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~ CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Meeting Minutes February 24, 2004 CALL TO ORDER The meeting convened at 6:38 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall. ATTENDANCE The following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy Staff present were: Stephen G. Harding, Executive Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ken Adams. Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Sergio Klotz, Senior Planner; Jim Ross, Executive Director/Public Works Agency; George Alvarez, City Engineer; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; and Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - OCTOBER 23, 2003 SPECIAL MEETING AND OCTOBER 28,2003 CANCELLATION Approved by a vote of 2:0 2. HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS ~ Sergio Klotz provided the Committee a summary of the City of Santa Ana's process regarding Home Occupation Permits (HOP's). Mr. Klotz provided the Committee information regarding the approval, hearing and revocation process pertaining to home occupations. Mr. Klotz stated that the coordination between Business Licensing and the HOP process has not been a problem. The Committee discussed issues pertaining to: (1) the enforcement of unpermitted commercial vehicles on residential properties; and (2) the necessity for the City to continue to communicate with the neighborhoods regarding unpermitted businesses. 3. VENDING TRUCK UPDATE "-' Mr. Dunams presented an outline of a preliminary enforcement program pertaining to vending trucks. The preliminary enforcement program would include the designation of certain portions of public streets as approved vending locations. Mr. Dunams, Mr. Adams, the Committee and members of the community discussed the current impacts vending trucks have on parkways, private property and the City's neighborhoods in general. Mr. Dunams explained that the regulation of mobile vending is primarily through the State of California's Vehicle Code. Mr. Dunams further explained that the regulation of vending trucks would require the cooperation of the mobile vendors themselves. The Committee and members of the public discussed the necessity to develop a program that would lessen the impact of vending trucks on the City's communities. The Committee directed staff to come back in 60 days v.ith a more defined plan that would include a list of potential vending locations, the method of enforcement and preliminary cost estimates to implement and maintain the program.