CITY OF SANTA MONICA

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011

  

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 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.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

1-A:    Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:  Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b) – 4 cases:  Claim of Dunn and Robhana; Claim of NMS Properties; Claim of Michael McKinsey – Development Agreement for Village Trailer Park; 1 case. 

 

1-B:    Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:  Consideration of whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c):  1 case.

 

1-C:    Conference with Real Property Negotiator:

            Property:                           1314 6th St., 1314 7th St., and 1337/1345 7th St.

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

            Under Negotiation:            Price & Terms

            Owner of Record:              Verizon California Inc.

 

The following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 6:30 p.m.  

 

2.  SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:

 

2-A:    Presentation to the City Council of Resolution of Appreciation from Edison’s Board of Directors, CEO and President Celebrating Partnerships with the Community on Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, and other Community Programs.

 

3.  CONSENT CALENDAR:  (All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.)

 

3-A:    Approval of minutes of October 11, October 25, and November 1, 2011, City Council meetings.

         

          MINUTES

         

3-B:    Homeless Management Information System – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Agreement No. 8903 (CCS), with Bowman Systems, LLC. in the amount of $94,760, for a total amount of $308,790, for additional system support, on-site training and upgrade costs; and approve the proposed budget modifications.

         

          STAFF REPORT

         

3-C:    Big Blue Bus Fleet Maintenance Software Upgrade – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Trapeze, Inc. in the amount of $357,389 for software and services to upgrade the existing fleet maintenance system, and authorize five additional one-year maintenance options.

         

          STAFF REPORT

         

3-D:    Resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 71418 to subdivide a property located at 1314 Seventh Street into 15 commercial condominium units.

         

          STAFF REPORT

         

3-E:    Resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 62291 for a 4-unit condominium project located at 1012 2nd Street.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

3-F:    Permit tracking and land management system – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Accela, Inc., in the amount of $390,000 to implement a land based management system including, data migration, training and maintenance for fiscal year 2012/13; and authorize four additional on-year maintenance options for a not to exceed amount of $156,672.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

3-G:   Zero Waste Strategic Plan development and rate structure analysis – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with HDR Engineering, in the amount of $149,360, for development of a strategic plan and refuse rate structure analysis. 

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

4.  STUDY SESSION:

 

4-A:    Pier Governance, Management and Operations -  recommendation to consider modifying the governance structure of the Santa Monica Pier as recommended in the “Pier Governance and Management Study,” and direct staff to return with legislative and budget adjustments necessary to implement the recommended approach.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

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 Articles IV, VIII and IX of the Municipal Code relating to allocation of responsibilities to the Building and Fire Life Safety Commission, to expand the Building and Safety Commission to include Accessibility Appeals Review Board and Newly Formed Fire Appeals Board.  (Introduced November 8, 2011.)

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

7-B:    Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 6.36 of the Municipal Code related to late night vending on Main Street.  (Introduced November 8, 2011.)

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

7-C:    Second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending Section 11.04.050 of the Municipal Code relating to contributions to candidates for office, adjusting the contribution limit to $325, and adding an indexed adjustment.  (Introduced November 8, 2011.)

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

7-D:    Resolution making findings regarding local, climatic, geological and topographic conditions pursuant to the Health and Safety Code; introduction and first reading an ordinance modifying Municipal Code Chapters 8.106 and 8.108 related to green building design and construction and demolition waste handling requirements.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

7-E:    Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Section 9.56.050 and Section 9.56.060 of the Municipal Code to authorize the establishment, by resolution, of compliance monitoring fees based on the reasonable regulatory costs of ensuring compliance with the City’s Affordable Housing Production Program and annually monitoring affordable housing units; and, adoption of a resolution establishing compliance monitoring fees for affordable housing based on the reasonable regulatory costs of ensuring compliance with the Affordable Housing Production Program and annually monitoring affordable housing units.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

7-F:    Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 11.04.010 increasing the number of registered voter signatures required for qualification of a candidate for elected City office. 

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:

 

8-A:    Proposed solicitation of bids for the sale of City-owned property at 1920 Ocean Way – recommendation that the City Council authorize staff to solicit bids for the sale of 1920 Ocean Way, a City-owned property designated for affordable housing; and adoption of resolution declaring that the City-owned property is no longer needed for the purpose it was acquired nor for any other public purpose. 

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

8-B:    Review and approval of Final Bike Action Plan – recommendation to review Draft Final Bicycle Action Plan; adopt a resolution adopting the Negative Declaration for the Bike Action Plan; adopt a resolution adopting the Bike Action Plan for the City of Santa Monica; and approve the proposed budget changes.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

8-C:    Youth Resource Team Policy Group – Next Steps – recommendation to review and comment on the work of the Policy Group, direct staff to proceed with next steps; and authorize the proposed budget changes.

         

          STAFF REPORT

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:  Request of Councilmember McKeown that the Council direct staff to explore means whereby the City can best protect the safety of Village Trailer Park residents and of the existing affordable housing, and assure that all of the City's own options with respect to various ongoing processes are preserved; and related Information Report.  (Continued from November 8, 2011 meeting)

         

          INFORMATION

 

          (To be continued to December 6, 2011.)

 

13-B:  Annual appointment to three positions on the Pier Restoration Corporation for terms ending on November 10, 2015.

        

          (To be continued to a future meeting)

 

13-C:  Request from Mayor Bloom, Councilmembers Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown that the City Council oppose state budget cuts to physical, mental health therapeutic care and social services for frail seniors and adults and other Medi-Cal recipients including the elimination of the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) program and advocate that the State legislature continue to explore alternatives to eliminating the ADHC program, including the California Association for Adult Day Services’ (CAADS) proposal to reduce ADHC without having to eliminate the program. 

         

          INFORMATION

 

 

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.)

 

ADJOURNMENT.

 

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