M-111709CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
at 5:49 p.m., on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Pro Tem Pam O'Connor
Councilmember Richard Bloom
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Bobby Shriver (arrived at 6:30 p.m.)
Absent: Mayor Ken Genser
Also Present: City Manager P. Lamont Ewell
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Council convened at 5:49
p.m., with Mayor Genser absent. Councilmember Davis led the
assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT CALENDAR: With the consensus of Council, and on order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the
Council and the Council/Parking Authority/Redevelopment Agency
Consent Calendars were to be considered simultaneously.
Member of the public Joy Fullmer commented on the Consent Calendaz
items.
Motion by A~encv/Authority/Councilmember Holbrook, seconded by
A encv/Authority/Councilmember McKeown, to approve all items on
the Consent Calendazs as presented, reading resolutions by title only and
waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Agency/Authority/Councilmembers Bloom, Holbrook,
Davis, McKeown, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
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NOES: None
ABSENT: Agency/Authority/Councilmember Shriver, Chair/Mayor
Genser
WESTSIDE CITIES 1-A: Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG)
COUNCIL OF Participation in the Southern California Association of Governments
GOVERNMENTS Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) -recommendation to
authorize the City's WSCCOG representative to vote for the Westside
Cities Subregion to participate in the Southern California Association of
Government's collaborative process for preparing a regional Sustainable
Communities Strategy at the November 19, 2009, WSCCOG meeting,
was approved.
JOINT MEETING WITH 1-B: FY 2008-09 Year-End Appropriations and Budget
PARKING AUTHORITY Adjustments and Transmittal of Capital Improvement Program and
AND REDEVELOPMENT Year-End Departmental Performance Review Status Reports -
AGENCY: recommendation to authorize the City Manager to make budget
YEAR END BUDGET expenditure adjustments between departments and major account groups
ADJUSTMENTS within funds; City Council, Redevelopment Agency and Parking
Authority approve year-end budget appropriations to departments; and
City Council to receive an update on the Child Care Linkage Fee
Program, was approved.
ADJOURNMENT OF On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the Parking Authority Special Joint
SPECIAL JOINT Meeting was adjourned, and the Redevelopment Agency Special Joint
MEETINGS Meeting was recessed at 5:54 p.m.
CLOSED SESSIONS: On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Council reconvened to its
regular meeting and recessed at 5:54 p.m., to consider closed sessions.
Councilmember Shriver The City Council returned at 7:18 p.m., with Mayor Genser absent, to
arrived at 6: 30 p. m. report the following action taken:
2-A: Public Employee Appointment.
Title: City Manager
This matter was heard. There was no reportable action taken.
2-B: Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: 1301-33 4"' Street
City Negotiator: Andy Agle, Director of Housing and
Economic Development
Allan D. Kotin, Kotin and Associates,
Consultant
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
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Owner of Record: Virginia Tegner Spurgin
Investment Co., LLC, et. al.
This matter was heard. There was no reportable action taken.
2-C: Conference with Legal Counsel -Anticipated Litigation:
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1): one case.
This matter was heard. There was no reportable action taken.
2-D: Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1):
Snyder Diamond, 1399 Olympic Blvd., Case Number 07COM-0055
(Administrative Proceeding) and Four Oaks Garage, 1547 7th
Street, Case Number 06COM1408 (Administrative Proceeding).
This matter was not heard.
2-E: Conference with Legal Counsel -Anticipated Litigation:
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1): Claim by City of Los
Angeles Moss Avenue Coastal Interceptor Sewer System Payments.
-- This matter was not heard.
2-F: Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation: In the
Matter of Compliance with Federal Obligations by the City of Santa
Monica, California, FAA Docket No. 16-02-08.
This matter was not heard.
2-G: Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation: United
States of America and Peters v. City of Santa Monica, USDC, Case
No. CV08-02695 CW(Ex).
This matter was not heard.
STUDY SESSION: 3-A: Solid Waste Public/Private Partnership Resource Recovery
SOLID WASTE Center Concept Design -recommendation to review and provide
PARTNERSHIP comment on the proposed concept design for the Resource Recovery
Center, was presented.
Members of the public Catherine Eldridge and Maria Loya expressed
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concerns regarding the effects of the proposal on the neighborhood.
Discussion ensued on the information presented by staff and on the
public comments made. After considerable discussion, on order of the
Mayor, the information was received and filed.
JOINT MEETING WITH On order of the Mayor, the regular City Council meeting was recessed to
REDEVELOPMENT reconvene to the joint meeting with the Redevelopment Agency at 8:21
AGENCY
p.m., with Mayor Genser absent
REDEVELOPMENT 5- 8-A: Recommendation that City Council and Redevelopment
YEAR PLAN Agency adopt the Redevelopment Agency's FY 2009-2010 through
FY 2013-2014 5-Year Implementation Plan, was presented.
There was no one present for public comment.
Motion by Agency/Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Chair Pro
Tem/Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, to approve recommendation. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Agency/Councilmembers McKeown, Shriver, Davis,
Holbrook, Bloom, Chair Pro Tem/Mayor Pro Tem
O'Connor
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair/Mayor Genser
ADJOURNMENT OF On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the special joint meeting was adjourned
JOINT MEETING at 8:25 p.m., and the regular meeting of the City Council was
reconvened, with Mayor Genser absent.
PROPOSAL FOR ART 8-B: Conceptual proposal for contemporary art museum in the
MUSEUM AT CIVIC Civic Center -recommendation to consider a conceptual proposal by
CENTER The Broad Foundations to finance and work with the City to establish a
public museum of contemporary art in the Civic Center, probably
through a development agreement or a disposition and development
agreement, and direct staff to initiate negotiations with The Broad
Foundations, was presented.
Members of the public Tom Whaley, Sally Chou, Hugo Pedroza, Wendy
McGinty, Nat Trives, Iao Katagiri, Betsy Hiteshew, Irene Zivi, Jan
Williamson, Bruria Finkel, Tom Larmore, Misti Kerns, John Bohn,
Walter Meyer, Dan Griswold, Elena Allen, Rachel Lackowics, West
Hooker, Jack Walter, Linda Jassim, and Kathleen Rawson spoke in
support of the proposed project.
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Discussion ensued on the various aspects and merits of the project and
on the comments expressed by members of the public.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to approve staff recommendation. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Bloom, Holbrook, Davis, Shriver,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Genser
COUNCIL ITEMS: 13-A: Annual Appointment to the Accessibility Appeals Board to
APPOINTMENT one vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2013.
On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, this matter was continued to January
2010.
UNSCHEDULED Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Housing
VACANCY Commission for a term ending on June 30, 2010.
Councilmember Davis was Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor opened the floor for nominations.
excused at 9: 50 p. m.
Councilmember McKeown nominated Amy Anderson. There being no
other nominations, Ms. Anderson was appointed by acclamation with
Councilmember Davis and Mayor Genser absent.
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Council meeting was
adjourned at 9:52 p.m., in memory of Robert Taylor and Harvey Wells.
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Pam O'Connor
Mayor Pro Tem
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