CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007

 

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Public Employee Evaluations.

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

 

2-B:    Conference with Labor Negotiator to discuss compensation.

            Unrepresented Employees:   City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney

 

7:00 P.M.  RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Review of responses to Solid Waste Request for Proposals to provide commercial collection and transfer and disposal services - recommendation to receive request for proposal evaluation reports for commercial collection and transfer and disposal services; direct staff to proceed with developing an implementation plan for commercial collection; and based on the Evaluation Committee's initial analysis, direct staff to engage in formal discussions with private firms to further the evaluation of the alternative combination of services.

 

            STAFF REPORT
PowerPoint Presentation


8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Planning principles for the industrial areas and transportation strategies in the Land Use and Circulation Element Update process - recommendation to endorse the proposed "Industrial Lands Principles"; comment on the concepts presented at the first Transportation Workshop and endorse general approach for development of Principles for the next transportation workshop.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Request of Councilmembers O'Connor and Shriver that the City Council: 1) Support the election of Mayor Bloom for an additional term as a voting representative to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission Board of Governors, 2) support the election of Mayor Bloom to the position of Commission Chair, and;  3) direct staff to provide related assistance. 

 

13-B:   Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Pier Restoration Corporation Board of Directors for a term ending November 13, 2010. (Continued from October 23, 2007).

 

13-C:  Appointment to one special vacancy on the Bayside District Corporation for a term ending June 30, 2010.  (Continued from October 23, 2007.)

 

13-D:  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.  (Continued from October 23, 2007.

 

13-E:   Request of Councilmember McKeown that the City Council oppose the OceanWay LNG Terminal proposed for construction off Santa Monica Bay, and convey Santa Monica's opposition to appropriate authorities.

 

            Statement of Congresswoman Jane Harmon                   United States Coast Guard Interested Party Letter – Sept. 12, 2007

            TAKE ACTION letter                                                             Daily Breeze – September 27, 2007

 

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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