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Home My WebLink About06/06/83MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, held on Monday, June 6, 1983 at the hour of 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, City Hall Council convened at 6:11:.P.M. , PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Councilwoman Webber ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Webber, Wood, Mayor Schmeltzer Absent: .Councilmembers Barks and Brutsch (arrived at 6:35 P.M.) RECOMMENDATION - BILTMORE SITE COMMITTEE Memorandum dated May 6, 1983 from Chairman Rod Merl; Memorandum dated May 3, 1983, entitled: "Final Biltmore Site Committee Rec- ommendation" from Planning Director Sapetto, with note from City Manager Meyer. Presentation was made by committee member Tim Meyers, who complemented the report with amusing and informative drawings. The recommendations of the committee were: That the best use of the site would be for a 6 -story, 75' hotel; That the drilling of oil on other publicly held.sites within the City should be investigated. Mr. Meyers responded to questions from Council on: drilling of oil on the site and uses of monies therefrom; projections of income generated by drilling of oil and/or erecting of a 6 -story hotel; height of the hotel; ecological studies; the hotel as a focus of" the downtown area; parking (parking structure or on-site parking); other successful beach -side hotels, as well as other matters. Planning Director Sapetto, serving as=staff:liaison'to the Committee, advised Council that staff agreed with the recommendations, suggesting that the 4 recommendations in staff report of May 3, 1983 be con- sidered to implement committee recommendations. Council posed various questions regarding: uses of tidelands oil revenues; title search; potential CC&R restrictions; revenue bonds to encourage development; condemnation of adjacent properties to enlarge the site. Tidelands Restrictions: The City Attorney advised that the tidelands restrictions were administered by the State Lands Commission uniformly throughout the State in response to a query above. In summation for staff, City Manager Meyer suggested the following: That the Biltmore Site Committee be publicly commended for their diligence; That a measure be placed on the ballot re the proposed hotel; That Council authorize the issuance of an RFP for hotel use; That a measure be placed on the 11-8-83 ballot modifying the prohi- bition on hydrocarbons, said modification to be limited to city owned lands. Minutes 6-6-83 �d VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC ON BILTMORE SITE COMMITTEE/STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Bill Fowler, Manager, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce: minimum number of rooms (176); occupancy factor (110% from Redondo Beach. north to 78% in the Santa Monica area). Wilma Burt, 1152 7th St.: the last oil drilling election; spot zoning for this one site; grant deed; lack of private beach; use of parking funds for purchase of land; challengeability of CC&R's, among other concerns. 1. POSSIBLE BALLOT MEASURES FOR THE ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Memorandum dated June 3, 1983 from City Manager Meyer; Calendar of Special Municipal Election Consolidated with School District Election, Tuesday, November 8, 1983, dated May 4, 1983, from City Clerk Malone. BILTMORE SITE ACT^ION: 1. To direct the City Attorney to prepare a straightforward and an expanded ballot measure for the based on a 6 -story hotel usage. • Biltmore Site To encourage each member of Council to submit.a personal attempt at wording: a _ballot'neasure:_ ` Said wording to be prepared by Thursday or Friday for incliusion in the agenda packet of .the City Council meeting of June 14, 1983 for consideration, modification and adoption. Motion Schmeltzer, second Brutsch. (See vote below.) PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE MOTION to place on the ballot, with a report from the City Attorney on June 14, 1983 as to its legal ramifications, the following measure: "Would you allow the con- struction of a 75', 200+ room hotel on the property known as the Biltmore Site ?" Motion Wood. ` Died for lack of a second. VOTE ON ACTION ABOVE: Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Noes: Wood Webber, Mayor Schmeltzer Prior to the vote on the above action, the City Attorney advised that the ballot measure must be in ordinance form which has the effect of zoning the property in a manner that will allow this use. :,(The .Schumacher Initiative'.is:in:ordinanice.form.).- FURTHER ACTION - to authorize the'release of the Request for Proposals to Develop A Six -Story Hotel Phase I Developers Qualifications (Attachment No. 3) tomorrow morning (6-7-83). Motion Wood, second Webber Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Webber, Wood, Mayor Schmeltzer Noes: None - 2 - Minutes 6-6-83 - ,. BILTMORE SITE (cont.) PROPOSED ACTION - to direct the City Attorney to report back to the Council on the staff consideration of elements to consider in the decision as to whether to lease or sell the Biltmore Site. Motion Schmeltzer, second Brutsch This motion was withdrawn by maker with the concurrence of second. ACTION - to deal exclusively on a lease basis on the Biltmore Site. Motion Schmeltzer, second Brutsch Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Mayor Schmeltzer Noes: Webber, Wood • FINAL ACTION - to write a letter of commendation to the Biltmore Site Committee for the thoroughness of their report, the speed - with which they performed their assignmentand the excellence of the presentation. There is to be appropriate recognition for the members of the Committee. OIL DRILLING ORDINANCE MODIFICATION/AMENDMENT ACTION to direct staff to draft an appropriate ballot measure to modify/amend the existing Ordinance No. 506 (oil drilling pro-. hibition) to allow oil drilling (hydro -carbon recovery) on city - owned property exclusive of the Biltmore Site. To be brought back on 6-14-83. Motion Brutsch, second Wood. Ayes: Brutsch, Webber, Wood Noes: Barks, Schmeltzer PROVISIONS IN N.S. 211 RE .MARITAL ELIGIBILITY ACTION - to request the staff to prepare an appropriate ordinance for the ballot to modify the marital eligibility clause in N.S.211 (Civil Service Ordinance). Back on 6-14-83. Motion Wood, second Webber Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Webber, Wood, Mayor Schmeltzer. Noes: None CROSSING GUARD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ACTION - to direct staff to prepare a ballot measure to determine whether or not the City of Hermosa Beach should form a Grossing Guard Maintenance District. Motion Wood, second Schmeltzer Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Webber, Wood, Mayor Schmeltzer Noes: None OTHER POSSIBLE BALLOT MEASURES 11-8-83 - Memorandum dated June 3, 1983 from City Manager Meyer ACTION to exclude from consideration on the 11-8-83 ballot the following: Railroad Right -of -Way; Abatement of bootleg units; Diamond Lane on Pacific Coast Highway; JPA bus transporation on a regionalized basis; difference in city standards of condominiums and apartments; Conformance of General Plan and zoning, Motion Brutsch, second Barks OTHER POSSIBLE BALLOT MEASURES (CONT.) VOTE Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Webber, Mayor Schmeltzer Noes: Wood A recess was called at 8:19 P.M. The meeting was adjourned to a workshop session. WORKSHOP SESSION 1983-84 BUDGET - Convened at 8:29 P.M. The following documents were distributed: 1983-84 Budget Message Abstract; 1983-84 Revenue Analysis; City Treasurer's Report - April 1983; Analysis of Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Fund 1983-84; Projected Business License Increases. City Manager Meyer gave an overview of these documents. Council requested that the City Manager return with information/ reports on the following: review of comparative service charges; computations on the effect of a salary and fringe benefit freeze from 7-1-83 to 6-30-84; savings realized from the contracting out of variousservices, street sweeping, vehicle maintenance, landscape maintenance, among others; city's overhead.burden; comparision of city departments as to revenue generation. Other subjects discussed for examination were: paying, with premium, of fees and fines with Bankamericard; early retirement; combining the Planning & Building Departments; The Recreation Dept. becoming a private municipal corporation; Increased fines and redemption fees in Animal Control; City operations as cost centers. The following meetings were set: June 8, 1983 - Regular Adjourned hieetng_:7 7:00 P.M. June 21, 1983 - Budget Workshop - 6:00 P.M. June 22, 1983 - Budget Workshop Back-up' - 7:30 P.M. (Two Public Hearings have been scheduled on the budget -6-14-83 and 6-28-83) Regular Adjourned Meeting was reconvened at 10:27 P.M. ESCROW MODIFICATION, 11TH PLACE PARCEL Memorandum dated June 6, 1983 from City Manager,Meyer. ACTION - to authorize staff to send a formal request to the Hermosa Beach City Schools for a 60 -day extension on the 11th Place parcel close of escrow (presently set for June 6th) to allow reprogrammi11g CDBG funds so as to minimize the expenditure of VPD monies.(Back 6-14-83) Motion Schmeltzer, second Brutsch Ayes: Barks, Brutsch, Mayor Schmeltzer Noes: Webber, Wood ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Mayor this meeting was adjourned on June 6, 1983 at the hour of 10:27 P.M. to a Regular Adjourned Meeting on June 8, 1983 at the hour of 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of adjourning to a Closed Session to give meet and confer instructions to the management team, and to reconvene for possible action.