COMPLETED
AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1996 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION - String Quartet from John Adams Middle School
ROLL CALL
5. CONTINUED ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
5-A: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a contract with Cotton/Beland/Associates in
the amount of $46,353 for preparation of an Environmental
Impact Report for the expansion of the Sunset Park
Preferential Parking Zone "L," continued from February
13, 1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7191 (CCS).
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: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending
various sections of Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter
9.20 regarding subdivisions, introduced on February 13,
1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1842 (CCS).
6-B: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.20.10.030 regarding
variances in order to correct an inadvertent omission,
introduced on February 13, 1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1843 (CCS).
6-C: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 6.48.080 regarding parking
regulations for taxicabs, introduced on February 13,
1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1844 (CCS).
6-D: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9001 (CCS).
6-E: Resolution issuing an accounting order to Century
Southwest Cable Television, Inc., to extend the time for
the City to review installation and equipment charges,
and to preserve the City's right to issue rate refunds,
if the City determines proposed charges are unreasonable.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9002 (CCS).
6-F: Resolution approving Final Subdivision Tract Map No.
51888 for a 14-unit Tenant Participating Conversion, TPC-320, at 519 California Avenue.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9003 (CCS).
6-G: Award of contract to Tri-Build Development Corporation in
the amount of $187,000 to replace plumbing in City
Hall/Police Department facility.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7192 (CCS).
6-H: Award of Bid No. 2559 to Municipal Services Group, Inc.
in the amount of $162,830.15 to provide lease/purchase
financing of one (1) hazardous materials response
apparatus for the Fire Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-I: Recommendation to cancel the City Council meeting of
March 12, 1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS: (Public discussion permitted.)
7-A: Appeal of Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use
Permit 94-024 and Reduced Parking Permit 94-006, for a
699-seat restaurant and entertainment establishment at
370 Santa Monica Pier (Sinbads/Club Route 66).
Staff Report
ACTION: Staff recommendation approved.
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
Ordinance No. 1606 (CCS) to clarify and expand the uses
of assessments levied within a business improvement area.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced ordinance for first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to select three Councilmembers for the
Downtown Urban Design Plan Advisory Committee, continued
from February 13, 1996. Public hearing closed on January
9, 1996.
ACTION: Councilmembers Holbrook, O'Connor and Mayor
Rosenstein were selected.
9-B: Request for Closed Session.
Conference with Legal Counsel:
Existing Litigation:
1. Karl Schober v. City of Santa Monica, et al.,
Superior Court Case No. SS 005575.
Heard. No action taken.
2. Krantz v. City of Santa Monica, Superior Court
Case No. SC 022940.
Approved payment of judgment in the amount of $35,913.96.
3. Georgi Barish v. City of Santa Monica, Municipal
Court Case No. 94C01652.
Approved payment of binding arbitration award in the
amount of $17,704.43.
4. Sea Castle Apartments, Ltd. v. City of Santa
Monica, Case No. BS 032530.
Heard. No action taken.
5. Foodmaker Inc. v. City of Santa Monica, et al.,
Superior Court Case No. SC 040926
Heard. No action taken.
Anticipated Litigation:
Two cases.
ACTION: Heard. No action taken.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request of Rose I. Levy to address City Council regarding
fence laws.
ACTION: Received and filed.
13-B: Request of Ronn S. Pickard to address City Council
requesting approval to hold the 3rd Annual U. S.
Constitution Day parade on Saturday, September 14, 1996.
ACTION: Received and filed.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments of members to Boards and Commissions,
continued from February 20, 1996:
Scheduled vacancy (Full terms): Personnel Board (1)
Unscheduled vacancies (Resignations): Bayside District
Corporation (1),
Housing Commission
(1)
ACTION: Appointments were continued to March 19, 1996.
14-B: Request of Councilmembers Holbrook and Genser to
discuss appropriating $5,000 for the Santa Monica High
School Orchestra for travel to the International
Festival of Youth Orchestras in Valencia, Spain.
ACTION: Approved.
14-C: Request of Mayor Rosenstein to discuss Council
endorsement of the Living Wage Act of 1996.
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.)
ACTION: None.
ADJOURNMENT to March 19, 1996 at 6:30 p.m.