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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
April 26, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall.
ATTENDANCE
The following Council members were present: Lisa Bist and Carlos Bustamante
Councilmember Alberta Christy excused absence
Staff present were: Kenneth Adams, Assistant Director/Planning and Building Agency; Ben
Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MARCH 22, 2005 ADJOURNED MEETING
Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Christy absent)
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2.
VENDING TRUCK ORDINANCE UPDATE
Bruce Dunams provided an update describing the code enforcement activities related to
the vending truck enforcement over the past several months. At the time of the meeting
no communication had been received from the mobile vendors group or its
representative. The committee asked staff to prepare a presentation of the previous
proposed program in its entirety so that the committee could make a determination of its
proposal to present to the City Council.
3. DUE ON SALE GARAGE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Ben Kaufman gave an overview of the research that he prepared from various programs
throughout the country. He discussed a variety of programs in the state of California,
and also outlined the program in Minneapolis, Minnesota which he believed to be the
most comprehensive. The programs were as varied as the jurisdictions.
Tim Rush presented the committee with historical efforts to develop a due on sale
inspection program in the city. He discussed the resistance of the local real estate
brokers association to such a program due to the potential negative consequences to
their real estate transactions.
The committee asked staff to prepare a brief history of the work efforts of the
organization to date.
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4.
REAL ESTATE BROKER DISCLOSURE ISSUES
Ben Kaufman presented a legal perspective of the real estate disclosure issues. His
comments suggested that many of the cases that had been brought to the attention of
the committee were most likely issues of fraud which would best be dealt with in the
legal system. He did not recommend the committee attempt to develop new legislation
to address this issue as he felt there are adequate protections under the current system.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Julie Stroud commented that the police response time to shots being fired at Bristol and
Santa Clara was very slow.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Continuous discussion of the Vendor Truck Ordinance - Staff
B. Update of City/County Deputy Inspection Program - Bustamante
C. Review of the Ice Cream Truck Ordinance - Staff
D. Discussion of Due on Sale Garage Inspection Program - Staff (if time allows)
8. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, May 24.2005
ADJOURNMENT - 7:42 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Pianning & Building Agency
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