RULES OF CONDUCT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS
CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 14, 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 January 10 and January 24, 2006, City Council meetings.
1-B: Approval
of Statement of Official Action for action taken on appeal for the expansion of
the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica at 1248-1260 18th
Street.
1-C: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map No. 54268 for a five-unit condominium project at
1-D: Contract
amendment for consulting services related to the Village at the
1-E: Temporary
staffing services for various City Departments - recommendation to
authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders for contractual
staffing services, for various City Departments, for an estimated annual
expenditure of $1 million.
1-F: Green Trees for the
1-G: Permit
and Plan Document Imaging Project - recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with PC Imaging, in the amount of
$750,000, to scan, index, and import permit and plan document images.
1-H: Development
of Community Cultural Plan to update Cultural Arts Master Plan -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with Cultural + Planning Group, in the amount of $90,000, to develop a
community cultural plan.
1-I: Resolution
of the City declaring its intention to consider an amendment to the text of the
Zoning Ordinance to create a Transportation Preservation Zoning District for
the Exposition Right-of-Way, and to direct the Planning Commission to initiate
this amendment.
1-J: Civic
Auditorium Cooling System - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an amendment to
Contract No. 8439, with HEC Engineers and Contractors, in the amount of
$172,000, to upgrade the cooling system's electrical service at the Civic
Auditorium.
1-K: Designation
of Project Director for Wilshire Dry-Wet Weather Runoff Diversion -
recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manger to designate a
project director for the grant contract with the State of California Water
Resources Board for construction of the Wilshire Dry-Wet Weather runoff
Diversion Project.
1-L: Public
Video Security System - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a contract with Federal Network Services, in the amount of
$1,310,000, to increase security in the Third Street Promenade and the Santa
Monica Pier; and approve proposed appropriation of funds.
1-M: Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Public Attorneys
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Haroun Mehdipour v. City of
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: City of
2-C: In
the Matter of Compliance with Federal Obligations (Airport RSA Standards), FAA
Docket No. 16-02-08.
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation. Anticipate
significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):
three matters, including claim of JCC relating to state housing law and the
City’s Affordable Housing Production Ordinance; claim of Palisades Beach Road
Property Owners’ Association that proposed renovation of 415 PCH conflicts with
Proposition S; and Notices of Violation
issued by the SCAQMD in connection with the Library Project.
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
3.
STUDY SESSION:
3-A: Homeless Update Report. (This item will be heard at 8:00 p.m.)
NO STAFF REPORT
5.
CONTINUED ITEMS:
5-A: Review Mid-Fiscal Year 2005/06 Budget Status and
consideration of Community Priorities
- recommendation to approve budget changes and expenditure appropriations;
adopt resolution establishing various classifications and salary rates; approve
position and classification changes; and provide direction to staff for
development of FY 2006/07 budgets and work plans, including community
priorities. (Continued from January 24,
2006.)
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second reading and
adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal
Code to establish a discretionary review process to regulate the conversion of
any portion of a restaurant use of any associated recreational or entertainment
use to a new or expanded retail use located on the ground floor level adjacent
to the Third Street Promenade. (Introduced January 24,
2006.)
7-B: Second reading and
adoption of an Interim Ordinance modifying the City's
Density Bonus and Affordable Housing Incentives in accordance with State Density
Bonus Law. (Introduced January 24,
2006.)
7-C: Second reading and
adoption 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. (Introduced January 24,
2006.)
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 January 24, 2006.)
13-B: Request of Councilmember
McKeown that the Council direct staff to prepare an ordinance requiring a
transitional worker retention period when grocery stores undergo a change of
ownership control, so as to protect from sudden job displacement Santa Monica's
grocery store workers, many of whom are long-time community members, and so as
to ensure the welfare of Santa Monicans through the maintenance of grocery
store health and safety standards by experienced employees.
13-C: Request of Councilmember
Bloom that the City Council direct staff to review the recent California Air
Resources Board (CARB) report and action on second-hand smoke and report back
to Council with a summary that includes discussion of implications for
residents, visitors and employees of Santa Monica. The CARB unanimously adopted a regulatory
amendment identifying environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), also known as
secondhand smoke, as a toxic air contaminant (TAC). A TAC is defined as an air
pollutant which may cause or contribute to an increase in deaths or in serious
illness, or which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health).
13-D: Request
by Councilmember McKeown that the Council, from its discretionary Fund, grant
$1000 in matching funds to help sponsor the Latina Youth Conference, promoting
academic and life goal achievement for young women in grades 8-12, to be held
Saturday, March 25th at Santa Monica College.
13-E: Acceptance of Kelly Hayes-Raitt’s letter
of resignation from the Commission on the Status of Women, and authorization for
City Clerk to publish vacancy.
13-F: Acceptance of D. Joshua Staub’s letter of
resignation from the Commission for the Senior Community, and authorization for
City Clerk to publish vacancy.
13-G: Request by Councilmember Genser that the Council
direct City staff to initiate an amendment to Interim Ordinance 2149 (CCS) to
permit the legalization of an unpermitted ("bootleg") rental unit
when the Rent Control Board determines the unit to have been rented on April
10, 1979, and provided that the unit meets the habitability and development
provisions of the Interim Ordinance.
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.)
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