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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
May 23, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
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The meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center
Plaza, Santa Ana.
ATTENDANCE
The following Committee members were present:
Absent:
Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Carlos Bustamante
Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Kenneth
Adams, Assistant Director Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant
City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; and Steve Gutmann,
Supervisor of Inspections.
AGENDA ITEMS
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 25,2006 MEETING
Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent)
2. PRE-SALE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Bruce Dunams provided an overview of the history of the pre-sale inspection
program effort by the council committee. As part of the staff presentation he
highlighted the meeting between staff, local real estate professionals and
members of the neighborhood communication linkage organization. His
discussion covered the list of issues brought to the table by both groups.
The real estate industry preferred an amended local disclosure program to the.
institution of a pre-sale inspection program. Whereas the community linkage
representatives were strong advocates of the program because they felt it would
get at a variety of significant issues facing Santa Ana. Mr. Dunams stated that
the meeting allowed the two groups to have a positive discussion about local real
estate issues facing Santa Ana without any rancor since both sides had
significantly differing opinions.
The Committee members engaged in considerable discussion about the "local
option" real estate transfer disclosure statement. Staff provided a detailed
analysis of the statement and highlighted the strengths and weakness of the
"local disclosure" proposal. The Committee members felt the "local disclosure"
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option had some positive merits but would not address the major occupancy and
illegal construction issues faci~g this community.
The committee briefly discussed experiences of pre-sale inspection experiences
of other communities. The discussion focused primarily on the exemptions
granted from the inspection program from other cities.
The Committee then directed staff to schedule the matter for review by the entire
City Council, with a NI/CE Council Committee recommendation for a full scale
pre-sale inspection program. The Committee recommended inclusion of an
amnesty program and list of exemptions from the program.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - None
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
5. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Shopping Carts Discussion
6. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
ADJOURNMENT - 6:30 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Planning & Building Agency
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