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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 1 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 ') June 22, 1993 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 .., .J June 22. 1993 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 4 June 22, 1993 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 5 June 22. 1993 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 6 June 22. 1993 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 7 June 22, 1993 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 8 June 22. 1993 :....- ~ _ ~;K A-~~I-{, <;_{q_ iteT- ''l /dJ ~EV' Ittrl ;;, r ll{ - OlJ 6k ;oo-8i