COMPLETED
AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1995 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Presentation of retirement plaque to City Clerk, Clarice
E. Dykhouse.
ACTION: Presented by Mayor.
4-B: Presentation of petitions regarding gun control to City
Council by students from PS #1 Elementary School.
ACTION: Presented by students from PS #1 Elementary
School.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Public discussion permitted. All items
will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by
a councilmember for discussion.)
6-A: Approval of City Council minutes of May 23, June 5, June
6 and June 7, 1995.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.14.050 regarding
automobile lubrication facilities allowing such to
conduct business on Sundays in districts other than the
M1 (Industrial Conservation) District.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1804 (CCS).
6-C: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending
Ordinance Number 960 (CCS) to change the assessment
levied in the Montana Avenue business improvement
assessment district.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1805 (CCS).
6-D: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8905 (CCS).
6-E: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
fund transfer agreement for Proposition 116 funds for
the Broadway bicycle lane project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8906 (CCS).
6-F: Resolution approving the application for bicycle and/or
pedestrian funds under SB 821 to be placed on reserve
until eligible uses are identified.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8907 (CCS) as
amended.
6-G: Resolution to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a contract for the purchase of a heavy-duty
hazardous materials response vehicle.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8908 (CCS).
6-H: Recommendation to direct the City Attorney to amend the
Santa Monica Municipal Code so that certain offenses may
be prosecuted as infractions rather than misdemeanors.
Staff Report
ACTION: Directed City Attorney to prepare
ordinance.
6-I: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with Fehr & Peers
Associates in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to
prepare an update to the Circulation Element and an
Environmental Impact Report.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7144 (CCS).
6-J: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with
Cotton/Beland/Associates, Inc. in the amount of $79,847
to prepare the 1996-2000 Housing Element and update its
Environmental Impact Report and with Hamilton Rabinovitz
and Alschuler, Inc. in the amount of $167,090 for
analysis of housing data and to approve appropriation.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contracts Nos. 7145 and 7146
(CCS).
6-K: Resolution adopting an accounting order regarding basic
service, converter box and remote control charges of
Century Southwest Cable Television, Inc.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8904 (CCS).
6-L: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute two contracts in the amount of
$1,716,000 with Wallace, Roberts & Todd for the
preparation of design and construction bidding documents
for the Beach Improvement Group Project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contracts Nos. 7147 and 7148
(CCS).
8. ORDINANCES: (Public discussion permitted on emergency
ordinances and ordinances for introduction and first reading.
No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second
reading and adoption.)
8-A: Emergency ordinance for introduction and adoption
requiring existing drive-in, drive-through and fast food
restaurants located adjacent to residentially zoned
properties to obtain a conditional use permit for
specified drive-up window hours of operation on an
interim basis.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1806 (CCS).
8-B: Ordinance for introduction and first reading amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.04.250 to
eliminate promotability as a rating factor in
promotional competitive examinations.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced ordinance for first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to adopt a resolution amending and
expanding Resolution No. 5532 (CCS) regarding travel by
Council members to include City Council guidelines and
standards relating to travel, staff assistance and other
resources, and options regarding seating arrangements
and voting order.
Staff Report
ACTION: Considered. Staff directed to prepare
revisions.
9-B: Recommendation to direct the City Attorney to prepare an
ordinance establishing procedures for review of
improvements at the Santa Monica Airport, continued from
January 10, 1995.
Staff Report
ACTION: Directed City Attorney to prepare an
ordinance and referred to Commissions for
consideration and public input.
9-C: Request for Closed Session.
Conference with Legal Counsel:
Existing litigation:
1. Len Doucette, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et
al., USDC No. CV-95 1136 WDK (MCX)
2. Macias v. City of Santa Monica, LASC No.SC 016
392.
ACTION: Not held.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request of Joseph Baruch to address Council regarding
the functions of the Rent Control Board.
ACTION: Heard. Referred to staff.
13-B: Request of Joseph A. DiPasquale to address Council
regarding safety concerns at the intersection of 19th
Street and Idaho Avenue.
ACTION: Continued to June 27, 1995 at the request
of Mr. DiPasquale.
13-C: Request of Christopher Pelham and Debbie Pinthus of
Santa Monica Dog Owners Group to address Council
regarding the relocation of the off-leash area at Marine
Park.
ACTION: Heard. Referred to staff.
13-D: Request of Barbara Filet to address Council requesting
that a soundwall be placed between 10th and 17th Streets
along the freeway.
ACTION: Heard. Referred to staff.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Annual appointments of members to Boards and
Commissions, continued from May 23, 1995.
ACTION: Don Wheeler and Dennis Zane were
reappointed to the Bayside District Corporation for full
terms ending June 30, 1998. Nancy Dresser and Sherry
Kellogg were appointed to the Bayside District
Corporation for full terms ending June 30, 1998.
Other appointments were continued to June 20, 1995.
14-B: Request of Mayor Pro Tem Greenberg to discuss
instructing the City Attorney to draft: amendments to
the City s nuisance abatement ordinances to simplify the
current procedures, an ordinance prohibiting public
nudity in parks and beaches, and amendments to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code clarifying the distinctions
between nightclubs and restaurants.
ACTION: Continued to June 20, 1995.
14-C: Request of Mayor Pro Tem Greenberg to discuss
implementing a procedure to inform the Council of
pending recommendations from the City Clerk and City
Attorney.
ACTION: Continued to June 20, 1995.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public discussion permitted on items not
on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction
of the City.)
ACTION: Heard. No action taken.
ADJOURNMENT to June 20, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. in memory of Josh
Lowenstein.