CITY OF
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 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: Updating
Pavement Management System and appropriation of grant funds -
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
agreement with KMS and Associates, Inc.,
in an amount of $120,000, for updating the Pavement Management System; and
approve proposed appropriation of funds. (Continued from October 9, 2007)
1-B: Plexiglass
Window Guards - recommendation to award Bid No. 2929 to Transit Products
and Services, in the estimated amount of $495,000, to provide Plexiglas window
guards for BBB buses.
1-C: Lease
of tires and related tire services for the BBB - recommendation to award
Bid No. 2932, and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, in the amount of $2,650,000,
for the lease of tires and to provide related tire services.
1-D: Mills
Act Historical Property Agreements - recommendation to adopt respective
resolutions authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute Mills Act Historic
Property Preservation agreements with property owners of 822 Euclid Street and
2544 3rd Street.
1-E: Purchase
of Dial-a-Ride vehicles -recommendation to award a purchase order in the
amount of $110,754, to BusWest for two paratransit buses; and a purchase order
to Creative Bus Sales, in the amount of $157,981 for the purchase of four
low-floor wheelchair accessible mini-vans.
1-F: Item
withdrawn.
1-G: Residential
Rehabilitation Program - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement with Comprehensive Housing Services, in the
estimated amount of $300,000 annually for a three-year term, for administration
of the Program.
1-H: Resolution
approving Final Parcel Map No. 61408 for a 4-unit condominium Project at
1-I: Subsurface
abatement services for the BBB Expansion Project - recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with General
Environmental Management, in the amount of $655,380, to provide subsurface
abatement services.
1-J: Sewer
System Management Plan - recommendation to approve a development plan for a
Sewer System Management Plan in compliance with newly enacted Statewide General
Waste Discharge Requirements.
1-K: Colorado
Ocean Relief Sewer Construction Project - recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Steve Bubalo Construction
Company, in the amount of $8,442,150; and a contract with Tetra Tech, Inc., in
the amount of $1,502,000, for construction management and construction
inspection services.
1-L: Purchase
of carpet for Civic Auditorium - recommendation to award Bid No. 2935 to M
& M Floor Covering, in the amount of $147,207, to provide carpet for the
Civic Auditorium.
1-M: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map No. 61029 for an 8-unit condominium project at
1-N: Resolution
approving Final Parcel Map No. 66844 for a 4-unit condominium project at
1-O: Permit
and Plan Document Imaging - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a contract with PC Imaging, in the amount of $150,000, to
scan, index and import permit and plan documents.
1-P: Statement
of Official Action taken approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 63173 for a two-lot
subdivision at
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Public
Employee Evaluations.
Title of Employees: City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager
2-B: Conference with Legal
Counsel - Pending Litigation: Brogger v. City of
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Abraham Supino v. City of
2-E: Conference
with Legal Council - Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): one dispute
involving real property at
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
3.
STUDY SESSION:
3-A: Public
Funding of Election Campaigns - recommendation that Council review the
information contained in this report and provide direction to staff.
STAFF REPORT Overheads from Meeting: Options and Charges
(May
be heard with Item 13-G.)
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Proclamation
declaring October 2007 to be Disability Awareness Month in the City of
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeal
of Landmarks Commission designation of the property at 423-431 Ocean Avenue as
a City Landmark - recommendation to deny the appeal and designate the
property as a City Landmark based on the findings set forth by the Landmarks
Commission.
(To be continued to a future meeting.)
7.
ORDINANCES: (No public
discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Municipal Code Sections 4.36.040
and 4.36.110 to clarify the Council's intent with respect to the timing of
permanent relocation benefits increases.
(Introduced September 25, 2007; Continued from October 9, 2007)
7-B: Second reading
and adoption of an ordinance amending Municipal Code
Chapter 2.04 Manual of Civil Service Rules and Regulations. (Introduced
September 25, 2007)
7-C: Introduction and adoption of an emergency
interim ordinance extending the initial interim ordinance modifying the
development standards in the Light Manufacturing Studio District and the
Industrial Conservation Zoning Districts to only authorize development that
does not exceed 7,500 square feet or fifteen units in the LMSD or 5 units in
the M1 unless the develop-ment is undertaken pursuant to a development
agreement or is a city project, 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, if the change of use involves
more than 7,500 square feet of floor area, and to establish exceptions and
declaring the presence of an emergency.
7-D: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Municipal Code to
clarify the City's authority to hang non-commercial banners from street-light
poles, in addition to over-the-street banners, for the purpose of promoting
city-produced or co-produced events or more generally for promoting or calling
attention to the city, its resources, businesses districts, attractions, and to
celebrate holidays and to authorize the City Manger to approve administrative
guidelines.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Construction
of Public Safety Storage Facilities for the Fire and Police Departments -
recommendation to approve the project locations; approve the proposed schematic
designs for both facilities; and direct staff to proceed with a request to bid
process and return with recommendation for a design/build consultant.
8-B: Alternative
Alignment on Colorado Avenue in Phase 2 Light Rail Draft EIR/EIS -
recommendation to authorize a request to the Exposition Construction Authority
to study an alternative alignment on Colorado Avenue that would allow an
at-grade station in downtown Santa Monica and would assume removal of one
travel lane in each direction to accommodate the light rail line; and,
recommend to the Authority to study an Olympic Boulevard alternative that
preserves the median island and coral trees and assumes removal of one travel
lane in each direction.
8-C: Information
Regarding the Impacts of Fireworks Displays and Recommendation to Deny
the Pending Request for Fireworks on
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one unscheduled vacancy on the Pier Restoration Corporation Board of Directors
for a term ending November 13, 2010. (Continued from October 9, 2007).
13-B: Appointment
to one special vacancy on the Bayside District Corporation for a term ending
June 30, 2010.
13-C: Recommendation to accept Kavita Patel’s
resignation from the Pier Restoration Corporation and authorize the City Clerk
to publish the vacancy.
13-D: Recommendation to accept Cassandra Muzzey’s resignation from the
Commission on the Status of Women and authorize the City Clerk to publish the
vacancy.
13-E: Recommendation to accept Michael D. Guerin’s resignation from
the Bayside District Corporation and authorize the City Clerk to publish the
vacancy.
13-F: Recommendation to accept Azita Mosbat’s resignation from the
Personnel Board and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
13-G: Request of Councilmember McKeown that Council identify
improvements in election and campaign finance rules as may be suggested by
study of item 3-A, and direct staff to return in a timely fashion with
resolutions, ordinances or ballot measures necessary to effect agreed-upon
Council policies for such improvements.
It is requested that this item be heard concurrently with Item 3-A.
(May be heard with Item 3-A.)
13-H: Request of Mayor Bloom that the Council
consider providing direction to staff regarding amending existing law relating
to frequency of council meetings and evaluating city council compensation and
staffing.
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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