HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-28-1971MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
June 28, 1971
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa
Aha was convened at 5:30 P.M., in the West Winds Room of the
Saddleback Inn, 1660 East First Street, proper notice and posting
having been accomplished, with evidence on file in the office of the
Clerk of the Council. The following Councilmen were present:
Wade Herrin, Vernon S. Evans, J. Ogden Markel, Jerry M.
Patterson, Ray Villa, Harry K. Yamamoto and Mayor Lorin Griset.
Also pre~ent were City Manager Carl J. Thornton, City Attorney
James A.. Withers, Assistant City Manager Bruce Spragg and Clerk
of the Council Florence I. Malone. A representative of the Press
arrived at approximately 7:00 P. M.
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION
MEETINGS
the exception of Commissioner Sanders.
The Council immediately
recessed for dinner with the
Planning Commission, all
of whom were present with
Following dinner Council
and Commission members discussed the Rules of Procedure for
the conduct of their respective meetings which had been in effect on
a trial basis for approximately 60 days. The consensus was that with
minor exceptions the Rules of Procedure had proven effective. The
Clerk was instructed to make the changes discussed and to provide the
revised copies to the Council and Commission for ratification.
At 7:15 P.M., Commission members departed to resume their evening
meeting and at 7:30 P. M., the Council convened for discussion of the
proposed 1971-72 Budget.
1971 -1972 BUDGET The City Manager d~scribed
the proposed Budget as
conservative in its estimates of
revenues and expenditures. He stated that it is a balanced but
"diminished service" budget; that revenue sources have not kept up with
the City's growth and increased demand for services; that it will maintain
the services the City presently provides at as high a level as possible;
and that it contains no recommendation for new sources of revenue or
increased City tax rate.
The Council proceeded to consider the Budget on a page-by-page basis.
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HUMAN RELATIONS A motion by Councilman
COMMISSION Evans, seconded by Councilman
Markel to delete from the
budget the entire appropriation for the Human Relations Commission
failed on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
A BSE NT:
Evans, Markel, Herrin
Villa, Griset, Yamamoto, Patterson
None
MANPOWER PROJECT COORDINATOR Councilman Villa suggested
that the position of Manpower
Project Coordinator should
be directly responsible to the City Manager instead of the Community
Relations officer. The City Manager stated that he would provide the
Council a report of the pros and cons of the suggestion as soon as
possible.
The Council continued its review and discussion of the Budget through
page 15.
RECESS At 10:15 P.M., the Council
recessed to an Executive
Session for discussion of
pending legal matters, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded
by Councilman Herrin and unanimously carried. Council reconvened
at 11:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT At lh05 P.M., the meeting
was adjourned to Thursday,
Julyl, 1971, at 7:30 P.M.,
in the Mayor's office, at City Hall, 217 North Main Street.
Florence I. Malone
Clerk of the Council
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