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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 21, 1987
A meeting of the Santa Monica city council was called to order by
Mayor Conn at 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 1987, in the Council
Chambers, having been adjourned from July 14, 19B7. Councilmember
Zane led the assemblage in the pledge of allegiance to the United
states of America.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor James P. Conn
Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz
Councilmember David B. Finkel
councilmember William H. Jennings
councilmember A. Katz
Councilmember Christine E. Reed
Councilmember Dennis Zane
Also Present: City Manager John Jalili
City Attorney Robert M. Myers
Acting City Clerk Donna R. Betancourt
The following items were considered, having been continued from
July 14, 1987.
11-C: RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN Rl DISTRICT: Presented was a
recommendation to direct the City Attorney to amend Ordinance No.
1321 (CCS) to include standards pertaining to residential
construction in the Rl District and to modify parking
requirements for medical office use. Discussion was held.
Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed concern regarding lot
size and parking~ Bill Weingarden spoke regarding overdevelopment
in multifamily zones and medical office parking ratios; Donald
Nelson spoke in support of the staff recommendation. Mayor Pro
Tempore H. Katz moved to hear from a member of the public who
submitted a late request to speak. Second by Councilmember A.
Katz. The motion was unanimously approved. Sally Sarnoff spoke
in support of second story setbacks. Discussion was held. Mayor
Pro Tempore H.. Katz moved to direct the City Attorney to amend
Ordinance No. 1321(CCS) to include revised development standards
for the R1 District as outlined in the staff report dated July
14, 1987, with the following revisions: In paragraph (d), page 2
of the staff report, the word "horizontal" be inserted for
clarification (thereby reading: "Up to 20 horizontal feet of a
second floor structure, including any existing structure, may be
buil t to the minimum required sideyard setback"); that where up
to 20 feet of a second floor may be added, it be in line with the
existing structure rather than the one foot setback, for the
interim period~ and that the medical office parking analysis of
200 feet be omitted until August 11, 1987. Second by
Councilmember A. Katz. Councilmember Reed moved an amendment to
specifically state in the text of the zoning ordinance that
balconies and/or porches are an accepted use at the juncture
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where the upstairs is indented by three feet. Second by
Councilmember Zane. During discussion, after staff clarification
that this is already covered under the existing ordinance, the
maker and second withdrew the amendment. councilmember A. Katz
moved an amendment to strike from the main motion all revisions
to the language except the addition of the word "horizontal."
Second by Councilmember Finkel. After discussion, the maker and
second withdrew the amendment. The main motion was approved by
the following vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
Councilmember Reed moved to direct the City Attorney to prepare
the interim ordinance amendments to require medical office
developments to provide one parking space for every 250 square
feet of floor area. Second by Councilmember Zane. Discussion
was held. Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz moved an amendment to
provide one parking space for every 200 square feet of floor
area. Second by Councilmember Zane. The motion on the amendment
was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane
Negative: Councilmember Reed, Mayor Conn
The main motion, as amended, was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
11-D: PARK MITIGATION MEASURES: Presented was a recommendation
to adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment 05 to
modify Policy 1.8.7 and the Proj ect Mitigation Measures of the
Land Use Element to allow the City to determine the nature of
Park Mitigation for office projects in the Special Office
District. The recommendation included in the staff report dated
July 14, 1987, was amended orally to add Item 8 to page 2 of
Attachment A, reading, uIn-lieu fees for provision of parks and
open space shall be prioritized for the benefit of the
residential neighborhoods immediately surrounding the project
charged with payment of the fee." Discussion was held. Member
of the public Joy Fullmer expressed concern regarding park
development. Councilmember Reed moved to approve the staff
recommendation as written, not including the verbal addition of
Item 8 to Attachment A. Second by Councilmember A. Katz.
Discussion was held. Mayor Pro Tempore H. Ka.tz moved a
substitute motion to refer the entire matter back to the Planning
Commission to further develop the language. Second by
Councilmember Finkel. Discussion was held. Councilmember
Jennings moved an amendment to approve the staff recommendation,
deleting the last sentence in Amendment A. During discussion it
was determined that a motion to remand the item back to the
Planning Commission for reworking was on the floor, invalidating
Councilmember Jennings' motion. The substitute motion was
approved by a voice vote of 6 to 1, Councilmember Reed opposed.
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ll-E: BEACH CONCESSIONS: withdrawn at request of staff.
I1-F: CLOSED SESSION: Considered later in the evening.
l2-A: MIXED USE BUILDING/730 ARIZONA: Presented was a
recommendation to deny the appeal of Planning Commission approval
of Development Review 358, for a four-story, mixed-use building
with retail and commercial space and residential units at 730
Arizona Avenue. Applicant: vito Cetta. Appellant: Karen
Blanchard. Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz moved to continue the item
to August 11, 1987. Second by Councilmember Finkel. Discussion
was held. Councilmember A. Katz moved a substitute motion to
continue the item to July 28, 1987, as a "5" Item. The motion
was duly seconded and unanimously approved.
14-C: PARKS/WILDLIFE BOND INITIATIVE: Presented was the request
of Councilmember A. Katz to discuss support of the California
Parks and Wildlife Bond Initiative, continued from June 30, 1987.
Councilrnember A. Katz opened discussion and moved that the City
Council support the initiative. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore H.
Katz. Discussion was held. The motion was approved by a vote of
6 to 1, Councilmember Jennings opposed.
14-D: USE OF COUNCIL STATIONERY: Presented was the request of
Councilrnember Finkel to discuss the use of City stationery
bearing all the names of Councilmembers without consent of
Council. Councilmember Finkel opened discussion and moved that
Council confirm a policy of using stationery with the names of
members of all the Council only in those instances when the
letter is reflecting the policy of the Council by vote of the
Council. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz. The motion was
unanimously approved.
l4-E: VOTER REGISTRATION SERVICES: Presented was the request of
Councilmember Finkel to discuss a proposal of The Human SERVE
Fund to offer non-partisan voter registration services to the
general public. Councilmember Finkel opened discussion and moved
to refer the matter to staff for study and return with a
recommendation for appropriate action. Second by Councilmember
A. Katz. Discussion was held. The motion was unanimously
approved.
l4-F: HOUSING COMMISSION RESIGNATION: Presented was the matter
of acceptance of a letter of resignation from Joseph Carreras of
the Housing Commission and authorization for the City Clerk to
publish or post a notice of vacancy. Councilmember Reed moved to
accept the resignation with regret and direct the Clerk to post
the notice of vacancy. Second by Councilmember A. Katz. the
motion was unanimously approved.
14-G: CALIFORNIA HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM: Presented was the
request of Mayor Conn to discuss support for AB 2020 which would
create a California Health Insurance Program. Councilmember A.
Katz withdrew from the discussion and vote due to a conflict of
interest. Councilmember Zane moved to waive Council rules to let
a member of the Commission on Older Americans present the item.
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The motion was duly seconded and unanimously approved.
Commissioner Dan Cohen requested that Council support the
two-year bill. Discussion was held. Councilmember Zane moved to
support the Assembly bill and authorize the Mayor to write a
letter of support. Second by Councilmember Finkel.
Councilmember Finkel moved an amendment to instruct the lobbyist
to take steps to support the bill on behalf of the city. The
amendment was accepted as friendly by the maker of the motion. I"'
In response to Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz's concern regarding the
amendment, it was modified by the maker and second to instruct
the lobbyist to track the bill and report to Council so that when
it takes its final form, Council can decide what position to
take. The motion as amended was approved, Councilmember A. Katz
abstaining.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: Diana Feinstein and Nellie Malicki spoke
regarding actions taken against them by the City Attorney and
Police Department. Joy Fullmer spoke in opposi tion to
election-day and mail-in voter registration and to Council's
support of the California Health Insurance Program.
Il-F: CLOSED SESSION: Presented was a request for Closed
Session for the purpose of considering personnel matters and
threatened litigation, pending litigation and litigation to be
commenced by the City. At 10:08 p.m., Council adjourned to
Closed Session to consider the following cases: Phillips Chapel,
C.M.E. Church v. City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica Claim No. CSM
86-286; Spearman v. city of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court Case No. C 424 362; Saleh v. City of Santa Monica, Santa
Monica Superior Court Case No. WEC 108 444; 625 Montana Avenue,
et al. v . City of Santa Monica, et al., Los Angeles Superior
court Case No. C 602 035; and R. P. Associates v. state of
California, City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No. C 493 663. At 10:54 p.m., Council returned with six members
present, Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz absent. councilmember Finkel
moved approval of the following settlements: $4,667.24 in the
case of Phillips Chapel, C. M. E. Church; $4,000 in the case of
Spearman; and a settlement agreement Contract No. 5003 (CCS) in
the case of 625 Montana Avenue et al. Second by Councilmember A.
Katz. The motion was approved by the following vote:
council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Finkel, Jennings,
A. Katz, Reed, Zane, Mayor Reed
Absent: Mayor Pro Tempore H. Katz
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ADJOURNMENT: At 10:56 p.m., the meeting was adjourned in memory
of Orville I. Clampitt, former secretary-treasurer of Santa
Monica Retail Clerks Local 1442: and Paula Jane Kelly, a shooting
victim.
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Donna R. Betancourt
Acting City Clerk
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