CITY
OF
REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY
HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY,
MARCH 9, 2010
MEETING BEGINS AT
5:45 P.M.
RULES OF CONDUCT AT 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 February 9, and the February 23, 2010, City Council
meetings.
1-B: Purchase
of five articulated CNG Transit Coaches and spare parts – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract
No. 2969 with North American Bus Industries Inc., in the amount of $4,898,946
to purchase 5 low-floor articulated compressed natural gas transit coaches and
miscellaneous spare parts; and authorize the City Manager to issue a Notice to
Proceed.
1-C: Lease
Agreement for Civic Center café – recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Lease Agreement No.
8982 (CCS) with High Rise Goodies Restaurant Group d.b.a. Trimana
Grill to restructure lease terms relating to the formula for base rent and the
duration of validated patron parking for the café space in the Civic Center
Parking Structure.
1-D: Services
related to the Land Use & Circulation Element implementation; Exposition
Light Rail Planning and Design Coordination; and Design Review –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
amendment to Contract No. 9058 (CCS) with the Phipps Group, in the amount of
$100,000, to develop implementation measures for neighborhood conservation and
historic preservation initiatives; and an amendment to Contract No. 8729 (CCS),
in the amount of $225,000, to provide planning and urban design services in
conjunction with the above projects.
1-E: Police
Department mobile video system – recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Insight Public Sector, in the
amount of $275,000, for purchase and maintenance of a mobile video system for
use in police vehicles.
1-F: Mountain
View Mobile Home Park property management – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Real Estate Consulting
& Services, in the amount of $1,425,741, to provide property management services
for the Mobile Home Park.
1-G: Condition
Assessment and Analysis Study of City Facilities – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Faithful+Gould, in the amount of $281,621, for preparation
of a facility condition assessment and condition analysis study for 148 of the
City’s existing structures.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference with Legal
Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b): 2510 7th Street and 1236 25th
Street
2-B: Conference
with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b) (1): one case.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9 (c): one case.
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Chubna et al. v. City of
2-E: Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: 1336 Fifth Street
City
Negotiator: Andy Agle,
Director Housing and Economic Development
Under Negotiation: Lease Modification
Lessee of Record: Hershey Associates
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.
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Mayor Ken Genser
Memorial Tribute plaque presentation by Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and
4-B: Proclamation declaring March 2010 Women’s History Month and International
Women’s Day in the City of
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeal
of Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use Permit and Variance for The
Parlor restaurant (1519 Wilshire) – recommendation to deny appeal
09APP-012 and uphold the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use
Permit 08-015 and Variance 08-021 for The Parlor restaurant based on draft
findings and conditions. Appellant: 1519 Wilshire
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Given during the March 9, 2010
meeting)
6-B: Appeal of Landmarks Commission designation as City Landmarks of the residential buildings located at 1047 9th Street – recommendation to deny the appeal and designate the three residential buildings at 1047 9th Street as City Landmarks based on proposed findings. Appellant: Marina Belokaneskaya
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Given
during the March 9, 2010 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 of the City of Santa Monica
adding Chapter 1.14 to the Municipal Code relating to Hearing Officer
Authorities and Decisions. (Ordinance introduced February 23,
2010.)
7-B: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Santa Monica amending Section 9.04.08.16.020 of the Municipal Code to authorize the re-establishment of a ground floor general office use following a property’s use by a charitable, youth or welfare organization. Ordinance introduced February 23, 2010.)
7-C: Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance
of the City of Santa Monica amending Municipal Code Section 4.20.010 relating to
the use of median planting strips and parkways. (Ordinance introduced February 23, 2010.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Commemoration of contributions of Former
Mayor Herb Katz and environmentalist Dorothy Green – recommendation to
commemorate Councilmember and former Mayor Herb Katz by naming the off-leash
area of Joslyn Park, Herb Katz Dog Park; and
commemorate environmentalist Dorothy Green by changing the name of Beach Park
#1 to Dorothy Green Park.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one annual vacancy on the Measure V Citizens Oversight Committee with a term
ending on December 31, 2011. (Continued from January 26, 2010)
13-B: Recommendation
to accept
13-C: Appointment
to one annual vacancy as the
13-D: Request
to rescind appointment of Richard Gerwitz to the
annual vacancy on the Pier Restoration Corporation made on February 23, 2010
and consider new appointment for a term ending on November 10, 2013.
13-E: Request of Councilmember Bloom that: 1.
The Council allocate $35,000 in Council Discretionary funds as a matching or
challenge grant designed to leverage discretionary funds in order maximize
their utility to save this summer's Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica
Pier so that a minimum of 7 concerts can be produced; 2. That staff be directed
to work with the staff of the Pier Restoration Corporation to achieve this
goal; and 3. That staff be directed to
return to Council with analysis, recommendations and actions necessary for
possible revenue neutral adjustments to assist in achieving this goal.
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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