CITY OF
SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY, APRIL
7, 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 March 3 and March 24, 2009, City Council meetings.
1-B: Role
of Council Liaisons to Boards, Commissions and Taskforces - recommendation
to review and approve proposed letter to Board, Commission and Taskforce
members conveying information about the role of Council liaisons and
opportunities for Board, Commission and Task Force members to provide input to
Council.
1-C: Brake
Reline Kits – recommendation to award Bid No. 2960 to American Moving
Parts, in the annual estimated amount of $160,000, to furnish and deliver Brake
Reline Kits as required by the Big Blue Bus.
1-D: Low-Emission
Parking Enforcement Vehicles – recommendation to award a purchase order to
Municipal Maintenance Equipment, Inc., in the amount of $237,762, to furnish
and deliver nine new and unused low-emission single occupant three wheeled
parking enforcement vehicles.
1-E: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map No. 065523 for a five-unit Condominium Project at
1-F: Resolution
Approving Final Parcel Map No. 067057 for a 4-Unit Condominium Project at
1-G: Parking management services
- recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
37-month contract with Central Parking Corporation, in the proposed amounts
subject to approval of one-year renewal options and appropriation of funding in
future year operating budgets.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: In the Matter of Compliance with
Federal Obligations by the City of Santa Monica, California, FAA Docket No.
16-02-08.
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation:
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of litigation pursuant
to Section 54956.9c (initiation of 1 case to collect transient occupancy taxes
owing from on-line booking companies; retention of counsel).
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b): two matters
involving signage at:
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
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: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica updating
Chapter 1.10 of the Municipal Code to clarify code enforcement rights and
efforts by the City. (Introduced March 24, 2009.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Recommendation to Establish an Urban Forest Master
Plan Task Force – recommendation to
establish an urban forest master plan task force to advise staff on the
development of a long-range urban forest master plan, review specific urban
forest issues related to the master plan, and serve in an advisory capacity to
City Council.
8-B:
8-C: Neighborhood Impacts of Group Exercise on 4th
Street Median at Adelaide Drive – recommendation to provide
direction to staff as follows: 1) explore restricting commercial and/or group
use; 2) consolidate and update signage to also direct people to available
public restrooms and parking; 3) schedule regular trash pickup; 4) explore
restricting access to the stairs during nighttime hours; 5) explore further
parking restrictions; 6) encourage residents and users to form a Good Neighbor
Work Group; and 7) look into grant opportunities to explore feasibility of
alternative recreational stairs at Palisades Park with possible access to the
Annenberg Community Beach House.
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 March 24, 2009).
13-B: Appointment
to unscheduled vacancies to the following Boards and Commissions: (Continued from March 24, 2009)
|
Board/Commission |
No. of Appts. |
Term
Ending |
|
Airport Commission |
1 |
6/30/2009 |
|
Pier Restoration Corporation |
1 |
11/10/2009 |
13-C: Request
of Councilmember Shriver that the homeless update scheduled for the City
Council meeting of April 14, 2009, be scheduled so it will be heard as close to
8:00 p.m., as possible.
(Because this is a special
meeting, public comment is permitted only on items listed on the agenda. No other matters may be considered.)
Any documents produced by
the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item
on this agenda will be made available at the City Clerk's Counter located at
City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, during normal business hours.
Any member of the public unable to attend a meeting
but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written
comments prior to the meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk,
ADJOURNMENT.
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