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CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA
CITY COUXCIL PROCEEDINGS
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December 10, 1980
;A meeting of the Santa ~onlca City Council was called to order bv ~avor
Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway at 7:30 P.~. on Wednesday, December'10,'1980,
having been continued from December 9, 1980.
Roll Call:
Present: ~ayor Pro Tempore Ruth Yannatta Goldway
Councilmember William H. Jennings
Councilmember ChristIne E. Reed (arrived at
8 : 00 P.!>-I.)
Councilmember Cheryl Rhoden
Councllmember Perry Scott
CIty Manager Charles K. McClain
Acting CIty Attorney Steuhen Stark
Assistant City Clerk Cla~lce Johnsen
Absent:
Mayor John J. BambrIck
;The following Items were consIdered, haVIng been contInued from December
9, 1980:
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Agenda Item 6-D: Presented for consideratIon was a resolution approvIng
Final Tract Map No. 37303 submitted by Elias & Nassir E. Shokrian and
Hashem Kermanl for a 17 unIt new condominIum at 1242 Berkeley Street.
Councilmember Rhoden moved to deny Final Tract Map No. 37303 statIng hnd-
ings of non-compliance with the Housing Element and the General Plan of
the City. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. The motion falle
by the follOWIng vote:
CouncIl Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Yannatta Goldway and
Rhoden
NegatIve:
Councilmembers Jennings and Scott
Absent:
Councilmember Reed and ~ayor BambrIck
!Agenda Item 9-A: Presented for consideration was a resolution waIVIng the'
,formal bid procedure and authorizing the City Manager to negotIate and .
execute a contract for carousel restoration work In an estImated amount of
$150,000. The staff report was presented. DiSCUSSIon was held In regard
to the process and pOSSIble contractors. The subject was conSIdered again
after Agenda Item 6-S.
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Agenda Item 9-B: Presented for conSIderation was a resolution waiving the
formal bid procedure and authorizing the CIty Manager to execute a purchas
agreement WIth H. C. Brandt, Inc. for roof repair at Joslyn Park Community'
BUIldIng. The staff report was presented. Councilmember Jennings moved
to adopt Resolution Xo. 6l60(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA I'iAIVI~G FURTHER FOR~lAL BID PROCEDURE
AND AUTHORIZING DIRECT XEGOTIATION FOR RE-ROOFING OF JOSLYN PARK RECREA-
I TIO:.! BUILDING", reading by title only and wai ving further reading thereof,
I authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase agreement with H. C.
,Brandt, Inc., In the amount of $6,827.00. Second by Councilmember Rhoden.
.The motIon was approved by the follOWIng vote:
CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 4-0
Absent: Councilmember Reed and Mayor BambrIck
Agenda Item II-A: Presented for co~sideration was a resolutIon for adop-
tIon IncreaSIng the amount of employee mIleage reimbursement and monthly
mi leage all owance. The staff report was pres ented. (Councilmember Ree c'
entered at 8'00 P.M.) Councilmember Jennings moved to adopt Resolution XO'II
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HotlOn to deny Reso-
lutlOn approving
Final Tract !>-fup Xo.
37303 - faIled
Resolutlon #6159 to
execute contract for
carousel restoration
Ivork - adopted
Resolutio. ~616~ f2~
roof repaIr al- JosJ)'TI
Pk. Corrrn. BILlg. -ad.::>,":<)d
Resolution #6161 in-
creasIng amt.of emp.
ml1eage reimbu~se~nt
& recoPl.af percentage
incr.to Mth:y.~i~eage
al:::>wcnCeS-&00pted
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'6161 (CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COIT.-lCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN!.)
~IONICA }ti\IDlDII\G RESOLUTION 3750-M(CCS} SECTION 2 WHICH RESOLUTION AMENDED
E DIBURSEMENT RATE FOR USE OF El>lPLOYEE' S PERSO'\AL CAR", read1ng by tl tIe
nly and wa1,lng further readlng thereof, establlshlng reimbursement for
mse of employee's personal car at 22.5~ per m1le and increasing the month I}
rutomoti,e allowances by a commensurate percent. Second by Mayor Pro '
empore Yannatta Go1dway. The motlon was approved gy the following vote:
Councll Vote. Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor Bambrick
Study of trafflc iAgenda Item 12-B: Presented for cons1deratlon was the request of Jerry
problems & posslble ~ubln, Committee for P1CO Boulevard Traffic and Pedestrlan Safety, to
sharing cost of sig- address the Council regardlng lnstallation of a pedestrian-actIvated traff c
nal,also reo acquisl- signal between 18th and 19th Streets on Pico Boulevard. Councilmember
tion of 4 parcels for;Rhoden moved to hear members of the publlC. Second by Councilmember Reed.
low income houslng !The motion \,as approved bv unanImous vote. Jerry Rubin presented the re-
uest of the Committee to install a pedestrian-activated traffic signal
etween 18th and 19th Streets on Pico Boulevard directly across from Santa'
lonlca College. Dorothy ?-larchand, Suzette Davis and Peter Somberg spoke 1Ii-
support of the request for a traffic slgnal. Discusslon ,.;as held. Counci!-
ember Reed moved to authorize staff to work eIther 1ndependently or wIt
the ~avor to contact the anmlnistratlon and the Board of Santa ~on1ca
Co1leg~ and institute dIScussions as suggested by the City Manager to look
at the effect of a traffic sIgnal at the locatlon suggested and the Impact,
of pedestrIan and traffic patterns associated wlth the new campus parking i
!structure WhICh will soon be completed in conjunctIon with each other;
further that they be authorlzed to request the College to undertake a stud
lof the impacts to facilitate the gathering of lnformation necessary to re-
Ispond to the safety concern of the students. Second by Councilmember
Jennlngs. Further discusslon was held. With the consent of the second,
ICO=dlmembe, Rued induded in <he no"on "",ho<i,""'" fo< <he GHy ""nog,'
,to commun1cate w1th the College expressing interest in possible acqulsition
jof four parcels of property with dwelllngs, acquired as part of the purcha~e
!of future parklng lots and whlch apparently they are not going to use now, I
'~';hlCh the Clty might purchase as part of a low-income housing rehabi1lta- !
bon Section 8 or 235 program, and that the two communications be separate"
and authorization for staff to explore with other elected officers, legis-
lators or agencies ways to encourage lmprovement of the traffic impact as
the school develops. The motIon was approved by the followIng vote:
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CouncIl Vote:
UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor Bambrick
Preparation of ordin- :Agenda Item 13-A: Councilmember Jennings wlthdre" hlS request for dis-
ance amendment reo Icusslon and cons1deration of dlrection to the City Attorney to prepare an
rental fees for Clty :ordinance amendment allowing flexlbility 'nth regard to setting rental fee~
recreatlonal faclli- -for use of C1 ty recreatlonal facil1 tles. I
!i~s_-_w!t~dra~n_ _
Contract No. 3605 ap-
proved - for teclmi-
cal energy audits of
Ci ty Hall & Mam Li-
brary
CouncIl Vote.
Unanlmously approved 5-0
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Approved appropnatlOJAgenda
for maintenance & lm- !
provement of City- O\m~d
apt. -1616 Ocean Ave. :
Absent. Mayor Bambr1ck
Item 6-Q:
Presented for conslderation "as a recommendation for
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approval of funds for maintenance and improvement of a cIty-owned apartmen
bUIldIng at 1616 Ocean Avenue. Councilmember JennIngs moved to approve an
approprIatIon of $13,164 from State Gas Tax Funds for maintenance and Im-
provement of city-owned apartment buildIng at 1616 Ocean Avenue. Second
by Councllmember Reed. The motion was approved by the followIng vote:
CounCIl Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor BambrIck
Agenda Item 6-R: Presented for conSIderation was a recommendation for
settlement of an arbItration case WIth State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Co. Councllmember Jennings moved to approve settlement of Case
Xo. C-50414, State Farm ~utual Automobile Insurance Co. vs. the CIty of
Santa Monica, in the amount of $3,170.80 as the Arbitrator's Award.
Second by Councllmember Reed. The motIon was approved by the followl~g
vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor Bambrick
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Approved settlement
of Case Ko.C-504l4,
State Fam 1:'utU21
Auto. Ins.Ce. vs. CIty
of S.M.
Agenda Item 6-S: Presented for conSIderation l"as a recommendation for _Approved payment of
approval of payment of Parking AuthorIty Struct ure Ins urance. Council- f Prkg.Auth. Struc~ur=
member Jennlngs moved to authorize payment of $97,548 for Parking Authorit insJ~~~ce
Structure insurance, ~85,987 to be approprIated from unappropriated Genera
Fund Reserves. Second by Councilmember Reed. The motIon was approved by
the follOWIng vote:
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Council Vote' UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor BambrIck
Agenda Item 9-..1.: Dlscussion was contInued at thIS time in regard to a
contract for carousel restoration work (conSIdered earlier In the meeting
after Agenda Item 6- D) . Counci lmember Ree d moved to adop t Resol uti on Xo.
6159 (CCS) entl tIed: "A RESOLUTIO)l OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SA)lTA MONICA WAIVING FURTHER FO~\l~L BID PROCEDURE k~D AUTHORIZIKG DIRECT
NEGOTIATIOX FOR RESTORl\TION OF CAROUSEL" in the estImated amount of
$150,000, readIng by tItle only and waiving further readIng thereof.
Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the follOWIng
vote:
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CounCIl Vote: Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jenning~,
Reed and Rhoden
)legative:
Councilmember Scott
Absent:
Mayor BambrIck
Resolution #6159 reo
contract for carousel
restoration work -
adopted
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Agenda Item l3-B: Presented for consideration l"as the request of Councl1-1 Approved City polley
member JennIngs for discussion ln regard to banning the sale of anImals of not pernitting
from the CIty pounds for research purposes: DIScussion l"as held. Councll- sale of animals fo::"
member Rhoden moved to hear members of the publIC. Second by councilmembelr researc11 pUlposes
Jennings. The motIon was approved by unanlmous vote. Paul Black spoke ln
favor of the request to ban the sale of animals for research purposes.
Councilmember Reed moved to affirm the adminIstrative POlICY of the city 1
whIch requires persons receiVIng anImals from the pound that they WIll not
be subJected to laboratory experIments and directed staff, should they
ever contemplate changing that POlICY, to come before the Council before
any change in that policy of restricting the sale of animals for laborato -'
experIments. Second by Councllmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by
the follOWIng vote:
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Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 5-0
Absent: Mayor Bambrlck
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NotlOn faIled reo Agenda Item l3-C: Presented for consIderatIon was the request of Council-
drafting Olarter member Reed for discussIon and consideration of dIrection to CIty Attornev
anendment for 4/81 to draft a Charter amendment for the April,1981 Ballot concernIng electio~
Ballot re.election of of CouncIl and Rent Control Board I'>lembers. FollmVlng discussIon, Council- .
Council & Rent Contro member Reed moved to direct the CIty Attorney to draft for Inclusion on
Board ~!ernbers the April 1981 ballot an amendment to the Charter whIch would change the
manner of election for the cIty-wide elected offices of the City Council
and Rent Control Board Nembers, designating numbered seats for specIfIc
positions and a run-off electIon for those lackIng a majority vote, the
run-off electIon to be no less than SIX weeks and no more than eight weeks
followIng. The motion faIled for lack of a second.
Requested that 1/13/8 genda Item 13-D: Presented for consideratIon "as the request of /.layor
agenda mclude prior Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway for dIScussIon and directIon to City Attorney
Planning Com. report to prepare an ordinance for securIty retrofit for eXIstIng apartment bUIld.
for secunty retrofIt ings. Follm,ing dIscussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to
for eXIsting bldgs. request staff to prepare for Council consideratIon an ordInance providIng
for securIty retrofit of existing apartment bUIldings Including their best
suggestions about requirements or Incentives to encourage making buildIngs
in this CIty safer from burglars. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. Followt
ing discussIon ~ayor Pro Te~pore Yannatta Goldway withdrew the motion
pending receIpt of a report from the Planning CommIssion on the subject.
Agenda Item 13-E: Presented for consideration was the request of Nayor
Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway for dIScussIon of alteratIon of current build-
ing code to provIde for handicap access at primary entrances. ~ayor Pro .
Tempore Yannatta Goldway Introduced dIscussion on the matter. Council-
member Rhoden moved to dIrect staff to communicate wIth Westside Community-i
for Independent LivIng and other affected agencies and persons for their .1
views and suggestIons in regard to the location of handicapped access.
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by I
the followIng vote:
Ihrected staff to
contact affected
agencIes/persons for
VIews to provide
handicap access at
pnmary entrance
Prepare checklIst to
be sIgned by all bus-
Iness lIcense applI-
cants as proof they
rec'd Infonnation reo
CIty regulations reo
signs,etc.
Reconsidered pnor
resolution ill support
of Peripheral Canal &
chrected item to be
on agenda of 1/27 or
2/10/81
CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 5-0
Absent. Mayor BambrIck
Agenda Item l3-F: Presented for consideratIon was the request of Mayor
Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway for dIscussion regardIng a procedure for In-
formIng business license applicants of applIcable ArchItectural Review
Board requIrements. Following dIscussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta
Goldway moved to direct staff to prepare a checklist sign-off sheet for
bUSIness license applicants to sign whIch would signify proof of receIpt
of necessary information relatIve to city ordInances and requirements.
Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the following
vote.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent. Nayor Bambrick
Agenda Item 13-G: Presented for conSIderation was the request of Mayor
Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway for dISCUSSIon regarding repeal of the Council
resolution In support of the Peripheral Canal and consideration of a changf
in position. ~ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to reconsider I
Resolution No. 5249(CCS) which was adopted in March, 1979, in support of '
the State Water Project Peripheral Canal and requested staff to draft an
appropriate resolutIon for consideration and to return the matter for pub-:
lIC review at the CouncIl meetIng of January 27 or February 10, 1981, at a
time acceptable for the city's representative to the MetropolItan Water
DIStrICt to be present and provide information. Second by Councilmember
Reed. The motion was approved by the follOWIng vote:
CouncIl Vote:
Affirmative:
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Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway, Jennlngp,
Reed and Rhoden
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Negatlve:
Councilmember Scott
Absent:
Mayor Bambrlck
IAgenda Item 13-1: Presented for consideratlon was the request of Mayor
Ipro Tempore Yannatta Goldway for dlScussion of city participatlon ln a
GTE rate increase request to protect city and indlvidual citlzen's inter-
lests. Following discusslon, ~aror Pro Tempore Y~nnatta Goldw~y moved to
Idlrect the City Attorney to reVlew the GTE rate lncrease appllcatlon and
report findings and eval ua t lon to the City Counci 1. Second by_ Cmillnlmember
IRhoden. The motlon was approved by the followlng vote:
! Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
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Agenda Item Il-E: Presented for consideratlon was a request for an
Executlve SeSSlon to dlSCUSS pending litlgatlon and instruct Clty repre-
sentatlves concernlng salarles, salary schedules or compensation pald in
the form of fringe beneflts. At 9:35 P.M., there being no objectlon, the
Councll recessed to Executive Sesslon. At 11:25 P.M. the Councilmembers
reconvened wlth the following COUllcilmembers present: Yannatta Goldway,
Jennlngs, Reed and Rhoden. COUllcilmember Reed moved to approve the paymen~
of a bill for legal serVlces for the Rlchard Koch case and to approve a
salary increase to Step E for Acting City Attorney Shane Stark retroactive,
to July 1, 1980. Second by COUllCllmember Rhoden. The motlon was approved
y the followlng vote:
Absent:
Mayor Bambrlck
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0
Absent: Councilmember Scott and Mayor Bambrick
At 11:26 P.M., there being no objectlon, the meetlng was adJourned to
7:30 P.~., December 16, 1980 (notlng that there would be no meetlng on
December 23, 1980, because of the Holiday Season), adJournment to be in
emory of Ellen Bond and John Lennon.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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X./-v:1~.-1~~ }j -I:~i/x~t.-~
(lohn J .~/Bambrick
,/ }layor
. nn "I. Shore
Ci ty Clerk
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Directed Clty Atty.
to review rate in-
crease of GTE & re-
port to Council
Approved salary in-
crease to Step E for
Actmg City Atty.
retroactlve to 7/1/80
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