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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON <br />• NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 26, 2006 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:47 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />The following Committee members were present: Lisa Bist and Alberta Christy <br />Absent: Carlos Bustamante <br />Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Joe <br />Fletcher, City Attorney; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Karen Haluza, <br />Planning Manager; Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager; Estella Rodarte, <br />Senior Community Preservation Inspector; and Paula Lomeli, Senior Community <br />Preservation Inspector. <br />AGENDA ITEMS <br />1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />A. August 16, 2006 Special Meeting <br />B. August 22, 2006 Meeting <br />Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Bustamante absent) <br />2. HUMAN SIGNS <br />Ben Kaufman advised the group of a recent court ruling in Washington that ruled <br />against a city for citing "human signs". Ben indicated that based on that ruling, it <br />would be virtually impossible to pass an ordinance. Joe Fletcher stated he was <br />going to get together with other city attorneys from other cities to try to come up with <br />a group approach versus city by city. Councilmember Bist suggested we start taking <br />photos to document the problem. <br />3. PARKING LIFTS <br />Karen Haluza conducted a Powerpoint presentation on parking lifts on the market. <br />She showed photos of an apartment complex on the south end of the city that is <br />currently using a lift system and also a new system proposed for a small mixed-use <br />project on 4th Street in the Downtown. After some general discussion, <br />Councilmember Bist suggested staff send a memo to council and ETAC advising <br />about the availability of this type of technology. <br />4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS -None <br />