M-100411CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 4, 2011
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Bloom at 5:33 p.m., on
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Richard Bloom
Mayor Pro Tem Gleam Davis
Councilmember Robert T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Shriver
Absent: Councilmember Pam O'Connor
Councilmember Terry O'Day
Also Present: City Manager Rod Gould
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENE /PLEDGE On order of Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:33 p.m., with
Councilmembers O'Connor and O'Day absent. Assistant City Manager
Elaine Polachek led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS There being no one present for public comment, the City Council recessed
at 5:34 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 6:34 p.m., with
Councilmembers O'Connor and O'Day absent, to report the following:
1 -A: Conference with Legal Counsel —Anticipated Litigation:
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9 (b): - 1 case
City Attorney Marsha Moutrie reported that this item was heard with no
reportable action taken.
1 -B: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation:
Initiation of Litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9c. (California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Clean Up and Abatement
Order No. R4- 2008 -0034, Former Gillette Paper Mate facility, 1681
26th Street, Santa Monica, Ca.)
October 4, 2011
City Attorney Marsha Moutrie reported that this item was heard with no
reportable action taken.
1 -C: Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation: LLty of
Santa Monica v. Hershey Associates, LASC Case No. SC 110734.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Davis,
to approve Settlement No. 9485 (CCS), related to a tenant dispute, in the
amount of $48,000. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Holbrook, McKeown
Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Mayor Bloom
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
ABSTAIN:
Councilmember Shriver
STUDY SESSION: 4 -A: Proposed Phase II Public Process regarding the Santa Monica
AIRPORT CAMPUS - Airport Campus — recommendation that Council review and comment on
PUBLIC PROCESS the Santa Monica Airport Campus Phase I Public Process findings and
PHASE II direct staff to proceed with the proposed Phase II Public Process concept,
was presented.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl commented on the need
for the City of Los Angeles and the City of Santa Monica to cooperate to l
address the problems affecting all residents.
Members of the public Gwen Rinehart, William Follett, Martin Rubin,
Jerry Rubin, William Sadler, Lies Kraal, Valerie Griffin, Sergey
Ryazantsen, Laura Silagi, Denise Barton, Val Davis, Thomas Paccoretti,
Michael Brodoky, Lisa Hughes, Susan Harrison, Charles Rollins, Zina
Josephs, Ellen Harman, Anne Eggelton, Michele Perrone, Kathy Knight,
Thane Roberts, Richard Brown, Mike Salazar, Olson St. George, Cathy
Larson, John Wayward, Rob Nukes, D.J. Sherman, David Goddard, and
Tony Nitti commented on various aspects of the presentation and spoke
generally in opposition to the current operation of the airport.
Members of the public Mike Myers, Sophia Zhorne, Primo de Jesus, Rick
Russell, Michael Kent, Howard Israel, Joseph Justice, Ali Safai, Cary
Charlin, and Elvan Price, Jr., spoke generally in support of airport - related
enterprises including but not limited to flight schools, airport access, and
public art.
Discussion ensued related to points made during the presentation and
comments from members of the public.
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PUBLIC INPUT:
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Mayor Bloom, to move to
the Phase II of the public process concept including the direction to staff to
reach out to regional neighbors to involve them in the process, to continue
reviewing information and studies received from related health and air
quality organizations and update Council, and to explore declaratory relief
action. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Holbrook, Shriver
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Bloom
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 11:18
p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Maria M. Stewart (19W) FRichard Bloom
City Clerk Mayor
October 4, 2011