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M-7/13/1982 . . . . 377 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 13, 1982 A meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Yannatta Goldway at 7:44 P.M., Tuesday, July 13, 1982. Mayor Yannatta Goldway led the assemblage in the the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America and introduced Father Arnold Fenton, St. Matthew's Church, who offered the invocation. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Ruth Yannatta Goldway Mayor Pro Tempore Ken Edwards Councilmember James P. Conn Councilmember William H. Jennings Councilmember Dolores M. Press Counc~lmember Christine E. Reed Councilmember Dennis Zane City Manager John H. Alschuler, Jr. City Attorney Robert M. Myers Acting City Clerk Connie L. McNeely 5-A: BUDGET INFORMATION LETTER: Presented was a staff report transmitting a request for review and approval of an information letter regarding the Fiscal Year 1982-83 City Budget. Discussion ;was held. It was suggested that on page 6 of the letter, it be stated that the Budget was adopted unanimously by those Councilmembers present, indicating the absence of Councilmembers Edwards and Reed; that in the text of the letter, there be a reference to the enclosure regarding human services, and in the ,enclosure itself, that there be an explanation that those services 'mentioned were examples of funded programs; that on the first page, the second and third paragraphs be interchanged; and that there be an understanding that staff could adJust the language of the letter for clarity without changing the meaning. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to approve the budget information letter with the suggested changes. Second by Councilmember Zane. Councilmember Reed moved to hear the public. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Councilmember Conn moved to hear members of the public for three minutes each. Second by Councilmember Reed. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Jon Amsden and Paul Worthman spoke in regard to the matter. Following discussion, the motion was approved by the following ~ote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Conn, Edwards, Press, Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway Negative: Counc~lmembers Jennings and Reed 1 July 13, 1982 378 . Councilmember Reed requested that the record reflect that her reason for voting no was her opposition to extending public funds for mailing purposes. Councilmembr Zane requested that the record reflect that in voting yes, he was following a policy recommended by the League of Cities at its last convention concerning appropriate communication of public bodies with their constituents. 5-B: ELECTRICAL BOARD OF APPEALS: Presented was the matter of an appointment to the Electrical Board of Appeals. Councilmember Reed moved to defer the item to the July 27, 1982 meeting with Council nominations to be submitted to the City Clerk's office by noon on Friday, July 23, 1982. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Councilmember Conn moved to add Items 6-1, 6-J, 11-G and 14-C to the agenda. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. . 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: The consent Calendar was presented. Councilmember Conn moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items 6-A, 6-D and 6-H, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Zane. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 6-B: SIDEWALKS/DRIVEWAYS/CURBS: Resolution No. 6513(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR &~y PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS REGARDING REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS A.l\fD CURBS. (SR-82-30)," setting a public hearing for August 10, 1982, was adopted. 6-C: SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM: Resolution No. 6514(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A REAPPLICATION WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR A NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY UNDER TITLE III OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED," was adopted. 6-E: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: Bid No. 1728 was awarded to Texaco, Inc., Union Oil Company. Gale Barstow oil Company, and Gasco for the period of July 13, 1982 through September 3D, 1983 for petroleum products. . 6-F: TRANSMISSIONS: Bid No. 1746 was awarded to Ray Kelly, Associated Truck, Associated Diesel, and Lawless Detroit Diesel for period of August 1, 1982 through July 31, 1983 for transmission for Mechanical Maintenance Department. 6-G: PLUMBING SUPPLIES: Bid No. 1762 was awarded to Bay Area Pipe for period of August 1, 1982 through July 31, 1983 for plumbing supplies. 2 July 13, 1982 . . . . . 379 6-I: PRODUCTION LINE BUS INSPECTION: Contract No. 3818(CCS) was awarded to ATE Management and Service Company, Inc., in amount of $21,532 and authorizat~on to Director of Transportation to issue change order in amount not to exceed $2,153 for production line bus inspection and quality control services. 6-J: MINUTES: Approval of minutes of June 22, June 29, and July 6, 1982 was continued to July 27, 1982. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR 6-A: MINUTES: Presented was a request for approval of the minutes of the Council meetings of May 25, June 1, June 8, and June 15, 1982, and budget study sess~ons of June 1, June 2, June 3, June 7, and June 8, 1982. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to continue the item to the July 27, 1982 meeting. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by the following vote: council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 6-D: PARKING METERS: Presented was a recommendation to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing the time, rates, and zones for parking meters. Councilmember Jennings opened discussion. Councilmember Conn moved to approve the staff recommendation to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing time, rates, and zones for parking meters on various commercial streets, for Council consideration at the first ~eeting in August. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilrnembers Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Press, Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway Negative: Councilmember Reed 6-H: BUS SCHEDULES: Presented was a recommendation to award Bid No. 1765 to Vaughn Printing for the period of August 1, 1982 through July 31, 1983 for bus schedules. Councilmember Press opened discussion. Councilmember Conn moved to approve the award of Bid No. 1765 to Vaughn Printing for the period of August 1, 1982 through July 31, 1983 for bus schedules. Second by Councilmember Reed. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilrnembers Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Reed and Zane Abstain: Councilrnember Press and Mayor Yannatta Goldway Councilmember Zane moved to hear Items l3-B, 13-C, 13-D, 13-E, 13-F, l3-G and 13-H. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Councilmember Reed moved to hear members of the public for three minutes each after hearing the 3 July 13, 1982 380 . agendized speakers. Second by Councilmember Jennings. Discussion was held. Councilmember Zane moved to table the motion until after the agendized speakers had been heard. Second by Councilmember Conn. The tabling motion was approved by a vote of 5-2, Councilmembers Jennings and Reed opposed. 13-B, 13-C, 13-D, 13-E, 13-F, 13-G, 13-H: STATE OF ISRAEL: Presented were the requests of Susan Ben-Chorin, Dana I. Alvi, Edward Keenan, Philip L. Malmin, Richard Ellis, Sherry Vatter, and Barbara Goldberg Abou-El-HaJ to address Council regarding the resolution in support of the State of Israel. The applicants spoke protesting the passage of the resolution. Discussion was held. Councilmember Press moved, as a substitute motion to Councilmember Reed's tabled motion, to hear members of the public for two minutes each. Second by Councilmember Conn. The mot~on was approved by unanimous vote. The following persons spoke in regard to the matter. Maler Mahmud, Charles Evans, Andre Hall, Rhoda Shapiro, Barbara Racy, Ali Jihad Racy, Daniel Lapin, John Wachter, Shariefa Karama, Mike Wells, Hesham Karama, Maxine Fuller, Teri Albright, David Newman, Alexander Man, Michael Beck, Daniel Levin, Peter Herrendoff, David Medved, Ban Lautman, Charles Kaufman, Geri Franklin, Wendy Lapidus, Rick Davidson, Phyllis Rosenberg, Mark Graham, David Shuldiner, Leonid Feldman, Shelley Farber, Evelyn Fadlallah, Juan ROJas, Ruth Snyder, Jeffrey S. Bernstein, James Lerner, Brett Oxman, Margo Cooper, Jerry Rubin, Howard Goldberg, Anita Pfluts, Michael Medved, Verahmiel Rudolph Loebel, Meryl Geffner, Wayne Hall, Robert Wells, Allan M. Shoff, Ben Kirane, and Phoebe Hirsch. Discussion was held. . Councilmember Zane moved to continue the meeting past 11:00 P.M. Second by Councilrnember Conn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. 7-A: CONCRETE GUTTERS: Presented was a public hearing on the assessment of costs to construct concrete gutters on Fourth Street between Broadway and Arizona Avenue. The staff report was presented. The public hearing was declared open at 10:55 P.M. John Wachter and Karl Schober spoke in regard to the matter. Discussion was held. There being no one else wishing to speak, Councilmember Conn moved to close the public hearing at 11:06 P.M. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Councilmember Conn moved to acknowledge and overrule any protests. and to adopt Resolution No. 6515(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE GUTTERS ON FOURTH STREET BETWEEN ARIZONA AND BROADWAY, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA," reading by title only and wa~ving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote: . Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards 4 July 13, 1982 . . 381 II-A: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT: Presented was a staff report transmitting a recommendation for the approval of Community Development Block Grant contracts for the Neighborhood Adult Participation Project and the Ocean Park Commun~ty Center Child Abuse P~lot ProJect, and author~zation of the City Manager to execute the contracts. Councilmember Conn moved to approve Contract No. 3819(CCS) with Ocean Park Community Center Ch~ld Abuse Pilot Project, and Contract No. 3820(CCS) with the Neighborhood Adult Part~cipation Project, removing the condition regarding the Neighborhood Adult Participation ProJect relating to site location; and to authorize the City Manager to execute the contracts for the 1982-83 Fiscal Year. Second by Councilmember Zane. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Il-B: Withdrawn at the request of staff. . ll-C: Withdrawn at the reque st of staff. . . Il-D: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT/OZONE PARK: Presented was a staff report transmitting a recommendation for a $5,000 appropriation from Community Development Block Grant funds for play equipment and benches at Ozone park. Discussion was held. Councilmember Press moved to approve the staff recommendation for installation of play equipment and benches at Ozone park, and to appropriate an additional $5,000 from the 1982-83 Community Development Block Grant contingency fund for the purchase of the equipment. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was approved by the following vote. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 ill-Eo Withdrawn at the request of staff. Il-F: Considered later in the meeting. II-G. LIFEGUARD SERVICES: Presented was a staff report regarding the terms and conditions of the contract with the County for lifeguard services. Discussion was held. Staff was directed to discuss the cuts in lifeguard services with the County and to review the liability aspect of the contract and the posting of signs. 13-A: ALCOHOL OUTLETS: Continued to July 27, 1982. 14-A: LIQUOR LICENSE: Presented was the request of Councilmember Conn for a discussion of rescinding opposition to the renewal of the liquor license at Cafe California. Councilmember Conn opened discussion. Leonard Silveri of Cafe California spoke in support of the application for renewal of the liquor license. Councilmember Conn moved to authorize staff to withdraw opposition to the renewal of a beer and wine license for Cafe California. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. Following discussion, the motion was approved by the following vote: 5 July 13, 1982 382 . Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Reed, Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway Abstain: Councilmember Press Councilmember Conn moved to request staff to review the policy status in regard to liquor licenses on Main Street and to report back to Council with recommendations, if necessary, and to include research made available by the CLARE Foundation so that the policy could be evaluated in the context nf as much knowledge as possible. Second by Councilmember Press. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 14-B: COUNCIL CHAMBER USE: Presented was the request of Councilmember Reed for consideration of the request from the Coalition for Clean Air to use the Council Chamber, with the fee waived, on August 3, 1982. Councilmember Reed opened discussion. Councilmember Reed moved to authorize use of the Council Chamber and fee waiver for the Coalition for Clean Air on August 3, 1982 at 9:30 A.M. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards. The motion was approved by the following vote: . Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 14-C: JOINT MEETING WITH SCHOOL BOARD: Presented was the request of Councilmember Jennings for a discussion on holding a Joint meeting with the School Board ~n regard to funding problems. Councilmember Jennings opened discussion. Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to invite the School Board to hold a Joint meeting with the Council to discuss issues of mutual concern, to designate staff to coordinate the Joint meeting between the Council and the Board and to find an appropriate time, and to represent the Council, along with Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards, in meeting with School Board representatives to set up an agenda. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Edwards. Following discussion, the motion was approved by the follow~ng vote: Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Il-F: CLOSED SESSION: At 11:54 P.M., Councilmember Conn moved to recess to closed session to consider pending litigation and personnel matters. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Council reconvened at 12:28 A.M. with all members present as at roll call. Mayor Yannatta Goldway announced that no action had been taken during closed session. . ADJOU~l\fMENT: At 12:30 A.M., Councilmember Conn moved to adJourn the meeting in memory of Jack Sikking, Marguerite Van Der Roest, Judith Spring, and Leona Dingman Tandy. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by the following vote: 6 July 13, 1982 . . . . . Council Vote: ATTEST: A - ttz!l ~U Connie McNeely Acting City Cle k 383 Unanimously approved 7-0 rP~--~ Ru<h y~f:.~ Mayor iai d July 13, 1982 384 . . . .