M-11/28/1978
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COU~CIL PROCEEDI~GS
November 28, 1978
A regular meetlng of the Santa Monlca Clty Councll was called to order at!
7:30 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour A. Cohen who led the assemblage in I
the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. Mavor Pro !
Tempore Cohen then introduced Reverend John Shaw, Chaplain, Santa Monlca
Hospltal, who offered the 1nvocation.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour A. Cohen
CounclImember Christlne Reed
CounciImember Perry Scott
Councilmember ~athaniel Trlves
Councllmember Pleter van den Steenhoven
Actlng City Manager Dav1d Dolter
City Attorney Rlchard Knickerbocker
C1ty Clerk Joyce Snider
Absent: Councilmember John J. Bambrick
Mayor Donna O'Brlen Swink
Agenda Item 4-A' Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen presented employee service pins I
to G. H. Walker, a Custodlan ln the Administratlve Services Department,
I for 25 years of service; E. W. Grant, a Custodian ln the Transportation
Department, for 2S years of serVice; M. P. Lubisich, Senior Electrician
Inspector in the General Services Department, for 30 years of service;
R. F. Merker, Motor Sweeper Operator in the General SerVices Department,
for 30 years of serVice.
Consent Calendar:
The Consent Calendar was presented by the City Clerk after which Council-i
member Tr1ves moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the except10n
of Agenda Items 6-A and 6-K, adoptlng the resolutions and ordinances
thereln, reading by title only and walving further reading thereof.
! Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Bambrlck and }Iayor SW1nk
Agenda Item 6-A: The minutes of a regular City Council meeting held on
November 14, 1978 were approved as amended at the request of Councll-
member Reed to subst1tute the word "resolution" for "ordinance" in the
mot1ons reIat1ng to Agenda Items ll-C and ll-D on page 8. Second by
Councilmember Trives.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent:
Councilmember Bambrick and Mayor SW1nk
The mlnutes of the special meetlng of ~ovember 8, 1978; a special
meetlng of ~ovember 20, 1978; and an adjourned regular meetlng held
; Noveflber 24, 1978 were a~proved as ma1Ied.
Agenda Item 6-B: A request for relmbursement of departmental revolving
cash funds: Recreation and Parks - S76.7l; Transportation - $69.62,
i Admlnistrative Services - $91.31; Clty Yards - $27.27, was approved.
Agenda Item 6-C: Resolution No. 5l41(CCS) entttled: "A RESOLUnO)\; OF
THE CITY COUKCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~ICA ACCEPTI~G fu~D APPROVING
SUBDIVISION ~1AP OF TRACT NO. 33117", for a 2l-unlt new condominium
proJect at 315 Ocean Avenue, by Emery C. Kong, Gen. Partner, K.L.H.
Company, Ltd. i was adopted.
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~linutes of November 14,
!1978 meetrng amended
~d approved. ~lmutes
~~ ~ovember 8, 20 and
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iRequest for relmburse-
rent of the departmen-
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/funds. '"
~: esolution 5l4l
~ppr~vin~ Fi~al Tract
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Resolution 5142 I Agenda Item 6-D: ResolutIon No. 5142(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION or
Dec1armg the intentioh THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARI!\G ITS DiTE!\TIO!\ TO
to vacate a rartion ofl ORDER THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF A CERTADl ALLEY KNOWN AS WILSHIRE
a alley knO\\'ll as 'I' PLACE NORTH FRO~l T\IENTIETH STREET TO TWENTIETH COURT IN THE CITY or SANTA
Wilshire Place North ~IO};IC1\, C!UIFOR.'iIA", and setting a public hearing to hear all Interested I
i persons at 7:30 P.M. on January 9, 1979, was adopted.
ResolutlOn.5143 'I Agenda Item 6-E: ResolutIon No. 5143(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF
Establishmg rates for THE CITY COU"lCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:\TA MONICA INCREASING THE DUPLICATE
duplicate parking per-I PER~IIT RATES IN THE PARKIKG STRUCTURES WITHIK THE PARKPIG ASSESSMENT
mits issued to ernp10yeb DISTRICT", ,,-as adopted.
parkers. I I
Resolution 5144 Agenda Item 6-F: ResolutIon Ko. 5144(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF '
Establishing salaries i THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SM-iTA MONICA A~IEXDING RESOLUTION NO. 4646,
for the cIassificationr \\iHI CH RESOLUTI 0'1 ESTABLI SHES WAGES, HOURS, AXD OTHER TERMS AND CO:\DI TIONS
of Pier Carpenter and OF EMPLOYME:\T FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF POSITIONS", for Pier Carpenter at I
Event Attendant SlIper- a salary of $1,189 E-Step and Event Attendant Supervisor at a salary of
V1SOr. , $1,308 E-Step, ,vas adopted.
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ResoIutlOn 5145 I'
Approving a hearing
for protests regardmg'
tree plantlng assess- I
ment districts.
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Agenda Item 6-G: Resolutlon "lo. 5145(CCS} entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE FILING OF
REPORT OF WORK AND SETTIKG A HEARING DATE FOR ANY PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS
TO THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS REGARDING TREE PLANTING I
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS NO.3 AND 4", setting a publlc hearing for 7:30 P.M.
on Tuesday, December 12, 1978.
Contract 3135
Approval of an
emergency expenditure
of $4,674.88 for
elevator repairs.
Contract 3136
TIle amOlmt O:t $Z4,661.i!il sernces and supplies for the MunIcipal Electlon to be held in Apnl 10,
for furnishing of eIec~ 1979 was mvarde d to Hartin & Chapman Co., ln the amount 0 f S 24,661,61.
tlOn servlces, I
Recommendation for I Agenda Item 6-J: Job classificatlon speclflcations for tlVO posltions,
ratification of Job i Landscape Supervisor and Hechanic Welder, Here approved as presented.
classlficatlons. I
Recommendation for 'Agenda Item 6-K: Presented at this tlme ",as a recommendatlon for staff
per~onnel for crowd I to ~ontlnue the use of Contemporary Security personnel on a part-tlme
control/sergeant-at-aIljlspasls for crOlvd control/sergeant-at-arms ac'tivities at City Council
meetlngs. FolloHing dlScussion, Mayor Pro ,Tempore Cohen moved to approve'
the staff recommendation, l.e., authorizing staff to continue the use of I
Contemporary Security personnel on a part-tlme basis for cro",d control/
sergeant-at-arms activitles at City Council meetings thereby rellevlng ,
police department personnel. Second by CounclImember van den Steenhoven.'
The motion Has approved by the followlng vote
Agenda Item 6-H: Contract No. 313S(CCS} for an emergency expendlture of
funds in the amount of $4,674.88 for repairs to an elevator in Parklng
Structure No. 2 "'as awarded to Otis Elevator Company by issuance of P. O.
No. 38830.
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Agenda Item 6-I:
Contract No. 3136(CCS) for furnlshing of election
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Scott, Trives, van den
Steenhoven and Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen
Xcgative:
CounclImember Reed
Absent:
Councilmembers Bambrick and Mayor SHlnk'
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Contract 3137
Award of construction
of a community room an4
reroofing of Falrview ,
Branch Librarv. i
Ordlnance lntroduced 'I'
to amend .qytlcle XI ofl
~lurncipa1 Code.
Agenda Item 6-L: Contract No. 3137(CCS) for construction of a communlty
room and reroofing at Fairvlcw Branch LIbrary was awarded to Joseph w~.
Eubanks in the amount of $141,431.
Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this tlme was an ordlnance for lntrodllc-
tlOn anenmng Artlcle XI of the Santa Honlca HunicIpal Code entl tIed the
Election Code pursuant to Council dIrectIon on November 14, 1978. The
publlc hearIng was opened at 7:46 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore
Cohen. There being no one present desiring to address the Council, the
public hearing was closed at 7:47 P,~1. by order of ~layor Pro Tempore
Cohen. Councilmemner Reed moved to introduce an ordinance entitled'
"AI\ ORDIIoI.",'\CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA A"IENDI"lG
SECTIONS 11202(B), 11202(J), 11204(A), 11204(B), 11204(D), 11208, AND
11214, ADDI~G SECTION 11215 AND DELETING SECTIONS lI202(D), 11202(E),
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11204 (F) AND 11207, RELATIKG TO THE CONDUCT OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS",
reading by title only and waIving further readIng thereof. Second by
Councllmember van den Steenhoven.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent:
CounCllmember Bambrick and Mayor Swink
Agenda Item 8-B: Presented at thIs time I~as an ordinance for introductIon .
es tabllshing hourly parking rates on ce rtaln stree ts in the beach area I Ordm':illc~ mtroduced
purs uant to CouncIl dl re ctlon on Kovember 14, 1978. The publ ic hearIng estabhshmg hourly
was opened at 7:47 P.~1. by order of I>layor Pro Tempore Cohen. There belngparkmg rates near
no one present desinng to address the Council, the public hearing ,.;as ~each area.
closed at 7;48 P.~. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Councilmember !
van den Steenhoven moved to lntroduce an ordinance entitled: "AN
ORDIKfu~CE OF THE CITY COUXCIL OF THE CITY OF SAKTA MO~ICA fu~ENDIKG
SECTION 3388 A~D 3388A (1) OF AND ADDING SECTIONS 3388F, 33921, AKD
3392J TO THE SAKTA ~OXICA MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING HOURLY PARKING
RATES ON CERTAIN STREETS 1:-': THE BEACH AREA", readIng by title only and
waIving further readIng thereof. Second by Councilmember Trives.
Council Vote' UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent:
Councilmember Bambrick and Mayor Swink
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Agenda Item 8-C: Presented at this tIme was an ordinance for introduc- I
tion increasIng refuse rates pursuant to CouncIl dIrectIon on Kovember Ordinance introduced
b b d f Ifor increaSIng refuse
114,1978. Thepullcheanngl.;asopenedat7:49P.1>1. yorero I>layor rat bt t
Pro Tempore Cohen. Dan SullIvan spoke in opposItion to the large varletY[f .es, u mo Ion
of trash containers presently being used by the City. There beIng no ! aIled.
other persons present desinng to address the Council, the publIc hearing:
was closed at 7:54 P.~l. by order of ~Iayor Pro Tempore Cohen. After '
dIScussIon, Councilmember Trives moved to introduce an ordInance entitledj;
".1\;, ORDINA_'lCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA A~lENDING SECTlOK 5233A OF i
Ca~PTER 2, ARTICLE V, OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO '
DlCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FEES CHARGED FOR GENERAL CITY REFUSE COLLECTION",
reading by tItle only and waiving further readIng thereof. Second by
CounciImember van den Steenhoven. The motion failed by the following
vote (pursuant to Section 615 of the Santa Monica City Charter, which
reqUIres four affirmative votes for enactment of an ordinance):
CouncIl Vote
Affirmative: Councilmembers Trives, van den
Steenhoven and Mayor Pro Tempore
Cohen
:-iegatlve'
Councilmembers Reed, Scott
Absent: Councilmember Bambrick and Nayor Sl,ink I
The ordinance lVas ordered returned for Introduction at the Cl ty CouncIl iOrdinance ordered
meetlng of December 12, 1978. I:retumed for introduc-
tIon December 12, 1978.
Agenda Item 8-D; Presented at this tlme was an ordInance for introduc- [Ordinance mtroduced
tlon pertaining to regulations for covered malls pursuant to CounCIl ipertaining to regula-
directlon at ItS meeting of April 25, 1978. The pubhc heanng I.;as ,tions for covered malls
opened at 8:04 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. There being I
1 no one present desirIng to address the Council, the public hearlng was
closed at 8.05 P.~. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Councilmember ;
Reed moved to introduce an ordinance entltled: "AN ORDINfu'<CE OF THE CIT~
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONIL~ INCORPOR~TING UNIFORM BUSINESS CODE I
! APPENDIX CHAPTER 11, COVERED MALL BUILDINGS, AS MODIFIED MARCH 3, 1978 !
BY THE SANTA MONICA BUILDING AND SAFETY COI>~fISSION, INTO SECTION 8103 OF!
THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE", reading by title only and lVaivlng
further readIng thereof. Second by CounciImember Trives.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: CounciImember Bambrick and Mayor Swink
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Ordmance for adoPhon'I'
dissolving the Youth
AdvisOT\' Council. /;10- ,
tlOn fa~led. I
OrdInance ordered to
return December 12,
1978.
Recommendation regar-
ding alley relocatIon
and construction of
parking to permit
construction.
Recommendation to place
on April 10, 1979 baI-'I'
lot a question concer-
ning a separate Commu-
ni ty College DIstrict I
C,oveming Board shall I
he estabhshed. ,
Reconnnendatlon for a
lease of City-owned
fuelIng facility at
Santa Monica Airport.
Request of the CIty i
Attorney for an execu-'
ti ve seSSlOn to discusb
selectIon of CIty r
]I..tanager. !
Request to address
Council regardIng
September 22, 1978
mcident.
Agenda Item 8-E: Presented at this time was an ordinance for adoptIon
dissolving the Youth AdvisOD' Council by repeal of Chapter 10, ArtIcle
II of the Santa MonIca Municipal Code, pursuant to Council direction on
October 24, 1978. Counci1member Reed moved to adopt an ordinance
entl tIed: "Ai" ORDIi\ANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONI CA :
REPEALING SECTIONS 2910-2913 OF THE SANTA MOKICA CODE CREATIXG A YOUTH I
ADVISORY COUl\CIL", reading by ti tIe only and ,,,aiving further reading
thereof. Second by Councilmember Scott. The motIon failed by the
following vote (pursuant to Section 615 of the Santa MonIca CIty Charter I
WhICh reqUIres four affirmative votes for enactment of an ordinance)' ,
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Council Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Reed, Scott and Mayor
Pro Tempore Cohen
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NegatTve:
CouncTlmember Trlves, van den
Steenhoven
Absent:
Councilmember BambrIck and ~Iayor SWInk i
The ordinance was ordered returned for adoptTon at the City CouncIl
meetIng of December 12, 1978.
Agenda Item lO-A: Presented at this tIme was a recommendatIon of the
PlannIng CommISSIon regarding a proposed alley relocation and the
additIon of parking spaces to permit constructIon of an eleven-story
bUIldIng at Ocean and Arizona Avenues. Pursuant to a letter requestIng
contInuance from the applicant, Ted R. Lennon, Teleklew Productions, Inc'l'
the matter was contInued to the meetIng of December ]2,1978. ,
Agenda Item II-A: Presented at thIS tIme was a recommendation for
placement on the ballot for the Municipal Election to be held April 10,
1979, the question of whether a new and separate Community College
District GovernIng Board shall be estah1ished. DISCUSSIon followed,
after which Councilmember Trives moved to approve the staff recommenda-
tion, i.e., that the CIty Attorney be directed to formulate the wordIng
fOr a ballot measure analysis and prepare a resolutIon to be submitted
to the CIty CouncTl at Its regular meeting to be held on January 9, 1979
in 0 rder that the res ldents of Santa Monl ca may vote at the Muni clpal
ElectIon to be held Aprll 10, ]979 on the question of whether a new and
separate Santa MonIca Communlty College DIstrIct GovernIng Board shall
be established. Second by Councllmember Scott.
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Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councllmember BambrIck and ~ayor Swink
Agenda Item II-B' The recommendation of approval of a lease of Citv-
owned and operated aircraft fuelIng facilIty at Santa ~onlca Airport
WIth Oasis Petro Energy CorporatIon was continued, at the request of
staff, to the meeting of Decemher 12, 1978.
Agenda Item 11-C: Presented at thIS tIme was the request of the City
Attorney for an executIve session to discuss pending lItigation.
Councilmember Reed moved that the executIve seSSIon be held at the
end of the meetIng and that, at the same tIme, a personnel seSSIon be
held to dISCUSS selection of a City Manager. Second hy Councllmember
TrIves.
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Council Vote: UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent: Councllmember BambrIck and :>Iayor Swink
Agenda Item I2-A: Presented at this time was the request of Ms.
GeorgIna Burns to address the Council regardIng an inCIdent whIch took
place on Septemher 22, 1978. Ms. Burns presented suggestIons for
handling dog VIolations and requested CounCIl consideration of her
recommendatIons. After dISCUSSIon, CounCIl requested staff to conSIder
Implementation of Ms. Burn's suggestions to give notIficatIon to
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complalnants that no action wlII be taken on Mallcious ~ischief Reports
wlthout the suspect's name and In regard to a system of folloK-up and
enforcement of dog license Karnlngs.
Agenda Item 12-B: Presented at thls tlme was the request of John
Longenecker, representing the Santa Monica Solar Pier Committee,
regarding Solar applications on the Santa Monlca Pier. Councilmember
Reed moved, in Vlew of Mr. Longenecker's absence, that the report be
ordered received and filed for further consideration on future leases on
the Pier. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote
Unanlmously approved 5-0
Councllmember Bambrick and Mayor SKlnk
Absent:
Agenda Item ll-C (Continued)' Presented at thls time was the request of
the City Attorney for an executlve seSSlon to dlscuss pendlng litigation
and the request of Councilmember Reed for a personnel seSSlon to dlscuss
selectlon of a City Manager. At 8:20 P.M. Councllmember Reed moved to
recess to executive session to dlscuss pending Iltigation and selection
of a Cl ty Manager. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 5-0
Absent. Councllmember Bambrick and Mayor SKink
The Councll reconvened at 9'50 P.M. wlth members present as llsted in
the roll call. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen announced that the Councll had
discussed legal matters and the selectlon of a City Manager. No action
Kas taken. At 9:51 P.M. on motion of Councilmember Reed, second by
Councilmember Trives, the Council adjourned in memory of the following
indlvlduals: Mayor George Moscone and Supervlsor Harvey Milk of the
City of San Francisco; on behalf of Councllmember Bambrick, in memory
of Gertrude Brunson, mother of City Commissloners Donald Brunson and
Vernon Brunson; on behalf of Councilmember Reed, in memory of Leslie E.
Powers, Sr., former baseball player and long-tlme resident of the
community; on behalf of Councllmember Bambrlck, in nemory of Georglana
L. Webb, long-time resldent of the community.
Council Vote:
UnanlIDously approved 5-0
Absent:
Councilmember Bambrick and Mayor SWlnk
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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. Jeyc'e Snider
{/ity Clerk
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S~r A. Cohen
*ayor"pro Tempore
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'Request of John
,Longenecker regarding
isolar applications on
ithe Santa ~bnlca Pler.
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IContlnued discusslon
II'concerning selectlOil
of City Manager.
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