CITY OF SANTA
MONICA
REGULAR
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH
6, 2001
PUBLIC MEETING
BEGINS AT 6:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
INSPIRATION
ROLL CALL
1. CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items will be considered and approved
in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.)
1-A: Approval
of minutes of November 14, and November 28, 2000, City Council
meetings. (Not available
electronically. Available at the City
Clerk’s Office and at public libraries.)
1-B: Earthquake
Recovery Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local emergency
(January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
1-C: Resolution
approving application for grant funds to renovate the Ocean Park Beach
Playground - recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the
application for grant funds to renovate the Ocean Park beach playgrounds near
Ocean Park Boulevard and Barnard Way; and, to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute all necessary documents for acceptance of the grant
funds.
1-D: Verizon
Wireless Cellular Telephone Services B
recommendation to authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute a two-year
agreement with Verizon Wireless, for an amount not to exceed $100,000 per
fiscal year, for cellular telephone service.
1-E: Recommendation
to set a public hearing on May 22, 2001, for proposed fare changes for the Big
Blue Bus.
1-F: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance establishing permit requirements,
operating conditions and enforcement provisions for valet parking. (Introduced on February 27, 2001.)
2. CLOSED SESSION:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel B
Existing Litigation: Foodmaker, Inc.
v. City of Santa Monica, Case No.
SS 007 078.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel B
Existing Litigation: U-Haul Co., et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Case
No. CV 00-10225 NM (Rzx).
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel B
Existing Litigation: Alice Cole, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Case
No. SC 055 183.
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation.
Number of cases:
Three.
7. ORDINANCES: (No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second
reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Section 9.04.10.04.070(a) of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code allowing for Architectural Review Board
modification to the landscaping requirements for paved areas which provide
parking primarily for buses and similar oversized vehicles. (Introduced on February 27, 2001.)
7-B: Ordinance
for introduction and first reading amending and repealing various sections of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code relating to the City=s sign ordinance B Ordinance for
introduction and first reading amending Sections 9.52.010, 9.52.070, 9.52.080,
9.52.090, 9.52.120, 9.52.130, 9.52.104, 9.52.160, 9.52.200 and 9.52.210, and
repealing Sections 9.52.240 and 9.52.250 of the City=s Sign Ordinance.
7-C: Resolution
of Intention to amend the contract with the Public Employees= Retirement System (PERS), and introduction and first
reading of an ordinance to amend the contract -
recommendation to hold a public hearing; to adopt a resolution of intention to
approve an the amendment to the contract between the PERS and the City of Santa
Monica to provide Section 21354 (2% @ 55 full formula) and Section 20042
(One-Year final compensation) for local miscellaneous members; and, introduce
for first reading an ordinance to amend said contract.
7-D: Ordinance
Adding Sections 6.48.031 and 6.48.140 to the Municipal Code and Amending
Section 6.48.040 of the Municipal Code Relating to Taxicab Owners and Drivers.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Status
Report on Summer 2000 Beach Parking Program and resolution approving of Beach
and Pier Parking Pricing Program - recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to implement the Beach and Pier Parking Pricing Program, and to adopt a
resolution increasing the maximum rate for the Pier Deck Lot and the beach lots
to $8.00 per day.
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request
of Michael Tarbet and/or Nancy Greenstein to address Council regarding
inadequate implementation of the Tenant Harassment Ordinance and inadequate
code enforcement concerning habitability problems and citations.
13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Bloom to direct staff to advocate for more Affordable Housing
funding at both the State and Federal levels and authorize the Mayor to send a
letter conveying the concerns and specific proposals of the Santa Monica
Commission on Older Americans regarding the crisis in Affordable Housing.
14. 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.)
ADJOURNMENT.