CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARKING AUTHORITY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 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:     Purchase of two rear trash loaders – recommendation to award Bid No. 2859 to Boerner Truck Center, in the amount of $376,454.53, to furnish and deliver two rear trash loaders for the Environmental and Public Works Management Department.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-B:     Purchase of two front trash loaders – recommendation to award Bid No. 2864 to Boerner Truck Center, in the amount of $397,061, to furnish and deliver two front trash loaders for the Environmental and Public Works Management Department.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Purchase of environmentally preferable cleaning products – recommendation to award Bid No. 2853 to Royal Paper, at specified unit prices, to furnish and deliver environmentally preferable cleaning products.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 26252 for a 4-unit condominium project at 1455-57 Berkeley Street.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for operation of an institutional fiber optic network, and approve proposed budget changes.

 

            STAFF REPORT

1-F:     Final Tract Map No. 53246 for 1027 10th Street – recommendation to adopt a resolution accepting and approving a final subdivision map for Tract No. 53246 for a 5-unit condominium project at 1027 10th Street.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Recommendation to authorize $25,000 as a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of any person(s) responsible for a September 2, 2003, homicide.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Grant funds to support the reuse of 415 Pacific Coast Highway – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to submit necessary applications for obligating the grant funds and to negotiate and execute all related agreements; and approve the proposed appropriation and budget actions.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARKING AUTHORITY:

 

ROLL CALL

 

1-I:       Easement Agreement for 2434 Main Street and Lot 11 – recommendation that the City Council authorize the City Manager and the Parking Authority authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an Easement Agreement for continued ingress and egress to Lot 11 and parking for 2434 Main Street with Perloff-Webster.

 

            STAFF REPORT

           

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Labor Negotiator:

            City Negotiator:      Karen Bancroft, Director of Human Resources

            Bargaining Units:   Municipal Employees Association (MEA)

                                                Administrative Team Association (ATA)                                 

                                                Public Attorney’s Legal Support Staff Union (PALSSU).

                                                Management Team Associates (MTA)

                                                Public Attorneys Union (PAU)

                                                Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (SMFFA)

                                                Supervisors Team Associates (STA)

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  2000 Main St. v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 067899.

 

2-C:     Conference with City Council, Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Shell Oil Company, Case No. 01CC4331.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Levy v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. 063147.

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Robert Holbrook and Herb Katz, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BS 086908.

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  SMHC v. City of Santa Monica, Case No., Case No. SC 074683.

 

2-G:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  James Huber v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 073 243.

 

2-H:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Karen King v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BC 291272.

 

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

 

2-J:      Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Jean Prosser v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 077 183.

 

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

            Number of cases:  Three.

 

6:45 P.M.  RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:

 

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Proclamation for the Santa Monica Citywide Reads Program.

 

7.  ORDINANCES:  (No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)

 

7-A:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica authorizing an amendment to the contract between the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the City.  (Introduced March 9, 2004.)

 

            STAFF REPORT/ORDINANCE

 

7-B:     Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance of the City of Santa Monica that modifies Development Standards and establishes Design Standards for properties in The R2 Low Density Multiple Family Residential, R3 Medium Density Multiple Family Residential and R4 High Density Multiple Family Residential Districts, amends the Application Review Requirements for the R2 Low Density Multiple Family Residential, R3 Medium Density Multiple Family Residential and R4 High Density Multiple Family Residential Districts, BSCD Bayside Commercial District, C3 Downtown Commercial and C3C Downtown Commercial Overlay Districts, establishes exemptions for single family dwellings in all districts from design review, modifies the Demolition Permit Requirements, deletes the NW North of Wilshire Overlay District,  Modifies Project Design and Development Standards Pertaining to Fences, and modifies the definitions of basement, building height, fence height, finished first floor, semi-subterranean garage and theoretical grade.

 

            STAFF REPORT/ORDINANCE

 

7-C:     Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance of the City of Santa Monica modifying the Development, Design, and Application Review Standards for projects developed within the BSCD, C3, and C3D Zoning Districts; and direct staff to study the possibility of modifying the off-street parking requirements for multi-family residential uses and small pedestrian oriented uses in the downtown; investigate the feasibility of shared parking facilities where different uses share a parking facility during different times; study feasibility of extending the Parking Assessment District to allow the option of a similar in-lieu parking fee for commercial uses in the C3 and C3C districts; update the Downtown Urban Design Plan to reflect proposed streetscape improvements for 6th and 7th Streets, and investigate possible funding mechanisms to ensure that the proposed streetscape improvements would not have a significant financial funding impact on the City.

 

            STAFF REPORT/ORDINANCE

 

11.  RESOLUTIONS:

 

11-A:   Resolution of the City of Santa Monica authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipal Employees Association.

 

REPORT NOT AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY.

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   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.  (Continued from March 23, 2004.)

           

13-B:   Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending June 30, 2007.  (Continued from March 23, 2004.)

 

13-C:  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 March 23, 2004.)

 

13-D:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Social Services Commission for a term ending June 30, 2007.  (Continued from March 23, 2004.)

 

13-E:   Appointment to one special vacancy on the Recreation and Parks Commission for a term ending June 30, 2005.  (Continued from March 23, 2004.)

 

13-F:   Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2005.  (Continued from March 23, 2004.)

 

13-G:  Acceptance of Earnestene Cleaver’s letter of resignation from the Social Services Commission, and authorization for City Clerk to publish vacancy.

 

13-H:   Acceptance of Linda Waade’s letter of resignation from the Pier Restoration Corporation, and authorization for City Clerk to publish vacancy.

 

13-I:     Request of Mayor Pro Tem McKeown to direct staff to prepare an ordinance extending relocation benefits to all residents displaced by Ellis Act evictions.

 

13-J:   Request of Mayor Pro Tem McKeown that the City Council acknowledge May as national "Clean Air Month" by authorizing staff to send a letter to the California Air Resources Board supporting the maximum feasible and cost effective vehicle emission reduction regulations under our Assemblymember Fran Pavley's 2002 global warming bill, AB 1493.

 


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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