CITY OF SANTA
MONICA
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, APRIL
10, 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 January 9 and January 23, 2001, City Council meetings. (Not available electronically. Available at City Clerk’s Office and public
libraries.
1-B: Earthquake
Recovery Resolution declaring the continuing existence of a local emergency
(January 1994 Earthquake Damage).
1-C: Crosswalk and pedestrian safety study for 26th Street Corridor – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing contract with Katz, Okitsu & Associates, in the amount of $44,000, to conduct the crosswalk study; authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing contract with CBM Consulting, in the amount of $45,000, to provide construction management services for the project; authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing contract with Willdan, Inc., in the amount of $55,000, to provide design services for the project; and, approve an appropriation of $144,000 from the General Fund.
1-D: Appointment of representative to the Disaster Management Area “A” Board - recommendation to approve appointment of the City’s Emergency Services Coordinator as the primary voting member representing the City of Santa Monica in the Area “A” Board which includes Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Culver City, and approve the designation of the City’s Fire Department Support Services Division Chief as an alternate voting member.
1-E: Increase to contract for sewer repair project at various City locations - recommendation to increase the contingency to Contract No. 7592 (CCS) with Preussag Pipe Rehabilitation, in the amount of $41,800, for additional work required on the Sewer Project.
1-F: Fiscal administration services for the Montana Avenue, Main Street and Pico Boulevard Business Improvement Districts - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute contracts with the Valley Economic Development Center for administration of the funds the City receives from Main Street, Montana Avenue, and Pico Boulevard Business Improvement Districts for a one-year term.
1-G: Receipt of grant funds from California Arts Council - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to accept $139,500 in grant funds from the California Arts Council, to negotiate and execute a contract with the 18th Street Arts complex to implement the granted project, and approve proposed budget adjustments.
1-H: Recommendation
to designate the City Manager to represent the City on a community advisory
body regarding the selection of a new Superintendent of Schools for the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
Pedro Garcia v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 061 283.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
David Levy et al., v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 063 147.
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
City of Santa Monica v. Shell Oil Co., et al., Case No. 313004.
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation:
Number
of Cases: Four.
6:45 P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Commendations
to volunteers with the Fire Department for Earthquake Preparedness-related efforts.
4-B: Proclamation
declaring April 2001 as Earthquake
Preparedness Month.
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: 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.
(Continued from March 27,
2001)
7-B: Introduction
and first reading of ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Municipal Code
relating to tenant harassment.
7-C: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance
amending Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code relating to taxicab regulations. (Continued from March 6, 2001.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Analysis
of short-term rental housing in Santa Monica and recommendation to direct staff
to regulate this use in the City to ensure and maintain continued development
and availability of long-term housing for all economic segments. (May be considered with Item 13-L.)
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.
(Continued from March 27, 2001).
10.
REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Recommendation
of the Arts Commission that Council enact an income maximum for renters of the
subsidized space at the Santa Monica Airport so that space is limited to
artists who are not able to afford privately owned studio space rented at
market rate. (Not available
electronically. Available at City Clerk’s
Office and public libraries.)
11.
RESOLUTIONS:
11-A: Resolution
amending Parking Zone H (Pico Boulevard, 34th Street, Ocean Park
Boulevard, and 27th Street) - recommendation to adopt a resolution
amending Preferential Parking Zone H by extending the Zone to additional
adjoining blocks, and amending City Council Resolution No. 9344 (CCS), and to
approve the proposed budget adjustments.
13. COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one full term on the Pier Restoration Corporation for term ending November
10, 2004. (Continued from March 27,
2001.)
13-B: 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. (Continued from March 27, 2001.)
13-C: 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. (Continued from March 27, 2001.)
13-D: Request
of Councilmember McKeown for Council support of SB 993 (Figueroa) which
provides for additional funding to strengthen educational curricula and raises
the State reimbursement rate for state-funded child development programs, and
to direct staff to advocate for passage of the measure.
13-E: Request
of Councilmember Holbrook that the City Council reconsider the matter of
fluoridation of municipal drinking water.
13-F: Request
of Councilmember Holbrook to direct staff to investigate and return with
options to assure that the City does not collect utility taxes on the increase
of energy rates that may severely impact the budget of residents and businesses.
13-G: Request
of Councilmember Holbrook to direct staff to confer with appropriate U.S. Post
Office personnel regarding local building regulations applicable to the
proposed postal facility on 6th Street.
13-H: Request
of Councilmember McKeown for Council support of SB 985 (Kuehl) which requires
disclosure of rental unit owner and manager contact information, requires
timely provision of a written rental agreement, extends no fault notices to
vacate from 30 to 90 days, and exempts specified condominiums from certain
provisions of the Costa-Hawkins Act; and to direct staff to advocate for
passage of the measure.
13-I: Acceptance
of Myra Burg’s letter of resignation from the Building and Safety Commission
and authorization to the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
13-J: Acceptance
of William A. Spurgin’s letter of resignation from the Pier Restoration
Corporation, and authorization to the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
13-K: Request
of Councilmember McKeown to direct staff to research SB 910, SB 1098 and AB
369, three housing-related bills currently in committee, to determine their
potential effects on Santa Monica, develop alternative language where
necessary, and convey the analysis and any recommended language changes to
appropriate legislators by letter from the Mayor.
13-L: Request
of Mayor Feinstein to direct staff to prepare an emergency ordinance which
would impose a temporary moratorium on the permitting or construction of
corporate housing (sometimes called short-term rentals), and/or to direct staff
to pursue other courses of action to achieve a similar effect.
May be
considered with Item 8-A.
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.