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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 4, 1989
An adjourned special joint meeting of the Santa Monica city
council and Parking Authority was called to order by Mayor Zane
at 7:36 p.m., on Tuesday, April 4, 1989, in the Council Chambers.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Dennis Zane
Mayor Pro Tempore David B. Finkel.
Councilmember Judy Abdo
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember William H. Jennings
(arrived at 8:06 p.m.)
councilmember Herbert Katz
Councilmember Christine E. Reed
Also Present: city Manager John Jalili
city Attorney Robert M. Myers
City Clerk Clarice E. Johnsen
Councilmember Katz led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag of the United States of America.
CITY COUNCIL AND PARKING AUTHORITY SPECIAL JOINT MEETING:
At 7:40 p.m., Mayor/Chairperson Zane convened a special joint
meeting of the city Council and Parking Authority.
PARKING AUTHORITY
Roll Call: Present: chairperson Dennis Zane
Chairperson Pro Tempore David B. Finkel
Authority Member Judy Abdo
Authority Member Ken Genser
Authority Member William H. Jennings
(arrived at 8:06 p.m.)
Authority Member Herbert Katz
Authority Member Christine E. Reed
Also Present: Executive Secretary John Jalili
Authority Attorney Robert M. Myers
Authority Clerk Clarice E. Johnsen
1l-C: MAIN STREET PARKING STRUCTURE WITH HOUSING: Presented was
a staff recommendation regarding the development of a 460 space
parking garage and 49 units of rental housing on City-owned
Parking Lot 9 located on Neilson Way between Hill and Kinney
Streets. Council asked questions of staff. At 8:20 p.m.,
Mayor/Chairperson Zane opened the public hearing. The following
members of the public spoke in support of construction of the
proposed parking structure with 49 units of rental housing as
proposed by staff: Martha FiSher, Elena Popp, Lilly Schwartz,
Carrie Barr, Jean-Marie Webster, Daniel Marquez, Rita Morales,
Irene Zivi, Donna Alvarez, Tay Yoshitani, Joy Fullmer, Leslie
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Lambert, Suzanne Mitchell, Ann Sewell, Jim Mount, Joe Carreras,
Paul Rosenstein, Tricia Cochee, Wylola Greff, Susan KOda, Boris
Kogan, Lou Atlee, Sherry May, Doris Ganga, Clare Branfman, Dave
Paradis, Howard Abrams, Naidoo Srinavasan, Henry McGee, Anita
Landecker, Gary Squier, Craig McDonald, David Hewitt, Pete
Barrett, Ray Davis, Joe Pallozollo, Phyllis Barnard, Peter
DeKrassel, Jim Conn, Luz Ospitia, Ruth Fraposo, Greg Broughton,
Gary Confoff, Russell Barnard, Jeanne Friedman, Cathy Wiley,
Shelda Mackey, Kelly Logan, Denise Bernier, Al Ehringle, Eric
Parlee, and John Given. The following members of the public
spoke in opposition: Mike Kerr, Sharon Jaquith, Renee Ellis,
Alison st. Onge, Josephine Powe, Richard Orton, Carol Platt, Tim
Spence, Barbara Jean, Michael Grandcolas, Bill Sundblad, Elsa
Petrucelli, Gary Elliott, Fae Miles, Sarah Braff, Tony Haig,
Femmy DeLyser, Dolores Sloan, Lynne Coyne, Laurel Roennau, Heidi
Gralinski, Ted Brock, Nick Kazan, C. D. Shen, Scott Ashley, Peter
Spellman, Robin Swicord, Herb Sandel, Richard Vickers, Susan
Lieberman, Jane Walker, Brandon MacNeal, Michael Ankefell, Kay
Miller, Lisa Perlick, William Turtle, Carl Wright, George Laczko,
Parke Meek, Frank Safechuck, Kathleen Pauly, Kersten Anderson,
Roger Genser, Ken Haker, Nance Epstein, Sandra Cannon, Vicki
Haighton, and Penny Wortman.
Council/Parking Authority adjourned for a short recess at ~0:32
p. m. Council/Parking Authority reconvened at 10 : SSp. m., wi th
all members present.
Council/Authority Member Reed moved to extend the meeting to
12:30 a.m. Second by Council/Authority Member Katz. The motion
was approved.
The City Council/Parking Authority adjourned for a short recess
at 12:40 a.m. council/Parking Authority reconvened at 12:54 a.m.
Council/Authority Member Genser moved to extend the meeting to
2:00 a.m. Second by Council/Authority Member Abdo. The motion
was approved, Council/Authority Members Katz and Reed opposed.
qouncil/Authority Member Katz moved to hear from members of the
public who submitted requests to speak after the item had been
called. Second by Council/Authority Member Abdo. The motion was
approved.
Frances Smith spoke in support of the proposed parking structure.
Anthony White and NiCkey Galoteer spoke in opposition. At 1:32
a.m., there being no one else wiShing to speak, Mayor/Chairperson
Zane declared the public hearing closed.
Mayor Pro Tempore/Chairperson Pro Tempore Finkel moved to reject
the staff recommendation, and that Council make a determination
that they will not go forward with this project in its present
form. Second by Council/Authority Member Katz. Discussion was
held. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Genser,
Jennings, ~atz, Zane
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Negative:
Councilmembers Abdo, Reed
Parking Authority
vote: Affirmative:
Authority Members Finkel, Genser,
Jennings, Katz, Zane
Negative:
Authority Members Abdo, Reed
Council/Authority Member Reed requested the record to reflect
that her reason for voting "no" is that she does not believe that
denying this particular proposal will serve the long term
interests or ei ther the housing community or the Main street
commercial community.
Mayor Pro Tempore/Chairperson Pro Tempore Finkel moved to
continue this issue, including scoping, to a date certain in the
month of April, either a general meeting, or a special meeting,
for the purpose of allowing Council to entertain further motions
dealing with the substance of this matter. Second by
Council/Authority Member Genser.
Council/Authority Member Katz moved a substitute motion to direct
staff to initiate a study of the possibility of a smaller
structure, no higher than ten feet tall, partially subterranean,
covering the lot from Ashland extending to the north~ the lot
from Kinney to Ashland to be left as surface parking until the
parking structure at Ashland is complete~ and that staff examine,
in the Environmental Impact Report, the possibility of housing
being constructed, at ground level, on the open surface parking
lot after the parking structure is buil t. Second by
Council/Authority Member Abdo.
During discussion, Council/Authority Member Jennings moved to
amend the motion to direct staff to investigate, in the EIR, the
impacts of constructing the parking structure, as proposed by
Council/Authority Member Katz, both with, and without housing
constructed above the structure~ with a maximum height of thirty
feet. The amendment was accepted as friendly by the maker and
second of the substitute motion.
Council/Authority Member Genser moved a substitute motion to
direct staff to investigate restriping Lot Nine: to work with the
employers in the neighborhood to attempt to meet the needs for
employee parking~ and to work with merchants, neighbors, and
property owners to establish alternate means of transportation
into the area, including linking a Main street shuttle to the
shuttle to be funded by the Loews Hotel, and Bayside Holiday Inn.
Second by council/Authority Member Finkel. During discussion the
motion was expanded to direct staff to examine ways of
discouraging beach-goers from parking in the Main Street parking
lots.
Council/Authority Member Katz moved to extend the meeting to 2:45
a.m. Second by council/Authority Member Reed. The motion was
approved.
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council/Authority Member Genser's substitute motion failed by the
following vote:
council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Genser, Mayor
Zane
Negative: Councilmembers Abdo, Jennings, Katz,
Reed
Parking Authority
vote: Affirmative:
Authority Members Finkel,
Chairperson Zane
Genser,
Negative: Authority Members Abdo, Jennings,
Katz, Reed
council/Authori ty Member Katz's substitute motion, as amended,
was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: councilmembers Abdo, Jennings, Katz,
Reed, Mayor Zane
Negative:
councilmembers Finkel and Genser
Parking Authority
vote: Affirmative:
Authority Members Abdo, Jennings,
Katz, Reed, Chairperson Zane
Negative:
Authority Members Finkel and Genser.
Council/Authority Member Reed moved to direct staff to implement
the alternatives indentified on page 27 of the staff report dated
April 4, 1989 i to remove unnecessary red curb zones on Pier,
Ashland, and Marine streets, SUbject to California Environmental
Quality Act guidelines. Second by council/Authority Member Abdo.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Parking Authority vote: unanimously approved 7-0
The special joint meeting of the City council and Parking
Authority was adjourned at 2:31 a.m.
12-A: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 457/HOTEL DEVELOPMENT/3007 SANTA MONICA
BOULEVARD: The appeal of the Planning conunission approval of
Development Review 457, ZA 5377-Y, EIA 876, 3007 Santa Monica
Boulevard, for a four story, 31,575 sq. ft., 68 room hotel with
three rent controlled replacement units and a total of 55 parking
spaces; applicant: Douglas Barnard, Inc.; appellant: David S.
Wy1e for the Friends of Stanford street Committee, Mid city
Neighbors, was continued to the City Council meeting of April II,
1989.
12-B: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 441/0FFICE DEVELOPMENT/1919 SANTA
MONICA BOULEVARD: An appeal of the Planning Commission approval
of Development Review 441, Variance 88-016, EIA 870/ 1919 Santa
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Monica Boulevard to construct a four-story, 46,832 square-foot
office building with 158 parking spaces provided on-grade and
within a two-level subterranean parking garage in the C4 zone;
Resolution certifying EIR; applicant: 1919 Associates;
appellants: Councilmember Ken Genser and 1919 Associates, was
continued to the Council meeting of April II, 1989, as a "511
item.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: There were no members of the public wishing
to speak.
1l-D: CLOSED SESSION: At 2:32 a.m., Council adjourned to Closed
session for the purpose of considering the following litigation:
ci ty of Santa Monica v. Shell oil Co., et al., Los Angeles
superior Court Case No. C 714 602. At 2:50 a.m. council
reconvened. Mayor Zane announced that no action had been taken
in Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT: At 2:50 a.m., the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST
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Clarice E. Johnsen
City Clerk
APPROVED
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Dennis Zane
Mayor
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