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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
JUNE 18, 1985
At 7:43 P.M. a Speclal JOlnt Meetlng of the Clty CouncIl,
Redevelopment Agency, Houslng Authority and Parklng Authority was
called to Ol"'der.
Roll Call of Redevelopment Agency:
Present: Chalrperson ChrIstine E. Reed
Chairperson Pro Tempore WIlliam H. JennIngs
Agency Member James P. Conn
Agency Member David G. Epstein
Agency Member Herbert Katz
Agency Member Dennls Zane
ExecutIve Director John JaIlII
Agency Attorney Robert M. Myers
Actlng Agency Secretary Dan M. Suzewltz
Absent:
Agency Member Ken Edwards
ITEM 1: ,1985-86 BUDGET~ FOR CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PARKING AUTHORITY:. Presented was a staff
report and a pUblIC hearlng In regard to adoptlon of Flscal Year
1985-86 Budgets for Ci ty Councll, Redevelopment Agency, Housing
Authority and Parking AuthorIty.
The publIC hearing was declared open at 8:00 P.M. CouncIlmember
Epstei~ moved to hear from members of the pUblIC for three
mInutes each. Second by CouncIlmember Conn. The motion was
approved by unanlmous vote. DlSCUSSIO~ was held. Mary Luzarreta
and Joe Fosterllng spoke i~ support of fundIng of the TORCA Loan
Fund. DanIel Marquez and Robert Span spoke In support of fundIng
for West SIde Legal Serv Ices. Judy Gewertz spoke in support of
funding frail elderly programs. Browne Goodwin spoke In regard
to allocatlon of matching funds to the Arts Commlsslon. Peter
Wagner, representing LIncoln Jr. HIgh School students, presented
a SIgned petl tioYJ. on their behalf supportlng fund ing for repalr
of LIncoln Pool. Loulse Gabrlel, RIcardo Bandinl Johnson and
Andrew CarIllo spoke in support of CIty rna tchIng funds for the
ArcadIa Bandlnl de Baker Memorlal bust to be located in Palisades
Park. BrurIa Finkel spoke In regard to allocatIon of matchlng
funds for the Arts CommlsSlon. There beIng no one else wlshIng
to speak, Cou~~~l~ember Epsteln moved to close the publIC hearing
at 8:40 P.M. Second by CouYJ.Cllmember Katz. The motion was
approved by unanImous vote.
Councilmember EpsteIn moved to adopt CIty CounCIl Resolution No.
1033 (CCS) entItled: tI A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1985-86," readIng by tItle only and waIVIng further readIng
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thereof, wi th the budget amended by Supplemer.tal Budget
In format Ion Items 1-19, Exh1b its A and B f of the staff report
dated June 18, 1985; further amended to 1nclude $10,000 In the
budget of General Services Department for a streetllght1ng
outreach program and $35,000 for an accessIb1llty program for
pUblIC buildIngs. Second by Councllmember Zane. DIScussIon was
held.
Ma~o\ Reed moved an amendment to dIscontInue the CIty'S
membershIp In the Un1ted States Conference of Mayors and delete
the allocation ($2,000) in the Non-Departmental Account for thIS
purpose. Second by Councilmember Epstein. Discuss10n was held.
The motIon failed by the followi~g vote:
CouncIl Vote: Aff1rmative:
Counc1lmembers
ar:d Mayor Reed
Epstein,
JennIngs
Negative:
CounCllmembers Conn, Katz and Zane
Absent:
Councllmember Edwards
Cour:c1lmember Conn moved an amendment to reinstate the posItIons
of Public Informat1on OffIcer and Commun1ty Liaison In the CIty
Manager's OffIce and that the Manager's Off1ce be the focus for
the publIcation of Seascape rather than the RecreatIon and Parks
Department. Second by Counc1lmember Zane. D1Scusslon was held.
The motIon faIled by the following vote:
Council Vote: AffIrmatIve:
Counc1lmembers Conn and Zane
Negative:
Councllmembers Epste1n, Jennings,
Katz and Mayor Reed
Absent:
Councllmember Edwards
DISCUSSIon was held. Counc1lmember EpsteIn ,moved an amendment to
delete Performance ObJect1ve 1 of the RecrUItment and SelectIon
Division of the Personnel Department regarding the development of
an al ternatl veto the CI ty Charter requ 1 remen t of a nRul e of
Three" upder CiVIl serv ic e recrUI tmen t procedures. Second by
Mayor Reed. Discuss10n was held. The motion faIled by the
following vote:
CouncIl Vote: Aff1rmatIve:
Counc1lmember EpsteIn
Reed
and Mayor
NegatIve:
Councilmembers Conn, Jennings, Katz
and Zane
Absent:
Councllmember Edwards
Councllmember Epstein moved an ame~dment to dIreCt staff to
consIder 1n ~he course of the process of Performance ObjectIve 5
(nIr: cooperatIon with the Planning Dlvlslon, Implement a work
program for the redevelopment of the CIVIC Center SIte") of the
EconomIc Development DiVISIon, Community and EconomIc Development
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Department, the possIble need for Improvement or replacement of
the Los Angeles County Courthouse and to authorIze the Mayor to
wrIte to Los Angeles County ChIef AdminIstratIve OffIcer Hankla,
SupervIsor Dana, and the PresIdIng Judge of both thIS dIstrIct of
the SuperIor Court and the Superior Court as a whole, IndIcatIng
that the CIty IS prepared, at an approprIate tIme, to talk to the
approprIate authorItIes regardIng pOSSIble cooperatIon In a plan
that would keep the Courthouse In Santa MonIca. Second by Mayor
Reed. DIScussion was held. Councllmember Zane, as the second of
the main motIon, accepted the amendment as frIendly
(CouncIlmember EpsteIn was the maker of the origInal motIon),
therefore IncorporatIng it Into the maIn motion.
Councllmember lane moved an amendment to add a Performance
ObJ ec ti ve to the Hous ing. 'Di vIsion of the Commun 1 ty and Economic
Development Department as follows: "Evaluate alternatIves for
the development of affordable housing, partIcularly senIor
Cl tlzen hOUSIng on the ParkIng AuthorIty oWl1ed lots north of
WIlshIre between ThIrd and Fourth Street.1I Councilmember Epstein
accepted the amendmen t as fr iend ly, therefore incorporatIng it
into the maIn motIon.
Councllmember lane moved an amendment to add a Performance
ObJ ecti ve to the Housing" DI vIsion of the CommunIty and Economic
Development Department as follows: IIEvaluate the feaSIbIlity and
desirabIlIty of relocating the CIty-owned rental housing to some
other si te In the CI ty." Dur Ing dISCUSS lon, Coun c Ilmember lane
reVIsed the motion to delete adding a Performance ObJectIve, but
to modIfy Performance Objective 3 ("Prepare and implement a
management and monItoring plan for hOUSIng unIts under CIty
ownershIp, development agreements or Incluslonary hOUSIng
agreements.") to add language to conSIder possible relocatIon of
CIty-owned rental hOUSIng and necessary legal review.
Councllmember Epste in accepted the amendment as fr Iendly,
therefore 111corporatlng It Into the main motion. DISCUSSIon was
held.
Councllmember lane moved al1 amendment to add a Performance
ObJ ecti ve to the Admin I str atlon Di v I s ion of the CommunI ty and
Economic Development Departmen t as follows: "Ev al uate opt ions
for rehabIlItating MIles Playhouse, IncludIng the pOSSIbility of
a pr 1 v ate sector lease. If Dur Ing dISCUSS ion, CouncIlmember Zane
Included in the motIon the suggestIons of CouncIlmembers Conn,
Epstein, Katz and Mayor Reed to Inform the Arts CommISSIon,
Lal1dmarks CommIssion and Recreation and Parks CommISSIon of
progress and to Include acceSSIbilIty Issues. Councllmember
EpsteIn accepted the amendment as friendly, therefore
incorporatIng It into the maIn motIon.
DurIng dISCUSSIon, Councilmember Zane moved an amendment to
allocate $5,600 to the 'budget' (1 ine I tern 707) of the Econom1c
Development DIVIsion of the CommunIty and EconomiC Development
Department) for the Third Street Development Corporation to
prov ide for adequate cl er ical serv Ices. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore Jennings. DIScussion was held. The motion was approved
by the follOWing vote:
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. Councl1 Vote: Affirmatlve: Councllmembers Conn, Jennlngs, Katz
and Zane
Negatlve: Councilmember Epsteln and Mayor
Reed
Absent: Councilmember Edwards
Mayor Pro, TeIHP~re ,~"~nn 1f'~~s moved an amendment to change the
deslgnation of 11ne item 707 of the Economic Development D1V1S10n
of the Communlty and Economic Development Department from a grant
to a loan to the Third Street Development Corporatlon. The
motlon falled for lack of a second.
Councl1member Conn moved an amendment to add a Performance
ObJectlve to the Economic Development Dlvislon of the Community
and Economlc Development Department as follows: "Evaluate Ocean
Park Boulevard strip propertles and recommend dlSposltlon of
propertles." D1Scusslon was held. Wlth the consent of the
second, Councllmember Epsteln accepted the amendment as frlendly,
therefore lncorporatlng lt lnto the main motio~. Discussion was
held.
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A recess was held at 10:31 P.M. Council reconvened at 10:40 P.M.
wlth members present as at the roll call.
Councilmember Zane moved an amendment to deslgnate $200,000 of
the funds designated to go lnto the General Fund Reserve for the
Citywlde Houslng Acquisition Rehabllltatlon Program (CHARP).
Second by Councilmember Conn. D1Scusslon was held. The motion
falled by the followlng vote:
Councll Vote: Afflrmatlve:
Councllmembers Conn and Zane
Negatlve:
Councllmembers Epsteln, Jennlngs,
Katz and Mayor Reed
Absent:
Cou~cilmember Edwards
~a~~r Pro Tempor~,~ennin3s"moved an amendmert that, wlth respect
to the $450,000 General Fund loan to the Tenant Ownershlp Rlghts
Charter Amendment (TORCA) fund, the repayment flrst go to the
Cltywlde Houslng Acqulsltion Rehabilltatlon Program (CHARP) fund.
Dl scuss lon was held. Wl th the consent of the second,
Councllmember Epstein accepted the amendment as friendly,
therefore lncorporatlng lt lnto the maln motlon.
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Councllmember Conn moved an amendment to add a Performance
ObJ ec tl ve to the Hous lng Dl v 1 Slon of the Commun 1 ty and EconomlC
Development Department as follows: "Examlne feaslblll ty of a
Slngle Room Occupancy (SRO) program. ,. Second by Councilmember
Conn. Dl scuss lon was held. Wi th the consent of the second I
Couoc llmember Epstein accepted the amendment as frlendly,
therefore lncorporating it into the main motlon. Discusslon was
held.
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Mayor Pro Tempore Jennlngs move~ an amendment to add language to
the end of Performance ObJectlve 1 ("Redesign the monthly
statlstlcal report, using automated systems, to meet current
Police Department and communlty needs.") of the Technical
Serv lC es Dl vi Slon of the Pollce Department as follows:
"lnc 1 ud 109 a geographlcal breakdown and graphlc a1 presen tatlon
for the reports." WIth the consent of the second, Councllmember
Epsteln accepted the amendment as frIendly, therefore
Incorporatlng it Into the maIn motIon. DiscuSSIon was held.
Couocllmember Conn moved an amendment to add a Performance
ObJ ectl ve to the Admin istratlon DIVISIon of the Recreatlon and
Parks Departmen t as follows: "Ev a1 uate feasl bill ty US log parks
and park facilitles for child care." Discussion was held. Wlth
the consent of the second, Coune ilmember EpsteIn accepted the
amendment as frIendly, therefore incorporatIng It into the maln
motlon. DIScussion was held.
At 10:56 P.M., Councllmem~~~ ,~~steln moved to extend the meetIng
past 11: 00 P. M. Second by Counc llmember Conn. The motIon was
approved by unanimous vote.
DlScusslon was held. Councllmember Zane moved an amendment to
dlrect staff to Install hand-flush urlnals In" the restrooms in
Palisades Park. The motlon faIled for lack of a second.
DIScusslon was held.
Councllmember EpsteIn moved an amendment to increase the Arts
Commission approprIatIon by $5,000 from the General Fund Reserves
to purchase a work of art for the Ocean Park Branch Llbrary.
Second by CounCllmember Conn. DIScuSSIon was held. The motIon
was approved by the followIng vote:
Councll Vote: AffIrmatIve:
Councilmembers Conn,
JennIngs, Katz and Zane
Epstein,
Negative:
Mayor Reed
Absent:
Councllmember Edwards
.t1ayor Pr,o "Tempore JennIngs moved an amendment to modify the
language descrlblng Arts CommissIon line ltem 506 ("Professional
Services - No BId - For artIsts' fees and program related use of
con suI tants aYld con tract profess ional serv lces. Expend 1 ture of
allocated funds con tIngen t upon recelpt of an equi v al en t amoun t
of funds from the Arts FoundatIon. This limi tation IS intended
to provIde an incentive for the Arts FoundatIon to meet ItS
commitment for 2:1 fundIng of thls diviSIon budget. Decrease due
to transfer of Internship costs [$3,000] from 506 account to 439
account.") to read: "Professional Services No BId For
artists' fees and program related use of consultants and contract
profeSSIonal serVIces. The Arts FoundatIon remains committed to
ralsing $34,900 as a 2:1 match to thIS lIne item, WhlCh
represents the City's share of its commitment to the CommiSSIon's
programs. Decrease due to transfer of lnternship costs ($3,000)
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from 506 account to 439 account." Second by Councllmember Conn.
D1Scusslon was held. The motlon falled by the followIng vote:
CouncIl Vote: AffIrmatIve:
Councllmembers Conn and Zane
Negative:
Councllmembers EpsteIn, Jenr.lngs,
Katz and Mayor Reed
Absent:
Councilmember Edwards
Mayor.Reed moved an amendment to add language (Indicated In bold
print) describfng Arts Commission line ltem 506 to read as
follows: "Professional Services - No Bid - For artists' fees and
program related use of consultants and contract professional
serv lces. Expend I ture of any portion of allocated funds
contlngent upon receipt of an eqUIvalent amount of funds from the
Arts Foundatlon. ThIS limitatIon 15 Intended to provIde an
incentIve for the Arts Foundation to meet Its commitment for 2:1
fund Ing of thIS d 1 V iSl00 budget. Decrease due to tr an sfer of
lnternshlp costs ($3,000) from 506 account to 439 account."
DISCUSSIon was held. WI th the consent of the second,
Counc Ilmember Epstein accepted the amendment as fr lend ly,
therefore incorporating it into the maIn motlon.
DIScussIon was held. Councllmember Conn moved an amendment to
delete the $10,000 for the' "streetlIght lng "outreach program
IndIcated in the main motIon. The motIon faIled for lack of a
second.
Councllmember Conn moved an amendment to retaIn the funds in the
budget for the streetllghting outreach program, but defer
Impl eme'1ting the program un tll the Cl ty 1 S able to catch up on
the backlog of streetllghtlng petItIons already In process. The
motIon faIled for lack of a second. DIScussIon was held.
Co~ncilme~ber Katz moved an amendment to allocate $6,000 to the
Capl tal Outlay Account group of the Non-Departmental
Non-AssIgnable costs section of the budget for a Arcadia Bandinl
de Baker MemorIal bust to be located In PalIsades Park, If the
monumen t proposal gets through the approval process. With the
consent of the second, Councilmember EpsteIn accepted the
amendment as frIendly, therefore IncorporatIng It into the maln
motIon. D1ScussIon was held.
Councilmember Conn moved an amendment to allocate $3,000 to the
appropriate line Item of the SalarIes and Wages Account group of
the Non-Departmental - Non-Assignable costs sectIon of the budget
to be designated for compensation for Houslng and ParkIng
Authority members, if reports prepared by staff IndIcate that It
1 s possible to compensate said members. Second by Mayor Pro
Tempore JennIngs. During discussIon and with the consent of the
second, Councllmember Conn revised the motion to direct the City
Attorney to provlde an opinIon on whether It lS possIble for the
HOUSIng and Parking AuthorIty members to receive compensatIon and
develop appropriate by-laws for approval. The motIon was
approved by the followl~g vote:
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. Councll Vote: Afflrmative: Councllmembers Conn, Epsteln,
JennIngs, Katz and Zane
Negative: Mayor Reed
Absent: Councllmember Edwards
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Councilmember Katz moved an amendment to delete the pedestrian
ac tl v ated traffIC SIgnal' at PlCO Boul ev ard and EuclId referenced
under Miscellaneous Grants Fund of ExhIbit B of the staff report
dated June 18, 1985. Second by Councl.lmember Epstein.
Councllmember Conn moved a substitute to the amendment to
relocate the eXIsting pedestrIan actIvated traffIC signal at PICO
Boulevard and 18th Court to PICO Boulevard and Euclid. Second by
Mayor Reed. DiscussIon was held. The subStl tute motion was
approved by the followIng vote:
CounCIl Vote: Affl.rmatlve:
Councllmembers Conn, EpsteIn,
JennIngs, Katz and Mayor Reed
Negative:
Councllmember Zane
Absent:
Councilmember Edwards
Discussion was held. Councilmember Conn moved to direct staff to
prIorItIze the proposed pedestrian activate'd.' traffIc signal at
Nielson Way and HIll Street as the first sIgnal to be Installed
In FIscal Year 1985-86 and to bId the installation of thIS sIgnal
at this location separate from the Ocean Park Redevelopment
PrOject (the sIgnal was to be installed in conjUnctIon WIth thIs
prOJect) In order to proceed with Installation. Second by
Councllmember Zane. DiscussIon was held. Councilmember EpsteIn
accepted the amendment as frIendly, therefore lncorporating it
into the maIn motion.
Mayor Reed moved an amendment to Indl.cate that the proposed
Natural EnVIronmental Sculpture Park be fupded solely from
Percent for Arts funds or from funds the City receIves for
amendments to the beach In front of the Redevelopment area and to
delete the use of General Fund money. MotIon failed for lack of
a second.
DIScussion was held. The main motion, as amended, was approved
by the following vote:
Council Vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent:
Councllmember Edwards
HOUSIng AuthorIty Member EpsteIn moved to adopt Housing AuthorIty
ResolutIon No. 18 (HAS) enti tIed: "A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-86," readIng by title only and waiVIng
further reading therof. Second by Housing AuthorIty Member Katz.
The motlon was approved by the followi~g vote:
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Authority Vote:
Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent:
AuthorIty Member Edwards
Parking Authority MemberEpste~n _~9y~q to adopt ParkIng AuthorIty
Resolution No. 185 (PAS) entl tIed: "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-86," readIng by t1tle only and wa1ving
further read1ng thereof. Second by ParkIng Authority Member
Katz. The motIon was approved by the following vote:
AuthorIty Vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent:
AuthorIty Member Edwards
Redevelopment Agency Member, ~pstei!? moved to adopt Redevelopment
Agency Resolution No. 398 (RAS) en tl tIed: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-86," reading by tItle only and
waIvIng further readIng therof. Second by Redevelopment Agel'lcy
Member Katz. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Agency Vote:
Unanimously approved 6-0
Absent:
Agency Member Edwards
ITEM 2: SALARIES/POSITION CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS:
Presented was a staff r'e'po'r't' recommendIng approval of
classIfIcatIon specifIcatIons and transmitting a resolution
establishIng salaries for certain budgeted posItion
class I fIcatIon s. Counc Ilmember ~p,~~~l;n..rl!ox~,q to adopt Resolution
No. 7034(CCS) entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING SALARIES FOR CERTAIN BUDGETED
POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS," reading by title only and waiving
further readIng thereof. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore JennIngs.
Discussion was held. The motIon was approved by the following
vote:
CounCIl Vote:
UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent:
Councilmember Edwards
ITEM 3: CLOSED SESSION: Not held.
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ADJOURNMENT: At 12:30 A.M., ~ember Epstein rno~~9. to adjourn the
C1ty Council, Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority and Park1ng
Authority rneet1ngs 1n memory of Robert Dean Stethem, serviceman
killed 1n Be1rut dur1ng hiJack1ng of a TWA Jet11ner, and Dorothy
Sullivan, mother-in-law of Wllllam Mortensen, Chalrman of F1rst
Federal Savlngs Bank of Callfornla. Second by Member Jennlngs.
The motlon was approved by unanlffiOUS vote.
ATTEST:
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Ann M. Shore
Secretary
APPROVED: ~. 'J /i
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Chr1stlne E. Reed
Chairperson
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