CITY OF
SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, MARCH
3, 2009
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
(Please note that Agenda Items may be
reordered during the Council meeting at the discretion of the City Council.)
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 February 10, 2009, City Council meeting.
1-B: City
Hall seismic retrofit project and HVAC project - recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a 7th amendment to Contract
No. 8529 with Black and Veatch, in the amount of $76,324 for a total of
$2,202,619.00, for additional services for the seismic retrofit project.
1-C: Demolition
at
1-D: Adoption
of resolution setting forth the regulations for the fees and charges for
parking, community use, and private facility rentals at the Annenberg Community
Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach.
1-E: Big
Blue Bus Expansion Project - recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with Project Partners, in the amount of
$145,488, for inspection services of the project.
1-F: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map No. 060446 for an 8-unit condominium project at
1-G: Bus
Stop Redevelopment Program - recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, in the amount of $600,000, for
architectural and design services for the project.
1-H: Recommendation to cancel the regular City Council
Meeting for March 10, 2009.
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL
CALL
1-I: Parking
Structure 2 Seismic Retrofit - recommendation that City Council authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a 4th amendment to Contract No. 8732
(CCS) with KPFF Consulting Engineers, in the amount of $50,152 for a total of
$701,652, for design and bid preparation documents for the project; and an
amendment to Contract No.8734 (CCS) with the Redevelopment Agency, in the
amount of $50,152, for costs associated with the project. Recommendation that the Redevelopment Agency
authorize the Executive Director to execute an amendment to Contract No. 8734
(RAS) with the City of
ADJOURNMENT
OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): Pier Sign.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Action Apartment Association v.
City of
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: In the Matter of Compliance with California Code of Regulations,
Title 13, Sections 2190 et seq. and 2023.w(b)(1), by the City of Santa Monica,
California Air Resources Board Letter Dated October 23, 2008.
The following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 6:45 p.m., or as soon thereafter when Council returns from Closed Session.
INSPIRATION: Presentation by
the
7.
ORDINANCES: (Public comment is
permitted on ordinances for introduction and first reading. No public discussion is permitted on
ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A: Introduction
and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica establishing a
moratorium on the issuance of taxicab business licenses and police permits as
provided under Chapter 6.48 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code and declaring
the presence of an emergency.
7-B: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance amending the Affordable Housing Production
Program, Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.56, to exempt specified
City-financed one hundred percent affordable nonprofit housing projects from
the Program, to require that occupants of affordable housing be selected from a
City-maintained list with certain exceptions, and to clarify that affordable
housing units include very low-, low-, and moderate-income units.
(Will be considered as part of Item 8-A)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Revisions
to the Affordable Housing Production Program (AHPP) - recommendation to
introduce for first reading an ordinance
amending the Affordable Housing Production Program, Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.56, to exempt specified
City-financed one hundred percent affordable nonprofit housing projects from
the Program, to require that occupants of affordable housing be selected from a
City-maintained list with certain exceptions, and to clarify that affordable
housing units include very low-, low-, and moderate-income units; amend the
AHPP Guidelines to require that occupants be selected from a city-administered
housing eligibility list with specified exceptions; revise protocols regarding
administration and maintenance of the city waiting list; substitute the type of
index used in the resale price formula regarding affordable ownership units;
and add the affordable housing fee adjustment methodology adopted by Council.
8-B: Saint
Monica Development Agreement Concept Plans - 725 California Avenue - recommendation
to discuss the proposal involving a campus expansion and parking improvement
plan; direct staff to pursue the Development Agreement negotiation process; and
provide direction for negotiation of potential public benefits,
appropriateness, and design alternatives.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – presented during
the March 3, 2009 meeting
8-C: Exposition
Light Rail Phase 2 - Recommendations for Alignment and Other Components of the
Project within the City of Santa Monica - recommendation to (1) adopt the
“Colorado” alternative as the alignment for Exposition Light Rail Phase 2; (2)
adopt a resolution declaring the city standards and practices for curb return
radii and curb access ramps at street intersections, to minimize the number of
property acquisition required for the project in Santa Monica; (3) request the Expo Authority to continue
searching for an alternative maintenance yard site which is not located next to
a residential neighborhood; (4) direct staff to explore with a narrower track
width configuration on Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, to
accommodate on-street parking on both sides of the street; (5) direct staff to
analyze additional parking needs for each station and return to Council with
recommendations before the Expo Authority has finalized park-and-ride
recommendations; (6) direct staff to work with Metro to obtain a waiver or a
revised policy so that riders pay for the use of any parking near rail stations
within the City of Santa Monica; (7) direct staff to work with the Expo
Authority and the bicycling community to resolve the Expo Bike Path routing and
address bike access to the stations; (8) direct staff to work with the Expo
Authority to minimize the visual impact of overhead train electrification
wires; (9) direct staff to work with the Expo Authority to ensure the adopted
budget for the Expo Phase 2 project includes compensation to the City for use
of the City-owned property at 4th Street and Colorado.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – presented during
the March 3, 2009 meeting
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one annual vacancy on the Pier Restoration Corporation for a term ending
November 11, 2012. (Continued from February 24, 2009).
13-B: Request of Councilmember
McKeown that the City of Santa Monica participate in the worldwide Earth Hour
2009 on March 28th, turning off all non-essential lighting for one hour at
8:30pm local time, to make a shared global statement of concern about energy
use and climate change, and to demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions;
and that the City urge Santa Monica businesses, institutions and residents to
participate as well.
13-C: Recommendation to accept Gleam
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