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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDI~GS
July 25, 1978
A regular meeting of the Santa Monlca Clty Council was called to order
at 7:57 P.~!. by Mayor Donna O'Brien SWlnk who led the assemblage ln the
pledge of alleglance to the United States of Amerlca. Mayor Swink then
lntroduced Reverend Chuck Wigglns of the Flrst Unlted Methodist Church,
who offered the invocatlon.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Donna O'Brien SWlnk
Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour Cohen
Councilmember John J. Bambrick
Councilmember Christine Reed
Councllmember Perry Scott
Councilmember ~athaniel Trlves
Councllmember Pieter van den Steenhoven
City Manager James D. Williams
Assistant City Attorney Stephen Stark
City Clerk Joyce Snider
Absent:
None
Ex agenda Item l3-C was added to the agenda on motion of Councilmember
Reed, second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
Consent Calendar:
The Consent Calendar was presented by the City Clerk after whlch
Councllmember Trives moved to approve the Consent Calendar wlth the
exception of Agenda items 6-F, 6-),1 and 6-Q, adoptlng the resolutlons
therein, readlng by tltle only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Councilmember Reed.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
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Agenda Item 6-A: The mlnutes of a regular City Councll meeting held
July 11, 1978 Here amended on page 8, Agenda Item l3-A, second paragraph,'
to read "second by Councilmember Reed", and approved.
Agenda Item 6-B: A request for reimbursement of departmental revolving II
cash funds: Clty Yards - $53.19; Transportatlon - S50.52; Library -
$67.02; Admlnlstrative Servlces - $150.31; Recreation & Parks - $129.07;
Police - $60.29, Has approved. I'
Agenda Item 6-C. Resolution ~o. 5056(CCS) entitled' "A RESOLUTION OF Resolutlon 5056
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY IQUltclaim Deed to
~tI\NAGER TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED TO A SEWER EASEME:\T", ,,.as adopted, ,sewer easement
approvlng Deed No. 38l(CC5). I
Agenda Item 6-D: Resolution No. 5057(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF Resolutlon 5057
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TTA MONI CA DECLARING ITS D:TENTIO~ TO I Intention to plant
PLANT TREES ALONG LINCOL" BOULEVARD BETWEEN PACI FIC STREET A"D OCEAN I trees along Lincoln
PARK BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ~1Ot-.;ICA. (TREE PLANTIXG DISTRICT Blvd. (No.5).
:\0. 5)", setting a pubhc hearing for August 22, 1978 to hear ob]ectlons I
to the proposed dlstrict, was adopted.
Contract 3068
~Solutlon ~u58
extends Memo of Under-
s tanmng wi th Trans-
portation Department
representative
organizatlons
Agenda Item 6-E: Resolution No. 5058(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA EXTENDING A ~EMO~I\NDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 4920(CCS)", extendlng
a Memorandum of Understanding wlth Transportation Department employees'
representative organlzatlons as requlred by Urban Mass Transportation
Act of 1964, as amended, was adopted, and Contract ~o. 3068(CCS) was
alvarded.
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ResolutIon 5059
destruction of City
records '
ResolutlOn 5060
Clams
ResolutlOn 5061
ClalIns
Ordmance 1098
Library fees
Ordillance 1099
Setting fees for
certaIn procedures
in connection wIth
land use
Contract 3061
purchase of City
property at Kansas St
Contract 3062
purchase of CIty
property at Strand St
Contract 3063
water well pumping
eqUlpment
EstablIshment of
assigned covered
parking ill Parkmg
Structure :iro. 4
Job classifIcatIon
specifIcatIons
Contract 3064
purchase of City
mmed property
Fees for fmgerprin-
ting
Agenda Item 6-F: Presented at this tIme was a resolutIon authorizing
destructIon of certain City records. After brIef diSCUSSIon Council-
member Scott moved to adopt ResolutIon ~o. 5059(CCS) entitled' "A
RESOLUTIO~ OF THE CITY COUXCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:irTA MO~ICA APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CITY CLERK, AND DIRECTOR OF ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE SERVICES OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MO:irICA TO DESTROY CERTAIN CITY
RECORDS U:irDER THEIR CHARGE, PURSUA~T TO SECTIO:ir 34090 OF THE GOVERNMENT
CODE OF CALIFOR~IA", readIng by title only and waiVIng further readIng
thereof. Second by Councilmember Reed.
CounCIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 6-G: Resolution No. 5060(CCS} entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COU:irCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA R~TIFYING THE COMPROMISE OF
CLAIMS FOR THE CITY FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED FROM
APRIL 12 to APRIL 19, 1978", and ResolutIon :iro. 5061(CCS) entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA R~TIFYI~G THE
COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY CHECKS ISSUED IN
JU:irE, 1978", were adopted.
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Agenda Item 6-H' Ordinance No. 1098(CCS) entitled: "AN ORDINA~CE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR USES OF
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 526(CCS), AME~DING
RESOLUTION NUMBER 28l2(CCS) BY DELETING THEREFROM SECTION 5.1, (PER-
TAINI:irG TO LIBRARY FEES}", was adopted.
Agenda Item 6-1: Ordinance :iro. 1099(CCS) entItled: "AN ORDINA;IICE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTIONS 9151, 9204,
9308E, 9511 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 9620 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE PERTAINING TO FEES FOR CERTAIN PROCEDURES 1;11 CONNECTION WITH THE
LAND USE, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS, SUBDIVISION, ARCHITECTUR~L REVIEW
A:irD L.~,D~~RKS AND HISTORIC DISTRICT ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANTA
"mNICA", was adopted.
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Agenda Item 6-J: Contract :iro. 3061(CCS) (Bid No. 1384) for purchase of
City-owned property located at Kansas and Stewart Streets was awarded to
George McHose In the amount of $112,665.00
Agenda Item 6-K: Contract No. 3062(CCS} (BId No. l385) for purchase of
CIty-owned property located at Strand Street and NeIlson Way was awarded
to Dr. Emanuel V. Felgln in the amount of $34,100.00.
Agenda Item 6-L: Contract Xo. 3063(CCS) (BId No. 1383) for purchase
of water well pumpIng equipment was awarded to McCalla Brothers, Inc.
by Issuance of P. O. No. 37694 In the amount of $6,694.96.
Agenda Item 6-M: Presented at this time was a recommendatIon for estab-
lishment of assigned, covered monthly parkIng In Parking Structure No. 4
condItIonal upon availabIlIty. After brief dIscussion Councllmember
Scott moved to approve the recommendation. Second by Councllmember Reed.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 6-;11: Job claSSIfIcation specificatIons for seven positIons,
FIre Mechanic, Motor Coach Operator, Xursery Attendant, PolIce Cadet,
Pool LIfeguard, Public Works Inspector and TransportatIon Maintenance
SuperIntendent, were approved as presented.
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Agenda Item 6-0: Contract ;110. 3064(CCS) for purchase of City-owned
property located southeast of OlympIC Boulevard between 20th Street and
20th Street Court was awarded to W. G. Wells In the amount of $38,000.00.
Agenda Item 6-P: A recommendation for modIficatIon of fees for CIvilian
fingerprInting was approved as follows: $20.00 for the fingerprInting
of applicants for polIce permits, Job applIcants for the Santa MonIca
UnIfied School DIstrIct S7.50, reSIdent $3.00 and non-resident $5.00,
was approved.
Agenda Item 6-Q: Presented at thIS tIme was a recommendatIon to waIve
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further b1dding and to accept bid of El Nacional of Caracas, Venezuela
in the amount of $78,000.00 for purchase of a newspaper press and
auxlllary equipment. After brief discussion Counc11member Scott moved
to approve the sale of the press and auxiliary equ1pment by adopt1on
of Resolutlon No. 5062(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAIVING FURTHER FORMAL BID PROCEDURE AND
ACCEPTING A BID FOR CIlEWSPAPER PRESS A:\D AUXILIARY EQUIP~IENT", was
adopted and award of Contract No. 3065(CCS). Second by Councllmember
Trives.
Councll Vote: Unan1mously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 6-R: Resolutlon No. 5063(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUXCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
4948, ADOPTED AND APPROVED NOVEMBER 22, 1977, TO CORRECT A CLERICAL
ERROR THEREIN", ln regard to code references relating to the Downtown
Redevelopment Project, was adopted.
Agenda Item 7-A' Presented at this t1me was a publlC hearlng to hear
protests regardlng the reconstruction of Tenth Court between Olympic
Boulevard and 450 feet northwesterly of Olympic Boulevard. The proof
of posting and mal11ng was ordered flIed by Mayor SWlnk. Mayor Swink
ordered the publlc hearlng opened at 8:12 P.M. Messrs. Marcel George
and Jerome Pearlman spoke in opposition to the proposed reconstructlon.
Alys Drobnick spoke in favor of the proposed reconstruction. There
being no other requests to address the Council, the publlC hearing was
ordered closed by Mayor SWlnk at 8:18 P.M. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen
moved to overrule the protests and authorize staff to prepare a resolu-
tion ordering the work to be accompllshed for presentat10n at the
Councll meeting to be held August 8, 1978. Second by Councilmember Reed.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 7-B: Presented at this t1me was a public hearing to hear
protests on the proposed vacatlon of Third Street from Broadway to
Colorado Avenue and vacatlon of Second Court and Thlrd Court between
Broadway and Colorado Avenue. The public hearing was opened by order
of Mavor SWlnk at 8 26 P.M. Oscar Messlng Dane spoke ln Opposltlon to
the p~oposed vacation. There being no other requests to address the
Councll, the public hear1ng was closed at 8:28 P.M. Councilmember
Tnves moved to adopt Resolutlon No. 5064(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO;.J
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S~~TA MONICA ORDERING THE VACATIO;.J
OF THAT PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN STREET KNOWN AS THIRD STREET BETWEEN
BROADWAY AND COLO~~DO AVENUE, AND THOSE CERTAIN ALLEYS KNOWN AS SECO;.JD
A;.JD THIRD COURT BETWEE;.J BROADWAY AND COLORADO AVECIlUE, ALL IN THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA", approvlng the proposed vacatlon of Third
Street. Second by Councilmember Reed.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 10-A: Presented at this time was a recommendatlon of the
Plann1ng Commission for establishment by ordlnance of standards and
procedures for cooperative apartments. After Councll discussion
Councllmember Trives moved to approve the recommendatlon of the Planning
Commlssion and instruct the Clty Attorney to draft an appropriate
ordlnance for submlttal to the Council. Second by Councllmember van
den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote' Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 10-B: Presented at this time was a recommendation of the
Plannlng Commlssion for changes in he1ght limits for the CA, CP, CR,
Ml and M2 districts. After Council d1scussion Counc1lmember Trives
moved to approve the recommendat10n for changes in height llmlts in the
CA, CP, CR, Ml and M2 dlstr1cts and to instruct the City Attorney to
draft an ordlnance for s ubmi ttal to the Ci tv Counci 1. Second bv Counci 1-
member van den Steenhoven. . .
Council Vote: Affirmatlve: Councilmembers Cohen, Reed, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, Swink
Negatlve:
Councilmember Bambrick
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Resolutwn 5062
Contract 3065
Purchase of newspaper
press from City by
El :-.Janonal of
Caracas, Venezuela
ResolutlOn 5063
amends ResoIutlon 494E
in regard to code
references
Public heanng
regardJ.ng Tenth Court
Public heanng
regarding vacation
of Third Street
City Attorney to
draft ord1nance
estabhsh1ng standarcl
and procedures for
cooperative apartment
C1ty Attorney to
draft ordmance for
changes In height
limits in CA, CP, CR,
~l and ~2 dlstr1cts
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Contract 3066
dba Ihsco La M:mica
for danclng establlsh-
ment
Contract 3067
A-I Lm-Ty DellKllltion
Company for demoli-
tion In the J);:""ntmvn
Shopplng Center
ResolutlOn 5065
endorsing HRJ 638 and
SJR 134 extending for
seven years the time
for ratiflcation of
the Equal Rlghts
Amendment
Agenda Item II-A: Presented at thlS tlme was a recommendation for approv-
al of a lease with Club Management Corporatlon for the operation of a
dancing establishment dba DISCO La Monlca on the Santa Monica Pier and
authorizatlon for the Citv Manager to execute the approprlate documents.
After dlScusslon Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to approve the
lease by award of Contract No. 3066(CCS) as recommended. Second by Mayor
Pro Tempore Cohen.
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Council Vote: Affirmatlve' Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, Swink
Negatlve:
Councilmember Scott
Agenda Item ll-B: Presented at this time was a recommendation for award
of a contract for demolltion In the Downtown Shopping Center to A-I Lin-
Ty Demolltlon Company In the amount of $124,999.00, the expendlture of
contingency funds in a total amount not to exceed $70,001.00 and inspec-
tlon fees of $5,000.00. Councilmember Trives moved to approve the
recommendation and award Contract No. 3067(CCS) to A-I Lln-Ty Demolitlon
, Company in the amount of $124,999.00. Second by Councilmember Reed.
Council Vote' Unanlmously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 12-A. Presented at thlS time was the request of Patrick Earl
for endorsement of House JOlnt Resolutlon 638 and Senate Joint Resolution
134, two resolutlons in Congress which would extend ratlfication time of
the Equal Rights Amendment for seven more years. Councllmember Trives
moved to adopt Resolution No. 5065(CCS) entitled' "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COU^CIL OF THE CITY OF SAKTA MONICA ENDORSING HRJ 638, AND SJR 134
EXTENDING FOR SEVEN YEARS THE TIME FOR RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS
AMENmlENT TO THE U. S. CONSTITUTION". Second by Councilmember Reed.
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Councll Vote: Affirmatlve. Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Trlves,
van den Steenhoven
~egatlve :
Councllmembers Cohen, Scott, Swink
Santa ~lonica Fair Agenda Item l2-B: Presented at thlS tlme was the request of the Santa
Houslng Alllance Monica Falr Housing Alllance to make a proposal to address the problem
proposed the adoptlOn of increaslng rents in the wake of the passage of Proposl tlon 13. Cheryl
of an ordinance Rhoden, Nell Weiner and Dora Ashford, representing the Santa ~lonica Falr
regulatlng the return Housing Alllance, outllned thelr proposal for adoptlon of an ordinance .
of funds realized from regulatlng the return of funds reallzed from the passage of Proposltlon 13
Proposltion 13 and regulatIng Increases in rent. The floor was then opened to the public
and the followlng persons spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance: .
Phlllip Malmln, Louis Katz, Allison D. S. L. Arnold, Patrlck Cranshaw,
Alex Novakovlch, Frieda Spector, Jlm Gormley, Jens Kruse, Nathan Gardels, i
Samuel Rothman, Damon L. Moore, Mlchael Vlvlan, Karen S. Boo, Claire Vonne,
Janet Roslund, Lllllan Simmons, Jeannette Orlando, Meyer Feldgreber, John
Wachter, Tom Clover, Brlan Kiely, Mark Levlne, Anne Schaefer and Irene
Woods. The following persons spoke In Opposltlon to the proposed ordi-
nance and in favor of allowing the housing Industry to pollce Itself:
John Jurenka, Norma Wllllams, Scott Trucker and Walter Schwartz. Before
taklng actlon on the proposed ordinance, the Councll heard Agenda Item
l2-C which was related to regulatlon of rent Increases.
Santa ~bnica Housmg
Task Force fonned to
enlist cooperatlon
of apartment m,ners
in regulatlng rent
increases
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Agenda Item l2-C Presented at this time was the request of Vlncent
! Muselll to speak regarding formation of the Santa Monlca Housing Task
Force. Vincent Muselli Informed the Council that an organizatlon entl-
tIed the Santa Monica Houslng Task Force has been formed and that the
Interest of the group was In enlisting the cooperatlon of apartment
owners In regulatlng rent Increases In a fair manner. The Council
discussed the matter of rent Increases in the Clty of Santa Monica and th
need for regulation of those increases. Councilmember Trlves moved
that a transcrlpt of the proceedlngs regardlng Agenda Items l2-B and
l2-C on rent Increases be provided to the Santa Monlca Fair Housing
Alliance, the Housing Industry Task Force on Rent Rellef, the Santa
Monlca Houslng Task Force and the Clty'S representatlves In Sacramento.
Second by Councilmember Reed. After dlscussion the motion was amended
to include the dlstributlon of cassettes to the agencies and persons
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outllned with the consent of the maker and the second of the motlon.
(ouncll Vote' Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, SWlnk
Negatlve: ~ayor Pro Tempore Cohen
Councllmember Trlves moved that the City Council endorse the 30 day
proposal of the houslng industry for self-regulation, as espoused by
Governor Brown. Second by Councllmember Reed.
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
By order of ~ayor SWlnk the Councll recessed at 11'20 P.M. The Council
reconvened at 11'30 P.M. with all members present. Councilmember van
den Steenhoven moved to continue past 11:00 P.M. Second by Councll-
memb er B amb ri ck.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item l3-A: Presented at this tlme was the request of Councll-
member Scott for discusslon regarding reports of boards and commlSSlons.
Councllmember Scott said that the Library Board has adopted a new rule
which suppresses any mlnority report to the City Council by a member
of the board and moved that the Library Board be lnstructed to remove thlS
rule from their rules. Second by Councilmember Reed (for purposes of
discussion). Library Board member Richard Fall explained that the rule
adopted was taken from Robert's Rules of Order due to the premature
actlons of a member of their board. After Council dlScussion Council-
member van den Steenhoven moved to table the item. Second by Council-
member Trives.
Cauncll Vote:
Affirmatlve:
Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen,
van den Steenhoven, SWlnk
Trives,
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I\egative
Councilmembers Reed, Scott
Agenda Item l3-B: Presented at this tlme was the request of the Clty
Attorney for an executive seSSlon to discuss pending litigatlon. At
11:37 P.M. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen moved to recess to executlve seSSlon.
Second by Councilmember Reed.
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
Council reconvened at 12:13 A.M. with all members present.
~ouncilmember van den Steenhoven moved to appropriate 525,750.00 from
the unappropriated reserves of the General Fund ln order for the City
Attorney to represent the Clty 1n pending llt1gation by the Santa Monica
Airport Assoc1at1on vs. the City of Santa ~onlca. Second by Council-
member Trives.
Councll Vote: Unan1mously approved 7-0
Agenda Item l3-C: Presented at thlS tlme was a recommendation of the
Clty Attorney for adoption of a resolution urging the elected offlcials
of the Unlted States representing the City to support the prlnclple of
local control of noise abatement at the Santa Monlca Municipal Airport.
Councilmember Scott moved to adopt Resolution ~o. 5066(CCS) entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU;.!CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA :-IONICA. URGII\G
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES REPRESEI\TI;'!G THE CITY TO
SUPPORT THE PRI;.!CIPLE OF LOCAL CO;'!TROL OF NOISE ABATEMEI\T AT THE SA;'!TA
~IOXIC\. MUI\ICIPAL AIRPORT", read1ng by title only and walving further
reading thereof. Second by Counc1lmember van den Steenhoven.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
At 12:14 A.M. Counc1lmember Reed moved to adJourn 1n memory of Jacob
"Jack" '.larkowltz, resld'ent of Santa Mon1ca for 37 years and co-o\;ner of
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30 day self-regula-
tion of housing
1ndustry endorsed
Dlscussion of Llbrary
Board procedures
$25,750 appropriated
for City Attorney
to represent C1 ty vs.
Santa lvlonlca Airport
Assonation
ResolutlOn 5066
urging elected
off1cials of U.S. to
support noise abate-
ment at ..urport
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Marbro's, a Santa Monica clothlng store, from 1940 until he retlred In
1977 and the store closed. Second by Councilmember Trlves.
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
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Donna O'Brlen Swink
Mayor
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