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COMMENTS <br /> <br />90.A. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Ann Davis expressed concern regarding illegal discharge of firearms by individuals <br />celebrating the New Year Holiday and requested more rigid Police enforcement and <br />imposition of stiffer penalties for violators. <br /> <br />Police Chief Paul Walters reported the number of shootings had decreased approximately <br />50% this year and that he would provide an incident report to the Council. Councilmember <br />Richardson requested the Chief investigate whether restricting the sale of ammunition during <br />the Holidays was an effective method to decrease such shootings, and if so, to work with the <br />other police chiefs in Orange County to enact appropriate legislation. <br /> <br />Margaret Farris reported continuing threats to her personal safety and requested Police <br />assistance. <br /> <br />Jan McFarlane thanked the Council for re-funding her Student-Assisted Mortgage loan. <br /> <br />Virgel Nickell opined that people, not guns and ammunition, caused crime. He also <br />encouraged the City Council to restrict alcohol sales in the City. <br /> <br />90.B. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />In response to Councilmember Moreno's inquiry, the Clerk of the Council indicated the poll <br />of the Councilmembers regarding invocations at Council meetings was not yet complete. <br />Moreno also reported an increasing incidence of graffiti in his neighborhood which he felt <br />was reflective of escalating gang activity and requested additional Police enforcement. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGuigan requested staff prepare a fact sheet to help Councilmembers <br />respond to constituent inquiries regarding the recent increase in cable television rates by <br />Comcast Cablevision. She also asked the City Attorney to check with other legal <br />professionals regarding leaf blowing ordinances and the feasibility of enforcing such <br />ordinances. <br /> <br />Councilmember Richardson noted that he had requested that the Police Reserve Officers be <br />recognized as a group for contributing in excess of 10,000 hours of volunteer service to the <br />City at the next Council meeting. <br /> <br />In response to Councilmember Espinoza's inquiry, Public Works Agency Executive Director <br />Jim Ross reported the Bristol/Edinger intersection roadwork project was scheduled for <br />completion in May 1995 and that he would ask the contractor to repair potholes adjacent to <br />the project area. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 12 JANUARY 3, 1995 <br /> <br /> <br />