Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, June 25, 2024

1 David Yakobson
From: Tricia Crane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 3:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Act now to Stop SB7 and the State attack on democracy Attachments: SB7 Opposition letter to Assembly Local Governance Committee.docx Follow Up Flag: Follow up
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Dear neighbors and friends,
Local Control over land use is under attack again. Take action today to stop SB7 before the vote is taken on Wednesday.

Senate Bill 7 burst on the housing scene as a "gut-and-amend bill" that was originally advanced to generate housing for the homeless but has morphed through various amendments into the
current version - a bill that will further limit local control over land use with the potential to wipe our single family
neighborhoods.

The latest version of SB7 includes this outrageous language:

This bill, for regions in which the department is required to distribute the regional housing need, would prohibit a city or county from filing an objection to the regional housing need determination.

This means that if SB7 is passed it will give even more power to HCD (Housing Community Development), a State agency that caters to developers and investors with the pretense of generating housing that is affordable. Marc Verville calls SB7 "a backdoor process to start erasing R1" by forcing the adoption of SB10.

A vote on SB7 will be taken this Wednesday (June 26) by the Assembly Local Government Committee. Please take a moment to read the Northeast Neighbors letter (below and attached), send emails to the Item 1
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2 Committee, and/ or make phone calls telling the Committee to vote NO on SB7.

Letters can be posted to the entire committee through the Legislative portal at this link:
https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/faces/index.xhtml Or you can write one email and send to the entire Committee using this list:
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Finally, if you have ten minutes to spare, make phone calls and leave a message that you Oppose SB7 to each of the nine members of the Local Government Committee on the list below. (If you call in the evening you can leave a recorded message and it will go into the record without having to deal with talking to staff.) Item 1
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3 Democracy is NOT a spectator sport, especially not in California today where so much power is being wielded at the State level to daze and confuse.

Share this information with friends. The public is unaware of the games being played by the legislature.

Below and attached is the letter sent by Northeast Neighbors to all members of the Assembly Local Government Committee.

Thanks for any and all efforts!
Tricia Crane
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From: Santa Monica Northeast Neighbors
June 23, 2024
The board members of Santa Monica Northeast Neighbors – a city recognized neighborhood association - strongly and unanimously oppose SB7.

We ask you to vote NO on SB7 for these reasons:
 SB7 undermines the rights of local governments to determine the land use designation of their communities, even when they are meeting their RHNA mandates.  SB7 grants final authority over RHNA methodology to an unelected executive branch body, the Department of Finance, which can override local housing needs assessments.  SB7 limits the applicability of all local voter-approved restrictions on urban development to only where such restrictions exist under federal or state programs, or both, designed to protect open space, farmland, environmental habitats, and natural resources on a long-term basis, including land zoned or designated for agricultural protection or preservation that is subject to Item 1
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4 a local ballot measure that was approved by the voters of that jurisdiction. This potentially places at risk all locally-protected non-federal or state open space.  SB7 mandates that housing allocations be developed without any reference to existing zoning, and that the state entities developing the allocations can do so under their own untethered assumptions of city zoning, without any accountability for their decisions.  SB7 prohibits a city or county from filing an objection to the regional housing need determination, further eliminating any accountability on the allocating state entities.

Local governments are best positioned to balance housing needs with community interests through their own land use decisions. Working within the existing framework helps ensure that under-utilized areas are explored to the fullest extent possible.

If local jurisdictions can meet their RHNA obligations and promote fair housing without altering their land use designations, why should the state intervene?
SB 7 represents unwarranted top-down and unaccountable interference in local land use matters.

Please vote no on SB7.

Thank you for your service,
Tricia Crane
Chair, Northeast Neighbors of Santa Monica
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1 David Yakobson
From: John Murdock <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 10:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick
Cc: Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City; David White; Douglas Sloan; [email protected]; Tricia Crane
Subject: Fw: SB-7

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Dear Councilmembers;
I feel this city was asleep at the switch when SB10 was forced down our throats. We could have and should have fought against intervention by state lobbyists seeking to over-densify every city in the state. More is coming our way with SB7, and I urge you to become fully versant with its details and the impacts it will have on local zoning controls. If you fail, the charm and character of Santa Monica as a livable community will soon be gone forever.

John B. Murdock
Attorney at Law
1209 Pine Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
tel. (310) 450-1859
From: John Murdock <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 1:10 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: SB-7
As a land use attorney for the past 45 years, I have vast experience with zoning issues. SB-7 and SB-10 are a continuation of Sacramento's attempt to force density on cities throughout the state, eliminating single-family zoning, irrespective of local conditions, wants, or needs. This is all done in the name of a "housing crisis" on the theory that the state legislators will control and override local governments that do not want increased density. As we have seen with SB-10, cities are getting boiling mad and starting to sue, in one case winning a ruling that SB-10 is unconstitutional because it fails entirely to do anything to cure the cited justification, a lack of "affordable" housing. Let's hope the citizens remain committed to the rule of law in expressing their outrage over what Sacramento is doing at the behest of the real estate/development industry. It's time to step back and re-assess the wisdom of what you are doing. In that vein, I am writing to ask that you vote against adoption of SB-7, a law that is obnoxious in the extreme and is sure to incur the wrath of residents throughout the state, leading to further disrespect for the state legislative process..

John B. Murdock
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2 Attorney at Law
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1 David Yakobson
From: Jules Rothenberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City of Santa Monica Regular Meeting Tuesday June 25, 2024 1. Public Input

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I have been living in Santa Monica since 1991. My wife and I purchased a condo at 1214 14th Street in 1998. It is directly across from the parking lot at 1211-1217 14th Street. Our building is also directly behind the parking lot at 1217 Euclid Street, so the proposed developments at these two locations will affect us directly.

There is no doubt that there is a need for affordable housing in this city and in all of Los Angeles county.

Had my wife and I not purchased our condo, we would probably be priced out of the Santa Monica rental market. I know for sure that my two children would not be able to afford to live in the city of their youth.

If the city is forced to provide affordable housing by the lawmakers in Sacramento, then perhaps this housing should be prioritized for the people that make Santa Monica such a wonderful place to live. I'm referring to the Teachers, Policeman, Firefighters and other city employees who have been priced out of the market. Next in line should be the employees of stores in the neighborhood, such as Vons, RIte Aid, Unleashed, Ulta etc. These are the people that make this city vibrant.

The locations selected by the council for this development make no sense to me. Removing close to 100 public parking spaces that are close to all of the commerce on Wilshire Boulevard will be a death sentence to some of the small shops that are just scratching by. Both Euclid and 14th street between WIlshire and Arizona are permit only parking streets. Where are the customers going to park, as most stores do not have their own lots? I also saw that the new buildings will not have enough spots for all of the units being built. Where are the tenants going to park? This is a fairly congested neighborhood. This decision will only increase the density and overburden the current infrastructure.

Lastly, and most importantly, both 14 Street and Euclid Street are corridors for school children going to and coming home from Lincoln Middle School, 310 Tutors and McKinley Elementary school. Is it a wise idea to put in housing and services for the chronically mentally ill and people requiring drug rehabilitation? According to the plans I read, there would be on site staff until 4:00 PM but I did not read anything about security. What happens after 4:00 PM? This plan was not discussed in a public forum and I'm certain the PTA of Lincoln MIddle School would have been outraged by this decision.

I would like the city council to reconsider this plan to make sure that by trying to solve the problem of affordable housing it does not create a series of problems (traffic congestion, crime, lack of parking and reduced infrastructure in the neighborhood) that will be much harder to correct if the plan goes through as currently conceived.

Thank you,
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1 David Yakobson
From: Arthur Jeon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:22 AM
To: Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Phil Brock
Cc: David White; Douglas Sloan; City of Santa Monica; Clerk Mailbox; Jeanette Gant; Micah Akerson; Erika Aklufi; Danielle Noble; Ramon Batista; [email protected]; Roberto Lucio; Thomas McLaughlin; Jose Rodriguez; Annette Farmer; Maryanne LaGuardia; Albin Gielicz; Alisha Brady; [email protected]; Arati Desai Wagabaza; Lori Brown; John Smith; John Alle; Evan Meyer; [email protected]; Luke Cain; Peter Bosen; [email protected]; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Eric Sedman; Michele Aronson; Aisling Winders; Julia Ladd; Peter TRINH; [email protected]; Anuj Gupta; [email protected]; dominic gomez; Jenna Grigsby; Attorney Mailbox; Shawn R.

Kehoe; Andrew Thomas; SMDP Editor; Susan Cline; [email protected]; Michele A Wittig; [email protected]; Attorney Mailbox; Joe; Jenny Rush; Stan Epstein; Gary Tsai; [email protected]; Zina Josephs; Turbella; Phil Brock; Lauren Howland; [email protected]; Matthew Hall; Richard Drapkin; [email protected]; Planning Commission Comments; Dawn Fairchild; [email protected]; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; Dan Charn.; [email protected]; Gerardo Leyva; [email protected]; Carlos Jaen; Brandon Capiro; Kelly Simon; Mario Fonda-Bonardi; Jing Yeo; Albin Gielicz; Scott McGee; Gerardo Leyva; Ryan Gradle; Roy Brown; Frank Marnell; SM Observer; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kim Pieper; Third District; [email protected] Subject: Dangerous Madness: The New Face Of Santa Monica

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2 Dear Council,
Hate to hit you two days in a row, but this sociopath was arrested after attempting to rape a 17 year-old girl at the beach, strangling her until she lost consciousness and breaking her nose. He then attempted to rape and drown another woman, a homeless woman who is a hero that seems in real need of our services, who came to the girl’s aid. Victim 3 was a 73 year-old tourist from Montreal who also intervened and was robbed of a necklace and dragged 40 feet in another attempted drowning. Welcome to Santa Monica!
THIS VIDEO OF THE ARREST AND AFTERMATH IS GOING VIRAL WITH A HALF A MILLION VIEWS IN 20 HOURS
This is now our brand. I have seen this guy in my neighborhood and at Reed Park several times. I saw similar craziness down at the beach during a company retreat at Castle Del Mar the same day a woman was dragged into a restroom.

Tonight you are honoring the officer with EMT training who saved the life of the stabbed tourist a few weeks ago. As far as I’m concerned, we have gotten lucky nobody was killed, but that's only a matter of time. If you really want to honor him, hire more officers like him. Otherwise, these are empty words from half of the council who thinks cops are the bad guys and all this homeless sociopath needs is an apartment in Santa Monica.

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3 As for resolution 16b, while I don’t agree with the sign on the promenade singling out David White, as the above grim litany of serious crimes shows, the sentiment that Santa Monica is not safe is absolutely true.

And this line from the resolution itself reveals an inability for some on the council to accept that safety, crime, and disorder are the major impediments to our recovery:

Finally, the signs also may be counter-productive to the community’s stated goal of economic recovery as they may deter people from visiting and shopping in Santa Monica at a time when the City’s retail, travel, and entertainment businesses are still recovering from the pandemic.

What pablum—solve the problem, not the sign. The store owners getting robbed aren’t leaving because of a slow recovery. They are leaving because they are getting robbed blind. Stop playing budget games and get serious about getting to the 300 police that our professional force is telling us they need. Be useful and start lobbying Sacramento to support the new Prop 47 rewrite that’s on the ballot instead of them trying to poison pill it. Because what happens when two of these attacks happens at the same time with an understaffed force? We have to face that we have urban problems in a suburban setting and any new tax should only be for sworn officers because that is the only kind of deterrence that will work.

Intelligence is the ability to hold two things to be true at the same time:

1. Half the homeless are deserving of our attention (why don’t our expensive services start by reaching out to the hero homeless woman who saved that young girl’s life?).

2. Half of the homeless are criminal, or addicts, or mentally ill—or some combination of all three (the homeless hero accurately called this perp a “scumbag” at the end of the video).

We are all carrot, and no stick. Until we change our reputation amongst the people we don’t want here, we will continue to scare off the people we do want. Give us some kind of sign in tonight’s meeting that you’re awake at the wheel.

Arthur Jeon
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4 David Yakobson
From: Carol Catanzaro <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 10:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 6/25/24 Agenda Item 1:Public Input -Proposed Development Needs Revisions

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Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Council Members, As a longtime resident of Santa Monica, and in-act, an 84 year old resident of Mid-City, specifically Mid-Wilshire, I am in alliance with the the concerns expressed by the other residents, businesses and neighborhood groups about the proposed housing developments at 1217 Euclid, 1211-1217 14th Street and 1146 16th Street, as the were presented to you at the March 19, 2024 City Council Meeting during the RFP process.

As an independent senior who drives to all my appointments and relies on public parking I am extremely concerned about these projects that removes all existing public parking spaces at the sites. I use a walker so the prospect of parking farther away from my appointments seems unfair and not through properly.

Respectfully, the city of Santa Monica has not given residents proper input on this project nor have they given a voice to us as residents to state our many concerns.

The project, as proposed, exacerbate the existing parking and traffic issues for residents, visitors, hospital patients and businesses. The 6 story buildings will dwarf the existing residential dwellings, and erode the character of the neighborhood, and the safety issues created by building a 65 unit building for “Tri morbid individuals with cooccurring mental illness, substance addiction, and physical health issues” - The People Concern’s RFP response materials (3/19/24), directly in the route of children walking to and from Lincoln Middle School and PS1 has not been addressed.

I am asking that you, the City Council, request the city staff do their due diligence by communicating with the neighborhood residents, schools and businesses, prior to engaging in the current RFP agreement. Although it is not required, it would seem negligent and thoughtless, not to do a current crime, traffic or infrastructure strain study on the proposed projects.

As an 84 year old I have seen many things change for better and for worse. It's of my opinion that when you involve everyone and are transparent and listen to all sides change becomes beneficial. Please allow our voices to be heard in a meaningful way during the process of changing our neighborhood.

Thank You,
Carol Catanzaro
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From: lauralee asch <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 12:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 6/25/24 Agenda Item 1:Public Input- Proposed by Development Needs Urgent Revisions

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Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Council Members:

I stand in alliance with my neighbors from the Mid-Wilshire, aka Mid City neighborhood, to express my deep concerns about the proposed housing developments at 1217 Euclid, 1211-1217 14th, and 1146 16th Streets which were presented to you at the March 19, 2024 City Council Meeting during the RFP process.

While we understand the critical need for affordable housing and the challenges posed by the California state mandate, we strongly believe that these projects, as currently planned, will have severe negative impacts on the safety, livability, and character of our neighborhood.

We are most concerned about neighborhood safety in light of the proposal to place 48 units of supportive housing among the 130 unit total, the enormous 6-story buildings which are three stories taller than other buildings in the area, designed without set backs and completely out of character with the neighborhood, and the crippling loss of all public parking at these locations. Parking which is needed to support the businesses, as well as offer options to residents.

We feel the City has not looked at these projects through the lens of existing residents and businesses, and is totally lacking a community outreach strategy which should have been facilitated by City staff in the formative stage of this project.

As many of you know, I spent 29 years working for the Santa Monica Police Department’s Community Affairs - Crime Prevention Unit. In my extensive experience in the area of crime prevention the addition of 130 units of housing, which includes 48 units of homeless supportive housing, into the hub of the City, three blocks apart and two blocks from Lincoln Middle School will further strain an already understaffed police force and make residents much less safe. We have 215 police officers (three in the police academy) out of the 232 currently budgeted positions. Chief Batista recently told the Northeast Neighbors that our department needs closer to 290 officers to keep up with anticipated demands.

The profound affect these projects will have on our neighborhood is not in the best interest of creating safe, cohesive and livable neighborhoods.

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2 I respectfully request your support to work with the affected neighborhoods to change the elements of these projects to better fit in our neighborhood.

Lauralee Asch
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3 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Meeting 6/25/24 Agenda Item 1: Public Input

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Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
HCHC's proposal for the Euclid/15th/16th sites would have profound negative effects if implemented in the neighborhood.

Why was there no public outreach prior to team selection? Notification came only to neighbors within a tight radius of the project and only after HCHC was already selected and the project was already designed.

Many of us were dismayed to learn this at the presentation meeting on May 22, where the project design was presented; our comments received defensive responses, not engagement.

Some of us have subsequently seen the Bridge Housing proposal, which scored a close second in the City's evaluation. For the Euclid site, Bridge included senior housing and replacement of some of the present public parking on the site, in a building design which set back from the two-story neighbors: It's a thoughtfully considered and sound solution -- why was it not selected? Would HCHC still rank first after $5.5m is added for replacement public parking?
Accommodation for formerly unhoused people with mental illness and substance addiction would destabilize the residential neighborhood. The nearby marijuana stores are an inappropriate adjacency.

The project is a safety concern for children walking to nearby Lincoln Middle School, as well as for all us nearby residents.

These three buildings are not on Wilshire Boulevard which was upzoned and the height limit raised; they are on residential streets adjacent to two-story apartment buildings. As such the massing of the proposed buildings is drastically out of scale with the surroundings. The proposed buildings are jarring and would permanently overshadow and violate the privacy of their neighbors.

I know I speak for many in urging Council to see to it that the diligence this project calls for is performed now, in an open process.

Michael de Villiers
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From: Yahoo Mail <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: 1217 Euclid / 21--1217 14th Street

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I am degusted with the plans for the above properties.

What are you thinking? This is the worst idea you have ever made. How do you expect any citizen of Santa Monica to approve of this lunacy?
There is no other place in the city that has this type housing. Who would put up and house chronically mentally ill people near a school, up ending the whole safety of the neighborhood.

Is it not enough that every time you walk in Santa Monica you are subject to running into many homeless mental ill people walking in the streets and threatening your quality of life and your physical threatening your life in general. This plan is out of scope for this neighborhood.

The Architects are confused, "they are sensitive to shade" , that is nice you considered the shade issue, but you can't put up a 6 story building in front of a 2 story building, you have SHADE not only shade but the canonization of the alley, there will never be any sun or breezes, just more darkness and homelessness.

Regarding lack of parking, you are removing more than 100 city metered parking spots. How dare you, again your planners "don't understand the parking needs" WHAT???? Have you asked anyone who parks in the open lot, what are you here and if you take away this parking where would you park, NO WHERE, there are not enough street meters, there are not enough preferential parking, you will ruin the whole neighborhood business and just plan piss off everyone trying to park their car. Will you be forcing people to pay $25.00++ in near by office buildings...NO....

Also, why would you put the mental institution in a residential neighborhood? Why would you not put the 1217 property backed up to the UCLA property and resources? Leverage resources with existing resources? Also the buildings are ugly and out of scope with what used to be limited high rises of no more than 4 stories. What happened to that rule?
Oh I forgot, screw the resident,...You are not providing the people any security, oh you will have someone on site, what does that do for the safety of the neighbors? NOTHING.

To conclude: SCREW YOU, HOW DARE YOU!
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From: Amir Davidi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 10:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; [email protected]; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; David White; David Martin
Subject: Opposition on Proposed Development Requires Urgent Revisions The City of Santa Monica

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Dear City Of Santa Monica Council members,
In Regards to the Proposed Development Requires Urgent Revisions The City of Santa Monica, this initiative will affect our residents and businesses and must be executed responsibly. The developments at 1211-1217 14th St., 1217 Euclid St., and 1146 16th St. are the first and should set an example of collaborative, transparent, and successful
execution. Our Stand: We support affordable housing but cannot accept these development proposals without crucial modifications.

We need a stronger Community participation process led by City Staff, not an outside developer. Also further property destructions and disturbances wil occur in our neighborhood as result of more mentally ill individuals brought in to our community.

Here are the most Recent Personal experiences in the neighborhood of 1251 Euclid Street Santa monica,
Last week Monday , a Skitzofrenic homeless man with a large bag suddenly stopped outside the right side duplex #1247 EUclid street, started taking out all the yellow petals in front of the building garden throwing it on his head and inside his pants and the started screaming loudly and then proceeded to pee in the yard and making hand gestures toward the units inside the property.

Last Friday. a homeless person started throwing food and groceries on the street and toward the cars parked in the street. I was sitting inside my card outside and rapidly left so he would not throw food or glass bottles to my newly washed car.

Earlier last month, my mom was attacked by a homeless man walking in the alley behind our building when trying to put the trash bag inside the trash bin and gave my mom a black eye. She was lucky she was not hit in the head with an object.

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7 I also often see and hear homeless individuals walking late at night screaming loudly and throwing objects at homes and parked cars, i cannot imagine if hundreds of these folks will be coming to this neighborhood and continue with similar behaviors, we will have a total disrupted and unbearable lives literally and may be forced to move out our home as result or end up with tremendous property destruction and individual physical injury as result.

Amir Davidi 06/25/2024 11:00AM
1251 Euclid Street # 4 , A Santa monica Resident
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From: Giacomo Valentini <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 10:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Affordable housing projects along Wilshire blvd

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I wish to register the concern of many in the neighborhood that the proposed development will have negative impacts on the area:

1. While it is commendable that the proposed project includes provisions for offering ancillary services to the low-income and formerly homeless tenants of the housing complex, we are strongly opposed to extending such services being extended to all Santa Monica homeless regardless of where they reside. Neither Hollywood Community Housing nor the People Concern have provided clear answers on this subject, and the suspicion is that they are deliberately obfuscating and refusing to reveal their true intentions. The City Council should use its leverage to force HCHC and TPC to make a clear and unequivocal commitment that provision of services will be limited to the tenants of the development. This is all the more important considering that the proposed developments are located just a couple of blocks from the Lincoln Middle School.

2. As it stands, the project involves the net removal of a considerable number of parking spaces in the area, which will have further negative impact on local businesses and residents. Already this section of Wilshire blvd is experiencing shuttered businesses, and any further adverse action should be avoided. The developers are resisting changes to the number of parkings, and the City Council should demand that due consideration be given to this issue.

Giacomo Valentini
Resident of the Wilshire-Montana district
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From: Amir Davidi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 9:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; [email protected]; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; David White; David Martin
Subject: Opposition on Proposed Development Requires Urgent Revisions The City of Santa Monica

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06/25/2024 10:00AM
Dear City Of Santa Monica Council members,
In Regards to the Proposed Development Requires Urgent Revisions The City of Santa Monica, this initiative will affect our residents and businesses and must be executed responsibly. The developments at 1211-1217 14th St., 1217 Euclid St., and 1146 16th St. are the first and should set an example of collaborative, transparent, and successful execution. Our Stand: We support affordable housing but cannot accept these development proposals without crucial modifications. We need a stronger Community participation process led by City Staff, not an outside developer.

Key Issues:
• Neighborhood Safety: Our neighborhood already suffers from massive public safety issues, and we can’t afford to agree to any new actions that will worsen it. Placing homeless supportive housing in the middle of a family-centric neighborhood and near Lincoln Middle School (1-2 blocks away) is unacceptable without a comprehensive safety plan and city guarantees to its residents. Project on 1217 Euclid is intended to be used for “Tri morbid individuals with co-occurring mental illness, substance addiction, and physical health issues” - The People Concern’s RFP response materials (3/19/24) • Parking Elimination: Public Parking space is crucial for businesses and residents along the Wilshire corridor. Public parking MUST be replaced! • Lack of Transparency: The city pushes these developments through without proper community participation, with external developers driving the process. City staff must represent community members and neighborhoods. Stop outsourcing everything to developers and interested parties! • Developer Credibility: We have serious concerns about the credibility of Hollywood Community Housing and The People Concern due to numerous ongoing lawsuits and failed past financial audits. • Insufficient Planning: The city staff has not communicated with or Item 1
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• Key Issues on the top of our minds: ·
Neighborhood Safety: Our neighborhood already suffers from a massive public safety crisis, and we can’t afford to agree to any new actions that will worsen it. We are tired of living in fear! Using affordable housing commitment to place homeless supportive housing in the middle of a family-centric neighborhood and near Lincoln Middle School (1-2 blocks away) is unacceptable WITHOUT a reliable and sustainable safety plan and city guarantees to its residents. According to The People Concern’s RFP response materials (3/19/24), most of their clients are “Tri morbid individuals with co-occurring mental illness, substance addiction, and physical health issues”. The proposal lists mental health, drug, and alcohol treatment services available to the public. We know the risks very well and no longer accept them silently. · \
Parking Elimination: Public Parking space is crucial for businesses and residents along the Wilshire corridor. Public parking MUST be replaced! ·
Lack of Transparency: The city is pushing these developments through without proper community participation, with external developers driving the process. City staff must represent community members and neighborhoods. Stop outsourcing everything to developers and interested parties! ·
Developer Credibility: We have serious concerns about Hollywood Community Housing and The People Concern's credibility due to numerous ongoing lawsuits and failed past financial audits. ·
Insufficient Planning: The city staff has not communicated with or done their due diligence on the effects on the neighborhood. No current crime, traffic, or strain on the infrastructure has been assessed for two buildings of this massive size on the same block.

Best Regards, and thank you for your prompt attention.

Amir Davidi 06/25/2024 10:00AM
1251 Euclid Street # 4 , A Santa monica Resident
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11 David Yakobson
From: T&D <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 9:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 6/25/24 Agenda Item 1:Public Input -Proposed Development Needs Revisions

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Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Council Members, As a longtime resident of Santa Monica, and of Mid-City, specifically Mid-Wilshire, I am in alliance with the very real concerns expressed by the other residents, businesses and neighborhood groups about the proposed housing developments at 1217 Euclid, 1211-1217 14th Street and 1146 16th Street, as the were presented to you at the March 19, 2024 City Council Meeting during the RFP process.

Projects with this much impact and scope need to have major considerations and studies done to the neighborhoods they will be directly affecting. They have not. Also, the city of Santa Monica has done little to no outreach to the existing community to present the scope and impact of these proposed projects.

As a homeowner and resident in in proposed housing developments I have serious concerns. The 6 story buildings will dwarf the existing residential dwellings, and erode the character of the neighborhood, and the safety issues created by building a 65 unit building for “Tri morbid individuals with co-occurring mental illness, substance addiction, and physical health issues” - The People Concern’s RFP response materials (3/19/24), directly in the route of children walking to and from Lincoln Middle School and PS1 has not been addressed.

Although it is not required, it would seem negligent and thoughtless, not to do a current crime, traffic or infrastructure strain study on the proposed projects.

I am not opposed to change but only ask that as a neighborhood community we are informed respectfully and are given a voice in the helping the process of change.

Thank You,
Theodore Catanzaro
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From: Crystal Nguyen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 9:10 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: City of Santa Monica Regular Meeting Tuesday June 25, 2024 1. Public Input

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Hello,
I’m writing to express my concerns regarding proposed housing developments at 1211-1217 14th St., 1217 Euclid St., and 1146 16th St.

I fear that the proposed developments will increase the safety issue for me and my family if there is not a thorough safety plan that accompanies the maintenance and operations of the affordable housing units.

Additionally, Santa Monica businesses have been on the decline - unable to sustain both increases in rent and crime. These housing developments will only make that worse.

Please consider the safety and concerns of Mid-Wilshire residents! -Crystal Nguyen
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From: Santa Monica Neighbors <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 11:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; David White; David Martin
Subject: City Council Meeting 6.25.24 / 1. Public Input: from Safety & Trust: Residents Demand Transparent Process for Developments Petition
Attachments: Petition_Safety & Trust Residents Demand Transparent Process for Developments.pdf; petition_comments_jobs_490090287_20240624170810 2.pdf

EXTERNAL
Please find the petition attached from residents of Mid Wilshire:

PETITION_Safety & Trust: Residents Demand Transparent Process for Developments
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Safety & Trust: Residents Demand Transparent Process for Developments Name City State Postal Code Country Signed On
1 Kelli Urode Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-05
2 Kristi Hill Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-05
3 Jennifer Mitchell Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-05 4 Lauralee Asch Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-05
5 Pete Koch Los Angeles CA 90007 US 2024-06-06
6 Kim Lovett Los Angeles CA 90049 US 2024-06-06
7 Sharla Barrett Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
8 Joyce Urode Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
9 Melani Aguon San Diego CA 92111 US 2024-06-06
10 Patty Johnson Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06
11 Mike Sill Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
12 Karri Urode-Abe Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
13 Tahoma Ramage Fresno CA 93704 US 2024-06-06
14 Dave Urode Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
15 Eduardo Donoso Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06
16 Val Streit West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-06
17 Jennifer Kilburn Los Angeles CA 90022 US 2024-06-06
18 Tony Donaldson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-06
19 Mark Kevin Kerns Jr. Acampo CA 95220 US 2024-06-06
20 Katja Treuter Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06
21 James Rice Acworth GA 30101 US 2024-06-06
22 Ellen Gurevich Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06
23 Rob Wakefield Los Angeles CA 90039 US 2024-06-06
24 Natalie Rothenberg Los Angeles CA 90002 US 2024-06-06 25 Stephanie Inouye Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06 26 Victoria Tsylina Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06 27 Jules Rothenberg Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06 28 Richard Neuman Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-06
29 Heidi Wulkow Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-06
30 Dima Volovik Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-06
31 Anushka Arellano Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-06 32 Claudina Hanna Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-06
33 Ramana Duvvuri Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-06
34 Dorothy Savka Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
35 Sarah Biane Napa CA 94558 US 2024-06-07
36 Annie Volovik Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-07
37 Alana Preziosi Swedesboro NJ 8085 US 2024-06-07
38 Emily Volovik Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
39 George Mooradian Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-07 40 Anasheh Mooradian Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 41 Lynne Silverstein Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 42 Don't Agree With This Petition Build Affordable Housing in Santa Monica Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 43 Tatiana Khmilinina Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-07 44 Dale Llorens Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-07
45 Jean Ferret Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-07
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46 Doyen Dinh Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
47 Victoria Fine Philadelphia PA 19129 US 2024-06-07
48 Lilia Allen Valencia CA 91354 US 2024-06-07
49 Kristin jacobson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 50 Kezia Schulhof Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
51 angel Smith Chicago IL 60618 US 2024-06-07
52 Judie Henninger Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
53 Elizabeth Davey Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-07
54 steve montgomery berry creek CA 95916 US 2024-06-07
55 Paul Markillie Grand Blanc Township MI 48439 US 2024-06-07 56 Katharine Lawhorn Cleveland OH 44105 US 2024-06-07
57 Aaron Samberg Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
58 Kate Runyan Los Angeles CA 90028 US 2024-06-07
59 Emily Downing Los Angeles CA 90057 US 2024-06-07
60 Michael Stomatuk Long Beach CA 90805 US 2024-06-07
61 James Regalado Los Angeles CA 90006 US 2024-06-07
62 rosemary torossian Sherman Oaks CA 91423 US 2024-06-07 63 Jennifer Bender Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07
64 lucie hnatio Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-07
65 Dan De Yo Yorba Linda CA 92886 US 2024-06-07
66 Luu Tran Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-08
67 Eric Rice Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-08
68 Rebecca Straw St Petersburg, FL 33712 US 2024-06-08
69 Sheila Clarke Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
70 Harry Zinn Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
71 Timothy Hankish Van Nuys CA 91408 US 2024-06-08
72 ricardo paganini Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08 73 Heather Isaac Vista CA 92084 US 2024-06-08
74 Arlene Bell Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
75 Heidi Gordon Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
76 Michael Serra Playa Del Rey CA 90293 US 2024-06-08
77 Natasha Uspensky Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-08 78 Debbie Mitchell Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
79 Matt Waelder Santa Ana CA 92703 US 2024-06-08
80 Tess Myers Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-08
81 Hunter Myers Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-08
82 Miriam Alpern Westlake Village CA 90403 US 2024-06-08 83 Ian Snook Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
84 Jennifer Cassidy Los Angeles CA 90002 US 2024-06-08
85 Lizeth Bejarano Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-08
86 Drew Traglia Owings Mills MD 21117 US 2024-06-08
87 jay johnson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-08
88 Syposs Melvin Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-09
89 Irene Inouye Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09
90 Sharon Yamamoto Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
91 Eric Chu Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
92 Nicholas Diorio Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09
93 Naomi Blum Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09
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94 Kenneth Serra Los Angeles CA 90045 US 2024-06-09
95 Michael Winick Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
96 Elaine Korowitz Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09
97 Edi Canolli Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
98 Colbie Coggins Myrtle Beach SC 29588 US 2024-06-09
99 Andrew Floyd Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
100 Houman Hemmati Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-09
101 Sharon Young Los Angeles CA 90035 US 2024-06-09
102 Karen Marks Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
103 Sandra F Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
104 Mark McLellan Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09
105 Michael Strathearn Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09 106 McLellan Wakako Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-09 107 Denita Austin Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
108 Tony Brooks Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
109 Karen Croner Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-10
110 Lauri Crossman Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-10
111 Jennifer Cohn Los Angeles CA 90025 US 2024-06-10
112 Wendy Dembo Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
113 chelsea hardy Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-10
114 Carmel Harper Los Angeles CA 90001 US 2024-06-10
115 Kelly Blair Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-10
116 Monique Mendelivitz Los Angeles CA 90043 US 2024-06-10 117 Giacomo Valentini Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10 118 John Alle Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
119 Michelle Bitting Pacific Palisades CA 90272 US 2024-06-10 120 beverly buehner santa monica CA 90409 US 2024-06-10 121 Joan Sekler Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
122 Flora Verba Los Angeles CA 91604 US 2024-06-10
123 Austin Olah Columbus GA 31907 US 2024-06-10
124 CHRISTOPHER EUBANKS SPOKANE VALLEY 99016 US 2024-06-10 125 Guy Cass Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-10
126 Carrie M Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-10
127 Jack Stone Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-11
128 MARY RICE Los Angeles CA 90401 US 2024-06-11
129 Madeleine Hertz Thousand Oaks CA 91358 US 2024-06-11 130 Mike M Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-11
131 Clara Seneca Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-11
132 Tiffany Brannan Alpharetta GA 30005 US 2024-06-11
133 Jay Padilla Los Angeles CA 90001 US 2024-06-11
134 James Hicks Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-11
135 Zoey Zimmerman Los Angeles CA 90066 US 2024-06-11
136 Tracey Smith-Cheek Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-11 137 Adel Hanna Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-11
138 Youstine Hanna Compton CA 90220 US 2024-06-11
139 Timolin Burke Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-11
140 Mark Galanty Culver City CA 90232 US 2024-06-11
141 Magdalena Schneider Los Angeles CA 90025 US 2024-06-11 3 Item 1
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142 Maria Schneider Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-11 143 Melissa Cook Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-11
144 Dijana Marjanovic Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-11 145 Marina Milosevic Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-11 146 Bozidar Marjanovic Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-12 147 Victoria Ganim Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-12
148 Zana Marjanovic Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-12 149 dominic trapani Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-12 150 Joe Salazar Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-12
151 Victoria Best Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-12
152 Alisa Bizzul Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-12
153 Muayad Ahmed Dallas TX 75287 US 2024-06-12
154 Arlene Hopkins Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-12
155 Francesco DiCosmo Minneapolis MN 55478 US 2024-06-12 156 Ralphie Beam Cumberland MD 21502 US 2024-06-12
157 Arthur Jeon Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-12
158 Aleeah Hayes Kansas City MO 64157 US 2024-06-12
159 Richard Orton Beverly Hills CA 90210 US 2024-06-13
160 DANIELLE CHARNEY Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-13 161 Crystal Nguyen Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
162 Austin Murphy Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
163 Ellie Bowen Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
164 Lucy Hanna Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-13
165 Jenny Morrow Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
166 Lonnie Guinn Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
167 Michael Miller Long Beach CA 90805 US 2024-06-13
168 Dana Ryan Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
169 Elizabeth Lerer Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-13 170 Azita Mohasseb Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-13
171 Rachel Newman Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-13
172 Tracy Camparone Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-13 173 LYLE THARP Los Angeles CA 90011 US 2024-06-13
174 Kate Staben Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-13
175 Katya Chelu Los Angeles CA 90034 US 2024-06-14
176 Susan Suntree Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
177 Giovanni Malone Santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-14 178 Jacob Johnson Los Angeles CA 90011 US 2024-06-14
179 Philip B Austin TX 78728 US 2024-06-14
180 riquel shane Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
181 Mitch North Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-14
182 Michael de Villiers Santa Monica CA 91359 US 2024-06-14 183 Amy Wruble Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
184 Melissa Holmes Los Angeles CA 90042 US 2024-06-14
185 Jamaica Rose Wakefield Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14 186 Rachel Bartlett Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-14 187 Nicola Pannacciulli Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14 188 Simone Solivan Santa monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-14
189 Taylor Klapsis Los Angeles CA 90028 US 2024-06-14
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190 Valerie Mallevergne Los Angeles CA 90022 US 2024-06-14 191 Andrea Waters Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-14
192 Joyce Solivan Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
193 Amy Amy Daly Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
194 Mingiyan Kityaev santa monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-14 195 D Harari Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-14
196 Christine Liang Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15 197 Kelly Snopek Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15
198 Mehran Hamidnia Sterling VA 20165 US 2024-06-15
199 Melanie Martin Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-15
200 Suz Park Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15
201 Britta Schort Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15
202 Valery Benitez canovanas PR 729 US 2024-06-15
203 Erika Rikhiram Clermont FL 34711 US 2024-06-15
204 Deborah Kuzma Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-15
205 Kollyn Kanz Richardson TX 75080 US 2024-06-15
206 Marlea Welton Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15
207 Anna Gutierrez Phoenix AZ 85041 US 2024-06-15
208 Jennifer Giles Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-15
209 Jenee Castellanos Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-15 210 Francisco Quintana Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-15 211 Celeste Akiki Los Angeles CA 90059 US 2024-06-16
212 Igor Murokh Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
213 Alexandra Bauer Los Angeles CA 90011 US 2024-06-16
214 Tatyana Gurlo Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
215 Jean Reichle Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-16
216 Meredith Steele Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16 217 Chris Bowers Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-16
218 Chad Cancelosi Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
219 Jackie Golding Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-16
220 Adam Collins Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-16
221 Francesco Pollice Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-16 222 Stan Velicky Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-16
223 Audrey London Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
224 Anirudh Bali Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-16
225 Matt Silk Los Angeles CA 90001 US 2024-06-16
226 Shamshi España Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-16
227 Yukiko Matsui Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
228 Esther Chung Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
229 Maria Aguinaldo Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16 230 Amanda Manning Los Angeles CA 90019 US 2024-06-16
231 Eric Mendigana Los Angeles CA 90011 US 2024-06-16
232 Matthew Tigrak Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
233 Adam Kaluba Burleson TX 76028 US 2024-06-16
234 Lynne McClowry Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-16
235 J.B. Redwood Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
236 Ross Peare Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16
237 Kylie Steele Portland OR 97209 US 2024-06-16
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238 david hazan Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-16
239 K Hafner Los Angeles CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
240 Donna Trousdale Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17 241 Bryce Flanagan Los Angeles CA 90060 US 2024-06-17
242 Maayan Epstein Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-17
243 Molly Bohas Los Angeles CA 90027 US 2024-06-17
244 Andrew Davis Santa Monica CA 90043 US 2024-06-17
245 Jennifer Montgomery Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17 246 Jill Mcfadden Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
247 Arthur Page Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
248 Ben Rothenberg Los Angeles CA 90011 US 2024-06-17
249 Violet Gooding Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-17
250 Lisa Jimenez Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-17
251 JEFF JARMAKANI Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-17
252 Shadi Khatib Los Angeles CA 90037 US 2024-06-17
253 Robert Baggott Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-17
254 Kim Blide Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
255 Gisela Rivera Beverly Hills CA 90210 US 2024-06-17
256 dayshun carper Lynchburg VA 24503 US 2024-06-17
257 Karen Peterson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
258 Vida Barco Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-17
259 Brandon Volas Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
260 Ali Colette Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-17
261 Nela Fry Beverly Hills CA 90210 US 2024-06-17
262 Ammber Hoang Duluth GA 30096 US 2024-06-17
263 Linda E Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
264 Gladys Cruz Los Angeles CA 90060 US 2024-06-17
265 lauree segal Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-17
266 Raul Yrastorza Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17
267 Linda Duva Los Angeles CA 90037 US 2024-06-17
268 Tara Vatankhah Los Angeles CA 90005 US 2024-06-17
269 Kyle Biane Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-17
270 Niranjan Martin los angeles CA 90066-3530 US 2024-06-17 271 Jennifer Simpkins Los Angeles CA 90403 US 2024-06-18 272 Paul Vincent Los Angeles CA 90015 US 2024-06-18
273 Hamoon Azizi Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18
274 Yara Al Khatib Los Angeles CA 90405 US 2024-06-18
275 Madison Hill Santa monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-18
276 Trevor H Los Angeles CA 90401 US 2024-06-18
277 T Hirano Santa monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-18
278 Calvin Cooper New York NY 10022 US 2024-06-18
279 Cody Urode Califprnia GA 30331 US 2024-06-18
280 Karla Herbach West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-18 281 Jay M Jarmakani Lahaina HI 96761 US 2024-06-18
282 Rhonda W Durham Las Vegas NV 89122 US 2024-06-18
283 Stephani Ritenour Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18 284 Michael Avery Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18
285 Faye Bautista Westlake Village CA 91362 US 2024-06-18 6 Item 1
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286 Cat Bass Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-18
287 Martyn Henderson Moreno Valley CA 92553 US 2024-06-18 288 Theresa Zhu Dallas TX 75234 US 2024-06-18
289 colleen norton Los Angeles CA 90066 US 2024-06-18
290 Thomas Daigle Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18
291 Deborah Andjel stewart Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18 292 Andrew Abel Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18
293 Hayden Steffens Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-18
294 Ted Myers Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18
295 Tom Schofield Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
296 Audrey capin Santa Monica CA 90404 U.S 2024-06-19
297 Laura Guerra Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
298 Mark McLellan Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-19
299 Leslie Newlee Los Angeles CA 90066 US 2024-06-19
300 KAIO Ibarra West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-19
301 Joe Carpenter Venice CA 90291 US 2024-06-19
302 Rhona Attwater Los Angeles CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
303 Wen Yeh Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
304 Laura Longacre Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
305 Garik Arutyunyan Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19 306 Siranush Madanyan Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-19 307 Jennifer Caprow Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-19 308 Joshua Bressman Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-19
309 Peter Galier Los Angeles CA 90002 US 2024-06-19
310 Jenna Handweiler West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-19 311 Nicole Ouwenga-Scott West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-19 312 Ted Catanzaro Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-19
313 Kelli Haas Los Angeles CA 90013 US 2024-06-19
314 Svitlana Masko Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19
315 Harriet Lipson West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-19 316 Kylee Robinson Murfreesboro TN 37130 US 2024-06-19
317 Sanam Yacoubian Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-19 318 Dayna Ambrosio Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-19
319 Carmen Garay Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-19
320 Angel Cooley Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-20
321 Ilsse Pena Houston TX 77088 US 2024-06-20
322 Dominic Taylor Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-20
323 Nick Rondinelli Westfield MA 1085 US 2024-06-20
324 Andrew Browning Los Angeles CA 90060 US 2024-06-20
325 Celina Molina-Gonzalez Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-20 326 Paula Swanberg Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-20
327 Maya Edgoose Madison WI 53705 US 2024-06-20
328 Bob Lynn Los Angeles CA 90006 US 2024-06-20
329 dawn ahrens Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-20
330 Larissa Haykinson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-20 331 Alexandra Nicole Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-20 332 Emalee Robinson Salt Lake City UT 84107 US 2024-06-20 333 Elizabeth Lopez Morgan Hill CA 95037 US 2024-06-20
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334 John Hill Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-20
335 Alexandra Baron Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-20 336 Daniel Regan Silver Spring MD 20910 US 2024-06-21
337 Monica Bambic Van Nuys CA 91406 US 2024-06-21
338 Brenda Smith Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-21
339 Kira Mengistu Los Angeles CA 90057 US 2024-06-21
340 Nancy Spears Minneapolis MN 55478 US 2024-06-21
341 Ricardo Chavira Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-21 342 Rose Liu Pleasanton CA 94566 US 2024-06-21
343 Kendal Joseph Santa Monica CA 90402 US 2024-06-21
344 Daniel Salerno Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-21
345 Lisa Ed Los Angeles CA 90004 US 2024-06-21
346 Janet Gallaher Riverside CA 92503 US 2024-06-21
347 Esther Levitansky Los Angeles CA 90047 US 2024-06-21 348 Jeff Levy Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-21
349 John Moore Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-21
350 Eli Levitansky Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-21
351 Katelynn Martinell Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-21 352 Nelson Vu Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-21
353 John Li Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
354 Milena R Northridge CA 91324 US 2024-06-22
355 Treyvon Marshall Lafayette LA 70506 US 2024-06-22
356 Ryan Reid Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
357 Eric Sloss Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-22
358 Bryan Obi Carrollton TX 75007 US 2024-06-22
359 Janet Kleinman Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
360 Jessica Wendland Los Angeles CA 90016 US 2024-06-22 361 Jon Stout Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
362 Daniel Fitzgerald Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-22 363 Nilou Ehya Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
364 Melinda Gilmore Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-22 365 Robbie Barber Los Angeles CA 90404 US 2024-06-22
366 carey larson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-22
367 Joe Gilmore Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-23
368 Janella Godoy Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-23
369 Ina G West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-23
370 Lauren Dombrova Los Angeles CA 90026 US 2024-06-23
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Petition: Safety & Trust: Residents Demand Transparent Process for Developments Name City State Postal Code Country Commented Date Comment Joyce Urode Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06 "i’ve been assaulted by a homeless man and kicked in the street! i’m lucky to be alive.now im afraid to walk my dogs! santa monica is over developed! the streets are so crowded it takes an hour to get out of santa monica! we need to get a city council and city manager who care about the quality of life the residents in santa monica have! we need to feel safe to walk down our streets or drive our cars! niw homeless housing on round real estate . no common sense at all🤬 "
Mike Sill Santa Monica CA 90401 US 2024-06-06 "Santa Monica is no longer a safe community. The city council puts the needs of the few ahead of the majority and in doing so has created unsafe neighborhoods. It's not safe to walk the streets day or night." Santa Monica Neighbors Demand Stop to Irresponsible Development Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-06 "It is absolutely irresponsible to have services for homeless mental health and feeding programs in the middle of a dense residential neighborhood. Lincoln Junior High School, PS1 Pluralistic School One, and 310 Tutors are all blocks away from these services. There are also numerous senior assisted living throughout the area. Another vulnerable population of folks. Parents from Roosevelt Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, and Lincoln Junior High School were not notified, that homeless services would be right next to Lincoln Junior High School! This makes no sense at all. There are other appropriate properties for this to be built on." Don't Agree With This Petition Build Affordable Housing in Santa Monica Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 "I'm signing because no one in Santa Monica should have a home!" Tatiana Khmilinina Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-07 "Please protect the residents rights. Curent process doesn’t account for the residents’ interest- which is total oxymoron, it is paid by residents and it’s going to affect residents severely. Stop deterioration of Santa Monica!" Kristin jacobson Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-07 "I hate the direction Santa Monica is going." Michael Strathearn Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-09 "WE NEED TO STOP THIS MADNESS! We need to keep the current housing and do 'section 8' for those who need it. Cheaper, easier, and saves the City." Karen Croner Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-10 "We demand transparency from the city. The staff works for us, the residents. We pay their salaries." John Alle Los Angeles CA 90272 US 2024-06-10 "Santa Monica residents and property owners deserve more transparency. We have an oversupply of housing. Developers should not be allowed to serve on any City commission or City-controlled non-profit. The City Council should insist its City attorney and 20+ in-house attorneys follow the example of other cities, and fight Sacramento to regain local control of density and height laws. There should be at least 3 parking spaces per apt unit, plus 2 parking spaces per ground floor retail unit. Otherwise in 5 years Santa Monica will be a blighted and congested city." Michelle Bitting Pacific Palisades CA 90272 US 2024-06-10 "People should have a say in how their communities are impacted by rampant overbuilding. Need transparency in these negotiations!" beverly buehner santa monica CA 90409 US 2024-06-10 "We need more transparency, more meeting to discuss this entire project. A project of this nature doesn’t belong in the middle of a neighborhood. It requires lots of thoughtful consideration, including the neighborhood people. I do it believe that has properly happened as yet." Guy Cass Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-10 "The city is allowing too many large projects without sufficient parking and they are generating too much traffic. The parking and traffic studies use alternative transportations like bikes, trains, and Uber that are unrealistic.

The majority of people are driving. These traffic and parking studies are contrived in order get projects approved that otherwise would not be approved. I know this because I have worked on large projects involving EIR (Environmental Impact Reports) including traffic and parking studies for over a decade. The city council members are being hoodwinked by savvy developers proposing appealing incentives that are not worth the actual impacts to the city."
danielle charney santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-13 "We must stand up to the City and it's staff decisions that cater to developers and local pressure groups like Santa Monica Forward and Abundant Parking..and anyone else who agrees with them ..they have brought all this on..they lobbied SCAG and directed developer donations to the players in Sacramento -they backed the bills $$$$ ... we must stop the total ruin of Santa Monica- no more of these sellouts on the dais- and a full investigation of what happened to raise our RHNA mandates to the absurd amount it is now.. these same groups are now trying to raise these mandates to 15000 and more.. when will this City with out tax dollars stop - ? When we tell them to with our votes..do not support the Slate they are proposing.. Snell, Zernitskaya, Hall and Raskin must not get on that dais or we are never going to stop this." Igor Murokh Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-16 "This city council does not care about city, vote them out asap." Maria Aguinaldo Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-16 "maria aguinaldo" Raul Yrastorza Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-17 "This needs to stop. We need solid infrastructure first before development can continue. DOT can’t even do their job enforcing the rampant disregard to parking rules, proper enforcing of 2 and 4 hour parking, enforcing permit parking violators and being understaffed. Build more later" Ramana Duvvuri Santa Monica CA 90405 US 2024-06-17 "Tuesday is the 18th. Is the zoom meeting on the 18th or 19th?" Teresa Hirano Marina del Rey CA 90292 US 2024-06-18 "The surrounding community was not given any notice of these projects, there is NO signage for pending approval or anything on the sites, there are much better places for homeless housing to go, not a good place in the middle of a business and residential area! We need mental health facilities and drug rehab for these people away from neighborhoods, they don't want housing!" colleen norton Los Angeles CA 90066 US 2024-06-18 "I ATTENDED THE ZOOM MEETING 5/23/2024 REGARDING THE 14TH ST. PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS. I KNOW I AM WASTING MY TIME, AS THIS COMMENT OPPORTUNITY IS JUST A FORMALITY THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AS PART OF THE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN OUR COMMENTS AS YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE YOUR MINDS UP AND THE PROCESS OF BULIDING THESE OVER

SIZED UGLY BUILDINGS BEGAN A LONG TIME AGO YOU ARE ALWAYS TOUTING DIVERSITY, BUT THIS AND ALL PRIOR CITY COUNCILS MEMEBERS HAVE BEEN THE LEAST DIVERSE AS YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME MIND SET, WHICH IS, YOU WILL ACCEPT AND LIKE ANY THING WE WANT TO BUILD, WE WILL NOT CHANGE OUR MINDS AS WE KNOW BETTER HOW TO RUN THE CITY THAN YOU, DON’T QUESTION OR OBJECT TO OUR GENIUS WHAT WENT ON DURING COVID AND AFTER WHERE THE STATE AND CITY JOINED INTO SOME KIND OF ALLIANCE WHERE YOU NOW CAN BUILD THESE MAMOUTH 20+ STORY BUILDINGS ANYWHERE YOU WANT? GOOD BYE TO WHAT SANTA MONICA USED TO BE. YOU KNOW YOU WILL ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY EVEN IF THE CITAZEN DON’T WANT YOUR IDEAS. EXAMPLE: GOOD BYE TO AVAILABLE PARKING, GOOD BYE TO SANTA MONICA AIRPORT / THE MIRA MAR BEAST / SANTA MONICA BLVD GEARY TOWER / THE LITE RAIL / 17TH STREET BIKE MAZE / GELSONS MONSTROSITY PARKING:

THE 14TH ST. & EUCLID OPEN LOTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR DECAIDS, THEY ARE ALWAYS BUSY AND FULL. UCLA HOSPITAL IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO PARK THERE FOR THE DAY, FAMILY, FRIENDS, YOU ARE DISTROYING (49) PARKING SPOTS @1217 EUCLID AND (49) PARKING SPOTS @1211 14THST. THE BULIDING WILL HAVE 65 HOUSES WITH ONLY 43 AVAILABLE PARKING AND 14TH ST. WILL HAVE AT LEAST EQUAL PARKING (45) HOUSES TO (43) PARKING. TOTAL OF (98) LOST PARKING SPOTS. WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE SUPPOSE TO GO? NO NOT ON THE E-BIKES, THERE IS ALREADY NO ROOM ON THE STREETS TO PARK NOW SHADE: HAVING LISTENED TO THE PRESENTATION. THE ARCHETECH MINIMIZED THE BUILDING SHADE ISSUE, WELL IF YOU PUT A 6 STORY BUILDING IN FRONT OF A 2 STORY AND 4 STORY DWELLING, FACEING WEST, YOU HAVE BUILT YET ANOTHER DARK CANYON OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE UGLY AND RESEMBLE CARGO CONTAINERS. ONCE THERE WAS LIGHT AND NOW THERE WILL BE DARKNESS BUILDING UTILIZATION AND COORDINATION WITH UCLA: SUGGESTION SWAP THE EUCLID PROPERTY WITH THE 14TH STREET PROPERTY. IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO HAVE THE EUCLID PROPERTY THAT NEEDS RESOURCES TO BE IN CLOSE PROXCINITY TO ULCA MEDICAL CENTER THAT HAS RESOURCES AND BOTH FACILITIES CAN LEVERAGE AND INTERGRATE RESOURCES. THE FOOT PRINT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SIZE, SO NO BIG DEAL TO SWAP PROJECTS. THE 14TH STREET PROPERTY WOULD FIT BETTER INTO THE EXISTING EUCLID NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE EUCLID PROPERTY WOULD BETTER INTERGRATE INTO THE UCLA CAMPUS RESOURCES AND LIASION TOGETHER. WITH THE SWITCH OF THE BUILDING THERE IS LESS EXISTING RESIDENT DISRUPTION. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW RESIDENTS ON 14TH STREET VS. EUCLID HAS AT LEAST 12 RESIDENTS AFFECTED. SECURITY: THE GROUND LEVEL SPACE IS NICE BUT I DON’T THINK YOU HAVE ADDRESSED THE NEED FOR SECURITY GATES, DON’T FORGET SANTA MONICA IS HOME OF THE HOMELESS. LASTLY, DON’T FORGET TO GIVE YOURSELFVES THOSE PHONY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS. YOU STILL HAVE A PARKING ISSUE TO RESOLVE, CARS WILL NOT GO AWAY NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY."
Deborah Andjel stewart Santa monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18 "Worried about safety issues" colleen norton Los Angeles CA 90066 US 2024-06-18 "Who in their right mind decided to put a facility for the chronically mentally ill people in a neighborhood community. I guess those decision makers are as mentally ill as the people they are trying to house. You disgust me, you have no regards for the existing people who's life will be forever changed in a bad way if a mental facility if brought into our neighborhood. To be in fear to go out and empty the garbage in fear of being attacked as it is today in the city, gee I can't wait till you put more mentally ill people to perpetrate in the neighborhood. and what are you going to do with 100 people looking for parking when there is none available? Is there anyone out there to push back on these lunatic ideas?"
Ted Myers Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-18 "I have seen my city of Santa Monica go to hell in the handbasket of corporate greed. Have you asked the local residents?" Tom Schofield Santa Monica 90403 US 2024-06-19 "I am disappointed that the Santa Monica city council would’ve thought this a good idea in the first instance, but I’m surprised that even THEY would be so out of touch as to choose a location so close to a school. Read the room! We all know the local crime statistics, and we know how often homeless populations are involved. it is borderline dereliction of duty on the city council’s part to even approve such a location (hoping that the voters won’t notice or correct the problem). The city council is supposed to be representing us, not whatever warped dogma rationalizes the logic of housing Santa Monica’s lowest functioning mentally ill antisocial delinquent adults near a school."
Audrey capin Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-19 "My experience with the City in addressing safety/traffic concerns with the onslaught of development fell on deaf ears. I was told by the city planner assigned to 2025 Wilshire the only way to “halt” a project was through the “Mobility Department” which I did because our alley, with multiple blind corners, is ALREADY a safety hazard to us residence without the additional 210 vehicles (passenger & commercial) that will be solely funneled through the alley. Sent photos/video to support the safety/congestion concerns and heard NOTHING back, not even a generic form acknowledging receipt. The City was also made aware that residents were not fairly notified of required meeting from developer (their notifications were sent in plain white envelopes, no company name or return address . . . looked like junk mail. I almost became a victim of this tactic not only when the plan was for a 4-story building but then again when they doubled down adding an additional 4-stories). Political donations are public records. In 2020 a BOATLOAD of money was donated to City Council candidates from the likes of Cypress Equity Investments (13+ projects in Santa Monica alone), owner of the project on Lincoln/Broadway (where Vons was) in addition to engineering firms, law firms specializing in land/commercial development/mix use, architects, building mgmt. organizations, contractors and so on." Angel Cooley Traverse City MI 49686 US 2024-06-20 "This affects my neighborhood." 1 Item 1
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Kira Mengistu Los Angeles CA 90057 US 2024-06-21 "I believe this development will decrease the safety of the neighborhood" Milena R Northridge CA 91324 US 2024-06-22 "I believe these projects will further endanger our community. We can just look at the consequences of opening these centers for addiction and mentally ill in the Venice area." Carl Middlebrooks Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-23 "Because I would like to be informed of building in my community" Santa Monica Resident Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-23 "This is not the appropriate place for this project and will negatively impact this area" Jacob Pullen Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-23 "There has to be a better solution than consolidating the homeless population into an apartment building, taking away public parking lots, endangering local residents and lowering property values." Sharon Currytto Santa Monica CA 90404 US 2024-06-23 "This is reckless greed with no absolutely no regard to the dire consequences this, so called " development" will have on the people and environment. This project is not about helping anyone except those who are profiting from this absolute disaster. PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS NOW" Jill Sorensen Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-23 "These proposed homeless developments would destroy the city we love, just as the millions and millions flooding across our borders are destabilizing and destroying our country. This is not progress. This is not aiding the mentally ill, addicts, and others choosing homelessness. We already have a LOT of programs in this city for them. If there wasn't a pocket of money to be made here, then clearly this awful proposal would never be considered."
Jessica Pirrone La Habra 90633 US 2024-06-24 "I am concerned about the City I love being run into the ground." Kate Handley West Hollywood CA 90069 US 2024-06-24 "I’ve been assaulted and screamed by homeless men and homeless women on streets many times for just being walking on the streets, picking up my mails, going in and out grocery stores. This project is not the way right to help the homeless (drug addicts) to get off streets. It is only labeling them for being drug addicts. This project will destroy our neighborhood. Santa Monica is bad enough, the politicians already destroyed the Promenade on 3rd Street! Now they try to destroy our neighborhood, our school. Shame on them!!!" Marisol Santana Los Angeles CA US 2024-06-24 "I do not like what is happening with my city with these developments. This will not solve the homeless problem. Build a hospital!" Liliana Dasic Santa Monica CA 90403 US 2024-06-24 "I live in Santa Monica 30 years and during, more even after pandemic we are experiencing constant harassment and invasion of homeless mentally sick people. They stole my car, damaged my new car twice, trespassing and steeling out packages. I intend to leave. I can live here walking with hiking stick and bear spray when walking my dog? Is Santa Monica on the way to build all shelters/ mentally sick people’s homes and this move is normal and long living citizens away. Is this your goal. Please respond !!!" Thomas Hawkins Joshua Tree CA 92252 US 2024-06-24 "Not enough parking spaces. Create more parking if you’re going to build more apartments." 2 Item 1
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From: Debbie Mahdessian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 8:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 6/25/24 Agenda Item 1:Public Input -Proposed Development Needs Revisions

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Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Council Members:

As a life long resident of Santa Monica, and in-act, a life long resident of Mid-City, specifically Mid-Wilshire, I am in alliance with the the concerns expressed by the other residents, businesses and neighborhood groups about the proposed housing developments at 1217 Euclid, 1211-1217 14th Street and 1146 16th Street, as the were presented to you at the March 19, 2024 City Council Meeting during the RFP process.

My mother moved to Santa Monica 62 years ago, as a single mother, as it was a safe, affordable place, with outstanding public schools, to raise her two daughters. I have lived in Mid-City, in a 4 block radius, for the majority of that time, and understand, first-hand, the need for affordable housing, and appreciate the challenges that are being faced by the California State Mandate. My grown children, who work in Santa Monica, painfully understand the challenges all-towell. The nproposed projects, as currently planned, will have a negative impact on the safety, character, accessibility and livability of our neighborhood for residents, businesses and consumers.

Our neighborhood is already a densely multi-use area, supporting hospitals, businesses, public and private elementary and middle schools and SMC Broad and classes, single family houses, condos and majority apartments. The project, as proposed, exacerbate the existing parking and traffic issues for residents, visitors, hospital patients and businesses.

The 6 story buildings will dwarf the existing residential dwellings, and erode the character of the neighborhood, and the safety issues created by building a 65 unit building for “Tri morbid individuals with co-occurring mental illness, substance addiction, and physical health issues” - The People Concern’s RFP response materials (3/19/24), directly in the route of children walking to and from Lincoln Middle School and PS1 has not been addressed.

Please allow our voices to be heard in a meaningful way during the process of changing our neighborhood.

Debbie Mahdessian
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From: Mike <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 3:12 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item 1:Public Input 6/25- Proposed Development Needs Urgent Revisions Dear Mayor Brock and City Council,
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed development at 1217 Euclid Street. While I support the creation of affordable housing, I have significant reservations about the current proposal from Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, which plans to place 40 supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals in the heart of a family-centric neighborhood and near Lincoln Middle School. I believe that senior affordable housing would be a more suitable option for this location.

Lack of Transparency:

The process by which this proposal was selected appears to lack sufficient community involvement. It seems that external developers, city staff, and consultants have driven the process without adequately representing the interests of local residents. Community members should have been engaged from the outset and presented with multiple proposals to ensure that the chosen development aligns with the neighborhood's character and needs. The current proposal does not meet these criteria, particularly in terms of setbacks, scale, and the lack of public parking, which were stipulated in the RFP but not addressed in the winning proposal.

I urge the council to reconsider Hollywood Community Housing as the developer for this site and to involve the neighborhood more thoroughly in the planning process from the beginning. This will ensure that any development is both appropriate for the surrounding area and meets the city's affordable housing goals.

Thank you for your attention to these matters.

Sincerely,
Michael
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From: James Wilson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 11:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Unhappy citizen

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The city council should be ashamed of how they have been dealing with all the issues plaguing the city!! Homeless, drugs and filthy streets are rampant everywhere.

By your lack of solutions to these ongoing issues you are effecting lots of businesses and property owners.

Property values have dropped significantly and rents are at an all time low in the downtown area.

Commercial vacancy rates are so high in the area, that owners are struggling to pay their mortgage.

Real estate brokers are being affected too because they can’t make deals in the CBD.

Companies don’t want to sign leases with all of these perceived risk.

Which by the way they aren’t perceived risk to their employees they are real.

Santa Monica has lost its charm and has been in a downward trend for years.

You need to fix the homeless problem increase police presence 24/7 and clean the streets, alleys and parking structures twice a day if necessary which it is!!! Get your act together now or else you won’t be able to in the future. ---
James Wilson | Principal
Lee & Associates | Los Angeles West, Inc.

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From: Keith Hoerling <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 8:33 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; David White
Subject: Attract Future Athletes to Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Hello!
As a decade-long resident of Santa Monica who stepped on a drug needle at the local beach and experienced break-ins to both mine and my neighbors' homes, the decline of our city is real. My daughter's school paused community walks to Tongva Park because of these, "safe" access drug programs that made our parks unsafe, to add perspective.

Instead of welcoming addicts and criminals to commit nuisances with free drugs, why not spend our taxes on positive forces for change, like welcoming athletes.

Santa Monica used to be world renowned by surfers, for example. Why not do more to attract surfing? It might even cost less money to strategically place rocks in the bay, like Breakwater in Venice has (to improve the waves), than it does to pay for waste-of-lifes to get high.

It is shocking how moral fiber has been eroded so far in Santa Monica that this email must be written. Please help. This is your duty,
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Keith
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From: natalie rothenberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 7:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City of Santa Monica Regular Meeting Tuesday June 25, 2024 1. Public Input

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I came to Santa Monica as a first grader 55 years ago, had jobs on the Santa Monica Pier and in the original Santa Monica Place. I’ve lived on 14th St almost 30 years, running a Santa Monica based small business and shepherding two kids through SMMUSD schools. I’ve watched our city change a lot, with interest, excitement and sometimes distress.

With regard to the proposed developments at 1217 Euclid St and 1211-1217 14th St, I appreciate the city’s planning toward the needs of lower income residents, and people in need of housing and mental health support. But I ask with my whole heart that such planning be balanced with the needs of the current renters, owners and businesses in this neighborhood around Wilshire and Euclid/14th St. The population is already dense, the alleys are narrow, and permit-only street parking is limited. Six story buildings will be taller than the surrounding buildings, and about 100 public parking spaces will be replaced by less than one space per proposed new apartment.

When I walk my dogs or push my grandchild in a stroller down Wilshire, where I pushed my kids in strollers, I see so many empty storefronts. Will restaurants and stores ever fill them if there is no public parking? Will the current businesses survive the removal of both the Euclid and 14th St public lots when their customers have to compete with residents for insufficient parking? If not, what then? More unhoused people in more doorways?
And will the current residents and customers be safe from traffic problems and chronically mentally ill clients queuing up for services? Will a garbage or moving truck stop traffic for an entire block? Will sewage and water infrastructure be sufficient? Can we trust Hollywood Community Housing and The People Concern? City Staff must represent community members and neighborhoods in the asking and answering of these questions! I ask for due diligence assessing the crime, traffic and infrastructure strain of two massive developments so close together.

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Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre; David White; David Martin; mike gallaher; [email protected] Subject: City Council Meeting 6/25/24 - 1. Public Input - Euclid, 14th & 16th Street Housing Developments
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I am forwarding the attached letter on behalf of Janet Gallaher, owner of the building at 1402 Wilshire, family owned for over 100 years and adjacent to the 14th Street city owned lot. We urge you not to ignore business owners such as Janet and valid concerns raised regarding the impact to local business, necessary for Mid-City to remain a thriving neighborhood.

Cc: Janet Gallaher
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Resident of 1224 Euclid Street and concerned neighbor pushing for proper community engagement between the City and residents and business owners
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Dear City Council,
I would like to propose that the city council consider coordinating with the county and state to consider seizing the property at 302 Colorado Ave through eminent domain for a Los Angeles Artist Series.

I’ve made multiple attempts to acquire the property which have been largely ignored while they attempt to engage anyone else and continue to discriminate by not giving me access to the building, even though I am shareholder as well as a licensed real estate estate agent with an NMLS license.

They have left the building unoccupied for close to a decade. Including being half finished for the last 4 years.

Seritage has operated without any real estate licenses in California They have misrepresented the property to the press as being ready as a mall while the building was never close to being finished as represented.

They have rented the half finished space to a museum founded by a convicted child sex offender.

This company has a very shady history since its founding as the Sears real estate portfolio. ------------------------
The benefits of a Los Angeles Artist Series have already been cited to the city council but some of them are:

A state of the art entertainment complex with a full sound stage and multiple art galleries A full slate of artistic programming including bi annual art weeks, fashion weeks and music weeks as well as a film festival.
5 event space including over 60,000 sq ft available for events, conferences and concerts.

Ongoing worldwide publicity for the Santa Monica area and increase in tourism, hotel bookings and restaurants.

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12 A events location with state of the art security that is able to host world leaders for events during the World Cup, Olympics etc..

There are so many more benefits but I do believe the idea of seizing the property through eminent domain for a L. A. Artist Series would help not only Santa Monica but Los Angeles and California..

The company would of course pay for the costs of the acquisition of the property.

Joe DiRosa
Founder, CEO | Seedlings Inc.

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From: Kelli <[email protected]>
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To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Susan Cline; Anuj Gupta Subject: Agenda Item 1 - homeless and affordable housing

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I am born and raised in Santa Monica and my family has owned apartment buildings since before I was born. I have seen Santa Monica change for the better and the worse many times over. And now it's for the worst! I am beyond disappointed there was no information given to residents within a 2 to 4 block radius of any project happening in our neighborhoods. The signage that is posted in the middle of the parking lots is not adequate notification and within days of it being in the middle of the parking lots, it was gone! All other projects in Santa Monica have big posted signage in the front of any project. Not this one! This is not acceptable when it's going to alter and affect ALL of us in the surrounding neighborhood!
Let's bring up the already horrible traffic! PEOPLE NEED THEIR CARS!!!!!!! And doesn't matter what you think, people are not going to stop driving their cars. Santa Monica is full of seniors who are NOT able to bike or walk to do their errands, whether they are driving or some one is driving them, they need a car/someone to drive them! Public Transportation is not SAFE, daily there are assaults, stabbings, overdoses and other mayhem on the buses and trains.

So let's talk about the failed bike lanes! People are still riding on the sidewalks! I encounter this daily and tell them there is a bike lane for you! They don't feel safe riding in the bike lane so the last thing we need are more bike lanes! So now as I walk on the sidewalks, I have to move out of the way so I'm not hit by a bicycle or the COCO delivery boxes on wheels.

Parking and speeding in our residential neighborhood! We have ALL the car dealerships from Santa Monica Blvd speeding through the residential areas daily! Not only do car dealerships not have to provide parking for the hundreds of employees but they take the non residential parking - and follow the street cleaner to get a spot on street cleaning days but MANY of them have disabled placards and even RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING! Also, the customers park on our permitted street parking and take the risk of getting a ticket which most of the time doesn't happen. Its already is a nightmare for people speeding in our neighbors and parking is bad and now you want to add 130 more units in a 3 block radius with less parking spots than units plus the employees of these buildings! Let's also mention these employees have lunch in their car and dump their trash on the street/side of car in our residential neighborhoods.

You are taking away 3 parking lots that are used for the businesses on Wilshire, the hospital (parking is $3 plus dollars per 15 minutes) and overflow of visitors for the surrounding apartments/condos, and the church parishioners on 14th and Arizona. And not offering alternative parking for the area. There is not enough parking on Wilshire to accommodate the neighborhood. And these projects have less parking spots than units and aren't taking into consideration visitors to those residents.

The buildings being proposed are UGLY! They do not fit in the charm of Santa Monica and to have 3 new buildings that will be 5 and 6 stories high is ridiculous! Why don't you turn offices and empty buildings available for lease to housing? Why are you building all these high end buildings near Lincoln with only 10% affordable housing? Why don't they have to accommodate more affordable housing? Or make some of these already built buildings all affordable housing? HCHC mentioned a food distribution program, which ABSOLUTELY NOT!! We had a church on 14th street that did food distribution and a woman in the neighborhood was raped because of the elements that showed up for free food! We already have homeless/crazy people roaming and screaming everywhere and nothing being done about it. My 82 year mother was assaulted by a homeless man, had beer thrown in her face and kicked into the street in front of a moving car on the corner of 20th and Arizona in BROAD daylight waiting to be picked up from a doctors appointment and now you think we want transitional housing in our neighborhood? NO WAY! It's already not safe for women and elderly to walk around Santa Monica. My neighbor was knocked out in BROAD daylight on 12th and Arizona in March, she had 2 black Item 1
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2 eyes, a bump on her forehead, her arm and chest hurt. She called the police and NO report was taken, they said they can't prove something happened to her! This is unacceptable! Residents ARE NOT and DO NOT feel safe in Santa Monica! So the last thing us long timer residents and business owners want are these projects next to our businesses and where we live! There are statistics showing violent crimes increase near these housing projects.

Safety is an HUGE issue here in Santa Monica. We are giving needles to addicts in the park, this doesn't help people! The resident's of SM do not want this program! There are so many drug addicts and mentally ill people in Santa Monica with more coming and there's nothing to help them! Putting them in housing is not going to help! They need mental health facilities (not in residential neighborhoods), programs and professionals and to get OFF drugs! You work for the people of Santa Monica and we feel unheard and unseen for how we want and see the future of our city that we love, live in and have businesses in. We want to be heard about what happens to our city! You don't build community by not involving the community.

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The city is broke! We are told the council must choose between paving our alleys or hiring more police, as crime, addiction, disorder, and mental illness has become our new brand. (Just in the last couple weeks, tourists have been stabbed, robbed, or had their windshield shattered as they entered the city— welcome!).

This immigrant, whose dream was to graduate from a pushcart to a store in SM, in six months has been robbed twice on the 3rd street promenade. Watch the heartbreaking video and hear him talk about how the police were called and there was a two-hour response. I had a similar experience last week, Item 1
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3 when a crazed addict jumped the gate from our alley and into our complex, petrifying the new mom who was sitting with her baby in the unit they recently purchased—welcome to Santa Monica! She called 911, texted me, and I rushed over. A drone was dispatched immediately, but it took half an hour for cops to arrive because they were swamped with other calls. I cleared the nooks and crannies of the building myself, clutching pepper spray.

This is just another day living near downtown, but indicative of a police force struggling to keep up with demand. Well, good news, I’ve found some money! Companies and institutions are disassembling their DEI programs across the country because they don’t work, actually create racial animus, and are immune to metrics. We should eliminate our program instituted in the feverish year of 2020, when we wanted to prove we were all down with the cause—Santa Monica, so good a solving problems we don’t have!—and, of course, petrified at being called racist.

For those of you clutching your pearls at the thought of dismantling DEI, I refer you to the always entertaining and brilliant Scott Galloway as he smartly dismantles DEI in 5 minutes. Watch it! A lifelong Democrat, he makes the case that class, not race, is the only way to approach the staggering inequality in our society. (Indeed, race relations have gotten worse since 2014 because, um, surprise… the more you focus on race, the more it becomes all you see. And in an ironic twist proving the point, our black former head of HR is suing the city for racism after being fired. I know nothing about the merits of her case, but I can’t believe she suffered racial discrimination by our City Manager David White, who would be the only person who had the power to do it.

But I digress… Let’s get serious about line-by-lining Santa Monica's bloated budget, larded with overpaid staff. And let's start with this million bucks:

For Fiscal Year 23/24, the total budget for the DEI team is $1,017,989. Of this amount, $642,989 is for salaries and benefits. There are three individuals assigned to this work. The rest of the budget for the DEI Team is allocated to a Language Access Program($100,000), the Inspector General for the Public Safety Reform Oversight Committee (PSROC) ($250,000), and programming resources for the DEI team ($50,000). The Inspector General is required pursuant to the City’s Municipal Code and is what was implemented prior to the current city manager joining the City in January 2021.

Well, guess what? The City Council can change the municipal code. It is done by ordinance and whatever change they make takes 30 days after the second reading to become law. I propose the council change it in the meeting on June 22nd and immediately assign the million dollars to hire 4 more sworn police officers. Show us that you are serious people who understand what’s at stake. Because the Santa Monica mall just went broke, not helped by the fact that that strip of Broadway is a zombie apocalypse from Lincoln to ocean (Century City mall? Just fine). While you’re at it, cut PSROC which costs a fortune and wastes hundreds of man hours of our overtaxed police.

And for those of you too afraid, or too tribal, or just too timid to make these decisions, here's some backup and the money quote from Nicholas Kristof's article in the New York Times called What Have Liberals Done to the West Coast? "Politics always is part theater, but out West too often we settle for being performative rather than substantive.” Unfortunately, a picture of Santa Monica appears in the dictionary when you look up the word performative. But, as I always say, centrists now have cover because the call is coming from inside the house from lifelong Democrats like myself, and even liberal of liberals, Nicholas Kristof.

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Stop hauling performative sand to the beach and start finding the money to solve the problems we do have. We need 300 cops; we’re at 230. Unless you enjoy news reports of businesses being driven from the city, act now.

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