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M-7/10/1979 CITY OF SAXTA ~O~ICA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDI~GS July 10, 1979 A regular meetIng of the Santa MonIca City CouncIl was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor van den Steenhoven who led the assemblage in the pledge of allegIance to the UnIted States of AmerIca. Mayor van den Steenhoven then Introduced ASSOCIate Pastor Leland HesseltIne of the Seventh Day AdventIst Church, who offered the InvocatIon. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Pieter van den Steenhoven Mayor Pro Tempore Christine Reed Councllmember John J. Bambrick Councllmember Ruth Yannatta Goldway Councllmember WillIam H. Jennings Councllmember Perry Scott Councllmember Donna O'BrIen Swink Absent: City Manager Charles K. McClaIn Assistant Cltv Attornev Stephan Shane Stark CIty Clerk Joyce SnIder CIty Attorney RIchard KnIckerbocker Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved that the request of the City Manager for an I executive seSSIon (Agenda Item II-D) be continued to the end of the agendar Second by Councilmember Scott. CounCIl Vote: Unanimoulsy approved 7-0 FollOWIng discussion, Councilmember Yannatta WIthdrew her request that Sgtr' Brackett. Santa !\Ionica PolIce OffIcer's ASSOCIatIon representatIve. address the Council (Agenda Item l3-F) and moved to InVIte Sgt. Brackett to be heard In executive seSSIon. Second bv Councllmember Bambrick. The motion: was approved by the following vote: - , CounCIl Vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers BambrIck, Jennings, Scott, Swink, Yannatta and Mayor Pro Tempore Reed :\egatlve: Mayor van den Steenhoven At 7'35 P.~. the CIty CounCIl recessed and met as the Parking AuthorIty. The CounCIl reconvened at 7:36 P.M. WIth all ~embers present as lIsted on the roll call. 'Consent Calendar: IThe Consent Calendar was presented by the CIty Clerk after WhICh Mayor !Pro TeNpore Reed moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception iof Agenda Items 6-H, 6-1, 6-J and 6-K, adoptIng the resolutions and ordInances therein, reading by tItle only and waIVIng further reading thereof. Second by Councllmember Bambrick. CounCIl Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0 ,Agend Item 6-A: A request for reimbursement of departmental revolving Icash funds: AdmInistratIve SerVIces - $215.31; AIrport - $57.15; iTransportation - $76.54, was approved. Agenda Item 6-B: ResolutIon No. 5334(CC5) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~ICA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO PLA~T TREES ALO~G SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD BETWEEN 14TH STREET A~D 17TH STREET WITHI~ THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA" , settIng a publIC hearIng to hear obJec- tIons on August 14, 1979, was adopted. 1 Consent Caler approved, WI' tlon of 6-H, 6-K Request for I ment of depaJ cash frmds. ResolutIon ~, IntentIon-to trees on San. Blvd. No. 5335 ~,genda Item 6-C: ResolutIon ),[0. 5335(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE publIC-- CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA ~ONICA DECLARI),[G ITS I~TEKTIOK TO ORDER ~arding vaca HE VACATIO:-.J OF THAT CERTAIX ALLEY KKOWN AS FIRST COURT FRml ARIZO\'A 1St Court A.VENUE TO 200 FEtT NORTHKESTERLY IK THE CITY OF SA:\TA!>IONICA, CALIFORxIA", la Ave settIng a publIC hearIng at 7:30 P.l'-l. on August 14, 1979, ,,'as adopted. I !A.genda Item 6-D: ResolutIon No. 5336(CCS) entitled' "A RESOLUTIOK OF THE ~ITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO\'ICA WAIVING COMPETITIVE BID PROCEDURE l"-XD AUTHORIZING DIRECT \'EGOTIATIOK A:\D PURCHASE OF A \IE~IORIAL TABLETTRI~J?;IERj" ras adopted a~ard~ng Sontract ~o. 3367(CCS) to SmIth-Bennet Co., by ISSU- . I~nce of P.O. :\0. 4118,. r,"-genda Item 6-E: ResolutIon :\0. 5337(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTIO!\ OF THE ICITY COU~CIL OF SANTA MO!\ICA ACCEPTI!\G A!\D APPROVI~G 5UBDIVISIO\, MAP OF TRACT 1\0. 34630", for a sIx-unit ne\V condominium proJect at 1337 Centinela ~venue, by BIlly KeIst, was adopted. ~il.genda Item 6-F: Resolution \'0. 5338(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THl CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 5A\'TA MONICA ACCEPTI\'G A~D APPROVI1\G SUBDIVI - SIO,\J MAP OF TRACT NO. 35255, for a l6-unItnewcondominIum proJect at 848- 854 LIncoln Boulevard, by Shambhu Lal Kayastha, \Vas adopted. b..genda Item 6-G: ResolutIon No. 5339(CCS) entitled- "A RESOLUTI01\ OF THE' 'ICITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SA\'TA MONICA ACCEPTING A\'D APPROVING SUBDIVI- SIO:\ MAP OF TRACT \'0. 36073", for a five-unit new condomInium proJect at :1141 Seventeenth Street, by SIdney DIamond and Bruce Schultz, was adopted. ~A.genda Items 6-H, 6-1, 6-J, 6-v: Presented at this tIme were resolutions approving FInal Tract '\Iap :.Jo. 35261, submItted by Ernest and LIsa Auerbach and Harold and RIesa Howard for a 30-unIt condomInium converSIon at 605 !San VInCente Boulevard, Final Tract Map Ko. 35276 submitted by Ernest and iLIsa Auerbach fo~ a ~~-U~It co~domInlum conversion at 914 Lincoln Bou~evar~ IFInal Tract Map ~o. J~27/ submItted by Ernest and LIsa Auerbach and Rlchar4 !K. Boas for 23-unIt condomInium converSIon at 1228 Fourteenth Street and I ~Inal Tract ~Iap No. 35284 submItted by Haidar and Maryam Tadayon for a il6-unit condomInium conversion at 1724 Montana Avenue. Councilmember "annatta moved to consider these agenda ite~s together and to adopt Resolution Ko. 5340(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTIO:-J OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:.JTA )IO\'ICA ACCEPTIXG AND APPROVI~G SUBDIVISION l'-l"-P OF TRACT )JO. 35261", Resolution No. 5341(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTIO!\ OF THE CITY ~OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA!\TA MO\'ICA ACCEPTING AND APPROVING SUBDIVISIO~ ~IAP OF TRACT ~O. 35276", Resolution No. 5342(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTIO,\J 'OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:\TA l'olO='IICA ACCEPTI:.JG A'\D APPROVIl\G i I'SUBDIVISION 'clAP OF TRACT :'>JO. 35277" and ResolutIon ='10. 5343([CS) entltled: I "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COU:\CIL OF THE CITY OF SA~TA MOnCA ACCEPTI:\G : ~~D APPROVING SUBDIVISION l'-l~P OF TRACT NO. 35284", with the added stIPU- lation that approval of the final subdivisIon map does not release the isubdivider from complIance, If any, wIth the rent control ordlnance :requirement for an exemption or removal permit, readIng the resolutIons by IltItle and waiving further readIng thereof. Second by Councllmember .BambrIck. The motIon was approved by the following vote: No. 5336 IIuetItlve I . memorial Iflller. No. 5337 r 1'Ina1 ,0. 34630 No. 5338 r Fmar- {o. 35355 :.10. 5339 r FInal {o. 36073 :\0. 5340 r F mal .Jo. 35261 .\0. 5341 r Finar- {o. 35276 No. 5342 n::mal ,0. 35277 No. 5343 :- Final {o. 35284 Council Vote' AffirmatIve: Councilmembers Bambrick, JennIngs, . Scott, Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed I and Mayor van den Steenhoven AbstaIn: Councilmember Swink \'0.5344 <\genda Item 6-L: Resolution :.io. 5344(CC5) entltled: "A RESOLUTIO:\ OF THE , a slde- t'CITY COUl\CIL OF THE CITY OF SA:.JTA MOl\ICA AUTHORIZIXG A SIDEWALK SHOPPI='IG 1Il the Sant ALE BY THE CHA\IBER OF COMMERCE ON THE SA:.iTA '\IO\'ICA MALL", h-as adopted. I . 1128 (CCS) A.genda Item 6-'\1: Ordlllance No. 1128(CCS) entitled: "A)J ORDI:.JA:.iCE OF THE JIl of sales CITY COU:JCIL OF THE CITY OF SA:-JTA HONICA REPEALING SECTIO~ 6500.269 OF THE General SA!\TA ;\IO:JICA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATI!\G TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS OF iSALES A\'D USE TAX", "as adopted_ 2 I ! , i I I I I Agenda 6-N: Ordinance 1\0. 1129 (CCS) entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY bdmance 112' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA1\TA MONICA INCORPORATING UNIFORM BUSINESS CODE egar ing-cov, APPENDIX CHAPTER 11, COVERED J'.i4.LL BUILDINGS, AS MODIFIED MARCH 13, 1978 uildmg regu AND ~~Y 16, 1979 BY THE SANTA MONICA BUILDING AND SAFETY COJ'.~IISSION, INTO SECTION 8103 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE", was adopted. Agenda Item 6- 0: Contract :-.10. 3368 (CCS) (Bid No. 1433) for stationery and office supplles was awarded to the following low bidders in a total con- tract amount of $20,000.11: to Stationers Corporation by lssuance of P. O. No. 40968: to Eastman, Inc. by issuance of P. O. No. 40969, and to Boise Cascade Corporation by issuance of P. O. No. 40979. Agenda Item 6-P: Contract ~o. 3369(CCS) (Bid:\o. 1464) for contlnuous forms was awarded to Moore Business Forms in the amount of $3,355.62 for use by Data Process Division. Agenda Item 6-Q: Contract No. 3370(CCS) for water main replacement in the Downtown and Ocean Park Redevelopment areas was awarded to P & J Utilities, plus engineering and contingencies in a total amoUnt of $430,000.00. Agenda Item 6-R: Contract No. 3371(CCS) was awarded modifying aCETA public service employment contract. Agenda Item 6-S: A recommendation for ratification of reV1Slons of the job classification specifications of EDP systems and Programming Supervisor and Youth SerVlces Counselor, was approved as presented. Agenda Item 6-T: As recommended by staf~the Director of Finance was instructed to draw a warrant made payable to Shirley I. Woods and her attorney of record, Errol Gordon in the sum of $4,919.00 in full accord and satisfaction of the judgment in the case entitled Shirley I. Woods v. Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines, Superior Court Case No. C 142460. ontract 3368 id 1\0. 1433 ionery and 0 upplies. ontract 3369 ld No. 1464 uous foms I ICon tract 3371 \nodlfymg CET :service emplo iRecorrmendatio :slOns of Job ications. Warrant 'Drm,n :Shulev I. We istml or' $4,919 , I Agenda Item 6-U: The settlement of a case entitled Steven C. Hillbourne, iSettlement of et al. v. Clty of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. WE C 49594, was approvediStevenC. Hil as recommended bv staff and the Director of Finance lnstructed to draw et al. v. C11 a warrant made payable to Steven C. Hillbourne and his attorney of record, Santa Monica Olney, Levy, Kaplan & Tenner, ln the amount of $8,250.00 as full and com- 'Iv'E C 49594 plete settlement of the case. ! I Agenda Item 7A: Presented at this tlme was a public hearing of an appeal ~peal by He. by Herbert R. Kaplan from the denial of the Planning Commission for a aplan from t change of zone at 2617 - lIth Street, legally described as lot 1, Tract ~ the Plann; 5217, from District Rl to R2. The proof of publication and mailing were lon for a ~ ordered flIed by order of Mayor van den Steenhoven. Mayor van den one. Steenhoven entered into the record a letter from Leo and Vio1iet Hamerski expressing opposition to the zone change in order to retain and preserve single famlly residential areas in the City. The public hearing was opened at 7:46 P.M. by order of Mayor van den Steenhoven. Laurie Kaplan representlng the appellant, and Paul Theodore spoke in favor of permittin a zoning change to allow development of a four unit condominium on the property. There being no one else present wishing to speak regarding the subJect, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to close the public hearing at 7:56 P.M. Second by Councilmember Yannatta. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Following discussion, Councilmember Yannatta moved to arprove the staff recommendation and to uphold the determination of the City Planning CommlSS1on to deny an application for a change of zone at 2617 - 11th 3 ion for inal Tract '02 for a condomi ion for .on to sell City Par- ures. ~ ion for an ~",pnding nding mac- Street. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed. !was approved by the following vote: I i After discussion the motlon Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item II-A: Presented at thlS tlme was a recommendatlon for denial of Final Tract Map No. 35202 for a seven-unit condominlum conversion at 844 - 7th Street by Henry Pascoe. William A. Ross, Attorney representing .the developer, spoke in favor of approving the Final Tract Map which he said is substantially in compllance with the approved Tentative Tract ~ap. A member of the public, AlIson Arnold, spoke in opposition to approval of the Flnal Tract Map allegIng that the developer had not obtained necessary permits. Following discussion Mayor Pro Tem~ore Reed moved to continue the matter pendIng determination by the BUllding Officer and ia report to Council as to the efficacy of the work done and whether lt is in compliance with the code. Second by Councilmember Scott. The motion was approved by the following vote: Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings, Scott, Swink, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and Mayor van den Steenhoven. Negative: Councilmember Yannatta Agenda Item lIB: Presented at this time was a recommendation for authorization to sell addltlonal permits in City Parking Structures. A member of the public, Gary Bongartz, requested that signs in City ,ParkIng Structures give clear instructions as to parking regulations. I Following discussion, ~ayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to approve the staff 'recommendation, i.e., authorizing staff to sell a maximum of fifty addItional parking spaces in each parking structure on the level below the roof on an open parking system basis eleven months per year, exclud- ing the month of December each year; that a monthly parking fee be !approved in the amount of eleven dollars per space per month for in- ',district parkers and fourteen dollars per space per month forout-of- district-parkers. Second by Councilmember Swink. Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item ll-C: Presented at this time was a recommendation that the i Clty Attorney prepare an ordinance amending newsrack vending machines I regulatlons. FollOWIng discussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending newsrack vending machlne regulations, expanding the specified zone to include Fifth and Sixth Street from Wilshire to Santa Monica Boulevard and including ln the ordinance a requirement for notice by the City to news rack owners prior to City action for abandonment or repair of news rack vending machines. Second by Councilmember Yannatta. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item ll-D: (Continued to end of agenda) Agenda Item l3-A: Presented at this time was the request of the Councll- member Jennings for discussion regarding direction to the Personnel Board to study the City affirmative action plan and make recommendations re- garding the hiring and promotion policies of the City. Councilmember Jennlngs moved to direct the Personnel Board to study the City's affirmative action plan and make recommendations regarding the hiring and promotion policies of the City. Second by Councilmember Scott. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 4 Agenda Item l3-B: Presented at this time was the request of Mayor van den Steenhoven for discussion regarding a resolution of the County Area Ag~ncy on Aging regarding acceptance of County Transportat~on I.D. cards w~thout photos. Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to cont~nue the subJect for th~rty days for staff to report to Council. Second by Councilmember Scott. After discussion the motion was approved by the following vote. Council Vote: Aff~rmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Scott, Swink, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and Mayor van den Steenhoven. Negative: Councilmembers Jennings and Yannatta Agenda Item l3-C: Presented at this time was a request of Mayor van den Steenhoven for d~scussion regard~ng the request of the County Board of Supervisors for staff support or liaison to the local Community Coordi- nating Council serving Santa Mon~ca. There be~ng no objection, Council- member Jennings was designated as Council liaison to the local Community Coordinating Councils by order of Mayor van den Steenhoven. Agenda Item 13-D: Presented at this time was a request of Mayor Pro Tempore Reed regard~ng a report on Safe and Sane Fireworks Sales. Ma~or Pro Tempore Reed moved to request that staff and charitable organizat~ons that sold fireworks report to Council on financial and general results of fireworks sales ~n the City and that the item be agendized within the next two council meet~ngs. Second by Councilmember Yannatta. Counc~l Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Agenda Item l3-E: Presented at this time was the request of Mayor Pro Tempore Reed to hear the request of Geraldine Kennedy to make a state- ment regarding housing proposals submitted by U.S. Condominium Corpo- ration. Geraldine Kennedy requested that full public notice be given of the request for Proposal for development of properties at 175 Ocean Park Boulevard and Barnard Way. Councilmember Jenninss moved to hear a member of the public who had requested to speak. Second by Council- member Bambrick. Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 Carey Peck represent~ng the U.S. Condominium Corporation addressed the CounCIl. Council d~scussion ensued after which Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved that the Counc~l set aside its preVIOUS action (conceptual approval or-tne project) and direct staff to Issue requests for proposals giVIng a' SIX week response date, ~ndlcating In the request for proposals that dIfferent mIxes will be conSIdered includIng one in whIch the City gives the land In return for addItional housing, and that full publ~c notice and due process of evalution take place. Second oy Counc~lmember Scott. Following br~ef discuss~on, Mayor van den Steenhoven moved a subs~tute motion that, conditional upon the City Attorney's written approval that the Counc~l has acted respons~bly and properly, the CounCIl uphold their ; former action (conceptual approval of the hous~ng proposal of U.S. I Condominium Corporat~on) and set the close of bus~ness on July13, 1979 as the final date by whIch other proposals will be accepted, w~th the under- standIng that the publ1c hearmgs w~ll be held by approprIate agenc~es Involved. Second by Councilmember Bambrick. The substitute mot~on was approved by the follow~ng vote. Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, JennIngs, SWInk, Yannatta and Mayor van den Steenhvoen Negative: Councilmember Scott and Mayor PYO Tempore Reed 5 Discussion Area Agency i i iD~scussion i ding the COI !of Supervisol' Request rega report on S8. Sane Firewor' Statement to request reg;! housing prop' sublTIl tted by CondolTIlnium { 1 Agenda Iter! Il-D: (Continued): Presented at this tlJlle K_as the request of I the Cl ty Nana&er to hold an executl \'e seSSlon ln order that the Clty COW1Cll i may lnstruct Lity representatives concernlng salaries, salary schedules . or compensation paid ln the form of fringe benefits. There being no objection, Mayor van den Steenhoven ordered that the Council recess to executive session. The Council reconvened at 11:54 P.M. wlth members present as listed in the Roll Call. Mayor van den Steenhoven announced that no action had been taken. At 11:55 P.B. on motion of Mayor van den Steenhoven, second by Council- member Swink, the meeting was adjourned in memory of the following individuals: On behalf of ~ayor Pro Tempore Reed, in memory of Mildred Ferry, a long time active worker in the community; on behalf of Council- members Bambrick and Swink, in memory of L. Jack Sheets, a long-time resident and businessman in the community active in many community affairs; on behalf of Councilmember Bambrick, in memory of Oreste Marzlcola, grandfather of Rosario and Carina Perry; and on behalf of Councilmember Swink, in memory of Warner T. Betts, a long-time resident of the community. Councll Vote: Unanimously Approved 7-0 ATTEST: APPROVED: './ E---d;.'e/sn.lde~ [6~y Clerk ! ~0<-./{/a"'-'~r /~~?1 At 'e Pieter van den Steenhoven ~layoT 6