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
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• Hate has no place in Santa Monica. The City opposes
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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 MEETING
.CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, RM 209 AND 250, SANTA
MONICA, CA, AND SAN JOSE DEL CABO,
23400, MEXICO
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
The Santa Monica City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Room 250, Santa Monica, California 90401, and at a teleconference site located at 1685 Main Street, Room 209, Santa Monica, California 90401, and a teleconference site located at Hilton Cabo Azul Los Cabos, Paseo Malecon SN, Lote 11 Fonatur, San Jose del Cabo, 23400, Mexico, where two Councilmembers will be present and participating via teleconference.
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.
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LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS / PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS
1. GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT ON SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS (For regular meetings, public comment is permitted on Special Agenda Items and items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. State law prohibits the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item. For special meetings, public input is limited to scheduled Special Agenda Items only.)
1.A. Written Comments
2. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
2.A. Recognition of Outgoing Board & Commission Members - Rescheduled to 9/9 Council meeting.
2.B. SMFD Awards
3. PUBLIC INPUT (ITEMS UNDER CONSENT CALENDAR AND 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. Approval of Purchase of Cradlepoint Mobile Data Devices for the Police Department's Vehicles
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.
2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Red River Technology, LLC for Cradlepoint devices to be installed in the Police Department’s vehicles. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.25(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $624,784.
4.B. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Used Oil Payment Program
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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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. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit and execute applications, agreements, and annual reports for the CalRecycle Used Oil Payment Program.
4.C. Accept Grant Award from the Softwood Lumber Board for the Mass Timber Accelerator Program
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;
2. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $100,000 from the Softwood Lumber Board for a mass timber accelerator program in the Public Works Department; and to accept all grant renewals;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals; and
4. Authorize the budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of the report (requires 5 votes).
4.D. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map for the subdivision of 1907 12th Street
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; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 83867.
4.E. Adoption of a Resolution and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute a Housing Trust Fund Loan to Community Corporation of Santa Monica for the Rehabilitation of 2033-2101 Virginia Avenue
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents to make a Housing Trust Fund loan to Community Corporation of Santa Monica in the amount of $34,800,000 for the rehabilitation of 2033- 2101 Virginia Avenue; and
2. Adopt the resolution, making a determination that the units located at 2033- 2101 Virginia Avenue are unfit for human habitation and committing loan assistance for the substantial rehabilitation of those units in the amount of $34,800,000.
3. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
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4.F. Approval of Fourth Modification to Agreement #11052 with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions for Hazardous Waste Disposal
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15330 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fourth modification to Agreement #11052 in an amount of $300,000 with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. (formerly Stericycle Environmental Solutions), for hazardous waste services for the Public Works Department. The term of the contract will remain unchanged, resulting in a five-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $1,350,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.G. Approval of the Ratification of Purchase Order to Premier Security Services, Inc. for Emergency Repair and Maintenance of the Airport Security Access Control System
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 (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Ratify the Procurement Manager’s issuance of a purchase order with Premier Security Services, Inc., to provide maintenance and repair of the airport’s security access control system for the Public Works Department, Airport Division. The emergency purchase was made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(i) and is for a total amount not to exceed $50,000.
4.H. Approval of Fifth Modification of Agreement with Accela to Support OpenCounter Special Events Platform
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fifth modification to agreement #4384 in an amount of $44,730 with Accela, Inc. to support the City’s OpenCounter Special Events platform for the Information Services Department. This would result in a nine-year amended agreement with a new total not to exceed $503,561, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
2. 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.I. Adoption of a Resolution authorizing portal-to-portal pay for City personnel providing local government Fire assistance (mutual aid response) to the State of California and Federal Fire Agencies
City of Santa Monica Generated: 8/13/2025 8:03 AM Page 7 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. Adopt the proposed resolution authorizing portal-to-portal pay for City personnel providing local government Fire assistance (mutual aid response) to the State of California and Federal Fire Agencies.
4.J. Approval of an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation dba River LA to Negotiate Terms of a Potential License Agreement for a Pop-Up, Interactive Museum on Santa Monica State Beach in 2028
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15262 and Section 15323 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation dba River LA to explore a pop-up, interactive history museum and other features on Santa Monica State Beach in May – September 2028.
4.K. Introduction and Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance Amending SMMC
4.08.780 Regarding Prohibited Items at Public Assemblies and Community Events
Recommended Action
Staff recommends 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 and adopt the attached emergency ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.08.780 to amend the list of prohibited items at public assemblies and community events.
4.L. Adoption of Resolution of Intention to Amend the Text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance Related to Projects Utilizing State Law Permitting Small Lot Subdivision Under 10 Units and Projects Consisting of Duplexes and Lot Splits for Parcels Zoned for Single-Unit Residential
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Adopt a Resolution of Intention directing the Planning Commission to initiate an amendment to the text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance related to projects utilizing State law permitting small lot subdivisions under 10 units and projects City of Santa Monica Generated: 8/13/2025 8:03 AM Page 8 consisting of duplexes and lot splits for parcels zoned for single-unit residential.
4.M. Second Reading and Adoption of Second Amendment to the RAND Development Agreement
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
5. CLOSED SESSIONS
5.A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
Pico Neighborhood Association and Maria Loya v. City; LASC # BC616804 - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
5.B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
Diane Burnett v. City; LASC # 23TRCV00943 - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
5.C. Public employee appointment - Gov. Code § 54957(b): title – City Attorney/Interim City Attorney; Gov. Code § 54956: conference with labor negotiator; City negotiator: Mayor/City Manager; unrepresented employee:
City Attorney/Interim City Attorney - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
CITY MANAGER REPORT
TRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT
6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
7. STUDY SESSION
No items
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
8.A. Approval of Citywide Equity Plan
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and approve the Citywide Equity Plan;
2. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).
9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
No items
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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 an Ordinance 1) Amending the Text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance to Promote Economic Recovery and Increase Land Use Flexibility in the City’s Downtown Area; and 2) Amendments to Interim Zoning Regulations to Promote Economic Recovery by Increasing Land Use Flexibility in the City’s Downtown Area and Establishing a Pilot Program to Allow Exclusively Outdoor Commercial Uses in the Office Campus District Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines,
2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance amending the text of Santa Monica Municipal Code Article 9 Planning and Zoning to Promote Economic Recovery and Increase Land Use Flexibility in the City’s Downtown Area, and
3. Introduce for first reading the attached 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.
10.B. Introduction and Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Off-site Affordable Housing Pilot Incentive Program - Revised Staff Report. 8/07/25 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the Emergency Ordinance is statutorily exempt from the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080.085(a) of the California Public Resources Code and was previously analyzed in the 2021-2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
2. Introduction and Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Establish a Pilot Program Allowing for Flexibility and Incentives for Complying with the City’s Affordable Housing Production Program.
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
11.A. Parking Rate Restructuring Strategies
City of Santa Monica Generated: 8/13/2025 8:03 AM Page 10 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15273 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
2. Review and provide direction and recommendations on the parking rate restructuring proposals presented herein;
3. Provide approval for proposed rate structure; and
4. Direct staff to begin the California Coastal Commission approval process for the proposed rates and return to Council with a parking resolution for approval upon completion of the Coastal Commission process.
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
No items
14. RESOLUTIONS
No items
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Appointment to one vacancy on the Building & Fire-Life Safety Commission for a term ending June 30, 2029. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
16.B. Appointment to one vacancy on the Housing Commission for a term ending on June 30, 2027. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
16.C. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on June 30, 2026. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
16.D. Appointments to two vacancies on the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission for terms ending on June 30, 2029. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
16.E. Establish and appoint a temporary ad hoc Council committee for the City Attorney recruitment process. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025 City of Santa Monica Generated: 8/13/2025 8:03 AM Page 11
16.F. Request of Mayor Negrete and Councilmember Raskin that the City Council, to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, approve City sponsorship of the 5th Annual Santa Monica Classic Car Show presented by the Pico Youth and Family Center taking place September 13, 2025 on the Santa Monica Pier, by directing the City Manager to waive the City’s portion of fees, including application, administrative, neighborhood notification, business license, parking, and zero waste plan fees associated with the partial use of the pier in an amount up to $16,000 in waived fees. - New Item Received. 8/07/2025
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.
City Hall and the Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations to either attend or provide public testimony at a Council meeting (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, remote option, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917- 6626 or via email at [email protected] at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Best efforts shall be made to accommodate requests received after the 72-hour deadline. In the case of special meetings, requests should be submitted as early as possible, but no later than noon the day of the special Council meeting.
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