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M-12/8/1998 (2) I I I 755 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL l\UNUTES DECEMBER 8, 1998 A regular meetmg of the Santa MOnIca CIty Councd was called to order by Mayor Holbrook at 720 pm, on Tuesday, December 8, 1998, m the Councd Chambers Roll Call Present Also Present PLEDGE INSPIRA TION INSTALLA TION OF NEW OFFICERS CANVASS OF 11/3/98 ELECTION Mayor Robert T Holbrook Mayor Pro Tern Pam O'Connor Counctlmember Ruth Ebner Counctlmember MIchael F emstem Councllmember Ken Genser Councllmemher Paul Rosenstem CIty Manager John Jahh CIty Attorney MarCIa Jones Moutne CIty Clerk Mana M Stewart Councdmember Ebner led the assemblage m the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the UnIted States of Arnenca and the Santa MOnIca HIgh School Vtlang Band played the Star Spangled Banner INSPIRA TION A moment of lllsplratlon was proVided by the Santa MOnIca HIgh School Stnng Quartet 3-A RESOLUTION ADOPTING RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 3, 1998, MUNICIPAL ELECTION Presented was the staff report recommendIng adoption of a resolutIon certifYIng the results of the Los Angeles County RegIstrar Recorder's OffiCial Canvass and OffiCial Statement of Votes Cast for the Consohdated MUnICIpal ElectIOn held on November 3, 1998, and dedanng the results thereof Member of the publlc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns MotIon bv Councdmemher Genser. seconded bv - - Ebner, to adopt ResolutIOn No 9345(CCS) entItled .- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK'S 1 December 8, 1998 ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL AS CONSTITUTED OATH OF OFFICE- SANTA MONICA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OATH OF OFFICE - BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS OATH OF OFFICE- RENT CONTROL BOARD OA TH OF OFFICE - CITY COUNCIL 756 OFFICIAL CANVASS AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST FOR THE CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 1998, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS THEREOF," readmg by tttle only and WaIvmg further reading thereof The motIon was approved by the follOWIng vote I Ayes CouncIlmembers Feinstein, Genser, RosensteIn, Ebner, ~fuyor Pro Tern O'Connor, Mayor Holbrook None None Noes Absent ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL AS CONSTImTED Mayor Holbrook adjourned the CouncIl. as constItuted and turned the meetIng over to CIty Clerk Stewart 3-B ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW MEMBERS OF THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CIty Clerk Stewart announced the newly-elected members of the Santa MOllIca College Board of Trustees, presented the Certificate of ElectIOn, and admmIstered the Oath of Office to Nancy Cattell, Dorothy Ehrhart-Mornson, Carole Currey, and Herb Roney I 3-C ADMINISTRA nON OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW SANTA MONICA-MALmU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS CIty Clerk Stewart announced the newly-elected members of the DIstnct Board of Education, presented the Certificate of ElectIOn, and admInistered the Oath of Office to JulIa Brownley, Brenda Gottfned, Pam Brady, and Tom Pratt 3-D ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD MEMBERS City Clerk Stewart announced the newly-elected members of the Santa Momca Rent Control Board, presented the Certificate of ElectIOn, and admmIstered the Oath of Office to Betty S Mueller, Alan Toy, and Bruna Fmkel 3-E ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: PAM O'CONNOR, KEVIN McKEOWN, AND BOB HOLBROOK City Clerk Stewart announced the newly-elected I 2 December 8, 1998 I I I CONVENING OF NEW CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL ELECTION OF MAYOR ADDITION OF EMERGENCY ITEM SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS: ELECTION ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS 757 members of the Santa MOnIca City CouncIl, presented the CertIficate of Election, and admInistered the Oath of Office to, Pam 0' Connor, Kevlll McKeown, and Bob Holbrook City Clerk Stewart called the newly constltuted City Council to order for roll call Roll Call Present Councllmember Kevm McKeown CouncIlmernber Paul Rosenstem Councilrnember Ken Genser Counci1member Michael Feinstem Councllrnernber Pam O'Connor Councllrnember Robert T Holbrook 3-G ELECTION OF MAYOR City Clerk Stewart opened the floor to nommatlOns for Mayor Councllmember Femstem nommated Councllmember O'Connor to serve as Mayor for the first year and Councilmember Genser to serve as Mayor for the second year, Wlth each servmg as Mayor Pro Tern m the alternatmg year There bemg no other nommatlons, nornmatlons were closed On a call for the vote, the nommatlOns were unanimously approved, Councllmember Rosenstem abstammg Counctlmember Rosenstem, to add Item No 14-B, requestmg approval to extend the operatmg hours of PaCific Park for one hour on Thursday, December 10, 1998, to the agenda, notmg that the need to take action arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda The motton was approved by VOIce vote. CouncIlmember Genser opposed 4-A EMERGENCY ORDINANCE SETTING AN ELECTION DATE AND NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF Fll..LING mE VACANT SEAT LEFT BY COUNCILMEMBER GREENBERG'S RESIGNATION Presented was an emergency ordmance settmg an electlOn date and necessary resolutions callmg a special electlon for the purpose of fillIng the vacant seat left by Councllmember Asha Greenberg's reSIgnatIon Members of the pubbc Joy Fullmer and Brian Hutchmgs expressed their concerns ... .) December 8, 1998 758 Motion bv Councllmember F einstem. seconded bv Mavor Pro - - . Tern Genser, to adopt the urgency ordmance and necessary resolutIOns and conduct the election over a two-day penod, on the weekend of Apnl24th and 25th, 1999 I Substitute motIon by Councllmember RosensteIn. seconded by CouncIlmember Holbrook, to hold the electIon on Tuesday, Apn127, 1999 The motIon faIled by the followmg vote Ayes Noes Counctlmembers Rosenstem, Holbrook Councilmembers McKeown, Femstem, Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor 0' Connor None Absent The main motIon, requmng a two-thirds vote, faIled by the followmg roll call vote Ayes Councilmembers Femstem, Genser, McKeown, Mayor 0' Connor Counctlmembers Rosenstem, Holbrook None Noes Absent Motion bv Councllmember FemstellL seconded bv Mavor Pro I Tern Gen~er. to agendIze this Issue ~ the first ite~ on December 15, 1998 meetmg as an ordmance for first reading settmg electIon dates for April 24 and Apn125, 1999 (Saturday and Sunday electlOn) The motion was una11lffiously approved by VOIce vote SPECIAL JOINT MEETING At 9 25 pm, a Special Jomt CIty Counctl/Redevelopment Agency Meetmg was convened Redevelopment Agency Roll Call Present ChaIr Pam 0 Tonnor Chair Pro Tern Ken Genser Agency Member MIchael Femstein Agency Member Robert T Holbrook Agency Member Kevm McKeown Agency Member Paul Rosenstem Also Present ExecutIve DIrector John Jalill Agency Attorney MarCIa Jones Moutrie 4 December 8. 1998 I I I I PICO BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE ADJOURNMENT STAFF ADJ\lIIN ITEMS: FILM PERMIT REGULATIONS COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS: FCC LOW-POWER RADIO STATION 759 Agency Secretary Mana M Stewart CCIRA-l REVISED PICO BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Presented was the report on actIOn taken relatIve to the reVIsed PlCO Boulevard Streetscape Improvement Project On order of the Mayor, the mformatlon presented was receIved and filed At 9 27 pill, the specIal Jomt meetmg of the City CouncIlJRedeve1opment Agency was adjourned and the CIty Council Meetmg was reconvened 9-A RESOLUTION REVISING FILM PERMIT REGULATIONS IN COMMERCIAL AREAS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON Presented was the staff report recommendmg adoptIon of a resolutIOn revlSIng film permIt regulations m commercIal areas dunng the holiday season On order of the Mayor, the publIc heanng was opened Member of the publIc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns There bemg no other speakers, the publIc hearmg was closed MotIon bv Councdmember Femstem. seconded bv - - Counctlmember GenseL to adopt ResolutIOn No 9346(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUIION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REGULATING THE COMMERCIAL FILMING OF CITY PROPERTY AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 841O(CCS)," readmg by tItle only and WaIvmg further readmg thereof The motIOn was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councdmembers Femstem, Rosenstem, McKeown, Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor O'Connor None None Noes Absent 14-A LOW-POWER RADIO STATION LICENSING BY FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Presented was the request of CouncIlmember F emstem to address CouncIl regardmg adoptIOn of a resolutIon encouragmg local low-power 5 December 8, 1998 LICENSING PACIFIC PARK OPERATING HOURS 760 radIO statIon IIcensmg by the Federal CommUniCatIons CommissIOn Motion by CouncIlmember Femstem_ seconded by Councdmember McKeown, to adopt ResolutIon No 9347(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ENCOURAGING LOCAL LOW- POWER RADIO STATION LICENSING BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION," readmg by tItle only and walvmg further readmg thereof I The motIon was unaOlmously approved by VOIce vote 14-B EXTENSION OF OPERATING HOURS OF PACIFIC PARK Presented was the emergency request of Councllmember Holbrook to address CouncIl regarding approval to extend the operatIng hours of Pacific Park for one hour, from 900 P m to 10 00 pm, on Thursday, December 10, 1998 Member of the public Lylle BreIer discussed the CIrcumstances surroundmg thIS request Member of the public Ellen Brennan spoke In support of the extension of operatmg hours m this instance due to mItIgation measures being taken to reduce nOIse lmpacts to the neIghbors Member of the publIc Jerry Rubm I suggested that the functIon necessltatmg the request begIn one hour earlIer MotIon bv CouncIlmember Holbrook. seconded bv - - CouncIlmember Rosenstem, to honor the film permlt that was issued by the City thereby extendmg the Park's operatmg to 1000 P m MotIon by CouncIlmember McKeown_ acce!Jted ~ fnendly, to amend the motIon to state that CouncIl does not intend to set a precedent by makmg such an exceptIon and to In some way rebuke the responsIble partIes for mIsleading the company MotIon by CouncIlmember F emstem. accepted as frIendly, to commumcate the above to the Pier Restoration CorporatIOn Lylle BreIer, representmg DIsney, stated for the record that the applIcant mtends to abIde by all the condItions, mcludmg the traffic mitigatIOn measures, not operatIng the "Sea Dragon," and havmg no amplIfied mUSIC at the park The motIOn, as amended, was approved by VOIce vote, Mayor I 6 December 8, 1998 I I I PUBLIC INPUT ADJOURNMENT 761 Pro Tern Genser opposed PUBLIC INPUT Member of the publIc Dan Ehrler congratulated the re-elected and newly-elected council members At 10 31 pm, the meetmg was adJourned to December 15, 1998, at 6 15 pm, at the Mam LIbrary Audltonum, m memory of Marianna LlchtIg and Betty Rubm ATT~T ~~_~'h..J. Mana M Stewart CIty Clerk APPROYED ~vWI1L-- 1 Pam 0' Connor I Mayor 7 December 8, 1998