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m-050173Mr. McCloskey moved to confirm the cost ($75. 29) to repair thirty -nine square feet of sidewalk at 630 Wilshire Blvd. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously, Mr. Dituri moved to approve the settlement of the following claims: Sales vs Rector Smith and City Mervyn & Dorothy T. Aggeler vs City City vs Hughes Aircraft $ 3,000.00 - personal injury $ 3,000.00 - property damage $ 50,000.00 - personal injury The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Judson Mr. Dituri moved to make the award to Bay Cities Furnace and Air Contract 2062 Conditioning Corp, that submitted the low bid of $6, 974. 00 to install an air conditioning Bay Cities Furnace and unit in the Finance Department. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried Air Conditioning Corp. by the following vote: to install an air AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, conditioning unit in van den Steenhoven, Hoover the Finance Department NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Judson Contract No. 2062 (CGS) Mr. Trives moved to reclassify the City Jail from a Type II to a Type I facility in an effort to reduce the cost of operating it. The motion was seconded by Mr, van den Steenhoven and carried unanimously. Guy B. Devall spoke briefly on the harbor and its environs. At 11:27 o'clock P. M. , Mr. Trives moved to adjourn until 7:30 o'clock P. M. , May 1, 1973, in the Council Chamber, in memory of the late Ivory Johnson, former City employee, who passed away this past week. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried unanimously. APPROVED: O GRUBB, Clerk CLO HOOVER Mayor COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA May 1, 1973 7:30 o'clock P. M. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica met in adjourned regular session at the above named time and place which meeting was adjourned from the regular meeting held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Santa Monica, at 7:30 o' clock P. M. on April 24, 1973. The pledge of allegiance was given after which everyone stood for a moment of silent prayer. PRESENT: Councilmen: Clo Hoover, Anthony L. Dituri, Fred M. Judson, John W. McCloskey, Donna O. Swink, Nathaniel Trives, Pieter van den Steenhoven ABSENT: Councilmen: None ALSO PRESENT: Perry Scott, City Manager Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney E. Douglas McAteer, City Engineer K. O. Grubb, City Clerk The minutes of the meeting held April 24, 1973 were approved as mailed. Resolution 4564 Commend Arthur L. Rinck The Clerk reported that the order of adjournment adopted at the meeting held April 24, 1973, was posted on the Council Chamber door on April 25, 1973, and that the affidavit of posting was on file in the City Clerk's office. The Clerk read a resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA COMMENDING c-nmgr.TT,mr ANi of Mr. Dituri moved to adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resolution No. 4364 (CCS) Mr. Dituri moved that the Los Angeles County Engineer's report relative to the noise findings of the operation at the Santa Monica Airport be considered further on May 10, 1973 at which time a joint City Council- Airport Commission meeting will be held. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried unanimously. Council favored Mr. Dituri moved to accept the recommendation of the Administration proposed Assembly and go on record as favoring proposed Assembly Bill 475 (Elimination of income tax Bill 475 deductions for substandard housing). The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried unanimously. Mr. Dituri moved to accept the Administration's recommended listing of property acquisition but with no specific priorities, and development of beaches, parks, and recreational facilities to be financed by a proposed State Bond Issue to be voted upon at the State Primary Election to be held in June 1974 (the list to be furnished the County for its consideration of funds to be allocated to Santa Monica should the bonds pass). The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives. Mr, Trives moved to amend the motion and add the acquisition of the "North Campus site" to the list of priorities. The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried with Councilman Dituri voting "NO '. Mr. McCloskey moved that the development of the recently acquired "Sorrento" property be included, The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. The motion as amended was carried unanimously. Contract 2060 James M. Montgomery, Mr. Dituri moved to accept the recommendation of the Administration, consulting Engineers, authorize the transfer of $18,000,00 from Job Order 7720 -430 to Account 671 -922 ?no. to make updated (Wells) and retain the firm of James M. Montgomery, consulting Engineers, Inc. as study of the City's well as the possible retention of other firms needed to make an updated study of the water wells and water wells and resources. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Gity's Hoover and carried by resources the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: ' Dituri, Judson, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: McCloskey ABSENT: Councilmen: None Contract No. 2060 (CGS) Contract 2061 Reverend Judson moved to accept the Administration's recommendation Hydrotronic to Corp. of and retain H drotronic Corporation of America to conduct a leak detection survey of leak de ec conduct a the City's water distribution and transmission mains. The motion was seconded by leak detection survey of the City's water Mr. Trives and carried by the following vote: distribution and AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, transmission mains van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Contract No. 2061 (CCS) Mr. Trives moved to accept for file a list of suggestions for "future Council action" as presented by Gary Schwedes. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. Council members Mr. Dituri moved to authorize any Council member who might wish to authorized to attend do so to attend the Mayors' and Councilmen's Legislative Conference to be held Mayors' and Council - men's Legislative Ma y 14 - 16, 1973 in Sacramento. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried Conference by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None >n Retell Babino requested that the "No Parking" sign recently erected in the alley adjoining his property at 1805 - 20th Street be removed due to the limited parking situation. Mr. Dituri moved to continue the matter until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Mr. Dituri moved to accept with regret the resignation of Monsignor Raymond J. O'Flaherty and Mr. Charles T. Davis from the Beach Area Study Committee. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. Reverend Judson moved to accept the recommendation of Mayor Hoover and appoint Mrs. Nancy Freedman and Mr. David Palmer to the Beach Area Study Committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Voting Delegate Alternate Organization Mrs. Hoover Mr. Trives U.S. Conference of Mayors Mr, van den Steenhoven Mr. Trives SCAG Mrs. Hoover Mr. Trives Committee of Mayors (Los Angeles County Division) Rev, Judson Mrs. Swink League of California Cities (Los Angeles County Division) Mr. van den Steenhoven Mr, McCloskey Independent Cities of Los Angeles County Mr, Dituri Mr. McCloskey National League of Cities Rev. Judson Mrs. Hoover League of California Cities (State) Mr, van den Steenhoven .Rev. Judson Rapid Transit District The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Reverend Judson moved to move up to May 1 the date to submit future Future budgets to be budgets to the Council members for study. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives submitted to Council and carried unanimously. by May 1 To a query from Mr. McCloskey, City Attorney Knickerbocker advised Council advised that the Council that the State had passed statutes requiring ramps to be installed when curb State required ramps returns were constructed but that no specifications had been approved as yet and as soon to be installed when as they were approved the City would comply. Mark Baker spoke in favor of the proposal.curb returns were constructed Mr. McCloskey moved that a standard policy of providing documents to the members of the City Council different than that at present be followed (each Council member now is supplied with a copy of that requested by an individual member) with the hope of cutting down on the number of copies of items to be needed. The motion was seconded by Mr, van den Steenhoven and lost with Councilmen Judson, McCloskey and van den Steenhoven voting "AYE ". Mr. McCloskey moved to appropriate $1,000.00 from General Fund Council members Unappropriated Surplus to Account 8201- 401 (Special Materials) so that individual allowed Special Council members could request special materials not to exceed $100. 00 for each request. Materials not to The motion was seconded by Mr. Dituri and carried by the following vote: exceed 8100.00 for AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, each request Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None - Mr. van den Steenhoven, after commenting on Government Code Section 65860, Municipal Code Section 9101 and certain proposals of his own, moved that the Planning Commission be requested to review the Master Plan of the City and the zoning regulations and if necessary hold public hearings so that the regulations would be in conformity with the Master Plan. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Hoover NOES: Councilmen: McCloskey ABSENT: Councilmen: None NOT VOTING: Councilmen: Dituri Mr. McCloskey moved to make the £ollowing Councilmanic appointments: Liaison Mr. Dituri Airport Commission Mr. Dituri Sister Cities program Mrs. Swink Recreation & Parks Commission Mr. van den Steenhoven Library Board Mr, van den Steenhoven Planning Commission Mr. Trives Personnel Board Voting Delegate Alternate Organization Mrs. Hoover Mr. Trives U.S. Conference of Mayors Mr, van den Steenhoven Mr. Trives SCAG Mrs. Hoover Mr. Trives Committee of Mayors (Los Angeles County Division) Rev, Judson Mrs. Swink League of California Cities (Los Angeles County Division) Mr. van den Steenhoven Mr, McCloskey Independent Cities of Los Angeles County Mr, Dituri Mr. McCloskey National League of Cities Rev. Judson Mrs. Hoover League of California Cities (State) Mr, van den Steenhoven .Rev. Judson Rapid Transit District The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Reverend Judson moved to move up to May 1 the date to submit future Future budgets to be budgets to the Council members for study. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives submitted to Council and carried unanimously. by May 1 To a query from Mr. McCloskey, City Attorney Knickerbocker advised Council advised that the Council that the State had passed statutes requiring ramps to be installed when curb State required ramps returns were constructed but that no specifications had been approved as yet and as soon to be installed when as they were approved the City would comply. Mark Baker spoke in favor of the proposal.curb returns were constructed Mr. McCloskey moved that a standard policy of providing documents to the members of the City Council different than that at present be followed (each Council member now is supplied with a copy of that requested by an individual member) with the hope of cutting down on the number of copies of items to be needed. The motion was seconded by Mr, van den Steenhoven and lost with Councilmen Judson, McCloskey and van den Steenhoven voting "AYE ". Mr. McCloskey moved to appropriate $1,000.00 from General Fund Council members Unappropriated Surplus to Account 8201- 401 (Special Materials) so that individual allowed Special Council members could request special materials not to exceed $100. 00 for each request. Materials not to The motion was seconded by Mr. Dituri and carried by the following vote: exceed 8100.00 for AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, each request Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None - Mr. van den Steenhoven, after commenting on Government Code Section 65860, Municipal Code Section 9101 and certain proposals of his own, moved that the Planning Commission be requested to review the Master Plan of the City and the zoning regulations and if necessary hold public hearings so that the regulations would be in conformity with the Master Plan. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. KCRW to broadcast Reverend Judson moved to grant the request of Radio Station KCRW and Council meetings permit it to record for future broadcasts the Council meetings. The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried unanimously. Rules of Procedure of Mr. Dituri moved to accept and approve the rules of procedure as sub - Beach Area Study mitted by the Beach Area Study Committee. The motion was seconded by Reverend Com!nittee accepted Judson and carried unanimously. At 10:25 o'clock P. M. , Mr. McCloskey moved to adjourn to executive session to discuss a personnel matter. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. At 11:25 o'clock P. M. the entire Council membership returned at which time Mayor Hoover announced that an exchange of information and office procedures had been discussed with the City Attorney. At 11:30 o'clock P. M. , Mr. seconded by Mr. Trives and carried. 6 -)/ APPROVED: L�L'i CLO HOOVER Mayor Dituri moved to adjourn. The motion was B� dRUBB, ity Clerk COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA May 8, 1973 7:30 o'clock P. M. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica scheduled for the above named time and place convened at 8:00 o' clock P. M. The pledge of allegiance was given, after which Reverend John D. Richardson, Foursquare Bethany Church, gave the invocation. PRESENT: Councilmen: C10 Hoover, Anthony L. Dituri, Fred M. Judson, John W. McCloskey, Donna O. Swink, Nathaniel Trives, Pieter van den Steenhoven ABSENT: Councilmen: None ALSO PRESENT: Perry Scott, City Manager Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney E. Douglas McAteer, City Engineer K. O. Grubb, City Clerk The minutes of the meeting held May 1, 1973 were approved as mailed. The public hearing was opened upon the intention to file an application for a federal grant (United States Department of Transportation) to purchase seventeen new buses for the Santa Monica Bus Lines. As no protests were received, Mr. Trives moved to close the hearing. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried unanimously. Fesolu.... 4365 The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled: ''RESOLUTION OF THE Nile application CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN Department of APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES OF Transportation purchase bus AMERICA, FOR A GRANT UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964 AS AMENDED ". Reverend. Judson moved to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Dituri, Judson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resolution No. 4365 (CCS) 'Resolution 4366 The Clerk read a resolution entitled: ''A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Commend Mr. and Mrs. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA COMMENDING MR. AND MRS EDGAR Edgar Peek upon PEEK UPON THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR SEVENTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY" 70th wedding anniver- Mr. Trives moved to adopt the resolution. The motion wzs seconded eery by Reverend Judson and carried by the following vote: