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M-6/22/1993 (6) CITY OF SANTA MONICA HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES JUNE 22, 1993 A regular meetmg of the Santa Maruca City CouncIl was called to order by Mayor Abdo at 6 50 p.m on Tuesday, June 22, 1993 In the Council Chambers. Roll Call: Present. Mayor Judy Abdo Mayor Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez Councilmember Ken Genser (arrIved at 6:55 pm) Councilmember Asha Greenberg Councilmember Robert T Holbrook Councllmember Kelly Olsen Councllmember Paul Rosenstem Also Present CIty Manager John Jahh Acting CIty Attorney Joe Lawrence CIty Clerk Clarice E Dykhouse Councllmember Holbrook led the assemblage in the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag of the Umted States of Amenca. At 6'51 pm, a CIty Council/Redevelopment Agency/Parking Authority/Housing Authority SpeCIal Jomt Meeting was convened REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Roll Call: Present: ChaIr Judy Abdo ChaIr Pro Tempore Antomo Vazquez Agency Member Ken Genser (arrIved at 6 55 p.m ) Agency Member Asha Greenberg Agency Member Robert T Holbrook Agency Member Kelly Olsen Agency Member Paul Rosenstein Also Present. ExecutIve DIrector John Jah11 Acting Agency Attorney Joe Lawrence Secretary Clanee E. Dykhouse 1 June 22, 1993 PARKING AUTHORITY Roll Call. Present. Chair Judy Abelo ChaIr Pro Tempore Antonio Vazquez Authority Member Ken Genser (arrived at 6;55 pm) Authonty Member Asha Greenberg Authonty Member Robert T Holbrook Authonty Member Kelly Olsen Authonty Member Paul Rosenstein Also Present Executive Secretary John Jalih Actmg Authonty Attorney Joe Lawrence Authonty Clerk Clance E. Dykhouse HOUSING AUTHORITY Roll Call Present. Chau Judy Abdo V Ice Chair Antoruo Vazquez ComrnlsslOner Ken Genser (arnved at 6 55 p.m.) CommiSSIOner Asha Greenberg Commissioner Robert T Holbrook ComnnsslOner Kelly Olsen COlDlDlsslOner Paul Rosenstem Also Present Secretary John Jahh Actmg Authority Attorney Joe Lawrence Authority Clerk Clance E. Dykhouse Mayor Abdo moved to consider Item No. lO-A m conjunctIOn WIth CC/RA/PA/HA-2. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez The motIon was unanimously approved, CouncIlmember Genser absent RA/HA-l' MINUTES APPROVAL Chair Pro Tempore/VIce Chau Vazquez moved to approve the Redevelopment Agency and Housmg Authonty minutes of February 23, 1993, as submitted. Second by Agency/Authority Member Greenberg The motIon was unammously approved. Agency Memberl Authonty Member Genser absent Councilmember/ Agency Member! Authonty Member Genser reported present at 6 55 p m. 2 June 22, 1993 CC/RA/PA/HA-2 BUDGETS/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Presented was a staff report recommendmg adoptIOn of resolUtlons and related documents adoptmg FIscal Year 1993-94 Budgets for the City of Santa Monica, Redevelopment Agency, Parkmg Authority, and Housing Authonty and Council Agenda Item No lO-A lO-A' COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN/FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 AND 1994-95/PROPOSED STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS' Presented was the publIc heanng and recommendatIon for approval of the proposed two-year Community Development Plan for FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95, approval of a resolutIon authonzmg submission of the "Proposed Statement of Comrnumty Development ObjectIves and Projected Use of Funds" and authorizatIOn for the City Manager to negotIate the contracts with the grantees Council asked questIons of staff At 7 25 pm, Mayor Abdo declared the public hearmg open. Member of the publIc Jeanne Segal spoke m OpposItIon to proposed reductIon to the Money Management Program at the Senior Health and Peer Counseling. Member of the publIc Graham Pope discussed the procedures uul1zed In budget preparatIOn and spoke In support of the Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce. Members of the publIc James DeSimone, Paul Tepper, and Kathy Weremmk urged CouncIl not to reduce funding for Westslde Legal ServIces. Members of the publIc Wendy Schmelzer, A va Shamban, Patricia Bauer, Cheri Orgel, DaVId PettIt, Joan Swartz, Sonya Sultan, Demse Dukoff, Pam Brady, Mary RammIng, Anna Rogers. and Lmda Gross urged CounCIl to maIntain the current fundmg level that the CIty provIdes to the dIstrIct schools Member of the publIc Geraldme Moyle spoke In support of fundmg for Commumty CorporatJon. Members of the publIC 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% Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns Member of the publIc Joanne Leavitt spoke In support of funding of serVIces for chIldren. Member of the public Jenme Quan spoke in support of fundmg for the Newstart program Member of the publIc Tom Mayo spoke m support of the CLARE FoundatIOn and urged full support of the program Members of the public Candy Wasserman, Chns DeCarlo, JIll Burnham, and Roger Genser spoke In support of funding for the arts Member of the publIc Lmda Wheatman spoke m support of funding for the Convention and VISItors Bureau. Members of the publIc Barbara Tenzer, LaurIe Romano, Adamm Gritlefeld, Greg SpIess, and Ronald Cano spoke in support of fundmg for the Bayslde DIstrIct CorporatIOn Member of the publIc John Duganne spoke m support of fundmg for the Computer Assist Center Members of the publIc VIVIan RothsteIn and Rae Archibald spoke m support of fundmg for Ocean Park Commumty Center Member of the publIc Eduardo Grado spoke In support of full funding for the Latmo Resource OrgaruzatlOn At 8.52 p.m.. CouncIl adjourned for a short recess Council reconvened at 9 18 p.m. WIth all members present. Councllmember Genser moved to continue Item Nos 8-A and 9-A Second by CouncIlmember Rosenstem The motIon was unammously approved. 3 June 22, 1993 CC/RA/PA/HA-2 & 10-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 in support of funding for the Bayslde Dlstnct Corporation Member of the pubbc John Jurenka discussed problems bemg faced by the taxpayer Members of the publIc Pam O'Connor, Marcia 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 pubhc Laune Newman urged Council not to reduce fundmg for Westslde Legal Services Member of the public Leonard Gross spoke m support of fundmg for the Semor Health and Peer Counseling Center Member of the pubhc Stephen Alpert urged CouncIl to mamtam the current fundmg level that the City prOVides to the dlstnct schools and restore full fundmg for Wests Ide Legal Services Member of the public Sara Faulds spoke in support of the formation of a corporatIOn to manage, adImmster, and coordinate the planned improvements for Mam Street. Member of the public ChriS Reed urged Councd to reduce the budget to the pomt where they do not need to tax the citizens of the community for the mUnICipal water utihty and the mumclpal sewer utlhty. Member of the pubhc Merritt 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 Latmo Resource Organization Councllmember Olsen moved to hear a late speaker. Second by Councllmember Genser The motion was approved, Councllmember Holbrook opposed Member of the public Dolores Press urged Councll not to reduce funding for Westslde Legal Services Mayor Abdo closed the pubhc hearmg at 9 57 P m Mayor Abdo moved to adopt the budget for Fiscal Year 1993-94 Second by Councllmember Genser. DiSCUSSIon was held. Councllmember Genser moved to amend the motion to include Attachments 2 through 9, Attachments 11 and 12, plus the additIOnal resource management objectives The motion was accepted as friendly. Councilmember Genser moved to amend the motion that the grant programs mclude a reqUIrement m the contract that grantees submit with therr proposal a plan for how they will make voter regIstratIon matenals avallable and remove from the contract any prohlbltlon on voter registration The mouon was accepted as fnendly 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. Councll asked questions of staff. DISCUSSion was held. Mayor Abdo moved to amend the motion to drrect staff to reevaluate the Westslde Legal Service from the prospective of testrrnony wluch was heard tlus evening and if there IS an inequity which IS happening madvertently that staff return With suggesuons The monon was accepted as fnendly Councllmember Greenberg moved to amend the motion that In conJunctlOn With CouncIlmember Genser's amendment WIth regard to the Police Department's plan for aggressive panhandhng, that a srrnilar objective be Included In the CIty Attorney's budget The motion was accepted as friendly Discussion was held. Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motion to request that the CIty Manager study a Total Quality Management (TQM) program. The monon was accepted as fnendly Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the motIOn to develop a mechanIsm to discuss how the school dlstnct and the City Council can better commumcate and mteract on programs that are affected by the 4 June 22, 1993 funding and also that are mteractIve but not included m the fundmg and that there be a collaboratIve report to the communIty WhICh shows thIS collaboratIon. DIScussIon was held The motIon was accepted as friendly DIscuSSIOn was held Councilmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to reduce the CIty Attorney's budget by 3 %, whIch would result in a total reductIOn of $102,211 Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg. DIScussion was held. The motion failed by the following vote Council vote: AffIrmative Councdmembers 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 in that the CIty Attorney's office dId reduce ItS staff by five attorneys, which represents 12% of Its workforce. 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 faded by the following vote: Council vote Affrrmative: CouncIlmembers Greenberg, Holbrook Negative' CouncIlmembers Genser, Olsen, RosensteIn, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo Councilmember Rosenstein requested that the record reflect that he voted "no" on this Item because he supports the fmdings 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 this Item because he was a member of CouncIl at the tune of the vote on the Homeless Task Force findmgs and, even though he did not agree WIth some of the recommendatIons, and It was dIfficult to make the deCISIon, he feels that to redIrect funds at this point would be Inappropnate Mayor Abdo requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on this item because she feels that a cormmtment was made when the Task Force came forward WIth its recommendations and she wIll stIck WIth that commItment for as long as the programs can possIbly be funded CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIon to Increase fundmg to the LatInO Resource OrgarnzatIon by $40,000 The motIon dIed for lack of a second Councllmember Holbrook moved to amend the motIOn to elIminate the Neighborhood Support Center Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg Discussion was held. The motIon faIled by the follOWIng vote 5 June 22, 1993 CouncIl vote. Affirmative' Councilmembers Greenberg, Holbrook NegatIve CouncIImembers Genser, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo CouncIlmember Rosenstem requested that the record reflect that he WIll explam his vote on the preVIOUS motlon, thIS motlon, and the next motion when there IS a general discussion on the budget CouncIlmember Holbrook moved to mcrease the BaysIde DIstrict CorporatIon budget by $23,750 and set aSIde an addIllonal $23,750, and the CIty staff and BaysIde staff wIll meet thIs fall to evaluate the performance of the BaysIde Dlstnct Corporation CIty 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 CouncIlmember Greenberg moved a subslltute motIon to CouncIlmember Holbrook's motIon that the Bayslde DIStnct budget be revIewed m three months. Second by CouncIlmember Rosenstem The mOllon 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 p.m. Second by Councilmember Greenberg DiscussiOn was held. CouncIlmember Olsen moved a substItute molIon to extend the meetmg to 1200 MIdmght Second by Councilmember Genser. The motIon was approved. CouncIlmembers Holbrook, Rosenstem, and Vazquez opposed DISCUSSIon was 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 condItIon that CouncIl ask staff to study percentages of non-Santa Mornca reSIdents and study percentage of reduction CouncIlmember Olsen moved to add a budget objectIve to the CIty Manager's budget to direct staff to faCIlItate, through a process that they thmk VIable, to contact radIO statlOns to solicit bIds for broadcastmg the Councd meetings and to make recommendatIons to accomplIsh thIS WIthIn the grant amount of $67,700. DISCUSSIOn was held The motion was accepted as fnendly Mayor Pro Tempore Vazquez moved to amend the moUon that the CIty Manager ensure that the RFP for the Latmo Resource OrgarnzaUon be written m accordance with gUIdelInes for educatIonal programmmg and that dIalogue and dISCUSSIon be held with the superintendent and school board members to study methods of collaboratIon. The motion was accepted as friendly Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn No 8608(CCS) entitled. itA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," readmg by tItle only and waIvmg further readmg thereof 6 June 22, 1993 Second by Councilmember Genser. The main motIOn, as amended, was approved by the followmg vote: CouncIl vote. Affmnatlve' Council members Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo N egatl ve Councllmember Greenberg CouncIlmember Greenberg requested that the record reflect that she voted "no" on tins 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, fundmg of the schools. ChaIr Abdo moved, on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency, to adopt Resolution No 438(RAS), as amended, entitled. "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94, II readmg by tltle only and waiving further readmg thereof. Second by Agency Member Genser The motion was approved by the followmg vote Redevelopment Agency vote. Affirmative' Agency Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez, ChaIr Abdo ChaIr Abdo moved, 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 SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading by title only and waIvmg further readmg thereof. Second by Authonty Member Genser The motion was approved by the followmg vote Parking Authority vote Affmnatlve Authonty Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez, Chair Abdo ChaIr Abdo moved, on behalf of the Housmg Authonty, to adopt Resolution No 57(HAS), as amended, entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1993-94," reading by title only and waIving further readmg thereof Second by Authority Member Genser. The motion was approved by the followmg vote' Housmg Authonty vote: AffirmatIve: AuthOrIty Members Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez, ChaIr Abdo 7 June 22, 1993 Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIon No 8609(CCS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AND REVISING SALARY RANGES FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF AIRPORT MANAGER, CONSERVATION COORDINATOR, ELECTRICAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT , ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR, NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, PARKING CHECKER SUPERVISOR, PARKS MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT , PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, RECREATIONAL CENTER ADMINISTRATOR, SENIOR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, SENIOR SERVICES MANAGER, SOLID WASTE BUSINESS ASSISTANT, SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS MANAGER, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR," reading by tItle only and waIvmg further readmg thereof. Second by CouncIlmember Greenberg. The motIon was approved by the followmg vote CouncIl vote. AffIrmatIve CouncIlmembers Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo Mayor Abdo moved to adopt ResolutIOn No. 8613(CCS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING FOR FY 1993-94 AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF CDBG STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES FOR FY 1993-94," reading by tItle only and waIvmg further reading thereof, and authorIZe the City Manager to negotiate contracts WIth the grantees speCIfIed m the final Proposed Two- Year CD Plan. Second by CouncIlmember Genser WIth the understandmg that It contaInS all amendments made thIS evening The motion was approved by the followmg vote. CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve CouncIlmembersGenser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez, Mayor Abdo CouncIlmember Genser moved to thank the CIty Manager, ASSIStant CIty Manager, Finance DIrector, and all the other department heads and staff members who worked on the budget. CouncIl approved by acclamatIon At 11.42 p.rn , the SpeCIal CIty CounCIl/Redevelopment Agency/Parking AuthOrIty/Housing Authonty Jomt Meetmg was adjourned and the City CouncIl Meetmg was reconvened ATTEST' APPROVED Clance E. Dykhouse AuthOrIty Clerk Judy Abdo ChaIr 8 June 22, 1993