COMPLETED AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE PARKING AUTHORITY AND
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Commendation to the staff of the "BIG BLUE BUS" as the
recipient of the "1997 Outstanding Achievement Award"
from the American Public Transit Association (APTA), and
recognition of former Transportation Director Jack
Hutchison's induction into the APTA Hall of Fame.
ACTION: Commendations presented by Mayor.
5. SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE PARKING AUTHORITY:
CC-HA-PA-1: Recommendations to approve necessary year-end
budget changes for FY 1996-97; to transmit the
Year-End Departmental Performance Review and the
Capital Improvements Program Status Report as of
June 30, 1997; to recommend various FY 1997-98
budget changes which are necessary for
implementation of the FY 1997-98 budget; to
report to the Council various emergency
purchases made under provisions of the City's
municipal code; and to adopt a resolution
establishing new classification and adopting
salary rates for various positions.
ACTION: Approved budget changes and adopted
Resolution No. 9199 (CCS)
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 August 26, 1997, City Council
meeting.
ACTION: Continued to October 14, 1997.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9200 (CCS).
6-C: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a professional services contract
with Killefer Flammang Putrill Architects, for an amount
not to exceed $360,000, for the Municipal Pool
Replacement Project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6772 (CCS).
6-D: Adoption of resolution declaring October 6-10, 1997,
"California Rideshare Week" in the City of Santa Monica.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9201 (CCS).
6-E: Adoption of resolution amending the City's Utility User
Tax Administrative Rules.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9202 (CCS).
6-F: Adoption of resolution, pursuant to Municipal Code
Section 2.24.080, authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and execute contracts for the purchase of
Opticom traffic signal pre-emption equipment from John
C. Henberger Co. Inc.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9203 and approved
Contract No. 6773 (CCS).
6-G: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a lease agreement with John
Cassese, the Dance Doctor, for retail space in Parking
Structure No. 5 located in the Bayside District.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6774 (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 amending
Section 9.04.08.15.040 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to allow general office uses on the ground floor in
the front 75' of a parcel with the approval of a
conditional use permit in the BSC-2, BSC-3, and BSC-4
portions of the Bayside Commercial District.
(Introduced September 9, 1997.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1885 (CCS).
8-B: Second reading and adoption of an Ordinance amending
Section 9.04.08.12.040 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to allow office uses in the RVC District to be
located within up to 25% of the ground floor street
frontage, subject to the approval of a conditional use
permit. (Introduced September 9, 1997.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1886 (CCS).
8-C: Introduction and first reading of an ordinance modifying
and adding regulations concerning street performers and
persons, including vendors, displaying or distributing
merchandise, goods, written materials and food, or
placing objects on public sidewalks; adoption of two
resolutions establishing special zones for street
performers and persons, including vendors, utilizing
tables, carts, blankets, or similar items on the Third
Street Promenade and The Santa Monica Pier; and,
adoption of a resolution establishing filing fees for a
performance permit. (Continued from September 16, 1997.
Public hearing closed.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Continued to October 7, 1997.
8-D: Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance of the
City of Santa Monica amending Section 8.04.020.020 of
the Municipal Code to eliminate the Electrical Appeals
Board and the Plumbing and Mechanical Appeals Board.
Staff Report
ACTION: Introduced and held first reading.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
9-A: Recommendation to authorize staff to negotiate with Los
Angeles County for acquisition by the City of the
northern half of the County-owned site at 1525 Euclid
Street for open space use, and recommendation to hold a
closed session to discuss the terms of the acquisition.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved staff recommendation after closed
session.
9-B: Recommendation that City Council elect to permit a
parking ratio of 2.9 spaces per 1000 square feet of
floor area for Phase I of the Water Garden Development,
per Section 3(b)(5)(b) of the Development Agreement
between J.H. Snyder Company II and the City of Santa
Monica. (Continued from July 22, 1997.)
ACTION: Withdrawn at request of applicant.
10: PUBLIC HEARINGS:
10-A: Recommendation to hold a public hearing, pursuant to
Municipal Code Section 2.69.030, to receive input on the
FY 1996-97 Annual Review of the City's Coordinated Plan
for Homeless Services.
Staff Report
ACTION: Received and filed.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Appointments to the following boards and commissions for
terms expiring June 30, 1997. (Continued from September
16, 1997.)
Airport Commission (1) - Continued to October 14,
1997.
Architectural Review Board (1) - Continued to October
14, 1997.
Arts Commission (1) - Appointed Suchi Branfman for a
term ending June 30, 2001
Bayside District Corporation (3) - Continued to a
date, not certain.
Building & Safety (1) - Continued to October 14,
1997.
Commission on the Status of Women (1) - Continued to
December 1997.
Housing Commission (2) - Continued to October 14,
1997
Los Angeles County West Vector Control (1) -
Continued to October 14, 1997.
Personnel Board (3) - Reappointed Irma Rodriguez
Vargas for a term ending
June 30, 2002, remaining
appointments continued to
October 7, 1997.
Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Social
Services Commission for a term ending June 30, 1998.
ACTION: Continued to October 28, 1997.
14-B: Request of Mayor Pro Tem Holbrook and Councilmember
Rosenstein to reconsider the July 22, 1997 decision
regarding appeal 97-001 of Planning Commission approval
of Conditional Use Permit 96-023 to allow the addition
of a fast-food restaurant with outdoor seating and a
convenience store to an existing self-service gas
station located at 1410 Pico Boulevard, relative to the
existing 14th Street driveway. Applicant/Appellant:
Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc.
Note: If reconsideration is granted, the matter will be
heard at the October 14, 1997, Council meeting.
(Continued from September 16, 1997.)
ACTION: Continued to October 7, 1997.
14-C: Request of Mayor O'Connor to approve the use of the
Council Chambers by the California State Senate Select
Committee on the Entertainment Industry on Wednesday,
October 8, 1997, and waive the customary fee for use of
the room.
ACTION: Approved.
14-D: Request of Mayor O'Connor to authorize City staff and
the Mayor to take necessary actions to secure Governor
Wilson's veto of AB 252, as it affects local control of
development activity.
ACTION: No action required because legislation did
not pass.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public comment is permitted only on items
not on the agenda that are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City. Please note that State law prohibits
the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on
the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item.)
ACTION: There was no one present for public input.
16. CLOSED SESSIONS:
16-A: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of Santa Monica v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Case No.
SC 778141.
ACTION: Not heard.
16-B: Conference with Real Estate Negotiator
Property: 1525 Euclid Street, Santa Monica
Negotiating Parties: Los Angeles County
City of Santa Monica - John Jalili or
designee
Under Negotiation: Price and terms
ACTION: Heard. No reportable action taken in
closed session. Approved staff
recommendaiton on Item 9-A.
16-C: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Mark Miskey v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. CV 97-
4325.
ACTION: Not heard.
16-D: Conference with Legal Council - Existing Litigation:
Santa Monica Housing Council v. City of Santa Monica,
Case No. SS 005191.
ACTION: Heard. No action taken.
16-E: Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation:
Two cases.
ACTION: Not heard.
ADJOURNMENT