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M-3/25/1997 (2) 66 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL ~IINUTES ~IARCH 25, 1997 A regular meetmg of the Santa MOllica Cn)' CounCIl was called to order by Mayor O'Connor at 6.44 p mn on Tuesday. March 25. 1997, m the Councl} Chambers Roll Call Present ),.fayor Pamela O'Connor Mayor Pro Tern Robert T Holbrook (arnved at 741 pm) CouncIlmember Ruth Ebner Councllmember :vftchael F emstem CouncIlmember Ken Genser CouncIlmember Asha Greenberg (arrIved at 6 55 pm) Councllmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present Crty Manager John Jalrlr CIty Attorney Marsha Jones Moutne CIty Clerk Mana M Stewart Councllmember Femstein led the assemblage m the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Umted States of Amenca Mayor O'Connor announced that Item No 6-H was WIthdrawn at the request of statl 6. CO~SENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar was presented. ,vhereby allltems are consIdered and approved m one motIOn unless removed from the calendar for dIscussIOn Members of the publIc JO] Fullmer and Dan Emler addressed Items on the Consent Calendar At the request ofCounCllmember Rosenstem Item ~o 6-1 was removed fr0111 the Consent Calendar 1 Ylarch 25, 1997 I I I I I I 67 MotIon by CouncIlmember Femstem, seconded by CouncIlmember Rosenstem. to approve the Consent Calendar. wah the exceptIOns ofltem No 6-1 and 6-H, readmg resolutIOns and ordmances by tItle only and WaIvmg further readmg thereof The motIon was approved by the fo11O\"'1ng vote Ayes Noes Absent CouncIlmembers Ebner. Rosenstem. Genser. Femstem. :\1ayor O'Connor None CouncIlmember Greenberg. Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook 6-A: STATE.l\IENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION/APPEAL/LA.'JDMARKS COMl\nSSIO~ DECISIO~/1127 6TH STREET/CITY LANDMARK The Statement of OfficIal ActIOn for Appeal of the Landmarks CommIssIOn deCISIOn deslgnatmg the structure located at 1127 6th Street as a CIty landmark was approved 6-B: CONTINU~G EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGEXCY (JANUARY 1994 EARTHOUAKE DAMAGE) ResolutIOn No 9130(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO:\T1CA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A CONTIKUr~G LOCAL EMERGENCY. II was adopted 6-C: LEASEIMK\IORIAL P ARK LOL~GEI\VESTSIDE INDEPENDE~T SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY Contract 1\0 6634(CCS) was approved ,vlth Westslde Independent Sernces for the Elderly (\VrSE) for a month-to-month lease m the amount of $363 per month for use of the Memonal Park Lounge 6-D: CONTRACTIREHABILITATIO~ A~D REPAIRlEARTHQLAKE DAMAGED SE\VER MAINSILINCOLN & 11 TH Contract No 6635(CCS) ,vas approved vmh 1nsltuform Southwest. 111 an amount not to exceed $1,521.545, for rehabIlItatIon and repalf of earthquake damaged sewer maIns at Lmcoln and 11 th Courts between Georgma and Colorado Avenues 6-E: CO~TRA_CT/COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING FACILITY Contract No 6636(CCS) was approved ,vlth InSIght AutomatIOn. rne . m an amount not to exceed $920.000 to develop constructIon documents and construct a compressed natural gas fuelmg faCIlIty at the CIty Yards. and Contract No 6637(CCS) was approved WIth So CalIforma AIr QualIty \rlanagement Dlstnct to receIve grant funds m the amount of $350.000 for the Cay's Natural Gas Vehlc1e Program, and. funds were appropnated and receIpt of revenues \vas authorized as outlmed m the staff report 6-F: CONTRACTIINFORMATION SYSTEM DATABASEIl\IAPPING SERVICES! \VATERlSTORl\1 DRAIl\'"/STREET LIGHT FACILITIES Contract No 6638(CCS) was approved \vlth GEO\"EX. m an amount not to exceed $498,000. and authonzatIOn was gIven to Increase the contract amount by up to 20%. If necessary. to proVIde an mtormatIOn system database and mappmg servIces tor the Cay's water, sewer. storm dram. and street lIght tacllItIes 2 March 25. 1997 68 6-G: CONTRACT/HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECT I Contract Ko 6639(CCS) was approved wuh the Commumty EnvIronmental CouncIl to manage and admmlster a household hazardous matenals research proJect. funded by a grant to the CIty by the CalIforma Integrated \Vaste Management Board 6-H: PL"RCHASE/CENTRAL IRRIGATION CO~TROLLER SYSTEM The recommendatIon to Walve competItIve blddmg procedures and authOrIze the CIty Manager to negotiate and execute a contract \vlth Ram :\laster, m an amount not to exceed $300,000, for the purchase of a centralungatlOn controller system \vas wlthdrmvTI at the request of staff 6-J: SANTA l\fONICA FESTIVAL 1997 Contract No 6640(CCS) (a sole-source agreement) ,vas approved wuh Communny Arts Resources to produce the Santa Momca Fes{zval1997 A Celebratlon of Our Communzty Roots. m an amount not to exceed S49.000, and to mcrease the necessary appropnatlon by $20.500 whIch WIll be fully offset by additIOnal revenue 6-K: INITIAL STL"DY/l\UTIGATED ~T}:GATIVE DECLARATION/l\'IARINE PARK LIGHTIl\'G PROJECTILIGHTING/MARIl''E PARK/CLOVER P ARK/OCEAl\'" VIE\V PARK ResolutIon No 9131(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE ),1.ITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARA nON OK THE MARINE PARK LIGHTING PROJECT:' "vas adopted. and Contract No 6641(CCS) was approved WIth Electro ConstructIOn Company.m an amount not to exceed S228.397. to construct ballfield lIghtmg at l'vlarme Park, the parkmg lot hghtmg at Clover I Park. and walkway hghtmg at Ocean VIe,," Park 6-L: COl''FLICT OF INTEREST/STATEl\tENTS OF ECONOMIC IKTEREST ResolutIOn No 9132(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COL"NCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REPEALING RESOlLTION NUMBER 9009(CCS) AKD AMENDIKG THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE TO REVISE THE DESIGKA TED POSITIONS FOR \VHICH STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED:" was adopted 6-),-1: INTERIM: LA~DFILL GAS EXTRACTION SYSTE:\! Contract No 6642(CCS) was approyed ''''lth Arthur D LIttle. Inc , m an amount not to exceed $429.100, to deSign and lllstall an mtenm landfill gas extractIon system on Clly property E~D OF CONSENT CALE)JDAR 6-1: POLICYIRESTRICTION IN CITY MAILINGS Counctlmember Rosenstelll suggested that CounCIl. at a future meetmg. conSIder a modificatIOn of the polKY prOhlbltlllg the mclUSlOn of references. In pnnted CIty mallmgs. to organIzatIons WhIch regularly take posltlons on electoral matters. to prohIbIt only the mclUSlOn of those orgamzatlOns \vInch endorse polItical candidates I .., J March 25, 1997 69 I Motion bv CouncIlmember Rosenstem. seconded bv CouncIlmember Ebner. to make an . - exceptIon to Its pohcy to allo\-", partIcIpatIOn of the Chamber of Commerce m the annually scheduled Career and Busmess Fmr The motIon was approved by the follo\\1l1g vote Ayes ~oes Absent Councllmembers Ebner. Rosenstem. Genser, Femstem. rvlayor O'Connor Kone CouncIlmember Greenberg, :\tayor Pro Tern Holbrook ~lot1on by CouncIlmember Femstem. seconded bv CouncIlmember Ebner. to alhw member of the publIc Pro Se to address CouncIl under PublIc Input at thIS time due to transportatIOn problems The motIOn ,vas unammously approved by vOIce vote 15: PUBLIC INPUT Member of the publIc Pro Se dIscussed ResolutIOn No 20 of the PICO NeIghborhood ASSOCIatIOn IO-A: PUBLIC HEARING/HOUSING ELEl\fE~T The continued pubhc heanng on Draft 1998-2003 HOUSIng Element, to receIve publIc 1l1put. to adopt m concept the Draft Housmg Element. to dIrect staff to transmit the document to the State Department of Housmg and Commumty Development, to dueet staff to begm preparatIOn of the draft Envlfonmental Impact Report. and to dIrect staff to prepare ImplementatIOn ordmances for two key pohcy Issues was open for dlscusslOn I Councllmember Greenberg reported present at6 55 pm Suzanne Fnck. DIrector ofPlanmng. revIewed the mformatIOn prOVIded m the supplemental report dlstnbuted to CouncIl The report answered CouncIl's questIOns posed at the March 18, 1997. CouncIl meetmg \-layor Pro Tern Holbrook reported present at 741 pm DIscuSSIOn ensued relatIve to each CouncIlmember's VIew of the HOUSlllg Element and concerns were expressed on dItTerent matters such as. but not lImIted to. the contmued support for affordable housmg. havmg a varIety ofhousmg optIOns aVailable mcludmg farmly housmg. encouragmg home buymg III the CIty. the need to have an equal permIttmg process for apartments and condomInmms. and explonng the Issue of student housmg On order ofthe Mayor, the CIty Council recessed at 8 53 pm. and reconvened at 926 pm, WIth aU members present xlotIOn bv Councl1member Holbrook to dIrect staff to reVIew the PropOSItIOn R hmltatIOn ordInance and suggest a method, e g . m heu fees. proposed table of fees. etc. and return to CouncIl at the next meetmg The motIon dIed for lack of a second I 4 ~/Iarch 25. 1997 70 On order of the Mayor, thIS matter was contmued to the meetmg ofApnI 15. 1997 I 13-A: U. S. CO~STITUTIO~ DAY PARADE Request of Ehzabeth 0 Haag, ChaIr. and Ronn PIckard, Parade DIrector of the U S ConStItutIOn Day Parade Board. to dISCUSS approval of the route for the 4th Annual U S ConstItutIon Day Parade for Saturday. September 20. 1997 At the request of Mr PIckard, thIS matter was contmued to the meetIng of Apnl 8. 1997 14-A: INTER."iATIONAL COU:XCIL FOR LOCAL E~VIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE/ Il\"TE~'10DAL SURF ACE TRANSPORT A TION EFFICIENCY ACT Presented \vas the request of CouncIl member Femstem to dISCUSS the posslblhty of sendmg a letter to Congress III support ofIntemattonal CouncIl for Local Environmental Imtmtlves' (ICLEI) posmon on the Intermodal Surface TransportatIOn EffiCIency Act (IS TEA) reauthonzatIOn. WhICh positIOn should strengthen the role of local governments m metropolItan and statewlde planmng for use of ISTEA grant funds :;"lotlOn by CouncIlmember Femstem. seconded by Councllmember Genser. to send a letter to Congress m support oflntematIOnal CouncIl for Local EnVIronmental ImtIatlves' (ICLEn pOSItIOn on the Intermodal Surface TransportatIOn EffiCIency Act (ISTEA) reauthonzatIOn The motIon was unarumously approved by VOIce vote 14-B: APPOI~Tl\.fENTSIBOARDS AND COi\IlVIlSSIONS- :\rlayor O'Connor opened the floor to nommatIOns to the Archztectural ReVIew Board I CouncIlmember Greenberg nommated Alhson St Onge CouncIlmember Genser nommated Susan PapadakIS There bemg no further nommatIOns. nommatIOns were closed On a call for the vote. Alhson St Onge was appolllted to the ArchITectural Rel'Ielv Board for a term endmg June 30. 1998 The appomtment to the Los Angeles County West Vector Control DzstrIct \vas contmued to the meetmg of Apnl8. 1997 14-C 'VATER RATE STRUCTURE: Presented was the request of CouncIl member Genser that the CounCIl dISCUSS the followmg Issues related to the CIty's water rate structure (a) the ImplementatIOn of SectIOn 6 of ResolutIOn 9032(CCS) wluch calls for the admmIstratIve remedIes for certam water customers m the ThIrd TIer of the bIllmg system, that CounCIl request a report on the process estabhshed to Implement the resolutIOn. receIve a general overYlew of the quantIty and nature of apphcatlOns for remedy filed by customers to date and. the dISpOSItlOn of those apphcatIons. (b) the pOSSIble creatIon of admInIstratIve remedIes for "vater customers who are not m the Thud TIer. and (c) the pOSSIble creatIOn of addItIonal categones of reSIdentIal water customers to allow for dlffermg tIer allocatIOns for propertIes \-nth varymg charactenstlcs I 5 March 25, 1997 71 I 1vlember of the publIc SImon LeDuff spoke m OppOSItIOn to the tIer system \.lember of the publIc Albert Kmdt complamed about the CIt)' - s hIgh utIlIty rates Member of the publIc Anoosh Askan dIscussed the problems associated ',"'lth havmg one meter for a multI-umt bmldmg I'vlember of the publIc J01 Fullmer expressed her concerns MotIOn by Councllmember Genser. seconded by Councllmember Femstem. to contmue the meetmg past 11 00 P m The motIon ,vas unammously approved by VOIce yote MotIon by CouncIlmember Genser. seconded by CouncIlmember Greenberg, to dlTect staff to provIde CouncIl \\ith mformatwn relatmg to the adjustment process. any requests/complamts and a general outhne of the dISpOSItIOn of those requests!complamts. as \vell as provIde any mformatwn they feel they can proVIde about eIther addmg more categones for reSIdentIal customers. both smgle- andior multI-famIly. as well as the adjustment process for those mdlvlduals who are not on the ThIrd Tier Counctlmember Ebner requested mformatlOn on water usage smce the rate mcrease Councllmember Rosenstem requested informatiOn about any plans for educatmg reSIdents and customers about the need to conserve \vater and the relatIOnshIp to the rates. of the Cny's plans to encourage people to ShIft to more drought-reSIstant landscapmg. ete . and also requested a response to the Issue of master meters in multI-fanuly bmldmgs I Councllmember ,"-eenberg excused herself from the meel1ng aL 11 10 P m The motIon was unammously approved by VOIce vote. Councllmember Greenberg absent 14-D: CHANGE OF NAMEILIl'iCOLN PARK TO CHRISTI~E EMERSOX REED PARK The request of Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook to dlTect staff to return WIth an agenda Item to chanee the name of Lmcoln Park to Chnstme Emerson Reed Park was contmued to the meetme ~ ~ of Apnl8. 1997 On order of the \rlayoT. the CIty CounCIl recessed at 11 11 pm to hold a properly notlced speCIal meetmg On order of the Mayor. the Cny CouncIl reconvened at 11 15 pm. \vnh CouncIlmember Greenberg absent 15: PLBLIC INPUT Member of the publIc Jot Fullmer expressed her concerns oil varIOUS Issues I 6 March 25. 1997 72 ~Iember of the publIc Bnan Hutchmgs cornplamed about KCRW and dIscussed the sItuatlOn m I ZaIre lv[embers of the publIc Kanm Kamal, F ouad Barakat. and Keyes T ameron expressed concerns regardmg the abductIOn of the daughter of Kanm Kamal and the mvolvement of the Santa }.,IollIca PolIce Department Mr Kamal also expressed concerns regardmg a CItatIOn he recently receIved for Illegal advertIsmg Member of the publIc John Stem dIscussed the Sustamable CItIes Program and affordable hvmg m general 16: CLOSED SESSION At 11 31 pm. CouncIl recessed to the follm\'mg closed seSSlOns 16-1\: CLOSED SESSION/CONFEREl'iCE 'VITO LABOR i"JEGOTIATOR CIty Kegotlator Bargammg umt Karen Bancroft. Personnel DIrector F uefighters Local 1109 ACTION No reportable actlon taken 16-B: CLOSED SESSION/CONFERENCE 'VITO LEGAL COUNSEL Exlstmg LltlgatlOn Washmoton & Hlek v Cttv of San'" MOTIlen. Case No CV 92-1884 I MotIon by CouncIlmember Ebner. seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook, to authorIze payment of court order requlIlng the payment of $144.126 84 m fees and costs The motIon "vas approved by the followmg vote Ayes ~ COWlcIlmembers Femstem. Genser. Rosenstem. Ebner. ~fayor Pro Tern Holbrook. :VIayor O'Connor None CouncIlmember Greenberg Noes Absent 16-C: CLOSED SESSIOI\"/CONFEREKCE \VITH LEGAL COCNSEL EXlstmg LItlgatlOn Santa y[omca Housmg: Councd v CIty of Santa MOllIca. Case No 5S55191 ACTIO)J No reportable actlOn taken 7 March 25, 1997 I I I I 73 16-D: CLOSED SESSION/CONFERENCE \VITH LEGAL COUNSEL AntICIpated LItIgatIOn One case MotIon bv CouncIlmember Femstem. seconded bv CouncIlmember Ebner. to authonze staff to ~ ~ submIt a request to the State Cleannghouse to ask for a 21-day pubhc reVIew penod for the proposed negatIve declaratIOn on the 4th Street Project The motIon was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councllmembers Femstem. Genser. Rosenstem. Ebner, Mayor Pro Tern Holbrook. Mayor O'Connor None Councllmember Greenberg Noes Absent ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor the CIty CouncIl meetmg ,vas adjourned, at 12 40 am. to Apnl 8. 1997. III memory of Jane Stark. Jordan Kaplan. and Shoba SnmvosIan ATTEST APPROVED \ '~-ft l11 L'~{Dt'-- ~--- I,Pamela O'Connor Mayor ..... ~~~J t I\'lana M Ste\vart CIty Clerk 8 March 25. 1997