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provide for a man-made lake had already been drafted in anticipation of the need. Mr. Huffman stated that they objected to the in-depth requirements which meant a 90 to 120 day delay in their plans; that they were ready to begin grading; that they had been alarmed when they found that Santa Aha was the only city with that ordinance and shocked that they would have to enclose their beautiful lake with a five foot fence; that they had not been permitted to submit plans without saying that they would build a fence; that there were no fences around the lakes at Lake Forest; that he;had been raised on the shores of Lake Michigan and it had not been fenced; that he had never seen a lake that was fenced; that he had hired the top lake consultant in the country to make a presentation to resolve the time delay problem and apathy on the part of the Building Department who would not allow them to get the job done; that they had ,offered to pay additional costs in order to have their plans expedited; that the present ordinance was inflexible and unworkable. Councilman Yamamoto's motion to refer the matter to staff, was seconded by Councilman Villa, and unanimously carried. TRACT 7494 The letter from Grant POLICE ENFORCEMENT Corporation dated January 9, 1973, requesting police enforcement according to California Vehicle Code on all private streets as shown on Tract Map 7494 recorded January 27, 1972, was referred to staff for investigation and report on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, with Councilman villa voting NO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Council considered the ORDINANCE f report of the Director of Building Safety dated December 28, 1972 incorporating a copy of the property maintenance ordinance of the City of Inglewood, and the Director's Interim Progress Report, dated Januaryll, 1973, regarding the possible adoption of a property maintenance ordinance for the City. The City Manager stated that additional staff meetings would be required before a final draft of a proposed property maintenance ordinance could be prepared, but invited Council to give to staff any suggestions or guide- lines they might have. Councilman Herrin stated that he would not want to give the power to the City to fo,rce maintenance of an individual's property. Councilman Villa stated that he felt that Inglewood had a very good property maintenance ordinance and that a similar one was needed by the City to upgrade the downtown. Councilman Patterson stated that he was in favor of the wording of the Inglewood ordinance in general, however, that certain ambiguous wording and overly stringent provisions should be deleted. Mr. Billy C. Hall, Executive Director of the City Center Association, stated that his organization was in favor of a property maintenance ordinance and requested that it include provisions regarding the cleaning up of debris from in front of and around vacant buildings. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 23 JANUARY 15, 1973