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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Meeting Minutes April 30, 2007 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:37 p.m. in Conference Room 229 of City Hall. ATTENDANCE. The following Committee members were present: David Benavides, Carlos Bustamante and Michele Martinez Staff present were: Jay Trevino; Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Will Hayes, Maintenance Services Manager; Estella Rodarte, Senior Community Preservation Inspector;- Paula Lomeli, Senior Community Preservation Inspector; and Alvaro Nunez, Senior Community Preservation Inspector. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ( A. September 26, 2006 Meeting B. October 24, 2006 Meeting Cancelled C. November 28, 2006 Meting Cancelled D. January 23, 2007 Meeting Cancelled Continued to next meeting by a vote of 3:0. SHOPPING CARTS Bruce Dunams made a presentation on shopping carts to show where we started and where we currently are with the program. He explained the retrieval options for businesses. Councilmember Benavides questioned the difference between legal and illegal carts and how they were being monitored. 3. GRAFFITI TASK FORCE Will Hayes provided an update on the program. He advised that staff had been increased; was out on the streets addressing graffiti earlier than before; now providing 7-day coverage; using a court referral process; and that Public Works had teamed up with both the Police Department and Community Preservation. Estella Rodarte announced an art contest being put out to schools in an effort to come up with a marketing tool (logo, tag line, art work, etc.) to put out in the community. A number of questions and comments came from the public. There was discussion that parents need to start taking responsibility for their children's actions and ways in 13B-3