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
HEIDI VON TONGELN
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
NIKIMA S. NEWSOME
CITY CLERK
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS:
• 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;
Regular meetings are broadcast live on CityTV cable channel 16 and on the internet at santamonica.gov. Cable television re-broadcasts air on Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 AM. The agenda will air on CityTV on Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and on Monday and Tuesday at 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
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RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (Resolution No.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, ROOM 250, SANTA
MONICA, CA AND, TELECONFERENCE IN
SAN RAFAEL, CA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
The Santa Monica City Council Meeting will be held on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. (PDT) in the City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90401, and at a teleconference site located at Four Points Sheraton San Rafael Hotel, 1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903, where a Councilmember 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.
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS / PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS
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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. Proclamation: United Against Hate Week
2.B. Proclamation: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2.C. Proclamation: Code Enforcement Week
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. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jul 29, 2025 5:30 PM
4.B. Approval of Minutes of City Council - Regular Meeting - Sep 30, 2025 5:30 PM
4.C. City Council - Special Meeting - Sep 30, 2025 5:35 PM
4.D. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Application for Grant Funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the Riviera Reservoir Seismic Retrofit Project - Item Pulled at the Request of Staff. 10/14/2025
City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM 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;
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the application for grant funds in the amount of approximately $8,209,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Riviera Reservoir Seismic Retrofit Project in the Public Works Department – Water Resources Division; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to apply for the grant, accept the grant, if awarded, and accept all grant renewals, if awarded.
4.E. Adoption of a Resolution on the SB 1205 Annual Fire Inspection Report Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. Adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of a report on the status of statemandated annual fire inspections in the City of Santa Monica pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4.
4.F. Award RFP #436 for Bus Stop Real-Time Signs to Papercast North America Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt findings of categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15301, Section 15302, Section 15303, and Section 15311 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
2. Award RFP# 436 to Papercast North America, a Florida-based company, for the manufacture and installation of bus stop real-time information digital signs and lighting units
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Papercast North America, in an amount not to exceed $1,333,550 (including a $66,677 contingency) for five (5) years for a total amount not to exceed $1,400,227 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).
4.G. Approval of Change Orders with Life-Assist, Inc. and Henry Schein to Increase Total Amounts for Purchase Orders for Medical Supplies for the Fire Department
City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM Page 6 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 change order to purchase order #22600660 in the amount of $35,000 with Life-Assist, Inc. for medical supplies and equipment for the Fire Department. This would result in a revised purchase order total not to exceed $117,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval; and
3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a change order to purchase order #22600661 in the amount of $45,000 with Henry Schein for medical supplies and equipment for the Fire Department. This would result in a revised purchase order total not to exceed $135,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.H. Adoption of Affordable Housing Production Program Fee Resolutions Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution increasing the Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee by 2.7 percent for new market-rate apartments and condominiums (Attachment A).
2. Adopt the attached Resolution increasing the Affordable Housing Unit Development Cost by 2.7 percent (Attachment B).
3. 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. Award RFP #447 to Leone Solutions Group for Marketing and Communications Services for the Department of Transportation
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Award RFP# 447 to Leone Solutions Group, a Los Angeles-based firm, to provide as-needed graphic design, marketing, and communications services for the Department of Transportation, and;
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a two-year agreement with Leone Solutions Group, with up to three one-year renewal options at the City’s sole discretion, for a total amount not to exceed $416,665 over five years, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.J. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with P&A Administrative Services, Inc. for Administration Services to Support City Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans
City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM Page 7 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council
1. Adopt a finding of no significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Award RFP to P&A Administrative Services, Inc. for the administration of the City’s Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account, Section 125 Cafeteria Plan, COBRA, and Retiree Billing for the Human Resources Department;
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with P&A Administrative Services, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $230,000 (including a 15% contingency) for a total amount of $230,000 over a five-year period, with two one-year renewal options with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.K. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the 2026 Council Meeting Dates Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution establishing the 2026 Council regular meeting calendar; and
2. Adopt a finding that the resolution is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
4.L. Approval of Ninth Contract Modification with Carahsoft/Granicus for Electronic Agenda Management Services
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 ninth modification to Agreement 9784 (CCS) in the amount of $41,740 with Carahsoft/Granicus for an agenda management software system for the Records and Election Services Department. This will result in a 14-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $324,290 budget approval.
4.M. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.04.155 and Adding Section 4.04.405 to Provide Private Remedies When a Dog Maintained in Violation of the Leash Law Bites Another Animal or Person, and to Require Dog Owners to Share Information After Dog Bites Causing Injury to Persons or Animals
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.N. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Adopt the 2025 California Building, Residential, Electrical, Energy, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Green Building, Wildland-Urban Interface, Historical, and Existing Building Standards Codes and Local Amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM Page 8 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.O. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Official Districting Map for the Parcel Located at 1331 Wilshire Boulevard 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):
Judith Delgado v. City; LASC # 24STCV08614
5.B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
Alejandra Garcia v. City; LASC # 21STCV07940
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.)
No items
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
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11.A. Adoption of Resolution Establishing a Santa Monica Signature Events Category, Designating Santa Monica Signature Events, and Authorizing the Waiver of City Event Fees for Designated Signature Events Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Adopt the attached Resolution Establishing a Santa Monica Signature Events Category, Designating Santa Monica Signature Events, and Authorizing the Waiver of City Event Fees for Designated Signature Events.
11.B. Review and Approval of Council Discretionary Funding Policy Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Consider reforms to the allocation and distribution of its discretionary funds;
2. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).
11.C. Approval of First Modification to Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Revitalization Partners Group, LLC for the Civic Center Auditorium Renovation, Programming and Operation
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Provide direction regarding the Revitalization Partners Group request to extend term for the Civic ENA.
2. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
11.D. Acceptance of Agreement Imposing Restrictions on Real Property for the Parcel Located at 2644 30th Street and Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Official Districting Map for a Portion of the Parcel Located at 2644 30th Street
Recommended Actions
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the acceptance of the attached Agreement Imposing Restrictions on Real Property (Covenant) for the parcel located at 2644 30th Street is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines, consistent with the findings set forth in the “Environmental Review” section of this Report;
2. Accept the attached Agreement Imposing Restrictions on Real Property (Covenant) for the parcel located at 2644 30th Street.
Staff recommends that upon approval of Covenant that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Ordinance amending the Official Districting Map for a Portion of the Parcel Located at 2644 30th Street.
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12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12.A. Approval of 2025 Report on Water Quality and Public Health Goals Recommended Action
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the report provided herein is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. Hold a public hearing, receive public comments, and approve the attached 2025 City of Santa Monica Report on Water Quality Relative to the Public Health Goals.
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. Request of the Disabilities Commission to declare Arlene Frames' seat vacant due to absenteeism and lack of communication.
16.B. Request of Mayor Negrete that the City Council consider directing the City Manager to provide Community Engagement, Zoning Clarity, and Accountability for LA County and Nonprofit Operated Housing Projects
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 City of Santa Monica Generated: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM Page 11 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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