COMPLETED AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING
AUTHORITY, PARKING AUTHORITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1996 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY,
PARKING AUTHORITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: (Public
discussion permitted.)
ROLL CALL OF HOUSING AUTHORITY (HA)
ROLL CALL OF PARKING AUTHORITY (PA)
ROLL CALL OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RA)
HA/PA/RA-1: Approval of minutes of Parking Authority,
Housing Authority and Redevelopment Agency from
June 25, 1996 meeting.
ACTION: Approved.
CC/HA/PA-2: Recommendation to make year-end budget
adjustments for Fiscal Year 1995-96; transmit
year-end Performance Review and Capital
Improvements Program Status Report of June 30,
1996; approve various budget and other
adjustments for Fiscal Year 1996-97; and, report
to Council various emergency purchases made
under provisions of the City's municipal code.
ACTION: Approved.
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 minutes of July 23, 1996, July 30, 1996,
August 13, 1996 and August 20, 1996 Council Meetings.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9079(CCS).
6-D: Resolution authorizing the submittal of an application
for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Department
of Public Works, Santa Monica Bay Competitive Grant
Program for a pilot project demonstrating the
effectiveness of an urban runoff pollution abatement
system.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9080(CCS).
6-E: Resolution in support of allocation of Proposition C
Discretionary Funds for Countywide Bus System
Improvement Plan; request for a revenue budget change;
and, recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the
application of the funds, in the amount of $541,966, to
be utilized pursuant to the Bus System Improvement Plan.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9081(CCS) and
awarded Contract 6535 (CCS).
6-F: Resolution authorizing a change in the previously
approved route for the U.S. Constitution Day Parade to
be held September 14, 1996.
Staff Report
ACTION: Considered with item 14-D. Adopted
Resolution No. 9082(CCS).
6-G: Resolution authorizing the holding of the Book and Music
Fest Parade on September 28, 1996, on a route other than
the City's official parade route.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9083(CCS).
6-H: Resolution authorizing the holding of St. Monica's
Church OctoberFair 5/10K Race on September 28, 1996, on
a route other than the City's official parade route, and
waiving the race fee.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9084(CCS).
6-I: Resolution authorizing the holding of the 19th Annual
Christmas Venice/Marina 5/10K Run on December 14, 1996,
on a route other than the City's official parade route,
and waiving the race fee.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9085(CCS).
6-J: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with Patricia Smith,
ASLA, for an amount not to exceed $180,000, to prepare a
feasibility study for the non-aviation portions of the
residual land at Santa Monica Airport.
Staff Report
ACTION: Awarded Contract No. 6521(CCS).
6-K: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2578 to Delmer's
Precision Brake Company at specified unit prices, to
provide brake service and supplies for passenger cars
and light and heavy trucks for the Fleet Management
Division, Environmental and Public Works Management
Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-L: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2582 to DAVE
Transportation Services, Inc., at specified rates, to
provide curb-to-curb paratransit service and fixed route
shuttle service for the Transportation Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-M: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2585 to Consolidated
Fabricators, at specified unit prices, to furnish and
deliver 2-cubic yard metal refuse containers for the
Solid Waste Division, Environmental and Public Works
Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-N: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2586 to Universal Coach
Parts, to provide distributor parts for MCI, NOVA, GMC
and Flxible Transit Coaches for the Maintenance
Division, Transportation Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Withdrawn at the request of Staff.
6-O: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2588, at specified unit
prices, to Mamco International Corporation, to provide
55 gallon drums of degreaser for cleaning purposes in
the Third Street Promenade parking structures and other
areas on the Santa Monica Pier for the Solid Waste
Division, Environmental and Public Works Management
Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-P: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2589 to Data
Impressions, Inc., for an amount not to exceed
$49,435.76, to provide, deliver, install and configure
19 computer systems for the Administration Division,
Santa Monica Library.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-Q: Recommendation to purchase, under the cooperative
purchasing provisions of Los Angeles County Contract No.
55387, from Canon U.S.A. Inc., one (1) Canon color
copier, for an amount not to exceed $36,480.25 for the
Support Services Division, City Clerk Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-R: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a professional services contract
with RNL/Interplan, in an amount not to exceed $175,000,
for the Municipal Bus Lines Facility Expansion Master
Plan.
Staff Report
ACTION: Awarded Contract No. 6522(CCS).
6-S: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2590 to Sentinel Guard
Systems, at specified hourly rates, to provide security
services for the Resources Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Item continued to September 24, 1996.
6-T: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement in the amount of
$60,000 with Pulsar advertising to conduct a graphic
design project for the Big Blue Bus Graphic Design
Program.
Staff Report
ACTION: Awarded Contract No. 6523(CCS).
7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
7-A: Appeal 96-004 of Planning Commission Approval of
Conditional Use Permit Application 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. Public Hearing Held. Continued from
July 30, 1996. Discussion of proposed settlement offer.
ACTION: Continued to September 24, 1996.
7-B: Appeal 95-016 of Planning Commission Approval of
Conditional Use Permit Application 95-016 and Variance
Application 95-033 to allow the late-night operation of
the drive-up window in the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant at
2423 Wilshire Boulevard until May 1, 1998. Public
Hearing Held. Continued from July 30, 1996. Discussion
of proposed settlement offer.
ACTION: Continued to September 24, 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 introduction and first reading amending
Section 9.04.08.355.050 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to modify stepback standards in the light
manufacturing and studio district.
Staff Report
ACTION: Ordinance introduced for first reading.
8-B: Ordinance for introduction and adoption setting the
1996-97 tax rate for the Main Library Improvements
Project General Obligation Bonds.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1861(CCS).
8-C: Ordinance for introduction and first reading amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections 6.72.010, 6.72.070,
and 6.72.090 (City's Utility Users Tax); and, adoption
of a resolution approving various Utility Users Tax
Administrative Rules.
Staff Report
ACTION: Ordinance introduced for first reading and
adopted Resolution No. 9086(CCS).
8-D: Ordinance for introduction and first reading amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code section 9.04.08.15 (Bayside
Commercial District), to clarify various uses in the
District.
Staff Report
ACTION: Ordinance introduced for first reading, as
amended.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to approve first phase of modifications
to the downtown area circulation plan, direct staff to
proceed with the implementation of the proposed
modifications, and appropriate funding in the amount of
$675,500 for the proposed improvements.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved motion to split project into two
phases, a design phase and an
implementation phase; appropriated $150,000
for the design phase. Staff to return to
Council for the appropriation for the
second phase.
9-B: Request for Closed Session.
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Solie v. City of Santa Monica,
Superior Court Case No. SC 037802.
ACTION: Approved settlement in the amount of $25,000.
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Foodmaker Inc., v. City of Santa
Monica, Case No. FC 040926.
No Action.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments to the following boards and commissions,
continued from August 13, 1996:
ACTION:
Airport Commission (1) - Continued to 9/24.
Building & Safety (1) - Held pending information item to
Council.
Electrical Board of Appeals (1) - Held pending information item to Council.
Landmarks Commission (1-real estate licensee) - Continued to 9/24.
Plumbing & Mechanical Board of Appeals (1) - Held pending information item to Council.
14-B: Request from Councilmember Ebner to discuss the policy
of receiving late applications from applicants
interested in membership on City boards and commissions.
Continued from August 30, 1996.
ACTION: Staff to prepare resolution repealing
Resolution No. 6842 and setting forth new
policy.
14-C: Request of Councilmembers Holbrook and O'Connor to
direct staff to review the hours of operation of the dog
park at Joslyn Park; and, request that staff study the
potential of limiting the space dedicated to dogs in
Joslyn Park.
ACTION: Approved.
14-D: Request of Mayor Pro Tempore Greenberg to direct staff
to discuss with parade organizers the feasibility of
postponing the Constitution Day Parade, which is being
held on September 14, 1996, and which day is a Jewish
Holiday.
ACTION: Discussed with item 6-F. No action taken
on this matter.
14-E: Request of Mayor Pro Tempore Greenberg to direct staff
to discuss with the School District, CityTV, and Century
Cable, the possibility of televising School Board
meetings, and then staff to report back to Council.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved, as amended.
14-F: Request of Mayor Pro Tempore Greenberg to direct staff
to notify residents in affected zones of the upcoming
"granny flats" council item relative to local standards
for regulating second units.
Staff Report
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: Member of the public William Bolte
expressed concerns regarding two homeless
women in wheelchairs.
ADJOURNMENT:
ACTION: Adjourned in memory of Dr. Todd Grant and Leah
Grossman.