CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

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 - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

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.

 

            MINUTES

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Instruction of surf classes and camps – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Surf Academy, in the amount of $180,000, for operation of surf camps and classes.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Approval of Statement of Official Action taken on appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision related to unmanned wireless telecommunication facility at 3010 Wilshire Boulevard.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT


1-F:     Interim and long-term uses for 1601 14th Street – recommendation to approve the proposed interim uses for the site and authorize staff to initiate the planning process for interim improvements.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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 RAND; and to execute an amendment to the Owner Participation Agreement.

 

           STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

 

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 


2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Hermetz v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 081 725.

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Stewart, Case No. SC 067 033.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Holbrook & Katz v. City of Santa Monica, LASC Case No. BS 086 908, on appeal to the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  Apartment Association of Los Angeles, Inc. v.  City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 083 .

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd, P.C., Case No. BS 315 186.
 

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 Santa Monica.

 

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

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 


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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8-C:     Recommendation to approve design and placement of proposed “Rapid 3” Big Blue Bus shelters.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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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