M-6/22/1993 (4)
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES
JUNE 22. 1993
A regular meetmg of the Santa ~1omca CIty CounCIl \vas called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6 50 p m
on Tuesday. June 22. 1993 III the CouncIl Chambers
Roll Call
Present Mayor Judy Abdo
\-layor Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
Councllmember Ken Genser
(arrIved at 6 55 pm)
Councllmember Asha Greenberg
Councllmember Robert T Holbrook
Councllmember Kelly Olsen
Councllmember Paul Rosenstem
Also Present CIty Manager John Ja1111
Actmg CIty Attorney Joe lm\Tence
Cny Clerk ClarIce E Dykhouse
Councllmember Holbrook led the assemblage III the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag ofthe Umted
States of Amenca
At 6 51 pm, a CIty CouncIl/Redevelopment AgencylParkmg Authonty!Housmg Authonty SpecIal
Jomt Meetmg was convened
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Ro 11 Call
Present Chalf Judy Abdo
Chalf Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
Agency Member Ken Genser
(arrIved at 6 55 pm)
Agency Member Asha Greenberg
Agency Member Robert T Holbrook
Agency Member Kelly Olsen
Agency Member Paul Rosenstem
Also Present ExecutIve DIrector John Ja1111
Actmg Agency Attorney Joe La\\Tence
Secretary ClarIce E Dykhouse
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June 22. 1993
PARKIKG AUTHORITY
Roll Call
Present Chalf Judy Abdo
Chalf Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
Authonty Member Ken Genser
(amved at 6 55 pill)
Authonty \1ember Asha Greenberg
Authonty ~lember Raben T Holbrook
Authonty ~lember Kelly Olsen
Authonty :Ylember Paul Rosenstem
Also Present ExecutIve Secretary John Jahh
Actmg Authonty Attorney Joe La\.\Tence
Authonty Clerk ClarICe E Dykhouse
HOUSDJG AUTHORITY
Roll Call
Present Chatr Judy Abdo
VIce Chalf Antomo Vazquez
CommISSIOner Ken Genser
(arrIved at 6 55 pm)
ConumssIOner Asha Greenberg
CommISSIOner Robert T Holbrook
CommISSIOner Kelly Olsen
CommISSIOner Paul Rosenstem
Also Present Secretary John Jahlr
Actmg Authonty Attorney Joe Lav.Tence
Authonty Clerk Clance E Dykhouse
Mavor Abdo moved to consIder Item No IO-A m cOnjunctIOn WIth CCIRA/PA/HA-2 Second by
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez The monon was unammously approved. CouncIlmember Genser
absent
R.-'\/HA-1 MI~lJTES APPROVAL Chalf Pro TemporeNIce Chalf Vazquez moved to approve
the Redevelopment Agency and Housmg Authonty mmutes of February 23, 1993. as submItted
Second by Agency/Authonty Member Greenberg The motIon \vas unanImously approved Agency
Member/Authonty Member Genser absent
Councllmember/Agency Member!Authonty Member Genser reported present at 6 55 pm
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CC/RA/P AlHA-2 BUDGETS/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Presented was a staff report
recollll11endmg adoption of resolutIOns and related documents adopting F I seal Year 1993-94 Budgets
for the CIty of Santa ~10mca, Redevelopment Agency. Parkmg Authont)'. and Housmg Authonty
and CouncIl Agenda Item No IO-A
lO-A COMML~ITY DEVELOP:\1EKT PLAN/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 AND
1994-95!PROPOSED ST A TEMEKT OF CO:\tMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND
PROJECTED USE OF FlJNDS Presented \vas the pubhc heanng and recommendation for approval
of the proposed t\vo-year CommunIty Development Plan for FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95, approval
of a resolutIOn authonzmg submISSIOn of the "Proposed Statement of Commumty Deyelopment
ObJectIves and ProJected Cse of Funds" and authonzatIOn for the CIty Manager to negotiate the
contracts ,""lth the grantees
CounCIl asked questIons of staff At 7 25 pm. ~1ayor Abdo declared the pubhc hearIng open
Member of the pubhc Jeanne Segal spoke m OppOSItIOn to proposed reductIOn to the 1I,'Ioney
Management Program at the Semor Health and Peer Counsehng ::vtember of the pubhc Graham
Pope dIscussed the procedures utIlIzed m budget preparatIOn and spoke m support of the Santa
MOllIca Area Chamber of Commerce Members ofthe publIc James DeSImone, Paul Tepper. and
Kathy \Veremmk urged CouncIl not to reduce fundmg for WestsIde Legal ServIces Members of the
publIc Wendy Schmelzer. Ava Shamban, PatnCIa Bauer, Chen OrgeL DaVId PettIt. Joan Swartz.
Sonya Sultan. Demse Dukoff. Pam Brady, ~Iary RammIng, Anna Rogers. and LInda Gross urged
CounCIl to mamtam the current fundmg level that the CIty proVIdes to the dlstnct schools J'.",tember
of the pubhc GeraldIne Moyle spoke m support offundmg for CommunIty CorporatIon ~'Iembers
of the publIc Ken BreIsch. Bob SmIth, CeCe Bradley. and Joyce Fox spoke III support of fundmg
for Kelghborhood 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 pubhc Joanne LeaVItt
spoke m support of fundmg of servIces for chIldren Member of the publIc JennIe Quan spoke m
support offundmg for the ;\Tewstart program Member of the pubhc Tom :\Itayo spoke m support
of the CLARE FoundatIon and urged full support of the program Members of the pubhc Candy
\Vasserman. ChrIS DeCarlo, lIlI Burnham. and Roger Genser spoke m support offundmg for the arts
Member of the publIc Lmda \Vheatman spoke m support offundmg for the Conventlon and VIsItOrs
Bureau ~1embers of the pubhc Barbara Tenzer. Laune Romano. Adamm GntIefeld, Greg SpIess.
and Ronald Cano spoke III support offundmg for the Bayslde DIstnct CorporatIOn Member of the
pubhc John Duganne spoke m support offundmg tor the Computer ASSISt Center Members of the
publIc VIVIan Rothstem and Rae ArchIbald spoke m support offundmg for Ocean Park Commumty
Center Member of the pubhc Eduardo Grado spoke m support of full fundmg for the Latmo
Resource OrgamzatIOn
At 8 52 pm _ CounCIl adjourned for a short recess CouncIl reconvened at 9 18 pm \Vlth all
members present
CouncIlmember Genser moved to contmue Item Nos 8-A and 9-A Second by Councllmember
Rosenstem The motIOn \'\'as unammously approved
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CCiRAJPAJHA-2 & lO-A (RESUMED) Member of the publIc Bruna Fmkel spoke m support of
fundmg for the arts Members of the publIc Bob Resmck Tony Palermo. and BIll Imhoff spoke m
support of fundmg for the Bayslde DIstnct CorporatIOn ~'lember of the pubhc John Jurenka
dIscussed problems bemg faced by the taxpayer Members of the publIc Pam O'Connor, ~v1arcla
Carter. and Frank Gruber spoke m support of fundmg for NeIghborhood Support Center and
requested that the proposed 20% reductIOn be reduced to 10% Member of the publIc Laune
l\'e\'man urged CouncIl not to reduce fundmg for \Vestslde Legal SerVIces Member of the publIc
Leonard Gross spoke m support of fundmg for the Semor Health and Peer CounselIng Center
Member of the publIc Stephen Alpert urged CouncIl to mamtam the current fundmg level that the
CIty prondes to the dlStnCt schools and restore full fundmg for \Vestslde Legal SerVIces Member
ofthe publIc Sara Faulds spoke m support of the formatIon of a corporatIOn to manage, admmlster.
and coordmate the planned Improvements for :\tlam Street Member of the publIc Chns Reed urged
CouncIl to reduce the budget to the pomt where they do not need to tax the CItIzens of the
commumty for the mumcIpal water uhlIty and the mUnIcIpal sewer utIlIty ~lember of the publIc
1'1erntt Coleman spoke m support of a zero-base budget process and encouraged CounCIl to form
a task force to study thIS alternatIve Member of the publIc Lmdsey Haley spoke m support of
fundmg for the LatIno Resource OrgarnzatlOn CouncIlmember Olsen moved to hear a late speaker
Second by Councdmember Genser The motIOn ,vas approved. CouncIlmember Holbrook opposed
Member of the publIc Dolores Press urged CouncIl not to reduce fundmg for \Vestslde Legal
Sernces
j\layor Abdo closed the publIc hearmg at 957 pm 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 mc1ude Attachments 2 through 9. Attachments 11 and 12,
plus the addItIonal resource management objectIves The motIon \vas accepted as fnendly
CouncIlmember Genser moved to amend the motIOn that the grant programs mclude a reqUIrement
m the contract that grantees submIt WIth theIr proposal a plan tor hmv they WIll make voter
regIstratIOn matenals avaIlable and remove from the contract any prolnbltlOn on voter regIstratIOn
The motIon 'vas accepted as frIendly CouncIlmember Genser moved to amend the motIon to dIrect
the Pollee Department to develop a program to deal WIth aggreSSIve panhandlIng The motIon was
accepted as ffIendly 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 testImony whIch was heard thIS evemng and If there IS an meqUlty winch IS happemng
madvertently that staff return WIth suggestIOns The motIon was accepted as fnendly
CouncIlmember Greenberg moved to amend the motiOn that m conjUnctIOn \.vlth CouncIlmember
Genser's amendment 'Ylth regard to the Pollee Department's plan for aggressiw panhandlmg, that
a SImIlar ObjectIve be mcluded m the Cny Attorney's budget The motIOn was accepted as fnendly
DISCUSSIon was held Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motiOn to request that the
Cny I\.'1anager study a Total QualIty Management (TQM) program The motiOn was accepted as
fnendly Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the monon to develop a mechamsm to
diSCUSS ho,",,, the school dlstnct and the CIty CounCIl can better communIcate and mteract on
programs that are affected by the fundmg and also that are Interactive but not mcluded In the fundmg
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and that there be a collaboratIve report to the commumty \vhlch shows tlus 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%. wluch \vould result m a
total reductIOn of $102,211 Second by CounCllmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn \vas held The
motIOn faIled by the followmg vote
CouncIl vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
NegatIve Councllmembers Genser, Olsen. Rosenstem. 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 m that the CIty Attorney's office dId reduce tts staffby
five attorneys. wIuch represents 12% of Its \vorkforce
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIOn to reduce spendmg for homeless serVIces
10% across the board Second by Councllmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn was held The motIon
fmled by the follow-:lng vote
CounCIl vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Greenberg. Holbrook
)JegatIve CouncIlmembers Genser. Olsen. Rosenstem. Vazquez,
~l,'layor 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
CouncIlmember Vazquez requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on tIus Item because
he ,vas a member of CouncIl at the time of the vote on the Homeless Task Force findmgs and, even
though he dId not agree ''''1th some of the recommendatIons, and It was dIfficult to make the declSlon,
he feels that to redIrect funds at thIS pomt would be mappropnate
Mayor Abdo requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on thiS Item because she feels that
a commItment \vas made \vhen the Task Force came fOf\vard With Its recommendatIOns and she wIll
stIck \\'Ith that commitment for as long as the programs can pOSSibly be funded
Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIOn to mcrease fundmg to the Latmo Resource
OrgamzatIon by $40,000 The motIon dIed for lack of a second.
Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to elImmate the Neighborhood Support
Center Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn ,vas held The motIOn fmled by the
followmg vote
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CouncIl vote AffirmatIve Councllmembers Greenberg. Holbrook
NegatIve CouncIlmembers Genser. Olsen. Rosenstem. Vazquez.
Mayor Abdo
CouncIlmember Rosenstem requested that the record reflect that he WIll explam hIS vote on the
preVIOUS motIon. thIS motlon. and the next motIon ,vhen there IS a general dISCUSSIOn on the budget
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to Increase the BaYSlde DIStrICt CorporatIOn budget by $23.750
and set aSIde an addItIOnal $23.750. and the CIty staff and Bayslde staff \\1111 meet thIS fall to evaluate
the performance of the Bayslde Dlstnct CorporatIOn CIty stafh\ll11 then recommend. based upon
theIr evaluatIon. whether or not the CIty CouncIl should fund the addmonal 523.750 \vluch was set
aSIde Second by Councllmember Greenberg DISCUSSIon \.vas held CouncIlmember Greenbem
moved a substItute motIon to CouncIlmember Holbrook's motIon that the Bayslde Dlstnct budget
be reVIewed m three months Second by CounCllmember Rosenstelll The motIon "vas accepted as
fnendly on the condItIon that the renew be held no later than SIX months
Councllmember Rosenstelll moved to extend the meetmg to 11 30 p m Second by Councllmember
Greenberg DISCUSSIOn was held Councllmember Olsen moved a substItute motlon to extend the
meetmg to 12 00 ~lIdmght Second by CouncIlmember Genser The motIon '\'as approved
CouncIlmembers Holbrook. Rosenstem. and Vazquez opposed DISCUSSIOn \.vas held
CounCllmember 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 condmon that CouncIl ask staff to study percentages of non-Santa MOllIca reSidents and study
percentage of reductIOn
CouncIlmember Olsen moved to add a budget objectIve to the CIty YIanager's budget to dIrect staff
to faclbtate, through a process that they thlllk VIable. to contact radIO statIOns to soltelt bIds
for broadcastmg the CouncIl meetlngs and to make reconnnendatlOns to accomplIsh thIS \Vlthm the
grant amount of $67.700 DISCUSSIOn 'vas held The motIon was accepted as fnendly
Mayor Pro Tempore V izquez moved to amend the mouon that the City I'vlanager ensure that the RFP
for the Latmo Resource OrgamzatIOn be 'vTltten m accordance 'Vlth gUIdelmes for educatIOnal
programmmg and that dIalogue and dISCUSSIOn be held WIth the supenntendent and school board
members to study methods of collaboratIOn The motIon was accepted as fhendly
Mavor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn No 8608(CCS) entItled "A RESOLGTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1993-94.'1 readmg by tItle only and watnng further readmg thereof Second by
Counctlmember Genser The mam motIon. as amended. \-vas approved by the follo\.vmg vote
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CouncIl vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers GenseL Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem. Vazquez.
Mayor Abdo
NegatIve Councllmember Greenberg
Councllmember Greenberg requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on tills Item because
she does not feel that CouncIl made enough reductlOns and there are many portlOns of the budget
that she does support. for example. fundmg of the schools
Chatr Abdo moved. on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency. to adopt ResolutlOn No 438(RAS).
as amended, entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOP:\1ENT AGEKCY OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MO~lCA APPROVNG ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," readmg
by ntle only and walvmg further readmg thereof Second by Agency Member Genser The motlon
\:vas approved by the follD\'\lng vote
Redevelopment Agency vote
Affirmatlve Agency Members GenseL Greenberg, Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem,
Vazquez. Chalf Abdo
Chalr Abdo moved, on behalf of the Parkmg Authom)', to adopt ResolutlOn ~o 222(PAS). as
amended, entnled "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SAl'\T A MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," readlllg by
tnle only and walvmg further readmg thereof Second by Authonty Member Genser The motIon
was approved by the follmvlllg vote
Parklllg Authonty vote
AffirmatIve Authonty Members GenseL Greenberg. Holbrook. Olsen, Rosenstem.
Vazquez, Chalr Abdo
ChalT Abdo moved, on behalf of the Housmg Authonty. to adopt ResolutlOn No 57(HAS), as
amended. entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOCSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SA."\T A MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94." readmg by
tItle only and walVmg further readlllg thereof Second by Authonty Member Genser The motlon
was approved by the followlllg vote
Housmg Authonty yote
AffirmatiVe Authonty ~1embers Genser. Greenberg. Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem.
Vazquez, Chalr Abdo
tvlavor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutlOn No 8609(CCS) entItled "A RESOLVTIOX OF THE
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CITY COLl\CIL OF THE CITY OF S.~"\1TA ~10l\lCA ADOPTING k"\1D REVISING SALARY
RA1\GES FOR THE CLASSIFICATIO;.JS OF AIRPORT MA..'\AGER, CONSERVATIO:\
COORDI?\ATOR. ELECTRICAL A1\D PUBLIC FACILITIES SUPERI),'TE~DE)JT,
E)JVIROl\wIENT AL COORDINATOR. NET\VORKADMINISTRA TOR. P ARKNG CHECKER
SUPERVISOR. PARKS IvlAIXTE1\AL'JCE SCPERINTENDENT. PARK yIAII\'TENANCE
SUPER VISOR. RECREATIONAL CENTER ADrvlIKISTRA TOR. SE~IORANIM.t\L CO?\TROL
OFFICER. SE;.JIOR SERVICES MANAGER, SOLID WASTE BUSINESS ASSISTA1\T. SOLID
\V ASTE OPERATIONS i\:1ANAGER. SYSTEMS DEVELOPylE;.JT SCPERVISOR. AXD
TECID:"ICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR," readmg by tItle only and 'VaIvmg further readmg
thereof Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg The motIon 'vas approved by the followmg vote
Couned vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser. Greenberg. Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem.
Vazquez. tvlayor Abdo
Mavor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn 1\0 8613(CCS) entttled "A RESOLUTIO:\' OF THE
CITY COlJNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA yIO:-.JICA APPROVD.'G COMJ\JUNITY
DEVELOPIvIENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FlJNDING FOR FY 1993-94 A;.JD AUTHORIZING
SUBMISSION OF CDBG STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR FY 1993-94," readmg by tItle
only and \VaIvmg further readmg thereof, and authorIze the Cny Manager to negotIate contracts ,vlth
the grantees specIfied m the final Proposed T wo- Y ear CD Plan Second by Councdmember Genser
WIth the understandmg that It contams all amendments made tills evenmg The motIon was approved
by the followmg vote
CounCIl vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook. Olsen, Rosenstem_
Vazquez_ Ylayor Abdo
Councllmember Genser moved to thank the CIty Manager. ASSIstant CIty Manager. Fmance
DIrector. and all the other department heads and staff members who ,vorked on the budget CouncIl
approved by acclamatIOn
At 11 42 p_m. the SpeCIal CIty CounclltRedeve1opment Agency/Parkmg AuthorIty/Housmg
AuthOrIty Jomt Meetmg \.vas adjourned and the CIty CounCIl Meetmg was reconvened
ATTEST
APPROVED
ClarIce E Dykhouse
AuthorIty Clerk
Judy Abdo
Chalf
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