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270 <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano noted that if a director is hired earlier and the process regarding the <br />long term mission is complete, the ordinance could be changed at an earlier date by <br />Council. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said that she is not suggesting that there have been conflicts of <br />interest by public housing residents, but the concept of an inherent conflict of interest was <br />brought to Council's attention, and it has been expressed as a concern elsewhere. <br /> Mr. Cox said that he does not support this ordinance and he thinks the current <br />board should be kept. <br /> <br />Mr. Caravati said he tends to support the ordinance. <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugherty said that she supports the ordinance, but would like to hear <br />comments at the public hearing. Ms. Daugherty said she thinks the interim board is a <br />way to carry the board through the hiring of the director and establishment ora mission <br />statement in an organized manner. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said that he would be interested to hear public comment about the <br />long-term mission of the Housing Authority, which he feels is a critical question, and <br />how public housing residents fit into that mission. Mr: Toscano said that some argue that <br />the board should be a redevelopment board and others believe that its mission should be <br />maintaining public housing units, which are two very different missions. <br /> <br />REPORT: TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC CALMING <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said that staff have put an emphasis on traffic enforcement and <br />traffic calming. Mr. O'Connell said that a meeting has been scheduled with residents <br />about the process to be used for approval of neighborhood traffic calming projects so <br />Council will not be asked to approve the process until these discussions have taken place. <br /> <br /> Mr. Julian Rittenhouse, Chief of Police, said that residents are most concerned <br />about the sheer volume of traffic, and while efforts have not reduced the volume, more <br />aggressive enforcement and the use of the "smart" machine, which monitors and displays <br />speeds, have been used successfully to slow traffic. Chief Rittenhouse noted that there <br />has been a 62% increase in traffic violations this year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked if there is a uniform speed limit on all entrance corridors into the <br />City, and whether there -would be an advantage to having the same speed limit. <br /> <br /> Chief Rittenhouse said that it may be difficult to standardize speed limits and hard <br />to enforce drastic reductions in speed limits. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, ChiefRittenhouse said that the <br />temporary closing of Rio Road scheduled for the surraner of 1999 will add a significant <br />amount of traffic through the Greenbrier neighborhood, but added that discussions with <br />the neighborhood are continuing about how to reduce the impact. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said that better coordination of traffic signals on Emmet Street is <br />being explored which should help move the traffic along that corridor during the closure <br />of Rio Road. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards asked if the City's fines for traffic violations are what they should be <br />and whether the amount of the fines are under the City's control. <br /> <br /> Chief Rittenhouse said that he does not think a significant increase in fines would <br />reduce violations. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said he hopes that additional police officers can be funded with fines <br />from traffic violations. Mr~ Toscano said he would like to see a breakdown of where <br />violations occur, including parking violations. <br /> <br /> <br />