CITY OF SANT A MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 28, 2026
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Councilmember Raskin at 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA., and teleconference location in Ketchum, 1D 83340.
Roll Call: Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
CONVENE/PLEDGE
STATEMENT OF
ACCOUNT ABILITY
(LAND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT)
LEVINE ACT
DISCLOSURE
VOTE FOR ACTING
CHAIR
PUBLIC INPUT FOR
CLOSED SESSION ONLY:
Mayor Caroline Torosis (via telephone at 5:34 p.m.)
Councilmember Lana Negrete
Councilmember Dan Hall
Councilmember Ellis Raskin
Councilmember Natalya Zernitskaya
Mayor Pro Tern Jesse Zwick
Councilmember Barry Snell
City Manager Oliver Chi
Interim City Attorney Heidi von Tongeln
Interim City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
On order of the Acting Chair, the City Council convened at 5 :30 p.m., with all members present except Councilmember Snell, Mayor Pro Tern Zwick, and Mayor Torosis. Councilmember Hall led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The City of Santa Monica Statement of Accountability (Land Acknowledgement) was read into the record by Councilmember Negrete.
No Councilmembers made disclosures regarding the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308).
Due to the Mayor not joining the meeting until Closed session, Councilmember Raskin volunteered to sit as the Acting Chair for the meeting. There being no objections, Councilmember Raskin was unanimously appointed by voice vote, with Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmember Snell absent.
There were no members of the public present to comment on Closed Session items.
January 28, 2026
CLOSED SESSIONS
Mayor Torosis arrived via
teleconference at 5:34 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:34 p.m., to consider Closed Sessions and returned at 6:53 p.m., with Mayor Pro Tern Zwick and Councilmember Snell absent, to report the following:
Acting Chair Raskin, advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.
On order of the Acting Chair, the City Council meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Ellis Raskin
Acting Chair
January 28, 2026