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COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
September 30, 1975 7:00 o'clock P.M.
The City Council of the City of Santa Monica meet in Special
Session at the above named time and place (the meeting having been noticed
in accordance with City Charter Section 612).
The pledge of allegiance was given.
PRESENT: Councilmen: Nathaniel Trives, Seymour A. Cohen,
Fred NI. Judson, Christine E. Reed, Donna 0.
Swink, Pieter van den Steenhoven
ABSENT: Councilmen: John W. McCloskey
ALSO PRESENT: John Jalili, Acting City Manager
Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney
K. O. Grubb, City Clerk
The meeting was called to discuss items of mutual concern with
the members of the Fair Election Practices Commission, all of cahom were
present.
Chairman Herbert Spurgin after introducing the other members Recommended change
(Susan Rice, Betty Follette, Sally Isaac, R. Gordon Laughlin, James Reidy to Code re. elect.
Jr. and Dr. Simon Sayre) reviecaed a list of recommended changes to the practices.
Code regarding election practices namely: Late filing fee, ballot position,
printed literature, anonymous contributions, printed materials mailed by
the City to the voters and limitations on campaign expenditures.
Reverend Judson moved to authorize the preparation of an ordinance
embodying the changes. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven.
Mrs. Reed moved to delete Item 4 from the suggested changes. The
motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and lost with Councilmen Cohen, Reed,
Swink voting "AYE".
The original motion was carried with Mr. Cohen "ABSTAINING".
At 8:00 P.M. Mayor Trives thanked the members of the Fair Election
Practices Commission for attending the meeting (who then left) and then
welcomed the members of the City Housing Authority who had been invited
to discuss items of mutual concern with the Council members.
Chairman Alys Drobnick introduced the other members of the
commission who Caere in attendance (William S. Hart Jr., Dr. Alfred T. Quinn,
Reverend Robert S. Richards, Arthur L. Rinck and Neil A. Stone) and gave
a brief report of its activities.
A general discussion ensued.
Councilman McCloskey entered the meeting at 8:50 P.M.
At 9:00 Mayor Trives thanked the commission members for attending
the meeting and their input regarding the problems facing the Authority.
A five minute recess caas taken.
After the meeting reconvened Mayor Trives announced that the City Attorney's
item that was scheduled to be discussed at executive session with the City salary & functions
Attorney would be discussed in open session unless the City Attorney
interposed an objection (which he didn't).
Mayor Trives stated that each Council member had been given four
reports concerning the salary schedule, functions, workload etc. of the
City Attorney's office,
Mr. McCloskey moved that the City Attorney be paid an additional
$4,300 per year, that each assistant City Attorney (there are two) be paid
an additional $1,200 per year, that he have an additional fund of $5,000
at his discretion should he wish to use it, for merit raises, and finally
that he be given five days vacation in addition to that which he is already
entitled to.
The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson.
Mr. Cohen moved to table the item until the meeting of Oct. 14th.
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously.
Mrs. Reed moved to request the Personnel Board to take under
advisement the whole matter with regard to the negotiation for salaries
of a department that is separate under the Charter from the rest of the
City (City Attorney's Department) and come back with a recommendation,
taking into consideration the document, dated Sept. 8 - Exhibit A, pertaining
to the recommendations of the resigning staff (one of the four documents
referred to earlier in the meeting) perhaps to amend Ordinance 801 (CCS)
(procedures for employer-employees relations).
The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried
with Reverend Judson and McCloskey voting "NO".
A 9:55 P.M. Mayor Trives announced that the meeting was adjourned.
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Resolution 4686
Wilson Acting Fin.
Dir. etc. to
sign.
Resolution 4687
Bldg. officer to
distroy certain
records.
APPROVED; ~~ItI'~`"e~ 2tir'`~" :i ~~ ~f
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Nathaniel Trives, Mayor K. O.~Grubb, City Clerk
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COUNCIL CHA.IBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
October 14, 1975 7:30 o'clock P.M.
The City Council of the City of Santa Monica met in regular
session at the above named time and place. The pledge of allegiance
having been given in the Parking Authority meeting just concluded,
was dispensed with. Reverend W. Lee Mansveld, Santa Monica First Church
of the Nazarene gave the invocation.
PRESENT: Councilmen: Nathaniel Trives, Seymour A. Cohen,
Fred M. Judson, John W. McCloskey,
Christine E, Reed, Donna 0. Swink
PRESENT: Councilmen: Pieter van den Steenhoven
ALSO PRESENT; James D. Williams, City Manager
Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney
Toivo Marjanen, Assistant City Engineer
K. 0. Grubb, City Clerk
The minutes of the meeting held September 23rd were approved
as mailed. The minutes of the meeting held September 30th were approved
after they were changed to show Mr. McCloskey voting "NO" on iKrs. Reed's
motion requesting the Personnel Board to make certain studies. (His
change of vote being due to a misunderstanding of the intent of the motion
at the time he voted).
Reverend Judson moved as follows:
Reimburse the revolving cash fund demands of the Police $117.77,
Ad-ninistrative Services $171.51, Transportation $60.74, Airport $26.83,
Recreation and Parks $135.08 and Library $75.13.
Purchase hose and couplings from Wardlaw Fire Equipment ($1,475.52 -
1ow bid).
Award the bid to Game Time of California ($7,021.00 - low bid)
to furnish and install playground equipment.
Purchase a dump truck, three chassis with tilt cabs from Ray
Gaskin, Inc. ($76,726.45 - low bid) and three packer bodies from Universal
Truck Body, Inc. ($44,504.10 - low bid).
Award the bid to I-R Equipment Corporation to furnish and
install three six compressors on trucks ($9,985.20 - loco bid).
Purchase a spotlight from West Coast Lighting ($3,784.20 - loco
bid).
Acaard the bid to furnish and install a 10,000 gallon gasoline
storage tank to Rhodes Petroleum Equipment Co. ($6,684.00 - low bid).
Award the bid to furnish and install an air conditioning/heating
system on the third floor of the City Hall to Bay Cities Furnace and Air
Conditioning Co. ($6,630.C0 - low bid).
Ratify various job classifications as recommended by the Personnel
Board.
Waive further reading and adopt a resolution entitled "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING
THE ESTABLISII~~IENT AND USE OF ONE OR MORE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS 6dITH CERTAIN
BANKING INSTITUTIONS, AUTHORIZING A FACIDIILE SIGNATURE BY R.A. WILSON,
AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO ENTER SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
"B" AT THE UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK".
Resolution No. 4686 (CCS)
Waive further reading and adopt a resolution entitled "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE BUILDING OFFICER OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO DESTROY
CERTAIN CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, BOOKS
AND PAPERS, UNDER HIS CHARGE, WHICH ARE OVER FIVE (5) YEARS OLD PURSUANT
TO SECTION 34090 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF CALIFORNIA.
Resolution No. 4687 (CCS)
Authorize the settlements of the claims of Thomas De Cono,
Gussie Chudnofsky and James Cherry as recommended by the City Attorney.
The motion coos seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried by the follocaing
vote;
AYES: Councilmen: Cohen, Judson, McCloskey, Reed, Swink,
Trives
NOES; Councilmen: None
ABSENT; Councilmen: van den Steenhoven