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M-9/12/1980 CITY OF SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS . September 12, 1980 A special meeting of the Santa Monlca Clty Council was called to order by Mayor Bambrlck at 6:05 P.M. on Frld~y, September 12, 1980. Roll Call: Present: J'.layor John J. Bambrick Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway Councllmember William H. JennIngs Councilmember Cheryl Rhoden City Manager Charle~ K. McClaIn ActIng City Attorney Stephen Stark City Clerk Ann M. Shore Absent: Councllmember Christine E. Reed Councilmember PerrY S~ott Councilmember Pjet~r van den Steenhoven . ~Presented for conSIderatIon was the request of Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta 'Goldway to discuss a moratorium on commercial development In the downtown bUSIness distrIct and the setting of a public hearing. DIScussion was 'held, as Introduced by Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway. Following dISCUSSIon, Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to hear members of publIC for two mInutes each. Second by Councilmerr.ber Rhoden. The motIon was approved by the following vote: CounCIl Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 Absent: Councilmembers Reed, Scott and van den Steenhoven The following persons spoke in support of a moratorium on commercial development In the downtown bUSIness distrIct: Rose Bain, Tima Tomash, VIvian Hallbauer, DennIS Zane, Susan Sommer, Paul Leaf, Maurice ZeitlIn i and Essie StImmel. The following Fersons spoke In OppOSItIon to a morator~ :lum on commercIal development In the downtown business distrIct: Deborah ,Cohen, John Dudzlnsky, Thomas Vardaro, Bill Lackey, Harry Mow, Len SherIdan 'Vince Muselll and Sherman Stacey. Kenneth WIllIams requested exemptIon for projects whIch have received conceptual arproval by the City. . Discussion was held. Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to dIrect the CIty Attorney to prepare an ordinance for a six -months moratorium cn demolitIons and constructIon in the downtown business distrIct to be heard at the Council meeting of September 23, 1980, the ordinance to in- clude an exemption for buildings of two storIes or less or one tImes bulk 'end a sectIon prOVIding for vested rights, at least temporarily, as of ,today WIth the same language used in the density bulk ordinance passed : 'I eIght or ten months ago based on a BUIldIng Permit-te~ percent formula; 'I ,that a citIzens review committee be establIshed of four categorIes made up 'of equal numbErs of property owners, commercial tenants, reSIdents of the 'I ,city who have profeSSIonal expertise--such as architects and planners, and iresidents of either the downtov'n business district or immedIately adJacentl to it, the commIttee to work with the Planning CommiSSIon to develop for CounCIl review a serIes of proposals Jncludlng traffIC denSIty, use and , tIming of constructIon. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. Mayor Pro 'I Tempore Yannatta Goldway included in the motIon the suggestIon of Council- I member Rhe,den tha t the committee return to the Coune 11 WI th recommendation~ WIthIn four months from the initIation of the moratorium period if passed as an emergency actIon or within thirty days of its fIrst readIng. 'I 'Mayor Pro Terr.pore Yannatta Goldway, with the consent of the second, In- cluded In the motIon the suggestion of staff that the ordInance include a proviSIon for publIC safety exemptIon to be determIned by the Building OffIcer and an appeal procedure as Included in the MaIn Street moratorium; furtrer, that the City Attorney be dIrected to prepare the ordinance in both regular and emergency form. The motion was approved by the follmnng[ I 1 . 2~ Request for ~ora- torium on comm.dev. In downtown bus. dIstrict 24 I I ; 'vote: CouncIl Vote: Unanimously approved 4-0 ."bsent: Councilmembers reed, Scott and van den Steenhoven At 7:20 P.M., Mayor Pro Tempore Yannatta Goldway moved to adJourn, on jof Mayor Bambrick, In memory cf Milton Klensln, Frances C. Ayer, Dr. IIWlllard LIbby and Herman N. Curley. Second by Councilmember Rhoden. motIon was approved by the following vote: , CouncIl Vote: UnanImously 2pproved 4-0 tl Absent: ATTEST: '0--rl 71sd-1~ :Ann ,,1. Shore IClty Clerk Councllmembers Reed, Scott and van den Steenhoven APPROVED: ~>"'i '// ' , 17, l.J~ / n~Gj Bambrick ~ Mayo;; behal~ The . . . .