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I I I Council Meeting Minutes April 10, 1990 Page 3 Consent Agenda, continued Consent Agenda 7. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO DIRECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Increase Membership TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV., SECTION 2-65, CITY of HRC CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR EXPANSION OF THE HRC MEMBERSHIP TO 11 Report 90-83 MEMBERS, AND TO APPOINT LEE ANTELL AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE HRC ComISSION. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Public Hearing - None Public Hearing Council Business Council Business Samantha Orduno, Ass i stant to the City Manager, presented the Citizen Study Committee (CSC) Report on Party Houses. Citizen Study Committee Report on Party Houses In response to citizen complaints of frequent loud, after-hours Report 90-84 parti es, Council di rected the CSC to research the need for an ordinance. A subcommittee was formed and met with Police Chief John Kelley to discuss the frequency and locations of disturbances. According to the subcommi ttee' s research, the frequency of party di sturbances was significant enough to warrant an ordinance. The CSC's suggested ordinance allows for one written warning at the first call of a disturbance, and if a second call occurs within 30 days, a penalty would then be enforced immediately. Council noted that the definition of an infraction could easily be interpreted in a number of ways and requested staff and 1 ega 1 counsel to consider this issue. Motion by Larson, seconded by Williams, to REQUEST STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PARTY HOUSE DISTURBANCES. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried City Engineer Les Proper said the granular activated carbon bids for Carbon Purchases for the new water treatment plant were opened on April 5,1990. Only the PGAC one bid was received and was found to be incomplete. Report 90-85