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(NOT APPROVED)
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT SUCESSOR AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 16, 2025
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Redevelopment Successor Agency was called to order by Chair Torosis at 5:59 p.m., on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. There was no longer a teleconference site at Four Points Sheraton San Rafael Hotel, 1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.
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 Barry Snell
Agency Member Natalya Zernitskaya
Also Present: Executive Director Oliver Chi
Interim Agency Attorney Heidi von Tongeln
Assistant Agency Secretary Maria Dacanay-Wisner
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Redevelopment Successor Agency convened to a joint meeting with the City Council at 5:59 p.m., with all members present.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR
CONSENT CALENDAR
ONLY:
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on Consent Calendar items.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
JOINT MEETING WITH
THE REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
There being a Consent Calendar for the City Council and the Redevelopment Successor Agency, motion by Agency Member Hall, seconded by Agency Member Raskin to hear the two Consent Calendars concurrently. The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Agency Members Negrete, Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, Chair Pro Tem Zwick, Chair Torosis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The Council convened to a joint meeting with the Redevelopment Successor Agency at 5:59 p.m. Pursuant to State law, the Clerk announced that Council will receive no compensation for meeting as the Redevelopment Successor Agency.
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All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion. The Clerk announced a correction for item
4.I. (December 9, 2025 minutes), that item 5.A should state that it was “Not heard”.
Motion by Agency Member Snell, seconded by Agency Member Zernitskaya, to approve the Consent Calendar including the correction for Item 4.I, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Agency Members Zernitskaya, Snell, Raskin, Hall, Negrete, Chair Pro Tem Zwick, Chair Torosis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
LOW-MODERATE
INCOME HOUSING
ASSET FUND
4.G. Annual Report on Low-Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-25, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommend the Redevelopment Successor Agency:
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. Receive the Annual Report on the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and authorize the City Manager to post the report on the City's website by December 31, 2025; and
3. Direct the City Manager to present the independent audit of the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund to the City Council upon completion of the independent audit of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and authorize the City Manager to post the results of the audit on the City's website after presentation to City Council.
MINUTES 4.H. 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 9, 2025 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Chair, the Redevelopment Successor Agency meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
Maria Dacanay-Wisner Caroline Torosis
Assistant Agency Secretary Chair