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Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:47 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex.
ATTENDANCE
The following Committee members were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Absent: Carlos Bustamante
Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Joe
Fletcher, City Attorney; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Karen Haluza,
Planning Manager; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Estella Rodarte,
Senior Community Preservation Inspector; and Paula Lomeli, Senior Community
Preservation Inspector.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. August 16, 2006 Special Meeting
B. August 22, 2006 Meeting
Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent)
2. HUMAN SIGNS
Ben Kaufman advised the group of a recent court ruling in Washington that ruled
against a city for citing "human signs". Ben indicated that based on that ruling, it
would be virtually impossible to pass an ordinance. Joe Fletcher stated he was
going to get together with other city attorneys from other cities to try to come up with
a group approach versus city by city. Councilmember Bist suggested we start taking
photos to document the problem.
3. PARKING LIFTS
Karen Haluza conducted a Powerpoint presentation on parking lifts on the market.
She showed photos of an apartment complex on the south end of the city that is
currently using a lift system and also a new system proposed for a small mixed-use
project on 4th Street in the Downtown. After some general discussion,
Councilmember Bist suggested staff send a memo to council and ETAC advising
about the availability of this type of technology.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS -None
5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS -None
6. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING -None
7. NEXT~,,ETING DATE: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Dunams
unity Preservation Manager
ing & Building Agency
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