CITY OF
SANTA MONICA
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
MEETING
BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
(Please note that Agenda Items may be reordered during
the Council meeting at the discretion of the City Council.)
1.
CLOSED SESSIONS:
1-A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation: Finley v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court Case Number BS 127077.
1-B: Conference with Legal Counsel -
Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): 1 case
1-C: Conference with Legal Counsel –
Anticipated Litigation: Consideration of whether to initiate litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c): 1 case
The following is the order of business for items to
be heard no earlier than 6:30 p.m.
INSPIRATION:
Moment of silence and full color guard with Police and Fire in
remembrance of 9/11
2.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS:
2-A: Commendation to the Santa Monica Little
League Senior All-Stars for winning the District 25 Tournament.
2-B: Kaiser Permanente will award a Healthy Eating Active Living certificate
of recognition to Council for adopting policies that promote a healthy and
active community.
3.
CONSENT CALENDAR: (All
items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.)
3-A: Expo
Maintenance Yard Buffer Park Design Contract – recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Mia Lehrer and
Associates, in an amount not to exceed $297,978 to provide full design services
for a new 2.35-acre neighborhood open space/park adjacent to the Expo
Maintenance Yard.
3-B: Big
Blue Bus Administration Building Waterproofing Contract – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Fortex Construction in an amount not to exceed $172,590 for
building enclosure waterproofing, repair and replacement work at the Big Blue
Bus Administration building, and authorize any necessary changes.
3-C: Corporation
Yard Master Plan Contract Modification – recommendation to: authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a third modification to Professional
Services Agreement No. 9129 (CCS) with RNL Interplan,
Inc. in the amount of $34,314 to provide additional scope of work to complete
the Corporation Yard Master Plan, resulting in a new total contract amount of
$343,340; and authorize budget changes.
3-D: Award
Bid to Provide Bus Transportation Services – recommendation to award Bid
No. 4010 to Star-Dust Tours, Inc., for a total amount of $81,600 per year to
provide bus transportation services as requested by the Community and Cultural
Services Department, with two one-year renewal options for a total amount of
$244,800; and appropriate budget changes.
3-E: Design
Services for San Vicente Booster Pump Generator Project – recommendation to
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services
agreement with Lee & Ro, Inc. in the amount of $328,500 to provide design
services for the San Vicente Booster Pump Station Emergency Generator Project;
and appropriate budget changes.
3-F: Housing
Trust Fund Loan Forgiveness and Extension – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to forgive an existing loan to the Mountain View Mobile Inn
Residents Association in the amount of $124,977 for 1930 Stewart Street; and
authorize to execute a loan term extension until December 2014 for an existing
acquisition and predevelopment loan to Community Corporation of Santa Monica,
in the amount of $1,161,185 for 1342 Berkeley Street.
3-G: Reject
Bid for Granular Activated Carbon Replacement
Services – recommendation to authorize
City Manager to reject all bids received on June 28, 2012 for Bid No. 4013 for
granular activated carbon replacement services at the Charnock
Well Field; authorize to direct staff to reissue a request for new bids in
order to obtain the best bidder; and approve a new, interim purchase order in
the amount of $400,000 with Carbon Activated Corporation, resulting in a new
total amount of $1,200,000.
3-H: Award
Bid for Water Well Repair and Maintenance Services – recommendation to award Bid No. 4008 to General Pump
Company, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $180,000 for one year for water well
repair and maintenance services, with two one-year renewal options for a total
amount of $540,000 for three years.
3-I: Agreement
for Pier Bridge Replacement Project –
recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
professional services agreement with T.Y.LIN International, in an amount not to
exceed $850,000 to provide public outreach, conceptual design and environmental
documentation services for the Pier Bridge Replacement Project.
3-J: Award Bid for Graffiti Removal and Painting
Services at the Pier - recommendation to award Bid No. 4003 to Parrot
Painting, in an amount not to exceed $40,000 for graffiti removal and painting
services at the Santa Monica Pier for FY 2012-13, with two one-year renewal
options with a not to exceed amount of $130,000 over a three-year period.
3-K: Award Bid for Pier Deck Board Replacement
and Nail Patrol Services at the Pier – recommendation to award Bid No. 4004
to John S. Meek Company for an amount not to exceed $68,400 for deck board
replacement and monthly nail patrol services at the Santa Monica Pier for FY
2012-13, with two one-year renewal options for a total amount of $238,400 for a
three-year period.
3-L: Short-term Lease of City-owned Property for
Christmas Tree Lot – recommendation to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a License Agreement with Chauvet
Tree Farms, Inc., in the amount of $10,004, for the short-term use of property
located at 12040 – 12048 Wilshire Boulevard, with up to four (4) additional ninety
(90) day extensions during the 2013-2016 Christmas seasons for up to a total of
five (5) Christmas seasons.
3-M: Award Bid for the Purchase of Electrical
and Street Lighting Supplies- recommendation to award Bid No. 4002 to One
Source Distributors, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the purchase of
electrical and street lighting supplies for FY 2012-2013, with two one-year
options to renew for a total amount of $950,000 over a three-year period.
3-N: Modification for Operations, Maintenance
and Management Services for the Charnock Well Field
– recommendation to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first
modification to Contract No. 9239 (CCS) with Siemens Water Technologies
Corporation, in the amount of $556,048 to provide operations, maintenance, and
management services for the Charnock Well Field,
resulting in a new four year contract for a total amount of $1,112,096.
3-O: Modification for Fraud Investigation
Services for HUD-funded Housing Programs – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to negotiate and execute a modification to the Professional
Services Agreement No. 9164 (CCS) with Program Compliance Solutions, in the
amount of $50,000 to continue providing fraud investigation services for the
Housing Division for a new total contract amount not to exceed $268,400.
3-P: Universally
Accessible Playground Construction Contract – recommendation to authorize
the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Micon
Construction, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $998,481 for construction of the
Universally Accessible Playground Project; and approve changes.
3-Q: Cancellation
of September 25, 2012 Regular City Council Meeting.
4.
STUDY SESSION:
4-A: Downtown
Parking In-Lieu
Fee Program Study Session – recommendation that Council review and provide direction
on issues relating to the modifications to the Downtown Parking In-Lieu Fee
Program, including direction on the policy issues and trade-offs identified in
the report.
7. ORDINANCES:
(Public comment is permitted on ordinances for introduction and first
reading. No public discussion is
permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
7-A:
Introduction and first reading of an ordinance adopting Development Agreement
11DEV-012 to convert 3,038 square feet of non-usable space into four
residential units within an existing mix-use market rate rental housing
building at 1548 6th Street. (Continued from June 26,
2012.)
7-B: Introduction
and First Reading of an Ordinance to Permit Off-Street Food Truck Venues in the
CM Main Street Commercial District and Adjacent A Off-Street Parking Overlay
Districts and the C4 Highway Commercial District by Performance Standards Permit.
7-C: Introduction
and First Reading of an Ordinance that would eliminate the existing discount to
the Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee, currently 50 percent in industrial/commercial
zones and 25 percent in residential zones which is available under specified
circumstances; and
adopt resolutions that would implement the annual automatic adjustment to the
Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee for new market-rate apartments and
condominiums and the annual automatic adjustment to the Affordable Housing Unit
Development Cost.
8. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
8-A: Disposition
of City-owned Property at 1920 Ocean Way – recommendation to authorize the
City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell the City-owned
property at 1920 Ocean way to the Edward Thomas Hospitality Companies for the
purchase price of $13,150,000; and authorize budget changes.
8-B: Water Main Betterment Components
on Colorado Avenue – authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute an Agreement with the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority in
an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 to perform final engineering services and
construction of water main betterments on Colorado Avenue; and authorize budget
changes, including appropriations.
13.
COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:
13-A: Request of Council member Bobby Shriver
that City Council support designation of Santa Monica as a ONE City to advocate
for an end to poverty and preventable disease such as HIV/AIDS, particularly in
Africa, by raising public awareness and working with elected officials to
support smart, effective life-saving policies and programs. Santa Monica would
join 150 U.S. cities including the California cities of Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Redlands, San Jose, and Davis. A proclamation would be issued. Any
specific policy support would conform to Council approved direction.
13-B: Request
of Mayor Pro Tem Davis and Councilmember McKeown that the Council direct staff
to assist the Planning Commission in reviewing appropriate employee-per-square-foot
ratios for commercial projects, and return to Council with an update to inform
calculations on parking, traffic, and other Development Agreement and zoning
code policy decisions.
13-C: Request by Mayor Bloom that the City Council direct staff to review Big Blue Bus policies regarding advertising on its vehicles in light of current law, in particular, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and return to Council with information, alternatives and recommendations. Request is also made that the City Council direct that staff, to the extent practical, maintain the status quo that existed prior to recent actions taken with respect to advertisers. This may include, among other things, directing staff to adopt an interim policy permitting commercial and non-commercial advertising on Big Blue Bus vehicles.
14. PUBLIC INPUT: (Public comment is permitted only on items
not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
City. State law prohibits the City Council
from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues
raised under this agenda item.)
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