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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. 13 . ; I 1 : Presentation i employee serv I i '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- ! 4 5183 fna! Tract -,33 5184 inal Tract I" ;36 5185 ina1 Tract l52 5186 001 Tract ;1" 128 - I 5187 ina1 Tract 129 5188 inal Tract J19 5189 ina1 Tract ;07 5190 lr- animal 'so 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. 115 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. 15 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 17 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 18 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 I APPROVED: ~~~ J\layo r ATTEST: