COMPLETED AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1996 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
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 October 15, 1996, and October 22,
1996 Council Meeting.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution Number 9102(CCS).
6-C: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a professional services contract,
in an amount not to exceed $58,000, with CMI Engineering
Consultants for construction management of the parking
structures (Nos. 1-6) improvements, signage and graphics
project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract Number 6574(CCS).
6-D: Adoption of resolution establishing salary rates for
Accountant-Collections, Community Relations Specialist,
Deputy City Clerk, Noise Operations Technician, Senior
Administrative Analyst-Economic Development, Senior
Building Inspector, Senior Transit Programs Analyst,
Police Officer Trainee (Pre-Service), Solid Waste
Collections Superintendent, Solid Waste Materials
Recovery Superintendent, Solid waste Systems
Superintendent.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution Number 9103(CCS).
6-E: Recommendation to certify Statement of Official Action
of Conditional Use Permit
95-017 for the Jack-in-the-Box Restaurant located at
2025 Lincoln Boulevard.
ACTION: Approved.
Staff Report
6-F: Recommendation to certify Statement of Official Action
of Conditional Use Permit
95-016 and Variance 955-033 for the Jack-in-the-Box
Restaurant located at 2423 Wilshire Boulevard to allow
operation of a drive-up window.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-G: Recommendation to approve modifications to the Shared
Appreciation Loan Program Guidelines funded by the
Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment to modify
selected underwriting criteria (household size, student
status, front-end ratio, closing cost caps), and to
extend loan terms from 20 to 30 years to those loans
that require secondary market involvement to obtain
conventional lender, fixed rate financing.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved, except recommendation number 1.
Staff to return with additional options, as
discussed, as soon as possible.
6-H: Recommendation to approve amendments to all four City
Trust Fund guidelines to require that the interest rate
on City loans to projects receiving mortgage loans under
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Section 202 or Section 811 Programs not exceed the
federal default rate.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-I: Recommendation to adopt a City Council resolution
requesting the Los Angeles Department of Airports
include Fixed Base Operator facilities to accommodate
corporate and business jet aircraft in the (LAX) Master
Plan.
ACTION: Approved.
6-J: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2598 to Yale/Chase
Material Handling, for an amount not to exceed
$48,279.50, to furnish and deliver one (1) 6,000 pound
CNG forklift for the Environmental and Public Works
Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-K: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2604 to ATR Enterprises,
in an amount not to exceed $27,662.50, to provide
labor, materials and equipment to repair and paint the
pool at Santa Monica College.
Staff Report
ACTION: 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: Second reading and adoption of Interim Ordinance of the
City Council of the City of Santa Monica allowing second
dwelling units in the R-1 and OP-1 zoning districts
under specified circumstances, clarifying the allowance
of second units in multi-family residential districts,
specifying standards for second units. (Introduced
November 19, 1996.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance Number 1869(CCS).
8-B: Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance of the
City Council of the City of Santa Monica amending Zoning
Ordinance Section 9.04.14.090 regarding drive-in, drive-through, fast food, and take out restaurants.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced Ordinance for first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Evaluation and recommendations for the attendant parking
program; adoption of resolution amending parking rates
in the Downtown Parking Structures, authorizing an exit
pay system and finding that parking rate increases are
exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act; recommendation to approve an
increase to Contract No. 7133 with Ampco by $158,000 for
service improvements; approve appropriation of $158,000
to account 01-210-415-00000-5501-00000 to fund the
enhancement; and direct staff to make appropriate
modifications to the FY 96-'97 budget as outlined in
the staff report.
Staff Report
ACTION: Postponed until December 17, 1996.
9-B Recommendation for approval of, and to direct the City
Manger to implement, the revisions to the Multi-family
Earthquake Repair Loan Program (MERL) Guidelines and
Procedures; and, authorization to the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract amendment with Rincon
Consultants, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $85,000,
for environmental consulting services for the MERL
Program.
ACTION: Approved.
9-C: Request for Closed Session:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Doreena's v. City of Santa Monica,
LASC Case No. SS 006 976.
ACTION: Discussed; no action taken.
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: City of Santa Monica v. Doreena's,
LAMC Case No. 95-U 0317.
ACTION: Discussed; no action taken.
3. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Dianne Ramirez v. City of Santa
Monica, Case No. BC 140 430.
ACTION: Discussed; no action taken.
4. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litigation:
Number of cases: one.
ACTION: Discussed; no action taken.
5. Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Personnel
Director.
Bargaining Units: Management Team Associates
(MTA)
Executive Pay Plan (EPP)
ACTION: Approved Items 12A and 12B.
6. Public Employee Evaluations.
Employee Titles: City Clerk, City Manager
ACTION: Not heard.
12. RESOLUTIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
12-A: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Management Team
Associates (MTA).
ACTION: Adopted Resolution Number 9104(CCS).
12-B: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Executive Pay Plan
(EPP).
ACTION: Adopted Resolution Number 9105(CCS).
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Request from Councilmember Holbrook to discuss giving
direction to staff to prepare a two-year budget.
ACTION: Staff directed to provide recommendations
and considerations in January 1997, during
public hearing for needs assessment.
14-B: Acceptance of letter of resignation from Vivian Linder
from the Social Services Commission and authorization
for the City Clerk to publish a Notice of Vacancy.
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