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M-3/28/1978 (2) . . . . CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY CO~CIL PROCEEDINGS March 28, 1978 A regular meeting of the Santa ,Ionlca CltV Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by ~ayor Donna O'Brien Swink"who led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. ~avor Swink then introduced Reverend Stanley Andersen, St. Paul's Lutheran" Church, who offered the invocation. Roll Call: Present: ~ayor Donna O'Brien Swink Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour Cohen Councilmember John J. Bambrick Councilmember Christine Reed Councllmember Perry Scott Councllmember Xathanlel Trlves Councllmember Pleter van den Steenhoven City Manager James D. Williams City Attorney Richard Knickerbocker City Clerk Joyce Snider Absent: None Consent Calendar' The Consent Calendar was presented by the City Clerk after which Council- member van den Steenhoven moved to approve the Consent Calendar as presented, adopting the resolutions therein, reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Trlves. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 6-A: The minutes of the City Council meeting held March 14, 1978 were approved as mailed. Agenda Item 6-B: A request for reimbursement of departmental revolving cash funds: Library - $103.71; Adminlstratlve Services - 590.43, Transportation - <;63.27; Police - $89.45, was approved. 331 Agenda Item 6-C: Resolution No. 4994(r:CS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO:-l OF TH CTrY r:QU!\CIL OF THE CITY OF 5A:-ITA ~10NICA APPROVING THE FILI:-IG OF REPORT OF \iORK A:-ID SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR A.'\Y PROTESTS OR OB.JECTIONS TO THE REPORT OF THE 5UPERINTE:-IDE:-IT OF STREETS REGARDI:-IG TREE PLANTI~G ASSES5- ME'iT DISTRICT NO.1", \;as adopted. Publlc hearing set for April 25, 19781 Agenda Item 6-D: The recommendation for reconstruction of Tenth Court ReconstructlOn of north of Olymp lC Boulevard to the Southern PaCl f] c Rai 1 road, was approved. Tenth Court Agenda Item 6-E: Resolution :-10. 4995(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 5A~TA ~m,{TCA AUTHORIZING THE SA:-ITA MO:-lICA MUNICIPAL BUS LI:>IES TO BECO\fE PARTY TO THE ~IOf)EL 13(C) AGREEME'JT", was adopted, and Contract No. 2494(CC5) was awarded. Agenda Item 6-F' Resolutlon '110. 4996(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SA:-ITA MONICA DECLARI!\G ITS I'JTENTIO'J TO ORDER THE VACATIOK OF A PORTIO'i OF A CERTAIN ALLEY KNOW" AS MONTANA PLACE NORTH FROM FOURTEENTH STREET TO FIFTEENTH STREET, I'i THE CITY OF SANTA BONICA, CALIFOR:\IA", was adopted. Public hearing set for April 2S, 1978. Resolution 4994 Tree Planting lJ1striu No. 1 TH~ i I I I ResolutlOn 4995 Contract 2494 ~bdel agreement (INIAl ResolutlOn 4996 intention to vacate portion of ,lantana Place North Agenda Item 6-G: Contract No. 2490(CCS) for \,rater well repair service , Contract 2490 from May 1, 1978 through Apri 1 30, 1979 was awarded to ~lcCalla Bros., Ind \;ater well repair ln the amount of S18,700 hy lssuance of P. O. 'io. 36130. sen"lce Agenda Item 6-H Contract ~o. 2491(CC5) for purchase of three electric pump motors in the amount of S9,491.23 for tne Water Divlsion was a\;arded to Aurora Pump hy lssuance of P. O. No. 36131 in the amount of $7,548.26 and P. O. No. 36132 ln the amount of $1,942.98. Contract 2491 for electric pump motors 332 Contract 2492 amends Contract 2276 to fund trans 1 t buses and fare collection Condominium conver- Slon publlC hearing ..l,pnl 11, 1978 Clty to retaln as damages Solid State Communlcations, Inc. deposi t Orchnance lntroduced amenchng restaurant parking requirements Agenda Item 6-1: Clty manager authorized to execute grant Contract Xo. 2492(CCS) wlth Federal Urban Nass Transportation Administratlon amending preVlOUS grant Contract No. 2276(CCS) to fund transit buses and fare collectlon system for Nunlclpal Bus Llnes. Agenda Item 6-J: A public hearing was set for Aprll 11, 1978 to hear the appeal of Plannlng Commlsslon condltlon imposed on approval of condomln- ium converSlon at 1308-1312 Berkeley Street. . Agenda Item 6-K: Approved recommendation that the City retaln as damages the cashier's check ln the amount of $845.10 furnlshed to the City ln ~ovember 1976 by Solid State Communications, Inc., as deposit acc~mpany- lng their bld for provlslon of Fue DepartI1\ent Radio Equipment. The bid award- to Solld State Communications, Inc. was rescinded by the Clty Council on November 8, 1977. ' , ThlS ended the Consent Calendar. Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at thlS tlme was an ordinance for introduc- tion amending restaurant parking requlrements from the present one space per 300 square feet to one space per flve seats. Regulatlons would apply to new restaurant uses and expansion of existing restaurants. The public hearlng was opened at 7 40 P.M. by order of Mayor SWlnk. The following persons spoke ln Opposltlon to the proposed ordinance: Jerry Roberts, Eugene Tomson, Gerald Breltbart, and Isa Feinsteln. There belng no other requests to speak elther for or against the ordlnance the public hearlng was closed at 7'58 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. D1Scussion ensued regardlng the various Slze restaurants in Santa Monica and related parklng problems. Councilmember Reed moved to exempt from the ordlnance those restaurants which have 75 or less seats. Second by Councllmember Trlves. Mavor Pro Tempore Cohen moved to amend the motlon to exempt restaurants with 60 or less seats from the proposed ordinance. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. Further dlScuss~on was held regarding park~ng problems and traffic congestion caused by some restau- rants, after whlch ~Iayor Pro Tempore Cohen's amendment falled by the fo llm-nng vote: . Councll Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, van den Steenhoven 'legatlve' Councilmembers Bambrick, Scott, Tr~ves, S,,,ink Counc~lmember Reed's motlon then failed by the follow~ng vote' Councll Vote: Affirmat~ve: Councllmembers Bambrick, Reed, Trlves Negatlve: Councilmembers Cohen, Scott, van den Steenhoven, SWlnk Councllmember Trives moved that the ordlnance be amended to exempt restaurants of 50 seats or less from the requirement for one parking space for every 5 seats. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. . Councll Vote: Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott, Trlves, van den Steenhoven Xegative: Councilmembers Bambrick, SWlnk Councilmember Trlves moved to ~ntroduce an ordlnance entltled' "A); ORDIXAKCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AME'lDING SECTIO~ 9l29F OF THE SA'I;TA ,10'l;ICA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAI'I;ING TO RESTAU- RAXT PARKING REQUIRE,lENTS", amended to exempt restaurants of 50 seats or less from the requirenent for one parking space for every five seats. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. Council Vote: Affirmatlve: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott, Trlves, van den Steenhoven NcgatlVC: Councilmembers Bambrick, SWlnk .