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CITY OF SA..."TTA MONICA
MINUTES OF JOINT MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOP~lliNT AGENCY,
PARKING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
JUNE 22, 1982
A special ]Olnt meeting of the Santa Monica Clty Council,
Redevelopment Agency, Parking Authorlty, and Housing Authorlty was
held on Tuesday, June 22, 1982. At 7:39 P.M., Mayor Yannatta
Goldway called the meeting to order and led the assemblage in the
pledge of allegiance to the Unlted States of Amerlca. The Mayor
introduced Reverend John Shaw, Chaplain of Santa Monica Hospital,
who offered the lnvocation.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Ruth Yannatta Goldway
Councilmember James P. Conn
Councilmember William H. Jennings
Councilmember Dolores M. Press
Councilmember Dennls Zane
City Manager John H. Alschuler, Jr.
Clty Attorney Robert M. Myers
Actlng Clty Clerk Connle L. McNeely
Absent:
Mayor Pro Tempore Ken Edwards
Councilmember Christlne E. Reed
At 7:45 P.M., Mayor Yannatta Gotdway convened the joint meeting of
the Clty Councll, the Redevelopment Agency, the Parking Authority
and the Houslng Authority.
A: 1982-83 BUDGET: Presented was a public hearlng to reVlew and
adopt Fiscal Year 1982-83 City Budget, Redevelopment Agency Budget,
Parking Authority Budget and Houslng Authorlty Budget. The staff
report was presented. The publlC hearing was declared open at 7:51
P.M. The following persons spoke In regard to the matter: Vera
Davis, Ida B. Dooley, David G. Cameron, LaVern Ross, Carol Hetrick,
Mary Newcombe, Cheryl Rhoden, Nedra Bickel, Barbara Kessel and
Kerry Lobel.
At 8:35 P.M., Councilmember Zane moved to close the public hearing.
Second by Counc11member Press. The motion was approved by
unanimous vote. Councllmember Conn moved to adopt the Fiscal Year
1982-83 Budget as inltially presented by staff, the detailed Budget
and the Executlve Summary, wlth amendments as lndlcated In the
staff report dated June 22, 1982. Second by Councllmember Zane.
Councilmember Conn moved to amend the motion to increase Line Item
603 on Page 369 of the detailed Budget to $50,000, in regard to the
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Arts Program. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councilmember Press moved to amend the motion to add $35,852 to the
Cemetery fund in order to accommodate the continuation of the use
of Clty staff for Cemetery malntenance. Second by Councllmember
Zane. Following dlScussion, the motion was approved by the
following vote:
Councll Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councilmember Zane moved to amend the motion to add $7,500 to the
allocatlon for the legal aid program. Second by Councilmember
Conn. Discussion was held. Wlth the consent of the second,
Councilmember Zane lncluded in the motion that the entire
allocation for the legal aid program be transferred to the contract
services account of the Clty Attorney's office, as suggested by the
Clty Manager. The motlon was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
In response to comments from Councilmember Zane, Mayor Yannatta
Goldway announced that staff would work with the Nelghborhood Adult
Partlcipation Project and the Pico Neighborhood Association before
presenting to Council a recommended contract at an appropriately
noted hearlng with regard to Community Development Block Grant
fund s .
Councilmember Zane moved to amend the motion to reduce the City
Council Travel Budget to the current year's level of appropriation.
Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. Councilmember Press requested to
amend the motion for an amendnent to provide a 20 percent reduction
in travel budgets across the board in every department. The
request for an amendment to the motion for an amendment was
reJected. The motlon was approved by the followlng vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councl1me~ber Press moved to reduce travel budgets in all
departments by 20 percent. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway.
Followlng discusslon, the motion failed by the following vote:
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmember Press
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Negative:
Councilmembers Conn, Jennings,
Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway
Absent:
Councilmenbers Edwards and Reed
Following discusslon, Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to amend the
motlon to add to the goals and objectives in the Personnel
Department, in con]Unctlon wlth the Offlce of the Disabled, a
review of personnel policy to determine if alteratlons are
necessary to recruit disabled people. Second by Councilmember
Conn. The mot~on was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Counc~lmembers Edwards and Reed
Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to amend the motion to add to the
goals of the F~nance Department In the appropr~ate sect~on to do a
sample audit of the bus~ness license taxes to determlne lf some
change ~n aud~ting or format is necessary to get accurate and
updated information. Second by Councilmember Conn. The motion was
approved by the follow~ng vote:
Councl1 Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Counc~lmembers Edwards and Reed
Councilmember Zane moved to amend the motlon to add $10,000 to Line
Item 404 on Page 256 ln the detalled budget to the Library Budget
for books and pamphlets. Second by Councilmember Press. Wlth the
consent of the second, Councl1member Zane moved to lnclude in the
rnotlon an additlonal $2,000 to Llne Item 412 in regard to
perlodicals, to retain the services of the Library with respect to
books and period~cals at approximately the current level.
Followlng discussion the motion failed by the following vote:
Councll Vote: Affirmat~ve:
Councl1members Jennings, Press,
and Zane
Negatlve:
Councl1members Conn and Mayor
Yannatta Goldway
Absent:
Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councilmember Jennln9s moved to amend the motion to add an
objective to the Fire Department in the approprlate section that
durlng the Flscal Year, the Arson Investlgator will develop and
lmplement a publ~c education program to lnforrn the public about the
arson problem, and encourage thelr active lnvolvement ~n preventing
and controlllng arson. Second by Mayor Yannatta Goldway. The
motion was approved by the follow~ng vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
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Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
The or~ginal motion with amendments to adopt the Budget was
approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unan~mously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Mayor Yannatta Goldway moved to direct staff to prepare a letter
for Council signatures WhlCh would be sent out to residents
explaining the actions of the Budget and what was included in it.
Second by Councilmember Press. Discussion was held. It was
decided that the letter should come back before Council. The
motlon was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Following discussion, Councl1memher Conn moved to adopt Resolutlon
No. 6497(CCS) entltled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1982-1983, AS AMENDED," readlng by title only and waivlng further
reading thereof. Second by Counci1member Press. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councllmember Conn moved to adopt Resolution No. 373(RAS) entltled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF Sk"lTA
MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1982-1983, AS
AMENDED," readlng by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Councilmember Press. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Councl1memher Conn moved to adopt Resolution No. 172(PAS) entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1982-1983, AS AMENDED,"
reading by tltle only and waiving further reading thereof. Second
by Councilmember Press. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Press
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Councilmember Conn moved to refer to staff for proper evaluation
and return to Council the job descript~on for the off~ce of the
Disabled Coordinator. Second by Councilmember Press. The motion
was approved by the followlng vote:
Councll Vote: Unanlmously approved 5-0
Absent: Councllmembers Edwards and Reed
Follow1ng d1Scuss1on, Councilmember Zane moved to d1rect the Clty
Attorney to prepare an appropriate ordinance to implement the
reorganizatlon to the extent that any ordinance 1S required.
Second by Councilmernber Conn. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 5-0
Absent: Councilmembers Edwards and Reed
Followlng discussion, Councilmember Zane moved to adJourn the Joint
meeting of the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Parking
Author~ty, and Housing Authorlty at 9:26 P.M. Second by Mayor
Yannatta Goldway. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council Vote: Unanlmously approved 5-0
Absent: Counci1members Edwards and Reed
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