Loading...
M-4/27/1993 58 CITY OF SANTA MONICA I CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 27, 1993 A regular meeting of the Santa Mon1ca C1ty Council was called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6:40 P.M. on Tuesday, Apr11 27, 1993, in the Council Chambers. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Judy Abdo Mayor Pro Tempore: Antonio Vazquez Council member Ken Genser Councilmember Asha Greenberg Counc1lmember Robert T. Holbrook Councilmember Kelly Olsen (arrived at 6:45 P.M.) Councilmember Paul Rosenstein Also Present: City Manager John Jalili Acting City Attorney Joe Lawrence Assistant Clty Clerk Beth Justice Councilmember Holbrook led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the Unlted States of America. I 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: Presented was the Consent Calendar, whereby all 1tems are considered and approved in one mot1on unless removed from the calendar for discussion. CounCllmember Holbrook moved to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exception of Item Nos. 6-D, 6-F, and 6-G, reading resolutions and ord1nances by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Counc1lmember Greenberg. The motion was approved by the follow1ng vote: Council vote: Aff1rrnative: CounC1lmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosenstein, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo - Absent: Counc11member Olsen . - ~ 6-A: MINUTES: The City Council minutes of March 30;-19~~ April 13, 1993, and Apr11 20, 1993 were approved ~ ~ 4 _ _ _ 6-B: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO. 48935/CotIDOMI~I~S/2307 32ND STREET: Resolut1on No 8574 (CCS) ent1tled' "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA "A~CEPTING .AND APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO. 489-35- FOR A PROJECT AT 2307 32ND STREET, 11 was adopted, thereby approving a 6-unit condom~n~um project at 2307 32nd Street I 6-C: FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP/TRACT NO 50942/TPC-223/1115 15TH STREET: Resolution No. 8575(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING 1 Apr~l 27, 1993 59 A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP FOR TRACT NO. 50942 AT 1115 15TH STREET," I was adopted, thereby approving a 6-unit tenant-particlpating converslon project at 1115 15th Street. 6-E: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION/ASSESSMENT DISTRICT/RECONSTRUCTION OF 4TH COURT AND 9TH COURT: The formation of the assessment dlstrlct was approved and Resolution No. 8577(CCS) entltled: llA RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 13, 1993 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE PAVEMENTS AND OTHER APPURTENANT WORK ON 4TH COURT BETWEEN COLORADO AVENUE AND BROADWAY AND 9TH COURT FROM OLYMPIC BOULEVARD TO 4761 NORTH AS SHOWN ON CITY DRAWING NO. 6061, IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA," was adopted. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR Councllmember Olsen reported present at 6:45 P.M. 6-D: APPLICATION FOR BIKEWAY AND PEDESTRIAN FUNDS: Councl1 asked questions of staff. Councilmember Greenber~ moved to adopt Resolutlon No. 8576(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR BICYCLE AND/OR PEDESTRIAN FUNDS UNDER SB 821 AND PLACING THE FUNDS ON RESERVE UNTIL ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S BICYCLE MASTER I PLAN," reading by title only and waiving further readlng thereof. Second by Councilmember Holbrook The motion was approved by the following vote: Councl1 vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 6-F' WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT: Council asked questions of staff. Councllmember Rosensteln moved to award Contract No. 5944(CCS) to construct the FY 1991-92 Water Main Replacement proj ect to the lowest responsible bidder, Williams Supply Co. , Inc. , in the amount of $6051610 and authorize the City Engineer to issue any necessary change orders to complete additional work to the extent of funds available in conformance with the Administrative Instructlon on change orders. Second by Councilmember Holbrook. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 6-G. SALE OF ACCESS RIGHTS/OLYMPIC BOULEVARD: Presented was the staff report recommendlng adoptlon of a resolution waiving advertlsement requlrements and authorlzation of the sale of access rights across two street right-of-way parcels located along Olympic Boulevard. Council asked questions of staff, Councilmember Genser moved to adopt Resolution No. 8578(CCS) I entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAIVING ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF ACCESS RIGHTS ACROSS TWO STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCELS LOCATED ALONG OLYMPIC BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, 11 readlng by title only and waiving further readlng thereof. 2 April 27, 1993 --- 60 Second by Counc1lmember Holbrook. The mot1on was approved by the following vote: CounCll vote, Unanimously approved 7-0 I 7-A: APPEAL!TPC-270!153 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD: Councilmember Greenberg moved to cont1nue th1S item to the meeting of May 11, 1993. Second by Counc1lmember Rosenstein Councilmember Rosenstein moved to amend the mot1on to stlpulate that members of the publ1C who are present this evening and unable to return on May 11th be allowed to speak this evening. The mot1on was accepted as friendly. Discussion was held. Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the mot1on to close the public hearing th1S even1ng. The amendment was denied by Councilmember Greenberg and died for lack of a second. Discussion was held. The motion was approved by the follow1ng vote: Council vote: Affirmative' Councilmembers Rosenstein, Holbrook, Greenberg, Mayor Abdo Negative' Councilmembers Vazquez, Olsen, Genser Member of the public Wes Wellman discussed the purpose of TORCA. Members of the public Judy Fite, Barbara Miller, Mar1lyn Sogg, Michael Tarbit, and Denny Zane spoke in opposition to the appeal. Members of the public Paula Vasilas, Sophie Vasilas, James Baker, I A1leen Preonas, and Sherman Stacey spoke 1n support of the appeal. Discussion was held. The remalnder of the appeal of the Plann1ng Comm1ssion denial of a 30-un1t Tenant-Partic1pating Conversion project TPC-270 at 153 San Vicente Boulevard was continued to the meeting of May 11, 1993. Applicant: Harry T. Roussos and Theodos1uS T. Roussos. Appellant. Theodosius T. Roussos. 9-A: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING RATIONALE: Presented was the recommendatlon to approve the proposed FY 1993-94 Communi ty Development Program funding rationale Council asked questions of staff Member of the public Tom Mayo spoke 1n support of the C1v1l1an Assistance Patrol. Member of the public Janice Tunder spoke in support of the Venice Family Clinic. Members of the public Frank Lewandowsk1 and Ruth King spoke in support of CLARE Foundation. Members of the publlC Jeanne Segal, Holly Kiger, Laurle Newman, and Bruce Rankin spoke 1n support of the staff recommendation Member of the public Bill Harkey spoke in support of Turning Point Shelter Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns. Members of the public Geraldine Moyle, Dor1S Gange, Joan L1ng and Paul DeSant1s spoke in support of Community Corporation. Member of the public Rosemary Regalbuto spoke in support of the Meal s on Wheel s program and sen10r and youth programs. Member of the public Tammy Weisberger spoke in support of Santa Monica AIDS proj ect. Member of the I public Daphne Dennis spoke in support of services for the homeless and Santa Monica AIDS Pro] ect. Member of the public Michael Tarbit urged Counc11 to ra1se revenues. Members of the publ1C Carol Anne Wr1ght, Hugh Hallenberg, and Jane Small spoke 3 April 27, 1993 61 in support of services for the disabled. Members of the public I She~la Wells, Inn~s Richards, Maynard Ostrow, and Lisa Dav~dson spoke ~n support of the Santa Mon~ca Symphony. Councilmember Rosenstel.n moved to approve the fundl.ng rationale proposed by staff. Second by Counci1member Holbrook. Dl.scussl.on was held. Council member Holbrook moved to amend the motion that staff include information as to the length of time each program has been supported by the City. The mot~on was accepted as friendly. Council member Greenberg moved to amend the motion that staff include in its report the percentage of the agencies' funds that the Cl.ty provl.des. The motl.on was accepted as friendly Discussion was held. The motion was approved by the following vote: Counc~l vote Unan~mously approved 7-0 At 10:00 P.M., Council adjourned for a short recess. Council reconvened at 10:27 P.M. with all members present. 9-B: STATUS OF FY1993-94 BUDGET PREPARATION: Presented was the report regarding the status of FY1993-94 budget preparation and request for Council direction on additional budget reductions and/or revenue replacement options CounCl.l asked questions of staff. Member of the public Alan Toy discussed the Communl.ty Access Committee and the status of the Transition Plan. Councilmember Greenberg moved to extend the meeting to 11:30 P.M. I Second by Councl.lmember Holbrook. The motion was unanimously approved. Member of the public Patrl.cl.a Hoffman discussed the State budget. Member of the public Phill.p Bal.ly discussed the Community Access Committee and the Transitl.on Plan. Member of the publl.c Larry Arreola spoke in support of the replacement revenue options proposed by staff and suggested additional revenue increases and urged Counc~l to match last year's budget for the Santa Monica-Malibu School District. Member of the public Bob Gabriel urged Council to reduce expenditures. Council asked questl.ons of staff. Dl.scuss~on was held. Councilmember Rosenstein moved to authorize the City Attorney to prepare ordinances to set the Parking Lot Tax at 10%, change the rate of Utility Users' Tax to 10% retaining the base, and add the water bill to the Utility Users' Tax Base. Second by Mayor Abdo. Discussion was held. Councilmember Holbrook moved to amend the motion to ask staff to apply the same crl.terl.a as ~s being appl~ed to social service to study the City departments wh~ch provide the broadest service to the public. The motion died for lack of a second. Discussion was held. Mayor Abdo restated the motion to direct the City Attorney to prepare ordl.nances that address a parking tax, utl.ll.ty users tax, place a utl.ll.ty users' tax on the water bill, and return to Council. Councilmember Greenberg moved to extend the meeting to 12:00 Midnight. Second by Mayor Abdo. The motion was approved, Councl.lmember Rosenstein opposed. Dl.scussl.on was held. The motion was approved by the I following vote: Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Vazquez, Rosenstein, Olsen, Genser, Mayor Abdo 4 April 27, 1993 62 Negative: Councilmembers Holbrook, Greenberg Councilmember Holbrook requested that the record reflect that he I voted "no" on this i tern because of the 1mplementation of a 10% water users' tax which he believes to be dlscriminatory; however, he does support the other portions of the motion. g-c. SUSTAINABLE CITY PROGRAM: Presented was the staff report recommending adoptlon of a resolution support1ng the creatlon of a Susta1nable City Program. CounCll asked questions of staff. Member of the publ1c Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns. Councllmember Rosenstein moved to adopt Resolution No. 8579 (CCS) ent1tled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY PROGRAM AND URGING REGIONAL EFFORTS TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY TO ENSURE THE FUTURE WELL-BEING OF OUR NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES," reading by tltle only and waiv1ng further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. The mot1on was unanimously approved. 9-D: CLOSED SESSION: Held at end of meeting. Counc1lmember Rosenstein excused himself from the meeting at 11:53 P.M. 10-A: CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/FINANCING OF VARIOUS SANTA MONICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL I CENTER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: Presented was the staff report recommend1ng adoption of resolutlons authorlzing membership in the California Statewide Conununities Development Author1 ty and allowing the f1nanc1ng of various Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center health care facilitles. Council asked questions of staff. At 11:55 P.M. , Mayor Abdo declared the pub11C hearing open. Member of the publlC Joy Fullmer expressed her concern. Mayor Abdo closed the public hearing at 11:58 P.M. Councilmember Holbrook moved to approve Contract No. 5945 (CCS) , adopt Resolution No. 8580(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY," reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof, and adopt Resolutlon No. 8581 (CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE FINANCING FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA," reading by tltle only and waiving further readlng thereof. Second by Council member Greenberg. The motlon was approved by the following vote: Council vote: Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo Absent: Councilmember Rosensteln I 5 April 27, 1993 63 Mayor Abdo moved to extend the meetlng to 12:20 A.M. Second by Councilmember Holbrook. The motion was approved, Councllmember I Rosenstein absent. 13-A: S. JOHN DUDZINSKY, JR./CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/SELECTION PROCESS FOR NEW CITY ATTORNEY: Councllmember Holbrook moved to hear speakers on this ltem. Second by Councilmember Greenberg. The motlon failed, Councilmembers Genser and 01 sen opposed, and Councilmember Rosensteln absent. S. John Dudzinsky, Jr. , President of the Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce, presented his request to address Council regarding the selection process for a new City Attorney for Santa Monlca. No action was taken. 14-A: DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT: The request of Councl1member Genser to discuss giving direction to staff to resume the presentatlon of the IIDawn's Early Light II fireworks program on July 4, 1993, was contlnued to the meeting of May 11, 1993. 14-B: FORMATION OF WORKING GROUP/TASK FORCE ON PUEL I C SAFETY: The request of Mayor Abdo to discuss the formation of a working group/task force on public safety was continued to t~~~e~tlng_of May 11, 1993. 14-C: AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE/DEVELOPMENT-BTANDARDSjCHILD CARE CENTERS: The request of Councllmember Rosenst~in to discuss a Resolution of Intent directlng the Planning 'Cqrnmlsslon to I initiate an amendment to the Zoning Ordlnance relating to development standards applicable to Child Care Centers ln residential districts and directing staff to review fees charged for a City permit was continued to the meetlng of May 11, 1993. 14-D: FUNDING SUPPORT/MAIN STREET FESTIVAL: The request of Mayor Abdo to dlSCUSS City funding support for the proposed Maln Street Festival was contlnued to the meetlng of May II, 1993. 14-E: CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS. The request of Council member Genser to discuss directing the City Attorney to prepare and return with an ordinance to expand and clarify the conflict of interest regulations was continued to the meeting of May 11, 1993. 14-F: ATTENDANCE AT CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION/ANNUAL MUNICIPAL SEMINAR/PALM SPRINGS: Councilmember Holbrook presented hlS request to attend the California Contract Cities Association's Annual Municipal Seminar in Palm Springs held on May 20-23, 1993. Councilmember Holbrook moved that he be allowed to attend the Californla Contract Cities Association's Annual Munlclpal Seminar in Palm Springs held on May 20-23, 1993. Second by Councilmernber Greenberg. The motion was approved by the following vote: I Council vote: Affirmative. Councilmembers Vazquez, Olsen, Holbrook, Greenberg, Genser, Mayor Abdo Absent: Councilmember Rosensteln 6 April 27, 1993 --- - - 64 15: PUBLIC INPUT: Member of the public Frank Cannava made suggestlons for balancing the budget. I 9-D: CLOSED SESSION: At 12:05 A M., CounCl1 adjourned to Closed Session for the purpose of conslderlng the case of Rubln, et al. v. City of Santa Mon1ca, United States Dlstrict Case No. CV 93-1255 LGB. No action was taken At 12:20 A.M., Councll reconvened w1th all members present except Councllmember Rosenstein. ADJOURNMENT: At 12:20 A.M. , the meet1ng was adjourned 1n memory of Bea Hurd and Cesar Chavez. ATTEST: APPROVED: j'~ --~ f~4A f" -;'-,r '/./:;> / ~, _.~ --tJ: ,... -- Beth Just1ce Judy Abdo Assistant City Clerk Mayor - - ~ - - - - - -- - - -......... - I I 7 Apr1I 27, 1993