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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
JUNE 17, 1986
At 7:36 P.M. a SpecIal JOInt MeetIng of the CIty Council.
Redevelopment Agency. HousIng AuthorIty and Parking AuthorIty was
called to order.
Roll Call of Redevelopment Agency:
Present: ChaIrperson ChristIne E. Reed
Chairperson Pro Tempore William H. JennIngs
Agency Member James P. Conn
Agency Member DavId G. EpsteIn
Agency Member Alan S. Katz
Agency Member Herbert Katz
Agency Member DennIs Zane
Executive Director John Jallll
Agency Attorney Robert M. Myers
Agency Secretary Ann M. Shore
ITEM 1: 1986-87, ,BUD,qETS FOR, C~TX COUNCIL r ,,~~DEVELOPMENT AGENCY r
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PARKING AUTHORITY: Presented were staff
reports, budget 'documents, and a publIC hearing in regard to
adoptIon of FIscal Year 1986-87 Budgets for CIty CouncIl,
R edevelopmen t Agency, HousIng Author I ty. and Parking Authorl ty.
DiscussIon was held. The publIC hearIng was declared open at
8:00 p.m. ~ouncllmember Epste~n moved to hear from the members
of the publIC for three mInutes each. Second by Councllmember
Conn. The motion was unanimously approved. The followIng
persons spoke: LInda Diamond, Mia Rille, Jane JeffrIes. and Sam
Gordon in support of the fundIng for public schools; Robert
A 1 tegan, Ken Haker, Roger Genser, Ri chard Vi ckers, Herb Sandel,
and MIchael Hill In OpposItIon to the Mai~ Street parkIng
structur e; John Jurenka In OppOSI t ion to prefer entia I park lng;
and Pau 1 Leaf in support of the Arts Commi ss Ion budget. There
be 109 no one el se WI shlng to be heard, .t::_(J_uncllmember H. I<;atz
moved to close the publIC hearIng. Second by CouncIlmember
EpsteIn. The motion was unanimously approved. DIScussIon was
held.
Counci lmemp!=r, ,~p'stel n moved to adopt Reso lutlon No. 7233 (eCS)
entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1986-87," readIng
by tI tIe only and wa i vi ng further readl ng thereof, amended to
Include recommendatIons In the staff report dated June 17, 1986,
entItled: "AdoptIon of the 1986-87 Budget", a Supplemental staff
report dated June 17, 1986, en ti tIed "Opt Ions for Ass I stance to
Santa Monlca/Mallbu UnIfied School DIstrict", and a report dated
June 13, 1986, ent i tIed: "Supplemen tal Budget I nforma tion Item
No.7". Second by Councllmember H. Katz.
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Discuss10n was held 1n regard to the budget document entltled
"Proposed 1986-87 LIne Item Deta1l".
Councllmember A. Kat~ ,moved an amendment to reflect a reduction
for the space charges the School DistrIct 1S currently paying us
to the extent they exceed actual cost. WIth the consent of the
maker and the second, the amendment, rephrased by Mayor Reed as
reducIng the Revenue sect lon by $12,000 and freel ng the School
DIstrIct from paying rent for the storage of the school buses,
was incorporated into the main mot10~.
D1Scussion was held. In regard to the CIty COUDClI budget, page
A-2, Mayor Pro T€,mpor~ JennIngs moved an amendment to keep the
travel category split up according to Counc1lmember, but put the
local and the dIstant travel together. D1Scusslon was held.
WIth the consent of the maker and the second, the amendment was
incorporated into the main motIon. ~f1yor Pro Tempore Jennings
moved an amendment to Increase the total travel for each of the
Councilmembers to $2,000 (net additlon to the budget wIll be
$1 ,656) . Second by Counc ilmember Conn. Di scuss Ion was held.
The motion was approved by a VOlce vote of 6 to 1, Councllmember
EpsteIn opposed.
DI scuss ion wa s held. In regard to the Commun 1 ty and Economlc
Development budget, Page H-7, Councilmember Conn moved an
ameDdment to add $1,000 for Westslde HotlIne. Second by
Councilmember Zane. DIScusslon was held. Wl th the consent of
the maker and no obJect1on from the second, the amendment was
Incorporated into the main motIon.
DiscussIon was held. Councilmernber Zane moved an amendment that
thl. s part of the budget Include $26; 000' . for the Ocean Park
Community O""'ganlzatlon to conduct ltS basIcally community
watchdog program over the MaIn Street development and also to
support a communIty-wIde assessment of the effects of the parklng
structure to get real communI ty lovol vement WI th assessing the
desirablllty of that parkIng structure. Second by Councilmember
Conn. D1Scuss1on was held. The motion failed by a voice vote of
3 to 4.
DIScussIon was held. In regard to the Recreatlon & Parks budget,
Mayor Reed moved an amendment to add a Ilne I tern of $100,000
rental payment for Los Amigos Park and authorIze staff to
negotiate whatever approprIate lease agreement would be
necessary. DurIng discuSSIon, and WIth the consent of the maker
and the second, the amount was changed to $150,000, broken down
into $100,000 for Los Amlgos Park and $50 J 000 for the needy
chIldren school lunch program, and the amendment was Incorporated
Into the main motion.
DIScussion was held. Councilmember Zane moved an amendment that
the pos1tlons provided for tw6'as-neededparkIng structure guards
and the parkIng facility and bathroom cleaners be full-t1me
pOSl tlons WI th all fringe benefl ts and that budget numbers be
altered to re flect that. Second by Counc llmember Conn.
Discussion was held. The motion was approved by unanImous vote.
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DISCUSSIon was held. In regard to the Non-Departmental sectIon
of the budget, ~ayor Re~~,m?v~~ to Include authorIzation for the
CIty to contInue to partl c ipate (lobbYIng) I n the offshore oi 1
drillIng efforts of the Local Government CoordInatIng Program In
an amount of $2,000. With the consent of the maker and no
objection from the second, the amendment was Incorporated Into
the main motion.
DISCUSSIon was held. In regard to the CapItal Improvements
Program, page S-21, .~_?~ncllmember Epste,l,n moved an amendment to
change Line Item 610-917 to reada~ follows: "MaIn Street ParkIng
FeaSIbIlIty StudIes In 1986-87, conduct prelimInary
feaSIbIlIty studIes related to constructIon of a parkIng
struc tur e 1n the MaIn Street area _ After full pI annI ng revi ew,
includIng consideratIon of alternatIves, pUblIC hearIngs and
Council approval, constructIon may begIn in 1987-88." Second by
CouncIlmember Conn. DISCUSSIon was held. DurIng dIScussion, the
maker and the second Incorporated Into the amendment
Councilmember Zane 1 s suggested phrase It... assess the need for,
then assess the feasibIlity of... II DISCUSSIon was held. The
motion was unanimously approved.
DISCUSSIon was held. Councilmember Zane moved an amendment to
dIrect the staff to include, as a prIori ty of the Redevelopment
Agency budget, the construction of pergolas and shade structures
in conformance wi th the Beach Improvement Plan, subject to the
avallab III ty of funds and approval by the Agency. Second by
Mayor Reed. DiSCUSSIon was held. The motIon was approved by a
vote of 6 to 1, Councllmember Epste In opposed. Counc Ilmember
EpsteIn requested the record to reflect that he thInks it is
premature and wasteful.
DISCUSSIon was held In regard to the document entitled IIProposed
1986-87 Departmental Performance Plan.1I
DIScussion was held. In regard to the CommunIty & Economic
Development Budget, Councilmember A. Katz mov~~ an amendment to
add language to ObJe~tive No. 2, ~age H-3, as follows: "Provide
adv 1 ce and counsel ing on fund-ra iSlng groups funded or ellgl ble
for fundIng by the CI ty, including the research of the
avaIlabIlIty of grants and assistance or dIrection to aSSIstance
in the preparation of applications for grants." Second by Mayor
Reed. DIScussion was held. WIth the consent of the maker and no
ObjectIon from the second, the amendment was Incorporated Into
the motIon.
DISCUSSIon was held. In regard to pages H-1 through H-7, _May()r'.
Reed moved an amendment to dIrect the CommunIty and NeIghborhood
SerVIces DiviSIon to alter the prIorities of theIr objectives so
that ObJecti ve No. 1 (a new work task which I s to conduct a
feasI bIll ty on the usefulness of developing a long-range human
ser v Ices POlICY document) 1 s moved to the last prlor I ty behInd
the others. DiscuSSlon was held. With the consent of the maker
and the second, the amendment was Incorporated lnto the motion.
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DIScussion was held. CouncIlmember lane moved an amendment to
Include In the Workplan of the RecreatIon & Parks Department
ObjectIve No. 3 contaIned In Supplement No. 7 altered to Include
the followIng: ASSIst the RecreatIon & Parks Commission In
formulating a communIty process to plan for upgradIng of the
beach area between the PIer and the South Beach parkIng lot.
D i scu S SIon wa S held. Wi th the consent of the maker and the
second, the amendment was Incorporated Into the motIon.
DIScussIon was held. In regard to the Personnel Department,
Councilmember lane moved an amendment to Include an addItIonal
ObjectIve to "provIde for sIgnIfIcant employee Involvement In the
assessmentll.mprovement of career development opportunl tl.es for
CI ty employees 11. DISCUSS Ion was held. Wi th the consen t of the
maker and no obJection from the second, the amendment was
incorporated into the motIon.
Councilmember Zane moved an amendment to Include as an ObJectIve
for the Community & EconoIDl.c Development Department that there be
a full assessment of the City 1 S enforcement of the MaIn Street
Plan. DIScussion was held. There being no objection, the
amendment was Incorporated Into the main motIon.
Mayor Pro Tempore Je~nings moved an amendment to add an ObjectIve
to the CIty Manager's workplan to continue to work wIth the Santa
MonIca/Mallbu Unifl.ed School Dl.strict to develop long-range
fInancIal assIstance programs for the School District. Second by
Councllmember lane. Discussion was held. The motIon was
unanImously approved.
~ayor "Pr,o Tempore JennIng~" moved an amendment to add a
Performance ObJectIve to the CommunIty and EconomIc Development
Department to investIgate an optIon for revitalization of the
Ocean Front area WhICh I would defIne as the area between from
PICO to Colorado and Ocean Avenue West and from Ocean Avenue West
to the ocean. DIScussion was held. The motIon faIled for lack
of a second. ~ayor, Pro Tempore, J enn ~ngs move.d an amendment to
add an ObJectl ve to investigate options for creating greater
pedestr Ian ambIance along Ocean Avenue from P ico to WIlshIre.
Discussion was held. The motIon failed for lack of a second.
Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings mOy,ed an amendment to add a General
ServIces Program ObjectIve for TraffIC EngineerIng to work on
ways to Improve the traffIC CIrculatIon on the maJor north and
south streets in the city. Second by CouncIlmember Epsteln.
Dlscussion was held. The motIon was approved by unanImous vote.
Councllmember A. Katz moved an amendment, in regard to the
Planning Divlslon Workplan,' that a Performance ObJectIve be added
WhICh would be "to enhance and emphasIze monitorIng and
enforcement of the condItIons Imposed by varlOUS CIty agenCIes."
DIScussIon was held. Second by Mayor Reed. During dIScussion,
and wi th no obJ ectlon from the second J Coun cIlmember A. Katz
incorporated into the motIon Councilmember Epstein's suggestIon
to Include In the Objective a report to Council on what changes,
if any, in our current practices J mIght be approprIate. There
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being no obJection from the second, Councilmember EpsteIn
incorporated the amendment, as modifIed, into the maIn motion.
The ma1Yl motIon, to adopt ResolutIon No. 7233 (CCS), as amended,
was approved by the following vote:
CouncIl vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
farkIng AuthorIty Member Zan~ _moved to adopt ResolutIon No.
193(PAS) entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1986-87," as amended, readIng by tI tIe only and waIvIng further
readIng thereof. Second by AuthorIty Member H. Katz. The motion
was approved by the followIng vote:
Authority vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
Redevelopment A~encr Chairperson Pro Tempore, ~ernIngs moved to
adopt ResolutIon No. Ll03 (RAS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1986-87," as amended, readIng by title
only and waIving further readIng thereof. Second by Agency
Member EpsteIn. The motIon was approved by the followIng vote:
Agency vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
HousIng Authority Member A. Katz moved to adopt ResolutIon No.
"2'",'tHAS), entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1986-87," readIng by tItle only and waIvIng further reading
thereof. The motion was duly seconded and approved by the
following vote:
AuthorIty vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
2. SALARY RATES/CLASSIFICATIONS: Presented was a staff report
transmItting a resolution establishIng salarIes for certain
budgeted posItIons and requesting approval of classificatIon
specifIcatIons. Councilmem~~:, . EpsteIn moved approval of
claSSIfIcatIon speCIfIcatIons and adoptIon of ResolutIon No.
7234 (CCS) en tl tIed: fI A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING NEW AND REVISED SALARY RATES FOR
CERTAIN BUDGETED POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS," readIng by title only
and waIving further read lng thereof. Second by Councilmember
Conn. The motIon was approved by the followIng vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Counc Ilmember EpsteIn moved to extend the meeting to mi dnlght.
Second by Councllmember Conn. The motion was unanImously
approved.
3. CLOSED SESSION: Not presented
ADJOURNMENT: On behal f of the Agency, Au thor i tIes and Counc iI,
Councllmember Epstein moved to adJourn the Special Joint MeetIng
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at 11: 02 p. m. Second by Councllmember H. Katz. The motion was
unanImously approved.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
(Z~~ i:k!J
I Christine E. Reed
ChaIrperson
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Ann M. Shore
City Clerk
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