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Vice Mayor Howard thanked Public Works Staff and the Utilities Committee for their work. Council spoke on the rationale for cars in the area, and asked for clarification on how the new process would work better. Ms. Harang gave an overview of the process for abandoned cars, and also deferred to the Police Department. Council posed questions about cleaning hours in other areas, and various neighborhood impacts. Ms. Harang stated there would be times when the operator would have to leave an area to go complete another area, at a more suitable time, in order to achieve all schedules in a day. Council expressed concern regarding ordinances and their lack of enforcement and asked Public Works to be aware of .the language barriers in certain neighborhoods and make sure they are clearly informing everyone involved. Staff said the language barrier would be addressed. Public Comment Maria Cardenas concurred with concerns regarding neighborhoods with cars parking for prolonged periods and street cleaning concerns. She stressed problems they were having with the split of responsibility between the City and County. Todd Hochstatter acknowledged getting a letter, but it was an English-only letter, and stressed the importance of multilingual even notice beyond Spanish. He has noted the accumulation of liter on the streets and curbs, and has written letters to this end. Mayor Foust thanked the speakers and asked for a motion to close the public hearing. M/S Ira/Aguirre to close the public hearing. Motion carries by unanimous voice vote. Council supported the plan but stressed concerns over the visual component of signage, shifting of cars back and forth and the impact on surrounding streets and the hours of street cleaning operations. Council would like consideration of the 9am-12pm cleaning window. Council was appreciative for the work done in trying to meet the street cleaning needs while also being mindful of residents' concerns in the area. Council looked forward to hearing back on the findings after the pilot. M/S Aguirre/Ira to approve Agenda Item 7A. Mayor Foust asked the maker of the motion to include that the Ordinance should refer to article VII and not VI and then she withdrew the request since she had been given incorrect information. City Manager Peter Ingram asked Ms. Harang to read the changes to the recommendation on Marshall Street, they were: "Authorize start of Pilot Street Cleaning Project implementing new ordinance provisions to sign-post and enforce parking restrictions once each month . Marshall St. from Chestnut St. to Maole St. Even-Numbered Side of Street: beginning August 28, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on the last Thursdav of each month. Odd-Numbered Side of Street: beginning August 29, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 JOINT CITY COUNCILIREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING JUNE 9, 2008 MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 115 1