COMPLETED AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADJOURNED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, APRIL 15,1997 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
4-A: Proclamation of April 24, 1997 as "National Take our Daughters to Work Day.
ACTION: Proclamation presented by Mayor.
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 authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional
services agreement, in the amount of $52,000, with Gruen Associates to design
renovations to the City Hall Council Chamber; and recommendation to authorize an
increase to the contract for an amount up to 20%, if necessary.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6647 (CCS).
6-B:Recommendation to award contract to Des/Mar Construction, in the amount of $279,000,
to replace Civic Auditorium Lobby and Upper Concourse floors.
Staff Report
ACTION- Approved Contract No. 6648 (CCS).
Recommendation to award contract to Paul Gardner Corporation, in the amount of
$434,736 for repair of earthquake damaged street lights on Broadway.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6649 (CCS).
6-D-Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional
services contract with ROMA Design Group, in an amount not to exceed $49,800, for
landscape and architectural services for the Public Safety Building schematic design.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6650 (CCS).
6-E:Adoption of resolution to authorize the sale of old City street name signs to the public and
establishing purchase prices for the signs.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9136 (CCS).
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 an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa
Monica amending the Official Districting Map. (Ordinance introduced April 8, 1997.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1876 (CCS).
8-13:Second reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa
Monica amending Section 9.04.08.18 of Article IX of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to
allow rooftop parking in the C3 District with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
(Ordinance introduced April 8, 1997.)
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1877 (CCS).
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A:Recommendation to direct staff to prepare an ordinance to amend the City's Nuisance
Abatement Ordinance to authorize the Nuisance Abatement Board to impose conditions
and restrictions on businesses which are found to operate as nuisances and to establish
a special procedure for the abatement and removal of certain vehicles, consistent with
State law.
ACTION- Approved.
10: PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1O-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.
(Continued from March 25, 1997.) Supplemental report dated April 15, 1997.
ACTION.- Approved as amended.
12. RESOLUTIONS:
12-A:Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Firefighters Local 1109.
ACTION: Not heard.
12-B:Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend Resolution No. 8293 which established
the Executive Pay Plan.
ACTION: No action taken.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A:Request from Hywel W. Sims, Director of Santa Monica Aids Project, to address the City
Council regarding illegal use of leafblowers in the City and the health risk to residents,
particularly to those with a catastrophic illness.
ACTION- Information received and filed.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public discussion permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within
the subject matter jurisdiction of the City.)
16. CLOSED SESSIONS:
16-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Personnel Director.
Bargaining Units: Firefighters Local 1109
Executive Pay Plan (EPP)ACTION:Executive Pay Plan (EPP). No action taken.
Firefighters Local 1109. Not heard.
16-13:Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: City of Santa Monica v. Mobil Oil Corporation
et al., Case No. SC 045788.
ACTION: Not heard.
16-C-.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Santa Monica Housing Council v.
City of Santa Monica, Case No. SS55191.
ACTION: Not heard.
16-E: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation:
Number of cases: Two.
ACTION: Not heard.
ADJOURNMENT
April 15, 1997