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M-1/13/1981 . . . . CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JA~UARV 13, 1981 A meeting of the Santa Monica City Council January 13, 1981, by Mayor Bambrick. I was called to order at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, Roll Call: Present: Mayor John J. Bambrick Mayor Pro Tempore Ruth Yannatta Goldway Councilmember William H. Jennings Councilmember Christine E. Reed Councilmember Cheryl Rhoden Councilmember Perry Scott City Manager Charles K. McClain Acting City Attorney Stephen Stark City Clerk Ann M. Shore l, 6'J2 P.M., Co"o"'...." Rhod,o ",",d '0 """ '0 C'o"d 5""00 Co d'"",, p,od'og or prospective litigation and instruct City representatives concerning salaries, salary ,schedules or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits. Second b~ Councilmembtr iJennings. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. The Council reconvened at 7:35 P.M :with all members present. Mayor Bambrick led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance :to the United States of America and introduced Rabbi Norman Roman, Beth Sholom Temple, ho offered the invocation. The Council met as the Parking Authority at 7:36 P.M., ad- journed the Parking Authority meeting at 8:02 P.M., and convened in regular Council eeting at 8:02 P.M. with all members present. 4-A,B: PRESENTATIONS: Mayor Bambrick expressed appreciation to Francis Goplen (not present) for his past service as Director representing the City on the Metropol itan Water i District Board. The Mayor presented Employee Service Pins to Claude Ripke of the Recre- I tion Department, Joseph Syposs and Paul Tabares of the Water Department, and Airport ~upervisor Alfred Velez. klRPORT OPINION: Mayor Bambrick announced that action had been taken at the 6:30 P.M. I' ~losed Session to release the Fortas/8erl opinion In regard to the Santa Monica Municipal rirport. Councilmember Rhoden moved to release the opinion to the publ ic. Second by 'I ouncilmember Scott. The motion was approved by the Following vote: Council Vote: Unanimo~$ly approved 6-0 I ouncllmember Reed moved to bring forward for discussion Agenda Items 7-A, 11-8 and 13-8. I econd by Mayor Pro Tempore Vannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. i ,It was announced that the public hearing on the Local Coastal Plan (Agenda Ite~ 5-C) ; f'OUld be held Wednesday evening, January 14, 1981. , -A: COMMUNITV DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATIO~: Presented for consideration was the taff report in regard to fil ing the 1981-82 Community Development Block Grant Appllcatio . ouncilmember Reed moved to permit six minutes for speakers representing groups and three I I ! 1/13/81 125 126 minutes for individuals. Second by Councilmember Jennings. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. The public hearing was declared open at 8:09 P.M. The following persons spoke from the Pico Neighborhood Association: Traffic safety was requested by the following persons: Randy Stephen, Charles Miller (who submitted a peti- tion signed by approximately 380 persons requesting a traffic signal at Pico Boulevard and EuclId Avenue), Jerry Rubin, Oliver Williams, Maria Gomez (who submitted a petition signed by approximately 350 persons requesting a traffic signal at Eleventh Street and IMichigan Avenue), Alex Quiroba and Alan Ricard. Erin Gibson requested safe lighting in , ['.:the al ley between Ninth Street and Lincoln Boulevard. Aretha Jackson requested tree trimf ,ming in the vicInity of Pico Boulevard and Virginia Avenue. Alvin Knowles requested removal of trees damaging sidewalks and wheelchair ramps. Loretta Johnson requested path 'I 'way improvements at Michigan Avenue and Twentieth Street. Daniel Ambriz requested wheel- chair ramps near Santa Monica College. Sue Kahn requested street and alley lighting on Nineteenth Street. Ann Thiermann requested a mural at the Steward Street underpass. : lEI I is Casson requested funding through NSA (Neigrborhood Strategy Area) or NBO (Neighbor- :hood-based non-profit Community Organization). Kathy Sarampa and Karyn Hollis requested! :protection from noise, air and water pollution. Rick Moore and John Corbin s~oke to : 'Irequest funding for youth service programs. Vabel Reed requested increased senior citizer ,services. Fel Ice Bachrach spoke in support of child care programs. Doris Ganga requester 'housing repair and energy conservation measures. Margie Gill ies spoke in support of low Icost housing. Jeri Franklin spoke in support of citizen participation outreach programs. IThe followin9 persons spoke from the Ocean Park Community Organization: Gerry Lopez, Clare Branfman, David Eggenschwiler, Ralph Jarrett, Carter Locke, Richard Schneldmil ler ' land C. J. Jones spoke to request funding for rehabilitation of rental units, security ;installation for crime prevention and energy conservation. I !The fol lowing persons spoke from the Hispanic Research Organization: Ventura Hernandez, I'KathY Rockhi 11 and Betty Macias spoke to requesting funding of outreach and services to Hispanics in Santa Monica. ,John Jurenka spoke in support of funding low/moderate income housing. Pierce Watson :requested water service upgrade, street and alley 1 ighting, sidewalk and street repair, jand fire hydrants in the area bounded by Lincoln, Centinella, Pico and Sa~ta Monica !Boulevards. John Hagelberg representing Santa Monica Energy Project spoke in support of ioutreach and educat,on to renters regarding energy programs. Roy Morando spoke to re- :quest job placement and training in the P,co neighborhoon. IThere be,ng no one else present wishing to speak on the subject, Mayor Pro Tempore ,Vannatta Goldway moved to close the public hearing at 10:18 P./l. Second by Councilmember !Rhoden. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Following discussion, ~ayor Pro Tempore Vannatta Goldway moved to direct staff to review ,and analyze al I proposals for inclusion, where appropriate, in the final application whic IV"' 11 be considered at the meeting of January 27, 1981. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motIon was approveC by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 2 1/13/81 . . . . . . . . II-B, 13-B and 13-G: CRIME CONTROL FUNDING AND BALLOT MEASURES: Presented at this time was a petition related to crime control which had qualified for the bal lot of the elec- I tion to be held April 14, 1981; a crime control ballot measure proposed by Councilmember Jennings; and a request by Councilmember Jennings to discuss an appropriation to supple- ,ment police strength. The followIng members of the public requested a measure or 'measures be placed on the ballot to provide Increased police protection: Dora Ashford, Tima Tomash, Russell Barnard, Pat Geffner, Marguerite Kramer, Pierce W~tson, Steve Brackett, Jim Webster and Daniel Cohen. At 11 :15 P.M., Councilmember Rhoden moved to continue discussions past II :00 P.M. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Tne motion was approved by unanimous vote. Councilmember Jennings n-oved to adopt Resolution No. 6178(CCs) entitled: "A RESOLUTICN OF; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~ICA, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTING ,WO QUeSTIONS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY AT THE GENERAL MUljlCIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 14, 1981", reading by title only and waiving further reading trereof, placing on the bal lot a proposed charter amendment enti tIed MAJOR CRIME CONTROL AND TAX REDUCTION, qual i- I fied for the ballot In a petition circulated by SHAC (Santa Monicans Against Crime) ard 'a proposed charter amendment entitled POLl CE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES presented by Councilmember Jennings, wording to be substantially as written In a report to the Counci I from the City Attorney dated January 13, 1981. Second by Councllmember Rhoden. During discussion, CounCllmember Reed moved an amendment that Section 1901 be changed to read: "Within nine months of the effective date of th,s article, the City Council shall adopt, by ordinance, a comprehensive crime prevenslon program, intended to reduce major crime In the City. This program shall include, an-ong other things, pr<>vislons for the optimum use of existing and additional pol ice and other law enforcement resources, plans to improve the safety of streets and neighborhoods, and ways to encourage publ ic invol ~ent In the reduction of crime. Following the adoption of the Comprehensive Crime Prevention Program, the City Council shal) appropriate the funds necessary to implement the Comprehensive Crime Prevention Prograf'l." Second by Mayor Bambrick. Discussion vias he ld. Councilmember Jennings n-oved an amendment so that a portion of the last sentence read "...Council shall appropriate funds, if available, necessary to tmplement." Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. The latter amendMent was approved by the following vote: Councl I Vote: Affirmative' Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Rhoden, Scott Negative: Councilmember Reed and Mayor Bambrick Councllmember Reed amendment, as amended above, \~as approved by the follm'iing vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Counci lmembers Vannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed, Rhoden and Mayor Bambrick Negative: Councilmember Scott Councilmember Reed moved an amendment to the main motion to substitute the following language in Section 1902.B: "Appropriation of funds that may be made available for 3 1/13/81 127 128 spending by reason of Section A shal I be made for providing increased pol Ice ard other protective services intented to controi major crime and for no other purpose." Second by Mayor Bambrick. The amendment was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Jenning~, Reed, Rhoder and Mayor Bambrick Negative: Councilmember Scott Abstain: Councilmember Vannatta Goldway Discussion was held. With the consent of the second, Councilmember Jennings included in his main motion a revised wording of the question to be placed on the bal lot relating to the SMAC petition measure: "Shall the City Charter be amended to add Article XIX, relating to Crl~e Control, providing for an increase of the City's spending] Imit of approx,nateiy $3,000,000 for each of t,he next four years and a reduction of the City property tax by 2~ for each $100 of assessed valuation?" as suggested by Councl lmember Reed. The main motion adopting a resolution placing two questions on the ballot relating to crime control, as amended, was approved by the fol lowing vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Vannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed, Rhoden and Mayor Bambrick Negative: Councilmember Scott. . iCouncllmember Jennings moved to appropriate an additional $500,000 to begin implementatio' !cf Phase I of the memorandum dated November 21, 1980, from the Chief of Pol ice, including ,exparded use of lateral hiring if necessary or desirabie. Second by Councilmember Reed. . Discussion was held. The motion failed by the fo] lowing vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Counci Imembers Jennings, Reed and Mayor Bambrick Negative: Counci Imembers Vannatta Goldway, Rhoden and Vannatta Goldway i,councilmember Jennings mov~~ to direct staff to begin steps toward leasing the area northf' 10f the AIrport runway and east of Clover Park for commercial uses. Second by Council- member Reed. Discussion was held. With the consent of the second, Councllmember Jenning included In the motion the request of Councilmember Scott that staff be instructed that it is to be leased as one parcel for development that is consistent with the Barclay CurcI development and that it be in the form of a call for lease proposals to permit Counci I the opportunity to review before lease arrangements are made; further that the proposal include land that is available east of Clover Park running up the end of 'the City property. During discussion of the matter, Mayor Pro Tempore Vannatta Goldway requested that the record Indicate that she WI II vote in favor but does not interpret this lease revenue as necessarily being under the Gann I Imitation; that this is separate ;from that particular concern about fiscal restraints and is simply a way to be more lefficlent about City property. The motion and its addition was approved by the following ,vote: I Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Vannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed and Scott: Negative: Counci1members Rhoden and Mayor Bambrick 4 1/13/81 . . . . . . Councilmember Reed moved to adopt Resolution No. 6179(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICI AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OF ITS MEMBERS TO FILE WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING MEASURES TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 14, 1981", reading by title only and \'Jaivlng further reading thereof, authorizing Counci 1 members Bambrick, Jennings and Reed to \"rite the argun1ent in favor of the crime control measure proposed by Councllmember Jennings and authorizing Council- ,member Scott to write the argument in opposition. Second by Councllmember Jennings. , The mot i on \"as app roved by the fo 11 ow i ng vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Counci lmember Reed moved that the resolution include authorization for Councilmembers Vannatta Goldway, Rhoden and Scott to write the argument in opposition to the crime control measure submitted by SMAC petition. Second by Council~ember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Fol lowing diSCUSSion, Council~ember Reed moved to further amend the resolution to add the na~e of Counci lmember Yannatta Goldway to those authorized to write the argument In favor of the measure proposed by Counci Ime~ber Jennings. Second by Councilmember ; Jennings. The motion was approved by the fol lowing vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Councilmember Reed moved to adopt Resolution No. 6180(ccs) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS", reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Co~ncllmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Councllmember Jennings moved to request the Airport Commission, the Housing Commission and the Commission on Older Americans to hold hearings to solicit views from the public : concerning alternativE uses of the AI rport property and to forward their recommendations for such uses to the Planning Commission; further, to request the Planning Commission to hold such hearings as it may deem necessary or appropriate In order to make recommenda- tions to the Council concerning optimal development of such property for non-airport uses giving due account to the needs of the City for revenue, affordable housing and open space. The ~otion failed for lack of a second. At 1:10 A.M., Counci lmember Rhoden moved to recess to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 14, 1981, to hold a Closed Session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters and thereafter to consider the remaining items On the agenda. Second by Councilmember Jennings. The motion was approved by the following vote: Councl I Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 ATTEST: ~. 7)~~ Ann M. Shore City Clerk APPROVED: 1\ /J J' ,/7 . ~t1- f.,~J i, <j{tw~ / 10:::;" J.U}llmbrick I ,ayor 5 1/13/81 129 130 . . . .