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commended staff, particularly the Fire and Police Departments and Public Works Agency, <br />for its outstanding disaster relief efforts during the recent El Nifo rains. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGuigan: <br /> <br />indicated staff's November disaster drill at the Emergency Operations Center helped <br />prepare the City for the El Nifio rains; <br /> <br />commended Police Lieutenant Bill Tegeler and his staff for organizing the 7t~ Annual <br />Westend District Community Oriented Policing Christmas party attended by some 5,000 <br />disadvantaged kids and low-income residents from the area; <br /> <br />noted the Bowers Museum's Topaz Restaurant was recently featured in an America West <br />Airlines travelogue article; and <br /> <br />cautioned everyone about the dangers of "drinking and driving," especially during the <br />Holiday Season. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lutz echoed the Holiday greetings of his fellow Councilmembers and thanked the <br />residents of Wilshire Square for their hospitality during the Neighborhood's recent concert. <br /> <br />Councilmember Franklin: <br /> <br />thanked the Santa Ana North Rotary Club for sponsoring the Hoover Elementary School <br />Santa Claus project; <br /> <br />reported the Santa Ana Kiwanis recently raised $4,000 from Sees' candy sales for the <br />Kiwanis scholarship fund; <br /> <br />commended Mai Cong for her work on organizing the Vietnamese Center's Christmas <br />awards banquet; <br /> <br />requested Public Works Agency staff respond to Marlene Mooney's parking problems at <br />Riverview West; <br /> <br />asked staffto track 1998 state legislation regarding shopping cart regulations; and <br /> <br />announced the First Presbyterian Church would present a choir and brass ensemble holiday <br />program on December 21, 1997. <br /> <br />Mayor Pulido: <br /> <br />gave a recap of the City's 1997 milestones, noting such events as the launch of the <br />Discovery Science Center and the establishment of a California State University, Fullerton <br />satellite campus for art in Downtown Santa Ana; <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />359 <br /> <br />DECEMBER 15, 1997 <br /> <br /> <br />