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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT
Meeting Minutes
August 22, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:55 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hali Ross Annex.
ATTENDANCE
The following Committee members were present:
Absent:
Lisa Bist and Carlos Bustamante
Alberta Christy
Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Jim
Ross, Executive Director Public Works Agency; 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 - JULY 31,2006 MEETiNG
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Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Christy absent)
2.
SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE
Bruce Dunams provided an overview of the comments from the previous City
Council study session and highlighted the primary issues from that meeting.
He asked that the committee respond to a series of policy questions and provide
detailed policy direction to staff for the purpose of developing an ordinance.
The committee discussion focused upon complete containment of shopping carts on
the site as City Councii policy. There was considerable discussion on the penalty
component which will complement the containment system. Further discussion
focused upon the timing of the proposed ordinance and the effective implementation
date.
The committee emphasized that they expect a strong educational element which
includes multi-language marketing program. The committee stressed the need to
have multi-dimensioned educational program using a variety of tools to convince the
public to not remove the shopping carts from the merchant's site.
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The committee then focused upon a detailed discussion on the enforcement
components of the program. The committee provided policy feedback on
enforcement against both the merchants and the alleged perpetrators.
The following spoke in support of stronger shopping carts legislation: Julie Stroud, _
Marie Hernandez, and Glen Stroud
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The public inquired:
. on the status of hiring community preservation staff
. if more enforcement staff may be allocated to Westside push cart vending
violators
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Committee member Bustamante asked if the city could place a ban on graffiti
making material.
5. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Human Sandwich Signs
B. Elevator Parking
6. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
ADJOURNMENT - 7:19 P.M.
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Kenneth Adams
Assistant Director
Planning & Building Agency
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