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M-1/20/1998 I I I 373 CITY OF SAXTA MONICA CITY COL~CIL ::\-HNUTES JANUARY 20, 1998 A regular meetmg of the Santa Momca City Counc.ll "\-vas called to order by ~1ayor Holbrook at 615 pm, on Tuesday. January 20, 1998. m the Council Chambers Roll Call Present ~\'fayor Robert T Holbrook rvfayor Pro Tern Pam O'Connor CouncIlmember Ruth Ebner Councllmernber Michael Femstem CouncIlmember Ken Genser Counctlmember Asha Greenberg Councllmernber Paul Rosenstem Also Present CIty Manager John Jahh City Attorney y,1arsha Jones Moutrie City Clerk MarIa M Stewart PLEDGE Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor led the assemblage m the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the Umted States of Amenca CLOSED SESSIONS CLOSED SESSIONS At 615 pm. the City Council conyened and then adjourned to Closed SessIOn The Council reconvened at 7 02 pm. to the regular rneetmg \nth all Councrlmernbers present, and announced the followmg actIOn taken dUTlng closed sessIOn 6-k Conference WIth Legal Counsel DaVId M Rosman v City of Santa Momca. Case No SS 007045 ACTIO~ Heard No action taken 6-8 Conference \VIth Legal Counsel Jem'M Rubm v City of Santa :vfomca, Case:\o CV 97-8786 ACTION MotIOn bv Councrlmember Greenberg. seconded bv CouncIlmernber Ebner. to direct staff to prepare an ordmance amendmg the street vendmg ordmance The January 20. 1998 SPECIAL AGE:"lDA ITEMS SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 374 motIon '.vas approved by the followmg vote Ayes CounclImembers Ebner, Greenberg, Genser. Femstem, Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Holbrook CouncIimember Rosenstem None Noes Absent 6-C Conference wIth Legal Counsel ~lQbII. Inc v Crty of Santa MOllIca. Case No SC 778141 ACTION Heard 1\'0 actIOn taken 6-D Conference wlth Legal Counsel Santa MOllIca Housmg Councr! v City of Santa MOllIca. Case No BC 184061 ACTION Heard Ko actIOn taken 6-E Conference WIth Legal Counsel- Antrclpated LItIgatIon Kumberofcases Two FIrst case MotIOn bv CouncIlmember Greenberg. seconded by CouncIlmember Ebner, to dIrect staff to prepare an ordmance repealIng the local ordmance banmng assault '.veapons The motIOn \vas approved by the follmvmg vote Ayes CouncIimembers Femstem, Genser, Greenberg, Rosenstem. Ebner. :'vlayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook None :'-J"one Noes Absent Second case Heard No actIOn taken. 4-A: CO~ME:"lDATIONS FOR COURAGE l'vlayor Holbrook presented commendatIOns to Santa MOnIca City employees Valente Guzman. RIchard CarrIllo. JIm Ranmez. and Kenneth 'W'lute for courage m apprehendmg an armed robbery suspect At 7 15 pm. a SpecIal Jomt ;..,1eetmg of the Cny CouncIl. Housmg Amhonty. Parkmg Authonty, and Redevelopment Agency was convened 2 January 20, 1998 I I I I I I BUDGET PRIORITIES 375 CC/HA.lPA!RA.-l PUBLIC COMMEI\T AND DISCUSSIO:\ ON BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FY 1998/99 ConsideratIOn of budget pnontles for FY 1998/99, mcludmg Commumty Development Block Grant & Home Investment PartnershIp Act Programs (Contmued from January 13. 1998 PublIc heanng closed) MotIOn by CouncIlmember Genser, seconded by CouncIlmember Greenberg. to approve the staff recommendatIOn, WIth the understandmg that the budget documents \\111 remam flUld up unnl the tIme of adoptIOn and that Items may be added or deleted. subject to publIc comment. whIle proceedmg through the budgetary process DIscussIOn ensued dunng whIch CounCIl requested staff to conSider the followmg . A sIte for a second \vholly Cny-owned mumCIpal pool. centrally located m the CIty that \vould be aVaIlable to all members of the community be researched ImplementatIOn of a safe streets campaIgn m the CIty dealIng \vnh the development of an educatIon program and an enforcement program for dnvers and pedestnans WIdespread efforts to Improve the appearance of the communIty. to move forward V..1th the Breakwater. research the entIre problem of parkmg and traffic m the area ofthe Pier and detenmne long term solutIOns for these very senous problems :\eed for workmg spaces and hve-\vork spaces for artIsts m the commumty Greenmg of the communIty Development of a program to recycle yard waste Development of a youth commiSSIOn ProvlSlon of affordable housmg NeIghborhood safety and communIty lIvablhty Provision of a range of types of play apparatus for youth of dIfferent developmental and skIll levels Movmg forward WIth the HIstone PreservatIOn Plan Determme optIOns to prOVIde support to neIghborhood orgamzatIOns ASSIst WIth the hIgh school marchmg band umforms Development of a systematIC program to deal \-vlth the problem of mature tree roots as relates to SIdewalk destructIOn Concerns regardmg the CREST program and playground access CltyTV coverage of communIty meetmgs ConSIderatIOn offundmg for pOSSIble future lIbrary expanSIOn " " January 20, 1998 376 DlssemmatIon of lllformatIon relatmg to the process for the I mstallatlOn of street llghts ExaminatIOn of the possIble adoptIOn of a pollcy to deternllne the cost of Installmg only attractive street hghts The possIblhty of bike racks and a debit card for bus fares · BeautificatiOn of Lmcoln Boulevard and Ocean Park Boulevard · PubhcatlOn of the telephone number to report problems m the Cny DeSIgnatIOn oftlmes dunng the year for large trash Item pIck-ups Cost analysIs of an outdoor Ice skatmg nnk Improvements to the mfrastructure, where feasIble and possible, for areas south of the PIer between the beach. Ocean A venue, and the area near the Pntlkm Center PossIble constructIOn of a parkmg structure III the parkmg lot south of the Sea Castle Resources for telecommumcatlOns plan to ensure the effectIveness of e-mall outreach and reVItalIzatIOn of PEN as a commumty forum Increased teleVISIOn coverage of commumty events LIve teleViSIOn coverage of school board meetlllgs Increased electromc dehvery of CIty serVices Fundmg of electIOn coverage. ExpanSIOn of staff attendance at the F armers ~vlarket. for dlssernlllatlon of mfonnahon to the communIty I Increased access to CIty technology through more pubhc termlllals In pubhc places and to explore the posslbllny ofpnvate places Acceleration of urban forest. partIcularly relatmg to the mid-CItIes area ExploratIOn of the nddmg of polystyrene In both Cn)' bmldlllgs and at CIty events Support of outreach for sustainable Cities program Commitment of resources to declde whether to go WIth envIronmentally bemgn fuels or not \Vlth the deregulatIon of electricity Development of gmdelmes relating to gas emissions Support for clllld care Homeless serVIces for the youth and mentally III ProVISIOn of more pubhc tOilets Support for SectIon 8 hOUSlllg and expenmental co-housmg plan Clean-up of the chffs and bathroom mamtenance at PalIsades Park Enforcement ofCondnlOnal Cse PermIts SOCially responsIble mvestment of City funds Fundmg for senous enforcement programs for the dog parks Puttmg aSIde fundmg for land acqulSltlOn for open space and parks 4 January 20. 1998 I 377 I The followmg amendments. accepted as fnendlv, were made by CouncIlmember Genser To add engmeenng. educatIOn. and enforcement as they relate to traffic safety mto the draft budget as an mterdepartmental objectIve and allocate the resources for ImplementatIOn and regardmg speCIfic Issues and locatIOns. e g . appropnately pamted cross\valks. a traffic SIgnal at MichIgan and Lmcoln, etc To attempt to appropnate the necessary resources to allo\v for the self- duected development of a playground m the Los Amlgos Park area. mcludmg schools To do some analYSIS and conSider the allocatIOn of resources to address changes m the SectIOn 8 program To mc1ude the exploratIOn and pOSSible allocatIOn of resources for the enhancement of youth programs at VirgInIa Park. pOSSibly other parks. and lIbranes. m terms of youth servICes I To proVIde some analYSIS as to what the City must put on the ):ovember 1998. ballot. such as bond financmg for the lIbrary. financmg for parks and open space. as well as costs for pOSSible Charter amendments (clean-ups) or modificatiOns. to allocate the resources for the development of these mumcipallssues. to allocate resources to cover the election ammmstratIOn. and to mclude analYSIS to pOSSIble allocatIon of resources for broadcastmg of the electIOns through CItyTV To dIrect staff to conduct research and proVIde mfOrmatIOn and optIons to CounCil for an appropnate model to proVIde support to commumty neighborhood organizatIOns and determme the amount ofresources necessary to Implement the model CounCil approves DISCUSSIOn ensued on the above motIon and the ments of providmg support to neighborhood orgamzatlOns Councllmember Genser clanfied hiS amendment that mformatlOn on neighborhood models be prOVided to CounCil so that. If a model IS approved. appropnate resources be mcorporated m next year' s budget to Implement the model I To direct staff to take necessary steps to organize and further procedures on hIstonc preservatIOn and become more proactive m order 5 January 20, 1998 ]78 to develop an hIstoric preservatlOn plan element to the General Plan I The follO\\lng amendments ."ere made bv CouncIlmember Felllstem accepted as fnendly: To set as a pnonty more llve-work spaces for artIsts To lllclude the suffiCIency ofpubhc tOIlets as part of the DO\vnto.vn urban DeSIgn Plan To lllclude the areas of the CIty that need the most urban reforestatlOn To emphaSIze yard waste In the recyclmg program To develop a process for dlscontlllumg use of polystyrene m Cny bmldmgs and at CIty events To strIve for hve broadcastmg of school board meetmgs For the November electIons. hold mteracuve candIdate debates. possIbly lllcludlllg the school dIStrIct and the college board Amendment bv CouncIlmember Greenberg. accepted as fnendly. to I establIsh a commumty calendar on home page and possIbly have It be mteractrve WIth reSIdents VIa e-maIl On order of the Mayor. a roll call was taken on the mouon The Cny Clerk stated. for the record, the motIon was to approve staff recommendatIOn. as amended and takmg mto conSlderatlOn all the Issues raIsed The motIon passed by the followmg vote Ayes CouncIlmembers F emstem, Genser, Greenberg. Rosenstem. Ebner. Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook )J one None Noes Absent At 9 15 pm. the speCIal Jomt meetmg of the CIty CounCIl, Housmg Authonty. Parkmg Authonty. and Redevelopment Agency was adjourned and the regular Cny CouncIl meetmg .vas reconvened RECESS On order of the Mayor. the Cny CounCIl recessed at 9 IS pm, and reconvened at 9 45 pm. WIth all members present 6 January 20. 1998 I I I I 379 AIRPORT COMMISSION 5-A APPOINT1IE:'~T ~-totlOn by Mayor Holbrook. seconded by APPOINT)i[ENT Councllmember Genser. to contmue the appomtment to the Airport CommIssIOn to the meetmg of January 27.1998 The motIon was unanimously approved by vOice vote PIER RESTORt\TION CORPORATION APPOI~T)iIENTS CONSENT CALE~DAR: Ml~UTES PNEU\IATIC TCBELESS TIRES 5-B APPOI:'\T.\rIENTS .\-tember of the publIc Jonathan Gross urged the reappomtment of eXlstmg members .\'IotlOn by CounCllmember Greenberg. seconded bv CounCllmember Ebner. to contmue the three appomtments to the PIer RestoratIOn CorporatIOn to the meetmg of January 27. 1998 MotIOn bv Councllmember GreenbenL acceoted as fnendlv. to amend - - - - the motion to also ask staff to research the rules of appomtments and possible modificatIOns, If necessary. and return to Council as soon as possible The motIon. as amended. was unanimously approved by vOice yote The Consent Calendar \'.-as presented. \vhereby all Items are considered and approved m one motlon unless removed from the calendar for diSCUSSIOn ylembers of the publIc Joey Fullmer. Nancy Behravesh. and Irene ZIVI addressed Items on the Consent Calendar MotIon by Councllmember Greenberg. seconded by Counctlmember Genser. to approve the Consent Calendar. readmg resolutlons and ordmances by utle only and walvmg further readmg thereof The motIOn was approved by the followmg vote Ayes C ouncllmembers F emstem. Genser. Greenberg. Rosenstem. Ebner, :Vlayor Pro Tern O'Connor, Ivlayor Holbrook Kone Kone Noes Absent 6-A APPROVAL OF l\1I~UTES The Cny Council mmutes of the meetmgs of December 2. and December 9, 1997, were approved as submitted 6-B P:\"EUMATIC TUBELESS TIRES FOR BCSES The award of Bld:\o 2668 to the Goodyear Tlre & Rubber Co. m the total amount of S892. 717. to furnish and delIver pneumatic tubeless tlfes to be leased for use on buses was contmued to the meetmg of January 27. 1998. at 7 January 20. 1998 380 the request of staff CHILD CARE FACILITIES 6-C RESOLLTIO~ EXEMPTIN"G CHILD CARE FACILITIES EXEMPTION FRmv1 FROM PLAt"li'NING FEES ResolutlOn No 9233(CCS), entitled "A PLA~ING FEES RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA EXB.1PTING O\V1\ERS OF ALL CHILD CARE FACILITIES FRO:V1 PAYING ANY PLANNNG APPLICATION FEES AND ENVIRON\1ENTAL COSTS:' was adopted END OF CONSEKT CALENDAR ADMINISTRA. TIVE PROCEEDINGS 518 GEORGINA 7-A SUBDIVISION OF EXISTING PARCEL AT 518 GEORGINA Presented was the appeal ofPlanmng Commission demal ofVestmg Tentative Parcel Yfap 24905 to allmva t\vo-parcel subdlvlslOn on an eXIstmg parcel at 518 Georgma Avenue. and the recommendatIOn to deny the appeal and uphold the Planmng ComrmsslOn's decision Applicant! Appellant Smd T orab ChriS Hardmg, representmg the applicant/appellant, spoke m support of the appeal Member of the public Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns Members of the publIc Qumn Sulls Andy Mmtzer, Laura \1mtzer. Roslyn Ste\'vart. Jonathan Stewart. Joy Jones. CInch Batzdorf. and W E Stem spoke m opposltlOn to the appeal ChriS Hardmg presented a rebuttal There bemg no other speakers, the Iv1ayor closed the publlc hearmg Motion by CounCllmember Genser, seconded bv Councllmember Femstem, to deny the appeal and uphold the declSlon of the Plannmg CommISSIOn Motlon by Councllmember Genser. accepted as fnendly. to mcorporate the record from the prevIOus lot spilt on Georgma, as heard by Councll on ~ovember 25. 1997 The motion was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councllmembers FeInsteIn. Genser. Greenberg, Rosenstem. Ebner. Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor, .'vlayor Holbrook None Koes 8 January 20. 1998 I I I I I I ORDINANCES PEDICABS FAR."IERS MARKETS 381 Absent None 8-A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ESE OF PEDICABS ON MAIN STREET Presented was the ordInance for IntroductIOn and first readIng approymg a one-year pilot program for the use ofpedleabs on a portlGn ofMam Street an order of the Mayor. the publle hearmg was opened Member of the publlc Glen Gerson spoke m support of the pedIcab concept There bemg no other speakers. the Mayor closed the publIc hearmg :\10tlOn bv Councrlmember Greenberg. seconded by CouncIlmember Femstem, to mtroduce for first readmg an ordmance entItled "AN aRDI:;\ANCE aF THE CITY CaUNCIL aF THE CITY aF SANTA MO:\ICA APPRaVING A PILaT PRaGRi\~1 FaR THE USE aF PEDICABS aN A paRTIa:\" aF I'vL'\IN STREET," readmg by tItle only and \VaIvmg further readmg thereof The motion was approved by the followmg vote Ayes COUllCllmembers Ebner, Rosenstem. Greenberg. Genser. Femstem, Mayor Pro Tern a"Connor, Mayor Holbrook None None Koes Absent 8-B OPE~ AIR FARMERS :VIARKETS I;\" VARIOrS DISTRICTS Presented \vas an ordmance for mtroductIon and first readmg to allow apen AIr Farmers :Markets In the CM MaIn Street CommerciaL A-aff Street Parkmg averlay. and C4 Highway CommerCial Dlstncts wnh a CondItlonal Use PermIt an order of the Mayor. the publlc heanng was opened There bemg no one wlshmg to speak. the Mayor closed the publle hearIng :V10tIon bv Councllmember Femstem, seconded bv CouncIlmember Greenberg. to mtroduce for first readmg an ordmance entItled "At\' QRDI~ANCE QF THE CITY CQlJ~CIL QF THE CITY QF SANTA MaNICA ADDING SECTION 9 0402 030 543 AND AMEi'\DING SECTIaNS 9 040838050,9040822 040. AND 9 04 08 28 040 QF THE SANTA :\1QNICA :VIUKICIPAL CQDE TO. ALLo\V aPEN AIR FARLvIERS :MARKETS IN THE C:VI ~\'1AC\ STREET CalVIMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE A-QFF STREET PARKING QVERLA Y DISTRICT 9 January 20, 1998 AL'TOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS 382 AND THE C4 HlGHWA Y COM~1ERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A I CONDITIONAL USE PErovnT:' readmg by Htle only and Walvmg further readmg thereof The motion was approved by the follm"lng vote Ayes Councllmembers Femstem. Genser. Greenberg. Rosenstem. Ebner. Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook :.roes ::\lone Absent ::\lone 8-C AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS AS CONDITIONALLY PER.'UTTED L"SES Presented was an ordmance for mtroductlOn and first readmg to specIfy automobIle dealershIps III eXIstence on October 1, 1996, as condltlonally permItted uses m the C6 Boulevard CommerCial Zonmg Dlstnct. proVIded that such uses are not converted to another use On order ofthe Mayor. the public hearIng was opened Member of the publIc ChrIS Hardmg. speakmg on behalf of the applIcant. spoke m support of the proposed ordmance There bemg no further speakers, the ylayor closed the publIc heanng I :Vlotion bv Councllmember Greenberg'. seconded bv Councllmember Ebner, to mtroduce for first reading an ordInance entItled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COU;..rCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA :VlONICA AMENDING SECTION 9 04 08 26 020 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE SAXTA MONICA "MUNICIPAL CODE TO SPECIFY ACTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS IN EXISTEl\CE ON OCTOBER 1. 1996. AS CONDITIO)JALL Y PErovnTTED L"SES IN THE C6 BOULEVARD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT:' readmg by tItle only and waIVmg further readmg thereof. antended to stipulate dealershIps legally in eXIstence on October 1, 1996. and dlfect staff to revIew Section 9 04 18 030 for pOSSIble clarIfication and recommendation The motion "vas approved by the follo'.vmg vote Ayes Councilmembers Ebner. Rosenstem. Greenberg. Genser. Felllstem, Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. :Ylayor Holbrook None Xone Noes Absent ~lotion bv Councllmember F emstem. seconded by Councllmember Greenberg. to continue the meetIng past 11 00 P m The motIOn was I 10 January 20. 1998 I I I COUi\"CIL~lEMBER DISCUSSIO~ ITEMS ~nSREPRESENTATION OF RESIDENCE cOM~IISSION O:"l OLDER AMERICANS PUBLIC INPUT ADJ017RN~lENT 383 unanImously approved by VOIce vote 14-A WILFUL :\USREPRESE~TATION OF RESIDENCE OR CIRCUMSTANCES OF RESIDENCY Presented was the request of Councllmember Greenberg to dlTect staff to revIew the possIbIlIty of enactmg an ordmance that would make It unla,,,ful for any person to '''1Ifully mIsrepresent thelT reSIdence or cIrcumstances regardmg thelT reSIdency on any form submItted to the CIty. the Cmfied School Dlstnct and the Commumty College Dlstnct MotIon by Councilmember Greenberg, duly seconded. to ask statl to dISCUSS the reSIdency SItuatIOn "vlth the school dlstnct and the college dlstnct and study the pOSSIbIlIty of enactIng an ordInance that would make It unlawful for any person to 'vilfully mIsrepresent their reSIdence or cIrcumstances regardmg thelf reSIdency on any form submItted to the CIty of Santa MOllIca. the Santa-'vlomca--'vlabbu Gmfied School Dlstnct and the Santa ~lomca CommunIty College Dlstnct. to be effectIve III September 1998 The motIOn was approyed by YOIce vote. WIth all Councllmembers present 14-B RESIGNATION MotIOn b:' Councllmember Greenberg. seconded by CounCllmember Femstem, to accept ""lth regrets the resIgnatIOn ofPatncla Fox from the CommISSIOn on Older Amencans and authOrIze the CIty Clerk to publIsh a notice of vacancy The motIon was unanImously approved by vOIce vote 15 PUBLIC INPIJT IVlember of the publIc Cheryl Hurley expressed concerns regardIng the zonmg of her neIghborhood as It relates to Its proxImIty to MIchael' s Restaurant On order ofthe Mayor. the CIty CounCIl meetmg was adjourned at 11 15 pm. to Tuesday. January 27, 1998. at 6 15 pill. In memory of Harold Robmson and Dand Robert EIsenhart APPROVED ATTEST ~ ~'-'~ \0 ~ Oo./'-~ \. ~'..r /- ph~ ~lana M Ste,vart CIty Clerk Robert T Holbrook \-1ayor 11 January 20. 1998