COMPLETED
AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1996 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION - Santa Monica High School Orchestra Members
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Commendations recognizing Santa Monica businesses for
environmentally sustainable businesses practices.
ACTION: Mayor presented commendations.
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 March 26, 1996.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9019 (CCS).
6-C: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to file an
application for grant funds from the Los Angeles County
Park, Beaches and Recreation Act of 1992, for Joslyn
Park improvements, and to execute all necessary grant
documents; and, make necessary budget adjustments as
outlined in the staff recommendation.
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9020 (CCS).
6-D: Recommendation to accept petitions requesting the
installation of new streetlights on portions of 23rd,
29th, and Princeton Streets and adoption of Resolution
of Intention setting a public hearing for July 9, 1996
to declare intention to assess property owners of costs,
and to issue bonds as security for unpaid assessments.
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9021 (CCS).
6-E: Award to Wondries Chevrolet in the amount of $245,844.08
to furnish and deliver eleven (11) vehicles for various
departments.
ACTION: Approved.
6-F: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a license agreement with Cirque du
Soleil for performance visits in the fall of 1996 and
spring of 1997, and an option to return in the fall of
1999 and spring of 2000.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7198 (CCS).
6-G: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute amendments to the lease agreement
with Windward School for use of City property for
recreational purposes and proposed construction of
classroom facilities.
ACTION: Approved amendments to Contract No. 3828
(CCS).
6-H: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with Arthur D. Little,
Inc. in the amount of $73,250 to conduct landfill gas
monitoring at the City's Corporate Yard and appropriate
$60,432 from the Water, Wastewater, Refuse and General
Funds.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7199 (CCS).
6-I: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to execute
an agreement with Liebert, Cassidy and Frierson in an
amount not to exceed $94,000 to provide legal services
relating to employer-employee relations matters.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 7200 (CCS).
6-J: Recommendation to oppose SB 1538 regarding regulation of
restaurants and retail food establishments.
ACTION: Approved.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS: (Public discussion permitted.)
7-A: Appeal 96-004 of Planning Commission Approval of
Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP 95-017) to allow
the late-night operation of the drive-up window in the
Jack-in-the-Box restaurant located at 2025 Lincoln
Boulevard until May 1, 1998.
ACTION: Closed public hearing. Continued to May
28, 1996.
7-B: Appeal 95-016 of Planning Commission Approval of
Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP 95-016) and
Variance Application (VAR 95-033) to allow the late-night operation of the drive-up window in the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant located at 2423 Wilshire Boulevard
until May 1, 1998.
ACTION: Closed public hearing. Continued to May
28, 1996.
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 amending
Chapter 9.16 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code relating
to the City's Transportation Management Plan (TMP),
introduced April 9, 1996.
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1847 (CCS).
8-B: Ordinance for second reading and adoption repealing,
amending, or adding various sections of Article 6 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code regarding business licenses
and regulatory restrictions on business activities, as
amended and introduced April 9, 1996.
ACTION: Withdrawn at the request of staff.
Continued to May 14, 1996.
8-C: Ordinance for introduction and first reading adding
Sections 3.08.430, 3.08.440 and 3.08.450 to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code establishing Preferential Parking
Zones EE, FF, and GG.
ACTION: Introduced ordinance for first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to approve the 1995-96 Master
Environmental Assessment (MEA), the baseline
environmental reference for preparing environmental
impact reports and the reference tool for making
decisions about future planning policies, continued from
April 9, 1996.
ACTION: Approved as amended.
9-B: Request for Closed Session.
Conference with Legal Counsel:
1. Existing Litigation:
Michael Silliman v. City of Santa Monica, Superior
Court Case No. SC 031628.
People et al. v. Seacastle et al., LASC Case No. SS
006 484.
McNally v. City of Santa Monica, USDC Case No. CV
95-8634 ER.
Foodmaker, Inc. v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. FC
040926.
2. Anticipated Litigation: Two cases.
ACTION: Approved settlement in the case of Michael
Silliman v. City of Santa Monica in the
amount of $70,000.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments of members to Boards and Commissions,
continued from March 26, 1996:
Unscheduled vacancy (Resignation): Social Services
Commission (1)
ACTION: Continued to May 14, 1996.
14-B: Request of Councilmember Genser to discuss resolution
regarding ecologically sustainable paper use practices.
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9022 (CCS), as
amended.
14-C: Request of Mayor Rosenstein and Councilmember Genser to
discuss adoption of a City Council resolution in support
of Senate Bill 1028, the Kassenbaum-Kennedy Health
Insurance Reform Bill, as recommended by the Commission
on Older Americans.
ACTION: Motion to go on record in support of the
bill was approved.
14-D: Request of Mayor Rosenstein to discuss Council support
of the City in becoming a Transportation Partner with
the Center for Livable Communities to enhance mobility
and livability through community design, sensible
economics, and technology applications.
ACTION: Approved.
14-E: Request of Councilmember O'Connor to discuss providing
travel funds for all Planning Commission members to
attend the Livable Communities Conference on April 26
and 27, 1996, in the City of San Francisco, sponsored
by the Local Government Commission.
ACTION: Approved. Appropriated the sum of $2,100
for three commissioners to attend.
14-F: Request of Mayor Rosenstein to discuss authorizing staff
to purchase and hang Olympic Torch Relay banners along
Wilshire Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, and Main Street; and,
to notify residents of this event.
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: Heard. No action taken.
ADJOURNMENT in memory of Manny Greenhill and John Rehwald.