M-06172008CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCILl~IINUTES
JUNE 17, 2008
A special meeting of the Santa Monica-City Council was called to order by Mayor Katz at 5:46 p.m., on
Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mavor Herb Katz
Mavor Pro Tem Richard Bloom
Councilmember Ken Denser
Councihnember Robert T. Holbrook
Cotmcilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Pam O'Connor
Absent: Councilmember Bobby Shriver
Also Present: City Manager P. Lamont Ewell
Assistant City Attorney Joseph Lawrence
Citv Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENEIPLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 6:46 p.m., with
Coimcihnember Shriver absent..Toan Akins, Acting Director of
Environmental and Public Works Department, led the assemblage in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS: On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:47 p.m., to
consider closed sessions and returned at 6:45 p.m., to report the
following:
2-A: Conference with Labor Negotiator.
City Negotiator: Karen Bancroft, Director of Human
Resources
Bargaining Units: Municipal Employees Association
Supervisory Team Associates
United Transportation Union
ACTION: Matter heard. No reportable action taken.
STAFF ITEMS: On order of the Mayor, the regular City Cotmcil was recessed and a
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FY 2008-09 BUDGET special joint meeting of the City Comicil, Housing Authority, Parking
Authority, and Redevelopment Agency convened at 6:48 p.m., with
Councilmember Shriven absent.
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
HOUSING AUTHORITY, PARKING AUTHORITY, AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
8-A: Adoption of FY 2008-09 budget, resolutions approving of
personnel changes, rates, and fees, and establishing the City's
Gann appropriations limit - reconunendation that Council: adopt
resolution 10304 (CCS) establishing new classifications and salary
rates; Resolution 10305 (CCS) establishing water capital facility fees;
Resolution 10306 (CCS) establishing waste water capital facility fees;
Resolution 10307 (CCS) establishing new parking lot rates and
making findings; Resolution 10308 (CCS) establishing user fees for
social service, recreation and community programs and classes and
services; Resolution 10309 (CCS) setting fees for processing of
developer culh~ral arts requirement applications; Resolution 10310
(CCS) setting fees for use of Community and Recreational facilities
and for rental of the Civic AuditoriLUn parking spaces and use of
parking lots; Resolution 10312 (CCS) establishing the GANN
appropriations limit; adopt Resolution 10313(CCS) authorizing
transfer of funds from the Parking Authority- to the City; accept federal
SHP grant funds in the amoLmt of $381,941; and direct staff to prepare
a resolution placing a measure on the November 2008 municipal
election to ratify and update the existing Utility Users Tax on
telecoimmmicationwlthout increasing the tax rate. Recommendation
that Council, the Housing and Parking Authorities and the
Redevelopment Agency respectively adopt Resohtion Nos. 1031 I
(CCS), 83 (HAS), 509 (RAS), 247 (PAS) adopting The budget fox FY
2008-09. Recommendation that the Parking Authority adopt
Resolution No. 248 (PAS) to authorize transfer of certain funds to the
City, was presented.
Members of the public Joey Fullmer, Nancy Tallerino, M. Ross, Judy
Abdo, Martin Rubin, Jeanne Dodson, and Rose Dolfi spoke in support
of funding for various programs and activities.
Discussion ensued on projects needing funding not included in the
proposal and the funds available for the proposed fiscal year.
Motion by Councilmember Genser, seconded by Mavor Katz, to
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include in next year's budget the following projects
$119,000 Tree trimming
$ 40,000 Pier holiday lights
$ 32,000 Cal-SAFE Program
$100,000 Art maintenance
$200,000 PCH signal light
$ 10,000 3`s Street LD. Program
The additional finding is to be. appropriated, and is to come from
$119,000 carried over from Council contingency and $300,000 one-
time use funds. The balance to be covered from adjustments to
projeLted revenues. In addition, to appropriate $200,000 in grant fiords
for the Ocean Park signal; and to direct staff that to set aside the
airport noise violations' fees into a segregated account to be used to
make the airport more neighborhood and resident friendly, consistent
with applicahle law. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Connor, Genser,
Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Shriver
Motion by Councilmember Holbrook. seconded by Mayor Katz, for
', Council to adopt Resolution Nos. 10304 (CCS) (Salarv Revisions),
10305 (CGS} (Water Capital Facility Fee Revision}, 10306 (CCS)
(Wastewater Capital Facility Fee Revision), 10307 (CCS) (Parking Lot
Rates}, 10308 (CCS) (CCS User Fees), 10309 (CCS} (Cultural Arts
Application Fees), 10310 (CCS} (Facility User Fees),10312 (CCS)
(GANN Appropriation Limits), 10313 (CCS) (Transfer of Funds from
Parking Authority), reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Coimor, Genser,
Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Shriver
Motion by Councilmember O'Connor, seconded by Councilmember
Holbrook, to accept $381,441 in federal SHP grant funds. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Connor, Genser,
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Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Shriver
Mohan b~Councilmember Holbrook- seconded by Councilmember
O'Connor, to direct staff to prepare a resolution placing a measure on
the November 2008 municipal election to ratify and update the
existing Utility Users Tax on telecommunication without increasing
the tax rate. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O'Connor, Genser,
Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Nlayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Shriver
Motion by A~encvlAuthority/Councilmember McKeown. seconded by
Agency/Authoritv(Councilmember Holbrook, to adopt Resolution
Nos, 10311 (CCS), 83 (H.4S), 509 (RAS), and 247 (PAS), approving
each entity's respective budget, as amended by the first motion and
reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES: AgencylAuthorityiCouncihnembers McKeown,
O'Connor, Genser, Holbrook, Chair Pro TemMayor
Pro Tem Bloom, Chair, l~Viayor Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: AgencylAuthoritylCouncilmember Shriver
Motion by narkint Authority Member Holbrook, seconded by Chair
Katz, to adopt Resolution No.248 (PAS} authorizing transfer of funds
from the Parking Authority to the City, reading by title only and
waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Authority Members McKeoys~r, O'Connor, Genser,
Holbrook, Chair Pro Tem Bloom, Chair Katz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Authority Member Shriver
ADJOURNMEivT OF On order of the Mayor, the Special Joint Meeting was adjourned at
JOINT MEE'T'ING 8:40 p.m., and the regular City Council meeting reconvened with
Councilmember Shriver absent.
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LAND USE AND 8-B: Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) Strategy
CIRCULATION Framework -recommendation that Council review the LUCE
ELEMENT Strategy Franrework, and based upon the re~~iew and Planning
commission and community input, endorse the Framework with
appropriate comments and direct the staff to proceed with economic,
transportation and environmental analysis and evaluation, was
presented.
The following members of the public commented on various aspects
of the proposal and spoke generally in favor of the project: Elizabeth
Stearns, Richard Bencivengo, Judith Meister, Joey Fullmer, Paul
Pearson, Tom Larmore, Ralph Mechur, Chris Harding, Howard
Robinson, Alexander Thompson, Wayne Bland, Brigitte Konba, Linda
Jassim, Zina Josephs, David Feuer, Jack GV""alter, John Luskin and
Erika Herman.
On order of the Mayor, the information was received and filed. This
matter was continued for discussion to June 24, 2008.
AD.IOURNMENT: On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 11:10
p.m., in memory of Eugene Harding.
AT~~ APPR ED:
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Maria M. Stewart erb Kat
City Clerk Mayor
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