RULES OF CONDUCT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS

 

CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDAS

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL JOINT MEETING

 

OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2005

 

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

(COUNCIL MEETING PARKING INFO:  Tuesday night, Dec. 13, will be busy in the Civic Center area.  With a concert at the Civic Auditorium—and an $8 charge to park in the lot—street parking could be at a premium for members of the public arriving at the City Council meeting.  As a help, the city is making approximately 30 spaces available to Council meeting attendees for that night only in the employee parking lot directly across the street from City Hall (in the old RAND parking lot).     

 

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.

 

            MINUTES

 

1-B:     Resolution approving Final Tract Map 53015 for a 5-unit condominium project at 1120 21st Street.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

1-C:     Resolution approving Final Tract Map 53800 for an 8-unit condominium project at 1311 Centinela Avenue.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

2.   CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

2-A:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. Baron & Budd, P.C., Case No., BC 315 186.

 

2-B:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  Gloria George v. City

of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 080 914.

 

2-C:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  City of Santa Monica v. City of Los Angeles (Playa Vista), Case No. BS 093 502.

 

2-D:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  Toni Kalili v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 083 051.

 

2-E:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  Hong Yui Choi v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 086 778.

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  In re Adelphia Communications Corporation, et al., USBC, Southern District of New York, Case No. 02-41729 (REG).

 

2-F:     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation:  Roberta Cohan v. City of Santa Monica, Case No. SC 083 448.

 

2-G:     Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):  One case related to the use of Airport Avenue by Santa Monica College for its Bundy Campus.

 

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.)

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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:  Unitarian Universalist Community Church

            Appellant:  Blair Calderhead  (Continued from November 22, 2005.)

 

            STAFF REPORT


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.

 

            STAFF REPORT

 

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        SUPPLEMENTAL 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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