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The City Manager reported that the first meeting of the Emergency Preparedness Committee was scheduled for 5/6/02. 5.2 Adoption of resolution on standing committees—Reso # PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To make the following changes to the resolution on the Standing Committees and to direct the City Attorney to amend the resolution accordingly and bring it back at the 5/16/02 meeting for approval: Section 4(a): add: "Once the Standing Committee has established a time and a place for its regular meetings, the Standing Committee shall request the City Council to approve the time and place of the regular meeting."; "The agenda shall be set by the Chairperson, but upon request of any Standing Committee member an item shall be placed on the agenda."; and "Special Meetings of a Standing Committee may only be called by the Standing Committee Chairperson, Mayor or City Manager and must be called in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act." Section 4(b) add: "The Standing Committee at its first meeting in July of each year shall elect by a simple majority of the members present a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary and other such officers as the committee deems advisable."; "At any other meeting an officer may be replaced. However, at any meeting other than the first regular meeting in July, a vote of the majority of the Standing Committee is necessary • to replace or elect an officer." John Harpootlian, 26435 Anacapa, commented that there were Council liaisons to the Town Committees and he suggested using these liaisons more effectively. 5.3 Update on Little League No Parking Suspension The City Manager reported that the most recent report from the Sheriff's Department indicated that there had been no problems with parking at the little league fields during the last two week trial period of suspending the no parking restrictions on Purissima. She did note that they were recommending sealing and restriping the current parking areas at the ball fields to maximize the available area for parking. Ben Gikis, representing Little League, reiterated their request for extra parking. He noted that they were entering a very busy time of year and needed the extra parking. They were encouraging the little league parents who were members of the Fremont Hills Country Club to use that parking for little league events but they also needed the extra parking on Purissima. He noted that there had not been any problems with the waiver of the no parking restrictions. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To authorize the City Manager to allow the continuation of the no parking waivers through June 15th unless safety issues were raised. The City Manager was also authorized to continue working with the Sheriff's Department and Little League on a mutually agreeable solution to this problem. May 2, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 5