AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA
MONICA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY,
PARKING
AUTHORITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND JOINT
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.
ALL-MAIL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION -MARCH 21, 2003
LAST DAY TO REGISTER
TO VOTE – MARCH 6, 2003
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 January 28, 2003, City Council meeting.
1-B: Modification to contract for Municipal
Pool Project – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7591(CCS), with DMR Team, Inc., in the
amount of $67,450, for construction management services on the Municipal Pool
Project.
1-C: Revision to City Investment Policy,
delegation of investment authority, and adoption of resolution authorizing
establishment and use of bank and brokerage accounts and update of list of
persons authorized to conduct transactions with the State Local Agency
Investment Fund.
1-D: Transmittal of City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
and
recommendation
to receive and file.
1-E: Approval
of Big Blue Bus Service Modifications – recommendation to authorize reduced
service hours for the TIDE Shuttle, from noon to 8:00 p.m., Sunday through
Thursday, and from noon to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and approve
elimination of some early and late trips on Lines 2, 5, 8, and 9, effective
March 9, 2003.
1-F: Acceptance of grant funds for traffic
safety program – recommendation to accept $90,000 grant award and authorize
the City Manager to negotiate, execute an agreement with the California Office
of Traffic Safety for a comprehensive multi-year traffic safety program, and
approve proposed budget adjustments.
1-G: Amendment to Contract for Public Safety
Facility Project – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7828 (CCS) with J.A. Jones
Construction, in the amount of $2,300,000, for increases in the scope of the
project.
2. CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: City of Santa Monica v.
Shell Oil Company, Case No. 01CC04331.
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Santa Monica Housing
Council v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 074 683.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: James and Joan Holiday
v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 066 986.
2-D: Conference with Legal Council –
Anticipated Litigation.
Number
of cases: Eight.
6:45 P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeal
of denial of Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a condominium
project at 1719 Ocean Front Walk –
recommendation to uphold appeal of the Planning commission’s denial of
Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a two-story, five-condominium
project at 1719 Ocean Front Walk approve CUP 02-017 to allow a one-year
extension of CUP 99-006 and to amend condition of approval number 38 associated
with the prior entitlement, based upon the following findings and subject to
the conditions proposed in the staff report.
Applicant/Appellant: 1719 Ocean
Inc.
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second reading and adoption of an
interim ordinance modifying development standards for parcels in the R-1
Districts located in the Sunset Park and North of Wilshire Neighborhoods. (Introduced on January 28, 2003.)
7-B: Interim ordinance extending an ordinance
establishing development standards for parcels in the R-1 Districts located in
the Sunset Park and North of Wilshire Neighborhoods.
7-C: Introduction and first reading of an
ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code relating to property
development standards in the C3 Downtown Commercial Zoning District.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE PARKING AUTHORITY, AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
8-A: Recommendation
to conduct FY 2002-03 Mid-Year Budget Review, approve associated budget
changes; adopt resolutions increasing parking meter rates; introduce and hold
first reading of an ordinance establishing various parking meter zones; adopt a
resolution modifying various planning fees and amending the Municipal Code;
adopt a resolution establishing various classifications and salary rates; and
approve in concept increased parking citation fines and penalties.
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
8-B: Public
Hearing for Midterm Report for the Five-year Implementation Plan for the
Redevelopment Agency and recommendation to receive and file.
ADJOURNMENT
OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
10. REPORTS
OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Request From Disabilities Commission that the City
Council adopt a resolution refusing to support the City of Sacramento's
Position in the case of Barden v. City of Sacramento.
11.
RESOLUTIONS:
11-A: Resolution
enlarging Preferential Parking Zone K to include 17th, 18th,
and 19th
Streets between Wilshire and Washington, and
California and Washington between 17th and 20th Street;
creating Preferential Parking Zone O including Lincoln Boulevard, 9th,
10th, 11th, 12th Euclid, 14th, 15th
and 16th Streets between Wilshire and California, and California
between Lincoln and 17th Street; eliminating Preferential Parking
Zones K-1 and U; and, amending Resolution No. 9344 (CCS).
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request of Bernadette Scully to address
Council regarding distribution of parking permits and requesting an amendment
to requirement that a vehicle registration address must match the owner’s
residential address. (Continued
from February 11, 2003.)
12-B: Request of Joy Glatt to address Council
requesting a vendor’s license for the southeast corner of 4th Street
and Santa Monica Boulevard.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment to one special vacancy on the Accessibility
Appeals Board of the Building and Safety Commission, for a term
ending June 30, 2005.
(Continued from February 11, 2003.)
13-B: Appointment to one special vacancy on the
Commission on Older Americans for a term ending June 30, 2003. (Continued from February 11, 2003.)
13-C: Appointment to one annual vacancy on the
Commission on Older Americans for a term ending June 30, 2006, due to a
previous appointee’s withdrawal from the position.
13-D: Request of Mayor Bloom to support Councilmember
O’Connor’s re-election as the Westside Cities Regional Council Representative
to the Southern California Association of Governments.
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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