CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002

 

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 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 February 12, 2002, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Geotechnical Inspection Services for the Public Safety Facility Project – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7648 (CCS) with Law Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., in the amount of $45,710, for additional geotechnical and inspection services for the Public Safety Facility project.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Resolution and subdivision agreement for Final Tract Map for 1719 Ocean Front Walk B recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Subdivision Improvement Agreement, and adopt a resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 52838 for a 5-unit condominium project at 1719 Ocean Front Walk.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Resolution for Urban Open Space and Recreation Program block grant funds – recommendation to adopt a resolution approving application for grant funds for the Roberti-Z’Berg-Harris Urban Open Space and Recreation Program Uder the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Act of 2000, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any related documents.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.  CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Southern California Water Company v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 064 682.

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Shell Oil Company, Case No. 01CC04331.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  David Levy et al., v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 063 147.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  2000 Main Street v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SS 067 899.

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 063 874.

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Andy and Rachel

Goldberg v. Planning commission of the City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. SS 020 548.

 

2-G:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Marsha Revel v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 061 334.

 

2-H:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation.

            Number of cases:  Three.

 

6:45 P.M.  RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:


7.  ORDINANCES:  (No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)

 

7-A:     Introduction and first reading of an interim ordinance amending the Municipal Code extending the modifications to development standards and building height projections for projects developed within the R2 low density multiple family residential, R3 medium density multiple family residential and R4 high density multiple family residential districts and to the requirements for demolition permits.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption of ordinance to amend Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code relating to location of pedestrian oriented uses on the ground floor in the CM3 Zoning District.  (First reading held on February 26, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code to authorize the City Manager to enter into professional services contracts involving the preparation of environmental documents without requiring prior City Council approval.  (First reading held February 26, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-D:     Second reading and adoption of interim ordinance extending modifications to development standards, uses subject to a performance standards permit, uses subject to a use permit, prohibited uses and the development review threshold within the C2 neighborhood commercial district along Montana Avenue and modifying the permitted uses on Montana Avenue to include existing cinemas and the maximum floor area ratio for existing cinemas.

(First reading held February 26, 2002.)

 

STAFF REPORT

 

7-E:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance approving certain lease agreements between the City and the Redevelopment Agency. (First reading held on February 26, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT

AGENCY:

 

ROLL CALL THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

8-A:     Seismic Retrofit of Parking Structures and resolutions finding that the project is of benefit to Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project – recommendation that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency authorize the City Manager and the Executive Director respectively, to negotiate and execute an agreement for payment of costs related to the seismic retrofit of parking structures, and adopt a resolution finding that the action is of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project; and to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute construction contracts with Sea-Pac Engineering, in the amount of $3,903,230, an amendment to Contract 7861 (CCS) with Black & Veatch, in the amount of $97,386, for engineering support services; and a contract with Black & Veatch, in the amount of $418,128, for construction management services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING

 

11.  RESOLUTIONS:

 

11-A:   Resolution creating Preferential Parking Zone MM including 9th Street between Pico Boulevard and the Santa Monica Freeway, Michigan Avenue, Bay, Grant, and Pacific Streets between Lincoln Boulevard and 10th Street – recommendation to adopt a resolution creating Parking Zone MM and amending Resolution 9344 (CCS) by replacing Exhibit A; and approval of proposed revenue budget adjustment.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Request of Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, as liaison to the Housing Commission, to direct staff to return to Council with charter amendment ballot initiative language implementing the Commission's recommendation for greater flexibility in the use of uncommitted and unspent TORCA tax revenues.

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 to the Annual Board and Commission Dinner on March 19, 2002, at 6:30 p.m, at the East Wing of the Santa Monica Civic Center.

 

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