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M-5/6/1986 111\ r IIIII1 I *FOLDER* ~ / 1 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 6, 1986 A meetl~g of the Santa MonIca City Council was called to order by Mayor Reed at 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 1986, i~ the CouncIl Chambers. Councilmember Za~e led the assemblage In the pledge of allegl ance to the Un i ted St ates of Amer ica. Reverend Steven Poteete-Marshall, FIrst UnIted Methodist Church of West Los Angeles, Jffered the invocation. Roll Call: Present: Mayor ChrIstIne E. Reed Mayor Pro Tempore WIllIam H. JennIngs Councllmember James P. Conn (entered after roll call) Councllmember David G. Epstein Councllmember Herb Katz Councilmember Dennis Zane Absent: Councilmember Alan S. Katz Also Present: City Manager John Jallll CIty Attorney Robert M. Myers CIty Clerk Ann M. Shore ,~ouncilmember ,~PE!t~~"!, :m.o.v.e~. to add Items 4-A, 7-E, 12-D, and 14-M, and 14-N to the agenda. Second by Counci lrnernber H. Katz. The motIon was unanimously approved. The following I terns were consIdered, having been continued from and added to the adjourned meetIngs of April 22 and 30, 1986. 4-A: PHYSICAL FITNESS SPORTS MONTH: Mayor Reed proclaimed the month of Mayas PhysIcal FItness and Sports Month. 6-A: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Presented for approval were the mInutes of AprIl 8 and April 15, 1986, contInued from the meetIng of April 22, 1986. ,~?uncIlmember EpstelY'l move~ to approve the mInutes as revised. Second by Mayor Reed. The motIon was unanImously approved. 7-E: LOCAL COASTAL PLAN: ConsIdered after Item 12-D. 11-F: CLOSED SESSION: ContInued to 6:45 p.m., May 13, 1986. 12-D: HOTEL PROJE CT AT 1723 4TH STREET: Presented wa s a sta ff report regardIng an appeai of the Planning CommIssIon's approval of Development ReVIew No. 305, EIA No. 286, proposed 4th Street Hotel and Commercial Complex at 1723 4th Street, Santa Honlca; ApplIcants: MidIS Properties and Santa Monlca-Mallbu UnIfIed May 6, 1986 2 School District. Appellants: Herbert Katz and Christopher Hardl"lg. DISCUssioYl was held. The pUblIC hearing was declared open. ChriS Harding, attorney appealing on behalf of the Commercial and Industrial propertIes AssocIation of Santa MonIca (CI PA), spoke In opposi t ion to the prOJ ect. Counc ilmember H. Katz, appellant, spoke in OpposItion to the proJect. DiscussIon was held. Joel KIrScheYlsteiYl, consultant representing the applIcants, presented the proposal and spoke iYl support of the proJ ect. Councllmember Epstein moved that Mr. KI r schens tein be placed under oath and be granted a recess to confer with counsel. Seco~d by Councilmember H. Katz. DIScussIon was held. The motlo~ was approved by the following vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers Epstein, Jenni~gs, H. Katz, Mayor Reed NegatIve: Councllmembers Co~n, Zane Absent: Councllmember A. Katz Councllmember Conn requested the record to reflect that hIS negatIve vote is because he does not understand the implIcatIons or what is at stake. Councllmember Zane requested the record to reflect that hIS negatIve vote IS because he thInks thIS has no bearIng upon the substance of the project whIch IS what is before the CouncIl. A recess was held. Speaker Joel KIrchestein was sworn In by the Ci ty Clerk. DIScussIon was held. The following members of the publl c spoke 1 Yl OppOSI tion to the pro Ject: Al Kolker, Neta Casillas, Kathleen SullIvan, and Karone Larmore. JIm Blackstock, at torney representi Ylg an adJ acent apartment bu 11 dl ng, expre ssed concern that the apartment site be Included 10 the planning process. DISCUssioYl was held. There belYlg no one else wIshing to speak, ,~?uncifm~~ber, Ep~~eiYl ,~?y~d to close the publIC hearIng. The motIon was duly seconded and unanimously approved. ~ayor, Pro Tempore J enni nes moved to deny the appeal and uphold the Planning CommissioYl's deCISIon. Second by Councllmemher Zane. DIScussIon was held. During dIScussion, Mayor Pro Tempore J enn i l1gS WI thdrew hi s motIon pursuant to the Ci ty Attorney 1 s advIce to certify the EnvIronmental Impact Report prior to dealing wIth the appeal. CouYlcllmember Zane moved to adopt ResolutIon No. 7206{CCS) e~E~tled: -~RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON THE HOTEL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AT 1723-4TH STREET", readiYlg by tItle only and waiving further read lng thereof. Second by CouYlcIlmember Conn. The mot io1'l was approved by the followIng vote: Council vote: Afflrmatlve: Councllmembers Conn, JennIngs, Zane, Mayor Reed 2 May 6, 1986 .~ I 3 Negative: Councilmembers EpsteIn, H. Katz, Absent: Councllmember . Katz Councllmembers Epstein and H. Katz requested the reflect that theIr negative votes are because they do the adverse Impacts of thIs project have been addressed. record to not belIeve adequately DIScussion was held. Mayor_ pro Tempore JennIngs moved to deny the appeal and uphold the PlannIng Commlss ion's actIon. Second by Councllmembe.... Z ane. ~ounc~ ~member Epstein mov,e.? a subst I tute motIon to remand thIS matter to the Plannl~g Commission for completIon of analYSIS of the varIOUS problems dIscussed with the folloWIng directIonS: that there will be ~o alcohol uses permItted on the site; that the two-way access problem be addressed; that ~o heIght varIarlCe be granted; that 110 setback varIances be granted; that the Police Department input regardIng safety concerns, espeCIally related to drugs al1d prostitutIon, be addressed; and that a fire report on fIre safety and fIre access be included In the aYJalysis. The motIon faIled for lack of a second. Councllmember H. Katz moved a SUbstl tute motIon to remand thIS back to' the Plal1n i ng Commi ss Ion to ml tlgate logl cally the access roads so that it can be accessed from both ~orth and south dIrectIonS; that the varIance, If there IS to be one, be addressed and resolved; aDd that the fIre and safety, and specIfIcally the fIre access, be addressed and resolved; and that thi s project go back wIth these cond 1 tlons only. Second by Councllmembe" Epstein. Di scussiol1 was held. The motIon faIled by the fOllowil1g vote: CounCIl vote: AffIrmatIve: Councllmembers EpsteIn, H. Katz NegatIve: Councilmembers Conn, Jennings, Zane, Mayor Reed Absent: Councilmember A. Katz DIScussion was held. the main motIon that for in the Land Use DIScussion was held. ~?uncilm~mber Ep~~ein moved an amendment to the height not exceed six storIes as called Element. Second by Coul1cllmember H. Katz. The motion failed by the follOWIng vote: Council vote: AffIrmatIve: Councilmembers EpsteIn, H. Katz NegatIve: Councllmembers Conn, Jen~il1gs, Zane, Mayor Reed Absel1t: Councllmember A. Katz 3 May 6, 1986 4 Discussio~ was held. Mayor Reed moved an amendment that the full serVIce cocktaIl lounge ~ot be permItted on the ground floor but that alcohol service, In conJu~ctIon WIth meal serVIce and specIal meetll'lg private party serVIce in the banquet hall, be perml tted on the ground floor. Second by Councilmember Conn. DISCUSS ion was held. The mot ion was approved by the folloWIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve: Councllmembers Co~n, Jen~lngs, Zane, Mayor Reed Negative: Cou~cilmembers EpsteIn, H. Katz Absent: Councllmember A. Katz Councllmember Epstei~ requested the record to reflect hIS negatIve vote is because he belIeves that to have an alcohol use at all in a hotel facilIty, basIcally on a high school campus, IS a betrayal of high school students, a danger to theIr health, and I t is a refusal to teach a moral and heal th lesso~ which he thi~ks we ought to be teachIng to our young people. Mayor Reed moved an amendment to expunge from this project appl i ca tIon all references to the hou sing feel glft/requ I rement. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Jennl~gs. DiscussIon was held. The motion was approved by the fOllowIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve: CouncIlmembers Conn, Je~~i~gSt H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed NegatIve: Councilmember EpsteIn Absent: Cou~cilmember A. Katz Councllmember Zane moved to conti~ue the meetIng after 11 p.m. Second' by' Cou~cllmember Conn. The motIon was approved. DIScussIon was held. The maIn motIon, as amended, was approved by the followIng vote: Cou~cil vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Co~n, JennIngs, Zane, Mayor Reed NegatIve: Councllmembers Epstein, H. Katz Absent: Cou~cllmember A. Katz Councllmember negatIve vote lot of thi I1gs fought for as least, It is thl~ks we are EpsteIn requested the record to reflect his is because he belIeves this IS a repudIation of a that members of the CouncIl o~ both sIdes have far as development a~d, that 11'1 some cases, at purely for a perceIved politIcal advantage; he dOI~g a dIsservice to the plannil1g process, a 4 May 6, 1986 I I 5 d i sserv ice to the CI vi c Center area, at'ld a di sserv ice to the safety and future of our hIgh school studet'lts. 7-E: LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN: Presented were staff reports and a publIC heari~g to consider the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Plan. DiscussIon was held. The public hearit'lS was d ecl ared opened. Wayne Ha 11 spoke regarding water pollution in Santa MonIca Bay. The public hearing was declared closed. DIScussIon was heHi. .Mayor Pr.o Tempor:.~ Jent'lIun.gs mov~_Q to adopt the Lat'ld Use Element of the Local Coaital Pla~ as presented in Dr aft form together wIth the changes recommended In a supplemental staff report dated May 6, 1986. Second by CouncIlmember Epstel'l. DIScussIon was held. IYl regard to page 81, Policy 12 as amended by the staff report, both the maker and the second agreed to delete the words "an assessment dIstrIct or", after the words "fundIt'lg mechanism such as", so that Policy 12 ~ow read: nproperty located north of the Pier between the PacifIc Coast HIghway and the shorelIne shall be reqUIred to ass 1 st i ~ enhancIng publI c access to the beach through development of a fundIng mechat'lism such as a new development fee establIshed to enhance existlt'lg access and develop new accessways or a pedestrIan overpass." During discussiol1, and with the consent of the maker and the second, POlICY 41 was reinstated, amended to read "Recreational boatIng facIlities, such as sport fIshing activities, small boat launchIng, COt'lCeSSIOt'ler boat rides or moorIngs may be provided In the VIcInIty of Santa Monica Pier. A permanent marina development shall not be permItted." There belt'lg '10 objection, it was so ordered. Discussion was held in regard to page 86, POlICY 43, WhICh reads: "The Sal1ta Moraca Pier shall be mai'1talned as a recreational resource il1cludlng amusements, publIC areas for fIShil1g, and strollll'lg. Commercial uses shall be ViSI tor-serving consistent wIth the character of the PIer, at'ld shall be located and desIgned to complement the publl c areas. fI ~?,1;Jncllmember Conn moved to includ e the la~gu age, "preservat 10n of the histor IC amb-lance as well as visitor-servIng commercial development". Second by CouncIlmember Zane. DIScussion was held. The motIon was approved by a vote of 4-2, Councilmember A. Katz absent. DIScussion was held. 111 regard to page 87, Policy 47, Councllmember Zane moved that resIdentIal uses, tourIst accommodations, and related support facIlities shall be the primary permItted uses so that POlICY 47 now reads "In the Oceanf~ont area, residential uses, tourIst accommodatIons and related support facIlitIes such as shops aYld restaurants shall be the prImary permItted uses. OffIce, residentIal, except at the ground floor street frontage, a~d cultural uses shall also be permitted". DiscussIon was held. The motion faIled for lack of a second. 5 May 6, 1986 6 Discussio~ was held. Councllmember Conn moved to dlrect staff to reinstate a revIsed Pollcy 49 and come up with some la~guage for mi tIgatl~g the Impact of '1ew hotel development whe'1 I t removes low-cost VlSltor serving faclllties. Second by Councilmember H. Katz. Dlscusslon was held. The motIon was approved by the followi~g vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve: COU'1CIlmembers Conn, Epstel'1, H. Katz, Zal'le NegatIve: Mayor Pro Tempore JennIngs, Mayor Reed Absent: Councllmember A. Katz D 1 SCUSS Ion was held. In regard to page 88, Poli cy 53, Councilmember Epstei'1's suggestion was il1corporated by agreement that POlICY 53 be revIsed to read liTo the extent ltS JurIsdictIOn allows, the City shall protect Sal1ta Monica Bay from any s Ig~ i fl can t dIsruptIon of hab it at areas, and uses whi ch will cause slgnlflcant dlsruptlon to environmentally sensltlve areas shall not be permitted." DIScussIon was held I~ regard to POlICY 65, page 91. Mayor Reed moved to revi se the language in Pol icy 65, so that it read: "AII publIC and prIvate parkIng lots shall be landscaped."There bell1g no obJectIon, it was so ordered. DIScussIon was held In regard to page 88, POlICY 58. Councilmember Zane moved to add language to POlICY 58 so that it read: "The Ci ty shall' work WI th the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the RegIonal Water QualIty Control Board to monitor storm drai'1 water qualIty, seek ways to elImInate poolIng of drail1 water on the beach and seek remedIes to public health problems associated with the drail1 water." Second by Councilmember CO'1n. DiscussIon was held. The motion was approved by the followil1g vote: Council vote: Afflrmative: Councllmembers Conn, Jennings, H. Katz, Zane Negative: Coul1cilmember Epstein, Mayor Reed Absent: Councilmember A. Katz DI SCUSS Ion was held. In regard to page 92, POlICY 73, 1 twas 1l1corporated by agreement to Include Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings' suggestion to direct staff to rewrite a sectIon of Policy 73, so that neighborhood-servIng commercial facilItIes WIll be provIded, wherever they are provIded, In a way that does not interfere WIth coastal access routes. 6 May 6, 1986 I I 7 DIScussion was held. In regard to page 92, Policy 74, Councllmember Conn moved to dIrect staff to create some language in the area of POll cy 74 that calls for the replacement of affordable housIng withiD the coastal zone; that when affordable housIng IS demolished withIn the coastal zone, it WIll be replaced wlthID the coastal zone. Second by Councllmember Zane. DiscussIon was held. The motIon was approved by the followiDg vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: CouncIlmembers Conn, Jennings, H. Katz, Zane Negative: Councllmembers EpsteIn, Mayor Reed Absent: Councllmember A. Katz Dl scu ssion was held. In regard to page 93, POll cy 82, Mayor Reed moved to delete the words "overnIght VISItor accommodatIons" relatIng to the Santa MonIca Beach north of the Santa Monica PIer, so that POlICY 82 read: "Santa Monica Beach north of the Santa MODica PIer shall accommodate sIngle famIly and hIgh densl ty mu 1 tIpl e famIly res identl al use s, publIC parkIng, and beach-related commercial and recreational faCIlitIes." Second by Councllmember H. Katz. DIScussion was held. During dIScussIon, Mayor Reed, WIth the consent of the second, changed the motion to IndIcate that overnIght VIsitor accommodations WIll only be a llowed on the pier or on the Deauvi 11 e site, but not north 0 f that. Dl scus s 10t'l was held. Mayor Pro Tempor!=, J enn1"lgs mov~d an amendment to add an addItional site (to the lIst of acceptable overnight viSItor accommodatIons) WhICh is the SaDd and Sea Club. SecoDd by Councllmember EpsteIn. DiscussIon was held. The motion to add Sand and Sea Club faIled by the followIng vote: Roll Call: AffIrmatIve: Councllmembers EpsteIn, JennIngs, Zane Negative: Councilmembers Conn, H. Katz, Mayor Reed Absent: Councllmember A. Katz DiscussIon was held. DurIng dIscussion, Mayor Reed rephrased her previous motIon on the floor ( overnight v ISl tor accommodat Ions WIll be acceptable only OD the pIer or the Deauvllle SIte) as follows: that staff IS authorized to fIgure out the right address for the northern bouDdary of the parkIng lot that is north of the pIer, the Intent being to reserve the overnight viSItor accommodation use for only It'l the VICInity of the larger parking lot north of the pIer. There was no ObjectIon from the second. The motion failed by the followIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: CouDcllmembers Conn, H. Katz, Mayor Reed 7 May 6, 1986 8 NegatIve: Councllmembers Epstein, Jenni~gs Zal'le Absent: Councllmember A. Katz In regard to Pol icy 82, .~.~~n~llmember Ep stei n, ,m,o,v,e,~ an amendment that we allow overnight VISI tor accommodations, not to exceed I foul'" stori es or fifty feet, by Conditional Us e Permi t only (In the area of Santa MonIca Beach north of the Santa MonIca PIer). DIScussion was held. ~ouncIlrnem~~rEpstein Withdrew the prevIous motion and moved that POlICY 82 be amended so that overnIght VisItor accommodatioDs be allowed by COl'ldltlonal use permit only. Second by Mayor Reed. DIScussion was held. Councilrnember EpsteIn Incorporated into the motloD that a new sentence be added to the end of POlICY 82, so that overnight visItor accommodations may be perml tted wi th dlscretiona"'y revIew and mitIgation of cIrculation, land use, vIew, noise, and other environmental impacts. There was no obJection from the second. The motIon on the floor, as amended, was approved by the followiDg vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve: Councllmemhers EpsteIn, JennIngs, Zane, Mayor Reed Negative: Councllmember Conn, H. Katz Absent: Councilmember A. Katz Councl1member H. Katz requested the record to reflect that hIS DO vote IS because he thInks what we are dOing IS opening up the potential for hotels on the beach, and that is a big mIstake. Discussion was held in regard to POlICY 83 ("The height of buildll'lgs In the sIngle family area shall not exceed 2 storIes (30') and In the high-densl ty area shall not exceed 4 storIes (50 I )") . Mayor Heueud moved an amendment to Po 1 icy 83 to qual i fy the fact that all projects over thirty feet tall on the north beach must go through a site review process addressIng vIsual access and other envIronmental concerns outlined In the previous motion. Discussion was held. Second by Councilmember Conn. Dl scuss ion was held. The mot ion wa s approved by the followi ng vote: Council vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers Conn, EpsteIn, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed Absent: Councilmember A. Katz NegatIve: Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings Discussion was held. II'l regard to page 94, Policy 88, Mayor Pro Temp~re ~ ~Dnlngs moved to add bed and breakfast-type visitor servil1g uses on the second floor or above in bUlldplgS on the Sal'lta MonIca Pier. Second by Councllmember H. Katz. The 8 May 6, 1986 I 9 amendment was iDcorporated into the maIn motion by general agreemen t. DurIng di SCU SSiOD, I t was agreed to add language to Pol i cy 88 regard Ing uses on the PI er so that offIces WhICh are ancillary to meeting the cultural needs of the cItizens and visItor and tourist needs are also permitted. Dl SCUSS ion was held In regard to page 95, Pol icy 98, regarding Ocean Avenue south of CalifornIa Avenue to Colorado Avenue WhICh reads: "BUIldIng heIghts shall not exceed 3 stories (45') along Ocean Avenue except on the block bouDded by Wilshire Boulevard, Ocean and CalIfornia Avenues, and SecoDd Street (currently occupIed by the MIramar Hotel); on that block, the height at'ld density shall be compatible with hotel development In other areas of the CIty, shall respect the 3 story (45') height lImit along Ocean Avenue I and shall protect and enhance VIew corrIdors". .~.?,~!1cilmember, ,E,p,steln moved to Instruct staff to check whether that language IS conSIstent with the Land Use Element, at'ld If It IS not, staff should change It. There being no obJectIon, it was so ordered. DISCUSSIon was held. In regard to page 97, Policy 116, Cou'1cilmember Zane moved to restore the language about protectl~g existing reSIdential uses so that it read: "The Oceanfront hillside area between Ocean Avenue and Appian Way shall be devoted to new vISItor-servIng uses includIng hotels and to the conservatIon of the eXIstIng mIX of reSIdentIal uses." The motion was dUly seconded and approved by the followIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: Cou'1cIlmembers Conn, EpsteIn, H. Katz, lane, Mayor Reed Negative: Mayor Pro Tempore JennIngs Absent: Councilmember A. Katz DiscuSSIon was held. The main motion, which was to approve the Santa Monica Coastal Program Land Use Plan, iDcluding the reVIsions set forth In the supplemental staff report dated May 6, 1986, and as amended above, was approved by the followIng vote: Council vote: UnanImously approved 6-0 Absent: Councilmember A. Katz 14-G: SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL AID: Presented was the request of Mayor' 'R'ee'ct', Mayor Pro Tempore J enn ings, and Councllmember H. Katz to dISCUSS fInancial assistance for school dIstricts. Mayor Reed moved to approve In concept that the CI ty conSIder gIving flnanclal aSSIstance to the publIC school system, including dIrectIon to the CIty Manager to evaluate the City's ability to provide either dIrect services or grant funds to the School DIstrIct and to dISCUSS same with the School District. Secot'ld by Councilmember H. Katz. DIScuSSIon was held. CouncIlmember 9 May 6, 1986 IO Eps~~in m?ved to remove the "approve In concept" and ask staff to report back to us on ways in \oVhICh we mIght fInancIally assist the School Board. SecoDd by Councllmember Zane. DIscussion was he Id. Dur i ng discussIon, and with the consent of the second, Mayor Reed Included ID her motion authorIzatIon to the City Manager to evaluate the Cl ty' s ability to Include ei ther dIrect I prOVISIOn of serVIces or iDdlrect reduction of costs that we currently charge them. DISCUSSIon was held. The motIon to delete the language "approve In concept" failed by the followIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: CouncIlmembers Conn, Epstein Negative: Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings, CouncIlmembers H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed Absent: CouncIlmember A. Katz Discussion was held. During discussion, Mayor Reed incorporated into the main motIon Councilmember Epstein's suggestIon to dIrect staff to look at the possIbIlIty of a GaDn OverrIde (for aSSIstIng the schools and/or ChIld care faCIlities) for the November ballot and to come back to us WIth that In suffICIent t lffie so that if we des ire to pl ace thi s questIon before the voters, we can do It In a timely fashIon. The motion, as amended, was approved by the fOllowIng vote: CouncIl vote: AffIrmative: Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings, CouncIlmembers H. Katz; Zane, Mayor Reed Negative: COU'1Cllmembers Conn, Epstein Absent: CouncIlmember A. Katz Councllmember Conn requested the record to show that hIS negative vote IS because It IS the language of "approve In concept" that he dIsagrees with, Dot the thrust of the action asked of staff. Councilmember Epstein requested the record to reflect the same, that he waDts to help the schools, but he does not want to make the deCISIons at thIS pOInt. 14-H: PANHANDLING/ACCOSTING: Continued to May 13, 1986. 14-I: TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: Presented was the request of Mayor Pro T~~p~~e Jenri{nii for ielmbursement for costs connected WIth attendance at PractISI'1g Law Institute on April 10 and 11, 1986. Councilmelllber Connmm')ved to relmbur se Mayor Pro Tempore J eon ings for the above seminar costs. Second by Mayor Reed. The motIon was approved by the following vote: 10 May 6, 1986 I II Counci vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Councilmember A. Katz 14-M: HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 10: Prese~ted was the request of Councilmember Zane to dISCUSS ordInances to Implement Program 10 of the HousIng Element as it relates to replacement housIng. DiscuSSIOl1 was held. GouncilJnember Zane moved to request the CIty Attorney and the CIty Mal1ager to brIng back a report about the implementatIon of Program 10 of the Housing Element and Its expected effect vis-a-vIs the Ellis BIll. Second by Councilmember EpsteIn. The motlOt'l was unanimously approved. J4-:!II_: uu nX~_LEGAL DEMOLITIONS: Presented was the request of Councllmember Zane to discuss possIble ordinat'lces and procedures pertalnil1g to Illegal demolitIons. Councllmember Zane Introduced dISCUSSIOt'l and moved to direct staf( to brIng back a staff report on protections' against illegal demolItions whlch would Include ways In WhIch the Pollce Department can keep track of demolltions that are gOing on in the CIty, i.e., have a lISt of permIts that have been granted for demolitions, and penaltIes for contractors who participate in Illegal demoll tions. The motion was duly seconded and unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT: At 1 : 45 a. m. , CouDci lmember, , ~P!3~~i n moved to adjourn to - 6: 45 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 1986, to hold' a Closed Session to dISCUSS litIgatIon items, adJournment to be il1 memory of Edla Antonette Tegner Swinney, a native Santa MonIcan promlnent In Santa MonIca civic and busIness affalrs. The motIon was duly seconded and unanimously approved. ATTEST: /~! ~ ) -~ L~L--y',,-' / }--"~G6-~ Ann M. Shore City Clerk APPROVED: fZ~Ueed , Mayor 1 1 May 6, 1986