City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
SUE HIMMELRICH
MAYOR
LANA NEGRETE CHRISTINE PARRA
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
GLEAM DAVIS PHIL BROCK
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
KRISTIN MCCOWAN OSCAR DE LA TORRE
MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCILMEMBER
DAVID WHITE
CITY MANAGER
DOUGLAS SLOAN
CITY ATTORNEY
DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN
CITY CLERK
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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].
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AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 250,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 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
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.)
2. PUBLIC INPUT (CLOSED SESSION, SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT
CALENDAR ONLY)
3. CLOSED SESSIONS
3.A. 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
3.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): James Anthony Humphrey v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. 21-cv-06812 City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 4
3.C. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (2 potential cases) - Attachments Added. 10/19/22
3.D. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section 54957.6 -- Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager David White and Chief People Officer Lori Gentles; Bargaining Unit: FEMA-Santa Monica Fire Executive Management Association
3.E. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): John VMA Doe, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. 22STCV30598; John TAU Doe, et al. v. Santa Monica PAL, et al., Case No. 22STCV19401; John Doe 1-4 v. Does 1-50, Case No. 21STCV34537; John Doe 5 and John Doe 6 v. Does 1-50, Case No. 22STCV08765; John JH Doe v. Police Activities League, et al., Case No. 21STCV24491; John Doe (D.C.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., Case No. 21STCV47551; John Doe (MU) v. Santa Monica PAL, et al., Case No. 22STCV17022; John Doe #1, John Doe #2 and John Doe #3 v. Santa Monica PAL, et al., Case No. 22STCV03113; John Doe 142 v. Doe 1, Doe 2, and Doe 3, Case No. 22STCV01268; Jose Villaseñor v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. 22STCV17835 - Item pulled and will not be heard. 10/20/22 The following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7 p.m.
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
4.A. City Manager Report
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.)
5.A. Award a Professional Services Agreement to ADS Corporation for Flow Monitoring & Data Analysis at the City's Two Wastewater Outfalls Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with ADS Corporation for sewer flow monitoring for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (b) and is for a five-year agreement with a total amount not to exceed $130,000 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.B. Award Bid to American Moving Parts, LLC, for Purchase of Brake Parts for Bus Fire Department Apparatus
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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1. Award Bid #4426 to American Moving Parts, LLC for the purchase of brake parts and brake reline kits for the Transportation and Fire Departments;
2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with American Moving Parts, LLC for brake parts and reline kits in the amount not to exceed $276,856, which includes a $25,169 contingency, over a two-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.C. Adoption of a Resolution Making Findings Regarding AB361 Teleconference Meetings
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 Force.
5.D. Adoption of Resolutions Approving Historic Property Preservation Agreements (Mills Act Contracts) for Designated Historic Resources Located at 2602 Third Street, 227 Beach Street, 227 Broadway, 818 Grant Street and 174 Kinney Street
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute Historic Property Preservation Agreements (Mills Act Contracts) between the City of Santa Monica and the owners of City-designated historic resources located at 2602 Third Street, 227 Beach Street, 227 Broadway, 818 Grant Street, and 174 Kinney Street.
5.E. Approval of Purchase Order with Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation (KME) for the Purchase of Fire Apparatus Replacement Parts and Service Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation (KME) for the purchase of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) repair parts, and for OEM repairs of Fire Department heavy-duty apparatus. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(b) and is for a five-year term with a total amount not to exceed $581,734, which includes a $52,885 contingency, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.F. Award Bid #4431 to JCI Jones Chemicals Inc. and Univar Solutions USA for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite
City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 6 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #4431 to JCI Jones Chemicals Inc as the primary vendor for the purchase of sodium hypochlorite for the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant (Arcadia), Charnock Well Field (Charnock), and the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) site; Univar Solutions USA as the secondary vendor for the purchase of sodium hypochlorite for SWIP;
2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with JCI Jones Chemicals for sodium hypochlorite in the amount not to exceed $200,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal options to extend at mutually agreeable price adjustment for a total not to exceed $1,150,000.
3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Univar Solutions USA for sodium hypochlorite in the amount not to exceed $100,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal options to extend at increases between 5% to 10%, for a total not to exceed $575,000.
5.G. Award Bid #4430 to Pacific Star Chemical, Brenntag Pacific, Inc., and Univar Solutions USA for the Purchase of Sodium Hydroxide
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #4430 to Pacific Star Chemical dba Northstar Chemical as the primary vendor for the purchase of sodium hydroxide for the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant (Arcadia) and Brenntag Pacific, Inc. as the primary vendor for the purchase of sodium hydroxide for the Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility (SMURRF); Univar Solutions USA Inc as the secondary vendor for the purchase of sodium hydroxide for the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant and SMURRF;
2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Pacific Star Chemical dba Northstar Chemical for sodium hydroxide in the amount not to exceed $50,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal options to extend at a mutually agreeable price adjustment for a total not to exceed $290,000; and
3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Brenntag Pacific, Inc. for sodium hydroxide in the amount not to exceed $35,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal options to extend at mutually agreeable price adjustment for a total not to exceed $200,000; and
4. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Univar Solutions USA Inc. for sodium hydroxide in the amount not to exceed $35,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal options at increases between 5% to 10% for a total not to exceed $200,000.
5.H. Award RFP #328 to Grace Environmental Services for Operations, Maintenance, & Management Services at Charnock Well Field Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #328 to Grace Environmental Services, a California-based company, for Charnock Well Field operations, maintenance and management City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 7 services for the production and treatment of potable water for the Public Works Department; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a agreement with Grace Environmental Services, in an amount not to exceed $475,000 for one year with four additional one year renewal options at a 2.0% increase for the first renewal year and 2.5% increase for renewal years 2 through 4 for a total amount not to exceed $2,500,000 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.I. Adoption of the Big Blue Bus Title VI Program
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Big Blue Bus (BBB) Title VI Program so that the Santa Monica Department of Transportation remains eligible for federal grant funds. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from discrimination based on race, color, and national origin to ensure that individuals are not excluded from participation in, denied benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program and activity receiving federal financial assistance.
5.J. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map No. 83173 for 1311 Third Street Promenade
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 83173 for a three-unit subdivision of an existing mixed-use building located at 1311 Third Street Promenade, which includes existing residential units, office space, and retail space to be separately leased, financed, or sold.
5.K. Approval of Fifth Modification to Allan D. Kotin & Associates Professional Services Agreement for Real Estate Advisory Services
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fifth modification to Professional Services Agreement (PSA) #9543 (CCS) with Allan D. Kotin & Associates for continuation of real estate advisory services related to the Santa Monica Pier and other City projects. This modification will extend the term by one year. This will result in a 12-year amended agreement with no increase to the current authorized amount of $340,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.L. Approval of Agreement with Otis Elevator Company for Parking Structure #5 Elevator Repair
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Otis Elevator Company (Otis) for repairs to the Parking Structure 5 elevator for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section
2.24.240 (a1, b, c, d3) and 2.24.250 (b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $503,000.
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5.M. Adoption of Resolutions for Affordable Housing Production Program Fees Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution increasing the Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee by 10.2 percent for new market-rate apartments and condominiums (Attachment A).
2. Adopt the attached Resolution increasing the Affordable Housing Unit Development Cost by 10.2 percent (Attachment B).
5.N. Award Bid to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., dba Athens Services, for Construction and Demolition Materials Processing - New Item Received 10/20/2022
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP# 312 to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., dba Athens Services for construction and demolition material processing and recycling services for the Public Works Department; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., dba Athens Services, in an amount not to exceed $617,000 (including a 15% contingency) for two years, with three additional one-year renewal options in the amount of $1,020,000 on the same terms and conditions for a total amount not to exceed $1,637,000 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5.O. Adoption of Salary Resolution for New and Existing Job Classifications and Approval of Position Changes - New Item Received 10/20/2022 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution of the City of Santa Monica establishing new classifications, revising classification titles, and establishing salary rates for new or existing classifications (Attachment A).
2. Approve the position and classification changes (Attachment B).
5.P. City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 11, 2022 5:30 PM - New Item Received 10/20/2022
6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
7. STUDY SESSION
No items
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
8.A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 06/30/2025. Continued from October 11, 2022 City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 9
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.)
10.A. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance modifying section 3.36.150 formally declaring First Court Promenade as a pedestrian mall and prohibiting vehicular traffic thereon
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
10.B. Introduce for First Reading an Ordinance to Amend Santa Monica Municipal Code 8.08.060 to Extend Building Permit Application Expiration Dates for Projects Requiring a Coastal Development Permit
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the CEQA findings in the staff report set forth under “Environmental Review;”
2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 8.08.060(h) to extend the building permit application expiration date for projects requiring a Coastal Development Permit.
10.C. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend the Text of the City's Ordinance Related to Economic Recovery in (1) the City's Downtown, Mixed Use and Commercial, Employment, Oceanfront, and Public and Semi-Public Districts, Excluding the Area Including and Immediately Adjacent to the Third Street Promenade; and (2) the Area Including and Immediately Adjacent to the Third Street Promenade - New Item Received 10/20/2022
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
10.D. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections 4.85.010 and 4.85.015 Related to Lobbying Activity and Participation of Lobbyists on City of Santa Monica Boards and Commissions - New Item Received 10/20/2022
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the attached ordinance, which does the following:
1. Amends Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.85.010 to further clarify and define “lobbying activity,” with a financial threshold, with certain exceptions;
2. Adds Section 4.85.015 to prohibit any individual from serving on a City board, commission, task force, or advisory board if that individual is currently City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 10 registered as a lobbyist in the City of Santa Monica or registered as a lobbyist in the two years prior to appointment.
10.E. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to adopt the 2022 California Building Standards Code, and Santa Monica local amendments to the 2022 California Building Standards Code, excluding the 2022 California Green Building Code - New Item Received 10/20/2022
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
11.A. Santa Monica Permanent Parklet Program
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Council review the additional information City staff included in the staff report concerning wastewater fees, outdoor heaters, canopies, and parklet size under the Parklet Program and provide comments.
11.B. Adoption of a Resolution to Establish a Home-Share Legalization Program - New Item Received 10/20/2022
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Adopt findings set forth in “Environmental Analysis” determining the adoption of a resolution to establish a home-share legalization program is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Adopt a resolution establishing a home-share legalization program to authorize issuance of temporary, conditional home-share permits pending amendments to the City’s home-share regulations.
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
No items
14. RESOLUTIONS
14.A. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Intention to Award a Franchise Agreement for RFP 300: Digital Wayfinding and Out-of-Home Advertising Kiosk Program - Revised Recommended Action, Report & Reso 10/19/22
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution of Intent declaring the Council’s intent to hold a public hearing on November 15, 2022 to award a franchise to BIG Outdoor for the installation, operation, and maintenance City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/24/2022 12:33 PM Page 11 of a digital wayfinding and out-of-home advertising kiosk network for a 20-year term, per the terms and conditions stated in the resolution.
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Personnel Board for a term ending on 6/30/2023.
16.B. Recommendation to accept Therese Kelly's resignation from the Architectural Review Board and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
16.C. Request of Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmember Davis that the City Council express its support for Los Angeles County Measure A. Measure A would amend the Charter of the County of Los Angeles to grant the Board of Supervisors authority to remove an elected Sheriff from office for cause by a supermajority (4 out of 5) of the Board
16.D. Request of Councilmembers Negrete and Brock that the City Manager evaluate options to enhance the maintenance and appearance of Lincoln Boulevard between Olympic Boulevard (north and south), inclusive of portions of Olympic Blvd east and west of Lincoln, as depicted roughly in the shaded area in the attached map. This is a highly trafficked and visible area of the City and serves as a gateway for visitors to Santa Monica and the City Manager is being asked to return to City Council with options to improve the area. - New Item Received 10/20/2022
16.E. Request of Councilmember Brock to direct the City Manager to evaluate the potential of programming the open space along Main Street adjacent to the City Hall North Parking Lot in partnership with the Santa Monica Sister City Association that would commemorate our five Sister Cities: Mazatlan, Mexico (1961), Hamm, Germany (1969), Fujinomiya, Japan (1974), Kizugawa, Japan (2017), and Brighton, England (2022). - New Item Received 10/20/2022
16.F. Request of Councilmember Negrete to direct the City Manager to develop construction and annual maintenance cost estimates and evaluate the impacts of constructing courts dedicated to pickleball on the Interim Open Space at Santa Monica Airport adjacent to Airport Park as soon as possible while supporting other current and planned uses on the Interim Open Space. The City Manager is also being asked to produce a schedule of permitted and open recreational use of the tennis / pickleball courts at Memorial Park and evaluate the potential to expand the use of the courts at Memorial Park for pickleball. - New Item Received 10/20/2022
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16.G. Request of Councilmember Negrete that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to come back with a proposed Ordinance to the City’s Smoking Ordinance, Section 4.44.020(a) of the Santa Monica Municipal Code (“SMMC”), to prohibit smoking in multi-unit residential common areas, and the public right-of-way areas around multi-unit residential buildings. - New Item Received 10/20/2022
16.H. Request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan that the City Council authorize use of her travel funds for costs incurred from her July 27-30, 2022 travel to Brighton, England for the official Friendship City signing ceremony in partnership with Santa Monica Travel and Tourism and the Santa Monica Sister City Association. - New Item Received 10/20/2022
16.I. Request of Councilmembers Brock, Parra and de la Torre, in the wake of residents’ concerns about the “Builder’s remedy” permits just filed for 1,000s of new housing units, overwhelmingly market rate and up to 15 stories, that the Council ask the City Attorney to hire appropriate outside legal counsel to conduct a thorough review and write a report regarding the City’s legal options and remedies, including rejecting the applications under all applicable laws. The law firm hired to conduct this review shall be selected by the City Council and shall have the power to obtain documents it deems useful to its legal review and be given full cooperation by staff and elected and appointed officials. - New Item Received 10/20/2022
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.
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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).