M-2/13/1979
CITY OF SA~TA ~ONICA
CITY COU~CIL PROCEEDI~GS
February 13, 1979
A regular meeting of the Santa ~onica City Council was called to order
at 7'30 P.~. bv Mavor Donna O'Brien SWlnk who led the assemblage in the
pledge of allegIance to the UnIted States of America. Mayor Swink then
Introduced Reverend John Shaw, ChaplaIn, Santa ~onica Hospital, who
offered the invocatIon.
Roll Call:
Present:
Mavor Donna O'Brien Swink
Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour A. Cohen
Councilmember John J. Bambrick
Councilmember ChrlstIne Reed
Councilmember Perry Scott
Councilmember Pieter van den Steenhoven
City Manager Charles K. McClain
Assistant City Attorney Stephen Shane Stark
City Clerk Joyce Snider
Absent:
Councilmember Nathaniel Trives
Agenda Item 4-A: Employee Servlce Pins were presented to Arthur H.
Wolken, LIcense Inspector, upon thIrty years of SerVlce and Richard ~.
Aronoff, Director of Administrative Servlces, upon twenty years of
serVIce to the City.
Agenda Item 4-B: RecognitIon was given to Wllliam S. Hart, Jr., on the
occasion of hIS resignation from the HousIng Commission.
Ex agenda Items ll-C, ll-D and l3-B were added to the agenda by motion
of Councilmember Reed, second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent. Counci1member Trives
Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to withdraw Agenda Items 6-P and
ll-B from the agenda as requested by staff. Second by Counci1member
Bambrick.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember Trives
Consent Calendar:
The Consent Calendar was presented by the City Clerk after which Council-
member van den Steenhoven moved to approve the Consent Calendar with
the exception of Agenda Items-o-T and 6-U, adopting the resolutIons and
ordinance thereIn, reading by tItle only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Councilmember Bambrick.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember Trives
Agenda Item 6-A' The minutes of a regular City Council meeting held
January 23, 1979 were approved as mailed.
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: Presentation
i employee serv
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'Recognition 0
and Comlll1ssio
Approval of JI
a City Counc 1
January 23, 1
A request for reimbursement of the follo,.ling depart- Request for 1
Cash Funds: Airport - $53.64; Administrative Services - ment of depal
- S151.70; Recreation and Parks-$140.30; Pollce - $89.41 Revolving Ca~
Agenda Item 6-B:
mental Revolving
$218.45; Library
was approve d.
Agenda Item 6C-1: ResolutIon No. 5182(CCS) entitled' itA RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAKTA ~ONICA ACCEPTI~G AND APPROVING
SUBDIVISIOX ~~p OF TR~CT NO. 34584", for an eight-unit new condomInium
IReso1ution 51
'l'APprovmg FiJ
Map No. 34584-
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5183
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5184
inal Tract I"
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5185
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5187
ina1 Tract
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5188
inal Tract
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5189
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5190
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project at 1115-1119 Twenty-thlrd Street, by Steve C. Wong and Masterson
C. Wong, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6C-2: Resolution ~o. 5183(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA ~ONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVI~G
SUBDIVISIO~ ~t~P OF TRACT XO. 34633", for a flve-unit condominlum conver-
Slon at 1336 Princeton Street, by LOUlse R. Levinson, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6C- 3: Reso1utlon )\0. 5184 (CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MONICA ACCEPTI~G AND APPROVI~G
SUBDIVISIO~ ~L~P OF TRACT ~O. 34636", for a six-unit condomlnlum project
at 1320 Washlngton Avenue, by Carl J. and Beverly J. Talley, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6C-4: Resolution ~o. 5185(CCS) entltled: ".11.. RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA ACCEPTI~G AND APPROVI~G
SUBDIVISIO~ ~~P OF TR~CT NO. 34952", for a six-unit new condomlnlum
project at 1007-09 Euc1ld Street, by Carl J. and Beverly Talley, was "
adopted. 1
Agenda Item 6C-5: Resolution ;\0. 5186(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MONICA ACCEPTI~G A~D APPROVING
SUBDIVISION ~L~P OF TR~CT XO. 35128", for a slx-unit condomlnlum conversio
at 621 Ca1lfornla Avenue, by Davld Shlng-Lln Yen and Ching-Ming Lu Yen, I
was adopted.
Agenda Item 6C-6: Resolution ~o. 5187(CCS) entitled: ".11.. RESOLUTIQX OF i
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~O~ICA ACCEPTI~G AND APPROVING I
SUBDIVISION ~AP OF TRACT ~O. 35129", for a six-unit condominium conversion
at 1008 Seventheenth Street, by Chun-Te Emery Wong and Chrlstina Y. Wong,:
\"ras adopted.
Agenda Item 6C-7: Resolution ~o. 5188(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING A~D APPROVING SUB-
DIVISION MAP OF TRACT NO. 35219", for a six-unit condomlnium conversion
at 951 Sixteenth Street, by Leonard Rudoff and Janet M. Rudoff, was
adopted.
Agenda Item 6C-8: Reso1ution;-':0. 5189 (CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVIXG SUB-!
DIVISIO~ MAP OF TRACT NO. 35407", for a ten-unit condomlniun conversion l
at 1043 Twelfth Street, by Ivo K. Stoka and Gordana A. Stoka, was adoptedr
Agenda Item 6C-9: Reso1utlon )\0. 5190(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF i
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING A~I~i~L CONTROL '
FEES AND CHARGES". \"ras adopted.
5191 I' Agenda Item 6C-10: Reso1utlon No. 5191(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~ICA ~~~ENDING RESOLUTIO~ ~O.
~ ~a1arl:s 4646 WHICH RESOLUTIO~ ESTABLISHES WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TER}fS A~D
l~Slf~catlO~ CONDITIONS OF E)'IPLOYMENT FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF POSITIONS", for Circu1a-
,IOn uper- tion Supervlsor at a salary of $1,286 E-Step and l'.'ater Production and
,ater Produ - Treatment Plant Operator Trainee at a sa1arv of $1,140 E-Step, was adopted
eatment PI t ' I
alllee I Agenda Item 6C-11: Resolution ~o" 5192(CC5) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF!
~i~~ ! THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ylONICA RATIFYING THE COMPRmnSE OF i
- CLAIMS FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED DECEMBER 1 - I
512j DECEMBER 19,1978", and Resolution No. 5193(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION,
la~ for OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SN~TA MONICA R~TIFYI~G THE COMPROMISE
public : OF CLAI~fS FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED DECE}.IBER 20 -
.hecks iSSU1dJANUARY 8,1979", and Resolution No. 5194(CCS) entitled" "A RESOLUTION
9, 1978, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA R~TIFYI~G THE COMPROMISE I
9,1979, OF CLAIMS FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED JANUARY 9 -
'5,1979. JANUARY 25, 1979", l"ere adopted.
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rr emer-
'a1 of 1it-
ivate pro-
Agenda Item 6-D: Ordinance ~o. 1115(CC5) entlt1ed: "AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 78001 TO THE I
SANTA MONICA ~rnNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH EMERGENCY LITTER RE}fOVAL PROCE-
DURES", provlding for emergency removal of II tter from private property
by Clty forces, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6-E: Job classification specifications for two
Clerical Trainee and Laborer Tralnee/Pub1lC Service Worker,
as presented.
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pes i tions , Recommendat:
were approved certain Job
i catlon.
Agenda Item 6-F: Contract No, 3167(CC5) amendlng Contract No. 3088(CC5)
with Grumman-F1xib1e Corporation amending bId award from twelve (12)
40-foot and five (5) 35-foot advanced desIgn transit buses to seventeen
(17) 40-foot advanced design transit buses, was approved.
Agenda Item 6-G: Emergency repair of a tracked loader by Shephard
Machlnery Company ln the amount of $20,000, was approved.
i
I Contract 3H
I' Recommendat:
, amend bid fc
; buses.
Ratificatio[
gency repair
! loader.
142~) for water serVlCej Contract 31t
by lssuance of P. O. !F()r Bid No~.-
! the alllOlmt c
Agenda Item 6-H: Contract No. 3168(CC5) (Bid No.
fittlng was awarded to Certain-teed Parkson, Inc.
Xo. 39495 in the amount of 56,711.81.
Agenda Item 6-1: Contract No. 3l69(CC5) (Bid No. 1421) for ductile lron Contract 31t
plpe was awarded to U. S. Pipe and Foundry Co. by issuance of P. O. No. For (Bid No.
39496 in the amount of 58,199.07. the amount 0
Agenda Item 6-J: Contract No. 3170(CCS) (BId ~o. 1423) for automotive
equlpment was awarded to CarmenIta Ford Truck Sales, Inc. by lssuance of
P. O. No. 39497 in the amount of 533.659.52.
Agenda Item 6-K: Contract No. 3171(CCS) (Bld No. 1426) for refuse bin
parts was awarded to CUblC Contalner Manufacturing by issuance of P. O.
Xo. 39498 In the amount of $3,270.10.
Agenda Item 6-L: Contract no. 3172((C5) (Bld ~o. 1419) for a computer
terminal was awarded to Hewlett-Packard Company by Issuance of P. O. No.
39499 in the amount of $6,157.90.
Agenda Item 6-~: Contract No. 3l73(CC5) (Bid ~o. 1425) for water well
pumplng equipment was awarded to Peabody Floway, Inc. by issuance of
P. O. No. 39500 ln the amount of S15,607.00.
Agenda Item 6-N: Contract ~o. 3174(CCS) was awarded to the County of
Los Angeles Area Agency on AgIng amendlng the Tltle VII Senior Cltizens
Nutrition Contract.
.!\genda Item 6-0: Contract No. 3175 (CCS) was al.;rarded to Nund, McLaurin &
Co. renewlng a risk management contract for the calendar year 1979 in
an amount not to exceed $7,000.00.
Agenda Item 6-P: A contract for adjusting and lnvestigatlon serVlces
wlth Brown Brothers Adjusters was withdrawn from the agenda at the
request of staff.
Agenda Item 6-Q: Contract No. 3176(CCS) for CETA PublIC Service
Employment subgrant agreements under TItle II B was approved.
Agenda Item 6-R: Contract No. 3177(CCS) for a JOInt-use agreement for
use of facilItIes with the Santa Monica Unifled School Dlstrict was
approved.
Agenda Item 6-S: Staff was authorIzed to establish one-way traffic
southbound on Twentieth Court between California Avenue and the reloca-
ted Wilshire Place North.
Agenda Item 6-T: Presented at this time was a recommendation for
aSSIgnment of the lease of a fast-food conceSSIon dba Skipper's on the
Santa Monica Pier to the KnIght-Cruickshank Company. After discusslon,
Mayor Pro, Tempore Cohen ~oved to approve the aSSIgnment of th~ lease
of a fast-food concession dba Skipper's on the Santa MonIca Pler to
the Knlght-Cruickshank Company by award of Contract No. 3l78(CCS).
Second by Councl1member Bambrick. After dlScussIon, Mayor Pro Tempore
Cohen, with the consent of the second, included in the motion that the
contract lease addendum be revised on page three, Section 3.1, to read:
"The Lessor shall have the right of approval of any menu prlce or item
price changes." After further discussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen
moved an amendment that the lease percentage rental be changed from 12
Contract 317
For (Bla Ko.
the amount 0
$33.659.52.
Contract 317
For (BId No.
The amount 0
Contract 317
For (Bid No.
the amount 0
Contract 317
For (Bld :>Jo.
the aIDOlmt 0
$15,607.00
Contract 317
To amend Tit
Senior Citu
tion Contrac
Contract 317
Renewing a- 1
agement conl
Contract 311
CETA Pubtic
Employment ~
Contract 31,
Joint-us-e a<,
Kith Santa ~-
Unifled Sch,
Recommenda t 1
tablish one
fIc.
Contract 31,
Recommendaf
assignment ,
of conceSS1'
Pler to Kni.
shank Campa.l
6
o AffInna-
1 Program.
ion for
on of ,
advertlslng
ion for
ing for .
qUisltlon'l
of Heri- I
Museum
a 1andrnar*
percent to 10 percent. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
After discusslon, the amendment was approved by the fo11owlng vote:
Council Vote: Affirmatlve" Councllmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Reed,
van den Steenhoven and Mayor SWlnk
Negative:
Councllmember Scott
Absent:
Councllmember Trlves
The main motion, as amended, was approved by the followlng vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Ba~brlck, Cohen, Reed,
van den Steenhoven and ~ayor Swink
Kegatlve: Councilmember Scott
Absent: Councllmember Trlves
Councilmember Reed moved to direct the City Attorney to draft a resolu-
tion establishing a POllCY not to allow more than one indivldual to own
or be lnvolved in more than three leases on the Santa ~onica pier, that
pOllCy to start from the date of adoption of thlS motion with existing
situations covered or accepted. Second by ~ayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember Trives
Agenda Item 6-U: Presented at thlS tlme was a report regarding the
City Affirmative Action Program. After discussion, Councllmember Scott
moved to approve the Affirmative Actlon Program of the Clty of Santa
Monlca, 1978-79, subject to deletion of the followlng sentence in the
Policy Statement: "We "\ull develop positive measures to help eliminate
barrlers of habit, attitude and training whlch subjugate the recognltlon
of indlvldual merlt to raclal and sexual discrimlnation." Second by
Councl1member Bambrlck. After discussion, the motion was approved by
the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember Trives
Agenda Item 6-V: The recommendation for appropriatlon of $6,000 to
cover legal advertising costs of the Planning Department, was approved.
Agenda Item 6-W: The recommendation for setting of a public hearing on
March 13, 1979 to conslder easement acquisition by condemnation for
Fourth Street stalrway replacement between Ocean Avenue and Adelaide
Drlve, was approved.
Agenda Item 7-A: Presented at this time was a public hearing to reVlew
the designatlon of the Santa Monlca Heritage Square ~useum Buildlng
(Roy Jones House) as a Santa ~onica Landmark. The proof of publlcation ;
was ordered flIed by order of ~ayor SWlnk. The public hearlng was opene1
at 8 04 P.M. by order of Mayor SWlnk. The followlng persons spoke ln
favor of designatlng the Roy Jones House as a Landmark: Bob Conner,
David Cameron, Meryl Maler, Vicki Firth, Sterry Kipp and Royce Diener. !
Mrs. Kipp read into the record a letter from Pete Barrett in support of
the Landmark designation. The followlng persons spoke in Opposltlon to
designating the Roy Jones House as a Landmark: Appellant, Councilmember
Scott; Dora Ashford, Jeffrey Hentz, Ralph ~etzer and Henry Custis. ~'
Councilmeflber Scott read into the record a letter from Assoclate Profes-
sor Arnold R. Sprlnger, Department of Hlstory, Callfornia State Unlversi
ty, Long Beach, recommending against the designation of the Landmark
status to the Roy Jones House. There being no one else wishing to speak
to the subject, the publlC hearing was closed at 8:40 P.M. by order of
Mayor SWlnk. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to affirm the
declslon of the Lanllinarks Commlssion and approve the deslgnation of the
Santa Monica Heritage Square Museum Building (Roy Jones House) as a
Santa Monica Landmark. Second by Councllmember Bambrlck. After discus-
Slon, the motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative' Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed,
van den Steenhoven and Mayor SWInk
:;egative:
Councilmember Scott
Absent:
Councllmember Trives
Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this time was an ordInance for adoptIon
limiting rent increases permIssIble within one year. Councilmember
Bambrick moved to adopt OrdInance ~o. 1116 (CCS) entItled: "A.\! ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CHAPTER 6 TO
ARTICLE IV OF THE SANTA }fONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATL'lG TO RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY, AND ESTABLISHING A LIMIT ON THE ~UMBER OF RENT RAISES PE&~IS-
SIBLE WITHI~ O:.rE (1) YEAR," readIng by title only and waIVIng further
reading thereof. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. After discussion,
the motIon was approved by the follOWIng vote:
Council Vote: AffirmatIve: Councilmembers BambrIck, Cohen, Reed
and Mayo r StVlnk
Negative:
Councilmember Scott, van den Steenhoven
Absent.
Councilmember Trives
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Ordinance 11
Adoption 11"
Increases pe
wi thin one y
;
Agenda Item II-A: Presented at this time was a recommendation for ! Recommendatl
authorization of staff to deSign street Nidening improvements on Ocean > staff to des
Park Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and Tenth Court. William widening'~
Jennings spoke In opposition to expendltures for said street lmprovements.
After discussion, Councilmember Reed moved that, before authorlzatlon is
given to staff to desi'gn 'street widening improvements on Ocean Park
Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and Tenth Court, that staff be
directed to notify adjacent property ONners and residents by handbill of
the proposed improvements and that the publIC be allowed the opportunity
to protest at a future Council meeting. Second by Councilmember van den
Steenhoven.
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 6-0
Absent: Councl1member Trlves
Agenda Item ll-B: The recommendation regardlng repeal of Section 10104
of the Santa :)'lonica Munlclpal Code concerning operation of alrcraft
over the City was withdrawn from the agenda at the request of staff.
Agenda Item ll-C: Wlth the consent of Councl1, Mayor Swink ordered that
the request of the City Manager and City Attorney for an ExecutIve
Session to dlSCUSS pending lltigation and personnel matters be continued
to the end of the agenda.
Agenda Item Il-D: Presented at thls time was a recommendation regarding
an addendum to the Biphase Energy Systems lease. After diScussion,
Councilmember Reed moved the staff recommendation that the City Manager
be authorized to accept an abatement of rent in an amount equal to the
cost of the InstallatIon of an adequate sprlnkler system on the premises
leased the Biphase Energy Systems at the Santa Honlca i\lrport \dth
the condltlon that the City has the right of approval of the contractor
and of the work done. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember Trives
Agenda Item l2-A: Presented at thIS tIme Nas the request of Alison D.
S. L. Arnold to address the Council regarding the Written Communications
procedure as set forth in the Council meeting rules. ~ls. Arnold requested
Council dIScussion for a perlod of three minutes followlng every item of
Written Communications. The request was discussed; no action was taken.
Agenda Item 13-A: Presented at this time was the request of Councll-
member van den Steenhoven for discussion of mural painting on Parking
Recorrunendat
approval of
dum to Bipn,
Systems lea
I' Request for
. of mural pa
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Authority Lot walls. Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to consider
the potentIal for mural painting on ParkIng Authority Lot walls wIth no
provIso of acceptance of any given project. Second by Councilmember
Reed. After discussIon, Councllmember van den Steenhoven, wIth the
consent of the second, incorporated in the motion the provisions that
the murals be on publIC structures, be wIthout cost to the City and not
impede development of prIvate property. The motIon was approved by the
follm,ing vote:
Council Vote' Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember TrIves
r report on
ignations.
Agenda Item 13-B: Presented at this time was the request of Councll-
member Reed for a report on ballot designatIons. City Clerk Snider I
described the process of determining ballot designations for the election
of AprIl 10, 1979. Assistant City Attorney Stark verifIed the Clerk's
report. !
Agenda Item 11-C (Continued): Presented at this tIme were the requests
of the City Manager and the City Attorney for an Executive Session to
dISCUSS pendlng lItIgation and personnel matters. At 9:29 P.M., Counci1-
member Bambrlck moved to recess to ExecutIve Session to discuss pending
litigation and personnel matters. Second by Counci1member van den
Steenhoven.
CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent. Councilmember Trives
The Council reconvened at 10:30 P.M. wIth members present as 11sted in
the roll call. Mayor Swink announced that no actIon had been taken.
At 10:31 P.M., on motIon of Councilmember Reed, second by Councllmember
Bambrick, the meeting was adjourned, on behalf of Mayor SWInk, in memory
of the follOWIng individuals: Sarah ElIzabeth Savage, mother of Steve
Savage, member of the PlannIng CommiSSIon, and Rabble (WIlliam George)
Robinson, co-owner of the Tocaloma Club in West Los Angeles, known for
hIS interest and work with youth in the Santa ~onlca Bay Area and a long-
tIme frIend of the SWInk family.
Council Vote:
Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent:
Councllmember Trlves
t J'5}' ,'nider
L.YCi ty Clerk
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APPROVED:
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ATTEST: