City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
SUE HIMMELRICH
MAYOR
LANA NEGRETE KRISTIN MCCOWAN
COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM
GLEAM DAVIS PHIL BROCK
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
CHRISTINE PARRA OSCAR DE LA TORRE
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
DAVID WHITE
CITY MANAGER
JOSEPH LAWRENCE
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN
CITY CLERK
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS:
• Treat everyone courteously; • Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; • Listen to others respectfully • Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; • Exercise self-control • Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions
Meetings are broadcast live on CityTV cable channel 16, on the internet at santamonica.gov, and can be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/Citytv16santamonica or https://www.smgov.net/video or Toll-Free Dial-In Number 1 (800) 520-9950 (US), PIN 7786808 #. Cable television re-broadcasts air on Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 AM. The agenda will air on CityTV on Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and on Monday and Tuesday at 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
City of Santa Monica Generated: 3/18/2022 4:31 PM Page 2
RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (Resolution No.11172 (CCS))
WAYS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
If you are interested in providing public comment at a City Council meeting, there are several ways to participate:
(1) Written public comment. In lieu of oral public comment, the public is strongly encouraged to submit written public comment on agenda items via email to [email protected]. Written public comment submitted before 2:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be available for online viewing. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments. (2) Oral public comment. Additionally, effective January 26, 2021, and until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, oral public comment on agenda items can be provided remotely. If you want to provide public comment on a particular agenda item, you can call by phone at (310) 312-8173 when the caller queue opens for the agenda item on which you wish to comment. The caller queue for an agenda item will not open until just before the item is called and will then remain open until the first five public comments are heard. Donation of time and electronic presentation materials will not be permitted while meetings are conducted via teleconference.
Oral public comment from any one individual is limited to a total of 6 minutes per City Council meeting, with a maximum of 2 minutes per agenda item; under some circumstances, Council may change the maximum to 1 minute per agenda item.
ORDER OF BUSINESS (may not be changed except by majority vote of the City Council.)
1. Closed Session.
2. Special Agenda Items (City Manager’s Report
Commendations, Presentations, etc.).
3. Consent Calendar (All items considered in one
motion unless removed by a City Councilmember for
discussion. Public comment shall be heard prior
to City Council discussion).
4. Study Session.
5. Continued Items.
6. Administrative Proceedings.
7. Ordinances:
• 1
st Reading
• 2
nd Reading
8. Staff Administrative Item.
9. Public Hearings.
10. Reports of Boards and Commissions.
11. Resolutions.
12. Written Communications (other than
Reports of Commission and Officers).
13. Councilmember Discussion Items.
14. Public Input (members of the public may
address the City Council only on items
not on the agenda, but within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the City)
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
Si desea comunicarse con alguien en español, llame a nuestra oficina al (310) 458-8211 y pida hablar con Esterlina Lugo.
City of Santa Monica Generated: 3/18/2022 4:31 PM Page 3
AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SPECIAL MEETING
VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 361 SIGNED BY,
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022
MEETING BEGINS AT 4:30 PM
Pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 signed by, Governor Gavin Newsom, the public can only attend this meeting by watching it streaming at https://www.youtube.com/user/Citytv16santamonica or https://www.smgov.net/video or Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 1 (800) 520-9950 (US), PIN 7786808 # WAYS TO PROVIDE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT:
Written public comment can be submitted via email to [email protected].
Written comments received prior to 2:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be available online. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments.
If you decide you want to speak on a particular agenda item, please call (310) 312-8173 once the caller queue for the agenda item opens. Please note that the caller queue for each agenda item will not open until just before the item is called and will close after the first five public comments are heard.
In an effort to reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19), only members of the City Council and City Staff will participate in person at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast on CityTV Channel 16 and streaming on the City’s website and YouTube channel as normal, but individuals may also join the teleconference via other methods listed above.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
(This is a special City Council meeting. Public comment is restricted to only items listed on the agenda.)
1. CLOSED SESSIONS
1.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Initiation of litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(d)(4): One Matter
City of Santa Monica Generated: 3/18/2022 4:31 PM Page 4
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Alejandra Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07940
1.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Anticipate significant exposure to litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element
1.D. Conference with Real Property Negotiator: Government Code Section 54956.8; Property: 380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA. City Negotiators: Elana Buegoff, Pier and Beach Administrator, and Allan Kotin, Allan D. Kotin and Associates. Under Negotiation: Interests in Real Property, ground lease.
Owner: EPR Parks, LLC. Owner’s Negotiators: Kieran Burke of Premiere Parks, LLC, and Jeff Klocke, Vice President/General Manager, Pacific Park
1.E. Conference with Real Estate Negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
Property: Barnard Park Villas, 3356 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, California; City Negotiators: Andy Agle, Director of Community Services; Tim Bretz, Keyser Marston Associates;
Owner of Record: Barnard Park Villas, Ltd.;
Under negotiation: Option to Purchase.
1.F. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Wolfgang Mountford v. City of Santa Monica, U.S. District Court Case No. 2:20- CV-07220-MCS (Ex)
1.G. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Unfair Practice Charge, Municipal Employees Association v. City of Santa Monica, Public Employment Relations Board, Case No. LA-CE-1510-M.
1.H. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Unfair Practice Charge, Administrative Team Associates v. City of Santa Monica, Public Employment Relations Board, Case No. LA-CE-1495-M.
1.I. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Unfair Practice Charge, Administrative Team Associates v. City of Santa Monica, Public Employment Relations Board, Case No. LA-CE-1507-M.
ADJOURNMENT
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at www.smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
City of Santa Monica Generated: 3/18/2022 4:31 PM Page 5 Members of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 or to [email protected]. Written comments received from the public by 2 PM on the day of the City Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting and posted online.
City Hall and the Council Chamber are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917-6626 at least 3 days prior to the scheduled meeting.
Si desea comunicarse con alguien en español, llame a nuestra oficina al (310) 458-8211 y pida hablar con Esterlina Lugo.
Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #2, #3, #5, #9 and the EXPO Line serve City Hall. Parking is available on Main Street, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).