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ITEM PROPOSAL STAFF RESPONSE 5. Engage the street vendor community To the extent that development to ensure that the City's plans and projects would have impacts to any policies do not impede and are vendors or the community at large, the inclusive of their contribution to Sunshine Ordinance provides specific servicing low-income residents and criteria for certain types of their families as well as downtown development projects to have employees and visitors, while community meetings. maintaining consideration of brick -and - mortar businesses. 6. Support the resolution Establishing "La Cities and municipalities do not Calle Cuatro" as the official and generally assign neighborhood names, historical name of Fourth Street in they are often organically assigned Santa Ana, and the designation of and/or promoted via marketing and Plaza Santa Ana as Plaza Calle branding efforts. Downtown merchants, Cuatro, affirming the name and residents and other stakeholders may branding of La Calle Cuatro and Calle come together to brand and market the Cuatro Marketplace. area. The City does have a process by which street names can be changed. An application is submitted, reviewed by the Planning Commission, and final approval is at the discretion of the City Council. 7. Support community -organized events The Municipal Code currently requires and programming in the downtown that the charge and collection of fees promote health, wellness, and culture related to applications, police overtime in the public's interest through costs, and insurance. Any process to establishing criteria and a procedure waive, provide scholarships or other for funding scholarships to cover fees funding mechanism would need to be associated with permits and public approved by the City Council and taken safety for "temporary outdoor activities" from a different program. and "special events" including in public The City does not control private and private parking lots. Establish an parking lots. application process that specifies criteria for eligibility to apply for City sponsorship of the events, using a variety of funding sources allocated through the City's strategic plan and/or discretionary funds. 8. Implement infrastructure improvements Through the Capital Improvement Plan, that promote safety, walkability, the city is making improvements cycling, family shopping trips, and related to safety, walkability, cycling access to food vendors including but and vehicular movement. Projects are not limited to improvements along prioritized and staff makes its Fourth Street from Ross to Grand, a professional recommendation to the street promenade on Sycamore City Council for adoption. Staff remains committed to providing the community CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 21 APRIL 7, 2015