CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22, 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 September 8, 2009, City Council meeting.
1-B.
1-C: Extension
of custodial services purchase order – recommendation to approve an
extension in the estimated amount of $176,157 to purchase order with L.A. Cha
Maintenance Company, for services at the Public Safety Facility through June
30, 2010, or until a formal bid is awarded.
1-D: City
Hall electric room addition – recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with Gonzalez Construction, in the amount
of $500,000, for construction of an electric room.
1-E: Santa
Monica Boulevard resurfacing – recommendation to authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with Silvia Construction, in the amount of
$1,244,479, for construction of the project; and a contract with Tetra Tech, in
the amount of $124,450, for construction management services for the project.
1-F: Asset
Management Plan for the water and wastewater systems – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with GHD, Inc.,
in the amount of $625,164, for professional services to prepare a Linear Asset
Management Plan for the water and wastewater systems.
1-G: Homeless
Management Information System – recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 8903 (CCS) with
Bowman Systems, for an amount not to exceed $169,270, to include additional
system administration support costs; and an amendment to Contract No. 8407
(CCS) with Chris Fonner, to an amount not to exceed
$93,100, to administer the ClientTrack data
management system.
1-H: Homelessness
prevention and rapid re-housing program – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a three-year contract with St. Joseph’s
Center, in the amount of $530,576, to provide case management, housing and
financial assistance, data collection and administration services related to
the implementation of the Rapid Re-Housing program.
1-I: Recommendation
to adopt a resolution to establishing the need for
Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks on newly hired
employees after July 1, 2010.
1-J: Appropriation
of State Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Funding – recommendation
to approve appropriation of funds in the amount of $100,000 of 2008 State COPS
funding and $11,644.45 of related interest earnings.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Real
Property Negotiator
Property:
City
Negotiator:
Under
Negotiation: Interest in Real
Property
Owners of Record: Verizon
Communications,
Community
College District
2-B: Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
Property:
City
Negotiator:
Under
Negotiation: Interest in Real Property
Owner of
Record: Guntram
and Liane Ossa Trust
2-C: Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 3400 / 3500 Airport Avenue
City
Negotiator:
Under
Negotiation: Interest in Real
Property
Owner of
Record: City of
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Chubna et al. v. City
2-E: Anticipated
Litigation: Initiation of Litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9c
2-F: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1): one case.
2-G: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1): Claim by City of
2-H: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Brogger
et al. v. City of
2-I: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Martin v. City of
2-J: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Powell v. City of
2-K: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Kinslow v. City of
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.
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeals
of Planning Commission approval of a variance and vesting tentative parcel map
for 1012 2nd Street – recommendation to deny appeals and uphold the
Planning Commission’s approval of the Variance and the Vesting Tentative Parcel
Map based on the proposed findings and conditions.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
– Given
during the September 22, 2009 Council 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 interim ordinance to modify property development standards in
the OP-4 Ocean Park Multiple Residential District relating to sideyard setback and open space requirements.
7-B: Introduction
and first reading of an ordinance amending Section 4.68.160 of the Municipal
Code to establish a new marathon route segment and the parameters for
authorizing and conducting a marathon utilizing this marathon route segment;
recommendation to approve modifications to the City’s extended Event Policy to
include large scale, single-day commercial events in the 1550 lot; and authorize
the City manager to negotiate and execute all necessary permits and license
agreements for the 2010 LA Marathon.
7-C: Introduction and first reading of ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 6.14.040(d) to allow fortunetelling as a permitted use on Ocean Front Walk within the RVC District and on Lincoln and Santa Monica Boulevard in the C4 District.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Public/private
partnership for use and programming of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate a public/private
partnership agreement with the Nederlander
Organization for the use and programming of the Civic Auditorium; and approve
key negotiating parameters for the agreement.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
– Given
during the September 22, 2009 Council meeting
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Annual Appointments to Boards and
Commissions. (Continued from August 11, 2009)
Board/Commission |
No. of Appts. |
Terms
Ending |
|
Accessibility
Appeals Board |
2 |
06/30/2013 |
|
Commission for the Senior
Community |
1 |
06/30/2013 |
|
Personnel
Board |
1 |
06/30/2014 |
13-B: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy to
the Planning Commission for a term ending on June 30, 2011.
13-C: Request
of Councilmembers McKeown and Davis that Council
direct staff to prepare an ordinance restricting the practice of amputating the
toes of animals, euphemistically called "declawing," and return with
such ordinance in time that it can take effect no later than December 31, 2009,
after which date local jurisdictions' authority in such matters will be usurped
by a pending state law.
13-D: Initial
appointment of seven members to the to the
13-E: Request
from
14. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public
comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the City.
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listed on the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item.)
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