M-4/17/1979
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COU~CIL PROCEEDINGS
Apnl 17, 1979
A specIal meeting of the Santa Monica City CouncIl was called to order
at 7. 30 P.~. by Mayor Donna O'BrIen Swink who led the assemblage in the
pledge of allegIance to the UnIted States of AmerIca. Bishop Patten,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Santa Monica First Ward,
offered the Invocation.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Donna O'Brien Swink
Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour A. Cohen
Councilmember John J. Bambrick
Councilmember ChristIne Reed
Councilmember Perry Scott
Councilmember Nathaniel Trives
CouncIlmember Pieter van den Steenhoven
City Manager Charles K. ~cClain
City Attorney Richard Knickerbocker
City Clerk Joyce Snider
Absent:
None
Agenda Item 1: Presented at this time was a resolutIon certifYIng the
results of a General Municipal ElectIon held on AprIl 10, 1979. After
discussion, Co~ncIlmember TrIves moved to adopt ResolutIon ~o. 5283(CCS)
entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
RECITING THE FACT OF THE ELECTIO~ HELD IN SAID CITY OF SANTA MONICA ON
THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 1979, ~~D ADOPTING THE STATEMENT OF RESULT OF
VOTES CAST", reading by tItle only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
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I Resolution 5;
I Adoption cell
the results c
I General ~1Ln1i(
I Elechon hel,
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Agenda Item Z; CIty Clerk Snider adminIstered the Oath of Office and Administrati._
presented a Certificate of Election to the folloldng newly elected members Oath of OHi,
of the Santa Monica Unified School District Board of Education-Board of the four new1
Trustees of the Santa MonIca Community College DIstrict: James M. imembers of t1
Bambrick, Fred L. Beteta, Ann Stumpus and Carole 1. Currey. of Education/
Trustees.
AdminIstratH
Oath of Off l'
three nel..,rly-.
members of tJ
Council.
Agenda Item 3; CIty Clerk Snider administered the Oath of Office and
presented a CertifIcate of Election to newly elected City Counci1members
WIllIam H. Jennings, Ruth Goldway Yannatta and ChristIne Emerson Reed
who ImmedIately assumed theIr places at the Council table vacated by
former Councilmembers.
Agenda Item 4; Considered at thIS tIme was selection of Mayor for a
two-year term. City Clerk Snider, actIng as Chairperson called for
nomInatIons for Mayor. Mayor Swink nominated Councilmember van den
Steenhoven. CouncIlmember Scott nominated Councilmember Ruth Yannatta.
HearIng no other nominations, the nominations were closed.- Councilmember
Bambrick, JennIngs, Reed, Yannatta, van den Steenhoven and Swink voted
for Councilmember Pieter van den Steenhoven. Councilmember Scott voted
for Counci1member Yannatta. Therefore, Councilmember van den Steenhoven
was seated as Mayor for a two-year term.
Agenda Item 5: Considered at this time \..,ras selection of Mayor Pro Tempore
for a two year term. Mayor van den Steenhoven called for nominations for
Mayor Pro Tempore. Counci1member Scott nominated Ruth Yannatta. Council
Member Swink nominated John Bambrick. Mayor van den Steenhoven nominated
Councilmember Reed. Hearing no other nominations, the nomInations were
closed. Councilmembers Bambrick and Swink voted for Councilmember
BambrIck. Councilmembers Jennings, Reed, Yannatta and van den Steenhoven
voted for Councilrnember Reed. Councilmember Scott voted for Councilmembe
Yannatta. Therefore, Councilmember Reed was seated as Mayor Pro Tempore
for a tlliO ye ar te rm.
CounC1lrrembe,
Steenhoven s'
~faYOT for tM
tenn.
CotmcilIrembe
Reed seated
Pro Tempore
year tem.
so
5292
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Ll ring COUll-
'Tld Mayor Pr
(roour A.
Agenda Item 6: Presented at this time was a resolutlon ln recognltlon
of service rendered by retirlng Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tempore
Seymour A. Cohen. Councllmember Reed moved to adopt Resolution No.
5292 (CCS) entitled: "A RJ:,sOLUTlON OF THH CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA Cmn-1ENDING SEYMOUR A. COHEN FOR HIS DEDICATED AND DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SANTA ~ONICA", readlng by tltle only and waiving
further reading thereof. Second by Councllmember Bambrick.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
5293 Agenda Item 7: Presented at this time was a resolution in recognltion
1 aT service of service rendered by retirlng Councilmember Nathanlel Trives. Mayor
- W '1 van den Steenhoven moved to adopt Resolutlon No. 5293(CCS) entltled:
: lUlCl - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA COM~IEI\DING
,anlel Trlve$r'NATHANIEL TRIVES FOR HIS DEDICATED AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA", reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Councilmember Swink.
I Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
for proce-
~cceptillg
IS for Inte-
mtrol Board.
Agenda Items 8 (Request of Councilmember Reed for dlScusslon of procedure
for accepting applications to an lnterim Rent Control Board), 9 (Request
of the Clty Manager and City Attorney for an executive session to discuss
pendlng litlgation), and 10 (Request of Councilmember Reed for discusslon
of urgency measure with regard to demolitions): After discussion, iliuncil-
member Jennings moved to rescind Council withdrawals of consent to a
Special Call meeting and to proceed with discussion of Agenda Items 8,
9 and 10. Second by Councilmember Yannatta. After dlScussion, Mayor van
den Steenhoven moved to table the motlon wlth the understanding that the
Councll will meet at 8-30 P.M. on April 18, 1979 to consider Agenda
Items 8, 9 and 10. Second by Councilmember Bambrick. The motion was
approved by the followlng vote:
Councll Vote: Affirmatlve: Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Scott,
Swink and Mayor van den Steenhoven
i\egative:
Councilmember Jennlngs and Yannatta
Councilmember Jennings meved that the City Council direct the City Clerk
or her designee to deliver the Rent Control Initiative to Sacramento the
morning of April 18th ln order to have it filed immedlately with the
Secretary of State. Second by Councilmember Yannatta. After discussion,
the motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Bambrick, Jennings, Reed
Yannatta, Swink and Mayor van den
Steenheven
Negative:
Councilmember Scott
At 8:17 P.M. Councilmember Bambrick moved to adjourn to 8:30 P.~.,
Wednesday, Aprll 18, 1979. Second by Councilmember Swink.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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YJ'OYC~der
{!/Ci ty Clerk
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~~ter van den Steenhoven !
!vlayor