COMPLETED AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998
CLOSED SESSION FROM 6:15 TO 7:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation declaring the month of April 1998 as "Earthquake Preparedness Month" in the
City of Santa Monica.
ACTION: Presented by Mayor.
4-B: Proclamation declaring the week of April 5-11, 1998, as "National Records and Information
Management Week" in the City of Santa Monica.
ACTION: Presented by Mayor.
5. CONTINUED ITEMS:
5-A: Request of Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor to discuss requesting staff to prepare a resolution of intention to amend the Zoning Ordinance to increase the minimum lot width to 100 feet for the area bounded by Ocean Avenue to 7th Street, and Montana Avenue to the north City limits. (Continued from
February 24,1998.)
ACTION: Approved.
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 February 10, 1998, City Council meeting.
ACTION: Approved.
6-B: Earthquake Recovery Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local emergency
(January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 9246 (CCS).
6-C: Preferential parking zone on 18th Street between Broadway and Santa Monica
Boulevard - second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica adding
Section 3.08.490 to the Municipal Code to establish Preferential Parking Zone KK. (Introduced
March 3, 1998.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1905 (CCS).
6-D: Preferential parking zone on 22nd Street between California Avenue and Washington
Avenue - second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica adding
Section 3.08.510 to the Municipal Code to establish Preferential Parking Zone MM. (Introduced
March 3, 1998.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1906 (CCS).
6-E: Modification of standards in the C3-C Downtown Overlay District - second reading and
adoption of ordinance modifying the development standards in the C3-C Downtown Overlay
District on an interim basis. (Introduced March 3, 1998.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1907 (CCS).
6-F: Purchase of carpet for the Events Facilities Division - recommendation to award Bid No.
2679 to Carpet Land, Inc., for $44,980.04, to furnish and deliver miscellaneous carpet for the
Events Facilities Division, Community and Cultural Services Department.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-G: Inclusion of Fireworks in "Celebrate America" Concert Program - recommendation to
approve a request for a fireworks display at Santa Monica College during their "Celebrate
America" concert program on Friday, July 3, 1998.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved.
6-H: Contract for Environmental Impact Report and Economic Study for the Fourth Street
Senior Housing Project - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a contract with Rincon Consultants, Inc., for $63,070, to prepare an environmental
impact report and an economic study for the Fourth Street Senior Housing Project.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6949 (CCS).
6-I: Contract for renovation of Parking Structure Elevators - Phase I - recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Amtech Elevator Services,
for $539,962, for the renovation of the elevators in the Downtown Parking Structures Nos. 5 and
6.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6950 (CCS).
6-J: Contract for Financial Information System and Software Maintenance Agreement -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute two contracts with J.D.
Edwards World Solutions Company: one in the amount of $484,925, for software, training and
implementation support; and the second, in the amount of $49,467, for the annual software
maintenance agreement.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contracts Nos. 6951 (CCS) for training and implementation support and
6952 (CCS) for software maintenance.
6-K: Contract for Residential Environmental Outreach Program - recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with the non-profit Bay Area
Green Team Project, for $145,000, to develop and implement a Residential Environmental
Outreach Program as part of the Sustainable City Program.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 6953 (CCS).
6-L: Setting of public hearings for Annual Street Resurfacing Program - recommendation to
approve formation of Assessment District and adopt the Resolution of Intention setting May 26,
1998, and July 14, 1998 as the public hearings at which the City declares its intention to assess
property owners for construction costs, counts property owner ballots, and hears protests
regarding the proposed work.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved and adopted Resolution No. 9247 (CCS).
6-M: Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Santa Monica
Firefighters - recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
modification to the MOU between the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Firefighters,
Local 1109 IAFF.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved Contract no. 6954 (CCS) and adopted Resolution No. 9248 (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: Preferential parking zone in the area bounded by 26th Street, Santa Monica
Boulevard, Yale Street and Colorado Avenue - second reading and adoption of an ordinance of
the City of Santa Monica adding Section 3.08.470 to the Municipal Code to establish Preferential
Parking Zone II. (Introduced March 3, 1998.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 1908 (CCS).
8-B: General Plan Amendment to modify the Hospital Area Specific Plan (St. John's
Health Center) - recommendation to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report evaluating
the environmental impacts of the project proposed in the Development Agreement and adopt a
Statement of Overriding Considerations; adopt a resolution amending the Land Use and
Circulation Element and a resolution amending the Land Use Element Policy Map; adopt a
resolution amending the Hospital Area Specific Plan and a resolution amending the Hospital Area
Specific Plan Land Use Map; and introduce and hold first reading of an ordinance adopting the
proposed Development Agreement, which includes approval of the Phase I project plans.
(Continued from March 17, 1998, public hearing closed.)
Staff Report
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No 9249 (CCS) (Attachment I), certifying the Final
Environmental Impact Report evaluating the environmental impacts of the project proposed in the
Development Agreement. Remainder continued to April 1, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.
9. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
9-A: Resolution eliminating the existing water rate surcharge - recommendation to adopt a
resolution eliminating the existing emergency MTBE water rate surcharge, authorizing the City
Manager to credit past surcharge payments back to water customers, and approve adjustments to
the Water Fund Budget as outlined in the staff report.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved and adopted Resolution No. 9250 (CCS), as amended.
10: PUBLIC HEARINGS:
10-A: Formation of Assessment District for Streetlight Installation on various City streets -
recommendation to hold public hearing to receive public input; receive voted ballots; direct the
City Clerk to tabulate ballots and report results to City Council at the April 14, 1998, Council
meeting; and, direct City staff to present recommendations to City Council at their April 14, 1998,
meeting based on the certified results of the assessment balloting.
Staff Report
ACTION: Approved and scheduled matter for consideration on April 14, 1998.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Public discussion permitted.)
13-A: Request of John Jurenka to address Council regarding the safety of the city streets
and the traffic situation. (Continued from March 3, 1998.)
ACTION: Received and filed.
13-B: Request of Barry Adler to address Council regarding Costa-Hawkins laws, vacancy
de-control, and HUD regulations.
ACTION: Received and filed.
13-C: Request of Joy Kurtz, Co-President of the Santa Monica Band Parents' Association
("Association"), to address Council regarding making a master copy from a CityTV
videotape of the Band's performance of Miss Saigon, available to the Association.
ACTION: Approved.
14. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: (Public discussion permitted.)
14-A: Request of Councilmember Genser to direct staff to prepare draft ordinances (or
other appropriate mechanisms) to prohibit bicycling, skateboarding, and rollerblading on
the Third Street Promenade. (Continued from March 3, 1998.)
ACTION: Staff to return at a future City Council meeting with range of options, get input from
the Police Department , provide information on current law and experience of other jurisdictions.
Present recommendation if appropriate.
14-B: Resignation from the Planning and Arts Commissions - acceptance of resignation letter
of Lou Moench from the Planning Commission, and of Robin Faulk from the Arts Commission,
and authorization for the City Clerk to publish vacancies.
ACTION: Approved.
14-C: Housing Commission vacancy - appointment to Housing Commission for one
unscheduled vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2001.
ACTION: Continued to April 7, 1998.
14-D: Commission on Older Americans vacancy - appointment to Commission on Older
Americans for one unscheduled vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2000.
ACTION: Continued to April 7, 1998.
14-E: Commission on the Status of Women vacancy - appointment to the Commission on the
Status of Women for one unscheduled vacancy for a term ending June 30, 1999.
ACTION: Continued to April 7, 1998.
14-F: Los Angeles County West Vector Control vacancy - appointment to the Los Angeles
County West Vector Control for one vacancy for a term ending December 31, 1999.
ACTION: Continued to April 7, 1998.
14-G: Request of Mayor Holbrook and Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor for Council to discuss
support of the designation of Ville d'Avray, France as a sister city as recommended by the
Santa Monica Sister City Association.
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: Held. No reportable action taken.
16. CLOSED SESSIONS:
16-A : Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation: Ring Trading Corp. v. City of Santa
Monica, Case No. BC 172044.
ACTION: No reportable action taken.
16-B: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: City of Santa Monica v. Henry
Walther, et al., Case No. SC 043522.
ACTION: No reportable action taken.
16-C: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation:
Number of Cases: One.
ACTION: No reportable action taken.
ADJOURNMENT to April 1, 1998 at 6:15 p.m.