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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2003
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 5:40 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall.
ATTENDANCE
The following Council members were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Staff present were: Cynthia Nelson, Deputy City Manager/Development Services; Ben
Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attomey; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager;
Gary Mack, Senior Building Inspector; and Teri Cable, PWA Administrative Services Manager.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 22, 2003 MEETING
Approved by a vote of 2:0
2. NEWSRACKS UPDATE
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Staff will reevaluate the proposed regulations in light of the Nike decision expected from
the Supreme Court in the next few days. Public Works Agency staff will meet with
industry representatives prior to the next NI/CE Council Committee meeting.
3. VENDING TRUCK ORDINANCE UPDATE
Staff made a presentation, passed out draft ordinance language and public comment
was received. After discussion of potential schedule, it was agreed that this item should
not be on the next agenda.
4. VENDING MACHINE ORDINANCE UPDATE
Staff made a presentation and passed out draft ordinance language as recommended by
the Planning Commission on June 23. Public comment was solicited and the schedule
for council consideration was discussed.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mary Bloom Ramos stated: (a) at her recent meeting with community members,
Cornerstone Village residents expressed that they did not want food vendors in their
neighborhood, and (b) in Cornerstone Village area, vendors are selling guns, cigarettes
and illegal fireworks, and holding guns, and (c) these vendors will not take cash, only
credit (for which they charge interest).
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Judy Edge stated: she provided a punch list of items in Sandpointe that need to be
addressed (including shopping carts and "grand opening" banners that should be
removed, and thanked Gary Mack for meeting with her on May 29 to take care of many
of items.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Newhouse both commented on the vehicular vending ordinance.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
The councilmembers asked for the following items on the next meeting agenda:
Councilmember Christy: Front yard residential fence regulations. particularly the issue
of fences that are started but never finished; and owners of yard areas near schools who
are being cited and held responsible for maintenance even though their yards are being
destroyed by student trespassers.
Councilmember Bis!: Update on status of proposed regulation of human signs, and
update on regulations on news racks in the public right of way. Also will be looking
forward to a memo from the City Attorney's office regarding the upcoming Nike decision
from the Supreme Court.
7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Front Yard Fence Regulations
B. Human Signs
C. Newsracks
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8. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
ADJOl}RNMENT - 7:00 P.M.
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Neighborhood Improvement/Code
Enforcement Council Committee Minutes
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June 24, 2003