CITY OF SANTA
MONICA
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2004
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: Approval
of minutes of the July 30, December 9, and December 16, 2003, and January
13, 2004, City Council meetings.
1-B: Termination of contract and approval of new contract
for Parks Building Replacement Project Phase 1 – recommendation to
terminate Contract No. 8206 (CCS) with Cohen Construction; waive public bidding
procedures; authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a new contract
with SKS Construction, in the amount of $2,029,566, for completion of the
project; and, authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract
with DMR Team, in the amount of $110,345, for inspection services.
1-C: Adoption of Resolution approving
Final Parcel Map No. 25566 for 2012-24 Main Street and 2021-29 Main Street.
1-D: Lease Agreement for space at the Santa
Monica Airport – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a lease agreement with Angel Flight West, Inc., for a period of five
years and a five-year option.
1-E: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Letter of Under-standing between City and MEA regarding the Lincoln's Birthday
Holiday.
2. CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator:
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Director of Human Resources
Bargaining Units: Management Team Associates (MTA)
Santa
Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (SMFFA)
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: City of Santa Monica v.
David Levy, Case No. 2nd Civ. B157587 City v. Shell Oil Co., Case No. 01CC
4331.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Rita Santora v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 075
063.
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation.
Number of cases: Seven.
2-E: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: City of Santa Monica v.
Shell Oil Co., Case No. 01CC4331.
2-F: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Santa Monica Food Not
Bombs v. City of Santa Monica, District Court Case No. CV 03-0032 R (JTLx)
(Appeal No. 03-56623).
2-G: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Abraham Supino v. City
of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080283.
6:45 P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
INSPIRATION: Performance by Santa Monica High
School Chamber Orchestra.
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Introduction and first reading of an
ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapter 4.12 regarding noise regulations; adoption
of resolution setting forth administrative citation schedule of fines for
certain violations of the Municipal Code; adoption of resolution revising
permit and user fees related to after hours construction permits in the
Environmental and Public Works Management and Planning and Community
Development Departments; and authorization to add one Code Compliance Officer
for enforcement purposes.
7-B: Discussion of City policy of over-the-street banners,
and introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Section 4.08.500
relating to the use of street banners; or, introduction and first reading of an
ordinance prohibiting the use of temporary street banners except for
City-produced or City co-produced cultural or civic events.
7-C: Introduction and first reading of an
ordinance amending Municipal Code Sections 5.06.010 and 5.06.020 relating to
the distribution of food on City property.
10.
REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Recommendation from the Planning Commission that Council consider an update to the City’s traffic analysis methodology and technology as part of the Circulation Element review. (Continued from January 27, 2004.)
11.
RESOLUTIONS:
11-A: Resolution Amending Preferential Parking
Zone MM (9th Street between Pico and the Santa Monica Freeway, and
Michigan
Avenue,
Bay Street, Grant Street, and Pacific Street between Lincoln Boulevard and 10th
Street) on currently regulated blocks
and
amending Resolution 9344 (CCS).
11-B: Resolution
of the City of Santa Monica authorizing the City Manager to
execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Management Team Associates.
NO
STAFF REPORT AVAILABLE.
11-C: Resolution
of the City of Santa Monica authorizing the City Manager to
execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Santa Monica Firefighters, IAFF.
NO STAFF REPORT AVAILABLE
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment to one 2002 annual vacancy on
the Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending June 30, 2006. (Continued
from January 27, 2004.)
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 January 27, 2004.)
13-C: Appointment to
one special vacancy on the Landmarks Commission for a term ending June 30,
2004. (Continued
from January 27, 2004.)
13-D: Acceptance
of Diana Sahagun’s letter of resignation from the Commission on the Status of
Women, and authorization for City Clerk to publish vacancy.
13-E: Request
of Councilmember Feinstein to direct staff to conduct research on past trends
and the current amount of formula retail on the Promenade; to consider the
definition of formula retail from the November 11, 2003, staff report, and
return to Council with recommendations, with the process timed so that the
Bayside District can review the recommendations before returning to Council.
13-F: Request
of Councilmember Feinstein to direct staff to include the possibility of a
street cart at the southeast corner of Colorado and Ocean in the bid process
for street carts in the downtown that are not on the Promenade.
13-G: Request
of Councilmember Feinstein to direct staff to cross-reference the list of
buildings on the Historic Inventory with the list of rent-controlled housing
units, and to include this information in the analysis when incentives to
designate structures as landmark buildings are examined this Spring.
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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