(NOT APPROVED)
CITY OF
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 11, 2008
A special meeting of the
Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Katz at 5:59 p.m., on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at City Council Chambers,
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Herb Katz
Councilmember Ken
Genser
Councilmember Robert
T. Holbrook
Councilmember Kevin
McKeown
Councilmember Bobby
Shriver
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloom
Councilmember Pam O’Connor
Also Present: City
Manager P. Lamont Ewell
City Attorney Marsha
Jones Moutrie
City Clerk Maria M.
Stewart
CONVENE
On order of the Mayor, the
City Council convened to a special meeting at 5:59 p.m., with Mayor Pro Tem
Bloom and Councilmember O’Connor absent.
The following members of the
public spoke in opposition to the proposed removal of ficus trees: Chris Paine,
Jerry Rubin, Freida Rubin, Paul Sand, Gillian Ware, Cosmo Bua, Bill McCarthy,
Jon Mann, James Quinn, Daniel Jansenson, Susan Hartley, Katy Dougherty, Michael
Lindley, Liz Grenberger, Kathleen Hyden, Scott Smith, Charles Fredricks, Mark
Gibney, Louise Steiner, and Lisa Bakewell.
On order of the Mayor, the
City Council recessed at 6:34 p.m., to consider the following closed session:
CLOSED SESSION:
2-A: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Treesavers
v.
On order of the Mayor, the
City Council reconvened at 7:42 p.m., with Mayor Pro Tem Bloom and
Councilmember O’Connor absent.
The City Attorney reported
that the closed session was discussed and no reportable action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT:
On order of the Mayor, the
Special City Council meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Maria M. Stewart Herb
Katz
City Clerk Mayor