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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Adjourned Meeting Minutes
March 22, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall.
ATTENDANCE
The following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Council member Carlos Bustamante was an excused absence
Staff present were: Stephen Harding, Executive Director/Planning & Building Agency; Kenneth
Adams, Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Jim Ross, Executive Director/Public
Works Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community
Preservation Manager; George Alvarez, City Engineer; T.C. Sutaria, City Traffic Engineer; and
Monica Suter, Senior Civil Engineer.
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - FEBRUARY 15, 2005 REGULAR MEETING
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Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent)
2.
UPDATE ON PERMIT PARKING
Jim Ross offered opening comments on the subject and provided a brief summary of the
item. Monica Suter provided a comprehensive overview of the history of the program
and provided summary sheets to the council committee outlining permit parking
programs rapid growth.
Committee comments recommended a formal appeal process to ET AC for final
decisions for neighborhood associations who may be aggrieved by the staff
determination whether their neighborhoods meet criteria for mandating permit parking.
3. UPDATE ON VENDING TRUCK ORDINANCE AND PHASE II ORDINANCE PLAN
Bruce Dunams gave a status report of the mobile vending program. He highlighted
several meetings that staff had with the vendor association to outline the intentions of
the council in adapting the vendor ordinance. Many of the overt problems have been
curtailed by the adoption of the ordinance by the Council. He indicated that the vendor
association was supportive of a stronger local program if it provided a fair opportunity for
them to continue to do business in manner that was cooperative with the community.
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Council committee directed staff to ask the association to prepare a letter to the City
Manager outlining its proposal.
4.
CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFFING
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Bruce Dunams provided an overview of staffing changes in Community Preservation
over the past five years. His overview included a detailed list of the comprehensive
community preservation efforts as requested by the City Council during that period.
There was significant public and committee concern for the reduction in staff in
Community Preservation over the past five-year period. Those present expressed a
concern regarding the decline in services provided to the city's neighborhoods due to
these reductions. Committee members requested a detailed year by year break down of
the reduction in staff so they could determine an appropriate budget strategy.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
.:. Misleading real estate advertising of particular Santa Ana companies regarding
properties listed in Santa Ana.
.:. Real Estate disclosure issues associated with misleading advertisement.
.:. Illegal residential units being advertised as available in the greater Santa Ana
community.
.:. Pre -Sale inspection program of residential properties.
.:. Reconsideration of volunteer participation in Community Preservation Program.
.:. Reprioritization of code enforcement efforts.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
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ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Discussion of Phase II - Mobile Vending Trucks
B. Pre sale Garage Inspection Program
C. Real Estate Broker Disclosure Program
8. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
ADJOURNMENT - 7:43 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Planning & Building Agency
S:Council CommJNICE CC/NICE Minutes 03-22-05
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Neighborhood ImprovemenVCode
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