CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING; SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY; AND JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, MAY
10, 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: Approval of minutes of March 15, and April 12, 2005, City Council
meeting.
1-B: Demolition of former Police Building – recommendation to
waive competitive bidding and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute an amendment to existing contract with Action Environmental
Enterprises, Inc., in the amount of $559,035, for a design build contract for
demolition of the former police building.
1-C: Instruction of surf classes and camps – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with
1-D: Approval of Statement of Official Action taken on appeal of the
Planning Commission’s decision related to unmanned wireless telecommunication
facility at
1-E: Heal the Bay Educational and Outreach Services –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with Heal the Bay, in the amount of $50,000 to provide educational and
outreach services for K-12 public and private schools in the City.
1-F: Interim and long-term uses for
1-G: Santa Monica Airport Park Project – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Los Angeles
Engineering, in the amount of $6,782,095, for construction of the project; with
Black & Veatch, in the amount of $500,000, for construction management
services for the project; and appropriate funds as proposed.
1-H: Application for grant funds for housing for the homeless and for
alcohol addiction programs – recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to execute al necessary documents required for submission of
application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $1
million in funding targeting people who are homeless and addicted to alcohol.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL
CALL
1-I: Extension of Lease Agreement between
Agency and RAND –
recommendation that the Agency authorize the Executive Director to negotiate
and execute an extension to the lease agreement with
RECESS
SPECIAL MEETING TO JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY:
1-J: Seismic Retrofit improvements to Parking
Structure 4 – recommendation for City Council to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Black & Veatch, in the
amount of $665,000, for design of seismic retrofit improvements; for City
Council and Redevelopment Agency to authorize the City Manager and Executive
Director, respectively, to execute a cooperation agreement for payment of
associated costs, and to adopt respective resolutions finding that the seismic
retrofit of Parking Structure 4 benefits the Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment
Project area.
ADJOURNMENT
OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
2. CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Hermetz v.
City of
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: City of
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Holbrook & Katz v. City of
2-D: Conference with Legal
Counsel – Existing Litigation: Apartment Association of Los Angeles,
Inc. v. City of
2-E: Conference with Legal
Counsel – Existing Litigation: City of
2-F: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: City of Santa Monica v. City of Los Angeles (Playa Vista), Case No. BS 093 502.
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation declaring May 2005 Historic
Preservation Month in the City of
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Resolution making necessary findings and introduction and first reading
of an ordinance amending Chapter 8.24 of the Code to adopt the 2004 edition of
the California Electrical Code and local amendments to the Code -
recommendation to adopt a resolution making findings regarding local climatic,
geological and topographic conditions pursuant to the Health and Safety Code,
as required to adopt local amendments to the Code; and to introduce the
ordinance for first reading
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Report on public input received regarding new fence, hedge, and wall
regulations, and alternative regulatory options – recommendation that
the Council provide direction regarding preferred alternatives for an interim
ordinance regulating fences, hedges and walls.
8-B: Evaluation of the City’s Affordable Housing Production Program and/or
other City housing programs/policies, consideration of how these
programs/policies should be updated to fulfill the affordable housing goals of
Proposition R, and direction to staff to prepare applicable amendments to the
Affordable Housing Production Program and/or City policies or programs and fee
resolutions.
8-C: Recommendation to approve design and
placement of proposed “Rapid 3” Big Blue Bus shelters.
13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Special vacancy appointments to the
following boards and commissions:
(Continued from April 26, 2005.)
|
Commission for the Senior
Community |
1 |
Term ending
06/30/07 |
|
Commission on the Status of
Women |
1 |
Term ending
06/30/08 |
|
Pier Restoration Corporation |
1 |
Term ending 11/08/05 |
13-B: Request of Councilmember McKeown that Santa Monica support our State Senator
Sheila Kuehl's SB 51, permanently extending tenant notice for no-fault
evictions to 60 days, and that Santa Monica's support be promptly communicated
to appropriate legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_51_bill_20050110_introduced.html
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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