COMPLETED AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1997 - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
5. CONTINUED ITEMS:
5-A: 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. (Continued from
October 28, 1997.)
ACTION: Approved.
5-B: Request of Mayor Pro Tem Holbrook to direct staff to
purchase and install, in Council Chambers, an automatic
system(s) for counting the votes and displaying the
results of City Council motions, that can identify the
order of Councilmembers wishing to speak, and that is
equipped with a countdown timer for individual
Councilmembers. In addition, to direct staff to develop
a system or display to notify members of the public
arriving to the meeting which item on the agenda is
being considered. Any other ideas or suggestions for
streamlining and simplifying Council's parliamentary
procedures will be considered. (Continued from October
28, 1997.)
ACTION: Staff directed to schedule a presentation
of the redesign of Council Chambers
providing available options.
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 7,1997, City Council
meeting. (Continued from October 28, 1997.) Approval
of minutes of October 14, 1997, City Council meeting.
ACTION: Approved, with minutes of October 14, 1997,
as amended.
6-B: Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local
emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9213 (CCS).
6-C: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City
of Santa Monica amending Sections 4.08.091, 4.08.180 and
4.55.020 to reflect the renaming of Lincoln Park to
Christine Emerson Reed Park. (Introduced October 28,
1997.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1890 (CCS).
6-D: Resolution authorizing the holding of the "Will Rogers
Elementary School's Blue Ribbon Award Parade" on
November 14, 1997, on a route other than the official
parade route.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9214 (CCS).
6-E: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2664 to Schaefer Systems
International, Inc., for an amount not to exceed
$29,638.85, to furnish and deliver three hundred
seventy-five 95-gallon carts and two hundred and fifty
68-gallon refuse carts for the Solid Waste Division,
Environmental and Public Works Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-F: Recommendation to award Bid No. 2665 to Ingersol Rand
Company, in an amount not to exceed $32,150.25 to
furnish and deliver one 2-drum vibratory compactor for
the Street Maintenance Division, Environmental and
Public Works Management Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-G: Recommendation to purchase, under the provisions of Bid
No. 2630, from R.J. Lison Company, for an amount not to
exceed $28,649.44, one propane-powered sweeper for Pier
Maintenance.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-H: Recommendation to approve a change in specifications and
scope of work for maintenance services at the Santa
Monica Pier and to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract amendment, for an
annual amount not to exceed $58,000, with Come Land
Maintenance.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved amendment to Contract No. 6556
(CCS).
6-I: Recommendation to waive the competitive bidding
requirement and authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a sole source purchase order with New Flyer
Parts for Original Equipment Manufactured, for an
estimated annual amount not to exceed $50,000, to
furnish and deliver bus parts for the New Flyer Buses in
the Transportation Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-J: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute two contracts, on a sole source
basis, with Patricia Smith, ASLA, in an amount not to
exceed $27,225 for the preparation of Community Events
Management Plan, and in an amount not to exceed $27,640
for Phase II of the Circulation Element.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6828 (CCS)
(preparation of Community Events) and
Contract No. 6829 (CCS) (Phase II).
6-K: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract amendment with
PeopleSoft, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $79,000,
for the "Time and Labor" module of the human resources
and payroll computer system.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved amendment to Contract No. 7174
(CCS).
6-L: Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a professional services contract
with Takata Associates, in an amount not to exceed
$310,000, for the design of the Pico/Cloverfield
Project: An Expansion of Virginia Avenue Park.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6830 (CCS).
6-M: Adoption of resolution waiving soldier beam, tie back
and soil nail permit fees when used for the construction
of 100% deed-restricted affordable housing units by non-
profit developers.
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9215 (CCS).
7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
7-A: Appeal 97-016 of Planning Commission Approval of
Development Review Permit 97-001 to allow the
construction of a new 285,492 square foot, seven-story
351-unit apartment building with 9,500 square feet of
ground floor retail space, and seven levels of at-grade
and above-grade parking, including rooftop parking, at
the site known as The Arboretum; and introduction and
first reading of an ordinance approving a third
amendment to The Arboretum Development Agreement.
Applicant/Appellant: Lincoln Property Company.
Staff Report
ACTION: Appeal denied, ordinance introduced first
reading was held.
10: PUBLIC HEARINGS:
10-A: Recommendation to hold public hearing to hear protests,
to receive ballots from affected property owners, and to
close the public hearing regarding the formation of an
Assessment District for the repairing of concrete curbs,
driveways, and sidewalks, for resurfacing streets, for
restoring parkways, for constructing concrete gutters,
for reconstructing alleys, and for completing the
appurtenant work at various commercial, industrial and
residential locations; recommendation to direct the City
Clerk to tabulate ballots and report results to Council
on November 25, 1997; and, recommendation to direct
staff to present recommended actions to Council on
November 25, 1997, based on the certified results of the
assessment balloting.
Staff Report
ACTION: Recommendation approved.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request of Christopher Harding, of Lawrence & Harding,
to address Council on the City's Inclusionary Housing
Program and to request Council to adopt an interim
ordinance to bring the Program into compliance with
Costa-Hawkins. (Continued from October 28, 1997.)
ACTION: City Attorney directed to prepare interim
ordinance.
13-B: Request of John Jurenka to address Council regarding the
dog owners ordinance.
ACTION: Received and filed.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion
permitted.)
14-A: Request to rescind appointment made on September 9,
1997, to the Architectural Review Board due to appointee
moving out of the State. (Continued from
October 28, 1997.)
ACTION: Approved.
14-B: Appointments to the following boards and commissions for
terms expiring June 30,1997. (Continued from October 28,
1997.)
Airport Commission (1) - Continued to December 9,
1997.
Architectural Review Board (2) - Appointed Paul
Novacek and Matt
Kanny to terms
ending June 30,
2001.
Building & Safety (1) - Continued.
Housing Commission (2) - Parviz Bakhtiar reappointed
for a term ending June 30,
1999, and one appointment
continued to December 9,
1997.
Los Angeles County West Vector Control (1) -
Continued to December 9, 1997.
14-C: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Social
Services Commission for a term ending June 30, 1998.
(Continued from October 28, 1997.)
ACTION: Continued to December 9, 1997.
14-D: Appointments to annual vacancies on the Pier Restoration
Corporation for two terms expiring November 8, 1999, and
for three terms expiring November 6, 2000. (Continued
from October 28, 1997.)
ACTION: Continued to December 9, 1997.
14-E: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Landmarks
Commission for a term ending June 30, 1998.
ACTION: Continued to December 9, 1997.
14-F: Acceptance of resignation of Mary Rose from the Airport
Commission and authorization to the City Clerk to
publish for an unscheduled vacancy for a term ending
June 30, 1998.
ACTION: Resignation accepted.
14-G: Emergency item: Request of Councilmember Feinstein to
approve travel funds to attend the Progressive Asset
Management Conference on November 22, 1997.
ACTION: Approved.
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: Received and filed.
16. CLOSED SESSIONS:
16-A: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of Santa Monica v. Atlantic Richfield Corporation.,
et al., Case No. BC 121317.
ACTION: Heard. No public action taken.
16-B: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of Santa Monica v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Case NO.
SC 778141.
ACTION: Heard. No public action taken.
16-C: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation.
Number of cases: One
ACTION: Heard. No public action taken.
16-D: Added emergency item - Conference with Legal Counsel -
Anticipated Litigation
Number of cases: One
ACTION: Heard. No public action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
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COMPLETED AGENDA/NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF
SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1997
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the City Council
will be held at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 11, 1997, in the
Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica for the purpose
of conducting the following business:
14-H: Request of Mayor O'Connor to discuss the possibility of
holding a joint meeting with the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District in early 1998.
ACTION: Approved.
No other business will be conducted at the Special Meeting.
/S/ PAMELA O'CONNOR
Mayor