <br /> <br />Councilmember Alvarez <br />. Encouraged residents to attend the Mariachi Mother's Day celebration <br />planned for May 7, 2005 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Santa Ana <br />Stadium <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />134 <br /> <br />APRIL 4, 2005 <br />