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M-02081977135 COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA February 8, 1977 7:30 o'clock P.M, The City Council met in regular session at the above-named time and place, The pledge of allegiance was given after which Reverend Clarence Davis, Calvary Baptist Church, gave the invocation. PRESENT: Councilmembers: Nathaniel Trives, Seymour A. Cohen, Fred M. Judson, Christine E, Reed, Donna 0, Swink, Pieter van den Steenhoven ABSENT: Councilmembers: John W. McCloskey ALSO PRESENT: James D. Williams, City Manager Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney J. W. Wilbur, Acting City Clerk The minutes of the council meeting held January 25, 1977 were approved as mailed, Mayor Trives publicly thanked Rt. Reverend Msgr. Raymond J. O'Flaherty, S,T,D., for his service on the Library Board and presented him with a certificate of appreciation. The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled; "A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA MONICA PLANNING COMMISSION URGING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IMPOSE AN INTERIM MORATORIUM ON NEW BILLBOARDS PENDING ADOPTION OF A REVISED SIGN ORDINANCE". Mr. Williams reported that the Council had requested this item be placed on a future agenda when a full council would be in attendance. Mayor Pro Tempore Swink moved that this item be withdrawn from this agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cohen and passed unanimously. Mr, van den Steenhoven moved as follows: Reimburse the City Attorney - $95.69, Library - $80.35, General Services - $64.95, Recreation and Parks - $119.63 and Trans- portation - $42.41 revolving cash fund requests. Update five job descriptions and eliminate discriminatory titles and other non-job related references to gender. Waive further reading and adopt the following resolutions entitled• Resolution 4646) "AN AMENDMENT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Wages, hours, etc OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 4646, WEIICH RESOLUTION ESTAB- for Cashier Clerk, LISHES WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR Laborer Trainee, VARIOUS CLASSES AND POSITIONS". Resolution No. 4646J(CCS) Library Page Cashier Clerk - Laborer Trainee - Library Page Resolution 4836 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA Contract 2292 GRANTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT-OF-WAY DEERS FOR USE IN CON- Pedestrian Over- NECTION WITH THE ERECTION OF PEDESTRIAN OVER-CROSSINGS ON THE PACIFIC Crossings - Pac. COAST HIGHWAY AND DIRECTING THE CITY PIANAGER TO EXECUTE THE REVISED Coast Highway RIGHT-OF-WAY CONTRACT AND THE REVISED GRANT DEED". Contract No. 2292(CCS) Resolution No. 4836(CCS) The motion was seconded by Mr. Cohen and carried by the following vote: AYES; Councilmembers: Cohen, Judson, Reed, Swink, van den Steenhoven, Trives NOES; Councilmembers: None ABSENT; Councilmembers: McCloskey Public hearing The public hearing of the community needs in the area of for community Community Development was opened, needs - HUD Martha Brown Hicks, Director of Community Services, explained in a staff report the various ways that money may be spent for com- munity development through HUD. Various persons from the audience spoke and requested that the following be included in the block grant application: Housing rehabilitation; rehabilitation to land - 1/3, and Recreation and Parks - 1/3, a tot park, remodel libraries to include small meeting rooms and separate childrens rooms from the adults rooms, plant trees on Pico Bculevard, screening clinic for the elderly aad a therapeutic pool for the handicapped. As no one else wished to speak €rom the audience, Mr, van den Steenhoven moved that the public hearing be closed. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and passed unanimously. Mrs, Reed moved that any action on this subject be deferred until the next regular council meeting. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and passed unanimously. C~ 136 The CLerk read the title to an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDI- NANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 9107B4 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO BUILDING HEIGHTS IN THE R2R DISTRICT", Mr, Cohen moved to waive further reading and introduce the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mrs, Reed and carried by the following vote: AYES; Councilmembers: Cohen, Swink, van den Steenhoven, Trives NOES; Councilmembers: Judson, Reed ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCloskey Mr. Cohen moved to ratify the approval of the Kittyhawk Restaurant sub-lease from [Doody Duke, Sr. to David Zuckerman. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Judson, Reed, Swink, van den Steenhoven, Trives NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCloskey Larry Kosmont, Administrative Assistant of the City Manager's office, read the staff report regarding displaced threshold/flight pattern over Penmar Golf Course, Mrs. Reed moved to open the hearing to the public. The motion was seconded by Mrs, Swink and carried unanimously. Various persons spoke from the audience regarding the subject. Mr. Cohen moved to close the hearing. The motion was • seconded by Reverend Judson and carried unanimously. Mr. van den Steenhoven moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to displace the threshold 750 feet for landing purposes. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Reed and carried with Mr. Cohen voting "NO". Mr. Cohen moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance regarding flight departures specifying a 10 degree turn directly over the Penmar Golf Course be made after reaching the end of the runway. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried with Reverend Judson voting "NO". Mrs. Reed moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance requesting that the FAA control tower increase the separation distance between departing planes from 3,000 to 3,500 feet. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried unanimously. The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled; "A RESO- LUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAIVING FORMAL BID PROCEDURE AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECT NEGOTIATION FORA LICENSE TO USE PROPRIETARY ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING COMPUTER SYSTEM". Mr. van den Steenhoven moved to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cohen • and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Judson, Swink, van den Steenhoven, Trives NOES: Councilmembers: Reed ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCloskey Contract No. 2293(CCS) Resolution No. 4837(CCS) Jack Ke11y, Chairman of the Regional Commissioners for Expo '81, requested that the City Council appoint a five-member commission to act as liaison for the city at Expo '81. Mr. van den Steenhoven moved to have the City Manager send a staff member to the first two meetings of Expo '81. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. Mrs. Reed requested that Planning Commissioner Pat Schneider address the Council regarding the City's procedure for driveway repair. Mrs. Schneider requested that Administration look into the feasibility of making 8' driveways instead of 10', as in the Code, for the esthetic value of neighborhoods. Mrs. Reed moved to instruct the staff to check into this matter and return the report to the City Council as soon as possible. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. Mrs. Reed requested information regarding status of Santa Alonica College parking. Mr. James Williams, City Manager, reported that he and his staff are working with the Board of Education on various plans for parking layouts. Resolution 4837 Neg, for License to use Propriet. Accounting & Budgeting Com- puter System 137 Resolution 4838 Roy E, Naylor appointed to Library Board Mrs. Reed requested that the staff publish all types of conservation regarding utilities and that they make an effort to notify all individuals to conserve on water, gas and electricity. Mr. van den Steenhoven moved to have the Mayor appear before the Planning Committee of the Los Angeles City Council to testify on the impact of the closure of the Mission Canyon Landfill. The motion was sedonded by Mrs. Reed and carried unanimously. At 11:30 o'clock P.M, Mrs. Swink moved to adjourn in memory of Margaret Liburdi, formerly Marge Reynolds who owned the Broken Drum for 27 years, and Antonio F, Quiroz, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, both of whom were long time residents of the city of Santa Monica and both of whom passed away recently, APPROVED ~~~'~`~~ / /L~~"`~--~~ Nathaniel Trives, Mayor J,!/L. Wilbur, Acting City Clerk COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA February 22, 1977 7:30 o'clock P,M, The City Council met in regular session at the above-named time and place. The pledge of allegiance was given after which Reverend . Shawn K. Hakansson, Sunset Park Christian Church, gave the invocation. PRESENT: Councilmembers; Nathaniel Trives, Seymour A, Cohen, Fred M. Judson, John W. McCloskey, Christine E, Reed, Donna O, Swink, Pieter van den Steenhoven ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ALSO PRESENT: James D. Williams, City Manager Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney J. L. Wilbur, Acting City Clerk The minutes of the council meeting held February 8, 1977 were approved as mailed. The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled: "A RESO- LUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING APPOINT- MENTS TO CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS", Mrs. Swink moved to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cohen and passed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Judson, McCloskey, Reed, Swink, van den Steenhoven, Trives NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None (Roy E, Naylor - Library Board) Resolution No. 4838(CCS) Mayor Trives awarded service pins and complimented the follow- ing persons for their dedication to their work: Joseph Rivas (30 years); Chester W, Collins, Jr. (25 years); Theodore W. Gehringer (25 years); Carl E, Hood (25 years); Richard Preston (25 years); Rogers E, Whitaker (25 years). The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled: "A RESO- LUTION OF THE SANTA MONICA PLANNING COMMISSION URGING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA I~i1POSE AN INTERIM MORATORIUM ON NEW BILLBOARDS PENDING ADOPTION OF A REVISED SIGN ORDINANCE", Mrs. Reed moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance imposing a moratorium on the construction of new billboards or off-premise signs for a period of 180 days, The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven but lost with Councilmembers Reed, van den Steenhoven and Trives voting "AYE", Mrs. Reed moved to add Items 14B, C and D to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously.