M-101307CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 13, 2007
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Bloom at 9:10 a.m., on
Saturday, October 13, 2007, at the Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, 2''7D Floor
Community Room, Santa Monica.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Richard Bloom
Mayor Pro Tem Herb Katz
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Pam O'Connor
Absent: Councilmember Bobby Shriver
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Also Present: City Manager P. Lamont Ewell
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 9:10 a.m., with
Councilmembers Shriver and Holbrook absent. City Clerk Maria M.
Stewart led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
STUDY SESSION: Member of the public Joy Fullmer expressed various concerns. Member of
the public and City employee Mona Gandarra spoke in opposition to
eliminating positions when contracting out city services.
INTRODUCTION 3-A: Introduction -Purpose and Goals of the Workshop.
City Manager Lamont Ewell introduced the subjects to be discussed at the
meeting and provided a status report on various issues.
BUDGET AND 3-B: Update ofDepartment objectives and implementation strategies
ECONOMIC UPDATE in FY2007-2008 Budget.
3-C: Economic update and latest financial forecast for the City.
Assistant-City Manager Gordon Anderson provided information on city
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objectives and projects. Finance Director Carol Swindell presented - --
information on the financial state of the city and a forecast for upcoming
fiscal years. On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.
CONTRACTING CITY 3-D: Discussion of Contracting for Public Services: Objectives, Issues
SERVICES and Options.
Deputy City Manager Mona Miyasato provided information on the benefits
and the detriments of contracting out city services. Considerable discussion
was held on this subject and Council provided direction to staff for
implementing a process for deciding when to contract services out. On
order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.
COUNCIL PARTICIPA- 3-E: Capital Improvement Process -when in the public process
TION ON CIP PROJECTS should Council direction be given?
Staffprovided information on the existing process for Council participation
in projects where the City is the client. Councilmembers provided direction
and suggestions for implementing a standard process. On order of the
Mayor, the information was received and filed.
CITY FACILITY SPACE 3-F: Preliminary discussion of City Facility Space Planning.
PLANNING
Don Patterson, Assistant to City Manager, reviewed existing uses of city
facilities, off site locations being leased by the City for office space, and the
amount of space required to return employees that are off-site back to City
Hall.
Discussion ensued on the options available to increase the amount of office
space available. On order of the Mayor, the information was received and
filed.
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 3:00
p.m.
APPROVED:
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Maria M. Stewart `Richard Bloom
City Clerk Mayor
October 13, 2007