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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 20, 1996
A special meetmg of the Santa Monica CIty Council was called to order by Mayor Rosenstem at
642 p m _ on Tuesday. August 20. 1996, In the Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present
Mayor Paul Rosenstem
Mayor Pro Tern Asha Greenberg
Councllrnember Ken Genser
Councllrnember Robert T Holbrook
Councilrnember Pamela O'Connor
Absent
Councllmember Judy Abdo
Councllmember Ruth Ebner
Also Present CIty Manager John Jahl1
ASSIStant CIty Attorney Joseph La\.\Tence
ASSIstant CIty Clerk Beth Sanchez
C ouncIlmember Holbrook led the assemblage In the Pledge of AllegIance to the Flag ofthe
unIted States of AmerIca
8-A: USE OF PUBLIC SIDE\V ALKS Presented was an emergency ordinance for adoptIOn or
an ordmance for mtroduc!lon and first readmg deletIng Santa MOllIca MunICIpal Code Sections
:3 12350. relatmg to the use of pub he sIdewalks. and replacmg It \\>'lth a prolubltlOn agamst
sIttmg or lymg on sIdewalks In the Bayslde DIstnct and on the Thud Street Promenade Roadway
dUrIng specIfied hours
~-1ot1on by Councllmember Genser to re-open pubhc heanng for those people who dId not
preYlOusl~ speak to thIS Item Manon dIed for lack of a second
}.tlotlOn by Councllmember Holbrook. seconded bv Mavor Pro Tempore Greenben!. to adopt
Ordmance No 1860(CCS) entItled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAKTA MONICA DELETING SANTA MONICA MIJNICIPAL CODE SECTION
3 12 350. RELATI~G TO THE USE OF PUBLIC SIDEWALKS. Al\TD REPLACING IT WITH
A PROHIBITlO:\ AGAI~ST SITTP--JG OR LYING ON SIDEWALKS ll\ THE BA YSIDE
DISTRICT AND 0::\ THE THIRD STREET PROMENADE ROAD\\! A Y AND DECLARING
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THE PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCY". reading by tItle only and WaIVIng further readIng I
thereof DISCUSSion was held Councllmember O'Connor mdicated that she would be willmg to
vote for the emergency ordinance If It mcluded a sunset clause. Mayor Pro Tempore Greenberg
suggested revlsltmg the ordmance m SIX months Mayor Rosenstem suggested an amendment to
the mam motIon that, before the end of February 1997, staff agendlze tlus Item for publIc
diSCUSSIOn, analysIs of how the ordmance IS workmg and any recommendatIons for appropnate
changes to the ordmance. The maker of the motlOn agreed to tills amendment to the mam
motIon
The motIOn. as amended. was approved by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councllmembers O'Connor. Holbrook. Genser.
Mayor Pro Tern Greenberg, Mayor Rosenstem
None
Councllmembers Abdo and Ebner
Noes
Absent
15 PUBLIC DJPUT Member of the publIc JOl Fullmer expressed her concerns Member of the
publIc Art CaSIllas expressed hIS concerns regardmg mvestIgatIOn of safety Issues Members of
the pubhc Ron Taylor and Douglas Woodworth spoke ill "pposltlOn to the emergency ordmance
adopted tomght. and Dan Ehrler thanked Councd for adJourmng m memory of ills father on
August 13. 1996
AD.1OUR1\MENT At 7 03 pm. the meetmg was adjourned to the regular meetmg on Tuesday. I
September 10. 1996 at 6 30 pm
ATTEST
APPROVED
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Beth Sanchez
ASSIstant Cnv Clerk
Paul Rosenstem
Mayor
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