M-12/7/2004
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 7, 2004
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Bloom at 6:00
p.m., on Tuesday, December 7,2004, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call:
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Richard Bloom
Mayor Pro Tern Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Herb Katz
Councilmember Michael Feinstein
Councilmember Pam 0' Connor
Also Present: City Manager Susan McCarthy
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENE/PLEDGE
INSPIRATION:
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
CANVASSOOF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 6:00 p.m., with
Councilmembers Feinstein and O'Connor absent. City Clerk Maria Stewart
led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A moment of inspifation was provided by the Santa Monica High School
String Quartet, the Santa Monica High School Chamber Singers, and by a
reading of a poem by author, and City employee Lindsey Haley.
4-A: Resolution adopting results of November 2, 2004, municipal
election - recommendation to adopt Resolution No. (CCS) entitled: "A
CANVASS OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR RECORDER/COUNTY
CLERK'S OFFICIAL CANVASS AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF
VOTES CAST FOR THE CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
THEREOF," was presented.
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ADJOURNMENT OF
CURRENT COUNCIL
INSTALLATION OF
NEW OFFICERS:
CONVENING OF
NEW CITY COUNCIL:
Members of the public Joey Fullmer, Jonathan Mann, P.G. Curtis, Jerry
Rubin, Joe Natoli, Pro Se, and Chuck Allord commented on various aspects
of the election.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern McKeown. seconded by Councilmember Katz,
to adopt the resolution reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Katz, Genser, Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tern
McKeown, Mayor Bloom
None
Councilmembers O'Connor, Feinstein
NOES:
ABSENT:
On order of the Mayor, the Council, as presently constituted, was
adjourned, and the meeting was turned over to the City Clerk.
The City Clerk administered the oath of office to the newly elected officers,
as follows:
B: Administration of oath of office to new members of the Santa
Monica College Board of Trustees, Susan AminotT, Robert Greenstein
Rader, and Margaret R. Quinones.
C: Administration of oath of office to new Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District Board of Education Members Jose Escarce,
Maria Leon-Vazquez, and Kathy Wisnicki.
D. Administration of oath of office to new Santa Monica Rent Control
Board Members Joel C. Koury, and Jeffrey A. Sklar.
E: Administration of oath of office to new Santa Monica City Council
Members Bobby Shriver, Herb Katz, Richard Bloom, and Ken Genser.
The City Clerk called the new Council to order and called the roll.
Thereafter, the City Clerk offered to open the floor for nominations for
Mayor for the ensuing two years, or to consider a different motion because
of Council member O'Connor's unexpected absence due to her mother's
passffig away.
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Motion by Councilmember Genser. seconded by Councilrnember Bloom, to
continue the election of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern until a full City Council
is seated and to elect an interim Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern until that time,
with the interim Mayor being Councilmember Bloom and the interim Mayor
Pro Tern being Councilmember McKeown.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Katz, to not elect anyone and wait
until the next meeting when there is a full City Council. The substitute
motion died for lack of a second.
The main motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Holbrook, Genser, Katz, McKeown,
Shriver, Bloom
None
Councilmember O'Connor
NOES:
ABSENT:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Interim Mayor Bloom assumed the Chair. At the Mayor's invitation,
AND INTRODUCTIONS newly-elected Councilmember Shriver and re-elected Councilmembe[s Katz,
Genser, and himself Mayor Bloom voiced acknowledgements and made
introductions.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 7:20
p.m., to December 14, 2004, in memory of Council member O'Connor's
mother, Esther Smicklas, and in memory of Jonathan Arthur, Activist.
ADJOURNMENT:
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Maria M. Stewart
City Clerk
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