City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
SUE HIMMELRICH
MAYOR
LANA NEGRETE KRISTIN MCCOWAN
COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM
GLEAM DAVIS PHIL BROCK
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
CHRISTINE PARRA OSCAR DE LA TORRE
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
DAVID WHITE
CITY MANAGER
DOUGLAS SLOAN
CITY ATTORNEY
DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN
CITY CLERK
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS:
• Treat everyone courteously; • Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; • Listen to others respectfully • Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; • Exercise self-control • Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions
Meetings are broadcast live on CityTV cable channel 16 and on the internet at santamonica.gov. Cable television re-broadcasts air on Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 AM. The agenda will air on CityTV on Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and on Monday and Tuesday at 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
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RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (Resolution No.11427(CCS))
WAYS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
If you are interested in providing public comment at a City Council meeting, there are several ways to participate:
(1) Written public comment. In lieu of oral public comment, the public is strongly encouraged to submit written public comment on agenda items via email to [email protected]. Written public comment submitted before 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be available for online viewing. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments. (2) Oral public comment. Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding items on the agenda must be present and submit their name and address (optional) to the City Clerk before the public comment section is opened for that item or before the public hearing is opened where one is required by law. Register to speak at the Speaker Kiosk prior to the meeting. Remarks from the public are limited to a total of 6 minutes per City Council meeting, with a maximum of 2 minutes and a minimum of one minute per item. Except for the author of the request, public comment on 12-items are limited to 1 minute. Except on Public Input, speakers appearing at the meeting in person, may donate 2 minutes to another person present in-person at the meeting, who may speak for a total of 4 minutes on that item.
Both the donor of time and the designated speaker must register at the Speaker Kiosk in person together.
Oral public comment from any one individual is limited to a total of 6 minutes per City Council meeting, with a maximum of 2 minutes per agenda item; under some circumstances, Council may change the maximum to 1 minute per agenda item.
ORDER OF BUSINESS (may not be changed except by majority vote of the City Council.)
1. General Public Input
(members of the public may address the City Council
only on items not on the agenda, but within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the City).
2. Public Comment for Closed Session, Special
Agenda, and Consent Calendar Items Only
(Commendations and Proclamations presented).
3. Closed Session.
4. Special Agenda Items (City Manager’s Report,
Presentations, etc.).
5. Consent Calendar (All items considered in one
motion unless removed by a City Councilmember for
discussion. Public comment shall be heard prior
to City Council discussion).
6. Public Comment on remaining Agenda Items
7. Study Session.
8. Continued Items.
9. Administrative Proceedings.
10. Ordinances:
• 1
st Reading
• 2
nd Reading
11. Staff Administrative Item.
12. Public Hearings.
13. Reports of Boards and Commissions.
14. Resolutions.
15. Written Communications (other than
Reports of Commission and Officers).
16. Councilmember Discussion Items.
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
Si desea comunicarse con alguien en español, llame a nuestra oficina al (310) 458-8211 y pida hablar con Esterlina Lugo.
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AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 250,
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022
MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 PM
WAYS TO PROVIDE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT:
Written public comment can be submitted via email to [email protected].
Written comments received prior to 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting will be available online. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
(This is a special City Council meeting. Public comment is restricted to only items listed on the agenda.)
1. PUBLIC INPUT
(Public comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. State law prohibits the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item.)
1.A. Public Input under this item will not be heard at this meeting.
2. PUBLIC INPUT (CLOSED SESSION, SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT
CALENDAR ONLY)
3. CLOSED SESSIONS
No items
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
No items
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5. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.)
No items
6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
6.A. Public Input for 12- Items will be heard at the time the public hearing is opened for the item.
7. STUDY SESSION
No items
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
8.A. Annual Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions (CONTINUED FROM 6/28/2022)
Board/Commission No. of
Seats
Term
End Date
Special Requirements
Architectural Review Board 2 6/30/2026
At least one shall be a
professional licensed
architect.
Arts Commission 2 6/30/2026 Reside or work in
Santa Monica
Commission on Sustainability,
Environmental Justice and the
Environment
2 6/30/2026
Disabilities Commission 3 6/30/2026
At least two must be selfidentified persons with a
disability.
Housing Commission 2 6/30/2026
Landmarks Commission 3 6/30/2026
At least one must be a local
historian and one an
architectural historian.
Personnel Board 1 6/30/2027
Planning Commission 1 6/30/2026
Public Safety Reform and Oversight
Commission 2 6/30/2026
Recreation and Parks Commission 2 6/30/2026
Santa Monica Library Board 2 6/30/2026
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, Inc. 3 6/30/2026
Shall be from Santa
Monica's community and
business leadership.
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8.B. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Recreation and Parks Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2024 (CONTINUED FROM 6/28/2022)
8.C. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2024 (CONTINUED FROM 6/14/2022)
8.D. Appointments to Nine Seats on the Newly Created Human Services Commission for Two Partial Terms Ending on 6/30/2023, Two Partial Terms Ending on 6/30/2024, Two Partial Terms Ending on 6/30/2025, Two Full-Terms Ending on 6/30/2026 and One Full-Term Ending on 6/30/2027 (CONTINUED FROM 7/12/2022)
9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
No items
10. ORDINANCES
(Public comment is permitted on ordinances for introduction and first reading. No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.) No items
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
No items
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12.A. Adoption of Resolutions and Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to adopt the Ocean Avenue Project Development Agreement Recommended Action
It is recommended that the Council take the following actions:
1. Affirm that the Ocean Avenue Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15182 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Adopt a resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the project in accordance with CEQA;
3. Adopt a resolution adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations to support approval of the Development Agreement based upon the Final EIR and other information provided in the record and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;
4. Adopt a resolution amending the 1992 Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan (LUP) for consistency with the 2010 General Plan and 2017 Downtown Community Plan standards for the project site; and
5. Introduce an ordinance for first reading to adopt Development Agreement 13DEV-004 for the Ocean Avenue Project.
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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14. RESOLUTIONS
No items
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Request of Mayor Himmelrich that the City Council allocate the $29,000 of annual BID funding and $18,000 of Discretionary Funds previously discussed at their May 24, 2022 Budget Study Session. The funds include $10,000 to the Westside Coalition for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, $5,000 to the Santa Monica Little League to repair the scoreboard at Los Amigos Park and $3,000 to Samohi for their bilingual graduation celebration. The motion to officially allocate the funds was inadvertently left off of the agenda for the June 28, 2022 Council meeting where the FY 22-23 budget was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at www.smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
Members of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 or to [email protected]. Written comments received from the public by 2 PM on the day of the City Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting and posted online.
City Hall and the Council Chamber are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917-6626 at least 3 days prior to the scheduled meeting.
Si desea comunicarse con alguien en español, llame a nuestra oficina al (310) 458-8211 y pida hablar con Esterlina Lugo.
Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #2, #3, #5, #9 and the EXPO Line serve City Hall. Parking is available on Main Street, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).