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CITY OF SANTA ~~XICA
CITY COUKCIL PROCEEDINGS
July 11, 1978
A regular meeting of the Santa ~onica City Councll was called to order
at 7:35 P.M. by ~Iayor Donna O'Brien SWlnk who led the assemblage In the
pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. Mayor Swink then
lntroduced Reverend B. Michael Blalne, Seventh Day Adventlst Church, who
offered the invocatlon.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Donna O'Brlen Swink
Mayor Pro Tempore Seymour Cohen
Councilmember John J. Bambrlck
Councilmember Chrlstine Reed
Councilmember Perry Scott
Councllmember Nathaniel Trives
Councllmember Pleter van den Steenhoven
Clty Manager James D. Williams
Asslstant Clty Attorney Stephen Stark
City Clerk Joyce Snider
Absent:
Rlchard Knickerbocker, City Attorney
Don Drowty, representing the Don Drowty Youth Foundatlon, presented a
framed picture to Clty ~anager Willlams for his efforts In regard to
~andicapped children and on the event of his resignatlon from the Clty
staff as announced the previous week.
Ex agenda Items 13-D and 13-E were added to the agenda by order of Mayor
SWlnk wlth consent of Council.
Consent Calendar:
The Consent Calendar was presented by the City Clerk after whlch Council
member Trives moved to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exceptlon
of Agenda Items 6-B and 6-F, adopting the resolutions therein, reading
by tltle only and waivlng further readlng thereof. Second by Council-
member van den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote. Unanlmously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 6-1\: The mlnutes of a special call Council meetlng held
June 20, 1978 and a regular Council meeting held June 27, 1978 were
approved as mailed.
Agenda Item 6-B: A resolutlon approving Flnal Tract ~ap ~o. 35118
subffilttcd by Cllfford Douglas for a twelve-unit condominium conversion
at 1217 - 20th Street, was contlnued at the request of Planning Depart-
ment staff.
Agenda Item 6-C: Resolutlon :-:0. 5048(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF S~~TA MO~ICA ACCEPTI~G A~D APPROVING
SUBDIVISION ~~P OF TRACT ~O. 33759", for a Slx-unlt condominium project
at 1241 Euclid Street by F. P. Mariani and J. H. Buss, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6-D: Resolution No. 5049(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTIO~ OF
THE CITY COUKCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING A~D APPROVING
SUBDIVISIO~ ~\P OF TR\CT ~O. 34126", for a subdivislon at 2620-2640 -
29th Street by Mlchael L. Keele, was adopted.
Agenda Item 6-E: Resolutlon No. 5050 (eCS) entl tled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING THE REGULATIONS
FOR THE AD)'lINISTR\TION OF THE CIVIC AUDITORIIDI", increaslng parking
fees at the Civic Audltorlum, was adopted.
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fun Drm,.ty presented
framed picture to
Cll)' ~hnager Wllllams
Final Tract ~fup Xo.
35118 contmued
Resoluhon 5048
subdivision map of
Tract 33759
Resolutlon 5049
subdi\~slon map of
Tract 34126
ResolutlOn 5050
lncreaslng parking
fees at the Civic
Audltorium
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Transfer of the lease~
hold for the Royal
Inn contlnued
ResolutlOn 5051
fees for educatlonal
still and motion
picture fllming
Ordinance 1096
dlsabillty absence
Ordlnance 1097
amending condominitnn '
tax law to delete
reference to subdi-
vidlng
Contract 3050
for refuse container
repalr servlce
Contract Ko. 3051
Los Angeles County
Contract No. 3052
Cathollc Youth Org.
Ordinance for intro- ,
ductlon establlshing i
fees for public .
llbrary
Ordlnance for intro-
ductlon settlng fees
for procedures ill
connectlon .,ith land
use
Agenda Item 6-F: A resolution consentlng to transfer of the leaschold
estate for the Royal Inn of Santa Monlca from the Royal Inns of Amerlca,
Inc. to a group headed by Carolyn Artis, .,as continued upon the advlcc
of the Clty Attorney.
Agenda Item 6-G. Resolution No. 5051(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO!\ OF THl
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA AMENDING SECTION 5-H OF RESOLU-
TIO~ ~UMBER 4740(CCS) PERTAINING TO FEES FOR COMMERCIAL STILL AND MOTIO~
PICTURE FILMBG ON CITY O1"~ED PROPERTY", was adopted.
Agenda Item 6-H: Ordlnance ~o. 1096(CCS) entitled: "AN ORDINA~CE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA .~IENDI~G SECTION 21041(8)
OF THE SANTA MONICA MU~ICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO DISABILITY ABSENCE",
! was adopted.
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Agenda Item 6-1: Ordinance ~o. 1097(CCS) entitled: "A~ ORDINA~CE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDI~G CHAPTER 6B, THE
CONDOMI~IUM TAX LAW, OF ARTICLE VI AND SECTIONS 9123C and 9123D OF THE
SANTA MOXICA MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO DELETE ALL REFERENCE TO SUBDIVI-
VISIONS A~D PROVIDE A BUSINESS LICE~SE TAX FOR CONDO~IINIUMS AND COOPERA-
TIVES", '.;as adopted.
Agenda Item 6-J: Contract No. 3050(CCS) (Bid Xo. 1382) for refuse
contalner repair service was awarded to Container Repair by issuance of
P. O. No. 37595 in the amount of $26,808.00 for use by the Sanltation
Department for the fiscal year 1978-79.
Agenda Item 6-K: Contract No. 3051(CCS) was a.,arded to Los Angeles Countt
and Contract No. 3052(CCS) was awarded to the Catholic Youth Organlzatlon!
for Summer Youth Employment Program using CETA Funds in the total amount j
of $123,415.00 to create part-time Jobs for approximately 208 youths.
Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this time was an ordinance for lntroductlo
establlshlng fees for uses of the public library. The publlc hearlng .,as
opened at 7:32 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. There being no one present'
to speak either for agalnst the ordinance, Mayor Swink ordered the publlc
hearlng closed at 7:33 P.M. Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to l'
lntroduce an ordlnance entitled: "A~ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHI~G FEES FOR USES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPEALING ORDINANCE ~UOIBER 526(CCS), A~~NDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2812(CCS) I
BY DELETD1G THEREFROM SECTION 5.1, (PERTAINIKG TO LIBR.;\RY FEES)", ,
reading by tltle only and waiving further readlng thereof. Second by
Councllmember Bambrlck.
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Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 8-B Presented at thls tlme was an ordinance for introduc-
tlon setting fees for certain procedures in connection with land use,
residential buildlng records, subdivision, architectural review and
landmarks and historic dlstrlct ordinances of the Clty. The public
hearlng Ioias opened at 7:45 P.)!. by order of ~Iayor Swink. After discus-
Slon it was agreed to continue the hearing untll later in the meetlng
to allow the Clty Attorney and the Plannlng Director to prepare language
to be included in the ordinance to set fees for evaluation of enVlron-
mcntal and fiscal lmpact reports. The ordinance was again dlscussed
after completlon of Agenda Item 8-B with the following result:
Asslstant City Attorney Stark suggested the followlng wording to be
added to Section 5 of the ordinance pertainlng to fees for planning and
zoning procedures: Envlronmental and Flscal Impact Report: "For
proccsslng each envlronmental or fiscal impact report, a fee of $400 for
each Sl,OOO,OOO of estlmated value of the project, with a mlnimum fee
of $500". Mayor Swink asked If anyone wished to address the Council.
There belng no onc prcsent desiring to speak for or against the ordinance~
the hearin~ was closed at 8:10 P.M. bv order of Mayor Swink. Council-
member Reed moved to lntroduce an ordinance entl tIed: "AN ORDINAKCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA AME!\DING SECTIONS 9151,
9204, 9308E, 9511 AKD ADDING A NEW SECTION 9620 OF THE SA~TA MOKICA
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MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO FEES FOR CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE L~~D USE, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RECORDS, SUBDIVISION, ARCHITEC-
TU~~L REVIEW ~~D LAND~~RKS AND HISTORIC DISTRICT ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA", as amended In regard to envlronmental and flscal impact
reports, readlng by tltle only and waiving further reading thereof.
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Ordinance regarding
I storage, use and sale
I of safe and sane
, fireworks falled
Agenda Item B-C: Presented at thls time was an ordlnance for adoption
adding to the Santa Monica Munlclpal Code provisions relating to the
storage, use and sale of safe and sane fireworks withln the City. After
dlscussion, Councllmember van den Steenhoven moved to adopt an ordlnance
entltled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDING CHAPTER 711. TO ARTICLE VI OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE,
RELATING TO THE STO~~GE, USE AND SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS WITHIN
THE CITY". Second by Councilmembcr Trives. Councilmember Reed moved
to amend the ordinance in regard to the hours of sale and "dis'charge of I
flreworks so that Sectlon 6720 read "Safe and sane fireworks, as deflned
in Section 12504 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of Callfornial
as amended from time to tlme, may be sold from 12.00 noon June 2B, througp
sunset July 4, and may be discharged from 12'00 noon July 3 through 12:00j
midnight July 4 of each year, pursuant to provisions of this ordinance,
and not othenns e." Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen. After dis cussion'
Councilmember Reed's amendment was approved bv the following vote: i
Councll Vote: Afflrmatlve: councilmemb~rs BambrIck, Cohen, Reed, I
Scott, Trlves, van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Mayor S"llnk
Councilmember Reed moved to reintroduce an ordinance entitled: "AN
ORDIKANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CHAPTER
7A TO ARTICLE VI OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE
STORAGE, USE AND SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY", as
amended In regard to hours of sale and discharge, reading by title only
and waivlng further reading thereof and opcnlng the floor for a public
hearing. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven. The motion was
approved by the following vote'
Councll Vote: Affirmatlve: Councilmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Reed,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, Swink
Negative: Councilmember Scott I
The publlc hearlng was opened at 8:06 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. I
Thcre belng no one present wlshing to speak for or against the ordlnance,!
the public hearlng was closed at 8:07 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. The i
motlon to reintroduce the ordinance failed by the following vote:
Council Vote: Afflrmatlve:
Councilmembers Reed, Trives, van
den Steenhoven
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Counci Imembers Bambrlck, Cohen,
Scott, SWlnk
Agenda Item 10-11.' Presented at thls time was a recommendation of the
Llbrary Board regardlng appointments to the Lay Advisory Board of the
Metropolitan Cooperative Llbrary System. Co~n~ilmember ~an den
Steenhoven moved the staff recommendation, i.e., that Hilda Glaser be
appolnted to the Lay Advisory Board of the Metropolltan Cooperative
Library System, and that Barbara Tillmon be appolnted as alternate
representatlve. Second by Councilmember Trives.
IHilda Glaser appointed
. to Lay Advisory Board
I'of the ~i=tropohtan
Cooperative LibraD'
System. Barbara
!Tlllmon as alternate
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 10-B: Presented at this time were proposed changes to
Sectlon 1110 of thc Santa Monlca Municipal Charter, which governs the
procedure for suspenslon, demotion and dlsmissal of City employees.
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Proposed changes to
Sectlon 1110 of
Charter to be included
on .'\pnl 3, 1979
ballot
ResolutlOn 5052
authorinng the sub-
mattal of a proposal
reques ting funds for
energy planning grants
Petltion regardmg I
formatlon of street
llght assessment ,
district on 12th Street
beu,een ~brguerita
and Carlyle
Carousel Park leases:
Roy Crlllckshank and
Jack Krught
Contract 3053
restaurant
Contract 3054
Ice Cream Parlor
Contract 3055
Plzzeria
Contract 3056
Water Slide
Contract 3057
Bath House
Contract 3058
~IerlY- Go- Round
Con t~act 3059
Cookie Factory
Councllmember Recd moved to approve the recommendation of the Personnel
Board, l.e. that proposed changcs to Section 1110 of the Santa Monica
Munlclpal Charter, whlch govcrns procedures for suspension, demotion and
dlsmissal of City employces, be included on the ballot at the next
municipal electlon to be held April 10, 1979. Second by Councilmember
van den Steenhoven.
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Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item II-A: Presented at this time was a recommendatlon for adop-
tlon of a resolution authorlzlng the submittal of a proposal requestlng
funds for an energy planning grant. After dlscusslon in regard to
related actlvlties by SCAG (Southern Californla Association of Govern-
ments), Councllmember Trlves moved to adopt Resolution No. 5052(CCS)
entitled' "RESOLUTIO~ OF THE CITY COUKCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~IOXICA
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A~ APPLICATIO~ IN RESPONSE TO THE ARGO~~E
NATIONAL LABORATORY RFP NO. 78-4299 TO DEVELOP A CO~PREHENSIVE CO~~IUNITY
ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGlli\M ACTION PLA~", reading by title only and waiving,
further reading thereof. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen, The motion i
was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, SWlnk
Negative:
Councilmember Reed
Agenda Item Il-B: Presented at thls tlme were recommendations regarding
formation of a street light assessment district on 12th Street between
Marguerlta and Carlyle, pursuant to a petition submitted by residents In I'
that area in 1973 requestlng installation of street lights, which instal-
latlon was delayed because of the national energy shortage. After dis-
CUSSlon Councllmember Reed moved to approve the staff recommendatlons, !
l.e. to adopt a new policy whereby all street Ilghting assessment dis- '
trlcts shall be funded directly by the property owners withln the dis-
trlct, resultlng in this instance In a cost to property owners of
approximately $800.00 for a typical lot; to dlrect the staff to prepare
new petitlon forms for the property owners to circulate and return to
the City for lmplementation should 60 percent of the owners now favor the
project, the petitlon to contain a full statement of cost. Second by
Councllmember Trives. After dlscussion the motlon was approved by the
following vote:
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Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item ll-C: Presented at this time wa~ a recommendatlon for apprev~
al of leases for a Carousel Park on Santa Monlca Pier. After dlscussion '
Councilmember Reed moved to approve the followlng lease agreements wlth 'f'
Roy Cruickshank and Jack Knlght, principals of the Carousel Park proposal
by award of contracts as follows: Contract No. 3053(CCS) Carousel
Restaurant; Contract No. 3054(CCS) Carousel Ice Cream Parlor; Contract I
No. 3055(CCS) Carousel Pizzeria; Contract No. 3056(CCS) Carousel Water ,
Sllde; Contract No. 3057(CCS) Carousel Bath House; Contract ~o. 3058(CCS)'
Carousel Merry-Go-Round, and Contract No. 3059(CCS) Carousel Cookie i
Factory, wlth minlmum rentals as dellneated on Page 3 of the staff report,
of June 20, 1978. Second by Councilmember Trives. After further dis-
cussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen moved an amendment to award Messrs.
Cruickshank and Knight, Principals, one master lease for the Carousel
Park development with the same minlmum rent and recapture provisions as
outllned In the staff report dated June 20, 1978, resultlng in income to
the City over a five year perlod of approxlmatelv $800,000. Discusslon
ensued, 1ncluding participation by principal Jack Knight regarding the
flnanclal stability of the lessees, after which the amendment falled by
the followlng vote:
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Councll Vote: Afflrmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Swink
Negatlve'
Councllmembers Reed, Scott, Trives,
van den Steenhoven
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The main motlon to approve Carousel Park leases was approved by the
follmoJing vote:
Council Vote:
Afflrmatlve:
Councilmembers Bambrick, Reed, Trives,
van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Councllmembers Cohen, Scott, Swink
Agenda Item Il-D: Presented at thls time was a recommendation for
approval of lease for a restaurant dba Gladstone's 4 Fish to be located
on Santa Monlca Pier. Mayor Swink acknowledged a request from a member
of the publlc to speak to the subject and Jack Slkking requested that
no structure be located on the perimeter of the Pier which would block
the Vlew and cause loss of fishlng actlvlties. Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen
moved to approve a lease agreement wlth Robert Morris for a restaurant
aoa-Gladstone's 4 Fish to be located on Santa Monlca Pler by award of
Contract No. 3060(CCS), the parking arrangement to be as outllned In the
staff report of July 5, 1978. Second by Councllmember Bambrick. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Reed,
Trlves, van den Steenhoven, Swink
Xegatlve:
Councilmember Scott
Agenda Item ll-E: Presented at thls tlme was a recommendation for
closure of the pedestrlan walkway between Pearl and Cedar Streets at
18th Street, pursuant to a petltlon submitted by residents of Tract ~o.
12401 in order to allevlate parklng and trafflc problems generated by
use of thls access to Santa Monlca College Campus. Councllmember Reed
moved to approve the staff recommendation authorizing temporary closure
or-the pedestrian walkway located between Pearl and Cedar Streets at 18th
Street for a one year period, staff to report to City Councll at the end
of that time. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item Il-F: Presented at this tlme was a recommendation for
adoptlon of resolutions increaslng daily and monthly parking fees In
beach parklng lots. After brief discussion, Councilmember van den
Steenhoven moved to adopt Resolution No. 5053(CCS) ent~~le~: "A
RESOLUTIO:'; OF THE CIW COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:\TA MONICA ESTABLISHD1G
PERMIT FEES, DESIGNATED AREAS AXD EXEMPT PERIODS FOR NIGHTTIME PARKING
DI BEACH PARKING LOTS", establishing a maximum parking permit fee of
$10.00 a month; and to adopt Resolutlon No. 5054(CCS) entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S~~TA ~ONICA ~~ENDING
SECTION 2A OF RESOLUTION NO. 1786(CCS) PERTAINING TO RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS FOR THE OPE~~TION OF PARKING LOTS ON THE BEACH", establishing a
maXlmum fee of $2.00 for daily parking, such fees to become effective
September 15, 1978, reading resolutions by titles only and walv~ng
further readlng thereof. Second by Councllmember Reed.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item Il-G: Presented at this time for consideration was a
demolition contract for the Downtown Redevelopment Shopping Center
Project. City Manager Williams reported the recommendatlon of staff
that the matter be held over to the Council meetlng of July 25, 1978,
to allow tlme for further clar~fication of the validity of a llcense of
one of the blddlng contractors. There being no objection, ~ayor Swink
so ordered.
Agenda Item 12-A' Presented at thls tlme was the request of Joseph L.
Miko, representlng a commlttee of merchants and property owners of the
Santa Monlca Mall, to address the Councll regarding the proposed People
~over for the Santa Monica Mall. The followlng persons spoke in support
of installlng a people mover system at the Santa Monica Mall: Joseph
~iko, Don Drowty and Bob Zweibel. Alan Indictor requested that a
declslon in regard to lnstalling a people mover at the Santa Monlca
Mall be delayed untll the report of the Mall Improvement Commlttee is
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Contract 3060
dba Gladstone's 4
Fish
Closure of pedestrian
wallaoJav between Pearl
and Cedar Streets at
18th Street
ResolutlOn 5053
increasing mon~~ly
parking fees in the
beach parking lot
ResolutlOn 5054
, increasing dally
i parklng fees in the
I beach parking lot
Demolitlon contract
for Dov.'Iltown
Redevelopment Project
contlnued
Staff to report to
Cotnlcil in 60 days
regardlng proposed
People ~bver for the
Mall
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submittedto the City Council. Durlng discussion it was noted that recelpt
of the Mall Committee report regarding the people mover is anticlpated
wlthln 60 days. Councilmember Trives moved to refer to staff the recom-
mendation of the Santa Monlca Mall Merchants and Property Owners Commlttee
for a people mover system to be installed at the Mall. Second by Mayor .
Pro Tempore Cohen. The motlon was approved by the following vote
Councll Vote: Afflrmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed,
Trlves, van den Steenhoven, SWlnk
i Xegatlve: Councilmember Scott
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Alison D. s. L. . Agenda 12-B: Presented at this time was the request of Alison D. S. L.
Arnold presented [' Arnold regardlng the status of the City Planning Commisslon and related
request regardlng topics. Ms. Arnold recommended that review of future condomlnium
status of the PlanninJ conversion applications and other actions by Cl ty agencies address the
COlllI1llssion and relatea lmpact of those actlons on people displacement, human values, and preser-
tOplCS [ vatlon of unique life styles; that a public hearing be conducted to
I conslder recall of certaln Planning Commlssloners and to consider the
general status and purpose of the Planning Commlssion as a whole; that
apartment residents be provlded with information relating to proposed
condominium converSlons. Xo action was taken.
Tom Wright and Ruben
Haro retention of
thelr positions as
Ci ty gromdskeepers
request presented
John L. Hult' s plan
for fmding of social i
serVlces '
Staff report by the
Police Department
dlscussed
SectlOn 11209
regarding campalgn
contributions
referred to Cl ty
Attorney for reas-
sessment
Agenda Item 12-C: Presented at this time were the requests of Tom Wright
and Ruben Haro regardlng the retention of their posltlons as City grounds
keepers. Tom Wright and Ruben Haro requested retentlon of the City
groundskeeper posltions which had been eliminated due to passage of
Proposition 13 (Jarvis-Gann Initiative). John Baida, Clty employee wlth
the Parks Department, requested reevaluatlon of employee lay-offs caused
by the passage of Proposition 13 and proposed review of park and recre-
ation operatlons. No action was taken.
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Agenda Item 12-D: Presented at thls time was the request of John L. Hult
regardlng a plan for funding of social serVlces through establishment of
the Santa Monlca Community Resource, an organization authorized to collec
donatlons from residents, employees and others for disbursement to soclal
service and charitable agencles servlng Santa Monlca, the Resource Board
to be established through a Charter initlatlve process. :\0 action was taken
Agenda Item 12-E: Presented at this tlme was the request of Blll Emanuel
Jlm Davls and Pat Geffner to dlscuss a staff report by the Pollce Depart-
ment regardlng crlme reductlon programs. Councllmember Trlves moved to
allow a representatlve of S~4C (Santa Monlcans Against Crime) to speak
for 15 minutes on behalf of that group. Second by Councilmember Scott.
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
Jim Davis, representing S~l4C, sald that the alternatives proposed by the
police report were lnsufflclent and made additlonal suggestions to help
eliminate crlme in the community. Karl Rydgren and Michael Tarbet urged
that citizens form nelghborhood watch groups for protection agalnst
crlme. The Councll discussed the matter. No actlon was taken.
Agenda Item 12-F: Presented at this tlme was the request of Willlam H.
Jennings regarding revision of Section 11209 of the Santa Monica Municipa~
Code, whlch addresses the Ilmitation of campalgn contributlons by I
lndividuals and entltles. WillIam Jennings, an lndlvidual, and Robert
Myers, representlng the Santa Monica Fair Housing Alliance, questioned
the constitutlonallty of setting dlfferent dollar limltatlons on campaign
contributions from persons and buslness entitles, pursuant to Section
11209 of the Santa Monlca Municipal Code, and requested reassessment and
revision of the ordinance. After discusslon Councllmember Reed moved
to refer to the Cltv Attornev and Fair Election Practices CommlSSlon for
revi e\." the matter equall nng" the disparity In campalgn cont rlbution
Ilmltatlons by lndivlduals and entlties and the matter whereby buslnesses
are allowed to contrlbute to ballot measures but not to campalgns of
candidates on the ballot. Second by Councilmember van den Steenhoven.
After dlscussion In regard to the scope of responsibility of the Fair
Election Practices Commlssion, Councilmember Trlves moved to recess
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to executlve sesslon at 10:45 P.M. to obtain legal counsel regarding
pending Iltigation. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Gouncll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
The Councll reconvened at 10:57 P.M. with all members present. Councll-
member Reed moved to reword the motlon to refer to the Clty Attorney
for reVlew and investigation with the District Attorney the matter of
equalizlng the disparity ~n campalgn contrlbutlon limitations by
indlviduals and entltles and the matter wherebv buslnesses are allowed to
contrlbute to ballot measures but not to campaigns of candidates on the
ballot, the Clty Attorney to report back to the City Council in thirty
days. Second by Councllmember van den Steenhoven.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Counc~lmember van den Steenoven moved to contlnue the meeting past
11:00 P.M. Second by Councllmember Trives.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 12-G: Presented at thls time was the request of Torn Levine,
representlng the Westslde Volunteer Bureau, for fundlng of Social
Services programs for a six-month perlod to allow agencles time to
develop other fundlng sources to replace those cut from the 1978-79
Clty budget. The following persons spoke In support of a six months
extenslon of social serVlce funding: Tom Levine, Edward L. Hearsey,
Alison D. S. L. Arnold, Mollle Lowery and Laurie Rozet. After dlscussionj
CounCllmember Reed moved to approve an extension of funds for social !
serVlces at fifty percent of thelr request wlth the exception of the i
Westside Ecumenlcal Conference which has secured alternative fundlng from'
a buslness entlty In the communlty. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
The mot~on failed by the following vote (five votes are required for
the appropriation of funds):
Council Vote: Affirmatlve" Councilmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Reed,
Swink
Kegatlve:
Councilmembers Scott, Trives, van den
Steenhoven
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Tom Levme of l\es tsidc
Volmteer Bureau
request for fmding
denied
Staff to report on
feasibilltv of a
bicycle concession
on City property
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
. Agenda Item 13-A: Presented at thls time were appointments to various Lmcoln Vaughn
City Boards and Comm~sslons to be made from Counnl nominees. The :appOlnted to the AH-
Council hrs t cons idered one vacancy on the Airport Commisslon for a ! port COnmUsslOn
term endlng June 30, 1982. Councllmember Bambrick, Cohen, Scott, Trives,:
van den Steenhoven and Mayor SWlnk voted for Lincoln Vaughn. Councll-
member Reed voted for Richard C. Rue. Llncoln Vaughn was therefore
appolnted to the Alrport Commission.
The City Councll next cons ldered two vacanCles on the Architectural Don Prochnow and
Review Board for terms endlng June 30, 1982. Don Prochnow was appointed Vincent C. ~luselh
by unanimous vote to the firs t vacancy on the Archl tectural Review Board'l appo~nted to the .
The Council then voted on the second vacancY on the Archltectural Review, }\rchltectural Renew
Board. Councilmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Scott, Trives and Mayor Swink Board
voted for Vincent C. Muselll. Councilmembers Reed and van den Steenhoven
voted for Beth O. Wood. Vlncent C. Muselli was therefore appolnted to
the second vacant pos~tion on t~e Archltectural Revlew Board.
.
Agenda Item 12-H: At this time Joey Harris presented hls request to
operate a bicycle rental and repair service from a traller to be located
on prlvate property at 187 Appian Way or on Clty property under the
auspices of the Park and Recreation Department as a conceSSlonalre.
After dlscusslon Councilmember Reed moved to request staff to investigate
the feasibility of locatlng a bicycle rental and repalr service on City
property near the blkepath and report back to City Council. Second by
Councilmember Trlves.
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Helena Hult, ll'llham
A. Anderson and Dr.
Saul Larks appolnted
to the Comnussion on
Older Americans
Robert Klelgman,
Dorothy La Tour and
Victor R. Plukas
appointed to the
Landmarks Commission
Donald HOHland
appointed to Personnel
Board
Robert Sullivan
appolnted to Planning
COffiffilSSlon
~fargaret Verge and
David Durst appointed
to Rccreatlon & Parks
Commisslon
Jack E. Zehnder
appointed to
Bmldlllg & Safety
Commisslon
The Council then considered three vacancies on thc Commission on Older
Amerlcans for terms ending Junc 30, 1982. Helena Hult Has appointed by :
unanimous vote to the flrst vacant posltlon on the Commlsslon on Older I
Americans. The Councll then voted on the second vacancy on the commlsslot
on Older Americans. Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed, Scott and
Mavor Swink voted for William A. Anderson. Councllmembers Trives and
van den Steenhoven voted for Danlel Cohen. Wllllam A. Anderson was :
therefore appointed to the second vacant positlon on the Commlssion for I
Older ,\mericans. The Councll then voted on the thlrd vacant posltion
on the Commission on Older Amerlcans. Councllmembers Bambrick and Mayor
SHlnk voted for Danlel Cohen. Councllmembers Cohen, Scott, Trlves and
van den Steenhoven voted for Dr. Saul Larks. Councilmembcr Reed voted
for Dr. Valerija Raullnaitis. Dr. Saul Larks Has therefore appolnted to
the third vacant posltion on the Commlssion of Older Amerlcans.
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The Council next consldered three vacanCles on the Landmarks Commission
for a term ending June 30, 1982. Councilmember Tri ves movcd to appolnt
Robert Kleigman, Dorothy La Tour and Vlctor R. Plukas for the three
vacancies on the Landmarks Commisslon. Second by Councllmcmber Reed.
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
The Council next considered tHO vacancies on the Librarv Board for a term
endlng June 30, 1982. Councilmembers Bambrick and Reed voted for H.
Richard Horst. Councilmembers Cohen, Trives, van den Steenhoven and
Mayor Swink voted for Ellzabeth Hoag. Councilmember Scott voted for
H. Wllliam Fugard. Ellzabeth Hoag was therefore appointed to the first
vacant posltion on the Llbrary Board. By unanimous vote, the Councll
appointed H. Richard Horst to the second vacant position on the Llbrary
Board.
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The Council next considered a vacancv on the Personnel Board for a term
ending June 30, 1982. Councllmember~ Bambrlck, Cohen, Scott, Trives,
van den Steenhoven and Mayor Swink voted for Donald HOHland. Council-
member Reed voted for ~ancY Freedman. Donald Howland was therefore
appointed to the Personnel' Board.
The Councll next cosidered one vacancy on the Plannlng Commlssion for a
term ending June 30, 1982. Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Scott, Trives
and Mayor Swink voted for Robert Sul1lvan. Councilmembers Reed and
van den Steenhoven voted for HenD' McGee, Jr. Robert Sulllvan was
therefore appointed to the Planning Commlsslon.
The Councll next considered tHO vacanCles on the Recreatlon and Parks
Commisslon for a term endlng June 30, 1982. Councilmembers Bambrick,
Cohen, Reed, Scott and van den Steenhoven voted for Margaret Verge.
Councllmember Trives voted for A. D. Williams. Mayor SWInk voted for
David Durst. By a vote of flve In favor, Margaret Verge was nominated
to the flrst vacant positlon on the Recrcation and Parks Commisslon.
Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Scott and Mayor SHink nominated and
voted for David Durst for the second vacant positlon. Councllmembcrs
Reed, Trives and van den Steenhovcn votcd for Dorothy Ehrhart. David
Durst was therefore appointed to the second vacant position on the
Recreation and Parks Commlssion.
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Clty Clerk Snider reported that the Recreatlon and Parks Department had
requestcd that no appointments be made to the Youth Advisory Councll at
thls tlme because commlttee reorganizatlon lS under study by that depart-
ment.
The Councll next consldered the vacancy on the Buildlng and Safety
Commission for a term ending June 30, 1981. Councilmember Reed moved
to nomlnate lncumbent Jack E. 2ehnder to the Building and Safety
Commission. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote. Unanlmously approved 7-0
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Jack E. Zehnder was therefore appolnted to the BUllding and Safety
Commission.
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The Councll next consldered four vacanCles on the Electrlcal Board of
Appeals. City Clerk Snlder pOlnted out that four vacanCles on this
Board occur simultaneously whereas Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
110Z provides that terms of not more than two members expire in each
succeedlng year. Councilmember Reed moved to appolnt Gordon Haycock,
~orman J. Smlth, Al Thomas, and Tommy Thompson to the Electrical Board
of Appeals and to request the Clty Clerk to lmpartially select two of
them to serve a two-vear term and two of them to serve a three-vear
term. Second by May~r Pro Tempore Cohen. .
Council Vote
Unanimously approved 7-0
The Council next considered the vacancy on the Plumbing and Mechanlcal
Board of Appeals for a term endlng June 30, 1981. Councllmember Reed
moved to nomlnate lncumbent Manuel Almeida. Second by Councilmember
Trives.
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Manuel Almeida was therefore appointed to the Plumbing and Mechanlcal
Board of Appeals.
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Agenda Item 13-B: Presented at thls tlme was the request of Councll-
member Bambrlck for discussion of the proposed location of the liquid
natural gas termlnal at Point Conceptlon. Donald A. Cash, Dlstrict
Manager, Southern Callfornia Gas Company, descrlbed costs, delays and
problems of other sltes proposed for the terminal and requested Council
conslderatlon of a resolution to be presented to the Public Utlllties
Commission at their hearing on July 31 In support of locating the llquld
natural gas terminal at POlnt Conceptlon. Alison D. S. L. Arnold
protested location of the liquld natural gas terminal at Point Conception
After discusslon Counnlmember van den Steenhovcn moved to adopt Resolution ~o.
SOSS(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIOl\ OF THE CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF
SA~TA MONICA URGING THE STATE PUBLIC UTILITIES CO~~lISSIO~ TO LOCATE A
LIQUID NATURAL GAS TERMINAL AT POINT CO~CEPTION", reading by title only
and waiving further reading thereof. Second by Councllmember Bambrick.
Councll Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrlck, Cohen, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, Swink
Negative:
Councllmember Reed
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IGOrdOn Haycock, Norman
I.T. Sm<th, A1 Thomas
i and Tommy Thompson
lappo<nted to Electri-
I cal Board of Appeals
i
!'.Ianuel Almeida
jappointed to
IPlumblng and
IMechanlcal Board
lof Appeals
I
;
!
; Resolutlon 5055
support of proposed
location of liqUld
i natural gas temnal
: at Pomt Conception
Agenda Item 13-C: Councilmember Bambrlck presented a status report on I S~atus report on
the Ci ty School Tas k Force on Summer Recreation and des cribed di ffi cuI ties Clty School Task
encountered by the Task Force in thelr attempt to finance keeplng the i Force on Swmner
school grounds open durlng summer vacatlon. Councilmember Bambrick moved! Recreatlon presented
to request an approprlatlon of $15,000 to fund a p~ogram to keep ~ity
school grounds open for the summer. The motlon failed for lack of a
second. Madellne White spoke In support of keeping school sites open
and staffed for use by children durlng the summer. Council dlscussed the
matter. No action was taken.
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Agenda Items 13-D and 13-E: Presented at this time was the request of
Mayor Swink for an executive seSSlon to discuss personnel matters and
the request of the City Attorney for an executive session to discuss
pending litlgation. At 12:15 A.M. Councllmember Reed moved to adjourn
to executive seSSlon to discuss personnel matters and pending litigation.
Second by Councllmember Trives.
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
The Councll reconvened at 12:55 A.~l. with all members present. The City
Councl1 adjourned at 12:55 A.M. on motion of Councllmember Reed, second
by Councilmember van den Steenhoven, the adjournment to be in memory of
the following lndivlduals: on behalf of Mayor Swink, In memory of
.
Personnel and
Executlve session
held
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Mabel H. Moody, a long-time resldent of the communlty, and Ernestlne
Sepulveda, a bay area resldent for 65 years; and on behalf of Council-
member Reed, in memory of Har0' P. Dodson, a long-time resldent of the
community and the first charter member of the Heritage Square Museum
Soclety.
.
Council Vote:
Unanimously approved 7-0
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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LO~~!?lY)~u~L
Donna O'Brle~ SWlnk
~Iayor
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J/~f:i2zut<L~,-,
rVCl ty Clerk
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