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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 27, 1986
A meetIng of the Santa Monica City CouncIl was called to order by
Mayor Reed at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27,1986, l"l the Council
Chambers. Councllmember Epstein led the assemblage ID the pledge
of allegia'1ce to the Unl ted States of America. Reverend David
McAllister, WestsIde Ecumenical Confere'1ce, offered the
1l1VOcatlon.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor ChrlStll1e E. Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore William H. JennIngs
(entered at 7:16 p.m.)
Cou'1cilmember James P. CO'1'1
(e'1tered at 7:22 p.m.)
Councilmember David G. EpsteIn
Councllmember Alan S. Katz
Councllmember Herb Katz
Cou'1cllmember Dennis Zane
Also Prese'1t: City Manager John Jallll
City Attorney Robert M. Myers
CIty Clerk An'1 M. Shore
The following Item was conSIdered, havi'1g beeD contll1ued from May
13, 1986:
12-A : TENTATIVE TRACT MAP /1 024 BAY STREET: Pr esented was a
staff report regardl'1g a'1 appeal of PlannIng CommIssIon deCISIon
approving ConditIonal Use PermIt 413, Tentative Tract Map 44039,
regarding CO'1struction of a six-uni t cOndOml1'lium at 1024 Bay
St reet. Appl icant: Gr ant Wada. Appellants: Gr at1t Wada, Dan a
Perry, Gle'1 Small; Paul M. Van Arsdell Jr., Barbara Wlltzen, H.
Allen Evans. Di scuss Ion was held. At 7: 21, the publiC hear Ing
was declared opened. ApplIcant/appellant Grant Wada,
Archl teet/proJect Manager Terry Rainey, Gene Keari'1, a'1d Dana
Perry spoke il1 support of the proJect. Paul M. Va'1 Arsdell, H.
Allen Evans, Jeff Seretan, Ra'1d Kay, and JennIfer Jensen spoke i'1
OppOSl tlon to the project. There bei'1g no one else wlshl'1g to
speak, the pub 1 ic hear lng wa S declared closed. DI SCUSS Ion was
held. ~9~~cil~~mbe! Ep~~ei'1 moved to deny the appeal of Mr. Van
Arsdell et al and grant the appeal of Mr. Wada, that is, allowing
the roof deck; to adopt the Pla'1nlng CommiSSIO'1IS deciSIon except
as related to the roof deck; and to dIrect the City Attorney to
return with add 1 t lonal fl'1d iflgs WI th respect to the procedural
Issues that were raIsed by the appellants. Second by
Counc Ilmember H. Katz. DI SCUSS 10'1 wa s hel d. Councllmember A.
~atz m?v~d an amendment to delete the approval of the Wada
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appeal. The motlo~ failed for lack of a seco~d. DISCUSSIO~ was
held. The main motion was approved by the following vote:
Cou~cll vote: U~animously approved 7-0
ADJOURNMENT: At 8: 26 p.m., Councilmember Conn moved to adJourn
the adJourned regular meeti~g. Second by Councilmember Epstein.
The motion was una~lmously approved.
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A meeting of the Santa Mo~ica City Cou~cil was called to order by
Mayo'" Reed at 8:35 p.m.
Roll Call: Prese~t: Mayor Christi~e E. Reed
Mayor Pro Tempore William H. Jenni~gs
Councllmember James P. Co~n
CouncIlmember DavId G. Epstein
Councllmember Alan S. Katz
Councilmember Herb Katz
Councllmember DennIS Zane
Also Present: City Manager John JaIIII
City Attorney Robert M. Myers
City Clerk Ann M. Shore
Councilmember Epstein moved to add Items 4-A, 4-B, 14-C, and 14-D
to the agenda. Second by Councllmember Conn. The mot ion was
unanImously approved.
4-A: LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SWIMMI NG POOL: Mayor Reed accepted a
resolution from the Santa Monica-Malibu UnifIed School DIstrIct
commend lng the CIty for the restorat Ion of the Li'lcoln JunIor
High Swimming Pool.
4-B: BOARD/COMMISSION VACANCIES: The City Clerk announced that
applications are Inv~ted to fIll vacanCIes on the CIty'S VarIOUS
boards and commissions.
6. Consent Calendar: The Consent Cale'ldar was prese'lted whereby
all i terns are approved In one motion unless removed from the
Calendar for diSCUSSion. Councllmember Conn moved to approve the
Consent Cale~dar With the exceptio'l of Items 6-A a'ld 6-E, readIng
1" esolu t ions and ordinances by ti tIes only and wai vi ng further
readIng thereof. Secol1d by Councllmember Epstein. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
6-B: PROCLAMATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY: Resolution No. 7218CCCS)
entItled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA PROCLAIMING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE LOCAL
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EMERGENCY,~ arlS1ng from past storms, high t1des and heavy surf,
was adopted.
6-C: WATER LINE CROSSING/SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD: ResolutIon
No. 7219(CCS) e~titled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CtTY ~OUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT OF INDENTURE FOR A WATER LINE CROSSING OF THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY RIGHT-Of-WAY (beneath the raIlroad
right-of-way at 17th Street)," was adopted.
,!?7'"~:. DAMAGED S~D~WALKS, DRIVEWAYS, AND CURBS: Resolution No.
7220 (CCS) ent 1 tIed: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR ANY PROTESTS OR
OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
REGARDING REPAI R OF SIDEWALKS , DRIVEWAYS AND CURBS (SR-86-82),"
was adopted, thereby setting a public hear1ng for June 24, 1986,
on the assessment of costs of the subject SIdewalk repa1rs.
6-F: LIBRARY RULES: OrdInance No. 1372(CCS) entitled: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING
SECTION 1202 TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS, " was adopted, having been
Introduced May 13, 1986.
6-G: WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT: Contract No. 4686(CCS) was awarded
to Bobco Const~Jbt1on Company in the amount of $834,200 for
1985-86 water main replacement proJects, and the necessary change
orders were authorIZed.
6-H: RENTAL HOUSING CODE ~NFORCEMENT: A recommendatIon to
receive and fiie the Annual Report on Compl1ance w1th California
Revenue and Taxation Code Section 17299 regarding rental housing
code enforcement was approved.
6-1: TRAFFI C SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS : Contract No. 4687 (CCS) was
awarded to C.T.' &'F., Inc., In'the amOUl1t of $205,750 for traffIC
S 19nal modern 1zat ion and i'1stall ation at var iou s 10catio'1s and
construction of concrete barrier on Barnard Way, and the
necessary change orders were aUthor1Zed.
6-J: STREET RESURFACING: A recommendatIon was approved to:
(1) approprlate $50, bob' to account number 01-770-421-000-937 to
resur face portIonS of Co lor ado A venue; (2) apprOprl ate $25,355
from park pavi'1g aCCOU'1t 01-800-511-000-931 to MemOrIal Park
Walkway paVl ng In account 01-770-421-000-937; and (3) approve
Change Order No. 1 delet1'1g $100,000 from Sully Miller Contract
No. 4669(CCS) and adding $75,355 to resurface Colorado Avenue and
the MemOrIal Park Walkway.
6-K: AI RPORT PROPERTY TAX REVENUE: Re solut 10n No. 7222 (CCS)
e'1titl~d: ,,~' JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX
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REVENUE RESULTING FROM THE REORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED AS
"ANNEXATION NO.8" TO THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA (DETACHMENT FROM
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES)," was adopted.
6-L: ALCOHOL OFF-SALE PERMIT/2838 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD: A
recommendation to adopt the flndings fo~ denial of a Conditio~al
Use Permit 411 to permIt the sale of off-sale beer and wine at an
existIng convenIence market, 2838 Santa MonIca Bouleva~d, was
app~oved, havIng been considered on April 22, 1986.
_~:-M :___ __J~E_C REA T ION/PARKS DEPARTMENT REMODELLI}{G: Contract No.
4688(CCS) was awa~ded to Kevin Kraus ID the amou~t of $24,990 to
~emodel the Rec~eation a~d Parks Department offIces, and the
necessa~y change orders were authorized.
6-N: SALARY RATES/LIFEGUARDS: Resolution No. 7223(CCS)
entl'tled': "A RESoLuTION OF THE 'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA REVISING HOURLY SALARY RATES FOR LIFEGUARD
CLASSIFICATIONS," was approved.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
6-A: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Presented for approval were the
ml Dutes of the City COUDCII meetings held Apr il 30, May 6, May
13, May 20 and 21, 1986. Councllmember A. Katz Introduced
dISCUSSIon aDd stated he WIll abstaIn from voti~g on the minutes
of the May 6 and 13 CouncIl meetl~gs as he was Dot present at
those meetIngs. Council~ember,~~p~~eln moved approval of the
minutes of April 30, May 6, May 13, May 20 and 21, 1986 as
presented. Second by Mayor Reed. The motio~ was approved by the
following vote:
CouDcil vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
(Councllmember A. Katz abstalnlDg In regard to
the minutes of May 6 and 13, 1986)
6-E: STATE RELINQUISHMENT OF OCEAN/COLORADO/HOLLISTER AVENUES:
Presented was a staff report transmittIng a resolution' requestIng
the State of CalifornIa to relinqUISh to the City State Route 187
(Ocean Avenue from a point 100 feet south of Colorado to
Holll ster Avenue) in ItS ex 1 st iDg condItion and to waive the
90-day wal t ing per lad for local agency protest. Counei lmember
Epst~i~ Int~oduced dIScussion and moved to cODtinue thIS item and
have staff brIng it back with a comment from the CIty Attorney on
the (street des~gn) lIability issue. Second by Councllmember A.
Katz. The motIon failed by a vote of a vote 2-5. Councllmembe~
f?nn moved to approve the staff recommendation, thereby adoptIng
R esolut Ion No. 7221 (CCS) ent I tIed : "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REQUESTING THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO RELINQUISH STATE ROUTE 187 IN ITS EXISTING
CONDITION TO THE CITY AND WAIVING THE 90 DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR
LOCAL AGENCY PROTEST," readl~g by tItle only and waivi~g further
reading thereof, WIth the addItIon of language that would
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i ndI cate that the st l"'eet changes its name from Pi co south 1 SO
that we 1n fact include all the cOl"'l"'ect appellations in remov1~g
the State's JUl"'isdIct1on. Second by Counc1lmembel'" H. Katz. The
motIon was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmat1ve: Councilmembers Conn, JennIngs,
H. Katz, Zane, Mayol'" Reed
Abstain: Councilmembers Epstein, A. Katz
Councilmembers EpsteIn and A. Katz requested the record to
l"'eflect that theIl'" abstention IS due to Insufficient InformatIon.
7-A: 1986-87 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Presented was a staff
~eport recommendi~g the CIty Councll hold a publIC hearing, and
adopt a resolution (1) approvIng the pl"'oposed 1986-87 CommunIty
Development Plan, (2) authorlZl1'lg the Cl ty Mal1.ager to negotiate
contracts with all grantees speclfled in the Plan, and (3)
authol"'izil1.g the submIttal of all documents l"'equired for the
implementatlon of the 1986-87 CommunIty Development Block Grant
(CDBG) to the U. S. Department of HouSI~g al1.d Urbal1 Development
(HUD). Discussion was held. At 8:58 p.m., the pUblIC hearIng
was declared opened. The following members of the publIC spoke
I n support of fund Ing for theIr respect 1 v e organ 1 zatlons: Mo!"'v
Savlow for the Jewish Fami ly SerVIce; Sylvia H. Shn lad for the
Santa Monlca offIce of the Legal Aid Foul1.datIon of Los Angeles;
Vera Davis and Ida Dooley for LIEU CAP; Do~ald Lewin Nelson, Jack
BaptIsta, Blll Weingarden, Paul Rosenstein, and Gaye Follmer Deal
for the Santa MonIca MId CIty Neighbors; QUIn CrOsbIe for New
Start; Amy Somers, Roland Saher, Elena Popp, and Ruth Dye for
OPCC; Karen Drensky for OPeC-Outreach; Dorothy Hudson for
OPCC-SoJourn; Russell Lane for OPCC-Women's Day Ce~ter; Dora
Ashford and Brandon MacNeal for OPCO; Tom McIntyre, Ca~ol
Watkins, CeCe Bradley, and Bridgette RobInson for PNA; Dan Cohen
for Sen lor Heal th and Peer CounselIng Center; Randy Fessler,
Beverly Dawson, Margaret McCoy, Betty Macias, Janet Combs, and H.
M. Avent for shelters for the homeless; Amy Van Ness for Meals on
Wheels-Westslde Ecumenical Co~ference; and Merced Martln and
Harold Brody for Westslde Legal Services. Joy Fullmer spoke
agail1.st fundil1g for PNA. Harry Gewertz, Judy Gewe)"'tz, al1.d Neal
Rlchman spoke in support of the staff recommendation. There
being no one else wishIng to be heard, COlJnc ilmember_ _ Ep stei '1
moved to close the publ ic hearIng. Second by Councllmember A.
Katz. The motIon was unanlmously approved. At 10:33 p.m.,
Councllmember Conn left the daIS due to a possIble conflIct of
interest with the Communlty Development Pla'1 as presented In
regard to a particular agency. Councilmember Epstein mo\,~ci the
staff recommendation In its totality and asked that the question
be dlvlded and that the CouncIl vote fIrst on the staff
recommendatlon as It affects the Ocean Park CommunIty Center
(OpeC). DiscussIon was held. .Cour~llm~~ber Epstei~ withdrew the
preVIOUS motion and moved to approve the staff recommendatlOI1. for
fUl1.ding of the OPCC.' proJect. Second by Cou'1cilmember H. Katz.
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DiScussion was held. With the CO'1sent of the second,
Councllmember Ep steI n i'1corporated Into the motIon an amendment
that staff report on an early date on the State funding problem
and that, at the time of the budget seSSIon, or when approprIate,
present options for a'1 apprOprIate response. DISCUSSIon was
held. The motion was approved by the following vote:
CounCIl vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers EpsteI'1, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, lane, Mayor Reed
Absent: Councilmember Conn
Discussio'1 was held. (CouncIlmember Conn returned to the daIS at
10:36 p.m.) Councllmemb~r Epstei'1 moved the staff recommendation
for the balance of the proJect with one addItion, thereby
adopti'1g Resolution No. 7224 (CGS) entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR 1986-87 AND AUTHORIlING SUBMISSION OF
STA TEMENT OF OBJE CTIVES FOR 1986-87 CDBG PROGRAM, 11 read ing by
title only and waIVIng further reading thereof, the addition
being to budget, but not ea....ma....k for any specifIC agency, an
addItIonal $25,000 as a contIngency to be expended by the Cou'1cil
for evictlO'1 defense work. SecoYld by Gouncllmember Zane.
DIScussion was held. Councilmember Zane moved an ameYldment to
prOVIde $66,000 for the Ocean Park CommuYlity Organization and a
like amouYlt for Mid-CIty NeIghbors. Second by Councllmember
Conn. DIScussion was held. The amendment failed by the
follOWIng vote:
CounCIl vote: AffIrmatIVe: Councilmembers Conn, lane
NegatIve: Councilmembers EpsteIn, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Mayor Reed
Gouncllmember A. Katz requested the record to reflect that he
would be willIng to reconsider after the Graham-Ruddman budget
cuts are better known.
DISCUSS ion was held. The maIn motioYl, as ameYlded, wa s approved
by the follOWIng vote:
CounCIl vote: U'1anImously approved 7-0
Councilmember Epste~.r.:!..._moved to continue the meeting beyond 11: 00
p. m. Second by Councilmember Conn. The mot Ion wa s unanImously
approved.
a-A: INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER CONTROL: PreseYlted was a staff
report transmItting an ordInance for introductIon and fIrSt
readIng establishl'1g an Industrial wastewater control program.
Discussion was held. Councllmember EpsteIn moved to allow
members of the public to speak for two mInutes each. Second by
Councilmember H. Katz. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-1,
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Councllmember Conn opposed . At 11: 20 p. m., the publ ic hearing
was declared opened. Donald LeWIn Nelson spoke i~ favor of the
ordlDance, suggested that a 24-hour telephone number be requIred
of permIt applicants so that problems can be rectified, and
requested dIScussion of dIscharge sampling. DIScussion was held.
Wayne Hall and Joy Fullmer expressed concern that the ordInance
is not restrictive enough. There beIng no one else wishing to be I
heard, CouY'\cilmember Zane moved to close the publIC hearIng.
Second by Councilmember Epstein. The motIon was unanImously
approved. CouncIlmember ~pstei'1 move.? to Introduce for fIrst
reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CHAPTER 4 TO ARTICLE V OF THE
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH AN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
CONTROL PROGRAM," readIng by title only and waIVIng further
reading thereof, and IncorporatIng Mr. Nelson's suggestion
requiring a 24-hour emergency telephone number (of the permit
applIcant representatIve in SectIon 5411 (q)). Second by
Councilmember H. Katz. Discussion was held. During discussion,
Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings ~oved an amendment to the second lIne
on page 29, Sect Ion 5409 (c), to delete the language "or wi thin
one hour of dIscharge" and substItute "as soon as possible, not
to exceed one hour," so that the fIrst sentence read: "A
legible, understandable and conspicuously placed notIce shall be
permanently posted on the discharger IS bulletiJ'} board or other
promInent place adVIsing employees to call the D1rector, in the
event of an uncontrolled d1scharge, as soon as possible, not to
exceed one hour, and to prOVIde at least the information requ1red
in this Section." The amendment was IJ'}corporated Into the motion
by agreement. DIScussion was held. Mayor, ,p,r,o Tempore JeJ'}ni":lg~
moved an amendment to delete all references in thIS ord1nance to
dIscharges to the storm draIn system where the water sort of
stays and to dIrect staff to develop specif1c sta~dards for our
reVIew concernIng when a permit may be granted by the C1 ty for
any discharges to the storm draIn system. The motion failed for
lack of a second. Dlscusslon was held. With the consent of the
maker and the second, Councllmember CODn' s suggestlon dIrectIng
staff to notify the industrles and businesses affected by this
ordl~ance was incorporated lnto the ma1n motIon. The motion, as
amended, was approved by the followlng vote:
Councll vote: Affirmative: CouncIlmembers Conn, Epsteln,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed
Negative: Mayor Pro Tempore Jennings
Mayor Pro Tempore JennIngs requested the record to reflect that
his ~o vote IS because he does not belIeve that there should be
any discharge of wastewater to the storm draiJ'} system.
Mayor Pro ~emp~re Jennings mov~q to direct the City Attorney to
return to Councll wi th language that could be added to this
ordinance, e1 ther at the time of the second reading or later,
about addIng a penalty for non-notlficat1on, Section 5409.
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Second by Mayor Reed. The motion was approved by the followIng
vote:
CouncIl vote: AffIrmatIve: Councilmembers Conn, Jennings,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed
Negative: Councilmember Epstein
11-A: JULY 4TH FIREWORKS: Presented was a staff report
recommending the July 4th fIreworks dIsplay on the MunIcipal Pier
be dlscontil'lued, the l.ssuance of fIreworks dIsplay perml ts to
beach clubs be discontinued, and that staff contInue their
efforts to c"'eate a CI ty-sponsored July 4th al ternatI ve
celebratIOn. DIScussion was held. Members of the pUblIC Joy
Fu llmer, Ri chard Tyner, and Hal"old Kl el nman spoke i'1 support of
the fp'eworks. There beIng no one else wlshing to be hea"'d,
Councifmember Conn moved to close the publIC hearIng. Second by
Coul'lcllmember EpsteIn. - The motion was unanimously approved.
DlScussion was held. ~ouncilmember Epste~~ m~~~d approval of the
staff l"ecommendation. Second by Mayor Reed. DiScussion was
held. The motion faIled by the fallowing vote:
Council vote: AffIrmatIVe: Councilmembers Epstein, Zane,
Mayor Reed
NegatIve: Councilmembers Conn, JennIngs,
A. Katz, H. Katz
Councllmember Epstein", moved to announce that this IS the last
year that we are going to have fireworks and to direct staff to
plan an alternate celebratIon for next year and report to Council
by October 1st on the outcome of this year's celebratIon and the
nature of the celebration for next year. Second by Mayor Reed.
DiscussIon was held. Councilmember Conn moved a Substitute
motion to ask staff to report on November 15th regarding the July
4th exper ience al1d gl ve us some optIon s for 1987. Seco'1d by
Councllmember H. Katz. Mayor Pro 1'i::mpore_Jenl'lings_moved an
amendment to change the date of reporting from November 15th to
by the end of July. WI th the conse'1t of the maker and the
second, the amendme'1t was 1l1corporated into the substItute
mot ion. The subst i tute motIon, as amend ed, was approved by the
fOllowIng vote:
Council vote: AffIrmatIve: CouncIlmembers CO'1n, JennIngs,
A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane
Negative: CouncIlmember EpstelnJ Mayor Reed
1,,1-~:,.. BUSINESS LICENS~ TAX AMNESTY / AUD;rT PROGR~M: presen ted was
a staff report recommendIng the Implementation of a BUSIness
License Tax Amnesty/Audit program during the FIscal Year 1986-87
and dIrectIon to the CIty Attorney to prepare the necessary
Implementing and other associated changes to the Santa Monica
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MunicIpal Code. Discussion was
moved approval of the staff
Cou~cilmember H. Katz. DIScussIon
approved by the followlng vote:
held. Councllmember A. Katz
recomme~datio~. Second by
was hel d. Th e moti on was
Cou~cil vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
l1-C: CLOSED SESSION: ConsIdered later in the evenIng.
13-A: EARTHQ~A~ES/HOMELESS: ContInued to Ju~e 10, 1986 as a '5'
'1 tern.
14-A: PANHANDLING/ACCOSTING:
, 5' i tern. ' ,
Contl~ued to June 10, 1986 as a
14-B: COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN: Presented was the matter
of acceptance of a 'letter of resigJ1ation of LOIS Banner from the
Comml SS Ion on the St atu s of Women. Mayor ,Re~.9" moved to accept
the resignation wi th regret. Second by Councilmember EpsteIn.
The motion was unanImously approved.
14-C: LIBRARY FUNDING: Presented was the request of
Councilmember Epstein to dISCUSS support of S8 2493, regardIng
fundIng foY' library co~struction and renovation. CouncilmembeY'
EpsteiJ1 Introduced dlSCUssioJ1 and moved to support S8 2493 which
would put on the November ballot the "CalIfornIa Library
Constructlon and Renovation Bond Act of 1986," Mayor Reed to send
the approprIate letter. Second by Councilmember Zane. The
motIon was unanimously approved.
14-D: RTD SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING: Presented was the
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request of Mayor Reed to discuss the appointment of a city votIng
representative to the RTD Selection Committee meetiJ1g on June 5,
1986. Mayor Reed Introduced dlScusslon regardIng the candldates
for Director seats and the forthcoming discussIon of the RTD Bus
yard relocation. DIScussIon was held. Councilmember Zane moved
to appoInt CouJ1cilmembeY' H. Katz, for the purpose of the June 5,
1986 meetIng, to cast a vote for Gordana SwaJ1soJ1, who kJ10WS about
our concerns, as a Director on the Corridor B Selection
Comml t tee. Dl SCUSS 100 was held. The motIon was approved by
uJ1aJ1imous consent.
11-C: CLOSED SESSION: Presented was a request for Closed
Session to consider personnel matters and threatened litigation,
pend 1l1g 1 it igat lon, and 1 i tigatIon to be commenced by the City.
At 1: 22 a.m., .l:()uncllmember: .~pstein . move_q to retlre to Closed
Session to cOYlsIder the followIng pendIng cases: Metheany v.
CIty of Sal1ta Monica, Santa Monica Superior Court Case No. WEC
87656; Claim of Moti LevI, Claim No. CSM 85-215; SaJ1ta MonIca
Munlcipal Employees AssOclatlon v. Ci ty of Santa Monlca, Los
AJ1geles Superior Court Case No. C 562708; People v. Mizrahi,
Santa MOJ1ICa Superior Court Case No. WEC 099342; Ryan Embree v.
Ci ty of Santa MonIca, Santa Monica SUperIOr Court Case No. WEe
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80169; EllIS v. City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica SuperIor Court
Case No. WEC 82404; and California AVIatIon v. CIty of SaYlta
Monica, UYlited States DIstrIct Court Case No. CV 84-6985 (CMB)
(BX) and Lo s Angeles Superior Court Ca se No. C 306538. The
motlOYl was duly seconded and unanImously approved. Council
reconvened at 2:04 a.m., wIth six councllmembers present,
Councilmembers H. Katz absent.
COuYl_9.:L_Imember Epst:e~n moved to approve settlement In the case of
Vl"'glnla Ba'1ks IYl the amount of $6,000. Second by Mayor Reed.
The motIon was approved by the followIng vote:
CouncIl vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent: Cou'1cllmember H. Katz
Councilmember ~pstein moved to approve settlement In the case of
Moti Levi dba Metropolis Apparel In the amount of $8,500. Second
by Councllmember Conn. The motIon was approved by the followiYlg
vote:
Council vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
AbseYlt: Councllmember H. Katz
Councllmember Conn moved to approve settlement in the case of
Meth'eany v. Cl ty of SaYl ta Mol'} i ca in the amOUYlt of $75,000.
Second by Mayor Reed. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
COUYlcil vote: AffIrmative: COUYlcllmembers Conn, JennIngs,
A. Katz, Zane, Mayor Reed
Negative: Councilmember Epstein
Absent: Councllmember H. Katz
Councllmember ~psteln moved to approve settlement In the case of
Ellis v. City in the amount of $7,500. Second by Councllmember
Conn. The motion was approved by the following vote:
Council vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent: Councilmemher H. Katz
Councllmember EpsteIn moved to approve settlement in the case of
Ryan-Embree In Uie'''a'm'ount of $15,000. Second by Councllmember
Conn. The motton was approved by the folloWl'1g vote:
CouncIl vote: UnanImously approved 6-0
Absent: Councllmember H. Katz
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May 27, 1986
ADJOURNMENT: At 2:10 a.m., Cou~cilmember Epstein moved to
adjourn the meetIng in memory of Harry Mock, Sa~ta MonIca
SuperIor Court Judge; Mario ClInco, former Santa Monica SUperIOr
Court Judge; and WIlho MIller, long-t ime Santa MonIca resident.
The motion was duly seco~ded and unanimously approved.
ATTEST
APPROVED:
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4rlstlne E. Reed
Mayor
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Ann M. Shore i
City Clerk
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