Santa Monica City Council
April 26, 2022

Large Reduction
Medium Reduction
Small Reduction
Marginal
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CARBON REDUCTION POTENTIAL
Each Action displays a potential reduction in carbon
emissions. Reduction potential was approximated relative to each sector and is presented using a 1 to 4 scale.

PARTNERS
City division, non-City entity or community sector
responsible for supporting implementation,
collaboration, evaluation and reporting of action.

LEAD
City division responsible for leading implementation,
collaboration, evaluation and reporting of action.

ASD
BBB
BM
BSD
CCS
CED
CPD
CRD
EDD
FD
FIN
FacMD
FMD
HD
HSD
ISD
MD
OEM
OSE
OWB
PLD
PWD
RRR
WRD
= Architecture Services Division
= Big Blue Bus
= Beach Manager
= Building & Safety Division
= Community & Cultural Services Department
= Civil Engineering Division
= City Planning Division
= Community Recreation Division
= Economic Development Division
= Fleet Division
= Finance Department
= Facilities Maintenance Division
= Farmers Market Division
= Housing Division
= Human Services Division
= Information Systems Department
= Mobility Division
= Office of Emergency Management
= Office of Sustainability & the Environment
= Office of Civic Wellbeing
= Public Landscape Division
= Public Works Department
= Resource Recovery & Recycling Division
= Water Resources Division

CITY DEPARTMENTS & DIVISIONS
= Local businesses, property owners
= California Department of Transportation
= California Coastal Commission
= California Energy Commission
= Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
= California Public Utilities Commission
= Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
= Metropolitan Water District
= Local environmental/sustainability organizations
= South Coast Air Quality Management District
= Southern California Edison, Southern California
Gas Company
= Santa Monica College, Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District, private schools, teachers
Business
Caltrans
CCC
CEC
CPA
CPUC
Metro
MWD
Nonprofits
SQAMD
Utilities
Schools

NON-CITY PARTNERS

COMMUNITY BENEFITS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 Details on next page.

STATUS OR TIMEFRAME
Near term = 0-2 years
Mid term = 2-5 years
Long term = 5+ years
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Actions and policies that prevent and prepare for climate change also reduce pollution, improve public health and support a local green economy that benefits the entire community. This plan will seek to achieve not only the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, but also address community concerns such as systemic inequities, sources of negative public health issues and community cohesion. Nearly all of the Actions in this plan generate additional community benefits and support the City's Framework for a Sustainable City of Wellbeing (Framework).

Advances Smart City Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings, Local
Investment and Jobs
Enhances Environmental Quality
Meets Paris Climate Agreement
Action has high carbon reduction potential
to reduce emissions necessary to meet 1.5C
global warming limit of the Paris Climate
Agreement.

Action supports deployment of smart
city technology in City operations and
private sector.

Action requires investment in local
projects and programs, creating local
green jobs. Action may also yield cost
savings from utilities, transportation costs
or avoided waste. May support Economic
Opportunity outcomes and metrics from
the Framework.

Action has potential to foster green
spaces & infrastructure and/or improve air
quality, habitat & biodiversity, May
support Place & Planet outcomes and
metrics from the Framework.

Potential to Address Equity
G
City Government Leadership
R
Enhances Community Resilience
Improves Public Health & Safety
Action has potential to reduce
environmental injustice or be designed
and implemented to prioritize unequally
burdened and vulnerable populations.

Action has potential to increase resilience
of buildings & infrastructure and/or
people through social networks and
increased capacity.

Action has potential to improve public
health through improved environmental
quality, increased access to healthy food,
reduced pollution. Action may also
improve public safety through energy
resilience, and protected pedestrian &
biking infrastructure. May support Health
and Safety outcomes and metrics from the
Framework.

City of Santa Monica will implement action
in City operations to demonstrate
leadership to the community and beyond.

Credit: William Short

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Packet Pg. 596 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global)

CLIMATE ACTION

ZERO NET CARBON

BUILDINGS
Achieve 100% renewable grid
electricity
Install 100 MW of local solar energy
Reduce fossil fuel use 20% in
existing buildings
Discourage fossil fuels in new
buildings
ZERO WASTE Divert 95% of materials from
landfills

SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY
Convert 50% of local trips to foot,
bike, scooter & skateboard
Convert 25% of commuter trips to
transit
Convert 50% of vehicles to electric
or zero emission

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Packet Pg. 597 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global)

ZERO NET CARBON

BUILDINGS
2030 OBJECTIVES
Achieve 100% renewable grid electricity
Install 100 MW of local solar energy
Reduce fossil fuel use in existing
buildings by 20%
Discourage use of fossil fuels in new
buildings

OF TOTAL

REDUCTIONS
21%

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Packet Pg. 598 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global)

ZERO NET CARBON

BUILDINGS
Buildings generate 30% of Santa Monica's total
carbon emissions from their use of energy.

Electricity is generated from a mixture of fossil fuel
and renewable energy sources, and natural gas is
used for cooking, water and space heating.

In 2017, Santa Monica became the first city in the
world to require that newly constructed homes
generate as much energy as they consume. This
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) requirement still allowed for
the use of natural gas.

In 2019, Santa Monica started to receive 100%
renewable energy from the Clean Power Alliance.

This action has the potential to reduce the city's
emissions by 19% from present day. (See next page)
As the grid supply of electricity becomes cleaner,
the next carbon source to eliminate is natural gas.

The majority of natural gas is consumed by
residents for cooking, and space and water heating.

In order to “decarbonize’ our buildings over time,
switching natural gas systems to electric powered
by renewable energy is essential. This is also known
as fuel switching or building electrification.

Electric appliances for water and space heating can
be cost effective and efficient, while providing
health and safety benefits through reduced indoor
air pollution. Targeted incentives, regulations and
educational resources will be essential to
transforming the way we heat our buildings and
water.

Where fuel switching is not viable, the City could
explore alternative and renewable sources of gas —
like landfill gas and waste-to-energy gas— or
requiring the use of offsets or in lieu fees for carbon reduction projects.

Reducing building energy use remains a priority to
reduce costs and increase the resilience of
buildings. Currently less than 2% of Santa Monica’s
electricity needs are met by solar systems on local
rooftops. Increasing local solar will require
addressing energy efficiency as well as advanced
systems like district energy heating and cooling
systems, microgrids and battery storage.

While new construction provides opportunities for
innovation, the greatest potential for emissions
reductions lies in the buildings that are already
standing.

In order to reduce energy use and carbon emissions
in buildings, building owners first need to
understand their energy use. In 2018, the California
Energy Commission implemented AB 802
requiring buildings over 50,000 square feet to
benchmark their energy use. The City will
implement similar requirements for buildings over
20,000 square feet and include carbon reduction
targets for specific sectors.

In addition to regulations to disclose energy use and
carbon emissions, public-private partnerships will be
essential to increase the scale and speed of
improving energy performance in existing buildings.

The City will work with small and large property
owners to increase the demand for sustainable
energy retrofit services. Working together will
reduce the costs to individual property owners.

Web-based technologies and smart appliances will
also provide an opportunity to promote energyefficient behaviors and advance smart grid technology. Individuals and businesses could soon
be able to respond in real time to price signals for
beneficial energy behaviors.

TRANSFORMING THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

GETTING TO ZERO NET CARBON

ZERO NET CARBON

BUILDINGS

OF COMMUNITY

EMISSION SOURCES
(2015)
30% BUILDINGS

CONTRIBUTE
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Packet Pg. 599 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) WHAT IS ENERGY RESILIENCE?
What does it mean to be "energy resilient”? Although there are many definitions of the concept, they all share the fundamental idea that energy supply should always meet energy demand and that energy supply needs to be constant – there can be no interruptions in the service.

Solar generates energy that can be used in buildings or fed back into the utility grid saving utility costs. But what happens during a power outage? To assume that a solar system would still work during a power outrage would be wrong.

Solar systems also need to be equipped with battery storage and a disconnect switch, which would allow buildings to store energy generated by the solar system, and then safely disconnect from the utility grid during a power outage, in order to operate independently.

What about natural gas? Gas-fired furnaces, boilers and space heaters produce heat by burning fuel oil or natural gas.

However, they too rely on electricity to distribute heated fluid or heated air. The control systems for these appliances may also require electricity. Some gas water heaters still rely on electricity and would only be able to supply the hot water remaining in the reservoir during a power outage.

Having the ability to generate, store and use energy independent of the utility grid, particularly during power outages that may be caused by extreme heat, wildfire or earthquakes, can help improve community resilience. If you already own a solar system, consider enhancing it with battery storage.

Diagram from EnergySage
1 Energy generated by solar panels is transmitted through the inverter into the battery for storage. 2 3
Energy from the battery passes through the inverter to the electric panel, which then supplies the building.

During a power outage, a disconnect switch (not pictured here) would disconnect the building electric panel from the utility meter and the utility grid.
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Packet Pg. 600 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) ZNC2: Adopt a Sustainable Energy Master Plan
CPD, ASD Near Term
ZNC3: Pilot and Promote Distributed Energy Resources

ASD, CPA,
SCE
Ongoing
ZNC4: Increase Local Solar for Residential and
Commercial Tenants

ACTIONS
OSE
OSE
OSE CPA, SCE Near Term
Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
ZNC1: Implement a Community Choice Energy (CCE)
Program
OSE
R
G
Initiated

SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ENERGY
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
CPA
Implement CCE in Santa Monica, offering the highest
amount of cost-competitive renewable energy. Develop
programs to incentivize new local renewable-energy
projects. Adopt rates to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2025.

R
G
Develop a plan identifying citywide energy needs; and
systems or programs that meet local energy needs and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the neighborhood or
district level. Potential projects include microgrids, district energy systems, and community solar.

Pilot technologies like energy storage, vehicle-to-grid charging stations, web-enabled devices and microgrids
within City facilities evaluate their ability to reduce utility costs and carbon emissions.

R
G
Develop and advocate for programs and resources tailored to addressing the barriers faced by residential and
commercial tenants to installing renewable energy that
benefits their leased spaces.

R
G
Cost to City
In February 2019, Southern California took a big step toward a clean energy future. The Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (CPA) started serving Santa Monica residents, along with 30 cities and the counties of Ventura and Los Angeles, with electricity sourced from a higher content of renewable energy sources. Santa Monica’s residents and businesses (in May 2019) receive a default 100% renewable electricity.

CPA is the largest Community Choice Energy (CCE) program in California. CCE allows local governments to aggregate the buying power of individual customers to get alternative energy on a community-wide scale. CCE will play a critical role in accelerating the adoption of clean energy by creating programs that will support local renewable energy, building electrification and electric vehicles.

ZNC5: Adopt a Carbon Reduction Ordinance for
Existing Buildings
OSE Near Term

CPD, EDD,
Business,
Utilities,

CPA, CEC
R
G
Adopt a Carbon Reduction Ordinance to require energy
benchmarking and carbon performance of existing
buildings over 20,000 sq ft, including multifamily buildings.

Require a reduction of fossil fuel use of covered buildings by 15% in five years and elimination of fossil fuel use by 2050.

EXISTING BUILDING EFFICIENCY
CLEAN POWER COMES TO SANTA MONICA How Community Choice Energy (CCE) Works

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ACTIONS
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ZNC8: Adopt Carbon Neutral Construction Codes

CPD, BSD,
CEC, CCC OSE Mid Term
Require New Construction for commercial, mixed-use and
multi-family properties to achieve zero net carbon onsite or pay in-lieu carbon impact fee to offset fossil fuel use.

Require electric-ready construction for future electrification of appliances and buildings systems. Ensure that affordable housing developers have additional financing or
compliance alternatives available. Require new residential construction for single-family homes to use only electric appliances and building systems or pay in-lieu fee to
support more local renewable energy and electrification projects.

R
G
ZNC9: Convert Existing Natural Gas Equipment &
Appliances to Electric

CPA, SCE,
Business OSE Mid Term
Develop programs, resources and incentives to support
gas-to-electric conversion of appliances, hot-water
heaters and HVAC systems. Establish electrification
retrofit upon sale requirements for low-rise residential, and small multifamily and commercial buildings. Where
electrification of appliances is infeasible, or not a
customer choice, then a methane alternative such as
renewable natural gas could be an option.

R
G
ZNC10: Provide Educational & Workforce Cleantech
Opportunities
Partner with Santa Monica College and Santa Monica- OSE SCG Mid Term Malibu Unified School District to offer professional
development opportunities in the clean energy economy.

R
G
ZNC11: Create Equitable Access to Clean Energy
Programs
Partner with utilities and the Clean Power Alliance to OSE SCG Mid Term provide free home-energy audits and upgrade incentives
for low-income households and affordable housing
developers and property owners.

ESTIMATED 2030 NET ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS REDUCTIONS
ESTIMATED PERCENT OF TOTAL 2030 REDUCTIONS
232,035 mtCO2e
21%
ZNC6: Implement a Resilient Building Retrofit
Accelerator Program
R
G
ZNC7: Implement a Green Leasing Program
EDD,
Business OSE Near Term
OSE Near Term

CPD, EDD,
Business,
Utilities,

CPA, CCC
R
G
Develop an accelerator program to streamline the
delivery of energy retrofit services and technologies for public and private buildings. Reduce capital costs for
property owners by offering financing options and bulkpurchasing of technologies and services, Create partnerships to increase the speed and scale of energyretrofit measures across the city. Prioritize assistance to owners with fewer resources and less technical ability, including smaller buildings and nonprofits.

Develop a green leasing program to provide assistance
and incentives for introducing leases that support
investment in energy efficiency measures. Partner with
local stakeholders to engage commercial and residential property managers.

Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
EXISTING BUILDING EFFICIENCY Lead Timeframe

BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION

EQUITY THROUGH ENERGY

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ZERO WASTE
95% of waste is diverted from the
landfill
2030 OBJECTIVE

OF TOTAL

REDUCTIONS
3%

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ZERO WASTE
Becoming a zero waste community means
rethinking the way we consume and manage
materials and goods throughout their entire
lifecycle.

Santa Monica aims to eliminate landfilled waste
through reducing the amount of waste generated,
reducing consumption, limiting waste generation
and increasing recycling and composting.

Daily decisions to use reusable bags, bottles and
utensils can add up to a big impact. Limiting the
use of disposable goods will reduce the use of
natural resources, the strain on our waste
management infrastructure and the littering in
our neighborhoods and on our beaches.

Local regulations, like the City's single use plastic
bag and single use plastic food service ware bans,
have proven to be successful in changing and
individuals' behaviors and shifting markets away
from single use disposable products.

Education and awareness are essential to
ensuring everyone understands how they can
contribute to the solution by providing them
resources to be successful. Proper diversion
systems like collection bins and signage are also
crucial to support the needs of residents and
businesses, while ensuring proper separation of
recycling and organics streams.
“TO ROT OR NOT” MAIN STREET
PILOT
In 2016, City of Santa Monica piloted an organicsrecycling program called “To Rot or Not” on Main Street with participation of 172 businesses. This
program improved the way restaurants dispose of
their food waste by giving businesses two containers.

One is the “Rot” container which consists of materials
that breakdown naturally and can be composted. The
“Not” container is comprised of materials that cannot
breakdown naturally like aluminum, ceramics, and
sponges. These items are recycled or sorted for
landfill disposal.

This simplifies the material streams and reduces
contamination - or placement of non-recyclable or
non-compostable items in a recycling or composting
container.

ZERO WASTE
COMPOST: THE NEXT FRONTIER
Organic materials, like food scraps and yard waste,
are extremely valuable natural resources that can be
transformed into earth-enriching compost. However,
businesses and residents have historically been
provided limited options to sort and manage their
organic materials.

State regulations now require all commercial
properties and large residential properties to utilize
composting services.

To help residents and businesses, Santa Monicabased Global Green conducted waste audits, and provided food scrap pails, educational materials,
outreach and program implementation assistance for
apartment dwellers. The "Eco-Ambassador" program
is now being scaled up to include restaurants,
connecting unused food to community pantries.
3%

LANDFILLED WASTE

CONTRIBUTES

OF COMMUNITY

EMISSION SOURCES
(2015)
Eco-Ambassadors Program trains residents to
compost kitchen scraps (Source: Global Green)
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ACTIONS

ELIMINATE LANDFILL WASTE
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
G
ZW1: Implement Citywide Organics Recycling
RRR OSE Near Term
Require waste diversion stations (trash, recycling,
composting) in all businesses. Develop outreach and
enforcement programs to ensure commercial and
residential organics recycling citywide.

Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City
Residents and businesses have the power to influence a global system that delivers the goods, foods, services - and by extension, the carbon - that they consume. Through our purchasing and consumption habits, we can reduce these emissions occurring elsewhere. Climate change happens on a global scale, so emissions reduced in another country or region is equally important as emissions reduced locally.

There are two lenses that cities can use to look at emissions:
● A sector-based inventory attributes all emissions to the location where the emissions occur. This is the recognized global standard for emissions reporting and action.
● A consumption-based inventory includes the emissions resulting from all consumption activities of a local community of residents. It attributes all emissions to the end consumer, including all emissions released along the supply chain. This is an emerging initiative that takes broader stock of a community’s climate impacts.

Research by C40, indicates that consumption-based carbon emissions are approximately 60 percent greater than the emissions generated within city boundaries. While cities do not have direct control over the embodied emissions of most goods and products, they do have many opportunities to design and promote more sustainable urban lifestyles that can help reduce these consumption-based emissions. As work on climate action expands at the City, opportunities to reduce embodied emissions and shift to low carbon consumption patterns will be explored.

THE CARBON WE CONSUME
Overlap between consumption-based emission
inventories and sector-based emission inventories
(Source: C40)
The chart on the left shows Santa Monica's
consumption-based emissions by zip code.

The emissions were estimated using the
U.C. Berkeley Cool Climate Network
methodology and local data where
available. The household footprints include
all direct and indirect greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from the life cycle of
energy, transportation, water, waste, food,
goods and services consumed by
households in a calendar year, in this case
2015.

Generally, people with higher income tend to
spend more money on goods, services and
transportation (especially air travel). People
with lower income tend to live in smaller
dwellings, accumulate less and take public
transportation regularly.

AVERAGE CONSUMPTION-BASED CARBON EMISSIONS

PER HOUSEHOLD
Annual Carbon Emissions
(mtCO2e)

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ACTIONS

ELIMINATE LANDFILL WASTE
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
G
ZW11: Explore Waste-to-Energy Conversion
Technologies
OSE Mid Term Pilot decentralized systems that convert locally collected organic waste into usable energy or byproducts, like
compost.

RRR
ESTIMATED 2030 ZERO WASTE REDUCTIONS
ESTIMATED PERCENT OF TOTAL 2030 REDUCTIONS
27,847 mtCO2e
3%
R
G
ZW3: Institute Wet-Dry Sorting System for Businesses
RRR OSE Mid Term
Implement a wet-dry program that collects wet organic
waste separately from dry recyclable waste to more
businesses in order to increase waste diversion.

R
G ZW4: Implement Pricing Signals to Increase Diversion
RRR Mid Term Explore fees and fines to create more incentives for recycling and composting and discourage landfill waste.

R
G
ZW5: Increase Construction and Demolition Debris
Diversion Requirements
Explore fees and fines to create more incentives for RRR Mid Term recycling, composting and salvage, while discouraging
landfill waste. Provide educational resources to promote responsible demolition and deconstruction.

R
G
ZW6: Implement Material and Landfill Bans
OSE Mid Term
Ban divertible materials, such as yard waste and foods, from trash containers. Also keep out materials that cause litter, such as straws and other single-use items.

R
G
ZW7: Expand the Reuse and Repair Economy
RRR Mid Term
Expand programs like the Citywide Annual Yard Sale and
quarterly Repair Cafes to avoid wasting goods that are
lightly used or damaged. Develop new programs like
lending libraries for tools. Promote reusable wares for restaurants and individuals.

R
G
ZW8: Foster a Food Waste Prevention Network
OSE Mid Term
Convene businesses, non-profits and institutions to develop systems, networks and infrastructure to prevent food waste by fostering connections between sources of unwanted food and communities in need. Partner with local businesses, restaurants, grocery stores and non-profits to reduce food waste and recover edible food through networking and
smart phone applications.  Develop and maintain a map of fruit and nut trees to connect gleaners and foragers.

RRR, FMD,
Business,
Nonprofits
R
G
ZW9: Incentivize Reusable Containers and Packaging
OSE Mid Term
Promote and require packaging materials that are
compostable and recyclable. Incentivize grocery stores to sell bulk food to customers. Incentivize customers to bring their own reusable bags to the grocery store. Pilot
standardized to-go reusable container system for takeout.

RRR
OSE
R
G
ZW10: Support and Pilot Extended Producer
Responsibility Programs
Participate in campaigns and pilot programs that offer OSE Mid Term solutions for hard-to-recycle items, like mattresses and furniture.

RRR
R
G
ZW2: Zero Waste Outreach & Education
OSE,
Nonprofits,
Schools
RRR Ongoing
increase material sorting compliance in multiunit
dwellings and businesses through education, waste
audits, and enforcement. Recommend ways to reduce
consumption and increase composting and recycling.

REUSE ECONOMY

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Packet Pg. 606 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global)

SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY
Convert 50% of local trips to foot, bike,
scooter or skateboard
Convert 25% of commuter trips to transit
Convert 50% of personal vehicles to
electric or zero emission
2030 OBJECTIVES

OF TOTAL

REDUCTIONS
26%

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Packet Pg. 607 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global)

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

A NEW MODEL OF MOBILITY
Vehicle transportation contributes over 60% of
Santa Monica’s total carbon emissions.

According to field observations and resident
surveys, driving alone accounts for almost twothirds of all vehicle trips. Nearly one third of residential trips are one mile or shorter.

Increasing walking and biking can make
meaningful progress toward reducing emissions
and congestion in Santa Monica.

People are looking for new travel options with
less time in the car, lower cost and more
convenience. Now more than ever, people have
many mobility choices for local trips, whether on
train, foot, by bikeshare or even by electric
scooters. Mobility services can offer a safe and
convenient experience while reducing vehicle
use and emissions.

Local policies, infrastructure and incentives need
to encourage safety, convenience and affordable
options to all members of the community. This
will help residents lead car-lite or even car-free
lifestyles which help reduce vehicle trips and
emissions. Having convenient transit options will
shift away from historical subsidies to driving
through reallocating roadway space, using
pricing incentives, and emphasizing roadway
space efficiencies.

Mobility options are increasingly diverse, and
Santa Monica can lead in creating and
encouraging options, whether privately or
publicly operated.

SAFE STREETS FOR ALL
Santa Monica has actively created new bike
lanes, revised bus routes, and made streets more
walkable. But many residents still cite a sense of
vulnerability when walking and biking, frustration
with vehicle speeds and yielding to pedestrians,
and a desire for more short-distance on demand
services to support transit use.

Creating safer streets through protected and
connected pedestrian and biking facilities will be
key to facilitating walking  and biking as primary
transportation options for people of all ages and
abilities. In 2016, the City council adopted a
Vision Zero target for roadway safety (see call
out).

SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY
In addition to shifting people out of vehicles,
vehicles that remain on the road must transition
to electric or zero-emission technologies in order
to achieve significant emission reductions.

One major barrier is the lack of charging
infrastructure available for those who live in
apartment buildings and condos.

The City’s Electric Vehicle Action Plan provides a
strategic approach to supporting electric
vehicles for residents and commuters.

Expanding charging infrastructure will be key to
providing low-carbon fuel to the masses.

In 2015, the Big Blue Bus (BBB) reduced its
emissions from petroleum-based natural gas to
100% landfill methane gas. By 2020, BBB will
initiate a transition to electric buses to further
reduce its carbon footprint.

DECARBONIZED TRANSPORTATION
Santa Monica’s 2016 Pedestrian Action Plan
included the ambitious goal to reduce and
ultimately eliminate fatal and severe injuries
from roadway crashes known as “Vision Zero.”
Reaching this goal will require thoughtful
design and actions that affect the design of the
roadways, the behavior of roadway users,
enforcement of safety rules, and outreach
efforts..

Vision Zero will affect how we design, use, and
manage roadways and prioritize the safety of
pedestrians and other low-carbon emitting
road users.

SAFETY IN NUMBERS:

GETTING TO VISION ZERO
64%

VEHICLE

TRANSPORTATION

CONTRIBUTES

OF COMMUNITY

EMISSION SOURCES
(2015)
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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

A CAR-FREE FUTURE
Living car-free is easier now than ever with a
wide variety of shared mobility and transit
options. Continuous focus on enabling car-free
and care-lite households will continue to make
sustainable transportation achievable for more
types of needs and households. Simultaneously
this supports wellbeing through increased
physical activity and reduced household cost
burdens.

The Land Use & Circulation Element (adopted
2010, updated 2015) sought to reduce vehicle
trips and carbon emissions and proactive
transportation measures. Over time, this will
encourage reduced vehicle ownership.

Programs like the Transportation Demand
Management Ordinance have increased tripreduction requirements for medium and large employers, and there are resources to help
businesses implement trip reduction plans.

Policies to increase the cost of driving and
parking will deter solo-driving and encourage
sustainable transportation. These policies must
be implemented so as not to disproportionately
impact lower-income populations. Additionally,
the City must consider the financial impacts
from historically reliable revenue sources like
parking fees.

Autonomous vehicles could offer an electrified
and shared option for some mobility needs, but
needs to be guided by proactive sustainable
policy and carefully managed to reduce vehicle
congestion, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and
keep roadways safe for all users.

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY
32 WALKING & BIKING

TRANSIT

MOBILITY SERVICES &

DEVICES

ZERO EMISSION

VEHICLES

FOSSIL FUEL

VEHICLES
Hierarchy of Preferred Mobility Options

A CLEAN MOVING ECONOMY
Trucks used for the movement of goods across
the region and state account for roughly 2-3% of
average daily trips along the 10 freeway. The
California Department of Transportation,
estimates that truck traffic will increase by 50%
by 2025, with no additional road capacity to
accommodate them.

Additionally, short distance delivery vehicles for
retail delivery increase local congestion as ecommerce and online shopping continues to grow.

In 2009, there was a single daily internet
purchase delivery for every 25 Americans. Today,
there’s one for every eight Americans. That
traffic is anticipated to double again by 2023  .

Today’s city streets and transportation networks
simply were not designed to handle this
additional flood of packages and freight trucks,
especially with the added pressure of next-day
or, in some cases, next-hour, delivery.

While the City has limited influence over
internet retailers and delivery services, it does
have an ability to allocate facilities and curb
space to make delivery and pick-up systems
more efficient for drivers and customers.

Systems like pick up lockers can reduce idling
for delivery trucks and package theft.

The City will need to explore systems and
partnerships that will reduce vehicle congestion,
encourage appropriate use of street and curb
space and reduce emissions from delivery
vehicles.

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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Mobility hubs are strategically
located transfer points that
feature facilities for multiple
transportation modes (such as
bikesharing, carsharing, and
transit) combined in one location.

MOBILITY HUB

MOBILITY DICTIONARY

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY
Provides members with access to
a vehicle for short-term – usually
by the hour – use.  Carshare
systems can publicly operated,
privately operated, or peer-topeer, one-way, round-trip, or floating in nature.

CARSHARING
Provides member with access to
a bike for short-term - usually by
the minute - use.  Bikeshare
systems can be publicly operated,
privately operated, peer-to-peer,
docked, dock-light, or dockless.

BIKESHARING
Involves adding additional
passengers to a trip that will
already take place. Such an
arrangement provides additional
transportation options for riders
while allowing drivers to fill
otherwise empty seats in their
vehicles.

CARPOOLING/

RIDE-SHARING/

VANPOOLING
Connects passengers with drivers
through online platforms who
use personal, non-commercial
vehicles.

RIDE-SOURCING/

RIDE-HAILING
Mobility solutions that are
consumed as a service. a
consumer-centric model of
people transportation. Travelers
are offered mobility solutions
based on their travel needs and
typically includes some sort of
journey planning.

MOBILITY AS A

SERVICE (MAAS)
Devices like bikes, electric bikes,
electric motor scooters, and
electric scooters are shared
among users.  They are typically
enabled by technology or mobile
app, and emerging services are
frequently run by private
companies.

DOCKLESS

MOBILITY DEVICES
Technology-enabled private
shuttle services, serve passengers
using dynamically generated
routes, usually between
designated stop locations rather
than door-to-door.

MICROTRANSIT
The landscape of mobility-as-a-service is changing almost every month. With so many options, you don't even need to own a vehicle! Before you go, know the lingo! 30 An innovative transportation
concept where all consumers can
access mobility, goods, and
services on demand by
dispatching or using shared
mobility, delivery services, and
public transportation solutions
through an integrated and
connected multi-modal network.

The most advanced forms of MOD
passenger services incorporate trip
planning and booking, real-time
information, and fare payment
into a single user interface.

MOBILITY ON
DEMAND
Sources: Shared Use Mobility Center; Susan
Shaheen, PhD
A vehicle that is capable of
sensing its environment and
moving with little or no human
input. Vehicles can feature
various levels of sophistication
and independence in
automation.

AUTONOMOUS

VEHICLES

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ACTIONS

A NEW MODEL OF MOBILITY
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
G
SM1: Adopt a New Mobility Strategy
MD Near Term
Develop and adopt policies to govern local mobility
services, designate underutilized street space, adapt to technology innovations, implement pricing strategies
and foster regional integration.

R
G
SM2: Expand & Diversify Mobility Services & Devices
MD Business Near Term
Diversify Breeze fleet to include electric bicycles and offer options for people with different access and functional needs. Partner with operators of dockless devices to
expand mobility options that are safe, convenient and
affordable, and provide options for people with different needs. Improve shared-mobility services through open
marketplace opportunities, permitting systems, dedicated infrastructure and payment platforms that integrate
multimodal planning.

R
G
SM3: Expand Mobility Infrastructure
Business Near to Mid
Term
MD
Develop strategies and projects to use curb space as mobility hubs that can serve mobility-service providers.

Integrate smart-sensing and smart-charging technologies to monitor, inform and enable activities, like congestion pricing. Create tools to maximize street capacity and
efficiency for people.

R
G
SM4: Implement Parking Policies & Pricing
MD Near Term
Continue to actively review and adjust parking prices
citywide as market rates change, and revisit parking
management and construction policies to encourage
sharing existing resources. Analyze financial impacts and develop alternatives to decreased revenue from parking fees.

R
G
SM6: Complete Streets Network
MD Ongoing
Increase the extent and quality of the complete street
network and greenways to ensure residents and visitors
alike have safe, convenient, and affordable transportation options. Create designated bike lanes that are protected to provide greater safety and assurance for all riders.

Emphasize the movement of people with greater space
dedicated to space efficient and low emission modes of
transportation. Lower speed limits to improve safety.

Expand publicly owned spaces and work with property
owners to facilitate public access.

PCD,
PWD
Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City

SAFE STREETS FOR ALL
R
G
SM5: Sustainable Goods Movement & Delivery Services
Mid to Long
Term MD
Assess the local impacts of long distance and urban
delivery systems and vehicles on street capacity,
congestion and carbon emissions. Facilitate partnerships to explore ways to reduce delivery trips, prioritize bicycle delivery and smaller vehicles, idling while loading/
unloading and emissions from delivery vehicles.

Business
R
G
SM7: Expand Safe Routes Programs
MD Ongoing Expand the Safe Routes to School program to reach more schools, including private schools, and continue to pursue a Safe Routes for Seniors program.

Schools,
Nonprofits

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ACTIONS

CONNECTED TRANSIT
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
R
G
SM9: Prioritize Mass Transit Services
Mid to Long
Term
MD
Support public mass transit through infrastructure and
service improvements. Dedicate lanes during rush hour
to Rapid Transit services. Advocate for regional
connectivity projects, like the Purple Line Extension and Bus Rapid Transit. Work with regional partners to expand the development of Bus Rapid Transit facilities
throughout the City.

R
G
SM10: Expand Citywide Transportation
Management Organization
MD Ongoing
Increase the scope of offerings and resources available via the TMO to employees/employers, residents, and visitors in order to increase the reach and impact of existing
transportation programs, facilities, and services.

R
G
SM11: Offer Incentives for Transit & Mobility Services
BBB Near Term
Increase ridership, mobility access and equity by
subsidizing fares for sustainable modes of transportation like transit, vanpool, carpool and micro-transit services, for youth, students, seniors and other underserved groups.

MD,
SCAQMD
ESTIMATED 2030 SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY REDUCTIONS
ESTIMATED PERCENT OF TOTAL 2030 REDUCTIONS
289,837 mtCO2e
26%
BBB,
Metro
G
SM8: Prioritize Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing
Ongoing CPD,
HD
Increase the housing-to-jobs ratio by prioritizing the
expansion and investment in affordable housing located
near dense transit hubs with limited parking, through
local zoning and incentives.

R
Nonprofits,
Business

SAFE STREETS FOR ALL
R G
SM12: Increase Charging Infrastructure for Electric
Vehicles and Electric Mobility Devices
OSE Ongoing
Expand network of off- and on-street public charging
stations to 1,000 ports by 2025. Provide charging stations that will accommodate a wide range of vehicle types
including bicycles, scooters and other mobility devices.

Provide outreach and additional incentives for renters, lower-income individuals and non-profit property owners.

Implement emerging best practices in EV technology,
including mobile charging, wireless charging, energy
storage, and web/smartphone applications.

VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION

MD, SCE,
CPA,
SCAQMD
R
G
SM14: Pilot Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Technologies
MD Mid Term
Develop protocols and policies for AV safety performance, AV City fleet vehicles, and AV commercial activities that protect all roadway users and reduce vehicle trips and
carbon emissions. Work with manufacturers to pilot
technologies on fixed routes with limited services that provide shared-ride and zero emission mobility solutions.

Consider opportunities to pilot or deploy AV technology in the Airport to park conversion, post-2028.

OSE, ISD,
Business
R
G
SM13: Expand Use of EVs in Carshare and Rideshare
Services
OSE Ongoing Develop public-private partnerships with carshare providers to provide access to electric vehicles, including neighborhood electric vehicles, to residents who may not be able to own an electric vehicle on their own.

SCAQMD
Business

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CLIMATE ADAPTATION

CLIMATE READY

COMMUNITY
Increase community resilience to
climate change
Protect vulnerable groups from
impacts
Integrate climate change impacts
into City planning, operations &
infrastructure projects
WATER
SELF-SUFFICIENCY Achieve water self-sufficiency by 2023

COASTAL FLOODING

PREPAREDNESS
Enhance natural systems to prevent
damage from coastal flooding
Increase resilience of public and
private assets in coastal flood zone

LOW-CARBON FOOD
& ECOSYSTEMS
Increase self-reliance through local
food production
Reduce or sequester carbon
emissions from food production,
consumption, waste and landscape
management and natural processes

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CLIMATE CHANGE

IN SANTA MONICA

THE CLIMATE HAS CHANGED
Even if we halt all carbon emissions today, the carbon
emissions currently in the atmosphere will continue to
impact the climate. Sea-level rise and coastal flooding, extreme heat, drought, and declining air-quality will
increasingly affect Santa Monica directly. Each of these hazards impacts the city’s people, buildings,
infrastructure, environment, and economy in different
ways.

Santa Monica has implemented several measures to
increase its resilience against such impacts. This section offers a comprehensive response plan to climate change.

To start, a vulnerability assessment was conducted for all major asset categories in the city in conjunction with the top climate hazards.

The initiatives of this plan will increase the community’s ability to thrive in the face of intensifying climate hazards, leading to stronger neighborhoods and improved quality
of life for all residents.

Increased Temperature
Fluctuations in
Precipitation
Sea Level Rise
Extreme Heat Events
Worsened Air Quality
Increased Drought
Increased Wildfire
Increased Coastal Flooding

GRADUAL CLIMATE CHANGES LOCAL CLIMATE HAZARDS
Heat-related illness or death
Power outages
Asthma & respiratory impacts
Water shortages
Increased utility rates
Property loss & damage
School & business disruption
Transportation impacts
Increased beach tourism & congestion
Crop loss & increased food prices

DIRECT IMPACTS
Resilience is the capacity of individuals,
communities, institutions, businesses, and
systems to survive, adapt, and grow, no matter
what kinds of chronic stresses and acute
shocks they experience.

Shocks are typically considered single-event
disasters, such as fires, earthquakes, and
floods.

Stresses are factors that pressure a city on a
daily or reoccurring basis, such as chronic
food and water shortages, an overtaxed
transportation system, or homelessness
WHAT IS RESILIENCE?
Santa Monica will need dedicated public and
private partners, as well as significant additional
resources, to advance these initiatives and
implement comprehensive climate adaptation.
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Packet Pg. 614 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Santa Monica is expected to see increasing trends in
extreme-heat days with an average of nine days above
87°F by mid-century and 22 days by the end of the
century.  At the 95°F threshold, Santa Monica is
projected to see an increase from 0 to 3 extremely hot
days per year by 2100  .

Extreme-heat events in California and the Los Angeles
region are becoming more frequent, more intense, and
are longer lasting—and the trend is expected to
continue as climate change worsens.

Extreme heat can exacerbate heat-related illnesses
and deaths, while also impacting communities
indirectly through energy disruption, and spikes in
energy prices, impacting affordability.

Certain populations such as the homeless, outdoor
workers, older adults, young children and infants,
pregnant women, and people with chronic illnesses
are more susceptible to warmer temperatures and
heat-related illnesses.

For example, older adults may be at higher risk due to
reduced ability to acclimatize to changing
temperatures, diminished thirst response, and a higher
likelihood of chronic health conditions. Homeless
populations may not have access to indoor spaces to
get out of the sun and cool down.

EXTREME HEAT

AIR QUALITY
Air quality is strongly dependent on weather, and
climate change is expected to impact air quality
through warming temperatures and more frequent
episodes of stagnant air. Warmer temperatures from
climate change will increase the frequency of days
with unhealthy levels of ground level ozone.

Ozone is the main ingredient of smog. Ground-level
ozone is formed from the reaction of oxygencontaining compounds with other air pollutants in the presence of sunlight. The main sources of ozone are
trucks, cars, planes, trains, factories, farms,
construction, and dry cleaners.

Warming temperatures and lengthened growing
seasons can also lead to increased wildfires and aeroallergen levels, such as pollen, which can also worsen air quality.

According to CalEnviroScreen (right), California's
pollution and population vulnerability mapping tool,
Santa Monica concentration of ozone is higher than
53% of all census tracts in California.

A High Heat Event (HHE) is any heat event that generates public health impacts. Each local area has a unique HHE specific to its climate and the historical sensitivity of people in that area to past heat events.

Long-term preventative strategies to decrease heat impacts may include planting trees, improvements in the built
environment, rebate and home cooling programs, and efforts to strengthen social capital and connectivity at the neighborhood level.

Projected High Heat Events (Source Cal-ADAPT)
Pollution/Ozone Burden (Source CALENVIROSCREEN)
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2 California Energy Commission. 2017. Cal-Adapt. Available at http://cal-adapt.org/.

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Packet Pg. 615 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Climate change is likely to increase the duration and
severity of droughts in California  . Increasing
temperatures and changing precipitation patterns
can create periods of abnormally dry weather that
can result in water-supply shortages and other
impacts.

In the present day, California already experiences
wide swings in precipitation from year to year, and
this variability is expected to continue under climate
change with fluctuations between wet years and dry
years.

Due to anticipated warmer temperatures, more
precipitation will fall as rain instead of snow, and
Southern California will have smaller windows of time
to capture stored water as snowpack.

Aside from directly impacting the availability of water, changes in the amount and frequency of precipitation
may affect hydropower production.  Likewise, changes
in weather patterns may impact growing conditions
and yields for crops.

These impacts may raise the price of basic goods and
services, increasing stress on lower-income
communities as they spend a greater proportion of
their income on food and utilities.

DROUGHT
Wildfires burning within 50 to 100 miles of Santa Monica routinely can cause air quality to be five to 15 times worse than normal, and often two to three times worse than the worst non-fire day of the year.

Although Santa Monica is not directly threatened by wildfire due to its surrounding urban buffer, the City is close to a number of mountain ranges where wildfire risks are
projected to increase due to climate change.  Wildfires stress fire and emergency management services across Los Angeles County, disrupt regional transportation and energy systems and worsen regional air quality.

While there is little Santa Monica can do to prevent wildfires directly, we support wildfire-stricken communities with firefighter assistance and emergency operations capacity, and implement protocols to protect affected workers,
school students and vulnerable populations.

WILDFIRE
Wildfires can be a significant source of air pollution in Southern California, and climate change is expected to
increase the number and extent of wildfires. Hot, dry
summers followed by hot and dry Santa Ana wind
conditions can create conditions suitable for wildfires.

Smoke clouds from the Woolsey Fire loom over Malibu.
(Credit AP Photo)
Wide Fluctuations in Precipitation Predicted
(Source: US Climate Resilience Toolkit)
3 3 Hewitt, Al. 2014. UCLA Researchers Project Southern California Rainfall Levels Through End of Century. UCLA Newsroom. Available at
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-researchers-project-southern-californiarainfall-levels-through-end-of-century.

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Packet Pg. 616 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Sea levels rise due to increased water volume
from higher water temperatures and the
melting of glaciers and ice sheets.

Sea level rise can create multiple coastal
hazards, such as beach erosion, increased
frequency and intensity of coastal storms,
permanent inundation and saltwater
intrusion. Coastal flooding caused by storms
and high tides is a temporary condition but
can have damaging consequences. Over the
longer-term, sea level rise (SLR) will
compound the effects from coastal flooding
as storms will occur on top of higher sea
levels.

In an effort to prepare for the anticipated impacts
of SLR and coastal hazards, the City, with assistance from the USC Sea Grant, the Ocean Protection Council, the
California Coastal Commission (CCC), and the State Coastal Conservancy, commissioned technical reports that
providing shoreline change projections, coastal hazard
modeling, and vulnerability assessments.

Miles of transportation and public and private utilities infrastructure, beaches, homes, businesses and
concessionaires bear some risk from SLR and coastal
flooding. The map below shows projected SLR and coastal flooding by 2100 along the coast of Santa Monica. A
significant number of public facilities and infrastructure, buildings, and other structures are likely to be affected by storm-induced flooding.

In addition, the Santa Monica Pier, a major tourist
destination in the City, could also be impacted by increased wave height and water volume.

SEA LEVEL RISE & COASTAL

FLOODING
As the level of the Pacific Ocean continues to rise, areas that would have only been temporarily flooded or
submerged during very high ‘King’ tides or El Niño
conditions, may gradually begin to be permanently
submerged or inundated.

Over the mid-term (i.e., SLR of 6 inches to 24 inches), the Santa Monica sandy beach area towards Pacific Coast
Highway is expected to see moderate inundation levels.

Some areas have been flooded in the past during severe
storms or El Niño events, and research indicates that this will become an occurrence of increasing frequency.

Over the long-term (i.e., SLR of 16 inches to 66 inches, with a possibility of a 113 inch extreme scenario ), the
coastal inundation hazard area is expected to
expand further inland, and the mean high tide line
would move closer to its location at the turn of the
20th century.

LOCAL IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE
39 4 Cayan, D. R., J. Kalansky, S. Iacobellis, D. Pierce, and R. Kopp Kopp. (2016).

Creating Probabilistic Sea Level Rise Projections to support the 4th California Climate Assessment. Prepared for the California Energy Commission. 4 Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Models

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Packet Pg. 617 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) According to analysis conducted by the Pedestrian Action Plan, the areas (shown below) in dark brown are locations where investments in pedestrian facilities would have the greatest health and sustainability benefits.

The highest percentage of Latinos living in Santa Monica (26%) live in the Pico neighborhood (90404), a portion of which is also considered a Disadvantaged Community by
CalEnviroScreen. According to the Wellbeing Index, Latino residents reported the least amount of physical activity and have lower than average fruit and vegetable consumption.

Also, the lowest reported use of outdoor space for leisure activities was among the Latino population. Residents in the 90404 zip code experience the highest asthma rate
among Santa Monica residents (12.1%).

Community health, environmental sustainability,
and social equity are important values for the City of Santa Monica and the intent of this analysis is to reflect those values in the City’s planning and decision-making process.

Climate change vulnerability is a measure of sensitivity to climate hazards and the ability to adapt to these hazards.

Both gradual climate change and climate hazards can
expose people and property to a wide range of stressinducing and hazardous situations.

Older adults, young children, and people with chronic
diseases and disabilities are more biologically sensitive to impacts from the effects of climate change, such as
droughts, extreme heat, and air quality impacts. In addition, low-income populations, including homeless populations
and communities of color, are generally more likely to be exposed to natural hazards and climate events, with greater sensitivity, yet have fewer resources to cope or adapt.

People for whom English is not a primary language are
further disadvantaged when public information, community planning and resources are not made accessible in their native language.

Seniors are particularly vulnerable to climate change
impacts as many may be isolated and living alone,
threatened by hunger, and living in or near poverty. Over 20% of the population in Santa Monica is over 60. In 2016, Meals on Wheels served 342 Santa Monica-based seniors.

Most of these seniors are home-bound, meaning they have difficulty leaving home due to frailty, age, chronic disease, recent hospitalization, and mental health issues. The aging population is more vulnerable to some climate change
impacts, like rising temperatures and worsening air quality.

Environmental inequity is another important factor in
determining population vulnerability. Communities of color and low-income people have historically born the burden of polluting industries and roadways with fewer services
available to them.

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY
Influencing Factors of Vulnerability
41 EXPOSURE

SENSITIVITY ADAPTIVE

CAPACITY

VULNERABILITY

EXISTING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

SOCIAL INJUSTICE

STRUCTURAL RACISM

INSTITUTIONAL BIAS

INCOME INEQUALITY

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Packet Pg. 618 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Buildings in coastal flood zone
Roads and parking in coastal
flood zone
Ocean habitat
Santa Monica Pier
Parks
Water infrastructure
Energy supply and infrastructure
Urban forests
Beach habitat
Schools
General and vulnerable populations
Water supply
Sanitary water and sewer
infrastructure
Stormwater infrastructure
Beach tourism and recreation
Businesses
City-operated buildings
Bicycle infrastructure
General buildings and properties,
Local energy generation
Telecommunications
HIGH
MEDIUMHIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
The City may have limited jurisdiction control over
many of these assets. Partnerships with state and
federal agencies, private businesses, and homeowners
will be essential to adapt these assets to climate
hazards. Adaptation measures to increase the climate
resilience of these assets will take time to enact and
may require a great deal of education and
coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Although ranked lowest in vulnerability, there may be
assets that are more sensitive and/or have lower ability to adapt to climate change. For example, older homes
and private buildings may be much more sensitive to
extreme heat and air pollution intrusion due to poor
insulation and/or weatherproofing. Actions to increase
adaptation to climate change may also be limited as
building upgrades and energy-efficiency measures may
be cost-prohibitive.

The City has a number of current plans and programs
in place to address climate hazards for these highly
sensitive assets.

Population groups, such as outdoor workers and the
homeless population, are exposed to more climate
hazards and/or have less capacity to adapt and may
lack access to more protective indoor spaces. People
who live close to sources of pollution, like the freeway, are also more vulnerable due to an increased likelihood to have respiratory issues. The City's water infrastructure may be vulnerable to extreme drought limiting local
groundwater supply, or sea level rise resulting in
saltwater intrusion or flooding of stormwater systems.

Vulnerability        Community Sector                                 Description

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
The City conducted a vulnerability assessment across
various sectors of the community. The vulnerability
assessment analyzes how people, buildings,
infrastructure and the economy will be affected by
climate change.

The assessment incorporated quantitative data such as
exposure of physical assets and facilities along Santa
Monica’s coast likely be impacted by sea level rise and coastal flooding.

The assessment also utilized qualitative data
concerning the sensitivity and ability to adapt to
climate change of the key sectors, populations, or
assets. This was gathered from City staff and key
stakeholders. Based on the assessment, population
groups and assets within each sector were ranked from
highest to lowest vulnerability.
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CLIMATE READY

COMMUNITY
Increase community resilience to climate change
Protect vulnerable groups from impacts
Integrate climate change impacts into City
planning, operations & infrastructure projects
2030 OBJECTIVES

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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY CLIMATE READY

COMMUNITY
By identifying and working closely with our
local partners prior to an emergency, we are all
better prepared to respond when events occur.

SMOAID is coalition of businesses and service
organizations committed to preparing for
disasters and building a stronger, healthier, and
more resilient city. From 2006 - 2016, SMOAID
led to improvements in Santa Monica’s
emergency communications, preparedness
level and response potential.

In 2011, the Los Angeles Marathon, one of the
most popular marathons in the nation,
experienced rain, cold and very difficult
conditions for runners and public safety
personnel across Los Angeles.

Many participants needed immediate care
from paramedics, volunteers, and hospital staff
due to the cold and wet conditions. City staff
was prepared to meet the demands of this
emergency. The Big Blue Bus provided
busses for transporting runners out of the rain
and into climate controlled environments
and with the help of community partners, the
City was able to coordinate treatment centers
at local hotels to assist the tired, cold, and wet
participants.

The communication and coordination that
occurred is exemplary of the SMOAID model of
emergency preparedness.

As the threat of disasters, both natural and man
made, continues to increase, the City is
relaunching SMOAID to improve community
resilience and preparedness.

SMOAID : Santa Monica
Organizations Active in Disaster
Santa Monica is dedicated to protecting and
promoting the health and safety of its
residents through its adaptation actions. The
City will implement actions that can both
prepare residents for a changing climate and
build community resilience of the
community’s populations at greatest risk of
climate hazards.

Emergency management capacity can be
enhanced by including climate hazard
considerations in emergency and natural
disaster response. Considerable attention
must be paid to ensuring that such programs
and warnings are accessible to vulnerable
groups.

In order to improving the resilience of homes
and buildings, the City will work to update
building standards and provide financial and
technical assistance to property owners to
afford upgrades and retrofits.

The City itself will need to ensure that climate
change is integrated into planning processes
and project development. In order to enhance
the City's own organizational capacity to plan
for and adapt to climate change, Santa
Monica must:

Integrate climate change preparedness
planning across City operations to enhance
readiness and monitoring of climate
impacts.

Ensure that the community will be
prepared for gradual changes and climaterelated shocks, such as storms and coastal flooding, and that strategies will benefit
population groups with the greatest
climate risk.

Utilize data to assess and monitor climate
hazards and the implementation of
adaptation projects.

Design capital projects to reduce
vulnerability to climate-related events and
disasters.
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ACTIONS

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RESILIENCE
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
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CRC1: Incorporate Climate Preparedness into City
Programs & Operations
OSE OEM Near Term
Establish an interdepartmental working group to integrate climate preparedness in planning, maintenance, and
capital improvements though the development of work
plans, screening of capital improvements, and cross-sector collaboration. Update Community Emergency Response
Training (CERT) curriculum to incorporate climate-change hazards, like wildfire and heatwaves. Establish protocols for mitigating public health impacts from heat and air quality, with regional agencies and partners. Analyze vulnerability to vector and disease migration and work with public
health stakeholders to develop strategies for outreach, engagement and prevention.Define an informationdissemination network, including community-based organizations and neighborhood representatives. Establish culturally specific messages and templates, as well as
provide early warning systems in multiple commonly
spoken languages.

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CRC2: Expand SMOAID Community Resilience Network
OEM OSE Near Term
Identify suitable locations for resilience hubs, cooling centers, disaster assistance and supplies. The locations will also need to develop backup power sources in the
event of a power outage. Form partnerships with
neighborhood-based organizations and businesses to
develop Neighborhood Resilience Hub Programs and
prepare residents and respond to climate change. Develop community outreach and engagement materials. Create a Climate Ambassador program and
partner with Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District to develop a school curriculum on climate change.

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CRC3: Outdoor Safety Program
OEM OSE Near Term
Work with community groups and residents to determine
best methods of outreach and communication with
outdoor workers. Educate employers and workers about
existing worker rights and protections and ways to protect outdoor workers from the effects of extreme heat.

Increase access to cooling centers and water throughout the city, especially for outdoor workers, seniors, and
homeless populations. Adopt best practices and
protocols within City operations and projects to
accommodate City staff and City contractors during high temperature days and heat waves.

Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City
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CRC4: Prepare for Extreme Heat
OEM OSE Near Term
Explore developing community cooling centers at City
and non-City sites. Ensure temporary shade structures are provided for community events. Ensure coastal access is maintained for those seeking relief from the heat. Develop and adopt standards for asphalt and roof surfaces that will reduce local heat island effect. Develop outreach and educational materials on passive cooling
strategies like shade trees and insulation. Increase tree canopy in vulnerable neighborhoods. Promote fossil fuel free HVAC systems, like heat pump technologies, for
buildings that install air conditioning.

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RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
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CRC6: Integrate Climate Change into Capital
Improvement Program Projects

PWD, ASD,
CED OSE Near Term
Incorporate climate impacts, risk, and uncertainty into capital improvement program projects design and
evaluation. Review updated climate assessments and
adjust infrastructure design standards and project
locations to address asset- and site-specific
vulnerabilities.

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CRC7: Increase Resilience of Local Energy Infrastructure

OEM, ASD,
Utilities OSE Near Term
Partner with local utilities, regional agencies, and local jurisdictions to assess the vulnerability of energy
infrastructure. Deploy local resilient energy systems such as solar, energy storage, combined heat and power, and
fuel cells into new projects and existing facilities to prepare for heat waves, wildfire and other disruptions.

Encourage residents and local businesses to install
resilient energy systems as well.

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CRC8: Enhance Regional Transportation Resilience
CalTrans,

OEM, TED,

MD, CCC
OSE Ongoing
Partner with Caltrans and neighboring jurisdictions on measures to protect critical entry and exit routes such as Pacific Coast Highway and Interstate 10. Santa Monica will work with local agencies to develop contingency plans for operations when Highway 1 and other roads are
inoperable due to coastal flooding or wildfires.

TAKE ACTION: PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change will affect communities and individuals differently. In order to be prepared for climate change, here are a few tips:

Learn about the hazards and risks associated with climate change How do you and your family adapt to extreme heat days? What is your plan if the number of extreme heat days and high temperatures increase? Understanding climate change through real impacts and practical responses can be helpful to empower yourself against such a large subject. Develop an emergency plan and preparedness kit Everyone should be prepared for an emergency and have supplies and water for up to 7 days. Make a plan with your friends and family about communicating after a disaster and prepare kits that have the necessary supplies like food, water and first aid.

Check on your elderly and vulnerable neighbors during extreme weather
Spend time getting to know those that live around you and check on them during extreme weather and emergencies. Especially if they are elderly or vulnerable.

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CRC5: Climate Resilient Building Design Standards
ASD,
Business
OSE Mid Term
Develop building design guidelines for climate-resilient buildings. Conduct outreach and engagement with
building industry and trades. Adopt and implement
building-design guidelines for new and substantially
renovated buildings.

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SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Achieve water self-sufficiency by 2023
2030 OBJECTIVE
.

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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Southern California imports almost 90% of its water
needs from Northern California and the Colorado
River. Santa Monica is bucking the trend by
becoming locally self-sufficient through local water
resources like groundwater, stormwater, brackish
groundwater and even wastewater.

Santa Monica has set out to become independent
from imported water by 2023. The City’s current
sources of potable water supply include 70 percent
local groundwater, and 30 percent imported water
from Northern California and the Colorado River.

Achieving self-sufficiency means using water
produced only from local groundwater and other
local sources and maintaining a resilient system to
meet water demand. By doing this, Santa Monica
will be able to withstand intermittent rain and
prolonged periods of drought.

Achieving self-sufficiency requires both
conservation and efficiency, coupled with
increasing local water supply. Santa Monica offers
resources for property owners to convert to drought
tolerant landscaping and irrigation and install
rainwater harvesting systems.

In 2017, the City implemented a water neutrality
requirement on new construction projects, limiting
new water demand from projects that use more
water than previous ones. Fees paid in-lieu of
reducing water demand onsite go into water
efficiency projects elsewhere in the community.

Currently, the City is implementing various
components of the Sustainable Water
Infrastructure Project (next page) to significantly
expand the use of alternative sources of water, like
stormwater, wastewater and brackish water from
the beach.

Santa Monica can soon utilize water that had been
in the community all along but was previously
discharged to the ocean and piped to sewage
treatment plants. This “one water” approach
protects our community from the anticipated
fluctuations in precipitation due to climate change.

WATER

SELF-SUFFICIENCY

SANTA MONICA'S WATER SOURCES
2011
2017
2023
Local Groundwater
Imported Water
Water Conservation
Alternative Water Supply
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Packet Pg. 625 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) is a critical component to Santa Monica's self-sufficiency goal and pushes the envelope of sustainable water management. The SWIP comprises three technical elements designed to operate in concert to conserve groundwater, reduce  wastewater, and improve beach water quality.

Element 1 provides for a modular reverse osmosis (RO) unit at the existing Santa Monica Urban  Runoff  Recycling Facility (SMURRF) located near the Santa Monica Pier. The RO-upgraded SMURRF will also leverage the recently completed Clean  Beaches Initiative Project by treating stormwater and brackish groundwater for reuse.

Element 2 provides for a new, underground Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) capable of treating up to one million gallons of wastewater per day, as well as  stormwater for immediate non-potable reuse. The advanced treated water will be used for groundwater recharge.

Element 3 provides for the installation of a 4.5 MG underground stormwater harvest tank plumbed directly to the AWTF. The tank is being consolidated from two conceptual projects beneath Memorial Park and the other beneath the Civic Auditorium parking lot.

Increasing recycled water production through the SWIP, upgrading the existing Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility (SMURRF) and constructing a new Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) provides a drought resilient, local water supply. The increase in recycled water production from SMURRF would offset imported water purchases from Northern California by approximately 4% (approximately 560 AFY).

Recharging local groundwater aquifers in the Olympic Sub-basin to maintain sustainable yield pumping levels with purified water from the SWIP’s AWPF would offset imported water by approximately an additional 7% (approximately 1,100 AFY).

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ACTIONS

WATER CONSERVATION
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City
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Develop incentives and direct install programs to retrofit OSE MWD Ongoing inefficient water fixtures in commercial properties.

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H2O2: Coin Operated Laundry Program
OSE MWD Near Term
Develop incentives targeted at multiunit dwelling
property owners and laundry service vendors to replace
inefficient laundry systems with new systems.

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H2O3: Increase Direct Install Program
OSE MWD Ongoing
Expand annual replacement of inefficient toilets in
multiunit dwellings and single-family homes.

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Increase in production efficiencies at the Arcadia Water WRD Mid Term Treatment Plant by recovering brine concentrate.

ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY
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H2O5: Clean Beaches Initiative & SMURRF Repurposing
WRD Mid Term
Upgrade the Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling
Facility (SMURRF), that provides a drought resilient, local water supply, to increase the amount of recycled water
production. Connect SMURRF to the newly constructed
(2018) Clean Beaches Initiative 1.6 million gallon tank, to supply SMURRF with rain and brackish ground water
when urban runoff is not available.

ED
ED
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H2O6: Expand Local Water Resources
WRD Long Term
Expand capacity at Arcadia Water Treatment Plant to
accommodate more water. Restore the Olympic wellfield
and develop a new well to enhance drought resilience.

ED

LOCAL GROUND WATER PRODUCTION

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COASTAL FLOODING

PREPAREDNESS
2030 OBJECTIVES
Enhance natural systems to prevent damage
from coastal flooding
Increase resilience of public and private assets in
the coastal flood zone

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Santa Monica's expansive beaches provide not only an
economic boon and regional recreation, but also
protection from sea level rise.

In addition to iconic recreation and landscape, beaches are ecosystems unto themselves, providing vital habitat for local species. They are molded by wind patterns, fed by natural sediment flow and washed upon by the
ocean, changing over time.

As sea levels increase, there will be a gradual landward movement of water up the beach and the beach will
narrow. Current beach management practices may have
to change in order to adapt to these changes in order to preserve as much of the natural barrier.

No one knows exactly how much sea level rise will occur and by when. However, it is certain that Santa Monica,
like other jurisdictions along the California coast, will face new threats from sea level rise and coastal hazards that could damage or destroy coastal resources, like
beaches, and infrastructure, such as road and utility
lines, public amenities, and private developments
within the next few decades.

Santa Monica's recently adopted Local Coastal Program
Land Use Plan establishes policies and adaptation
strategies to be implemented once a certain amount of
sea level rise has occurred. As changes to shoreline
conditions occur, new policy phases would be activated, based on observed impacts.

CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE VISUALIZING SEA LEVEL RISE
In 2016, the City installed two telescopic viewers
on the Santa Monica Pier, in partnership with
USC Sea Grant, the US Geological Survey
(USGS), and Owlized, Inc. “The Owls on the Pier”
offered passersby an augmented reality
experience into potential future scenarios of sea
level rise impacts on Santa Monica's beach. The
Owls surveyed participants on their views and
concerns about climate change and sea level
rise and their preference for climate adaptation
approaches.

Over 10,000 people visited the Owls, and more
than 2,500 of those participated in all or part of
the Owl’s survey. In addition about 1,000 people
viewed the mobile version of the Owl and
answered all or part of the survey.

COASTAL FLOODING

PREPAREDNESS

NATURAL SOLUTIONS
To improve the biodiversity and resiliency of
Santa Monica’s beaches, and to address potential
impacts of sea level rise, the City is looking at
adaptation measures that would re-introduce
a more natural beach environment. One such
measure is dune creation.

In 2016, the City implemented a dune pilot
project in the North Beach area, by suspending
beach grooming, erecting a low fence, and
seeding foliage to encourage dune growth.

Evaluation of the effects of this pilot project will
guide future efforts. Small “dunelets” also benefit
the Western Snowy Plover, by mimicking natural
beach landscapes and providing protection from
the wind.

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ACTIONS

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
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CF1: Resilient Buildings & Infrastructure in the
Coastal Zone
OSE CCS Mid Term
Estimate the financial costs of sea-level rise, including replacement or repair costs of resources and facilities that could be impacted by sea level rise and coastal
flooding, non-market values, like recreation and
ecosystem services. Conduct site-specific vulnerability assessments of City-owned buildings and facilities in the coastal zone. Develop guidelines and standards for
infrastructure and buildings to be flood-proofed, or be capable of accommodating temporary flooding.

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CF2: Coastal Hazard Real Estate Disclosure
OSE CPD Mid Term
Establish a process requiring the disclosure during any real estate transaction within the City’s Coastal Zone of a property’s location in a hazard zone identified in the
Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan (LUP) and of the
results of any site-specific hazard analyses related to the hazards mapped in the LUP. Collaborate with the Coastal Commission and local real estate agents to develop
specific guidance and language regarding point-of-sale
disclosures. Adopt and implement a local ordinance
specifying point-of-sale disclosures.

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CF3: Climate Ready Santa Monica Pier
CED Pier Long Term
Integrate the latest sea level rise projections in Pier structural assessments and design improvements.

Implement capital improvements to withstand increased wave height and on-shore flooding.

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CF4: Adopt a Shoreline Management Plan

OSE, CCS,

CED, BM,
Pier,
Nonprofits
Mid to Long
Term CPD
Develop a shoreline management plan for specific high
priority areas that are most vulnerable to sea level rise hazards, Include adaptation strategies to address sea
level rise and coastal hazards and adapt to changes in wave, flooding, and erosion hazards in the short and long term for the specified area; prioritizing “soft” adaptation strategies such as managed retreat, beach nourishment,
living shorelines, and dune restoration over “hard”
adaptation strategies such as seawalls.

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CF5: Beach Nourishment & Dune Creation

OSE, CCS,
Nonprofits
Mid to Long
Term BM
Dune creation shall be allowed to occur within the City’s beach areas, provided consideration is given to any
impacts on the Western Snowy Plover Special Protection
Zone (SPZ) and other SPZs that may be established in
the future where dune restoration occurs. Design and
implement additional pilot projects, utilizing green
infrastructure or eco-engineering.

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CF6: Local Coastal Program Monitoring & Implementation
Nonprofits Mid to Long
Term CPD
Monitor sea level rise and coastal flooding impacts over time utilizing tidal gage data, pier scour analysis, seasonal beach width and storm flooding damage. Phase in
policies and projects identified by the Local Coastal Plan as climate change impacts increase. Update coastal
hazard maps at least every 5 years or sooner based on the best available science.

Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City

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LOW CARBON FOOD
& ECOSYSTEMS
2030 OBJECTIVES
Increase self-reliance through local food production
Reduce carbon emissions from food production,
consumption, waste and landscape management
and natural processes

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Conventional food production is one of the nation’s
largest sources of environmental degradation. The
industrialized food system is unsustainable due to its
reliance on fossil fuels for fertilizers, pesticides,
herbicides, industrial equipment, refrigeration, and
interstate transportation. Globally, one-third of
greenhouse gas emissions result from the food system
when accounting for transportation, soil degradation
and deforestation.

Fortunately, local and chemical-free food is on the
rebound as more people recognize its value and health
benefits. Meat-less or meat-free meals are becoming
more popular and accessible in restaurants and home
kitchens.

In Santa Monica, many residents are already embracing
local and low-carbon food choices. Santa Monica offers
Farmers Markets at various locations three days a week
to provide residents with locally produced, fresh, and
healthy food. All of the Farmers Markets in Santa
Monica accept CalFresh, Farmers Market WIC and
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
checks. making healthy and low-carbon food choices
available to low-income residents.

GOING LOCAL WITH FOOD

OUR FORESTS ABOVE AND BELOW
Santa Monica’s urban forest is currently 93% stocked
with approximately 33,000 trees. A fully mature tree
can retain approximately 1 ton of carbon dioxide each
year. By fully stocking the urban forest, the City can
maximize tree canopy, cooling benefits and carbon
reductions from its trees.

One way that oceans and ocean-related ecosystems
contribute to carbon sequestration is through ocean
vegetation like sea kelp. Kelp forests are typical of Santa Monica Bay and are present in around Malibu and Palos
Verdes, but less kelp is present directly adjacent to
Santa Monica due to poor water quality and invasive
sea urchins, which eat and destroy kelp forests.

LOW CARBON FOOD
& ECOSYSTEMS
Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon
from the atmosphere (CO2) and converting it into
organic carbon (C) in biological materials. Some
examples of natural sequestration include trees, soil,
wetlands, marshes, geologic formations or biochar.

Sequestration offers an opportunity to invest in and
restore natural ecosystems to capture and offset Santa
Monica’s remaining emissions.

Despite Santa Monica’s urbanized setting, the City has
several opportunities for sequestering, or storing,
atmospheric carbon dioxide through natural processes.

The potential to expand forested areas within the city
and the proximity to the ocean offer unique
possibilities for innovation and generation of cobenefits.

The most viable carbon sequestration strategies that
are local to Santa Monica are urban forest management
and kelp forest restoration.

CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Efforts are underway in the Palo Verdes area to restore the kelp forests by managing the sea urchin population. The results to date demonstrate the ability of kelp, especially fast-growing species, to both absorb carbon and to
mitigate an overabundance of nitrogen in ocean areas
adjacent to urban communities.

While currently a pilot project, this effort is uniquely relevant and would generate numerous ecological and
economic benefits in terms of fish habitat, water quality, and overall health and longevity of Santa Monica Bay.

Community gardening provides an opportunity for
residents to connect to their food, the land, and their neighbors while reducing the environmental impact of
the conventional food system.

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Packet Pg. 632 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Parks and recreation activities are central to quality of life in Santa Monica. Natural settings can provide
valuable, regenerative, passive recreation opportunities.

In addition to the documented mental health benefits,
greening in parks and public spaces would contribute
to improved human health through relief from heatisland effects and improved air quality.

Park vegetation and trees provide shade and oxygen,
which cool the streets as well as nearby homes and
buildings. A full and healthy urban forest canopy can be an effective and efficient means of sequestering carbon, while reducing pollution, the heat island effect and the need for air-conditioning.

In surveys and interviews conducted during the Parks &
Recreation Master Plan update process, respondents
emphasized that they want the park system to be
greener and include more natural spaces and green
infrastructure. The community also suggested
expanding the urban forest by planting more trees in
the City's parks.

While Santa Monica has many beloved parks and green
spaces, it is below the average for Los Angeles County
when it comes to green space per capita.

In 2017, the City of Santa Monica and the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), reached a historic
agreement, which will lead to the eventual closure of
Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in 2028. Earlier in 2014,
Santa Monica voters supported Measure Local Control
(Measure LC) that affirms the authority of City Council to manage airport land and amends the City Charter to
require voter approval for any new development on
airport land except parks, public open space, and
public recreational facilities.

CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL

AT THE AIRPORT
PLANTING 1,000 TREES

C O U L D S E Q U E S T E R
688,000 LBS CO2

ENOUGH TO OFFSET

IN A FOSSIL-FUEL

VEHICLE
763,011 MI
At 227 acres, SMO has the potential of becoming one of
the largest parks in Los Angeles. With so much land, a
park at SMO could provide a unique opportunity to
transform a carbon source into a carbon sink,
sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, by
expanding Santa Monica's urban forest and fostering
healthy soils. If the City were to plan 1,000 trees within this area it could sequester 688,000 lbs of carbon
dioxide, which would be enough to offset driving over
763,000 miles in a fossil-fuel vehicle.

Ultimately, the path from Airport to park will involve a complex process to design, fund, and construct, which
will be informed by community input.

Assumes Oak tree (quercus spp) annual sequestration rate of 688 lbs (Source: Urban Forest Master Plan). Vehicle emissions equivalent estimated using the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

Potential Airport Acreage to be Converted Post-2028 Closure *Existing buildings and non-aviation functions will likely remain Penmar Golf Course
51 acres
Clover Park
18 acres
Potential Airport to
Park Conversion Area
227 acres*
Existing Parks
Planned Parks
Airport Park

8.3 acres
Planned Airport
Park Expansion
12 acres
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ACTIONS

RESILIENCE THROUGH LOCAL FOOD
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
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LCFE1: Promote Low Carbon, Low Waste Lifestyles

FMD, EDD,
OWB OSE Ongoing
Promote more sustainable food and drink options through campaigns, outreach events and community resources.

Include all five pillars of the City's Sustainable Food Commitment: 1) reduce meat and dairy, 2) avoid processed foods, 3) eat organic, 4) eat local, and 5) reduce waste. Develop incentives and rewards programs to support the local food system and low carbon foods. Promote
sustainable pet food through outreach and education.

LCFE2: Increase Productivity of Public & Private Lands

CRD, HSD,
OWB,
Business,
Nonprofits
Mid Term
OSE,
PLD,
CCS
Increase food access by planting fruit and nut trees in parks and private sites through education, incentives, and rebates. Facilitate micro-agriculture operations that utilize open land and rooftops or space-efficient operations, like aquaponics. Conduct a feasibility study for repurposing underutilized parkways, vacant or abandoned properties, or the Airport to park conversion for urban farming. Target affordable housing developments, homeless-service
providers – in order to empower communities to become
self-sustaining. Support residents to start their own
gardens by providing educational and training
opportunities. Model programs from the Ishihara Park’s
demonstration and learning garden.

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FMD, OWB,
Nonprofits
Mid to Long
Term OSE
Develop a community plan that advances the City's
Sustainable Food Commitment, and addresses food
security through strategies such as local food cultivation, resident vending or donations of local produce at markets, food banks and shelters, and land use strategies.

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HSD, OWB,
Nonprofits
Mid to Long
Term FMD Enroll all eligible residents in CalFresh and support the Farmer’s Market Match program that enhances EBT
dollar value at farmers markets.

Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City

CARBON SEQUESTRATION & HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
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PLD OSE Near Term
The updated Urban Forest Master Plan already addresses the effects of climate change and other potential threats to the urban forest. Assess pruning practices to preserve biomass and increase carbon sequestration potential. Encourage
proper tree watering, fertilizer, maintenance and protection during construction. Establish a baseline of the energy used to build and maintain the City's urban forest and landscapes and develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions through
maintenance and mulching.

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LCFE7: Local Carbon Sequestration
Nonprofits Near to Mid
Term OSE
Explore opportunities to sequester carbon on all City
properties, including Woodlawn Cemetery and Airport to
park conversion and local habitat systems, like sea kelp.

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LCFE6: Private Tree Preservation
PLD Near to Mid
Term
Explore policies, incentives and funding mechanisms to CPD ensure the preservation of private trees, including the City's hedge ordinance.

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Packet Pg. 634 Attachment: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (5017 : Authorize PO with Beam Global) Santa Monica College (SMC) has been hosting a free
farmer’s market for students once a week during fall
and spring semesters since February 2017. The market
provides approximately 1,500 lbs of fresh produce
feeding 150 students every week, and to date,
over 50,000 lbs of fresh produce has been distributed
to over 5,300 students.

Student volunteers collect produce from vendors at the
Santa Monica Wednesday Farmer’s Market, in
partnership with Food Forward. The students then
deliver the produce and staff the market two hours per
week. SMC also supplements the program by
purchasing produce from the Westside Food Bank.

Students are only required to show a valid student ID
and bring their own bag. Creative recipes and nutrition consultations are offered to help students figure out
how to prepare healthy meals.

SMC also purchases over 10,000 lbs of non-perishable
food products from West Side Food Bank each week to
stock food in six “food pantry’s” around campus to help with the problem of food insecurity.

To minimize organic waste from food preparation, SMC
uses 400,000 worms to eat through about 300 lbs of
food scraps per week from cafeteria vendors. Over the
past 17 years, SMC has been diverted 6.25 tons of
organic waste from the landfill.

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE: ADDRESSING

FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD WASTE

COMMUNITY IN ACTION
Credit: Justin Han

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IMPLEMENTING

THE PLAN
2030 OBJECTIVES
Achieve carbon neutrality in municipal operations
Foster a climate-literate community
Develop financing resources for climate action &
adaptation projects

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Climate change affects the whole community
without regard for political affiliation, jurisdictional boundary or background. Most people understand
that humans are responsible, but few feel
empowered to take action let alone know what to do.

This plan cannot be successful without the
participation and leadership of the community.

Santa Monica residents and businesses have long
demonstrated their willingness to invest their time
and resources to making Santa Monica
more prosperous and sustainable.

The challenge will be to continue to scale up lifestyle changes and adoption of clean technologies for
uninitiated individuals and under-served populations
across the entire community.

The City will partner with traditional and nontraditional stakeholders to develop resources and activate the entire community in culturally
appropriate conversations, individual actions and
community activism. Non-profits and communitybased organizations, like Climate Action Santa Monica, will be key to broadening the community
base for change.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

CITY LEADERSHIP
Santa Monica has a long history of demonstrating
leadership by adopting advanced technologies and
innovating practices to be more sustainable.

The City will seek to achieve carbon neutrality in
municipal operations by 2030 offering an example to
other local governments, organizations and
businesses to follow. This will be achieved primarily
through the electrification of Big Blue Bus, building
electrification and renewable energy.

An interdepartmental team of City staff in
collaboration with civic leaders must be assembled to
maintain momentum and ensure accountability. This
group will work to ensure all policies, projects and
programs are designed and implemented with equity
as a core principle.

Santa Monica must continue to work beyond its
borders to support and lead coalition groups of cities
and local jurisdictions mobilizing and advocating for
climate action at regional, state, national and
international levels.

IMPLEMENTING

THE PLAN
Credit: Justin Han
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CLIMATE FINANCE
Deep emissions reductions will need to be achieved
at a scale and pace unlike the City has seen
before. The success of the plan depends on
committing resources to implementation, and then
augmenting those resources with alternative
sources of funding.

The City has dedicated significant resources to meet
its sustainability and climate goals. Between the
adopted 16/18 and 18/20 fiscal year (FY) Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) budgets, the City has
already committed over $383M to climate action
and adaptation projects over the next 5 years. The
projects span municipal energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects, electric vehicles, and
pedestrian and biking improvements. This is in
addition to the City's operating budgets which
cover staff time and program expenses dedicated to
advancing low-carbon living and technologies.

O V E R T H E N E X T 5 Y E A R S ,

S A N T A M O N I C A W I L L
S P E N D O V E R $ 3 8 3 M O N

C L I M A T E A C T I O N &
A D A P T A T I O N .

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W I L L N E E D T O A T L E A S T
D O U B L E T H A T B Y 2 0 3 0 .

New costs associated with this plan include
dedicated lanes for bikes and personal mobility
devices, electric buses, adaptation projects and
programs and more. Staff estimate that
implementation of the plan could cost roughly over
$832 million over the next 10-12 years. Additionally,
not all projects and programs have been fully
conceived or are planned at the moment. Staff will
need to leverage external funding mechanisms like
grants, low-interest loans or project financing
models to supplement City funds.

The investment by the community to support the
Plan will be many times greater than the City's own
costs. The City will need to provide support to
residents and businesses in need of funding to
decarbonize their buildings, vehicles and lifestyles.

CLIMATE ACTION &

ADAPTATION
SECTOR
SUB-SECTOR FY 16/18
16/18
FY 18/20 TOTAL
APPROVED 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
$11,033,075
$15,541,828
$1,552,247
$10,507,954
$21,116,000
$186,690
$2,330,000
$70,858,500
$2,124,000
$108,663,560
$31,131,412
-
-
$432,837,726
$3,127,300
$2,250,000
$65,318,436
$3,835,000
$119,696,635
$47,583,240
$1,552,247
$10,507,954
$53,953,726
$3,313,990
$4,580,000
$136,176,936
$5,959,000
Municipal Energy
Bike & Pedestrian Improvements
Roadway & Transit Improvements
Affordable Housing
Low Emission Buses
Electric Vehicles
Urban Forest
Local Water Production
Pier Hardening
Zero Net Carbon Buildings
Sustainable Mobility
Low Carbon Food
& Ecosystems
Water Self-Sufficiency
Coastal Flooding
Preparedness
TOTAL $135,160,294 $248,163,434 $383,323,728
At the same time, it should discourage carbonemitting activities through fee-based systems or carbon taxes to shift community investment away
from fossil fuels to clean technologies.

This Plan proposes the creation of a Community
Climate Action Grant program, funded by a Carbon
Development Impact Fee. The impact fee, to be
assessed on new commercial construction and
major renovation projects, would encourage lowcarbon design and sustainable modes of transit, while at the same time providing a continuous
funding mechanism for carbon reduction projects.

The City will need to focus on addressing
environmental injustices and equity issues through
any funding mechanism that redistributes wealth.

Examples include the Pico Neighborhood Wellbeing
Microgrant Program.
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ACTIONS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
G
CE1: Create a Community Climate Action Network
OWB,
Nonprofits OSE Near Term
Work with the community partners to create a
community network that facilitates communication and
coordination between community members, as well as
between the City and the community. The network will
identify actions for individuals, neighborhoods and
institutions to implement and measure the impact of
grassroots activity. The network will engage the
neighborhoods and people with messages that are
relevant to them is necessary to reach people from all
backgrounds and walks of life.

CE2: Pilot Block-Level & Business Sustainability Plans
OWB,
Nonprofits OSE Ongoing
Provide a framework and tools for businesses and
communities to set goals, identify projects and gain
support for taking climate action in their neighborhoods.

CE3: Launch a Community Climate Action Grant
OSE Nonprofits Ongoing
Establish an annual micro-grant program to support local citizen-led projects and programs that will reduce
emissions, adapt to climate change and enhance equity.

CE4: Increase Climate & Eco-Literacy
Schools,
Nonprofits OSE Ongoing
Increase local awareness about the need to protect the
region’s ecosystems from a changing climate. Develop
educational curriculum, outreach materials and
information for use by educators and community based
organizations. Develop program resources in multiple
languages to reflect the diversity in Santa Monica.

Support citizen science initiatives, like local air quality monitoring.

R
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R
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CITY LEADERSHIP
CL2: Implement Deep Carbon Reduction Retrofits in
City Facilities
FacMD,
ASD, TED OSE Ongoing
Implement an energy portfolio manager system to
monitor real-time energy consumption and costs. Audit
facilities for energy efficiency potential and implement large-scale retrofit program across the City’s portfolio.

Pilot and implement conversions of natural gas building systems to electric-based systems, like heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems. Pilot retrofit and financing
mechanisms like performance contracting and
sustainability/energy-as-a-service. Track refrigerants in buildings and vehicles, reduce refrigerants with high
global warming potential and reduce leakage rates from
air conditioning systems.

R
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Cost to City Carbon
Reduction
Potential
Low
Medium
High
Supports Paris
Agreement
Potential to
Address Equity G
Government
Leadership
Advances Smart City
Concepts
Potential for Cost Savings,
Local investment and Jobs
Enhances
Environmental Quality
R
Enhances
Community
Resilience
Improves Public
Health & Safety
Cost to City
CL1: Adopt a Smart City Strategy

OSE, MD,
OEM, TED ISD Near Term Adopt a Smart City Strategy to advance technologies in City infrastructure and leverage public-private
partnerships that support energy and water efficiency, mobility planning and services, public safety and communications.

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ACTIONS

CITY LEADERSHIP
Carbon Reduction
Potential
Cost
to City
Community
Benefits Partners
Status or
Lead Timeframe
R
G
CL4: Convert City Fleet Vehicles to Electric or Zero
Emission

FD, RRR,
BBB
Mid to Long
Term OSE
Pilot electric and zero emission vehicles for medium and heavy duty vehicles. Replace vehicles as technology
becomes available. Downsize and consolidate fleet
vehicles to promote vehicle sharing. Convert Big Blue Bus fleet to all-electric by 2030.

R
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CL7: City Leadership & Collaboration
OSE Ongoing
Integrate social and racial equity into citywide planning processes and community programs. Engage with other
local governments and stakeholders at the regional, state, federal and international levels. Advocate for State and regional policies that support local targets and largescale change. Continue to share progress through reporting platforms.

CLIMATE FINANCE
R
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CF1: Adopt a Carbon Impact Fee
OSE BSD Mid Term
Adopt an ordinance to impose a carbon impact fee on
new commercial development. The fee would be based
on the construction and operation of commercial
properties with the exception of all-electric buildings and eligible affordable housing projects. The funds generated could support the Community Climate Action Grant
program.

R
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CF2: Explore Alternative Community Climate
Financing Options
OSE Ongoing
Study and pilot alternative financing mechanisms to
increase community investment and streamline funding
toward climate-related projects. Such ideas include carbon tax, green banks or revolving funds, crowdfunding, energy performance contracts, and sustainability-as-a-service.

FIN
CL5: Clean Tech Innovation Program
Partner with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and
develop program to pilot emerging technologies on City
facilities and with willing private properties. R
G OSE Business Near Term
CL3: Expand the Use of Distributed Energy Resources
FacMD,
ASD, TED OSE Ongoing
Finalize and implement the City's Resilient Energy Action Plans for critical facilities and community facilities in need of emergency backup power. Maximize all viable rooftop
and parking facility areas for onsite solar systems, battery storage and microgrids where possible. Potential projects may include: Civic Center Microgrid, Main Library-Fire
Station 1 Microgrid, distributed waste-to-energy systems, community solar at Airport (post-2028 closure).

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CL6: Reduce Consumption Based Emissions
Identify goods, services and suppliers that contribute to the City’s carbon footprint. Develop a system to track, analyze and report the impacts of employee air travel to conferences, meetings and workshops, etc. Establish a
goal to reduce carbon emissions associated with
consumption and employee air travel and then develop
strategies to be implemented.

R
G OSE Business Near Term
R
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CL8: Implementing Plans, Policies & Ordinances
OSE Ongoing
Consider and approve new plans, policies & ordinances and amendments to existing plans, policies and ordinances in a public review process to implement this plan.

PCD, RRR

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CONCLUSION
The challenge of climate change is unprecedented in
its scale and potential disruption to our way of living.

Recent climate disasters have given us a preview of
what may become the 'new abnormal.'
We must act now. No longer can we avoid hard
decisions and changes for the sake of convenience or
politics. A climate changed-future will not wait.

However, in the face of daunting headlines, we remain
hopeful and resolved. We know what to do. We have
the solutions to reduce emissions, increase efficiency, promote economic vitality, and improve our quality of
life.

This plan provides a pathway to accelerate our historical success so that we can make climate change history. It
is also a call to action to residents, community
institutions and businesses to take an active part in our transition to a low carbon future and clean economy.

In this process, we will foster a vibrant economy,
increase our resiliency and support Santa Monica’s
vision for a livable and sustainable community for
generations to come.

CLIMATE PROTECTION FOR ALL
Credit: Kristina Sado
This plan will serve as a living document, to be
updated as technologies and policies progress.

The City will maintain a reporting platform to
easily track and monitor greenhouse gases and
climate action progress. Staff will provide annual
progress reports and conduct biennial
greenhouse gas inventories to evaluate plan
effectiveness.

After five years, the City will update the plan
based on the results to ensure the goals can be
met by 2030 and beyond.

T R A C K I N G

O U R P R O G R E S S
R e g u l a r M o n i t o r i n g
A n n u a l P r o g r e s s R e p o r t s
B i e n n i a l G r e e n h o u s e G a s
E m i s s i o n s I n v e n t o r i e s
5 - Y e a r C o n s u m p t i o n
B a s e d E m i s s i o n s
I n v e n t o r y
5 - Y e a r P l a n U p d a t e

MEASURING SUCCESS
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Breakers
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• Monitoring camera
• Router, radio repeater
• Laptops, cell phones
Mobile Workstation
• 2 CB Radios
• Portable radio charger
• Lights
• ACU-M interoperability gateway
• Laptops, cell phones
Medical Tent and Ops Tent
• Medical tent with medical
equipment, air conditioning, lights
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CASE STUDY
Held on Alameda Island in California, CAL EMSA,
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held a three day training for first responders
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units were deployed to power field operations and
a field hospital. Each EV ARC™ had an Emergency
Power Panel (included in FEMA’s Authorized
Equipment List). Exercises included mock civilian
rescues and medical triage in various situations.

The two EV ARC™ units were combined to create
a 208V, three-phase, 12 kW microgrid for clean
quiet energy day and night. Replacing diesel
generators typically used eliminated the need to
store, transport and handle fuel, and eliminated
the noise, noxious fumes and fuel management.

Because EV ARC™ systems are portable and 100%
off grid, cities can build EV charging infrastructure,
energy resiliency and emergency preparedness
with EV ARC™ systems.

MISSION CRITICAL STATIONS POWERED:

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electricity in emergencies, disasters, grid outages.

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It will charge electric vehicles with the EV charger of your choice, even during grid failures. You’ll never get a utility bill.

Sustainable EV Charging
The EV ARC tracks the sun and generates and
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Reaching as many as 12 vehicles, it can charge
up to six EVs at the same time. Use it day or night
and during periods of inclement weather.

Join organizations across the U.S. like Google,
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Transformer ARC Stowed
Shipping Size (LxWxH) 7
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Daily Range Delivered 1 Up to 265 e-miles
Battery Storage Options 22,32,43 kWh
Total EV Charger Power 2 Up to 4.3 kW
EV Charger Type 3, 4 Any brand; 1-6 plugs;
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE NOTICE

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS, BIDDERS, PROPOSERS

AND OTHERS SEEKING DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, CONTRACTS,

OR OTHER BENEFITS FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
Santa Monica’s voters adopted a City Charter amendment commonly known as the Oaks Initiative. The Oaks Initiative requires the City to provide this notice and information about the Initiative’s requirements. You may obtain a full copy of the Initiative’s text from the City Clerk.

This information is required by City Charter Article XXII—Taxpayer Protection. It prohibits a public official from receiving, and a person or entity from conferring, specified personal benefits or campaign advantages from a person or entity after the official votes, or otherwise takes official action, to award a “public benefit” to that person or entity. The prohibition applies within and outside of the geographical boundaries of Santa Monica.

All persons or entities applying or receiving public benefits from the City of Santa Monica shall provide the names of trustees, directors, partners, and officers, and names of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation or revenue interest. An exception exists for persons serving in those capacities as volunteers, without compensation, for organizations exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), of the Internal Revenue Code. However, this exception does not apply if the organization is a political committee or controls political committees. Examples of a “public benefit” include public contracts to provide goods or services worth more than $25,000 or a land use approval worth more than $25,000 over a 12-month period.

In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, the City compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any person or persons who is seeking a “public benefit.” If the “public benefit” is sought by an entity, rather than an individual person, the information includes the name of every person who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity. Therefore, if you are seeking a “public benefit” covered by the Oaks Initiative, you must supply that information on the Oaks Initiative Disclosure Form. This information must be updated and supplied every 12 months.

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE DISCLOSURE FORM
In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, the City compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any person or persons who is seeking a “public benefit.” If the “public benefit” is sought by an entity, rather than an individual person, the information includes the name of every person who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity.

Public benefits include:

1. Personal services contracts in excess of $25,000 over any 12-month period;

2. Sale of material, equipment or supplies to the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12-month period;

3. Purchase, sale or lease of real property to or from the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;

4. Non-competitive franchise awards with gross revenue of $50,000 or more in any 12-month period;

5. Land use variance, special use permit, or other exception to an established land use plan, where the decision has a value in excess of $25,000;

6. Tax “abatement, exception, or benefit” of a value in excess of $5,000 in any 12-month period; or

7. Payment of “cash or specie” of a net value to the recipient of $10,000 in any 12-month period.

Name(s) of persons or entities receiving public benefit:

Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:

Name(s) of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation, or revenue interest:

Prepared by: ____________________________Title: __________________________ Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ________________ Email: ____________________________________ Phone: ____________________ Beam Global
Desmond Wheatley, CEO
Kathy McDermott, CFO
Peter Davidson, Director
Anthony Posawatz, Director
Nancy Floyd, Director
Invesco Ltd.

Keiko Dragicevich Controller
Keiko Dragicevich Digitally signed by Keiko Dragicevich Date: 2022.03.02 09:22:53 -08'00' March 2, 2022
[email protected] 858-381-9501

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Report
City Council Meeting: April 26, 2022
Agenda Item: 3.F
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Edward F King, Director, Department of Transportation, Transit Maintenance Subject: Award Bid and Enter into Agreement with 3L Executive Services to provide bus fuel system repairs for Department of Transportation Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Award Bid # 4420 to 3L Executive Services for inspection and repairs of transit bus compressed natural gas fuel systems and tanks for the Department of Transportation and Fleet Management.

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with 3L Executive Services, in an amount not to exceed $856,568 which includes a $77,870 contingency over a five-year period with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica’s Department of Transportation (DOT) operates 176 transit buses fueled by renewable natural gas. These buses operate on compressed natural gas (CNG) which is stored in high-pressure tanks at pressures up to 3,600 pounds per square inch (PSI). Due to the inherent risk associated with high-pressure storage of natural gas, CNG tanks must be inspected annually to ensure their safe operating condition. In addition, CNG tanks and other fuel system components need periodic repairs and replacement to address wear and damage that occur in the normal operation of CNG buses and vehicles. Staff recommends awarding Bid #4420 to 3L Executive Services (3L) to provide inspection and repair services to DOT and Public Works Fleet Management natural gas-powered vehicles. The award to 3L would allow these departments to maintain their CNG fleets’ safety sensitive fuel systems in a state of good repair. The agreement for five years would be in an amount not to exceed

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$152,650 for the first year, with the total five-year contract amount not to exceed $856,568, which includes a 10% contingency and a 3% cost escalator in year four and a 4% cost escalator in year five.

Discussion
DOT operates a fleet of 176 buses that operate using compressed natural gas fuel stored in pressurized tanks on the buses’ roofs. Public Works’ fleet of CNG vehicles include an additional 237 sedans, trucks, cargo vans, trash trucks, dump trucks, tool trucks, water trucks, and sewer jetter vehicles. In addition to the CNG tanks, which store fuel at pressures up to 3,600 PSI, the buses’ fuel systems include other components and high-pressure lines that are subject to wear under normal operating conditions.

Regular inspections are necessary to ensure that all safety devices in the fuel systems are working properly to prevent fuel leaks and to maintain the fuel system in a state of good repair. The vendor would be responsible for annual inspections of CNG fuel tanks, repairs and replacement of damaged fuel tanks, and inspections and repairs to the fuel systems on transit buses.

DOT and Fleet Management have historically contracted fuel system repairs due to the need for specialized technical skills and certifications for CNG tank inspections, space required to remove and replace damaged or inoperable fuel tanks, and special capital equipment needed to remove, refurbish, or replace fuel tanks in accordance with guidance set forth in the “Contract and As-Needed Staffing Review Policy, Practice, Recommendations” report approved by Council on January 13th, 2015. Bid #4420 requires the vendor to provide the facilities and equipment needed to remove and replace CNG tanks saving the City costs associated with the purchase, storage, and replacement of equipment. Based on the need for additional staff, training, space and equipment, staff recommends award of Bid #4420 to 3L executive services.

Vendor Selection
Bidder Recommendation
Best Bidder 3L Executive Services
Evaluation Criteria Price, quality of services offered, ability to perform all

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services, bidder experience and history providing these services to the Department of Transportation
Municipal Code SMMC 2.24.180
Submittals Received
3L Executive Services $ 856,568
Specialty Fleet Services $ 984,890
Bid Data
Date
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Best Bidder Justification
Bids were evaluated based on the criteria in SMMC 2.24.180 including price, ability to provide the services according to City specifications included in the bid, experience, reputation, and training of the bidder. 3L Executive services was the lowest cost bidder. Additionally, they have a positive history providing this service to the Department of Transportation with no complaints regarding their workmanship.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve funding from the DOT’s Big Blue Bus fund and the Vehicle Management fund to award a contract with 3L Executive Services to provide repairs to CNG fuel system on transit buses and other City vehicles at the DOT and Fleet Management facilities. Funds in the amount of $60,000 are available in DOT’s capital budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2021-2022, and funds in the amount of $20,000 are available in Fleet Management’s budget. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Contract Request
FY 2021-22 Budget Department/CIP Account
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Total 5-year Contract
Amount
Request Amount
$60,000 C6004750.689000 $656,568
$15,000 70500001.529001 $150,000
$5,000 70500001.529020 $50,000

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$80,000 Contract Total $856,568
Prepared By: David Nanjo, Administrative Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. 3L Oaks

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MARCH 15, 2022
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 5:33p.m., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, via teleconference pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 signed by, Governor Gavin Newsome at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/dhdthuau.

Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Lana Negrete
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Christine Parra
Also Present: City Manager David White
Interim City Attorney Joseph Lawrence
Assistant City Clerk Nikima Newsome
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:33 p.m., with all members present. Councilmember de la Torre led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.

CLOSED SESSIONS There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.

On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:35 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 7:34 p.m., with all members present, to report the following:

1.A Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been Initiated Formally Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9 (d) (1): Jennifer Howard; Amanda Pawlowski v. Edwin Valdez; City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 21STCV42208
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.B Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code

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Section 54956.9(d)(1): Wolfgang Mountford v. City of Santa Monica, U.S. District Court Case No. 2:20- CV-07220-MCS (Ex)
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.C Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Oscar de la Torre v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 21STCV08597
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.D Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): City of Santa Monica v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, et al., LASC Case No. 21STCV36027 The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.E Public Employee Appointment: Title – City Attorney
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
There was nothing to report on Council travel.

AGENDA

MANAGEMENT
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to hear Items 11.A. and 13.A. before Item 4.A. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTIONS:

CITY HOLIDAYS

11. Adopt Resolution No. 11406 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION

OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA

DECLARING CESAR CHAVEZ DAY AND JUNETEENTH AS CITY
HOLIDAYS”, was presented
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution implementing Cesar Chavez Day and Juneteenth as official city holidays.

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There was no one present for public comment.

Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:

SAMOHI GRAD NITE

13.A Request of Councilmembers Negrete and Brock that the City Council allocate $10,000 of discretionary funds to Samohi Grad Nite, a 501(c)3, to enable over 165 low-income students to attend. This would close the shortfall between previous City funding allocated as part of the annual budget and the organization’s expenses for June 2022. For over 30 years, Grad Nite has provided a safe, secure venue for graduating Santa Monica High School seniors to celebrate their achievements, was presented.

Member of the public Jennifer Smith spoke on the recommended action.

Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
STUDY SESSION:

SENATE BILL 9

4.A Study Session on California Senate Bill 9: The California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency ("HOME”) Act, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Review and comment on the impacts of Senate Bill 9,
the California Housing Opportunity and More
Efficiency (HOME) Act, in Santa Monica;
2) Provide direction to staff regarding concepts to be
considered in an implementation ordinance; and
3) Direct staff to return with an ordinance to codify
regulations for implementation of SB 9 that are within
the City’s discretion.

There was no one present for public comment.

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Questions asked and answered of staff included setbacks and how they differ per neighborhood; how will this effect the Pico Neighborhood; parcel size; what bus lines are running frequently and how will it effect parking requirements; will this do away with the ability to adopt a tree ordinance; how will the City provide enforcement to monitor whether the unit is owner occupied; can anything be done to stop the automatic administrative approval process and protect the 2,000 properties listed as historic resource inventory; can dual projects be completed on one lot (an ADU project and an SB 9 project); is there any data that shows that this would offer more affordable housing for families and therefore bringing more families to the City; will this benefit current residents or new residents more; what does OP1 mean and what will the impact be there; requirements for homes in the earthquake zone; are there special City requirements for the liquefaction zones; can high punitive sanctions be imposed to discourage speculators; will parking in the coastal zone trump the SB9’s parking requirements; why wouldn’t on-site affordable units for SB9 projects be feasible; and would it be possible to incentivize larger ADUs.

Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to purchase only units in certain neighborhoods; fines for speculators; concerns raised by the letter issued by the State Attorney General today; how to maximize ADUs in high resource areas to further fair housing; exclusions to those who cannot afford homeownership by only allowing for ownership for ADUs; providing opportunities to residents to create income in order to afford property taxes; parking concerns; the loss of the family dynamic in the City; and restricting SB9 units for ownership in certain areas.

Direction was given to staff to provide more options for applicability of the ADU law and to seek clarity on the requirement of the three year owner occupancy and the ability to implement penalties.

CONTINUED ITEMS:
438 SAN VICENTE BLVD.

5.A Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Conditional Use Permit and Minor Modification for Expansion of Carlthorp School, 438 San Vicente Blvd, was continued to April 12, 2022.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to continue the appeal of Planning Commission Approval Conditional Use Permit for Carlthorp School to April, 12, 2022. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

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ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 10:09 p.m.

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Nikima S. Newsome Sue Himmelrich
Assistant City Clerk Mayor

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MARCH 22, 2022
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 5:40 p.m., on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, via teleconference pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 signed by, Governor Gavin Newsom at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/ejwfqbjh.

Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Lana Negrete
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Christine Parra
Also Present: City Manager David White
Interim City Attorney Joseph Lawrence
Assistant City Clerk Nikima Newsome
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:40 p.m., with all members present. Councilmember Parra led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Assistant City Clerk Nikima Newsome announced in accordance with Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents.

AGENDA

MANAGEMENT
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, to hear Items 13.A. and 13.B. first then proceed with the normal calendar.

The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
CLOSED SESSIONS There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.

On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:47 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 8:18 p.m., with all members present, to report the following:

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1.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Initiation of litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(d)(4): One Matter The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

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 The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

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 The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

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
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

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.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

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,

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U.S. District Court Case No. 2:20-CV-07220-MCS (Ex)
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

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.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

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.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

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.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.

1.J. Public Employee Appointment:

Title – City Attorney, Interim City Attorney
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.K. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section 54957.6 -- Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager David White and Chief People Officer Lori Gentles; Bargaining Units: ATAAdministrative Team Associates; IBT-California Teamsters Local 911; FEMA-Santa Monica Fire Executive Management Association; FIRESanta Monica Firefighters Local 1109 IAFF; MEA-Municipal Employees Association; AFSCME Local 4819, Management Team Association; PALSSU-Public Attorneys’ Legal Support Staff Union; PAU- Public Attorneys Union; POA-Santa Monica Police Officer Association; SMART TD-The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Division, Local 1785; STASupervisory Team Associates; Coalition of Santa Monica City

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Employees.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:

TAXES

13.A. Request of Mayor Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan and Councilmember de la Torre that the City Council oppose the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” a proposed ballot initiative co-sponsored by the California Business Roundtable. The measure would make it harder for governments and municipalities to administer local taxes and fees and limit the ability to bring forward citizen initiatives. Should the initiative garner enough signatures to be placed on the November 2022 ballot, a letter of opposition from the City would be sent to the California Attorney General registering the Council’s Official opposition, was presented.

Member of the public Denise Barton, spoke on the recommended action.

Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to other groups opposing the measure, messaging, and how the measure would impact the City if it were to pass.

Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to adopt the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

ARTS AND MUSIC

EDUCATION

13.B. Request of Councilmember Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem
McCowan, and Councilmember Brock that the City Council support the “The Arts and Music In Schools – Funding guarantee
Accountability Act,” a proposed ballot initiative co-sponsored by the Californians for Arts and Music Education in Public School that will increase funding for arts and music education programs in California public schools without raising taxes. The City Council also requests the City Manager issue a press release as soon as possible indicating the City Council’s support for the proposed ballot initiative and should the initiative garner enough signatures to be placed on the November 2022 ballot, a letter of support from the City would be sent to the California Attorney General registering the City Council’s Official support, was presented.

Members of the public Jonathan Foster, spoke on the recommended action.

Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Mayor Himmelrich, to

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adopt the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:

2.A. City Manager Report, was pulled.

REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
Councilmember Parra reported that she, Councilmembers Brock and de la Torre traveled to the Yosemite Policymakers’ Conference which brings local elected officials, governmental officials and community-based organizations together to support sustainable policies. The theme for this year's conference was around recovery and resiliency with many discussions about moving forward from COVID-19 and opportunities for resiliency, equity, mobility, climate, clean energy, connectivity and housing.

CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.

Members of the public Denise Barton commented on various Consent Calendar items.

At the request of Councilmember Brock, Item 3.D was removed from the Consent Calendar.

Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item 3.D, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

TRANSPORTATION AND

OUTREACH SERVICES

3.A. Award Request for Proposal #290 and enter into Agreement No. 11250 (CCS) with Steer for Administration of Transportation and Outreach Services for the Santa Monica Transportation Management Organization, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Award RFP #290 Santa Monica Transportation Management

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Organization to Steer, a Los Angeles-based corporation, for the provision of professional services for the operation of a city-wide Transportation Management Organization;

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Steer in an amount not to exceed $750,000 for three years, with two additional one-year renewal options of $250,000, for a total amount not to exceed $1,250,000 for a total of five years, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval; and

3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of the report.

SHORE HOTEL 3.B. Adoption of Statement of Official Action (STOA) for Shore Hotel Appeals, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council approve the attached Statement of Official Action denying appeal 21ENT-0167, approving appeal 21ENT0163, and approving Conditional Use Permit 19ENT-0397 to allow for the expansion and reconfiguration of the Shore Hotel and changes to its operation and available amenities.

MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3.C. Approval of Second Modification to Contract #10419 (CCS) with Infor Global Solutions for the Computerized Maintenance Management System for the Public Works Department, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to Contract 10419 (CCS) with Infor Global Solutions for the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) agreement with the Water Resources Division for the Public Works Department. This modification is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (b) to extend the agreement for an additional year in the amount of $66,000, for a total amount not to exceed $989,334 for a total contract term of twenty-two years.

TELECONFERENCE

MEETINGS

3.E. Adoption of Resolution No. 11407 (CCS) entitled “A

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA MAKING FINDINGS AS REQUIRED BY AB 361 TO

PERMIT COUNCIL AND CITY BOARD, COMMISSION, AND TASK

FORCE MEETINGS TO CONTINUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY
TELECONFERENCE WHILE THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
REMAINS IN PLACE”, was adopted.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution making the

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findings required by AB 361 to continue teleconference meetings of the City Council and City Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces through April 22, 2022.

BEACH BIKE PATH 3.F. Award Professional Services Agreement No. 11251 (CCS) to KPFF Consulting Engineers to Design the Beach Bike Path Ramp Connection to Santa Monica Pier, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Award RFP #2447 to KPFF Consulting Engineers to provide design services, develop construction documents, and provide engineering support during the construction of the Beach Bike Path Ramp Connection to Santa Monica Pier Project for the Public Works Department;

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with KPFF Consulting Engineers, in an amount not to exceed $248,336 (including a 10% contingency);

3. Authorize the City Manager to issue any necessary modifications to complete additional work within contract authority.

MINUTES 3.G. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - March 13, 2022, were approved.

LEGAL SERVICES 3.D. Approval of First Modification of Lawyer-Client Retainer Agreement for Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for Personnel Related Legal Services, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to Contract No. 10461 (CCS) with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW), a California-based law firm, to extend the term of the agreement for one year and increase the compensation by $300,000, for personnel-related legal services for the entire city, managed by the City Attorney’s Office. This modification will result in an amended agreement providing for a six-year contract with a new total estimated amount not to exceed $2,175,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Councilmember Brock asked when did the City start using Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; have we evaluated their services over other services in the past; since they did not use their full authorized amount this last year why do we need to extend their contract; would hiring an in-house labor attorney achieve a cost-benefit savings. Councilmember de la Torre questioned if the travel time is charged at the attorneys’ hourly rate or if it is standard boilerplate language.

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Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember de la Torre, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCES:

WATER RECYCLING

7.A. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2697 (CCS) entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MODIFYING SECTION 7.12.170 OF THE SANTA

MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD WATER RECYCLING
REQUIREMENTS”, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council waive reading in full and adopt the attached Ordinance.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ZONING 7.B. Introduction and Adoption of Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance No. 2698 (CCS) entitled “AN EMERGENCY INTERIM

ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA MONICA EXTENDING INTERIM ZONING

REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY EMERGENCY INTERIM
ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2688 (CCS) AMENDING SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.37.070 TO EXTEND

PERMIT TIMEFRAMES DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS CAUSED
BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TO FURTHER ECONOMIC
RECOVERY EFFORTS”, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce and adopt an Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance to Extend Interim Zoning Regulations Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.37.070 to Extend Permit Timeframes Due to Unavoidable Delays Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and to Further Economic Recovery Efforts.

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Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, to introduce and adopt on first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember de la Torre
STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:

INTERIM CITY

ATTORNEY

8.A. Appointment of Interim City Attorney and Authorization to Negotiate and Execute Agreement No. 11252 (CCS), was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council:

1. Appoint Susan Cola as Interim City Attorney commencing April 6, 2022; and,

2. Authorize the Mayor to negotiate and execute an employment agreement with Ms. Cola for her service as Interim City Attorney.

Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PROVIDENCE SAINT
JOHN’S

9.A. Adoption of Resolution Nos. 11408 (CCS) through 11412 (CCS) and Introduction and First Reading to Adopt the Providence Saint John's Development Agreement, was presented.

Recommended Action
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 11408 (CCS) certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement and Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Master Plan in accordance with CEQA;

2. Adopt Resolution No. 11409 (CCS) adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations to support approval of the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement and Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Master Plan based upon the FEIR and other information provided in the record and adopting a

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Councilmember Negrete was
excused at 8:53 p.m.

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;

3. Adopt Resolution No. 11410 (CCS) repealing the 1988 Hospital Area Specific Plan and amending the 2010 Land Use and
Circulation Element of the General Plan to modify references to the 1988 Hospital Area Specific Plan;

4. Adopt Resolution No. 11411 (CCS) approving the Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Master Plan;

5. Introduce an ordinance for first reading to adopt the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement for the Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Master Plan;

6. Adopt a Statement of Official Action approving Tentative Tract Map 82302; and

7. Adopt Resolution No. 11412 (CCS) of Intent declaring the Council’s intent to vacate a portion of 21st Street between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway upon dedication of new public streets to be located on Saint John’s South Campus.

Councilmember Negrete announced that she is recusing herself because her business is within 500’ of the project and the FPPC was unable to get back with the definitive answer in the time frame that was required.

Ex-Parte discussions: Mayor Himmelrich stated that she has discussed this matter with the President of Saint Johns over lunch as well as by phone and she has also had discussions with members of the public; Councilmember Davis stated that she met with Mr. Ricks and the attorney for the project, Paula Larmore, on March 8th at St. John’s and yesterday had a brief phone call with Ms. Larmore where the Councilmember was asked if she had any additional questions and she did not;
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan stated that she met with Michael Ricks of Providence St. John's and Paula Larmore at 7:30 a.m. on March 14th at St.

John's, on December 8th from 9 a.m. to 9 30 a.m. she met with Mr. Ricks at the coffee shop across the street from St. John's, she spoke with Ms.

Larmore on the phone today, she also walked the site on her own numerous times and another time with Ms. Larmore on a Saturday;
Councilmember Parra stated that on March 11th she met with Paula Larmore and Michael Ricks at St. John’s where they reviewed what has occurred in the past with plans, permits and modifications at St. John’s, they explained what was being requested at this time which included showing her the plans of the campus as it’s currently configured and as proposed, they also explained the development agreement as proposed and discussed with City staff, on March 21st she had a phone call with Paula Larmore where the Councilmember was asked if she had any additional questions and the Councilmember asked which exhibit had the language

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regarding the distribution of the 10 million dollars;
Councilmember Brock stated that he met with Michael Ricks on Friday, April 23, 2021 for lunch, on Thursday January 6th for a brief lunch and on Wednesday, March 16th for breakfast where they discussed the plans and the resident issues. Paula Larmore was also present at the March 16th meeting.

Councilmember de la Torre stated that last Sunday he met with Providence St. John's CEO Michael Ricks for a lunch meeting in Santa Monica and talked to him this morning as well for 15 minutes regarding resident concerns and community benefits agreements.

Mayor Himmelrich added that she met with Michael Ricks for the first time on February 17th for lunch and then went to a meeting with Mr. Ricks and a few other community representatives concerning a mental health campus in Orange County on March 7th.

Bill Parent spoke on behalf of the Social Services Commission.

The applicant, Michael Ricks, presented their proposal.

Members of the public Peter Arbogast, Elizabeth Forer, Russ Kino, Evelyn Guerboian, Matt Stauffer, Dr. Shanti Gowrinathan, Zackary Gaidzik, Karen Stoyer, Nancy Coleman, Chris Baca, Amy Adams, Ellen Hammond, Pam O’Connor, Garcila Rougier, Julie Fortune, Valerie Griffin, David Melendez, Dr. John Robertson, Dr. Peddi, Emily McCarron, Jerry Rubin, Michael Collins, Hellen Cranmer, Christina Crawford, Dr.

Ruth Sorotzkin, Nancy Link Ellis, Dr. David Krasne, John Maceri, Dr.

Kenneth Sacks, Ernie Powell, Andre Hoyer, Phillip Harrigan and Dr. Neil Martin spoke to the recommended action.

The applicant, Michael Ricks, concluded their proposal presentation.

Questions asked and answered of staff included:

Will St. John’s be able to park their employees on the campus; is there sufficient room with the expansion of the campus for future needs; what does this redevelopment mean for what the hospital will be able to provide; to elaborate on more of what this redevelopment means as to what the hospital will be able to provide; what percentage of the 35% of the open space is open to the public; would the public health screenings set aside as a public benefit be available to students of SMMUSD; will the new conference center be available for use by community groups; is there a possibility the conference center can be used more often than four times a year; can a minimum of one-third of the daycare slots be made available to

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low-income Santa Monica residents; why is the payment of the second installment of $5 million contribution without a Development Review Permit (DRP) problematic; who will manage the deed-restricted affordable housing and who will determine who gets those units; payment of the $3.8 million affordable housing fee and transportation impact fee; how flexible is St. John’s in the payment of the $1 million; why is there the condition that non-profits must have received funding by the Human Services grant program within the last 3 fiscal years; would removing the condition of the 3-year fiscal cycle hinder the process.

Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to the RFP process for non-profits receiving funding by the Human Services Grant.

Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt Resolution No. 11408 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CERTIFYING

THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER PHASE II MASTER
PLAN PROJECT”. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt Resolution No. 11409 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING

FINDINGS NECESSARY TO ADOPT A STATEMENT OF

OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND THE MITIGATION

MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE

PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHNS HEALTH CENTER PHASE II MASTER
PLAN PROJECT EIR”. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to adopt Resolution No. 11410 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA

RECOMMENDING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE AND

CIRCULATION ELEMENT (LUCE) OF THE CITY OF SANTA

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MONICA’S GENERAL PLAN AND REPEAL OF THE HOSPITAL
AREA SPECIFIC PLAN (HASP)”. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to adopt Resolution No. 11411 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE PHASE II MASTER PLAN”.

The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to introduce an ordinance for first reading to adopt the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement for the Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Master Plan. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt a Statement of Official Action approving Tentative Tract Map 82302. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to adopt Resolution No. 11412 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA

DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE VACATION OF A

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PORTION OF 21ST STREET BETWEEN SANTA MONICA

BOULEVARD AND BROADWAY, IN THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA, CALIFORNIA”. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Jonathan Foster and People of CA commented on various local issues.

ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 12:45 a.m.

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Nikima S. Newsome Sue Himmelrich
Assistant City Clerk Mayor

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 12, 2022
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 5:34 p.m., on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California.

Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre (arrived at 5:36 p.m.)
Councilmember Christine Parra

Absent: Councilmember Lana Negrete
Also Present: City Manager David White
Interim City Attorney Joseph Lawrence
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:34 p.m., with all members present except Councilmembers Negrete and de la Torre.

Councilmember Davis led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.

CLOSED SESSIONS
Councilmember de la Torre
arrived at 5:36 p.m.

Member of the public Zina Josephs commented on closed sessions.

On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:41 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 8:15 p.m., with all members present except Councilmember Negrete, to report the following:

1.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1): Otto L. Haselhoff v. City of Santa Monica – Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 19SMCV00850.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was in 2018, Plaintiff Otto Haselhoff (“Haselhoff”) purchased the landmarked property at 2009 La Mesa Drive (the “Property”) from Greg Briles (“Briles”). The Property was the former residence of actress Kathryn Grayson. In November of 2010, the Landmarks Commission found that the Property was a City landmark (the “2010 Landmarking Decision”).

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This 2019 action seeks to invalidate the 2010 Landmarking Decision on various grounds as well as a 2013 Settlement Agreement (involving code violations and then-outstanding permits).

The City obtained favorable rulings dismissing all causes of action challenging the 2010 Landmarking Decision on several grounds, except the slander of title claim.

The parties have mediated this claim and have negotiated a potential nonmonetary settlement. In broad strokes, Haselhoff will agree to a Stipulated Judgment dismissing the pending slander of title claim with prejudice in exchange for the City agreeing to modify the 2013 Settlement Agreement to reflect that the prior code violations have been remediated, the referenced permits have been finalized, and any prior releases in the 2013 Settlement Agreement will not impair Haselhoff’s expected appeal. The City Attorney’s Office recommended to approve the settlement agreement.

Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to approve Settlement Agreement No. 11256 (CCS), with terms. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Jerry Vergara, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC684705.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Hartford Fire Insurance Co. et al v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 20SMCV00745.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.D. Public Employee Appointment:

Title – City Attorney

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The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.E. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Jones-Thomas v. City of Santa Monica, Case No.

BC691476
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was on March 21, 2017, decedent, Donald Thomas Jr., a pedestrian using the City’s pay-on-foot machine in the Civic Center Parking Lot, was struck and killed by defendant Absadi Kidane. Decedent’s wife and children bring this wrongful death claim against the City alleging that the configuration of the parking pay machine in the Civic Center Parking Lot constituted a dangerous condition of public property. City denies liability. The parties have agreed to settle this lawsuit for $350,000. The City Attorney’s Office recommended approving the settlement agreement.

Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to approve Settlement Agreement No. 11257 (CCS), with terms.

The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

1.F. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Kristofer Gonzalez v. City of Santa Monica, U.S.

District Court Case No. 2:20-CV-06947-RGK (AGR).

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

1.G. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: 2828 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, California Offices and Pilot Lounge Premises (~5,285 sq. ft.), Hangars #6, # 26, and #31 (~5,380 sq. ft.), Aircraft Main Ramp (~145,000 sq. ft.), Aircraft Overflow Ramp (~64,460 sq. ft.); and 3100 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, California (“Fuel Farm”) (~3,820 sq. ft.) consisting of three 12,000 gallon and one 500 gallon underground storage tanks and associated systems and equipment; City Negotiators: Stelios Makrides, Chief Operations Officer/Airport Director; Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica; Persons to be negotiated with Atlantic SMO Holdings; Under

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negotiation: Ground Lease and Building Lease Terms.

The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.

SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:

2.A. City Manager Report, was presented.

Members of the public Denise Barton and John Alle commented on this item.

REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
Councilmembers Parra and Brock reported they traveled to Indian Wells, CA the weekend of April 1st to attend the Independent Cities Association Winter seminar where they attended sessions on updates on how other cities are addressing issues related to SB9/10, crisis management, homelessness and drug addiction, and networked with officials from other local agencies to discussed shared concerns and issues.

REPORT ON MEETING

COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren announced that Council will receive $50 compensation for meeting as the Housing Authority.

CHARTER SECTION 615 City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren announced in accordance with Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents.

CONSENT CALENDAR: There being a Consent Calendar for each the City Council and the Housing Authority, on order of the Mayor, and with the consensus of the Councilmembers, the Council convened to a joint meeting with the Housing Authority at 8:33 p.m., and the two Consent Calendars were heard concurrently.

All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.

Members of the public Ann Thanawalla (time donated by Kim B), Denise Barton, Theresa Marasco commented on various Consent Calendar items.

At the request of Authority/Councilmember Brock, Items 3.C, 3.E. and 3.I. were removed from the Consent Calendar.

Motion by Authority/Councilmember Davis, seconded by
Authority/Councilmember de la Torre, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Items 3.C, 3.E. and 3.I, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof.

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The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Authority/Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Chair/Mayor Himmelrich,
Housing Authority Member Elizabeth Cochran
NOES: None
ABSENT: Authority/Councilmember Negrete, Housing Authority Member Donna Brown
WATER

SUSTAINABILITY

3.A. Approval of Contract Modification with Kiewit Infrastructure West Company for the Operations Phase Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment to Design-Build Agreement No. 10736 (CCS) in the amount not to exceed $4,827,058 (including $198,806 City contingency), with Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. This amendment will enable Kiewit to operate, maintain, and manage the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project facilities for two years and will result in a total contract amount not to exceed $97,300,548.

CITY VEHICLES 3.B. Authorization of Purchase Orders with Tymco Equipment Company, Arata Equipment Company, National Auto Fleet Group, and Velocity Truck Centers for Vehicle Purchases for the Public Works Department's Resource Recovery & Recycling Division, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Tymco Equipment Company for the purchase of two sweeper trucks for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $615,859 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;

2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Arata Equipment Company for the purchase of three side loader trucks for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $1,592,754, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;

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3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of two bin trucks for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section

2.24.250(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $155,918 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval; and

4. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Velocity Truck Centers for the purchase of two front loader trucks for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $819,300 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

WAYFIND/KIOSK

PROGRAM

3.D. Approval of Second Modification to Agreement 10813 (CCS) with The Superlative Group, Inc. for Evaluation and Analysis of Proposals Received in Response to RFP #300 Digital Wayfinding and Out-of-Home Advertising Kiosk Program, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement #10813 (CCS) in the amount of $55,000 (including 10% contingency) with The Superlative Group, Inc. to provide consultation services for the Digital Wayfinding and Out-of-Home Advertising Program. This would result in an eight-year reinstated and amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $846,734, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval. 4 TH STREET

ENHANCEMENT

3.F. Award Bid #2476 for Construction and Observation Services for the 4th Street Enhancement Project - Phase II, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff Recommends that the City Council:

1. Award Bid #SP2476 to Access Pacific, Inc. for construction services for the 4th Street Enhancement Project - Phase II for the Public Works Department;

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Contract No. 11253 (CCS) with Access Pacific, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,997,373 (including a $181,579 contingency);

3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary change orders to complete additional work within contract authority;

4. Award Request for Proposals (RFP) #SP2476 to PSOMAS, to provide construction management, observation, and material testing services for the 4th Street Enhancement Project - Phase II;

5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Contract No.

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11254 (CCS) with PSOMAS in an amount not to exceed $310,513 (including a $28,228 contingency); and

6. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary change orders to complete additional work within contract authority.

BEACH MAINTENANCE 3.G. Approval of FY2021-23 Beach Maintenance Staffing Changes, was approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize deleting three vacant Custodian I positions and replacing them with three Maintenance Worker positions.

TELECONFERENCE

MEETINGS

3.H. Adoption of Resolution No. 11413 (CCS) entitled “A

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA MAKING FINDINGS AS REQUIRED BY AB 361

TO PERMIT COUNCIL AND CITY BOARD, COMMISSION, AND

TASK FORCE MEETINGS TO CONTINUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY
TELECONFERENCE WHILE THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
REMAINS IN PLACE”, was adopted.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution making the findings required by AB 361 to continue teleconference meetings of the City Council and City Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces through May 12, 2022.

MINUTES 3.J. Minutes for Housing Authority meeting, were approved.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Housing Authority approve the minutes of the February 8, 2022 meeting.

MINUTES 3.K. Minutes of City Council - Regular Meeting - March 8, 2022 5:30 PM, were approved.

MINUTES 3.L. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - March 22, 2022 4:30 PM, were approved.

MINUTES 3.M. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - March 25, 2022 9:00 AM, were approved.

MINUTES 3.N. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - March 29, 2022 5:30 PM, were approved.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY

ANNUAL PLAN

3.I. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Santa Monica Public Housing Authority Annual Plan, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Housing Authority Board:

1. Adopt the FY2022-2023 Santa Monica Housing Authority Annual Plan, provided as Attachment A.

2. Authorize the submission of the FY2021-2023 Annual Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This item was pulled by Authority/Councilmember Brock to ask questions.

Questions asked and answered of staff, included: if there is a way to respond to questions raised by the public and get this item approved without a delaying approval of this item; is there a deadline for when the Administrative Plan needs to be filed; what is the penalty if the Plan is not submitted on time; is there a way to incorporate residence concerns to the Administrative Plan tonight; do other cities have a way to engage the residents, without being in a public setting; is it true that other cities have public meetings of their Resident Advisory Boards (RAB); and, do we have to make funds available to members of the public, or is that private.

Motion by Authority/Councilmember Brock, seconded by
Authority/Councilmember de la Torre, to table this item until a full discussion can be had with the public regarding the Resident Advisory Board.

Authority/Councilmember Brock, withdrew his motion.

Motion by Authority/Councilmember Brock, seconded by Mayor/Chair Himmelrich, to approve the recommendation, and direct staff to return within 45 days with a discussion of options on ways to improve the Resident Advisory Board (RAB) process, and that staff provide additional guidance and support to the RAB member.

The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Authority/Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre, Housing Authority Board member Cochran,
Mayor/Chair Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor/Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Authority/Councilmember Negrete, Housing Authority Member Donna Brown

PUBLIC WORKS ASSET

MANAGEMENT

3.C. Award Request for Proposal and Enter Into Agreement No. 11255 (CCS) with MentorAPM, LLC for an Enterprise Asset

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Management System, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Award RFP# 2021-REQ-00090 to MentorAPM, LLC for an
enterprise asset management system (EAMS) for the Public Works Department;

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with MentorAPM, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $763,000 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

This item was pulled by Councilmember Brock to ask that staff provide a summary on what is being requested, and what are aging assets, and what would be the challenges if this was delayed.

Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember de la Torre, to approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

RECREATION

MANAGEMENT

3.E. Approval of Modification to Agreement with The Active Network Inc. for Recreation Management Software System, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fourth modification to agreement #10517 (CSD) in the amount of $100,000 with the Active Network Inc. to provide a cloud-based, hosted, recreation-management software system for the Community Services Department. The proposed modification would result in a 12-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $538,825, with futureyear funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Councilmember Brock pulled this item to address privacy concerns and asked the City Manager to read into the record the responses to the concerns.

City Manager White read into the record the following: In 2019, Active Network had a breach to its Blue Bear education platform. The City does not use the Blue Bear software platform and none of the City’s data was compromised in that breach. Nonetheless, the City takes data security

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seriously. We can assure any concerned user that ActiveNet does not share user information from Santa Monica’s recreation management system with third parties. In addition, ActiveNet must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which allows users to delete their personal data from any system. Staff is exploring how best to notify ActiveNet users of this right.

Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

ADJOURNMENT OF

SPECIAL JOINT

MEETING
On order of the Chair/Mayor, the joint meeting with the Housing Authority was adjourned at 9:20 p.m., and the regular City Council meeting was reconvened, with all members present except Councilmember Negrete.

CONTINUED ITEMS:
438 SAN VICENTE BLVD.

5.A. Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Conditional Use Permit and Minor Modification for Expansion of Carlthorp School, 438 San Vicente Blvd, was not heard.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Deny Appeal 20ENT-0275 and approve Conditional Use Permit 19ENT-0250 and Minor Modification 20ENT-0066 for a 7,187 square foot expansion to the Carlthorp School, rooftop playcourt, and 0.29% increase to the allowable ground floor parcel coverage, based upon the findings and analysis outlined in this report.

2. Adopt the CEQA Findings in this Staff Report under “Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act.”
ORDINANCES:

ZONING

7.A. Introduction and Adoption of Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance No. 2699 (CCS) entitled “AN EMERGENCY INTERIM

ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO EXTEND INTERIM ZONING

REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY EMERGENCY INTERIM
ZONING ORDINANCE 2633 (CCS) AND AMENDED AND

EXTENDED BY EMERGENCY INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCES
2645 AND 2692 (CCS) AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE CHAPTER 9.39 AND SECTION 9.40.020 TO INCREASE

THRESHOLDS FOR REVIEW OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND HOUSING

PROJECTS SUBJECT TO THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

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BY ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL”, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce and adopt an Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance to extend interim regulations established by Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance Number 2633 (CCS) and amended and extended by Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance Numbers 2645 and 2692 (CCS) to increase thresholds for review of one hundred percent affordable housing projects and certain Tier 2 housing projects subject to the Housing Accountability Act by Administrative Approval.

There was no public comment on this item.

Questions asked and answered of staff included: what does it mean to increase the thresholds for review by for 100% affordable; what types of projects would fall under “certain” Tier 2 projects; is there any flexibility to have these items come back to the Planning Commission, instead of going to the Architectural Review Board (ARB); is there a way to set certain limits to Tier 2 projects, and what goes to Administrative review, versus, what is considered Tier 2; couldn’t we just downsize the zoning; is there any wiggle room for the Council to receive appeals for projects that meet the zoning code as Tier 2 projects, that go through the Administrative process; and, with a density bonus, what is the maximum height a developer can ask for on a Tier 2 project.

Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to introduce and adopt at first reading the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

BOARDS AND

COMMISSIONS

7.B. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.48 of the SMMC consolidating the Commission on the Senior Community, Commission on the Status of Women, and the Social Services Commissions into a newly named Commission and repealing Chapters 2.56 and 2.60, was presented.

Recommended Action
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Commission, determined by Council, and repealing Chapters 2.56 and 2.60.

Members of the public Jerry Rubin and Theresa Marasco spoke to recommended action.

Question asked and answered of staff included, has there ever been a Youth commission in the history of Santa Monica.

Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: look into a possible youth commission; suggestion to include training on staff report writing for all boards and commission members; and, as a new formed commission, this body should meet every two months for the remainder of 2022, then revisit it in 2023.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof, approve the Human Services Commission for the name, and give direction to staff to meet bi-monthly for the remainder of 2022. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

CAMPAIGN

CONTRIBUTION LIMIT

7.C. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) 11.04.050 Adjusting the City's Campaign Contribution Limit, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the attached ordinance adjusting the City’s Election Code section on limitations on contributions from persons.

There was no public comment on this item.

Questions asked and answered of staff including, can the amount be increased, and can Council increase the amount before the November 2022 election.

Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember de la Torre, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich

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NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:

BIG BLUE BUS

8.A. Approval of Proposed Changes to the Big Blue Bus Fare Policy, was presented.

Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed changes to the fare policy for Big Blue Bus, Department of Transportation.

Members of the public Jerry Rubin, Rafael Cardenas, and Jonathan Foster spoke to the recommended action.

Questions asked and answered of staff included: is there anyway to make it faster to board with cash; is there better messaging or signage that could be coordinated with Metro to explain the TAP card and Big Blue Bus pass; and, do we allow people to load their cards internationally.

Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete

COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:

PLANNING

COMMISSION

13.A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025, was continued to April 26, 2022.

PUBLIC SAFETY

REFORM AND

OVERSIGHT

COMMISSION

13.B. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025, was continued to April 26, 2022.

PUBLIC SAFETY

REFORM AND

OVERSIGHT

COMMISSION

13.C. Recommendation to accept Luis Ramirez's resignation from the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy, was presented.

Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to accept the resignation with regret.

Member of the public Jonathan Foster commented on this item.

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The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present except Councilmember Negrete.

PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Jerry Rubin, Ann Thalawalla, Erika Willhite, and Jonathan Foster commented on various local issues.

ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned in memory of Rosario Parry at 11:05 p.m.

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
City Clerk Mayor

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Report
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Agenda Item: 5.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services Department
Subject: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2022. (CONTINUED FROM 3/08/2022)
Prepared By: Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City Clerk
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Applicant List

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Boards and Commissions Applicants
Disabilities Commission
Name Application Date
Joseph Antognini 3/22/2022
Alexandra Blanc 4/04/2022
Cara Hendler 4/19/2022
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 3
*Identified person with a disability

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Report
City Council Meeting: April 26, 2022
Agenda Item: 5.B
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services Department
Subject: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025. (CONTINUED FROM 4/12/2022)
Prepared By: Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City Clerk
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Applicant List - Planning Commission
B. Written Comment
C. Written Comment

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Board and Commissions Applicants
Planning Commission
Name Application Date
Josh D. Hamilton 2/24/2022
Ryan Hass 5/25/2021
Yu-Ngok Lo 5/17/2021
Samuel Tolkin 11/23/2021

TOTAL APPLICANTS: 4
*Incumbents listed in red
*Currently Serving on the Building
Fire-Life Safety Commission and not
a Santa Monica Resident

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Packet Pg. 691 Attachment: Applicant List - Planning Commission (5094 : Planning Commission Appointment 5.B. (5 mins)) 1 Vernice Hankins
From: Josh Hamilton <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2022 4:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: April 22 2022 City Council Meeting - Agenda item 13.A - Planning Commission Vacancy

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers ‐
It is my pleasure and honor to submit my name to fill the vacant seat on the Planning Commission.  I am sorry that I cannot personally attend the City Council meeting, but I am camping with my children in Joshua Tree for their Spring Break.

I have had the pleasure of meeting with six of the seven members of the City Council, and I hope letter reiterates and further describes my reasons for seeking a seat on the Planning Commission.

This is my opportunity for public service, and I come to this Commission with no personal agenda, other than to serve Santa Monica, which has provided tremendous benefit to me over my lifetime. I currently serve on the Housing Commission, and have lived in Santa Monica for most of my life.  I want to play my role in helping Santa Monica remain a strong and healthy community.  Serving on the Planning Commission is a good way for me to weave together my professional experience, with my sense of responsibility back to my community.

From my perspective, how we manage our housing stock is of paramount importance in sustaining our diversity, in all of its forms.  How we work with a changing world, while maintaining our unique neighborhoods, is a challenge that I am ready to take on.  To do so, we need to make sure that Santa Monica preserves our existing affordable housing stock, while also building the right amount of homes affordable for low and middle income families. Otherwise, we can easily loose our eclectic character, over time.

I understand and appreciate the contribution that homes, affordable to a broad range of households, make to the fabric and wellbeing of a community, which is an important consideration for a City like Santa Monica, with high land values, high market rate rents but with few housing opportunities for middle income families.

For the last 20 years, I have worked to provide financing for affordable housing properties, either to rehabilitate and preserve their affordability, or to help build new homes.  I have spent the bulk of my career focused primarily in California, and I now manage the lending platform for Century Housing, a leading Community Development Finance Institution ("CDFI") that provides early stage acquisition and predevelopment financing for housing affordable to low and middle income Californians.

We work with a broad range of organizations, from small regional mission driven non‐profit developers to housing developers active throughout California. We provide early stage financing for a range of projects, from transitional housing and permanent supportive housing for individuals transitioning from homelessness, all the way up to middle income housing for households that do not qualify for traditional deed restricted affordable housing.  Each type of housing is vitally important for our community.

I am familiar with the real estate development process and land use law, CEQA, the entitlement process, TOC regulations, and the range of financing available from City, County, State and Federal sources, including Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity and Project Based Rental Vouchers.

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Packet Pg. 692 Attachment: Written Comment (5094 : Planning Commission Appointment 5.B. (5 mins)) 2 On a personal level, my wife and I both grew up in Santa Monica, and we have spent a good portion of our adult lives here. We have put down roots and are raising our children in Santa Monica. Our family constructed an ADU that allows us to live on the same property as my mother‐in‐law. We are realizing the benefits of living in a multigenerational household thanks to the recent changes in legislation regarding ADU's. I am a proud graduate of Santa Monica College with a transfer to UCLA. I hold a Masters in Real Estate Development from USC. I am the father of two young children enrolled in elementary schools (one private and one public) in Santa Monica and who are active in SM team sports (Little League, AYSO and YMCA).

Thank you for your consideration.  I look forward to serving the City in a greater capacity.

Regards,
Josh
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Packet Pg. 693 Attachment: Written Comment (5094 : Planning Commission Appointment 5.B. (5 mins)) 1 Vernice Hankins
From: Elizabeth Lerer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:33 PM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Christine Parra; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 13-A. Appoint Samuel Tolkin to Planning Commission

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayors and Council Members,
Please appoint Samuel Tolkin to the Planning Commission.

Thank you,
Elizabeth Lerer
Resident
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 4:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Phil Brock
Cc: David White
Subject: 4-26-2022 Council Meeting - Planning Commission Appointment

EXTERNAL
April 25, 2022
TO: City Council Members and City Manager
RE: Planning Commission Appointment
I have reviewed the statements of the three individuals seeking appointment to the Planning Commission. There are four listed but one seems to be misfiled as she is seeking re‐appointment to a different commission.

I appears that two of the prospective appointees would be considered special interest individuals, representing housing development and real estate investment.  Given all the controversy that has raised its ugly head over commission appointments lately I would hope that the Council would stay away from the spectacle of another special interest appointment.

Respectfully submitted,
Joe Palazzolo
Real Estate Broker (retired)
40 year Santa Monica resident
[email protected]
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 12:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; David White
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: City Council 4/26/22 item 5-B: Samuel Tolkin for Planning Commission

EXTERNAL
April 26, 2022

To: Mayor Himmelrich and City Council members

From: Zina Josephs

RE: 4/26/22 agenda item 5-B—Planning Commission appointment

I urge the Council to appoint Samuel Tolkin to the Planning Commission.

Sam earned a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard. He has worked on master plans, and he has designed office, commercial, and industrial buildings.

Honored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Sam has focused on environmentally sound development. In my view, that is what we need in Santa Monica.

As an aside, I notice that Josh Hamilton is one of the other applicants. Josh currently serves on the Housing Commission. With 3 new appointees lately, the Housing Commission is currently in tumult.

I believe that keeping Josh Hamilton on the Housing Commission at this time might help calm the waters.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Report
City Council Meeting: April 26, 2022
Agenda Item: 5.C
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services Department
Subject: Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025. (CONTINUED FROM 4/12/2022)
Prepared By: Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City Clerk
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Applicant List - Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission B. Written Comment
C. Written Comment

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Boards and Commissions Applicants
Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission
Name Application Date
Jon-Patrick Allem 3/04/2021
Xavier H. Banister 3/07/2022
Elaine V. Barringer 4/05/2021
Margaret Black 3/15/2021
Erin Borda 4/16/2021
Nirvana Bravo Papias 3/19/2021
Elizabeth Brown 3/15/2021
Michael Cahn 3/9/2021
Alok Chanani 3/19/2021
Jeff Chanchuan 3/10/2021
Maria Ochoa Conntreras 4/16/2021
Robert W. Crandall 3/29/2021
Shamshi España 3/19/2021
Jason Feldman 3/15/2021
Shovaughn Fisher 3/03/2021
Albin Gielicz 3/19/2021
Noah Gonzalez 3/15/2021
Dante L. Harrington 4/13/2022
Houman Hemmati 3/08/2021
Douglas Kaplan 3/08/2021
Carolyn Kelly 3/15/2021
Eun Kim 4/16/2021
Lucas Kolding 3/02/2022
Joel Koury 4/20/2021
Robert Kronovet 3/09/2021

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Jason Lin 3/21/2021
Nicolo Lucente 4/20/2021
Susan Mannara 4/16/2021
David Mendoza 4/27/2021
Jasmine Mercado 4/27/2021
Natasha Millman 4/20/2021
Joshua Moffie 3/31/2021
Matt Neco 7/21/2021
Marlene Rico Nord 4/16/2021
Nicolas Pappas 7/21/2021
Michael Payton 3/03/2021
Ivannia A. Perez-Schlamm 3/23/2021
Nicole Phillis 7/13/2021
Killeen Pilon 3/04/2021
Jesse Ramirez 4/27/2021
Vivian Roknian 8/12/2021
Carlos M. Samaniego 3/26/2021
David Schlosberg 4/22/2021
Daniel Seizer 4/27/2021
Donald Singer 4/16/2021
Hootie Soleiman 4/15/2021
Paul Song 4/19/2021
Kristi Springer 4/22/2021
Robert Swerdlow 3/15/2021
Craig A. Walter 3/10/2022
Benjamin Wilson 3/25/2021
Paul Winnemore 3/24/2022 re-applied
Michele Wittig 11/30/2021
Enis Yeneriz 4/30/2021
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 54
*Meets 18-22 years old requirement.

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From: Angela D. Scott
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2022 5:28 PM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; councilmtgitems
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 13B - Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission
Dear Councilmembers. First of all, thank you for your continued commitment to our city. Your sacrifices aren't taken lightly. I am once again writing to weigh in on your decision regarding appointing the next Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commissioner. As you know, our Commission has experienced its share of organizational restructures with what appears to be a series of unscheduled vacancies. At the same time, from a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens, it's disheartening to see a lack of representation with respect to the lack of a Black/African-American male on this commission.

Since the departure of George Brown - his lived experiences combined with Civil Rights work has left a void. As a Black/African-American woman whose intersectionality crosses multiple spheres, I am but one voice with lived experiences that cannot fully provide as much insight as my Black/African-American male counterparts. I implore you to take a look at this June 2020 article by the Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/03/10-things-we-know-about-race-and-policing-inthe-u-s/, "10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S." I want to highlight two points.  (#1) Majorities of both black and white Americans say black people are treated less fairly than whites in dealing with the police and by the criminal justice system as a whole; and  (#2) Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they've been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.

If we are truly doing the work of police reform from the space of diversity and inclusion - all voices should be heard - especially the voice of Black/African-American males. It's my understanding that you have at least two applicants that are representative of this particular demographic. Xavier Banister is a business owner, NAACP Santa Monica-Venice Branch member, and longtime Boys and Girls Club volunteer who continues to impart his wisdom to Black males. I have witnessed this firsthand. Craig Ali Walter is also extremely active in the community serving as Treasurer for the NAACP Santa-Monica Venice Branch, member of the Coalition for Police Reform, and member of the Committee for Racial Justice. Both gentlemen continue to sacrifice for this community and also have a wealth of lived experiences here that make them "worthy" of an appointment on the commission.

To clarify, I'm not stating the other applicants are less qualified, I'm specifically looking from the lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Michele Wittig should also be strongly considered. She is an expert in the field of police reform.

Thank you for your consideration.

Warmest,
Angela
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Packet Pg. 700 Attachment: Written Comment (5095 : PSROC Appointment 5.C. (5 mins)) 2 Race and policing in America: 10 things
we know - Pew Research Center
1 Majorities of both black and white Americans say black people are treated less fairly than whites in dealing with the police and by the criminal justice system as a whole.

In a 2019 Center survey, 84% of black adults said that, in dealing with police, blacks are generally treated less fairly than whites; 63% of whites said the same.Similarly, 87% of blacks and 61% of whites said the U.S ...
www.pewresearch.org
Angela D. Scott (she/her)
Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission
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From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: FW: PSROC nomination
From: Darlene <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:17 AM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: PSROC nomination

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers:

I write in support of the appointment of Craig Walter and Xavier Banister to fill the vacancy on the PSROC Committee.  As one of the groups most negatively impacted by policing, it is important the Committee have a African American male representative.  Both are long term members of the Santa Monica Community and will be able to bring their personal experiences and knowledge of the community to the issues which confront public safety in Santa Monica.

Thank you for your consideration.

Darlene
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From: Joanne Berlin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 8:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: item 5C on April 26, 2022 City council agenda

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council members,
As you know, there is currently no Black male on the Santa Monica Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission.  This seems untenable to me, since we know that many Black males in our community have had unpleasant encounters with police officers in our city.  As a group, they need to have a voice or 2 on this important and historic commission.  There are now three Black men who have applied to fill a current vacancy on this commission:  Craig A. Walter,  Xavier H. Bannister, and  Dante L. Harrington.

I hope you will all work together to place one of these three onto the PSROC tonight.    It would signal to a number of us that the city council is taking the work of this commission seriously and trying to help it succeed by providing input from a Black male perspective.

Thank you,
Joanne
Joanne Berlin, Coordinator
Committee For Racial Justice

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From: David Martin, Director, Administration
Subject: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.08.020; and Appeals of Planning Commission's Denial of Two Conditional Use Permits to Allow Meal and Alcohol Service to the General Public at the Oceana Hotel’s Existing Restaurant
Recommended Action
Staff recommends Council take the following actions:

1. Adopt the determination that the proposal to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing restaurant to the public is exempt under CEQA Guideline Section 15301 (Class 1) for Existing Facilities, in that the project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or licensing of an existing hotel to extend its guest-only meal and alcoholic beverage services to the public in its existing onsite restaurant;

2. Introduce for first reading a proposed ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.08.020 to establish a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requirement for an existing legal, nonconforming hotel restaurant located within the R2 and R3 zoning districts to request approval to provide meal service to the general public, provided that certain criteria are met;

3. Grant the appeals of Planning Commission’s denial of two Conditional Use Permits associated with the Oceana Hotel’s request to 1) provide meal service to the general public pursuant to the proposed text amendment; and 2) modify the hotel’s existing alcohol CUP to provide service to the general public;

4. Approve Conditional Use Permits 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090; and

5. Approve the Statement of Official Action.

Executive Summary
City Council is being asked to approve a proposed Zoning Text Amendment (20ENT0236) and two Conditional Use Permit applications (20ENT-0237 and 20ENT-0091) in

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response to applications filed by the owner of the Oceana Hotel, located at 849 Ocean Avenue
The Oceana Hotel’s Request
The Oceana Hotel is a 70-room hotel located in the R3 (Medium Density Multi-Family Residential District). At the time the hotel was built in 1958, lodging was a permitted use in the zone. Today, new hotels are not permitted in the R3 District, and the Oceana Hotel is classified as a legal, non-conforming use.

The Oceana Hotel has an existing restaurant with food and beverage services that can only be offered and available to the hotel’s guests and their visitors. The Oceana now proposes to offer food and beverage services in its existing restaurant to members of the general public. The restaurant would not increase in size or capacity.

As a legal nonconforming use, the City’s current regulations prohibit the Hotel from extending the existing restaurant’s services to the general public. The applicant has proposed a Text Amendment that would create the opportunity to extend its existing restaurant meal and alcoholic beverage services to the general public. The service enhancement would increase the economic viability of the existing restaurant and support one of the hotel’s goals of being a local and favorite dining option for the surrounding neighborhood.

The proposed Text Amendment, as modified by staff, would amend land use regulations in the Zoning Ordinance, specifically Santa Monica Municipal Code “SMMC” Section 9.08 (Multi-Unit Residential Districts), to allow an existing legal, nonconforming hotel restaurant located within the R2 and R3 zoning districts to provide meal service to the general public, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The text amendment would limit such requests to a legal, nonconforming hotel that has an existing restaurant that currently provides full sit-down meal service and has an existing alcohol CUP. Upon review of potentially eligible hotels, the Oceana Hotel is the only hotel currently in the R2 or R3 Districts that meet these criteria. The

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CUP requirement will provide an opportunity for public review and input on the hotel’s request to ensure neighborhood needs are understood and addressed.

Consistent with the staff-recommended CUP requirement that would be established by the proposed Text Amendment, the applicant filed for new Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090 to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing restaurant to the general public within established indoor and outdoor dining facilities on the hotel property.

The applicant also filed Conditional Use Permit 20ENT-0237 to amend the hotel’s existing Conditional Use Permit 96CUP-009 associated with its current ABC Type 70 alcohol license to provide alcohol service to the general public with the hotel’s fullservice restaurant meal service with an ABC Type 47 alcohol license (On-Sale General – Eating Place).

The Planning Commission’s Consideration and Applicant Appeal On June 9, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to: 1) make a formal recommendation to the City Council on the proposed Text Amendment; and 2) consider the CUP applications. Staff outlined its support for the proposed Text Amendment and also recommended that the Planning Commission vote to approve the two CUP applications, with the express limitation that such approvals would only be valid upon City Council approval of the Text Amendment.

As discussed more fully in this report, the Planning Commission, by a vote of 3-3, did not recommend that Council approve the Text Amendment. The Planning Commission also reviewed and took a formal action to deny the Oceana Hotel’s requests for approval of the two CUP applications, primarily based on its failure to recommend that the City Council approve the text amendment necessary to allow the CUPs to move forward.

The applicant filed two timely appeals of the Planning Commission’s denial of the CUP applications, arguing that there is ample evidence in the record to make the findings for both applications. Moreover, the appeals state that the applicant fully supports the full

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range of both the staff-recommended conditions and recommended conditions included in the Planning Commission’s denial of the CUPs that directly address project operations to ensure that the restaurant’s service to the public would be appropriately managed without creating impacts to the neighborhood.

The Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny the Text Amendment is not subject to appeal because the Planning Commission only provides a recommendation to the City Council for its consideration.

The Council’s Considerations
The City Council is being asked to consider whether to:
• Approve the Text Amendment based on the findings set forth in the proposed Ordinance provided in Attachment “A”; and
• Grant both appeals and approve both CUP applications based on the findings and conditions of approval provided in Attachment “B”.

The approvals for the CUP applications would not become effective unless and until the proposed Text Amendment is adopted by the City Council and the enabling ordinance becomes effective, 30 days after second reading.

The following issues that are addressed in this report should be considered by the City Council in its review of the proposed Text Amendment and CUPs:
• The appropriateness of the proposed Text Amendment to allow existing legal nonconforming hotels in the R2 or R3 Zoning Districts to apply for a CUP to expand its existing full-service restaurant to the general public, provided certain criteria are met.
• The appropriateness of extending existing guest/visitor only alcohol service to the general public in conjunction with full-service restaurant meal service within an existing legal nonconforming hotel located within the R2 or R3 Zoning Districts.

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• The effectiveness of the recommended conditions of approval in minimizing any potential adverse impacts to the surrounding residential neighborhood in conjunction with the proposed expansion of meal and alcohol service to the general public.

The City Council’s Consideration and Settlement
On November 23, 2021, the City Council considered the Text Amendment and the appeals of Planning Commission’s denial of the two CUP applications. A motion to introduce the Text Amendment for first reading failed by a 3-3 vote, with one council member absent. Without the Text Amendment, the proposed use would not be conditionally permitted within the applicable Zoning District. Because the Council did not introduce the Text Amendment for first reading, the two appeals could not be upheld, and the CUP amendments could not be approved. Thus, Council voted to deny the appeals and the CUP applications by a 5-1 vote, with one council member absent.

On February 22, 2022, the City Council, by a 7-0 vote, approved a settlement with the applicant that would result in termination of threatened litigation over alleged procedural irregularities in the City Council’s proceedings on November 23, 2021. Under the settlement, the City Council agreed to conduct a de novo hearing to consider anew the Text Amendment and appeals of the Planning Commission’s denial of the two CUP applications. The settlement requires the City Council to conduct the de novo hearing prior to June 30, 2022 with all seven City Council members present.

Background – Project Site Information
Zoning District Medium Density Residential (R3)
Land Use Element
Designation
Medium Density Housing
Parcel Area (SF)/Dimensions 30,000 square-foot rectangular lot / 200’ W x 150’ D Existing On-Site
Improvements
Approximately 62,200 square-foot 3-story, 70-room
hotel above subterranean parking level
Rent Control Status Exempt - Commercial Property

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Adjacent Zoning Districts &
Land Uses
North: R3 – Multi-Unit Residential
East: R3 – Multi-Unit Residential
South: R3 – Multi-Unit Residential
West: OS-BCH – Palisades Park
Historic Resources Inventory The building not listed on the HRI.

Site Location Map:

The Oceana Hotel is located at the northeast corner of Ocean and Idaho Avenues within the R3 (Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. The site is surrounded by multi-family residential buildings along its north, south, and east sides, but fronts Palisades Park and the ocean) along its west facade. There are preferential parking restrictions on Idaho Avenue between Ocean Avenue and 4th Street, and on other streets in the immediate area, which limit parking without a permit between the hours of 6pm and 8am daily.

Ocean Ave
Idaho Ave
Palisades Park
Oceana Hotel
2 nd St

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Background – Hotel Use and Zoning
The parcel at 849 Ocean Avenue was developed in 1957 with a 3-story, 192-room, 60 family apartment building above a subterranean parking garage within the R4 zoning district. In May 1958, the apartment began its transition into a hotel. Under the Hotel’s zoning designation at the time, both apartment buildings and hotels were permitted land uses.

Over a span of many years, the hotel use has been constant and continuous, but the underlying zone of the property has changed, along with associated regulations for those designations, resulting in the hotel identified at different times as a permitted use, a legal nonconforming use, and an allowed use (Limited Use authorized subject to certain limitations), as more fully explained in Attachment “H”.

Today, the 70-room hotel maintains a central courtyard with a pool that is the hotel’s primary public space. Entries to all rooms/suites are accessible from interior corridors. The building’s subterranean parking is accessible from the adjoining First Court alley at the rear. The building design and configuration minimizes potential noise impacts to within the hotel interior spaces and helps prevent noise from impacting nearby residential buildings.

As a boutique hotel, a range of amenities were established and incorporated into the existing menu of services and amenities to enhance guest experience, including an onsite restaurant, food service, alcoholic beverage service in common areas, in-room mini bar, pool, excursion/sightseeing packages, spa/massage services, event planning, transportation connection, among others.

For many hotels that have long been in continuous operation, these amenities predate specific zoning requirements, including the need for separate review, approval or entitlement applications, such as a CUP. The Oceana Hotel is no different. For example, the hotel possesses an onsite restaurant, an ABC Alcohol License Type 70, and Conditional Use Permit (96CUP-009) that allow the operator the ability to provide meal and alcoholic beverage services to its guests and their visitors in the restaurant

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and in certain common areas, such as around the pool deck, including the ability to supply alcoholic beverages in refrigerators/mini bars, and in-room through room service. The existing alcohol service within the aforementioned areas will be maintained to hotel guests.

In addition to the Alcohol CUP noted above for the Oceana Hotel, other relevant permits and approvals include the following:
• 95ARB-185: façade remodel and interior renovation of hotel). • 95TA-005 & 006, 95ZC-001, 95GPA-001: associated with Ordinance 1832 (CCS).
• 06TA-003 & 06VAR-012 associated with Ordinance 2213 (CCS); o created seven additional guest rooms within the existing floor area; o Variance to waive the requirement to provide seven additional parking spaces.

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Figure 2: Site plan highlighting the existing onsite restaurant space and patio dining area and other features that are part of the hotel guest amenities.

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Figure 3: Exterior Elevations along Ocean and Idaho Avenues (June 2018).

Project Analysis
The applicant’s proposal to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing full-service restaurant to the general public and to provide associated alcohol service with its meal service would require review and approval of the following three applications which are each discussed in this section of the report:

1. Text Amendment ( 20ENT-0236) to modify SMMC 9.08 and associated land use regulations to establish a new CUP requirement for existing hotels located in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts to open its existing restaurant to the general public provided that the following criteria are met:
a. The hotel use was established and in existence as of January 1, 1995;

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b. The Alcohol Conditional Use Permit allowing the onsite service of alcoholic beverages to hotel guests and their visitors in guest rooms and in certain common areas was approved by the City prior to July 23, 2015; and c. The hotel’s existing restaurant prepares meals to order from a set menu in an existing hotel kitchen for consumption on the premises; provides sit down meal service during restaurant operating hours for breakfast, lunch and dinner; and the hotel’s ancillary restaurant use has existed since prior to July 23, 2015.

2. Conditional Use Permit (21ENT- 0090) to authorize the Oceana Hotel to open its onsite restaurant to the general public, subject to operational conditions of approval and contingent on Text Amendment approval; and

3. Conditional Use Permit (20ENT-0237) to amend the hotel’s existing alcohol CUP (96CUP-009) to provide alcohol service to the public as part of the hotel’s restaurant meal service, subject to operational conditions and contingent on Text Amendment approval.

Overview of Proposed Text Amendment
The applicant’s proposal to open its existing onsite restaurant to the general public would be considered an intensification of the legal nonconforming hotel use under SMMC 9.27.050(E). Intensification of a legal nonconforming use is generally prohibited; however, consistent with the principles set forth in SMMC Chapter 9.27, which sets forth the Zoning Ordinance’s Nonconforming Uses and Structures provisions, the City has the ability to determine whether a certain amount or type of intensification of use may be permitted. Accordingly, the proposed Text Amendment as modified by staff, provides an opportunity to extend the operations of an existing restaurant in a legal nonconforming hotel to the general public, but also includes a process to evaluate and impose operational conditions that may be needed to manage this type of proposed incremental expansion of the hotel’s existing restaurant meal service.

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The Text Amendment would not allow for an expansion of an existing restaurant, nor would it change the underlying identification of Hotels and Motels as a prohibited use in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts. The proposed approach is designed to permit only a modest incremental change in operations, and stands in contrast to a more impactful scenario where an existing legal nonconforming hotel may seek to establish wholly new restaurant meal service and alcohol service where none historically has been provided on site.

Similarly, as noted in the Background section of this report, the Oceana Hotel was permitted to add/create seven guest rooms with the adoption of a 2006 Text Amendment that specifically allowed this expansion of the existing legal nonconforming hotel.

The draft Text Amendment presented in this report reflects staff-recommended revisions after evaluating the applicant’s original proposal, the overall goal and intent for the request, and considering the potential impacts and benefits of the request to allow the Oceana Hotel to open its existing guest-only restaurant to the public.

The proposed amendments to SMMC Section 9.08.020 and Table 9.08.020 regulating land uses within the Multi-Unit Residential Districts is provided in Attachment “A”.

Purpose of Creating a New Conditional Use Permit Requirement The Text Amendment proposes a new Conditional Use Permit requirement to provide a discretionary process to review the necessity of special conditions to manage potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed Text Amendment would amend SMMC Section 9.08 (Multi-Unit Residential Districts), specifically SMMC Section 9.08.020 – Land Use Regulations – to establish a Conditional Use Permit requirement for an existing hotel restaurant located within the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts to request approval to provide sit down meal service to the general public provided that certain criteria are met.

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The new CUP application requirement recommended under the proposed Text Amendment requires the hotel’s request to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in a noticed public meeting. If adopted by Council, the new CUP requirement would create a clear process for a legal non-conforming hotel to request changes that involves public participation in order to hear, collect, consider, and incorporate feedback from community members at large and from those who live in the neighborhood.

The input raised by residents and the neighborhood is important to consider in the context of a public hearing. For this reason, requiring a new CUP to open the existing restaurant to the public is a sensible requirement in addition to the standard requirement for amending an existing alcohol CUP when a change in license type or a substantial change in mode or character of the alcohol service is proposed. The CUP process allows for public input during a public hearing regarding proposed hotel operations. Moreover, the CUP process provides an opportunity for the Planning Commission to impose additional operational conditions as necessary in order to mitigate potential commercial-related impacts and protect the integrity of the residential neighborhood. Staff-recommended conditions are presented for consideration later in this report.

Criteria for Requesting a Conditional Use Permit
The Text Amendment provides three criteria that must be met in order for a hotel property to be eligible to apply for a CUP to open an existing hotel restaurant to the general public in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts. These criteria are recommended in order to ensure that such a request is an incremental expansion of an existing, ancillary hotel amenity versus a request to initiate a broader expansion of brand new food service activities that could result in greater impacts to the neighborhood:

1. The hotel use was established and in existence as of January 1, 1995;

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2. The Alcohol Conditional Use Permit allowing the onsite service of alcoholic beverages to hotel guests and their visitors in guest rooms and in certain common areas was approved by the City prior to July 23, 2015; and

3. The hotel’s existing restaurant prepares meals to order from a set menu in an existing hotel kitchen for consumption on the premises; provides sit down meal service during restaurant operating hours for breakfast, lunch and dinner; and the hotel’s ancillary restaurant use has existed since prior to July 23, 2015.

Proposed Criterion 1: The current Text Amendment proposal aligns with the general construct established in 1995 that acknowledged hotels that were in existence as of January 1, 1995 were deemed to be an allowed use and differentiated from a new hotel use which remained a prohibited use in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts. The purpose of this criterion is to establish parameters for applicability that are tied to the historical evaluation of lodging in the multi-unit districts where the continuation of this use has been deemed to be appropriate based on having a longstanding presence in the neighborhood without causing significant or adverse impacts to the area.

Proposed Criterion 2: The requirement to have an alcohol CUP that was approved prior to the adoption of the 2015 Zoning Ordinance Update, when hotel uses in the R2 and R3 Districts were deemed legal nonconforming, reinforces the incremental or modest nature of the requested expansion of alcohol service at the property subject to a discretionary public hearing, in contrast to allowing the potential for initiating brand new alcohol service where no alcohol service is currently authorized on the property in any form. Hotels and motels with existing guest-only alcohol service would be required to amend its existing CUP in order to permit the extension of alcohol service to the general public in conjunction with its existing restaurant meal service.

Proposed Criterion 3: This criterion requires that a hotel’s existing restaurant prepares meals to order from a set menu in an existing hotel kitchen for consumption on the premises; provides sit down meal service during restaurant operating hours for breakfast, lunch and dinner; and the hotel’s ancillary restaurant use

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has existed since prior to the effective date of the 2015 Zoning Ordinance Update, and is similarly designed to reinforce the incremental or modest nature of a requested expansion of restaurant service to the general public.

Oceana’s Eligibility Under Criteria
Staff has reviewed the Oceana Hotel’s permit history and operations to confirm that the property meets all three criteria:
1) Oceana Hotel was established prior to 1995;
2) The hotel serves alcoholic beverages to guests and their visitors under ABC Type 70 and an approved CUP as of July 23, 2015. The Oceana Hotel currently holds an ABC Type 70 alcohol license which provides the ability for the hotel to supply alcoholic beverages in refrigerators in guest rooms and serves alcoholic beverages within specified common areas within the hotel’s property.

The associated Conditional Use Permit 96CUP-009 was approved by the Planning Commission on August 7, 1996 and places limitation on alcohol service only to registered guests and their visitors.
3) The hotel is equipped with an existing kitchen that currently prepares meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner service as part of their onsite guest amenity as of July 23, 2015. Based on permit record review, the onsite restaurant and kitchen has been in existence in one form or another on the hotel’s property for at least 15 years.

Eligibility of Other Hotels in the R2 and R3 Districts
The implications of the proposed Text Amendment on other existing hotel located in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts was raised by Wilmont Neighborhood Group members and residents during a meeting with City staff prior to the Planning Commission hearing and also during public testimony. Staff has compiled a list of hotels/motels in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts as provided below. The proposed and qualifying criteria 1-3 were applied to the seven hotels/motels identified in the chart. Only one hotel meets

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all three criteria and therefore qualifies to apply for a Conditional Use Permit to open its existing onsite restaurant to the public.

Name Zone
Existing
Hotel in
Operation as
of January 1,
1995
Hotel’s
Ancillary
Restaurant Use
Established
prior toJuly 23,
2015
Existing
Alcohol
CUP
Approved
prior to
July 23,
2015
Palm Motel
2020 14th Street
R2 Yes No No
Rest Haven Motel
815 Grant St
R2 Yes No No
Oceana Hotel
849 Ocean Ave
R3 Yes Yes Yes
Cal Mar Hotel
220 California Ave
R3 Yes No No
Sea Blue Motel
1670 Ocean Ave &
28,36 Arcadia Terrace
R3 Yes No No
Palihouse Hotel
1001 3
rd Street
R3 Yes No No
Pavilions Motel
2338 Ocean Park Blvd
R3 Yes No No
Table 1: Existing legal nonconforming hotels/motels in the R2 and R3 zones (May 2021).

Analysis of Proposed CUP for Restaurant Service & Potential Neighborhood Impacts Although the Oceana Hotel existed briefly as an apartment building, it has been in continuous operation as a hotel since 1958. In its 63-plus years, the hotel has developed and implemented a range of guest-related services and amenities typically available at a boutique hotel of this kind, including an onsite restaurant. Because these services and amenities are generally viewed as customary and since the hotel is an older establishment, many of these services/amenities predate coderelated requirements.

The Oceana filed a similar proposal and application in April 2015 to open the restaurant to the public, but the application was withdrawn in August 2015. Although

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the processing of this application was not completed, this demonstrates the ownership’s long-standing interest in opening its restaurant to the public and is responsive to the consistent inquiries the hotel has received from nearby residents who have expressed interest in having this dining experience in their own neighborhood.

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Figure 4: Images of the dining room and patio dining area in courtyard.

As was shared by the applicant, the purpose of the Text Amendment and CUP application is to allow the restaurant to become a local- and neighborhood-serving amenity that can offer residents a new dining option and experience. Similarly, the restaurant is permitted to offer meals for takeout, which is customary and considered ancillary to the established use.

Also expressed by the ownership, like so many other hotels and businesses in the hospitality industry, the Oceana Hotel has been financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic since its success is directly linked to the traveling public. Opening the restaurant and extension of its services to the public would assist in its economic recovery effort.

On the other hand, the hotel is located within the R3 Residential District surrounded on three sides by mostly two- to four-story multi-unit apartment or condominium buildings and faces Palisades Park. The neighborhood is located a couple of blocks north of Downtown Santa Monica. For this reason, the proposal to open the hotel’s existing restaurant to the public may be seen as another layer of

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commercial intrusion into a residential zone. The applicant team reached out to immediate neighbors to gauge the level of support or opposition and on April 6, 2021, the applicant team met with the Wilmont Neighborhood Group to share the details of the proposal, hear concerns, and gather input from the community.

In summary, there is both support for the request from the community and also concern over commercial intrusion and impacts associated with potential noise, traffic/circulation, parking, deliveries, and other commercial activity-related matters, including the concern that this proposal would create an authorization for other existing hotels in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts to create new restaurant and alcohol service where none currently exists.

Figure 5: Dining Room and Patio Dining Layout – Combined Dining Area 1,556 SF / 67 Seats Restaurant/Dining Room Patio Dining (in courtyard)
1,072 SF / 49 seats 484 SF / 18 seats
The existing restaurant dining room is approximately 1,072 SF and accommodates up to 49 seats. An outdoor dining patio located next to the pool and in the courtyard is also available for restaurant dining. This space is about 848 SF with 18 seats. Both

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dining spaces and layout are shown above in Figure 5. The combined restaurant dining space totals 1,556 SF and 67 seats. A restaurant waiting area is also shown in the lobby.

The restaurant is located along the front primary façade next to the lobby facing Ocean Avenue and by extension Palisades Park across the street and can be seen from the public right-of-way. Its entry and access to the dining patio can only be achieved internally by going through the hotel lobby and turning right into the courtyard. This layout seemingly prevents restaurant guests from waiting or entering on the exterior street facade of the restaurant or queuing in the public right-of- way and potentially generate noise impacts to adjoining residential buildings.

Noise generated from the interior of the restaurant, and particularly the outdoor dining patio will be contained within the central courtyard and will be minimized to nearby buildings. Further, the location of the primary entry for hotel and restaurant guests is located approximately midway on the front façade and away from the periphery of the building closest to the north and south residential buildings and by design will help limit noise impact to those residents. The hotel’s primary facade fronting Palisades Park is also a benefit as it ensures that no residential buildings or residents will be impacted by the restaurant.

The hotel, as a commercial entity, has continually existed next to and among its residential neighbors for over 63 years without creating significant adverse quality of life impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. In past years, there have been some violations relating to exceeding construction hours or some aspects of the valet service, but all were resolved in a timely manner. The hotel property is fully built out and is legal, nonconforming with respect to aspects such as setbacks, building height, and parcel coverage. It is unlikely that other significant improvements are possible or will be pursued in the future within the envelope of the existing building. Nonetheless, a variety of qualify of life concerns were expressed by nearby residents and the surrounding neighborhood relating to potential noise impacts generated by additional restaurant guests as well as competition for limited parking and circulation in and

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around the hotel. The Planning Commission’s recommended conditions of approval are intended to address and are reflective of these concerns.

Parking and Access
The 70-room hotel provides 66 parking spaces (58 striped and 8 in drive aisles through valet) in its subterranean parking garage. The existing onsite restaurant in its current operation with meal service limited to hotel guests is a hotel amenity. It is not considered a separate stand-alone business. Parking at the facility is exclusively valet operated. A Mobility Division-approved valet plan (20AVP-0005) is on file for this property. The combined square footage of the existing restaurant, including patio dining is 1,556 square feet. In terms of opening the existing restaurant to the public, additional parking would be calculated at 50% of the rate of one space per 300 square feet. This would result in a total of 2.5 spaces, which is rounded up to 3 spaces.

Additional parking is not required for this proposal pursuant to SMMC Section

9.28.020(B)(2), which waives the parking requirement for up to three spaces.

However, from a practical standpoint, in order to assess whether the applicant’s proposal would be impactful to the neighborhood, staff evaluated the earlier parking analyses prepared for the property associated with prior applications and requested additional information to assess parking utilization prior to March 2020 and now, as lodging and hospitality activity is on the rise. Based on this review, while additional parking is not required by code, the hotel’s existing parking supply can satisfactorily accommodate an incremental increase in activity at the property associated with opening the existing restaurant to the public based on a substantial decrease in parking demand generated by the primary lodging use due in large part to the prevalence of ride-hailing/transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft that serve visitors and tourists in destination communities like Santa Monica.

In 2006, the Planning Commission approved a parking variance (06VAR-012) and Text Amendment (06TA-003) to allow the addition of seven guest rooms (from 63 to 70 rooms) without providing additional parking based on a parking demand study prepared by Linscott, Law & Greenspan, which concluded that with 70 guest rooms,

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the hotel would generate a peak parking demand of 49 parking spaces (measured at 1 a.m.); thereby, 17 spaces would remain unoccupied. This demand is below the 66 onsite parking spaces that can be provided in the subterranean garage in conjunction with valet parking operation. At that time, staff verified that the parking spaces are never fully occupied even when the hotel is fully booked, and it was noted that the hotel does not offer banquet facilities or meeting rooms that could generate parking demand beyond the level that can be accommodated by the onsite parking facility.

A more recent parking count conducted in 2015 also by Linscott, Law & Greenspan found that from Thursday, May 7, 2015 through Saturday, May 9, 2015 between the hours of 6:00 AM and midnight, it was observed that the peak parking demand was 29 spaces. During the same time period, it was also noted that the hotel occupancy ranged between 93% and 100%. Between the 2006 and 2015 parking study, the advent and increased popularity of ride hailing services such as Uber (founded in 2009) and Lyft (founded in 2012) have significantly decreased guests’ reliance on the hotel’s onsite parking. Both parking studies were completed prior to the pandemic under the same condition further ensuring their accuracy.

In the intervening years since the 2006 and 2015 parking studies, the hotel has remained unchanged in terms of the number of rooms and the guest services/amenities it provides. It is reasonable to anticipate that opening the existing restaurant to the general public has the potential to generate additional parking demand, however, the applicant maintains that over the past five years, the hotel’s parking garage has been typically less than 50% utilized, which is consistent with and supported by the Linscott, Law & Greenspan 2006 and 2015 parking studies.

Regarding anticipated parking demand associated with a restaurant opening to the public, although additional parking is not required for the proposed change of use from a guest- serving restaurant to a restaurant that will open to the public, it is also worth noting the following:
• Hotel guests can be restaurant guests.

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• The hotel is located in close proximity to downtown and will benefit from the “park once”, many destinations approach to parking generally employed by visitors to downtown.
• The hotel is located in a residential neighborhood and is likely to attract nearby residents who can walk or bike to the restaurant.
• The surrounding neighborhood is generally regulated by preferential parking with the exception of Montana Avenue further north and Ocean Avenue where there are metered parking spaces across the street adjacent to Palisades Park.

These preferential parking districts further safeguard the neighborhood from new and potential impacts relating to noise, parking and circulation. • There has been decreased parking demand at the hotel due to the advent and popularity of ride hailing services such as Uber and Lyft and bikeshare programs and scooters.
• The hotel is located near/along a protected bike path making restaurant easily accessible.

Based on an evaluation of the hotel property configuration, it does not appear that additional onsite parking can be accommodated. The hotel’s parking supply can be managed to support opening the existing onsite restaurant to the public.

Furthermore, as presented in the next section of the staff report addressing staffrecommended conditions, the hotel would be required to implement an incentive program for customers to walk or bicycle to the restaurant from the surrounding neighborhood and maintain a valet service to continue to manage its existing parking resource effectively. Please see Attachment “G” for background information about parking at the hotel.

Analysis of Proposed Alcohol CUP Amendment
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and their visitors in certain common areas, such as around the pool deck, including the ability to supply alcoholic beverages in in-room refrigerators/mini bars, and in guest rooms through room service. The existing alcohol service within the aforementioned areas will be maintained for hotel guests. The proposed alcohol CUP amendment only proposes to authorize alcohol service to the general public in the areas shown on the plans, specifically, the restaurant and outdoor patio dining area in conjunction with meal service.

The amendment to the existing CUP is necessary in order to allow the hotel the ability to extend alcohol service to the public and to align with the proposed meal service in its restaurant, and any approval would be contingent on Council also approving both the Text Amendment and CUP for opening the restaurant to the public. If approved, the Oceana Hotel will apply for an ABC Type 47 (On-Sale General – Eating Place) license. As this is a customary alcohol license for restaurants, staff supports the proposed CUP amendment of 96CUP-009 subject to the operational conditions presented in the next section of this report.

Summary of Planning Commission Action and Community Input On June 9, 2021, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and considered Text Amendment 20ENT-0236 and Conditional Use Permits 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090. Following an extensive policy discussion about the Text Amendment and review of the operational parameters for the restaurant in conjunction with the Conditional Use Permit applications, the Commission was split, as was the public sentiment about the project. A total of 31 emails were received and 15 were in favor, while 16 were against the proposal. During the hearing, 26 callers registered to speak and provide public comments that supported and opposed the proposal for a variety of reasons noted below.

During the deliberation, several key issues were raised, including:
• Discussion regarding whether the project qualifies for a CEQA Class 1 Exemption;

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• Whether the proposed Text Amendment constitutes “spot zoning” since it may only benefit one property, or whether the applicability criteria are appropriately narrow in order to ensure such requests represent incremental expansion of activity;
• Policy discussion regarding legal, non-conforming uses and whether such uses should be allowed to expand/increase activity, in particular commercial uses in residential zones; and
• Clarification on staff-recommended conditions of approval, particularly, the requirement for annual compliance review and valet parking of bicycle and other micro mobility devices.

The following is a brief summary of the key points raised during public comment during the hearing and provided in writing.

Concerns were expressed by nearby residents and the Wilshire Montana Neighborhood Coalition (Wilmont):
• The Text Amendment would allow more commercial intrusion into a residential neighborhood;
• Allowing the intensification of a nonconforming commercial use sets a precedent;
• Noise impacts from patrons, the valet operation, and noise from the garage door accessed from the alley; and
• Concern over potential parking spillover into the neighborhood.

Residents provided support for the Oceana Hotel’s proposal:
• The Oceana Hotel has been a long-standing and positive presence in the neighborhood;
• The Oceana Hotel should be able to open its restaurant to the public because it would help create a more walkable community and be a neighborhood-serving use in an area that lacks dining options that are within walking distance; • The proposal would facilitate economic recovery; and

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• The request is being proposed in a careful manner that will not create impacts to the neighborhood.

A motion to recommend that the City Council approve the Text Amendment was made on the basis that the project facilitates economic recovery, provides a process for public input and creates a neighborhood-serving use where there are none presently.

This motion resulted in a 3-3 vote, which resulted in a technical denial of the Text Amendment.

While the Commission discussed several alternative motions, such as to continue the Conditional Use Permit applications until the City Council has made the determination on the Text Amendment, the Planning Commission believed that a vote of denial for the CUPs would be a more efficient decision as it would allow the applicant the opportunity to appeal the decisions to the City Council and, at that point, the City Council would consider the Text Amendment and appeal of the Conditional Use Permits at the same time.

Through its denial of both CUPs, the Planning Commission articulated the rationale for its decision and a list of modifications to the staff-recommended conditions that should be included as part of the staff recommendation to the City Council:
• The Commission did not pass a motion to recommend approval of the Text Amendment to the City Council; therefore, there is no basis for approving the CUPs to permit the restaurant to provide meal and alcohol serve the general public;
• Conditions should be modified to address the following:
o Hours of operation that include a 10:00 PM closing hour on Sunday; o Valet service that includes bicycle and micro-mobility device valet; o Requirement for multi-year annual review for evaluating compliance with conditions of approval that also includes a clear process for public

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participation, including an assessment of parking operations and parking demand generated by the restaurant; and
o Removal of a condition addressing a limitation on private events.

This motion passed by a vote of 6-0. The Planning Commission’s adopted Statement of Official Action (STOA) is provided as Attachment “D”.

During Commission discussion, a concern was also expressed that the Class 1 CEQA exemption could not be supported due to lack of empirical data or evidence to determine a baseline condition to support a finding that the project is a negligible expansion of the existing facility. However, no CEQA determination was made by the Commission since CEQA does not apply when a project is denied. A discussion on the project’s eligibility for a Class 1 exemption is set forth in the Environmental Analysis section below.

The Commission’s recommendations for CUP conditions of approval have been incorporated as part of the staff recommendation for City Council’s consideration.

Appeal Analysis
The appeals of the denial of Conditional Use Permit applications 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090 were filed on June 17, 2021. In the appeal statement, the applicant/appellant asserts that the Planning Commission should have followed staff’s recommendations for approval of both Conditional Use Permit applications and the Planning Commission’s denial of these applications was not supported by evidence or appropriate findings. Moreover, the appellant stated that they accept the proposed conditions discussed by the Planning Commission.

The proposed Text Amendment and Conditional Use Permit applications, as a matter of policy and precedent, presented challenges to the Planning Commission due to the potential long-term implications resulting from a broader code amendment given the hotel’s location within a residential zone. The Commission also discussed a desire to strike a balance between the policy goals identified by the Land Use and Circulation

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Element (LUCE) regarding complete neighborhoods and neighborhood preservation, as well as the needs borne out of the current economic hardship on businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic.

For these reasons, the Commission was divided, as was the public input. The denial of both CUP applications was primarily due to the Commission’s inability to make an affirmative recommendation on the proposed Text Amendment to the City Council, following a 3-3 vote. Instead of continuing the CUP applications to a future hearing date following potential approval of the required Text Amendment by the City Council, in the interest of simplicity and efficiency, creating a clearer record of decision, the Planning Commission denied both Conditional Use Permit applications.

This action allows the City Council to act on both the Text Amendment and CUP applications in one de novo hearing where there is the opportunity to provide all the background and context for consideration at the same time.

While the order and/or timing of review for this Text Amendment and CUP appeals is not common, it is not legally infirm to review and take action on the Text Amendment and CUPs in the same public hearing. The CUPs, if approved by the City Council, would not become effective, and the Oceana Hotel could not commence operations in accordance with the CUPs, unless and until the Ordinance implementing the Text Amendment becomes effective.

Staff-Recommended Conditions of Approval
In evaluating the applicant’s proposal to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing onsite restaurant to the public, the staff-recommended Conditional Use Permit process provides an opportunity for community feedback and the imposition of conditions of approval to ensure that the restaurant operates in a manner that does not create impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. This section of the report provides an outline of the staff- recommended project-specific conditions of approval addressing both the restaurant and its proposed alcohol service in the dining room and interior

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patio seating area. The Planning Commission’s recommendations are incorporated in staff’s recommendation.

Hotel Restaurant CUP Conditions

1. Hours of operation for the restaurant will be from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday; and from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, except that meal service in the outdoor patio dining area shall end at 10:00 PM.

2. Food must be available at all times and at all public places where alcohol is served, including at any counter seating during the restaurant operating hours.

3. Deliveries of supplies and provisions in direct support of the hotel and restaurant operation shall occur no more than three (3) days per week between the hours of 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.

4. The existing onsite restaurant shall only be associated with the hotel by ownership and shall not become a standalone restaurant, leased, owned or operated by a separate entity, including a chef not employed by the hotel.

5. The hotel restaurant shall develop and maintain an incentive program (such as offering free appetizers, a free nonalcoholic drink or similar promotion) to any neighborhood patron who walks, bikes, or uses another form of micromobility (e.g., shared bicycles and scooters) to the restaurant.

6. The existing restaurant shall be maintained and operated as a full-service restaurant with set menu and waitstaff.

7. Dining services associated with the hotel restaurant to the general public shall be conducted within the restaurant dining room and specified common areas as identified by the submitted plans dated April 19, 2021.

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8. Valet parking shall be provided for hotel and restaurant guests arriving by personal vehicles, including bikes and other modes of transportation. The existing approved valet service plan shall be maintained to accommodate hotel and restaurant guests.

9. There shall be no queuing associated with valet parking on or along Idaho Avenue. Valet and associated queuing shall be conducted in front of the hotel along Ocean Avenue in accordance with the Mobility Division-approved valet plan on file.

10.Parking spaces shall not be occupied by or used for storage of items other than vehicles.

11.Signs shall be posted to remind guests to minimize noise/conversation while outside.

12.Consistent with the purpose of SMMC Section 9.41.080(B), the applicant shall file a compliance report for three consecutive years, with the first report filed within one (1) year after the effective date of this Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090, to review the effectiveness of and level of compliance with the terms and conditions of this Conditional Use Permit approval. After submittal of this compliance report, staff shall either set the matter for a public hearing which is noticed in the same manner as the original permit application or submit the compliance report to the Planning Commission as an information item to enable the Planning Commission to determine whether a public hearing is necessary.

The information item will be posted on the City’s website and notice shall be given by any additional means deemed appropriate by the Director. Upon review of the compliance report at this public hearing, if any, the Planning Commission may add or revise terms and conditions to the extent necessary to ensure effective conditions of approval.

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Alcohol CUP Amendment Conditions

1. There shall not be a bar within the restaurant or in any public or common areas on the premises that exclusively serves alcoholic beverages. The existing bar shown on the floor plan dated April 19, 2021 shall be available for all meal service during all operating hours.

2. Alcoholic beverages service and consumption shall only be provided and served to patrons in conjunction with meal service or food to non-hotel guests.

Neighborhood Compatibility
The hotel has existed among its residential neighbors since 1958 as a permitted use, allowed limited use, and legal nonconforming use as a result of changes in its underlying zone from R4, R3 within the North of Wilshire Overlay District, and at present, R3 Zoning District. The changes to the land use designations over the years reflects the balance that has been sought to both support long-standing hospitality businesses while also protecting the residential neighborhood that is also characterized by its adjacency to Ocean Avenue, a prominent boulevard with public open space amenities located directly to the west.

While the hotel use is decidedly commercial in nature, and with the limited exceptions of some reported complaints relating to construction hours and valet service that have been resolved, the hotel ownership and operation have over the years been generally a good neighbor. No adverse impacts have been reported. However, as a result of the proposal to open its existing restaurant to the public, new and site-specific operational conditions are proposed for consideration for both conditional use permits to ensure that the hotel and its restaurant will continue to be good neighbors and a benefit to the residents in the area.

More specifically, as noted in the preceding section of this report, staff has proposed to further limit delivery days and hours compared to what the Noise Ordinance permits for businesses within 100 feet of residentially zoned properties; restaurant hours are proscribed with additional limitations on weekend evening hours outdoors; a

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commitment to implement an incentive program is required to encourage residents to walk or bicycle to the restaurant; and a requirement to submit a compliance report one year after the effective date of the CUP for opening the Oceana Hotel’s restaurant to the public.

Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) Consistency
According to the LUCE, the Oceana Hotel is located in the Wilshire-Montana (Wilmont) Neighborhood and recognizes that neighborhood-specific goals and strategies are essential in preserving and enhancing neighborhoods throughout the city. The Wilshire-Montana neighborhood is the City’s largest multi-family residential neighborhood. In addition to the highest concentration of multi-unit housing, the district includes a number of restaurants, hotels, and motels.

This neighborhood seeks to protect and preserve its character-defining features, and among its citywide and neighborhood goals, include Goal LU3, Policies LU3.3 and LU4.2 and Goal N3, Policies N3.1 seek to focus on creating local-serving uses, particularly uses that serve residents’ daily needs and are located within easy walking distance in order to reduce the frequency and length of trips. While Goal N3.2 seeks to allow small-scale retail uses in neighborhoods with a land use designation of LowDensity Residential, Medium- Density Residential or High-Density Housing.

The Oceana Hotel was developed among and prior to the construction of other apartment or condominium buildings in the area when the use was permitted in the R3 Zoning District. The hotel has become a fixture in the Wilmont neighborhood and a familiar feature in Wilmont. Currently, the existing onsite 1,556 SF restaurant is an amenity serving only hotel guests, the proposal to open the restaurant and its food and drink services to the general public meets and is supported by the abovementioned citywide and neighborhood goals.

Environmental Status
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Guideline Section 15301 (Class 1) for Existing Facilities, in that the project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or licensing of an existing hotel to extend its guest-only meal and alcoholic beverage services to the public in its existing onsite restaurant which is a negligible and incremental expansion of the existing on-site restaurant use. The proposal does not involve new construction, expansion of the existing building, and does not involve the demolition of any structures over 40 years old. The subject property is not listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory. More specifically, the project would not result in any proposed or future expansion of the restaurant’s existing kitchen, dining room, and seating capacity in the dining room or outdoor dining patio. The proposal utilizes all features and functions of the existing onsite guest-serving restaurant, including kitchen and wait staff, while extending the same dining service to the general public. Further, the proposal would not increase or expand the capacity beyond what the existing restaurant and its seating capacity/occupancy is able to accommodate under the plans submitted with the applications providing the general layout of the physical indoor and outdoor dining space.

Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Findings

1. The proposed amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plans in that the Oceana Hotel is located in the Wilshire-Montana (Wilmont) Neighborhood and the LUCE recognizes that neighborhood-specific goals and strategies are essential in preserving and enhancing neighborhoods throughout the city. The WilshireMontana neighborhood is the City’s largest multi-family residential neighborhood.

In addition to the highest concentration of multi-unit housing, the district includes a number of restaurants, hotels, and motels. Citywide and neighborhood LUCE goals seek to protect and preserve the character-defining features as set forth in Goal LU3, Policies LU3.3 and LU4.2 and Goal N3, Policies N3.1 which seek to create local-serving uses, particularly uses that serve residents’ daily needs and are located within easy walking distance in order to reduce the frequency and length of trips. While Goal N3.2 seeks to allow small-scale retail uses in neighborhoods with a land use designation of Low-Density Residential, Medium6.A Packet Pg. 736
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Density Residential or High-Density Housing. The Oceana Hotel has existed in this neighborhood since 1958 and was developed among and prior to the construction of other apartment or condominium buildings in the area when the use was permitted in the R3 Zoning District. Through its 63 years in operation, it has become a fixture in the Wilmont neighborhood and a familiar feature in Wilmont. Currently, the existing onsite 1,556 SF restaurant is an amenity serving only hotel guests, the proposal to open the restaurant and its food and drink services to the general public meets and is supported by the above-mentioned citywide and neighborhood goals.

2. The proposed amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance are consistent with the purpose of the Zoning Ordinance to promote the growth of the City in an orderly manner and to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare in that the amendments create a new discretionary Conditional Use Permit process that both supports a longstanding Santa Monica business by allowing a managed, incremental expansion of its existing meal service to the public and ensures that appropriate conditions of approval would be required to protect the residential neighborhood via a permit process that provides an opportunity for input in order to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses.

Conclusion
The Oceana Hotel has been operating in the residentially-zoned neighborhood on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Idaho Avenue since 1958. The applicant requests approval for the hotel’s existing, guest-only restaurant to serve the general public with a priority on being a neighborhood-focused dining option. Staff supports this Text Amendment application and the associated Conditional Use Permits because the creation of the new discretionary CUP process supports a longstanding Santa Monica business, allows public participation in the decision-making process, ensures that appropriate conditions of approval are included to protect the residential neighborhood, and incorporates important community input on the request.

Accordingly, staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

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1. Adopt the CEQA findings in this staff report under “Environmental Status”;

2. Introduce for first reading a proposed ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.08.020 to establish a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requirement for an existing legal, nonconforming hotel restaurant located within the R2 and R3 zoning districts to request approval to provide meal service to the general public, provided that certain criteria are met;

3. Grant the appeals of Planning Commission’s denial of two Conditional Use Permits associated with the Oceana Hotel’s request to 1) provide meal service to the general public pursuant to the proposed text amendment; and 2) modify the hotel’s existing alcohol CUP to provide service to the general public;

4. Approve Conditional Use Permits 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090; and

5. Approve the Statement of Official Action.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
There is no immediate financial impact to the City or budget action necessary as a result of the recommended action.

Prepared By: Beth Rolandson, Administrative Services Officer Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Draft City Council Statement of Official Action
B. Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022
C. Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 D. Planning Commission Statement of Official Action, June 9, 2021 E. Public Notification
F. Project Plans, Rendering, and Neighborhood Context Photographs

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G. Background Parking Information
H. Table of Relevant Zoning Designations and Regulations I. Written Comments
J. Written Comment
K. PowerPoint Presentation

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CITY COUNCIL

STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION

PROJECT INFORMATION
CASE NUMBER: 21ENT-0138 (Appeal of Conditional Use Permit 20ENT-0237) 21ENT-0139 (Appeal of Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090) LOCATION: 849 Ocean Avenue
APPELLANT: OCBSM Owner LLC
APPLICANT: OCBSM Owner LLC
PROPERTY OWNER: OCBSM Owner LLC
CASE PLANNER: Rathar Duong, Associate Planner
REQUEST: Appeals of Planning Commission denials of two Conditional Use Permit applications to provide alcohol and meal services to the general public offered by the Oceana Hotel’s existing onsite restaurant. These services are currently limited only to hotel guests and their visitors. Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090 seeks to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing restaurant to the general public within established indoor and outdoor dining facilities on the hotel property. Conditional Use Permit 20ENT0237 seeks to amend the hotel’s existing Conditional Use Permit 96CUP-009 associated with the hotel’s existing ABC Type 70 alcohol license (On-Sale General-Restrictive Service) to provide alcohol service to the general public in conjunction with the hotel’s full-service restaurant meal service. Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090 was submitted pursuant to Council’s approval of Text Amendment 20ENT-0236.

CEQA STATUS: The proposal to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing restaurant to the public is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guideline
Section 15301 (Class 1) for Existing Facilities, in that the project involves the operation, repair, maintenance,
permitting, leasing, or licensing of an existing hotel to extend its guest-only meal and alcoholic beverage services to the public in its existing onsite restaurant which is a negligible and incremental expansion of the existing on-site restaurant

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expansion of the existing building, and does not involve the demolition of any structures over 40 years old. The subject property is not listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory. More specifically, the project would not result in any proposed or future expansion of the restaurant’s existing kitchen, dining room, and seating capacity in the dining room or outdoor dining patio. The proposal utilizes all features and functions of the existing onsite guest-serving restaurant, including kitchen and wait staff, while extending the same dining service to the general public. Further, the proposal would not increase or expand the capacity beyond what the existing restaurant and its seating capacity/occupancy is able to accommodate under the plans submitted with the
applications providing the general layout of the physical indoor and outdoor dining space.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION
April 26, 2022 Determination Date
X Appeal granted based on the following findings.

Appeal Denied; Application approved based on the following findings and subject to the conditions below.

Other:

EFFECTIVE DATES OF ACTIONS IF NOT
APPEALED: April 26, 2022

EXPIRATION DATE OF ANY PERMITS
GRANTED: October 26, 2026

4.5 years following the Effective Date of
Action.
(2.5 years pursuant to SMMC

9.37.090(A)(1) + 2 years pursuant to
Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance
2698 (CCS) adopted on March 22,
2022.)

LENGTH OF ANY POSSIBLE EXTENSION
OF EXPIRATION DATES*: 12 months

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The City Council, having held a public hearing on April 26, 2022, hereby approves Appeals 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090 to allow the Oceana Hotel to extend services currently provided by its existing onsite restaurant to the general public and associated alcohol service with meals.

Each and all of the findings and determinations are based on the competent and substantial evidence, both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the Project. All summaries of information contained herein or in the findings are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that fact.

FINDINGS:

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS
A. The proposed use is conditionally allowed within the applicable Zoning District and complies with all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance and all other titles of the Municipal Code as permitted by the approval and adoption of Text Amendment 20ENT-0236 by the City Council. The proposed opening of the existing onsite restaurant to the public meets the three criteria established by the text amendment and allows application for the required Conditional Use Permit as in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts. The restaurant is not an entirely new use, but an existing ancillary use to the Oceana Hotel currently only serving hotel guests.

SMMC Section 9.31.040(B) requires a Conditional Use Permit for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverage. The applicant has requested to amend the hotel’s existing Conditional Use Permit that was originally approved for alcohol service associated with an ABC Type 70 License (On-Sale General – Restrictive Service) in order to allow the hotel the ability to extend alcohol service to the public and to align with the proposed meal service in its existing hotel restaurant pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License (On-Sale General – Eating Place).

B. The proposed use is consistent with the Goals and Policies specified for the MultiUnit Residential Districts land use district of the General Plan. The proposal to open an existing onsite restaurant to the public and provide alcohol service pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License and Type 70 license in an existing hotel location within the R3 (Medium Density Residential) District is consistent with and supports a number of LUCE’s goals and policies, including Goal LU3, Policies LU3.3 and LU4.2 and Goal N3, Policies N3.1 seek to focus on creating localserving uses, in particular uses that serve residents’ daily needs and are located within easy walking distance in order to reduce the frequency and length of trips.

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C. The subject parcel is physically suitable for the type of land use being proposed, in that the restaurant is an existing amenity within the Oceana Hotel. The proposal to open and offer its meal service and its alcoholic beverage service to the public pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License and maintain its ABC Type 70 License does not involve the expansion, construction, or remodel of the existing kitchen and dining room. The existing building footprint and restaurant location within the hotel will remain unchanged. The restaurant occupies approximately 1,556 SF that includes the outdoor dining patio in the courtyard on the ground floor.

D. As conditioned herein, the proposed use is compatible with any of the land uses presently on the subject parcel if the land uses are to remain. The proposed use is compatible with any of the land uses presently on the subject parcel if the present land uses are to remain, in that the site has been continuously occupied by a hotel since 1958 and its existing onsite restaurant is currently available to guests only.

The existing operation is not known to adversely impact the surround neighborhood. The proposed opening of the restaurant to the public does not involve changes to the existing hotel facility or its mode of operation nor does it involve expansion of the existing restaurant. The proposed alcohol service pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License is compatible with the hotel’s current ABC Type 70 License and both are customary components of a hotel and its full service restaurant. The hotel’s existing restaurant will continue to serve hotel guests while new restaurant patrons are likely to come from the surrounding residential neighborhood and therefore is not anticipated to generate adverse impacts. The availability of a new restaurant in the neighborhood will expand on the existing local-serving goods and services.

E. The proposed use is compatible with existing and permissible land uses within the District and the general area in which the proposed use is to be located which may include but not be limited to size, intensity, hours of operation, number of employees, or the nature of the operation in that the existing hotel and its onsite restaurant for guests have been a longstanding feature in the residentially-zoned neighborhood for over 63 years. With the exception of new non-hotel guests dining at the restaurant, the proposed opening of the existing restaurant to the public will not result in changes to the location and size of the restaurant. As conditioned herein, the proposed restaurant hours of operation is between 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM Monday to Thursday and 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Friday to Sunday and to the surrounding neighborhood and its mode of operation will not substantially change in conjunction with proposal to open up the restaurant to the public. It is anticipated that new restaurant patrons will be from the surrounding neighborhood since the restaurant is intended to be local- and neighborhood-serving. The proposed alcohol service pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License is compatible with the hotel’s current ABC Type 70 License and both are customary components of a typical hotel and its full service restaurant.

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G. Based on environmental review, the proposed project has no potentially significant environmental impacts or any potentially significant environmental impacts have been reduced to less than significant levels because of mitigation measures incorporated in the project or a Statement of Overriding Considerations has been adopted. The requested Conditional Use Permit is required to establish a publiclyaccessible hotel restaurant in the R3 Zoning District. While meal and alcohol beverage services will be extended to the general public within a restaurant pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License, the restaurant is an existing feature of the Oceana Hotel that is currently only available to hotel guests. There are no physical changes or expansion associated with the requested restaurant CUP. The proposal to open the Oceana Hotel’s existing restaurant to the public is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15301 (Class 1) for Existing Facilities, in that the project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or licensing of an existing hotel to extend its guest-only meal and alcoholic beverage services to the public in its existing onsite restaurant which is a negligible and incremental expansion of the existing on-site restaurant use. The proposal does not involve new construction, expansion of the existing building, and does not involve the demolition of any structures over 40 years old. The subject property is not listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory. More specifically, the project would not result in any proposed or future expansion of the restaurant’s existing kitchen, dining room, and seating capacity in the dining room or outdoor dining patio. As such, the proposal will not generate any environmental-related impacts.

H. The proposed use and related project features would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare. The proposed restaurant would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,

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ALCOHOL OUTLET FINDINGS

1. The proposed alcohol sales will not adversely affect the welfare of neighborhood residents in a significant manner in that the use will be located within an existing hotel’s onsite restaurant. While the hotel and its restaurant are located within the R3 residential Zoning District, the hotel with its ancillary restaurant was a permitted use within the residentially-zoned neighborhood for over thirty years.

Further, the property has been serving alcoholic beverages under ABC Type 70 License (On-Sale General – Restrictive Service) since 1996 to hotel guests and their visitors without incident or adverse effects pursuant to Conditional Use Permit 06CUP-009. It is not anticipated that extending alcohol service with full meal service to guests and the public at the restaurant pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License (On-Sale General – Eating Place) would adversely affect the public welfare and negatively impact the surrounding neighborhood as the restaurant is intended to be local- and neighborhood-serving and appropriate conditions have been required to stipulate the hours and floor plan associated with the restaurant’s alcoholic beverage service in order to ensure that operations will not adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood.

2. The proposed use will not contribute to an undue concentration of alcohol outlets in the area in that the existing restaurant located inside a hotel without a separate bar area or entertainment is not typically known to contribute to objectionable problems associated with alcohol outlets. The hotel is only one two such alcohol outlets located within a 500-foot radius of the site (the other is the Jonathan Club located on Palisades Beach Road). Additionally, it is anticipated that the implementation of the recommended conditions of approval will minimize any impacts on the surrounding neighborhood and general vicinity. The hotel currently

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3. The proposed use will not detrimentally affect nearby neighborhoods considering the distance of the alcohol outlet to residential buildings, churches, schools, hospitals, playgrounds, parks, and other existing alcohol outlets. More specifically, while the existing hotel and its onsite restaurant is located across the street from Palisades Park and residential uses, the hotel has been serving alcoholic beverages to its guests since 1996 with an ABC Type 70 License without incidents and the proposed extension of alcohol service with a full-service restaurant is pursuant to an ABC Type 47 License and does not permit the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption. Furthermore, the proposed conditions of approval, such as prohibition on a separate bar area or entertainment will minimize the potential impacts on the residential uses in the vicinity.

4. The sale of alcohol will not increase traffic congestion or generate a demand for parking that will adversely affect surrounding businesses and residents in that additional parking associated with the proposal to open the existing onsite restaurant to the public is not required. The full-service restaurant will continue to provide service to the hotel guests. Moreover, the onsite restaurant is intended to be local- and neighborhood-serving and will likely be drawings visitors from the surrounding neighborhoods.

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Restaurant-Related Conditions

1. Seating arrangements for sit-down patrons shall not exceed 67 (49 interior and 18 exterior) seats. Bar area seating shall not exceed 4 seats; restaurant seating shall not exceed 67 seats; customer waiting area seating shall not exceed 5 seats.

2. Hours of operation for the restaurant will be from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; and 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, except that meal service in the outdoor patio dining area shall end at 10:00 PM. No "after hours" operations shall be permitted. Alcohol service to any outdoor seating area adjacent to a public street or sidewalk shall cease one hour in advance of the operating hours otherwise permitted.

3. Food must be available at all times and at all public places where alcohol is served, including at any counter seating during the restaurant operating hours.

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5. The existing onsite restaurant shall only be associated with the hotel by ownership and shall not become a standalone restaurant, leased, owned or operated by a separate entity, including a chef not employed by the hotel.

6. The hotel restaurant shall develop and maintain an incentive program (such as offering free appetizers, a free nonalcoholic drink or similar promotion) to any neighborhood patron who walks, bikes, or uses another form of micromobility, to the restaurant.

7. The existing restaurant shall be maintained and operated as a full-service restaurant with set menu and waitstaff.

8. Dining services associated with the hotel restaurant to the general public shall be conducted within the restaurant dining room and specified common areas as identified by the submitted plans dated April 19, 2021.

9. Valet parking shall be provided for hotel and restaurant guests arriving by personal vehicles, including bikes and other modes of transportation. The existing approved valet service plan shall be maintained to accommodate hotel and restaurant guests.

10. There shall be no queuing associated with valet parking on or along Idaho Street.

Valet and associated queuing shall be conducted in front of the hotel along Ocean Avenue in accordance with the Mobility Division-approved valet plan on file.

11. Parking spaces shall not be occupied by or used for purposes of storing items other than vehicles.

12. Signs shall be posted to remind guests to minimize noise/conversation while outside.

13. Consistent with the purpose of SMMC Section 9.41.080(B), the applicant shall file a compliance report for three consecutive years, with the first report filed within one (1) year after the effective date of this Conditional Use Permit 21ENT0090, to review the effectiveness of and level of compliance with the terms and conditions of this Conditional Use Permit approval. After submittal of this compliance report, staff shall either set the matter for a public hearing which is noticed in the same manner as the original permit application or submit the compliance report to the Planning Commission as an information item to enable the Planning Commission to determine whether a public hearing is necessary. The information item will be

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Packet Pg. 747 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 9 posted on the City’s website and notice shall be given by any additional means deemed appropriate by the Director. Upon review of the compliance report at this public hearing, if any, the Planning Commission may add or revise terms and conditions to the extent necessary to ensure effective conditions of approval.

Administrative

14. The City Council’s approvals of CUP 20ENT-0237 and CUP 21ENT-0090 by approving appeals 21ENT-0138 and 21ENT-0139 shall not become effective unless and until the City Council adopts an ordinance approving Text Amendment 20ENT-0236. The approval of these permits shall expire if the rights granted are not exercised within 4.5 years from the permit’s effective date. Exercise of rights shall mean issuance of a building permit to commence construction or actual commencement of the use granted by these Conditional Use Permits if a building permit is not required.

15. Within ten days of City Planning Division transmittal of the Statement of Official Action, project applicant shall sign and return a copy of the Statement of Official Action prepared by the City Planning Division, agreeing to the conditions of approval and acknowledging that failure to comply with such conditions shall constitute grounds for potential revocation of the permit approval. By signing same, applicant shall not thereby waive any legal rights applicant may possess regarding said conditions. The signed Statement shall be returned to the City Planning Division. Failure to comply with this condition shall constitute grounds for potential permit revocation.

16. Prior to operation of the hotel restaurant pursuant to Conditional Use Permits 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090, the applicant shall post a notice at the building entry stating that the site is regulated by a Conditional Use Permit and the Statement of Official Action, which includes the establishment’s conditions of approval, and the establishment’s approved floor plan, and is available upon request. This notice shall remain posted at all times the establishment is in operation.

17. Within thirty (30) days from date of the approval of the Statement of Official Action, the applicant shall provide a copy of the approved Statement of Official Action for this project to the local office of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control department.

18. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or a business license, or commencement of alcohol service as applicable, the operator shall submit a plan for approval by the Director of Planning regarding employee alcohol awareness training programs and policies. The plan shall outline a mandatory alcohol awareness training program for all employees having contact with the public and shall state management's policies addressing alcohol consumption and inebriation. The program shall require all employees having contact with the public to complete a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

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Packet Pg. 748 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 10 sponsored alcohol awareness training program within 90 days of the effective date of this approval. In the case of new employees, the employee shall attend the alcohol awareness training within 90 days of hiring. In the event the ABC no longer sponsors an alcohol awareness training program, all employees having contact with the public shall complete an alternative program approved by the Director of Planning and Community Development. The operator shall provide the City with an annual report regarding compliance with this condition. This project shall be subject to any future City-wide alcohol awareness training program condition affecting similar establishments.

19. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or a business license, or commencement of alcohol service as applicable, the operator shall also submit a plan describing the establishment's designated driver program, which shall be offered by the operator to the establishment's patrons. The plan shall specify how the operator will inform patrons of the program, such as offering on the menu a free non-alcoholic drink for every party of two or more ordering alcoholic beverages.

20. In the event permittee violates or fails to comply with any conditions of approval of this permit, no further permits, licenses, approvals or certificates of occupancy shall be issued until such violation has been fully remedied.

21. Applicant is advised that projects in the California Coastal Zone may need approval of the California Coastal Commission prior to issuance of any building permits by the City of Santa Monica. Applicant is responsible for obtaining any such permits.

22. Applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and its boards, commissions, agents, officers, and employees (collectively, "City") from any claims, actions, or proceedings (individually referenced as "Claim" and collectively referenced as "Claims") against the City to attack, set aside, void, or annul, the approval of 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090 or any Claims brought against the City due to the acts or omissions in any way connected to the Applicant's project. City shall promptly notify the applicant of any Claim and shall cooperate fully in the defense. Nothing contained in this paragraph prohibits the City from participating in the defense of any Claims, if both of the following occur:
i. The City bears its own attorney's fees and costs.
ii. The City defends the action in good faith.
iii. Applicant shall not be required to pay or perform any settlement unless the settlement is approved by the Applicant.
iv. In the event any such action is commenced to attack, set aside, void or annul all, or any, provisions of any approvals granted for the Project, or is commenced for any other reason against the City for the act or omissions relating to the Applicant's project, within fourteen (14) days following notice of such action from the City, the Applicant shall file with the City a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit, or other form of security

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Packet Pg. 749 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 11 satisfactory to the City ("the Security") in a form satisfactory to the City, and in the amount of $100,000 to ensure applicant's performance of its defense, indemnity and hold harmless obligations to City. The Security amount shall not limit the Applicant's obligations to the City hereunder. The failure of the Applicant to provide the Security shall be deemed an express acknowledgment and agreement by the Applicant that the City shall have the authority and right, without consent of the Applicant, to revoke the approvals granted hereunder.

Conformance with Approved Plans

23. This approval is for those plans dated April 19, 2021, a copy of which shall be maintained in the files of the City Planning Division. Project development shall be consistent with such plans, except as otherwise specified in these conditions of approval.

24. Minor amendments to the plans shall be subject to approval by the Director of Planning. A substantial change in mode or character shall be subject to Planning Commission Review. A substantial change in mode or character of operation shall include, but is not limited to, a change in operational hours that extends past the approved hours of operation, a 5 percent increase in the floor area of the premises, a 10 percent increase in the shelf area used for the display of alcoholic beverages, queuing outside the establishment, age requirements for entry, checking identification at the door, implementing a cover charge, offering bottle service, or a 5 percent increase or decrease in the number of seats in any restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages, but in no case shall the increase exceed any established seating limitation in the underlying zoning district. Construction shall be in substantial conformance with the plans submitted or as modified by the Planning Commission, Architectural Review Board, or Director of Planning. No expansion in number of seats, intensity of operation, or outdoor areas shall occur without prior approval from the City of Santa Monica and State ABC.

25. Project plans shall be subject to complete Code Compliance review when the building plans are submitted for plan check and shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article IX of the Municipal Code and all other pertinent ordinances and General Plan policies of the City of Santa Monica prior to building permit issuance.

Fees

26. As required by California Government Code Section 66020, the project applicant is hereby notified that the 90-day period has begun as of the date of the approval of this application, in which the applicant may protest any fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions imposed by the City as part of the approval or as a condition of approval of this development. The fees, dedications, reservations,

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Packet Pg. 750 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 12 or other exactions are described in the approved plans, conditions of approval, and/or adopted city fee schedule.

Project Operations

27. The operation shall at all times be conducted in a manner not detrimental to surrounding properties or residents by reason of lights, noise, activities, parking or other actions.

28. No exterior activity such as trash disposal, disposal of bottles or noise generating trash, deliveries or other maintenance activity generating noise audible from the exterior of the building shall occur during the hours of 11:00pm to 7:00am daily. In addition, there shall be no outdoor cleaning of the property with pressurized or mechanical equipment during the hours of 9:00pm to 7:00am daily. Trash containers shall be secured with locks.

Alcohol-Related Conditions

29. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold for consumption beyond the premises.

30. Except for special events, alcohol shall not be served in any disposable container such as disposable plastic or paper cups.

31. The primary use of the premises shall be for sit-down meal service to patrons as a full-service restaurant.

32. Bottle service shall mean the service of any full bottle of liquor, wine, or beer, of more than 375 ml, along with glass ware, mixers, garnishes, etc., in which patrons are able to then make their own drinks or pour their own wine or beer. Liquor bottle service shall be prohibited. Wine and beer bottle service shall not be available to patrons unless full meal service is provided concurrent with the bottle service. All food items shall be available from the full-service menu.

33. The establishment shall maintain a kitchen or food-serving area in which a variety of food is prepared and cooked on the premises.

34. The establishment shall serve food to patrons during all hours the establishment is open for customers.

35. Customers shall be permitted to order meals at the bar at all times the bar or restaurant is open for business.

36. There shall be no cover charge or minimum drink purchase requirement.

37. Any minimum purchase requirement may be satisfied by the purchase of beverages or food.

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Packet Pg. 751 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 13 38. Take out service shall be only incidental to the primary sit-down use.

39. The primary use of the outdoor dining area shall be for seated meals service.

Patrons who are standing in the outdoor seating area shall not be served.

40. No dancing or live entertainment beyond that allowed in the restaurant definition contained in the Zoning Ordinance shall be permitted on the premises.

41. No organized queuing of patrons at the entry or checking of identification to control entry into and within the establishment shall be permitted. There shall not be any age limitation imposed restricting access to any portion of the restaurant.

42. The establishment shall not organize or participate in organized “pub-crawl” events where participants or customers pre-purchase tickets or tokens to be exchanged for alcoholic beverages at the restaurant.

43. No video or other amusement games shall be permitted on the premises.

44. No more than three television screens, including video projectors or similar audio/visual devices, shall be on the premises. None of these televisions or projections surfaces shall exceed 60 inches measured diagonally.

45. Parking lot illumination shall be provided and maintained.

46. The owner shall prohibit loitering in the parking area and shall control noisy patrons leaving the restaurant.

47. Employees of the establishment shall walk a 100-foot radius from the facility at some point prior to 30 minutes after closing and shall pick up and dispose of any discarded beverage containers and other trash left by patrons.

48. Window or other signage visible from the public right-of-way that advertises beer or alcohol shall not be permitted.

49. Applicant is on notice that all temporary signage is subject to the restrictions of the City sign ordinance.

50. The project shall at all times comply with the provisions of the Noise Ordinance (SMMC Chapter 4.12).

51. There shall not be a bar within the restaurant or in any public or common areas on the premises that is exclusive only to the service of alcoholic beverage. The existing bar shown on the floor plan dated April 19, 2021 shall be available for all meal service.

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Packet Pg. 752 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 14 52. Alcoholic beverages service and consumption shall only be provided and served to patrons in conjunction with meal service or food to non-hotel guests.

53. The primary use of the premises shall be a hotel.

54. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold for consumption beyond the premises.

55. Alcohol shall only be stored within the refrigerators in guest rooms where none of the occupants are under the age of 21. Room service of alcoholic beverages is permitted to serve alcohol to adult guests for consumption in their rooms and shall not be performed between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Restocking of the refrigerators shall be performed in the course of scheduled room service activities, and shall not be performed between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

56. No video or other amusement games shall be permitted on the premises, except in-room television video games.

Final Design

57. Plans for final design, landscaping, screening, trash enclosures, and signage shall be subject to review and approval by the Architectural Review Board.

58. Refuse areas, storage areas and mechanical equipment shall be screened in accordance with SMMC Section 9.04.10.02.130, 140, and 150. Refuse areas shall be of a size adequate to meet on-site need, including recycling. The Architectural Review Board in its review shall pay particular attention to the screening of such areas and equipment. Any rooftop mechanical equipment shall be minimized in height and area, and shall be located in such a way as to minimize noise and visual impacts to surrounding properties. Unless otherwise approved by the Architectural Review Board, rooftop mechanical equipment shall be located at least five feet from the edge of the roof. Except for solar hot water heaters, no residential water heaters shall be located on the roof.

59. No gas or electric meters shall be located within the required front or street side yard setback areas. The Architectural Review Board in its review shall pay particular attention to the location and screening of such meters.

60. Prior to consideration of the project by the Architectural Review Board, the applicant shall review disabled access requirements with the Building and Safety Division and make any necessary changes in the project design to achieve compliance with such requirements. The Architectural Review Board, in its review, shall pay particular attention to the aesthetic, landscaping, and setback impacts of any ramps or other features necessitated by accessibility requirements.

61. As appropriate, the Architectural Review Board shall require the use of anti-graffiti materials on surfaces likely to attract graffiti.

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Packet Pg. 753 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 15 Standard Conditions

62. Mechanical equipment shall not be located on the side of any building which is adjacent to a residential building on the adjoining lot, unless otherwise permitted by applicable regulations. Roof locations may be used when the mechanical equipment is installed within a sound-rated parapet enclosure.

63. Final approval of any mechanical equipment installation will require a noise test in compliance with SMMC Section 4.12.040. Equipment for the test shall be provided by the owner or contractor and the test shall be conducted by the owner or contractor. A copy of the noise test results on mechanical equipment shall be submitted to the Community Noise Officer for review to ensure that noise levels do not exceed maximum allowable levels for the applicable noise zone.

64. Final parking lot layout and specifications shall be subject to the review and approval of the Mobility Division.

65. Construction period signage shall be subject to the approval of the Architectural Review Board.

66. The property owner shall insure any graffiti on the site is promptly removed through compliance with the City’s graffiti removal program.

Environmental Mitigation

67. To mitigate solid waste impacts, prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, project owner shall submit a recycling plan to the Department of Public Works for its approval. The recycling plan shall include:
1) List of materials such as white paper, computer paper, metal cans, and glass to be recycled;
2) Location of recycling bins;
3) Designated recycling coordinator;
4) Nature and extent of internal and external pick-up service; 5) Pick-up schedule; and
6) Plan to inform tenants/ occupants of service.

68. Ultra-low flow plumbing fixtures are required on all new development and remodeling where plumbing is to be added, including dual flush toilets, 1.0 gallon urinals and low flow shower heads.

POLICE

69. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or a business license, or commencement of alcohol service as applicable, a security plan shall be submitted

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Packet Pg. 754 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 16 to the Chief of Police for review and approval. The plan shall address both physical and operational security issues.

70. Prior to the commencement of alcohol service, the applicant shall participate in the Santa Monica Alcohol Awareness for Retailers Training (S.M.A.A.R.T) program conducted by the Santa Monica Police Department

COMPLIANCE

72. The applicant authorizes reasonable City inspection of the property to ensure compliance with the conditions of approval imposed by the City in approving this project and will bear the reasonable cost of these inspections as established by Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.72.010 and Resolution No. 9905 (CCS) or any successor legislation thereto. These inspections shall be no more intrusive

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Packet Pg. 755 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 17 VOTE for Conditional Use Permit 20ENT-0237 (Appeal 21ENT-0138) Ayes:

Nays:

Abstain:

Absent:

VOTE for Conditional Use Permit 21ENT-0090 (Appeal 21ENT-0139) Ayes:

Nays:

Abstain:

Absent:

NOTICE
If this is a final decision not subject to further appeal under the City of Santa Monica Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ordinance, the time within which judicial review of this decision must be sought is governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, which provision has been adopted by the City pursuant to Municipal Code Section

1.16.010.

I hereby certify that this Statement of Official Action accurately reflects the final determination of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica. ________________________________ _____________________________ Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk Date
Acknowledgement by Permit Holder
I hereby agree to the above conditions of approval and acknowledge that failure to comply with such conditions shall constitute grounds for potential revocation of the permit approval.
______________________________
Print Name and Title Date
______________________________
Applicant’s Signature Date

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Packet Pg. 756 Attachment: Draft City Council Statement of Official Action [Revision 1] (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 1 City Council Meeting: April 26, 2022 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA TO AMEND THE TEXT OF THE CITY’S ZONING ORDINANCE TO

ESTABLISH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW A LAWFUL NONCONFORMING HOTEL RESTAURANT LOCATED WITHIN THE R2 OR R3

ZONING DISTRICT THAT MEETS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE MEAL

AND ALCOHOL SERVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2020 and April 19, 2021, the Oceana hotel filed applications for two Conditional Use Permits, 20ENT-0237 and 21ENT-0090, to provide meal and alcohol services offered by the Oceana Hotel’s existing onsite restaurant to the general public; and
WHEREAS, also on October 7, 2020, in accordance with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.46.030(C), the Oceana filed an application for a text amendment, 20ENT0236, to establish a Conditional Use Permit requirement to allow a lawful nonconforming hotel restaurant located in the R2 or R3 District that meets minimum requirements to provide meal and alcohol service to the general public; and WHEREAS, hotel uses have been in existence in the R2 and R3 zoning districts since at least 1958; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 1990, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 1543 (CCS), which prohibited hotel uses in certain areas of the R2 and R3 Districts and provided that those uses would be subject to termination within 20 years; and

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Packet Pg. 757 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 2 WHEREAS, on November 28, 1995, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 1832 (CCS), which established that even though hotels were not permitted in the R2 and R3 Districts, hotels in existence as of January 1, 1995, or their replacement, would be considered permitted uses, subject to certain standards and limitations, and that such hotels were permitted to increase the number of rooms by five percent or five rooms, whichever is less; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2006, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2213 (CCS), which increased the limitation on the number of guest rooms that could be added to a hotel existing as of January 1, 1995 in the R2 and R3 Districts to twenty-five percent, or fifteen rooms, whichever is less; and
WHEREAS, the City’s new Zoning Ordinance, Chapters 9.01 through 9.52 of Article 9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code (“Zoning Ordinance”), became effective on July 24, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance reclassified hotels in R2 and R3 Districts in existence as of January 1, 1995 as lawful nonconforming uses, subject to the provisions of Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.27.050, including a prohibition against a substantial change in mode or character of the lawful nonconforming use; and WHEREAS, hotels located in the R2 and R3 Districts as of January 1, 1995 have become known and long-standing neighborhood features; and WHEREAS, allowing lawful nonconforming restaurant uses in those hotels that had received a Conditional Use Permit to serve alcohol as of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance to serve the general public will expand the local-serving uses available to the neighborhood within walk or short distance away; and

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Packet Pg. 758 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 3 WHEREAS, establishing a Conditional Use Permit requirement for such an expansion to general public use will provide a discretionary public hearing process to review the necessity of requiring special conditions to manage and avoid potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood and to further safeguard the residents and protect the integrity of the neighborhood while providing residents the opportunity to enjoy expanded goods and services in and around the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, on June 9, 2021, in accordance with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.46.060(D), the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider its recommendations to the City Council, and, after considering oral and written testimony, a motion to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance to establish a conditional use permit requirement to allow a lawful nonconforming hotel restaurant located within the R2 or R3 Districts that meets minimum requirements to provide meal and alcohol services to the general public failed on a 3-3 vote, resulting in a technical denial of the recommendation; and WHEREAS, on April 26, 2022, the City Council conducted a duly noticed hearing to consider the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, and desires to adopt the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Based upon the oral and written testimony presented to the City Council at the public hearing on April 26, 2022 regarding the proposed changes to the text of the Zoning Ordinance, the City Council hereby makes the following findings:

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Packet Pg. 759 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 4 1. The Zoning Ordinance amendment is consistent in principle with the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan, in particular Citywide and Neighborhood goals and policies of the Land Use Circulation Element (LUCE) adopted on July 6, 2010. Goal LU3, Policies LU3.3, LU4.2, and Goal N3, Policies N3.1 seek to focus on creating local-serving uses, particularly uses that serve residents’ daily needs and are located within easy walking distance in order to reduce the frequency and length of trips.

Goal N3.2 seeks to allow and support small-scale retail uses in neighborhoods with a land use designation of Low-Density Residential, Medium-Density Residential or High-Density Housing. The Oceana Hotel was constructed in 1957 and has been continuously operated as a hotel at this location since 1958 in the R3 (Medium Density Residential) Zoning District.

The request to amend Article 9 of the Municipal Code, specifically Chapter 9.08, Table 9.08.020: Land Use Regulations to permit an existing hotel’s onsite restaurant in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts to open up to the public as a Limited use is consistent with the above-mentioned goals and policies provided three criteria are met and by way of a new Conditional Use Permit application. The existing 1,556 SF restaurant is a guest amenity providing meal and drinks services to hotel guests only. While expanding its services as a publicly-accessible restaurant, it will continue to provide the same services to hotel guests while allowing nearby residents to dine at the restaurant. As a known and long-standing neighborhood feature, the

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Packet Pg. 760 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 5 restaurant will expand the local-serving uses available to the neighborhood within walk or short distance away. Finally, the subject text amendment creates a new Conditional Use Permit requirement to open an existing restaurant to the public in the R2 and R3 Zoning Districts which provides a discretionary public hearing process to review the necessity of requiring special conditions to manage and avoid potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood; this is consistent with the LUCE Goal N9 which emphasizes the importance of protecting, preserving, and enhancing the WilshireMontana residential neighborhood where the subject property is located.

2. The proposed ordinance amendment is consistent with the purpose of the Zoning Ordinance to promote the growth of the City in an orderly manner and to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare in that the hotel and its existing restaurant has been operating at this location since 1958 and among its residential neighbors without causing adverse impacts to the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed ordinance amendment would permit an existing hotel to request to open its existing onsite restaurant to the public provided that certain criteria are met that are included to ensure that the existing use is an established feature in the neighborhood. The proposed text amendment creates a new Conditional Use Permit requirement to review the necessity of requiring special conditions to manage and avoid potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood to further safeguard the residents and protect

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Packet Pg. 761 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 6 the integrity of the neighborhood while providing residents the opportunity to enjoy expanded goods and services in and around the neighborhood.

SECTION 2. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.08.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9.08.020 Land Use Regulations
Table 9.08.020 prescribes the land use regulations for Multi-Unit Residential Districts.

The regulations for each district are established by letter designations listed below. These designations apply strictly to the permissibility of land uses; applications for buildings or structures may require discretionary review.
“P” designates permitted uses.
“L(#)” designates limited uses, which are permitted by right, provided they comply with specific limitations listed at the end of the table.
“CUP” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
“MUP” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a Minor Use Permit.
“–” designates uses that are not permitted.

Land uses are defined in Chapter 9.51, Use Classifications. Use classifications and subclassifications not listed in the table are prohibited. Accessory uses are permissible when they are determined by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary and customarily associated with and appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the principal uses and which are consistent and not more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses. The table

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Packet Pg. 762 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 7 also notes additional use regulations that apply to various uses. Section numbers in the right-hand column refer to other Sections of this Ordinance.

TABLE 9.08.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Use Classification
*For uses within specified areas, see
Section 9.08.030(A)
R2* R3* R4 Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
Residential Housing Types See sub-classifications below.

Single Unit Dwelling P P P
Accessory Dwelling Unit P P P
Section 9.31.025, Accessory
Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit P P P
Section 9.31.025, Accessory
Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units
Duplex P P P
Multiple-Unit Structure P P P
Senior Citizen Multiple-Unit
Residential P P P
Single-Room Occupancy Housing P P P
Group Residential MUP MUP MUP
Congregate Housing P P P
Senior Group Residential P P P Section 9.31.310, Senior Group Residential
Elderly and Long-Term Care CUP CUP CUP
Emergency Shelters – CUP CUP Section 9.31.130, Emergency Shelters
Family Day Care See sub-classifications below.

Large P P P Section 9.31.140, Family Day
Care, Large
Small P P P
Residential Facilities See sub-classifications below.

Residential Care, General MUP MUP MUP Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities
Residential Care, Limited P P P Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities
Residential Care, Senior L (2)/MUP L (2)/MUP L (2)/MUP Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities
Hospice, General MUP MUP MUP
Hospice, Limited P P P
Supportive Housing P P P
Transitional Housing P P P
Public and Semi-Public Uses
Adult Day Care CUP CUP CUP
Child Care and Early Education CUP CUP CUP Section 9.31.120, Child Care

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Packet Pg. 763 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 8 TABLE 9.08.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Use Classification
*For uses within specified areas, see
Section 9.08.030(A)
R2* R3* R4 Additional Regulations
Facilities and Early Education Facilities
Community Assembly CUP CUP CUP
Community Gardens P P P
Cultural Facilities CUP CUP CUP Limited to Designated
Landmarks
Park and Recreations Facilities, Public P P P
Schools, Public or Private CUP CUP CUP
Commercial Uses
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services See sub-classifications below.

Automobile Storage Use CUP (3) CUP (3) –
Section 9.31.070,
Automobile/Vehicle Sales,
Leasing, and Storage
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and
Leasing L (4)/CUP L (4)/CUP –
Section 9.31.070,
Automobile/Vehicle Sales,
Leasing, and Storage
Food and Beverage Sales See sub-classifications below.

General Market CUP (5) CUP (5) CUP (5)
Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic
Beverage Sales
Section 9.31.150, General
Markets in Residential Districts
Lodging See sub-classifications below.

Bed and Breakfast CUP CUP CUP
Within Designated Landmarks
only. Section 9.31.090, Bed and
Breakfasts
Hotels and Motels – – CUP
Hotels and Motels established prior
to January 1, 1995 with an existing
onsite restaurant that intends to
open to the public
L(10)/CUP L(10)/CUP
Mobile Food Truck Off-Street Venues – MUP (7) – Section 9.31.190, Mobile Food Truck Off-Street Venues
Personal Services, Physical Training – L (9) –
Retail Sales See sub-classifications below.

General Retail Sales, Small-Scale – CUP (8) –
Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Uses
City Bikeshare Facility P P P
Utilities, Minor P P P
Specific Limitations:
(1) Reserved.
(2) Facilities for 6 or fewer residents are permitted by right. Other facilities require approval of a Minor Use Permit. (3) Limited to automobile storage use associated with and adjacent to existing auto dealerships that were legally established before July 6, 2010, and according to the standards of Section 9.31.070, Automobile/Vehicle Sales, Leasing, and Storage. (4) Auto dealership uses existing as of July 6, 2010 are considered permitted uses. Expansions to existing dealerships in residential zones are subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit and must conform to the standards in Section

9.31.070, Automobile/Vehicle Sales, Leasing, and Storage. New auto dealerships and expansions of existing dealerships inconsistent with Section 9.31.070 are prohibited.

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Packet Pg. 764 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 9 TABLE 9.08.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS—MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Use Classification
*For uses within specified areas, see
Section 9.08.030(A)
R2* R3* R4 Additional Regulations
(5) Only stores up to 2,500 square feet may be allowed with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Stores must be located at least 300 feet from another retail food and beverage services use. (6) Reserved.
(7) Mobile food truck off-street venues shall only be located on the R3A overlay parcels located between Ocean Park Boulevard and Hill Street along the east side of Neilson Way.
(8) Limited to bicycle and skate rental facilities along Ocean Front. Other general retail sales uses are not permitted. (9) Limited to youth-serving studios of less than 3,000 square feet offering performing arts, dance, martial arts, physical exercise, and similar types of instruction in buildings designed and constructed for commercial purposes across an alley from the Downtown district subject to a passenger loading and drop-off plan to be reviewed and approved by the Director. (10) An existing hotel use in the R2 or R3 District that includes an onsite restaurant that provides meal service for hotel guests and their visitors, and has an existing Alcohol Conditional Use Permit allowing for the service of alcohol to guests and their visitors for onsite consumption, shall be required to obtain a Conditional Use Permit to allow the existing onsite restaurant to provide meal service to the general public, and may seek to amend its existing Alcohol Conditional Use Permit, if (or when) applicable, to allow the existing hotel restaurant to serve alcoholic beverages to the general public, provided that:

1. The hotel use was established and in existence as of January 1, 1995;

2. The Alcohol Conditional Use Permit allowing the onsite service of alcoholic beverages to hotel guests and their visitors in guest rooms and in certain common areas was approved by the City prior to July 23, 2015; and

3. The hotel’s existing restaurant prepares meals from a set menu to order in an existing hotel kitchen for consumption on the premises; provides sit down meal service during restaurant operating hours for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and the hotel’s ancillary onsite restaurant use has existed since prior to July 23, 2015.

SECTION 3. Any provision of the Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

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Packet Pg. 765 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, 10 SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________
SUSAN Y. COLA
Interim City Attorney

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Packet Pg. 766 Attachment: Ordinance Oceana Text Amendment Council 4-26-2022 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Amendment, Attachment C – Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021

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Packet Pg. 767 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text 5/13/2021 Mail - Planning Commission Comments - Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/[email protected]/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20210510006.03 1/1 20ENT-0236 ( Text Amendment ) 20ENT-0237 ( Conditional Use Permit to amend existing 96CUP-009 ) 21ENT-0090 ( Conditional Use Permit t0 open existing hotel restaurant to the general public )
George Garlock <[email protected]>
Fri 5/7/2021 9:13 AM
To: Planning Commission Comments <[email protected]>

EXTERNAL
849 Ocean Avenue
Applicant & property owner OCBSM Owner LLC
Planning Commission,
As a local resident at 701 Ocean Avenue we see a great community service in having restaurants that are in walking distance from where we live. The majority of the local users of this restaurant that are not hotel guests would walk not drive to the Oceana Hotel.

Please approve this very worthy improvement to our community.

George Garlock
701 Ocean Avenue #107
Santa Monica, Ca 90402
702 278-6229

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Packet Pg. 768 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text 5/17/2021 Mail - Planning Commission Comments - Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/[email protected]/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20210510006.08 1/1 Wednesday May 19th 2021 @5:30 PM HEARING - 849 ocean Avenue - 20ENT-0236, 20ENT-0237, 21ENT-0090
Jim Berchtold <[email protected]>
Fri 5/14/2021 7:24 AM
To: Planning Commission Comments <[email protected]>

EXTERNAL
Planning Commission Members - I and my recently deceased wife have lived at 701 Ocean Avenue since 2012. During neighborhood strolls we would often comment that it would be very handy to be able to grap coffee or a meal at the Oceana Hotel. We have a number of elderly owners who would be ecstatic with that venue so close and within walking distance.

Please approve this application and make us all happy! I don’t think the service would increase traffic significantly over current usage and there is valet service already available for guests.

Thank you, James J Berchtold
Sent from my iPhone
Jim Berchtold
701 Ocean Avenue PH F
SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Cell 503.310.0805
[email protected]

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Packet Pg. 769 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text From: Doug Sparr
To: Planning Commission Comments
Subject: Oceana Hotel proposed restaurant expansion
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 9:08:15 PM
Attachments: IMG_4992.MOV

EXTERNAL
Hello,
My name is Doug Sparr. I live at 850 2nd street, the building that is directly across the alley from the Oceana Hotel. I am writing you to voice my concerns regarding the Oceana's desire to open its restaurant/bar to the public as well as an ongoing noise issue in the alleyway from their electric garage doors.

I have lived in this building since 2007. My unit is on the third floor, on the west side facing the Oceana. During my residency here the Oceana has undergone two major renovations, the most recent being about 2-3 years ago during which they installed two new electric garage doors in the alleyway, one of which, if not both appear to be primarily used for valet parking. The motors on these doors are extremely loud and are a major nuisance, particularly during the evening and overnight hours. I have heard the doors opening and closing at all hours of the night, and they frequently disrupt my sleep. The noise is obtrusive even with the windows closed. Moreover, given that my unit does not have air conditioning, and that I enjoy fresh air, I have my windows open close to year round.

I have attached a video I took some time between 2:00-3:00am as an example of the noise. It is louder in person. The video only captures the door closing after it had already opened to let a car in. It makes the same sound when it opens to let the car in or out so the noise per car is twice as long as seen/heard in the video. Regardless of the outcome of the vote on the restaurant, I, and my neighbors would like the hotel to install quieter doors to mitigate the noise, if not get rid of the electric doors altogether.

My concerns regarding the restaurant are that it will undoubtedly increase the number of cars both in the alleyway, and going in and out of those garage doors. Hotel ownership/management may argue that they expect the majority of public customers to be walk-in. No doubt, some may walk in off the street during the day on the weekends when there are a lot of people in Palisades Park, but undoubtedly a lot of customers will be driving to the restaurant, particularly at night. Except for the parking on Ocean avenue, most of the street parking in the neighborhood is permit parking, hence there is not much street parking for these added customers. Plus, given that the hotel is high end, it will likely attract customers who are more than willing to valet park rather than look for a space and then feed the meter. Consequently, this will increase the number of cars going in and out those garage doors. There is also the possibility that the valet parkers may leave some cars temporarily parked in the alley.

In the zoom meeting last month, the hotel general manager said the restaurant is only permitted to be open until 9:00pm. According to the GM, there is a big pent up

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Packet Pg. 770 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text demand for the public to be able to go to the Oceana for drinks and/or meals. An additional concern I have is if the conditional use permit is amended to allow the restaurant open to the public, it will set a precedent for the hotel to seek to amend other conditional uses. That is, if the restaurant is as successful as the hotel hopes, they may at some point seek to extend the hours of use beyond 9:00pm increasing the noise levels when many of us are already retiring for the night.

I have loved living in this neighborhood. It is a fantastic location close to the beautiful beaches and coastline of Santa Monica, and it is very quiet despite its proximity to the promenade, the pier, and the beach. The Oceana has been in an unique position to be able to operate a commercial establishment in a residential neighborhood. We all have been able to co-exist relatively well. Let's keep it that way. There is no need for an increase in commercial activities in this area.

I will reiterate that my primary concern is the noise in the alley vis-a-vis the electric garage doors. At the very least, please make the hotel amend that issue.

Thank you for your consideration.

Doug Sparr

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Packet Pg. 771 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text 5/19/2021 Mail - Planning Commission Comments - Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/[email protected]/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20210510006.08 1/1 OCEANA RESTAURANT TEXT AMENDMENT and CUP APPLICATION - ITEM 9-A Nancy Cetner <[email protected]>
Tue 5/18/2021 9:09 PM
To: Planning Commission Comments <[email protected]> 1 attachments (652 KB)
OCEANA HOTEL.pages;

EXTERNAL
I am sending an email in support of the OCEANA to open a restaurant to members of the public. I am a strong supporter of Santa Monica Businesses.

Thank you,
Nancy Cetner
--
Nancy Cetner
[email protected]
310-998-7988

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Packet Pg. 772 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text

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Packet Pg. 773 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text From: Juan Robles
To: Planning Commission Comments
Subject: 849 Ocean Avenue - Oceana
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:23:28 PM

EXTERNAL
To the Santa Monica Planning Commission,
As a property owner and resident of less than a block away, I strongly oppose the expansion/change of the current designation of 849 Ocean Avenue. My concern is that such change will potentially change the character of the neighborhood which is meant to be residential. The sought after changes will increase traffic and make the area have a more commercial appeal which will disturb the residential nature of the neighborhood.

Please feel free to contact me:

Juan Robles
917 2nd Street 201
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(972) 740-8976
Thank you!

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Packet Pg. 774 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text 5/19/2021 Mail - Planning Commission Comments - Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/[email protected]/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20210510006.08 1/1 planning comments - 5/19/2021 Oceana 849 Ocean
David Rindlaub <[email protected]>
Wed 5/19/2021 9:49 AM
To: Planning Commission Comments <[email protected]> 1 attachments (33 KB)
20210519 Santa Monica Planning Commission Letter - Oceana.pdf;

EXTERNAL
Please find attached planning commission comments and confirm receipt. thank you,
David Rindlaub

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Packet Pg. 775 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text David Rindlaub
[email protected]
May 19th, 2021

VIA E-MAIL
Santa Monica Planning Commission
1685 Main Street, Room 212
Santa Monica, Ca 90401
Re: 849 Ocean Ave
20ENT-0236
20ENT-0237
21ENT-0090
Hearing Date: May 19th, 2021
Dear Chairperson Landres, Vice-Chairperson Paster and Honorable Commissioners:

I urge you to not approve all of the proposals referenced above.

Granting these approvals would result in the following impacts, incompatible with the current residential and recreational character of the neighborhood. I reside on the opposite side of the same block as the Oceana Hotel on 2nd St.:
- Increased street parking demand, impacting opportunity for recreational use of Palisades Park and the beach.
- Increased demand and cueing of vehicles for valet parking ingress egress with increased blocking of traffic including the bicycle traffic lane. - Increased vehicle traffic by valet service circling block to access the hotel garage using Montana Ave, 2nd St or 1st Court, and Idaho Ave.

Sincerely,
David Rindlaub

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Packet Pg. 776 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text 5/19/2021 Mail - Planning Commission Comments - Outlook https://outlook.office365.com/mail/[email protected]/deeplink?popoutv2=1&version=20210510006.08 1/1 Item 19-A - Oceana restaurant
Cynthia Rose <[email protected]>
Wed 5/19/2021 10:25 AM
To: Planning Commission Comments <[email protected]> 1 attachments (33 KB)
2021-05 Oceana Sandpiper PC .pdf;

EXTERNAL
Dear Planning Commissioners
I am unable to speak tonight because of a prior commitment with CalBike.

Please accept this attached letter as my emphatic support Staff’s recommendation on this item. --
Cynthia Rose
Director
Santa Monica Spoke
SMSpoke.org

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Packet Pg. 777 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text May 19, 2021
Planning Commissioners
Item 19-A - Oceana restaurant
I am unable to speak tonight because of a prior commitment with CalBike. Please accept this letter as my support of Staff’s recommendation on this item.

My comments below are rooted in a strong commitment to local, walkable and bikeable businesses in our neighborhoods, and are based on my own experience and those of others who advocate for a growing pedestrian and bicycle street culture.

I reside in mid city. For many years our neighborhood enjoyed eating at Le Petit Cafe, a small-scale, low-impact brasserie on Colorado Avenue operated by the Bourget family. The restaurant and staff were part of the fabric of our neighborhood. Le Petit Cafe closed a few years back but has recently and happily been resurrected as Le Petit Chez Mimi. The cafe provides a local and beloved alternative to the larger, corporate restaurants in the mid city area that have survived almost exclusively on the patronage of drivers who demand space to park - a valuable resource we’ve learned can be better utilized more equitably.

I provide this background because I envision the Sandpiper restaurant at the Oceana Hotel as a similar kind of place where people can walk and bike from the Wilshire-Montana and north of Montana Ave neighborhoods — as well as from other parts of the city — to enjoy a meal in a more intimate setting than is offered in Santa Monica’s vibrant, but busier Downtown core or Montana Avenue. Even better, the chef will accommodate the needs of vegans and vegetarians, providing a welcoming and more sustainable menu experience for everyone.

Staff has recommended certain conditions that take needs of people walking and biking into consideration. I strongly urge the Hotel to incorporate these into their application:
incentives extended to pedestrian and bicycle customers and provision of a bike valet for restaurant patrons, for convenience and bicycle security.

Finally, quiet is an unexpected phenomenon that we all came to appreciate during the early days of the pandemic. A small restaurant incorporated in a low-key hotel is an ideal place to relax and actually converse in relaxed, good company. A publicly-available Sandpiper would provide an alternative to the higher volume (albeit exciting) environment easily found elsewhere in establishments downtown and along the boulevards.

Again, I support this proposal. I hope you will send it along to the City Council for final approval.

I appreciate your consideration.

Thank you,
Cynthia Rose
[email protected]
Mid-City Neighborhood
Santa Monica, CA
90404

CYNTHIA ROSE

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Packet Pg. 778 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text From: Grafton Harper
To: Planning Commission Comments; Shawn Landres
Subject: Wednesday May 19th 2021 @5:30 PM HEARING - 849 ocean Avenue - 20ENT-0236, 20ENT-0237, 21ENT-0090 Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 10:50:58 AM

EXTERNAL
Planning Commission Members -
I understand that once again The Oceana is petitioning to allow for non-residents to take meals and potentially alcoholic beverages at their location at 701 Ocean.

I live at 837 Lincoln Blvd. and frequently walk past the building on my way to the Palisade.

Frankly I am already alarmed at the amount of reckless driving activity already taking place at that address. There seem to be fast-moving valets or residents pulling from the passenger spaces in front of the building all the time. The pedestrian crossing has become nothing short of hazardous as north-bound drivers have little choice but to swing around the traffic there and then come to a screeching halt before hitting crossing pedestrians.

I understand the arguments. Who wouldn't want to get a cup of coffee or snack at a lovely location? That's not the point. The point: This is a residential neighborhood that has no traffic infrastructure to handle a restaurant space with outside visitors.

Wouldn't it be nice if I could have a cigar shop in the lobby of my building and a little coffee shop on my roof too. I'm sure my neighbors would love that.

People invest in neighborhoods believing that their government will look out for their safety and welfare by sticking to existing code and holding back the incursions of commercial activity on the very streets that their tax dollars support. There is always someone wanting to sell something where people live. It is human nature. If a food truck pulled up there, you'd cite it.

Reject this coffee non-sense and see it for what it is. Commercial incursion into residential spaces.

Thank you,
Grafton
____________________________
Grafton S. Harper
[email protected] (My new inbox as of 12/2018)
Lost track of me?
Permanent Forwarding available at [email protected]

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Packet Pg. 779 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text From: Beverly Grossman Palmer
To: Planning Commission Comments
Cc: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra
Subject: Oceana Hotel: May 19 Planning agenda item 9-A
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:11:30 AM
Attachments: 210519 Planning Commission Item 9-A.pdf

EXTERNAL
Please see the attached letter on behalf of Wilmont resident Elizabeth Van Denburgh regarding Item 9-A on the May 19, 2021 Planning Commission agenda. The item concerns a zone text amendment and two CUPs to permit expanded food and alcohol service at the Oceana Hotel.

Beverly Grossman Palmer
Strumwasser & Woocher LLP
10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90024
T: 310-576-1233
F: 310-319-0156
Dir: 310-933-5930
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Packet Pg. 780 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text

STRUMWASSER & WOOCHER LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MICHAEL J. STRUMWASSER 10940 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000 TELEPHONE: (310) 576-1233 BRYCE A. GEE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024 FACSIMILE: (310) 319-0156 BEVERLY GROSSMAN PALMER WWW.STRUMWOOCH.COM
DALE K. LARSON
CAROLINE C. CHIAPPETTI FREDRIC D. WOOCHER
JULIA G. MICHEL † ANDREA SHERIDAN ORDIN
SALVADOR E. PÉREZ SENIOR COUNSEL
† Also admitted to practice in Washington
May 19, 2021
Via electronic mail
City of Santa Monica
Planning Commission
Via email to [email protected]
Re: May 19 Agenda Item 9-A: Oceana Hotel Zone Text Amendment, Alcohol and Food Expansion of Service
Dear Members of the Planning Commission:

We write on behalf of Elizabeth Van Denburgh, a resident of the Wilmont community who is concerned about the encroachment of commercial enterprises, and in particular hotel uses, into the residentially-zoned neighborhood. The request of the Oceana Hotel is one such example, and should therefore be carefully considered lest it pave the way for other businesses in the area to undertake similar projects that expand previous entitlements. Permitting a zone text amendment for the benefit of this specific property that directly undermines the intent of the Council in adopting the zoning ordinance provisions in 2015 sets the City on a path towards other future deviations from the standards and weakens the provisions of the nonconforming ordinance.

The applicant acknowledges that the Oceana Hotel is a legal nonconforming use. The City’s nonconforming use ordinance is intended to allow for “continued occupancy and maintenance of structures . . . so long as the uses, continued occupancy, and maintenance meet the provisions of this Chapter.” (SMMC, § 9.27.010.) For nonconforming uses, “a nonconforming use of a building or a portion of a building . . . shall neither be expanded into any other portion of the building nor changed except to a conforming use.” (SMMC, § 9.27.050 D.) The code has very specific rules regarding the intensification of nonconforming restaurant uses:
“A nonconforming use shall not be permitted to substantially change in mode or character of operation. A substantial change in mode or character of operation shall include, but is not limited to, addition of uses, a change in operational hours that extends past 11:00 p.m. any night Sunday through Thursday and/or midnight on Friday and/or Saturday or begins before 7:00 a.m., a 5

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Packet Pg. 781 Attachment: Correspondence provided to the Planning Commission, June 9, 2021 (5005 : (REHEARING) 849 Ocean Ave – Oceana Hotel Text Santa Monica Planning Commission
May 19, 2021