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Home My WebLink About13B - COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS ( c_ ( CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Meeting Minutes October 25, 2005 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:55 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex. ATTENDANCE The following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Bist, Alberta Christy (6:02 p.rn.) and Carlos Bustamante Staff present were: Dave Ream, City Manager; Steve Harding, Deputy City Manager/Development Services; Jay Trevino, Executive Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Estella Rodarte, Senior Community Preservation Inspector; and Will Hayes, Maintenance Services Manager. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 MEETING Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Christy absent) 2. SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE DISCUSSION Ben Kaufman presented a draft of the ordinance and discussion followed. Will Hayes provided a six-month report on shopping cart retrieval in the city. The Committee made recommendations to provide incentives for businesses to install loss prevention systems and achieve the goal of reducing the number of carts in the streets. The committee requested information on the costs associated with the different types of loss prevention systems that staff is researching and bring back information on how those different systems operate. 3. STREET CURB ADDRESS PAINTING Will Hayes provided information on curb numbering considerations. Discussion followed with recommendations for staff to bring back additional information concerning the involvement of non-profit organizations and private companies. 138-1 / / ( c ( 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS Evangeline Gawronski asked questions concerning the mobile vending ordinance. Brief discussion of the ordinance ensued. Mr. Dunams informed Ms. Gawronski that enforcement of the new ordinance would begin effective February 13, 2006. 5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None 6. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A. GPS Tracking System for Mobile Vendors B. Pre-Sale Ordinance C. Shopping Cart Ordinance D. Street Curb Address Painting 7. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, November 22,2005 T - 6:50 P.M. Br~ie Dunams COtlmunity Preservation Manager BD/rb S:Council CommINlCE CCINICE Minutes 10-25-05 Neighborhood Improvement/Code Enforcement Council Committee Minutes 2 October 25, 2005 138-2 ( CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT MINUTES September 1, 2005 CALL TO ORDER The meeting convened at 5:40 p.m. in City Hall, Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE City Council Committee members present: Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Bist and Councilmember Jose Solorio. Absent: Councilmember Claudia Alvarez. ( Staff members present: Deputy City Manager of Development Services, Steve Harding, Community Development Agency Executive Director Patricia C. Whitaker, Planning and Building Agency Executive Director Jay Trevino, Executive Director of Pubic Works Jim Ross, Chief Assistant City Attorney Benjamin Kaufman, Community Preservation Inspector Alvaro Nunez, Redevelopment Assistant, Danell Mercado, and Senior Planner Sergio Klotz. Community members present: None AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 7,2005 Action: The minutes were approved 2:0 (Absent: Alvarez) 2. PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS A Notice of Violation (NV) was issued to the Casa de Ceramica property at 2541 South Main regarding the banners and unpermitted signs. Apparently, the business owner has taken ownership of the property. Thus, the NV process seemed more appropriate to follow rather than the citation process. If there is no compliance, the property owner/business owner will be sent to a Hearing. If there is no compliance after the Hearing, the NV may eventually lead to a criminal case. 138-3 The Clear Channel Billboard located just south of 2540 South Main by the railroad was repaired and a new advertisement was displayed, although it was quickly covered by graffiti. Staff is working with SAPD regarding the selling of DVDs and CDs on the streets in the Downtown area. Enforcement regarding windows in the Downtown area is also being conducted. 3. ADAPTIVE REUSE OF SPURGEON BUILDING At this time, Steve Harding informed the Committee that he was still waiting to hear from Jay Mehan. Discussion then ensued regarding parking and tenants living in the building. Staff will follow up on these issues. 4. DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM UPDATE ( Ben Kaufman provided a handout with items that need to be considered and decided upon for this program. A map showing parking meter locations was also provided. Following a discussion, it was decided that staff would contact the Loft Owners Association and request to be placed on their next meeting agenda to try and educate Phase 1 & 2 Loft owners about monthly passes and the garage security that is available and answer any other questions or concerns they may have. Staff will update the Committee at the next meeting. 5. LOFT SURVEY UPDATE The survey was mailed and six responses were received. Danell Mercado will make further contact with both Associations and update at the next meeting. 6. PROJECT UPDATES a) 4TH Street Pushcart Status- The carts have been ordered and payment has been made. The vendors now prefer to have all of the carts delivered at once and have a grand event so delivery of all carts is now anticipated to be February or March 2006. At that time, health department stickers will be available for all the carts. Pat Whitaker will contact the vendor for a timeline update and status of actual carts built to date. ( City Council Committee on Main Street Development - Minutes 2 September 1, 2005 138-4 b) SC Gas Buildinq Dr. Jimenez of the Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center and the Chapman Film School are interested in possibly occupying the building. Both organizations toured the building with Dave Ream. A decision is yet to be made. c) Phase III Olson Lofts Status Jay Trevino has met with the Olson Company in a series of meetings in the last few months. To date, there is no proforma as yet and density is still an issue. Staff will continue working with the Olson Company on these issues and on receiving a good project design from them. d) Otis Buildinq Update Pat Whitaker has been in contact with Rikki Zuckerman, owner of the Otis Building, and the placement of the bus stop continues to be an issue. A possible solution may be to request the owner to paint the building first and then move the bus stop to its original location, which would be coordinated by OCT A and the City. Staff will continue working on this issue. ( e) Construction of Archway Siqn on South Main Street The size and two possible locations (1st and Main and North of Warner) were discussed. At the next meeting, Jim Ross will report on the feasibility of the locations and the cost of the sign. In the meantime, Pat Whitaker will send budget information to the Committee. f) Nexus Entry Siqn Update The art concept design was shown to the Committee. The City will be responsible for retaining the artist, Nexus will fund the creation, and the City will pay for maintenance, as the art will be in a public right of way. Having this public art will be a precedent for the City of Santa Ana. A pedestal will also be added. Jim Ross and Jay Trevino will update the Committee at the next meeting. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None 8. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None ( City Council Committee on Main Street Development - Minutes 3 September 1, 2005 138-5 ( ( 9. ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS Fa<;ade Rebate Program 10. NEXT MEETING - October 6, 2005 ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m. to October 6, 2005. patr~4w~JJhi Recording Secretary Community Development Agency PCW/mlr City Council Committee on Main Street Development. Minutes 4 September 1, 2005 138-6