COMPLETED AGENDA
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1997 - 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: Recommendation to approve the Statement of Official
Action for Appeal of the Landmarks Commission decision
designating the structure located at 1127 6th Street as
a City landmark.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9130 (CCS).
6-C: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a month to month lease for use of
the Memorial Park Lounge, with Westside Independent
Services for the Elderly (WISE), in the amount of $363
per month.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6634 (CCS).
6-D: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with Insituform
Southwest, in an amount not to exceed $1,521,545, for
rehabilitation and repair of earthquake damaged sewer
mains at Lincoln and 11th Courts between Georgina Avenue
and Colorado Avenue.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6635 (CCS).
6-E: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with InSight
Automation, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $920,000,
to develop construction documents and construct a
compressed natural gas fueling facility at the City
Yards; to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute an agreement with the Southern California Air
Quality Management District to receive grant funds in
the amount of $350,000 for the City's Natural Gas
Vehicle Program; and, appropriate funds and authorize
receipt of revenues as outlined in the staff report.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract Nos. 6636 (CCS) and 6637
(CCS).
6-F: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with GEONEX, in an
amount not to exceed $498,000, and to increase contract
amount by up to 20% if necessary, to provide information
system database and mapping services for the City's
water, sewer, storm drain, and street light facilities.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6638 (CCS).
6-G: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with the Community
Environmental Council to manage and administer a
household hazardous materials research project, funded
by a grant to the City by the California Integrated
Waste Management Board. (Continued from March 18, 1997).
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6639 (CCS).
6-H: Recommendation to waive competitive bidding procedures
and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute
a contract with Rain Master, in an amount not to exceed
$300,000, for the purchase of a central irrigation
controller system.
Staff Report
ACTION: Withdrawn at the request of staff.
6-I: Recommendation that the City Council approve an
exception to its policy restricting the mention in City
mailings of any organization which regularly takes
positions on political matters in order to allow
participation of the Chamber of Commerce in the City's
Career and Business Fair.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-J: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a sole-source agreement with
Community Arts Resources to produce the Santa Monica
Festival 1997: A Celebration of Our Community Roots, in
an amount not to exceed $49,000, and to increase the
necessary appropriation by $20,500 which will be fully
offset by additional revenue.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6640 (CCS).
6-K: Adoption of resolution approving the Initial Study and
the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Marine Park
Lighting Project and recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with
Electro Construction Company, in an amount not to exceed
$228,397, to construct ballfield lighting at Marine
Park, the parking lot lighting at Clover Park, and
walkway lighting at Ocean View Park.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9131 (CCS) and Contract
No. 6641 (CCS).
6-L: Adoption of resolution repealing Resolution No.
9009(CCS) and amending the City's Conflict of Interest
Code to revise the designated positions for which
Statements of Economic Interest are required to be
filed. (Continued from March 18, 1997).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9132 (CCS).
6-M: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with Arthur D. Little,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $429,100, to design and
to install an interim landfill gas extraction system on
City property.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6642 (CCS).
10: PUBLIC HEARINGS:
10-A: Recommendation to conduct a public hearing on the Draft
1998-2003 Housing Element, receive public input, adopt
in concept the Draft Housing Element, and direct staff
to transmit the document to the State Department of
Housing and Community Development, direct staff to begin
preparation of the draft Environmental Impact Report,
and direct staff to prepare implementation ordinances
for two key policy issues. (Public input received March
18, 1997.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Continued to April 15, 1997.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request to Council from Elizabeth O. Hoag, Chair, and
Ronn Pickard, Parade Director of the U.S. Constitution
Day Parade Board, to discuss approval of the route for
the 4th Annual U.S. Constitution Day Parade for
Saturday, September 20, 1997.
ACTION: Continued to April 8, 1997.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Request of Councilmember Feinstein to discuss
possibility of sending letter to Congress in support of
International Council for Local Environmental
Initiatives' (ICLEI) position on the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) reauthorization,
which position should strengthen the role of local
governments in metropolitan and statewide planning for
use of ISTEA grant funds.
ACTION: Approved.
14-B: Appointments to the following unscheduled vacancies on
Boards and Commissions,
Los Angeles County West Vector Control District (1) for
a term ending
December 31, 1998.
ACTION: Continued to April 8, 1997.
Architectural Review Board (1) for a term ending June
30, 1998. (Continued from March 18, 1997.)
ACTION: Appointed Alison St. Onge.
14-C: Request of Councilmember Genser that the Council discuss
the following issues related to the City's water rate
structure: (a) the implementation of Section 6 of
Resolution 9032(CCS) which calls for the administrative
remedies for certain water customers in the Third Tier
of the billing system, that Council request a report on
the process established to implement the resolution,
receive a general overview of the quantity and nature of
applications for remedy filed by customers to date and,
the disposition of those applications; (b) the possible
creation of administrative remedies for water customers
who are not in the Third Tier; and the possible
creation of additional categories of residential water
customers to allow for differing tier allocations for
properties with varying characteristics.
ACTION: Staff to return with a report as soon as
possible. Including information on water
usage since rate increase, plans for
education on water conservation, and
information on the issue of master meters
for multi-family units.
14-D: Request of Councilmember Holbrook that the City Council
direct staff to bring back an agenda item to change the
name of Lincoln Park to Christine Emerson Reed Park.
ACTION: Continued to April 8, 1997.
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.
16. CLOSED SESSIONS:
16-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Personnel
Director.
Bargaining Unit: Firefighters Local 1109
ACTION: Heard.
16-B: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Washington and Hicks v. City of Santa Monica, Case No.
CV 92-1884.
ACTION: Approved motion to authorize payment of
court order requiring the payment of
$144,126.84 in fees and costs.
16-C: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Santa Monica Housing Council v. City of Santa Monica,
Case No. SS55191.
ACTION: Heard.
16-D: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation:
Number of cases: One.
ACTION: Heard. Motion to authorize staff to submit
a request to the State Clearinghouse to ask
for a 21 day public review period for the
proposed negative declaration on the 4th
Street Project.
ADJOURNMENT in memory of Jane Stark, Jordan Kaplan and Shoba
Srinivasan.