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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Adjourned Meeting Minutes
September 28, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 5:34 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall.
ATTENDANCE
The following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Staff present were: Dave Ream, City Manager; Jim Ross, Executive Director/Public Works
Agency; Kenneth Adams, Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman,
Chief Assistant City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Manuel
Gomez, Transportation Manager; Teri Cable, Administrative Services Manager; and Mary
Gonzales, Projects Manager.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Approved by a vote of 2:0
A. April 27, 2004 Regular Meeting
B. May 25, 2004 Special Meeting
C. June 22, 2004 Meeting Cancelled
D. August 24, 2004 Meeting Cancelled
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2.
BANNERS ALONG HUTTON CENTRE
Staff presentation by Mary Gonzales and Teri Cable intended to receive Committee
support to permit the installation of banners on public light standards along the public
right of way in the Hutton Centre area. Staff brought the issue to the Committee since
current public policy was to only permit non-profit charitable organizations the right to
place banners on public light standards.
Ms. Jody Coats and Ms. Jami Small representing CB Richard Ellis and Hutton Centre
Business association provided a package of material identifying the banners requested
by the group.
Mr. Kaufman asked the Committee to allow him to determine if it were legally
appropriate to respond in this forum. He also asked if the association would consider
installing stanchions on private property thereby making the issue a land use matter
which would be referred to the Planning Commission.
The item was continued to the next meeting.
CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFFING
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Bruce Dunams presented an overview of the adjustments to code enforcement staffing
made since the fiscal year budget adjustments and retirements that recently occurred in
the community preservation division. He explained in detailed how the workload has
been redistributed over the existing staffing with emphasis on maintaining priority within
the neighborhoods and the proactive code enforcement efforts.
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Public comments focused upon debris accumulation on the streets and sidewalks of the
business areas particularly South Main and South Bristol Streets.
Committee determination was that staff would prepare appropriate correspondence to
the business merchants to stress a clean up program for the street and sidewalk areas
adjacent to their properties. Committee determined that a work effort with the Chamber
of Commerce to develop a clean up campaign for the business community.
4. LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AND QUIET ZONES
Manuel Gomez provided the Committee with an update on the status of locomotive
horns and noise reduction issues associated with reducing the sound pollution caused
by the use of train horns adjacent to city's neighborhoods. He presented a series of
alternative strategies all of which ultimately must address the issue of liability as relates
to safety. If the city is willing to make certain improvements and accept a negotiated
liability strategy, then a sound attenuation program could be put into place.
Mr. Gomez determined that staff would need additional time to study both the liability
and railroad crossing improvements that would have to be put into place before the
Committee could make any serious policy input.
The item was continued to the next meeting.
5.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Evangeline Gawronski inquired if winter hours would be observed during the
enforcement of mobile vending ordinance. The issue will be referred to the City Council
for determination.
Dave Lopez commented that parking signs were disappearing on the Harbor Boulevard
corridor along with required off street parking for many of the automotive retail lots. A
response to the issue was requested.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Banners Along Hulton Centre
B. Locomotive Hours and Quiet Zones
8. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, October 26.2004
ADJOURNMENT - 7:45 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Directorl
Planning & Building Agency
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