Regular meeting and special meeting
Santa Monica City Council
August 22, 2023
- Date
- August 22, 2023
- Time
- 5:30 PM and 5:31 PM
- Location
- City Hall Council Chambers 1685 Main Street, Room 250, Santa Monica, CA 90401
- Documents
- 170
Documents
- Agenda, first session
- Agenda, second session
- Agenda packet, first session
- Agenda packet, second session
- Annotated agenda, regular meeting
- Annotated agenda, special meeting
- Minutes, regular meeting
- Minutes, special meeting
- 16 Item Re Protecting Santa Monica's vulnerable renters_FINAL
- 16 Item Re Protecting Santa Monica's vulnerable renters_FINAL
- Aerial View of Proposed Venue Site
- Aerial View of Proposed Venue Site
- agenda-report Accept Proposal and Enter into Agreement with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation for the AIDS/LifeCycle 2024 Finish Line Festival
- agenda-report Accept Proposal and Enter into Agreement with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation for the AIDS/LifeCycle 2024 Finish Line Festival
- agenda-report Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Application for the California Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Centers Grant
- agenda-report Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Application for the California Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Centers Grant
- agenda-report Adoption of Resolution to Establish a City of Santa Monica Poet Laureate Program
- agenda-report Adoption of Resolution to Establish a City of Santa Monica Poet Laureate Program
- agenda-report Affirmation and Update of Los Angeles 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games Guarantee Letters to LA28
- agenda-report Affirmation and Update of Los Angeles 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games Guarantee Letters to LA28
- agenda-report Annual Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions. Continued from 7/25/2023.
- agenda-report Annual Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions. Continued from 7/25/2023. New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025.
- agenda-report Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025.
- agenda-report Approval of First Modification of Agreement # 10796 with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for In-Car Camera Systems, Body Worn Cameras, and Cloud-Based Memory Storage for the Police Department
- agenda-report Approval of First Modification of Agreement # 10796 with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for In-Car Camera Systems, Body Worn Cameras, and Cloud-Based Memory Storage for the Police Department
- agenda-report Approval to enter into an agreement with SMC to pay for Memorial Park design services and approve the Design-Build RFB
- agenda-report Approval to enter into an agreement with SMC to pay for Memorial Park design services and approve the Design-Build RFB
- agenda-report Award Bid to Fleming Environmental Inc. for Testing, Maintenance, and Repair of the City’s Underground and Above-ground Fuel Storage Tanks
- agenda-report Award Bid to Fleming Environmental Inc. for Testing, Maintenance, and Repair of the City’s Underground and Above-ground Fuel Storage Tanks
- agenda-report Award Bid to Uniform Accessories Warehouse for Big Blue Bus Motor Coach Operator Uniforms
- agenda-report Award Bid to Uniform Accessories Warehouse for Big Blue Bus Motor Coach Operator Uniforms
- agenda-report Award RFP to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for Water Reservoir Upgrades Engineering Design Services
- agenda-report Award RFP to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for Water Reservoir Upgrades Engineering Design Services
- agenda-report City Manager's Report
- agenda-report City Manager's Report - Update by Southern California Edison
- agenda-report Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre and Parra request that the City Manager and City Attorney explain the following: (1) the relationship between AHPP and the ability to be eligible for State Density Bonus and (2) whether AHPP requirements are consistent with income requirements under State Density Bonus law. Also, the City Manager and City Attorney are being asked to discuss the compounding effects of the AHPP and State Density Bonus on building height and density. On April 11, 2023 (Agenda item 10-b), the City Council voted to amend the Zoning Ordinance to ensure consistency with State law and the City’s certified Housing Element that included an updated Affordable Housing Production Program (AHPP).
- agenda-report Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre and Parra request that the City Manager and City Attorney explain the following: (1) the relationship between AHPP and the ability to be eligible for State Density Bonus and (2) whether AHPP requirements are consistent with income requirements under State Density Bonus law. Also, the City Manager and City Attorney are being asked to discuss the compounding effects of the AHPP and State Density Bonus on building height and density. On April 11, 2023 (Agenda item 10-b), the City Council voted to amend the Zoning Ordinance to ensure consistency with State law and the City’s certified Housing Element that included an updated Affordable Housing Production Program (AHPP). New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 to Regulate Retail Firearm Sales, Establish Additional Firearm Owner Responsibilities, Restrict Weapon Usage on City-Owned Property and Other Locations, Establish a Voluntary Commitment Program, and Ban Non-Serialized Firearms in the City
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 to Regulate Retail Firearm Sales, Establish Additional Firearm Owner Responsibilities, Restrict Weapon Usage on City-Owned Property and Other Locations, Establish a Voluntary Commitment Program, and Ban Non-Serialized Firearms in the City New Item Received. 9/17/2026
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.29 to Prohibit the Open Carry of Knives, Daggers, and Swords in Public Areas
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.29 to Prohibit the Open Carry of Knives, Daggers, and Swords in Public Areas New Item Received. 9/17/2026
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending the Text of the Santa Monica Municipal Code Creating Article 13, Neighborhood Preservation, and Chapter 13.02, Property Maintenance, and Chapter 13.04, Vacant Properties and Moving Language Found in Chapter 8.96, Abatement of Nuisances, to New Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, and Retitling Chapter 8.96 to Reserved
- agenda-report Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending the Text of the Santa Monica Municipal Code Creating Article 13, Neighborhood Preservation, and Chapter 13.02, Property Maintenance, and Chapter 13.04, Vacant Properties and Moving Language Found in Chapter 8.96, Abatement of Nuisances, to New Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, and Retitling Chapter 8.96 to Reserved New Item Received. 9/17/2026
- agenda-report Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Councilmember Brock directs the City Manager and City Attorney to investigate and analyze the process employed by the LA County Department of Public Health leading to its syringe exchange program in Santa Monica in light of the August 14, 2023 California appellate court decision of Grant Park Neighborhood Association Advocates v. Department of Public Health, Santa Cruz County, Third Appellate District, holding the California Department of Public Health is required to engage in a fully interactive process with affected local jurisdictions prior to implementing a syringe exchange program, then return with information and take all necessary action consistent with ensuring the legally required process is followed. On September 13, 2022, the City Council unanimously authorized sending a letter seeking the assistance of Los Angeles County in immediately moving the Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program to a service rich environment (preferably indoors) where individuals in need of substance abuse, mental health, and other services can coordinate and work directly with service providers. Subsequently, Los Angeles County transitioned to operating the Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program via mobile vans that operates for a cumulative three hours per week.
- agenda-report Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Councilmember Brock directs the City Manager and City Attorney to investigate and analyze the process employed by the LA County Department of Public Health leading to its syringe exchange program in Santa Monica in light of the August 14, 2023 California appellate court decision of Grant Park Neighborhood Association Advocates v. Department of Public Health, Santa Cruz County, Third Appellate District, holding the California Department of Public Health is required to engage in a fully interactive process with affected local jurisdictions prior to implementing a syringe exchange program, then return with information and take all necessary action consistent with ensuring the legally required process is followed. On September 13, 2022, the City Council unanimously authorized sending a letter seeking the assistance of Los Angeles County in immediately moving the Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program to a service rich environment (preferably indoors) where individuals in need of substance abuse, mental health, and other services can coordinate and work directly with service providers. Subsequently, Los Angeles County transitioned to operating the Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program via mobile vans that operates for a cumulative three hours per week. New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Recommendation to accept Debra Senopole's resignation from the Disabilities Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
- agenda-report Recommendation to accept Debra Senopole's resignation from the Disabilities Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
- agenda-report Recommendation to accept Josh Hamilton's resignation from the Housing Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
- agenda-report Recommendation to accept Josh Hamilton's resignation from the Housing Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.
- agenda-report Recommendation to rescind the appointment of Kate Evarts to the Housing Commission for failure to attend Commission Meetings; and, Authorization for the City Clerk to Publish Vacancy.
- agenda-report Recommendation to rescind the appointment of Kate Evarts to the Housing Commission for failure to attend Commission Meetings; and, Authorization for the City Clerk to Publish Vacancy.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember de la Torre to allocate $2000 of Council discretionary funds to host a delegation of municipal and business leaders from Sister City Mazatlán, Mexico on September 6, 2023. Topics will focus on exchanges of successful experiences in municipal affairs, strengthening ties between the two cities, and discussing business opportunities. Funds will be used for food, transportation and related expenses.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember de la Torre to allocate $2000 of Council discretionary funds to host a delegation of municipal and business leaders from Sister City Mazatlán, Mexico on September 6, 2023. Topics will focus on exchanges of successful experiences in municipal affairs, strengthening ties between the two cities, and discussing business opportunities. Funds will be used for food, transportation and related expenses.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember Torosis, Councilmember Zwick, and Mayor Davis directing the City Manager and City Attorney to implement and develop recommendations for programs and ordinances to protect the 70 percent of Santa Monicans who are renters amidst record evictions.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember Torosis, Councilmember Zwick, and Mayor Davis directing the City Manager and City Attorney to implement and develop recommendations for programs and ordinances to protect the 70 percent of Santa Monicans who are renters amidst record evictions. New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember Torosis, Mayor Davis, and Councilmember Zwick to allocate $9000 of Council discretionary funds to the Westside Coalition in support of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held on January 15, 2024. This celebration will mark the 39th anniversary of the event and will embrace the theme “Stop the Hate, Start the Healing”. The program will be free and open to the public.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmember Torosis, Mayor Davis, and Councilmember Zwick to allocate $9000 of Council discretionary funds to the Westside Coalition in support of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held on January 15, 2024. This celebration will mark the 39th anniversary of the event and will embrace the theme “Stop the Hate, Start the Healing”. The program will be free and open to the public.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmembers Brock, Parra, and de la Torre, in the spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion, that the City Council desires to provide for the participation of not less than one homeless individual or formerly homeless individual on the Santa Monica Housing Authority Board (SMHAB), and that the City Council hereby appoints the candidate recommended by the Housing Commission, Ms. Courtney Lauretano, to the SMHAB as of today's date, to serve until the formal establishment of the rules pertaining to the selection of the proposed Client Advisory Board representation on the SMHAB is completed.
- agenda-report Request of Councilmembers Brock, Parra, and de la Torre, in the spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion, that the City Council desires to provide for the participation of not less than one homeless individual or formerly homeless individual on the Santa Monica Housing Authority Board (SMHAB), and that the City Council hereby appoints the candidate recommended by the Housing Commission, Ms. Courtney Lauretano, to the SMHAB as of today's date, to serve until the formal establishment of the rules pertaining to the selection of the proposed Client Advisory Board representation on the SMHAB is completed. New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Request of Councilmembers Torosis and Zwick that the City Council adopt the resolution titled “A Resolution of the City Council for the City of Santa Monica Declaring Support for the Striking Workers of UNITE HERE Local 11”. Further request of Councilmembers Torosis and Zwick that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to explore and return to Council with recommendations concerning the adoption of hotel consumer protection and service disruption laws. Recommendations should consider hotel consumer protection and service disruption notification laws in New York City, Newark, and Washington, D.C. that mandate notification to guests within 24 hours of becoming aware of a service disruption, including anticipated impacts of any durational strikes or picketing activities at or near a hotel. New Item Received.Minutes to be added later.9/5/24
- agenda-report Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmembers Parra and Brock that, to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, Council direct the City Manager to (1) waive fees associated with the partial use of the parking lot on the Santa Monica Pier to support the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Classic Car Show scheduled for September 9, 2023, presented by the Pico Youth and Family Center; and (2) allocate up to $7,000 of Council discretionary funds to reimburse the Pico Youth and Family Center for documented expenditures to support sound & stage, entertainment, and promotional materials for this event that will be free and open to the public.
- agenda-report Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmembers Parra and Brock that, to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, Council direct the City Manager to (1) waive fees associated with the partial use of the parking lot on the Santa Monica Pier to support the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Classic Car Show scheduled for September 9, 2023, presented by the Pico Youth and Family Center; and (2) allocate up to $7,000 of Council discretionary funds to reimburse the Pico Youth and Family Center for documented expenditures to support sound & stage, entertainment, and promotional materials for this event that will be free and open to the public.
- agenda-report Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete to direct the City Manager to waive any facility fees and allow the use of the Council Chambers for a public hearing hosted by the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), tentatively scheduled for October 19, 2023 between 9 am- 5 pm. The meeting will be open to the public and will provide valuable information regarding affordable housing tax credits.
- agenda-report Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete to direct the City Manager to waive any facility fees and allow the use of the Council Chambers for a public hearing hosted by the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), tentatively scheduled for October 19, 2023 between 9 am- 5 pm. The meeting will be open to the public and will provide valuable information regarding affordable housing tax credits.
- agenda-report Second Reading and Adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance to Promote Economic Recovery in the City’s Downtown Districts, including the Third Street Promenade Area, and Provide Other Minor and Clerical Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance Related to Economic Recovery
- agenda-report Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending SMMC Sections 4.08.270 and 4.12.180 to Authorize Electric Leaf Blowers
- agenda-report Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Text of the Zoning Ordinance to Provide Incentives for Certain Housing Projects That Filed an Application Prior to Implementation of the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element
- AIDS Lifecycle Ride License Agreement 2023
- AIDS Lifecycle Ride License Agreement 2023
- AIDS LifeCycle Ride Oaks 2024
- AIDS LifeCycle Ride Oaks 2024
- ALC 2024 Finish Line Festival Event Narrative
- ALC 2024 Finish Line Festival Event Narrative
- Attachment A - City of Santa Monica Knife Assault Statistics
- Attachment A - City of Santa Monica Knife Assault Statistics
- Attachment B - Ordinance Prohibiting Open Carry of Knives Daggers Swords 080823 (002)
- Attachment B - Ordinance Prohibiting Open Carry of Knives Daggers Swords 080823 (002)
- Axon Oaks Form 2023
- Axon Oaks Form 2023
- CDD-ORD-Incentives for Certain Housing Projects 2d
- City Guarantee Letter LA28 (draft)
- City Guarantee Letter LA28 (draft)
- City Guarantee Letters LA 2024
- City Guarantee Letters LA 2024
- D.Senopole.Resignation
- D.Senopole.Resignation
- Disabilities.08.22.23.List
- Disabilities.08.22.23.List
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Discretionary Funds as of 8.16.23
- Exhibit 2 - Taxicab
- Exhibit 2 - Taxicab
- Exhibit 3 - Parking Citation
- Exhibit 3 - Parking Citation
- Exhibit 4 - False Alarm Fines
- Exhibit 4 - False Alarm Fines
- Exhibit 5 - Library Fines
- Exhibit 5 - Library Fines
- List of Applicants
- List of Applicants
- Mayor County Letter 9.15.22
- Mayor County Letter 9.15.22
- November 27, 2018 Staff Report - Sustainable Water Master Plan (SWMP) Update
- November 27, 2018 Staff Report - Sustainable Water Master Plan (SWMP) Update
- Oaks Initiative Form - Fleming Environmental Inc.
- Oaks Initiative Form - Fleming Environmental Inc.
- Oaks Initiative Form - Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
- Oaks Initiative Form - Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
- Oaks Initiative Form - WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
- Oaks Initiative Form - WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
- Ord-CDD-Property Maintenance and Vacant Properties 082223
- Ord-CDD-Property Maintenance and Vacant Properties 082223
- ORD-PD-Firearms 2023.0822 1st
- ORD-PD-Firearms 2023.0822 1st
- ORD-PW-Leafblower 2d
- Original Contract - Part I
- Original Contract - Part I
- Original Contract - Part II
- Original Contract - Part II
- PL-ORD-Promenade IZO 2d
- PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Resignation Letter
- Resignation Letter
- Reso-CDD-Revised Admin Fines Property Maintenance +Vacant Properties
- Reso-CDD-Revised Admin Fines Property Maintenance +Vacant Properties
- Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Creating a Poet Laureate Program
- Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Creating a Poet Laureate Program
- Resolution to Apply for SGC CRC Grant FORMATTED
- Resolution to Apply for SGC CRC Grant FORMATTED
- Revisions to Fine Schedule
- Revisions to Fine Schedule
- Staff Report 1/23/2018: Award of Design Agreement for the Memorial Park Feasibility Study and Master Plan
- Staff Report 1/23/2018: Award of Design Agreement for the Memorial Park Feasibility Study and Master Plan
- Staff Report 10/15/2019: Memorial Park Redevelopment and Expansion Master Plan Review
- Staff Report 10/15/2019: Memorial Park Redevelopment and Expansion Master Plan Review
- Staff Report 2/11/2020: Design-Build Contract for Memorial Park Expansion
- Staff Report 2/11/2020: Design-Build Contract for Memorial Park Expansion
- Staff Report 9/27/2022: Memorial Park Expansion Study Session
- Staff Report 9/27/2022: Memorial Park Expansion Study Session
- SUPPORT FOR THE STRIKING WORKERS OF THE CITY OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 11
- Uniform Warehouse Oaks Form 7.20.23
- Uniform Warehouse Oaks Form 7.20.23
- Venue Guarantee Letter LA28 (draft)
- Venue Guarantee Letter LA28 (draft)
- Venue Use Guarantee Letter LA 2024
- Venue Use Guarantee Letter LA 2024
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
- Written Comments
On the agenda
- 3.B.Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending or Potential Litigation
- 3.C.Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section
- 4.A.City Manager's Report – Update by Southern California Edison,
- 5.B.Affirmation and Update of Los Angeles 2024 Summer Olympics
- 5.C.Award RFP to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for Water
- 5.D.Approval to enter into an agreement with SMC to pay for
- 5.E.Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Application for the
- 5.F.Accept Proposal and Enter into Agreement No. 11477 (CCS) with
- 5.G.Award Bid to Fleming Environmental Inc. for Testing,
- 5.H.Approval of First Modification of Agreement No. 10796 (CCS)
- 8.A.Annual Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions,
- 10.B.Second Reading and Adoption of Interim Zoning Ordinance No.
- 10.D.Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Adding Santa
- 10.E.Introduction and First Reading an Ordinance Amending Santa
- 10.F.Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending the Text
- 14.A.Adoption of Resolution No. 11543 (CCS) to Establish a City of
- 16.A.Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities
- 16.B.Recommendation to rescind the appointment of Kate Evarts to
- 16.C.Recommendation to accept Josh Hamilton's resignation from the
- 16.D.Recommendation to accept Debra Senopole's resignation from
- 16.F.Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmembers Parra
- 16.G.Request of Councilmember de la Torre to allocate $2000 of
- 16.H.Request of Councilmember Torosis, Mayor Davis, and
- 16.I.Request of Councilmember Torosis, Councilmember Zwick, and
- 16.J.Request of Councilmembers Torosis and Zwick that the City
- 16.K.Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Councilmember
- 16.L.Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre and Parra request that the
- 16.M.Request of Councilmembers Brock, Parra, and de la Torre, in the