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Councilmembers and members of the public commented on various aspects of the proposal and other Code enforcement topics, raising the following issues for staff investigation and report at a later date: ISSUE BIN ITEMS use of A-frame signs with an artistic motif criteria for determining when wall murals become advertising signs development of wall mural maintenance standards with assistance of new Arts Coordinator use of an incentive program to encourage compliance in redevelopment areas requirement that community bulletin boards be within buildings use of neighborhood associations and volunteers to assist with Sign Code enforcement creation of special districts that would allow more creative but acceptable signage clowns/other characters employing giant signs to attract customer attention enforcement assistance from the Fire Department, particularly when signs and merchandise block ingress/egress to a building designation of food court area in Downtown Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tern Richardson noted that improved sign standards and clear sign regulations had resulted in attractive complementary signage at the new Tustin and Seventeenth Street shopping center. 90.A. PUBLIC COMMENTS Guadalupe Gomez recluested the Council assist him and nine other business owners on Harbor Boulevard between 5 and Hazard Streets to retain left-turn accesses that would be eliminated as part of a street reconstruction project. RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION- 9:14 P.M. The Brown Act permits the City Council to discuss certain matters without members of the public present, provided the items to be discussed are posted 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting. The following item was received for the August 18, 1997 Closed Session. 95.A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Pulido v. City of Santa Ana Case No. 76-37-05 City of Santa Ana v. Cal/EPA County of Orange et al Case No. 781849 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 249 AUGUST 18, 1997