CITY OF
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, JUNE
26, 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 June 12, 2007, City Council meeting.
1-B: Waiver
of rental and parking fees at Civic Auditorium - recommendation to waive
the rental and parking fees for all future college fairs produced by the Santa
Monica High School Parent Student Association.
1-C: Agreement
with State of California for Risk Assessment Services – recommendation to
adopt a resolution to enter into an agreement with the State of California,
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for Risk Assessment Services.
1-D: Urban
Design, architectural and planning services – recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing agreement with
The Odermatt Group, in the amount of $197,000 for a total of $245,000, to
provide urban design, architectural and planning services to develop content
for the public workshop series as part of the Land Use and Circulation Element
process, to develop strategies, and to provide design review services on major
projects.
1-E: Receipt
of grant funds for three heavy-duty vehicles and natural gas refueler -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with South Coast Air Quality Management District, for $149,925 in
grant funds, for three heavy-duty vehicles and toward the construction of a
small natural gas refueler.
1-F: Green
Building Resource Center operation and management – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract
No. 8312 (CCS), in the amount of $65,140, with Global Green USA for
enhancements to the operation and management of
1-G: Charnock
and Olympic Wells Restoration Project
consulting services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a sole source agreement with Worley Parsons Komex for
Fiscal Year 2007-08, in the amount not to exceed $279,251, for engineering
consulting services in support of the restoration of the City’s wells at
Charnock and Olympic Boulevard.
1-H: Purchase
of fourteen police motorcycles – recommendation to award Bid No. 2928 to
Long Beach BMW, in the amount of $340,486.92, to furnish and deliver fourteen
police motorcycles.
1-I: Conceptual
Design Services for Parking Structure Nos. 7 and 8 – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second amendment to
Contract No. 8551 (CCS) with Pugh + Scarpa, in the amount of $50,000, to
provide concept design for façade improvements for Downtown Parking Structure
Nos. 7 and 8.
1-J: Waiver
of renewal options of the Pier Leasing and Licensing Guidelines
recommendation to waive Section V, Renewal Options, of the Pier Leasing and
Licensing Guidelines to grant three vendors one-time 60 month licenses outside
the Guidelines' recruitment process.
1-K: Approval of Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation
2007/08 Budget and Work Plan.
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL
CALL OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1-L: Design
of structural upgrades for Parking Structure 2; preparation of feasibility study for Fire Station 1 - recommendation that City Council authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with KPFF Consulting
Engineers, in the amount of $631,000, for design and bid preparation documents
for structural upgrades of Parking Structure 2, and for the preparation of a
feasibility study for Fire Station No.1; adopt a resolution consenting to the
use of Redevelopment Agency funds for the seismic retrofit and other
improvements to Parking Structure 2; that City Council and Redevelopment Agency
the City Manager/Executive Director to
execute a Cooperation Agreement between the City and the Redevelopment Agency
for payment of the cost associated with Parking Structure 2, and adopt
respective resolutions finding that the seismic retrofit of Parking Structure
No. 2 is of benefit to the Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project area.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE JOINT MEETING
2. CLOSED
SESSIONS:
2-A: Public
Employee Evaluations.
Title of
Employees: City Attorney
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Donna
Hachigian v. City of
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation: Abraham Supino v. City of
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel -
Existing Litigation: City of
2-E: Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate
significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(b): one dispute involving real property at
2-F: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: In the Matter of Compliance
with Federal Obligations by the City of
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeal
of Landmarks Commission Designation of
7. ORDINANCES: (No public discussion is permitted on
ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Introduction
and first reading of an interim ordinance extending initial interim ordinance
modifying the City's zoning ordinance to authorize a two-lot subdivision that
retains a single-family residence with nonconforming setbacks under specified
circumstances.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Vertical
Noncommercial Banners of Street Light Poles – recommendation to direct the
City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending the Over-the-Street Banner Ordinance
Section 4.08.500 to allow hanging of vertical noncommercial banners on street
light poles by business improvement districts, the Bayside District
Corporation, the Pier Restoration Corporation the Convention & Visitors
Bureau, and for arts-related events sponsored by non-profit organizations.
STAFF
REPORT (Matter will not
be considered; withdrawn by staff.)
8-B: Proposed
relocation of
8-C: Proposed permanent location for Shotgun
House at Norman Place and 2nd Street – recommendation to support in concept
the potential permanent site on Norman Place and Second Street prior to
regulatory review by the Planning, Landmarks, and California Coastal
Commissions; authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select
a non-profit organization to relocate the House to the selected property,
rehabilitate the House and lease the House from the City for public benefit
purposes; and direct staff to complete the proposed site improvements to ready
the site for acceptance of the House.
8-D: Update
on proposed runway safety enhancements for
13. COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions
for terms ending June 30, 2007.
|
Board/Commission |
No. of Appts. |
Term Ending |
|
Airport
Commission |
2 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Architectural
Review Board |
1 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Arts
Commission |
3 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Bayside
District Corporation |
3 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Commission
for the Senior Community |
3 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Commission
on the Status of Women |
2 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Disabilities
Commission |
2 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Housing
Commission |
2 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Library
Board |
1 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Personnel
Board |
1 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Planning
Commission |
3 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Recreation
& Parks Commission |
1 |
6/30/2011 |
|
Social
Services Commission |
3 |
6/30/2011 |
13-B: Recommendation
to accept Sheila Field's letter of resignation from the Library Board and Julia
Braun Kessler’s Letter of resignation from the Arts Commission, and authorize
the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
13-C: Request
of Councilmember McKeown that the Council convey the City of Santa Monica's
support for the following bills authored by Santa Monica's State Assemblymember
Julia Brownley, which have been reviewed by City staff: AB 435 -- extends protection for workers in wage
discrimination cases; AB 546 -- improves
consumer information on recycling electronic waste; AB 1113 -- extends Medi-Cal eligibility for the working
disabled.
13-D: Request
of Councilmembers O'Connor and McKeown that
the City of Santa Monica support SCA 12, co-authored by Santa Monica State
Senator Sheila Kuehl and Santa Monica Assemblymember Julia Brownley, putting
before California voters the option to conform stormwater and urban runoff
management funding with that for water, sewer and garbage collection.
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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