M-1/9/2007
CITY OF SA NT A MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 9, 2007
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Bloom at 5:55 p.m.~
on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call:
Present:
Mayor Richard Bloom
Mayor Pro Tern Herb Katz
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Pam O'Connor
Councilmember Bobby Shriver
Also Present: City Manager P. Lamont Ewell
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENEfPLEDGE
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:55 p.m., with
all members present. Chief of Police Jackman's sons, Andrew and
Ryan Jackman led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
OATH - NEW CHIEF OF A: Introduction and administration of oath of office to new
POLICE Police Chief Timothy Jackman.
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart administered the oath of office to new
Police Chief Jackman. City Councilmembers welcomed the Chief to
the City of Santa Monica.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless
removed by a Councilmember for discussion.
Members of the public Joe Natoli, Ellen Brennan, Chris Volaski and
Ben Franz Knight spoke in opposition to the recommendation for Item
I-B and in support of City employees performing the required
services. Member of the public Joey Fullmer expressed concerns
related to various Consent Calendar items.
At the request of Mayor Bloom, Item 1- B was removed from the
January 9, 2007
MINUTES
WATER PUMP
MAINTENANCE
LAND FILL GAS
EXTRACTION
Consent Calendar. At the request of Councilmember Genser, Item 1-
D was removed from the Consent Calendar.
I-A: The minutes of September 26, October 3, October 10, and
October 24, City Council meetings were approved as submitted.
1-C: Water Pump maintenance service - recommendation to
award Bid No. 2917, for a total estimated expenditure over a three-
year term of $873,000, to PumpMan, Inc., to provide services and
repairs of wastewater, non-potable water, and chemical feed pumps,
was approved.
l-E: Landfill Gas Extraction System services - recommendation
to authorize the City Manager to negotiate two-year Contract No. 8672
(CCS) with ICF International, in the amount of $486,51 0, with a third-
year option, to operate, maintain, and monitor the landfill gas
extraction system at the City's municipal yard, was approved.
REAL EST ATE CONSUL- 1-F: Real estate economics consulting services - recommendation
TING SERVICES to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment
to existing Contract No. 8556 (CCS) with Keyser Marston Associates,
in the amount of $25,000, for additional real estate economics
consulting services, was approved.
ELECTION SERVICES
HOMELESS
COMMUNITY COURT
1433 4TH STREET LEASE
PIER JANITORIAL
SERVICES
1-G: Recommendation to authorize an amendment to existing
Contract No. 8614 (CCS), with Martin & Chapman Company, in
the amount of $16,949.56, for provision of additional election
services for the November 7, 2006, election, was approved.
l-H: Authorization for the City Manager to accept $35,000 from
the California Endowment for a Statewide Homeless Community
Court Conference, was approved.
I-I: 1433 4th Street Tenant Improvements - recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to
Agreement No. 8638 (CCS) with Metropolitan Pacific Capital, to
reflect payments in the amount of $170,000, for the completion of
tenant improvements, was approved.
1-B: Award of bid for janitorial services for City Pier-
recommendation to award Bid No. 2904 to The Resource Collection,
to provide janitorial services for the Pier, for a total estimated
expenditure over a three-year term of $1 ,093,570, was presented.
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BBB SCHEDULES
Mayor Bloom advised he removed this item from the Consent
Calendar to ask for a response from staff to the concerns expressed by
members of the public.
City Manager Ewell responded to the public concerns expressed and to
questions from Councilmembers.
Discussion ensued on the question of maintaining the current
contractor versus bringing a new contractor on board pending future
Council discussion on a more permanent city-wide policy of
outsourcing City services or maintaining services in-house, while
considering the cost and the benefits of each option.
Motion by Councilmember Genser. seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to not approve as a three-year contract, and to provide staff
the greatest flexibility to maintain interim services, and investigate and
return as soon as possible to bring the services in-house, if practical.
Mayor Bloom proposed that there be the flexibility to accept a
recommendation from the Pier Restoration Corporation to maintain a
contractor if the contractor is performing satisfactorily, subject to the
Council's policy decision on contracting out. Proposal was friendly to
the maker of the motion.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Shriver. seconded by Mayor Pro
Tern Katz, to give the City Manager two weeks or a month as an
opportunity to assess the comments made by the public, and to return
with recommendations on how to proceed on the required janitorial
services for the Pier.
Discussion ensued on the merits of the main motion and the substitute
motion. Following discussion, Councilmember Genser withdrew his
main motion.
The substitute motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with
all members present.
I-D: Printing ofBBB bus schedules - recommendation to award
Bid No. 2912, for an estimated annual amount of$125,000, to Positive
Existence, for printing bus schedules, was presented.
Councilmember Genser advised he removed this item from the
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CLOSED SESSIONS:
STUDY SESSION:
HOMELESS UPDATE
Consent Calendar to comment that the guidelines for the use of the
graphic identity of the City are not being followed by the Big Blue Bus
staff.
Motion by Councilmember Genser, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Kat?,
to approve recommendation, amended to include that before printing
staff will confirm that the proposed bus schedules will conform with
the written guidelines of the graphic identity program. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Holbrook, Shriver, Genser,
O'Connor, McKeown, Mayor Pro Tern Katz, Mayor
Bloom
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
Members of the public Leslie Barnett and Jeffrey Siegal commented
on the status of the anticipated litigation listed as 2-8. Member of the
public Pro Se commented generally on Item 2-A.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 7:12 p.m., to
consider closed sessions and returned at 7:40 p.m., with all members
present to report the following:
2-A: Public Employee Evaluations.
Title of Employees: City Manager, City Attorney,
City Clerk
ACTION:
Matter not heard.
2-B: Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(b): Claim of Rose Demetriou.
ACTION:
Matter heard, no reportable action was taken.
On order of the Mayor, Items 3-A and 3-B to be considered
concurrently.
3A:Homeless Update , was presented.
3-B: Study session on the evaluation of Santa Monica's
Continuum of Care and Strategic Five-Year Plan, was presented.
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ADMINISTRA TIVE
ITEMS:
939 SAN VICENTE
APPEAL
Councilmember Genser was
excused at 9:09 p.m.
Members of the public John Maceri, Melissa Dagodog, Joe Natoli,
Don Grey, Rhonda Merts, Jennifer Kennedy, Zelia Mollica and
Melvin Ross voiced general comments related to the subject.
Consultant and former Supervisor Ed Edelman provided a status report
on efforts taken to date, on goals accomplished, and on continued
regional efforts to address the homeless situation.
Discussion ensued. It was the consensus of Council that this matter is
to be agendized on a future agenda in order to provide adequate time
to consider the information received.
On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.
6-A: Appeal ofthe Planning Commission's approval of
Tentative Parcel Map No. 63173 for a proposed three-lot
subdivision at 939 San Vicente - recommendation to deny appeal and
uphold the Planning Commission's approval of Tentative Parcel Map
63173 subject to findings and conditions, was presented.
Councilmember Genser advised that he had a cont1ict of interest in
this matter, and requested to be excused.
Appellants Nicole Massarat and Ivo Stoka, and Stephen Jones and
Eileen Hecht representing appellants, spoke in support of the appeal.
Applicants Jan Goodman and Jerry Manpearl spoke in opposition of
the appeal and in support of the project.
The following members of the public spoke in support of the appeal:
Esther Kissling, Mark Kissling, Tony Torab, A. Perlmutter, Faith
Pearlman, Monique Parmieri and Helga Havelin.
Member of the public Jennifer Kennedy spoke in opposition of the
appeal.
Applicants and Appellants presented rebuttal arguments to the public
comments received.
Motion by Councilmember Katz, seconded by Councilmember
Holbrook, to uphold the appeal and reverse the Planning Commission
approval, with a conceptual approval for a subdivision of two lots.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
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ORDINANCES:
NON-RECYCLABLE
PLASTIC
Councilmember Genser
returned at 10:22 p.m.
AYES:
Councilmembers Holbrook, Shriver, Mayor Pro Tern
Katz, Mayor Bloom
Councilmembers O'Connor, McKeown
Councilmember Genser
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmember McKeown stated, for the record, that he voted in
opposition because of a belief that Council is not fulfilling an
obligation to make findings that comply with State laws cited by the
City Attorney.
7-A: Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2216 (CCS)
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
BANNING NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE FOOD
SERVICE CONTAINERS," was presented.
Motion by Councilmember O'Connor, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Katz, to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further
reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers McKeown, O'Connor, Genser,
Shriver, Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tern Katz, Mayor Bloom
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 7-B: First reading and introduction of an ordinance (text
PROJECT EXEMPTIONS amendment) amending various sections of the Municipal Code to
exempt certain affordable rental housing projects from the
development review requirement in all multi-family districts, and
CUP requirements in the CM, C5, and M1 Districts, was presented.
The following members of the public spoke in opposition to the
proposed ordinance: Walt Zambas, Wendie Olshan, Joe Natoli,
Fredrick Weinstock, Zina Josephs, Mario Fonda Bonardi, Duke Kelso,
Art Casillas, Matt Millen, Ellen Brennan, Diana Gordon, Elena
Levinson, Peter Tigler, Scott Kelso, and Don Grey.
The following members of the public spoke in support of the proposed
ordinance: Karin Pally, Margaret Mills, Kelly Olsen, Franceye Smith,
Betty Smith Mueller, Angie Brooks, Tod Lipka, Hank Koning, Sandy
Berlin, Chris Harding, Denny Zane, Jamie Zazou, Susan Longhmiller,
Joan Ling, Judy Abdo, James Mount, Jim Conn, Michael Tarber,
Patricia Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Gwynne Pugh, Beth Lederpack, and
Sue Kinds.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
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STAFF ITEMS:
BUDGET FORECAST
AND PRIORITIES
TEMPORARY OFFICE
BUILDING
PUBLIC SAFETY
STORAGE FACILITY
COUNCIL ITEMS:
RESIGNATIONS
Katz, to introduce the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving
further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Genser, O'Connor, McKeown, Mayor
Pro Tern Katz, Mayor Bloom
Councilmembers Holbrook, Shriver
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
8-A: Five-year financial forecast, budget priorities including
CDBG and HOME Programs, and community priorities for FY
2007/08 budget - recommendation to receive the five-year financial
forecast as background for development ofFY 2007-08 budget,
receive public comment on budget priorities, including Community
Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Act
program funds.
On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to a future Council
meeting.
8-B: Temporary Office Building east of City Hall -
recommendation to direct staff to proceed with steps necessary to
develop a temporary office building east of City Hall and provide any
initial design direction; and authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute an agreement with Natoma Architects, in the amount of
$885,500, for design services for the building and tenant
improvements.
On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to a future Council
meeting.
8-C: Public Safety Storage Facility Building - recommendation to
approve the project location for a Public Safety Storage Facility south
of Fire Station No.5, on the Municipal Airport property; approve
recommended proposed schematic design; and direct staff to proceed
with a request for bid process and return with a recommendation for a
design/build contract.
On order of the Mayor, this matter was continued to a future Council
meeting.
On order of the Mayor, Items 13-A through 13-D, to be considered
concurrently.
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COUNCIL LIAISON
APPOINTMENTS
SENIOR COMMISSION
APPOINTMENT
13~A: Recommendation to accept Deborah Levin's resignation
from the Landmarks Commission and authorize the City Clerk to
publish the vacancy, was presented.
13-B: Recommendation to accept Geraldine Starr's resignation
from the Commission on the Status of Women and authorize the
Clerk to publish the vacancy, was presented.
13-C: Recommendation to accept Angie Kim's letter of
resignation from the Arts Commission and authorize the City
Clerk to publish the vacancy, was presented.
13-D: Recommendation to accept Victor Ludwig's letter of
resignation from the Housing Commission, and authorize the City
Clerk to publish the vacancy, was presented.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Katz, seconded by Mayor Bloom, to
approve recommendation for Items 13-A through 13~D. The motion
was unanimously approved by voice vote, with all members present.
13-E: Appointment of Councilmember Liaisons to Boards and
Commissions.
On order of the Mayor, Council Liaison appointments were made as
follows:
Board/Commission
Airport Commission
Architectural Review Board
Bayside District Corporation
Appointees
Councilmember Genser
Mayor Pro Tern Katz
Councilmembers Genser,
Holbrook
Councilmembers Holbrook
0' Connor
Councilmember McKeown
Councilmember Genser
Councilmembers O'Connor,
McKeown
Councilmember Holbrook
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Landmarks Commission
Pier Restoration Corporation
Planning Commission
Recreation & Parks Commission
13-F: Appointment to one special vacancy on the Commission for
the Senior Community for a term ending June 30,2010.
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PUBLIC INPUT:
ADJOURNMENT:
On order of the Mayor, the floor was opened for nominations.
Councilmember McKeown nominated Louisa Fish. There being no
other nominations, Ms. Fish was appointed by acclamation with all
members present.
Members of the public Melvin Ross, Art Casillas, Larry Oelzse and
Pro Se made general comments on various subjects.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 12:57
a.m., in memory of Herman Gerard Loaiza, Jr., and Miguel Martin.
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Maria M. Stewart
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Mayor
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