COMPLETED
AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION - Santa Monica High School Jazz Ensemble
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation declaring April the Month of the Young
Child.
ACTION: Presented.
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 February 27, 1996.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9007 (CCS)
6-C: Resolution setting a public hearing on May 28, 1996 to
hear any protests or objections to completed work of
constructing and repairing of concrete gutter, street
resurfacing and appurtenant work, and to confirm the
assessment costs for the completed work.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9008 (CCS).
6-D: Resolution repealing the City's existing Conflict of
Interest Code [Resolution No. 6978 (CCS)] and
establishing a new City Conflict of Interest Code.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9009 (CCS).
6-E: Recommendation to reject all bids to furnish and deliver
one 3/4-ton CNG-powered mini van and direct staff to
continue to research the open market for possible
competitive bids.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved staff recommendation.
6-F: Award of Bid No. 2555 to T & J. Garage, Inc. in the
amount of $286,174 to furnish and deliver two curbside
collection type and semi-automatic bin dumpsters for the
Recycling Division of the Environmental and Public Works
Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-G: Award of Bid No. 2556 to Maurice J. Sopp & Son Chevrolet
in the amount of $61,728.48 to furnish and deliver two
CNG-powered one-ton cab and chassis for the Water
Division of the Environmental and Public Works
Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-H: Award of bid to Wondries Chevrolet in the amount of
$42,202.35 to furnish and deliver two sedan vehicles for
the Operations Division of the Santa Monica Municipal
Bus Lines Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-I: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement with ETo Limited for
an amount not to exceed $70,000 for services related to
Phases 3 and 4 of a Central Irrigation Controller
Project designed to reduce exterior water use and
improve irrigation management by the City, the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and Santa Monica
College.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7194 (CCS).
6-J: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement with Sheltair
Scientific Limited in the amount of $60,000 to proceed
with a Phase I contract to formulate Sustainable
Development Guidelines for construction and development
projects in the City of Santa Monica.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7195 (CCS).
6-K: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with National Plant
Services Inc. in the amount of $262,430 for video
inspection of earthquake damages to 6-inch to 12-inch
sewer mains at various City locations; and appropriate
$262,430 in funds to establish a "Sewerline Video" CIP
account.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7196 (CCS).
6-L: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to file a
Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) with the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA) and
Southern California Association of Governments, to
permit the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines to remain
eligible for federal and state transit funds; and,
authorize the City Manager to file application for funds
made available by the LAMTA.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-M: Recommendation for City Council to approve the
Certification of Statement of Official Action for
Conditional Use Permit 94-024 and Reduced Parking Permit
94-006 to allow a 699-seat restaurant and entertainment
establishment with a Type 47 alcohol license located at
370 Santa Monica Pier.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-N: Resolution supporting the Los Angeles County Park, Beach
and Recreation Act of 1996 and the inclusion of the
Santa Monica beachfront and coastal park improvement
project as a specified project; and, recommendation to
direct the City Manager to submit all necessary
documents in support of the specified project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9010.
6-O: Resolution regarding ecologically sustainable paper use
practices.
Staff Report
ACTION: Continued to April 9, 1996.
6-P: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement with APS Systems in
the amount of $726,000 for three electric shuttle
vehicles for the Tide shuttle service; and, appropriate
$726,000 in Proposition A Local Return funds for the
procurement of the vehicles.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7197 (CCS) and
appropriated corrected amount of $729,000.
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 second reading and adoption adding Section
3.08.460 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code to establish
Preferential Parking Zone HH in the area bounded by
Adelaide Drive, 7th Street, San Vicente Boulevard and
Ocean Avenue, introduced March 19, 1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1846 CCS).
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to approve the proposed traffic measures
for Sunset Park; approve a City-wide speed hump program,
and the residential traffic management handbook;
appropriate $815,000 to implement the proposed programs.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved with corrected appropriation of
$715,000.
9-B: Recommendation to direct the City Attorney to prepare an
ordinance modifying demolition procedures for
earthquake-damaged vacant buildings and structures; and,
to direct staff to increase efforts to address problem
buildings, through nuisance abatement procedures.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
9-C: Request for Closed Session.
Conference with Legal Counsel:
1. People et al. v. Seacastle et al., LASC Case No.
SS 006 484.
ACTION: Held. No action taken.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Public discussion permitted.)
10-A: Public hearing to hear protests or objections, if any,
by property owner of Sea Castle Apartments (1725 The
Promenade) regarding the placement of a special
assessment on the premises for the cost of the abatement
of a public nuisance; adoption of a resolution of
confirmation affirming the special assessment on the
property; and, authorization to staff to file a Notice
of Lien with the Los Angeles County Recorder and the Los
Angeles County Assessor for collection of the special
assessment, continued from March 19, 1996. Public
hearing held and closed.
Staff Report
ACTION: Continued to April 9, 1996 at the request
of staff.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request of Linda Gross of the Santa Monica-Malibu
Education Foundation to ask Council for a one-time
$5,000 grant to fund an artist-in-residence program at
Grant School.
ACTION: Continued to April 9, 1996 at the request
of Linda Gross.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments of members to Boards and Commissions,
continued from February 27, 1996:
Scheduled vacancy (Full terms): Plumbing & Mechanical
Board of Appeals (1)
Unscheduled vacancies (Resignations): Commission on
Older Americans (1), Housing Commission (1), Social
Services Commission (1)
ACTION: Ricky Berger was appointed to the Plumbing
& Mechanical Board of Appeals for a full
term ending June 30, 1998. M. Douglas
Willis was appointed to the Housing
Commission for an unexpired term ending
June 30, 1997. Appointments to the
Commission on Older Americans and the
Social Services Commission were continued
to April 9, 1996.
14-B: Request of Councilmember Abdo to discuss support of HR
2242 and HR2241 to protect California's coastal waters
by blocking oil and gas leasing activities and
continuing a moratorium against such activities; and,
direct the City Attorney to prepare an appropriate
resolution.
ACTION: Approved and directed City Attorney to
prepare resolution.
14-C: Request of Mayor Rosenstein to discuss the City's
participation in observance of the "Days of Remembrance
of the Victims of the Holocaust" in conjunction with the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's
commemorations.
ACTION: City Attorney directed to prepare
appropriate resolution.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public discussion permitted only on items
not on the agenda that are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City.)
ACTION: Heard. No action taken.
ADJOURNMENT in memory of Edmund Muskie, Robert Pierson and Ines
R. Powell.