CONVENE/PLEDGE  

On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:53 p.m., with Councilmembers Holbrook, O=Connor and Katz absent.  Acting City Clerk Melodi Pearson, led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.

Member of the public Joey Fullmer discussed the Transit Plan.  James Blakely requested that Councilmembers review the letter he submitted regarding  re-evaluating Item 1-A, the purchase of dump trucks.

At the request of Councilmember Feinstein, Item 1-A was removed from the Consent Calendar. 

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Genser, to approve all items on the Consent Calendar as presented except Item 1-A, reading resolutions and ordinances by title only and waiving further reading thereof.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers Genser, Feinstein, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmembers O=Connor, Holbrook, Katz

VIDEO CAMERAS

1-B:    Purchase of video cameras B 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, was approved.

CNG FACILITY AT

CITY YARDS

1-C:    Compressed Natural Gas Facility at City Yards B recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Contract No. 8288 (CCS) with Weaver Electric, Inc., in the amount of $132,000, for construction upgrades to the CNG Facility at the City Yards, was approved.               

SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN

1-D:    Short Range Transit Plan and Grant Fund application B 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, was approved.

DUMP TRUCKS

1-A:    Purchase of Dump Trucks B 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, was presented.

Councilmember Feinstein stated that he removed this item so staff can comment on statements made at public comment regarding the bid award. 

After a short discussion, this item was withdrawn at the request of staff.

CLOSED SESSIONS:

Councilmember O=Connor arrived at 6:05 p.m.

On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 6:00 p.m., to hear closed sessions and returned at 7:00 p.m., with Councilmembers Katz and Holbrook absent, to report the following:

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

ACTION:         Heard No reportable action taken.

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

ACTION:         Not heard

2-C:    Conference with Legal Counsel B Existing Litigation:  2000 Main Street v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 067 899.

ACTION:         Not heard.

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

ACTION:         Not heard.

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

ACTION:         Heard.  No reportable action taken.

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

ACTION:         Heard.  No reportable action taken.

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

Number of cases:  Five.

ACTION:         One case heard, no reportable action taken. Four cases not heard.

ORDINANCES:

Councilmember Holbrook arrived at 7:02 p.m.

7-A:    Second reading and adoption of an interim Ordinance No. 2098 (CCS) entitled: AAN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA EXTENDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT NEW OR EXPANDED USES ON THE THIRD STREET PROMENADE HAVE A PROMENADE 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@, was presented.

Motion by Councilmember Feinstein, seconded by Councilmember O=Connor, to adopt ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, O=Connor, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom.

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz

MOTORIZED MODEL VEHICLES

7-B:    Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2099 (CCS) entitled: AAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 4.08.190 TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED MODEL VEHICLES IN BEACH PARKING LOTS,@ was presented.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Feinstein, to adopt ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, O=Connor, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom.

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz

STAFF ADMIN. ITEMS:

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

YEAR-END BUDGET REVIEW

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

On order of the Mayor, the regular City Council meeting was recessed and a joint meeting with the Redevelopment Agency and Parking Authority  convened at 7:03 p.m., with Councilmember Katz absent. 

8-A:    Year-End Budget Review B recommendation to approve budget changes for FY 2002-03 and FY 2003-04, and adoption of Resolution No. 9903 (CCS) entitled: AA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADOPTING SALARY RATES FOR BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER, EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - FINANCE, HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR - YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES ASSISTANT,@ was presented

Member of the public Joey Fullmer addressed various concerns.

Motion by Councilmember Feinstein, seconded by Councilmember O=Connor, to approve budget changes.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers O=Connor, Holbrook, Genser,  Feinstein, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz

Motioned by Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Seconded by Councilmember Holbrook, to adopt Resolution No. 9903 (CCS), reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, O=Connor, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING

On order of the Mayor, the Special Joint Meeting was adjourned and the regular City Council meeting reconvened at 7:15 p.m., with Councilmember Katz absent.

SUSTAINABLE CITY ADVISORY BODY

8-B:    Proposed Sustainable City Advisory Body B recommendation that Council determine whether to establish, and if so, select the most appropriate form of Sustainable City advisory body to the City Council, was presented.

Members of the public Jerry Rubin, Sandy Grant and Mark Gold spoke in support of the Advisory Body.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Genser, to create a Sustainable City Task Force with members to be chosen by Council for their expertise, and who may or may not be current Board or Commission members.

Motion to amend by Councilmember Genser to add that the term of the Task Force be five years with the goal of ending in 2008, that City Council receive annual progress reports, and that staff=s recommendations one of the staff report A To advise Council and staff during development and adoption of an implementation plan for the SCP.  The target date for adoption is March, 2005" and two, A Based on the adopted implementation plan, to assist Council and staff with an initial informational campaign.  Presentations to City Boards and Commissions, other public institutions in the community, and business resident organizations would occur from April, 2005 through December 2005," be used as the general outline.   The motion was accepted as friendly.

Motion to amend by Councilmember Feinstein to include suggested changes numbers three and five on page four of the staff report.  After some discussion it was determined to include only number five: A To interact with other City Boards and Commissions and with organizations and institutions in the community to bring SCP-related matters to their attention in a timely manner,@ modified so that the process is a natural one monitored  by staff.  The motion was accepted as friendly.

Motion to amend by Councilmember Genser to have City Council appoint eleven members with expertise in Planning, Housing, Recreation and Parks, Social Services, Environment, Education, Health Care, and with fair representation from the fields of business, labor and neighborhood to the Task Force.  The motion was accepted as friendly.

The motion as amended, was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers O=Connor, Holbrook, Genser, Feinstein, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz

DOWNTOWN DESIGN

8-C:    Downtown Design Guidelines B 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, was presented.

Members of the public Joey Fullmer and Jason Parry spoke in support of affordable housing. Tom Cleys, Susan Love-Laughmiller, Nina Fresco, Sandie Richards, Victor Fresco, Bea Nemlaha, Joel Braud, Sherrill Kushner, and Arthur Harris spoke in support of historical preservation.  Jerry Rubin, Judy Avery, Craig D. Jones, and Doris Sosin spoke on parking issues.  Ralph Mechur spoke on the vision for 6^th and 7^th Street and  Ellen Brennan spoke in opposition to narrowing 7^th Street.

Motion by Mayor Bloom, seconded by Councilmember Feinstein, to direct staff to move forward with the concepts that are contained in the Downtown Design Guidelines , taking into consideration all the comments favorable and unfavorable, but not given any particular weight as if there had been some kind of Council vote.  The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES:             Councilmembers Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, O=Connor, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom

NOES:            None

ABSENT:       Councilmember Katz  

RECESS:

On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 10:35 p.m., and reconvened at 10:50 p.m., with Councilmember Katz absent.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Councilmember Holbrook was excused at 11:20 p.m.

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

The following members of the public spoke in support of homeless services: Kathy Douglas, Randy Walburger, Jerry Rubin, Charles Springer, Nicholas Vrataric, Art Casillas, Ana G. Jara, Brian Andrus, Rykk Mesure, Munush, Debby Maddis and Susan Fraser.

The following members of the public spoke on some of the negative impacts homeless have on some city businesses: Dr. Mike G. Guning, Kathy Dobson, and Sean Waldron.

Motion by Mayor Bloom, seconded by Councilmember Feinstein, to accept the Homeless Services Report. 

Motion amended by Mayor Bloom to ask staff to address public awareness of social services resources that solve homeless  problems in their work programs.

The motion, as amended was approved by voice vote with Councilmembers Holbrook and Katz absent.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

Councilmember Feinstein was excused at 12:25 p.m.           

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

Member of the public Paul Glass, Karen Doyle and Samir Yousif expressed various concerns regarding this issue.

On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.

COUNCIL ITEMS:

COMMISSION FOR SENIOR COMMUNITY

13-A:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending June 30, 2006.   

On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to November 11, 2003.

PERSONNEL BOARD

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.

On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to November 11, 2003.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

13-C:  Appointment to one annual vacancy on the Architectural Review Board for a term ending June 30, 2007.

On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to November 11, 2003.

PIER RESTORATION CORPORATION

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

On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to November 11, 2003.

NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION FUNDING PROTOCOL

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.

On order of the Mayor, this item was continued to November 11, 2003.

RESIGNATION

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.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Genser, to accept the letter with regrets and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.  The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with Councilmembers Feinstein, Katz and Holbrook absent.

CITY=S BUDGET INPUT PROCESS

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, was presented.

Motion by Councilmember O=Connor, seconded by Mayor Bloom, to approve request.  The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with Councilmembers Holbrook, Katz and Feinstein absent.

AIR POLLUTION EMISSION REDUCTIONS

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.

On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to November 25, 2003.

PUBLIC INPUT:

Member of the public Marie Stone suggested funding sources for women=s shelters.                

ADJOURNMENT: 

On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 12:45 a.m. to October 14, 2003, in memory of Lieutenant Phillip Miller and Bob Gundy.

ATTEST:                                                        APPROVED:

Melodi A. Pearson                                        Richard Bloom

Acting City Clerk                                           Mayor