CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

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.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B.     Santa Monica Bay educational and outreach services – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Agreement No. 1514 with Heal the Bay, in the amount of $50,000 for a new total of $150,000, to provide educational and outreach services.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Real Property Negotiator

Property:                  2909 Exposition Boulevard

City Negotiator:      Andy Agle, Dir., Housing & Economic Development

Under Negotiation:            Interest in Real Property

Owners of Record:            Verizon Communications, Santa Monica

                                                Community College District

 

2-B:     Conference with Real Property Negotiator

Property:                  1654 19th Street

City Negotiator:      Andy Agle, Director, Housing & Economic Development

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:      Andy Agle, Director, Housing & Economic Development

Under Negotiation:            Interest in Real Property

Owner of Record:  City of Santa Monica

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Chubna et al. v. City Santa Monica, USDC, Case No. CV09-5046 CBM (Ex).

 

2-E:     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, the former Gillette Paper Mate facility, 1681 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA.

 

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 Los Angeles Moss Avenue Coastal Interceptor Sewer System Payments.

 

2-H:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Brogger et al. v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC 378071.

 

2-I:       Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Martin v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. SC 098 333.

 

2-J:      Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Powell v. City of Santa MonicaLos Angeles Superior Court Case Number SC 098 205.

 

2-K:     Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Kinslow v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number SC 102082.

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            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.

 

            INFO

 

13-D:  Initial appointment of seven members to the to the Santa Monica Urban Forest Task Force.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

13-E:   Request from Joel Greenberg to be appointed to Emeritus vacancy on the Commission for the Senior Community for a term ending on June 30, 2011.

 

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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