CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AGENDA
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE PARKING AUTHORITY; SPECIAL
JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY; AND
REGULAR ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY, JUNE
15, 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 April 27, 2004, City Council meeting.
1-B: Donation of a Douglas DC-3 Aircraft from
the Museum of Flying -
recommendation to accept donation of aircraft
to be used for a proposed monument project at the Santa Monica Airport,
and authorize the City Manager to sign necessary documentation authorizing
transfer of ownership to the City.
1-C: Recommendation
to oppose further state attempts to swap sales tax for property tax as part of
restructuring state local fiscal relationship.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Legal Counsel –
Existing Litigation: Larry Ochoa v.
City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 075 968.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation.
Number of cases: One.
2-C: 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-D: Conference with Legal Counsel –
Existing Litigation: Action
Apartment Association v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. B 165082.
2-E: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd, P.C., et al., Case No.
BC 315 186.
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 ordinance of the City of Santa Monica Amending Chapter 6 of the Municipal
Code relating to Taxicab Owners and Drivers.
(Introduced June 8, 2004.)
7-B: Second reading and adoption of an
interim ordinance extending, with modifications, the interim ordinances
allowing administrative approval of sidewalk cafes and waiving the parking
requirement for sidewalk cafes of a specified size. (Introduced June 8, 2004.)
7-C: Second reading and adoption of an
ordinance of the City of Santa Monica amending Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code
relating to diving off of and swimming near the Santa Monica Pier. (Introduced June 8, 2004.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
SPECIAL
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY, PARKING AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
8-A: Approval
of minutes of the Housing Authority, the Parking Authority and the
Redevelopment Agency for respective meeting dates
January 9, January 14, January 28, February 25, April 8, April 22, June 17,
July 8, August 12, September 23, October 14, October 28, 2003, and December 9,
2003.
(Minutes not available
electronically. Available at City Clerk’s
Office and public libraries.)
8-B: Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2004-05 Budget - recommendation that each of the four Agencies adopt respective resolutions approving the 2004-05 Budget. Recommendation that the City Council approve Community Priorities; adopt resolution establishing new classifications and salary rates; adopt six resolutions establishing fees for use of facilities and parking; use of the Swim Center and Miles Memorial Playhouse; setting taxicab decal fees; setting emergency medical services fees; amending fee provisions for annual inspections; and ,setting fees for use of traffic database. Also, that City Council direct staff to return with resolution placing a measure on the November 2004 election to increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax, adopt a resolution establishing Gann Appropriations Limit; and, approve the Planning and Community Development Priorities.
ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
8-C: Renewal of Outstanding Promissory Notes
– recommendation that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency agree to
renew the six outstanding loans and approve and authorize the Mayor and the
Chairperson, respectively, to execute the promissory notes.
ADJOURNMENT OF
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
8-D: Pico Youth and Family Center Community
Development Program Grant – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a three- month grant agreement with Public
Health Foundation Enterprises and a nine- month grant agreement with the Pico
Youth and Family Center directly for operation of the center.
9.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9-A: Public
Hearing to receive pubic comment and recommendation to adopt the FY 2004-05
One-Year Action Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Request of Mayor Pro Tem McKeown that the
Council authorize staff to seek a delay from County Supervisors on the recently
received County of Los Angeles order to poison ground squirrels in Palisades
Park, and request that the County explore other methods of disease vector
control if needed, such as killing the fleas instead of the squirrels.
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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