City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
PHIL BROCK
MAYOR
GLEAM DAVIS 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
Regular 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.11547(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].
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, SANTA
MONICA, CA AND, AV. ADOLFO LOPEZ
MATEO SUR 830, CHAPALITA, MEXICO
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023
MEETING BEGINS AT 4:30 PM (PST)
AND AT A TELECONFERENCE SITE AT 6:30 P.M. (CST)
The Santa Monica City Council Meeting will be held at 4:30 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time), on Tuesday December 19, 2023, in the City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, 90401 and at 6:30 P.M. (Central Standard Time) at a teleconference site located at Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara, Av. Adolfo López Mateos Sur 830, Chapalita, 44500, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, where one of the Councilmembers will be present and will participate by telephone.
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.
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 (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
. Public input under this item will not be heard at this meeting. This is a special meeting and public input is limited to agenda items only.
2. PUBLIC INPUT (AGENDA ITEMS UNDER CLOSED SESSION, SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS, CONSENT CALENDAR ONLY)
3. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
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4. CLOSED SESSIONS
4.A. Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1) and (2): Smith v. City of Santa Monica; FAA Docket No. 16-16-02
4.B. Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1):
Yossi Shimshi v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 22SMCV01799
4.C. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1431 Second Street, Santa Monica, California (Parking Structure 6) (APN 4291-016- 902); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and David Martin, Community Development Director; owner of record: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Gerry Cottle, founder, Rooftop Cinema Club; under negotiation: price and terms of payment
4.D. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1654 19th Street, Santa Monica, California (City TV) (APN 4275-026-009); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and David Martin, Community Development Director; owner of record: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Will Winkenhofer, Fidelis Advisors; under negotiation: price and terms of payment
4.E. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1444 7th Street, Santa Monica, California (Old Fire Station 1) (APN 4291-020-900); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and David Martin, Community Development Director; owner of record: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Will Winkenhofer, Fidelis Advisors; under negotiation: price and terms of payment
4.F. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1444 7th Street, Santa Monica, California (Old Fire Station 1) (APN 4291-020-900); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and David Martin, Community Development Director; owner of record: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Jesse Slansky, West Hollywood Community Corporation; under negotiation: price and terms of payment
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 City of Santa Monica Generated: 12/14/2023 4:45 PM Page 5 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.
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).