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M-7/19/1983 . . . . 371 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA JULY 19, 1983 A regular adjourned meeting of the Santa Mon~ca City Council was held on July 19, 1983, having been continued from July 12, 1983. At 7:35 P.M., the meeting was called to order by Mayor Edwards. Councilmember Epstein led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Ken Edwards Mayor Pro Tempore Dolores M. Press Councilmember James P. Conn Councilmember William H. Jennings Councilmember David G. Epstein Councilmember Christine E. Reed Councilmember Dennis Zane City Manager John Alschuler, Jr. City Attorney Robert M. Myers Acting Assistant City Clerk Ginny piccolo 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: 6-A: Approval of minutes of June 21, 1983. Councilmember Epstein moved to approve the June 21, 1983 minutes. After discussion, by consensus, Council agreed to delay Item 6-A until after the Administrative Items. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: ll-E: Approval of I-Year, $5,000 membership in Publ~c Technol09Y' Inc. with an evaluation of effectiveness and further annual participation to be conducted during preparation of the 1984-85 Budget. The City Manager presented the staff report. Lynne i Barrette, Deputy City Manager presented additional information to Council. Councilmember Zane moved, Councilmember Conn seconded to approve staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following roll call vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Press, Reed, Zane and Mayor Edwards Negative: Councilmembers: None 1 July 19, 1983 372 . Absent: Councilmembers: None Il-F: Recommendation to adopt criteria for Pier Restoration Corporation Board of Directors appointees. The City Manager presented the staff report. Mary Houha Power, Pier Task Force Member, related to Council the criteria the Task Force recommends for appointment to the Pier Restoration Corporat~on Board of Directors. Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Reed seconded to approve the staff recommendation with the stipulations that at least five of the Board Members should have substantial private enterprise business experience and at least two of the Board Members have architecture/urban design backgrounds or allied fields (which may overlap). Councilmember Conn moved to amend the motion to add language to the motion to include public sector business experience along with the private sector business experience. Councilmember Epstein and Reed accepted the friendly amendment, therefore incorporating it into the main motion. After discussion, the motion was approved by the following roll call vote: . Affirmative: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Reed, and Mayor Edwards Negative: Councilmembers: Press and Zane Absent: Councilmembers: None Councilmember Edwards moved, Mayor Pro Tempore Press seconded to incorporate the following criteria into the advertisement for the Pier Restoration Corporation Board of Directors submitted by the pier Task Force: 1) Commitment to the preservation, maintenance and enhancement of the historic character, accessibility and vitality of the Santa Monica Pier as set forth in the Pier Restoration Guidelines; 2) A record of participation in the public process which . has established policy for the Pier. Councilmember Jenninss moved to amend the motion to add the word "Demonstrated" before "Commitment" in the first criteria. Mayor Edwards and Mayor Pro Tempore Press accepted this as a friendly amendment, therefore incorporating it into the main motion. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote. 6-A: Approval of minutes of June 21, 1983. 2 July 19, 1983 . . . . . 373 Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Reed seconded and mot1on carried unanimously, as a substitute motion, to table Item 6-A until July 26, 1983. 14. COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS: 14-A: Request of Counci1member Reed to discuss council rules pertainins to adjournment time and vote to extend the meeting. (Continued from June 14, 1983 and June 28, 1983). After discussion, Counc11member E~stein moved, Councilmember Reed seconded and motion carried unanimously to hear from the public for three minutes. Member of the public, John Jurenka, suggested that Council maintain a reasonable level of discussion to expedite the agenda. Councilmember Reed moved, Councilmember Jennings seconded to authorize the City Attorney to draft the appropriate change in the Council rules to institute a 2/3 vote of those Councilmembers present to extend the Council meetings past 11:00 P.M. The motion was approved by the following following roll call vote: Affirmative: Counci1members: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Press, Reed, Zane and Mayor Edwards Negative: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: None 14-B: Request of Councilmember Epstein to discuss review of non-chartered boards, commissions and task forces. (Continued from June 28, 1983). After discussion, Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Zane seconded to direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution to have an annual review of responsibilities for all non-chartered Boards, Commissions and Task Forces on a staggered basis, The motion was approved by the following roll call vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Press, Reed, Zane and Mayor Edwards Negative: Councilmembers: None Absent: councilmembers: None 14-C: Request of Mayor Edwards to discuss SB 78 (Mello) for possibility of the bill providins emersency funds for Pier repair. (Continued from June 28, 1983). After discussion, Mayor Edwards moved, Counci1member Conn seconded to go on record as supporting SB 78 (MellO). The motion was approved by the following roll call vote: 3 July 19, 1983 374 . Affirmative: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, press, Zane and Mayor Edwards Negative: Councilmembers: Reed Absent: Councilmembers: None 14-D: Re~uest of Councilmember E~stein to discuss matchins-fund criteria for future grants. (Continued from June 28, 1983). After discussion, Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Zane seconded and motion carried unanimously to refer the question of matching-fund criteria for future grants to staff and ask for staff's recommendations. !4-E: Re~uest of councilmember E~stein to discuss preparation of proposed resulation resardins use of City Hall lawn. (Continued from June 28, 1983). . After discussion. No action was taken. 14-F: Request of Mayor Edwards to discuss su~~ort of AB 1787, relatins to tourism and visitor facilities alons California's coastline. (Continued from June 28, 1983). Mayor Edwards moved, Counci1member Conn seconded and motion carried unanimously to go on record as supporting AB 1787. 14-G: Re~uest of Councilmember Reed to discuss "tow away" aspects of permit parking ordinance, By consensus of Council, staff was directed to report back to Council with results of the survey of Second Street preferential parking zone area residents and include recommendations for modification of the zone if appropriate. 14-H: A~~ointment of member to the Personnel Board. Mayor Edwards opened the nominations. Councilmember Epstein nominated Sam Sckolnick. Councilmember Reed nominated Carl Buchanan. Councilmember Conn nominated Vera Martinez. Councilmember Zane nominated Charles Elswick. Councilmember Jennings nominated Ira Sandron. The vote on the nominations was as follows: . Carl Buchanan: Councilmembers: Reed Charles Elswick: Councilmembers: Zane and Mayor Edwards Vera Martinez: Councilmembers: Conn and Press Ira Sandron: Councilmembers: Jennings 4 July 19, 1983 . . . . . 375 Sam Sckolnick: Councilmembers: Epstein Due to lack of a majority, nominations were reopened. Councilmember Conn nominated Vera Martinez. Councilmember Reed nominated Carl Buchanan. Councl1member Zane nominated Charles Elswick. The vote on the nominations was as follows: Carl Buchanan: Councilmembers: Epstein, Jennings and Reed Charles Elswick: Councilmembers: None Vera Martinez: Councl1members: Conn, Press, Zane and Mayor Edwards Vera Martinez was therefore appointed to the Personnel Board for a term expiring June 30, 1988. CLOSED SESSION: Il-G: Request for Closed session to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters. At 9:22 P.M., Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Conn seconded and motion carried unanimously to adjourn to Closed Session. By unanimous consent, Council extended the meeting past 11:00 P.M. Council reconvened at 11:11 P.M. with the following Councilmembers present: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Reed, Zane and Mayor Pro Tempore Press. Councilmember Conn approve payment of amount of ~lO,OOO. roll call vote: moved, Councilmember Epstein seconded to Claim No. 83-309, Eric Yi-Wei Chin in the The motion was approved by the following Affirmative: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Press, Jennings, Reed and Zane Negative: councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: Mayor Edwards Councilmember Conn approve payment of amount of ~5,OOO. Iroll call vote: Affirmative: i moved, Councilmember Epstein seconded to claim No. 83-310, Samuel Yang in the The motion was approved by the following Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Press, Jennings, Reed and Zane 5 July 19, 1983 376 . Negative: Councilmembers: None Councilmembers: Mayor Edwards Absent: At 11:13 P.M, Councilmember Epstein moved, Councilmember Zane seconded and motion carried unanimously to adjourn in the memory of Michael Hilaiel, Alta Schimmer, Charles Soper and Sue DeLameter. ATTEST: I fi'2i2~ I Ginny Piccolo , Acting Assistant City Clerk 6 ~~~ Ken Edwards Mayor . . July 19, 1983 .