CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR  CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 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 August 14, 2007, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Advertisement Posting and Schedule Rack Stocking Services – recommendation to award Bid No. 2925 to J. Perez Associates, Inc., in the amount of $199,704, to provide bus advertisement posting and on-board schedule rack stocking services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds – recommendation to accept $250,000 in grant funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety in Support of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program; and approve proposed budgetary changes.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Washington Representative/Lobbying Services   recommendation to authorize the City manager to negotiate and execute a professional services contract with The Ferguson Company in an amount not to exceed $72,557, including expenses not to exceed $4,000 for Federal representative and lobbying services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Publishing of Legal Notices (bid award)  – recommendation to award a bid to the Santa Monica Daily Press to publish the city’s legal notices for fiscal year 2007-08, pursuant to the requirements of Section 609 of the City Charter.

 

            STAFF REPORT


1-F:     Provision of CityTV programming services to L.A. County recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Los Angeles County, for up to $104,300, for CityTV to provide programming, video production services and support to activate the Countywide channel as provided for in the Time Warner franchise in Santa Monica.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Public Employee Evaluations.

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

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd, P.C., Case No. BC 315 186.

 

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

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Federal Aviation Administration response to the City's request for Runway Safety Enhancements at the Santa Monica Airport and recommendation to provide direction to staff.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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

 

7-A:     Introduction and adoption of emergency interim ordinance modifying the development standards in the Light Manufacturing Studio District (LMSD) and the Industrial Conservation (M1) Zoning Districts to only authorize development that does not exceed 7,500 square feet or 15 units unless the development is undertaken pursuant to a development agreement; to require a development agreement to authorize changes of use on parcels in the LMSD that exceed 32,000 square feet and on parcels in the M1 that exceed 15,000 square feet; and declaring the presence of an emergency.

 

            STAFF REPORT     POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL MEETING

 

            ORDINANCE AS REVISED AT COUNCIL MEETING

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions for terms ending June 30, 2007.  (Continued from August 14, 2007.)

 

Board/Commission

No. of Appts.

Term Ending

Airport Commission

2

6/30/2011

Commission for the Senior Community

2

6/30/2011

Library Board

1

6/30/2011

Personnel Board

1

6/30/2011

Social Services Commission

1

6/30/2011

 

13-B:   Appointment to unscheduled vacancies to the following Boards and Commissions:  (Continued from August 14, 2007.)

 

Board/Commission                       Seats                         Term Ending Date

Arts Commission                                  1                                    06/30/2008

Library Board                                        1                                    06/30/2008

 

13-C:  Recommendation to accept Brian Strasburger’s resignation from the Bayside District Corporation and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.

 

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 that arose under this agenda item.)

 

ADJOURNMENT.

 

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