CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, APRIL
26, 2005
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 Aluminum Rims for Transit Coaches – recommendation to award
Bid No. 2886, in the amount of $284,000.80, to A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., to furnish
and deliver aluminum rims for transit coaches for the Big Blue Bus.
1-B: Purchase of Transit Coach Brake Reline Kits – recommendation to
award Bid No. 2881, in the estimated annual amount of $200,000, to American
Moving Parts to furnish and deliver transit coach brake reline kits for the Big
Blue Bus.
1-C: Purchase of engine and transmission parts for Big Blue Bus –
recommendation to award Bid No. 2883, in the estimated annual amount of
$405,715, to Valley Power Systems, Inc., to furnish and deliver replacement
parts for engines and transmissions for the Big Blue Bus.
1-D: Virginia Park Avenue Park project contract amendment –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
amendment to Contract No. 7982(CCS) with Koning Eizenberg Architecture, in the
amount of $87,500, for additional design services; and an amendment to Contract
No. 8267(CCS) with Black and Veatch, in the amount of $168,300, for additional
construction management services for the project.
1-E: Recommendation to adopt resolution establishing various new position
classifications and salary rates.
1-F: Properties for possible purchase - 1222 and 1300 Fourth
Street and 402-406 Santa Monica Boulevard – recommendation to authorize staff to explore and, if
appropriate, negotiate the purchase of the real properties located at 1222 and
1300 Fourth Street and 402-406 Santa Monica Boulevard by the City and/or the
Redevelopment Agency.
1-G: Resolution authorizing grant applications for Senior
Nutrition and Recreation Program –
recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the submittal of a proposal and
the signing of contracts with the
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL
CALL OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1-H: Palisades
Bluff Improvement Project - recommendation
that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency authorize the City Manager
and the Executive Director, respectively, to negotiate and execute a contract
with URS Corporation, in the amount of $825,000, to provide plans,
specifications, cost estimates and construction observation for the project;
and to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement
between the City and the Redevelopment Agency, for the project.
ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL
JOINT MEETING
2. CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Public
Employee Evaluation.
Title
of Employee: City Manager
2-B: Public Employee
Evaluation.
Title
of Employee: City Clerk
2-C: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: South Bay Women’s Club
2-D: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: ATC Building Company
2-E: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Toy R Us
2-F: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Virginia Tegner Spurgin
Investments Company
2-G: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Virginia Tegner Spurgin
Investments Company
2-H: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Of Fifth, Ross SB, Fifth
2-I: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: Sunnyside Group
2-J: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Russell Bryan, Bryan Greyson
Company
2-K: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Arthur and Jean Goode, Charles
and Charolotte Goode
2-L: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Mark S. Romney
2-M: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Cardinal Broadway Partners LP
2-N: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property:
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Highwood Properties, Inc
2-O: Conference with real property negotiator:
Property: 501
Broadway
City
Negotiator: Jeff Mathieu
Under
negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of Record: Dana A Wright, Jay H Cohen
2-P: Claim of Jose Vilamil against the City of
2-Q: Claim of 21st Century
Insurance Company against the City of
2-R: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: a dispute involving Casmalia
Landfill/EPA. Anticipate significant
exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b).
2-S: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: City of
2-T: Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: City of
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation declaring May 2005 as Older
American’s Month in the City of
4-B: Commendation to Lars-Ake Skager, Vice Lord Mayor of
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
Joint Meeting of the City Council and the Planning
Commission
8-A: Discussion with the
Planning Commission regarding the Initial Outreach, Assessment, and Emerging
Themes Report prepared as part of the Shape The Future 2025 and Motion by the
Ocean Projects (Land Use and Circulation Elements Project) and conceptual
approval of the Emerging Themes including project direction. The Report summarizes information received
from extensive outreach, presents issues and themes for the City’s future, and
reviews development that has occurred under the 1984 Land Use and Circulation
Elements.
8-B: Request
of the City Manager for Council and Commission discussion of challenges and
opportunities that will face an incoming Director of Planning and Community
Development and qualifications and experience that would assist high
performance in the position.
10.
REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
10-A: Request of the
Landmarks Commission that the City Council direct staff to prepare an ordinance
reflecting proposed changes to non-substantive provisions of the Landmarks
Ordinance (SMMC Chapter 9.36) to eliminate actual or potential ambiguities in
the ordinance and to serve the interests of clarity and brevity.
13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Special vacancy appointments to the
following boards and commissions:
(Continued from April 12, 2005.)
|
Commission on the Status
of Women |
1 |
Term ending
06/30/08 |
|
Pier Restoration Corporation |
1 |
Term ending
11/08/05 |
13-B: Appointment to one special vacancy on the
Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending June 30, 2007. (Continued from April 12, 2005.)
13-C: Request of Councilmember Shriver that, to provide
sufficient capacity and focus to address the issue of chronic homelessness in
Santa Monica, the City Council authorize the City Manager to immediately
recruit and engage a person of sufficient expertise and stature to coordinate
on her behalf staff, grantee and other expertise to advance and effectively
employ programs such as a sobering center, alternative charging processes,
mental health/drug court, year round housing at the VA, expanded chronic
homeless outreach and other innovative approaches; and to appoint a two or
three member ad hoc committee of the Council to advance regional, State and
national legislative measures that would assist making substantial progress on
these efforts.
13-D: Request of Councilmembers Genser and
McKeown that the Council reaffirm Santa Monica's interest in preserving the 310
area code for residents and businesses; express a preference, should changes be
necessary, for a geographical split as opposed to an overlay which might
require local ten-digit dialing; direct staff to convey the City's position to
the California Public Utilities Commission; and support AB 1380, protecting
Santa Monica from the impacts of either an area code split or overlay, with
that support promptly communicated to appropriate legislators and Governor
Schwarzenegger.
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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