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• City Manager Walters indicated that staff would look into matter. • Grant Adelars, spoke on miscellaneous personal issues. • Bobi Keenan, spoke in support of Save the Orchard Coalition (Agenda Item 75A); requested status of Willowick project and opined that it should remain open space; and update on 22 freeway extension. • Tom Jackson, congratulated City Manager Walters on appointment; spoke in opposition to PBID; requested copy of Downtown Inc. audit report; would like disestablishment item be brought back for City Council consideration. • Herb Rose, congratulated City Manager and City Attorney on appointments; spoke in support of disestablishment of PBID; opined that assessment and benefit disproportionate. Also acknowledged the Public Works Agency and City for assisting him with sewer problem at his business. • Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez noted that PBID matter and budget would be brought back to the City Council for consideration at the June 18, 2012 City Council Meeting. • Cristina Damian, spoke in support of proposed chicken ordinance. • Raul Yanez, commented that he moved his business to Broadway Ave. and doing well, although not benefitting from PBID assessment. • Thomas Gordon, concerned with City's graffiti abatement contract, and signage and shopping cart pollution; also reported that web application to report graffiti not working. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS MOTION: Approve Consent Calendar Items 10A through 25L with the following modifications: • Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez voted "No" on Agenda Item 19C.; • Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez requested that the Minutes of May 21, 2012 be corrected to reflect the following: page 4, Item 10A on sex offender ordinance should indicate that the City adopted an ordinance in 2006 - first in the County, and now proposing amendment to the 2006 ordinance; also on page 21 under Council Comments by Mayor Pro Tern include that she is supportive of the artist, want them to stay, and encouraged them to look at all alternatives available to them given that the City has no leverage (on the proposed sale of Santora Building to Newsong Church). • Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez pulled Agenda Item 11A for separate discussion; and • Councilmember Sarmiento abstained on Agenda Item 10A; and • Excused the absence of Councilmembers Martinez and Tinajero. MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Sarmiento VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Pulido, Sarmiento, Tinajero (5) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7 JUNE 4, 2012