CITY OF SANTA
MONICA
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 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 the June 25, 2002, City Council meeting.
1-B: Approval of donation of retired Fire Department utility
vehicle to the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society for display in
their museum.
1-C: Agreement for Lifeguard Services - recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Contract with Los Angeles County
for lifeguard services at the Santa Monica State Beach.
1-D: Equipment
and services to relocate City’s Communications Centers to the new Public Safety
Facility - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a contract with Motorola, Inc., in the amount of $757,680, for
equipment and services to relocate the Police and Fire Department Communications
Centers to the new Public Safety Facility.
1-E: Purchase
of Stationary Vaults for Bus Fare Coin Collection – recommendation to award
a purchase order to GFI Genfare, in the amount of $131,086.64, for the purchase
and installation of five bus fare coin collection stationary vaults for the Big
Blue Bus.
1-F: Establishment of East/West Corridor Parking Task
Force –
recommendation to establish an East-West Commercial Corridor Parking Task
Force; and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with
Urban Studio, in the amount of $138,000, for urban design, parking utilization
and financial analysis services.
1-G: Westside Cities Mobility Study - recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Kaku Associates, in
the amount of $200,000 (City’s share $50,000), to develop a Westside Mobility
Study for the Cities of Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica and West
Hollywood; and, approve proposed budget changes.
1-H: Provision of Property Tax Auditing and Tax Related Services – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with HdL Coren
& Cone, in the amount of $18,250 per year, for property tax auditing and
related services for the City and the Redevelopment Agency.
1-I: Lease extension for office space –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
three-year lease extension with 2121 Cloverfield Boulevard Associates, for office
space for the Redevelopment Agency.
1-J: Classification and Compensation
Consulting Services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a contract with Hay Management Consultants, in the amount of
$100,500, to provide compensation and classification services for municipal
employee association classifications.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Department of Water and
Power, ex. Rel. Armenta v. James Jones Company, et al., Case No. BC 173
487.
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: James Holiday, et al.,
v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 066 968.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Eleanor Nelson v. City
of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 068 870.
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Penny Mirsky v. City of
Santa Monica, Case No. SC 067 123.
2-E: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation.
Number
of cases: Six.
6:45 P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation commemorating the 20th anniversary
of the Arts Commission and declaring October to be Arts Month.
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code
regarding the processing of variance applications to exceed maximum building
height and number of stories.
7-B: Introduction and first reading of an ordinance
amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code to establish a construction rate
program for multi-family development in all multi-family residential districts
and a design compatibility permit requirement for the development of
condominiums and other multi-family ownership housing.
7-C: Introduction
and first reading of an interim ordinance modifying the development review
thresholds in the C-3, C3C, and BSC Districts to 7,500 square feet, and
exempting affordable housing projects with no more than 50 units from
Development Review Permit and Conditional Use Permit requirements in all zoning
districts except in the LMSD, DP, BP, and R-MH districts; and discussion of Planning and
Community Development Department Priorities to include modifications to the
Development Review Process, development
of Design Guidelines for the Downtown and modification of the Traffic Impact
Significance Threshold.
7-D: Introduction and first reading of an
ordinance of the City of Santa Monica specifying requirements for the
distribution of food on public property.
(To be considered with Item 9-A.)
ORDINANCE
(FOR STAFF REPORT PLEASE
SEE 9-A)
7-E: Introduction and first reading of an
ordinance of the City of Santa Monica prohibiting sitting or lying in downtown
doorways during late night and early morning hours.
(To be considered with Item 9-A.)
ORDINANCE
(FOR STAFF REPORT SEE
ITEM 9-A)
9.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9-A: Transmittal of the
FY 2001-02 Annual Review of the City’s Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services,
Recommendation to Accept the Report, Hold a Public Hearing, and Recommendation
to Introduce for First Reading Ordinances Specifying Requirements for the
Distribution of Food on Public Property and Prohibiting Sitting or Lying in
Downtown Doorways During Late Night and Early Morning Hours.
(To be considered with Items 7-D,
7-E and 10-A.)
10.
REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Request
of the Bayside District that Council consider various recommendations including
additional support for existing social service infrastructure; limiting the
provision of meals in public areas; and reviewing trespass, camping and/or
loitering laws in private space adjacent to public space.
(To
be considered with Item 9-A.)
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment to one annual vacancy on the
Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2006, and to one
special vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2004. (Continued from July 23, 2002.)
13-B: Appointment to
one special vacancy on the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending
June 30, 2003. (Continued from September 10, 2002.)
13-C: Appointment to one special vacancy on the
Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2005.
13-D: Appointment to one special vacancy on the
Personnel Board for a term ending June 30, 2004. (Continued from
September 10, 2002.)
13-E: Request
of Mayor Pro Tem McKeown that the Council, in the interests of the children of the community and Santa Monica's continuing commitment to
excellence in education, adopt a resolution supporting the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District's ballot measure to provide ongoing dependable funding,
and calling on Santa Monica voters to vote for ballot measure EE on November
5th.
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.)
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