CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, JULY
25, 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 June 20, 2006, City Council meeting.
1-B: Big
Blue Bus Lease at 1660 Lincoln Boulevard - recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a lease from
1-C: Adoption of
resolution accepting and approving the final Parcel Map No. No. 62515 to
subdivide a property at
1-D: Lease
for the SAMOSHEL facility at 505 Olympic - recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a Lease with
STAFF
REPORT
1-E: Adoption
of resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 54235 for a ten-unit Condominium
project at
1-F: Approval
of Statement of Official Action taken on appeal of the Planning Commission's
approval of CUP and Variance for Juliano's Raw Restaurant at 609 Broadway.
1-G: Underground
Storage Tank Improvements - recommendation to award Bid No. 2906 and
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Fleming
Environmental, in the amount of $371,725, to provide various underground
storage tank improvement at City-owned facilities.
1-H: Long-term
lease and rehabilitation oat 1614-1616 Ocean Avenue for Affordable Housing for
Chronically Homeless Persons - recommendation to authorize staff to issue
an RFP to long-term lease the residential apartment building as affordable
special needs rental housing for chronically homeless persons; and authorize
staff to identify and recommend a non-profit organization and other development
team members, to rehabilitate, operate, manage and provide support services for
the project.
1-I: Provision
of lobbying services - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with the Ferguson Company, in the amount of
$70,885, for Federal representative and lobbying services.
JOINT MEETING WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL CALL OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1-J: Palisades
Bluff Improvement Project - recommendation for the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency to authorize the City Manager and the Executive Director,
respectively, to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 8467
(CCS)(RAS) with URS Corporation, in the amount of $99,000, for environmental
program management services for the project.
ADJOURNMENT
OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
2. CLOSED
SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Abraham Supino v. City of
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Roman Bruno, et al. v. City of
2-C: 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): a challenge to Ordinance No. 2191
(CCS) (affordable housing requirements).
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
INSPIRATION:
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 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. (Introduced July 11, 2006.)
7-B: Second
reading and adoption 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. (Introduced July 11, 2006.)
7-C: Introduction
and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code relating
to the Utility Users Tax and clarifying the application of existing law for
telephone communication services and declaring the presence of an emergency.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Review
of California Air Resources Board Report on second-hand smoke and
considerations for discussion - recommendation to direct staff to prepare
an ordinance providing the public greater protection from second-hand smoke in
outdoor dining and service areas, areas within 20 feet of entrances or windows
to buildings open to the public, the Third Street Promenade, and the Farmers
Markets.
8-B: Review
of impact report; ratification of qualified Initiative Petition for
Proposed Ordinance Entitled Lowest Police
Priority for Marijuana Ordinance
- recommendation to ratify the qualified petition and adopt ordinance as
submitted, or place the measure on the November 7, 2006, municipal election ballot.
8-C: Proposed
ballot measure to amend various existing City Charter sections - recommendation to adopt a resolution
placing a measure which would remove department head positions from the
classified service; clarify and modify positions in the City Clerk's office;
amend the advisory roles of certain boards and commissions; and make other
modifications to the City's Civil Service rules on the November 7, 2006,
ballot.
8-D: Proposed
ballot measure to allow for public financing of City Council elections -
recommendation to propose to the voters an amendment adding Article XXIII to
the Charter providing for public financing of City Council elections.
8-E: Proposed
ballot measure amending the Article XXII entitled "Taxpayer
Protection" - recommendation to place the proposed measure on a ballot
to amend existing Article XXII, commonly known as the Oaks Initiative.
9. PUBLIC
HEARINGS:
9-A: Public
hearing and adoption of resolution to place a proposed "
9-B: Public
hearing and approval of the Stormwater Parcel Report describing each parcel in
the City and the amount of each parcel's stormwater management user fee for FY
2006-07.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one special vacancy on the Social Services Commission
for a term ending June 30, 2007.
(Continued from July 11, 2006.)
13-B: Annual
appointments to the following boards and commissions: (Continued from July 11, 2006.)
|
Board/Commission |
No. of Appts. |
Term Ending |
|
Bayside District Corporation |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Commission for the Senior Community |
2 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Commission on the Status of Women |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Convention & Visitors Bureau |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
|
Recreation & Parks Commission |
1 |
06/30/2010 |
13-C: Request of Councilmember McKeown that staff
be directed to agendize for the August 8th City Council meeting a report to Council
and the community from the City's youth anti-violence program coordinator and
other appropriate non-enforcement staff, providing information so the Council
may consider whether existing 'prevention and intervention' efforts are
sufficient; to suggest options for further focusing our social program efforts
against youth violence and coordinating our Santa Monica programs with the
region; to explore whether this might best be facilitated through a new
position similar to the one created to coordinate homelessness efforts; to
investigate models for appointing a Community Task Force on Youth Violence to
work with that possible new position or with current non-enforcement staff; and
to identify funding needs and sources for these and other non-enforcement
efforts against youth violence, including as-yet unimplemented options
developed through the City's gang and youth violence prevention community
workshops; so that all the above options may be discussed by Council in
conjunction with the report.
13-D: Request of Mayor
Holbrook that Council direct
staff to work with the National League of Cities’ Leadership Training Institute
to conduct a seminar on Building
Partnerships for a Stronger Community in
13-E: Request
of Councilmember O’Connor to secure City Council support for the designation of
the color aqua for the Exposition Light Rail project and refer to the project
as the Metro Aqua line.
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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