CITY
OF SANTA MONICA
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY,
PARKING AUTHORITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY;
AND
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS
CITY
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 9, 2001
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:
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, THE PARKING AUTHORITY AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
4-A: HA/PA-1:
Approval of minutes of the
Housing Authority and Parking Authority meetings of January 11 and 18,
2000. (Available at the City Clerk’s
Office or at City public libraries.)
4-B: CC/HA/PA/RA-1: Public comment, discussion, and identification of Budget Priorities for
Fiscal Year 2001/02 - recommendation to receive public comment, hold
discussion and identify budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2001/02, including
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Act
(HOME) Programs.
ADJOURNMENT
6.
CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items will be
considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for
discussion.)
6-A: Approval
of minutes August 8, 2000, City Council meeting.
6-B: Earthquake Recovery Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local emergency (January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
6-C: Contract for design improvements at the Animal Shelter Facility recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services contract with STV Incorporated, in the amount of $59,830, to design new kennels, remodel restroom facility, and redesign storm water drainage at the municipal Animal Shelter.
6-D: Resolution approving Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program -recommendation to adopt a resolution approving the City of Santa Monica Engineering Division Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for projects that receive Federal Highway Administration funding.
6-E: Contract for design services for the Big Blue Bus Natural Gas Fueling Facility - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Professional Services Contract No. 7445(CCS) with RNL/Interplan, Inc. dba RNL Design, in the amount of $295,000 for a total amount not to exceed $815,000, for design of the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Natural Gas Fueling Facility.
6-F: Contracts for Crosswalk Design and construction management services and resolution accepting grant funds from MTA - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Willdan, Inc., in the amount of $360,00, for Phase 2 Crosswalk Design Services; an amendment to Contract No. 7583 (CCS) with CBM Consulting, in the amount of $115,000 for a total amount not to exceed $340,000, for Phase 1 Project/Construction Management Services; and to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to receive $857,000 in grant funds.
6-G: Award of bid for bus transfer tickets - recommendation to award Bid No. 2802 to Electronic Data Magnetics, Inc., in an estimated amount of $55,000, with two one-year renewal options, to furnish and deliver special thermal bus transfer tickets required by the new automated fare boxes.
6-H: Award of bid for two sedans - recommendation to award Bid No. 2812 to Scott Robinson Honda, in the amount of $39,114.28, to furnish and deliver two intermediate sedans for the Transportation Management Division, Planning and Community Development Department and the City Attorney’s Office.
6-I: Award of bid for two pickup trucks - recommendation to award Bid No. 2795 to Claude Short Dodge, in the amount of $50,877.50, to furnish and deliver two conventional pickup trucks with bin lifts for the Solid Waste Management Division, Environmental and Public Works Management Department.
6-J: Award of bid for provision of carpet - recommendation to award Bid No. 2813 to Continental Flooring Company, in the amount of $52,143.25, to furnish and deliver twenty rolls of carpet for the Event Facilities Division, Community and Cultural Services Department.
6-K: Contract for design and production of outreach materials for the City’s Environmental Public Education Initiatives - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Cowan Communication Arts, in the amount of $101,300, for the design and production of outreach materials for the City’s Environmental Public Education Initiatives.
6-L: Purchase orders for the recycling of residential yard waste – recommenda-tion to authorize the City Manager to enter into open negotiations with American Waste Industries and River Ranch Recycling, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, for purchase orders for the recycling of yard waste collected from residents.
8.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
8-A: Ordinance for second reading and adoption amending Santa Monica Municipal Code to increase the dollar limit for formal bidding procedures; increase the dollar limit for professional services contracts; increase the dollar limit for convenience purchase orders; change the wording of certain sections to reflect current purchasing practices; and, clarifying the definition of lowest responsible bidder. (Ordinance introduced on December 19, 2000.)
8-B: Introduction and adoption of an Emergency Interim Ordinance extending an Interim Ordinance which modifies Development Review Thresholds in the following districts: RVC Residential Visitor Commercial District; BCD Broadway Commercial District; C2 Neighborhood Commercial District; C4 Highway Commercial District; C5 Special Office Commercial District; C6 Boulevard Commercial District; CM Main Street Commercial District; CP Commercial Professional District; M1 Industrial Conservation District; and, LMSD Light Manufacturing and Studio District, to 7500 square feet, and declaring the presence of an emergency.
12. RESOLUTIONS:
12-A: Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (SMFFA).
13. WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS:
13-A: Request of Jerry Rubin that the City Council direct staff to
study and return with recommendations to establish a policy prohibiting smoking
in outdoor cafeteria and coffee house patio areas.
14.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
14-A: Appointment
to one unscheduled vacancy on the
Landmarks Commission for a term ending
June 30, 2002. (Continued from
December 19, 2000.)
14-B: Appointment
to one full term on the Pier Restoration Corporation for term ending November
10, 2004. (Continued from December
19, 2000.)
14-C: Appointments
to the Pier Restoration Corporation - Appointments to the following terms
on the Pier Restoration Corporation: One appointment for a term ending November
2001; three appointments for terms ending November 2002; three appointments for
terms ending November 2003; and 2 appointments for terms ending November 2005,
as recommended by the Pier Restoration Corporation. (Continued from December 19, 2000.)
14-D: Request
of Councilmember Katz to discuss the electric energy crisis and any steps the
City might take to protect the residents from the situation.
14-E: Request
of Mayor Feinstein and Mayor Pro Tem Bloom to discuss setting an earlier
starting time for regular City Council meetings and the possible need to change
the order of business on the agenda from that currently observed.
14-F: Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Bloom that staff be directed to investigate the current crisis
in the cost and availability of electricity.
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.)
16. CLOSED
SESSIONS:
16-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City
Negotiator: Karen
Bancroft, Personnel Director.
Bargaining Units: Santa
Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (SMFFA)
16-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
v. City of Santa Monica, LASC Case No BS 066 516.
16-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: U-Haul Co., et al. v. City of
Santa Monica, Case No. CV 00-10225 NM (RZx).
16-D: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Alice Cole, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 055
183.
16-E: 16-E: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated
Litigation.
Number
of cases: Two.
ADJOURNMENT.