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Elsa Gomez, Downtown business owner, stated that she has been <br />f ~ collecting signatures for more than a year to dissolve the BID and has <br />enough signatures to do so. She provided copies of 21 letters of petition <br />addressed to Mayor Pulido requesting that the BID be dissolved, and <br />noted that she would provide copies of additional letters at the Community <br />Forum on October 12, 2004. According to Ms. Gomez, the Streets and <br />Highways Code states that petitions can be presented to the City Council <br />when they consider the budget proposal. The aggregate petitions will be <br />presented at that time. Ms. Gomez also stated that BID funds should be <br />used for the promotion of the area -not for streetscape; streetscape <br />should be funded by the City redevelopment funds. Commissioner <br />Rodriguez noted and clarified that there are separate processes for <br />dissolving the BID and for protesting the budget. <br />MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION <br />5. EXCUSED ABSENCES <br />Commissioner Betancourt had not notified the Recording Secretary <br />{ of her planned absence. Therefore, Vice-Chairperson Macres made a <br />motion to not excuse the absence of Commissioner Betancourt from <br />the Regular Meeting of October 5, 2004. <br />There was no second to the motion. Motion failed. <br />Commissioner Leon made a motion to excuse the absence of <br />Commissioner Betancourt from the Regular Meeting of Oc#ober 5, <br />2004. <br />There was no second to the motion. Motion failed. <br />As a result of no decision, Commissioner Betancourt was deemed <br />unexcused from the Regular Meeting of October 5, 2004. <br />CRHC MWUTES 5 OCT08ER 5, 2004 <br />