1 June 17, 2025
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 17, 2025
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Negrete at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Lana Negrete
Mayor Pro Tem Caroline Torosis (arrived at 5:37 p.m.)
Councilmember Jesse Zwick
Councilmember Dan Hall
Councilmember Ellis Raskin (arrived remotely at 5:37 p.m.) Councilmember Barry Snell
Councilmember Natalya Zernitskaya
Also Present: Interim City Manager Elaine Polachek
City Attorney Douglas Sloan
City Clerk Nikima S. Newsome
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:30 p.m., with all members present except Mayor Pro Tem Torosis and Councilmember Raskin. Councilmember Snell led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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.
The City of Santa Monica Statement of Accountability (Land Acknowledgement) was read into the record by Councilmember Hall.
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 Docusign Envelope ID: 1442A8E3-D5E7-4D97-A8D0-1D9028DEE872 2 June 17, 2025
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.
No Councilmembers reported any recusals pursuant to the Levine Act.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR
CLOSED SESSION ONLY:
No members of the public commented on Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSIONS
(Mayor Pro Tem Torosis
arrived at 5:37 P.M.)
(Councilmember Raskin
arrived remotely at 5:37
P.M.)
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:32 p.m., to consider Closed Sessions and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., with no reportable action.
5.A. 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), 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)
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nikima S. Newsome Lana Negrete
City Clerk Mayor
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