M-05222008CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 22, 2008
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council 4vas called to order by Mayor Katz at
6:11 pm., on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at City Council Chambers, l 685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Herb Katz
Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloam
Councilmember Ken Genser
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook (an7ved at 6:48 p.m.)
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Pam O'Comior
Councilmember Bobby Shriver (arrived at 6:15 p.m.)
Also Present: City Manager P. Lamont Ewell
City Attorney Marsha Tones Moutrie
Acting City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 6:11 p.m., with
Councilmembers Shriver and Holbrook absent. Don Patterson, Asst. to
the City Manager, led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONTINUED ITEM: ~ .A: Bndget Overvaeev:
Capital Improvements Program section, was continued from the
May 20, 2008 Meeting, and presented by Don Patterson, Assistant to the
Couneilmernbef• Shriner City Manager, Management Services.
arrived at 6.•IS p.m.
On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed.
STAFF On order of the CoLmcil, Items 8-A and 13-A were considered
ADMINISTRATIVE concurrently.
ITEMS:
8-A: Recommendation to adopt resolution No. 10290 (CCS)
COUNCIL RULES entailed: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING THE RULES OF ORDER AND
Councilmember Holbrook PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL
arrived at 6: 48 p. m. MEETINGS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 9932
(CCS),"was presented.
May 22, 2008
13-A: Request of Councilmember Bobby Shriver, Mayor Herb Katz
and Councilmember Bob Holbrook to discuss modifications of
Council Rules and procedures; time management and Council i
agenda management, was presented. ``
Members of the public 7oey Fullmer, Catherine Eldridge, Pro Se, M.
Ross and Jerry Rubin spoke in support of various ways to improve the
meeting rules and shorten the length of Council meetings.
Council had extensive discussion adding and clarifying some of the rules.
Motion bj~ Councilmember O'Connor. seconded by Councilmember
Shriver, to adopt the resolution with staff recommendations, and make
amendments to include making special accommodations for people with
special needs to be able to speak at the beginning of the meeting; limit
the maximum speaking time to 2 minutes per item, with a 6 minute limit
for the entire meeting, and no new items called after 11:00 p.m., except
for Public Input, unless there is a unanimous vote by Council to eontinue_
The vote was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Cotimeihnembers O'Connor, Shriver, Holbrook, Mayor
Katz
NOES: Couneilmembers McKeown, Genser, Mayor Pro Tem
Bloom
ABSENT: None
The City Attorney, Marsha Moutrie clarified for the record that the main
motion included the following changes: Accept the proposed change in
Rule 3 which says the applicant or appellant shall be entitled to request
and receive a continuance of the hearing until such time as five
Couneilmembers are present: Clarification on Rule 12 {d) which will
now say the Presiding Officer's decision may be overruled by two-thirds
vote of the Council; Rule 12{h) each Councilmember shall be afforded
one opportunity to speak on each item before the question is called and a
question may not be called to interrupt or cut off a speaker; Rule 14,
persons speaking on another's written communication and persons
submitting late chits shall have permission to speak for a limit of one
minute; also under that subsection, members of the public shall limit
their remarks to two minutes per agenda item rmless the City Cotmcil
grants additional time; add a subsection to Rule 14 which includes
accommodation to Speakers with Special Needs, and change Rule 24 to
read that no new item, other than Public Input, shall be considered after
11:00 p.m. unless unanimously approved by Couneilmembers present.
Mav 22, 2008
Motion by Cormcilmember O'Connor, seconded by Matior Katz, to
change the amendment to Rule 24 to read approval by two-thirds vote
instead of a unanimous vote of Council present.
Councihnember Shriver stated for the record that he would like to see
time limits for Council discussion incorporated in the rules, but
acknowledged that there were not enough votes to make a motion.
Couneilmember O'Connor's motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holbrook, Shriver, Censer, O'Connor,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bloom. seconded by Mayor Katz, to request
that staff return with a formal plan for adding additional Council
meetings per year. This motion was unanimously approved by voice vote
with all members present.
PITBLIC /PRIVATE 8-B: Public 1 Private Partnership for Transfer and Recy=cling
PARTNERSHIP FOR Services -recommendation that Cotmcil conceptually approve a
TRANSFER AND publiclprivate partnership with Southern California Disposal for transfer
RECYCLING SERVICES services and Cedarwood-Yormg Company dba Allan Company for
recycling services; and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a modification to agreement 8524 (CCS) vvith Gershman,
Brickner & Bratton, Inc., in the amount of $25,000 fora 3-year total
amount of $578,000, was presented.
Members of the public Joey Fullmer, Mike Matosian, Jason Yormg and
Brian Hutchings were present to speak in support of the partnership.
Motion b~Mavor Katz. seconded by Cormcilmember O'Connor, to
approve staff recomrendation and approve amendment to Contract No.
8524 {CCS) and Contract No. 8927 (CCS}. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holbrook, Shriver, Censer, O'Connor,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
REMOVE AND 8-C: Funding appropriation for removal and replacement of
REPLACE CAR®B declining carob trees - recommendation that Council appropriate
TREES $395,000 for the removal and replacement of approximately 299
declining carob trees and the specialized pruning of an additiona1330
carob trees, was presented.
May 22, 2008
Motion b~yor Pro Tem Bloom, seconded by Councilmember
O'Connor, to accept the staff recommendation.
ADJO~JRNMENT:
Motion to amend by Mayor Katz, that in the replacement, the City pick
the largest box trees for the area they are going in instead of the standard
size.
After input from staff regarding the motion to amend, the Mayor
withdrew his motion.
The original motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Connor, Genser, Shriven;
Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
On order of the Mayor, the City= Council meeting was adjourned at 10:18
p.m. to May 27, 2008.
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren eFrrb Kat "
Acting City Clerk Mayor
May 22, 2008