CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 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 the February 14, 2006, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

           

1-B:     Exposition Corridor Bike and Pedestrian Path - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Crain & Associates, in the amount of $558,000, for design, bid preparation and construction monitoring of the project,

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Mountain View Mobile Home Management Services - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing contract with Castle Breckenridge Management, in the amount of $42,000, for continued property management services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Memorial sign in memory of Officer Ricardo A. Crocker - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to request that California State Senator Kuehl carry legislation to post a memorial sign along the Santa Monica Freeway or Pacific Coast Highway in memory of Police Officer Ricardo A. Crocker.

 

            STAFF REPORT

1-E:     Groundwater Modeling and Engineering Services - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 6539, with KOMEX H20 Science, in the amount of $78,000, for groundwater modeling and engineering services related to the MTBE treatment facility.

 

            WITHDRAWN AT REQUEST OF STAFF

 

1-F:     Grant funds to support reuse of 415 Pacific Coast Highway - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to submit all necessary information, and to negotiate and execute all documents related to the acceptance of grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the reuse of 415 Pacific Coast Highway; and approve proposed appropriation of funds.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Management for operation of Santa Monica Pier Carousel - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Roth Management, for an annual fee of $88,500 plus reimbursement of staff salaries and maintenance, for operation and routine maintenance of the Pier Carousel.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Use of grant funds for purchase of mobile computers from Motorola - recommendation to waive competitive bidding, appropriate proposed uses for State COPS funding of $270,405, and the purchase of 25 mobile computers on a sole source basis from Motorola, Inc.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.  Coalition for a Livable Santa Monica v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SS 013 463.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation.  Haroun Mehdipour, Parvin Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 083 537.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation.  Stewart Lamle v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. 04-06355 (SH).

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation.  Conference with Legal Counsel:  Anticipated Litigation.  Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):  claim of JSM relating to state housing law and the City’s Affordable Housing Production Ordinance, one dispute related to real property at 161 Ocean Park Boulevard, and claim of SKS Construction Company.

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Study Session on Solid Waste Rate Structure and options for Solid Waste Operations.

 

           STAFF REPORT  

 

            PowerPoint Presentation Slides

        

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Proclamation declaring March 2006 Mayors for Meals Month in the City of Santa Monica.

 

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

 

7-A:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance adding Chapter 3.10 to the Municipal Code to authorize the issuance of preferential parking permits for certain specified businesses.  (Ordinance introduced February 28, 2006.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Redesign of police patrol vehicles - recommendation to approve a new design for police patrol vehicles incorporating the City logo and a "black and white" color scheme.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

 

8-B:     Community Energy Independence Initiative - recommendation to approve in concept a Community Energy Independence Initiative and authorize implemen-tation of a two-year demonstration project.

 

            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 February 28, 2006.)

 

13-B:   Request from Councilmember Bloom that the City Council receive an update from the City Manager and the Chief of Police regarding city response to the homicide that took the life of Santa Monica resident and Santa Monica High School student Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez; and, that the City Council receive information from staff regarding REGIONAL efforts to prevent gang violence and apprehend gang violence suspects, including inter-agency cooperation.

 

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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