CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 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 June 15, 2004, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Antenna Site Lease Agreement – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the agreement with American Tower Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $140,200, for an antenna site lease over a period of five years, and authorize four additional renewal options.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Adoption of resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 49708 to subdivide a property for a 17-unit project at 2101 Ocean Avenue.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Recommendation to set a public hearing on September 28, 2004 to determine necessity of establishing an Underground Utility District along 18th Street Court to Ashland Court North.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Public hearing and adoption of resolution finding the City to be in compliance with the 2004 Congestion Management Program and adopting the Program’s local development report.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Adoption of resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the City’s Miscellaneous Bargaining Units to provide death benefits offered by CalPERS.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Administrative Team Associates and the Public Attorneys’ Legal Support Staff, and a resolution amending the Executive Pay Plan.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Recommendation to cancel the August 24, 2004, Council Meeting due to a lack of quorum.

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:    Conference with Labor Negotiator.

Labor Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Director of Human Resources

Bargaining Units: ATA, Executive Pay Plan, PALSSU and STA            

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Eddie Johnson v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080 263.

 

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

 

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

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Abraham Supino v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080 283 and related cases.

 

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd, PC, et al., Case No. BC 315 186.

 

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

 

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

Number of cases:  Two.

 

2-I:       Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Amalia Hernandez v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 078 840.

 

 2-J:     Conference with Legal Counsel

Conference with real property negotiator:

Property: 1601 14th Street

City negotiator: Jeff Mathieu

Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property

Owner of Record:  Riverstone LLC

 

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

 

6.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:

 

6-A:     Appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of text amendment, development review permit and conditional use permit for project at 2834 Colorado Avenue – recommendation to deny appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of Text Amendment, Development Review Permit and CUP, and consideration of environmental impact report to allow the construction of 145-apartment units, and to provide direction as to whether a development agreement should be pursued for the project.

            Applicant & Appellant:  Colorado Creative Studios, LLC.

 

STAFF REPORT     

 

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

 

7-A:     Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code to conform the City’s hearing and processing requirements for Discretionary Land Use Permits with the California Permit Streamlining Act and to modify or clarify the time for issuing temporary use permits and administrative approvals and adding Chapter 9.64 to the Municipal Code to establish a procedure for appealing certain environmental determinations to the City Council.  (Continued from July 13, 2004.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica amending Chapter 11 of the Municipal Code relating to campaign finance reporting requirements.  (Introduced August 3, 2004.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Second reading and adoption of an interim ordinance of the City of Santa Monica modifying the threshold at which a structure is determined to be substantially remodeled and thereby subject to all current applicable zoning code regulations, establishing exceptions to the substantial remodel requirements, and authorizing zoning administrator adjustments in specified circumstances.  (Introduced August 3, 2004.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-D:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica amending Sections 4.04.150 and 4.04.160, and adding Sections 4.04.155, 4.04.165, 4.04.166 and 4.04.415 to the Municipal Code and repealing Municipal Code Section 3.04.110 restricting animals at large, regulating dogs on public property, prohibiting dogs in specified areas and feeding in off-leash areas, and modifying provisions on vicious dogs.  (Introduced August 3, 2004.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Annual vacancy appointment to the Bayside District Corporation, for a term ending June 30, 2008.  (Continued from August 3, 2004.)

 

13-B:   Request of Councilmember Feinstein to direct staff to prepare comments on the Department of Homeland Security's draft procedures to implement the National Environmental Policy Act, expressing concern about the breadth of "categorical exemptions" from environmental review proposed in the draft procedures.

 

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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