CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 22, 1993
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6:50 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 22, 1993 in the Council Chambers.
Roll Call: Present:
Mayor Judy Abdo
Mayor Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez
Councilmember Ken Genser
(arrived at 6:55 p.m.)
Councilmember Asha Greenberg
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kelly Olsen
Councilmember Paul Rosenstein
Also Present: City Manager John Jalili
Acting City Attorney Joe Lawrence
City Clerk Clarice E. Dykhouse
Councilmember Holbrook led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America.
At 6:51 p.m., a City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Parking Authority/Housing Authority Special Joint
Meeting was convened.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Roll Call: Present:
Chair Judy Abdo
Chair Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez
Agency Member Ken Genser
(arrived at 6:55 p.m.)
Agency Member Asha Greenberg
Agency Member Robert T. Holbrook
Agency Member Kelly Olsen
Agency Member Paul Rosenstein
Also Present: Executive Director John Jalili
Acting Agency Attorney Joe Lawrence
Secretary Clarice E. Dykhouse
PARKING AUTHORITY
Roll Call: Present:
Also Present:
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Roll Call: Present:
Chair Judy Abdo
Chair Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez
Authority Member Ken Genser
(arrived at 6:55 p.m.)
Authority Member Asha Greenberg
Authority Member Robert T. Holbrook
Authority Member Kelly Olsen
Authority Member Paul Rosenstein
Executive Secretary John Jalili
Acting Authority Attorney Joe Lawrence
Authority Clerk Clarice E. Dykhouse
Chair Judy Abdo
Vice Chair Antonio Vazquez
Commissioner Ken Genser
(arrived at 6:55 p.m.)
Commissioner Asha Greenberg
Commissioner Robert T. Holbrook
Commissioner Kelly Olsen
Commissioner Paul Rosenstein
Also Present: Secretary John Jalili
Acting Authority Attorney Joe Lawrence
Authority Clerk Clarice E. Dykhouse
Mayor Abdo moved to consider Item No. 10-A in conjunction with CC/RA/PA/HA-2. Second by Mayor
Pro Tempore Vazquez. The motion was unanimously approved, Councilmember Genser absent.
RA/HA-1: MINUTES APPROVAL: Chair Pro Tempore/Vice Chair Vazquez moved to approve the
Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority minutes of February 23, 1993, as submitted. Second by
Agency/Authority Member Greenberg. The motion was unanimously approved. Agency Member/Authority
Member Genser absent.
Councilmember/Agency Member/Authority Member Genser reported present at 6:55 p.m.
CC/RA/PA/HA-2: BUDGETS/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94: Presented was a staff report recommending
adoption of resolutions and related documents adopting Fiscal Year 1993-94 Budgets for the City of
Santa Monica, Redevelopment Agency, Parking Authority, and Housing Authority and Council Agenda
Item No. 10-A.
10-A: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 AND 1994-
95/PROPOSED STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND
PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS: Presented was the public hearing and, recommendation for approval
of the proposed two-year Community Development Plan for FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95, approval
of a resolution authorizing submission of the "Proposed Statement of Community Development
Objectives and Projected Use of Funds" and authorization for the City Manager to negotiate the
contracts with the grantees.
Council -asked questions of staff. At 7:25 p.m., Mayor Abdo declared the public hearing open. Member
of the public Jeanne Segal spoke in opposition to proposed reduction to the Money Management
Program at the Senior Health and Peer Counseling. Member of the public Graham Pope discussed the
procedures utilized in budget preparation and spoke in support of the Santa Monica Area Chamber of
Commerce. Members of the public James DeSimone, Paul Tepper, and Kathy Weremink urged Council
not to reduce funding for Westside Legal Services. Members of the public Wendy Schmelzer, Ava
Shamban, Patricia Bauer, Cheri Orgel, David Pettit, Joan Swartz, Sonya Sultan, Denise Dukoff, Pam
Brady, Mary Ramming, Anna Rogers, and Linda Gross urged Council to maintain the current funding
level that the City provides to the district schools. Member of the public Geraldine Moyle spoke in
support of funding for Community Corporation. Members of the public Ken Breisch, Bob Smith, CeCe
Bradley, and Joyce Fox spoke in support of funding for Neighborhood Support Center and requested
that the proposed 20 % reduction be reduced to 10 %. Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her
concerns. Member of the public Joanne Leavitt spoke in support of funding of services for children.
Member of the public Jennie Quan spoke in support of funding for the Newstart program. Member of
the public Tom Mayo spoke in support of the CLARE Foundation and urged full support of the
program. Members of the public Candy Wasserman, Chris DeCarlo, Jill Burnham, and Roger Genser
spoke in support of funding for the arts. Member of the public Linda Wheatman spoke in support of
funding for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Members of the public Barbara Tenzer, Laurie Romano,
Adamm Gritlefeld, Greg Spiess, and Ronald Cano spoke in support of funding for the Bayside District
Corporation. Member of the public John Duganne spoke in support of funding for the Computer Assist
Center. Members of the public Vivian Rothstein and Rae Archibald spoke in support of funding for
Ocean Park Community Center. Member of the public Eduardo Grado spoke in support of full funding
for the Latino Resource Organization.
At 8:52 p.m., Council adjourned for a short recess. Council reconvened at 9:18 p.m. with all members
present.
Councilmember Genser moved to continue Item Nos. 8-A and 9-A. Second by Councilmember
Rosenstein. The motion was unanimously approved.
CC/RA/PA/HA-2 & 10-A (RESUMED): Member of the public Bruria Finkel spoke in support of
funding for the arts. Members of the public Bob Resnick, Tony Palermo, and Bill Imhoff spoke in
support of funding for the Bayside District Corporation. Member of the public John Jurenka discussed
problems being faced by the taxpayer. Members of the, public Pam O'Connor, Marcia Carter, and
Frank Gruber spoke in support of funding for Neighborhood Support Center and requested that the
proposed 20 % reduction be reduced to 10 %. Member of the public Laurie Newman urged Council not
to reduce funding for Westside Legal Services. Member of the public Leonard Gross spoke in support
of funding for the Senior Health and Peer Counseling Center. Member of the public Stephen Alpert
urged Council to maintain the current funding level that the City provides to the district schools and
restore full funding for Westside Legal Services. Member of the public Sara Faulds spoke in support of
the formation of a corporation to manage, administer, and coordinate the planned improvements for Main
Street. Member of the public Chris Reed urged Council to reduce the budget to the point where they do
not need to tax the citizens of the community for the municipal water utility and the municipal sewer utility.
Member of the public Merritt Coleman spoke in support of a zero-base budget process and encouraged
Council to form a task force to study this alternative. Member of the public Lindsey Haley spoke in
support of funding for the Latino Resource Organization Councilmember Olsen moved to hear a late
speaker. Second by Councilmember Genser. The motion was approved, Councilmember Holbrook
opposed.
Member of the public Dolores Press urged Council not to reduce funding for Westside Legal Services.
Mayor Abdo closed the public hearing at 9:57 p.m. Mayor Abdo moved to adopt the budget for Fiscal
Year 1993-94. Second by Councilmember Genser. Discussion was held. Councilmember Genser moved
to amend the motion to include Attachments 2 through 9, Attachments 11 and 12, plus the additional
resource management objectives. The motion was accepted as friendly. Councilmember Genser moved
to amend the motion that the grant programs include a requirement in the contract that grantees submit
with their proposal a plan for how they will make voter registration materials available and remove
from the contract any prohibition on voter registration. The motion was accepted as friendly.
Councilmember Genser moved to amend the motion to direct the Police Department to develop a
program to deal with aggressive panhandling. The motion was accepted as friendly. Council asked
questions of staff. Discussion was held. Mayor Abdo moved to amend the motion to direct staff to
reevaluate the Westside Legal Service from the prospective of testimony which was heard this evening
and if there is an inequity which is happening inadvertently that staff return with suggestions. The motion
was accepted as friendly. Councilmember Greenberg moved to amend the motion that in conjunction
with Councilmember Genser's amendment with regard to the Police Department's plan for aggressive
panhandling, that a similar objective be included in the City Attorney's budget. The motion was accepted
as friendly. Discussion was held. Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motion to request
that the City Manager study a Total Quality Management (TQM) program. The motion was accepted as
friendly. Mayor Pro Tempore
Vazquez moved to amend the motion to develop a mechanism to discuss how the school district and the
City Council can better communicate and interact on programs that are affected by the
funding and also that are interactive but not included in the funding and that there be a
collaborative report to the community which shows this collaboration. Discussion was held.
The motion was accepted as friendly. Discussion was held. Councilmember Holbrook moved
to amend the motion to reduce the City Attorney's budget by 3 %, which would result in a total
reduction of $102,211. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. Discussion was held. The
motion failed by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Negative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on this item
because of the misrepresentation of the facts in that the City Attorney's office did reduce its staff
by five attorneys, which represents 12% of its workforce.
Councilmember Holbrook moved to amend the motion to reduce spending for homeless services
10% across the board. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. Discussion was held. The
motion failed by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Negative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Councilmember Rosenstein requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on this item
because he supports the findings of the Homeless Task Force and he also feels that he is open
to targeted reductions when they are justified but he will not make across the board reductions.
Councilmember Vazquez requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on this item
because he was a member of Council at the time of the vote on the Homeless Task Force
findings and, even though he did not agree, with some of the recommendations, and it was
difficult to make the decision, he feels that to redirect funds at this point would be inappropriate.
Mayor Abdo requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on this item because she feels
that a commitment was made when the Task Force came forward with its recommendations and
she will stick with that commitment for as long as the programs can possibly be funded.
Councilmember Holbrook moved to amend the motion to increase funding to the Latino
Resource Organization by $40,000. The motion died for lack of a second.
Councilmember Holbrook moved to amend the motion to eliminate the Neighborhood Support
Center. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. Discussion was held. The motion failed by the
following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Negative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Councilmember Rosenstein requested that the record reflect that he will explain his vote on the previous
motion, this motion, and the next motion when there is a general discussion on the budget.
Councilmember Holbrook moved to increase the Bayside District Corporation budget by $23,750 and
set aside an additional $23,750, and the City staff and Bayside staff will meet this fall to evaluate the
performance of the Bayside District Corporation. City staff will then recommend, based upon their
evaluation, whether or not the City Council should fund the additional $23,750 which was set aside.
Second by Councilmember Greenberg. Discussion was held. Councilmember Greenberg moved a
substitute motion to Councilmember Holbrook's motion that the Bayside District budget be reviewed in
three months. Second by Councilmember Rosenstein. The motion was accepted as friendly on the
condition that the review be held no later than six months.
Councilmember Rosenstein moved to extend the meeting to 11:30 p.m. Second by Councilmember
Greenberg. Discussion was held. Councilmember Olsen moved a substitute motion to extend the meeting
to 12:00 Midnight. Second by Councilmember Genser. The motion was approved. Councilmembers
Holbrook, Rosenstein, and Vazquez opposed. Discussion was held.
Councilmember Olsen moved to reduce the budget for the Neighborhood Support Center by 20%.
Second by Councilmember Genser. Discussion was held. The motion was accepted as friendly on the
condition that Council ask staff to study percentages of non-Santa Monica residents and study
percentage of reduction.
Councilmember Olsen moved to add a budget objective to the City Manager's budget to direct staff to
facilitate, through a process that they think viable, to contact radio stations to solicit bids for broadcasting
the Council meetings and to make recommendations to accomplish this within the grant amount of
$67,700. Discussion was held. The motion was accepted as friendly.
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend. the motion that the City Manager ensure that the RFP
for the Latino Resource Organization be written in accordance with guidelines for educational
programming and that dialogue and discussion be held with the superintendent and school board
members to study methods of collaboration. The motion was accepted as friendly.
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt Resolution No. 8608(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 1993-94," reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Councilmember Genser. The main motion, as amended, was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Negative: Councilmember Greenberg
Councilmember Greenberg requested that the record reflect that she voted " no" on this item because
she does not feel that Council made enough reductions and there are many portions of the budget that
she does support, for example, funding of the schools.
Chair Abdo moved, on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency, to adopt Resolution No. 438(RAS), as
amended, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading by
title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Agency Member Genser. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Redevelopment Agency vote:
Affirmative: Agency Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Chair Abdo
Chair Abdo moved, on behalf of the Parking Authority, to adopt Resolution No. 222(PAS), as
amended, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
.SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading by
title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Authority Member Genser. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Parking Authority vote:
Affirmative: Authority Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Chair Abdo
Chair Abdo moved, on behalf of the Housing Authority, to adopt Resolution No. 57(HAS), as
amended, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading by
title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Authority Member Genser. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Housing Authority vote:
Affirmative: Authority Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Chair Abdo
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt Resolution No. 8609(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AND REVISING SALARY
RANGES FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF AIRPORT MANAGER, CONSERVATION
COORDINATOR, ELECTRICAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT,
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR, NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, PARKING CHECKER
SUPERVISOR, PARKS MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT, PARK MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR, RECREATIONAL CENTER ADMINISTRATOR, SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICER, SENIOR SERVICES MANAGER, SOLID WASTE BUSINESS ASSISTANT, SOLID
WASTE OPERATIONS MANAGER, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR, AND
TECHNICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR," reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Councilmember Greenberg. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt Resolution No. 8613(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING FOR FY 1993-94 AND
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF CDBG STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR FY 1993-
94, " reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof, and authorize the City Manager to
negotiate contracts with the grantees specified in the final Proposed Two-Year CD Plan. Second by
Councilmember Genser with the understanding that it contains all amendments made this evening. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
Councilmember Genser moved to thank the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Finance Director,
and all the other department heads and staff members who worked on the budget. Council approved by
acclamation.
At 11:42 p.m., the Special City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Parking Authority/Housing
Authority Joint Meeting was adjourned and the City Council Meeting was reconvened. .
6. CONSENT CALENDAR: Presented was the Consent Calendar, whereby all items are considered
and approved in one motion unless removed from the calendar for discussion. Member of the public Joy
Fullmer expressed her concerns. Mayor Abdo moved to approve the Consent Calendar, reading
resolutions and ordinances by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Motion was duly seconded
and approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
Absent: Councilmember Olsen
6-A: GANN APPROPRIATIONS: Resolution No. 8610(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING THE GANN
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," was adopted and Resolution No.
8611 (CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA APPROPRIATING FISCAL YEAR 1992-93 FUNDS TO GANN'ED RESERVE
AND/OR DESIGNATED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS," was adopted.
6-B: GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT/OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PLANNING/SERIOUS HABITUAL OFFENDER PROGRAM: Resolution No. 8612(CCS) entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FOR A SERIOUS HABITUAL
OFFENDER PROGRAM," was adopted.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
8-A: AUTOMOBILE WASHING FACILITIES: The emergency ordinance for introduction and
adoption establishing standards for automobile washing facilities in certain zones on an interim basis was
continued to the meeting of June 29, 1993.
8-B: COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Presented were ordinances for adoption and
second reading amending multiple zoning ordinance sections to implement the provisions of the
commercial development standards program; and implementing interim development standards for a
portion of the M1 and C5 area located north of the Santa Monica Freeway and east of 19th Place
Alley. Council asked questions of staff. Mayor Abdo moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1686(CCS)
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PORTIONS OF THE CITY
LOCATED IN THE M1 AND C5 DISTRICTS, NORTH OF THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY
AND EAST OF 19TH STREET PLACE ALLEY, " and Ordinance No. 1687(CCS) entitled: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING
ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PROGRAM AND PORTIONS OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE" reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Councilmember Genser. Council asked-questions of staff. Councilmember Holbrook moved
to amend the motion to delete the language including auto repair shops as being not allowed in the C3C,
C3, BCD, and the C4 portions of Pico Boulevard. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. Council
asked questions of staff. Discussion was held. The amendment failed by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosenstein
Negative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
The main motion was approved by the following vote-
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Negative: Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
9-A: TORCA SHARED APPRECIATION LOAN PROGRAM: Presented was the staff report
recommendation to approve the Program Guidelines for the condominium component of the Tenant
Ownership Rights Charter Amendment Shared Appreciation Loan Program and authorization for the
City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements and utilize up to $1.17 million of available TORCA
conversion tax revenue for condominium loans. Councilmember Genser moved to continue to the
meeting of June 29, 1993. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. The motion carried.
9-B: CLOSED SESSION: Not held.
Councilmembers Rosenstein, Greenberg and Holbrook were excused from the meeting at 11:56 p.m.
15: PUBLIC INPUT : Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns. Member of the public
Bobbe Paris discussed the possibility of leaving public restrooms unlocked during the night time hours for
the use of homeless people. Member of the public Jerry Rubin discussed the budget.
ADJOURNMENT: At 12:00 Midnight, the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, June 29, 1993, in
memory of Alfred Hosea and Donald Brunson.
ATTEST:
Clarice E. Dykhouse
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Judy Abdo Mayor
June 22, 1993