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M-12/17/197922? CITY OF SA~T:~ :~fO~IIC:~ CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDFNGS December i7, 1979 ~ special meeting of the Santa hlonica City Council was called to order at 7:05 P.Ai, by ~•~ayor John Bambrick L1~ho led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. ~4ayTor &ambrsck then offered the in~ocation. Roll Call: Present: !~9ayor John J. Bambrick P•~ayor Pro Tempore Ruth Yannatta Goldiaay Councilmember lti'illiam H. Jennings Councilmember Christine Reed Councilmer,lber Cheryi II. Rhoden Councilmember Perry Scott Cauncilmamber Pieter van den 5teenhoven City Atanager Charles K. h4cClain Assistant City Attorney Stephen Stark ~ssistant City Clerk Clarice Johnserc absent: City Attorney Richard Knickerbocker City Clerk Joyce Snider Agenda Item 10-B: Pressnted for consideration at this time ti+~as a staff ' Santa rlonic- recomMendation that the Council approve the request by the Santa Aloniea I Shooting Cl Olympic Shooting Club authorizing the additional hours of use for air- authorized guns only. ~layor Bxmbrick moved to appro~~e the staff recommendation . hours for ~_ authorizing the extra hours for airguns and to instruct the City Attorney~ :~•hmicipal R to amend the Iease as proposed in Alternate I~'o. 1 0~ the staff report. Second by Councilmember Jennings. Council ZTote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Jennings, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Alavor Bambrick Aegative: Councilmembers Yannatta Gold~.~ay, Rhoden and Scott ~aenda Item 11-A: Presented for consideration at this time was a ~Staff instri- recommendation re~arding the bumper car area on the Santa h?onica Pier , close area i (eontinued from LotTember 27, 1979). The staff report was presented. 'repazr in th ~iaynard Qstrow and titi'alter Sch~,~artz spoke in opposition to the recommenda- car area on tion. Councilmember Scott moled to approve staff alternate No. 1. The rnaner to re1 motion died for lack of a second. Councilmember Reed moved that staff temporarily be directed to close the area in need of repair on the Pier, proceed to ~expense effect the repair i.ork and attempt to reiocate the bumper car ride so it ~ can stay in operation pending the repair ti~ork; to direct the City A-fanager ~ to negotzate i~rith hfr. Ostrotiv the relocation of the bumper car ride so I the narroia end is turned toward the roadway and report to the Council on ~ the feasibilaty of ~DIIIa to bid on the rest af the area needzng repair. A€ter discussion the motion was clarified to include that the staff ~ti~ould negotiate the space that i~ir. Ostrow z,*ould get, the relocation of the bumper cars zaould be at Air. Ostrow's expense and the City A•fanager authorized to ne~otiate for a permanent location for the bumper cars kith anp remaining area going to bid. Second by hiayor Pro Ter~pore Yannatta Goldway. Further discussion ensued after ~,;hich the motion ti+~as ~ amended with the consent of the maker and the second to include the ar~endment of the existing lease to reflect a change in the space, and ~ extansion of the lease an a temporar~* basis with rene~aal when the '~taster I Pier lease is considered. i Council Vote: affirmative: Council~nembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed, Rhoden, van den I Steenhoven and Alayor Bambrick + \'egative: Counciimember Scott Counczlmember Reed moved that staff procure the services of a lease consulting specialzst for the purposes of revie~ring the Pier ~faster leases and making recommendatian to the Council. Second by Councilmember Jennings. Council l~ote: Unanimously approved 7-0 ucted to 'ier leases onstruc~ ~9ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldwaf moved to notify the pier lessees, ~,*ho currently halTe leases which include a final construction date £or a proposed development, that the Council does not intend to continue that construction date, in any ~,~ay, in the terms of their lease. Secon3 b}• Councilmember Scott. After discussion the motion titi*as withdraiti~n by the ' maker with the consent of the second. Councilmember Reed moved to direct~ the City ~4anager and Aiayor to write letters to the lease holders communi- cating the Council's displeasure with the present situation, their concern that the leases are being actively marketed and that some members of the Council intend to disapprove these transfers. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Gold~.ay. !~fter further discussion the motion was with- drawn by the ~-aker i~;ith the consent of the second. Aiayor Bambrick moved ; to instruct staff to look into those leases ta determine the City's enforceable rights and tahat o~5tions the City has to push the construction; of the improvements forward to ensure completion with~n the time the Czty reasonably expected. Second by Councilmember Reed. Council L'ote: Unanimously approved ?-0 r to write Pier ~arding :Se tifayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldtivay moved that the ~4ayor, on behalf of thei Council, write to the three existing lessees indicating that the Council has heen apprised of their selling their Ieases and that several of the , Council have expressed concern about these transfers and 14111 not look favorably upon them. Second bv Councilmember Scott. The i.~ord '~fayor ~,~as i changed to City •Iana~er ti~ith the consent of the maker and second of the motion. Council Vote: Unanimously approved '-0 5~61 parking ty parking ~tt to a loss .~id control~ .~ Agenda Item 11-B: Presented for consideration at this time was a resolu-' tion authorizing the increase of the monthly parking rates o~ the parking structures taithin the parking assessment district. The floor iaas opened to the public and Wa~ter Schwartz spoke in regard to the matter. Council~ member Reed moved to adopt Resolution No. 5461(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLU-~ TIOV OF THE CTTY COUI~CIL OF THE CITY OF S_a\TA ti10VICA IICREASI:VG THE rIONTHLY PARKI'dG IZATES OF THE P~RKI'~G STRUCTURES ?VITHIN THE PaRKING ASSESSriENT DISTRICT", reading by title onl~~ and waiving £urther readina thereof. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. Council tiote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Councilmember Rhoden moved to direct staff to look into permits to encourage car pooling. Second by '~?ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldt,*ay. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 ?~genda Item 11-C: Presented for consideration at this time was a recommendation for adoption of a resolution establishing a loss preven- tion and control policy. Councilmember Reed moved to approve the staff recommendation. Second b~ ~iayor Bambrick. The motion failed by the following vote: Council tiote: affirmative• Councilmembers Reed and h]ayor Bambrick ~ Vegative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldc.*ay, Jennings, Rhoden, Scott and van den Steenhoven 54b2 i =ipation F;i Calif. anV for very plant; il ~ ~ agenda Item I1-D• Presented for ~onsidexation at this time was a i recommendation for authoxization to negotiate an agreement ti~it?~ the Southern California Edison Company regarding the design and construction of an energy production facility at the City Yards. Councilmember van den Steenhaven moved to adopt Rasolution Vo. 5462(~CS) entitled: "A LLy RESOLUTIO~ OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA A40~IC~ APPROtirING JOI\T PA~TICIPATID\ Tt'ITH THE SOUTHER\ C~LTFOR~Ia EDISQ~ COltPAnY I~' THE CONSTRUCTIOIv OF a:V E\ERGY RECOl'ERl' PLaVT", readin~ by title onl~~ and i,a~vzng furthex reading thereof. 5econd by Cotuicilmember Reed. - The floor was opened to the public and Ralph Brave and Gary Petersen spoke in favor of the proposal. Lor~= Larson, representative of Southern Califarn~a Edisan Company, answered questions by Counci)~members. Council meriber Rhoden offered a substitute motian to adopt the resolution lJit the change in two place to remove the word "eQually" from the phrase, "equally shared". Second by Councilmember 12eed. Resolution tio. 5462(CCS; as amended, was adopted by the follotivina vote: Council Vote: Af~irmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed, Rhoden, Scott and ~?ayor Bambrick Negatzve: Counczlmember van den Steenhoven ! agenda Item I1-E: Presented for consideration at this time ~.as a reco:nmendation for approval of an agreement with the Southern California Ftapid Transit District for major service coordination. Councilmember j Reed ~-oved to approve the agreement by award of Contract No. 3~26(CCS). i Second by 2iayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Council Z'ote: Unanimously approved 7-0 A~enda Item 11--F: Presented for consideration at thfs time :aas a staff report regarding the renelaal of the beach operatrng agreement ti,~ith the 5tate of CaZifornia. Councilmember Reed moved to endorse the posi.tion of the City ~ianager, autho:ize him to present the Beach A9aster Plan to the State Recreation Commission and to proceed to actively pursue a ne~.* ].ease agreement itihich continues City operation and maintenance of t~e beacnes. I also, to authorize the City titana~er to dis~uss ~,~th the CoLU~.ty, Coi.uitti• admin~stra- : taon o£ a portion of the lifeguard service on the beach. Second by Alayor! Pro Tempore Yannatta Gold~aay. After discussion the portion of the motionl referring to lifeguards ti~as deleted with the consent of the maker and and the second. The amended motion was approved b;~ the fo~io~+ring vote: Council ~'ote: Unanimously approved 7-0 ~genda Item 11-G: Presented for consideration at this time was a staff report regardznb street uridening projects presently planned for construc- tion. ~4avor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to delete Pro~ect A;o. 2, a plan for realignment of the southtaesterly corner of 14th Street and Pico Boulevard. Second by Councilmember Jennings. The motion was a~proved by the followina vote: Gauncil Vote: ~f~irmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldiyay, Jennings, Reed and Rhoden I Vegative: Councilmember Scott, van den Steenhoven and Afayor Bambrick :~Savor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to delete Proje~t Na. 3, a plan I for widenir~g the easterly approach of the Ocean Park Boulevard at ' Lincoln Boulevard. Second by Coun~ilmember Jennings. The motion was approved by the fo11o~,~ing vote: Cauncil Vote: :~ffirmative: Councilmember 1'annatta Goldway, Jennings, Rhoden and van den Steenhoven tiegative: Councilmembers Reed, Scott and rlayor Bambr~ck Contract 342+ agreement cai Southern Cal Rapid Transi for service tion City hlartager negotiate r.c~ agreement ti*i and Coimt} ~~ of beach ag~= Street widen project 14th Pico Bl~d. ~ i Street wideni Ocean Park B1 Lincoln Blvd. Councilmember Jennings moved to delete Vo. 1 aligning the southerlv curb o~ Colorado :~venae and Lincoln Bouletiard intersection. Second by tiayro r Pro Tempore Yannatta Gold~aay. The motion failed by Yhe following vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldi.~ay and Jenninvs ?~egative: Councslmembers Reed, Rhoden, Scott, van den Steenhoven and Alayor BambricI< iey directe ~aenda Item 11-H: Presented for consideration at this ~ime was a an ordinan- recommendation that the City Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance ~gtmfair regarding un£air practices in rental housing. The floor tiaas opened to n rental the public and al Kindt, lvaltex Schl,rartz, Ray h;orando and ~lison D. S. L. ~rnold spoke in opposition to the proposal. Councilmember Rhoden moved ta instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance which wouid penalize ; anyone stating fraudulent information on any City document. Second by Councilmember Jenninos. i Council trote: affirmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed, Rhoden and ?+4ayor 3ambrick \e3ative: Councilmember Scott and van den Steenhoven 27 Agenda Item I1-I: Presented for considerat~on at this time was a Ler €,Co. , recommendation for approval of a contract for architectural and ctural and' engineering services for a new transportation facility. Councilmember ;services ' Reed moved to award Contract '.Vo. 3421(CCS) to DeLeuw Cather ~ Company. aansporta- Second by riayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. ty ~ Council L'ote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Aganda Item 11-J: Presented for consideration at this time iras a staff report regarding the snbmittal of addresses of speakers at Council meetings. Councilmember Reed moved to continue this item until the next maeting as the City Clerk was absent from this meeting. Second bv Tlayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Council ~rote: Unanimously approved 7-0 zg Agenda Item 11-K: Presented for consideration at this time was a I~~ssoc. recommendation for authorization to retain consultants Ray~nond ~%ail F~ ~au? Co. ~ssaciates and Ecolohaul Company for a fee of $4,500 to prepare an for i application for a recycling grant from the 5tate Solid 1Vaste blanagement ~iant Board. Councilmember Reed mQVed to award Contract \o. 3428(CCS) as ~ i recommended by Staff. Second by Councilmember Jennings. I Council lTOte: Unanimously approved 7-0 of Civic ~ Agenda Ttem 11-L: Presanted for consideration at this time was a fees to ' recommendation regarding adjustment of Civic Auditorium fees charged non-profit' to charitable and non-profit organizations. Councilmember Reed moved ~ns to approve the staff recommendation i.e., that the snack bax closing fee for non-profit and recognized charitable organizations i,hich have held a similar event in the past 23 months be fifty percznt of the gross sales from the concession stand for the previous event plus CPI adjustment. Second by Cauncilmember van den Steenhoven. , Council Z~ote: Unanimously approved 7-0 29 ving Co -~tion on Agenda Item 11-h2: Presented for consideration at this time was contract ! for award for completion of an intersection improvement on Colorado Avenue bet~veen Linco~n Boulevard and Ninth Street. Councilmember Reed moved to approve the staff recommendation i.e., to appropriate 585,000 ~rom Gas Tax accruals and award Contract \o. 3429(CCS) to Security Paving; Co., Inc. Second by ~Iayor Bambrick. ' Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Reed, Rhaden, Scott, van den Steenhoven and A4avor Bambrick ~regative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway and Jennings 231 agenda Item 11-N: Presented for consideration at this time was a recommendation to enter into binding arbitration with claimants Leslie Anne and Dr. Lawrence Solomon, :~1BL 79-406, D/L: 9/26/79. Counc~.lmember van den Steenhoven moved to approve the recommendation. Second by Councilmember Reed. Council Vote: Unanimousl} approved ?-0 Recornr~ndati~ enter into b arbitration - Lesl~e :~llZe ~ Lactirrence Sol~ approved Agenda Item 12-A: Presented for consideration at this time lvas the ~ Rate increas: request of :~iartin Slosberg, representing the Santa ~ionica Checker Company,j for Santa hK,~ to address the Council regarding a rate increase. tiiartin Slosberg IChecker Cab c requested that Checker Cab Company be granted a rate increase. Council- !approved member Reed moved to gxant the rate increase. Second by Councilme~ ; van den Steenhoven. i Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item 12-B: Presented for consideration at this time was the request of Santa ylonica Little League organizations to address the Council regarding a waiver of Iighting fees for use of hiemorial Park. Councilmember Reed moved that the speakers be allowed a three minute ;presentation. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. Council tiote: Unanimously approved 7-Q Speaking in favor of the waiver of fees were Roland Rudd, Alan Ricard, Steve ~lartin, Ysidro hz. Reynaga and Robert Goon. Councilmember Rhoden moved to grant a waiver of fees so that the Little l~eague would not pay for the liahts. The motion died for lack of a second. Aiayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Gold~.ay moved to direct the staff to prepare a resolution or ardinance to remove fees for lights for all youth outdoor field activitie~ Second by Counc~lmember Jennings. Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembexs Yannatta Gold~tay~ .Tennings ~ Rhoden and b4a}~or ~ambrick Negative: Councilmembers Reed, Scott and van den Steenhoven Councilmember Jennin~s moved to continue the meeting past 11:00 P.tii. Second by ~4ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Council Vote: Affirr~ative: Courxcilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Rhoden, Scott and ~4ayor Bambrick Ordinance or resolution t~ removing cha lights for y~ door activit Negative: Councilmembers Reed and van den ' Steenhoven ~ ~genda Ztem 12-C: Presented at this time was the request of bVilliam A. Tentative Tr~ Ross to address the Council regarding Tentative Tract hlap ~Io. 36661 for No. 3666I app a condominium conversion at 944 Eleventh Street. Councilmember Reed moved to receive and file the request. Second by tifa~ror Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Councilmember van den Steenhoven offered a substitute motion to approve Tentative Tract b4ap No. 36661. 5eeond by Councilmember; Scott. Council tiote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Reed, Scott, van den Steenhoven and rlayor Bambrick Negative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings and Ahoden ~genda Item 12-D: Fresented for consideration at this time was a request of the Chamber of Commerce to address the Council regarding the need for additional ~Iall structure guards in the Doi.~ntown-~9a11 shopping district. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to limit speakers to three minutes. Second by Councilmember Reed. Request to ~, ma11 guards ~ Council `TOte: Unanimously approved '-0 Joseph A•fiko, Nat Bubar and Herb Spurgin spoke in favor of the increase of guards in the b1a11. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to direet the City hlanager to formulate a proposal to increase the number of structuxe guards in the downtoian Dlall from eight to ten p.m. or hours he deems correct and to report to the Council as soon as possible. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motion failed by the following vote: Council ZJOte: Affirmative: ~'egat~ve : ~y to ~nance palanshops , stores and s in ;~Sall ued to 1980 a~,~n ued ta 1980 Councilmembers Rhoden, van den Steenhoven and ~~Iayor Bambrick Counc3lmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennings, Reed and Scott Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved ta direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to prohibit pawn shops, secondhand stores and Iiquor sales in the tifa11 with a phase-out plan for the existing shops. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council tiTOte: Affirmative: Councilmembers Jennings, Scott, van den Steenhoven and Mayor Bambrick Negative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldtiaay, Reed and Rhoden .4genda Item 12-E: The rec{uest of Bernice Bratter representing Peer Counseling for the Elderl~~ was continued to January 8, 1986, by request of the applicant. ~genda Item 13-A• Discussion regarding the adeauacy of the airport "hotZine" i,as ti~ithdraivn by Coun~ilmember Reed, as the "hotline" is now 9.n operation. Agenda Item 13-B: Presented for consideration at this time taas a request by the California Parks and Recreation Society to support Senate B~11 547, the parklands and renewable resources investment bond lssue by ;~fayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldcaay. This item was continued by request of riayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway until January 8, 1980 so that information on the item could be distributed to the other Councalmembers. roved Agenda Ttem 13-C: At 11:45 P.M. the Council ad~ourned to an executive of air- session for the purpose of d15CUSS~na pending litigat~on and instructing : ftmds i City representatives concerning salaries, salax}r scheduies or compensa- litiba- ! tion paid in the form of fringe benefitis. The Council reconvened at 12;30 p.A4, with six members present; Councilmember van den Steenhoven , had left the meeting. ti4ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to fund ithe continued airport litigation with airport revenue funds. Second by ~ Councilmember Scott. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 i ~ ;~bsent: Councilmember van den Steenhoven ~y to ~ Councilmember Jennin~s moved to direct the City Attorneti's office to environ- I prepare any necessar}' environmental impact report or negative declaration ~rt on the concerning the fair housing for children ordinance. Second by Rlayor Pro ,g for I Tempore Yannatta GoldiJay. drnance Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldv;ay, ; Jennings, Reed, Rhoden and A4ayor Bambrick Vegative: Councilmember Scott Absent: Council~ember van den Steenhoven pulated ~rdon case late claim Councilmember Reed moved to stipulate the Gordon case be allo~aed to file a late claim per recommendation o£ Assistant City Attorney Stark. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. Council l'ote: Unanimously approved b-0 Absent; Councilmember van den Steenhoven 6 233 By order of ~•fayor Bambrick with the consent of the Council, the executive session ~,~as adjourned to 7:00 P.:~i. 3anuar7r 8, 1980. At 12:50 P.hi. ;Iayor Bambrick ad~ourned the meeting in memory of Edward P. :Voonen, Joanne Gilmore, Dr. Gerald l~'. Shata and Refugio Armendariz. ATTEST: ~ ~ ~In ce nider ~ ! "C"ty ~erk :~ ~P P ROl'E D : ., ' ~~~lL , r , ` j ( ~GC.~ ~~u-c-.. John Bambr"icl~ Nfay o r '