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M-4/8/1997 I I I 75 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY corNelL MINUTES APRIL 8, 1997 A regular meetmg ofthe Santa Momca CIty CouncIl was called to order by Mayor O'Connor at 647 pm. on Tuesday, Apnl 8, 1997. m the CouncIl Chambers Roll Call Present Mayor Pamela O'Connor Mayor Pro Tern Robert T Holbrook CounCllmember Ruth Ebner CouncIlmember MIchael F emstem CouncIlmember Ken Genser CouncIlmember Asha Greenberg CouncIlmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present Cay Manager John Jahh CIty Attorney );larsha Jones Moutne Clt).. Clerk 1vlana M Stewart rvIayor Pro Tern Holbrook led the assemblage m the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Cmted States of Amenca 4-A: PRESE~TATIONIDEMOXSTRATION/l.IBRARY AETO"\IATION & TECHNOLOGY A slIde presentatIon \vas made relatmg to LIbrary AutomatIOn and Technology The mformatIOn was receIved and filed 6. CONSEl'lT CALEN'DAR The Consent Calendar was presented. ,,,hereby allaems are considered and approved m one motIOn unless removed from the calendar for dISCUSSIOn Member ofthe pubhc Joey Fullmer addressed Items on the Consent Calendar At the request of Counctlmember Genser Item No 6-E was removed from the Consent Calendar At the request of CouncIlmember Rosenstem Item Ko 6-H was removed from the Consent Calendar 1 Apnl 8. 1997 76 Motion bv CouneIlmember Genser, seconded by Councllmember Femsteln. to approve the I Consent Calendar, with the resolutlOn m Item).To 6-C as corrected. and with the exceptlOn of Item ~os 6-E and 6-1, readmg resolutlOns and ordmances bv title only and Walvmg further .....- .".......... readmg thereof The motiOn ,"vas approved by the followmg vote Ayes CouncIlmembers Femstem. Genser, Greenberg, Rosenstem. Ebner. Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook. Mayor O'Connor None None Noes Absent 6-..\.: MINUTES APPROVAL The City CouncIl mmutes of the Cny Council meetmg of March 18, 1997, \vere approved as submmed 6-B: COl\'"TI~UING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (JA~UARY 1994 EARTHOUAKE DAMAGE) ResolutlOn No 9133(CC5) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING THE EXISTE~CE OF A CO~TINUI~G LOCAL EMERGENCY." was adopted 6-C: SET PUBLIC HEARING/ANNeAL STREET RESURFACING PROGRA~\1 ResolutlOn No 9134(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COCNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A PL13LIC HEARING ON MA Y 27. 1997 TO HEAR ANY PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS TO THE COKFIIUvIA nON OF ASSESSMENT OF I COSTS FOR CONCRETE GUTTER COKSTRCCTIOK. STREET RESCRFACING, AND THE REPAIR OF DA~L<\GED SIDEWALKS. DRIVEWAYS, AND CCRBS. AND THE REMOVAL OF DAMAGED PARKWAY PAVINGS AND APPURTENA~T \VORK OK V ARIOCS CITY STREETS IN CONJL~CnO~ WITH THE FY 1995-96 STREET RESL'RF ACING PROGRA.\tl," was adopted 6-D: rSED OIL RECYCLIl\'"G AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOl.:"S \V ASTE GRA:KT Resolution ~o 9135(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SLB~nT AND EXECUTE USED OIL RECYCLING A)JD HOCSEHOLD HAZARDOL"S \VASTE GRANT APPLlCATIO~S TO THE CALIFOR.~IA INTEGRATED WASTE 1-iA.NAGEMENT BOARD:' was adopted 6-F: AWARD OF BID/CAB AND CHASSIS Bid ~o 2617 was awarded to Maunee J Sopp & Son, ill an amount not to exceed $81.98282. to furmsh and deliver two new CNG-PO\vered 11.000 GV\VR Cabs and ChasSiS v;ath 1\...-0 Yard Dump Body for the Em(ironmental and Public \Vorks Management Department and Commumty and Cultural SerVices Department I 2 Apnl8,1997 I I I 77 6-G: A \V ARD OF BID/LANDFILLIDISPOSAL OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSEJNO~- RECYCLABLE REFVSE BId No 2626 \vas a\varded to Bradley Landfill and Recyclmg Center, at specIfied cost per ton. to pronde landfill for dIsposal of household refuse and other non-recyclable refuse for the EnVIronmental and PublIc \Vorks Itvlanagement Department 6-1: AGREE:VIENTILEGAL SERVICESIEMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIO~S Contract]\o 6644(CCS) was approved WIth the law firm ofL1ebert. CaSSIdy & Fnerson. man amount not to exceed $100.000. to proVIde legal serVIces relative to employer-employee relatIOns 6-J: CA~CELLATION/CITY COUl"CIL MEETING/APRIL 22.1997 The Apnl22. 1997. CIty CouncIl meetmg \vas canceled due to relIgIOUS holIdays and \vas rescheduled to Apn129, 1997 END OF CO~'~-SENT CALENDAR 6-E: A \VARD OF BID/COl\'IPLTER EQUIP~'lENT CouncIlmember Genser noted that he removed thIS Item from the Consent Calendar because the staff report dId not mdlcate any reasons for the exceptIon for the Burma polley and requested an explanatIon from staff The Cny ~-lanager adVIsed that It has been determmed that Hewlett Packard no longer does busmess 'wIth Burma. and therefore there IS no longer a need for the exceptIOn \-lotIon by CouncIlmember Genser, seconded by CouncIlmember Ebner. to award BId No 2625 to Data ImpreSSIOns. Inc. for an amount not to exceed $34.693 04, to furmsh and delIver computer eqUlpment for the AdmlmstratIve SerVices DIVISIOn of the PolIce Department. notmg that there IS no exceptIOn needed to the Burma PolIcy (ResolutIon).Io 8966) The motIon was approved by the followmg vote Aves Councllmembers Femstem. GenseL Greenberg, Rosenstem. Ebner. ?vfayor Pro Tern Holbrook. Mayor O'Cmmor None None Noes Absent 6-H: A'VARD OF BIDrr\VO NE\V SEDAl"S CouncIlmember Rosenstem asked about the addItiOnal cost to the CIty through purchasmg alternatIve fuel vehIcles and staff noted that the amount "'Ill be substantIal over a number of years rvIotIOn bv CouncIlmember Rosenstem. seconded bv CouncIlmember Greenberg. to award BId - -- 1\0 2618 to Dmvnev Auto Center. III an amount not to exceed 557.16037. to furmsh and delIver 1\\'0 ne\-" sedans for the AdmInIstratiOn DrnslOn of the F ue Department The motIon 'vas approved by the follo\\'1ng vote " .J Apnl 8. 1997 Ayes Noes Absent 78 CouncIlmembers Femstem, GenseL Greenberg, Rosenstem. Ebner, Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook. Mayor O'Connor Kone Kone I 8-A: PUBLIC HEARING/ZONE CHANGE 96-00l/154419TH STREET/FROM R2 TO R2A/SURF ACE PARKING LOT/ORDINANCE AMENDING OFFICIAL DISTRICTING MAP ApplIcant Entertamment Property Associates Presented \vas the publIc heanng to reCeIye publIc comment. approve Zone Change 96-001 to allow the rezomng of the property located at 1544 19th Street from an R2 deSIgnatIOn to an R2 \vah an "AU overlay deSIgnatIOn to allmv the parcel to contmue to be used as a surface parkmg lot. and. to mtroduce and hold first readmg of an Ordmance amendmg the OffiCial DIstnctmg ~fap On order of the .\:Iayor. the pubhc hearmg \vas opened Member of the publIc Adrea Caren spoke m OpposItIOn to the zone change Member ofthe publIc Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns Members of the pubhc Herb Katz and Aaron Landworth spoke m support of the proposed project There bemg no other speakers, the Mayor closed the publIc heanng I'dotIon by CouncIlmember Ebner. seconded by Councl]member Greenberg. to approve Zone Change 96-001 to allow the rezomng of the property located at ] 544 19th Street I SubstItute motIon bv CounCllmember Greenben!. seconded bv CouncIlmember Rosenstem. to - -- deny the applIcatIOn and mstruct staff to return ".ath a senes of recommendatIOns for Text Amendments to allmv surface parkmg m reSIdential zones, subject to a dISCretIOnary permIt The motIon fmled by the follo\\lng vote Ayes l\ oes Absent CounCllmembers Rosenstem. Greenberg Councllmembers Ebner. Genser, Femstem. .\tIayor Pro Tern Holbrook. .\tlayor O'Connor ~one The mam motIOn was approved by the follmymg vote Ayes Noes Absent CouncIlmembers Ebner, Rosenstem. Greenberg. Femstem. 1vlayor Pro Tern Holbrook CouncIlmember Genser, ~1ayor O'Connor Kone I 4 Apnl 8. 1997 I I I 79 \JotIOn by Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook. seconded by CouncIlmember Greenberg. to mtroduce for first readmg an ordmance entItled -'AN ORDINA:;\TCE OF THE CITY COLl\CIL OF THE CITY OF SA__'JTA MOKICA k\tIENDING THE OFFICIAL DISTRICTING :\IAP TO REZONE 1544 KINETEE),fTH STREET FROy1 R2 TO R2A," readmg by tItle only and 'Valvmg further readmg thereof The motIOn 'vas approved by the followmg vote Ayes CounCllmembers Ebner. Rosenstem. Greenberg. Femstem, Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook Councllmember GenseL y1ayor O'Connor None Noes Absent 8-B: ORDIl"ANCEIROOFTOP PARKING Presented was an ordmance for mtroductIon and first readmg amendmg SectIOn 9040818 of Arude IX of the Santa \lomca Mumclpal Code to allmv rooftop parkmg m the C3 DIstnct WIth the approval of a CondItIOnal Use PermIt Apphcant 100 \Vllshlre ASSOCIates - 120 \VIlshue Project Developers On order of the Mayor, the pubhc hearmg ,vas opened \1ember of the pubhc Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns .\lembers ofthe pubhc Hugh Burroughs. ChrIS Hardmg. and DaVId HIbbert spoke In support of the proposed ordInance There beIng no other speakers. the Mayor closed the publIc heanng MotIOn by CouncIlmember Greenberg. seconded by CouncIlmember Ebner. to approve the proposed ordmance text amendment The motIon was approved by the follOWIng vote Ayes CouncIlmembers femstem. Genser. Greenberg, Ebner, Mavor Pro Tern Holbrook. Iv1avor O'Connor . J Councllmember RosensteIn None None Abstain Noes Absent ).rlol1on bv Councllmember Greenberl!. seconded bv CouncIlmember Ebner. to mtroduce for first - -- readmg an ordmance entItled "A),f ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COLl'\CIL OF THE CITY OF SA"\ITA xlONICA A).rlENDIXG ZONIKG ORDINANCE SECTIONS 9 04 08 18040. 90408 18050, A)TD 9 04 08 18060 TO ALLO\V ROOFTOP PARKI)TG ON PARCELS DIREeTL Y ABCTTIKG OR SEPAR/\TED BY AN ALLEY FROM A RESIDENTIAL ZONE IN THE C-3 ZONING DISTRICT:' readmg by tItle only and WaI\'lllg further readIng thereof The motIOn ,vas approved by the followmg vote 5 Apnl 8, 1997 80 Ayes CouncIlmembers FemsteIn. Genser, Greenberg, Ebner. ~layor Pro Tern Holbrook. "tv1ayor O'Connor CouncIlmember Rosenstem :\one None I Abstalll Noes Absent 8-C: SIX-MONTH REVIE\V/ORDIXANCE PROHIBITING SITTING AND LYING OX SIDE\V ALKSITHIRD STREET PROMENADE/FIRST READING OF ORDlNA~CE PROHIBITING SITTING OR LYING ON PUBLIC SIDE'VALKS/BA YSIDE DISTRICT/ PRO)-IENADE ROAD\V A Y MOl1on by CouncIlmember Greenberg. seconded by CouncIlmember Genser. to contInue thIS matter to a meetmg m \-1ay 1997 and hold the publIc hearIng at that tlme The motIOn was unanImously approved by VOIce vote On order of the Mayor, the Cll)' CouncIl recessed at 856 pm. and reconvened at 937 pill. 'Ylth all members present 13-A: ELIZABETH O. HOAGIRONN PICKARDIU. S. CONSTITLTION DAY PARIDE ~elther Ehzabeth 0 Hoag. Chair. nor Ronn PIckard. Parade DIrector of the L S ConstItutIOn Day Parade Board. were m attendance to dISCUSS approval ofthe route for the 4th Annual U S ConSl1tutIOn Day Parade for Saturday. September 20. 1997 ~'ls Hoag and Mr PIckard ,"vere not present to dISCUSS theIr request 1\ 0 actIOn \vas taken I 13-B: ED\VARD BELL/ALLEGED DELAYED RESPONSE BY FIRE DEPARTIHENT/SPEED HUMPS Presented \vas the request of Edward Bell, re~Ident. to address CouncIl regardmg hIS concerns of an alleged delayed response by the FIfe Department to a call due to speed humps Members of the publIc Don Gray. Barry Chapman. lvlonroe Allen, and Art CaSIllas urged the removal of speed humps m the mterest of pubhc safety lvlembers of the publIc FranCIS Jones and Ehzabeth Thomas urged that there eIther be a complete elImmatIOn of the speed humps m the area of Sunset Park or that there be a contmuatIOn of the placement of the speed humps on the streets Impacted by the mcreased traffic ~lembers of the publIc Joanne ~\'1cGregor. Carolyn Hogg. and DanIel Zacapa urged the contmuatIOn of the speed hump program on 28th Street l\-Iember of the publIc Peter T 19ler urged Counctl to gather facts on response tlrne of emergency vehIcles and take appropnate steps to lo\ver that tIme I 6 Apnl 8. 1997 I I I 81 \tlotIon by CouncIlmernber Holbrook to ask staff to 'york ,vnh the FIre Department and the PolIce Department and return to CounCIl wIth facts related to the above concerns The mOl1on was seconded by eouncIlmember Greenberg WIth the understandmg that staff wIll return wIth the mfornmtIon as soon as possIble The motlon was unanImously approved by YOlCe vote 14-A: APPOI.vT)'-IEl\'"TS/BOARDS AND CO:\rl\HSSIOI\S The appomtment to the Los Angeles County West Vector Control DIstrIct for a term endmg December 31. 1998. was contmued to a future date 14-B: CHANGE OF NAME/LI~COLN PARK TO CHRISTINE EMERSON REED P ARK Presented was the request of xlayor Pro Tern Holbrook that the eIty CouncIl dIrect staff to brIng back an agenda Item to change the name of Lmcoln Park to Chnstme Emerson Reed Park \lember of the pubhc Bnan Hutchmgs SaId that he IS not opposed to changmg the name of Lmcoln Park to Chnstme Emerson Reed Park, however. he sees partIsan ImplIcatIOns m so domg Member of the pubhc KeCla \V eller spoke m support of changmg the name of Lmcoln Park to Chnstme Emerson Reed Park MotIon by Councllmember Greenberg, to ask staff to return WIth an agenda l1em \-nth suggestIOns about what landmark m the Cl1y should be named after Chnstme Reed The motIon was seconded bv Councllmember Genser WIth the stipulatIOn that staff SOhClt suggestIOns from the pubhc The motIon was unanImously approved by VOIce vote 14-C: VIDEOTAPEITELEVISE/SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Presented was the request of CounCllmember Rosenstem to dIrect staff to develop a plan WIth the Santa :VIomca-y1ahbu Umfied School Dlstnct to ndeotape and teleVIse School Board meetmgs and to return to CounCIl \'nth any necessary recommendatIOns mdudmg all pOSSIble optIOns :Ylember of the publIc JulIa BrO\"uley. representmg the School Board, urged CouncIl to support the development of a plan [or the vldeotapmg and teleVIsmg of School Board meetmgs \-lotIOn bv CouncIlmember Femstem. seconded by CouncIlmemher Genser, to contmue the rneetmg past 11 00 p m The motIon was unanImously approved by VOIce vote 7 Apnl 8. 1997 82 MotIon bv Councllmember Rosenstelll. seconded by CouncIlmember Femstem, to dIrect staff to I develop a plan WIth the Santa Momca-Mahbu Umfied School DlstnCt to VIdeotape and teleVIse School Board meetmgs and to return to Council wIth any necessary recommendatIOns. mcludmg all possIble optIOns. WIth the understandmg that thIS IS a broad dIrectIOn \\--hIeh would mclude other possIbIlItIeS to solve thIS problem. mcludmg the college. busmesses m the communIty. mnovahve Ideas, such as utllIzmg students as mterns. etc The motIon was approved by VOIce vote. CouncIlmember Ebner and Mayor Pro Tem Holbrook opposed CouncIlmernber Ebner excused herself at 11 11 pm 14-D: OPPOSITIO~/SBllS6 (COSTA). Presented was the request of CouncIlmember Genser to dISCUSS OpposItIOn to SB 1156 (eosta) WhICh prohIbIts CItIes from adoptlllg any zonmg or development regulatIons \.vhlch would render the development of multI-famIly rental housmg mfeaslble ylember of the publIc Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns CouncIlmember Ebner returned at 11 15 pm MotIOn bv Cowlcllrnember Genser. seconded bv CouncIlmember Femstem. that the CIty go on T . .... ........ record m oppositIOn to SB 1156 (Costa) The motIon was Ullammously approyed by VOIce vote 15: PUBLIC Il"PUT Member of the publIc Matt Drucker complamed about a CItatIOn he received and the resultant fine I Member of the publIc Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns on vanous Issues 'VIembers of the publIc Kamal Kanm and Tameron Keyes expressed concerns regardmg the abductIOn ofthe daughter of Kanm Kamal and the alleged mvolvement of the Santa :'vlomca PolIce Department 16: CLOSED SESSION At 11 31 pm. CounCIl rece<;sed to Closed SeSSIOn 16-A: CLOSED SESSIO:'<J/CONFERENCE \VITH LABOR ~EGOTIATOR Clty?\egotIator Bargammg Umt Karen Bancroft. Personnel DIrector F uefighters Local 1109 ACTION ~o reportable actIOn taken I 8 AprIl 8. 1997 83 I 16-B: CLOSED SESSION/CONFEREl\'CE '\lTH LEGAL COl.:"l"SEL EXlstmg LmgatIon CIty of Santa MOllIca v rviobIl 011 CorporatIOn et a1 , Case No SC 045788 ACTIO)T )To reportable actIOn taken 16-C: CLOSED SESSION/CO~FERENCE 'VITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXlstmg LItIgatIOn Santa MOllIca Housmg CounCIl v eny of Santa MOnIca. ease Ko SS55191 ACTIOK Ko reportable actIOn taken 16-D: CLOSED SESSION/COl"FERENCE \VITH LEGAL C01:l'\SEL EXlstmg LItIgatIOn Mc~al1y v CIty of Santa xlonIca. Case No CV 95-8634 ACTION No reportable actIOn taken 16-E: CLOSED SESSIO~/CONFERENCE 'VITH LEGAL COUNSEL I AntICIpated LItIgatIOn One case ACTI01'\ ]\0 reportable actIOn taken ADJOURNMENT At 12 05 am, the meetmg was adJourned to Apn115, 1997, III memory of Vera Dans ATTEST ~~ :~..~ I.J.U> . APPROVED \.. ~ r.,'larm "tvl Ste'vart CIty Clerk amela O"eonnor -Iayor I 9 Apnl 8. 1997