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CITY OF SANTA ylONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGEKCY MINUTES
HDJE 22. 1993
A regular meetmg of the Santa Momca CIty Counel! "vas called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6 50 pm
on Tuesday. June 22.1993 m the CounCIl Chambers
RoIl Call
Present Mayor Judy Abdo
Mayor Pro Tempore AntOnIO Vazquez
Councllmember Ken Genser
(amved at 6.55 p.m.)
Councllmember Asha Greenberg
Councl!member Robert T Holbrook
Councllmember Kelly Olsen
Councllmember Paul Rosenstein
Also Present CIty Manager John Jah11
Actmg CIty Attorney Joe Lmuence
CIty Clerk ClarIce E Dykhouse
CouncIlmember Holbrook led the assemblage m the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Umted
States of Amenca
At 6 51 pill, a CIty CouncII/Recleyelopment Agency/Parkmg Authonty!Housmg AuthorIty SpeCIal
Jomt Meetmg 'vas convened
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Ro 11 Call
Present ChaIr Judv Abdo
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Chalf Pro Tempore AntOnIO Vazquez
Agency Member Ken Genser
(arnved 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
PARKING ACTHORITY
Roll Call
Present ChalI Judy Abdo
Chmr Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez
Authonty Member Ken Genser
(arnved at 6 55 pm)
Authonty Member Asha Greenberg
Authont)' Member Robert T Holbrook
Authonty Member Kelly Olsen
Authonty Member Paul Rosenstem
Also Present Executive Secretary John Ja11h
Actmg Authonty Attorney Joe La\\Tence
Authonty Clerk Clance E Dykhouse
HODSI1\G AUTHORITY
Roll Call
Present ChalI Judy Abdo
VIce ChaIr Antomo Vazquez
COl11l111SSIOner Ken Genser
(amved at 6 55 pm)
ComrlllssIOner Asha Greenberg
CommISSIOner Robert T Holbrook
CommISSIOner Kelly Olsen
CommIssIOner Paul Rosenstem
Also Present Secretary John Jahh
Actmg Authonty Attorney Joe LawTence
Authonty Clerk ClarIce E Dykhouse
Mavor Abdo moved to conSIder Item No IO-A In conjUnctIOn .WIth CC!RA/P A/HA-2 Second by
Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez The motIon was unammously approved, Councllmember Genser
absent
R.>\!HA-I ~lI!\LTES APPROVAL Chmr Pro Tempore/VIce ChaIr 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 was unammously approved Agency
Member/Authonty Member Genser absent
Councllmember! Agency Member/Authonty Member Genser reported present at 6 55 p m
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CC.f~1\!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 Momca. Redevelopment Agency, Parkmg Authonty. and HOUSIng Authonty
and CouncIl Agenda Item No 10-A
10-A COMI\HJNITY DEVELOPME\T PLAN/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 AND
1994-95/PROPOSED STA TE:YIENT OF COM!vfUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES A~D
PROJECTED CSE OF FLNDS Presented ,vas the pubhc heanng and recommendatIOn for approval
of the proposed t\\'o-year CommunIty Development Plan for FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95. approval
of a resolutIon authOrIZIng submIssIOn of the "Proposed Statement of Commumty Development
ObjectIves and ProJected Cse of Funds" and authonzatIon for the CIty ),.lanager to negotIate the
contracts \Vl th the grantees
CouncIl asked questIOns of staff At 725 pm, Mayor Abdo declared the pubhc hearIng open
Member of the pubhc Jeanne Segal spoke In opposItlon to proposed reductIon to the yloney
Management Program at the Semor Health and Peer Counselmg ylember of the pubhc Graham
Pope dIscussed the procedures utIhzed m budget preparatIOn and spoke In support of the Santa
Momca Area Chamber of Commerce Members of the pubhc Janles DeSImone. Paul Tepper. and
Kathy Weremmk urged Counell not to reduce fundmg for \V estslde Legal SerVIces Members of the
pubhc Wendy Schmelzer, Ava Shamban. PatncIa Bauer. Chen Orgel. DaVId PettIt. Joan S\vartz,
Sonya Sultan. Demse Dukoff, Pam Brady, Mary RammIng. Anna Rogers, and Lmda Gross urged
Councll to mamtam the current fundmg level that the CIty proVIdes to the dIstrict schools Member
of the pubhc Geraldme Moyle spoke m support offundmg for CommunIty CorporatIOn Members
of the pubhc Ken BreIsch. Bob SmIth, CeCe Bradley. and Joyce Fox spoke m support of fundIng
for NeIghborhood Support Center and requested that the proposed 20% reductIOn be reduced to 10%
?\;lember of the pubhc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns Member of the pubhc Joanne Leav1lt
spoke m support of fundmg of sernces for chIldren Member of the publIc Jenme Quan spoke m
support of fundmg for the N ewstart program ?vfember of the pubhc Tom Mayo spoke m support
of the CLARE FoundatIOn and urged full support of the program ylembers of the pubhc Candy
Wasserman. ehns DeCarlo, JIll Burnham. and Roger Genser spoke m support offundmg for the arts
Member of the pubhc Lmda \Vheatman spoke m support offundmg for the ConventIOn and VISItOrS
Bureau ~1embers ofthe publIc Barbara T euzer, LaUrIe Romano, Adamm Gntlefeld. Greg SpIess.
and Ronald Cano spoke m support of fundmg for the Bayslde Dlstnct CorporatIon ).,-fember of the
pubhc John Duganne spoke m support of fundmg for the Computer ASSIst Center Members of the
publIc VIVIan Rothstem and Rae Arclubald spoke 10 support offundmg for Ocean Park Commumty
Center Member of the publIc Eduardo Grado spoke m support of full fundmg for the Latmo
Resource OrgamzatIOn
At 8 52 pm. CouncIl adJourned for a short recess Councll reconvened at 9 18 pm "VIth all
members present
CouncIlmember Genser moved to contmue Item Nos 8-A and 9-A Second by CouncIlmember
Rosenstem The motIon was unammously approved
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CORA!PAiHA-2 & lO-A (RESUMED) Member ofthe pubhc Bruna Fmkel spoke m support of
fundmg for the arts Members of the pubhc Bob Resmck. Tony Palermo. and BIll Imhoff spoke m
support of fundmg for the Bayslde Dlstnct CorporatIOn ~,lember of the pubhc John Jurenka
discussed problems bemg faced by the taxpayer :\1embers of the pubhc Pam O'Connor. Marcia
Carter. and Frank Gruber spoke m support of iundmg for Neighborhood Support Center and
requested that the proposed 20% reductIOn be reduced to ] 0% Member of the publIc Laune
:--Je\\man urged CounCil not to reduce fundmg for \Vestslde Legal SerVIces :\1ember ofthe publIc
Leonard Gross spoke m support of fundmg for the Semor Health and Peer Counselmg Center
Member of the publIc Stephen Alpert urged CouncIl to mamtam the current fundmg level that the
CIty provides to the dIstnct schools and restore full fundmg for \Vestslde Legal ServIces :\Ilember
of the publIc Sara Faulds spoke m support of the formatIon of a corporatIOn to manage. admmlster.
and coordmate the planned Improvements for Mam Street Member of the publIc ChriS Reed urged
CounCIl to reduce the budget to the pomt where they do not need to tax the cltlzens of the
commumty for the munICIpal \vater utIhty and the mumclpal se\\'er utlhty Member of the pubhc
Merntt Coleman spoke III 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 OrgamzatIOn Councllmember Olsen moved to hear a late speaker
Second by CouncIlmember Genser The motIOn was approved. CouncIlmember Holbrook opposed
f\;Iember of the publIc Dolores Press urged CouncIl not to reduce fundmg for Westslde Legal
SerVIces
Mayor Abdo closed the pubhc hearmg at 957 pm Mavor 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 mclude Attachments 2 through 9. Attachments 11 and 12.
plus the addItIOnal resource management obJectIves The motIon was accepted as fnendly
CounCllmember Genser moved to amend the motIOn that the grant programs mclude a reqUIrement
m the contract that grantees submIt \vlth then proposal a plan for ho\v they WIll make voter
regIstratIOn matenals aVaIlable and remove from the contract any prohlbltlon on voter regIstratIOn
The motion was accepted as frIendly CouncIlmember Genser moved to amend the motIon to dIrect
the Pohce 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 staffto reevaluate the Westslde Legal SerVIce from the prospectrve
of testlmony \-"hlch \-vas heard thiS evenmg and If there IS an mequny \"hlch IS happemng
madvertently that staff return wlth suggestIOns The motIOn was accepted as fnendly
Councllmember Greenberg moved to amend the motIOn that m conJunctIOn wnh CouncIlmember
Genser's amendment \v'lth regard to the Pohce Department's plan for aggreSSIve panhandlmg. that
a SImIlar obJectIve be mcluded m the CIty Attorney's budget The motIon was accepted as fnendly
DISCUSSIon was held Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motlon to request that the
Cny J\'lanager study a Total Qualny Management (TQyl) program The motIOn was accepted as
fnendly Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motIon to develop a mechanIsm to
dISCUSS how the school dIstnct and the eny CounCIl can better commumcate and mteract on
programs that are affected by the fundmg and also that are mteraCtlve but not mcluded m the fundmg
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and that there be a collaboratIve report to the communIty whIch shows tills collaboratIOn DIscUSSIOn
\vas held The motIOn was accepted as fnendly DISCUSSIOn was held Counctlmember Holbrook
moved to amend the motIon to reduce the Cny Attorney's budget by 3%. whIch \'muld result m a
total reductIon of $102.211 Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn \vas held The
motIOn failed by the followmg vote
Counctl vote Affirmative Councllmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
NegatIve Councllmembers Gensel. Olsen. Rosenstem. Vazquez.
Mayor Abdo
ylayor Pro Tempore Vazquez requested that the record renect that he voted "no" on tillS Item
because of the mIsrepresentation of the facts m that the Cny Attorney's office dId reduce ns statIby
five attorneys. whIch represents 12% of ItS \vorkforce
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIOn to reduce spendmg for homeless serVIces
10% across the board Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg DIscussIOn was held The motIOn
faIled by the followmg vote
CounCIl vote: AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Greenberg, Holbrook
Kegatlve CouncIlmembers Genser. Olsen. Rosenstem, Vazquez.
Mavor Abdo
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Councllmember Rosenstem requested that the record renect 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 reductrons
CouncIlmember Vazquez requested that the record renect that he voted "no" on thIS Item because
he \vas 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 n was dIfficult to make the deCISIOn.
he feels that to redIrect funds at thIS pomt \vould be mappropnate
Mayor Abdo requested that the record renect that she voted "no" on thIS Item because she feels that
a commItment \.vas made when the Task Force came forward \vnh Its recommendatIOns and she WIll
stIck \.vIth that commItment for as long as the programs can pOSSIbly be funded
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to mcrease fundrng to the Latino Resource
OrganIzatIOn by S40.000 The motIOn dIed for lack of a second
Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motron to ehmmate the KeIghborhood Support
Center Second bv CouncIlmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn was held The matron failed bv the
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follO\vmg vote
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CouncIl vote AffirmatIve Councllmembers Greenberg. Holbrook
Negative CouncIlmemhers Genser. Olsen. Rosenstein, Vazquez.
Mayor Abdo
Counc]lmember Rosenstem requested that the record reflect that he WIll explam hIs vote on the
prevIous motion, thIS motion. and the next motlOn \vhen there IS a general dlscusslOn on the budget
CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to Increase the Bayslde DIStrIct CorporatlOn budget by 523,750
and set asIde an addltlOnal $23.750. and the CIty staff and Bayslde staff\:nll meet tills fall to evaluate
the performance of the Bayslde DIstrIct CorporatIOn Cny 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 CouncIlmember Greenberg DISCUSSIOn was held Councllmember Greenberg
moved a substItute motlOn to CouncIlmember Holbrook's motIOn that the BaysIde Dlstnct budget
be revIewed m three months Second by Councllmember Rosenstem The motIOn was accepted as
fnendly on the condItIOn that the reVIew be held no later than SIX months
CouncIlmember Rosenstem moved to extend the meetmg to 11 30 pm Second by Councllmember
Greenberg DISCUSSlOn was held CouncIlmember Olsen moved a substItute motlOn to extend the
meetmg to 1200 Ivhdmght Second by CouncIlmember Genser The motIon "vas approved
CouncIlmembers Holbrook, Rosenstem. and Vazquez opposed DIscussIOn was held
Councllmember Olsen moved to reduce the budget for the :\eIghborhood Support Center by 20%
Second by Councllmember Genser DIScussIon \vas held The motion \vas accepted as fnendly on
the condItIOn that CounCIl ask staffto study percentages of non-Santa MOlllca reSIdents and study
percentage of reductIOn
Councllmember Olsen moved to add a budget objectIve to the CIty Manager's budget to dIrect statT
to faCIlItate. through a process that they thInk VIable. to contact radIO statIOns to solICIt bIds for
broadcastmg the CounCIl meetmgs and to make recommendatlOns to accomplIsh tlus WIthm the grant
amount of$67.700 DlscusslOn was held The motion was accepted as frIendly
"layor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motIOn that the CIty Manager ensure that the RFP
for the Latmo Resource OrgamzatlOn be "\Tltten III accordance WIth gmde1mes for educatIOnal
programmmg and that dIalogue and dISCUSSIOn be held \vIth the supenntendent and school board
members to study methods of collaboratIOn The motlon was accepted as frIendly
Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn No 8608(CCS) entItled "A RESOLCTIOK OF THE
CITY CaCNeIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA Ma~ICA APPROVI~G ITS BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1993-94." readmg by tItle only and WaIvmg further readmg thereof Second by
CouncIlmember Genser The mam motIon. as amended. 'yas approved by the follO\vIng vote
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Councll vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser. Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem. Vazquez.
Mayor Abdo
NegatIve Councllmember Greenberg
CouncIlmember 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, of the schools
Chalf Abdo moved, on behalf ofthe Redevelopment Agency. to adopt ResolutIOn No 438(R.A..S).
as amended, entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPME~T AGENCY OF THE CITY
OF SANTA IVfONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL Y'EAR 1993-94." readmg
by tItle only and \VaIvmg further readmg thereof Second by Agency Member Genser The motIon
was approved by the follovvmg vote
Redevelopment Agency vote
AffirmatIve Agency Members Genser. Greenberg. Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem.
Vazquez. Chalr Abdo
Chalf Abdo move<;l. on behalf of the Parkmg Authonty. to adopt ResolutIOn No 222(PAS). as
amended. entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SAKTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94." readmg by
tItle anI} and \.vmvmg further readmg thereof Second by Authonty Member Genser The motion
was approved by the follo\vmg vote
Parkmg AuthorIty vote
AffirmatIve Authonty Members Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook. Olsen. Rosenstem.
Vazquez. ChaIr Abdo
Chalf Abdo moved, on behalf of the Housmg Authonty. to adopt ResolutIOn).To 57(HAS). as
amended. entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVIl\G ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94." readmg by
tItle only and waInng further readmg thereof Second by AuthOrIty 1'femher Genser The motion
was approved by the followmg vote
Housmg AuthorIty vote
AffirmatIve Authonty Members Genser. Greenberg. Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem.
Vazquez. Chalf Abdo
Mavor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn No 8609(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE
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CITY COIJNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~10NICA ADOPTING AND REVISING SALARY
R.AXGES FOR THE CLASSIFICATIOKS OF AIRPORT 1vIANAGER. CONSERVATION
COORDINATOR, ELECTRICAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT,
ENVIRO~MENTAL COORDINATOR. "\"ETWORKADMIKISTRA TOR. PARKING CHECKER
SCPERVISOR. PARKS MAINTENANCE SUPERINTE"\TIENT. PARK ~IAINTEI\'ANCE
SUPERVISOR. RECREA TIO~AL CENTERADMINISTRA TOR. SENIORAL~T"IAL CONTROL
OFFICER, SENIOR SERVICES MANAGER. SOLID WASTE BUSINESS ASSISTANT. SOLID
\VASTE OPERATIONS MANAGER. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SCPERVISOR. A."\lD
TECH:\IICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR." readmg by title only and \ValYlng further readmg
thereof Second by Councllmember Greenberg The motIOn "vas approved by the followmg vote
CounCIl vote AffirmatIve Councllmembers Genser, Greenberg. Holbrook, Olsen. Rosenstem.
Vazquez,~IayorAbdo
?vlayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn 1\0 8613(CCS) entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COU~CIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MOl\lCA APPROVING CO~U0nTY
DEVELOPME~T BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDIl\G FOR FY 1993-94 AND ALTHORIZING
SCB}vlISSION OF CDBG STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR FY 1993-94," readmg by tItle
only and waIvmg further readmg thereof. and authonze the CIty Manager to negotiate contracts wnh
the grantees specIfied III the final Proposed Tv.,'O- Year CD Plan Second by Councllmember Genser
\Vlth the understandmg that n contains all amendments made thIS everung The motion was approved
by the followmg vote
CouncIl vote AffirmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook Olsen. Rosenstem,
Vazquez, Mayor Abdo
Councllmember Genser moved to thank the CIty Manager, ASSIstant eny Manager. Fmance
DIrector, and all the other department heads and staff members who worked on the budget CouncIl
approved by acclamatIOn
At 1] 42 pm. the SpeCIal CIty Councll/Redevelopment AgencylParkmg Authonty/Housmg
Authonty Jomt Meetmg \;vas adjourned and the Cny CounCIl Meetmg was reconvened
ATTEST
APPROVED
Clance E Dykhouse
Secretary
Judy Abdo
ChaIr
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