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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Meeting Minutes April 26, 2005 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall. ATTENDANCE The following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Bist and Carlos Bustamante Councilmember Alberta Christy excused absence Staff present were: Kenneth Adams, Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 22, 2005 ADJOURNED MEETING Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Christy absent) 2. VENDING TRUCK ORDINANCE UPDATE Bruce Dunams provided an update describing the code enforcement activities related to the vending truck enforcement over the past several months. At the time of the meeting no communication had been received from the mobile vendors group or its representative. The committee asked staff to prepare a presentation of the previous proposed program in its entirety so that the committee could make a determination of its proposal to present to the City Council. 3. DUE ON SALE GARAGE INSPECTION PROGRAM Ben Kaufman gave an overview of the research that he prepared from various programs throughout the country. He discussed a variety of programs in the state of California, and also outlined the program in Minneapolis, Minnesota which he believed to be the most comprehensive. The programs were as varied as the jurisdictions. Tim Rush presented the committee with historical efforts to develop a due on sale inspection program in the city. He discussed the resistance of the local real estate brokers association to such a program due to the potential negative consequences to their real estate transactions. The committee asked staff to prepare a brief history of the work efforts of the organization to date. 13B-1