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90.B. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember Moreno: <br /> <br />described his actions at the previous Council meeting, indicating he had accidentally <br />bumped into Councilmember Franklin, not pushed him intentionally as reported by the <br />media; <br /> <br />announced his intention to run for Mayor in the November 1998 election; <br /> <br />criticized among other issues, the appointment of Glenn Mondo as the Ward 1 <br />representative to the Planning Commission (See Minutes page 48), the discontinuation of <br />the K. Lee Gift Shop lease at the Regional Transportation Center, and the overall <br />management of the City; <br /> <br />requested the City Manager provide him with a copy of the Manager's goals for the <br />coming year; and <br /> <br />asked the Clerk of the Council to place an item on the next City Council Agenda of a lease <br />or license for a vending cart at the Regional Transportation Center. <br /> <br />Public Works Agency Executive Director Jim Ross responded to Councilmember Espinoza's <br />questions regarding the h-vine Ranch Water District trench work on Dyer between Halladay and <br />the 55 Freeway. City Manager Ream affirmed approximately 75% of the City's water was <br />pumped out of the Dyer Road well field and provided a brief history of water allocations in the <br />Santa Ana Basin. <br /> <br />Councilmember Espinoza requested staff investigate decreasing the amount of water sold to the <br />lrvine Ranch Water District and increasing Santa Ana's draw from the Santa Aha Basin so as to <br />reduce the amount of water the City has to purchase. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGuigan: <br /> <br />announced the Santa Ana Zoo would celebrate its 46th Birthday on March 7 and <br />encouraged everyone to attend; <br /> <br />presented the Mayor with a plaque she had accepted in his behal£ recognizing the City's <br />partnership with Willard School and commended Principal Williams and the School on its <br />successful partnering program; <br /> <br />requested staffforward information regarding the cost of shopping cart removal from <br />neighborhoods to Assemblyman Pringle who xvas promoting state legislation to curb this <br />public nuisance; and <br /> <br />commended the Orange County Register on its recent articles and photography of Santa <br />Santa Ana's architectural treasures. <br /> <br />In response to Councilmember Lutz' inqui~/, the Clerk of the Council indicated City Council <br />meetings had been televised since 1985. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />67 MARCH 2, 1998 <br /> <br /> <br />