City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
GLEAM DAVIS
MAYOR
PHIL BROCK LANA NEGRETE
COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM
CHRISTINE PARRA CAROLINE TOROSIS
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
JESSE ZWICK 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.11494(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 15-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].
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AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 250,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
HOW TO PROVIDE WRITTEN 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.
To listen to the livestream of this meeting, please call (310) 883-7522 (US), ID Number 583431990#
. To listen to the livestream of this meeting, please call (310) 883-7522 (US), ID Number 583431990#
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.)
1.A. Written Comments
2. PUBLIC INPUT (AGENDA ITEMS UNDER 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 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Jerrid City of Santa Monica Generated: 2/17/2023 3:20 PM Page 4 Powell v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV15438 - Item pulled and will not be heard. 2/08/23
3.B. 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 - Item pulled and will not be heard. 2/08/23
3.C. 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. 2/08/23
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
4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
4.A. Proclamation for Women's Heart Health Month
The following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.
4.B. City Attorney's Report on Gifts
4.C. City Manager's Report - Update on Public Safety
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion. 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.)
5.A. Award RFP #SP2060 to Dokken Engineering, Inc. for design of the Pier Bridge Replacement Project
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #SP2060 to Dokken Engineering, Inc. for the Pier Bridge Replacement Project to provide engineering design services, permit support, City of Santa Monica Generated: 2/17/2023 3:20 PM Page 5 develop construction documents, conduct public outreach, and provide engineering support during the construction phase, for the Public Works Department;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Dokken Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,158,400.
3. Direct staff to return to Council for Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) certification and to commence the final design, only after the Final EIR/EA is certified.
5.B. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a Grant from the California Department of Justice for the Tobacco Grant Program Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant awarded in the amount of $115,983 from the California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program for the Tobacco Enforcement program at the Police Department, and to accept all grant renewals.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals.
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report.
4. Adopt a finding that the Tobacco Grant Program is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15321 (Class 21, Enforcement Actions) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
5.C. Approval of Third Contract Modification with R3 Consulting Group, Inc. for Solid Waste Rate Study
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a third modification to agreement #10781 in the amount of $95,000 with R3 Consulting Group, Inc. for solid waste rate study services for the Public Works Department. This will result in a four-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $447,075, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
2. Adopt a finding that the modification to agreement is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 of CEQA.
5.D. City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 25, 2022 5:30 PM
5.E. City Council - Regular and Special Meeting - Dec 13, 2022 5:30 PM
5.F. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jan 10, 2023 5:30 PM
5.G. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jan 24, 2023 5:30 PM - Corrected date on minutes 2/9/23
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6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
. All Public Comment on the Housing Element will be heard at the February 14th meeting only
7. STUDY SESSION
(The study session may, after a vote of the Council, be continued to a future date for completion of Council discussion and direction to City staff. It is anticipated that the Council will complete at least the following portions of the study session on February 14th: Staff report, Questions of staff from Council, Public comment. If continued by the City Council, public comment will be received on February 14th only.)
7.A. Study Session on Implementation of 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element Programs
Recommended Action
To ensure that the City of Santa Monica remains in compliance and consistent with its approved 6
th Cycle Housing Element of the City’s General Plan, staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on the policy questions presented in this report regarding the Planning Commission’s recommended amendments to the following:
Land Use and Circulation Element of the General Plan; Bergamot Area Plan;
Downtown Community Plan, and
The City of Santa Monica Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapters 9.01 to 9.52,
City Council is also being asked to discuss and provide direction on the following:
Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Designation Map and the Official Zoning Map for Consistent Designation of Parcels;
Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for Consistency with State Law Updates related to Housing Production and Minimum Parking Requirements; and
Minor Clarifying Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
8.A. Receive and File Sustainable City Plan, Policies, and Programs (CONTINUED FROM 1/24/2023)
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the City’s Sustainability City Plan, Policies and Programs for the Public Works Department.
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2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15307 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
8.B. Request of Councilmember Torosis and Mayor Pro Tem Negrete Expediting an Equitable Post-Pandemic Recovery for Santa Monica’s Small Businesses (CONTINUED FROM 1/24/2023)
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. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 6.42 that Established the Outdoors Parklet Program Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council consider:
1. Adopt a finding of Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Introduction for first reading of an Ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code (“SMMC”) Chapter 6.42 (Attachment A) that established a comprehensive permanent parklet program (“Parklet Program”) to: (a) increase the maximum number of parking and loading spaces that are allowed for the operation of a parklet on the City’s public right-of-way, provided an eligible business meets certain conditions, from up to two spaces total to up to four spaces total; and (b) clarify certain responsibilities of eligible businesses that operate parklets under the Parklet Program.
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
11.A. Adoption of Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached Proclamation (Attachment A) declaring a local emergency on homelessness.
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
No items
14. RESOLUTIONS
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15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Appointment to two unscheduled vacancies on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025 and 6/30/2026.
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 to either attend or provide public testimony at a Council meeting (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, remote option, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917- 6626 or via email at [email protected] at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Best efforts shall be made to accommodate requests received after the 72-hour deadline. In the case of special meetings, requests should be submitted as early as possible, but no later than noon the day of the special Council 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).