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Councilmember Richardson suggested that City staff investigate the possibility of pooling <br />library services funds of the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Unified School District. <br /> <br />In response to Councilmember Moreno's query regarding the feasibility of operating the <br />Library on Sundays, Director Richard reported that staff had studied the matter and <br />concluded that Sunday Library operations would be infeasible. <br /> <br />RECESS 8:23 - 8:33 p.m. <br /> <br />RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES <br /> <br />Recreation and Community Services Executive Director Allen Doby prefaced his budget <br />presentation with an update on key projects slated for completion this fiscal year. Director <br />Doby then presented his budget proposals to reduce personnel and increase revenues. Doby <br />described the department's organizational structure, indicated that 5 full-time positions <br />would be deleted, and explained he was compensating for this loss by increasing the use of <br />part-time and volunteer staff. <br /> <br />Director Doby proposed to raise revenue by increasing Santa Ana Zoo admission prices and <br />user fees for sports programs, establishing rental charges for the use of city facilities outside <br />the City's normal operating hours, and adopting a more aggressive citation program for park <br />safety enforcement. <br /> <br />In response to concerns raised by a senior citizens group represented by Lew Lefler <br />regarding the proposed community center rental charges, Director Doby explained how the <br />affected parties had been notified of the proposal. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Richardson and Moreno expressed reservations regarding proposals to <br />charge senior citizens and other Santa Ana residents for the use of City-owned facilities. <br />Councilmember Richardson also expressed qualms regarding the proposal to close the <br />McFadden Branch Library. <br /> <br />City Manager Ream concluded the session by pointing out that the FY 93-94 budget was <br />different from those in previous years in that the proposed budget called for a significant <br />restructuring of the City's operations. <br /> <br />ADJOURNED - 9:10 P.M. <br /> <br />Clerk of the Council <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 125 MARCH 23, 1993 <br /> <br /> <br />