By Daily Press staff
CITY HALL City officials canceled Tuesday night’s scheduled City Council meeting after it was determined they wouldn’t have enough members on hand.
Two council members were out of the country, while another was stuck in the San Francisco Bay area after her flight was delayed. A fourth member could not attend.
At least four of the seven members need to be present in order for a meeting to proceed, according to City Clerk Maria Stewart.
Members were expected to discuss vehicle access to Santa Monica College’s Bundy Campus, which is located adjacent to the Santa Monica Airport, as well as progress that has been made in securing a stop light at Bundy Drive, which is under the jurisdiction of the city of Los Angeles.
Also on the agenda was a recommendation that the council support AB 700 after a new amendment was added last week by the State Senate Committee on Environmental Quality. The bill calls for an air quality study to be conducted at the airport. The committee insisted that a task force comprised of state and local agencies, community members and airport users be created to discuss ways to decrease aircraft emissions and the impact airport operations have on surrounding communities.
The council endorsed AB 700 last month after submitting several amendments of its own, including one which prevents City Hall from being sued based on data gathered in the study.
One of the issues that was expected to draw a crowd was the creation of new parking restrictions in neighborhoods located just south of Santa Monica High School. Residents have complained for years about students and employees at a nearby hotel taking up all the available parking in the area, some driving recklessly as they battle for spaces. Preferential parking is being proposed for some blocks.
The next Council meeting is scheduled for July 24. Issues from Tuesday’s agenda may be discussed at that time, Stewart said, however, there is a possibility that some will be postponed to a later date.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 12, 2007. Read the original PDF.