CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, JULY
11, 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 May 23, May 24, May 25, and June 13, 2006, City Council
meetings.
1-B: Purchase of miscellaneous tires -
recommendation to award Bid No. 2897 to Tarulli Tire Inc., in the estimated
amount of $480,000 for a three year term, to provide miscellaneous tires for
the Fleet Management Division.
1-C: Parking equipment for
1-D: Purchase of emergency response vehicles -
police interceptors - recommendation to award a purchase order to Folsom
Lake Ford, in the amount of $1,017,844.18, to furnish forty police
interceptors.
1-E: Recommendation to set a public hearing on
September 12, 2006, for the formation of Street Light Assessment Districts on
30th Street, between Pico Boulevard and Pearl Street; and on Georgina Avenue,
between 4th and 7th Streets.
1-F: Provision
of code enforcement, plan check, inspection and permit services -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment
to Contract No. 8430 (CCS) with California Code Check, in the amount of
$250,000, for additional services during FY 2006-07; and an amendment to
Contract No. 8155 (CCS) with JAS Pacific, in the amount of $794,270, for services
during FY 2006-07.
1-G: Euclid
Street Neighborhood Park Construction - recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Thomsen Landscape, in the
amount of $622,005, for construction of the Park project.
1-H: Westside
Mobility Action Plan - recommendation to adopt a resolution in support of
the Westside Cities Council of Governments Proposed Westside Mobility Action
Plan; and direction to staff to prepare a resolution in support of the State
Transportation Infrastructure bonds and implement an educational program on the
projects planned if bonds are approved by voters in November.
1-I: Resolution
amending the Executive Pay Plan - recommendation to adopt a resolution
amending the Executive Pay Plan to provide for the annual cost of living
increase being granted to other bargaining units, and to adjust the base salary
for the Director of Planning and Community Development position.
1-J: Recommendation
to issue an emergency order allowing for placement of security cameras on the
Pier, a designated landmark.
(Continued from June 27, 2006.)
(Item 1-J to be
considered after 6:45 p.m.)
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City adv. Shell Oil Company
(arbitration regarding compliance with settlement agreement in City of Santa
Monica v. Shell Oil Co., Case No.
01CC4331)
2-D: Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): an estoppel and
related claim(s) involving real property located at
2- E: Consultation with Santa Monica Police Chief - matters posing a threat
to public facilities, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
2-F: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Betty Robinson v. City of
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
3.
STUDY SESSION:
3-A: Discussion of Solid Waste Study Phase II - Request for Proposal Elements for Commercial Operations and Transfer Facility.
5.
CONTINUED ITEMS:
5-A: Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending
Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code to revise the review process and standards
regulating the conversion of any portion of a food use to any other new or
expanded use located on the ground floor level adjacent to the Third Street
Promenade. (Continued from June 27, 2006.)
(To
be heard before Item 3-A.)
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance
amending the Zoning Ordinance to authorize food serving businesses to establish
ancillary sidewalk dining cafes of up to 200 square feet in area without
providing required parking in the RVC, BCD, BSCD, C2, C3, C3-C, C4, C6 CM and
C-P Zoning Districts. (Introduced
June 27, 2006.)
7-B: Second reading and adoption of an interim
ordinance modifying and extending an interim ordinance waiving certain
development standards for rental units which were built or created without
permits and registered with the Rent control Board prior to April 22, 2003, to
eliminate the cut off date for registration of units with the Rent Control
Board. (Introduced June 27, 2006.)
7-C: Second reading and
adoption of an Ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for the Ocean Park
(1B) Project to extend certain time limits; Second reading and adoption of an
ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for Ocean Park (1A) Redevelopment
Project to extend certain time limits; Second reading and adoption of an
ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for the Earthquake Recovery
Redevelopment Project to extend certain time limits; and, Second reading and
adoption of an ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown
Redevelopment Project to extend certain time limits. (Introduced June 27, 2006.)
7-D: Introduction
and first reading of the following four interim ordinances affecting City
Zoning Regulations:
(a)
Interim ordinance extending interim ordinances clarifying that business
establishments with alcohol CUP's must obtain new alcohol CUP's if the
establishment ceases operating for a period in excess of one year, except that,
for premises in the CM District, the time period shall be six months.
(b)
Interim ordinance extending the interim ordinances allowing
administrative approval of the number and type of driveways required for
parking structures with over 40 parking spaces in multi-family, commercial, and
industrial districts in the city.
(c)
Interim ordinance extending the interim ordinances authorizing the
placement of furniture, portable landscaping, and cigarette disposal
receptacles within the public right-of-way and the display of merchandise in
private vestibules.
(d)
Interim ordinance extending interim ordinances modifying the threshold
at which a structure is determined to be substantially remodeled and thereby
subject to all current applicable zoning code regulations, establishing
exceptions to the substantial remodel requirements, and authorizing zoning
administrator adjustments in specified circumstances.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Recommendation to appoint three
Councilmembers to participate in interviews for Homeless Continuum of Care
System and program evaluation.
8-B: Alternative
strategies to preserve the City's zoning flexibility while advancing key Land
Use and Circulation Element Interests in light of proposed State Proposition 90
- recommendation that Council consider whether elements of the Shape the Future
2025/Motion by the Ocean (Land Use and Circulation Elements) effort may and
should be expeditiously implemented to address community concerns related to
building height, scale, density and character, and give staff appropriate
direction.
SPECIAL
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL CALL OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
8-C: Housing
Trust Fund Loan and Grant for proposed 19-unit affordable housing development
at 2900 4th Street - recommendation that the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency approve a Housing Trust Fund loan and grant to the
Community Corporation of Santa Monica in the amount of $5,867,993, for the
acquisition, general rehabilitation, and remediation of the project; and
authorize the City Manager and Executive Director to negotiate and execute all
documents necessary to provide this funding.
8-D: Housing
Trust Fund Loan and Grant for proposed 22-unit affordable housing development
at 2211 4th Street - recommendation that the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency approve a Housing Trust Fund loan and grant to the
Community Corporation of Santa Monica in the amount of $6,782,455, for the
acquisition, general rehabilitation, and remediation of the project; and
authorize the City Manager and Executive Director to negotiate and execute all
documents necessary to provide this funding.
ADJOURNMENT
OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request of
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Request
of Mayor Holbrook that Council re-affirm Council member Richard Bloom as the
Governing Board Representative to the Westside Cities Council of Government
(COG) and designate an Alternate Governing Board Representative. On May 25,
2006, Council member Bloom was elected to be the first Chair of the COG. The
Joint Powers Authority and By-laws require each City Council to annually
designate one of its Councilmembers as a Governing Board Representative and one
Councilmember as an Alternate Governing Board Representative.
13-B: Annual
and special vacancy appointments to the following boards and commissions: (Continued from June 27, 2006.)
|
Board/Commission |
No. of Appts. |
Term Ending |
|
Airport Commission |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Architectural Review Board |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Arts Commission |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Bayside District Corporation |
4 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Commission for the Senior Community |
3 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Commission on the Status of Women |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Convention & Visitors Bureau |
3 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Disabilities Commission |
3 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Housing Commission |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Landmarks Commission |
3 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Library Board |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Personnel Board |
1 |
06/30/2011 |
|
Planning Commission |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Recreation & Parks Commission |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Social Services Commission Special
vacancy |
2 1 |
06/30/2010 06/30/2007 |
13-C: Request
of Councilmember Bloom that the City Council allocate up to $15,000 of Council
discretionary funds to Project Echo for the purpose of facilitating travel to
and accommodations in Shanghai, China, for nine Santa Monica High School
students who won the right to represent the United States in the Sage World
Cup, an international competition designed to foster ethical and socially
responsible entrepreneurship on a global level. (Continued from June 27, 2006.)
13-D: Request of Councilmember McKeown that,
pursuant to a letter from the Arts Commission regarding the currently ongoing
temporary art project called "A Red Line Connects Us," the Council
consider policy options for authorizing specific such temporary art projects in
public spaces, and direct staff to prepare implementing amendments to
ordinances.
13-E: Request of Councilmember
McKeown that Council direct the City Clerk, City Attorney, and City Manager, or
appropriate designees, to report back to Council as soon as possible on the
feasibility and potential costs of instituting "clean money" campaign
finance reform for City Council elections, with the intent of placing the
matter before the voters on the November 7, 2006, ballot.
13-F: Request of Mayor Holbrook, Mayor Pro
Tempore Shriver and Councilmember O’Connor that Council adopt a resolution requesting
the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency immediately and permanently
withdraw its plans to construct a toll road through the San Onofre State Beach
and across the Trestles State Surf Beach and urging that Santa Monica refrain
from acquiring any bonds for, or making any financial investments in, the Toll
Road project.
13-G: Request of Mayor Holbrook and Mayor Pro
Tempore Shriver that Council consider canceling the second regularly scheduled
Council meeting of August 22, 2006.
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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