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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
May 24, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. in Conference Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex.
ATTENDANCE
The following Council members were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Councilmember Carlos Bustamante excused absence
Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director/Planning and Building Agency; Kenneth
Adams, Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City
Attomey; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; and Estella Rodarte, Senior
Community Preservation Inspector.
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 26, 2005 MEETING
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Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent)
2.
VENDING TRUCK ORDINANCE UPDATE
Bruce Dunams gave a comprehensive review of Phase I of the Mobile Vending Truck
ordinance. This review led into an overview of the proposed Phase II ordinance (Exhibit
1). Major discussion issues focused upon revocation procedures and policy, vending
location policy and vending location assignments using alternate lottery proposals. Each
of the above topics led to significant dialogue with the council committee, staff and public
constituency involved.
Staff was directed to complete its work on refining the policy implications of the issues
that were discussed and meet with vending association to get their feedback. Staff was
directed to bring its revisions back to the committee at its nex1 meeting.
3. DEPUTY COUNTY HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM UPDATE
Item continued to the next meeting due to the absence of Councilmember Bustamante.
4.
LEGAL DETERMINATION OF ICE CREAM TRUCKS AS MOBILE VENDING UNITS
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Ben Kaufman provided a legal synopsis of the ice cream truck ordinance and its
evolution during the litigation with the cities of Fullerton and Anaheim. It was his legal
recommendation that the committee not fold the ice cream vendors in the mobile
vending truck ordinance since the intent of the ice cream trucks is supposed to the short
duration shorts in the neighborhood community.
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Although he acknowledged that there were overlapping issues, he felt the primary issues
facing the community regarding the two industries were clearly distinctive.
The committee members clearly felt there was an over concentration of ice cream truck
vendors in certain areas of Santa Ana (Brooke and Camille streets in particular) and if
there were any legal options to reduce the number of ice cream trucks permitted in an
area for a given period.
5. GARAGE PRE-SALE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Bruce Dunams provided a review of the recently proposed pre-sale inspection ordinance
that developed approximately five years ago and reviewed as recently as 2003. He
elaborated on the specific policy issues related to the development of the proposal and
the strong local resistance of any such program by the local realtors association.
The committee directed staff to outline a program which would only evaluate garages as
part of a pre-sale inspection program. The intent is to outline the parameters of a
program that could be introduced to the entire council for discussion.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Julie Stroud requested the committee evaluate the Los Angeles ordinance regarding
grocery cart retrieval. She suggested that it may be a legal option that the city may wish
to consider.
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COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
8. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Deputy County Health Inspection Program Update
B. Mobile Vendor Truck Ordinance Discussion
C. Garage Pre-Sale Inspection Program
D. Shopping Cart Ordinance Discussion
9. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 28. 2005
ADJOURNMENT - 7:35 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Planning & Building Agency
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Neighborhood ImprovemenUCode
Enforcement Council Committee Minutes
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. Annual Permit
. Revocation (3 violations - 12 months)
. Transient Time Limits
90 minutes in one location.
Must move minimum 500 feet.
U Can not return to same block same day.
. Vending Locations
Site criterium/approval.
Vend from right side only.
35 mph max speed on street for vending.
. Towing Mechanism
. Vending Station Assignments
Lottery/Seniority
. Outstanding Issues
GPS
Health Department
Signage control through permit process
. Ice Cream Trucks
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EXI-lIBIT 1
Mobile Vehicle Vending
Phase II
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