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<br />Enforcement regarding windows in the Downtown area is continuing. Inspector <br />Nunez will provide the Committee with a list of the business owners of record <br />who have been cited. Mr. Nunez will also check the business location south of <br />the Macres Flower Shop on Broadway that has several stickers on its windows <br />and will provide an update. <br /> <br />Inspector Nunez reported that there are many problems with sidewalk sales and <br />explained the business license and occupancy process to the Committee. <br /> <br />3. ADAPTIVE REUSE OF SPURGEON BUILDING <br /> <br />Planning and Building is looking into the reconstruction of the building. Jay <br />Trevino reported that a couple of months ago he and Steve Harding met with Jay <br />Mehan and Mike Lutton, who is active in big urban markets. <br /> <br />Discussion then ensued regarding parking. An assessment of Downtown parking <br />is necessary. Staff will continue to follow up on these issues. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM UPDATE <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />Following a discussion, it was decided that staff would contact the Loft Owners <br />Association and request to be placed on their next meeting agenda on November <br />17 to try and educate Phase 1 & 2 Loft owners about monthly passes and the <br />garage security that is available and answer any other questions or concerns <br />they may have. Staff will update the Committee at the next meeting. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />LOFT SURVEY UPDATE <br /> <br />Dane" Mercado will make further contact with both Associations and update at <br />the next meeting. <br /> <br />6. SANTA ANA BOULEVARD PROJECT/RENAISSANCE <br /> <br />Lucy Linnaus, Assistant Planner, provided a report on the specific plan. She <br />noted that the purpose is to create a village environment with all the components <br />of a community. The goal is to establish an overall identity for the area by <br />establishing a land use plan maximizing the area's potential and reestablishing <br />the area as Orange County's downtown and Civic Center. Objectives include <br />walkability; creating linkages between the train depot, downtown, civic center, <br />and neighborhoods; providing multi-modal transportation options; and <br />encouraging redevelopment of the area. A timeline was provided which included <br />the completion of the Specific Plan as October/November 2006. <br /> <br />City Council Committee on Main <br />Street Development - Minutes <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />November 3, 2005 <br /> <br />138-7 <br />