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WORKSTUDY SESSION <br /> <br />Mills reviewed Orange County Water Basin management objectives and the types of aquifers in <br />the Basin -- shallow, principal, and deep -- and explained colored water pumped from the deep <br />aquifer would reduce a pressure differential that allowed colored water to migrate upward into <br />the principal aquifer. He briefly discussed the history of OCWD and responsed to <br />Councilmembers' questions regarding technical aspects of water basin management such as <br />guarding against sea water intrusion and seasonal pumping rates. <br /> <br />Diana Leach, representing the Mesa Consolidated Water District, noted her District was currently <br />using colored water, opined increased colored water production would benefit overall water <br />production, and stressed the need for oversight of colored water pumping by a management <br />committee. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tern Richardson requested written documentation of Mill's presentation, and <br />Councilmember Franklin asked that the documentation include projected cost impacts on Santa <br />Ana households and businesses of the Dyer Road Well Field amendment. <br /> <br />WS.B. SR-22 WEST ORANGE COUNTY CONNECTION PROJECT STATUS <br /> <br />Public Works Agency Executive Dircctor Jim Ross introduced Assistant to the City Managcr <br />Manuel Gomez who provided thc Council with a copy of the "SR-22/West Orange County <br />Connection Study" and briefly outlined thc six alternatives contained in the Study. He explained <br />alternatives 4, 5, and 6 would require land acquisition for freeway, HOV (High Occupancy <br />Vehicle) lanes, and light rail construction; and illustrated with maps the properties that would be <br />affected in Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Mayor Pulido observcd Alternative 6 would impact MainPlace, and also rcquested staff meet <br />with residents from the Morrison Park Neighborhood to discuss land acquisition impacts on that <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Citing a number of the City's cultural and educational assets such as the Discovery and Bowers <br />Museums and Artists Village, Claudia Riewaldt enumerated a list of advantages to living in <br />Santa Ana. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember McGuigan reported an uneven asphalt application in the northbound traffic lanes <br />near the railroad crossing on South Main Street and requested Public Works staff investigate. <br /> <br />Councilmember Moreno reported an accumulation of junk and debris near a salvage yard on <br />north side of 5t~' Street east of Sullivan and requestcd Code Enforcement staff investigate. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />208 JULY 20, 1998 <br /> <br /> <br />