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M-3/17/1998 448 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 17, 1998 An adjourned regular meetmg of the Santa MOllIca City Council was called to order by Mayor Holbrook at 6 15 pm. on Tuesday. March 17. 1998. III the CouncIl Chambers Roll Call Present ~layor Robert T Holbrook Mayor Pro Tern Pam O'Connor CounCllmember Ruth Ebner CounCllmember Michael Felllstelll CounCllmember Ken Genser Councllmember Asha Greenberg Councllmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present City Manager John Jahh CIty Attorney ~1arsha Jones Moutne City Clerk ~larla M Stewart CLOSED SESSIONS CLOSED SESSIO~S At 615 pm. Councll adjourned to Closed SesslOn to consider the followmg 16-A Conference \v1th Legal Counsel- EXlstmg LitIgatIon Cltv of Santa MOllIca v Henry Walther. et aI. Case No SC 0435522 ACTION No reportable actlOn taken 16-C Conference \'<1th Legal Counsel - EXlStlllg LmgatlOn CIty of Santa Momca v Shell 011 Co. Case No BC 121316 ACTION Approved settlement 'wIth Shell 011 to pay $25.700 for the purchase of property needed for the wldenmg of Cloverfield Avenue 16-D Conference wnh Legal Counsel - EXlstmg LltIgatlOn Daetwl1er v City of Santa MOllIca. Case No. SC 051 264 ~larch 17. 1998 I I I I I I RECO~VENE PLEDGE ORDINANCES SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH HOSPITAL DEV. AGMT. 449 ACTION No reportable actIOn taken 16-E Conference \Vlth Legal Counsel- EXistIng LltlgatlOn Rmg T radml:! Corporation. et al v City of Santa MOllica. et al . Los Angeles Supenor Court Case No BC 172044 ACTION No reportable action taken 16-F Conference \Vlth Legal Counsel - PotentIal LitigatIOn Number of cases Two ACTIO::-J ?\ 0 reportable actIOn taken Council reconvened at 7 lOp m . With all CounC11members present ylayor Holbrook led the assemblage m the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the Gmted States of Amenca 8-A GENERAL PLAN AME~DME::\'"T TO MODIFY THE HOSPITAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN (ST. JOHN'S HEAL TH CE~TER Presented was the staff report recommendmg that CouncIl certtfy the Fmal EnVlronmental Impact Report evaluatmg the emflronmental Impacts of the project proposed m the Development Agreement and adopt a Statement of Overndmg Considerations, adopt a resolutIOn arnendmg the Land Use and CirculatIOn Element and a resolutIOn arnendmg the Land Gse Element Pohcy Map, adopt a resolutIOn arnendmg the Hospital Area Specific Plan and a resolutIOn arnendmg the Hospital Area Specific Plan Land Use Map, and mtroduce and hold first readmg of an ordmance adoptmg the proposed Development Agreement. whIch mcludes approval of the Phase I project plans On order of the Mayor certam members of the public \vere allowed to speak before the remamder of the presentatIon due to time constramts and the pubhc heanng \vas opened Members of the publIc Reverend Lloyd Torgerson, Sister ylane Damian Geath. Jerry Epstem. Jayne PresnelL and Father Adalberto Blanco spoke III support of the project DISCUSSIOn ensued on concerns expressed by members of the 2 March 17, 1998 CLOSED SESSION: RETURN TO ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER 450 public and representatives from St John's Health Center On order of the Mayor, at 8 14 pm, Council recessed to the followmg closed sessIOn l6-B Conference \vIth Legal Counsel- EXIStIng LItIgatIOn Cltv of Santa MOllica v. Mobil OJ!, Case No SC 778141 The City Council reconvened at 8 26 pm, With all members present The ylayor made publIc statement regardmg the settlement of the above-mentIOned case Motion bv Councllmember Ebner. seconded bv Councllmember - - Greenberg, to approve settlement tor MobIl to pay $2 2 million wlthm 30 days for costs accrued by the Crty to date_ to pay for future costs for replacement water. to pay for remammg mvestigatIOn and cleanup of well field_ to pay for staff person to participate III oversIght of remammg mvestrgatlOn and cleanup of well field. and a restrictIOn of placement of any future gas statIon on the site next to the Arcadia well field The motIOn was approved by the follm\ing vote Ayes CouncIlmembers Femstem, Genser, Greenberg, Rosenstem, Ebner, Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook None None ~oes Absent On order of the Mayor. the CouncIl returned to the matter of St John's Health Center Motron bv Councllmember Femstem. seconded bv - - Councllmember Ebner to allow the representatives o[St John's Health Center to take t\venty mmutes for then presentatIOn The motIon was unammously approved by vOIce vote Terry Muldoon, proJect drrector for the St John"s replacement project, discussed the proJect. prOVided a history of St John's support of the people of Santa MOllica. ratIonale for the maJor faCIlIty change. and details for Implementmg the strategic VISIOn Sister Mane Madeleme made closmg remarks 3 March 17, 1998 I I I I I I 451 Planmng ComnnsslOners John Zmner. Kathy Wlermuck, and Enc Parlee. dIscussed varIOus aspects ofthe proposed proJect The tollowmg members of the publIc spoke m support of the proJect Jerry Baker, Errue Powell, Nancy Arnold. Susan FlelschInan. Lmda Gordon. Jeanme BerCier. Maura Wmesburg, DaVId TlllIpman, Daniel Ehrler, Mark Olson. Steaven Jones. Patncla Edlefsen. Richard Andersen. Debby Feldman, John Robertson, Margaret Bach. Nancy Rose, Bnan Harms, Dennis Sarti. James Hardm, and Sha\\TI 0 Bnen The tollO\\lng members of the publIc spoke m support of the proposed proJect and dIscussed the need for. and made recommendatiOns regardlllg. child care Betsy Hlteshew, Lmda Gordon. Jennifer Montgomery, Peter Lumsden, Edith Spam, Gretchen Frank. Judith Brunk. and Irene ZIVI Member of the pubhc Dorothy Chapman urged CouncIl to accept the recommendatIOn of the Planmng ComllllsSlOn to embed fundmg for 1\vo school nurses for the Santa Momca- Mahbu School Dlstnct Member of the pubhc Clarence-Jon Heisler spoke III opposltlon to varIOUS aspects of the proposed proJect RECESS On order ofthe Mayor, the City CounCIL recessed at 10 30 pm. and reconvened at 10 46 pm, \vlth all members present ~Iember of the publIc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns The followmg members of the publIc spoke m support of the proposed proJect Robert Fredncks. Jacquelyn Wilcoxen, Peter Pelican, Pat i\1cAlmond, Gretchen Case. and Susan Ballantyne Member of the public Joanne Leavitt spoke m support ofthe proposed proJect and discussed the need for and made recommendatIOns regardmg child care ylotIOn bv Councllmember Felllstelll. seconded bv Mavor Pro - - - Tern O'Connor. to contmue the meetmg past 11 00 P m Substitute motion bv Councllmember Greenberl:!. accented as - - - fnendlv. to contInue the meetmg to 11 30 pm. \Ylth the understandmg that the rest of the dehberatlons would be contmued to Wednesday. :'vlarch 18. 1998. at 7 00 P m The 4 March 17,1998 452 motIon was unammously approved by vOice vote The followmg members ofthe public spoke m support of the proposed project Robert Shields, Fern Selzer. Alan Hellpern, Hamson Betts. and Maye Pittman The followmg members of the public spoke m opposItion to vanous aspects of the proposed proJect Susan Henderson, John Chnstopher. and Laura HUizar RECESS On order of the Mayor, the Clty Councll recessed at 11 29 P m The Mayor armounced that the meetmg would contmue the followlng day begmmng \VIth a specwl meetmg for a dosed seSSIOns at 615 pm. and then contmumg today's meetmg WIth the St John's matter at 700 pm RECO~VE~E- MARCH 18, 1998 On order of the Mayor. the CIty Councll reconvened on Wednesday. at 720 p m \'.:Jth all members present to contmue deliberatIOns on the St John's Health Center matter The followmg members of the public spoke m support ofthe proposed proJect Wendy Memtt. Jearme Goldsmith. Valene Freshwater. and LIZ Mulready The followmg members of the public spoke m opposition to varIOus aspects of the proposed project Margaret Weiss. Llllda HUIzar. Irwm Warsaw, Radana MIkes, Lee Grant, Anne Cra\.vford. DaVId Cole, Daniel Galamba, Anoosh Askan, Bndget Terry, Janma Krupa, Robert Wnght. Stacy Abrams, and Bill Kleiman The follOWIng members of the public urged CouncIl to accept the recommendatIOn of the Planmng CommISSIOn to mclude fundmg for two school nurses for the Santa ~1omca-MalIbu School DIstrict Jamar Schoessow. Lmda Arvarutls, Soledad Fernandez. Julia Brownley, and Kathleen West Member of the public Bnan Hutchmgs expressed hiS concerns Member of the pubhc Katy Dougherty urged CounCil to take action to save trees that may be Impacted by thiS proJect There bemg no further speakers, the Mayor closed the pubhc hearmg 5 March 17. 1998 I I I I I I RECESS Pl:"BLIC INPUT ADJOURt"ME~T 453 On order of the Mayor. the City Council recessed at 8 35 pm, and reconvened at 9 05 pm. with all members present DIscussIOn ensued over the ments of the project and the concerns raised dunng the public hearmg Councllmember Ebner was excused at 10 40 p m. MotIOn bv CounCllmember FeInsteIn, seconded bv - . Councilmember Genser. to continue the meetmg past 11 00 p m The motIOn was approved by VOice vote, CouncIlmembers RosensteIn and Greenberg opposed CouncIl contmued diSCUSSIOn and questIOns of staff At 11 35 P m _ on order of the Mayor. deliberatIOns on thiS matter contmued to the meetmg of Ylarch 24. 1998, 15 PUBLIC INPUT ~Iember of the public Bnan HutchIngs expressed hiS concern about vanous Issues On order of the Mayor, the City CounC-ll meetmg ,vas adjourned at 11 40 p m '-- ATTEST ~~~ :vfarm M Stewart City Clerk APPROVED ~-r-/ -;-kiw.... Robert T Holbrook Mayor 6 :\'Iarch I 7. 1998