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not want it to happen with such haste that something goes wrong. It is better that we take the time and do it right." Vice Mayor Howard said that when the Planning Commission Members spoke to the Council about their goals and objectives they said they wanted to be more proactive. They said they would like to be involved in the long range planning for El Camino Real, so "this is a perfect opportunity to incorporate their wishes.... We did increase the amount of money for the Storefront Improvement Program, and I understand that is going to be used for El Camino Real. In the CDBG $50,000 was allocated for it, and each year there is a new funding process. I see no reason why we couldn't apply again... I see two pots of money here, but I also see a Plan that needs dusting off and looking at by maybe more than one group." Councilman Leipzig said, "As I listen to all of this, it breaks down into three areas: one, the Planning Commission working on the El Camino Plan and Storefront Improvements; two, we have the landscaping and entry features issue; and three we have code enforcement. .. I disagree with the direction we are going... We are focusing on the landscaping and entry features. All three of these issues are important. What we can do immediately is the code enforcement. Send our staff up and down the El Camino and cite the sign ordinance violators, covering up windows more than 50%, the illegal A- frames, and the grand opening and permanent sales banners. All that kind of blight that is currently there, the weeds growing out of planter boxes... let alone the center dividers which is a landscaping issue. That's the kind of thing we can do immediately. That is my wish. Breaking it down into three areas is the only way to get a handle on this issue. If we just say we want to beautifY El Camino but don't have a strategic plan, working with the Planning Commission on that plan, code enforcement... we are never going to get this concept off the ground. I am losing a little patience. I want to try to restrain myself a little while longer and see what comes of it, but from where I am coming from with code enforcement, not only on the El Camino and Woodside Road, but the neighborhoods... we are not addressing that issue, and I think it is just a matter of strategy and focus." Vice Mayor Howard said she agreed with Councilman Leipzig that "we need to categorize this, but I felt that we were in agreement that we are going to do code enforcement. I thought that was our priority. Now that we will be having three Code Enforcement Officers on board, I think that we can be more aggressive on E1 Camino. There is a lot we can do along El Camino without doing the big job right away. Some of us are already doing it. I have taken down I can't tell you how many... signs. I have them all in my garage. I'm going to give them to Jerry Schnell (Code Enforcement Officer) one of these days. I think our Code Enforcement Officers could concentrate on El Camino Real immediately... The newsrack ordinance that is coming up on ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINU~E BOOK NO.55 JUNE 23,1997 MINUTES Page No. 422 PAGE 20