December 09, 2025
1 CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 9, 2025
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Redevelopment Successor Agency was called to order by Chair Negrete at 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, December 09, 2025, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Caroline Torosis
Chair Pro Tem Jesse Zwick
Agency Member Lana Negrete
Agency Member Dan Hall
Agency Member Ellis Raskin
Agency Member Natalya Zernitskaya
Agency Member Barry Snell
Also Present: Executive Director Oliver Chi
Interim Agency Attorney Heidi von Tongeln
Agency Secretary Nikima S. Newsome
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Redevelopment Successor Agency convened at 7:30 p.m., with all members present, except Agency Member Snell.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Agency Secretary Nikima S. Newsome announced that members will receive no compensation for meeting as the Redevelopment Successor Agency.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR
CONSENT CALENDAR
ONLY:
Members of the public Andrew Hoyer, Dylan Moore, and Denise Barton commented on consent calendar items, including Items 16.C. and 16.D.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
JOINT MEETING WITH
THE REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
There being a Consent Calendar for the City Council and the Redevelopment Successor Agency, on order of the Mayor, with consensus of the Councilmembers, the Council convened to a joint meeting with the Redevelopment Successor Agency at 7:30 p.m., and the two Consent Calendars were heard concurrently, as well as Items 16.C. and 16.D. with all members present.
All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.
December 09, 2025
2 At the request of Agency Member Zernitskaya, Item 16.D. was removed from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Agency Member Hall, seconded by Agency Member Raskin, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item 16.D., reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Agency Members Zernitskaya, Snell, Raskin, Hall, Negrete, Chair Pro Tem Zwick, Chair Torosis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECOGNIZED
OBLIGIATION
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
4.H. Approval of Annual Recognized Obligation Payment
Schedule (ROPS) and Administrative Budget, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Redevelopment Successor Agency:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 47 & 48 (CCS) approving the Santa Monica Redevelopment Successor Agency’s recognized obligation
payment schedule and administrative budget for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
MINUTES 4.I. Approval of Minutes for Redevelopment Successor Agency Meeting, were approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Redevelopment Successor Agency approve the minutes of the December 17, 2024 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Chair, the Redevelopment Successor Agency meeting was adjourned at 9:19 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nikima S. Newsome Caroline Torosis
Agency Secretary Chair