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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 21, 1985
A meeting of the Santa Monica City CouncIl was called to order by
Mayor Reed at 7:40 P.M. on Tuesday, May 21, 1985, in the Council
Chamber s.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor ChristIne E. Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore WIllIam H. JennIngs
Councllmember James P. Conn
Councilmember Ken Edwards
Councllmember David G. Epstein
Councilmember Herbert Katz
Councilmember Dennis Zane
(entered at 8:23 P.M.)
Clty Manager John Jallll
City Attorney Robert M. Myers
Deputy CIty Clerk Dan M. Suzewitz
ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Councllmember..Epstel~ moved to suspend the rules and add an Item
5-D to the agenda regardlng the CI ty of Los Angeles
Transportatlon Plan. Second by Councilmember Katz. The motIon
was approved by unanImous vote.
5-A: COLORADO PLACE LTD. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Presented was a
staff report transmIttIng an ordinance for introduction and fIrst
reading approving Amendment Number 3 to the Development Agreement
WI th Colorado Place Limi ted (located on Colorado Avenue between
Cloverfleld and 26th Street) to extend certain tIme periods.
.C()t1ncilmember Epstein _m9ved to hear from members of the public
for three mInutes each that were not heard on thIS item at the
May 14, 1985, meetIng. Second by Councllmember Katz. The motIon
was approved by unanimous vote. Paul RosensteIn spoke in
ObjectIon to the potentIal negatIve neighborhood traffIC impacts
resulting from this proJect. Blll Bracken spoke in opposition to
the extension of certain time periods. Discussion was held.
Councilmember Katz moved to lntroduce for flrst reading an
ord in an c e en tl tIed: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 TO DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLORADO PLACE LIMITED AND THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA" (orIgInal Development Agreement IS Contract No.
3719 (CCS), read lng by title only and waIVIng further read log
thereof, and to Include a condItion (separate from the ordInance)
that the developer is aware that if they come back with a
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modlflcatlon, and 1 t could potentially create traff1c problems,
that the CIty could potentially request that an EIR be completed
or a study for better abatement of traffic management. Second by
Councilmember Conn. D1Scussion was held. The motion was
approved by the followIng vote:
Counc11 Vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent:
Councllmember Zane
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~~B: SOU~H AFRlC~ pISINVESr~~NI: Presented was the request of
Councilmembers Conn and Zane to dlSCUSS development of a POlICY
of d1sinvestment 1n firms dealIng wlth South Afr1ca.
Councllmember Conn introduced dISCUSSIon. Councilmember Conn
moved to dIrect staff to inventory and deter'm'ine the sta't'us' of
stocks the CIty owns in theIr relatlonshlp to South Africa; to
inventory and determIne the status of f1nancial instl tutlons in
which the city holds money as 1t relates to South AfrIca; and to
develop a plan that punIshes those corporatIons and flnancial
insti tutions that do bUs1ness In South Afr lca by a systematIC
plan to WIthdraw CIty funds from those corporatlons or financIal
institutIons and that would provide encouragement to corporations
who are ei ther beg inn ing to WI thdraw from investment from South
Africa or who have refused to have anythlng to do with
investments in South Africa, with periodlc review and return
WIthIn 60-90 days with thIS plan and to agendIze to allow for a
publlC hearing. Second by Councllmember Edwards. W1th the
consent of the second, Councllmember Conn lncluded in the motion
the suggestion of Councllmember Katz to dIrect staff to analyze
the effect of dIvestIture on the CIty monetarily and speclflcally
on pensions and retirees and how, If at all, it effects them.
Discusslon was held. (Councllmember Zane entered the Chambers at
8:23 P.M.) Further discussion was held. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
5-C: CLOSED SESSION: Held later in the meeting.
5-D: CITY OF LOS ANGELES TRANSPORTATION PLAN: Presented was
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the request of Councilmembers Conn and EpsteIn to dISCUSS
conslderation of posi tion on the Cl ty of Los Angeles
Tr an sportat Ion PI an for the Ven Ice/Mar loa area. Counc llmember I
Epsteln introduced discussIon. _G()uncilm~rl'!q~r _ Epst~.!r:! ___m_oy_e_q to
dIrect staff to report (on Hay 28, 1985) on the general outl in e
of the Los Angeles Transportation Plan regarding the
Ven1ce/Marina area and, if necessary, staff 1S authorized to make
wrItten comments lndlcating that the Clty of Santa Monlca has
concerns that there may be lmpacts wlthIn the City that have not
been adequately addressed. Second by Councllmember Katz.
Councllmember EpsteIn reVIsed the motion to Include the
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suggestion of Councilmember Katz that If staff makes written
comments, that the comments should indicate that the Ci ty of
Santa MonIca belleves the EIR lS incomplete (thereby deleting the
language regardIng "the CI ty of Santa MonIca has concerns that
there may be lmpacts WI thin the Ci ty of Santa MonIca that have
not been adequately addressed"). D1SCUSSlon was held. The
motion was approved by the followlng vote:
CouncIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
~9~nq~~~~~~~r _~p~teln _mq~~4 to recess the adjourned meetIng untIl
Item 3 (Closed SeSSIon) of the SpecIal meetlng (so as to combine
5-C wi th Item 3 WhICh are both Closed SessIons). Second by
Councllmember Conn. The motIon was approved by unanimous vote.
A recess was held at 9:00 P.M. Council reconvened at 9:12 P.M.
wIth all members present.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A speclal meeting of the Santa MonIca CIty Council was called to
order by Mayor Reed at 9:13 P.M. on Tuesday, May 21, 1985, in the
CouncIl Chambers.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor ChristIne E. Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore William H. Jennings
Councllmember James P. Conn
Councilmember Ken Edwards
Councllmember David G. Epstein
Councllmember Herbert Katz
Councllmember DennIS Zane
CIty Manager John Jallll
CIty Attorney Robert M. Myers
Deputy CIty Clerk Dan M. Suzewitz
1 . 349-ROOM HOTEL/1700 OCEAN AVENUE: Presented was a staff
report transml ttlng an appeal of the deClSlon of the Planning
CommISSIon denying Development ReView 291, ZA 4880-A, to permit
construction of a 349-room hotel at 1700 Ocean Avenue in the R-4
zone: Santa Mon ica Ho tel Assoc iates L td., appllcan t/ appell ant,
and Mayor Reed, appellant. George Caplan, representing Santa
Monica Hotel Associates Ltd., spoke in support of the appeal and
presented a sl id e show 0 f the proposed proJ ect. Di scussion was
held. Jay Fiond ilIa spoke In support of the proj ect. Tony
Stauton, representing American Youth Hostels, spoke in support of
the Youth Hostel portion of the project. DiSCUSSIon was held.
Councilmembe_r_Hn E:pstei()_ moved to adopt Re so Iution No. 7019 (CCS)
enti tIed: TI RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA CERTIFYING THE FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SANTA MONICA BAY INN PROJECT,"
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read1ng by title only
Second by Counc ilmembel"
following vote:
and
Conn.
waiv1ng further reading thereof.
The mot1on was appl"oved by the
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
~~~~qllm~~t?~r E,psteIn. moveq to grant the appeal and mOdIfy
Development Rev Iew Cond 1 tion No. 1 (WhICh wa s a cond 1 t10n of
approval for DR 098 [DR 098 was a similar hotel proJect] that
shall also apply to DR 291) ("Owner shall mitigate the potentIal
adverse impact on the ava1lability of affordable overnight
accommodations in the CIty'S Coastal Zone caused by the loss of
the eX1stence of the ninety-seven room motel by entering Into a
contract wi th the Ci ty prOVIding for such m1 tIgatlon prIor to
Issuanc e of a bUIld ing perm 1 t for the proJ ect. '1) to change the
language to read as follows: "Cons1stent with the Planning
Comm1ssion conditIon of approval for DR 098 on June 20, 1983, to
mitigate impacts on lower cost lodgIng facIlitIes the applIcant
shall perform one of the following mitigatIon measures, whIchever
IS determined to be most feas1ble by City Staff within the next
60 day perIod: (a) partIcipate In the operation of not less than
a f1fty bed hostel facilIty meeting American Youth Hostel, Inc.,
SuperIor Grade Standards, or other comparable standards; or (b)
operate an on-site d1scount room rate program of not less than
eighteen rooms per nIght whose rates shall not exceed the dIrect
operating cost of such rooms as verIfIed by an Independent agent
acceptable to both the CIty and the ApplIcant; or (c) partiCIpate
in prOVISIon of some other form of temporary or transitIonal
housing program that staff determines to be of publIC benefIt 1n
the City."; mOdIfy Condition No. 3 (condition of approval WhiCh
speCIfically applIes to DR 291) ("The ArchItectural ReVIew Board
shall review the landscaped area located In front of the retail
uses on Ocean Avenue and shall consider whether a hardscape
treatment of that area would be approprlate. n) so as to read as
follows: "The ArchItectural ReVIew Board shall review the
landscaped area located in front of the I"etail uses on Ocean
Avenue. n; mod Ify Cond 1 tlon No. 7 (cond 1 tlon of approval WhICh
speclf1cally applIes to DR 291) (nFlnal parkIng area layout and
speCIficatIons shall be subject to the review and approval of the
ParkIng and TraffIC Engineer. The Parking and Tl"afflc Englneer
shall particularly reVIew the need for approprIate on-slte
traffic and parking slgnage, and for undulators or other safety
features on the project Site.") so as to read as follows: "FInal
parking area layout and specifIcations shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Parking and TraffiC EngIneer." Second
by Councilmember Katz. DiScussion was held. CounCllmember Katz
WIthdrew his second. Second by Mayor Reed. DiSCUSSIon was held.
Councllm_~m_b_er Conn _moyed an amendment to delete clause ncn in
Development Review Condition No. 1 above. Second by
Councilmember Katz. DIScussion was held. The motIon was
approved by the follOWIng vote:
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Council Vote: AffIrmatIve:
Councilmembers Conn, JennIngs,
Katz, Zane and Mayor Reed
Negative:
Councllmembers Edwards and Epstein
DiscuSSIon was held. WI th the consent of the second,
Councllmember EpsteIn included In the motion the suggestion of
the CI ty At torney to rev Ise Development Rev iew Cond i tion No. 4
{which was a cond 1 tion 0 f approval for DR 098 [DR 098 was a
similar hotel proJect], subsection h, sentence number three ("The
shuttle shall be owned and operated by the proJect owner and
shall be ava ilabl e for hotel and general publIC use.") so as to
read as follows: "The shuttle shall be available for hotel and
general public use.1I Discussion was held. The main motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffIrmative:
Councilmembers Conn, EpsteIn,
JennIngs, Katz, Zane and Mayor Reed
Negative:
Councilmember Edwards
At 10:50 P.M., Councllmember Conn moved to extend the meetIng to
11: 30 P. M. Second by Mayor Reed. The motion was approved by
unanImous vote.
2. SANTA MONICA PIER: Presented was the recommendatIon of the
PIer RestoratIon CorporatIon (PRC) for desIgn al ternati ve for
reconstruction of the Santa MonIca PIer. Gall Markens, ExecutIve
DIrector of the Pier Restoration CorporatIon presented the PRC's
recommendations regardIng the reconstructIon of the Santa MonIca
PIer. DiscuSSIon was held. Councilmember Katz moved to approve
Alternative No. 3 as recommended by the Pier Restoration
Corporation, thereby conceptually approving Alternative 3 (WhICh
Includes stabIlizing 900 t of the eXisting breakwater at 6 feet
and extendipg It 300 feet to the south, reconstructIng the west
end of the MunicIpal Pier in concrete with a structually
Independent lower deck, rebUilding the portIon of the Newcomb
Pier lost in the storms In concrete and strengthening the
existing 60,000 square feet of Newcomb Pier In timber) pending
the outcome of the envIronmental analysis. Second by
Councilmember Zane. The motIon was approved by the following
vote:
CounCil Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
RECONVENE ADJOURNED MEETING TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE
SPECIAL MEETING
5-C AND 3. CLOSED SESSION: Presented was a request for Closed
SeSSion for the purpose of conSIdering personnel matters and
threatened 11 tlga tion, pend lng litIgatIon and litigation to be
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commenc ed by the CI ty. At 11: 23 P. M., Counc ilmember Conn moved
to extend the meetIng to 12: 00 MidnIght and adjourn to Closed
Session to consIder the followIng pendIng cases: CalIfornIa
A via tio n vs. Cl ty of Santa Mon ica, Un 1 ted States DI str ict Court I
Case No. CV 84-6985 (CMS) (Bx) and Los Angeles SuperIor Court
Case No. C 306538; and CIty of Santa Monica vs. County of Los
Angeles, (Proposed Ll tigation) . Second by Counc i Imember Zan e.
The motion was approved by unanimous vote. CouncIl reconvened at
12:27 A.M., wIth the followIng members present: Councllmembers
Conn, Edwards, EpsteIn, J enn lngs, Zane and Mayor Reed. Mayor
Reed announced that durIng Closed Session the meeting was
extended to 12:30 A.M., and that no actIon was taken.
ADJOURNMENT: At 12:28 A.M., CounCllmember Conn moved
the Adjourned and Spec ial Cl ty Counc 11' meetlngs.u-
Councllmember Epstein. The motIon was approved by
vote.
to adjourn
Second by
unanImous
ATTEST:
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Ann M. Shore
CIty Clerk
APPROVED:
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