CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2003

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

ALL-MAIL BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION - MARCH 21, 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:     Property management services for Mountain View Mobile Home Park – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing contract with Abode Realty, from $49,500 to $52,000.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-B:     Bus fare agreement with UCLA for BruinGO! Transit program for students, faculty and staff – recommendation approve an average charge to UCLA Transportation Services of $.61 for local service and $1.54 for express service.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Recommendation to approve the designation of an airport access road in honor of General James H. Doolittle.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Design-build, preconstruction services for skate park – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with California Landscape and Design, dba California Skateparks, in the amount of $40,500, for design-build, pre-construction, design and engineering services for a skate park.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Seismic retrofit of temporary Main Library – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment

to Contract No. 8160 (CCS) with ETZ Construction, in the amount of $95,700, for a new total of $600,276, for seismic retrofit services.

 

STAFF REPORT

 


1-F:     Emergency Change Order for Ocean Park Boulevard Water Main repair – recommendation to receive and file report of emergency amendment to Contract No. 7963 (CCS) with Excel Paving Company, in the amount of $295,000, for pavement repair to the Ocean Park water main repair project.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Environmental assessment services for City Yards – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract amendment to Contract No. 127 (CD) with ICF Consulting Services, in the amount of $200,000, to provide additional environmental services at the City Yard.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Re-routing of sewer located on 6th Court – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Vasilj Construction, in the amount of $150,135, for rerouting of the sewer, as related to the construction of the new Main Library project.

 

                STAFF REPORT

 

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 Food Not Bombs, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. 03-0032 JTLX.

 

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

            Number of cases:  Six.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Santa Monica Housing Council v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 074 683.

 

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:     Second reading and adoption of an 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.  (Introduced on February 25, 2003.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code relating to property development standards in the C3 Downtown Commercial Zoning District.  (Introduced on February 25, 2003.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance establishing various parking meter zones.  (Introduced February 25, 2003.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-D:     Introduction and first reading of Interim Ordinance extending Ordinance No. 2012 (CCS) concerning a moratorium on the development of and conversion to short-term housing.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Proposed Guidelines for Leasehold Management of Santa Monica Pier for Calendar Years 2003-04 – recommendation to approve the proposed guidelines for use in the Pier’s commercial area, and authorize the City Manager to implement them as approved.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

11.  RESOLUTIONS:

 

11-A:   Resolution of the City of Santa Monica directing the Planning commission to consider an amendment to the test of the Zoning Ordinance which would increase the amount of time interim ordinances can remain in effect.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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 25, 2003.)

 

13-B:   Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission on Older Americans for a term ending June 30, 2003.  (Continued from February 25, 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.  (Continued from February 25,2003.)

 

13-D:  Request of Mayor Bloom that the city council declare its unqualified support for the school funding measure to be voted on June 3, 2003.

 


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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