COMPLETED
AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1995 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation regarding "Share the Holidays."
ACTION: Mayor declared December 9, 1995 "Share the
Holidays" Day.
STUDY SESSION - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.:
SS-1: Presentation of information and discussion regarding
various energy issues.
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: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a
local emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8953 (CCS).
6-B: Resolution approving Final Subdivision Map for Tract
No. 51399, a Tenant-Participating Conversion Project,
TPC-302, at 1118 Fifth Street.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8954 (CCS).
6-C: Resolution approving Final Subdivision Map for Tract
No. 51813, a Tenant-Participating Conversion Project,
TPC-307, at 817 18th Street.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8955 (CCS).
6-D: Resolution approving Final Subdivision Map for Parcel
No. 24062, a Tenant-Participating Conversion Project,
TPC-318, at 705-709 Raymond Avenue.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8956 (CCS).
6-E: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit and
execute used oil recycling and household hazardous
waste grant applications, as appropriate, to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8957 (CCS).
6-F: Resolution in support of President Clinton's plan to
reduce smoking among children through regulation of
tobacco products.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 8958 (CCS).
6-G: Recommendation to accept petitions for the installation
of streetlights on various streets; approve replacement
of streetlights on San Vicente Boulevard from Ocean
Avenue to 4th Street; and to adopt a resolution of
intention setting a public hearing on January 9, 1996
declaring the City's intention to assess property
owners for costs and issue bonds as security for unpaid
assessments.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved. Adopted Resolution No. 8963
(CCS).
6-H: Award of construction contract to Griffith Company in
the amount of $1,189,753 for miscellaneous repairs and
maintenance improvements at the Santa Monica Municipal
Airport to be funded with a Federal Aviation
Administration grant, continued from November 7, 1995.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7172 (CCS).
6-I: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a loan and license agreement with
the Santa Monica Police Officers Association in an
amount not to exceed $50,000 to assist with the
purchase of equipment and furnishings for the Police
Officers Association space in the proposed Public
Safety facility.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7173 (CCS).
7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
7-A: Appeal of Planning Commission's denial of General Plan
Amendment 95-001, Zone Change 95-001 and Text Amendment
95-006 and proposed text amendment to the RVC Section
of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
Staff Report
Considered with Item 8-A.
ACTION: Appeal denied.
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: Ordinance for introduction and first reading amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.08.56.020
regarding permitted uses in the NW overlay district,
and amending Section 9.04.18.040 regarding termination
of nonconforming buildings and uses. (This is a
noticed public hearing.)
Staff Report
Considered with Item 7-A.
ACTION: Introduced Ordinance for first reading.
8-B: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.60.020 to
increase the number of members on the Social Services
Commission from seven to nine, introduced November 7,
1995.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1829 (CCS).
8-C: Ordinance for second reading and adoption approving the
first amendment to and restatement of Development
Agreement 89-001 between the City of Santa Monica and
Maguire Thomas Development for the property located at
1733 Ocean Avenue, introduced November 7, 1995.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1830 (CCS).
8-D: Ordinance for introduction and first reading amending
various provisions of the Zoning Ordinance related to
general requirements, LMSD, NW overlay, R2B, and BR
overlay property development standards, antenna
regulations, service station standards, and variances,
and adding a provision regarding regulatory incentives
for the production of lower income and senior housing,
continued from November 7, 1995.
ACTION: To be considered November 28, 1995.
8-E: Ordinance for introduction and first reading
prohibiting home occupation permits and business
licenses for the sale, transfer, or lease of firearms
or munitions in any residential district, providing
for the revocation of existing permits, and establising
a Conditional Use Permit and Police Permit system.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced Ordinance for first reading.
8-F: Ordinance for introduction and first reading
authorizing an amendment to the Contract between the
City of Santa Monica and the Board of Administration of
the California Public Employees' Retirement System to
provide Section 21382.4 Third Level of 1959 Survivor
Benefits pursuant to Article 6 (Commencing with Section
21380) for Local Police Members Only.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced Ordinance for first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion held
November 7, 1995.)
9-A: Recommendation to approve, in concept, the plan for the
Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project and the
capital financing approach for the associated capital
improvements; and, to direct staff to prepare two
Resolutions of Intention, with all necessary
documentation and public notices, to establish a Main
Street Streetscape Improvement Assessment District and
a new Main Street Parking and Business Improvement Area
which will replace the current Main Street Parking and
Business Improvement Area, continued from November 7,
1995, (Public hearing closed.)
ACTION: Approved.
9-B: Request for Closed Session.
Conference with Legal Counsel:
Existing Litigation:
1. Santa Monica Housing Council, et al. v. City of
Santa Monica, LASC Case No. SS 5191
2. Santa Monica Housing Council, et al. v. Superior
Court, USCA B074862 (LASC SC 16169)
3. Weissman v. City of Santa Monica, ASM 95-6-117
(Claim)
Anticipated Litigation:
One case.
ACTION: Approved settlement of $200,000 in the case
of Weissman v. City of Santa Monica.
Continued other litigation to November 28,
1995.
12. RESOLUTIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
12-A: Resolutions calling a Special Municipal Election on
March 26, 1996; requesting consolidation of the
election with Los Angeles County; requesting election
services from Los Angeles County; authorizing certain
Councilmembers to file written arguments on the
measures; and submitting to the voters two ballot
measures: 1) Proposal to add Section 1908 to the City
Charter to renew the City Services override, and 2)
Proposal to add Section 2015C to the City Charter to
renew the Gann override for the Tenant Ownership Rights
Charter Amendment (TORCA).
Staff Report
ACTION: All resolutions adopted except resolution
designating Councilmembers to write
arguments which will return to Council
November 28, 1995. Adopted Resolution
Nos. 8959 (CCS), 8960 (CCS), 8961 (CCS),
8962(CCS).
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments of members to Boards and Commissions,
continued from November 7, 1995:
Scheduled vacancies (Full terms): Recreation & Parks
Commission (1)
Unscheduled vacancies (Resignations): Bayside
District
Corporation
(2), Social
Services
Commission
(1)
ACTION: Samoan Barish was appointed to the Social
Services Commission for an unexpired term
ending June 30, 1997. Appointments to
other vacancies were continued to November
28, 1995.
14-B: Request of Councilmember Abdo, Councilmember Greenberg
and Mayor Rosenstein to discuss directing the City
Attorney to research local gun-control options and to
return to Council with an ordinance banning the sale of
"Saturday Night Special" handguns, if a local ordinance
is possible, continued from November 7, 1995.
ACTION: Approved.
14-C: Request of Councilmember Ebner to discuss directing
staff to evaluate the purpose of and need for each
Board and Commission, continued from November 7, 1995.
ACTION: Directed staff to look into the two
incidents discussed at the meeting relative
to Commissions making representations on
behalf of the City and relative to
Commission participation in partisan
activities; and, directed staff to
communicate the established policy to all
Commissions.
14-D: Request of Councilmember Greenberg to discuss whether
present housing loan policies are providing for the
maximum number of affordable housing units to low and
moderate income households. It is also requested that
the Council discuss the MERL Program, its progress to
date and the length of time it is taking to process
loans, continued from November 7, 1995.
ACTION: Continued to November 28, 1995.
14-E: Request of Mayor Rosenstein to discuss directing staff
to communicate to the City of Malibu that its Draft
Housing Element should be amended to accept its
responsibilities to assist homeless people and end its
policy of relying on Santa Monica to provide these
services.
ACTION: Approved.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public discussion permitted only on items
not on the agenda that are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City.)
ADJOURNMENT in memory of the late former Mayor Herbert Spurgin.