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CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION presented by COUNCILMEMBER BENAVIDES to <br />Townsend Raitt Street Fiesta and Resource Fair Community Organizers - Ava <br />Steaffens-Kidworks; Fr. Ed Poettgen and Enrique Soria - Immaculate Heart of Mary <br />Church; Claire Braeburn-America on Track; Gloria Giraldo and Enrique Olivares-Santa <br />Ana Building Healthy Communities; Barry Cottle-C&C Development; Eunice Bobert - <br />Orange Housing Development Corporation; Supervisor Janet Nguyen-Orange County <br />Board of Supervisors; America Bracho-Latino Health Access; and Reverend Joel Solis- <br />United Methodist Church. <br />CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION presented by COUNCILMEMBER BENAVIDES to <br />Efrain Peraza and Alexis Rocha from the TKO Boxing Club for winning the 2011 <br />Ringside World Championship in Kansas City Missouri on August 20, 2011. <br />PROCLAMATION presented by COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ to Chris Leo from St. <br />Joseph Hospital recognizing Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. <br />PROCLAMATION presented by COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ to Eddie Marquez with <br />the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. <br />CLOSED SESSION REPORT - See Item 19A. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />• Raymond Rangel, was one of the original board members of Downtown Inc.; <br />assessment fee high and receiving no benefit, understood that Board would promote <br />4th Street merchants, but thus far focused on Artist Village and restaurants; no <br />security provided to other type of merchants; concerned with salary amounts paid <br />with assessment; no longer sponsoring Cinco de Mayo event or 16th of September; <br />thanked Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez for assistance in dealing with said issue. <br />• Alex Vega, opined that Measure D applies to elected officials, not residents; recently <br />held event at Arte Cultural de Mexico on Sycamore between 4th and 5th Streets that <br />was well attended. <br />• Claudia Arellanes, noted that her business no longer part of PBID, but continues to <br />support effort to disestablish; proposed budget by Downtown Inc. on the Agenda for <br />consideration by the City Council not adequate for a non-profit organization; board <br />still has not diversified; concerned with line item budget submitted; urged City <br />Council to request more thorough budget and also disestablish PBID. <br />• Fina Chavez, thanked Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez for support to protect businesses <br />forced to pay PBID assessment; supports disestablishment; believes that <br />assessment benefitting business owners, but not property owners; requested a re- <br />vote. <br />• Nina Jun, no longer within PBID boundary, but philosophically opposed to <br />assessment; noted that Downtown Inc. needs to diversify Board; dissatisfied with <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 OCTOBER 3, 2011