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RA/HA- J
A!lg 1 0 1993
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
ruNE 22, 1993
A regular meetmg of the Santa Momca CIty CouncIl was called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6 50
pm. on Tuesday, June 22, 1993 III the CouncIl Chambers
Roll Call
Present
Mayor Judy Abdo
Mayor Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
CouncIlmember Ken Genser
(arrIved at 6'55 pm)
CouncIlmember Asha Greenberg
CouncIlmember Robert T Holbrook
Councllmember Kelly Olsen
CouncIlmember Paul Rosenstem
Also Present: CIty Manager John Jalili
Acting CIty Attorney Joe Lawrence
CIty Clerk Clarice E Dykhouse
CouncIlrnember Holbrook led the assemblage III the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the
Umted States of Amenca
At 651 pill, a CIty CouncIl/Redevelopment Agency/Parkmg Authonty/Housing Authonty
Special Jomt Meeting was convened
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Roll Call:
Present
ChaIr Judy Abdo
ChaIr Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez
Agency Member Ken Genser
(arnved at 6:55 pm)
Agency Member Asha Greenberg
Agency Member Roben T Holbrook
Agency Member Kelly Olsen
Agency Member Paul Rosenstem
Also Present ExecutIve Director John Jahli
Actmg Agency Attorney Joe Lawrence
Secretary Clarice E Dykhouse
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AUG 1 0 1993
PARKING AUTHORITY
Roll Call:
Present
ChaIr Judy Abdo
Chair Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
AuthorIty Member Ken Genser
(arrived at 6.55 pm)
Authority Member Asha Greenberg
AuthorIty Member Robert T Holbrook
AuthorIty Member Kelly Olsen
Authority Member Paul Rosenstem
Also Present ExecutIve Secretary John Jalih
Acting AuthorIty Attorney Joe Lawrence
Authority Clerk Clarice E. Dykhouse
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Roll Call:
Present
Chair Judy Abdo
Vice ChaIr Antomo Vazquez
ComnllsslOner Ken Genser
(arrIved at 655 pm)
COInImSSlOner Asha Greenberg
COInImSSlOner Robert T. Holbrook
Commissioner Kelly Olsen
CommIssIoner Paul Rosenstem
Also Present' Secretary John Jahh
Actmg AuthorIty Attorney Joe Lawrence
AuthorIty Clerk ClarIce E Dykhouse
Mayor Abdo moved to consIder Item No. lO-A m conjunctIon WIth CC/RA/PA/HA-2 Second
by Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez The motIon was unammously approved, CouncIlmember
Genser absent.
RA/HA-1 MINUTES APPROVAL' Chair Pro Tempore/VIce ChaIr Vazquez moved to
approve the Redevelopment Agency and Housmg AuthorIty mmutes of February 23. 1993 l as
submItted Second by Agency/Authority Member Greenberg The motion was unanImously
approved. Agency Member/AuthorIty Member Genser absent
Councllmemher/ Agency Member/Authority Member Genser reported present at 6 55 P m
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CC/RA/PA/HA-2 BUDGETS/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Presented was a staff report
recommendmg adoptIon of resolutIOns and related documents adoptmg Fiscal Year 1993-94
Budgets for the City of Santa Mornca, Redevelopment Agency, ParkIng Authority, and Housmg
Authonty and CouncIl Agenda Item No. IO-A.
IO-A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 AND
1994-95/PROPOSED STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND
PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS' Presented was the publIc heanng and recommendatIOn for
approval of the proposed two-year Commumty Development Plan for FY 1993-94 and FY
1994-95, approval of a resolutIOn authorIZing submissIOn of the "Proposed Statement of
CommunIty Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds" and authorIZatIOn for the CIty
Manager to negotiate the contracts WIth the grantees
Council asked questIOns of staff At 7.25 p.m., Mayor Abdo declared. the publIc heanng open
Member of the public Jeanne Segal spoke In OppOSItIon to proposed reductIon to the Money
Management Program at the Senior Health and Peer Counselmg Member of the publIc Graham
Pope dIscussed the procedures utIlIzed m budget preparatIOn and spoke m support of the Santa
Momca Area Chamber of Commerce. Members of the public James DeSimone, Paul Tepper,
and Kathy Weremmk urged Council not to reduce fundmg for Wests ide Legal ServIces
Members of the publIc Wendy Schmelzer, Ava Sharnban, Patncla Bauer, Chen Orgel. DaVId
PettIt, Joan Swartz, Sonya Sultan, Demse Dukoff, Pam Brady, Mary Rammmg, Anna Rogers,
and LInda Gross urged CouncIl to mamtam the current fundmg level that the City provides to
the dlstnct schools Member of the publIc GeraldIne Moyle spoke In support of fundmg for
Commumty CorporatIon Members of the publIc Ken Breisch, Bob Smith, CeCe Bradley, and
Joyce Fox spoke in support of fundmg for NeIghborhood Support Center and requested that the
proposed 20 % reductIon be reduced to 10 %. Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her
concerns Member of the publIc Joanne LeaVItt spoke m support of fundIng of servIces for
children Member of the publIc Jenme Quan spoke In support of fundmg for the Newstart
program Member of the publIc Torn Mayo spoke In support of the CLARE Foundation and
urged full support of the program Members of the publIc Candy Wasserman, ChrIs DeCarlo,
JIll Burnham, and Roger Genser spoke m support of fundmg for the arts Member of the publIc
Lmda Wheatman spoke III support of fundmg for the ConventIOn and VIsitors Bureau Members
of the public Barbara Tenzer, Laune Romano, Adamm Gntlefeld. Greg Spiess, and Ronald
Cano spoke III support of fundIng for the Bayslde DIStnct CorporatIOn Member of the publIc
John Duganne spoke m support of fundmg for the Computer Assist Center Members of the
publIc VIVIan Rothstem and Rae Arclubald spoke In support of funding for Ocean Park
CommunIty Center Member of the publIc Eduardo Grado spoke In support of full fundmg for
the Latmo Resource OrganIZation
At 8 52 pm, Council adjourned for a short recess CounCIl reconvened at 9 18 P m WIth all
members present.
Councllmember Genser moved to contmue Item Nos 8-A and 9-A Second by CouncIlmember
RosensteIn The mohon was unannnously approved
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CC/RAJP A/HA-2 & lO-A (RESUMED) Member of the public Bruna Fmkel spoke m support
of fundmg for the arts. Members of the publIc Bob Resnick, Tony Palermo, and BIll Imhoff
spoke m support of fundmg for the Bayslde DIstnct CorporatIon Member of the publIc John
Jurenka dIscussed problems bemg faced by the taxpayer Members of the publIc Pam
O'Connor, Marcia Carter, and Frank Gruber spoke In support of funding for NeIghborhood
Support Center and requested that the proposed 20 % reductIon be reduced to 10 % Member of
the publIc Laune Newman urged CouncIl not to reduce funding for Westslde Legal ServIces
Member of the public Leonard Gross spoke m support of funding for the Semor Health and Peer
Counseling Center Member of the public Stephen Alpert urged Council to mamtaIn the current
fundmg level that the CIty provIdes to the dIStnCt schools and restore full fundIng for Westslde
Legal ServIces Member of the publIc Sara Faulds spoke m support of the formatIon of a
corporatIon to manage, admimster, and coordInate the planned Improvements for Main Street
Member of the publIc ChrIS Reed urged Council to reduce the budget to the pomt where they
do not need to tax the citIzens of the communIty for the mumclpal water utIlity and the
mumclpal sewer utIlIty Member of the publIc MerrItt Coleman spoke In support of a zero-base
budget process and encouraged CouncIl to form a task force to study tlus alternatIve. Member
of the publIc LIndsey Haley spoke In support of funding for the Latmo Resource OrganizatIOn
CouncIlmember Olsen moved to hear a late speaker Second by Councllmember Genser. The
motIon was approved, CouncIlmember Holbrook opposed
Member of the publIc Dolores Press urged CounCIl not to reduce fundIng for Westslde Legal
ServIces
Mayor Abdo closed the publIc hearIng at 9 57 p m Mayor Abdo moved to adopt the budget
for Fiscal Year 1993-94. Second by Councilmember Genser DISCUSSIOn was held
Councilmember Genser moved to amend the motion to include Attachments 2 through 9,
Attachments II and 12, plus the addItIOnal resource management objectIves The motIon was
accepted as fnendly CouncIlmember Genser moved to amend the motIon that the grant
programs include a requirement in the contract that grantees submIt WIth theIr proposal a plan
for how they WIll make voter regIstratIOn matenals avaIlable and remove from the contract any
prOhIbItIon on voter regIstratIon The motIon was accepted as fnendly Councllmember Genser
moved to amend the motIon to dIrect the PolIce Department to develop a program to deal WIth
aggreSSIve panhandlmg The motIon was accepted as fnendly CounCIl asked questIOns of staff.
DISCUSSIOn was held Mayor Abdo moved to amend the motIon to dIrect staff to reevaluate the
Westslde Legal Service from the prospectIve of testnnony WhICh was heard this evemng and If
there is an meqUIty which IS happemng madvertently that staff return with suggestIons. The
motIon was accepted as fnendly Councilmember Greenberg moved to amend the motIOn that
In conjUnctIOn WIth CouncIlmember Genser's amendment WIth regard to the PolIce Department's
plan for aggreSSIve panhandlmg, that a snnIlar objectIve be Included m the City Attorney's
budget. The motion was accepted as friendly. DiSCUSSIon was held Mayor Pro Tempore
Vazquez moved to amend the motIon to request that the CIty Manager study a Total QualIty
Management (TQM) program The motion was accepted as friendly Mayor Pro Tempore
Vazquez moved to amend the motIon to develop a mechanism to dISCUSS how the school distrIct
and the City CounCIl can better commumcate and mteract on programs that are affected by the
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fundmg and also that are mteractive but not Included In the fundmg and that there be a
collaborative repon to the community which shows thiS collaboratIon Discussion was held
The motion was accepted as fnendly. DISCUSSion was held Councllmember Holbrook moved
to amend the motIon to reduce the City Attorney's budget by 3%, which would result in a total
reductIOn of $102,211 Second by Councilmember Greenberg Discussion was held. The
motion falled by the following vote
Councll vote Affmnatlve Councllmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Negative: Councilmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on thIs item
because of the mIsrepresentatIOn of the facts In that the CIty Attorney's office dId reduce its staff
by five attorneys, which represents 12% of its workforce
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to reduce spendIng for homeless servIces
10 % across the board Second by Councllmember Greenberg DIscussIOn was held. The
motion faued by the followmg vote
CounCil vote. AffmnatIve Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
NegatIve. CouncIlmembers Genser, Olsen, RosensteIn, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
CouncIlmember Rosenstein requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on this Item
because he supports the fIndmgs of the Homeless Task Force and he also feels that he IS open
to targeted reductIons when they are JustIfied but he wIll not make across the board reductions
Councllmember Vazquez requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on thiS item
because he was a member of Council at the time of the vote on the Homeless Task Force
fmdmgs and, even though he did not agree With some of the recommendations, and It was
difficult to make the deCISIOn, he feels that to redirect funds at this point would be Inappropnate
Mayor Abdo requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on tills Item because she feels
that a COlllImtment was made when the Task Force came forward With its recommendatIons and
she Will stIck With that commitment for as long as the programs can possibly be funded.
Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to Increase fundIng to the LatInO
Resource OrgamzatIOn by $40,000. The motion died for lack of a second
Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIOn to ehmmate the Neighborhood Support
Center. Second by Councllmember Greenberg DiscusslOn was held The motion faded by the
followmg vote
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CouncIl vote. AffIrmatIve Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Negative' Councllmembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
Councllmember Rosenstein requested that the record reflect that he will explain his vote on the
prevIous motion, thIS motIon, and the next motion when there IS a general discussIOn on the
budget.
Councilmember Holbrook moved to mcrease the Bayslde DIStrIct CorporatIOn budget by $23,750
and set aside an additional $23,750, and the City staff and BaysIde staff wIll meet thIS fall to
evaluate the performance of the Bayside DIStrIct CorporatIon CIty staff wIll then recommend,
based upon theIr evaluation, whether or not the City Council should fund the addItiOnal $23,750
whIch was set aSIde Second by Councllmember Greenberg Discussion was held
CouncIlmember Greenberg moved a substltute motIon to Councilmember Holbrook's motion that
the Bayslde Dlstnct budget be reviewed in three months Second by CouncIlmember Rosenstem.
The motIon was accepted as friendly on the conditIon that the review be held no later than six
months .
CouncIlmember Rosenstem moved to extend the meetmg to 11. 30 P m. Second by
CouncIlmember Greenberg DIscussion was held. Councllmember Olsen moved a substitute
motion to extend the meetmg to 1200 MIdnight Second by Councilmember Genser The
motIon was approved. Councllmembers Holbrook, Rosenstein, and Vazquez opposed
DIScussIon was held
CouncIlmember Olsen moved to reduce the budget for the NeIghborhood Support Center by
20%. Second by CouncIlmember Genser Discussion was held. The motIon was accepted as
fnendly on the condltlon that CouncIl ask staff to study percentages of non-Santa Moruca
reSIdents and study percentage of reductIon.
CouncIlmember Olsen moved to add a budget objective to the City Manager's budget to dIrect
staff to faCIlItate, through a process that they thmk VIable, to contact radIO stations to solIcit bIds
for broadcasting the CouncIl meetings and to make recommendatIons to accomplish tlus withm
the grant amount of $67,700 DiscussIOn was held The motIon was accepted as fnendly.
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motion that the City Manager ensure that the
RFP for the Latmo Resource Orgamzatlon be wntten m accordance with guIdelines for
educational programnung and that dIalogue and dIScussIon be held with the supenntendent and
school board members to study methods of collaboratIOn The motion was accepted as frIendly
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIon No 8608(CCS) entItled. tI A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," readmg by title only and waivmg further readmg thereof
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Second by Councilmember Genser. The maIn motIon, as amended, was approved by the
follOWIng vote:
Councll vote Affirmative: Counctlmembers Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, RosensteIn, Vazquez,
Mayor Abdo
NegatIve:
Councllmember Greenberg
Councllmember Greenberg requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on this Item
because she does not feel that Council made enough reductions and there are many portions of
the budget that she does support, for example, funding of the schools
Chair Abdo moved, on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency, to adopt ResolutIon No
438(RAS), as amended, entItled. "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1993-94," readIng by tItle only and waiving further readIng thereof. Second by Agency Member
Genser The motion was approved by the follOWIng vote
Redevelopment Agency vote
Affirmative' Agency Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen,
RosensteIn, Vazquez, Chair Abdo
Chair Abdo moved, on behalf of the ParkIng Authonty, to adopt Resolution No 222(PAS), as
amended, entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," readmg
by title only and waiving further reading thereof Second by Authority Member Genser. The
motIon was approved by the followmg vote
Parkmg Authonty vote
AffIrmative Authonty Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen,
Rosenstein, Vazquez, Chair Abdo
ChaIr Abdo moved, on behalf of the Housing Authonty, to adopt ResolutIOn No 57(HAS), as
amended, entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading
by tItle only and waIvmg further readmg thereof. Second by Authonty Member Genser The
motIOn was approved by the follOWIng vote
HOUSIng Authonty vote.
Affrrmative Authonty Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen,
Rosenstein, Vazquez, Charr Abdo
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Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutlOn No 8609(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AND REVISING
SALARY RANGES FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF AIRPORT MANAGER,
CONSERVATION COORDINATOR, ELECTRICAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
SUPERINTENDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR, NETWORK
ADMINISTRATOR, PARKING CHECKER SUPERVISOR, PARKS MAINTENANCE
SUPERINTENDENT, PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, RECREATIONAL CENTER
ADMINISTRA TOR, SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, SENIOR SERVICES
MANAGER, SaUD WASTE BUSINESS ASSISTANT, SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS
MANAGER, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
SUPERVISOR," readmg by tItle only and waIvmg further reading thereof Second by
Councllmember Greenberg. The motion was approved by the followmg vote.
Council vote' Afrrrmative: CouncIlmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt Resolution No 8613{CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING FOR FY 1993-94 AND
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF CDBG STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR FY
1993-94," reading by title only and walvmg further readmg thereof, and authorIZe the CIty
Manager to negotiate contracts with the grantees speCIfied in the final Proposed Two-Year CD
Plan Second by CouncIlmember Genser WIth the understandmg that It contains all amendments
made this evemng. The motIOn was approved by the followmg vote:
CounCIl vote: Affrrmatlve: Councilmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
CouncIlrnember Genser moved to thank the CIty Manager, ASSIStant City Manager, Fmance
DIrector, and all the other department heads and staff members who worked on the budget,
CouncIl approved by acclamatIon
At 11 42 P m., the SpeCIal CIty CouncIl/Redevelopment Agency IParkmg AuthOrIty /Housmg
Authonty Jomt MeetIng was adjourned and the City CouncIl Meetmg was reconvened.
ATTEST-
APPROVED
Clance E. Dykhouse
Secretary
Judy Abdo
Chair
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