September 23, 2009 > Milpitas City Council Milpitas City Council September 15, 2009 Approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) continuing a Sister City relationship with the City of Dagupan, the Philippines for 5 years. Approved an entertainment event permit for St. James Orthodox Church to hold a Greek and Middle Eastern food festival on church grounds October 23-25, 2009. Consider Use of Lien Process for Debt Recovery Milpitas City Council wants to increase ability to collect on debts owed to the City. Motion to place a lien on delinquent properties of Neighborhood Beautification Ordinance violations - passed unanimously. The issue of collecting on project accounts continued ... Motion to proceed and modify ordinances so non-payment can be considered a public nuisance and include all eligible write offs, including utility accounts receivable. Mayor Bob Livengood - Yes Vice-Mayor Pete McHugh - Yes Debbie Giordano - No Armando Gomez Jr. - No Althea Polanski - Yes