(NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME ITEMS FROM THE MAY 11, 2004, MEETING WERE CONTINUED TO MAY 18, 2004.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT A MATTER RELATED TO CURB CUTS IS BEING CONSIDERED
DURING A SPECIAL MEETING ON MAY 18, 2004.
SEE MAY 18, 2004, AGENDA.)
CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AGENDAS
SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND
SPECIAL
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, MAY
11, 2004
CONTINUED
MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 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 March 23 and April 13, 2004, City Council meeting.
ACTION: Approved.
1-B: Euclid Neighborhood Park Project –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with Rios Clementi Hale Studios, in the amount of $101,497, for design
services for the project.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 8342 (CCS).
1-C: Big Blue Bus Campus Expansion Project Phases
II-IV – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a pre-construction contract with Swinerton Builders, in the amount of
$650,000, for the expansion project.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 8343 (CCS).
1-D: Centinela
Basin Urban Runoff Mitigation Project – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with
Black & Veatch Corporation, in the amount of $250,000, to provide design
services for the City’s Centinela Basin Urban Runoff Mitigation Project.
ACTION: Approved Contract No. 8344 (CCS).
1-E: Request
to authorize staff to explore and negotiate possible purchase of property
located at 101 Santa Monica Boulevard and 129 Santa Monica Boulevard.
ACTION: Approved.
ROLL CALL
1-F: Development of
Vicente Terrace Street – recommendation to adopt resolution granting an easement
to the City of Santa Monica for the development of Vicente Terrace and
authorizing the Executive Director to execute any necessary related documents.
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 465 (RAS).
ADJOURNMENT OF
SPECIAL MEETING
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Public Employee Evaluation
Title of Employee: City Attorney.
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: 2000 Main Street v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 067 899.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Mansour Haghighi v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 076 515.
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Robert Holbrook and Herb Katz v. City of
Santa Monica, Case No. BS 086 908.
2-E: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: AB Cellular LA, LLC, dba AT&T Wireless v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. CV 03-9129.
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:
Six.
2-H Conference with real
property negotiator:
Property:
1601 14th Street
City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: Riverstone LLC
2-I: Conference with real property
negotiator:
Property: 1310 11th Street
City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: SMMUSD
2-J: Conference with real
property negotiator:
Property: 1707 - 1717 4th Street
City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: SMMUSD
2-K: Conference with real
property negotiator:
1630 - 1648 17th Street
City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: SMMUSD
2-L: Conference with real
property negotiator:
Property: High School Property @ 4th & Pico
City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: SMMUSD
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation declaring May 2004 Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Santa Monica.
ACTION: Proclamation presented.
4-B: Proclamation declaring May 2004 Historical Preservation Month in the City of Santa Monica.
ACTION: Proclamation presented.
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Adoption of interim ordinance extending
the provisions of Ordinance No. 2042 (CCS) and declaring the presence of an
emergency; and introduction and first reading of one of two alternative
ordinances that modify the multi-family development standards and establish
design standards for properties in the R2 Low Density Multiple Family
Residential and R3 Medium Density Multiple Family Residential and R4 High
Density Multiple Family Residential Districts, amends the application
processing requirements for administrative approvals applications, ARB
applications, and design compatibility permit applications in the R2, R3, R4,
BSCD, C3, and C3-C Districts and establishes of a design standards permit in
these districts, changes to the
definitions, demolition and project design and development standards section of
the zoning ordinance. Other related
changes include the condominium section and the North of Wilshire Overlay that
will be eliminated. (Continued from
April 13, 2004.)
ACTION: Adopted interim emergency Ordinance No. 2123 (CCS) on
May 11, 2004.
Remainder of item to be considered on May 18, 2004.
7-B: 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. (Continued to a future
meeting. Date to be determined.)
7-C: Introduction and first reading of an
interim ordinance extending the provisions of Ordinance No. 2060 (CCS) with
modifications which altered the Development Review Thresholds in the C3, C3C
and BSC Districts to 7,500 square feet, and exempted affordable housing
projects with no ore than 50 units from Development Review Permit and
Conditional Use Permit Requirements in all zoning districts except in the LMSD,
DP, BP and RMH Districts.
ACTION: Ordinance introduced.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Request for direction to staff
regarding proposed terms for a new contract providing payments to the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District in Exchange for community access to school
facilities.
ACTION: Approved, as amended.
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request of Tom Carter to address Council regarding Library Bond application to multi-family properties and property tax distribution to Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.
ACTION: Heard. Staff to provide information item.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment to two special vacancies on the Commission for the Senior Community for a terms ending June 30, 2007. (Continued from April 27, 2004).
ACTION: Continued to June 8, 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 April 27, 2004.)
ACTION: Continued to June 8, 2004.
13-C: Acceptance of Henry Lichtman’s letter of resignation from the Bayside District Board, and authorization for City Clerk to publish vacancy.
ACTION: Approved.
13-D: Request of Councilmember O’Connor to authorize travel funds for any Councilmember who wishes to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors in June 2004.
ACTION: Approved.
13-E: Request of Councilmember Holbrook and Councilmember Katz to request staff to report on regulations regarding fences, hedges and flag poles and enforcement practices relating to those regulations, and possible direction to staff to amend the regulations related to those issues.
ACTION: Continued to June 8, 2004. Staff to return with report.
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.)
ACTION: Public input held.
ADJOURNMENT.
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