CITY OF SANTA
MONICA
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH
27, 2001
MEETING BEGINS
AT 5:15 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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 December 5, December 12, and December 19, 2000, City Council
meetings.
(Not available
electronically. Available at the City
Clerk’s Office and at City public libraries.)
1-B: Earthquake
Recovery Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local emergency
(January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
1-C: Gateway
Coastal Corridor Project – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a construction contract with Pima Corporation d.b.a.
Advanced Construction, in the amount of $357,049, for construction of the
Gateway Coastal Corridor Project.
1-D: Construction
of CDBG-funded Curb Ramp Project – recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Damon Construction Company, in
the amount of $95,800, for the construction of Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Community
Development Block Grant funded Curb Ramp Project at various locations
throughout the City.
1-E: Use
of 20 Big Blue Bus transit vehicles by the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing
Committee for the 2002 Winter Games – recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Salt Lake Organizing, for
the use of 20 transit vehicles for the 2002 Winter Games.
1-F: Approval
of lease of property at 3026 Airport Avenue for artist day studio and service
center use - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a ten-year lease agreement with Santa Monica Fine Art Studios for the
industrial shell building located at 3026 Airport Avenue for artist day and
artist service center use.
1-G: Award
of bid for the purchase of two trailers – recommendation to award Bid No.
2826 to Compaction Control Industries, Inc., in the amount of $161,982.76, to
furnish and deliver two 90-cubic yard trailers for the Solid Waste Management
Division, Environmental & Public Works Management Department.
1-H: City
Co-Sponsorship of Earth Day 2001 Public Events – recommendation to approve
co-sponsorship and funding support for two public events related to Earth Day
2001.
1-I: Resolution
for receipt of grant funds for container recycling services –
recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit and
execute a City/County funding grant application to the California Department of
Conservation for beverage container recycling services.
1-J: Storm
Drain Catch Basin Cleanout Services - recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to approve a change order to an existing one-year contract with Los Angeles
Conservation Corps in the amount of $20,000 to provide maintenance and data
services for the City’s stormwater drainage system.
1-K: Resolution
authorizing examination of State Board of Equalization sales and use tax
records – recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the HdL
Companies consulting firm to examine State Board of Equalization (SBOE) records
on behalf of the City for the purposes of conducting sales tax auditing and
information services for the City.
1-L: Approval
of Record Retention Schedules - Resolution approving new record retention
schedules for Community & Cultural Services, Library, and Planning and
Community Development; and, approve revision to the Records & Information
Management Manual.
2. CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
Santa Monica Transportation Council v. City of Santa Monica, Case
No. BS 068050.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
Phillips et al., v. County of Los Angeles, et al., Case No.
00-1138 MRP (MANx).
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
David Levy et al., v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 063147.
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
Southern California Water Company v. City of Santa Monica, Case
No. SC 064 682.
2-E: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation:
Number
of Cases: Four.
2-F: Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City
Negotiator: Karen
Bancroft, Personnel Director.
Bargaining
Units: Administrative Team
Association
Executive
Pay Plan
Public Attorney=s Legal Support Staff Union
Management Team Associates
Municipal Employees Association
Public Attorneys Union
Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109
Santa Monica Police Officers Assn.
Supervisors Team Associates
United
Transportation Union
2-G: Public Employee Evaluation.
Title of Employee: City Clerk
6:45 P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Presentation of Commission on the Status of Women’s gift of books to the City’s Public Library.
7. ORDINANCES: (No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second
reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance amending and repealing various sections of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code relating to the City=s sign ordinance B Ordinance for
second reading and adoption 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. (Introduced March 6, 2001.)
7-B: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance to amend the contract with the Public
Employees=
Retirement System (PERS) Second reading and adoption of an ordinance to amend the
contract between the Public Employees’ Retirement System (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. (Introduced March 6,
2001.)
7-C: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance establishing speed limits pursuant to an
Engineering and Traffic Survey and the California Vehicle Code and amending the
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.12.490. (Introduced February 27, 2001.)
7-D: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance adding various sections clarifying the duties
of the City Clerk and amending and adding various sections clarifying election
procedures to the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
(May be
considered with item 13-F.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Project
and Construction Management Services for the proposed Civic Center Parking Structure
and Resolution declaring the City’s intention to issue tax-exempt bonds to
reimburse the City for the project’s expenditures – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the JCM
Group, in the amount of $900,000, to provide project and construction
management for the proposed Civic Center Parking Structure; approve a
preliminary financing plan for the project, and adopt a resolution declaring
the City’s intention to issue tax-exempt bonds to be used to reimburse the City
for parking structure expenditures prior to the issuance of the bonds.
8-B: Increase
in parking lot rates for the South Beach Lots – recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to increase the Southern area all-day parking rates by $1 to
partially off-set the revenue loss resulting from additional short-term parking
added at the outset of Summer 2001, while maintaining the congestion management
component of the program at the same level as the previous summer.
8-C: Status
of consideration of a Living Wage Ordinance for Santa Monica and deliberation
on alternatives for further process – recommendation to consider the progress
to-date in evaluation of a living wage measure for Santa Monica, identify other
areas, if any, for staff inquiry and consider the desirability of and
alternatives for further public process.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9-A: Public
hearing for the formation of Streetlight Assessment Districts –
recommendation to open the public hearing for the formation of streetlight
assessment districts on various streets in conformance with Proposition 218,
receive public input, close the hearing, and continue the item to May 8, 2001,
to receive the results of the election and take action on staff
recommendations.
10. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Presentation
of Disability Task Force Recommendations – recommendation to receive the
“Report from the Disabilities Task Force to the City Council,” provide comment,
identify priorities, and direct staff to return with analysis and
recommendations.
11. RESOLUTIONS:
11-A: Resolution authorizing the
City Manager to execute a modification to Memorandum of
Understanding between the City and
Santa Monica Police Officers Association.
To be
considered after closed session.
11-B: Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a modification to Memorandum of
Understanding between the City and
the Municipal Employees Association.
To be considered after closed
session.
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request
of W.I. Simonson, Inc. that Council approve a road closure on Montana Avenue
between 9th and 12th Streets on Sunday June 27, 2001, from
7:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m., for a charity antique car show and Montana Restaurants
Chili Round up to benefit local schools.
13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one full term on the Pier Restoration Corporation for term ending November
10, 2004. (Continued from February
27, 2001.)
13-B: Request
of Mayor Feinstein and Councilmember Genser to support Councilmember O'Connor's
candidacy for the Southwest Corridor position on the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority Board, to authorize Councilmember O’Connor to vote on
behalf of, and represent the City of Santa Monica in this matter.
13-C: Authorization
for the City Clerk to publish a vacancy on the Recreation & Parks Commission
for the seat left vacant by Commissioner Josefina Santiago.
13-D: Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Bloom for Council support of AB 25 (Midgen) which advocates
for the provision of certain rights to registered domestic partners, and to
direct staff to advocate for its passage.
13-E: Request
of Councilmember Katz to direct staff to prepare an ordinance clarifying the
definition of the terms “pedestrian friendly” and/or “pedestrian-oriented” as
used in the Commercial Districts.
13-F: Request
of Mayor Feinstein to direct staff to examine ways of improving the initiative
process in Santa Monica and return with recommendations.
(May
be considered with item 7-D.)
13-G: Request
of Councilmember Genser that Council direct staff to initiate a text amendment to
the Municipal Code to enable adjustments to the building envelope standards in
multi-family zones in appropriate cases when an existing structure is remodeled
or expanded.
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.