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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
June 27, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:47 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex.
ATTENDANCE
The following Committee members were present:
Absent:
Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy
Carlos Bustamante
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 and Dave Urbin, Project
Manager, Public Works Agency.
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY 23,2006 MEETING
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Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent)
2.
SHOPPiNG CART DISCUSSION
Bruce Dunams presented an overview of the previous discussions undertaken by the
committee regarding shopping cart management. He referenced the previous
discussion of the January 24, 2006 NI/CE committee meeting and the three previous
recommendations provided to the committee by the staff.
The options are iisted as follows:
. Require immediate on-site cart containment system within six (6) months for all
retail merchants.
. Require new establishments and all those over 20,000 square-feet to install an
on-site cart containment prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. Existing
businesses may remain under existing retrieval system unless a determination is
made that the business is in violation of a pre-determined threshold. In that
case, Ihe store would be required to install an on-site cart containment system.
. Allow merchants to provide a plan detailing their own containment system. If the
merchant's plan fails to keep carts on-site they must then install a city-approved
cart containment system.
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The committee members discussed several significant issues regarding the existing
cart retrieval program by the current private contractor. The committee asked for _
more detailed reports from the contractor.
Ben Kaufman identified the Glendale cart containment system, which mandates on-
site cart containment system and a pay for a retrieval system. Violation of more than
five carts per day may require more stringent penalties by the city.
Jennifer Forkish provided an industry overview to the committee and highlighted the
desire of the of grocery industry to keep its carts on-site. She discussed the
experiences that different cities had taken to address the cart dispersal issues that
they faced. She stated it is her desire to be a willing participant on behalf the
grocers association.
Several members of the public offered a variety of different opinions and suggestions
to the committee. The committee continued the item to explore alternative options
and asked staff to provide additional data on other city mandated programs.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Evangeline Gawronski requested an update of the progress of the Presale
inspection program.
Glen Stroud requested information on the additional inspectors included in the next
fiscal year budget. _
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
5. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Shopping Carts Containment Ordinance
6. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, July 25,2006
ADJOURNMENT - 7:03 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Planning & Building Agency
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Neighborhood ImprovementlCode
Enforcement Council Committee Minutes
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June 27. 2006