RULES OF CONDUCT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS

 

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2006

 

 

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 November 22, 2005, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Resolutions to receive grant funds for the 16th Street Multi-State and Bicknell Green Street Urban Runoff Project – recommendation to adopt resolutions authorizing the City to enter into a grant agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the State of California and authorizing the City Manager to execute the 2006 grant agreement for the 16th Street Multi-State and Bicknell Green Street Best Management Practice Demonstration Projects.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Landfill Study at City Yards – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with SCS Engineers, in the amount of $100,000, to study and provide options for the handling of landfill settlement issues at the City Yards.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Lease agreements for three aviation service providers at Airport – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute lease agreements with Santa Monica Air Center, Inc., Krueger Aviation, Inc., and American Flyers.        

 

            STAFF REPORT     

 

1-E:     Agreement for the Main Library Project – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a modification to Contract No. 8328 (CCS) with Engineering Economics, Inc., in the amount of $30,510, for a total of $155,636, for additional building commissioning services for the Main Library Project.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Administrative Team Associates.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Management Team Associates.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Resolution repealing Resolution Number 6161 (CCS) relating to the rate of reimbursement for employee use of personal car for City business.           

 

2.  CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

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

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  Toni Kalili v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 083 051.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Malibu Broadbeach L.P. v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SS 013 394.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Russell Barnard v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BC 281 367.

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  In re Adelphia Communications Corporation, et al., USBC, Southern District of New York, Case No. 02-41729 (REG).

 

2-F:     Conference with Labor Negotiator.

            City Negotiator:      Karen Bancroft, Director of Human Resources

            Bargaining Units:   Public Attorneys Union (PAU)

 

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

 

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Recognition of Red Cross and City Employees for Katrina Hurricane Relief.

 

5.  CONTINUED ITEMS:

 

5-A:     Community Gardens proposed rules and regulations - recommendation that Council approve the proposed rules and regulations for the operation of the City's Community Gardens.  (Continued from November 22, 2005.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

5-B:     Selection of Civic Center Village Developer-Design Team, consideration of building heights, and community design process - recommendation that the Redevelopment Agency authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute a contract with The Related Companies of California as the developer-design team for the project; and that the City Council permit the Related Companies of California to explore with the community a building height to achieve the 325 residences, and direct staff to identify a community engagement process for the design of the project.  (Continued from December 13, 2005.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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

 

7-A:     Adelphia Transfer to Time Warnerintroduction and first reading of an Ordinance approving and consenting, subject to certain conditions, to the transfer of control of Century-TCI California, LP from Adelphia Communications Corporation to Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC and to the transfer of ownership and control of CAC I, LLC from Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC to Time Warner Cable, Inc., and authorization for the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. 

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Land Use and Circulation Element draft alternatives and performance measures - recommendation that Council review and comment upon the direction of the draft alternatives, common themes, performance indicators and measure, and public outreach effort.  (Continued from December 13, 2005.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8-B:     415 PCH Schematic Design – recommendation that Council approve the proposed schematic design for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of publicly-owned property at 415 Pacific Coast Highway.

 

            STAFF REPORT            SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

 

11.  RESOLUTIONS:

 

11-A:   Preferential Parking Zone LL recommendation to adopt resolution expanding Preferential Parking Zone LL to include the 1100 blocks of Franklin and Berkley Streets between Wilshire Boulevard and Lipton Avenue and amending Resolution 9344 (CCS).

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Appointment to one annual vacancy on the Pier Restoration Corporation for a term ending November 10, 2009.  (Continued from December 13, 2005.)

 

 

13-B:   Request of Councilmember McKeown that the Santa Monica City Council support Assembly Joint Resolution 36, a measure also to be advanced in Sacramento's upper house by Santa Monica's State Senator Sheila Kuehl, which would hasten the return home of local California National Guard troops by calling for the enforcement of Constitutional limits on the Federal government's power to control state militias.

 

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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