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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 15, 2005
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor O'Connor at
5:50 p.m., on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call:
Present:
Mayor Pam O'Connor
Mayor Pro Tern Herb Katz
Councilmember Richard Bloom
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Bobby Shriver
Also Present: City Manager Susan McCarthy
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENEIPLEDGE
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:50 p.m., with all
members present. Assistant City Manager Gordon Anderson led the
assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS
On order of the Mayor, the City Council adjourned at 5:53 p.m., and
reconvened at 7:00 p.m., with all members present to report the following:
2-A: Public Employee Evaluation.
Title of Employee: City Manager
ACTION:
Heard. No reportable action taken.
2-B: Public Employee Evaluation.
Title of Employee: City Clerk
ACTION:
Heard. No reportable action taken.
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2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation: Abraham
Supino v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080 283, and related
cases.
ACTION:
Not heard.
2-D: Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation: Robert
Holbrook and Herb Katz v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. BS 086
908.
ACTION:
Not heard.
STAFF ITEMS:
CIRCULA TION
ELEMENT DISCUSSION
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING
COMMISSION:
8-A: Presentation and discussion of possible goals for the Circulation
Element and alternatives for measuring traffic impacts and goal
attainment; and if appropriate, recommendation to provide direction
to staff, was presented.
Members of the public Joey Fullmer, Dick Orton, Hasan Ikhrata, Randall
Rutsch, Will Recher, and Jeffrey Timlin addressed various related issues.
Members of the City Council and the Planning Commission held a joint
discussion on the issues presented. No formal action was taken.
On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 10:42
p.m., in memory ofEfren A. Diaz, City employee Terrie Centeno's father.
ADJOURNMENT:
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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I Pam O'Connor
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