Anaheim splits on seat belt grant amid 50k funding dispute
Anaheim City Council divided 3 2 over accepting a 50011 state grant for the California Seat Belt Compliance Campaign with Mayor Curt Pringle opposing the funding saying resources should be better used for non enforcement. Councillors Tom Tait and Richard Chavez joined the nay side while Shirley McCracken and Bob Hernandez voted yes. Downtown design standards received unanimous approval as part of the downtown mixed use overlay. The meeting opened with a workshop from Adelphia on city cable service changes. Proclamations honoredRecovery Month and Let's Make a Difference Day. Four more items included housing project talks with Mercy Housing California, a traffic signal maintenance agreement with Orange, Magnolia High reconfiguration plans, and a hotel development incentive. A DUI traffic safety project with CHP and COPS Safe Schools funding were approved, along with housing and zoning amendments and a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant plan with a $262,949 DOJ grant.