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M-3/14/1978 CITY OF S~~TA MONICA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS . March 14, 1978 A regular meetlng of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Donna O'Brien SWlnk who led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. Mayor Swink then introduced Reverend Joseph Parshall, Flrst United Methodlst Church, who offered the invocation, Roll Call: Present: Mayor Donna O'Brien SWlnk Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour Cohen Councilmember John J. Bambrick Councilmember Chrlstine Reed Councilmember Perry Scott Councilmember Nathanlel Trives Councilmember Pieter van den Steenhoven City Manager James D. Williams Clty Attorney Richard Knickerbocker Clty Clerk Joyce Snlder Absent: None . Agenda Item 4-A: Presented at thlS time was a resolution commending Larry J. Kosmont for outstandlng serVlce to the City of Santa Monica. C?uncilmember Reed moved to adopt Resolutlon No. 4987(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA COMMENDING LARRY J. KOSMONT", reading by ti t Ie only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0 Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved the addltion of Items l3-B, l3-C l3-D and l3-E to the Clty Council agenda. Second by Councilmember Reed: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 . Agenda Item 5-A: Presented for consideration at this time was an appointment to the Housing Commlssion for a term endlng January 6, 1980 caused by explration on January 6, 1978 of Commissioner Arthur Rinck's term. A posslble conflict of interest was pointed out by staff in regard to nomlnee Josephine Whaley, who lf appointed could not vote on issues involving the Santa Monlca Famlly Service Agency of which Mrs. Whaley is Senior Coordlnator. Councilmember Trlves nominated Josephine Whaley. Councllmember Scott nominated Dale Johnston, Councilmember Bambrick nominated Vlola Aurelius. The Council voted as follows: Councilmember Bambrick voted for Viola Aurelius. Councllmember Cohen, Scott and Swink voted for Dale Johnston. Councilmembers Reed, Trives and van den Steenhoven voted for Josephine Whaley. Slnce the result was a tie vote, a second Council roll was called, wlth the vote as follows: Councilmember Bambrick, Reed, Trives and van den Steenhoven voted for Josephine Whaley. Councilmembers Cohen, Scott and SWlnk voted for Dale Johnston, Josephine Whaley was therefore appointed to the Housing Commission for a term expiring January 6, 1980. Consent Calendar: The Consent Calendar was presented by the Clty Clerk after which Council- member Trives moved to approve the Consent Calendar as presented, adoptlng the resolutions thereln, reading by tltle only and waiving further readlng thereof, Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven, Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 6-A: The minutes of the Clty Council meeting held February 28, 1978 were approved as mailed. . 321 Resolution 4987 connnending Larry J. Kosmant Josephllle hnaley appomted to Housing Corrnnisslon 322 Resolution 4988 approving final enVIronmental assess- rrents for Communi tv Block Grant ' Resolution 4989 Claims Resolution 4990 Contract 2479 Pyre Spectaculars for fireworks Resolution 4991 establishlng salary for lndustrial safety engineer Contract 2480 SCRTD Freeway Agreerrent extension Contract 2481 lnfra-red viewlng device Contract 2482 sprinkler system Contract 2483 paverrent markers Contract 2484 for vehlcles Contract 2485 repalr City Hall roof Contract 2486 for box and pan brake Contract 2487 modernizatlon of ten trafflc signals Job classification specification Contract 2488 purchase of vehicles Agenda Item 6-B' A request for reimbursement of departmental Revolving Cash Funds: Police - $145.06; Recreation and Parks - $76.91, Transporta- tion - $55.85; Clty Yards - $37.62, Adminlstratlve Services - $81.26, was approved. Agenda Item 6-C: Resolution No. 4988(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR HOUSING AND co~rnu- NITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRAXT APPLICATION", was adopted. Agenda Item 6-D: Resolutlon No. 4989(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA RATIFYING THE COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY, 1978", was adopted. . Agenda Item 6-E: Resolution No. 4990(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAIVING FORMAL BID PROCE- DURE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE 1978 FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY", was adopted and Contract No. 2479(CCS) was awarded to Pyro-Spectaculars for fourth of July fireworks dlsplay, by issuance of P. O. No. 35950 ln the amount of $4,000. Agenda Item 6-F: Resolutlon No. 499l(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTIO)l OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA fu~ENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4646 WHICH RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF POSITIONS", establ1shlllg the salary for industrial safety engineer position, was adopted. Agenda Item 6-G: Contract No. 2480(CCS) was awarded to SouthernCal1fornia Rapid Translt District (SCRTD), for a one-year extension of a Freeway Agreement. Agenda Item 6-H: Contract No. 248l(CCS) for the purchase of one lnfra- red vlewing device with accessories for the Flre Department was awarded to Standard Law Enforcement Supply Company ln the amount of $6,004.90 by issuance of P. O. No. 35951. . Agenda Item 6-1: Contract No. 2482(CCS) for installatlon of an automatic sprlnkler system ln Clty Hall basement in the amount of $12,070 was awarded to the Scott E. Campbell Co. by issuance of P. O. No. 35952. Agenda Item 6-J: Contract No. 2483(CCS) for purchase of reflectorlzed pavement markers in the amount of $6,112.25 was awarded to Trafflc Appliance Corp. by issuance of P. O. No. 35953. Agenda Item 6-K: Contract No. 2484(CCS) for the purchase of varlOUS vehicles in the amount of $58,690.46 was awarded to Claude Short Dodge Co. by issuance of P. O. Nos. 35954, 35955, 35956, 35957, 35958 and 35959, Santa Monlca Ford Co. by issuance of P. O. 35960 and Crenshaw Motors Inc. by issuance of P. O. No. 35961. Agenda Item 6-L: Contract No. 2485(CCS) for repair of a portion of Ci ty Hall roof in the amount of $9,000 was awarded to Robert Nichols, Inc., by issuance of P. O. No. 35962. Agenda Item 6-M: Contract No. 2486(CC5) for purchase of one (1) box and pan brake for use by the Public FaCllitles Maintenance Dlvision ln the amount of $3,245.20 was awarded to Meyer Machlnery Co. by the lssuance of P. O. No. 35963. . Agenda Item 6-N' Contract No. 2487(CCS) for the modernizatlon of ten traffic slgnals was awarded to the State Business and Transportation Agency ln the amount of Sl15,OOO. Agenda Item 6-0: The request for ratificatlon of job classification specificatlon revls1ons, was approved. Agenda Item 6-P' Approprlatlon of $35,483.28 to Admlnlstrative Services Budget #245 was approved and Contract No. 2488(CC5) for the purchase . . . . . of elght vehicles in the amount of S35,483.28 was awarded to Ventura Datsun/State of California by issuance of P. O. No. 36000, 36001 and 36002. This ended the Consent Calendar. Agenda Item 7-A: Presented at thlS time was a public hearing regarding a proposed one-way street system to serve the central business district and Santa Monica Place. The recommendatlon included a limlted one-way street system to serve the central buslness distrlct with Arizona Avenue one-way eastbound from Ocean Avenue to Lincoln Boulevard, BroadKav one-way westbound from Llncoln Boulevard to Ocean Avenue, Fifth Street . one-way northbound from the new freeway off-ramp to Wilshire Boulevard, and Slxth Street one-way southbound from Wllshire Boulevard to Colorado Avenue; the north-south one-way pattern to be implemented upon completion of the freeway off-ramp in January 1979, and the east-west implementatlon to occur when the downtown shopping center is completed. By order of Mayor Swink the proof of publlcation was filed and the publlC hearlng was opened at 7:45 P.M. The followlng persons spoke in support of the proposed one-way street system: Sam Porter, Isa Feinstein and David Lederer. The following persons spoke ln opposition to the proposed one-way street system: Lola Halpern, Mechele H. Szekel, Mrs. L. Rader, Louis Katz, Rubin Halpern, Karl Schober, Fred Westermeier and Dr. Irving Yasney. Durlng the hearlng, Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen stated his intention to abstain from voting on the subject Slnce he owns, in partnership, land in the area under consideration. There being no other requests to speak to the subJect the public hearing was closed at 8:07 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. Council dlscussed the benefits of a one-way street system through improved traffic flow, decreased automoblle accidents, increased business and property values and the efficiency of the one-way system ln accommodating a substantlal lncrease in automoblles and in disperslng traffic from the new freeway off-ramp. Councilmember Reed moved to approve a one-way street system to serve the central business distrlct. Second by Councilmember Trlves. Council Vote: Affirmatlve: Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Scott, Trives, van den Steenhoven, SWlnk Abstaln: Councilmember Cohen C0uncllmembers commended KCRW Radlo Statlon for thelr service to the communlty in broadcastln-" City Council meetings \nth volunteer asslstance. Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this time was an ordinance for lntroduction modifying the hours of refuse collectlon in the M-l and M-2 zones, which would penni t collection bet\,een 3: 00 and 6' 00 A. Yr. daily m ~1-1 and :,1- 2 zones only, condltlonal upon there being no collectlon betlieen those hours at any pomt within a 500-foot radms from a building located m other than ~1-1 or }.1-2 zones or lilthm a SOG-foot ramus from any residence regardless of where suc.~ dwelling lS located. The publlc hearing was opened at 8:32 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. Sam Kardashlan described the problems in collecting refuse after 6:00 A.M. in tl-1 and M-2 zones, He asked that the 500 foot limitation be removed from the proposed ordinance and said he wlll be sensltive to the need to protect resldential dwelllngs ln all districts. Thomas Cushman urged amendlng the ordinance to provide for a 7:00 A.M. pick-up near residences, rather than the 6;00 A.M. hour provided for ln the proposed ordinance. There being no other requests to speak either for or agalnst the ordl- nance, the public hearing was closed at 8:35 P.M. by order of Mayor SWlnk. D1Scussion ensued after which Councilmember Scott moved to introduce an ordmance entitled: "k" ORrDIAKCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~T~ MONICA AMENDING SECTION S237C OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO REFUSE COLLECTION H THE M-I AND ~1- 2 ZONES", with the 323 One-way street system to serve central business district Onhnance introduced llDdifying hours of refuse collection 324 Ordinance lntroduced reqUlring refuse collectlOn bins for certaln residential dwellmgs and discharge shut-off systems for all buildings with refuse collectlon chutes Ordinance 1084 subjecting two-story accessory bUlldings in R-l llistrict to Use Perm t procedures Ordinance 1085 regulating public access and improve- ment requirements for development proj ects Resolutlon 4992 calling a special electlon June 6, 1978 ResOlutlOn 4993 requeStlng consolida- tion with Statelvlde Pnmary Election modification that the 500 foot limitatlon be removed w1th respect to residentlal structures 1n the M-l and M-2 dlstr1cts. Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 8-B: Presented at this time was an ordinance for introduction requiring refuse collection bins for multiple residential dwelllngs in excess of ten units and discharge shut-off systems for all bUlldings equipped wlth refuse collection chutes which chutes are in excess of ten feet from the street or alley. The publlc hearing was opened at 8:44 P.M. by order of Mayor SWlnk. There be1ng no requests to speak either for or against the ordinance the public hearing was closed at 8:45 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to lntroduce an ordinance ent1tled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~IONICA ADDING SECTION 5228E TO THE S."'-''<TA HONICA MilllICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO BIN RENTAL AND CHUTE GATE REQUIREMENTS", reading by title only and wa1ving further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Reed. . Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 8-C: Presented at this tlme was an ordlnance for adoption subJecting two-story accessory bUlldings In the R-l Dlstrlct to Use Permlt procedures. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen moved to adopt Ordlnance No. 1084(CCS) entitled: "AI-< ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 9l06A-2-6 OF AND ADDING SECTION 9l46A-lO TO THE SANTA MONICA ~IUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO TI~O STORY ACCESSORY BUILDINGS Pi THE R-l DISTRICT", reading by title only and wa1ving further reading thereof. Second by Counc1lmember van den Steenhoven. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 . Agenda Item 8-D: Presented at thls time was an ordinance for adoption regulatlng public access and improvement requirements for development proJects. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to adopt Ord1nance No. 1085(CCS) entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTIONS 7163, 7164, 7165, 7166 AND 7167 TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO PUBLIC ACCESS AND IMPROVEMENT REQUIRBlENTS FOR DEVELOP~IENT PROJECTS", readlllg by title only and lvai v1ng further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Reed. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 9-A: Presented at thls tlme were resolutlons for adoption placing a rent control measure on the ballot of June 6, 1978 and requestlng consolidation with the Statewlde Primary Election. Clty Clerk Snider reported that a charter amendment initiative petition relating to rent control was submitted to the Office of the City Clerk on March 1, 1978, and the Los Angeles County Reglstrar-Recorder has vcrlfled the number of slgnatures sufficient to qualify the measure for the ballot. Councilmember Scott moved to adopt Resolutlon No. 4992(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS or THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA PROPOSITION NO. 2 CONSISTING OF A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF RENT CONTROL IN THE CITY OF S~'<TA MONICA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SAME AT THE SPECIAL ~IUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SIXTH DAY OF JUKE, 1978" and Resolution No. 4993(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIOX OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA :-IONICA REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TiiE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE THE CITY OF SA"TA MONICA'S SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 1978 WITH THE STATEWIDE PRDL\RY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 1978", reading by titles only and l,rai vlng further readlng thereof. Second by Councilmcmber Trives. Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Councllmember Trives moved to approve the request of the City Clerk to appropriate SlO,OOO from the unapproprlatcd reserves of the General Fund to pay the cost of placlng the rent control and low lncome houslng . . measures on the ballot. Second by Councilmember Reed. CouncIl Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 . Agenda Item 10-A: Presented at thIS tIme was the recommendation of the PlannIng CommIssion that the CIty CouncIl hold a public hearing to consider the vacatIon of Montana Court ~orth between 14th and 15th Streets to provide for improved off-street parking at the FIreSIde Plaza. DIScussion ensued In regard to the Improvements, the greater number of parking spaces that would be provided by the proposed plan and the preservation of parkIng by precluding the possibilIty of building expansion into that vacated area. Councllmember Trives moved to set a publIC hearing for March 28, 1978, to consider the vacation of Montana Court ~orth from 14th to 15th Streets and to instruct the City Attorney to draft for the CounCIl's consideration approprIate conditions to be recorded along with the easement documents addreSSIng the Council's concerns regarding further expansion of the bUIldIng and placement of the parking spaces as shown on the proposed plan. Second by Councilmember Cohen. Council Vote UnanImously approved 7-0 . Agenda Item 10-B: Presented at thIS time was the recommendation of the Planning CommIssion for an ordinance amendment changing parkIng require- ments for restaurants to require one space per five seats, thereby basing requirements on seatIng capacity rather than size of floor area. Councilmember Trives moved to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance amendment to reqUIre restaurants to provide parking at the rate of one parking space per five seats, such ordinance to be Intro- duced at the City Council meeting to be held March 28, 1978. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 . Agenda Item II-A: Presented at this time was a recommendation for approval of one-year lease WIth the U. S. Army for use of the Organiza- tIonal MaIntenance Shop Station area of the Army Reserve Facility at the Santa MonIca Airport. Councllmember Trives moved to approve a one year lease by award of Contract ~o. 2489 (CCS), effective March 1, 1978, to the U. S. Army for use of the OrganIzatIonal Maintenance Shop Station area of the Army Reserve Facility at the Santa Monica Airport, WIth the condition that If the Army relocates to another location prior to the end of the one-year perIod, the lease automatIcally expires on said relocation date. Second bv Councilmember van den Steenhoven. After dISCUSSIon in regard to th~ adequacy of the faCIlIty's parking area to accommodate both the Army trucks and the CIty uses, Councilmember Trlves' motIon was approved by the following vote: CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 Agenda Item II-B. Presented at thIS tIme was a report on use of the Main Library on Sundays as requested by the City Council durIng budget discussions six months ago, and a recommendation for continued Sunday service at the Main LIbrary based on a steady Increase in the use of lIbrary materials and serVIces. Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to approve Sunday serVIce at the Main Library through the remainder of the school year. Second by Councilmember TrIves. Councllmember Trives requested that the record reflect his request to make avaIlable through the MaIn LIbrary minutes and reports regarding Coastal Zone activities and that a dIsclaimer be attached to related distribution lists to indIcate that those documents are avaIlable seven days a week at the Main Library. Councilmember Trives motIon \vas approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item ll-C: Presented at this time was the request of the City Attorney for an executive seSSIon to discuss pending lItIgatIon. Council- member van den Steenhoven moved to defer the executIve seSSIon to the . 325 Public Hearing set for !-larch 28, 1978 for vacation of "lantana Court ~rth between 14th and 15th Street City Attorney to draft orchnance amenchng changing parkIng requirements for restaurants PublIc Hearing set for March 28, 1978 Contract 2489 Lease renewal with the U. S. AnTI)' Reserve Use of "lain LIbrary on 5illldays approved for the remainder of the fiscal year 326 City Attorney to draft resolution for lIDnthly rate increase in pennt parking fees of grOlmd floor spaces of public parkmg structures Staff to negotiate a flve-vear lease for Westwind Saihng with Rlchard K. KOG'! end of the Council meeting. Second by Councllmember Reed. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item ll-D: Presented at this time was a recommendation for a monthly rate increase in the permit parking fees of ground floor spaces of public parking structures, based on the heavy demand and consistent with existing commercial rates. Councilmember Trives moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution to provide for a monthly parking rate of 513.00 for ground floor levels and $8.00 for roof levels in the Central BUSiness District Parking Assessment District structures and of $16.00 and $11.00 respectively for parkers from out of the District. Second by Councilmember Reed. . After discussion in regard to commercial parking rates ~ayor Pro Tempore Cohen moved to amend the motion to set the ground floor level parking rate at $15.00 and other rates to be increased proportionately. The motion failed for lack of a second. Councilmember Trlves' motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 12-.11.: Presented at this time was the request of Richard K. Koch to address the Council regarding the operation and expansion of West Wind Salling School located on the Santa Monica Pier. Councilmember Scott moved to grant the request of Mr. Koch to speak for ten minutes and to allow members of the public to speak to the subject for three minutes each. Second by Councllmember Trives. Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Scott, . Trives, van den Steenhoven, SWink Negative: Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen Richard Koch requested a five-year lease with a five-year extension option for operation of the West Wind Salling School in order to obtain a loan With the U. S. Small Business Administration office to rebuild the sailing school and repair and replace boats damaged by the recent storms as well as to install a new floating dock at the pier. Mr. Koch said his lease was changed to a monthly rental as a result of a mlsun- derstanding in hiS negotiations wlth staff to defer a conditlon of his lease to build a floating dock. Mr. Koch described the benefits of hlS salllng school to the City and his efforts to promote pler activities. The following persons commended Mr. Koch's sailing school and urged extension of his lease as requested: Jean Knights, Paul J. Sosa, Louis Plachowski, Paul Bufkin, Ted Seidman, Meryl Corshen, Frances Dean Smith, Kay Bell, Jonathan Drexler, George Mllllken, Peter De Graaf, Marlna Bukowskl, R. B. Corshen, Steven Seidman, Virginia Parr and Judy O'Dea. John Harrison, Attorney representing Walter A. Adams who operates a small boat business on the pler, requested an opportunity to speak to the subJect when it next appears on a City Council agenda. After brief discussion Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to direct staff to enter lnto negotiations wlth Richard Koch for a lease with the . West Wind Sailing School for a term of five years wlth an optlon to extend the lease for five years. Second by Councilmember Bambrick. Discusslon ensued in regard to the need for a staff report on the subject. Councilmember Reed moved a substitute motlon to lnstruct staff to return with a report regardln6 the matter of the West Wind Sailing School lease addressing the concerns of Richard Koch and other pier tenants as expressed this evening; staff to return wlth a lease for City Council review, if that lS the staff's recommendation. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. After discusslon the Substltute motlon failed by the following vote: Councll Vote: Afflrmatlve: Councllmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott Negatlve Councllmembers Bambrick, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Swink . . . . . Discussion ensued regard~ng current POlICY on pier leases includIng the practice of competlt~ve b~ddlng to new lessees after which Council- member van den Steenhoven's motIon was approved by the following vote: CouncIl Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers BambrIck, Trives, van den Steenhoven, SWInk :.Iegative: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott Agenda Item 12-B Presented at th~s tIme was the request of Sandra Lymper~s to address the Counc~l regarding SectIon 3364 of the ~unicipal Code which regulates loading and unload~ng zones. ~s. Lymperis was not present and the ~tem was therefore dropped. Agenda Item 13-1\: Presented at th~s tIme was the request of Mayor Swink for dIscussion regardIng procedures for handling lengthy CIty Council meetIngs. The CouncIl considered convenIng at 7:00 P.~. rather than 7:30 P.~. and contlnu~ng the balance of an agenda to a Wednesday meeting after which it was agreed to continue to meet at 7:30 P.M., to officlallv recogn~ze the 11 o'clock hour and to leave to the discret~on of the . Mayor the choice of continuing the meeting after 11:00 P.M. or adjourn- ment at that hour. Agenda Item 13-B: Presented and accepted at thIS time was a report of Councllmember Reed on her attendance at the Nat~onal League of CItIes CongressIonal Conference In Washington, D. C. In March 1978. Agenda Item l3-C: Presented at th~s tIme was the request of ~ayor Swink to appoInt a delegate and alternate to the Executive Committee of SCAG (Southern CalIfornIa Assoc~ation of Governments). Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to appoint Councllmember Tr~ves as delegate to the SCAG ExecutIve Committee. Second by Councllmember BambrIck. CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 ~ayor Pro Tempore Cohen noved to appoInt Councilmember Reed as alternate t~ the SCAC EYecut~ve Committee. Second by Councilmember TrIves. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 13-D' Presented at this time was the request of Councll- member Reed to discuss the request of Ray Harner that the City remove a tree at 639 Seventh Street. Mr. Harner said the Eucalyptus tree at 639 Seventh Street ,.as old, heavy and dense and requested removal due to the hazardous condIt~on caused bv the tree leanIng over the bedrooms of the house at 639 Seventh Street.' CouncllmeJ1lber Scott moved to instruct staff to remove the Eucalyptus tree at 639 Seventh Street and to replace it w~th another tree, the specIes to be in accordance w~th the CIty street tree schedule. Second by Counc~lmember Bambrick. CouncIl Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item l3-E: Presented at th~s time was the request of Council- member Reed for dIScussIon of the concerns of Ocean Park resIdents regard~ng the noise and activitIes at Haypole Discotheque on ,.faIn Street the nu~sance hav~ng been brought to her attentIon by Ms. Jerry Lopez. Kenneth Haker descrIbed the undesirable actIvitIes and noises occurring at the Maypole D~scotheque and submitted a petItIon of fourteen sIgna- tures requestIng off~cial act~on to alleviate those conditions. Council d~scussed w~th staff methods of addressing the problem through enforce- ment of the public nuisance concept, requIring a conditional use permIt, and by nOIse ord~nance regulatIons. Councilmember Tr~ves moved to refer the matter to the City Attorney, w~thout prejudice, to pursue through enforcement of the publIC nuisance concept. There being no objections, Mayor Sw~nk so ordered. ~ayor SWInk indIcated the need to appoInt a Council representative to the Independent Cities AssocIatIon of Los Angeles. With the consent of Councll".fayor SWink ordered the appointment of Counc~lmember Perry Scott as the City's representatIve to the Independent Cities AssocIatIon of 327 Council meetIng procedure Reed report on conference Trlves appointed delegate to Executive COmmlttee of SCAG Reed appomted alternate Staff directed to remove tree at 639 - 7th Street Y~}~ole DIscotheque nOise problems referred to CIty Attorney Perry Scott appointed representative to Independent Clt~es Association of 1. A. 328 I conco, Inc. 11 tigation Los Angeles County. At 11:08 P.~., Councllmember Trives moved to recess to executive session in order to dISCUSS pending lItigatIon. Second by Councllmember Reed. CouncIl Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 . The CouncIl reconvened at 11:24 P.M. wIth all members present. Councll- member Trlves moved to dIrect the City Attorney to provide documentatIon of a suit between the CIty and Iconco, Inc., to the State legIslative representatives of Santa MonIca for State partIcIpation in defense of litIgatIon. Second by Councilmember Reed. CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 The City CouncIl meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.~. on motIon of Councll- member Reed, second by Councilmember BambrIck, the adjournment to be in memory of the fOllowIng indIvIduals: On behalf of Councilmember BambrIck, In memory of CarolIne Seltz, a long-time resIdent of the community; on behalf of Councllmember Reed and ~ayor Swink, Mr. Reginald R. Mikesell, a long-time resident of the communIty and actIve member in the Methodist Church and American LegIon; on behalf of Councllmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed, Trlves and Mayor Swink, ~r. Earl C. Brady, father of Ilona J. Katz, a member of the School Board; on behalf of Mayor Swink, In memory of Mr. Joseph H. Branberg, a fIfty-year resIdent of the community and retIred Bay Area realtor; Mr. Tom Wilton, a long-tIme resIdent of the communIty; and ~r. William E. Palmer, former SenIor VIce PresIdent and Director EmerItus of Santa MonIca Bank. Second by Councllmember Bambrick. . Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 ATTEST: APPROVED: 1 an~vJ i6z(2~J:.k'~ Donna O'Brien SWInk Mayor l(l , ~~J--~z...-- ..~ A..~ ory~;ie Snider ~ City Clerk . .