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COMMENTS <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem McGuiaan <br /> · Commended the Friends of the Zoo for a very successful annual <br /> Zoofari held at the Zoo at Prentice Park on August 24t~ and noted <br /> that the funds raised will help support the Zoo <br /> · Noted that on September 7, 2002 a time capsule at the Zoo will be <br /> opened; this time capsule was placed at the zoo when the land was <br /> first given to the City by the Prentice family <br /> · Asked the City Council to adjourn its meeting in memory of former <br /> Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency Director, Cleve <br /> Williams <br /> <br />Councilmember Bist <br /> · Asked staff to follow up on what the City does when an accident <br /> involving a crossing guard occurs within the City <br /> · Announced that El Sol Science and Arts Academy in Santa Ana <br /> received a grant totaling one million dollars to assist with school <br /> construction; she further announced that the fundraiser held by El <br /> Sol on August 31,2002 was very successful <br /> · Asked staff to obtain information about the proposed "blitz build" of <br /> a house in Santa Aha by Habitat for Humanity <br /> · Thanked the SEIU for addressing the Council and encouraged <br /> union leaders to resume negotiations with the City <br /> <br />Councilmember Solorio <br /> · Congratulated Mayor Pulido and staff on the success of President <br /> George Bush's visit to Santa Ana and the Bower's Museum on <br /> August 23, 2002 <br /> · Reported that he attended a Bike trail clean-up sponsored by <br /> Madison Park and Eastside Neighborhood Associations to <br /> supplement what the City is able to do <br /> · Reported that he attended an event at Main Place to encourage <br /> residents to register to vote and to vote on November 5, 2002 <br /> · Announced that on August 29, 2002 there was a ground breaking <br /> for a storm drain at Segerstrom and Bristol streets <br /> · Thanked and commended SEIU for their leadership on behalf of the <br /> City's part-time workers <br /> <br />Councilmember Franklin <br /> · Congratulated the Edna Park neighborhood on the ribbon cutting <br /> event for new playground equipment improvements <br /> · Asked staff to look at a program aimed at discouraging littering in <br /> the City and suggested that the ETAC Committee also look at this <br /> issue <br /> · Asked Council Services staff to look at purported problems with <br /> recent water bills and large increases that some residents have <br /> experienced on their water bills <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />329 <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />