CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009

 

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

RULES OF CONDUCT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS

 

 

 

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 22, 2009, regular City Council meeting, and the September 22, 2009 Special City Council meeting.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Mountain View Mobile Home Park underground electrical system – recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Rule 15 Agreement with Southern California Edison for construction and maintenance of new underground electrical facilities at Mountain View Mobile Home Park.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Civic Center Site Survey services – recommendation to authorize the City manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract No. 1833 (CCS) with Mid-Valley Engineering, in the amount of $67,350 for a total of $133,760, for site preparation for upcoming projects.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-D:     BBB Short Range Transit Plan and applications for funds – recommendation adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file the FY 2010-2012 Short Range Transit Plan with the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and to submit grant applications, and to execute grant agreements and related documents in furtherance of the plan.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-E:     Appropriation of Grant Funds from the University of California Berkeley Traffic Safety Center – recommendation to: 1) authorize the City Manager to accept a no match grant in the amount of $22,270 from the University of California Berkeley Traffic Safety Center in support of the “Click It or Ticket Mini-Grant” Program; and 2) approve proposed budgetary changes.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-F:     Corporate Yard Master Plan Design – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract RNL Interplan, Inc., in the amount of $230,000, for design services of the Corporate Yard Master Plan.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-G:     Recission of purchase of Fire Station Alerting System and purchase from different vendor – recommendation to rescind past approval of the purchase of a fire Station Alerting System from Westnet, and instead authorize the City manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Advanced Electronics, in the amount of $153,553, for purchase of the system.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

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

 

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, the former Gillette Paper Mate facility, 1681 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2-H:     Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1): BOA Restaurant, 101 Santa Monica Blvd., Case Number BS-08-com1780 (Administrative Proceeding) and Makai Restaurant, 101 Broadway, Case Number BS-09COM0078 (Administrative Proceeding).

 

2-I:       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

 

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:     Study Session on possible modifications to street performance regulations – recommendation to hold a public hearing and consider whether or not to modify Municipal Code Section provisions governing street performance, including Section 6.112.030(b), which requires a permit to perform on the Third Street Promenade, the Pier, the Transit Mall and City sidewalks. 

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

4.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

4-A:     Proclamation declaring October 2009 Disabilities Awareness 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 ordinance establishing a new marathon route segment and the parameters for authorizing and conducting a marathon utilizing this marathon route segment.  (Ordinance introduced September 22, 2009.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:     Second reading and adoption 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.  (Ordinance introduced September 22, 2009.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:     Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Sections 9.04.10.02.090, 9.04.10.08.070, 9.04.10.08.100, and 9.04.10.08.190 related to the number and type of driveways required for parking lots and structures with more than 40 spaces, hazardous visual obstruction mitigations, allowable number of parking maneuvers, parking access in all districts, and garage door width in the front one-half of parcels.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:     Feasibility of Potential Sites for Public Safety Storage Facilities – recommendation to provide input and direction on proposed sites for Public Safety Storage Facilities.

 

            STAFF REPORT

            POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Given during the October 13, 2009 meeting)

 


10.  REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:

 

10-A:   Request from the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation that Council consider extending the interim use of 1680 Main Street for temporary parking for a period of six to twelve months commencing January 15, 2010.

 

            LETTER

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Annual Appointments to Boards and Commissions. (Continued from September 22, 2009)

 


Board/Commission

No. of Appts.

Terms Ending

 

Accessibility Appeals Board

 

2

 

06/30/2013

Personnel Board

1

06/30/2014

 

            CURRENT APPLICANTS

 

13-B:   Designation of voting delegate and alternate for the National League of cities Annual Business Meeting to be held on November 14, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas.

 

            LETTER

 

13-C:  Recommendation to accept Jason Parry’s resignation from the Housing Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.

 

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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