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M-5/5/1998 I I I 505 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES l\IA Y 5, 1998 An adjourned regular meetmg of the Santa Momca Cny Council was called to order by Mayor Holbrook at 620 pm, on Tuesday, ~vlay 5,1998.111 the CouncIL Chambers Roll Call Present Mayor Robert T Holbrook Mayor Pro Tern Pam O'Connor Councllmember Ruth Ebner Councllmember yhchael Femstem CouncIlmember Ken Genser CouncIlmember Asha Greenberg CouncIlmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present Cny Manager John Jahh City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutne City Clerk Marla M Ste\vart CLOSED SESSIO~S CLOSED SESSIO~S At 6 20 pm. CouncIL adjourned to Closed SessIOn to conslder the followlng 16-A Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation WIl-Fourth Partnershm v CIty of Santa MOnica. Case No BS 045458 ACTIO~ ::-.lo reportable actlOn taken 16-B Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation Charmom Partners. Ltd v CIty of Santa Momca. Case;\lo S8 007397 ACTION No reportable actlOn taken 16-C Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Rmg Tradmg CorporatIon. et al v CIty of Santa Momca, Los Angeles Supenor Court Case No BC 172044 May 5, 1998 506 ACTIO~ No reportable actlOn taken 16-D Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation Santa MOllica Housmg CouncIl v CIty of Santa MOllica. Case No BC 184061 ACTION No reportable actIOn taken 16- E Conference with Labor Negotiator CIty KegotIator BargaInIng UllItS Karen Bancroft. Personnel DIrector Management T earn AssocIates (MTA) Santa MOllica FIrefIghters Local 1109 (SMFFA) SuperVIsors Team AssocIates (STA) Yi1ulllclpal Employees AssocIatIOn (MEA) Legal support Staff AssoCIatIOn of Santa Moruca (LSASM) PublIc Attorneys Druon (PAC") Cmted Transportation Cmon (LTU) ACTION No reportable action taken l6-F Conference with Real Property Negotiator Property 1602 Ocean A venue. Santa MOllica (Lobster property) Negollatmg partIes Howard Robmson. CIty representatIve Yilyron L and LorraIne Nathan. and John B Kilbane & ASSOCIates. Inc. O\\ners of record Under NegotIatIOn OptIon for acqulSltIon of real property ACTIOX No reportable actlOn taken 16-G Conference with Real Property Negotiator Property 1525 EuclId Avenue, Santa Monica NegotIatmg partIes Howard RobInson. CIty representatIve 2 May 5. 1998 I I I I I I RECON:VENE PLEDGE STAFF AD:\'IIN. ITEMS PICO BOVLEV ARD STREETSCAPE 507 Los Angeles County, O\vner of record Under negotIatIon OptlOn for acquIsItIOn of real property ACTION No reportable actIOn taken 16-H Conference with Real Property Negotiator Property 1310 Broad,vay. Santa MOnIca NegotIatmg partIes Howard Robmson. CIty representatIve Santa MODIca Ford, m:vner of record Cnder negotiatIon OptIOn for acquISItIOn of real estate property ACTIO~ No reportable actIOn taken 16-1 Conference wIth Real Property Negotiator Property 2115 PICO Boulevard, Santa MOnIca XegotIatmg partIes Howard Robmson. City representatIve James PICO Investment Company, ovmer of record Cnder negotIatIOn OptIOn for acqUIsItIon of real estate property ACTION No reponable actIOn taken CouncIl reconvened at 7 25 pm. \\lth all Councllmembers present CouncIlmember Rosenstem led the assemblage III the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Umted States of Amenca 9-A FINAL DESIGN FOR THE PICO BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE PLAN Presented was the final deSIgn for the PICO Boulevard Streetscape Plan and appropnate TransponatIon Department budget changes On order ofthe :Ylayor. the publIc hearmg was opened , :} May 5. 1998 508 ~ember of the public Clyde Smith spoke m general support of the plan and made suggestIOns :vlember of the pubhc Joey Fullmer expressed her concerns Members of the public Greg ~organ, Dolmda SlIva, and Chuck Sheaffer spoke m general support of the plan. however, expressed concern wlth the medians Members of the pubhc Clarence-Jon Heisler and Ken Ward spoke m OpposItIOn to vanous aspects of the plan Member of the pubhc Susan Henderson spoke m Opposltlon to the proposed use of London Flame trees and m Opposltlon to the bus stop at 19th Street Member of the pubhc Emmalie Hodgin spoke in opposition to the proposed plan because ofthe medIans and traffic flo\v Issues Member of the pubhc Alex Man spoke m oppOSItion to the choIce of trees Members of the pubhc Richard Bloom and Kelly Olsen spoke m general support of the plan. however, expressed the opmlOll that It could be Improved upon MotIon by CouncIlmember Genser, seconded by Councilmember Femstem, to hear late speakers The motion was unammously approved by vOice vote Member of the pubhc Abby Arnold VOIced her oppOSitIOn to the proposed plan as It relates to the cemetery Member of the pubhc Bnan Hutchmgs dIscussed street trees Member of the public Frank SchweItzer expressed lus support of the proposed plan '\1otlOn by Councllmember Femstem. seconded bv Counctlmember Greenberg. to approve the PICa Boulevard Streetscape Plan, appropnate the addItIonal grant funds recommended. to have a wTought Iron fence by the cemetery on PICa Boulevard. mstead of chamhnk. to dIrect staff to determme the cost of slgnage for V-turns. determme the cost ofhavmg a fence around the circumference of the cemetery and what the pubhc process would be to mtroduce a complete fence Motion bv CouncIlmember Genser. accepted as fnendlv. to 4 May 5, 1998 I I I 509 I amend the motion to mc/ude m the bId package additIOnal requests for cost estlmates for addItlonal ltghtmg and medians. for contmmty of the project. and to return to Councll \VIth opttons \vhen the contract IS awarded Motton by Councllmember Greenberg. accepted as fnendlv, to amend the motlon to direct staff to return at the next meetmg \Vlth an anticipated schedule on the crosswalk project :\totlOn bv Councllmember Gensel. seconded bv Mavor Pro Tern O.Connor to amend motIOn that the plan revert back to a chamlmk fence on the PIca Boulevard Side of the cemetery The amendment was approved by the followmg vote AYES Councllmembers F emstem. Gensel. Rosenstem. Ebner. Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook Councllmember Greenberg None "\"OES ABSEKT I Motion by Councllmember Genser. accepted as fnendly. to amend the motIon to ask the TransportatIOn Department to study the relocatIOn of the bus stop on the north Side of PIca Boulevard. across from Santa MODIca College so that there might be appropnate amemtles for a bus stop MotIOn by CounCllmember Gensel. accepted as fnendly. to amend the motIOn to set contmmty as the pnonty for the new street trees. and as a rule to remove eXIstmg trees and relocate any healthy trees that are relocatable. but allmvmg for excepttons !'vIotton by Councllmember Rosenstem. accepted as fnendlv. to amend the motIOn to emphatically state that Jt IS CounCil poltcy to develop an ongomg mamtenance plan for the Improvements MotIOn by Councllmember Gensel. accepted as fnendlv. to amend the motIOn to duect staff to determme the obligations of the Bayne\v Plaza \vlth regard to theIr median I The mam motIon was approved by the follovv'lng vote 5 May 5.1998 RECESS TELECO~IMUNICATION MASTER PLAt, CouncIlmembers Ebner and Greenberg were excused at 11 09 P m 510 Ayes Councllmembers Femstem, Genser, Greenberg, Rosenstem, Ebner, Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor. ~layor Holbrook None ?-.rone Noes Absent On order of the Mayor. the CIty CounCIl recessed at 10 14 pm, and reconvened at 10 30 pm, \vlth all members present 9-B FINAL REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS MASTER PLA~ Presented \vas the staff report recommendmg adoptIOn of the Telecommumcatlons !\1aster Plan and authOriZatIOn for the CIty Manager to Issue a change order to Contract No 6543 WIth C T &F rnc, m the amount of 5260.000. for the mstallatlon of a fiber OptlC cable link between CIty Hall and the CIty Yards On order of the Mayor. the publIc heanng was opened I Members of the public Joey Fullmer and Bnan Hutchmgs expressed theIr concerns Members of the pubhc DanIel Ehrler. YiIark Olson. WIlliam Handelsman, Kevm McKeo\\TI. and I Susan Herman spoke m support of the TelecommurucatlOns Master Plan There bemg no one else \vlslung to speak. the Mayor closed the public hearmg ~IotIOn bv Councllmember Greenber{!, seconded by Councllmember Ebner. to adopt the Santa MOllica Telecommumcanons Master Plan and approve the change order to Contract "No 6543(CCS) with C T &F , rnc, m the total amount of $260.000 for the mstallatlOn of a fiber optiC cable lInk between the City Hall and the CIty Yards The motIOn \vas approved by the followmg vote Ayes Councllmembers Rosenstem. Genser, Femstem, Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor. Mayor Holbrook ); one Councllmembers Ebner. Greenberg Noes Absent AFFORDABLE HOUSING 9-C AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODCCTION PRODUCTION PROGRAM The recommendatIOn to duect the CIty Attorney 6 May 5. 1998 I I I I PROGRA.M REVISIONS TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ST MDARDS II\" R2 AND R3 DISTRICTS COUNCIL RULES REGARDING TRAVEL AND RESOURCES OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 226 511 to prepare an ordmance Implementmg reVisIOns to the CIty' S IncluslOnary Housmg Program by enactmg an aftordable housmg productIOn program that reqUires developers of market rate multIfamily housmg to pay an affordable housmg development fee to the City or choose from among other specItled alternatIves and supplemental report was contmued to the next meetmg ""hen there IS a full Council present 9-D PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE RESIDEI\"TLU DEVELOP:VIEl\T STANDARDS I:\" THE R2 AND R3 DISTRICTS The recommendatIOn to reView proposed reVISIOns to the ReSidentIal Development Standards m the R2 and R3 Dlstncts to accommodate State DenSity Bonus umts and direct staff to prepare a resolutIOn of mtentlOn to amend the Zornng Ordmance m accordance \Vlth staff recommendatIOns was contmued to the next meetmg when there IS a full CounCIl present 9-E PROPOSED COUNCIL RULES REGARDIXG TRAVEL A:\"D RESOURCES AVAILABLE Presented was the recommendatIOn that CouncIl conSider and adopt the proposed resolutIOn regardmg CounCil travel. staff assistance. and other resources available MotIOn by Councllmember Femstem. seconded by ylayor Pro Tern O'Connor, to contmue the meetmg past 11 00 P m The motIOn was unanimously approved. CounCllmembers Ebner and Greenberg absent DISCUSSIOn ensued on the specdics of the resources outlmed m the report and sUggestIOns \vere made by Councllmembers for moddicatlOn On order of the Mayor, staff\vIll return \\lth a reVIsed resolution and report 14-A OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITIO:\" 226 Presented was the request of Mayor Holbrook that the City CounCil express Its OpposltIon to PropositIOn 226. \"hlch makes It more dIfficult for labor unrons to raIse funds for politIcal actlvItleS Member ofthe publIc Bnan Hutchmgs expressed hiS oppositIOn to PropOSitIOn 226 y[OtIOn by Mayor Holbrook. seconded by CouncIlmember 7 May 5. 1998 AUTHORIZATION OF CITY'S NAME IN WORLDWIDE CATALOG ON BEHALF OF "WORLD ARTISTS FOR TIBET" SECTION 8 HOUSING PROGRAM 512 Rosenstem. that CouncIl express Its opposItIon to PropoSJt1on 226 The motion \vas unanImously approved by vOIce vote. Councllmembers Ebner and Greenberg absent 14-B AUTHORIZATION OF CITY'S NAME IN WORLDWIDE CATALOG ON BEHALF OF "\VORLD ARTISTS FOR TIBET" Presented \vas the request of Councllmember F emstem to authonze the use of the Cny' s name m the ,vorld\\lde catalog on behalf of "World ArtIsts for TIbet" and upcommg human nghts events m July 1998 ~1ember of the publIc Bruna Fmkel encouraged CouncIl to support "World ArtIsts for TIbet Human RIghts Month" whIch \\111 take place from July 6th through August 6th. 1998. through authonzatlOn of the use of the CIty's name In the worldwIde catalog Member of the publIc Bnan Hutchmgs expressed lus concerns Motion by CouncIl member Femstem. seconded by Counctlmember Rosenstem. to authonze the use of the Clty'S name III the world\\'lde catalog on behalf of "World ArtIsts for TIber- and upcommg human nghts events m July 1998 The motIon was unammously approved by vOIce vote. Counctlmembers Ebner and Greenberg absent 14-C DISCUSSIO~ OF SECTIO~ 8 HOUSING PROGRAM Presented was the request of Councllmember Genser to dISCUSS the SectIOn 8 Housmg Program and direct staff to research and return WIth proposed polICIes to mlmmlze dIsplacement of SectIOn 8 tenants Member of the publIc Charles Henry spoke In support of the request to dIrect staffto research and return \\'Ith proposed pohcles to mInImiZe dIsplacement of SectIOn 8 tenants :'vlotlOn bv Counctlmember Genser. seconded by Councllmember Femstem, to dnect staffto return as qUIckly as pOSSIble WIth recommendatIOns wluch would mclude. but not be lImited to, some type of assIstance to people \vho are bemg dIsplaced and/or thmgs to help people stay m theIr homes so that they are not dIsplaced The motIon was unanImously approved by VOice vote. Counctlmembers Ebner and Greenberg 8 May 5.1998 I I I I I I PUBLIC IXPUT ADJOCRNMENT 513 absent PL'BLIC INPL'T Member of the pubhc Theresa Jeffers dIscussed vanous Issues Member of the publIc Ahman Dolphin dIscussed Issues relatmg to vendmg machmes Members of the pubhc DIana FlOre and ZelJka Ulan dIscussed theIr concerns about an addltlonaI bmldmg proposed at the Lido Apartment bmldmg Member of the pubhc Bnan Hutchmgs expressed hIS concerns on vanous Issues On order of the 1-1ayor. the Cn)' CounCIl meetmg was adjourned at II 55 pm. to May 12. 1998. at 6 15 pill ATTEST APPROVED '-- ~.~ \1ana M Stewart City Clerk -;C~/ ~ Robert T Holbrook y1ayor 9 May 5. 1998