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COMMENTS <br /> <br />Ben Grabiel invited Council members to an open house at the Yale <br />Apartments on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 <br /> <br />90.B. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilmember Alvarez: <br />· Wished everyone a happy new year <br />· Asked Police Chief Paul Walters to give an update on the Police and <br /> Fire Games to be hosted this summer by Santa Ana. <br />· Asked the City Manager to provide an update on the proposed location <br /> of the Court of Appeals in the Civic Center <br />· Noted that January 9, 2002 was the last day of the current Bowers <br /> Museum exhibit on the Holy Land and encouraged residents to take <br /> advantage of the opportunity to see this event <br />· Reminded residents that the Council meeting on January 22, 2002 <br /> would be held at the Delhi Center <br />· Asked the City Council to adjourn in the memory of Sister Cecilia <br /> Varela from St. Francis Home <br />· Thanked the Triangle Kids After School Program participants for the <br /> flag artwork displayed in the Council chambers <br /> <br />Councilmember Christy: <br /> <br />· Asked Rip Ribble, <br /> <br /> Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and <br /> Community Services Agency to give an update on the upcoming Youth <br /> Expo on March 17, 2002 <br />· Asked John Reekstin, Executive Director, Community Development <br /> Agency to brief the Council on the recent tour of the empowerment <br /> zone by representatives of the HUD Washington office and Los <br /> Angeles Office. Mr. Reekstin noted that the representatives were <br /> impressed with the progress accomplished in the zone <br />· Noted that there was a recent article in the Orange County Register <br /> that was critical of the slow pace of the Friendship Park Renovation <br /> project. She noted that the project site is located on top of a flood <br /> control channel and plans needed to be coordinated with the County; <br /> she further noted that the project is now on track, and is expected to be <br /> completed by mid-May 2002 <br />· Reported that she and Councilmember Alvarez went to Ontario, <br /> California on January 5, 2002 to hear President Bush speak at a town <br /> hall meeting <br />· Announced that John Perez, a student from Saddleback High had <br /> drawn a sketch depicting what September 11, 2001 meant to him, and <br /> that this sketch in on display in Sacramento and may be chosen to <br /> present to President Bush <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />17 JANUARY 7, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />