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CITY OF SA~TA MO~ICA
CITY COU~CIL PROCEEDINGS
June 15, 1979
An adjourned meeting of the Santa ~lonlca Citv Council was called to order
at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor van den Steenhoven who'led the assemblage In the
pledge of allegiance to the United States of America.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Pleter van den Steenhoven
Mayor Pro Tempore ChristIne Reed
Councilmember John J. Bambrick
Councllmember Ruth Yannatta Goldway
Councilmember WIlliam H. JennIngs
Councilmember Perry Scott
Councilmember Donna O'BrIen Swink
City Manager Charles K. McClaIn
City Attorney RIchard Knickerbocker
Cl ty Clerk Joyce Snider I
Agenda Item 7-A: Presented at this time for reVIeW and adoption was the Presented at
City Budget for Fiscal Year 1979-80 and allocation of Federal Revenue )1 tIme was the
sharing funds, contInued from the meeting of June 12, 1979. The City Budget for F
CounCIl continued their review of the City budget for FIscal Year 1979-8011979-80 and
and the follmdng motIons were made: : of Federal R
! shanng funr.
~layor Pro Tempore Reed moved to delete from the Police Budget two amber :
lens light bars proposed to be mounted on two anImal control trucks whichjDelete from
were elimInated from the budget at the meeting of June 12, 1979 (page l27.~~d~etbtwo ~
lIne 3). Second by Councilmemebr Yannatta. The motIon was approved by ! 19 tars.
the follOWIng vote'
CounCIl Vote
Affirmative: Councllmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Scott, Swink, Yannatta and Mayor Pro
Tempore Reed
~egative:
Mayor van den Steenhoven
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to restore $75,000 to the budget
tennis court lights (page 145, line 8). Second by Councilmember
The motIon was approved by the follOWIng vote:
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for i Restore $75,
BambrIck budget for 1.
court lights
Council Vote: AffIrmatIve: Councllmembers BambrIck, Scott,
Yannatta and Mayor van den Steenhoven
I\egative:
Councllmembers JennIngs, Swink and
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
Councilmember JennIngs moved to reduce the expenditure for a !,-ton Reduce expel
pickup truck for use by the RecreatIon & Parks Department from a : a "-ton pid
recommended amount of $6,496 to $3,000 to be used for renovation of the iforusebv I
present pickup truck rather than replacement by a new one (page 146, linel tion & Pa~ko
20). Second by Mayor van den Steenhoven. The motlon was approved by I approved.
the follOWIng vote: I,
Council Vote: AffIrmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings,
Scott, SWInk, Yannatta and Mayor van
den Steenhoven
I\egative:
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to restore $4,500 to the budget to resur-
face three tennis courts at Marine Park (page 146, line 17). Second
by Councllmember Bambrick. The motion fal1ed by the following vote:
CounCIl Vote: Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
::-Jegative:
Councilmembers Scott, Swink, Yannatta
and Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
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Restore $4,'
get to reSll.
tennis COUll
~50 for a
message
for Recrea-
ks Depart-
roved.
'5 approved
'se of dump
,roved.
Jurchase
, for Re-
. Parks -
'0 to budget
creatIon
partment
.01 program
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to restore to the budget $350 for a
telephone message recorder for use by the RecreatIon & Parks Department
(page 147, llne 44). Second by Councilmember BambrIck. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: CounCllmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Yannatta and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Councllmembers Scott, SWInk and ~ayor
Pro TeNpore Reed
Councilmember Jennings moved to delete $3.850 from the cost of a turf
sweeper for use by the RecreatIon & Parks Department (page 147, line 38).
Second by Mayor van den Steenhoven. Following discussion, ~ayor van den
Steenhoven wlthdrew the second and Councilmember Jennlngs withdrew the
motIon. Councilmember Jennings moved to delete $52,000 recommended for
the purchase of a dump truck for use by the Recreation & Parks Department,
(page 153, line 2). Second by Mayor van den Steenhoven. FollOWIng
dlScusslon, :lavor van den Steenhoven withdrew the second and the motion
failed for lack of a second. Councilmember Yannatta moved to approve
$52,000 for purchase of a dump truck for use by the RecreatIon & Parks
Department and to authorlze retention of the existing dump truck for use
as an alternate as long as it is operable (page 153, line 2). Second
by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed. The motIon was approved by the following vote
Xegative:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilrnembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Councilmember Scott
AbstaIn:
Councllmember SWInk
Mayor Pro Tenpore Reed moved to add, on page 155, a specific long range
goal of addressing solution of problems at the 2600 Beach ParkIng Lot.
Second by Councllmember Swink.
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 7-0
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to include $350 for purchase of a stereo
for use by the Recreation & Parks Department at the Memorial Park Senior
Center (page l67, lIne 9). Second by Councilmember Yannatta. The motion
faIled by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffIrmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Yannatta and
Hayor van den Steenhoven
Councilmembers Jennings, Scott, SWInk
and Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
Councilmember Yannatta moved to add $18,000 to the budget to increase
the RecreatIon & Parks Department after-school program, the Recreation .
& Parks DIrector to work WIth the School Board to mlnlmize City liabilltY1
(page 168, lIne 10). Second by Councllmember Jennings. The motion was I
approved by the following vote:
CounCIl Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Bambrick, Jennings,
Yannatta and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Negative:
NegatIve:
Councllmembers Scott, Swink and Hayor
Pro Tempore Reed
o to Li- Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to add $11,000 to the Library Budget to
et to re- ~ restore the book acquisition rate to its preVIOUS level (page 170, line
book acqui 15). Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed.
e J approve .
I CounCIl Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
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~ayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to include ln the budget $73,281 to fund
library personnel and equipment listed as PrIorltles 1 through 7 on page
2 of a memorandum dated June 7, 1979, form the CIty Librarian (pages 170
and 172). Second by Councllmember Yannatta. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
CouncIl Vote: AffirmatIve: Councilmembers Bambrick, JennIngs,
Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
NegatIve:
Councllmembers Scott, Swink
Include 573,:
fund library
and equipmeil'
Mavor van den Steenhoven moved to delete $70,000 proposed for Installatio~ Delete $70,(
of' a pedestrian walkway to the Carousel Park Water Slide at Santa Monica jlnstallation
PIer (page 179, lIne 5). Second by Councllmember Jennings. The motion Idestrian \.alk
was approved by the followlng vote: I!
CouncIl Vote: AffirmatIve: Councilmembers Bambrick, JennIngs,
Scott and ~ayor van den Steenhoven I
~egatIve: Councllmembers SWInk, Yannatta and
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
~ayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to reVlse, on page 85, SpecifIC Goal ~umber
1 to read: "Authorize staR to market the land lease parcels north of
the aIrport runway for uses compatible with uses at the Barclay-Curci
site, excluding the SIte adjacent to Clover Park on the south." Second
by Councilmember Scott. The motion failed by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Scott and Mayor Pro
Tempore Reed
Negative:
Councilmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Swink, Yannatta and Mayor van den
Steenhoven
Councllmember Jennings moved to delete SpeCIfIC Goal Number 1 ("Continue
to prOVIde direction for the development of aIrport compatible land
uses at Santa Monica Airport and obtain F"~~ approval for industrial
offIce development north of the rum....ay. ") on page 85. Seeond by
Councilmember Scott. The motion failed by the follOWIng vote:
Councll Vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers JennIngs, Scott,
Yannatta
~egative:
Councllmembers Bambrick, Swink, Mayor
Pro Tempore Reed and Mayor van den
Steenhoven
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to add $20,000 to Contractual Services
oudget of the EnVIronmental SerVIces Department for an Airport use study
for a total budgeted amount of $30,000 (page 90, line 17). Second by
Mayor van den Steenhoven,
Add $20,000 l
tual Service"
the EnvironT,~
Services Dep.-
approved.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Hayor van den Steenhoven moved to delete 560,000 from the amount proposed Delete $60 OC
for installatIon of storm drains on Pearl Street, reduClng the storm drain installati~n
budget from $185,000 to $125,000 (page 91, line 4). Second by Council- drams on Pe.-
member Yannatta.
CounCIl Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
J>.Iayor van den Steenhoven moved to delete the amount of $400,000 reconunendedAdd 525 000 i
for housing site acquisition in the Environmental SerVIces Department for hiring a
budget and request staff to report in regard to a proposal for in-place iDirector in :
housing (page 91, line 1). Second by Councilmember Yannatta. FollO\.,ring !mental Servi,_
dIScussion, Mayor van den Steenhoven WIthdrew the motion. Councllmember 'failed.
Jennings moved to add $25,000 for hIring of a Grants DIrector in the
Environmental SerVIces Department (page 86), Second by Councilmember
3
e EnVlron-
rvlces
.r salary
:;es, approv
Yannatta. The motion failed by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Counci1member Jennings
Councilmember Bambrick, Scott, Swink,
Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and
~ayor van den Steenhoven
Counci1member Yannatta moved to add to the EnVIronmental Services budget I
$4,200 for salary and expenses for members of the Redevelopment Agency --
$50.00 a meetIng, up to $100.00 per month (page 94, line 19). Second
by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed. The motion was approved by the followlng vote
Negative:
CounCIl Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings,
Yannatta and Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
~egative:
Councl1members Scott, Swink and Mayor
van den Steenhoven
o to Plan- I lvlayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to add S 2,000 to the PlannIng Department
rtment ! budget for conference and travel expenses in the State of California
r conferenC1 for members of the PlannIng CommissIon, Architectural ReVIew Board and
1 expenses, the Landmarks Commission (page 102, lIne 9). Second by Councilmember
Yannatta.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
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I The CouncIl recessed at 9:36 P.M. and reconvened at 9:45 P.~. WIth all
members present.
5,000 pro-
relocation
affic sig-
led.
75,000 for
tion of
Hic signal
iled.
Councl1member Yannatta moved to revise Goal 5 on page 201 to read
"Develop methods to better utilIze existing parkIng and methods of
obtaInIng new parking facilItIes in coordlnation WIth other planning
agencles \\'1 thin the City." Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Councilmember Jennings moved to delete $25,000 proposed for relocation of
the traffic signal at Main and Pler Avenue to lvlain and Marine Streets.
(page 211, line 2). Second by Councilmember Yannatta. The motion failed
by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffIrmatIve: CounCllmembers Jennings, Yannatta
~egatlve:
Councllmembers Bambrick, Scott, SWInk,
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and Mayor van
den Steenhoven
Councilmember Jennings moved to delete $375,000 proposed for moderniza-
tIon of eight traffic signals along Llncoln Boulevard (page 211, lIne 3).
,The motIon failed for lack of a second.
Councllmember Jennings moved to delete $105,000 proposed for moderniza-
tlon of five traffIC signals at Hollister and ~eilson Way, Marlne and
~ellson Way, Main and Pica, Ocean and Pico and 26th and Broadway (page
211, line 1). The motion faIled for lack of a second.
Councllmember Yannatta moved to add on page 219, SpeCIfIC Goal Xo. 4:
"FInd ways to conserve electrICIty." Second by f-Iayor Pro Tempore Reed.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Councllmember JennIngs moved to reduce the amount of $56,000 recommended
for purchase of a cab and chaSSIS for use by the General Services
Sanitation Department to $26,000 for refurbishing the present cab and
chaSSIS (page 241, line 4). Second by Councilmember Yannatta. Fo1lowlng
dIScussIon, Councllmember JennIngs WIthdrew the motIon.
Councllmember Jennings moved to delete $200,000 recommended to enclose
the sanitation transfer statIon (page 241, line 2). The motion falled
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for lack of a second.
Councilmember Yannatta moved to add, on page 247, SpecIfIc Goal No.6: I
"Review impact of City codes, practices and industry on sewage and examinl'
possible incentives for conservatlon." Second by Mayor Pro-Tempore Reed.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
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I Increase the
I Council tray
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Mayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to increase the City Council travel budget
to $8,000 ($1,000 per Councllmember and $2,000 for the Mayor) and to
revise the per dIem policy to allow reimbursement of all reasonable and
necessary expenses over $10 with receipts; also that Councilmembers may
transfer travel funds among themselves without Council approval (page 26,
line 9). Second by Councilmemebr Yannatta. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings, Scot
Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
I\egative:
Councllmember Swink
Councllmember Scott moved to delete from the budget the positlon of the
As~istant City Manager (page 32). The motion failed for lack of a second~
}Iayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to Increase the salary of the Loss Preven-
tion Manager from $18,000 to $23,000 (page 32). S~cond by Mayor van
den Steenhoven. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Yannatta, ~ayor Pro TeMpore Reed and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Councilmembers Scott, Swink
Councilmember JennIngs moved to add $10,000 to the City Clerk's Election
Budget to fund a measure on the forthcomIng ballot to amend the Charter
to hold CIty elections on the same dates as General ElectIons in even
numbered years (page 40). Second by Councllmember Yannatta. The motIon
failed by the followlng vote:
Council Vote: Afflrmatlve: Councilmembers Jennings, Yannatta
:\egative:
Councllmembers Bambrlck, Scott, SWInk,
Mayor Pro Tempore Reed and Mayor van
den Steenhoven
Hayor Pro Tempore Reed moved to retaIn the pOSItIon of Intermediate
Clerk in the City Clerk-Records Management budget (rather than reclaSSIfy
and delete $2,000 from the salar)' ("?age 44). Second by Councilmember Scott. The
motIon failed by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Scott and Mayor Pro
Tempore Reed
Negative'
Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings, SWln ,
Yannatta and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to add 52,400 for rental of a computer
printer terminal for use by the Finance Department (page 46, line 7).
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed. The motion Kas approved by the following
vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: COtlncilmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
Scott, SWlnk, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Abstain:
Councllmember Yannatta
Increase sill-
Loss Prevent
ger salarY f
$18,000 t~ $
approved.
Add SlO,OOO
Ci tv Clerk's
Budget, fail
To retain tn
of Intermerli.
III the Ci tv
Records !v1a~;:J
failed.
Add $2,400 ;
of a comput,~
tenninal fOl
the Finance
Councilmember Yannatta moved to increase the budgeted amount of the Increase Ut
UtilIty Tax Rebate Program from ($20,000) to ($30,000) on page 9, line 4. Rebate Prog.
Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed. approved.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
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hree ~ETA j Councilmember Scott moved to not make permanent the three CETA employee
pOSltlOns positions proposed for use by the Finance Department (page 48, footnote).
e Departmenl Second by Mayor van den Steenhoven. The motion failed by the following
, failed. vote' . .
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::puty City
II's,
0,000 pro-I
an emer-
~ door from)
1 1 Chambers r
I ~0.531l
the DUa:get
i <;cal vear
'S amended.
I :\0.5312
he basIc
Council Vote: Afflrmative. Councilmember Scott
.'Jegative:
Councilmembers BambrIck, JennIngs,
SWInk, Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Ceuncllmember JennIngs moved to add to the budget of the City Attorney
two Deputy Clty Attorney II's, one Deputy CIty Attorney I and one
Consumer AffaIrs Specialist to receIve a Legal ASSIstant salary for a
total of $93,000 (page 66). Second by CouncllmembeT SWlnk. The motIon
was approved by the following vote:
Councll Vote: AffirmatIve: Councllmembers BambrIck, Jennings,
SWInk, Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore
Reed and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Councilmemher Scott
Mayor van den Steenhoven moved to delete the amount of $20,000 proposed
for an emergency exit door from the Council Chamber (page 77, line 5).
Second by Councllmember Scott. The motion failed by the following vote:
Councll Vote: Affirmative: Councllmembers Scott, Swink and
Mayor van den Steenhoven
~egatlve:
Councilmembers Bambrick, Jennings,
Yannatta and Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
Councllmemebr Yannatta moved to adopt Resolution No. 5311(CCS) entltled:
"A RESOLUTIO~ OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEJ,R 1979-80, AS AMEI\DED", reading by tItle only and \valving
further reading thereof. Second by Councllmember Bambrick.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Agenda Item 9-A: Presented at thIS tIme was a resolution revising the
basic water service rate. Following discussion, ~ayor van den Steenhoven
moved to adopt Resolution No. 5312(CCS) entitled: itA RESOLUTIO~ OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~O~ICA REVISI~G THE BASIC WATER RATE
FOR WATER SERVICE SUPPLIED BY THE SANTA MO~ICA WATER DIVISION", reading
by tItle only and waIVIng further reading thereof. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore Reed. The motIon was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Afflrmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, JennIngs,
Swink, Yannatta, Mayor Pro Tempore Reed
and Mayor van den Steenhoven
Negative:
Councilmember Scott
At 11:16 P.M. Councilmember Swink moved to recess to executive session
to consIder a personnel matter. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Reed.
Councll Vote. Unanimously approved 7-0
The CouncIl reconvened at 12:31 A.M. WIth all members present. Mayor
van den Steenhoven announced that no actIon had been taken. Mayor Pro
Tempore Reed moved to adjourn the meetIng at 12:32 A.M. Second by
Councilmember Bambrick.
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk
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Pleter van den Steenhoven
Mayor I
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