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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 17/1990
An adjourned meeting of the city council was called to order by
Mayor Zane in the Council Chambers on July 17, 1990, at 7:20 P.M.
The meeting was then moved to the Civic Auditorium at 1855 Main
street, and convened at 7: 45 P.M., with the following members
present:
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Dennis Zane
Mayor Pro Tempore David B. Finkel
councilmember Judy Abdo
councilmember Ken Genser
councilmember Herbert Katz
Councilmember Christine E. Reed
Absent: Councilmember william H. Jennings
Also Present: city Manager John Jalili
city Attorney Robert M. Myers
City Clerk Clarice E. Johnsen
councilmember Ganser led the assemblage in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
Mayor Pro Tempore Finkel moved to add Item 14-D to this evening's
agenda as an emergency item, and to hear it prior to the
remainder of the agenda. The necessity to consider this item
arose after the agenda had been posted. Second by Councilmember
Abdo. The motion was unanimously approved, councilmember
Jennings absent.
l4-D: COMMISSION ON OLDER AMERICANS/DISABLED SENIOR CITIZENS:
Presented was the request of Mayor Pro Tempore Finkel to discuss
a concern of the commission on Older Americans regarding disabled
senior citizens in Santa Monica. Mayor Pro Tempore Finkel
initiated discussion and moved to instruct the City Manager to
investigate the issue of support services provided to disabled
senior citizens, and to see whether there's anything the City can
do to help those citizens; and to report back at the July 24,
1990, council meeting. Second by Councilmember Genser. The
motion was unanimously approved, Councilmember Jennings absent.
Mayor Zane moved to combine the public hearings for Items 7-A,
8-C, and ll-B, concerning the disposition of the parcel located
at 415 Pacific Coast Highway. Second by councilmember Katz.
Mayor Zane clarified his motion to indicate that the
consolidation of the public hearings in no way indicates a
consolidation of the items when they are considered by Council at
the July 31, 1990, council meeting. Discussion was held.
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councilmember Genser moved a substitute motion to consider Item
7-A after Items a-c, and II-B. The motion died for lack of a
second. The motion to consolidate the public hearings was
approved by the following vote:
Council vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Abdo, Finkel, Katz,
Reed, Mayor Zane
Negative: Councilmember Genser
Absent: councilmember Jennings
councilmember Abdo moved extend the meeting as long as necessary
to complete the public hearings and the 14-Items this evening.
Second by Councilmember Reed. The motion was unanimously
approved, Councilmember Jennings absent.
Councilmember Genser moved to hear from the developer for twelve
minutes, with three minutes and the end of the public hearing for
rebuttal; the club operator, or representatives of the Sand and
Sea Club for twelve minutes; and members of the public for three
minutes each. Second by Mayor Zane. Councilmember Reed moved to
amend the motion to state that there would be no Council
questions of staff this evening. The amendment was accepted as
friendly by the maker of the main motion. The motion, as amended
was unanimously approved, Councilmember Jennings absent.
CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARINGS:
7-A: SAND AND SEA CLUB CONCESSION AGREEMENT TERMINATION:
a-c: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANTA MONICA
DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND CITY OF SANTA MONICA:
BEACH
11-B: EIR/GROUND LEASE/CONCESSION AGREEMENT/DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT/STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS AGREEMENT/
SANTA MONICA BEACH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP/41S PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY:
Presented was a staff report transmitting recommendations
regarding the termination of the Sand and Sea Club concession
agreement; the approval of a development agreement between Santa
Monica Beach development Limited Partnership and the City of
santa Monica; and resolutions certifying the Environmental Impact
Report including the adoption of the Statement of Overriding
Consideration; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a Ground Lease and Concession Agreement between the Santa
Monica Beach Development Limited Partnership and the City of
Santa Monica; approving the Disposition and Development Agreement
between Santa Monica Beach Development Limited Partnership and
the City of Santa Monica; and approving an agreement between the
city of Santa Monica and the State of California concerning State
Lands, continued from July 10, 1990.
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At 8:45 P.M., Mayor Zane opened the consolidated public hearings.
Michael McCarty of the Santa Monica Beach Development Limited
Partnership addressed Council in support of the proposed hotel
development. Members of the public Carol Sherman, Jack Allen,
Nancy Wolter, Caroline Westheimer, David Gregg, Larry Blivas,
Barbara Brown, Tim Murphy, Menasche Nass, Eric Siss, Bill
Weingarten, E. D. Michael, John Murdock, and Donald Brandsen,
spoke in opposition to the proposed hotel development. Member of
the public Don Girard supported placing this issue on the
November General Election Ballot. Member of the public David
Heiser, spoke in opposition to the termination of the Sand and
Sea Club Concession Agreement. Member of the public Bonnye
Lewis, spoke in support of the proposed hotel development.
AT 9:45 P.M., Councl adjourned for a short break. At 10:10 P.M.,
council reconvened. Mayor Zane moved to shuffle the order of the
remaining requests to address Council (chits). Second by
Councilmember Katz. The motion was unanimously approved,
Councilmember Jennings absent.
Members of the publ ic Chuck Fonarow spoke Rick Gold, Michael
Miller, Mary Lee Gowland, and Gerald Goldman, spoke in
opposition to terminating the Sand and Sea Club Concession
Agreement. Members of the public Jerry Casale, Joanne Leavit,
Paul Rosenstein, Dale Petroulis, John Quickly, Francye Smith,
Deborah Boren, Sarita Coffee, Louise Gabriel, Pam Brady, and
Jackie Justman, spoke in support of the proposed hotel
development. Members of the pUblic Rick Elfman, and Dianne
Glinos spoke in support of terminating the Sand and Sea Club
Concession Agreement. Member of the public Russ Barnard
supported evaluating the project on its merits. George Hickey
spoke in support of increased public access. Members of the
pUblic Richard Dickinson, Tom Freels, Audie Lieberman, Joanne
Hatfield, Cheri Dickinson, John Law, Michael Roth, Peggy
McDowell-Cramer, Gordon Payne, Alan Bruce Guttman, Doug Rawson,
Eric Chen, Jennifer polhemus, and Ronald Siegel, spoke in
opposition to the proposed hotel development.
At 12: 00 A.M., council adjourned for a short recess. At 12: 25
A.M., Council reconvened. Mayor Zane moved to hear the next ten
chits and to continue the remainder of the public hearing to July
31, 1990. Second by Councilmember Abdo. The motion was
unanimously approved, Councilmember Jennings absent.
Members of the public Carol Girard, Janet Kellman, Jack Baptista,
and Ron Shur, spoke in opposition to the proposed beach hotel.
Member of the public Mark Rosenberg spoke in support of the
proposed beach hotel. Members of the public Richard Roth and
Miriam stone spoke in opposition to the termination of the Sand
and Sea Club concession Agreement.
Mayor Z~ne moved to continue the PUblic hearing to July 31, 1990,
at 6:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers, and to to limit testimony
to those people who submitted chits, but were not heard from at
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this hearing. Second by Councilmember Katz. The motion was
unanimously approved, councilmember Jennings absent.
ll-C: CLOSED SESSION: Not held.
OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD/MORATORIUM: Presented was the
of Councilmember Reed to discuss an emergency ordinance
a moratorium on all development in excess of R2
in the R3 Zone on Ocean Park boulevard east of Lincoln
to 25th street.
14-A:
request
imposing
Standards
Boulevard
Councilmember Reed moved to extend the meeting to 1: 30 A.M.
Second by Councilmember Genser. The motion was unanimously
approved, councilmember Jennings absent.
councilmember Reed initiated discussion and moved to direct the
city Attorney to return at the August 7th Council meeting with
the appropriate ordinances to put in place a moratorium on
development deemed complete by July 10, 1990, in excess of the R2
standards, along Ocean Park Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to
25th street, and to direct the Planning commission to review the
zoning along Ocean Park Boulevard to determine if it should be
reduced, or if there should be a lower height limit, if there is
to be no reduction in density. Second by Councilmember Katz.
Discussion was held. The motion was unanimously approved,
Councilmember Jennings absent.
14-B: COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEE/STATE LANDS COMMISSION: Presented
was the request of Mayor Zane to discuss waiving the fee for the
use of Council Chambers by the State Lands commission for a
public hearing on August 13, 1990. Councilmember Genser moved to
waive the fee. Second by Councilmember Katz. The motion was
unanimously approved, Cauncilmember Jennings absent.
14-C: TIME LIMITS/LANDMARKS COMMISSION: Presented was the
request of Councilmember Abdo to discuss direction to the City
Attorney to prepare an interim ordinance amending the Landmarks
ordinance to authorize the City Council to extend by motion any
time limits for Landmarks Commission or City council action.
councilmember Abdo initiated discussion and moved to direct the
city Attorney to prepare the interim ordinance. Councilmember
Genser Second. The motion was unanimously approved,
Councilmember Jennings absent.
15. PUBLIC INPUT: There were no members of the public wishing
to be heard.
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ADJOURNMENT: At 1:10 A.M., the meeting was adjourned to July 31,
1990, at 6: 00 P.M., in the Council Chambers. A special Joint
meeting of the city Council and Rent Control Board will be held
at 7:30 P.M. on July 19, 1990.
ATTEST:
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Clarice E. J nsen
city Clerk
APPROVED:
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Dennis Zane
Mayor
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