RULES OF CONDUCT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS
CITY OF
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS -
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 13, 2005
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.
(COUNCIL MEETING PARKING
INFO:
Tuesday night, Dec. 13, will be busy in the
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
1.
CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items will be
considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for
discussion.)
1-A: Approval
of minutes of the October 26, November 1, November 2, November 8, and
November 14, 2005, City Council meetings.
1-B: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map 53015 for a 5-unit condominium project at
1-C: Resolution
approving Final Tract Map 53800 for an 8-unit condominium project at
1-D: Mills
Act Historical Property agreements with owners of various designated City
Landmarks and Contributing Structure to the Third Street Neighborhood -
recommendation that Council adopt eight respective resolutions and authorize
the City Manager to execute agreements with owners of properties located at 331
Palisades Avenue; 710 Adelaide Place; 1911 La Mesa Drive; 1333 Ocean Avenue;
1337 Ocean Avenue; 2619 3rd Street; 404 Georgina; and 142 Adelaide Drive.
1-E: Big
Blue Bus Yard cleaning services - recommendation to award Bid No. 2893 to
the Resource Collection, at specified labor rates, to provide various cleaning
services at the bus yard for the Big Blue Bus Department.
1-F: Big
Blue Bus painting and body repair services - recommendation to award 60% of
anticipated work for Bid No. 2894 to Carlos Guzman, Inc.; 30% of anticipated
work to Smith & Hartford Coach Works; and 10% of anticipated work to Westway Industries, at specified prices for painting and
body repair services.
1-G: Big
Blue Bus detailing services - recommendation to award Bid No. 2895 to Uniserve Facilities Services, at specified unit prices to
provide detailing services for transit coaches.
1-H: Big
Blue Bus transmissions - recommendation to award Bid No. 2892 to S&J
Chevrolet, Inc., at specified unit prices, to provide remanufacturing service
of Allison transmissions.
1-I: Watershed
Protection Plan and endorsement of community polling for possible ballot
measure - recommendation to authorize the City manager to negotiate and
execute an amendment to existing contract with Brown and Caldwell, in the
amount of $35,000, to complete a draft Watershed Protection Plan; and, endorse
joint polling with the City of Calabasas to determine willingness of each
community to fund measures required to achieve clean beaches and coastal
waters.
1-J: Conflict
of Interest Code amendment - recommendation to adopt resolution repealing
Resolution No. 9930 (CCS), and amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code to
revise the designated positions for which Statements of Economic Interests are
required to be filed.
1-K: Representative on Homeless
Issues - Agreement - recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute
a contract with Edmund D. Edelman, in the amount of $200,000, for services as
the City's representative on homeless issues; and appropriate the funds, as
proposed.
2.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
2-A: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of
2-B: Conference with Legal Counsel -
Existing Litigation: Gloria George v.
City
of
2-C: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
City of
2-D: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Toni Kalili v. City of
2-E: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Hong Yui Choi
v. City of
2-F: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
In re Adelphia Communications
Corporation, et al., USBC, Southern District of
2-F: Conference
with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:
Roberta Cohan v. City of
2-G: Anticipate significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): One case related to the use of
6:45
P.M. RETURN TO AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
4-A: Installation
of new Mayor and of Mayor Pro Tem.
5.
CONTINUED ITEMS:
5-A: Annual Review of the City=s Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services -recommendation to hold a public hearing, receive and
file the report; accept a grant in the amount of $948,907 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Housing for People Who are
Homeless and Addicted to Alcohol; and approve the proposed budget changes and
appropriation. (Continued from November
8, 2005.)
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS:
6-A: Appeal
of Planning Commission's approval of CUP and Variance at 1248-1260 18th Street for Unitarian Universalist Community Church - recommendation to deny
appeal and uphold Planning Commission's approval of the project based upon the
proposed findings and conditions of approval.
Applicant:
Appellant: Blair Calderhead (Continued from November 22, 2005.)
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
ROLL
CALL
8-A: Annual
Report for FY 2004-2005 for the Redevelopment Agency - recommendation that Council
receive and file the report and authorize the City Manager to report to the
L.A. County Auditor-Controller; and that the Redevelopment Agency direct the
Executive Director to transmit the report to the State Controller.
8-B: Selection
of Civic Center Village Developer-Design
Team, consideration of building heights, and community design process -
recommendation that the Redevelopment Agency authorize the Executive Director
to negotiate and execute a contract with The Related Companies of California as
the developer-design team for the project; and that the City Council permit the
Related Companies of California to explore with the community a building height
to achieve the 325 residences, and direct staff to identify a community
engagement process for the design of the project.
STAFF REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
OF JOINT MEETING
8-C: Land
Use and Circulation Element draft alternatives and performance measures - recommendation
that Council review proposed alternatives and give direction to staff for
further study.
(This
item will be continued to January 10, 2006.)
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
12-A: Request
of Nancy Sarnoff to address Council to ask for assistance in obtaining either a
permit or a business license to allow her to continue with her non-profit
volunteer work of finding homes for homeless dogs. (Continued from
November 22, 2005.)
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Appointment
to one special vacancy on the Commission for the Senior Community for a term
ending June 30, 2007. (Continued
from November 22, 2005.)
13-B: Appointment
to three annual vacancies on the Pier Restoration Corporation with terms ending
November 10, 2009. (Continued from November 22, 2005.)
13-C: Appointment
to one special vacancy on the Social Services Commission for a term ending June
30, 2007. (Continued from November 22, 2005.)
13-D: Appointment
to one special vacancy on the Recreation and Parks Commission for a term ending
June 30, 2009.
13-E: Request of
Councilmember Holbrook and Mayor Pro Tem Katz that Council clarify the intent
of the motion voted upon at the November 8th meeting approving temporary egress
on Douglas Loop, into the Santa Monica College's Bundy Campus, as it relates to
the duration of the College's waiver of their claim to a legal right.
14.
PUBLIC INPUT: (Public comment is permitted only on items
not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
City. Please note that State law
prohibits the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on the
agenda, including issues
raised under this agenda item.)
ADJOURNMENT.
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