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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />JULY 5, 1988 <br /> <br />At 2:05 p.m., the Assistant Clerk of the Council called the regular <br />meeting of the Santa Aha City Council to order in Room 423, City Hall, <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Aha. Since there were no Councilmembers <br />present to respond to the call of the roll, the Assistant Clerk declared <br />the meeting adjourned to 4:00 p.m. in Room 423. <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:15 p.m. in Room 423, by Mayor Dan <br />Young. Councilmembers present were John Acosta, Ron May, Patricia A. <br />McGuigan, and Mayor Young. Also present were Acting City Manager Lori <br />Howard, City Attorney Edward J. Cooper and Clerk of the Council Janice C. <br />Guy. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Daniel E. Griset, Miguel A. Pulido and Wilson B. Hart <br />joined the meeting at 4:45 p.m., 4:50 p.m., and 7:32 p.m., respectively. <br /> <br />COUNCIL STUDY SESSION <br />SIGN ORDINANCE REVIEW <br /> <br />Jeff Rice, Assistant Planner, explained to Councilmembers that the Sign <br />Code adopted in 1984 and revised in 1986 provided the regulatory basis for <br />sign installations throughout the City. <br /> <br />Charles View, Assistant Planner, indicated that in addition to being <br />regulated by the Sign Code, developments in the downtown area were <br />governed by a Design and Development Standards policy. He reviewed <br />several instances where staff had recommended the approval of variances <br />from the Sign Code based on the unique architectural characteristics of <br />the development. <br /> <br />Both Planners indicated that improvements to the Sign Code were in <br />process, including amendments which would address the historic <br />characteristics of the downtown area. They also responded to <br />Councilmembers' specific questions regarding Sign Ordinance applications. <br /> <br />CONSENT CALENDAR REVIEW <br /> <br />Councilmembers discussed concerns with respect to Consent Calendar items. <br /> <br />Councilmember Acosta expressed his intent to register "NO" votes on Items <br />3.A., 3.C. and 3.G. due to response by only one firm to each bid request, <br />resulting in lack of a competitive price. <br /> <br />RECESSED - 4:46 P.M. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 203 JULY 5, 1988 <br /> <br /> <br />