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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/033006-story-20060330-2/
- Published: 2006-03-30T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:24:28.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

(The following is a summation of what went on in the Santa Monica City Council chambers during the council’s meeting March 28, including a timeline, notable public comments and excerpts taken.) TIMELINE: 5:55 p.m.: The City Council is called to order. Mayor Bob Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Bobby Shriver, and councilmembers Pam O’Connor, Herb Katz, Kevin McKeown and Richard Bloom are present. 5:57 p.m.: Public comment for consent items begins. There were three requests to speak. 6:03 p.m.: Public comment ends. Council approves a series of consent agenda items, except item 1-B — the purchase of 25 mobile computers for police cars from Motorola as part of the department’s wireless computer network. Councilman Shriver excused himself from voting on that item because out a conflict of interest, since he is working on a philanthropic deal with Motorola. Council then voted on the item without him, approving the contract, 5-0\. 6:06 p.m.: Council moves into closed session. 7:24 p.m.: Closed session ends. Assistant City Attorney Joseph Lawrence reports that council agreed to settlements in two cases for a total of $125,000\. One lawsuit had to do with the construction of park facilities, while the other involved a man who was injured while working out at Muscle Beach. He was awarded $75,000\. 7:29 p.m.: On behalf of the council, Mayor Holbrook presents members of the Commission on the Status of Women with a proclamation congratulating the commission on 25 years of service and recognized March as Women’s History Month. The council also recognized youth from the Police Activities League, who, with the help of volunteer coaches, ran the Los Angeles Marathon earlier this month. 7:36 p.m.: Staff from the planning department presents a report on an interim ordinance modifying regulations related to automobile dealerships. 7:55 p.m.: Public comment begins on the ordinance. Councilman Katz, an architect who has designed several car dealerships and is married to an executive at W.I. Simonson Mercedes, assures one speaker that he does not have a conflict of interest. 8:05 p.m.: Auto dealerships issue is placed on hold so that the council can hear an update from homeless czar Ed Ed

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 30, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/033006.pdf?ref=smdp.com)