Boards &
Commissions Review
Restorative Justice
Commission
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Overview of Appointed Bodies
Boards & Commissions (14)
• Airport Commission
• Architectural Review Board
• Arts Commission
• Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission
• Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice, and the Environment
• Disabilities Commission
• Housing Commission
• Human Services Commission
• Landmarks Commission
• Library Board
• Personnel Board
• Planning Commission
• Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission New
• Recreation and Parks Commission
Task Forces (1)
• Urban Forest Task Force
Special City Boards (6)
• Audit Subcommittee
• Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens
Oversight Committee
• Housing Authority Board New
• Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee New
• Transient Occupancy Tax Advisory Committee New
• Transit Security Advisory Committee New
Boards of Non-Profit Agencies (3)
• Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
• Santa Monica Travel and Tourism, Inc.
• Santa Monica Pier Corporation
District Boards (2)
• L.A. County West Vector
Control District
• Metropolitan Water
District
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January Council
Meeting Recaps
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January Council Meeting Recaps
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• Joint Meetings
– Council Audit Subcommittee and TOT Advisory Committee – Commission on Sustainability and Clean Beaches Committee Item 11.A
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January Council Meeting Recaps (continued)
January 13, 2026
• Consolidation:
– Housing Commission and Human Services Commission
– Standalone Disabilities Commission
• Composition Modifications:
– Arts Commission: Reduce to 7 members
– Public Safety Reform: Reduce to 7 members (in 2 phases) and expand age range of two seats for Commissioners ages 18-22 to “18-25”
• Conversion: Urban Forest Task Force into Commission
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January Council Meeting Recaps (continued)
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• Boards & Commissions Policy:
– Supported proposed amendments
– Direction to:
– Remove Section 1.G (ineligibility of relatives to serve) – Remove Section 2.G (term limits for Regional Boards)
– City Clerk to improve Annual Evaluation & Workplan reporting by measuring efficiencies, performance and impacts
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Redwood City (Sample Report)
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January Council Meeting Recaps (continued)
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• Return with Information
– Landmarks Commission work and efficiency options
(not conducted due to February 10, 2026 Council action) – Youth Representation options
(not conducted due to September 9, 2025 Council action) – Airport Commission’s composition and potential conflicts January 27, 2026
• Establish Santa Monica Restorative Justice Program
– New Restorative Justice Commission to develop
program criteria, eligibility and oversight of program
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Municipal Code
Updates
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Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Updates
• Deletes:
– Ordinance 1168 (CCS) to dissolve the Housing Commission – SMMC 2.62 to dissolve the Human Services Commission
• Replaces 2.62 to establish new 7-member Housing & Human Services Commission, two seats for affordable housing participants • Amends:
– SMMC 2.50.020 to reduce membership & expand age requirement for 2 seats for the Public Safety Reform Commission
– SMMC 2.64 to reduce membership & update information for Arts Commission • Adds:
– SMMC 2.73 to convert Urban Forest Task Force to Commission – SMMC 2.74 establish 7 resident member Restorative Justice Commission with expertise or lived experience
Proposed Ordinance
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NEW Proposed Modification to Disabilities Commission
• Align membership with most bodies by reducing membership from 11 to 7 in 2 phases:
– 2 vacancies dissolved after June 2026; and
– 2 seats dissolved after June 2027
– All current members will be able to complete their terms and anticipated work
Proposed Ordinance (continued)
City Board/Commission Membership
– 11-members: 2 bodies, includes Measure GS Committee (vote to amend) – 7-members: 9 bodies, includes Arts, PSROC, Urban Forest, H&HS & RJ – 5-members: 7 bodies
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Policy &
Procedures
Update
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• Section 1. Appointments: Invite applicants to speak at meetings, and deletes prohibition of relatives from serving
• Section 2. Term Limits: Reduces wait time to serve in same body from 4 years to 1 year; and deletes term limits for Regional Board Members • Section 7. Annual Dinner & Report: Deletes references to “Boards & Commissions Dinner”, and incorporates duplicative reference to “workplan” from Section 12
• Section 11. Attendance: Aligns timeframe to submit Attendance Reports with Annual Appointments, and clarifies 2 unexcused absences in a fiscal year will result in automatic removal
• Section 15. Council Liaisons: Remove Council Liaison role Proposed Resolution
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New Recommendations
• Section 1. Appointments
− Align application deadline with current practice of 1 week before meetings and clarifies incomplete applications will not be included in packets − Updates posting locations for notices
• Section 2. Term Limits: Include references to Housing & Human Services Commission and Housing Authority Board
• Section 7. Annual Report: Requests exemption for bodies mandated to report Council at different times of year
Proposed Resolution (continued)
– Santa Monica Pier Corporation
– Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
– Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
– Transit Security Advisory
Committee
– Clean Beaches & Ocean
Committee
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New Recommendations
• Section 9. Secretaries: Secretaries are “Staff Liaisons” • Section 10. Conduct of Meetings, Agendas, Minutes
- Staff Liaisons’ to maintain Event Calendar, webpage, etc. - Incorporates duplicate reference regarding Council Rules for new bodies without Bylaws in Section 17
• Section 13. Other Trainings: Incorporates trainings required by Resolution 11605 (CCS) and future mandates
• Section 16. Aligns timeframe to submit Demographics Reports with Annual Appointments
Proposed Resolution (continued)
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Airport
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Airport Commission Composition
Agency Seats Composition
Livermore Municipal 5 5 residents
Napa County 8 3 general public members,
1 Airport pilots group/club member,
1 Chamber of Commerce member,
1 member in hospitality industry,
1 member in education industry,
1 non-voting Planning Commissioner
Reid-Hillview County 7 4 general members,
3 members in aviation community
Santa Barbara Airport 7 City/County residents
Charter Section 1015:
There shall be an Airport Commission consisting of five members, which shall be appointed by the City Council. They shall be residents of the City, none of whom shall hold any paid office or employment in the City government.
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• Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission, Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations FPPC Regulations • Chapter 7 on Conflict of Interest
− 18702.2 Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Real Property − 18703 Public Generally
Airport Commission Composition
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Council Actions Needed
1. Adopt resolution: Effective immediately and City Clerk to work with Staff Liaisons to implement changes
2. Adopt 1st reading of ordinance
– 2nd reading scheduled May 26, 2026, and effective June 30, 2026
3. Direction on Airport Commission, if any
4. Annual Appointments: June 23, 2026 regular Council Meeting
5. Appointments to new Commissions: July 2026
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