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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
FEBRUARY 28, 1986
A special meeting of the Santa Monica city council was called to
order by Mayor Reed at 5:30 P.M., on Friday, February 28, 1986,
in the Council Chambers. Councilmember Zane led the assemblage
in the pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Christine E. Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore william H. Jennings
councilmember James P. Conn
Councilmember David G. Epstein
(Entered at 5:31 P.M.)
Councilmember Alan S. Katz
(Entered at 5:33 P.M.)
Councilmember Herb Katz
Councilmember Dennis Zane
Also Present:
City Manager John Jalili
city Attorney Robert M. Myers
City Clerk Ann M. Shore
RENT CONTROL, PROPOSED AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN: Mayor Reed announced
that the meeting had been called to consider withdrawal of
direction to the city Attorney to prepare language for a June
1986 election ballot measure amending the Rent Control law
relating to Capital Improvements. Councilmember Epstein
introduced discussion regarding his decision to withdraw the
staff assignment in view of the short amount of time available
for staff to do the work and to give the Rent Control Board an
opportunity to approach this issue before it is placed on a
ballot. Councilmember Epstein moved to withdraw instruction to
the city Attorney to prepare such an amendment to the June 1986
ballot, but that, at an opportune time, the City Attorney report
to Council, based on the work that has been done to date, and
provide the Rent Control Board with a copy of what has been done.
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings.
Councilmember H. Katz requested the record to reflect that, as
seconder of the original motion (on February 25, 1986), he voted
for this in good conscience and still supports this item; he
believes it should have been addressed on Tuesday (March 4,
1986), and if the city Attorney had or had not been able to
complete it, the time constraint could have been addressed then;
he believes that, while it is legal, it is inappropriate to call
a meeting for 5: 30 P.M. on a Friday night when the pUblic
probably had not much knowledge of the meeting; he thinks it
important that Council look at what had been done, and, if it was
not complete, let it die, or at least use it as a start for a
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future election; he believes this has to do with the city as a
whole and deterioration of its buildings; this issue is a city
council function -- not a Rent Control Board function alone; he
will vote no because he thinks it should go ahead.
Discussion was held. Councilmember H. Katz moved to hear from a
member of the public who had requested to speak. The motion was I
duly seconded and approved by a vote of five to two. Bill Lackey
spoke in support of withdrawing the proposed matter from the
ballot.
Discussion was held.
The motion on the floor was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Conn, Epstein,
Jennings, A. Katz, Zane and
Mayor Reed
Negative:
Councilmember H. Katz
ADJOURNMENT: At 5:50 P.M., Councilmember Epstein moved to
adjourn the meeting. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion
was approved by unanimous vote.
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