CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE

 

CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PARKING AUTHORITY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2003

 

 

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:     Purchase of Dump Trucks – recommendation to award Bid No. 2858 to Boerner Truck Center, in the amount of $328,350.40, to purchase two CNG powered dump trucks for the Water Division.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-B:     Purchase of video cameras – recommendation to award Bid No. 2862 to Ikegami Electronics, in the amount of $242,511.74, for four replacement video cameras and related accessories for Cable TV.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Compressed Natural Gas Facility at City Yards – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Weaver Electric, Inc., in the amount of $132,000, for construction upgrades to the CNG Facility at the City Yards.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Short Range Transit Plan and Grant Fund application – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to file the Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Year 2004-2006 with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and to file applications for available funds.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Shell Oil Co., Case No. 01CC4331.

 

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:  2000 Main Street v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 067 899.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Action Apartment Association v. City of Santa Monica, Case No.  BC 271 062.

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Freddie Moore v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BC 290 478.

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Russell Barnard v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BC 281 367.

 

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

Number of cases:  Five.

 

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 initial interim ordinance extending the requirement that new or expanded uses on the Third Street Promenade have a frontage that does not exceed fifty linear feet unless a use permit is obtained and requiring any remaining promenade frontage within the building or site to provide a minimum depth of fifty feet.  (Introduced October 14, 2003.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Section 4.08.190 of the Municipal Code to prohibit the operation of motorized model vehicles in beach parking lots.  (Introduced October 14, 2003.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

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

 

8-A:     Year-End Budget Review – recommendation to approve budget changes for FY 2002-03 and FY 2003-04, and adopt a resolution establishing various new classifications and salary rates.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

8-B:     Proposed Sustainable City Advisory Body – recommendation that Council determine whether to establish, and if so, select the most appropriate form of Sustainable City advisory body to the City Council.  (Continued from September 9, 2003.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8-C:     Downtown Design Guidelines – recommendation to conduct a discussion regarding the Downtown Design Guidelines, consider input from public, Architectural Review Board and Planning Commission, and provide direction to staff regarding the preliminary concepts.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

9.  PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

9-A:     Annual Homeless Services Report Public Hearing – recommendation to hold a public hearing on the Annual Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services and to accept the Homeless Services Report.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

12.  WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

 

12-A:   Request of Susan Glass to address Council regarding complaints concerning hedge heights and non-compliance with City codes.

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending June 30, 2006. (Continued from October 14, 2003.)

 

13-B:   Appointment to one annual vacancy on the Personnel Board for a term ending June 30, 2008, and one special vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2006. (Continued from October 14, 2003.)

 

13-C:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Architectural Review Board for a term ending June 30, 2007. (Continued from October 14, 2003.)

 

13-D:  Appointment to three annual vacancies on the Pier Restoration Corporation with terms ending November 13, 2007.

 

13-E:   Request of Councilmember Holbrook for Council to discuss neighborhood organization funding protocol and oversight and to give appropriate direction to staff for program changes for 2003-04.

 

13-F:   Acceptance of Mar Preston’s letter of resignation from the Commission on  the Status of Women, and authorization for City Clerk to publish vacancy.

 

13-G:  Request of Mayor Richard Bloom that the City authorize a letter from the Council addressed to all boards and commissions requesting assistance and input as early as possible in the City's budget process.

 

13-H:   Request of Councilmember Feinstein that the City Council send a letter
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other appropriate
officials, requesting that the U.S. EPA commit to further air pollution
emission reductions from federally regulated sources and that the EPA
delegate more authority to Southern California to control emissions from
these sources.

 

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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