CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 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 June 23, 2009, City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Recommendation to adopt resolution accepting and approving Final Parcel Map No. 065549 to subdivide a property for a 4-unit condominium project at 1253 17th Street.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Recommendation to adopt a resolution supporting the research, polling, and focus group activities of the California Transit Association in preparation of a recommendation to the association regarding the placement of a Transit Funding Protection initiative before the voters of the State of California.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     Fire and Police Departments’ computer aided dispatch and records management systems – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Public Safety Systems, Inc., in the amount of $560,000 over the next five years, to begin and to continue software maintenance for the Fire Department’s and Police Department’s Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management systems, respectively.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Recommendation to adopt a resolution establishing an Identity Theft Prevention Program to comply with the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Bayside District Corporation’s Work Plan and Budget for FY 2009-10, and Annual Report for FY 2008-09 – recommendation to approve the Bayside District Corporation’s (BDC) FY 2009/10 work plan and budget; authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the BDC for the performance of certain maintenance services; and, authorize a one-time transfer of accrued interest collected on the Downtown Santa Monica Property Based Assessment District funds to the BDC.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Mini Blue TIDE Ride Service – recommendation to authorize the continuation of existing TIDE Ride service through Labor Day and the elimination of weekday service beginning September 8, 2009, while staff continues to obtain business and community input on options for downtown community transit services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-H:     Compliance with bacterial, metals and toxics total maximum daily load requirements for Ballona Creek – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute two memoranda of agreement (MOA) with the City of Los Angeles to implement cost-share monitoring plans to comply with the L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board’s maximum daily load requirements for the Ballona Creek Watershed; and, to authorize $8,000 expenditure to cover the cost of the MOA for three years and appropriate $2,700 from the Measure V account.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-I:       Convention & Visitors Bureau Funding – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to existing agreement with the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau in the amount of $2,495,743 for FY 2009/10.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY:

 

ROLL CALL OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY

 

1-J:      Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Fraud Investigator Services – recommendation that the Housing Authority authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute a contract with Program Compliance Solutions, in the amount of $218,400 ($72,800 annually) for three years, for fraud investigation services; recommendation that the City Council and the Housing Authority authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to negotiate and execute a contract with Ms. Dorothy Berndt, LCSW, in the amount of $237,057 ($78,019 annually), to provide clinical support for the Housing Authority and the Human Services Division.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

ADJOURMENT OF JOINT MEETING.

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Real Property Negotiators

            Property:                              1415-1437 5th Street

            City Negotiator:      Andy Agle, Director Housing and Economic Development

            Under Negotiation:            Interest in Real Property

            Owner of Record:  Viola S. Thomas Trust

 

2-B:     Conference with Real Property Negotiators

            Property:                              12040-48 Wilshire Boulevard

            City Negotiator:                  Andy Agle, Director Housing and Economic Development

            Under Negotiation:            Interest in Real Property

            Owner of Record:              Tom Turner Trust

 

2-C:     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-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b) (1): three cases.

 

2-E:     Conference with real property negotiator (Govt. Code section 54956.8):

Property:                              (3 parcels seaward of the 1921 Mean High Tide Line and adjacent to 850 Palisades Beach Road

            City negotiator:                   Andy Agle

            Negotiating parties:           City and Jonathan Club

            Under negotiation:            Lease pricing and terms

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9[c]: regarding the vacant property at 521 Marine.

 

2-G:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Oshiro v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. CV 08-07035 SJO.

 

2-H:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: City of Santa Monica v. Gonzalez, Case No. SS 013071.

 

2-I:       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-J:      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.

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

3-A:     Update on Progress Made Towards a Revised Land Use and Circulation Element for City Council Feedback and Direction.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (given during the July 14, 2009 meeting)

 

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 amending Chapter 6.104 of the Municipal Code relating to massage regulations to comply with new State law. (Introduced June 23, 2009)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption an ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections 9.04.10.02.220, 9.04.10.02.030, 9.04.10.02.070, 9.04.10.02.140, and 9.04.10.02.180 pertaining to Solar Energy Systems Design Standards and related provisions to facilitate the installation of Solar Energy Systems.  (Introduced June 30, 2009)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Second reading and adoption of ordinance amending Chapter 6.48 of Article VI of the Municipal Code relating to vehicles for hire; adding Chapter 6.49 to establish taxicab franchises; and amending Sections 6.04.110, 6.04.160, 6.04.170, 6.04.220, 6.08.210, 6.12.010, and 6.14.080 regarding taxicabs. (Introduced June 30, 2009)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Exposition Light Rail Phase 2 - Recommendation for Alternative Siting of Maintenance Facility within the City of Santa Monica and Supplemental Report – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to work with the Exposition Construction Authority (Expo) to continue to explore an alternate location for the required Phase 2 light rail maintenance facility; request the Expo to include this alternate site in the final EIR analysis and continue negotiations related to mitigating community adjacency issues; direct staff to work with the Expo and other agencies on grade crossing, layout and financial issues associated with the newly proposed sites; direct staff to analyze options and work with Expo to meet the applicable relocation needs of businesses and Santa Monica College, including exploration of joint use and/or co-location of facilities; direct staff to work with the Expo to minimize the visual and environmental impacts of the maintenance facility and enhance its aesthetic interface with the community; and direct staff to work with the Expo to ensure the final budget for the Expo Phase 2 project includes compensation to the City for use of the City-owned property on 1800 Stewart Street as applicable as well as for private parties and Santa Monica College, as necessary.  Recommendation to direct staff to continue to work with the college to resolve site needs.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

            POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (given during the July 14, 2009 meeting)

 

8-B:     Future use of beach property leased by Jonathan Club – recommendation to determine whether, in accordance with the permit and lease (Permit for Improvements and Lease Option Agreement by and between State of California, City of Santa Monica and Jonathan Club) executed in 1984, between the State of California, City of Santa Monica and Jonathan Club, there has been a material change in the need for public use of the three beach parcels leased to the Jonathan Club for private use; authorize and direct staff to take action consistent with the determination and the lease terms. (Continued from June 9, 2009.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8-C:     Parking Structures 7 and 8 Façade Improvement and Attendant Parking Program Project Update – recommendation to approve a phased approach to implementation of the Program to enable the Project to move forward with available resources.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

14.  PUBLIC INPUT:  (Public comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City.  State law prohibits the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item.)

 

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ADJOURNMENT.

 

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