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M-1/11/1994 (2) I I I 1 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 11, 1994 An adjourned meetmg of the Santa MOnIca CIty CouncIl was called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6 45 P M on Tuesday, January 11, 1994, 10 the CouncIl Chambers Roll Call Present Mayor Judy Abdo Councilmember Ken Genser CouncIlmember Asha Greenberg Counctlmember Robert T. Holbrook Councilmember Kelly Olsen Counctlmember Paul Rosenstem Absent. Mayor Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez Also Present CIty Manager John Jalih Acting City Attorney Joe Lawrence CIty Clerk ClarIce E Dykhouse Councilmember Holbrook led the assemblage 10 the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Umted States of Amenca At 6 46 P M., a CIty CouncIl/Redevelopment Agency SpeCIal JOInt Meet10g was convened Redevelopment Agency Roll Call Present: ChaIr Judy Abdo Agency Member Ken Genser Agency Member Asha Greenberg Agency Member Robert T Holbrook Agency Member Kelly Olsen Agency Member Paul Rosenstem Absent: ChaIr Pro Tempore AntOnIO Vazquez Also Present. ExecutIve DIrector John Jahh Actmg Agency Attorney Joe Lawrence Secretary ClarIce E Dykhouse RA-l: MINUTES APPROVAL A!!ency Member Holbrook moved to approve Redevelopment Agency mmutes of December 14, 1993 Second by Agency Member Greenberg The motIon was unammously approved 1 January 11. 1994 2 CC/RA-2: RENEWAL OF SIX LOANS. Presented was the staff report recommending renewal of SIX loans for the calendar year 1994 to the Redevelopment Agency and authorization I for the Agency Chairperson to execute promIssory notes for the Downtown Redevelopment Project and the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project. CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to renew the six loans to the Redevelopment Agency and to accept the attached Promissory Notes Second by Mayor Abdo The motion was approved by the followmg vote: CouncIl vote AffirmatIve Councilmembers Rosenstein, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser l Mayor Abdo Absent: CouncIlmember Vazquez Agency Member Holbrook moved, on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency, to approve and authonze the Chairperson to execute the SIX attached PromIssory Notes between the Agency and the CIty, extending the loans for the 1994 calendar year Second by ChaIr Abdo. The motIon was approved by the following vote Redevelopment Agency vote: AffIrmatIve Agency Members Rosenstem, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, ChaIr Abdo Absent. Agency Member Vazquez I At 6:50 PM., the CIty Council/Redevelopment Agency Special Joint Meeting was adjourned and the City Council Meetmg was reconvened 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: Presented was the Consent Calendar, whereby all items are consIdered and approved ill one motIOn unless removed from the calendar for dIscussion. Members of the publIc Roy Naylor, Joy Fullmer, Fernando Rodnguez, Jo Ellen MolIne. Barbara Moss, Mario Diaz, Gilbert Rodnguez, and Mana Leon discussed Items on the Consent Calendar Councilmember Greenberg moved to approve the Consent Calendar, WIth the exceptIon of Item Nos 6-A, 6-J, 6-K, and 6-N, readmg resolutIOns and ordinances by otIe only and waiving further readmg thereof. Second by Councilmember Holbrook The motion was approved by the followmg vote CouncIl vote. AffirmatIve' CouncIlmembersGenser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Mayor Abdo Absent' Councllmember Vazquez 6-8: PARKING RATES/PARKING REVENUE SYSTEM' Ordmance No 1716(CCS) entitled' "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.16210 AUTHORIZING 2 January 11, 1994 I I I I 3 THE SETTING BY RESOLUTION OF PARKING RATES AND THE PARKING REVENUE SYSTEM USED TO COLLECT PARKING FEES," was adopted 6-C: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO. 51378/TPC-2611826 2ND STREET ResolutIOn No 8704(CCS) entitled' "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO. 51378 AT 826 SECOND STREET," was adopted, thereby approving a 21- urnt tenant-partlclpatmg conversion project at 826 2nd Street. 6-D: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO. 51358/TPC-259/2911 4TH STREET Resolution No 8705(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO. 51358 AT 2911 FOURTH STREET," was adopted, thereby approvmg a 17- umt tenant-partlclpatmg conversIOn project at 2911 4th Street 6-E: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO. 515811TPC-289/511 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD Resolution No 8706(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO 51581 AT 511 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD." was adopted, thereby approving a 21-unit tenant-participating converSIOn project at 511 San VIcente Boulevard 6-F: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO. 502211CONDOMINIUMS/1226 11TH STREET: ResolutIOn No 8707(CCS) entttled. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO 50221 FOR A PROJECT AT 1226 ELEVENTH STREET," was adopted, thereby approvmg a 6-umt condommium project at 1226 11 th Street 6-G: AWARD OF BID/CAB AND CHASSIS BId No 2475 was awarded to Carmemta Truck Center m the amount of $97,035 30 to furmsh and debver one cab and chaSSIS with spectal sewer Jetter body for the Wastewater Division of the General ServIces Depadllient 6-H: AWARD OF BID/PICKUP TRUCK: BId No. 2476 was awarded to Santa Moruca Ford m the amount of $20,851 to furnIsh and dehver one new pickup truck for the Water DIVISIon of the General ServIces Department. 6-1: AWARD OF BID/PICKUP TRUCK Bid No 2479 was awarded to Tuttle-Chck Ford III the amount of $20,772.09 to furmsh and deliver one new pickup truck for the Operations DiVISIon of the Police Deparunent. 6-L: USE AGREEMENT/MUSEU1\1 OF FLYING Contract No 6073(CCS) with the Museum of Flymg for a passenger trolley at Santa Momca Airport was approved 3 January 11, 1994 4 6-M: USE OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION FACILITY BY CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS- Contract No 6074(CCS) was approved wIth the CIty of Beverly I HIlls to allow theIr residents to utilIze the City of Santa Monica Household Hazardous Waste Collection FacilIty on a fee-for-use basIs 6-0: REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION RATES Resolution No 8708(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO REGULATE CABLE TELEVISION RATES AND COSTS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW," was adopted. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR 6-A: MINUTES APPROVAL DiSCUSSIon was held. Councllmember Rosenstem moved to approve the mmutes of the City Council meetmgs of December 7 and 21, 1993, as submitted and the minutes of the CIty CounCIl meetmg of December 14, 1993, amended to add "at mght" after "short-term affordable parking'l to the last paragraph of page 3 Second by Councilmember Greenberg The motion was unammously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent. 6-J: AWARD OF CONTRACT/FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM/SANTA MONICA PIER' CouncIl asked questIOns of staff Councllmember Olsen moved to award Contract No 6072(CCS) to Cosco FIre ProtectIon, Inc. m the amount of $260,750 to deSIgn and mstall the fIrst phase of a fire protectIOn system for the Santa Monica Pier Second by Councilmember Greenberg The motIon was approved by the followmg vote I CouncIl vote Affirmative- CouncIlmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Mayor Abdo Absent CouncIlmember Vazquez 6-K: AWARD OF CONTRACT/TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AND MODIFICATION. Council asked questions of staff DISCUSSIOn was held. CouncIlmember Genser moved to contmue thIs Item to a tIme when staff deems appropnate in order to allow staff to meet with neighborhood orgaruzatIOns and answer any questIons and resolve any matters that can be resolved. Second by Councilmember Olsen. Councllmember Greenberg moved to amend the motIon that this matter return to the agenda next week m order that a determination can be made Second by Councllmember Rosenstem DISCUSSIOn was held The amendment was approved by the following vote' CouncIl vote AffirmatIve Councllmembers Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosenstein, Mayor Abdo NegatIve' Counc1lmembers Genser, Olsen Absent. CouncIlmember Vazquez 4 January 11, 1994 I I I I 5 The mam motion was approved by the followmg vote Council vote AffIrmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Mayor Abdo Absent' Councilmember Vazquez By vIrtue of the above actIon, the award of contract to Paul Gardner Corp m the amount of $199,478 for the InstallatIon of a traffIC SIgnal at the intersectIon of Pico Boulevard and 26th Street, and the mOdIficatIon of traffIC sIgnals at the mtersectIons of Broadway Avenue and 26th Street, and Colorado Avenue and 26th Street was contmued to the meetmg of January 18, 1994 6-N: PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE. Presented was the staff report recommending dIrectIon to the CIty Attorney to prepare an ordmance establIshmg a preferentIal parkmg zone on 24th, 25th, and 26th Streets between PICO Boulevard and Pearl Street. and Pearl Street between Cloverfield Boulevard and 26th Street. Council asked questIOns of staff Counctlmember Olsen moved to dIrect the CIty Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishmg a preferentIal parkmg zone SImilar to the other college area preferentIal parking zones. Second by Councilmember Genser. Discussion was held. The motion was approved by the followmg vote CouncIl vote Affirmative CouncilmembersGenser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Mayor Abdo Absent: Councilmember Vazquez 7-A: APPEAL/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 92-049/814 BROADWAY Presented was the appeal of Planning Commission denial ofConditlOnal Use PermIt 92-049, at 814 Broadway, to allow a Type 47 (On-Sale General for Public EatIng Place) a1cohollicense in an eXIsting lIve entertamment club and 38-seat restaurant ApplIcant! Appellant' Bamngton Bruce O'Bnen CounCIl asked questIons of staff ApplIcant! Appellant Barflngton O'Brien spoke m support of the appeal and III support of the CUP Members of the public Ron Shotola, Allen Yang, Room Cooper, and Bradley Cooper spoke m oppOSItion to the appeal and III oppOSItIon to the CUP Wmston Roberts, speakmg on behalf of the applIcant/appellant, presented a rebuttal CouncIl asked questIons of staff Councilmember Greenberg moved to uphold the PlannIng C01l1ID1ssion demal of CUP 92-049 for a Type 47 alcohol lIcense Second by Councllmember Genser DIscussion was held. The motion was approved by the followmg vote' Council vote. AffIrmatIve CouncIlmembers Rosenstem, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent. CouncIlmember Vazquez At 8 37 PM, CouncIl adjourned to Closed Session and a short recess 5 January 11, 1994 6 9-A: CLOSED SESSION CouncIl met m Closed SeSSIOn for the purpose of consldermg personnel matters and threatened lItigation, pending litigation and litigation to be commenced I by the CIty. CouncIl reconvened at 9 28 P M WIth all members present 8-A: ENTERPRISE PERMITS/SOLID WASTE/REFUSE/SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SERVICE Presented was an ordInance for IlltroductIon and first readmg requiring permits for enterpnses providing solid waste, refuse or source-separated recyclable materials servIce and resolution establIshmg regulatIons regarding enterprise permits. CounCIl asked questions of staff. At 10 00 PM, Mayor Abdo declared the publIc hearIng open Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns Mayor Abdo closed the public hearIng at 1003 PM Councilmember Greenberg moved to Illtroduce for fIrst reading the ordinance requiring solid waste permIts for solId waste enterprIses and approve the resolutIon setting an annual permIt fee Second by CouncIlmember Olsen CouncIl asked questIons of staff DiSCUSSIOn was held The motIon was approved by the following vote' CouncIl vote AffirmatIve: CouncilmembersRosenstein, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent Councilmember V 3.zquez By virtue of the above actIOn, an ordmance entItled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REQUIRING PERMITS FOR ENTERPRISES PROVIDING SOUD WASTE, REFUSE OR SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SERVICE," was mtroduced for frrst readmg by tItle only, waIVing further readlllg thereof; and ResolutIon No 8709(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS REGARDING ENTERPRISE PERMITS," was adopted I 8-B: AUTHORIZATION FOR PARK RANGERS TO ISSUE CITATIONS/ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS: Presented was an ordinance for introduction and first readmg amendmg Santa Momca Mumclpal Code SectIon 3 36,090 provldmg authonzatIon for Park Rangers to Issue CItations related to anunal control regulatIons (SMMC 4 (4) Council asked questions of staff. At 10,10 PM, Mayor Abdo declared the public hearIng open Member of the publIc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns Mayor Abdo closed the publIc hearIng at 10 12 PM. Councllmember Greenberg moved to mtroduce for first reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR PARK RANGERS TO MAKE ARRESTS," readmg by tItle only and waiving further readmg thereof Second by Councllmember Olsen The motIon was approved by the followmg vote. CouncIl vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Rosenstem, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo 6 January 11, 1994 I I I I 7 Absent Councilmember Vazquez 9-A: CLOSED SESSION. Held. CIty Manager JablI announced hIs appomnnent of Suzanne Fnck as DIrector of Land Use and TransportatIOn Management (see Item 9-B and 12-A for actIon taken). 9-B: APPOINTMENT OF CITY ATTORNEY' Presented was therecommendatlon to appomt a CIty Attorney and approve the employment agreement Members of the publIc Betty Mueller, PatrIcIa Hoffman, and Stephen Alpert thanked ActIng CIty Attorney Joe Lawrence for hIS leadership during the intenm period, DiSCUSSIOn was held, CouncIlmember Genser moved to appomt MarCIa Moutrie the new CIty Attorney Second by CouncIlmember Rosenstein DiSCUSSIon was held CouncIlmember Rosenstem requested that the record reflect that even though Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez IS not m attendance he conveyed ills support of thIS appomtment The motlon was approved by the followmg vote, CouncIl vote' Affirmative' CouncilmembersRosenstein, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent Councllmember Vazquez Mayor Abdo moved to approve Employment Agreement Contract No 6075(CCS) Second by Councllmember Greenberg The motIOn was approved by the following vote. CouncIl vote Affirmative CouncllmembersRosenstem, Olsen, Holbrook. Greenberg, Genser. Mayor Abdo Absent Councilmember Vazquez ll-A: ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION COMMISSIONER EMERITUS/ COMMISSION ON OLDER AMERICANS Presented was the request of the Santa MOllica CommIssIon on Older Amencans to adopt an ordmance establIshmg a positIon entitled "CommISSIOner Ementus, " Councllmember Greenberg moved to direct the CIty Attorney to prepare an ordInance establIshmg a pOSItIOn entItled "ComnllSSIOner Ementus" for the Commission on Older Amencans Second by CouncIlmember Genser The motion was approved by the followmg vote: Council vote' Afflrmatlve Councilmembers Rosenstelll, Olsen, Holbrook. Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent Councilmember Vazquez 7 January 11, 1994 8 12-A: MOU/SUPERVISORS TEAM ASSOCIATION: Councilmember Genser moved to adopt ResolutIon No. 871O(CCS) entitled' "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF I THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SUPERVISORY TEAM ASSOCIATES," reading by title only and waivmg further readmg thereof. Second by Councilmember Greenberg The motIon was approved by the followmg vote Council vote: Affirmative: CouncIlmembers Rosenstein, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent: CouncIlmember Vazquez 13-A: SKYLAR BROWN: Skylar Brown addressed CouncIl regardmg an archItectural concept for future development. No action was taken 14-A: APPOINTMENTS/BOARDS AND COMl\fISSIONS' Mayor Abdo announced that the floor would consIder nomInatIons to fill two vacancies on the AccessIbIlIty Appeals Board. Mayor Abdo nommated Lawrence Tainsky. There bemg no further nommatlOns, nomlllatIons were closed Mayor Abdo moved to appomt Lawrence Talnsky by acclamatIon to the Accessibility Appeals Board for a term endmg June 30, 1997. The motIon was unarumously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent Mayor Abdo nomInated June Kalles There bemg no further nOmInatIOns, nominatIons were closed Mayor Abdo moved to appomt June KaIles by acclamatIOn to the AccessibIlity Appeals Board for a term ending June 30, 1997. The motion was unanimously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent I Mayor Abdo announced that the floor would consIder nommatlOns to fill two vacancIes on the ElectrIcal Board of Appeals. Mayor Abdo nommated Carol Nolan There bemg no further nominatIons, nommatIons were closed, Mayor Abdo moved to appoint Carol Nolan by acclamatIOn to the ElectrIcal Board of Appeals for a term endmg June 30, 1996 The motIon was unantmously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent Mayor Abdo nomInated Ronald SmIth There bemg no further nomInatIons, nomInations were closed Mayor Abdo moved to appomt Ronald Smith by acclamation to the Electrical Board of Appeals for a term endmg June 30, 1995. The motIOn was unarnmously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent Mayor Abdo announced that the floor would conSIder nommatlOns to fIll a vacancy on the Plumbmg & MechanIcal Board of Appeals Councilmember Genser nomInated Dennis Williams There bemg no further nommatlons, nomInatIons were closed Mayor Abdo moved to appoint Denms WIllIams by acclamation to the Plumbing & Mechamcal Board of Appeals for a term ending June 30, 1996 The motIon was unarumously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent Mayor Abdo announced that the floor would consider nOmInatIOns to fIll vacancIes of members to the PIer RestoratIOn CorporatIon DISCUSSIOn was held Counctlmember Rosenstelll 8 January 11, 1994 I I I I 9 nominated Rae Arclubald, Ruth Goldway, WIlham Spurgin, and Wilham Klein There bemg no further nommatIons, nomlllatIons were closed. Mayor Abdo moved to appolllt Rae ArchIbald, Ruth Goldway, WIlliam Spurglll, and Wilham Klem by acclamation to the PIer RestoratIon Corporation for terms endmg November 10, 1996 The motIOn was unammously approved. Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent. Mayor Abdo announced that the floor would consIder nommatIOns to fill vacancIes of members to the BUlldmg and Safety CommiSSIOn. Mayor Abdo nommated Mark Benjamin for the contractor position There bemg no further nominatIOns, nommatIODS were closed Mayor Abdo moved to appomt Mark BenJannn by acclamatIon to the Buildmg and Safety CommISSIon for a term endmg June 30, 1995. The motion was unanimously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore V 3.zquez absent The vacancy on the Buildmg and Safety CommiSSIOn for the archItect posltlon will contmue to be held by Doug Lowe until thIS appollltment can be made m two weeks. 14-B: LETTER OF RESIGNATION/I. BRUCE CAl\1ERON/PIER RESTORATION CORPORATION' Mayor Abdo moved to accept WIth regrets the letter of reSIgnatIOn from I Bruce Cameron, member of the Pier Restoration Corporation, and authonze the CIty Clerk to pubhsh a Notlce of Vacancy Second by Councdmember Greenberg. The motIOn was UnanImously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez absent. 14-C: NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES/CALIFORNIA STATE LEAGUE OF CITIESIV .A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROPERTIES AND SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS The request of Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez to dISCUSS approval of a ResolutIon recommendmg the National League of CitIes and the CalIforma State League of CItIes advocate to the Federal and State government to be more proactIve m utIlIzatIon of the V A admIIDstratIve properties and services for the homeless was contmued to the meeting of January 18, 1994 At 10:47 P M., Councilmember Rosenstem was excused from the meetmg 15: PUBLIC INPUT Member of the public Joy Fullmer dIscussed the authorIzatIon for Park Rangers to Issue CItatIOns and nghts of smgle persons. Member of the public Art Casdlas dIscussed the problem of cnme ADJOURNMENT' At 10 50 PM., the meetIng was adjourned to January 18,1994,10 memory of GaIl Dorin, Robby Eunson, LIllIan Abelson, and VlrglnIa Kelly ATT7ST ~ .IV - ~f; ///- ~,;vft/c?Lb. ~jj~-<P- ~ E. Dykhouse' City- Clerk APPROVED. ~ I /f L '1Id'1 /0/ . Judy Abdo Mayor 9 January 11, 1994