CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING; SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PARKING AUTHORITY AND THE

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY; AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE

 

CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2002

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

Early voting using touchscreen

Oct.  22 to Nov. 1 (including weekends)

 

Monday-Thursday 12:00 to 8:00 P.M.

Friday-Saturday 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.

 

Santa Monica Main Public Library

1343 6th Street, Santa Monica

 

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 July 17, July 23, August 6, and August 13, 2002, City Council meetings.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Purchase of Advanced Fleet Management System – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute two agreements with Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc., in the amount of $6,311,245.90, for purchase of the system; and in the amount of $939,547, for a five-year maintenance agreement.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Resolution amending Resolution No. 9639 (CCS) to conform to State Guidelines regarding the administration and collection of local sales and use taxes.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Police/Fire Dispatch furnishings for the Public Safety Facility – recommendation to award a purchase order to Evans Consoles, Inc., in the amount of $267,315, to furnish, deliver, and install dispatch furnishings in the new Safety Building, and approve proposed appropriation.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Material testing and inspection services for the Public Safety Facility construction – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7969, with Twinings Laboratories, in the amount of $40,000, to provide material testing and inspection services for the Public Safety Building.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Provision of various technical services for the Planning Department – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute:  an amendment to Contract No. 7742 (CCS) with Bing Yen and Associates, in the amount of 190,000; an amendment to Contract No. 7740 (CCS) with Esgil Corporation, in the amount of $300,000; and a contract with JAS Pacific, in the amount of $300,000.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Adoption of Resolution of the City of Santa Monica Establishing a Recycled Water Rate.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase order for provision of imported water supply by the Metropolitan Water District.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-I:       Citywide co-mingled recycling program - recommendation to expand the existing pilot program of commingled recycling citywide. 

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-J:      Authorization to open preliminary discussions for possible acquisition of real property located at 312-316 Santa Monica Boulevard.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-K:     Adoption of Resolution endorsing Proposition 46 (Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002).

 

            STAFF REPORT


2.         CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Real Property Negotiator.

Property:                              312-316 Santa Monica Boulevard

Owner of Record:              Serious and Debra Moini

City Negotiator:                  Mark Richter, Real Estate Manager

Under Negotiation:            Acquisition of Real Property

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  U-Liner West v. Clark Construction, Case No. SC 067 081.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Jaime Cruz v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. CV 01-03261

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Peter Boules v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 074 042.

 

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

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:

            Number of cases:  Four.

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Main Library Design Update.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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

 

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Commendation for Santa Monica Little League Girls Softball team and the Santa Monica Little League Boys team.

 

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

 

7-A:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance specifying requirements for

the distribution of food on public property. (Introduced on October  8,

2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance prohibiting sitting or lying in

downtown doorways during late night and early morning hours. (Introduced

on October 8, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapters 1 and 8 of the Municipal Code, expanding the requirements for tenant protection during construction, expanding the scope of administrative citations, and amending and expanding the requirements for the placement of underground utilities.  (Introduced on October 8, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-D:     Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 13 relating to vehicles displaying clean air vehicle decals and waiving of parking meter fees.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PARKING AUTHORITY AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:

 

8-A:    Recommendation to Adopt FY 2001-02 and Fiscal Year 2002-03  Budget

            Changes, Adopt a Resolution Revising Various Building and Safety and

            Planning related Fees, and Adopt a Resolution Establishing Various New

            Classifications and Salary Rates - Recommendation to Adopt Fiscal Year 2001-

            02 and Fiscal Year 2002-03 Budget Changes; Adopt a Resolution Revising Various

            Permit and User Fees Related to Development Review, Records, Inspection and

            General Services in Environmental and Public Works Management, Fire, Planning

            and Community Development Departments and Setting New User Fees in the

            Community and Cultural Services Department Related to Development Review and

            Establishing the Costs of Staffing for Code Enforcement; and Adopt a Resolution

            Establishing Various New Classifications and Salary Rates.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:

 

8-B:     Resolutions authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute Cooperation Agreement for acquisition of Mountain View Mobile Home Park, and finding acquisition to be of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Project Area  - recommendation that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency resolutions approving a cooperation agreement, accepting grant funds; placing affordability covenants on the Mountain View Mobile Home Park, and finding that the project is of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Project Area.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

8-C:     Establishment of East-West Commercial Corridor Parking Task Force and authorization to transmit to Santa Monica City College alternative parking scenarios and issues to be evaluated in the Madison Campus Environmental Impact Report.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8-D:     Revisions to the Planning and Community Development Department Work Program Prioritiesrelated to preparing Downtown Design Standards.  (Continued from September 24, 2002.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

9.  PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

9-A:     Public hearing for the formation of Assessment District A  on Princeton

Street (Montana to Washington Avenues) and District B on Washington Avenue (Princeton to Harvard Streets) – recommendation to hold public hearing, receive public comment, close public hearing and continue to November 12, 2002, to receive certified results on the assessment election, and take action.

 

STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Appointment to two special vacancies on the Landmarks Commission with terms ending June 30, 2004.  (One is continued from September 10, 2002.)

 

13-B:   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 September 24, 2002.)

 

13-C:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2003. (Continued from September 24, 2002.)

 

13-D:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2005. (Continued from September 24, 2002.)

 

13-E:   Appointment to three annual vacancies on the Pier Restoration Corporation with terms ending November 14, 2006.

 

13-F:   Request of Councilmember Katz to direct staff to prepare an ordinance modifying the housing exemption in Ordinance No. 1999 (CCS) that lowered development review thresholds in most commercial zoning districts to 7,500 square feet of floor area, which currently exempts housing projects with 25% affordable housing, to instead include the same housing exemption as it contained in the recently enacted ordinance lowering the development review threshold for Santa Monica’s downtown. 

 

13-G:  Acceptance of Audrey Parker’s letter of resignation from the Accessibility Appeals Board of the Building and Safety Commission, and recommendation to authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.

 

13-H:  Request of Mayor Feinstein to support Proposition 47, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002, which will  provide $13 billion in facilities and maintenance bonds for California's public schools, colleges and universities.

 

13-I:    Request of Mayor Feinstein to discuss and take action on the process for nominating City of Santa Monica representatives to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sector Governance Council for the West-Central region, with a target date for nominations of November 12, 2002. 

 

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.

 

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