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m-111373`s J Richard Burton and others, speaking on behalf of The Santa MonicaThe Santa Monica Centennial Landmark Protectors, urged the Council to reverse its action Centennial Landmark taken on September 25, 1973 and recognize the Old Public Library Building Protectors urged as a Santa Monica Landmark. Council to recognize Attorney Marvin Levin, representing the owners of the building, Old Public Library commented on the owner's desire to demolish the building and construct Building as a Santa another building in its place. Monica Landmark After William D. Rome, City Building Officer, again pointed out that the building had been declared unsafe for public assemblage, Mr. McCloskey moved to reaffirm the Council's position that the City has no interest in the building and further that the motion was again being made merely to emphasize the Council's position originally expressed, on September 25, 1973, when the matter had been put on the agenda but the person requesting same was not in attendance at that Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lawson and carried with Councilman van den Steenhoven voting "NO ". Garth Sheriff, on behalf of The Santa Monica Centennial Landmark Protectors, reviewed an ordinance being considered by the Planning Commission proposing the creation of an architectural review board and urged the Council to consider it along with some suggested changes. Mr. Trives moved to refer the ordinance with the suggested changes to the City Manager for review and comment. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lawson and carried with Councilman McCloskey voting "NO ". Mr. McCloskey moved to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an City .Attorney to amendment to Resolution No. 4423 (CCS) (Council Rules of Order for the amend Resolution 4423 Conduct of Council Meetings) so that agendized items of a previous Council so that agendized meeting not taken up at that meeting will be considered at the beginning items of a previous of the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried Council meeting be unanimously. considered first Mayor Hoover moved to dissolve the Council Committees except the Council Committees Elections Committee, appointed since July 1, 1973, and further to include except the Inections herself (in place of the late Councilman Anthony L. Dituri) as well as Committee dissolved Councilman McCloskey and Mayor Protempore Trives on that Committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried unanimously. At 1:05 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, October 31, 1973, Reverend Judson moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried. G�R APPROVED. K. 0,. B, �Ci''t C�%rk CLO HOOVER, Mayor COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA November 13, 1973 7:30 o'clock P.M. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica met in regular session at the above named time and place. The pledge of allegiance was given, after which Chaplain Arthur A. Schmidt, Santa Monica Hospital, gave the invocation. PRESENT: Councilmen: Clo Hoover, Fred M. Judson, Hilliard L. Lawson, John W. McCloskey, Donna 0. Swink, Nathaniel Trives, Pieter van den Steenhoven ABSENT: Councilmen: None ALSO PRESENT: James D. Williams, City Manager Richard L. Knickerbocker, City Attorney E. Douglas McAteer, City Engineer K. 0. Grubb, City Clerk The minutes of the meeting held October 30, 1973 were approved as mailed. Councilman Hilliard Lawson introduced the following Boy Scouts: Boy Scouts complimented Dieter Campbell, Troop 102; Joey Crowe, Troop 107; John Kiedeisch, Troop l;on diligence in Mark Valdivia, Troop 62; Bob Williams, Troop 11; and John Wilson, Troop 67;manning the Reclamation complimented them for their diligence in manning the Reclamation Center Center in an effort to earn funds for the Boy Scouts and in closing urged all persons to assist in the program. Mr. Trives moved to accept the recommendations of the Adminis- tration and approve the following: 1. Purchase an aircraft engine from Southwest Airmotive Co. for $3,130.89 (the only bid received). 2. Award the bid to Accurate Concrete Sawing to cut tree wells in the City parkways, which company submitted the lowest bid of $4,386.00. 4. Approve an encroachment permit for the erection of a fence across 4th Court at the property known as 3111 - 4th Street. 5. Reimburse the following revolving cash funds: P. T. Brownell $ 45.53 J. F. Hutchison 25.79 Earl Reinhold 191.76 D. T. Arnett 72.55 Efren A. Diaz 25.52 The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None 3. Nick Kanai, representing In -trol Division, Aseeco, the bidder not recommended to be given the award to furnish a generator and under- ground tank, urged that the Council reconsider the Administration's report, dated October 29, 1973, making the award to Equipment Service Co. Mr. McCloskey moved that the item be referred to the Adminis- tration for further study and that the City Manager be authorized to make the award to the lowest best bidder. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resignation of George Mr. Trives moved to accept with regret the resignation of George Thomas from the Air- Thomas from the Airport Commission necessitated by his moving out of the port Commission City. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried unanimously. Commission on older Dr. Saul D. Larks (Co- Chairman, Commission on Older Americans) Americans to make commented on the members' interest in health care, housing and income indepth study of purchasing power for the elderly. He also urged the Council to support holding health screen- an on -going health screening clinic (similar to one recently held at which ing clinic on regular several hundred persons were treated). basis Reverend Judson moved that the Commission be requested to make an indepth study of the feasibility of holding these clinics on a regular basis and that the report be returned to the Council for further con- sideration. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lawson and carried unanimously. $1,000,00 flu immunize- Reverend Judson moved to grant the request of the Commission on tion program for the Older Americans and underwrite, at a cost of $1,000.00, a flu immunization elderly program for the elderly. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lawson and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Architectfor the nemK The City Manager reported that an architect was to be retained animal shelter to be for preparing plans for the new animal shelter and that within three or retained .four months a site location for the facility would be selected. Mr. McCloskey moved that the request for an appropriation of funds to purchase a transmission for a pumper in the Fire Department be referred back to the Administration to determine if an intr - departmental transfer of funds might be made to purchase the item. The motion was - seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Mr. McCloskey moved to authorize an increase in the maximum fee from $20,000.00 to $25,000.00 to Koebig & Koebig, Inc. to complete the engineering structural survey of the Municipal and Newcomb Piers. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Mr. Trives moved to accept the recommendation of the City Attorney settlement of case and authorize the payment of $7,000.00 in the case "Orinal Howard vs. City orinal Hoiaard vs. of Santa Monica - WEC 30753 ". The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and City carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Mr. Trives moved to waive further reading and adopt a resolution Pesolution 4440 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA Contract 2091 AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF COMPUTERIZED COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND WAIVING Lease computerized THE CALL FOR BIDS ". The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried communication equip - by the following vote: ment AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None (Sanders Data Corp. - automated Resolution No. 4440 (CCS) warrant system) Contract No. 2091 (CCS) Mr. Lawson moved to approve the agreement between the Santa contract 2092 Monica Chamber of Commerce and Foley Advertising and Display, Inc. for the Agreement between installation and removal of Christmas decorations. The motion was secondedsanta.Monica Chamber of by Mrs. Swink and carried by the following vote: Commerce and Foley AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Ad,ertising and Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover Dieplay, Inc. NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Contract No. 2092 (CCS) The request of Richard K. Koch to change the traffic signals and signs at the intersection of 4th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, recently installed by the City, was ordered filed by Mr. Trives. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. J. Ray Gallagher requested that the Council adopt resolutions requesting that Richard Nixon, President of the United States, resign or be impeached. Mr. McCloskey moved to go to the next item of business. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried with Councilman van den Steenhoven voting "NO'. Thomas J. Kirwan urged that additional restrictions be placed on the use of aircraft at the Airport. After several other persons spoke in favor and in opposition to City Manager to work the operation of the Airport, Mr. McCloskey moved to refer the matter to out program of the City Manager to endeavor to work out a program of coexistence between coexistence at the persons favoring and those opposing the operation of the Airport. Airport The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Councilman Trives, in response to a suggestion by J. Ray Gallagher that he be considered for the position of Chief of Police, stated that he felt he could better serve the people in a legislative area rather than an administrative area. Reverend Judson moved to appropriate $2,000.00 from MAR Fund 32,000.00 awarded Unappropriated Surplus to Account 8271 -686 to assist the Santa Monica Conte.. Monica Coilegc College Band members to participate in the Thanksgiving Day parade in New sand members York City. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Reverend Judson moved that the City Manager investigate the feasibility of adapting the publicly -owned lot on the southerly side of the Jonathan Club as one of the "main entrances" to the beach. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried unanimously. Mr. Trives moved to waive further reading and adopt a resolution Resolution 4441 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA Commemorates the 25th COMMEMORATING THE TWENTY -FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAND CORPORATION . Anni?lersary of the The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried by the following vote:aar_d Corporation AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resolution No. 4441 (CCS) Joseph Kessler commented on the Administration's refusal to grantcity Marager to study him a permit to add a structure to his house at 1950 High Place, after and report back to which Reverend Judson moved to refer the matter to the City Manager for Council regarding study and report back to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. permit to add structu- McCloskey and carried unanimously. re at 1950 High Place. The request of Richard K. Koch to change the traffic signals and signs at the intersection of 4th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, recently installed by the City, was ordered filed by Mr. Trives. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried unanimously. J. Ray Gallagher requested that the Council adopt resolutions requesting that Richard Nixon, President of the United States, resign or be impeached. Mr. McCloskey moved to go to the next item of business. The motion was seconded by Reverend Judson and carried with Councilman van den Steenhoven voting "NO'. Thomas J. Kirwan urged that additional restrictions be placed on the use of aircraft at the Airport. After several other persons spoke in favor and in opposition to City Manager to work the operation of the Airport, Mr. McCloskey moved to refer the matter to out program of the City Manager to endeavor to work out a program of coexistence between coexistence at the persons favoring and those opposing the operation of the Airport. Airport The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. Councilman Trives, in response to a suggestion by J. Ray Gallagher that he be considered for the position of Chief of Police, stated that he felt he could better serve the people in a legislative area rather than an administrative area. Reverend Judson moved to appropriate $2,000.00 from MAR Fund 32,000.00 awarded Unappropriated Surplus to Account 8271 -686 to assist the Santa Monica Conte.. Monica Coilegc College Band members to participate in the Thanksgiving Day parade in New sand members York City. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Reverend Judson moved that the City Manager investigate the feasibility of adapting the publicly -owned lot on the southerly side of the Jonathan Club as one of the "main entrances" to the beach. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried unanimously. Mr. Trives moved to waive further reading and adopt a resolution Resolution 4441 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA Commemorates the 25th COMMEMORATING THE TWENTY -FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAND CORPORATION . Anni?lersary of the The motion was seconded by Mr. McCloskey and carried by the following vote:aar_d Corporation AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Resolution No. 4441 (CCS) Trives suomested ioays Councilman Trives suggested numerous ways in which the City to lesser energy could take an active part to lessen the energy crisis that is becoming a crisis major concern of the nation. Trives urged that Councilman Trives urged that some thought be given the park lands some thou.,ht be given present and future acquisition policy and suggested that the Administration to future park lands assemble proposed plans so that a guide for future use and development might be available to the community in an effort to avoid any crises in future planning. Prover identification Councilman Trives requested that the Administration review the for centennial ordinance referred to it at the last meeting in an effort to allow the landmarks proper identification selection process for centennial landmarks in the community. Mr. McCloskey moved that the City Council go on record that any suggestions for centennial landmarks, etc. should be directed to the City Manager for his report and referral to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried unanimously. The City Manager indicated that he intends to use the "PERT" type system to ensure completion in an expeditious manner of the assign- ments given the Administration by the Council. At 10:40 o'clock P.M., the members of the City Council adjourned to an executive session to discuss personnel matters, after which they all returned. Resolution 4442 The Clerk read the title to a resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION Appointing James L. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO Hovt to Airport THE AIRPORT COMMISSION . Commission Mr. Trives moved to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. van den Steenhoven and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None (James L. Hoyt - term expires 6/30/75) Resolution No. 4442 (CCS) Resolution 4443 Mr. McCloskey moved to waive further reading and adopt a Appointing Donald R. resolution entitled: 'A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Howland to Personnel SANTA MONICA APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD The motion Board was seconded by Mrs. Swink and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None (Donald R. Howland - term expires 6/30/78) Resolution No. 4443 (CCS) At 11:15 o'clock P.M., Reverend Judson moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Mr. Trives and carried. APPROVED: �- c "L'�� --'" "� K./ ,`Cit Jerk �Cl CLO HOOVER, i Mayor