M-9/23/1980
CITY OF SA~TA ~ONICA
CITY COUKCIL PROCEEDIXGS
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September 23, 1980
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order at
7.30 P.'!. by ~ayor Bambrick who led the assemblage in the pledge of
allegiance to the United States of America. ~ayor Bambrick then intro-
duced Reverend J. Carlyle Gill, St. Augustine's by the Sea, who offered
the invocation. The Council met as the Redevelopment Agency. Fallowing
the Redevelopment Agency meeting, the City Council meeting was held at
7:45 P.~.
Roll Call. Present: Mayor John J. Bambrick
Mayor Pro Tempore Ruth Yannatta Goldway
Councilmember William H. Jennings
Councilmember Christine E. Reed
Councilmember Chervl Rhoden
Councilmember Perry Scott
City Manager Charles K. McClain
Acting City Attorney Stephen Stark
City Clerk Ann ~. Shore
Absent:
Councllmember Pieter van den Steenhoven
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Councilmember Reed moved to bring forward for early discussion Agenda
Items 7-A, 8-A and 8-B, and to add Agenda Items l3-G, l3-H and 13-1.
Second by Councllmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember van den Steenhoven
Agenda Item 7-A. Presented for consideration was a public hearing to
hear comments on accomplishments of the City's Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) program. The proof of publication was filed by order
of the ~ayor. The staff report was presented. Discussion was held. The
public hearing was opened at 7'55 P.M. Russell Barnard spoke in regard
to recent Council actions on the Airport land use and ~all related to the
CDBG program. There being on one else Wishing to speak on the subJect,
~ayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to close the publiC hearing at
7:57 I.M. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember van den Steenhoven
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Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to take the comments under
advisement and consider them at the time that allocations are to be
considered and to indicate to the public that submitted written comments
will also be reviewed. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember van den Steenhoven
Agenda Item 8-A and 8-B: Presented for consideration was an ordinance
(in emergency and regular form) declaring a six months moratorium on
commercial development in the downtown bUSiness district. The staff
report was presented, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to hear
members of the public for three minutes each. Second by Councilmember i
Scott. FollOWing diSCUSSion, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway wlthdrewl
the motion thereby permitting five minutes to speakers. Council discussion:
was held. The public hearing was opened at 8:30 P.M. The follOWing
persons spoke in favor of an ordlnanc~ declaring a moratorium on commer-
cial development in the downtown business district: Dorothy ~erken;
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Pub.Hearing -
City's Comm.Dev.
Block Grant
Consideration for
Ordinance for
6-mo. moratorium
on comm. dev. in
downtown bus.dist
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Barbara-Jo Osborne, representing Santa Monica Fa~r Hous~ng Alliance;
Denn~s Zane; Clyde Jones; James Sooran~; Betty S. Mueller. The following
persons spoke ~n opposltion to an ordlnance declaring a moratorlum on j
commerclal development in the dOw~town buslness dlstrict: Martln Bender; .
James W. Baker; Isadore Kapelowltz; V. C. Bud Mathis, Los Angeles Count}
Building and Construction Trades Counc~l; George Zurow, Field Representa-
t~ve for Carpenters Local Xo. 1400; Stephen Lublanetsky; Thomas Vardaro; i
Harry Mow; Michael D. Miller, representing the Chamber of Commerce; 'I'
William A. Floyd; John C. Little; Leonard E. Freed, Bus~ness Representa-
tive from Local Union 11, District 3, Deborah Cohen; LOUle J. Xelson, I
Business Manager, County Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Xo. 2; John '
Dudzlnsky (who read a letter from Thomas Barnard); John Jurenka; Norbert
W. Pieper; John Jay, Real Estate Representative, Safeway Stores Inc;
Jack Welchman; Jim Zidell, Sherman L. Stacey; Joseph Miko, Sr.; Russell
Barnard; John L. Hult; Karl Schober; Isa Felnsteln; Herbert Kendall,
'Glenn Sundby; Jlm Federas, John Hawkins; Pete Moore and M. Dav~d Paul.
There being no one else wishlng to speak on the subJect, Mayor Pro Tempore
Yannatta Golway moved to close the public hearing at 11:24 P.M. Second
by Counc~lmember Reed. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember van den Steenhoven
Discuss~on was held. Counc~lmember Reed moved to direct staff to review
laws or regulat~ons that have to do with noise associated with early
morning constructlon actlvitv immediately adjacent to residential neigh-
borhoods and return to Council with a plan for laws or administrative .
regulations tightening up the ability of the City to regulate uses of the I
publiC right-of-way and their best advise as to how to proceed to regulate
much more closely several different related areas which, in some instances,
now cause a gross inconvenience to the populace. Second by CounCllmember '
Scott. Following discussion, the motion was approved by the following
vote:
Councll Vote' Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmember van den Steenhoven
During diSCUSSion, Councllmember Rhoden withdrew Agenda Item l3-G
(changing hours of construction in residential areas to no earlier than
8:00 A.M.) because of its relationship to their discussions.
Following diScussion, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to lntro-
duce an ordlllance entitled: "AX ORDIXAXCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAXTA ~lONIC.>\ DECLARIXG A ,!ORATORIU,! 0:'\ CO:'\STRUCTION AND DE/>IOLI-
TIOK IX THE CEKTRAL BUSIKESS DISTRICT", reading by title only and waiving
further reading thereof, enacting a moratorium on development from the
middle of Second Street to the center l~ne of Ocean Avenue and from
Colorado Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard, prohibiting construction of over
two stories and one times bulk. Second bv Councllmember Rhoden. Follow-
ing discussion, and with the consent of the second, Mayor Pro Tempore .
Yannatta Goldway amended the motion to provide that the moratorium last
for nine months, that it include a vested rights clause effective thiS
evening and exemptions for buildings of less than two stories and one
times bulk or bUildings which the BUilding Officer deems unsafe and that
it exclude formation of a Citizens Committee. The motion was approved by
the follOWing vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Yannatta Goldway,
Jennings, Reed, Rhoden
Negative:
CounCllmembers Scott and Mayor Bambrick
Absent:
Councllmember van den Steenhoven
Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldwav moved to enact a moratorium on develop-,
ment in the remainder of the downtown business district for build~ngs '
over 3.3 bulk, for buildings which do not have parking at one per 300
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square feet, and for buildIngs over two storIes and one times bulk whIch
have not submItted a focussed ErR on traffIC Impact to be revIewed by the
Planning CommiSSIon. The motIon failed for lack of a second.
At 12:19 A.~I., Councilmember Scott moved to adJourn to 7:00 P.~I.,
September 24, 1980. Second by Mayor BambrIck. The motion faIled by the
follOWIng vote'
Council Vote: AffIrmative: Councllmembers Scott and Mayor Bambrick
Negative'
Councllmembers Yannatta Goldway,
JennIngs, Reed, Rhoden
Absent:
Councllmember van den Steenhoven
FollOWIng dISCUSSIon, Councllmember Rhoden moved to dIrect staff to
report to Council WIth recommendations as to what should be Included and
how to proceed WIth a traffic and CIrculation study for the central
bUSIness dIstrict WIth Input from the Traffic EngIneer and Rapid TranSIt
DIrector as to what should be included In such a study. Second bv
Councllmember Reed. Following diSCUSSIon, the motlon'was approved by the
follOWIng vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember van den Steenhoven
Further dISCUSSIon was held. Councllmember Reed moved to direct staff tal
put into effect an admInistratIve procedure which would reqUIre an .
assessment of traffic CIrculation and traffic densities in the vlclnitv
of all new bUIldings WhICh would be greater than two tImes bulk In the'
C-3 zone. Second by Councllmember JennIngs. FOllOWIng diSCUSSIon,
Councllmember Reed withdrew the motion.
Councilmember Reed moved to dIrect the CIty Attorney to research the
legal issues Involved in changIng the reqUIrements for parkIng for new
non-retail use buildings WhICh would be bUIlt In the parkIng assessment
district, Including staff's optIon to seek the advise of bond counsel.
Second by Councllmember Rhoden. FOllOWIng dIscussion, the motIon was
approved by the following vote:
CounCIl Vote' AffirmatIve: Councllmembers Yannatta Goldway,
Jennings, Reed, Rhoden
Kegatlve:
Councilmember Scott and ~ayor Bambrick
Absent:
Councilmember van den Steenhoven
Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to direct the PlannIng Commission
to consider and make a recommendation to the Council at the earliest
possible time in regard to the sorts of zonIng changes and/or temporary
adJustments that might be necessary In the C-3 business distrIct to deal
WIth problems outlined In a letter to the CIty Council dated September
15, 1980, from the PlannIng Commission (IndIcating their concerns about
the rate of development In the downtown area and the potentIal traffic
problems) until we are able to get a traffIC study. Second by Council-
member Reed. The motion was approved by the following vote:
CounCIl Vote: AffIrmatIve: CounCllmembers Yannatta Goldway,
JennIngs, Reed, Rhoden
Xegative:
Councilmember Scott and Mayor Bambrick
Absent:
Councilmember van den Steenhoven
At 1:00 A.M., Councllmember Reed moved to recess to 7:00 P.~I., Wednesday,
September 24, 1980, to consider all remainIng Items on the CounCIl
agenda and that such recess be In memory of Donna O'Brien Swink, former
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Mayor of the City, and on behalf of ~ayor Barnbrlck, In memory of Bud
Walker. Second by Councllmember Rhoden. The motion was approved by the
folloKing vote. '
Councll Vote' Unanlffiously approved 6-0
Absent:
Councilrnernber van den Steenhoven
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Ann M. Shore
City Clerk
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