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M-6/22/1993 (5) 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 "' 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 1 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 2 June 22, 1993 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 ... j June 22, 1993 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 4 June 22. 1993 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 -' 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 -' ~ . follO\vmg vote 5 June 22. 1993 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 6 June 22. 1993 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 7 June 22. 1993 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 8 June 22, 1993