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.
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: ____________________ FOR CITY USE ONLY:
Bid/PO/Contract # ____________________________ Permit # ___________________________ See the attached list of Key Officers and Directors.
1) Eric A. Nichol, and 2) Douglas Nichol Moffatt & Nichol Shares Trust dated November 28, 2006.
ATTACHMENT
Officers and Directors list
Title Name Address
President / Chief Executive Officer Eric A. Nichol, PE 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Senior Vice President / Chief Olie Abbamonto 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Financial Officer
Senior Vice President / Chief David W. Huchel 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Legal Officer / Secretary
Senior Vice President / Chief Douglas J. Plasencia, PE 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Operations Officer
Senior Vice President Richard M. Rhoads, PE 2185 N. California Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Senior Vice President Jeffrey L. Sparrow, PE 21308 Small Branch Place, Ashburn, VA 20148 Vice President / Assistant Secretary Sarah M. Sabunas 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director / Chairman Eric A. Nichol, PE 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Michelle Anghera, PhD 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Randell Iwasaki, PE 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Ralph Larison 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Jim Nevada 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Michael N. Rieger 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Lynn L. Schrier-Behler 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Director Richard D. Steinke 4225 E. Conant Street, Suite 101, Long Beach, CA 90808 Moffatt & Nichol