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M-8/8/1978 . . . . CITY OF SA)lTA yIO~ICA CITY COU~CIL PROCEEDI~GS August 8, 1978 A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order at 7: 35 P.~1. by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen I-iho led the assemblage ~n the pledge of alleg~ance to the Uni ted States 0 f America. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen, then introduced Reverend John Shal-i, Chaplain of Santa Monica Hosp~tal, I-iho offered the invocat~on. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour Cohen Councilmember John J. Bambr~ck Councilmember Chr~st~ne Reed (arrived 8:03 P.M.) Councilmember Perry Scott Councilmember Nathan~el Trives Councilmember Pieter van den Steenhoven (arrived 7:52 P.M.) Citv Manager James D. Williams City Attorney Richard Knickerbocker City Clerk Joyce Snider Absent: Mayor Donna O'BrIen Sw~nk Agenda Item 4-A' Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen presented plaques of apprec~a- t~on to outgoing Commiss~oners Violet B. Coker and Mary B. Crumpacker for service on the Commiss~on on Older Americans, Walton A. Cheney for . service on the Recreation and Parks Commiss~on and Arlvs Thun for servicel on the Llbrary Boa rd. " Agenda Item 4-B: Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen presented employee serv~ce p~ns to the follol-iing employees: R~chard Duarte, Sewer Superv~sor, General Serv~ces Department, for 30 years of serv~ce; G. A. Ankenbauer, Motor Coach operator, Transportat~on Department, for 25 years of service; Jim McChr~s tians, Sani ta tlon Supervisor, General Services Department, for! 25 years of service and Don Raymond, Pol~ce Off~cer, Police Department, ' for 20 years of serv~ce. Agenda Item 4-C: Presented at this time was a resolut~on commend~ng City Manager James D. Will~ams for service to the community on the event of h~s resIgnation from City employ. Councilmember Tr~ves moved to adopt Resolution No. 5067(CC5) entitled-: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CO~frlENDI~G JAMES D. WILLIAMS, CITY :'L,\)IAGER OF THE CITY OF SANTA ;'<I01\ICA". Second by Councilmember Bambrick. Counc~l Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Reed, van den Steenhoven, Swink I The Consent Calendar lias presented bv the C~tv Clerk after wh~ch Counc~l-! member Trives moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception ' of Agenda Item 6-M, adopting the resolut~ons therein, reading by title only and waiv~ng further read~ng thereof. Second by Councilmember Bambnck. Counc~l Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Reed, van den Steenhoven, Swink Agenda Item 6-A: The m~nutes of a regular City Counc~l meeting held on July 25, 1978 were approved as ma~led. Agenda Item 6-B: A request for re~mbursement of departmental revolv~ng cash funds: Adm~n~strative Services - $134.55; Transportation - $17.90; Recreation and Parks - $74.10; City Yards - $33.94; Library - $108.45 l;as approved. 405 Plaques presented to outgo~ng Commlss~oners Employee service pillS presented Resolution 5067 commendmg C~ ty Manager James D. W~ lliarns 406 ResolutlOn 5068 ordering Hork in tenth court Resolution 5069 subd:1Vlsion map Tract No. 33373 Resolutlon 5070 subdivision map of Tract "'0. 34117 Resolution 5071 establishIng salary for Cnme PreventlOn Coordinator Resolution 5072 approving alternate parade route for ISKOJ1\ Job class~f~cation specificat~ons Resolution 5073 ClalJlls Contract 3071 Brovm Brothers Adjusters for claims admmistratlon Contract 3072 for painting of fire statIons Rejection of b~ds for lighting ~nstallation subleases with Woody Duke, Sr. continued transfer of foods fori purchase of d:1esel I fuel tank Settlement of Bailey F, Bailey vs. Cuy Agenda Item 6-C: Resolution No. 5068(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SAKTA MONICA ORDERING WORK I~ TE~TH COURT BETWEE1\ OLYMPIC BOULEVARD A~D 450 FEET NORTHWESTERLY OF OLYMPIC BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ~lO);ICA", was adopted. Agenda Item 6-D: Resolut~on ~o. 5069(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO'i OF THE CITY COU",CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVI",G SUBDIVISION MAP OF TRI\CT :-<0. 33373", for a six-un~t new condominium development at 1011 Fifth Street by Raymond Chen and Emery Wong, was adopted. Agenda Item 6-E: Resolution No. 5070(CCS1 entltled: "A RESOLUTIO", OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MOXICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVIKG SUBDIVISION I<LI\P OF TRACT NO. 34117", for a f~ve-unit new condom~n~um project at 1126 Twenty-fourth Street, by E. R. Butler, J. L. and M. o. Walling, was adopted. . i Agenda Item 6-F: Resolution No. 507l(CCS) entltled. "A RESOLUTION OF . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~ICA AMENDING RESOLUTIO~ NO. 4646 WHICH RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES WAGES, HOURS AXD OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF POSITIO~S", establ~sh~ng salary for Crime Prevent~on Coordinator, was adopted. Agenda Item 6-G: Resolution r-;o. 5072(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE HOLDING OF A PARI\DE ON AUGUST 13, 1978, OX A ROUTE OTHER THAN THE OFFICIAL CITY ROUTE", approving an alternate parade route for ISKCON, was adopted. Agenda Item 6-H: Job classificat~on specifications for ten pos~tions, Assistant Director of Enterta~nment Facilit~es, Auditor~um Business Supervisor, Crime Prevent~on Coord~nator, Director of Entertainment Fac~l~ties, Enterta~nment Facil~ties Operat~ons Superv~sor, Mechan~c, Mechanic Superv~sor, Motor Coach Cleaner, Recreation A~de and Recreat~on SpeCIalist, were approved as presented. . Agenda Item 6-1: Resolutlon 1\0. 5073(CCS) enntled: "A RESOLUTI01\ OF THE CITY COmCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MONICA RI\TIFYI><G THE COMPRmnSE OF CLAIMS FOR THE CITY' 5 PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED Dl JULY, 1978", was adopted. Agenda Item 6-J: Contract ~o. 3071(CCS) was awarded to Brown Brothers Adjusters for approval of an agreement for provis~on of claims admin~s- tration services for fiscal year 1978-79 in an amount not to exceed $21,236.61. Agenda Item 6-K: Contract ~o. 3072(CCS) (B~d No. 1386) for pa~nting of f~re stations was awarded to George's Painting by issuance of P. O. No. 37840 in the amount of $3,825 and P. O. No. 37841 in the amount of $4,775. Agenda Item 6-L' A recommendation for reJect~on of all bids and re- advertisement of lighting installat~on on tennis courts at Los Am~gos Park, was approved. . Agenda Item 6-M: A recommendation for approval of sub-leases between Lessee Woody Duke, Sr. and Messrs. Hollingsworth, N~chols and McAllen for use of a portion of an office area located at 3300 A~rport Avenue at the Santa Monica Munic~pal A~rport, was cont~nued upon the advice of the C~ty Attorney. Agenda Item 6-N: A recommendation for authorIzation to transfer funds in the amount of $8,500 for purchase of an underground diesel fuel tank, was approved. Agenda Item 6-0: The settlement of a cla~m entitled Ba~ley & Ba~ley vs. City of Santa ~onica (Superior Court Case 1\0. C 224 770) was approved as recommended by scaff ~n the amount of ~6,200 payable to Roy Ba~ley & Ernest~ne Ba~ley and the~r Attorney of Record, Irene Madden. . . Agenda Item 7-A: Presented at this time was a public hear~ng to hear ,protests and confirm the 1978 weed abatement assessment roll. The public I hearing was opened at 7:45 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. o There being no one present to speak to the matter, the public hearing was closed at 7:46 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Councilmember Tr~ves moved to approve the 1978 weed abatement assessment roll as presented. Second by Councilmember Bambrick. Council Vote: Unan~mously approved 4-0 Absent. Counc~lmembers Reed, van den Steenhoven, Sw~nk Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this t~me was an ordinance for introductio~ establish~ng standards and procedures for development and conversion of stock cooperative apartments. The public hearing was opened at 7:47 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. There being no one present to speak for or aga~nst the ordinance, the public hearing was closed at 7:48 P.~. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Councilmember Scott moved to ~ntroduce an ord~nance entitled: "AN ORDIl'{ANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA\TA MONICA AMENDING SECTIONS 9102, 9122A, 9122D, 9123A(5) and 9123C OF THE Sk~TA MO~ICA ~UNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING THERETO SECTIOXS 9123E AND 9l23F REGARDING CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENTS", reading by title only and waiv~ng further read~ng thereof. Second by Counc~lmember Tr~ves. . Counc~l Vote: Unan~mously approved 4-0 Absent: Councllmembers Reed, van den Steenhoven, Swink Agenda Item 8-B. Presented at th~s time was an ordinance for introductioi establishing reduced height limits ~n certa~n commerc~al and industrialr I districts. The public hearing was opened at 7:50 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. There belng no one wIshlng to speak for or against ' the ordinance the hear~ng was closed at 7:51 P.M. by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Counci1member Trives moved to introduce an ordinance en ti tled: "A:-r ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONI CA A,rENDIXG CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE IX OF THE SA)liTA ,rOc-IlCA MUKICIPAL CODE IN RELATION TO BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITS", read~ng by title only and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Councilmember Scott. (Councilmember van den Steenhoven arrived at 7:52 P.M.) Council Vote: Affirmative: Counc~lmembers Cohen, Scott, Trives, van den Steenhoven Negative: Councilmember Bambr~ck Absent: Counc~lmember Reed, Swink 407 1978 weed abatement assessment roll conf~nned Ordlnance for ~ntro- duction establishing standards and pro- cedures for develop- ment and conversion of stock cooperat~ve apartments Ordinance for ~ntro- duct~on establ~shing reduced he~ght l~ffi1ts ~n certain commercial and industr~al dis- tricts , Agenda Item 11-A' Presented at this time i;as a report regard~ng appeals I Hearing of cornplamts from the Planning Commission decis~ons and complaints filed In connect~on ag~nst certain ,d th the follmHng proposed condominium developments: Tentat~ve Tract . condominium deve10p- No. 35120, a new s~x unit condominlum to be located at 948 - 19th Street;, ments set for August Tentat~ve Tract )lio. 35118, a twelve unit condominium convers~on located i 22, 1978 at 1217 - 20th Street; Tentative Tract No. 35121, a thirty-e~ght un~t condom~nium conversion located at 222 - 7th Street; Tentat~ve Tract Ko. i 35122, a twenty-eight unit condominium conversion located at 404 San , V~cente Boulevard; Tentat~ve Tract No. 35123, a s~xteen unit condominium conversion located at 219 Montana Avenue; Tentative Tract No. 35124, a slxteen unit condominlum conversion located at 914 - 4th Street; Tentat~ve Tract Map )lio. 35125, a twenty-four unit condominium conversion located at 415 Montana Avenue; Tentative Tract Map No. 35147, a i twenty unit condom~n~um conversion located at 1012 Seventh Street; I Tentat~ve Tract Map )lio. 35206, a twenty-three unit condominium convers~on located at 1114 - 12th Street. Discussion ensued, including partic~pa- : tion by the follow~ng members of the public: Clifford Douglas, All~son D. S. L. Arnold, Sherman Stacey, Robert Myers and Albinas Markev~cius. (During discussion, Counc~lmember Reed arrived at 8:03 P.M.). Council- member Scott moved to grant the request to hear appeals on n~ne proposed condominium p"rojects at a publIc hearing at the City Council meeting to be held August 22, 1978. Second by Counc~lmember Trives. After discussion the motion was approved by the following vote: . . 408 Lloyd Moody's request regarding a vanance at 321 Santa !>bmca Blvd. denied Council set August 22, i 1978 on the Clover Park llivelopment Plan proJect CDuncil approved the instal1ation of a four" way stop Slgn at 14th I Street and Carlyle I John Scanhno! s reques t regardmg parkmg problems referred to staff for report Councll Vote: Affirmat~ve: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott, Trives, van den Steenhoven Negative: Councilmember Bambrick . Absent: ~Iayor Swink J After d~scussion, Councilmember Trives moved to instruct the City Attorne,' to return to the Council with~n thirty days an ordinance for first read~n* wh,ch would establ~sh criteria for handling hearings in regard to appeals, from Planning Comm~ssion deciSIons related to condominium developments. . Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. Counc~l Vote: lJnan~mous ly approved 6 - 0 Absent. !>Iayor S\>"lnk Agenda Item ll-B: Presented at th~s time was a recommendatlon regardlng I the request of Lloyd Moody for a variance to permit dancing at 4:00 A.M. : on Saturdays and Sundays at ~loody' s located at 321 Santa Monlca Boulevard! After d~scussion, includlng partlcipat~on by Robert Sternberg, an attornex represent~ng the applicant, Counc~lmember Scott moved to deny the request! of Lloyd ~oody for e~ther a temporary or permanent variance to perm~t dancing until 4:00 A.M. on Saturdays and Sundays at \loody's located at 321 Santa ~onlca Boulevard. Second by Councilmember Bambr~ck. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Swink Agenda Item II-C' Presented at this time were recommendations regard~ng I the Clover Park General Development Plan. After discussion Councilmember, Tr~ves moved the staff recommendat~on.i.e., that the Council set a PUbl~C'I' hearing for August 22, 1978 on the Clover Park General Development Plan as subm~tted and authorIze the City Manager to negot~ate a contract w~th . the firm of Kammeyer, Lynch and Partners, Inc. to prepare bid documents, specif~cat~ons and workIng drawIngs for a fee not to exceed 563,870 to complete the necessary documents to develop this proJect. Second by Councilmember Reed. . Councll Vote Unanlmously approved 6-0 Absent. Mayor Swink Agenda Item Il-D: Presented at this time was a report regarding traffic on 14th Street between San Vicente Boulevard and Montana Avenue in response to a petition presented to the City Council on May 23, 1978 by ~essrs. James Tucker and Werner Schenk and referred to staff for analysis! and report. After discussion Counc~lmember van den Steenhoven moved to . install a four-way stop s~gn at 14th Street and Carlyle Avenue to aChievel equ~table d~stribut~on of traffIC. Second hy Councilmember Reed. After d~scussion, including publlc participation by Edgar Orr, Councilmember ! van den Steenhoven's motion carr~ed by the follow~ng vote: ! . Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Sw~nk Agenda Item 12-A: Presented at th~s t~me was the request of John Scardino to address the City Counc~l regard~ng parking problems at Santa ~on~ca beach. ~r. Scardino requested the sale of reSIdentIal park~ng perm~ts to allow residents to park overnight on Ocean Avenue between Bay Street and Hollister Avenue and the sale of monthly permits for dayt~me summer parking In the beach park~ng lot to benefit Santa Monica dally beach goers who w~sh to park for only a few hours. After discussion Councilmember Trives moved that Mr. Scard~no's proposals, espec~ally in regard to monthly permits for beach park~ng lots, be referred to staff for report. Second by Counc~lmember van den Steenhoven. . . . . . Counc~l Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Sw~nk Agenda Item 12-8: City Clerk Sn~der reported that the request of the Santa l,lon~ca Fair Hous~ng Alliance to address the Council regarding rent relief had been w~thdrawn by subm~ttal of a letter dated August 7, , 1978 from Michael J. Tarbet, Santa Mon~ca Fair Housing Alliance. Agenda Item l2-C. Presented at this time was the request of the Chamber of Commerce to address the Counc~l regard~ng Christmas decora- tions. After d~scussion, includ~ng partic~pation by Sam Porter repre- senting the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, ~at Bubar and Allison Arnold, Councilmember Bambr~ck moved to allocate $12,500 to the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of install~ng Chr~stmas decorations. The 1 motion fa~led for lack of a second. After further discuss~on Counc~l- member Reed moved to authonze the use of C~ty property for assembly and d~splay 0 " Christmas decorations and nativ~ty scenes by the Chamber of Commerce at no cost to the C~ty. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Council Vote: Unan~mously approved 6-0 Absent: ~Iayor SIHnk Agenda Item 13-A: Presented at th~s time was the res~gnat~on of Arch~tectural Rev~ew Board member Al Lambinon, for acceptance. Counc~l- member van den Steenhoven moved to accept w~th regret the res~gnation of Architectural Review Board member Al Lamb~non. Second by Counc~l- member Reed. Council Vote: Unan~mously approved 6-0 Absent: ~Jayor S,..ink Agenda Item 13-8: Presented at th~s t~me by Counc~lmember Reed \Vas a transmittal to the C~tv of excess funds ~n the amount of $10.89 by an elect~on comm~ttee, th~ Comm~ttee for Yes on Proposition N. The excess funds of 510.89 were accepted by order of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. Agenda Item l3-C: Presented at th~s t~me was the request of Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen for an execut~ve sess~on to discuss appo~ntment of an lnterlm City Manager. At 9:47 P.M. Councilmember Reed moved to adjourn to executive sess~on to d~scuss appointment 'of an ~nterim City Manager. Second by Counc~lmember van den Steenhoven. Counc~l Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Sw~nk The Council reconvened at 9:58 P.M. w~th all members present except Mavor S\V~nk. Counc~lmember van den Steenhoven moved to appoint David Doiter as ~nterim City Manager with a bonus ~f 5500 a month. Second by Counc~lmember Bambrick. Counc~l Vote: Unan~mously approved 6-0 Absent: Mayor Swink The C~ty Counc~l adjourned at 9:59 P.M. on motion of Councilmember Reed, second by Counc~lmember Bambrick, the adjournment to be in memory of the follow~ng ~nd~viduals' on behalf of Counc~lmember Bambr~ck in memory of Mrs. Frances M. Cosgrove, mother of Mrs. Colleen McHale and longtime resident of the community; on behalf of Mayor Swink, in memory of Lou~s K. Enr~quez, a member of the pioneer~ng Marquez family and longtime res~dent of the area; on behalf of Councilmember Reed,in memory of W~lliam C. Sm~th.a lifelong resident of Santa Mon~ca and owner of 8~11 Smith Electr~cal Contracting Company; on behalf of Mayor 409 Item w~ thdrawn City property author~zed to be used for O:tnstmas decorations I iRes~gnation of Al 'Lambinon accepted Excess funds by an election committee accepted 410 Sw~nk, ~n memory of Van B. Forsyth, longtime res~dent of the community. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0 Absent: /.Iayor Swink . ATTEST: APPROVED: , ."j i' S~ ~ '-h ./ . ~" - _"",.:..k:t. '-- j Joy e Snider VC~ ty Clerk /! / J' ~~- ~.~ g-evtnour Cohen Mayor Pro Tempore . . .