City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
LANA NEGRETE
MAYOR
ELLIS RASKIN CAROLINE TOROSIS
COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM
DAN HALL BARRY SNELL
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
JESSE ZWICK NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
OLIVER C. CHI
CITY MANAGER
DOUGLAS SLOAN
CITY ATTORNEY
NIKIMA S. NEWSOME
CITY CLERK
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• Treat everyone courteously; • Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive
public process, and tools for forging sound decisions
• Hate has no place in Santa Monica. The City opposes
abusive or threatening hate speech, intolerance, or
dehumanization, and supports basic civil respect and
human decency.
• Listen to others respectfully;
• Exercise self-control;
• Give open-minded consideration
to all viewpoints;
• Focus on the issues and avoid
personalizing debate;
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RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (Resolution No.11663(CCS))
WAYS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
If you are interested in providing public comment at a City Council meeting, there are several ways to participate:
(1) Written public comment. In lieu of oral public comment, the public is strongly encouraged to submit written public comment on agenda items via email to [email protected]. For written public comment submitted by 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting, best efforts shall be made to have them available online for viewing. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments.
(2) Oral public comment.
- In-person: Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding items on the agenda must be present and submit their name and address (optional) to the City Clerk before the public comment section is opened for that item or before the public hearing is opened where one is required by law. Register to speak at the Speaker Kiosk prior to the meeting. - Telephone: Persons wishing to address the Council by telephone must register at santamonica.gov/public-comment no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before a meeting. Showing electronic presentation materials are not permitted when commenting by telephone.
Oral public comment from any one individual is limited to a total of 6 minutes per City Council meeting, with a maximum of 2 minutes per agenda item if speaking on multiple items. A member of the public may allocate time between items in one-minute increments up to 2 minutes and those requesting to speak on only one agendized item for the meeting may speak for up to 4 minutes on that one item. Except for noticed public hearings or quasi-judicial items, if more than 25 speakers are registered to speak during a public input section, the amount of time shall be reduced to 1 minute per speaker during that section.
Except for the author of the request, public comment on 15-items are limited to 1 minute.
Levine Act Disclosure. Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $500 made by the party or the party's agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made. Information regarding the Levine Act can be found here or you can contact the FPPC.
ORDER OF BUSINESS (may not be changed except by majority vote of the City Council.)
1. General Public Input
(Members of the public may address the City Council
only on items not on the agenda, but within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the City and on Special
Agenda Items.)
2. Special Agenda Items (Commendations and
Proclamations presented).
3. Public Comment for Consent Calendar and Closed
Sessions Only.
4. Consent Calendar (All items considered in one
motion unless removed by a City Councilmember for
discussion. No public comment is permitted on
second readings.)
5. Closed Sessions.
6. Public Comment on remaining Agenda Items
7. Study Session.
8. Continued Items.
9. Administrative Proceedings.
10. Ordinances:
• 1
st Reading
• 2
nd Reading (No public comment is
permitted on second readings.)
11. Staff Administrative Item.
12. Public Hearings.
13. Reports of Boards and Commissions.
14. Resolutions.
15. Written Communications (Other than
Reports of Commission and Officers.)
16. Councilmember Discussion Items.
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
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AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING
.CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 250, SANTA
MONICA, CA, AND TELECONFERENCE SITE
IN CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BY TELEPHONE
Persons wishing to address the City Council by telephone must register at santamonica.gov/public-comment no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before a meeting.
Donation of time and showing electronic presentation materials are not permitted when commenting by telephone.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ROLL CALL
City of Santa Monica Statement of Accountability (Land Acknowledgement) The City of Santa Monica is located on the land of Tovangaar. With great respect, the City acknowledges the Gabrieleño/Tongva as the First People of this ancestral and unceded territory of Kuruvungna, a village that we know as Santa Monica. We honor their elders, past and present, and the Gabrieleño descendants who are part of the Gabrieleño /Tongva tribes.
We recognize that these peoples are still here, and as settlers and kuyam (guests), we recognize our responsibility and obligation to care for their land in partnership with them.
The City of Santa Monica commits to work in partnership with the Gabrieleño/Tongva people to uplift their voices and visibility on their ancestral land.
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS / PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS
1. PUBLIC INPUT
1.A. Written Comments
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2. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
2.A. Proclamation: Earth Day
2.B. Commendation: Holocaust Survivors - Continued to next regular meeting
3. PUBLIC INPUT (ITEMS UNDER SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT
CALENDAR, CLOSED SESSION ONLY)
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion. In accordance with Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents. No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
4.A. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for Year Ended June 30, 2024 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and
2. Receive and file the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the Auditors’ Letter to Council, and the Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards for the City’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
4.B. Adoption of Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Resolution for the Santa Monica Neighborhood Greenways Quick-build project
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $875,552, with no required local match, from the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation and Safety, and authorize the Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with SCAG for the Santa Monica Neighborhood Greenways Project.
4.C. Approval of First Modification to Agreement with Genuine Parts Company (dba NAPA Auto Parts) for Parts Room Inventory and Logistics Management City of Santa Monica Generated: 7/23/2025 3:31 PM Page 5 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to Agreement #11110 in the amount of $11,220,000 (including a 10% contingency) over five years with Genuine Parts Company, dba NAPA Auto Parts (NAPA), for Vendor Managed Inventory and Logistics Management Solution for the Public Works Department. This will result in a ten-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $19,470,000 (including a 10% contingency) with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.D. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map No. 84333 for the Subdivision of 1230 Ashland Avenue
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption (Approval of Final Subdivision Map) pursuant to Section 15268(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 84333.
4.E. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Section 11.04.050 Concerning Limitations on Campaign Contributions Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.F. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Section 2.32.290 Prohibiting Acceptance of Gratuities
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.G. Award As-Needed Agreement to CBRE Brokerage Services to Sell City-Owned Properties at 1632-40 5th Street and 1654 19th Street
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines; and
2. Award RFP# 434 to CBRE for real estate brokerage services for the Community Development Department; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a multi-year agreement with CBRE for disposition of real property services, for a total fee amount not to exceed $2 million, based on a sliding commission fee schedule determined City of Santa Monica Generated: 7/23/2025 3:31 PM Page 6 by the final price of each transaction with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.H. Second Reading and Adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Amending Interim Zoning Regulations Established to Promote Economic Recovery by Increasing Land Use Flexibility in the City’s Downtown Area and Establishing a Pilot Program to Allow for Exclusively Commercial Outdoor Uses in the Office Campus District to Allow Additional Flexibility Related to Community Assembly Uses in the Bayside Conservation District
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.I. Authorize the Procurement Manager to Issue Purchase Orders to Temporary Staffing Agencies - New Item Received 6/20/2025
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the purchase orders are not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
2. Award RFP #403 to 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.; Abacus Service Corporation; AppleOne, Inc. DBA AppleOne Employment Services; CathyJon Enterprises, Inc. DBA HB Staffing; Compunnel Software Group, Inc. DBA Compunnel, Inc.; and Tryfacta, Inc. for temporary staffing services;
3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue purchase orders with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.; Abacus Service Corporation; AppleOne, Inc. DBA AppleOne Employment Services; CathyJon Enterprises, Inc. DBA HB Staffing; Compunnel Software Group, Inc., DBA Compunnel, Inc.; and Tryfacta, Inc., for temporary staffing for five years, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $12,210,200.
4. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
4.J. City Council - Regular and Special Meeting - Feb 11, 2025 5:30 PM - New Item Received 6/20/2025
4.K. City Council - Regular Meeting - Mar 11, 2025 5:30 PM - New Item Received 6/20/2025
4.L. City Council - Special Meeting - Mar 11, 2025 5:35 PM - New Item Received 6/20/2025
5. CLOSED SESSIONS
5.A. Public employee appointment - Gov. Code § 54957(b): consider public employee appointment; title: City Manager; Gov. Code § 54957.6: conference with labor negotiator; City negotiator: Mayor/Personnel Director; unrepresented employee: City Manager - New Item Received 6/20/2025 City of Santa Monica Generated: 7/23/2025 3:31 PM Page 7
5.B. Conference with legal counsel – initiation of litigation – Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(4): 1 case - New Item Received 6/20/2025
5.C. Conference with labor negotiator – Gov. Code § 54957.6: agency designated representatives: Interim City Manager Elaine Polachek, Human Resources Director Dana Brown, and Human Resources Manager Sarah Rebensdorf; bargaining units: Administrative Team Associates (ATA), AFSCME Local 4819- Management Team Association (MTA), California Teamsters Local 911 (IBT), Municipal Employees Association (MEA), Public Attorney’s Legal Support Staff Union (PALSSU), Public Attorney’s Union (PAU), Santa Monica Fire Executive Management Association (FEMA), Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109 (LOCAL 1109), Police Officers Association (POA), Supervisory Team Association (STA) and SMART TD - International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division, Local 1785 (SMART TD) - New Item Received 6/20/2025
The following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
TRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT
6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
. Public Input for 12-Items will be heard at the time when the Public Hearing is called.
7. STUDY SESSION
No items
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
No items
9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
No items
10. ORDINANCES
(Public comment is permitted on ordinances for introduction and first reading. No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption. In accordance with Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents.)
10.A. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Updating Public Nuisance Abatement and Administrative Citation Codes
City of Santa Monica Generated: 7/23/2025 3:31 PM Page 8 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending the text of the Santa Monica Municipal Code by amending Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, to add new classes of violations which may be deemed public nuisances, and amend Chapter 1.09. Administrative Citations, adding a new definition of responsible party, making clear the requirements for certain steps to be taken to align with Government Code 53069.4, defining required service procedures for administrative citations, and providing new incentives for violators to bring correctable violations into compliance.
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
No items
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
. ROLL CALL
12.A. Public Hearing and Adoption of Santa Monica Housing Authority Draft 5-Year Plan Fiscal Year 2025, the 2025-26 Annual and Administrative Plans Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Santa Monica Housing Authority Board:
1. Hold a public hearing and receive public comment
2. Adopt the Santa Monica Housing Authority 5-Year Plan Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for FY 2025-2030
3. Adopt the FY 2025-2026 Annual Plan for the previous 5-Year Plan FY 2020- 2025
4. Adopt the FY 2025-2026 Santa Monica Housing Authority Administrative Plan
5. Authorize the Submission of the FY 2025-2026 PHA plan which consists of the 5-Year Plan FY 2025, the Annual Plan FY 2025-26, and Administrative Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
6. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
No items
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14. RESOLUTIONS
No items
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Recommendation to rescind the March 25, 2025, appointment of Yolanda Mickens to the Housing Authority Board; and, consider new appointment to the vacancy on the Board with a term ending June 30, 2026 - New Item Received 6/20/2025
16.B. Request by Mayor Negrete and Councilmember Zwick for the City Attorney and City Manager to analyze using Measure K/PSK funds to aggregate and produce a dashboard on the City’s website for the public to view the CAO criminal prosecution data. - New Item Received 6/20/2025
16.C. Request of Mayor Negrete and Councilmembers Zwick and Zernitskaya that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney, due to public safety concerns, to explore the ability of the City of Santa Monica to establish a night time curfew for Santa Monica State Beach with California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission and report back to Council with options for closure. - New Item Received 6/20/2025
16.D. Request by Mayor Negrete and Councilmember Zwick to build on direction provided by Council at the March 8, 2025 budget workshop to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to provide information to the Council concerning the City’s Hybrid Workplace Policy, including what positions are permitted to do hybrid work, how many and to what extent employees utilize hybrid work, and how the city ensures its remote workforce remains collaborative, productive, and responsive to residents’ needs, and provide information on what the hybrid work policies are for comparable jurisdictions, and report back on changes the city has made to its policy based on this review. - New Item Received 6/20/2025
16.E. Request of Councilmember Zwick that the City Council approve the City taking a support position on SB 79 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing development: transit-oriented development and direct the City Manager to notify the City’s contract lobbyist and ensure a letter stating the City’s position on the legislation is prepared to inform state Assemblymember Rick Zbur and state Senator Ben Allen. (Attachment: SB 79 text) - New Item Received 6/20/2025
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16.F. 5. Request of Councilmember Zwick that the City Council approve the City taking a Support position on SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development:
streamlined approvals, which seeks to streamline approvals for housing development, and direct the City Manager to notify the City’s contract lobbyist and ensure a letter stating the City’s position on the legislation the state Assemblymember Rick Zbur and state Senator Ben Allen. (Attachment: SB 677) - New Item Received 6/20/2025
ADJOURNMENT
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at www.smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
Members of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 or to [email protected]. Written comments received from the public by 12 PM on the day of the City Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting and posted online. Members of the public who submit written public comment on an agenda item may be subject to the Levine Act which requires disclosure of campaign contributions of more than $500 to an officer of the City within the preceding 12 months.
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