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COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 16, 1975 7:30 o'clock P.M.
The City Council of the City of Santa Monica met in an ad-
journed regular session that was adjourned from the regular meeting
held on December 9, 1975. The pledge of allegiance, having been
given in the Redevelopment Agency meeting just concluded, was dis-
pensed with. Reverend Cameron Hoff, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church,
gave the invocation.
PRESENT; Councilmen: Nathaniel Trives, Seymour A. Cohen,
Fred M. Judson, John W. McCloskey,
Christine E. Reed, Donna O. Swink
Pieter van den Steenhoven
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
ALSO PRESENT• James D. Williams, City Manager
Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney
K. 0. Grubb, City Clerk
The notice of the order of adjournment was posted on the
Council Chamber door and the certificate of posting is on file in
the Clerk's office.
The following newly appointed commission members subscribed
to the oath of office:
Manuel Almeida--Plumbing and Mechanical Board of Appeals.
Paul A. Kerschner--Commission on Older Americans.
A. Jaye Levin--Building and Safety Commission.
• Mayor Nathaniel Trives presented plaques to the following
former commission members and thanked them for their dedicated service
to the City:
John J. Cummins--Plumbing and Mechanical Board of Appeals.
Dr. Olive M. Stone--Commission on Older Americans.
The public hearing was opened upon the proposed Housing Resolution 4707
Element of the :Taster Plan. James Lunsford, Planning Director, Adopt Housing
reviewed his report, dated December 3, submitting the Element as Element
proposed by the Citizens Advisory Committee for General Plan and
as amended by the Planning Commission.
The following persons spoke: Mrs. Cathy Sullivan, Saul
Larks, Isa Feinstein, Violet Coker, J. Ray Gallagher, Carole Currey,
Tom Ka11ay, Tdilliam Walker, David Shulman, ~Zrs. G. B. Biorkman, Wayne
Harding, Ernie Powell, Mrs. Leslie Dutton, ,Srs. Helena Hult, Ernie
Eisele, Manuel Hellerman, Dr. Olive Stone, ~1rs. Marilyn Angle, John
Hutt, Mrs. Ruth Levin, Lincoln Vaughn, Marvin Levin, Mrs. Bert Norton,
Miss Ruth Galanter, Ken Edwards, Colleen McHale, Robert Lonsinger,
John Jurenka, John Maresca, Miss Sharon Gilpin, John Kurzwal, Tim
Corliss, Frank Jamison, C.R. Davenport and Peter Baumbusch.
Several letters were also filed.
As no one else wished to be heard Mr. van den Steenhoven
moved to close the hearing. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink
and carried.
The title to a resolution was read as follows• "A RESO-
LUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AN
HOUSING ELEpiENT OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA".
Mr, van den Steenhoven moved to waive further reading and adopt the
resolution. The motion was seconded by NIr. Cohen.
Reverend Judson moved to amend Page 8 of the Housing Element
as follows: "OBJECTIVE 6 - Increase the availability of low or mod-
erate income housing". The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried
with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives voting
"AYE".
Mrs. Reed moved to amend Page 8 as follows;
OBJECTIVE ~k7
Preserve and strengthen the basic quality of Santa Monica's
neighborhoods.
also Pages 12 and 13 as follows;
• OBJECTIVE ~k7
Preserve and strengthen the basic quality of Santa Monica's
neighborhoods.
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POLICIES:
1. Involve the residents, on a continuing basis, in
housing and neighborhood preservation and rehabili-
tation activities, including the development of
plans for such programs.
2, Improve the maintenance, landscaping and appearance
of existing public property within the City.
3. Establish design and locational standards for
public facilities,
4. Enforce municipal ordinances regulating private
residential open space, e,g, setback, lot coverage,
and establish height limitations commensurate with
the existing neighborhood character and intensity
of development,
5. Establish design, location and density standards
and regulations to reflect resident concerns for
preserving neighborhood character and amenities.
The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and
carried unanimously.
Mrs. Reed moved to amend Page 8 as follows:
OBJECTIVE ~k$
Eliminate non-conforming land uses that threaten neighbor-
hood integrity.
also Page 13 as follows:
OBJECTIVE ,',r$
Eliminate non-conforming land uses that threaten neighbor- •
hood integrity.
POLICIES:
1. Protect neighborhoods, designated as residential
by the General Plan, from encroachment by incompati-
ble land uses.
2. Restrict the expansion of incompatible land uses
within residential neighborhoods,
3. Assist owners of incompatible land uses to relocate
within the City, away from residential areas, to
areas more compatible with their organizations'
activities.
4. Encourage the development and conservation of
features and facilities which promote the identity
and integrity of neighborhoods.
5. Insure a balance between residential land use
intensities and the capacities of the circulation
and service systems facilities.
The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and
carried with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and
Trives voting "AYE",
Mrs. Reed moved to amend Page 12 as follows; •
OBJECTIVE i~6
POLICIES•
6. Establish the mechanism to provide financial assist-
ance to low and moderate income property owners for
the rehabilitation and improvement of their properties
through the use of federal, state and local subsidies.
The motion was seconded by Mr, van den Steenhoven and
carried with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives
voting "AYE",
Mrs, Reed moved to amend Page 12 as follows;
OBJECTIVE y'~6
POLICIES:
1. Encourage the preservation of a mix of low and
moderate income housing throughout the City.
The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and •
carried with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives
voting "AYE",
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Mrs. Reed moved to amend Page 10 as follows:
OBJECTIVE i~1
• POLICIES:
5. Insure an orderly transition between residential
zones of different densities; and residential
zones and other land use zones.
The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and
carried with Councilmen Cohen, Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven
and Trives voting "AYE",
Reverend Judson moved to amend Page 11 as follows:
OBJECTIVE ~~5
Encourage rehabilitation of existing housing to enhance
the character of existing neighborhoods throughout the City.
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried with
Councilmen Cohen, Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives
voting "AYE"; Mayor Pro Tempore Swink voting "NO"; and Councilman
McCloskey ABSTAINING.
Mrs. Reed moved to amend Page 8 as follows:
GOAL: Assure adequate and desirable housing for all.
• The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried
with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives
voting "AYE",
Mrs, Reed moved to amend Page 21 as follows;
PREVENT DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING
Program Objective: To prevent discrimination in housing.
In order to prevent discrimination in housing based on
race, sex or ethnic background, the City Attorney shall work with
appropriate agencies to prevent discrimination in housing.
The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried
with Councilmen Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives
voting "AYE".
Ptrs. Reed moved to amend Page 21 as follows:
HOUSING COORDINATION
First Paragraph remains as is; second Paragraph to read
"This requires the designation of a staff person to actively
coordinate and administer programs related to housing".
• The motion was not seconded.
Mr. van den Steenhoven moved to include in the Element•
MUNICIPAL HOUSING ANALYSIS
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between supply
and demand for the general categories of housing (e.g. 1, 2, 3
bedroom apts; detached houses of 2, 3, 4 bedrooms; condos, etc)
at all available rents and price ranges.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This survey program will determine which
segments of the housing stock show balance between supply and
demand and which do not. This survey should be updated at least
every two years, with the ancillary intention of enabling the
free market to provide those types of housing most sought after
in the community. It should also provide an indicator of housing
not being provided by the free market, thus stimulating examination
for government housing programs.
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and lost with
Councilmen Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives voting "AYE".
Mr. Cohen voted to amend Page 11 by deleting POLICY 5
of OBJECTIVE 4~4.
The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried
. with Councilmen Cohen, Judson, McCloskey, Swink and Trives
voting "AYE".
Mr. Cohen moved to amend the second Paragraph on Page 15
to read as follows:
"It is the intent of the City in adopting this document
that affirmative action to implement the document will be taken
within a reasonable period of time, That affirmative action would •
include consideration of resolutions and ordinances that would
implement the following housing programs: %;****';".
The motion was seconded by Mrs, Swink and carried with
Councilmen Cohen, Judson, McCloskey and Swink voting "AYE",
Mr. Cohen moved to amend Page 12 by deleting Policy 2
of OBJECTIVE 6. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and lost
with Councilmen Cohen, McCloskey and Swink voting "AYE".
Mr. Cohen moved to amend the first Paragraph on Page 19
to read as follows:
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility requirements should be established at the
time the program is implemented. Recognizing that the intent of
the program is to encourage rehabilitation of low and moderate
income housing, eligibility should be restricted to only one such
loan for any single individual or ownership with preference given
to owner-occupied one or two family dwellings.
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried unanimously.
Mr, Cohen moved to delete the section entitled "SECTION
235, INTEREST SUBSIDY GRANTS" as shown on Pages 16 and 17. The
motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and lost with Councilmen Cohen, •
McCloskey and Swink voting "AYE",
The motion to adopt the resolution (made earlier in the
meeting by Mr. van den Steenhoven and seconded by Mr. Cohen) and
thusly adopt the Housing Element as amended was carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Cohen, Judson, Reed, van den Steenhoven,
Trives
NOES: Councilmen: McCloskey, Swink
ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resolution No. 4707 (CCS)
Reverend Judson moved to introduce for first reading an
ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT".
The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Cohen, Judson, Reed, Swink,
van den Steenhoven, Trives
NOES: Councilmen: 1cCloskey
ABSENT; Councilmen: None
At 12:25 A,M. December 17, Reverend Judson moved to
adjourn. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried •
unanimously.
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APPROVED //~"'=~~ ! ~'~1 f ~ I ~- ~ / ti%
Nathaniel Trives, Mayor K. 0. Grubb, City Clerk