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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