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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
JUNE 16, 1987
At 7:45 p.m., a Special Joint Meeting
Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority,
was called to order.
of the ci ty Council,
and Parking Authority
Roll Call of Redevelopment Agency:
Present: Chairperson James P. Conn
Chairperson Pro Tempore Herb Katz
Agency Member David B. Finkel
Agency Member William H. Jennings
Agency Member Alan S. Katz
Agency Member Christine E. Reed
Agency Member Dennis Zane
Also present: Executive Director John Jalili
Agency Attorney Robert M. Myers
Acting Agency Secretary Donna R. Betancourt
ITEM 1: 1987-88 BUDGETS FOR CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PARKING AUTHORITY: Presented were a staff
report, budget documents, and a public hearing in regard to the
adoption of Fiscal Year 1987-88 Budgets for ci.ty Council,
Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, and Parking Authority.
Discussion was held. The public hearing was declared opened at
8: 20 p.m. The following persons spoke: Joy Fullmer and Donna
Alvarez in opposition to the loan to the Rent Control Board; Joy
Fullmer in opposition to the increase in utility taxes; Jose
Corral in support of continued funding for the PNA jobs program;
Fred Wayne regarding lack of enforcement of no parking signs and
littering problems; Steve Young and Delores Haney in support of
funding for PNA; Ron Mendelbalm, Ed Wenner, and Tom Carroll in
support of parking meters in the downtown parking structures;
Judy Abdo, Chris Harding, Geraldine Moyle, Julie Lopez Dad, and
Paul Rosenstein in support of the neighborhood support center;
Conrad Melilli and Gaye Deale regarding funding for Mid-City
Neighbors: Renee Talbot regarding health insurance and salaries
for City employees; Penny Perlman regarding accountability for
public money spent; Bill Putnam, Jerry Pomerantz, Donna Alvarez,
and Jack Baptista in opposition to the neighborhood support
center; Sylvia Shniad, Fay Kessler, David Shniad in clpposition to
parking meters in the downtown parking structures; and Russ
Barnard in support of school funding and tax increases. Mayor
Pro Tempore H. Katz moved to hear from members of the public who
submitted late chits. Second by Councilmember A. Katz. The
motion was unanimously approved. Tom Larmore spoke in support of
the neighborhood support center and school funding: Marie
Tallman, william Worcester, and Dietrich Pahnke in opposition to
an increase in the transient occupancy tax; Kim Foster in
opposition to parking meters in the downtown parking structures;
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and CeCe Bradley, Nat Trives, and Bob Scott in support of PNA
funding. There being no one else wishing to be heard, the public
hearing was declared closed.
Mayor Conn moved to approve the staff recommendation to adopt the
Proposed 1987-88 Budget, amended to include Exhibits A and B to
the staff report dated June 16, 1987, thereby adopting
Resolution No. 7448 (CCS), entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1987-88, II reading by title only and waiving further
reading thereof; and direct the City Attorney to prepare an
ordinance creating the new Department of Cultural and Recreation
services and creating a new position of Director of Cultural and
Recreation Services. Second by Councilmember Zane.
with respect to the city Council budget, Councilmember Jennings
moved an amendment to add $10,000 to hold Town Hall meetings
every other month on a Tuesday when a Council meE~ting is not
scheduled. Second by Councilmember Finkel. Councilnlember Finkel
moved an amendment to the motion to not set a minimum number of
times for meetings but rather set as a goal the COnCE!pt of having
such Town Hall sessions, and instruct staff to craft a pattern
and program and make appropriate recommendations to Council. The
maker of the motion accepted the amendment. The motion was
approved by a voice vote of 6 to 1, Councilmember Reed opposed.
Councilmember Reed moved an amendment to add in the supply and
expense category a specific line item of $25,000 to provide for
the services of outs ide legal counsel. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore H. Katz. Discussion was held. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Jennings, A. Katz,
Reed, Mayor Conn
Negative: Councilmembers Finkel, Zane
Councilmember A. Katz moved
Finance Department budget
occupancy tax collection.
Discussion was held. The
vote:
an amendment to add $12,000 to the
to perform audits of the transient
Second by Councilmember Jennings.
motion was approved by the following
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
With regard to the recommendations on city support for
neighborhood associations, Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz moved a
substitute to the staff recommendation of a neighborhood service
organization, to an ombudsman in city Hall, with two to three
persons maximum, the budget (approximately $70,000) to be worked
out by staff, following the criteria as set forth in the
neighborhood committee meeting. Second by Councilmember Reed.
Discussion was held. The motion failed by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Jennings, H. Katz,
Reed
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Negative: Councilmembers Finkel, A. Katz,
Zane, Mayor Conn
with regard to the program's effect on the PNA, C'ouncilmember
Zane moved that for the first (fiscal) year of the program, the
pico Neighborhood Association continue to operate independently
from the program, and that the allocation made on June 2, 1987,
to the FNA be maintained as a full-year grant. Second by
Councilmember Finkel. Discussion was held. Councilmember Reed
moved to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. Second by
Councilmember Finkel. The motion to extend the meeting was
unanimously approved. Discussion was held. The motion failed by
the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Zane
Negative: Councilmembers Jennings, A. Katz,
H. Katz, Reed, Mayor Conn
with regard to the Performance Plan of the Community and Economic
Development Department, Councilmember Reed moved an amendment,
page H-S, to expand the objective of conducting a study of youth
services delivery in Santa Monica to include an analysis of the
needs of youths working through and with the youths and PTA
organizations to the degree possible. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore H. Katz. The motion was unanimously approved.
Councilmember Reed moved an amendment, page H-27, to include the
Planning Commission in the objective of preparing an implementing
ordinance for Program 10 of the Housing Element concerning
replacement requirements for multifamily residential dwelling
units prior to demolition. The maker and second of the main
motion incorporated this amendment into the main motion.
Councilmember Zane moved an amendment to appropriate $20,974 to
step Up On Second for a 7-month pilot program to provide expanded
services to mentally ill homeless individuals during the weekend,
with staff evaluation after six months. Second by Councilmember
Jennings. Mayor Conn moved a substitute motion to fund step Up
On Second for $20,000 and do this on the basis that funding for
the Center for the Partially Sighted is made, that is, rather
than tie the $20,000 to a particular program, the money is given
as symbolic support to their private fundraising attempts. The
motion failed for lack of a second. The motion on the floor was
approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: Councilmember Reed
Discussion was held. Mayor Conn moved an amendme.nt that the
contract amount approved for Latino Resource Agency (LRO) be put
on a contingency contract, with 6 to 8 months of carE!ful scrutiny
by staff in order for the contract to continue; staff to work
with LRO in the recruitment and retaining of personnel; and LRO
to develop a method to respond to and resolve community
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discontent, and increase the strength of their board with local
people. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz. Mayor Pro Tempore
H. Katz moved an amendment that staff be notified of LRO board
meetings, and periodically staff and one or more Councilmembers
attend the meetings. Mayor Conn accepted the amendment as
friendly. Discussion was held. The motion was unanimously
approved.
with respect to accessibility for the handicapped, Councilmember
Finkel moved an amendment to direct staff to study and make a
recommendation regarding the feasibility of hiring a full-time
consultant to monitor Title 24 compliance. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore H. Katz. Discussion was held. with the consent of the
maker and no obj ection from the second, the aDlendment was
incorporated into the main motion.
Mayor Conn moved that a goal be added to the Performance Report
of the Police Department, page r-16, to study the feasibility of
a spay-neuter clinic in the City animal shelter. Second by
Councilmember Reed. wi th no obj ection from the second, the
amendment was incorporated into the main motion.
Mayor Conn moved that a goal be added to the Performance Report
of the Fire Department, page J-6, to develop an ongoing
familiarity of fire personnel with social service agencies and
services provided. Second by Councilmember Zane. The amendment
was incorporated into the main motion.
Councilmember Jennings moved an amendment to include as an
objective of the Recreation and Parks Department that staff
monitor the burrowing into and sleeping in the bluffs of
Palisades Park. with the consent of the second, Mayor Conn
included the amendment in the main motion.
Mayor Conn moved an amendment to include as a goal of the
Recreation and Parks Department, page K-6, to conduct an
examination of the Santa Monica College municipal pool facility
to determine necessary repairs and/or disposition, and work out a
program with Santa Monica College. Second by Councilmember A.
Katz. Discussion was held. With no objection from the second,
the amendment was included in the main motion.
Mayor Conn moved an amendment to include as a goal of the Civic
AUditorium, page K-29, to make the expenditure for the Civic
irrigation system dependent upon the failure of negotiations or
non-conclusive negotiations that might lead to a change in the
Civic site. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz. At the
suggestion of Councilmember Jennings, Mayor Conn revised the
motion to include January 1988 as a date to definitize the status
of negotiations. with the consent of the second, the amendment
was included in the main motion.
Mayor Conn moved an amendment to add a goal to the General
Services Department, Traffic Engineering, page Q-12, to continue
to develop plans, with community input, for the Ocean Park
parking structure. Second by Councilmember Reed. Councilmember
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Zane clarified that this action is for evaluation and is not a
vote to support such a structure. with no objection from the
second, the amendment was incorporated into the main motion.
Councilmember Finkel moved an amendment to make a loan of
$700,000 on a two-year basis, with interest, to the Rent Control
Board, with the first payment not being due until FY 1988-89,
under terms and conditions to be negotiated between city staff
and the Rent Control Board. Second by Councilmemher Zane.
Discussion was held. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
council vote: Affirmative: councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: Councilmembers H. Katz, Reed
Councilmember Finkel moved an amendment to grant to the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District $190,000 for the deferred
maintenance fund. Second by Councilmember Zane. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Councilmember Finkel moved an amendment to grant to the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District $100,000 for improved
accessibility. Second by Councilmember Jennings. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: councilmembers H. Katz, Reed
Counci1member Finkel moved an amendment to grant to the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District $210,000 for improvements
of facilities that serve both the public and the schools, not
including the roof of the pool. Second by Councilmember Zane.
Discussion was held. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: councilmembers H. Katz, Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz moved an amendment to allocate $800,000
from General Fund reserves for purchase of land to expand
Virginia Park, monies to be paid back by the Park fund through
developer fees. The motion was duly seconded. Discussion was
held. Councilmember Zane clarified the motion as a generalized
direction to staff to seek out and negotiate for land adjacent to
Virginia Park and bring back to Council a proposal for its
purchase, with Council to set aside $800,000 for the purchase and
evaluate whether to proceed with the purchase after reviewing the
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proposal. The maker of the motion concurred with this
clarification. The motion was approved by the following vote:
council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, A. Katz,
H. Katz, Reed, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: Councilmember Jennings
Councilmember Reed moved to delete the appropriation of $736,950
for the installation of parking meters in the downtown parking
structures. second by Councilmember A. Katz. The motion failed
by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers A. Katz, Reed
Negative: Councilmembers Jennings, H. Katz,
Zane, Mayor Conn
Abstain: Councilmember Finkel
Councilmember Reed moved that the effective date of the increase
in the transient occupancy tax be pushed back to January 1988 to
address the concern of the hotel industry regarding the contracts
they have made. Discussion was held. The motion failed for lack
of a second.
Mayor Conn moved to immediately increase the utility user tax
from 5 percent to 8 percent rather than by 1-1/2 percent
increments. Second by Councilmember A. Katz. Discussion was
held. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: Councilmember Reed
Mayor Conn moved to increase the transient occupancy tax from 8
percent to 10 percent effective October 1, 1987. Second by
Councilmember A. Katz. Discussion was held. councilmember
Jennings moved an amendment to make the tax effective right after
Labor Day. The motion failed for lack of a second. During
discussion, Mayor Conn withdrew his motion after being advised
the action is included in the main motion. councilmember A. Katz
withdrew the second.
Councilmember A. Katz moved to amend the revenue section of the
budget to reflect the $100,000 to be realized from the transient
occupancy tax audit program. Second by Councilmember Finkel.
The motion was unanimously approved.
The main motion, as amended, was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: councilmember Reed
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Councilmember Reed indicated that her no vote is because she does
not intend to support the revenue increase measures that support
the budget.
Redevelopment Agency Chairperson Conn moved to adopt Resolution
No. 417 (RAS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 1987-88,'1 reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Agency Member Zane. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
Agency vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Parking Authority Chairperson Conn moved to adopt Resolution No.
202 (PAS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1987-88," reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Agency Member Zane. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
Authority vote: Affirmative: Members Finkel, Jennings, A. Katz,
H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Conn
Negative: Member Reed
Authori ty Member Reed requested that the record reflect her no
vote is because she does not approve of parking meters in the
parking garages.
Housing Authority Chairperson Conn moved to adopt Resolution No.
29 (HAS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING ITS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1987-88, " reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. Second by Authority Member Zane. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
Authority vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
ADJOURNMENT: At 12:37 a.m., the Special
City Council, Redevelopment Agency, H
Parking Authority was adjourned.
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Donna R. Betancourt
Acting Agency Secretary
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