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COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember Solorio <br />· Noted that there were many successful events in the schools and <br /> community the past weekend commemorating the life of Cesar <br /> Chavez. He further noted that on March 31, 2001 there was a <br /> celebration at the newly designated Cesar Chavez Campesino Park, <br /> which was renamed following City Council approval on March 19, <br /> 2001 <br />· Announced that he had taken a tour of the new Nexus Twin Towers <br /> development in MacArther Place which will open in early summer; <br /> he noted that this project will put Santa Ana on the map as a place <br /> of commerce and designation for business, entertainment and the <br /> arts; he asked staff to work closely with businesses to celebrate the <br /> opening of this development <br /> <br />Councilmember Franklin <br />· Thanked Mayor Pulido for his leadership in bringing the International <br /> Trade Center to Santa Aha; he noted that the center, which opened <br /> March 22, 2001 with Governor Gray Davis and Mexico's President <br /> Vincente Fox in attendance, will provide more jobs for Santa Ana <br /> residents <br />· Thanked Councilmember Bist for her ongoing work with the Williard <br /> Neighborhood in efforts to clean and make this area a safer place to <br /> live <br />· Reminded residents that the annual Floral Park Home and Garden <br /> Tours would be held on April 28-29, 2001 <br />· Encouraged residents to adopt pets from the Grand Avenue Pet <br /> Shelter on Grand Avenue, south of Seventeenth Street in Santa <br /> Ana <br /> Asked the City Council to adjourn the meeting in memory of Maurice <br /> Lycan who died March 15 , 2001. Mr Lycan was a graduate of <br /> Santa Ana High School and Santa Ana College, a member of the <br /> Rotary Club, and branch manager of Arden Farms which was <br /> located on 4th Street in Santa Ana <br /> Further asked the City Council to adjourn the meeting in memory of <br /> Frank Hilligass, a Iongtime Santa Ana resident and member of the <br /> Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana. Mr. Hilligass served in the United <br /> States Army in World War II; his service included the D-Day <br /> Normandy Landing, Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of prison <br /> camps <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 131 APRIL 2, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />