CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND

 

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 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 April 7 and April 14, 2009, City Council meetings.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Santa Monica Airport’s Aircraft Noise Monitoring System – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Era Corporation, in the amount of $242,261, for maintenance and support services associated with the Airport’s aircraft noise monitoring system.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Santa Monica Public Attorney’s Legal Support Staff Union.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Funds – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to accept $63,750 of grant funds to further enhance local homeland security efforts; and authorize budget appropriations and changes proposed in the staff report.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Develop Neighborhood Conservation Tools, Integrate Policy into Draft Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) Plan and Assist with Development Review Services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute contracts with The Phipps Group for:  (1)  a professional services agreement, in the amount of $120,000, for development of measures to be incorporated into a Neighborhood Conservation Program; (2) a contract amendment, in the amount of $50,000, for services related to the integration of new concepts in the Draft Land Use and Circulation Element Plan and for development review customer service improvements.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Specialty recreational camps and classes – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Surf Academy, in the amount of $260,000, for Fiscal Year 2009-10; and with Socceropolis, in the amount of $207,000, for Fiscal Year 2009-10, to provide specialty camps and classes to the public.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Office space lease at 525 Broadway – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 7369 (CCS) with PRU/JSM Trino LLC, for lease of space at 525 Broadway.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Santa Monica Police Officers Association.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-I:       Hazardous Waste Transportation, Management and Recycling/Disposal Services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with GEM, in the amount of $250,000 per fiscal year, for hazardous waste transportation, management and recycling/disposal services from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011 with a renewal option through June 30, 2012.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

ROLL CALL

 

1-J:      Replacement Housing Plan for 1924 and 1930 Euclid Street, 1753 18th Street, and 1754 19th Street - recommendation that the Redevelopment Agency adopt a resolution approving a Replacement Housing Plan in conjunction with the proposed project at 1924 and 1930 Euclid Street, 1753 18th Street, and 1754 19th Street.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING

 

1-K:     Request to Authorize the City Manager to Submit Applications for Transportation/Transit Projects Under the Upcoming Reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and to Direct Staff to Prepare Mayoral Letters of Support.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     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-B:     Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of Litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9c (California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Clean Up and Abatement Order No. R4-2008-0034, Former Gillette Paper Mate facility, 1681 26th Street, Santa Monica, Ca.)

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Brogger et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC378071.

 

2-D:     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-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: United States of America and Peters v. City of Santa Monica, USDC, Case No. CV08-02695 CW(Ex).

 

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:

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Briefing on Public Agency Debt Process, Capacity and Potential Financing Mechanisms.

 

            POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (given during the April 28, 2009 meeting)

 

3-B:     Study Session on the Pico Area Branch Library – recommendation to provide direction as to the preferred location for a Pico area branch library.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Proclamation declaring May 2009 as Older Americans Month in the City of Santa Monica.

 

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 interim ordinance amending Municipal Code Sections 9.04.08.18.020 and 9.04.08.20.020 to permit pawnbrokers as permitted uses in the C3 Downtown Commercial and C3-C Downtown Overlay Districts. (Introduced April 14, 2009)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Zero Waste Strategic Plan and Extended Producer Responsibility Resolution – recommendation to direct staff to develop a zero waste strategic plan; and adopt a resolution supporting the California Product Stewardship Council and extended producer responsibility.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

            (Continued to the June 9, 2009 meeting)

 

8-B:     Long-term business plan for Woodlawn Cemetery – recommendation to provide input on proposed business plan; direct staff to prepare revisions to Municipal Code Section 7.20.130 (Eligibility to Own Plots and Crypts); and direct staff to incorporate a provision to provide a payment structure as part of a fee study.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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 April 8, 2009).

 

13-B:   Appointment to unscheduled vacancies to the following Boards and Commissions:  (Continued from April 8, 2009)

 

            Board/Commission

No. of Appts.

Term Ending

Airport Commission

1

6/30/2009

Commission on the Status of Women

1

6/30/2010

Pier Restoration Corporation

1

11/10/2009

 

13-C:  Request of Mayor Genser that the City Council waive customary fees for use of Council Chambers to allow the California State Lands Commission to hold its regular meeting on Monday, June 1, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

            LETTER

 

13-D:  Request of Mayor Genser that the Council authorize the continued hearing and discussion of Redevelopment Agency Capital Funding Priorities, continued from the April 14, 2009 Council meeting, to be placed on the May 12th, 2009, Council agenda as a #5 Continued Item.

 

13-E:   Request of Councilmember Davis that the City Council oppose Propositions 1D and 1E in the Statewide Special Election set for May 19, 2009.  Proposition 1D will divert $1.7 billion over the next 5 years from early childhood programs to the State's General Fund.  Proposition 1E will divert $460 million over the next 2 years from mental health programs that reduce incarceration, homelessness, and emergency room visits to the State's General Fund.

 

13-F:   Request of Mayor Genser that the City Council allocate a total of $15,800 from the Council Contingency Fund to the Ocean Park Association (OPA),  North of Montana Association (NOMA), Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA), and Wilshire/Montana Neighborhood Association (Wilmont) to support the production of the 2009 Main Street Fourth of July Parade.

 

            PROPOSED PARADE BUDGET

 

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.)

 

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, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.  Comments may also be e-mailed to: clerk@smgov.net

 

ADJOURNMENT.

 

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