Draft Minutes
City of
Monday,
April 4, 2011
1. Call to Order
Chair Arroyo called
the meeting to order at 6:32 pm.
Roll Call
Present: Chair Arroyo
Vice Chair
McCarty
Commissioner Berg
Commissioner
Boersma
Commissioner Hill (arrived
at 6:36 pm)
Commissioner Hilton
Commissioner Knauf
(arrived at 6:51 pm)
Commissioner Parker
Commissioner
Peters (arrived at 6:35 pm)
Absent: Commissioner
Weller
Also present:
Stacy Rowe, Staff Liaison
Adriana
Torres, Staff Assistant
Approval of minutes of
the Monday, March 7, 2011 meeting.
Commissioner
Parker moved and Chair Arroyo seconded to accept the minutes of the March 7,
2011 meeting. Motion passed on a 5-0-1 voice vote. Commissioner Hill and
Commissioner Peters not present.
2. Public Input: The Commission will hear from the public on
topics of interest to the Commission that are not on
this agenda. Each speaker is limited to
two (2) minutes.
No public comment.
3. Announcements and Correspondence
Information was received and filed.
4. Westside Center for Independent Living update
No report
5. Report from Staff Liaison Rowe
Information was
received and filed.
Vice
Chair McCarty moved to move items 8 – A and B to after item 5, Commissioner
Peters seconded. Motion passed unanimously on a 8-0-0 voice
vote.
6. Commission Liaison reports
7. Old Business:
A. Discussion and possible action on comments on FY 2011-12 Housing
Administrative Plan- Commissioner Hilton
Commissioner Hilton moved to combine
Items 7 A & H, Commissioner Knauf seconded. Motion
passed on a 7-0-0 voice vote.
B. Discussion and possible action on the contracting process
for City design work – Chair Arroyo
Commissioner Knauf moved to create an ad
hoc committee to revise draft language relating to accessibility for including
in the City’s contracting processes design work, Commissioner Knauf seconded.
Motion passed on a 7-0-0 voice vote. Commissioner Knauf agreed to chair the ad
hoc committee.
C. Discussion and possible action on schematic design of the
Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square (“Civic Center Parks”) – Chair Arroyo
Members of the public spoke about the
design of Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square.
Chair Arroyo moved to create an ad hoc committee
for the purpose of developing a letter to City Council, City staff and the
design team with the Commission’s recommendations on the schematic design of
the Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square, Commissioner Hilton seconded. Motion
passed on a 7-0-0 voice vote.
D. Discussion and possible action on May is Mental Health
Month planning – Commissioner Knauf
No Action
E. Discussion and
possible action on report from the Visitability Subcommittee- Commissioner Hill
No Action
F. Discussion and
possible action on report from Transportation Subcommittee- Commissioner Weller
No Action
Member of the public spoke about
transportation issues.
G. Discussion and
possible action on report from Universal Design Subcommittee- Commissioner Berg
No Action
H. Discussion and
possible action on report from Housing Subcommittee – Commissioner Hilton
No Action
8. New Business
A. Discussion and possible action on reviewing proposals for
the City’s Community Development Program
- Staff Liaison Rowe
No Action.
B. Discussion and possible action on Commission vacancy –
Staff Liaison Rowe
Chair Arroyo moved to spend $238 per
week to advertise the Commission vacancy in the Santa Monica Mirror for two
weeks, Commissioner Boersma seconded. Motion passed on a 7-0-0 roll call vote.
C. Discussion and possible action on Commission
participation in the Santa Monica Festival – Staff Liaison Rowe
No Action
D. Discussion and possible action related to the
Boards and Commissions Dinner video – Chair Arroyo
No Action.
9. Future agenda items
Items
were discussed and added to the long range agenda.
9. Adjournment
Chair
Arroyo adjourned the meeting at 9:01 pm.
Approved: Attest:
_____________________________ ______________________________________
Christofer
Arroyo, Chair Janet
Hand, Staff Liaison