CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005

 

CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 P.M.

 

OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

 

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:     Public Employee Evaluation.

Title of Employee:  City Attorney

 

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

 

2-E:     Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 94956.9(b):  three cases including two disputes related to real property located at 1522 6th Street and 125 Pacific.

 

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 May 24 and May 25, 2005, City Council meetings.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Improvements to Mountain View Mobile Home Park – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Lawrence McDermott, in the amount of $180,000, to provide design services for infrastructure improvements at the site.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Application for grant funds for 415 Pacific Coast Highway – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to submit all necessary documents to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to accept grant funds, and execute all related agreements to support the reuse of 415 Pacific Coast Highway; and approve the appropriation of grant funds, and other proposed budgetary action.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Bacteria reduction implementation plan – recommendation to approve the Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan to improve ocean water quality, and for submittal in compliance with Regional Water Control Board requirements.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Groundwater modeling and engineering consulting services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7816 with KOMEX H2O, in the amount of $91,000, for modeling and engineering consulting services for the Charnock wells.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Purchase of motor oil and transmission fluid – recommendation to award Bid No. 2888 as follows:  Bid Items 1, 3, 4, and 6 to Rosemead Oil Products; and Bid Items 2 and 5 to The Jankovich Company; at specified prices.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Lobbying Services – Washington D.C. – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with The Ferguson Group, in the amount of $67,600, for continued lobbying services on behalf of the City.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7:00 P.M.  RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:

 

6.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:

 

6-A:     Appeal of Landmarks Commission designation of the property located at 921 19th Street as a City Landmark, and associated discussion of policy implications regarding appropriate breadth of application of landmark criteria – recommendation that Council uphold the appeal and overturn the Landmarks Commission’s decision to designate 921 19th Street as a City Landmark.  (Continued from February 22, 2005.)

 

            STAFF REPORT


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

 

7-A:     Introduction and first reading of an interim ordinance establishing new fence, wall, and hedge height standards including changes to the hedge definition, allowable hedge heights, defined front yard area, front yard ornamental structures, front yard safety guardrails, and terraced walls; grandparenting existing nonconforming hedges, and establishing administrative and discretionary hedge/wall/fence height modification procedures; and adoption of a resolution setting fees for Planning Division review of applications for administrative and discretionary hedge/wall/fence height modifications.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Introduction and first reading of an interim ordinance extending a moratorium on new or expanded retail uses on the ground floor of the Third Street Promenade, with limited exceptions.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Resolution revising the affordable housing unit base fee for new market-rate multifamily development; and introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending the Affordable Housing Production Ordinance (Chapter 9.56) to modify the calculation formula and adjustment and payment timing of the affordable housing fee, to modify the affordable housing definitions and to establish a mechanism to adjust or waive the requirements of Chapter 9.56.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

12.  WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

 

12-A:   Request of Linda Rider to discuss the matter of day laborers at the 11th Street and Colorado intersection and to request that a “no loitering” zone be established.

 

            INFORMATION REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Annual and special vacancy appointments to the following boards and commissions:  (Continued from June 28, 2005.)

 

 

Accessibility Appeals Board

2

Term ending 06/30/09

Airport Commission

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Architectural Review Board

2

Term ending 06/30/09

Arts Commission

2

Term ending 06/30/09

Bayside District Corporation

3

Term ending 06/30/09

Building and Safety Commission

3

Term ending 06/30/09

Commission for the Senior Community

            Special (cont. from 06/14/05)

2

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Term ending 06/30/07

Commission on the Status of Women

            Special (cont. from 06/14/05)

3

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Term ending 06/30/08

Convention & Visitors Bureau

            Special (cont. from 06/14/05)

2

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Term ending 06/30/06

Disabilities Commission

3

Term ending 06/30/09

Housing Commission

            Section 8

2

2

Term ending 06/30/09

Term ending 06/30/07

Landmarks Commission

2

Term ending 06/30/09

Library Board

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Personnel Board

1

Term ending 06/30/10

Planning Commission

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Recreation & Parks Commission

1

Term ending 06/30/09

Social Services Commission

2

Term ending 06/30/09

 

13-B:   Request of Councilmember Shriver to advance consideration of a planned discussion of Code Compliance activity so that a timely determination can be made regarding whether the three authorized currently vacant Code Compliance positions are necessary and could finance other community priorities.

 

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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