HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-24-06
'-'
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
January 24, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex.
ATTENDANCE
The following Councilmembers were present:
Bustamante
Lisa Bist, Alberta Christy and Carlos
Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Kenneth
Adams, Assistant Director Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant
City Attorney; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Steve Gutmann,
Supervisor of Inspections; and Estella Rodarte, Senior Community Preservation Inspector.
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NOVEMBER 22,2005 MEETING
Approved by a vote of 3:0
"""
2.
GRAFFITI ORDINANCE
Will Hayes provided the committee with a historic overview of the city's existing
graffiti ordinance. He briefed the committee on the proposed changes to the
ordinance which will be presented to the entire council shortly. The ensuing
discussion focused upon the variety of strategies available to the city to help abate
graffiti issues.
3. STREET CURB ADDRESS PAINTING
Will Hayes provided the committee with a overview of the city's proposed street curb
ordinance. Highlights of the proposed ordinance include developing a contract with
three to four non-profit vendors to provide curb painting services for donations by the
property owners. The intent of the ordinance is to get the city out of the curb
painting business. The committee members posed several operational questions to
staff and provide some brief comments for consideration.
4.
SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE DISCUSSION
"""
Bruce Dunams provided a brief history of staff efforts regarding the shopping cart
issue. He indicated at this point the city believed the best alternative is to address
the cart as a site specific issue with the burden on the vendor to be responsible for
addressing the problem. He provided the committee with three alternatives:
. to require all vendors to provide an on-site containment solution within six
months of the ordinance adoption;
. to require the new and larger vendors to install an on-site containment system
with a month test period before imposing the requirement as listed above; and
. to permit all vendors to develop their own plan for a containment system to
operate until they have violated a pre-set standard of compliance.
"J
Jay Trevino indicated to the committee that staff would invite the grocers
association as well other retailers to the meeting to provide input.
5. PRE-SALE ORDINANCE
Bruce Dunams provided the committee with additional information as requested
on the programs that exist in other communities. He provided information from
14 other communities all of which have an entire property inspection program.
He indicated that the staff recommendation would be to inspect the entire
property should the city adopt an inspection program.
He indicated that the staff had begun the process of contacting the real estate
industry to initiate talks to discuss the committee proposal. He provided some
preliminary information about the scope of project and initial staff analysis.
Jay Trevino indicated that staff would invite real estate industry representatives ~
to next committee meeting to provide direct feedback to the committee. Staff will ....."
continue to work on the development of the program and update the committee
at the next meeting.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - None
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
8. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Pre-Sale Residential Inspection Ordinance
9. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 28,2006
ADJOURNMENT -7:45 P.M.
~-;A~~~
Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director/Planning & Building Agency
KA/rb
S:Council CommINICE CC/NICE Minutes 01-24-06
-.JI
Neighborhood Improvement/Code
Enforcement Council Committee Minutes
2
January 24, 2006