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The Director of Finance reviewed the main elements of the November ballot issue, "Jarvis IV," including bonded debt constraints, a new definition of "appraised value," the refund of three years' prior collections, constraints on formation of assessment districts, and other similar elements. He indicated the succssful passage of this constitutional ~endment would result in the loss of $1 to $1.5 mil- lion in City revenues. The Police Chief presented a video tape of the Police Department's proposed programs for the budget year prepared by the Santa Ana Police Training Department. He and C~L,L~nder Walters discussed many of the Police Department's statistics, including personnel deployment, response time, and other statistical data. Councilm~mber Johnson requested that staff supply him with the day- time popolation of Santa Ana. The Police Chief explained at length a foot-patrol program being proposed and responded to Councilmembers' questions on his progr~ns. Councilm~ber Young requested again that a work study session be held on Police/Cede Enforcement. Councilmember Young left the meeting at 11:57 a.m. The Mayor requested that staff provide information regarding the ticket revenue produced as a result of the street sweeping program, and Councilm~mlber McGuigan requested the amount of income produced by the Special Investigations Department. The Council recessed at 12:03 p.m. and reconvened at 12:23 p.m. with the s~emembers present. The Fire Chief reported on a meeting of the County 5~ergency Medical Services Committee he had attended, explaining the response to Santa Ana's proposed paramedic system had been rather negative. He explained the difference between autc~atic aid which is administered city to city, and rm]tual aid which is administered through the County. Councilmember Griset requested that a briefing doc~nent be prepared for the Council regarding this subject and relating to the action which had been taken concerning the termination of mutual aid agree- ments with the City of Orange. The Fire Chief and Division Chief Montgomery provided the Council with n~erous statistics regarding Fire Depar~ent operations, including the percentage of calls for medical aid, response times, and other statistical data. The Chief discussed at length a proposed reorgani- zation which placed three deputy fire chiefs in charge of suppression, smergency preparedness and support services, and training. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 244 JUNE 30, 1984