M-3/28/1978 (2)
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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.
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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
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ResolutlOn 4995
Contract 2494
~bdel agreement
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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
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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
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