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M-10/6/1981 . . . . 99 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 6, 1981 IA meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Yannatta Goldway at 7:36 P.M. Tuesday, October 6, 1981. having been continued from September 29, 1981. Mayor Yannatta Goldway led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Ruth Yannatta Goldway Mayor Pro Tempore Ken Edwards (arrived 9:05 P.M.) Councilmember James P. Conn Councilmember William H. Jennings Councilmember Dolores M. Press (arrived 9:05 P.M.) Councilmember Dennis Zane Acting City Manager John Jalili City Attorney Robert M. Myers Assistant City Attorney Stephen Stark City Clerk Ann M. Shore Absent: Councilmember Christine E. Reed The following items were considered, having been continued from September 29, 1981. ,4-A: DISABLED AWARENESS MONTH: A Proclamat~on recogniz~ng 'Disabled Awareness Month was presented by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. Councilmember Zane moved to add Item 13-1 to the agenda. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. '6-A: the 18, was APPROVAL OF MI~TES: Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to approve minute of City Council meetings of August 11, 1981, and August 1981, as written. Second by Councilmember Zane. The motion approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Edwards, Press and Reed 8-C: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT \GREENWOOD DEVELOPMENT CO.) COLORADO AVENUE: Continued ! WITH COLORADO PLACE ASSOCIATES REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2600 to October 13, 1981. 1 October 6, 1981 100 . 10-A: REEF PROJECT IN SANTA MONICA BAY: Presented was the recommendation of the Recreation and Parks Commission to endorse the concept of an artificial underwater reef in Santa Monica Bay. The staff report was presented. Discussion was held. Councilmember Zane moved to approve the concept of a reef proJect in Sant Mon~ca Bay, to request staff to work with and monitor the progress of the project and present specific proposals to the Council for review. Second by Counc~lmember Conn. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Edwards, Press and Councilmember Reed 13-A: CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON THE ARTS: Presented for consideration was the matter of appointments to a Citizens Task Force on the Arts established by Resolution No. 6340(CCS). Following discussion, Councilmember Conn moved to nominate the following members to the Task Force on the Arts: David Avshalomov, Betty Factor, Paul Leaf, Wendy Shepard, Robert Shannon, Steven McAfee, Ruth Robinson, Helen Sheats, William J. Mohr, Jennifer Lee, Sanford Suzan Wakef~eld, Sandra B. Strength, Carolyn Kreisman, Rolf Norman, and Susan Linder. Second by Councilmember Zane. Following discussion, and with the consent of the second, Councilmember Conn accepted an amendment requestd by Mayor Yannatta Goldway to substitute Kathy Dav~es for nominee Carolyn Kreisman. The motion, as amended, was approved by the following vote: . Council Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Edwards, Press and Reed There being no obJection, Mayor Yannatta Goldway appointed Councilmember Conn as liaison to the Task Force on the Arts. 13-E: MALL IMPROVEMENT: Presented was the request of Mayor Yannatta Goldway for discuss~on of establish~ng a Mall Improvement Committee with members of the Chamber of Commerce Mall Committee and the Commercial/Industrial Development Task Force. Mayor Yannatta Goldway reported that representat~ves from the Chamber Mall Committee and Industr~al/Commercial Task Force have met and have appointed John Blumthal as off~cial Task Force liaison to the Chamber Mall Committee and Joe Miko, Jr. as offic~al Chamber Committee liaison to the Commercial/Industrial Task Force, and that the Task Force has agreed to give first priority to work on the Mall area and the downtown development credit system. D~scussion was held. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to specifically direct the commercial/Industrial Task Force to consider, when it deliberates on Mall ~mprovement w~th the Chamber of Commerce Committee, not only land use but design criteria in terms of the Mall itself, architectural designs for the exterior of buildings on the Mall, and other amenities that might be part of a Mall development plan. . 2 October 6, 1981 . . . . . 101 i Second by Councilmember Conn. Discussion was held. W1th the consent of the second, Mayor Yannatta Goldway included in the motion the suggestion of Councilmember Zane that Council indicate its support of efforts of the Task Force and Chamber Committee to work together and develop liaisons. The motion and 1ts addition !was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Counci1members Edwards, Press and Reed 13-F: MAILING TO RESIDENTS REGARDING MORATORIUM/DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Ma~or Yannatta Goldwa~ moved to continue the matter to October 13, 1981 to hear a report from Councilmember Zane. Second by Councilmember Conn. The mot1on was approved by unanimous vote. '13-1: COASTAL ACT: Presented was the request of Mayor Yannatta Goldway for d1scussion of a position on the Coastal Act and consideration of designating a representative at upcoming State Senate Hearings. Ernie Powell, City Recreat10n and Parks I Commissioner, proposed a statement supporting the continuation of 'the Coastal Commission for presentation at forthcoming State Senate hearings. Discussion was held. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to adopt ReSOlution No. 6369(CCS) ent1tled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION PRESERVING THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE", which resolution was read !into the record in its entirety: further, to authorize Recreat10n 'and Parks Commissioner Ern1e Powell to represent the City at the State Senate Committee hearings to present this point of view. Second by Counci1member Zane. With the consent of the second, Mayor Yannatta Goldway included in the motion the request of Councilmember Jenn1ngs that the resolution be amended as follows: !Paragraph No. 1 be rephrased to say "Consistent and coherent planning is necessary for the preservation of the coastline in order to take account of the regional and statew1de impact of development along the coastline," and in Paragraph No.3 "highest" be changed to "high" priority. After discussion, the motion, as ,amended was approved by the fOllowing vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Counc1lmembers Edwards, Press and Reed Il-E: CLOSED SESSION: At 8:35 P.M. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to adjourn to Closed Session for the purpose of d1scussing pending litigation and personnel matters. Second by Counc1lmember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. (Councilmembers Edwards land Press arriving during Closed Session. Councilmember Jennings departed after the Closed Session.) At 9:10 P.M. Council reconvened with the following members present: Mayor Yannatta Goldway, Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards, Councilmembers Conn, Press and Zane. It was noted that the Closed Session was continued to later iin the even1ng. 3 October 6, 1981 102 . l2-B: UCLA NUCLEAR REACTOR: Presented was the request of John Gabree to address the Council regarding an application for renewal lof a nuclear reactor license at Westwood campus, University of 'California, Los Angeles. John Gabree spoke to urge Council to oppose renewal of the license. Councilmember Press moved to hear members of the public who had requested to speak. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. The following persons spoke in opposltion to the appllcation for 'Irenewal of the nuclear reactor at Westwood UCLA campus: Peter Weinberger, Dan Hirsch, David Dupont, Joe Blau, Judy Rubenstein, Jane Kagon and Alison D. S. L. Arnold. Discussion was held. Councilmember Conn moved to direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution opposing the application for renewal of the nuclear reactor at UCLA Westwood campus. Second by Councilmember Zane. iAfter discussion, the motlon was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0 Absent: Councilmembers Jennings and Reed . It was noted that New Light Church had address the Council regarding a proposal l2-C: CHILDCARE CENTER: withdrawn the request to ifor a child care center. l2-D: COMMISSION ON ST~TUS OF WOMEN: Presented was the request of Howard R. Goldberg to adress the Council regarding the ordinance creating a Commission on the Status of Women. Howard R. Goldberg spoke in obJection to exclusion of males from membershlp on the Icommission on the Status of Women. ll-D, MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONS APPEAL, Presented was an appeal regarding a Bargaining Unit Determination by the Municipal Employees Association and Fire Flghters ,Association regarding the position of Fire Protection Engineer. IMayor Yannatta Goldway announced that the matter had been considered during the Closed Session and moved to approve the staff recommendation determining that the Fire Fighters Association is a reasonable and appropriate unit for Fire Protection Engineer Gene Bell and, that if it is still his choice, staff be directed to open negotiations with the Fire Fighters Associatlon to provide for Gene IBell's position in that Memorandum of Understanding should he .exercise that choice. Second by Councilmember Press. The motion was approved by the following vote, . Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0 Absent: Councilmembers Jennings and Reed ll-E: CLOSED SESSION: At 10,05 P.M. Ma~or Pro Tempore Edwards moved to adjourn to Closed SeSSlon for the purpose of discussing personnel matters and pendlng litigatlon, which had been continued from earlier in the meeting. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. I'The motion was approved by unanimous vote. At 12:38 A.M. Council ,reconvened with the following members Present: Mayor Yannatta 4 October 6, 1981 . . . . . IGoldway, Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards, Councilmembers Conn Press and Zane. Mayor YannattaGoldway moved to approve settlement 1n the case of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company versus the C1ty, Case Number 484487, in the amount of $4,324.96. Second by ICouncilmember Conn. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0 Absent: Councilmembers Jenn1ngs and Reed ADJOURNMENT: At 12:29 A.M., Councilmember Zane moved to adJourn !the meeting, adJournment to be in memory of slain Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat; Mrs. Ruth Scholl, mother of Director of General Services Stan Scholl, a resident of Dixon, Illinois, and wife of Elton Scholl; and Officer John Martinez of the California Highway Patrol killed in the line of duty on San Bernardino Freeway. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by the following vote: I Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0 Absent: Councilmembers Jennings and Reed ATTEST: - :...1-- / (~_~~t,L..1, Ann M. Shore ,City Clerk 5 October 6, 1981 10;3 . . . .