NOTE: This wrap-up is not an official record of Council action. The official record is posted by the City Clerk on this website at http://santa-monica.org/cityclerk/council/agendas/2008/ as soon as possible after the meeting.

Consent calendar – Among matters not requiring extensive discussion, Council:

• Approved the fiscal year 2008/2009 Pier Restoration Corporation budget and work plan.
• Awarded bid 2942 in the amount of $450,780 to Pedco to provide engine overhaul services on transit coaches.
• Authorized an agreement in the amount of $250,000 with The West Coast Care Foundation to provide homeless outreach services.
• Authorized an agreement in the amount of $135,000 with Earthvoice Strategies to produce the Santa Monica strategy for a sustainable local economy.
• Authorized a concession agreement for Annenberg Community Beach House with Fred Deni and James Christel for food service and equipment rental services.
• Authorized the City Manager to accept a $50,000 Homeland Security Grant for the “Seven Days” emergency preparedness campaign.
• Adopted a resolution approving revisions to the City’s records retention schedule.
• Authorized an agreement in the amount of $350,000 with Black & Veatch to provide concept studies and expenditure analysis for priority Measure V (Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax) funded projects.
• Authorized an agreement in the amount of $76,000 with the Ferguson Group to provide Federal lobbying services.
• Adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Supervisory Team Associates employee bargaining unit.

After a brief discussion, Council approved the fiscal year 2008/2009 Bayside District Corporation budget and work plan.

An item related to the purchase of biodiesel was withdrawn.

The Santa Monica High School Boys Soccer team for their undefeated season, winning CIF D. IV, and CIF D. I Southern State Regional Championship.

Closed Session – There were no reportable items from the Closed Session.

Report on effect of the proposed Initiative Measure to Amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to Establish an Annual Limit on Commercial Development within Santa Monica through 2023 – A team of consultants presented an analysis of the Residents Initiative to Fight Traffic (RIFT) measure; reviewed the measure's text; provided general context for the initiative; and provided a comparison of the economic, fiscal and traffic impacts under three developments scenarios -  baseline (a projection of current trends into the future), RIFT (development capped at 75,000 s.f. per year), and the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) proposal.

The following ordinances were continued:

1)    amending Municipal Code Sections 9.52.020, 9.52.030, 9.52.120, 9.52.130, 9.52.140, and 9.52.150 and adding Municipal Code Sections 9.52.125, and 9.52.135 relating to signs and deleting Section 4.08.700 requiring attribution on handbills to conform the Code to the requirements of current case law, to address temporary signage, and to clarify existing law; discussion of City sign policy and possible additional Sign Code modifications.

2)    modifying Municipal Code provisions regulating campaign contributions and suggestions regarding possible future modifications.

3)    amending Chapter 4.44 of the Municipal Code on smoking to prohibit smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential properties; and adding Chapter 4.45 to the Municipal Code to create a tobacco retailer licensing program; recommendation to adopt resolution supporting local and statewide laws that prohibit the sale and promotion of tobacco products in pharmacies and drugstores in California, and urging local pharmacies and drugstores not to sell or promote tobacco products; and informational update on other potential areas of smoking regulation in multi-unit residential properties.

Proposed Beach Butler Service at Perry's Café Beach Concession – Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing beach concession contract for Perry's Café to pilot a "Beach Butler" service for the public.

Adoption of resolution setting franchise fees for holders of state video service franchises at 3% of gross revenues – The resolution was adopted.

Amendment of Bayside Leasing Guidelines – Council approved the proposed amendments to the leasing guidelines.

Initiative measure proposing to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to establish an annual limit on commercial development through 2023 – Council adopted a resolution placing the measure on the November 4, 2008 general municipal election ballot. Council members O’Conner and Holbrook were appointed to prepare an argument against the measure and Council member McKeown was appointed to prepare an argument for the measure. Arguments are due by July 8.

Request from Treesavers Group that Council begin a process to establish a City of Santa Monica Urban Forestry Commission – This item was continued.

Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) Strategy Framework – Further discussion of the item was continued to July 1.

Other Matters – Council directed staff to research AB2427 and bring back recommendations, as appropriate.

Council also accepted with regrets Mark Young’s resignation from the Airport Commission and Elizabeth Riel and Heather Brigg’s resignation from the Commission on the Status of Women and authorized the Clerk to publish the vacancies.

Appointments to various Boards and Commissions were continued to a future meeting.

ADJOURNMENT AND NEXT MEETING - The meeting was adjourned at 11:52 in memory of former City employee Oscar Campana.  The next meeting of the Santa Monica City Council is a special meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the wheelchair-accessible Council Chamber at City Hall.   Council meetings are aired live on CityTV Channel 16 and on the Netcast on the city's website and, for regularly scheduled meetings, from 8 p.m. to midnight on KCRW 89.9 FM.