CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007

 

 

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 14, November 28, and December 5, 2006, City Council meetings.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Engine Overhaul Services on Transit Buses – recommendation to award Bid No. 2915 to Valley Power Systems, Inc. and Service Motor Parts/Ironman Renewal, for an estimated three-year expenditure of $1,500,000, to provide engine overhaul services on transit buses.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Award of Bid for Replacement Parts for Buses – recommendation to award Bid  No.  2918 to Valley Power Systems, Inc., for an estimated three-year expenditure of $930,000, to provide replacement parts for Detroit Diesel Allison engines and transmissions.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Design of Reed Park Improvements – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Katherine Spitz Associates, in the amount of $85,085, for the design of the Reed Park Improvements.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Civic Center Parking Structure – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a  second amendment to Agreement No. 8436 (CCS), with Smith Emery Company, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for additional deputy inspection services for the Civic Center Parking Structure.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     1433 4th Street Lease - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a lease from Metropolitan Pacific Capital, for use of office space for the Cultural Affairs Division; and appropriate $60,000 as proposed.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

            REVISED STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Hazardous Waste Management and Transportation Services - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with General Environmental Management, Inc., in the amount of $47,110.19, for provision of services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Lobbying Services for Federal representative and Municipal Transit Operators Coalition - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with The Ferguson Group, to represent the Big Blue Bus in Washington D.C.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-I:       Recommendation to approve the Statement of Official Action taken for the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a Tentative Parcel Map for a proposed three-lot subdivision at 939 San Vicente Boulevard.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Public Employee Evaluations.

            Title of Employees:  City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk

 

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

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Study session on the evaluation of Santa Monica's Continuum of Care and Strategic Five-Year Plan.  (Continued from January 9, 2007.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

6.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:

 

6-A:     Appeal of Certificate of Appropriateness, approving alterations to the residence located at 2617 Third Street, a contributor to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District – recommendation to uphold the Landmarks Commission’s approval of Certificate of Appropriateness, and deny the appeal.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

6-B:     Appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of a Development Review Permit for the conversion of an existing manufacturing building into a two-level self-storage facility at 1707 Cloverfield Boulevard – recommendation to adopt resolution approving the mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project; and grant appeal to overturn the decision of the Planning Commission to approve Development Review Permit, subject to certain findings and conditions.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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

 

7-A:     Second reading and adoption of an ordinance (text amendment) amending various sections of the Municipal Code to exempt certain affordable rental housing projects from the development review requirement in all multi-family districts, and CUP requirements in the CM, C5, and M1 Districts.  (Ordinance introduced on January 9, 2007.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Resolution of intention to approve an amendment to contract between CalPERS and the City to provide Section 21354.5 (2.7% @ 55) for active local miscellaneous members; and introduction and first reading of an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract between CalPERS and the City of Santa Monica.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Code Section 9.32.170 to correct the inadvertent deletion of a recent amendment to this section through the adoption of Ordinance No. 2207 (CCS).

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:

 

ROLL CALL OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

8-A:     Activation of phase two of Design-Build contract for adaptive reuse of 415 Pacific Coast Highway - recommendation that City Council activate phase II of the design-build Contract No. 8491 (CCS) with Pankow Special Projects; approve a guaranteed maximum price in the amount of $25,457,720; appropriate grant funds as proposed; authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing contract with the Annenberg Foundation to accept $6,488,000, in additional grant funds and incorporate specific project conditions of approval; approve site nomenclature; adopt a resolution finding the use of funds to be of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project Area; and authorize the City Manager to execute a cooperation agreement for the purpose of rehabilitation 415 PCH for an adaptive reuse.  Recommendation that the Redevelopment Agency adopt a resolution finding the use of funds to be of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project Area; and authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City and the Agency to grant funds for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of 415 PCH.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT OF JOINT MEETING

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Recommendation to accept Amanda Rowan's letter of resignation from the Commission on the Status of Women, and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.

 

13-B:   Request of Councilmember Holbrook and Mayor Pro Tem Katz to direct staff to analyze the current impact of exempting and/or not requiring pedestrian oriented ground floor retail on major Boulevards for multifamily housing projects and return to Council with options and recommendations.

 

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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