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The Mayor requested that the Assistant City Attorney provide him with a ruling as to whether such a motion was acceptable, at which point Councilmember Acosta withdrew his second to the original motion. The Council recessed at 4:20 p.m. and reconvened at 4:29 p.m., with all Councilmembers present except Bricken. Assistant City Attorney Lay explained that Councilmember Acosta's withdrawal of his second was in order; the Mayor ruled that since the motion no longer had a second, that it died. VOTE ON SUBSTITUTE MOTION: VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Acosta, Griset, Luxembourger, McGuigan, Young Johnson Bricken FILg 625.35 The Mayor requested that the City Manager meet with Mr. Montejano to discuss Mr. Montejano's concerns regarding possible anti-Hispanic bias in the City. At 4:33 p.m. the Council recessed to the Industrial Development Authority and reconvened at 4:36 p.m., with all members present and immediately recessed to Room 147 for an informal discussion session with Roger Stanton, Orange County Supervisor, First District. Supervisor Stanton's staff members present introduced themselves - Scott Morgan, Suzanne Victor, Dan Miller and Fausto Reyes. Supervisor Stanton commented that he was in agreement with the purpose of the meeting, which was to continue a positive relationship between the City of Santa Aha and the County of Orange. In response to the City Manager's inquiry as to whether the County would be interested in possible joint ventures for the development of yard and maintenance facilities, fire training facilities, and an emergency operations center, Supervisor Stanton said that his staff would proceed immediately to discuss the feasiblity of such ventures with appropriate County staff members. He indicated that he planned to ask the Board of Supervisors to approve in concept a park and underground parking facility for the site south of the County Courthouse building on April 3, 1984, and would forward immediately proposals to the City if such concept was approved by the Board. Councilmembers and Supervisor Stanton discussed the plight of the homeless in Santa Ana and the County. MOTION: Instruct the Mayor to write a letter to the Board of Supervisors commending Supervisors Welder and Riley for their deep concern and dedicated efforts to pro- vide housing for the homeless in Orange County, and indicating Santa Ana's support of the County's efforts to secure the Chet Hollfield Federal Building in Laguna Nigel as a possible building to house the homeless. FILE 621 The City Manager indicated that he would continue to work with the YWCA to solve the immediate housing problem on the Y's site. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 118 APRIL 2, 1984