CITY COUNCIL WRAP-UP

WHAT HAPPENED:

The City Council received $24,500 to be used for an abridged Drug Abuse
Resistance Education program.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The Promoting Resources in Drug Education Foundation, a fund-raising
organization for the police department, officially presented the city with
a check to be used to launch a spring DARE program. A community effort has
allowed the program to continue despite being cut from the city budget.
Funding was cut Dec. 16. Police Chief Kenneth Small said he is committed to
designing the program based on the funds received.

Donors recognized at the ceremony included the Kiwanis Foundation of
Huntington Beach, the Robert J. Mayer Corporation, Dream Merchants, Inc.
Rainbow Disposal, South Coast Oil Corporation and the Huntington Beach
Police Officers Foundation. There are more funds already on the way,
council members said.

WHAT THEY SAID:

"This isn't the end of it. We're just getting started on our DARE program."

- -- Councilman Gil Coerper