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M-1/12/1999 (5) 784 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 12, 1999 A regular meetmg of the Santa ~onIca CJty Councd was called to order by Mayor 0 'Connor at 632 pm, on Tuesday, January 12, 1999. at the Mam LJbrary Audnonum, 1343 6th Street Roll Call Present Absent Mayor Pam O'Connor Mayor Pro Tern Ken Genser Councllmember MJchael F emstem Councllmember Robert T Holbrook Councdmember Kevin McKeown CouncIlmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present CLOSED SESSIONS CIty Manager John Jahh CIty Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie CIty Clerk Mana M Stewart CLOSED SESSIONS At 6 32 pm, the CJty Councd adjourned to consider the followmg Conference witb Legal CounsellLaborlReal Estate Negotiator: 16-A CIty of Santa MOnIca v Wemberg, et al. Case No Be 192158 Mohon by Councllmember McKeowll, second by Mayor Pro Tern Genser. to approve settlement m the amount of $429,500 to the Wembergs for the purchase of land for the Cloverfield expansion The motion was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councdmembers McKeown, F emstelO, Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor O'Connor None CouncIlmembers Holbrook, Rosenstem Noes Absent 16-8 CJty of Santa Monica v Samuel Kardashian, Case No BC 121315 ACTION No reportable actIon 1 January 12, 1999 I I I I I I 785 16-C Ctty Labor Negottator Karen Bancroft, Personnel Dtrector Bargammg Untt Untted TransportatIOn Unton (DIU) ACTION Not heard 16-D AntICipated LitigatiOn - Number of cases One ACTION Not heard 16-E Brett Carr v CIty of Santa Momca, U S Dtstnct Court No CV 98-8765 HLH (Ex) ACTION No reportable action 16-F Santa Momca Street Performers Group v Ctty of Santa Monica, Case No CV 98-7473 LGB (RNBx) ACTION No reportable actIon 16-G Property 1228/1230 Montana Avenue, Santa MOllica NegotIatmg Parties Jeff MathIeu, City representative Pierce Brothers, owner of recmd Under Negotiation Option for acqUiSition of real estate property ACTION No reportable action 16-H Property 2330 MichIgan Avenue, Santa MOllica NegotIatmg Parties JeffMathteu, CIty representative Irvmg Geffner, owner of record Under NegotiattOn Opbon for acqUlSltiOn of real property ACTION No reportable actIOn 16-1 Daetwtler v CIty of Santa Momca, Case No SC 051 264 ACTION Not heard RECONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the Ctty Counctl reconvened at 7 17 pill, WIth Counctlmember Rosenstem absent Mayor Pro Tern Genser led the assemblage m the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Untted States of Amenca 2 January 12, 1999 SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT SPECIAL JOINT MEETING BUDGET PRIORITIES 786 4-A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT COMPETITION AWARD The "National NIght Out Competltlon Award" was presented to the Santa l\1omca Pollee Department by the NatIonal ASSocIatlOn of Town Watch I At 720 pm> a SpecIal Jomt Meetmg of the CIty CounCIl, the Housmg Authonty, the Parkmg Authonty, and the Redevelopment Agency was convened WIth CouncIl! Authority/Agency Member Rosenstem absent CCIHAIP AIRA-l BUDGET PRIORITIES/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTIHOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT PROGRAMS - FY 1999-2000 Presented was the public heanng to receIve publIc comment and hold discusslOns on budget pnontIes for FIscal Year 1999-2000 and for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment PartnershIp Act Programs On order of the Mayor, the public heanng was opened CIty of Los Angeles Councilmember RIchard Alatorre expressed concern I WIth the closmg down of the alcohol and chemIcal dependency program at St John's HospItal and urged CIty asSIstance m maintaimng It open Member of the pubhc Dan Ehrler spoke m support of the Mam Street Merchants' request for fundmg for attendant parkIng for parking structures, restnpmg of lot 9 m the 1\.1am Street area, and fundmg for quarterly SIdewalk washmg for the Bayslde DIstnct, IncludIng the remamder of downtown and Montana A venue Member of the pubhc Jean McNeIl Wyner concurred With the requests by the Chamber, and spoke m support of the LIfelong Leammg Project Member of the pubhc Tony Palermo spoke m support of funding for the ConventiOn and VISItOrs Bureau The followmg members of the publIc urged Couned to 11ft the eap on fundmg of agenCIes servmg the homeless Valene Freshwater, NICk Taylor, Melba Culpepper, and Ellen Sawyer Member of the public Scott Freshwater urged CouncIl to fund attendant parkmg for parkmg structures 7 and 8 Member of the publIc Joy Fullmer I 3 January 12, 1999 787 I expressed her concerns The folloWIng members of the publIc spoke In support of the allocatIOn of resources for the preparatIon of a chIld care ordInance JUdIth Brunk, Ellen Khokha, Irene ZIVI, Betsy Hltechew, Linda Gordon, Kathleen Sheldon, and Kathy Weremmk Member of the pubhc RIta Lowenthal spoke regardmg pnontles of the CommiSSIOn on the Status of Women Member of the publIc Bruce Rankm requested CouncIl's aSSIstance to dIrect staff to work wIth the Westslde Food Bank to offset the hIgh cost ofbemg based in Santa Momca Member of the publIc Ned LandIn spoke m support of fundIng for a momtor referee to be assIgned to the performers on the Promenade dunng peak hours Member of the publIc Melva Hemsohn spoke in support of funding for senIor servICes and repaIr of the restrooms m the semor recreatlOn center Mark Olson and Rosemary Regalbuw spoke In support of contInued fundmg for the Meals-On- Wheels program I Member of the publIc Jacqme Wilcoxen spoke in support of fund10g for mentorshlp programs for youth MarIlyn McGrath and Johanna de la Rosa spoke In support of the infant-FamIly Support Program SheIla Wells spoke in support of fund10g for the Santa MOllica Symphony The followmg members of the publIc spoke in support offundmg for the "Work m Progress" Project Oscar de la Torre, Natl Vazquez, Mana Leon-Vazquez, Chnst10e McMenamy, Amy Martm, Tony Vazquez, Elias SemI, and Lupe Castro I Member of the pubhc JosephIne SantIago spoke In support of funding for a career program for youth and young adults WIth cnmmal backgrounds RobIn Waner requested fundIng of neIghborhood orgamzatIOns Leshe Paonessa requested the CIty change Its pohcy regarding fund10g for SIdewalk washmg III the areas of Main Street Merchants, Montana Avenue Merchants, and the Downtown Distnct, With the exceptIOn of the ThIrd Street Promenade and spoke 10 support of contmued fundmg for the parkmg coordinator for Main Street 4 January 12, 1999 788 Member of the public Gary Gordon spoke m support of contmued I fundIng for the MaIn Street parkIng coordInator and requested fundmg for Improved parkmg programs Pro Se urged CouncIl to honor the agreement With hiS chent so that her zero bedroom voucher can be upgraded to a one-bedroom certIficate Sanford Berhn, Constance Cornell, Maggie Hall, Judy Abdo, and LOUIse Jaffe spoke m support offundmg for the LIfelong Learmng Project AnIta Holcomb spoke In support offundmg for Increased pohee presence In the Mam Street area Member of the pubhc Heather Gebman spoke In support of fundmg for a new mUSIC buIldmg at Santa Momca HIgh School Clyde SmIth requested fundIng for Improvements to the facilities at the Thelma Teny Center at Virgtma Avenue Park Frank Juarez spoke m support of the creatiOn of an mfrastructure to channel fundmg and avoid competltiOn for fundmg among servIce proVIders Member of the pubhc Susan Henderson spoke m support of fundmg for the neIghborhood groups, tree tnmmmg, CIty fundmg of sidewalk repaIr, and repaIr of alleys MotIOn by Councilmember FeInstem, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Genser, to hear a late speaker for one mmute The motIon was unanImously approved by voice vote, Councilmember Rosenstem absent I Member of the pubhc R Wnght spoke m support offundmg for the neighborhood groups, park mamtenance, and a 2,000-foot breakwater There bemg no further speakers, the Mayor closed the publiC heanng MotIon by Counctlmember Genser, seconded by CouncIlmember Feinstem, to contmue dehberatlOns on Item No CC/HAlPAJRA-l, contInue Item Nos 5-A and 5-B, to act on the Consent Calendar, hear any members of the public who wish to speak on Item No 8- A thIS evelllng and contmue the remainder of the Item to a relatIvely early tIme at the next meeting, contmue Item No 10-A, hear any "13" Items that the requestmg parties WIsh to present thIS 5 January 12, 1999 I I I I RECESS/CLOSED SESSIONS SPECIAL JOINT .MEETING: PICO BLVD. STREETSCAPE 789 evemng, and contmue any "14" Items that are not time-sensItive The motion was unammously approved by VOIce vote, Councllmember Rosenstem absent At 10 03 pm, on order of the Mayor, the SpeCIal Jomt Meetmg was adjourned CLOSED SESSIONS At 10 03 pm, CounCil recessed to contmue dISCUSSIon of closed seSSIOns and reconvened at 10 45, WIth CouncIlmember Rosenstem absent At 10 45 pm, a SpeCIal Jomt Meetmg of the CIty CounCIl and the Redevelopment Agency was convened wIth Counctlmember/ Agency Member Rosenstem absent CCIRA-l AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PICO BOULEVARDSTREETSCAPElltlPROVEMENT PROJECT Presented was the staff report recommendmg that the City CouncIl authonze the CIty Manager and the Redevelopment Agency authonze the Executive DIrector to negotIate and execute Contract No 7434(RAS) WIth Valley Crest, m the amount of $4,946,585, for the constructIon of the PiCO Streetscape Improvement Project, and authonze the CIty Manager and the ExecutIve DIrector to execute the first amendment to the ReImbursement Agreements Contract Nos 6608(CCS) and 6606(RAS), respectively, between the City and the Agency for the proJ ect On order of the Mayor, the publIc heanng was opened Member of the publIc Robm Waner spoke m favor of mcludmg the mtersectIon of 33rd and PICO in the re-stnpmg program There bemg no other speakers, the Mayor closed the pubhc hearing Motion by CouncIl member/Agency Member Femstem, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern/Chalf Pro Tern Genser, to approve staff recommendatlOn The motIon was approved by the followmg vote Ayes CouncIlmernbers! Agency Members Holbrook, McKeown, Femstem, Mayor Pro Tern/ChaIr Pro T em Genser, Mayor/Chalf O'Connor 6 January 12, 1999 790 Noes None Absent Counctlmember/Agency Member Rosenstein I At 10 58 pm, the Special Jomt Meetmg of the CIty CouncIl and the Redevelopment Agency was adjourned and the regular CIty CouncIl Meeting was reconvened WIth Councllmemher Rosenstem absent CONTINUED ITEMS BLDG. & SAFETY COMMISSION 5-A APPOINTMENT TO BUILDING & SAFETY COl\fl\'fiSSION The appomtment to the BUlldmg & Safety CommISSIon for a term ending June 30, 2001, was contmued to January 19, 1999 HOUSING COMMISSION 5-B APPOINTMENT TO HOUSING COMMISSION The appomtment to the Housing CommissIOn for a term endmg June 30,2002, was continued to January 19, 1999 CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar was presented, whereby all Items are consIdered and approved III one motion unless removed from the calendar for dIscussIon At the request of CouncIlmember Feinstein Item No 6-C was removed from the Consent Calendar Item No 6-1 was wIthdrawn at the request of staff MotIOn by I Counctlmember Holbrook, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Genser. to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exceptIOn ofItern Nos 6-C and 6-1, readmg resolutions and ordinances by title only and waIvmg further readmg thereof The motIOn was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councdmembers Femstem, McKeown. Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor 0 'Connor None Counctlmember Rosenstein Noes Absent MINUTES 6-A APPROVAL OF MINUTES The mmutes of the November 10, 1998, City Council meeting were approved as corrected EARTHQUAKE 6-B EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY RESOLUTION RECOVERY RESOLUTION (JANUARY 1994 EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE) ResolutIon No 9357(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A CONTThTLTING LOCAL EMERGENCY, II was adopted 7 January 12, 1999 I I I I COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 791 6-D MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA, INe., FOR MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO DOING BUSINESS IN OR WITH l\'IYANl\'IAR (BUR..l\'IA) The CIty Manager was authorized to negotiate and execute a purchase order With Motorola, Inc , III the amount of $28,001 28, for an annual mamtenance agreement for repaIrs of Motorola communicatiOn eqUipment, and notification to Council of exception to Resolution No 8966(CCS) was approved BULLETPROOF HELMETS 6-E PURCHASE OF BULLETPROOF HELMETS WITH FACE SHIELDS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Bid No 2735 was awarded to Botach Tactical, m the amount of $57,156, to furnIsh and dehverbulletproofhelmets With face shields for the Pollce Department REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS POLICE DEPARTMENT DATABASE SYSTEM 6-F APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS IN STORMWATERRUNOFF AND TO FUND A KELP FOREST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NEAR THF SANTA MONICA PIER ResolutiOn No 9359(CCS) entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE APPLICA nON FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SANTA MONICA BAY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CATCH BASIN INSERTS AND A KELP FOREST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT," was adopted 6-G PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE FOR USE AS POLICE INVESTIGATIONS DATABASE SYSTEM Contract No 7435(CCS) was approved WIth Onon ScientIfic systems, In the amount of $60,000, for the purchase of software, InstallatIon, tramIng, and one year's maintenance of software for use as a database system; the purchase of the required computer hardware was authonzed through a competItIve bid process at an amount not to exceed $30,000, and Contract No 7436(CCS) was approved With Onon SCIentIfic Systems, In the amount of $46,250, for a five-year maintenance agreement 8 January 12, 1999 FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 792 6-H PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE AND INSTALLATION OF FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Contract No 7437(CCS) was approved with Control Software, m the amount of$171,800, for the purchase and install anon of a fleet mamtenance management information system for the Transportation and Environmental & Pubhc Works Management Departments I BREAKW ATER PROJECT 6-1 RECONSTRUCTION OF Tnt': SANTA MONICA (withdrawn) BREAKWATER PROJECT The recommendatIOn to approve a contract for the Breakwater Project was withdrawn at the request of staff MUNICIPAL POOL REPLACEMENT PROJECT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HOURS 6-J ORDINANCE ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH THE CITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL POOL REPLACEMENT PROJECT Ordmance No 1 932(CCS) entItled irAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE DEVELOP-MENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND TIlE SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT," was adopted on second reading, and Contract No 5458(CCS) was amended I 6-C EXTENSION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HOURS AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT C{)unctlmember Femstem requested, and staff provided clanfication of the process associated With the extenSIon of air traffic control tower hours at Santa Monica Alfport MotIon by Counctlmember Femstem, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Genser, to adopt ResolutiOn No 9358(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REQUESTING TIIAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA nON EXTEND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HOURS AT THE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT," readmg by tttle only and waiving further readmg thereof The motion was approved by the following vote Ayes Counctlmembers Holbrook, McKeown, Femstem, I 9 January 12, 1999 I I I 793 Mayor Pro T em Genser, Mayor 0 'Connor Noes None Absent Councllmember Rosenstem ORDINANCES: STREET 8-A STREET PERFORMERS AND VENDORS PERFORMERS AND ORDINANCE Presented for introduction and first readmg was VENDORS ORDINANCE an ordInance amendmg Chapters 6 36,6 112, and 6116, and SectIOn 3 12375 of the MuniCIpal Code relatIng to street performers, vendors, and persons utIlizing tables or carts for the purpose of dIsplaying or distributing merchandise, goods, written matenals or food, or plaCIng objects on the publIc SIdewalk, and recommendatIOn to dIrect staff to desIgnate locatIons for "free- speech vendors" on the Thud Street Promenade and the Santa Monica PIer and establish a process for periodically assigmng locatIOns to mdividual vendors MotIon by Counctlmember FeinsteIn, seconded by Mayor O'Connor, to contmue the meetmg past 11 00 P m The motIon was unanImously approved by VOice vote, Councllmember Rosenstem absent On order of the Mayor, the pubhc heanng was opened Member of the public Rich SmIth urged Council to protect the right of free speech Bnan Hutchings expressed hIS concerns Robert Barrett spoke m oppOSition to allowmg commerce on publIc streets and SIdewalks On order of the Mayor, the publtc hearing was contmued to the meetmg of January 19, 1999 STAFF ADMIN. ITEMS PREFERENTIAL PARKING 9-A REPORT ON PREFERENTIAL PARKING IN TRF. OCEAN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH COASTAL COMl\fiSSION Staff reported that this Item has been Withdrawn from Coastal CommISSIOn conSIderatIon and will not return for conSideratIon until August at the earhest The information was received and filed PUBLIC HEARINGS CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS PLAN 1 Q-A PUBLIC HF.ARING FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSmp ACT (HOME) PROGRAMS The pubhc heanng was contmued to January 19, 10 January 12, 1999 794 1999 I WRITTEN COl\IM: 13-A DRIVER-PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM DRIVER-PEDESTRIAN The request of Kelly Olsen to address CouncIl regardmg thiS EDUCATION PROGRAM matter was contInued to January 26, 1999 PREFERENTIAL PARKING/COASTAL COMMISSION ISSUES CITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS PIER RESTORATION CORP. L.A. COUNTY WEST VECTOR CONTROL LmRARY BOARD ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD RESIGNATION 13-B PREFERENTIAL PARKING IN OCEAN PARK AND COASTAL COMMISSION ISSUES The request ofRtck Laudati to address Council regardmg this matter was contmued to January 19, 1999 13-C CITY'S FUTURE, GROWTH, HOUSING AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES The request of Kathy KarIganer to address CouncIl regardmg this matter was continued to January 19, 1999, as a 5-item 14-A APPOINTMENT TO THE PIER RESTORA nON CORPORATION The appomtment to annual vacancIes on the PIer Restoration CorporatIon was contInued to January 19, 1999 14-B APPOINTMENT TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT The appomtment to the Los Angeles County West Vector Control Dlstnct was contmued to January 19, 1999 I 14-C APPOINTMENT TO LmRARY BOARD The appomtment to the LIbrary Board was contmued to January 19, 1999 14-D APPOINTMENT TO ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD The appointment to the Architectural ReView Board was contmued to January 19, 1999 14-E RESIGNATION FROM ACCESSffiILITY APPEALS BOARD MotIOn by Counctlmember Holbrook, seconded by Counctlmember Femstem. to accept the reSIgnation of Alan Toy from the Accessibility Appeals Board and authorize the City Clerk to publIsh the vacancy The motIOn was unanllllously approved by VOIce vote, Counctlmembef RosensteIn absent II I January 12, 1999 I I I APPOINTMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS AS LIAISONS MASS TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES 795 14-F APPOINTMENT OF COUNCll.MEMBERS AS LIAISONS TO COUNCIL-APPOINTED BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISORY BODIES The Mayor made the followmg appomtments Body AIrport CommissIon ArchItecrural ReVIew Board Arts CommIssIOn Budding & Safety CommIssIon CommissIon on Older Amencans CommISSIOn on the Status of Women Housmg CommissIon Landmarks Commission LIbrary Board Personnel Board Planmng Commission Recreation & Parks CommissIOn SOCIal ServICes CommISSIon Downtown DIstrIct ConventIon and VIsItors Bureau Pier RestoratIon Corporation Santa Momca-Mahbu Umfied School DIstnct Board Envlfonmental Task Force Independent CItIes AsSOCiation League of Caltforma Cales National League of Cities Los Angeles County CIty SelectIOn Committee Wests Ide Summit Councllmember( s) Holbrook and Genser Genser Rosenstem Rosenstein O'Connor O'Connor Rosenstem and McKeown O'Connor Holbrook Rosenstem McKeown McKeown F emstein Holbrook and F emstem McKeown Holbrook and Genser O'Connor and Genser Rosenstem and Femstem Holbrook Delegate O'Connor Alternate Genser Delegate O'Connor Alternate Genser Delegate O'Connor Alternate Genser Delegate O'Connor Alternate Genser 14-G MASS TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE EXPOSITION RIGHT-OF-WAY The request of CouncIlmember Rosenstem to address Counctl regardIng thIS matter was continued to January 19, 1999 12 January 12. 1999 796 YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS 14-H YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS The request of Counctlmember Rosenstem to address Council regardmg this matter was contlOued to January 19, 1999 I ANTI-TENANT HARASSMENT ORDINANCE CounCllmember Holbrook was excused at 12:08 a.m. 14-1 ANTI-TENANT HARASSMENT ORDINANCE Presented was the request of Counctlmember F einstelll to direct staff to gather mformatton relatmg to the performance of the Santa Momca Anti-Tenant Harassment ordmance smce Its reVISIon m July 1996, to return on January 19, 1999, WIth recommendatiOns for public hearing on ways to improve and strength it, and with mformatIon on any possible related changes to the CIty Charter that could appear on the April 24-25, 1999, speCIal electiOn ballot as a charter amendment Member of the public Denise McGranahan dIscussed tenant harassment complamts and the problems associated therewIth Member of the publIc MIchael Tarbet spoke in support of strengthening the Anti-Tenant Harassment Ordinance MOTIon by CouncIlmember Femstem, seconded by Councilmember McKeown, to approve request Motion to amend motion by Councilmember McKeown, accepted I as friendly, to authorize staff to investigate the potenttal provision or non-provisiOn of parkmg being a form of harassment Motion to amend motIon by Counctlmember Genser, accepted as fnendly, to direct staff to gather mfonnanon on specific Items on whIch Counctlmembers have expressed an Interest, as well as anythmg that staff identIfies as bemg appropnate for a charter amendment The matton, as amended, was unammously approved by VOIce vote, Councllmembers Holbrook and RosensteIn absent INTEREST PAYMENT ONI4-J PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SECURITY SECURITY DEPOSITS DEPOSITS Presented was the request of Counctlmember Femstein to direct staff to determine whether the City of Santa Monica is able to reqUIre the paymg of mterest on secunty depOSIts to tenants 10 all Santa Momca rental umts (rent-controlled and non-rent controlled), or whether such authority is pre-empted by the State ofCahfornm, If the CIty of Santa Monica IS able to 13 January 12. 1999 I I I I POTENTIAL NE\V PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING TENANTS 797 reqUIre the paymg ofmterest, If It can be accomphshed by ordmance or if there must be an amendment to the City Charter, If It IS by charter amendment, If staff can return 10 tIme WIth language for publtc heanng, so that the charter amendment could appear on the April 24-25, 1999, specIal electIon ballot MotIOn by Councllmember FeInstem, seconded by Counctlmember Genser, to approve the request The motIon \vas unammously approved by VOIce vote, Councl1members Holbrook and Rosenstem absent 14-K POTENTIAL NEW PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING TENANTS IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS wmCH ARE UNDERGOING SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION The request of Mayor Pro T em Genser to consider potenttal new protectIOns for eXIstmg tenants m apartment butldmgs WhICh are undergomg substantial rehabihtatIOn was contlOued to January 19, 1999 RECREATION & PARKS 14-L APPOINTMENT TO RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION COMMISSION The appomtment to the RecreatIOn and Parks CommiSSIOn was continued to January 19, 1999 MAILING OF CITY NEWSLETTERS PUBLIC INPUT 14-M MAILING OF CITY NEWSLETTERS OR SIMILAR PRINTED LITERATURE Mayor O'Connor made a presentation on behalf of herself and CouncIlmembef Rosenstein to direct staff to draft an emergency ordinance to change the prOVISIons of the Santa Monica Municipal Code SectIOn 11 04 130 to allow maIlmg of City newsletters or SImIlar pnnted hterature wIthm the restncted 88-day penod pnor to the Apnl 24-25, 1999, special electton because there is no mcumbent on the ballot Motion by Mayor O'Connor, seconded by Femstem, to approve the request The motIOn was unanImously approved by voice vote, Counctlmembers Holbrook and Rosenstein absent PUBLIC INPUT Member of the pubhc Jennifer Penslef mtroduced herself as the new staff geologIst for the newly- founded Santa Momca Museum of Natural HIstory Bnan Hutchmgs expressed his concerns on various issues 14 January 12, 1999 ADJOURNMENT 798 At 12 30 am, the meetmg was adJourned to January 19, 1999, in memory of Carol Nolan, SId Junn, and Larry Wallace ATTEST APPROVED ~ 1_____ ~!,' . ?;"r--- ~ ~~ j/tl\,"-c:1lJ;~ Mana M Stewart Pam O'Connor City Clerk Mayor 15 January 12, 1999 I I I