Agenda packet — Santa Monica City Council, September 8, 2026 (part 2 of 6)

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent by Elaine Golden-Gealer
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 308 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Hajar Muqtasid St. Claire <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:00 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete,
I am writing to formally object to Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would authorize a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway.

I respectfully request that the Council remove Item 4.B from the consent calendar and continue the matter for a full public hearing and substantive discussion before any contract is awarded.

This request is not opposition to bicycle infrastructure or multimodal transportation as a policy matter.

Rather, it concerns whether the City has developed a sufficient factual record to justify this particular project, on this particular corridor, at this particular cost, and whether the potential impacts on emergency access, accessibility, neighborhood residents, and historically disadvantaged communities have been adequately evaluated and disclosed.

1. Corridor-specific traffic and emergency-access analysis 14th Street is a significant north-south connector and is used by emergency-response vehicles, including fire, police, and paramedic services. It is also located in close proximity to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and its emergency department.

Before materially altering the existing roadway configuration, the City should make publicly available a corridor-specific analysis of traffic operations, emergency response, vehicle circulation, bicycle demand, pedestrian conditions, and anticipated operational impacts.

Studies concerning bicycle facilities in other jurisdictions may provide useful background, but they do not establish the actual conditions or impacts on 14th Street. The Council should have evidence specific to the corridor before committing nearly $2 million in public funds to the design phase.

2. Evidence supporting the projected bicycle demand
The public record should identify the data and methodology supporting the City's projected bicycle usage and ridership for this project.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 309 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 If current ridership data for 14th Street does not exist, that absence should be expressly acknowledged rather than relying on assumptions or projections that cannot be independently evaluated by the public.

Residents should be able to review the underlying methodology, assumptions, baseline conditions, and projected outcomes supporting the proposed expenditure.

3. Accessibility and ADA compliance
I am also requesting a site-specific, intersection-by-intersection accessibility analysis addressing compliance with applicable federal and state accessibility requirements.

This should include, as applicable, impacts on sidewalks, curb ramps, crossings, pedestrian circulation, access for individuals with mobility and visual impairments, loading and drop-off activity, and access to residences and businesses.

A categorical CEQA exemption does not, by itself, establish compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, applicable California accessibility requirements, or the City's independent obligations to provide meaningful accessibility.

The Council should therefore not treat CEQA exemption status as a substitute for an affirmative accessibility analysis.

4. Evaluation of the 17th Street redesign
Before proceeding with a substantially similar roadway intervention, the City should provide a public evaluation of the 17th Street redesign, including available data concerning:
 changes in traffic circulation and congestion;
 emergency-response access and response times;
 bicycle and pedestrian usage;
 parking availability;
 collisions and other safety indicators;
 impacts on adjacent residents and businesses; and
 any documented displacement or other adverse neighborhood impacts.

The public should not be asked to approve another major corridor intervention without first having access to the City's evaluation of comparable projects already implemented in Santa Monica.

5. Racial equity and impacts on Black residents
This issue also warrants particular scrutiny in light of Santa Monica's documented history of discrimination, segregation, and displacement of Black residents and Black-owned businesses, as well as the City's subsequent commitments to address those harms.

The relevant question is not simply whether the proposed project is facially race-neutral. The City should consider whether its foreseeable effects may fall disproportionately on communities that have historically experienced displacement, reduced political influence, or unequal access to public resources.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 310 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 Accordingly, I request that the City identify and publicly disclose any racial-equity or communityimpact analysis performed in connection with Item 4.B, including whether potential effects on Black residents, Black-owned businesses, renters, seniors, persons with disabilities, and other historically underserved residents were considered.

If no such analysis has been performed, the Council should consider whether additional analysis and community engagement are warranted before proceeding.

6. Conflicts of interest and disclosure obligations
I further request that each Councilmember independently evaluate whether any actual or potentially disqualifying conflict of interest exists under applicable California law, including the Political Reform Act, Government Code Section 1090, or other applicable conflict-of-interest provisions.

I am not asserting that any particular Councilmember has a disqualifying conflict. Rather, given the political and organizational interests that may surround transportation and land-use policy, I am requesting appropriate disclosure and, where legally required, recusal.

7. Political and organizational transparency
I also request disclosure, to the extent required by applicable campaign-finance and public-disclosure laws, of any financial, campaign, organizational, or other relationships between proponents of this project—including Streets for All and California YIMBY—and any Councilmember, candidate, campaign committee, controlled committee, or other political committee relevant to this decision.

I am not asking the Council to characterize advocacy or campaign support as improper. I am asking for transparency so that members of the public can evaluate potential interests and relationships surrounding a significant public expenditure and policy decision.

Request for Council action
For all of these reasons, I respectfully request that the Council:

1. Remove Agenda Item 4.B from the consent calendar;

2. Continue the item to a noticed meeting at which the Council can receive substantive public testimony and discuss the proposal on the merits;

3. Direct staff to make the underlying traffic, emergency-response, bicycle-demand, accessibility, equity, and comparable-project data publicly available;

4. Provide the requested disclosures concerning conflicts of interest and relevant political or organizational relationships; and

5. Defer authorization of the $1,999,205 design contract until the Council has reviewed the foregoing information and determined that the project is adequately supported by the administrative record and complies with applicable legal and accessibility requirements.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 311 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 5 The issue before the Council is not whether Santa Monica should invest in transportation infrastructure.

The issue is whether this project, on this corridor, at this cost, has been sufficiently studied and publicly justified before the City commits substantial public funds.

Given 14th Street's role in the City's transportation network, its proximity to emergency medical services, the City's obligations concerning accessibility and racial equity, and Santa Monica's own history of displacement and unequal public investment affecting Black residents, I believe the public deserves more than a consent-calendar vote.

Please pull Item 4.B from the consent calendar and allow the public to examine the evidence before the contract is awarded.

Respectfully,
Hajar M. St. Claire
Santa Monica Ocean Park Resident & Community Advocate
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 312 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 6 David Yakobson
From: Ellen Gurevich <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Ellen wilsher/14th street
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 313 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 7 David Yakobson
From: Kara Fox <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]; Jackie Feldman; [email protected]; hoffman winter; pam hausman; gemma corfield
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
PLEASE RESPECT OUR CITY AND THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. BIKE LANES, IGNORE US. APPROXIMATELY 17+% OF THE COMMUNITY ARE SENIORS-PROBABLY HIGHER. AND 3.4% OF COMMUNITY USE BIKES FOR TRANSPORTATION. LOGICALLY THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete,
I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years.

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 314 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 8 K a r a F o x
Glamourproject.org
[email protected]
Instagram: @infinitelyolive
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 315 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 9 David Yakobson
From: Tom Richards <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: Please OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Thomas Richards, Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 316 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 10 David Yakobson
From: Rebecca hogan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:12 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

I have had life threatening injuries and 14 th street is the route that allowed the first responders to get me to the ER in time to save my life.

I have heard the same from other SM residents also.

If the city knowingly creates a situation where this proven emergency care route is slowed due to narrowing, would the city council members then be responsible for deaths or permanent disabilities that occur due to a patients delay in narrowing for emergency care? Also - USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years creating a situation where we need clear spacious thoroughfares.

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - (not just a citation to other cities' streets).

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17TH STREET after its redesign.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 317 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 11 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis -
I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Rebecca Hogan
Sunset Park neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 318 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 12 David Yakobson
From: Michael Miller <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 319 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 13 David Yakobson
From: Lauren Wallenstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Lauren
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 320 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 14 David Yakobson
From: Tracy Sokolow <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Tracy Sokolow
Santa Monica Resident
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 321 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 15 David Yakobson
From: Darlene Vogel <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I hope you will at least read these letters and taken them into consideration.

I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you , diane
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 322 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 16 David Yakobson
From: Tatiana <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thanks,
Tatiana Khmilinina
1325 Arizona Ave #202
Santa Monica CA 90404
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 323 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 17 David Yakobson
From: rosenelson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Rose Nelson
35 year resident
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

4.B.e
Packet Pg. 324 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 18 Sent from my Galaxy
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

4.B.e
Packet Pg. 325 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 19 David Yakobson
From: Kati Kelleher <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

4.B.e
Packet Pg. 326 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 20 David Yakobson
From: Kati K <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridorspecific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets. 2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Kati Kelleher Sent from Gmail Mobile
DTSM
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 327 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 21 David Yakobson
From: Wendy Nishikawa Jaffa <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Wendy Jaffa
1842-20th Street
Santa Monica, CA 0404
Pico Neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 328 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 22 David Yakobson
From: Maggie L <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 329 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 23 David Yakobson
From: Matthew Hausle <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersectionby-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists. Thank you, [Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 330 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 24 David Yakobson
From: May Lee <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
May Lee
Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 331 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 25 David Yakobson
From: Sheryl <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Sheryl Lazarov/North of Wilshire
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September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 332 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 26 are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of any of the contents of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 333 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 27 David Yakobson
From: Catherine Atherton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Catherine Atherton
Brentwood flats, near Bundy & Wilshire
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 334 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 28 c.a. l.a. ca. u.s.a
Pronouns: not/a/prayer
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 335 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 29 David Yakobson
From: Go360 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Stephanie Inouye
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 336 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 30 David Yakobson
From: LAURA ROMERO <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Laura Romero
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 337 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 31 David Yakobson
From: S A <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Susan Austin WIL/MONT
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 338 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 32 David Yakobson
From: John Petz <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 339 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 33 David Yakobson
From: Will Finch <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 4b - make our streets safer for all road users with protected bike lanes

EXTERNAL
I am writing in support of building out our protected bike infrastructure to make our streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Thank you,
Will Finch
90405
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 340 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 34 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Harms <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 341 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 35 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Harms <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Rachel Harms, Wilmont
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 342 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 36 David Yakobson
From: Luis Ramirez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Luis H Ramírez, Gandara Park/Pico Neighborhood and former SMMUSD Teacher/Adminstrator Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 343 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 37 David Yakobson
From: Dan Winjum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Dan Winjum - Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 344 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 38 David Yakobson
From: Jane Wingfield <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 345 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 39 David Yakobson
From: LAURIE KAPP <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Laurie Kapp (NOM)
Sent from my iPad
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 346 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 40 David Yakobson
From: Christine Barton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 347 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 41 David Yakobson
From: Lonnie Guinn <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Lonnie Guinn
Santa Monica
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 348 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 42 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 349 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 43 David Yakobson
From: Karen Croner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:08 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, How can a city in fiscal crisis afford to spend 2 million dollars design contract for a bike path that no one wants? I am a cyclist and I don’t want it. 14th Street is an essential thoroughfare for police, fire - Lincoln and 11th street are jam packed with commuters. 14th street is essential for Santa Monicans crossing town. Do none of you ever use 14th street? it is the last good street left for travel across town. I can’t imagine what would be motivating you destroy this asset for Santa Monicans? As Lana has expressed so well, most of us do not have the luxury to travel by bike, perhaps you do - but the majority of residents do not. So you must have another motivation.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Karen Croner
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 350 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 44 David Yakobson
From: Kristina Watanabe <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:09 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Kristina
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 351 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Tammy Boone <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:26 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 352 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: BaconLettuceTomato1230 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:33 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 353 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Reid Soliman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:55 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

6. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Reid Soliman
C: (661) 373-5918
E: [email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 354 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Kirstin Chickering <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:13 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Kirstin Chickering
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 355 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: ALAN MONT <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

I ride my bike on 14th street several times a week and have never felt endangered by cars. This concrete barrier protected bike lane is totally unnecessary and will actually be less safe for bikers 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Alan Mont
NOMA
818-261-8172
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 356 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 David Yakobson
From: Mary Jaras <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Mary Jaras - 848 11th street, 90403
Sent with the speed of light from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 357 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 5 David Yakobson
From: Yakov <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:27 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Yakov Zelkin
1325 Arizona
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 358 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 6 David Yakobson
From: Hal Stellini <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Hal Stellini - 11th&Idaho, Santa Monica 90403
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 359 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Robin OConnell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:32 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Robin O’Connells
3044 Paula drive 90405
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 360 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Cheryl McNamara <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Cheryl McNamara
12th and Montana Ave
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 361 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: Fredda Jaffe <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Fredda Jaffe, 202 San Vicente Bl
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 362 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 David Yakobson
From: Gabriela Farrell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 363 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 5 David Yakobson
From: Dima <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Oliver Chi; Council Mailbox; Lana Negrete Subject: September 8 — Item 4B: Please Pull from Consent and Require Verified Wheelchair Access
Attachments: Item_4B_Accessibility_Conditions_Public_Comment.pdf

EXTERNAL
Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please pull Item 4B from the consent calendar for discussion and add an explicit accessibility condition to approval of the 14th Street bikeway design agreement.

Require a documented assessment of wheelchair unloading and complete vehicle-to-sidewalk access, review by the City’s ADA coordinator, and presentation of the findings when the concept design returns to Council.

My attached submission includes photographs and measurements of repeated constrained openings on 17th Street, questions staff should answer about potential non-compliance, and the relevant Sarfaty court decision. It addresses both passenger-side and driver-side wheelchair access.

These concerns deserve particular attention on 14th Street because of its proximity to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and the wheelchair users I frequently observe on the corridor.

I ask a councilmember to request the pull and sponsor this accessibility condition.

Please distribute this email and attachment to all Councilmembers and the appropriate City staff, and include both in the public record for Item 4B.

Respectfully,
Dima Volovik
Santa Monica resident
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 364 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT | ITEM 4B
Require verified disability access
To the Mayor and City Council • September 8, 2026 meeting Re: Request for accessibility conditions on Item 4B, 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway Related policy direction: Item 11B, Vision Zero / Safe System approach PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 1 / 6 Mayor and Councilmembers:

Please pull Item 4B from consent for discussion and add an accessibility condition to approval:
require a documented assessment of wheelchair unloading and complete vehicle-to-sidewalk access, review by the ADA coordinator, and presentation of the findings when the concept design returns to Council.

I support protected bicycle infrastructure and Vision Zero. People who use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers and other mobility aids deserve safe, practical access from a parked vehicle to the sidewalk. That access must be demonstrated in the design and verified in the field.

Item 4B would authorize an agreement with Kimley-Horn of up to $1,999,205 over five years for transportation planning, design and engineering for the 14th Street bikeway, with future-year funding contingent on Council budget approval. The RFP already requires PROWAG and ADA compliance.

Council should translate that commitment into specific deliverables and verification requirements. [1, 11] The existing 17th Street installation raises a concrete concern about potential non-compliance with applicable accessibility requirements. I measured multiple openings between adjacent concrete separator ends and recorded readings of approximately 29-30 inches. The attached photographs document the repeated constrained condition. [3] City staff should provide a written, location-specific explanation: What dimensions were approved? What usable clearances were actually constructed? Which accessibility requirements govern, and how does the installed configuration satisfy them? If staff considers these openings unsuitable for wheelchair passage, identify and demonstrate the accessible alternative from the parked vehicle to the sidewalk, including unloading space, travel distance and traffic exposure. Council should require that evidence before accepting an assurance of compliance.

Passenger-side access: Where the passenger door faces the separators and bikeway, staff should identify the space available to exit, deploy a wheelchair lift or ramp where needed, and maneuver toward the sidewalk. Can that journey be completed with vehicles parked in adjacent spaces, and where does it cross bicycle traffic?
Driver-side access: Where the driver door faces motor traffic, staff should identify the space available to transfer into a wheelchair and travel around the vehicle toward the sidewalk connection. What exposure to passing traffic is involved, and can neighboring vehicles or separator placement obstruct that route? In Sarfaty v. City of Los Angeles, a federal district court found accessibility violations where altered on-street parking required wheelchair users to travel substantial distances in an active bicycle lane before reaching the sidewalk. The City Attorney and accessibility staff should address that decision when evaluating complete vehicle-to-sidewalk access on existing installations and establishing requirements for 14th Street near UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. [9, pp. 14-18] Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 365 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT | CONTINUED
Protect access near UCLA
PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 2 / 6 These questions are especially important on 14th Street because of its proximity to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. UCLA lists emergency and orthopaedic entrances on 15th Street, the next numbered street over. I frequently observe people using wheelchairs on 14th Street. The design review should expressly evaluate access to nearby medical facilities and involve people who use mobility devices, patients, caregivers and UCLA representatives. [10] The Item 4B report anticipates final design in Spring 2028, construction beginning Fall 2028, and Council direction on concept designs. Those milestones provide an opportunity to require documented accessibility review early. [1, pp. 2-3]
Requested condition on approval
Please direct staff to include the following deliverable in the executed agreement:

A documented accessibility assessment of wheelchair unloading and complete vehicle-to-sidewalk access, covering passenger-side and driver-side exits, transfers, lift/ramp deployment, maneuvering space, separator openings, bicycle crossings and curb-ramp connections. The assessment must identify applicable criteria, include review by the City ADA coordinator and qualified accessibility professionals, and be presented with the concept design when it returns to Council.

The assessment should address realistic parking conditions and routes serving nearby UCLA facilities, with input from people who use mobility devices, patients and caregivers. Please identify the responsible reviewer and how the resulting requirements will be carried into final design and verified before opening.

Please identify the contractual provision requiring this assessment, the documentation staff will produce, the responsible reviewer and the Council review milestone. Require a written record demonstrating that the design provides usable access.

Additional Council direction
Separately, please direct an accessibility audit of relevant installations on 17th Street and Broadway, with a report on findings and corrective action for any deficiencies. The report expressly connects 14th Street to Broadway. Require the audit findings to inform the 14th Street design and assign responsibility and completion dates for corrective action. [1, p. 2; 8] Please also make available the complete RFP and addenda, the selected consultant scope and deliverables, and the proposed agreement with its scope exhibits. Publish the applicable grant deadlines and project milestones alongside these documents.

These requests advance the Vision Zero report's proactive safety and accessibility principles. Prompt investigation and correction can reduce avoidable exposure to accessibility complaints, legal claims and costly corrective work. [2]
Please pull Item 4B from consent and make this accessibility assessment an explicit condition of approval, with accountable review and public findings.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 366 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway SUPPORTING ANALYSIS | STANDARDS AND EVIDENCE
What the record establishes
PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 3 / 6 Reported measurements and photographic limits [3]
The submitter reports repeated 29-30 inch measurements on 17th Street and provided six tape-measure photographs (IMG_5369 through IMG_5374). Three are reproduced here with one context photograph.

The images show tape extending onto rounded/sloped concrete; the visible pavement opening is narrower than the full tape span. A survey must establish the controlling usable clearance, including at wheel and footrest heights. Exact block locations and separate opening identifiers are not established in the supplied record. Broadway widths have not been measured in this package.

California: directly relevant separator guidance [4]
Caltrans DIB 89-02, sections 3.1 and 3.2 (printed pages 19-20), recommends five feet (60 inches) of clear pedestrian passage where the described rigid separators adjoin parking. Section 3.0 addresses documentation of design decisions. The width language uses should; it must not be represented as a universal federal ADA mandate. Ask the City to identify the applicable edition, adopted criteria and rationale for its design. The reported 29-30 inches is approximately half of 60 inches.

Federal: accessible walking surfaces [5]
2010 ADA Standards, section 403.5.1: 36 inches minimum; a reduction to 32 inches is permitted for no more than 24 inches of route length, separated by segments at least 48 inches long and 36 inches wide.

These provisions govern walking surfaces on accessible routes. A confirmed 29-30 inch clear opening would fall below those dimensions where this provision applies; the City must establish route classification and governing requirements.

Federal: public right-of-way guidelines [6]
PROWAG section R302.2 specifies 48 inches minimum continuous pedestrian access route width, excluding curbs; R302.2.1 specifies 60 inches across medians/refuge islands. Do not assume every separator is a refuge island. Federal adoption is agency- and facility-specific: the Access Board lists DOT adoption for new/altered transit stops in the public right-of-way and GSA adoption. PROWAG is not automatically a blanket retroactive standard for every City street. Staff should identify any binding adoption, funding condition or City design requirement.

Federal: public-entity accessibility obligations [7]
ADA Title II regulations address exclusion through inaccessible facilities (28 CFR 35.149), accessibility of existing programs viewed in their entirety (35.150), and new construction and alterations (35.151). The relevant inquiry includes the complete access route and the project history. Technical applicability requires a documented City determination; the available evidence supports an audit and correction request, not a final legal finding.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 367 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT A | SUPPLIED PHOTOGRAPHS [3]
17th Street: configuration
Original photographs reproduced proportionally, without measurement overlays or retouching.

PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 4 / 6 A1 • Context | IMG_5366.jpeg
Concrete separator ends beside parked vehicles and the
adjoining bikeway. This view shows configuration; it is not a width measurement.

A2 • Tape placement | IMG_5373.jpeg
Representative tape-measure photograph. Tape extends
onto the rounded concrete ends; the exposed tape span is not itself the clear passage width.

Requested verification: locate and number each opening, measure the narrowest usable clearance, and map the complete route from parked vehicles through the separator/bikeway system to a usable curb ramp and sidewalk.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 368 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT B | SUPPLIED PHOTOGRAPHS [3]
17th Street: repeated condition
Two additional photographs from the supplied tape-measure series. Location attribution: submitter.

PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 5 / 6 B1 • Tape placement | IMG_5370.jpeg
Opening with leaves and discarded bottle visible. The photo documents geometry and surface conditions at the time
photographed.

B2 • Tape placement | IMG_5374.jpeg
Additional view with pavement marking and leaves visible.

The City should confirm dimensions and the relationship to parking and curb-ramp access.

Evidence note: approximately 29-30 inches is the submitter's reported measurement range. These selected photographs support investigation of the repeated constrained geometry; they do not independently certify the narrowest clear width, exact locations or legal noncompliance.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 369 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway REFERENCES | CITATION KEY
Sources and record locators
Bracketed numbers in the letter and analysis refer to the sources below. Page references to uploaded City documents use the printed browser-PDF page numbers. Sources verified during preparation of this submission.

PUBLIC COMMENT | SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL | SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 6 / 6

1. Item 4B staff report, No. 7769; September 8, 2026
Uploaded five-page staff report: award and amount, p. 1; Broadway connection, scope, Council concept review and schedule, pp. 2-3; funding, pp. 4-5. Consent placement also confirmed by the uploaded meeting agenda, pp. 1-2.

Open source

2. Vision Zero staff report, No. 7862
Uploaded 19-page report, “Vision Zero Study Session: Transition to a Safe System Approach and Direction on Future Roadway Safety Priorities.” Recommended actions: p. 1; Safe System principles and Safe Road Users: p. 8.

Open source

3. Submitter's photographs and reported observations
Six measurement images: IMG_5369.jpeg through IMG_5374.jpeg. Selected: IMG_5370.jpeg, IMG_5373.jpeg and IMG_5374.jpeg. Context: IMG_5366.jpeg. Supplied in the referenced conversation “Assess ADA Compliance.” No independent field survey accompanies this package.

4. Caltrans, DIB 89-02 (February 7, 2022)
Class IV Bikeway Guidance. Sections 3.0-3.2, printed pp. 19-20 (PDF pp. 23-24): design-decision documentation and pedestrian openings near parking.

Open source

5. U.S. Department of Justice, 2010 ADA Standards
Sections 403.1 and 403.5.1: scope and clear width of walking surfaces on accessible routes.

Open source

6. U.S. Access Board, PROWAG
Sections R302.2 and R302.2.1: pedestrian route widths. Adoption context is separately described on the Access Board's About PROWAG page.

Open source

7. U.S. Department of Justice, Title II regulations
28 CFR 35.149-35.151: program accessibility, existing facilities, and new construction/alterations.

Open source

8. City of Santa Monica, Broadway Safety Project
City describes a parking-protected facility with concrete barriers and flexible posts and people crossing the bike lane from parking. This supports including Broadway in the audit; it does not establish its gap dimensions.

Open source

9. Sarfaty v. City of Los Angeles
No. 2:17-cv-03594-SVW-KS, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, August 12, 2020, pp. 14-18: access from altered parking through the bicycle-lane environment.

Open source

10. UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Maps & Directions Lists emergency entrance at 1255 15th Street, orthopaedic entrance at 1225 15th Street, and main address at 1250 16th Street. Wheelchair use on 14th Street is the submitter's observation.

Open source

11. City RFP SP2805, issued June 10, 2026
City RFP text reproduced on GovTribe. Task 2.2 addresses accessible-parking analysis; Task 2.9 requires design changes to comply with PROWAG and ADA standards.

Open source
Additional adoption reference for [6]: Access Board: About PROWAG.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 370 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 6 David Yakobson
From: jessmaragon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:45 AM
To: Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Heidi von Tongeln; Attorney Mailbox; Oliver Chi
Subject: Hello! I am a citizen and tax payer of Santa Monica.

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I read bergamot station is being sold off to make more room for homeless housing. Please don’t do this to our beloved city. We have enough. Can’t these shelters be built out where land is cheaper and more plentiful. Our family loves the arts district here. Why does all the cool stuff in Santa Monica get ruined? We are also very disappointed and sad about the ugly LED signs added to the promenade. Not a classy choice at all. What is this, honestly.

All we do is tell our children how lucky we are to live here but really not sure how true is somedays.

With respect,
Jessica Foldes
310-593-1306
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 371 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 7 David Yakobson
From: wendie olshan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

The concrete bike lane protectors are an absolute hazard for people with disabilities! They should not be built at all!
Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
W. Olshan
Wilshire/Montana neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 372 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 8 David Yakobson
From: Ivana Justine <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 373 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 9 David Yakobson
From: ANDREAS BIEBL <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Andreas Biebl
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 374 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 10 David Yakobson
From: Josh Ely <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:00 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 375 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 11 David Yakobson
From: Joi Morris <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:01 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Joi Morris
210 14th Street
Sent from my iPhone
Please pardon typos
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 376 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 12 David Yakobson
From: Phil Brock <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:00 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergencyresponse study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 377 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 13 Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Phil Brock
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 378 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 14 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Kelly Hsiao
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 379 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 15 David Yakobson
From: Micah Cloteaux <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:31 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 380 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Dana Tischler <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 381 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Chen-Chen Lee <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Chen-Chen Lee, resident from Mid-City Neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 382 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: Robert Jacobson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete,
I oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street.

USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years.

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings; including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis. I request for Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Sincerely,
Robert Jacobson
1008 14th Street
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 383 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 David Yakobson
From: Shelley Siegel <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 384 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 5 David Yakobson
From: joan hill <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:56 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 385 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 6 Joan Hill
+1 310 497 8029
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 386 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 7 David Yakobson
From: Rosie DiLorenzo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:58 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
RDL Design
914-260-9787
[email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 387 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 8 David Yakobson
From: mwdobbs <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:58 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Michael Dobbs, Sunset Park.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 388 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 9 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Ronald Ricard
Sunset Park Neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 389 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 10 David Yakobson
From: William Johnson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:06 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 390 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 11 David Yakobson
From: Daniel Gilbertson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:06 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Daniel Gilbertson, Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 391 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 12 David Yakobson
From: Patti Walker <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Patti
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 392 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 13 David Yakobson
From: Nancy Pearl <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:13 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 393 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 14 David Yakobson
From: Taylor Braun <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:23 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]; councilmtgitems Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Forget the one click auto email. This is incredibly dumb and dangerous. It's already a nightmare pulling out of carports onto 14th street. The fact that this is being done "quietly" is reprehensible.

Who is this for? Certainly not the constituents who actually live on the streets you're trying to "improve".

Before any contract is awarded, at minimum, I'd like to see published ridership data justifying this investment, Ada compliance plan, and a public accounting of what happened to residents safely on 17th street after its redesign.

Taylor Braun - 14th street resident.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Tara <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Best,
Tara Gavan
(908) 902-4710
[email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Reza Shapouri <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:27 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Reza Shapouri, 10th ST & Carlyle resident
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 396 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 17 David Yakobson
From: Judy Hopkins <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Esther Woodworth <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:33 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Esther Wasson 14th and Arizona
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 398 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 19 David Yakobson
From: Loni Rush <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Loni Rush Ocean Ave
Loni Rush - Director of Design

PMB LLC
619.417.7874 (cell)
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 14th Street bike lanes

EXTERNAL
It has always been difficult to travel in a north-south direcƟon in Santa Monica. Adding bike lanes to 14th street will further impact the issue.

Please do not further impact any north-south streets.

Joseph Palazzolo
[email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 400 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Josh Levy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: 14th street

EXTERNAL
Why are we spending TWO MILLION dollars for a bike lane when we already have it on 17th?Please stop wasting money.

Sent from my iPad
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 401 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Tania Fischer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 402 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Lerer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: OPPOSE Item 4.B

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members and Mayor,
I oppose the installation of concrete curbs on 14th Street.

If you don’t like cars, don’t drive one.

Let the people who rely on automobiles to drive and exit their vehicles safely! Resident Elizabeth Lerer
Sent from my phone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 403 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: Kim and Marsha Lovett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:57 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Kim Lovett
11th and Arizona
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 404 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Matt Maccoby <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Matthew F. Maccoby
North of Montana
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Nikki Kolhoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: July 8 City Council Item 4B - OPPOSE 14th Street Bikeway Contract

You have already made it difficult and dangerous on 17th Street with the concrete barriers. This is a photo of me stuck on 17th going north behind a stalled bus that had nowhere to pull over. The car in front of me ends up doing a U-turn. I waited for a break in the southbound lane to go north around the bus in the wrong lane. Neither option is safe.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 407 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Nikki Kolhoff
Sunset Park Resident
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Juan Matute <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:06 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; councilmtgitems
Subject: Why I Support Safe Streets (4B, 11B and 10A)

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
I support items 4B, 10A, and 11B. 11B, to implement a customized safe systems approach, is a best practice for roadway safety for all people. I wrote about why I support implementation last week in Santa Monica Next, and I've copied the column below.

The Turn That Convinced Me Santa Monica’s
Safe System Approach Will Work
 JUAN MATUTE
 SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
 MOBILITY, NEWS, OPINION
The crossing guard at Chelsea Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard has been escorting McKinley kids across the street for almost twenty years, and for much of that time he’s had to watch out for left-turning drivers who didn’t see her or stop in time. I know this as a McKinley parent, a member of the school’s PTA Traffic Safety Committee who pushed for this redesign, and someone who studies transportation for a living. The city redesigned that left turn earlier this year. Conflicts dropped, drivers made better choices at the intersection, and the crossing guard is happy. So am I.

That intersection is item one on a list of nine near-term projects in a staff report that Council will take up on September 8, and it’s a big part of why I’m optimistic about the rest of the report. It’s honest about why Santa Monica didn’t hit the zero-fatality goal it set a decade ago, and it lays out a real plan for what comes next. I’ve written before about pieces of this story: declining traffic enforcement staffing after the Wilshire and Chelsea fatality, and new automated-enforcement authority last winter.

September 8 brings a lot of that together, and I support it.

The City missed its Vision Zero goal, but found a better framework In February 2016, the city committed to eliminating fatal and severe-injury crashes by 2026. That year is here, and the results are mixed. Total fatal and severe-injury crashes fell from 62 in 2024 to 52 in 2025. But pedestrian-involved crashes went up every year from 2021 to 2025, and pedestrians and cyclists made up 20 of the city’s 21 traffic deaths over that period. No single intersection had more than three of these crashes over five years, though Ocean Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard each had 26. The problem is spread across the city, not concentrated at a couple of bad corners.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Staff wants to replace the old five-E model (engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation) with a modified Safe System approach built around seven elements: Safe Speeds, Safe Roads, Safe Road Users, Safe Vehicles, Post-Crash Care and Learning, Safe Land Use, and Safe and Viable Transit. I like this framework, especially the last two additions. Safe Land Use and Safe and Viable Transit fit Santa Monica well because much of the danger on our streets comes down to how far people have to drive for everyday things, and how good the transit option is when they’d rather not drive.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Santa Monica's modified safe systems approach.

A toolkit for empowering neighborhoods
The most concrete piece of the report is a Neighborhood Traffic Calming Toolkit paired with a new diverter pilot program. It gives residents a structured way to flag a safety problem on their street (e.g., daylighting, curb extensions, speed humps, diverters) and get it addressed on a predictable timeline instead of waiting years for a capital project to work its way through the budget.

The toolkit sets a reasonable line between two paths. Diverters that fit an already approved program go through administrative review: engineering analysis, interdepartmental review, public notice, and monitoring. New or nonstandard proposals need documented neighborhood support first: 51 percent of residents and businesses in areas zoned mostly R-1, 25 percent in more mixed zoning, the same threshold the city already uses for Block Party street closures. That keeps circulation changes accountable to the people who actually live with them, since a diverter redirects cut-through traffic rather than eliminating it.

This is also where the city’s grid matters. Santa Monica has real route redundancy because our streets are connected, but that only helps if diverters are evaluated at the network level, so a fix on one street doesn’t just push the same traffic onto the next one, and emergency responders keep the routes they need. The Michigan Avenue greenway shows this working as intended: the city set a target back in 2014 of 1,500 or fewer daily car trips on that street, but any actual diverter still needs Council approval, since Michigan absorbs cut-through traffic that Olympic, as the regional road, is supposed to handle instead. Washington Avenue is in earlier stages, with a quick-build greenway now funded.

Red light cameras, and why the fine amount doesn’t tell the whole story
Running a red light and driving at unsafe speed are two of the most dangerous things a driver can do, and state law treats them separately. AB 645 allows automated speed cameras, but only in a handful of pilot cities, including Los Angeles and Malibu. Santa Monica isn’t one of them. SB 720 provides the broader authority for red-light and stop-sign cameras, and the ordinance coming to Council for a first reading relies on it: cameras at two signalized intersections. I wish it were more, but two is a start.

Without state authorization for automated speed enforcement, Santa Monica is handling the speed side manually. SMPD expanded traffic enforcement staffing this year and has been putting officers at school sites in the morning, which I think has been good for children’s safety. For signals and stop signs, though, cameras are the tool state law actually gives us right now.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 411 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 The fine schedule is $100 for a first violation, rising to $500 by a fourth, plus a $50 late fee. It’s civil rather than criminal, attached to the registered owner of the vehicle. Some people will look at that and assume it’s too small to matter. I don’t think that’s right. A fine only deters if people expect to get caught, and an officer working an intersection manually might cite fewer than two speeding drivers an hour. A camera catches almost everyone who runs the light. When the odds of getting caught go up that much, the fine doesn’t need to be as high to have the same effect.

Curb space is a safety issue too
I’m glad to see smart curb management included here, with a pilot planned for 2nd and 4th Streets.

This is something I’ve researched in the past: competition for curb space in our business districts pushes a lot of delivery and rideshare vehicles into double-parking, and a lot of that double-parking happens in bike lanes, which is dangerous for cyclists and makes it harder to see pedestrians at intersections. A pilot that uses data and defined zones to allocate that space more predictably addresses a real problem.

What Council is actually deciding
There’s no immediate budget action tied to this study session. Council is being asked for direction, not money, and any ATES fine revenue is meant to stay limited, since the program’s point is near-certain enforcement and putting any surplus into local roadway safety improvements rather than raising general fund revenue. What Council decides on September 8 is whether to adopt the Safe System framework, move the traffic calming toolkit and diverter process forward, advance the curb and parking pilots, and introduce the ATES ordinance.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 412 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: Mac Fox <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets. 2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersectionby-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists. Thank you,
Maxwell Fox
Santa Monica, Mid-City
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 413 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 2 David Yakobson
From: Connor Webb <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:15 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Lana Negrete; Natalya Zernitskaya; Barry Snell
Subject: Item 4B- Support 14th Street Protected Bikeway Project

EXTERNAL
Mayor Torosis and Councilmembers,
I strongly support the advancement of the 14th St Protected Bikeway. This project will provide an all-ages-and-abilities connection to three elementary and middle schools, Santa Monica College, the E Line, UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital, and Memorial Park, all while knitting together a historically disadvantaged community that was demolished and divided by the 10 freeway. This is a crucial project that should not wait until 2028 to be completed. I urge the council to expedite the design and construction of this project for a 2027 completion.

Sincerely,
Connor Webb
Mid-City Resident, 90404
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 414 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: roman verba <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 415 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 4 David Yakobson
From: Lucien (Lu) Plauzoles <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

I am a daily bike rider in Santa Monica. I average about 60 miles/week in town.

I am also one of the riders who finds the so-called protective lanes a wast of money since they do not really enhance our safety. Think of spending $2M on repaving rough pavements and re-painting abandoned share-row signage before you waste money on this project, even if most of it is paid by outside grants.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking foran independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Lucien (Lu) Plauzoles
533 4th St Santa Monica, CA 90402
res. 310.395.6235
cell 310.779.0966
[email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 416 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 5 Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 417 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 6 David Yakobson
From: Jen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets. 2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersectionby-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists. Thank you, Jenifer Byington, 14th Street Northof Montana Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 418 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 7 David Yakobson
From: Clayton Canning <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:37 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Clayton Canning - resident at 1324 14th St
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 419 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 8 David Yakobson
From: Chris Sattlberger <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Chris Sattlberger
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 420 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 9 sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 421 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 10 David Yakobson
From: christine walter <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above.

Christine Walter
2228 3rd Street
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 422 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 11 David Yakobson
From: Courtney Jennings <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

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Packet Pg. 423 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 12 David Yakobson
From: Molly Read <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergencyresponse study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets. 2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists. Thank you, Molly Read - Wilshire/Montana Resident
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 424 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 13 David Yakobson
From: Colin Warn <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: Support Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete,
I am writing to SUPPORT Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. I would like to bike without dying on the road in Santa Monica. Research from the National Library of Medicine makes it abundantly clear: Protected bike lanes are the most effective means for doing so - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32388015/
Thank you,
Colin Warn
90292
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 425 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 14 David Yakobson
From: walter Zifkin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:17 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Walter Zifkin
308 21st Pl
Sent from my iPad
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 426 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 15 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Klingenberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Lisa Klingenberg
333 14th Street
Santa Monica
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 427 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 16 David Yakobson
From: Stephanie Bewick <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Thank you,
Stephanie Bewick
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 428 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 17 David Yakobson
From: Shari Phillips <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Shari Phillips
NOMA Neighborhood
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 429 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 18 David Yakobson
From: Giacomo Valentini <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Giacomo Valentini, Wilshire-Montana
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 430 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 19 David Yakobson
From: ci dixon <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: Please Pull Agenda Item 4.B for Public Discussion

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I know this is arriving a little late, but I hope you will please consider my concerns before tonight’s meeting meeting.

I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the proposed 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway.

Fourteenth Street is one of our city’s last continuous north-south connectors. It is used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews and runs only one block from the emergency department at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. We also live in earthquake country. The USGS estimates a roughly 60 percent chance of a major earthquake affecting the Los Angeles region within the next 30 years. Maintaining reliable emergency access must be treated as a fundamental public-safety responsibility.

I do not believe we should commit nearly $2 million for design work before the City has demonstrated that narrowing this particular corridor will not impede emergency response, worsen congestion, create new ADA obstacles, or repeat problems residents have experienced following the redesign of 17th Street.

I am also deeply troubled that a decision of this magnitude has been placed on the consent calendar, with little opportunity for meaningful public discussion, immediately after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I respectfully ask the Council to require:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bicycle-usage and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not generalized findings from other streets or other cities.

2. Published ridership and usage data demonstrating the need for this particular project and justifying an expenditure of this size.

3. A complete, intersection-by-intersection ADA access and compliance plan rather than reliance on a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what has happened on 17th Street since its redesign, including effects on residents, parking, traffic circulation, emergency access and safety.

5. Full disclosure of campaign support provided by Streets for All and California YIMBY to any Councilmember participating in this decision. Given the FPPC matter requiring Councilmember Zwick to recuse himself from certain housing decisions, as well as the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis, I believe the public deserves complete transparency about organizational and campaign relationships before this vote occurs.

Please pull Item 4.B from the consent calendar for full public discussion. A project that would permanently alter a vital cross-city corridor - and spend nearly $2 million on design alone - deserves far more scrutiny than it is receiving.

Thank you for considering my concerns, even at this late hour.

Sincerely,
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 431 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 20 Caroline Dixon
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 432 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 21 David Yakobson
From: Erin Foley King <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Erin and Matthew King
1517 Ashland Avenue
Sunset Park
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 433 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 22 David Yakobson
From: Geraldine Spira <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Geraldine Spira
North of Wilshire
Santa Monica
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 434 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 23 David Yakobson
From: KIM FLEARY <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

VERY SINCERELY,
Kim Fleary Albarino
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 435 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 24 David Yakobson
From: Janet Parker <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Janet Parker
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Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 436 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 25 ____________________________
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Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 437 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 26 David Yakobson
From: Jesse Budlong <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: SUPPORT Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete,
I am writing to strongly support Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is a crucial north-south connector in our city, and upgrading it with a protected bikeway is exactly the kind of forward-thinking infrastructure Santa Monica needs. Protected bike lanes are proven to calm traffic, reduce collisions, and create a safer environment for everyone on the road—whether they are driving, walking, cycling, or operating emergency response vehicles.

Rather than delaying progress, I urge the council to move forward with this vital investment. Building out our active transportation network, much like the redesign of 17th Street, encourages sustainable transit, reduces local traffic congestion, and helps the city meet its long-term climate and mobility goals. A welldesigned street accommodates all users safely and efficiently.

Please keep this item on the consent calendar and vote to approve the design contract so we can continue making our streets safer and more accessible for all residents.

Thank you,
Jesse Budlong
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 438 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 27 David Yakobson
From: Cindy Winthrop <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

I have lived on 14th Street and it is not a heavily used bike path, to change the pattern of our street to accommodate the occasional bike rider seems absurd, to pay $2 million dollars for it seems like money laundering or fraud of some sort.
14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:
*1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.
*2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. *3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. *4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. *5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above is completed and verified.

Cindy Winthrop
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 439 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 28 David Yakobson
From: Daniel Pritikin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Daniel Pritikin,
Sunset Park neighborhood
Dan Pritikin
West Coast Rep./Industry Consultant
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 440 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 29 Hoffer Plastics Corporation
500 North Collins Street
South Elgin, IL 60177
Direct: 310-941-1839 | Main: 847-741-5740
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Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 441 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 30 David Yakobson
From: Cynthia Rose <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete
Cc: Oliver Chi; Christopher Dishlip; Colleen E. Stoll; Jacqui Swartz; [email protected]
Subject: Item 4B: Please support a Protected Bikeway for a Safer 14th Street

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick and City Council Members:

On behalf of Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance, we are writing to support Agenda Item 4B.

We hear from our community and parents who bike everyday with their kids how important protected bike lanes– like the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway project– are to their everyday lives and to their feeling of safety as they move about the city by bike.

We know physically protected bike lanes are proven to reduce roadway conflicts between people biking and driving cars. The data is clear. It is critical that Santa Moncia do what is needed to shield vulnerable road users from vehicle conflicts, collisions, and the related impacts and traffic related injuries with protected biking facilities. Protected bike infrastructure also encourages more people, including families with children, to have an easy choice for moving about in their daily activities with healthier and more sustainable, climate-wise transportation modes - like biking.

This 14th Street protected bikeway project is essential for everyone to be safe as they get out of their cars and to ride bikes. In a time of the climate crisis, which affects us personally now, evidenced by the LA fires and the temperatures in Santa Monica rising to near 90 degrees daily this month and ocean temperatures rising to 76 degrees, bike-riding is a climate solution that the City must promote and ensure is safe!
Please approve the design contract with the funding necessary to advance the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway Project without delay and continue the overwhelmingly community supported commitment of creating safer streets and a more environmentally sustainable Santa Monica. At this time in history, a car-centric Santa Monica is dangerous.

Thank you for your continued commitment to safer streets or everyone.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Rose and Cris Gutierrez
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 442 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 31 --
Cynthia Rose
Director
Santa Monica Spoke
SMSpoke.org
I acknowledge with respect and gratitude the Tongva, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples on whose traditional territory I live and work.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 443 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 32 David Yakobson
From: Steven Reich <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Steven Reich
Santa Monica Resident
North of Wilshire South of Montana
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 444 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 33 David Yakobson
From: Jane Roberts <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 445 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 34 David Yakobson
From: Aleese Orr <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:54 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

The protected bike lanes on Ocean Avenue are a disaster. No car, let alone an emergency vehicle, can safely get down the street without veering into the center lane. Bikers, pedestrians, runners, electric bikes and scooters have no idea which of the lanes or pathes they belong in and as a result they are on ALL the paths including the narrow road left for cars. I have even seen a CAR driving down the bike lane with a driver so confused they couldn't figure out how to get out. Before cutting up the city with more romantic bike lanes, evaluate Ocean Avenue.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 446 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 35 Thank you,
Aleese Orr
308 Alta Ave, NOMA
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 447 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 36 David Yakobson
From: MICHAEL CIEPLY <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Michael Cieply
1221 Marguerita Ave.

Santa Monica, CA 90402
310-995-6412
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 448 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 37 David Yakobson
From: Brodsky, Michael <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:11 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Barry Snell; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Support for Item 4B - 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway Project

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
Keeping our streets safe for all -must- always be our top priority.

Please approve Agenda Item 4B for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway Project.

This is a crucial element in creating a complete network of safe streets right here in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Michael Brodsky
Santa Monica
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 449 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 38 David Yakobson
From: David Bromberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from Outlook
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 450 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 39 David Yakobson
From: Evelyn salem <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:37 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Evelyn Salem
North East Neighbors
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 451 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 40 David Yakobson
From: Hillary Atkin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi
Subject: DON'T EFF WITH FOURTEENTH STREET

EXTERNAL
Council Members,
17th Street is enough, and Broadway. No reason to spend $2 million kowtowing to the very few young men who ever use these protected bike lanes.

Making these streets narrow creates traffic hazards and violates rights of disabled people. Let's have the entire street wait for someone to try and parallel park. Dangerous for that driver to then exit the vehicle.

Face it, people don'r ride bikes to get things done in Santa Monica. You can't bring groceries from the store or the farmer's market on a bike. You can't bring home a stack of books from SMPL. Who is the demographic? A few young men, that's all.

And of those few I ever see, they run the stop signs and red lights with impunity.

DON'T CHANGE 14TH STREET. IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS.

Best, Hillary Atkin (mid-city resident)
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 452 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 41 David Yakobson
From: Arek Hope <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Arek Hope
North Santa Monica
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 453 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 42 David Yakobson
From: Carol Alverson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Carol Alverson Koncan and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 454 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 43 David Yakobson
From: Billie Fischer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,

Billie Fischer
623 14th St
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 455 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 44 David Yakobson
From: Hellie Baines <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 456 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 45 David Yakobson
From: Richard Lutomirski <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 457 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 46 David Yakobson
From: Carol Eisman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Carol Eisman
Mid-Wilshire
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 458 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 47 David Yakobson
From: Lauren Russell <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Cc: Lauren Russell; Ken Quain
Subject: We oppose Agenda Item 4.B

EXTERNAL
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend. Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for: 1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets. 2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists. 3. A full, intersectionby-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption. 4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign. 5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting. Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists. Thank you, Lauren & Ken Quain
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 459 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 48 David Yakobson
From: Dan Cobbett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:49 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis - I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Dan Cobbett
Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 460 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 49 David Yakobson
From: Norma Maister <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above
Thank you,
Norma Maister
1330 California Ave
#206
Santa Monica, Ca 90403
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 461 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 50 David Yakobson
From: Katie ONeill <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I live on 14th street. There is already hardly any parking. There is already protected bike lanes on 17th!! This is nuts! I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street. USGS puts the odds of a major earthquake hitting the LA area at roughly 60% in the next 30 years. This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Kathleen O’Neill
I live on 14th and Arizona
Do not Do this!!!
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Janet Pratt <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 463 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 52 David Yakobson
From: Merle Newman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Merle Newman
Sunset Park
1757 Sunset Ave
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Merle Newman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
[Your name and neighborhood]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 465 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 54 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Maguire <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

This is the wrong street to narrow, and the wrong way to do it - quietly, on a consent calendar, the day after a holiday weekend.

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Rachel Maguire
North of Wilshire
_____________
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 466 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 55 Rachel Maguire
Showrunner/Director/Writer
+1-773-551-2642
[email protected]
www.najaproductions.com
Skype: Rmaguire2
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Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Andrea Rappaport <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Andrea Rappaport
Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 468 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 57 David Yakobson
From: michael webster <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:15 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

I am a cyclist who takes the train to Santa Monica and spends my money there because of the fantastic bicycle infrastructure. You have been a leader in Southern California and it is no time to pump the brakes as it were! Traffic calming and supporting active transportation and transit is good for business - its what beings people like me to the businesses that make up your tax base.

Thanks for your attention
Michael Webster
1942 N Alvarado St
Los Angeles 90039
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 469 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 58 David Yakobson
From: Marc Sniderman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Marc Sniderman
Sunset Park
Sent from my iPad
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 470 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 59 David Yakobson
From: Bridget Terry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Bridget Terry
1237 22nd Street
Santa Monica 90404
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 471 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:10 PM
To: Council Mailbox
Cc: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway

EXTERNAL
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway
Dear Mayor Torosis, Mayor Pro Tem Zwick, and Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Negrete, I am writing to oppose Agenda Item 4.B on the September 8, 2026 consent calendar, which would award a $1,999,205 design contract for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway. 14th Street is one of the last continuous north-south connectors in our city, used daily by fire, police, and paramedic crews, one block from UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center's emergency department on 15th Street.

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

5. Given this council's documented history of unresolved ethics findings - including the FPPC's order that Councilmember Zwick recuse from housing votes, and the pending complaint involving Councilmember Zernitskaya and Mayor Torosis -
I am asking Mayor Torosis, Councilmember Zernitskaya, and Councilmember Zwick to recuse themselves from this vote or publicly disclose the full scope of Streets for All's and California YIMBY's support for their campaigns before voting.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Nancy Hall
Sunset Park
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: John Skinner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected] Subject: Don't screw up 14th Street

EXTERNAL
What the city has done to 17th street and Broadway is atrocious. The fact that you are talking about doing in on 14th street and spending millions of more dollars that would be better spent elsewhere is incredibly sad and misguided. Cheaper alternatives exist to create boundaries which the city has implemented in other areas. Please use common sense. We don't need more concrete barriers. You have already created 17th and Broadway for fully protected lanes and the green paint and plastic dividers in other areas of the city are enough. For a city that is struggling financially, this is another waste of time, money and frustration for those that live in the city.

John Skinner
323 9th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 473 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway 3 David Yakobson
From: Judi B <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 3:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi; [email protected]
Subject: Narrowing 14th St. is a TERRIBLE IDEA . PLEASE OPPOSE Agenda Item 4.B - 14th Street Bikeway Contract

Before any contract is awarded, I am asking for:

1. An independent, corridor-specific traffic, bike-usage, and emergency-response study for 14th Street - not a citation to other cities' streets.

2. Published ridership data justifying this investment, since none currently exists.

3. A full, intersection-by-intersection ADA compliance plan, not a categorical CEQA exemption.

4. A public accounting of what happened to residents, parking, and safety on 17th Street after its redesign.

Please pull this item from the consent calendar for full public discussion and do not award this contract until the above exists.

Thank you,
Judith Bloom
1221 Marguerita Ave.

Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: William La Via <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 14th Street bike lanes

EXTERNAL
I hear that you’re considering a proposal to expand safe bike lanes on 14th street and wanted to voice my support for the idea. It’s so nice to have alternatives to driving and I feel much safer with lanes like the ones on Broadway, 17th and Colorado. Kudos to the council for their forward thinking and commitment to decreasing dependence on the automobile to get around our beautiful city.
-Bill
[email protected]
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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From: Jean-Luc Margot <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:12 PM
To: [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Strong Support for the 14th Street Protected Bikeway Project

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor, City Council Members, and City Manager,
I am writing as a Santa Monica parent who bikes with my kid to school to express my strong support for the 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway project.

Physically protected bike lanes are proven to reduce traffic injuries, shield vulnerable road users from distracted drivers, and encourage more residents and families to choose sustainable transportation.

I urge the City Council to fully support the design contracts and funding necessary to advance this project without delay. Thank you for your continued commitment to safety.

Sincerely,
Jean-Luc Margot
90403
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026
Item 4-B
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 476 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7769 : Award the Contract for Professional Service for the 14th Street Two Way Protected Bikeway City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.C
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Aileen Reynolds, Director, Housing and Human Services Department Subject: Award RFP #478 and Authorize the City Manager to enter into an Agreement With Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. for Administration of Funds Received Though the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
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. Award RFP #478 to Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. for administration of funds received through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) for the Housing and Human Services Department; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for one year, with four additional one-year renewal option(s), subject to 3% annual cost increases on the same terms and conditions, for a total amount not to exceed $531,000 over a 5-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

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Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica (City) receives and administers entitlement funds for community development and affordable housing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These include annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds. The City has previously contracted with various firms to provide targeted technical assistance to these programs and is now seeking a more robust and sustained level of support.

In June 2026, the City issued Request for Proposals (RFP) #478 for the administration of CDBG and HOME received through HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). Staff recommends that the City Council award RFP #478 to and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc.

Discussion
Santa Monica is a longtime recipient of HUD’s CPD funds, including CDBG and HOME entitlement funds. The CDBG program is designed to benefit the residents of eligible low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, while the HOME Program is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to support lowincome households. Activities eligible for funding include community facilities and improvements, preservation of affordable housing, public services, economic development, and program administration.

Following years of contracting with various firms to provide limited scope technical assistance and administrative guidance, and in response to a rapidly changing regulatory framework for CPD programs, the City undertook efforts to seek a more robust, reliable, and sustainable level of support.

On June 8, 2026, the City issued RFP #478 on the City’s OpenGov Procurement Portal inviting proposals from qualified individuals or firms interested in providing ongoing administration, oversight, and technical assistance for program funds received through

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HUD’s CPD. Over 8,600 registered vendors were notified. Forty-six vendors downloaded the RFP, and the City ultimately received eight proposals for consideration.

Proposals were evaluated by a committee of Housing and Human Services staff responsible for administration and oversight of the City’s CDBG and HOME programs.

Consultant Selection
Bidder Recommendation
Best Qualified Firm Cloudburst Consulting, Inc.

Evaluation Criteria Qualifications / Technical Ability, Ability to Fulfill Scope of Work, Cost, References / Work Samples, Value Add /
Breadth of Service
Municipal Code SMMC 2.24.100 (b)
RFP Data
Posted On Posted On
Advertised In
(City Charter & SMMC)
Vendors
Downloaded
Date Publicly
Opened
6/8/2026 City's Online
Bidding Site Santa Monica Daily Press 46 7/7/2026
Proposals Received
Advanced Avant Garde Corporation Harris & Associates
Advanced Business Software National Council for Community Development BKF Engineers The Ramsay Group
Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. Willdan Engineering
Justification to Award
The evaluation committee evaluated proposals using the criteria set forth in RFP #478 and in accordance with SMMC Section 2.24.100(b). In determining the best qualified firm, staff considered criteria relevant to the solicitation, including technical knowledge and demonstrated relevant experience, the proposed work plan’s alignment with the scope of work, ability to demonstrate cost-effective pricing, work for similar engagements, as demonstrated by references and associated work samples, and ability to provide unique insight, apply industry best practices, and provide technical training or resources.

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Based on the evaluation criteria, the committee recommends awarding the RFP to Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. as the best qualified firm. Cloudburst possesses over twenty years of experience as one of HUD’s leading technical assistance providers for CPD programs and demonstrates expertise in the administration, compliance, and financial and performance management of the CDBG and HOME programs. Their balanced and complete proposal yielded the top score for each individual evaluation category and in the aggregate.

Environmental Review
The professional services agreement is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines. The agreement is covered by the common-sense exemption, which states that CEQA does not apply, “where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” The award of the RFP and authorization to enter into the agreement is administrative in nature and will provide professional services to support administration of federal funds. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the agreement would not result in adverse physical impacts on the environment, and as such, is exempt from CEQA.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the CDBG Fund to award an agreement with Cloudburst Consulting Inc. for administration of CDBG and HOME funds received through HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD).

Funds are available in the approved FY 2026-27 budget.

Agreement Request
FY 2026-27
Request Amount
Future Year
Modified
Request Amount
Department Account #
Total NTE
Revised
Agreement
Amount
$100,000 $431,000 19800004.550170 $531,000
Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

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Prepared By: Marc Amaral, Administrator
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Attachment A: Oaks Initiative - Cloudburst
B. Attachment B: Levine Act Disclosure - Cloudburst

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE NOTICE

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS, BIDDERS, PROPOSERS

AND OTHERS SEEKING DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, CONTRACTS,

OR OTHER BENEFITS FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
Santa Monica’s voters adopted a City Charter amendment commonly known as the Oaks Initiative. The Oaks Initiative requires the City to provide this notice and information about the Initiative’s requirements. You may obtain a full copy of the Initiative’s text from the City Clerk.

This information is required by City Charter Article XXII—Taxpayer Protection. It prohibits a public official from receiving, and a person or entity from conferring, specified personal benefits or campaign advantages from a person or entity after the official votes, or otherwise takes official action, to award a “public benefit” to that person or entity. The prohibition applies within and outside of the geographical boundaries of Santa Monica.

All persons or entities applying or receiving public benefits from the City of Santa Monica shall provide the names of trustees, directors, partners, and officers, and names of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation or revenue interest. An exception exists for persons serving in those capacities as volunteers, without compensation, for organizations exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), of the Internal Revenue Code. However, this exception does not apply if the organization is a political committee or controls political committees. Examples of a “public benefit” include public contracts to provide goods or services worth more than $25,000 or a land use approval worth more than $25,000 over a 12-month period.

In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, the City compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any person or persons who is seeking a “public benefit.” If the “public benefit” is sought by an entity, rather than an individual person, the information includes the name of every person who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity. Therefore, if you are seeking a “public benefit” covered by the Oaks Initiative, you must supply that information on the Oaks Initiative Disclosure Form. This information must be updated and supplied every 12 months.

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Packet Pg. 482 Attachment: Attachment A: Oaks Initiative - Cloudburst (7784 : CDBG Admin Award Presentation)

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE DISCLOSURE FORM
In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, the City compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any person or persons who is seeking a “public benefit.” If the “public benefit” is sought by an entity, rather than an individual person, the information includes the name of every person who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity.

Public benefits include:

1. Personal services contracts in excess of $25,000 over any 12-month period;

2. Sale of material, equipment or supplies to the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;

3. Purchase, sale or lease of real property to or from the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;

4. Non-competitive franchise awards with gross revenue of $50,000 or more in any 12-month period;

5. Land use variance, special use permit, or other exception to an established land use plan, where the decision has a value in excess of $25,000;

6. Tax “abatement, exception, or benefit” of a value in excess of $5,000 in any 12- month period; or

7. Payment of “cash or specie” of a net value to the recipient of $10,000 in any 12- month period.

Name(s) of persons or entities receiving public benefit:

Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:

Name(s) of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation, or revenue interest:

Prepared by: ____________________________Title: __________________________ Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ________________ Email: ____________________________________ Phone: ____________________ FOR CITY USE ONLY:

Bid/PO/Contract # ____________________________ Permit # ___________________________

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Packet Pg. 483 Attachment: Attachment A: Oaks Initiative - Cloudburst (7784 : CDBG Admin Award Presentation) City of Santa Monica Levine Act Disclosure Form

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

CALIFORNIA LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE
In 2022, California’s SB1439 extended requirements under Government Code Section 84308, also known as the "Levine Act", to prohibit City “Officers” from participating in any action related to a contract, license, permit, or entitlement if such Officer received campaign contributions totaling more than $250 within the previous twelve months, and for twelve months following the date of a final decision, from a party or participant to the proceeding, or their agent.

Section 84308(a)(4) of the Levine Act defines an "Officer" as follows: “Officer” means any elected or appointed officer of an agency, any alternate to an elected or appointed officer of an agency, and any candidate for elective office in an agency. The term “Officer” is further defined 2 Cal. Code Regs. Section 18438.1, which states:

An officer of an agency includes only those persons who make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence a decision in the license, permit, or entitlement for use proceeding, or who exercise authority or budgetary control over the agency or officers who may do so, and:
(1) Serve in an elected position, including an official appointed to an elected position due to an interim vacancy or an election otherwise canceled because the official was the sole candidate for the position;
(2) Serve as a member of a board or commission;
(3) Serve as the chief executive of a state agency, or county, city or district of any kind; or
(4) Have decision making authority with respect to the proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use and is also a candidate for elected office or has been a candidate for elective office in the 12 months prior to the proceeding.

Have you, your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, made any political contributions of more than $250 to any City Officer in the twelve months preceding the date of the submission of your application or proposal? ____YES ____ NO
Name of Councilmember or City Officer: _________________________________

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Name of Contributor: _________________________________________________ Date(s) of Contribution(s): ____________________________________________ Amount(s) ________________________________________________________ Please specify below and/or add additional sheet(s) to identify additional Councilmembers or City Officers to whom you and/or your agents made campaign contributions.

Answering YES does not preclude the City of Santa Monica from awarding a contract, license, permit, or entitlement or taking any subsequent action related to the item. It does, however, preclude the identified City Officer from participating in any actions related to such item.

By signing below, you certify you also agree to disclose to the City any future contributions made to Councilmembers or other City Officers by you or your agent(s) after the date of signing this disclosure form, and within 12 months following the approval, renewal, or extension of the requested contract, license, permit, or entitlement.

I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.

Signed: ____________________________ Date: ____________________ Print Name: _________________________ Title: _____________________ Company: __________________________
Additional Disclosures:

Please note this form is a public record and subject to a California Public Records Act request.

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Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Oliver Chi, City Manager, Office of Sustainability & the Environment Subject: Authorization to Enter Into Second Modification to Agreement #11181 with ES Engineering Services, dba Onterris, for Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring of the Landfill Gas Management System
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), and Section 15330 Minor Actions to Prevent, Minimize, Stabilize, Mitigate or Eliminate the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines.

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a second modification to agreement #11181 in the amount of $306,076 with ES Engineering Services, dba Onterris, for the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the Landfill Gas Management System for the City Manager’s Office. This will result in a six-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $1,321,287, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
The City of Santa Monica (City) has continuously operated a landfill gas extraction (LFG) and treatment system since 1998 to monitor methane levels and to maintain safe environmental conditions for the nearby Pico Neighborhood residents, Gandara Park users, and City staff who work at the City Yards. Oversight of the LFG is performed by a licensed independent contractor, ES Engineering Services, dba Onterris Environmental (Onterris), who maintains, operates, and manages the LFG system in strict accordance with permits from the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Health Services (DHS) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The permits require

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continuous and routine monitoring and maintenance of a perimeter probe network, ambient air quality above the landfill, and control system operation. Compliance reports are submitted to the DHS and SCAQMD on a quarterly basis. In June of 2021, the City conducted a competitive solicitation process via RFP #289 and entered into agreement #11181 with ES Engineering Services, at the time dba Montrose Environmental, for routine maintenance and operation of the LFG system. The current agreement will expire in September of 2026. Staff is currently working through a new competitive solicitation process to select a consultant to continue the same oversight services for the landfill, which has taken longer than anticipated. To maintain continuous and ongoing oversight of the landfill system, staff is recommending amending the existing agreement with Onterris for an additional one-year term, which will allow sufficient time to complete the solicitation process and negotiate and execute a new agreement, which will ultimately require council authorization.

Discussion
The City has been actively monitoring methane levels at the former landfill site since 1996. California Title 27 regulations for control of LFG adopted in 1997 required an LFG Control System to be installed to control gases generated by the decomposition of the landfill material. An interim LFG Control System was installed in 1998 and construction of a permanent LFG Control System was completed in the fourth quarter of 2000.

The objectives of the LFG Control System are:
• Reduce methane concentrations within the landfill;
• Reduce methane concentrations in native soils surrounding the landfill; • Reduce methane concentrations in identified utility trenches; and • Maintain methane concentrations in perimeter subsurface detection probes outside the landfill below the regulatory action level of five percent methane by volume or 50,000 parts per million.

Over the past 24 years, the LFG has observed predominantly safe methane levels in all of the system’s 37 sub-surface probe monitors, including a network of monitoring probes and gas extraction wells that specifically monitor methane levels adjacent to the Mountain View Mobile Home Park. This record demonstrates that methane levels - both

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underground and in the ambient air environment - are generally below the regulatory compliance threshold of 5%, with a few isolated exceptions. Overall, the site generates a low volume of methane. This can be attributed to the landfill being over 50 years old and to the composition of the waste landfilled, which was predominantly construction debris, such as concrete blocks, bricks, and wood. Based on the volume and type of waste in place and the known time the landfill was in operation, landfill modelling indicates that the landfill’s current ability to generate methane is very low and will continue to decrease over time due to the low levels of organic materials buried in the landfill.

Today, landfill gas levels remain relatively stable at the former landfill site; however, some anomalies were recorded in the past at a handful of locations within the Municipal Yards that exhibit temporary increases in methane levels and momentarily exceed the regulatory threshold. These anomalies were attributed to excess moisture in the landfill due to above average rainfall, a main water line that leaked into the subsurface soil, and site construction activities over the past year. Increased moisture and saturation of organic materials increases the production of methane via methanogenesis (anaerobic digestion). As a result the City returned to council with a first modification to the agreement with a request for an additional $306,076 in funding to make improvements to the methane extraction system by installing two additional methane extraction wells along with general improvements to the extraction system. These improvements were successful in bringing the methane levels back down within compliance levels. In order to maintain ongoing compliance with the DHS and SCAQMD monitoring workplans the City is recommending extending the current agreement with Onterris to perform regular oversight of landfill system while staff completes the RFP process for ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and reporting of the landfill system.

Environmental Review
The contract for services related to the operation, maintenance, and compliance sampling and reporting for the LFG system is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15330 (Minor Actions to Prevent, Minimize, Stabilize, Mitigate or Eliminate the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Waste or

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Hazardous Substances) of the CEQA Guidelines and exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) provides an exemption for the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The contract would continue the operation and maintenance of the existing system and would not expand or materially change existing facilities or operations. Furthermore, Section 15330 (Minor Actions to Prevent, Minimize, Stabilize, Mitigate or Eliminate the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances) exempts any minor cleanup actions taken to prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or threat of release of a hazardous waste or substance which are small or medium removal actions costing $1 million or less. This includes small scale in situ soil vapor extraction and treatment systems which have been permitted by the local Air Pollution Control District or Air Quality Management District. Additionally, the contract is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that CEQA does not apply “where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” The contract will ensure landfill gas levels remain at stable and compliant levels. Therefore, the contract is exempt pursuant to Section 15301, 15330, and Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
07/12/2022
(attachment A)
First Modification to agreement with ES Environmental
Services, dba Montrose Environmental, for the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the Landfill Gas
Management System.
10/26/2021
(attachment B)
Landfill Gas Study Session
07/27/2021
(attachment C)
Original RFP bid and award of agreement with ES
Engineering Services, dba Montrose Environmental, for
services related to the operation, maintenance, and
compliance sampling and reporting for the City’s Landfill Gas Control System.

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Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the General Fund to increase the amount of contract with Onterris, for services related to the operation, maintenance, and compliance sampling and reporting for the City’s Landfill Gas (LFG) Control System.

Contract Modification Request
Agreement Current
Authorized
Amount
FY 2026-27
Modification
Request
Amount
Dept Account # Total Revised Contract
Amount
11181 $ 715,211 $ 306,076 01500020.550010 $1,021,287
$ 300,000 C0104580.689000 $ 300,000
Total $1,015,211 $ 306,076 $1,321,287
Prepared By: James Velez-Conway, Senior Sustainability Analyst Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) B. 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B)
C. ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) D. OAKS INITIATIVE FORM Onterris USA (attachment D)
E. Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025 Onterris Signed

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Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica operated a landfill from 1948 to 1970. The facility was closed and capped with three to five feet of cover soil in 1970. In order to comply with new regulatory requirements for landfills, a Landfill Gas Control and Treatment System (LFG Control System) was installed in 1998 to monitor and control methane and other landfill gases. This report provides a summary of the inactive landfill site located beneath Gandara Park and portions of the Municipal City Yards located at 2500 Michigan Avenue and a description of the LFG Control System, the regulatory requirements, and recent monitoring results. The LFG Control System has been in continuous operation since 1998 to monitor methane levels and to maintain safe environmental conditions for nearby residents, park users, and City staff who work at the Yards. Oversight of the LFG Control System is performed by a licensed independent contractor, Montrose Environmental, that maintains, operates, and manages the LFG Control System in strict accordance with permits from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The permits require routine monitoring and maintenance of a perimeter probe network, LFG extraction wells, and the LFG Control System. Additionally, the air above the landfill surface and the interiors of the City Buildings are monitored for LFG. Compliance reports are submitted to the LADPH and SCAQMD on a quarterly basis.

Over the past 20 years, the LFG monitoring results indicate predominantly safe methane levels in all of the system’s 37 subsurface LFG detection probes, including a network of monitoring probes that specifically monitor methane levels adjacent to the Mountain View Mobile Home Park. In several instances, anomalies have been recorded at a handful of locations that exhibit temporary increases in methane levels that exceed the regulatory threshold of 5% by volume. These anomalies can generally be remedied by adjustments to the LFG mechanical network, or through expansion of the control system. A planned expansion is currently underway to address a recent anomaly associated with utility work and construction activities at the City Yards.

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Packet Pg. 491 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Background
Landfill Background
In 1904, the Simons Brick Company established a factory to manufacture pottery, brick, tile and clay shingles alongside the Southern-Pacific tracks and adjacent to the Sunset Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company. The operations included a large clay mining pit located at present day Gandara Park and portions of the City Yards. This local resource provided materials for the construction of many buildings in the Bergamot area and West Los Angeles.

Following the closure of the clay mine in the 1940’s, the site transitioned to a landfill that was primarily used for the disposal of construction debris composed of wood, cement, metal, gypsum, and other construction related materials. Based on the historic aerial photos it appears that municipal solid waste (residential trash) was disposed at this location from approximately 1949 to 1952. The western portion of the pit remained unfilled until approximately 1964, at which time it also appears to have been predominantly filled with construction debris. At the time of the landfill’s closure in 1970, it is estimated that it contained approximately 300,000 cubic yards of refuse. It is estimated that the pit was a maximum of 30 to 35 feet deep at its southern edge and considerably shallower along the northern edge (about 3 to 5 feet deep.) A layer of approximately 3 to 5 feet of soil was reportedly used as a landfill cover material at the site.

Figure 1: Approximate Boundary of the Landfill from 1977

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Packet Pg. 492 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Discussion
The City has been actively monitoring methane levels at the former landfill site since 1996. California Title 27 regulations for control of LFG adopted in 1997 required a LFG Control System to be installed to control gases generated by the decomposition of the landfill material. An interim LFG Control System was installed in 1998. Construction of the permanent LFG Control System that incorporated the interim system was completed in the fourth quarter of 2000. The primary LFG components are methane and carbon dioxide. Methane gases are the primary subject of this report, as methane is flammable and thus presents safety considerations.

The objectives of the LFG Control System are:
• Reducing methane concentrations within the landfill;
• Reducing methane concentrations in native soils surrounding the landfill; • Reducing methane concentrations in identified utility trenches; and • Maintaining methane concentrations in perimeter subsurface detection probes outside the landfill below the regulatory action level of five percent methane by volume or 50,000 parts per million.

Five percent represents the lower flammability limit (LFL) for methane, which is the lowest concentration of gas capable of producing a spark or flash of fire in the presence of an ignition source. With methane concentration levels below the LFL, the gas would be too lean to burn.

LFG Control System – How it Works
The system includes the following major components:
• Monitoring Probe Network: consisting of 37 subsurface probes for monitoring LFG.
• Extraction Well Network: consisting of ten vertical wells that extract LFG from the landfill.
• Conveyance Piping: consisting of underground piping to collect and transport LFG from the extraction wells to the treatment compound. • Treatment Equipment: consisting of multiple systems that treat the collected LFG before it is discharged to the atmosphere through a 26-foot-high stack.

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Packet Pg. 493 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Regulatory Compliance – Why We Have the Landfill Gas Control and Treatment System
Policy decisions made 80 years ago provided for a landfill to be located in the presentday Pico Neighborhood. Operations at the landfill ceased in 1970 and, in 1996, the City was compelled to begin monitoring the site due to changes in the California Code of Regulations. In order to control exposure to potential LFG emissions, the LFG Control System was installed in 1998 and expanded in 2000. The LFG Control System was approved and permitted by the SCAQMD and LACDPH. These permits require the following monitoring and maintenance activities:
• Bi-weekly Activities:
o Check the treatment vessels outlet for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and schedule a media replacement if VOCs exceeds 20 parts per million (ppm).
o Check the blower and equipment for any LFG leaks and to ensure it is operating properly.
o Check the condensate tank for remaining capacity to ensure it will be pumped out and hauled away.
• Quarterly Activities:
o Monitor the vacuum methane, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide in all 10 LFG extraction wells and make adjustments, if necessary. o Monitor the methane and pressure in all 37 probes (many of which have multiple depths).
o Collect a composite sample of air from within three inches of the ground throughout Gandara Park and have it analyzed by a certified laboratory for methane and VOCs to ensure the total methane emissions in the park do not exceed 25 ppm.
o Conduct instantaneous surface monitoring (ISM) for methane within three inches of the ground surface throughout Gandara Park.
o Conduct ISM indoors throughout the City Yards buildings to check for LFG in the buildings.
o Report findings to SCAQMD and LACDPH.
• Annual Activities:
o Collect LFG system outlet and inlet samples and have a certified laboratory analyze them for hydrogen sulfide, methane, and VOCs to check the functioning of the treatment system and ensure it is working

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o Collect a perimeter probe sample for VOC analysis at a certified laboratory.

The continuous monitoring of the former landfill site has produced a record going back nearly 25 years. As a whole, this record demonstrates that methane levels – both underground and in the ambient air environment – are generally below the regulatory compliance threshold of 5%, with a few isolated exceptions that are described in this report in more detail. Overall, the site generates a low volume of methane. This can be attributed to the landfill being over 50 years old and to the composition of the waste landfilled, which was predominantly construction debris such as concrete blocks, bricks, and wood. Based on the volume and type of waste in place and the known time the landfill was in operation, landfill modelling indicates that the landfill’s ability to generate methane is very low and will continue to decrease over time.

Community Concerns About Methane and Environmental Justice Over the years, concerns have been expressed by the community over the presence of LFG and its potential impact on the human environment. As part of the former landfill sits beneath a public park, concerns have been raised about the effects of emissions on families and children and the potential for the vented methane to combust. Similar concerns have been expressed by the neighboring residential community living adjacent to the former landfill site at Mountain View Mobile Home Park.

The City closely monitors the LFG to track methane levels to a high degree of accuracy, provide a historical record, and ensure a stable and safe human environment. The LFG system’s network of monitoring probes and gas extraction wells help to form a barrier against any potential methane leaks, and effectively monitor and extract landfill gasses near sensitive residential areas including the Mountain View Mobile Home Park, as well as Gandara Park. The compliance reporting requirements that are satisfied by a licensed contractor, Montrose Environmental, ensure independent professionals continually evaluate the system for changing conditions. The current scope of services with Montrose Environmental covers preventive maintenance, proactive upgrades, and

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Members of the public may request copies of the City’s Quarterly LFG Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Reports from CalRecycle (Attachment A) or from SCAQMD (Attachment B).

Subsurface Methane Levels
Since the LFG control system began operation, required monitoring of subsurface vapor probes has documented that methane concentrations in native soils surrounding the landfill are generally below regulatory action levels. Similarly, the network of trench probes that exists at the site have not contained methane in excess of the regulatory action limit, with the exception of trench probe TP-2 located in the City Yards that is described below. Multi-depth vertical monitoring probes are installed along the perimeter of the landfill. A total of 37 probe clusters are used to detect any landfill gas that may be traveling through the subsurface soil. The probe clusters each contain shallow, intermediate, and deep probe depths.

Monitoring at Mountain View Mobile Home Park
LFG monitoring equipment installed between the landfill and the Mountain View Mobile Home Park consists of eight perimeter probe clusters, eight landfill gas extraction wells, and two sumps. These are located along the northeast perimeter of the mobile home park to detect and prevent LFG migration. There were also ten former monitoring probes situated within the Mountain View Mobile Home Park. After LFG was consistently not detected (0.0 ppm) for an extended number of years, the regulatory agencies no longer required the City to test and sample monitoring wells MVP1 through MVP10.

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Packet Pg. 496 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Figure 2: Map of Shallow Probes In Compliance with LADPH and SCAQMD Requirements Ambient Air Methane Levels
The SCAQMD permits require a composite air sample be collected quarterly within three inches of Gandara Park for methane and VOC analysis. The results of these samples in recent years have been consistently below the SCAQMD limit of 25 ppm.

Compliance with Regulatory Requirements
Quarterly compliance reports detailing methane levels throughout the monitoring and control system are submitted to SCAQMD and there have been no non-compliance violations recorded against the City of Santa Monica. Quarterly compliance reports are

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5.1% methane was detected in probe PP-6B. Subsequent inspections of PP-6 consistently indicate no exceedances of 5% methane.

Anomalies in Historically Low Methane Levels
Methane concentrations exceeding 5% have occurred sporadically in certain Rule 1150.1 compliance probes. These elevated concentrations have been controlled through LFG extraction well adjustments and upgrades on aging LFG equipment.

Upgrades have included installing new well heads and sump pumps, improving compressor operation, and keeping the vacuum system continually running with a new variable frequency drive which allows the City to control the vacuum system and blower.

Two anomalies identified in the continuous system monitoring warrant further discussion in this report, as they demonstrate the City’s commitment to transparency and to maintaining tight oversight of LFG emissions.
• Trench Probe #2– Potential Sewer Utility Off-Gassing
Only the methane concentrations in trench probe TP-2, which is located on the north side of the City Yards in front of the Water Resources Division’s facilities, have consistently exceeded the Rule 1150.1 limits. The methane readings collected from this compliance monitoring probe have been higher than most of the landfill gas extraction wells, ranging from 22.3% to 38.4% by volume in air since 2016. Montrose believes the gas detected in probe TP-2 may not be originating from the landfill, but instead is the product of a nearby sewer utility.

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• Perimeter Probe Anomalies
There have been sporadic exceedance of the 5% methane detected in the subsurface perimeter monitoring probes over the past 10 years. When elevated levels of methane are detecting in perimeter probes, corrective actions are performed. This usually includes checking and adjusting the nearby LFG extraction wells.

Some of the perimeter probes are located very close to the edge of the landfill waste and also to the LFG extraction wells. This close proximity to LFG sources, makes it more likely to periodically have readings that exceed 5% methane. In order to monitor the probe, it has to be evacuated by connecting it to a pump. By putting the probe under vacuum to collect a sample, LFG from the surrounding soil may be drawn towards and into the probe. Therefore, one-time anomalous elevated methane readings in the perimeter probes may be due to sampling errors and are not necessarily an indication that LFG is migrating beyond the site’s border.

The following maps show all the perimeter monitoring probes at the site. Next to each probe is either a green dot or yellow dot. The green dots indicate that probe has not exceeded 5% in the past five years of quarterly readings (20 monitoring events). The yellow dot indicates that the probe has had one or more exceedances of 5%. Since each probe has 3 depths, the shallow, intermediate,

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Figure 3: Shallow Probe Map (Green Dots = No Readings Over 5% and Yellow Dots = 1 or More Readings Over 5% in Past 5 Years)
Figure 4: Intermediate Probe Map (Green Dots = No Readings Over 5% and Yellow Dots = 1 or More Readings Over 5% in Past 5 Years)

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• Recent Anomalies at City Yards Construction Site – Expansion of the LFG System
As a result of recent utility work and construction activities of the new Fleet Maintenance building located at the City Yards, several new anomalies were recently identified. The City was contacted by Southern California Gas Company in June 2021 regarding the results of their aerial methane mapping survey, which identified two locations with detectable levels of methane in the City Yards.

Asphalt and concrete were removed at these two locations during construction, and planters and electrical conduit boxes were installed.

Based on a thorough investigation involving surface monitoring at multiple areas in the City Yards, it was determined that two subsurface electrical conduit boxes had elevated methane readings. To reduce the methane detected in these locations, Montrose increased the vacuum at the nearest two LFG extraction wells and the City contractor capped open conduits within the boxes. This reduced the methane concentrations in the utility boxes. These locations have

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In addition, Public Works is installing an additional vertical LFG extraction well to reduce and capture methane near the surface in these areas. This work is covered by existing contracts. Staff is preparing to submit applications and obtain permits from the LACDPH and SCAQMD for the installation of the new well and all necessary trenching and piping connections to the existing LFG header. A Work Plan and Health and Safety Plan will be prepared to describe the proposed construction activities and safety protocols to be performed at the site.

Figure 6: Proposed Location of Additional LFG Extraction Well and Piping System Maintenance
The LFG system has performed well over the past twenty-four years, owing to a routine maintenance schedule that continuously evaluates the condition of all mechanical equipment. Repairs are performed when necessary, or when the opportunity to improve

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Conclusion
The City maintains an inactive landfill site located beneath Gandara Park and portions of the Municipal City Yards in the Pico Neighborhood with a Landfill Gas Control System. The LFG Control System has been in continuous operation since 1998 to monitor methane levels and to maintain safe environmental conditions for nearby Pico Neighborhood residents, park users, and City staff who work at the Yards. Oversight of the LFG Control System is performed by a licensed independent contractor, Montrose Environmental, that maintains, operates, and manages the LFG Control System in strict accordance with permits from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

Montrose performs biweekly system inspections to confirm the LFG Control System is running properly and provide maintenance to the mechanical equipment. Montrose also monitors the landfill surface and the LFG detection and collection system quarterly. By regularly monitoring the 37 perimeter and trench probe clusters for LFG detection in the subsurface soil, staff can identify elevated methane and perform adjustments or repairs on the LFG extraction wells. The LFG extraction wells are monitored to ensure they are providing the maximum LFG control at the site. The entire landfill surface is monitored for LFG emissions and repairs and updates are made as necessary to ensure the health and safety of the public and City workers.

Financial Impacts and Budget Action
There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a result of this action. Staff is using existing funds for installation of an additional vertical LFG extraction well. City Council approved funds to award a contract with Montrose Environmental for services related to the operation, maintenance, and compliance sampling and reporting for the City’s Landfill Gas Control System at the July 27, 2021

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Packet Pg. 503 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) meeting. The total contract amount was $715,211 of which $137,990 was approved for FY 2021-22.

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Packet Pg. 504 Attachment: First Mod to ES Engineering July 12, 2022 (attachment A) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica operated a landfill from 1948 to 1970. The facility was closed and capped with three to five feet of cover soil in 1970. In order to comply with new regulatory requirements for landfills, a Landfill Gas Control and Treatment System (LFG Control System) was installed in 1998 to monitor and control methane and other landfill gases. This report provides a summary of the inactive landfill site located beneath Gandara Park and portions of the Municipal City Yards located at 2500 Michigan Avenue and a description of the LFG Control System, the regulatory requirements, and recent monitoring results. The LFG Control System has been in continuous operation since 1998 to monitor methane levels and to maintain safe environmental conditions for nearby residents, park users, and City staff who work at the Yards. Oversight of the LFG Control System is performed by a licensed independent contractor, Montrose Environmental, that maintains, operates, and manages the LFG Control System in strict accordance with permits from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The permits require routine monitoring and maintenance of a perimeter probe network, LFG extraction wells, and the LFG Control System. Additionally, the air above the landfill surface and the interiors of the City Buildings are monitored for LFG. Compliance reports are submitted to the LADPH and SCAQMD on a quarterly basis.

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Landfill Background
In 1904, the Simons Brick Company established a factory to manufacture pottery, brick, tile and clay shingles alongside the Southern-Pacific tracks and adjacent to the Sunset Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company. The operations included a large clay mining pit located at present day Gandara Park and portions of the City Yards. This local resource provided materials for the construction of many buildings in the Bergamot area and West Los Angeles.

Figure 1: Approximate Boundary of the Landfill from 1977

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Packet Pg. 506 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Discussion
The City has been actively monitoring methane levels at the former landfill site since 1996. California Title 27 regulations for control of LFG adopted in 1997 required a LFG Control System to be installed to control gases generated by the decomposition of the landfill material. An interim LFG Control System was installed in 1998. Construction of the permanent LFG Control System that incorporated the interim system was completed in the fourth quarter of 2000. The primary LFG components are methane and carbon dioxide. Methane gases are the primary subject of this report, as methane is flammable and thus presents safety considerations.

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Packet Pg. 507 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Regulatory Compliance – Why We Have the Landfill Gas Control and Treatment System
Policy decisions made 80 years ago provided for a landfill to be located in the presentday Pico Neighborhood. Operations at the landfill ceased in 1970 and, in 1996, the City was compelled to begin monitoring the site due to changes in the California Code of Regulations. In order to control exposure to potential LFG emissions, the LFG Control System was installed in 1998 and expanded in 2000. The LFG Control System was approved and permitted by the SCAQMD and LACDPH. These permits require the following monitoring and maintenance activities:
• Bi-weekly Activities:
o Check the treatment vessels outlet for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and schedule a media replacement if VOCs exceeds 20 parts per million (ppm).
o Check the blower and equipment for any LFG leaks and to ensure it is operating properly.
o Check the condensate tank for remaining capacity to ensure it will be pumped out and hauled away.
• Quarterly Activities:
o Monitor the vacuum methane, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide in all 10 LFG extraction wells and make adjustments, if necessary. o Monitor the methane and pressure in all 37 probes (many of which have multiple depths).
o Collect a composite sample of air from within three inches of the ground throughout Gandara Park and have it analyzed by a certified laboratory for methane and VOCs to ensure the total methane emissions in the park do not exceed 25 ppm.
o Conduct instantaneous surface monitoring (ISM) for methane within three inches of the ground surface throughout Gandara Park.
o Conduct ISM indoors throughout the City Yards buildings to check for LFG in the buildings.
o Report findings to SCAQMD and LACDPH.
• Annual Activities:
o Collect LFG system outlet and inlet samples and have a certified laboratory analyze them for hydrogen sulfide, methane, and VOCs to check the functioning of the treatment system and ensure it is working

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o Collect a perimeter probe sample for VOC analysis at a certified laboratory.

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Packet Pg. 509 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) field monitoring of the landfill gas extraction system to ensure optimum operation and performance of the components in extracting landfill gases. This allows the City to go above and beyond the regulatory requirements set by the LADPH and SCAQMD.

Members of the public may request copies of the City’s Quarterly LFG Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Reports from CalRecycle (Attachment A) or from SCAQMD (Attachment B).

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Packet Pg. 510 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Figure 2: Map of Shallow Probes In Compliance with LADPH and SCAQMD Requirements Ambient Air Methane Levels
The SCAQMD permits require a composite air sample be collected quarterly within three inches of Gandara Park for methane and VOC analysis. The results of these samples in recent years have been consistently below the SCAQMD limit of 25 ppm.

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Packet Pg. 511 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) also submitted to the LADPH. An inspector from the LADPH has inspected the site quarterly for the past 20 years. During that time there have been no enforcement actions for the Santa Monica Landfill. There have been “Areas of Concern” or minor “Violations” noted on the inspection reports, most of which occurred back in the late 1990s and early 2000s when the LFG Control System was being installed and later expanded. The most recent of these occurred in 2018 and 2019. They were due to water ponding in the City Yards and exceedances of 5% methane detected in the nearby subsurface probe PP-6. This exceedance was noted on June 13, 2019, when

5.1% methane was detected in probe PP-6B. Subsequent inspections of PP-6 consistently indicate no exceedances of 5% methane.

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Packet Pg. 512 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Montrose conducted gas sample fingerprinting during the first quarter of 2020 by comparing laboratory analysis of vapor samples collected from probe TP-2 and the closest LFG extraction well (LFG-7). The analytical results indicate the gases are different and that TP-2 may not be detecting LFG but may be detecting sewer gas from a nearby sewer line in the trench. LADPH is aware of the history of this probe and there have been no violations issued for trench probe TP-2, which is located in the City Yards area.
• Perimeter Probe Anomalies
There have been sporadic exceedance of the 5% methane detected in the subsurface perimeter monitoring probes over the past 10 years. When elevated levels of methane are detecting in perimeter probes, corrective actions are performed. This usually includes checking and adjusting the nearby LFG extraction wells.

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Packet Pg. 513 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) and deep probes are shown on three separate maps.

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Packet Pg. 514 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Figure 5: Deep Probe Map (Green Dots = No Readings Over 5% and Yellow Dots = 1 or More Readings Over 5% in Past 5 Years)
• Recent Anomalies at City Yards Construction Site – Expansion of the LFG System
As a result of recent utility work and construction activities of the new Fleet Maintenance building located at the City Yards, several new anomalies were recently identified. The City was contacted by Southern California Gas Company in June 2021 regarding the results of their aerial methane mapping survey, which identified two locations with detectable levels of methane in the City Yards.

Asphalt and concrete were removed at these two locations during construction, and planters and electrical conduit boxes were installed.

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Packet Pg. 515 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) been added to the routine monitoring program and will continue to be inspected.

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Packet Pg. 516 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) the system with upgraded components is presented through advances in technology or science. Routine maintenance and repairs are covered in the City’s existing contract with Montrose.

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Packet Pg. 517 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) meeting. The total contract amount was $715,211 of which $137,990 was approved for FY 2021-22.

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Packet Pg. 518 Attachment: 4576 LFG Study Session (attachment B) [Revision 1] (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Contract No. 11181 (CCS)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”), entered into as of _____________, 2021 (“Execution Date”), by and between the City of Santa Monica (“City”) and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC (“ES ENGINEERING SERVICES” or “Consultant”), is made with reference to the following:

RECITALS:

A. The City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted under the statutes of the State of California and the Charter of the City.

B. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES is qualified to do business, and is doing business, in the State of California. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES represents it has the background, knowledge, experience and expertise necessary to provide the services set forth in this Agreement.

C. The City and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES now desire to enter into an agreement for ES ENGINEERING SERVICES to provide professional services to the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties as follows:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Term. This Agreement begins on the Execution Date and terminates five (5) calendar years after the Execution Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 14.

2. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES shall perform all of the services (“Services”) described in Exhibit A, Scope of Services, and further detailed in the Specific Work Plan. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES shall complete the Services in accordance with Exhibit B, Budget.

3. City Services. The City agrees to:

3.1 Make available to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES any currently existing documents, data or information required for the performance of the Services.

3.2 Designate a representative authorized to act on behalf of City.

3.3 Promptly examine and render findings on all documents submitted for staff review by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES.

4. Compensation. The City shall compensate ES ENGINEERING SERVICES for the Services performed in an amount not to exceed $621,923, as set forth in Exhibit B. - 1 -
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5. Invoices. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES will invoice the City for the Services in accordance with Exhibit B and the City will pay any undisputed amount within 30 days of receipt.

6. Notices. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement, must be in writing and will be deemed served when delivered personally, by email, or on the third business day after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, addressed as follows:

6.1 All notices, demands, requests or approvals to the City:

City of Santa Monica
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
1685 Main Street, Third Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401
Attention: James Velez-Conway
Re: Contract No. 11181 CCS
with a copy to:

Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office
1685 Main Street, Third Floor
Santa Monica, California 90401
Attention: City Attorney
Re: Contract No. 11181 CCS

6.2 All notices, demands, requests or approvals to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES:

ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC dba Montrose Environmental Solutions
1631 East Saint Andrews Place
Santa Ana, California 92705
Attention: Dane Nygaard
Re: Contract No. 11181 CCS

7. Independent Parties. Both parties to this Agreement will be acting in an independent capacity and not as agents, employees, partners, or joint venturers of one another.

Neither the City nor its officers or employees will have any control over the conduct of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES or any of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s agents, employees, or subconsultants, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

8. Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties. Any preliminary negotiations and agreements of any kind or nature are merged into this Agreement. No oral agreement or implied covenant may be held to vary the provisions of this Agreement.

This Agreement may be modified only by written agreement signed by City and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, and approved as to form by the City Attorney. - 2 -
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Packet Pg. 520 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

9. Insurance. Prior to commencing work, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must procure, maintain and pay for insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES or ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s agents, representatives, employees or subconsultants for the duration of this Agreement. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must obtain insurance that, at a minimum, meets the requirements for insurance set forth in Exhibit C, Insurance Requirements and Verifications.

10. Defense and Indemnification.

10.1 Indemnification. As to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s Services produced under this Agreement, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agrees to defend, indemnify, protect, and hold harmless the City, its agents, officers, boards and commissions, and employees (collectively, “City”) from and against any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, or costs, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, or payments for injury to any person or property (collectively, “Losses”) caused or claimed to be caused by the acts, errors and/or omissions of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, or ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s employees, agents, officers, and subconsultants. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s responsibilities under this Section 10.1 include liability arising from, connected with, caused by, or claimed to be caused by the active or passive negligent acts or omissions of the City, which may be in combination with the acts or omissions of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, its employees, agents or officers, or subconsultants; provided, however, that ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s duty to defend, indemnify, protect and hold harmless shall not include any Losses arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City. Notwithstanding ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s obligation to defend City hereunder, City has the right to conduct its own defense and seek reimbursement for reasonable costs of defense from ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, if City chooses to do so.

10.2 Enforcement Costs. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agrees to pay any and all costs the City incurs enforcing the indemnity, defense and hold harmless provisions set forth in Section 10.1.

11. Prohibition Against Transfers.

11.1 ES ENGINEERING SERVICES may not assign, hypothecate, or transfer this Agreement or any interest therein directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without the City’s consent will be null and void, and any assignee, hypothecatee or transferee acquires no right or interest by reason of such attempted assignment, hypothecation or transfer.
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Packet Pg. 521 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

11.2 The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES or of any general partner or joint venturer or syndicate member of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, if a partnership or joint venture or syndicate exists, which results in changing the control of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, will be construed as an assignment of this Agreement. Control means 50% or more of the voting power of the corporation.

12. Permits and Licenses. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, at its sole expense, must obtain and maintain during the term of this Agreement all required business and professional permits, licenses and certificates.

13. Waiver. A waiver of any breach of this Agreement may not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement.

14. Default and Termination.

14.1 If ES ENGINEERING SERVICES fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions of this Agreement, and if the default is not cured within a period of five days after the City’s written notice of default specifying the nature of the default, City may immediately terminate this Agreement by written notice to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES.

14.2 The City has the option, at its sole discretion and without cause, of terminating this Agreement by giving ten days’ written notice to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES. Upon termination of this Agreement, City will pay ES ENGINEERING SERVICES any compensation earned and unpaid up to the effective date of termination.

15. Compliance with Law. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must comply with all laws of the State of California and the United States, and all ordinances, rules, and regulations enacted or issued by City.

16. Discrimination. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES may not discriminate in the provision of services hereunder because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, AIDS or disability.

17. Nuisance. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES may not maintain, commit, or permit the maintenance or commission of any nuisance in connection with the performance of services under this Agreement.

18. Records.

18.1 ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must maintain complete and accurate records with respect to costs, expenses, receipts and other such information required by the City for any services provided where compensation is on the basis of hourly rates, subconsultant costs, or other direct costs. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must keep the records, together with supporting documents, - 4 -
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Packet Pg. 522 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) separate from other documents and records and maintain them for a period of three years after receipt of final payment.

18.2 ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must maintain records in sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of the Services and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must clearly identify all records and make them readily accessible to the City. At the City’s request, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must provide records in an electronic format and, if necessary, access to any proprietary software to view such electronic records.

18.3 ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must allow the City to have free access to ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s books and records and to inspect all work, data, documents, proceedings and activities related to this Agreement. The City has the right to examine or audit ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s records, and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agrees to cooperate with any examination or audit of its records. If a City audit discloses an error of 5% or more in information reported by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agrees to pay the cost of the City’s audit computed on the basis of four times the direct payroll of the audit staff completing the audit and audit report.

19. Work Product; Reports.

19.1 Any work product prepared or caused to be prepared by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES or any subconsultant for this Agreement will be the exclusive property of City. No work product given to or prepared by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES or any subconsultant pursuant to this Agreement may be made available to any individual or organization by ES ENGINEERING SERVICES without prior written approval by City.

19.2 At the City’s request, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must furnish reports concerning the status of the Services.

20. Standard of Care. ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agrees to provide all Services, including services performed by any subconsultant, in a manner consistent with the level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of ES ENGINEERING SERVICES’s profession currently practicing in the same locality under similar conditions.

21. Subconsultants.

21.1 If ES ENGINEERING SERVICES proposes to have any subconsultant perform any part of the Services, ES ENGINEERING SERVICES must submit a request for approval in writing, describing the scope of work to be subcontracted, the name of the proposed subconsultant, and the total price or hourly rates used in preparing an estimated cost for the subconsultant’s services. The City, in its sole discretion, may grant or deny the request. - 5 -
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Packet Pg. 523 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

21.2 ES ENGINEERING SERVICES will be responsible for the quality of any subconsultant’s work. Every subcontract or agreement of any kind entered into between ES ENGINEERING SERVICES and any subconsultant (or between any subconsultant and others) must contain the following provision:

This agreement is consistent with all terms and conditions of the Agreement No. 11181 (CCS) entered into between the City of Santa Monica and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES on
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22. Governing Law. The laws of the State of California, without regard to any choice of law provisions, will govern this Agreement.

23. Venue and Jurisdiction. The City and ES ENGINEERING SERVICES agree that the Services will take place in Los Angeles County. Any litigation arising out of this Agreement may only be brought in either the United States District Court, Central District of California, or the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, West District, as appropriate. The parties agree that venue exists in either court, and each party expressly waives any right to transfer to another venue. The parties further agree that either court will have personal jurisdiction over the parties to this Agreement.

24. Survival of Provisions and Obligations. Any provision of this Agreement, which by its nature must be exercised after termination of this Agreement, will survive termination and remain effective for a reasonable time. Any obligation that accrued prior to termination of this Agreement will survive termination of this Agreement. ///
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Packet Pg. 524 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

25. Exhibits. The following exhibits are incorporated by reference into this Agreement as though fully set forth herein.

Exhibit A Scope of Services
Exhibit B Budget
Exhibit C Insurance Requirements
In witness whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.

ATTEST:

DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

GEORGE CARDONA
Interim City Attorney

CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
a municipal corporation
By:

JOHN JALILI
Interim City Manager

ES ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC
By:

Name:

Title:
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Dane Nygaard
Senior Manager

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Packet Pg. 525 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Exhibit A - Scope of Services

SCOPE OF WORK
The routine scope of work for monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting, and reporting requirementsfor City’s Landfill includes bi-weekly, quarterly, annual, and as needed tasks. There are three general categories of services which the City is currently soliciting: 1) Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring of the LFG Control System; 2) Monitoring of the probe system in accordance with the City’s AQMD Rule 1150.1 Compliance Plan; and 3) Miscellaneous Services.

Montrose has the professional experience and resources to meet the required scope of work.

As the incumbent consultant, Montrose understands that the landfill and the LFG Control system are operated in compliance with the SCAQMD conditionally approved Rule 1150.1 Compliance Plan, the 2004 SCAQMD permit to operate #F66238 and the 2003 SCAQMD permit to operate #F59249. The City of Santa Monica Landfill #2 is under the oversight of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LEA). Reports containing the results of monitoring events are submitted to both agencies on a quarterly basis.

Montrose understands that required monitoring is performed on a bi-weekly, quarterly and annual basis and reported quarterly for the ISM, ISS, probe monitoring, well monitoring and system monitoring. A summary table of the required monitoring and O&M schedule, according to Permits to Operate F66238 and F59249 and the 2018 Compliance Plan #567444 is provided as Appendix E. The following tasks are grouped in categories stated in the RFP for the ease of reference.

1. Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring of the LFG Control System As stated before, our approach to monitoring and maintenance issimple: We are proactive! This is what we do and we are well known for our expertise. We understand the importance of the proper LFG system operation for the safety of the environment. The LFG equipment will be properly maintained and kept in good operating condition at all times. Montrose’s senior personnel assigned to this project has extensive experience in the field of landfill gas collection system design, operation and maintenance of the systems, regulatory compliance and reporting.

We will provide all operation, maintenance, and monitoring services for the existing LFG control system at the site.

LFG System Monitoring – Bi-weekly
Landfill Gas System Monitoring
Montrose will monitor the LFG system on a bi-weekly basis as required according to the 6th, 10th and 12th conditions in permit #F66238. During the bi-weekly activities Montrose will inspect the blower and LFG components and monitor for methane using an FID. If leaks detected above 500 parts per million by volume (ppmv) occur, they will be reported to the City and AQMD within 24 hours and repaired within 3 working days. In addition, the outlet of the carbon vessels will be monitored for VOC breakthrough (above 20 parts per million by volume) using a photoionization DocuSign Envelope ID: DC73B454-C80D-4173-AE59-EB2A3583FE82

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Packet Pg. 526 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) detector (PID). The condensate sumps will also be inspected, maintained and the condensate tank will be inspected for fluid levels on a bi-weekly basis. Additionally, Montrose will observe and report the proper operation of the compressor and fluids within the knockout tank.

LFG System Monitoring - Quarterly
Well Field Monitoring
Subsequent to the quarterly probe monitoring, Montrose will monitor the gas extraction wells and will make the appropriate well head adjustments to control flow based on the well data and probe monitoring data. Knowing the methane concentrations in the gas probes before the wells are monitored makes it easier for the technician to determine the appropriate LFG well adjustments asthe LFG well readings are collected. Each well, wellhead, control assembly, sumps and all other components of the system are monitored and checked to verify that they are tight and functioning properly. Montrose will check vacuum using a manometer at each well and well lateral to verify that vacuum is constant throughout the LFG system. A GEM 5000 or equivalent gas monitor will be used to monitor LFG gas for methane, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and a TSI thermal anemometer or equivalent will be used to measure landfill gas flow from the wells and temperature in wells.

Blower Station Operation and Maintenance
All components of the blower station will be checked and monitored quarterly for proper operation and need for maintenance and/ or repairs or replacement. At a minimum the monitoring will include;
 Monitor the blower station and include operating information in the quarterly report,  The blower performance will be checked for abnormal operation. If problems are found or suspected, corrective action will be taken and documented in the quarterly reports.  Check the water level in the condensate sumps,
 Check all valves,
 Check blower station environment for cleanliness, removing trash regularly,  Check the water level in the condensate water tank. Arrange for and coordinate water removal and disposal when the tank is 80% full,
 Arrange for and coordinate carbon replacement as needed,  Monitor the gas quality before the carbon canisters, between the carbon canisters and after the blower, and
 Check the flow before the carbon canisters.

Montrose will monitor the LFG system using a PID to confirm that the LFG system is reducing NMVOCs to 20 ppmv or less. If NMVOCs breakthrough above 20 ppmv the spent carbon will be DocuSign Envelope ID: DC73B454-C80D-4173-AE59-EB2A3583FE82

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Packet Pg. 527 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) replaced and disposed of properly. Montrose evaluated historical carbon loading and the need for carbon replacement occurs approximately every year.

Indoor Air Monitoring
Indoor air monitoring is a requirement requested by the LEA in the December 22, 1997 Interim Landfill Gas Control System at the Santa Monica Corporation Yard correspondence. The current SCAQMD compliance plan and permitsto operate do not require indoor air monitoring. However, indoor air monitoring has been conducted in the past and Montrose will continue to conduct indoor air monitoring on a quarterly basis until notified otherwise. Montrose will perform monitoring of the interior of each fully enclosed on-site structure to assess the potential migration of LFG and accumulation of both potentially explosive concentrations of combustible gases as well as potentially toxic or carcinogenic gases in the enclosed structures at the site.

Montrose will use a flame ionization detector (FID), to monitor and assess concentrations of explosive gases and total organic vapor within the structures. All monitoring equipment shall be calibrated daily prior to the startup of the work. Any readings exceeding 500 ppmv at any areas within indoor structures, near any cracks, joints or utility piping protruding from concrete or asphalt, shall be recorded on a map, and the City shall be notified.

Integrated Surface Sampling (ISS)
This sampling event is conducted quarterly to test for toxic air contaminants (TAC) and total organic compounds (TOC) across the unpaved section of the landfill. Montrose shall perform ISS over the pre-established walk pattern identified on Figure 2, of the Arthur D Little Submittal of a Revised Rule 1150.1 Compliance Plan dated August 20, 1999. ISS shall be conducted when the landfill is dry and average wind speed is 5 mph or less, and the instantaneous wind speed is 10 mph or less. During sample collection, the sample tip shall be maintained between 0 to 3 inches above the landfill surface, as the technician walks at a speed of 2-3 miles per hour over a 2,600 linear-foot walking pattern within the grid. The sample shall be collected in a 10-liter Tedlar bag that is enclosed in a light sealed box. Only one sample will be required; as the total area of the unpaved section of the landfill is well below 50,000 square feet. The sample will be submitted to a certified laboratory under Chain-of-Custody procedures and analyzed for TAC listed in SCAQMD 1150.1 Table 1 Toxic Air Contaminants (Core Group) by EPA Method TO-15 and EPA Method 15/16, NMOCs as hexane, methane and fixed gases by SCAQMD Method 25.1, and upon an SCAQMD written request for additional TAC as listed in SCAQMD 1150.1 Table 2 Toxic Air Contaminants (Supplemental Group).

Instantaneous Surface Monitoring (ISM)
Instantaneous surface monitoring (ISM) shall be conducted quarterly over the pre-established walk pattern identified on Figure 2, of the Arthur D Little Submittal of a Revised Rule 1150.1 Compliance Plan dated August 20, 1999 to identify the locations of areas with excessive landfill gas emissions. Landfill gas emissions will be monitored using a Thermo TVA 1000B portable FID or equal, calibrated prior to the start of the work, while walking a pre-established pattern at a DocuSign Envelope ID: DC73B454-C80D-4173-AE59-EB2A3583FE82

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Packet Pg. 528 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) speed of 1 to 2 feet per second. At all times the monitoring probe tip shall be maintained at approximately 0 to 3 inches above the landfill surface. The concentration of any readings exceeding 500 ppm and the location of that reading at areas of cap failure or fissures, etc., shall be recorded on a map, and the City shall be notified.

LFG System Monitoring - Annually
LFG System Monitoring
On an annual basis, Montrose will perform hydrogen sulfide, TOC and TAC emissions monitoring of the LFG system. Landfill gas entering the gas control system will be collected using a 10-liter Tedlar bag collected over a 10-minute period of time and submitted to a certified analytical laboratory. The sample will be analyzed for hydrogen sulfide using EPA Method 15/16, VOCs using EPA Method TO-15 and fixed gases, TGNMOCs as Hexane and Methane using SCAQMD Method 25.1. Ambient air samples are not required according to the 2018 Compliance Plan and therefore will not be sampled.

Report Preparation
Montrose will prepare a Quarterly Report forsubmittal to the SCAQMD and the LEA documenting the monitoring results, and corrective actions taken, if any, during each quarter. The report will contain a summary of the site background, a summary of the operations of the previous quarter, description of the sampling and monitoring procedures used, tabulated probe and well monitoring data, ISS and ISM monitoring data, and discussions of the exceedances, if any, and corrective actions and mitigation measures taken to correct a methane exceedance. The report will also include a photographic logs any areas of concern that were observed and/or repaired.

The report will also include copies of the calibration logs, laboratory reports, and other forms and supporting information regarding field monitoring, operations and maintenance. The quarterly report will be submitted to the City for review and comments prior to the submittal to the SCAQMD and the LACDHS within 20-25 days after the end of each reporting quarter. Report records will be kept for a minimum of two years and will be available to the City or the AQMD upon request.

2. Monitoring of the probe system in accordance with the City’s South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1150.1 Compliance Plan Twenty-nine perimeter probes, eight trench probes, and five landfill probes are located at the landfill of which 24 multi-level perimeter probes and 6 trench probes are compliance probes; the remaining 12 probes are installed at various locations for monitoring and wellfield adjustment purposes. Montrose will monitor the perimeter probes prior to monitoring the LFG wells.

Identifying the probes with elevated methane concentrations enables the technician to make appropriate vacuum and well flow adjustments in the field during the LFG well monitoring. Each probe is monitored for the presence of carbon dioxide, oxygen, total organic compounds (TOC) measured as methane and hydrogen sulfide using a Landtec® Gas Emission Monitor (GEM™) 5000 DocuSign Envelope ID: DC73B454-C80D-4173-AE59-EB2A3583FE82

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Packet Pg. 529 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) or equivalent gas monitor. The static pressure of each perimeter gas migration probe is checked first using the GEM™ or a Magnehelic® pressure gauge. Then, prior to measuring the gas concentrations, a minimum of one probe casing volume of gas is evacuated using the GEM™ pump. The data recorded includes the date, probe number, static pressure and gas component concentrations for each probe. The GEM™ unit is calibrated prior to performing monitoring.

Annually, a PID will be used to measure TAC concentrations within each compliance probe.

If a perimeter probe concentration of TOC exceeds 2% by volume and the probe is greater than 100 feet from the refuse, Montrose will use the grid method to instantaneously monitor the surface between the refuse boundary and the perimeter probe.

Annually, Montrose will collect a Tedlar bag sample for TAC analysis from the probe with the highest concentration during any of the monitoring periods within the year; if the FID concentration does not exceed 5% by volume in any of the probes. No bag samples are required for TOC. However, if FID concentrations of TOC exceed 5% by volume in any of the compliance probes, Montrose will collect one bag sample annually from the probe with the highest concentration for TOC and TAC laboratory analysis.

3. Miscellaneous Services
Under Miscellaneous Services, Montrose will be responsible for compiling and submitting draft reports for City approval, and final copies to the regulatory agencies, as well as special reports that may be required by the City.

Other services may include installation of additional wells, consultation on general site management such as grading or infrastructure activitiesthat might disturb the landfill cap, lateral installation, header repair, sump repair and response to time-sensitive regulatory compliance issues. Non-routine equipment related maintenance or repairs would also be included.

Information gathered during the project by Montrose is considered confidential and will be released only upon written authorization by the Client asrequired by law. California law requires a person to inform the State if a situation is encountered that can be considered an immediate endangerment to the public's health or welfare and/or the environment.

The results contained in any oral or written report will be based upon the information acquired at the time of the investigation. It is possible that not all conditions will be identified during this project. The work will be consistent with the level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of our profession currently practicing under similar conditions in Southern California.

No warranty is expressed or implied.

This proposal is the property of Montrose and may be used only by the City and only for the purposes stated, within a reasonable time from its issuance.

LIMITATIONS
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Packet Pg. 530 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Exhibit B - Budget
Tasks Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Proposal
Total
I. Operation, $66,802 $66,802 $68,806 $70,870 $72,996
Maintenance, and
Monitoring of LFG
Control System
II. Monitoring of Probe $10,687 $10,687 $11,008 $11,338 $11,678 System
III. Miscellaneous Tasks $42,503 $42,503 $43,778 $45,091 $46,444 Totals (not to
exceed)
$119,992 $119,992 $123,592 $127,229 $131,118 $621,923
Assumptions and Basis of Cost
The proposed cost shown above would remain the same for the first 2 years with a slight 3% increase for the years 3, 4 and 5. The estimated costs are based on the following assumptions and limitations:
 Cost does not include replacement of a major components of the system, if necessary.

Montrose will provide the City with an estimate cost on a time and material basis based on our current Rate Sheet (attached) and vendors’ cost of the equipment prior to implementation.

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Packet Pg. 531 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)  Montrose evaluated the carbon usage based on the site’s recent history and has estimated that the carbon will need to be replaced approximately once a year to remain in compliance with the SCAQM compliance plan. The cost of one carbon replacement per year is included in the proposal. If any additional carbon replacements are necessary Montrose will provide the City with a cost estimate on a time and material basis based on our current Rate Sheet (attached) and vendors’ cost of the equipment and material. If a carbon changeout is not required throughout the year, the carbon changeout will not be billed on the quarterly invoices.
 Montrose has included the cost to pump out the 600-gallon condensate tank three times throughout the year. The number of times this condensate tank may be needed to be pumped out varies due to weather and subsurface conditions. If any additional condensate removal events are necessary, Montrose will provide the City with a cost estimate on a time and material basis based on our current Rate Sheet (attached) and vendors’ cost of the equipment and material. If a condensate removal event is not required throughout the year, the condensate removal event will not be billed on the quarterly invoices.
 Montrose has provided 12 hours of project manager’s time for “as-needed consulting” per month. Any additional time for document review, site visit, meetings, requested and approved by the City on as-needed basis, will be billed at our current rates (attached).  The work will be performed in OSHA Level D protection (including hard hat and safety vest).
 At no time shall the title to hazardous substances,solid wastes, petroleum contaminated, or the other regulated substances pass to Montrose, nor shall any provisions of this Agreement be interpreted to obligate Montrose to assume status of a “generator,” “transporter,” “operator,” or “treatment, storage, or disposal facility” under state or federal law.

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Packet Pg. 532 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) Exhibit C
Insurance Requirements and Verifications
Professional Services Agreement Insurance Requirements – With Professional Liability
Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Consultant, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.

Minimum Scope/Limits of Insurance
Coverage shall be at least as broad as:

1. Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal and advertising injury, with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

2. Automobile Liability: Insurance Services Office Form CA 00 01 covering Code 1 (any auto), or if the Consultant has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and Code 9 (nonowned), with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

3. Workers’ Compensation: Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits and Employers’ Liability Insurance with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease (see footnote #1).

4. Professional Liability: Insurance appropriate to the Consultant’s profession with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 each claim/$2,000,000 in the annual aggregate (see footnote #2).

5. Pollution Legal Liability: Contractor shall maintain Pollution Legal Liability Insurance with a limit of not less than $1 million each occurrence or claim and a $2 million annual aggregate.

If the Consultant maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City of Santa Monica requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City of Santa Monica.

Other Insurance Provisions
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Packet Pg. 533 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

1. The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
a. Additional Insured Status (CGL): The City of Santa Monica, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of Consultant including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Consultant’s insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Form CG 20 10 11 85.
b. Primary Coverage: (CGL, Auto, and Professional Liability): For any claims related to this contract, the Consultant’s insurance shall be primary as respects the City of Santa Monica, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or selfinsurance maintained by the City of Santa Monica, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be in excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
c. Notice of Cancellation (all policies): Each insurance policy required herein shall state that coverage shall not be cancelled except after notice has been given to the City of Santa Monica.
d. Waiver of Subrogation (all policies): Consultant hereby grants to the City of Santa Monica a waiver of any right of subrogation which any insurer of said Consultant may acquire against the City of Santa Monica by virtue of payment of any loss.

Consultant agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City of Santa Monica has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the City of Santa Monica for all work performed by the Contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors.

Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions
Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City of Santa Monica. The City of Santa Monica may require the Consultant to purchase coverage with a lower deductible or retention or provide satisfactory proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention.

Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best rating of no less than A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City of Santa Monica.

Claims Made Policies
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Packet Pg. 534 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

1. If the Professional Liability policy provides “claims made” coverage:
a. The Retroactive Date must be shown, and must be before the date of this Agreement or the start of work.
b. The insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least 5 years after completion of work.
c. If the policy is cancelled or not renewed, and not replaced with another “claims made” policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the effective Agreement date, the Consultant must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of 5 years after completion of work.

Verification of Coverage
Consultant shall furnish the City of Santa Monica with original certificates and amendatory endorsements or copies of the applicable policy language providing the insurance coverage required herein. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City of Santa Monica before work commences. However, failure to obtain required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Consultant’s obligation to provide them. The City of Santa Monica reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including the endorsements required herein, at any time.

Failure to Maintain Insurance Coverage
If Consultant, for any reason, fails to maintain insurance coverage which is required pursuant to this Agreement, the same shall be deemed a material breach of contract. The City of Santa Monica, at its sole option, may terminate this Agreement and obtain damages from the Consultant resulting from said breach. Alternatively, the City of Santa Monica may purchase such coverage (but has no special obligation to do so), and without further notice to the Consultant, the City may deduct from sums due to the Consultant any premium costs advanced by the City for such insurance.

Subcontractors
Consultant shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein. All exceptions must be approved in writing by the Risk Manager.

Footnotes
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Packet Pg. 535 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) #1: Workers’ Compensation insurance coverage is not required if the Consultant does not have employees. The Consultant must, however, execute the City’s Workers’ Compensation Coverage Exemption Declaration Form.
#2: Professional Liability insurance is required if the Consultant is providing a professional service regulated by the State (e.g., insurance agents, doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers, certified public accountants, etc.). However, some Consultants,such as software designers, claims administrators, or human resources professionals, should also carry Professional Liability insurance. Contact Risk Management for guidance.

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Packet Pg. 536 Attachment: ES Engineering Original_Contract_2_2021 (attachment C) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE NOTICE

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS, BIDDERS, PROPOSERS

AND OTHERS SEEKING DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, CONTRACTS,

This information is required by City Charter Article XXII—Taxpayer Protection.

It prohibits a public official from receiving, and a person or entity from conferring, specified personal benefits or campaign advantages from a person or entity after theofficial votes, or otherwise takes official action, to award a “public benefit” to that person or entity. The prohibition applies within and outside of the geographical boundaries of SantaMonica.

Examples of a “public benefit” include public contracts to provide goods or services worth more than $25,000 or a land use approval worth more than $25,000 over a 12- month period.

In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, theCity compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any personorpersons whois seeking a “publicbenefit.” If the“public benefit” is sought by an entity, ratherthan an individual person, the information includes the nameof everyperson who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity. Therefore, if you are seeking a “public benefit” covered by the Oaks Initiative, you must supply that information on the Oaks Initiative Disclosure Form. This information must be updated and supplied every 12 months.

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Packet Pg. 537 Attachment: OAKS INITIATIVE FORM Onterris USA (attachment D) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement)

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Public benefits include:

1. Personal services contracts in excess of $25,000 over any 12-monthperiod;

2. Sale of material, equipment or supplies to the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;

3. Purchase, sale or lease of real property to or from the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;

4. Non-competitive franchise awards with gross revenue of $50,000 or more inany 12-month period;

5. Land use variance, special use permit, or other exception to an established land use plan, where the decision has a value in excess of $25,000;

6. Tax “abatement, exception, or benefit” of a value in excess of $5,000 in any 12- month period; or

7. Payment of “cash or specie” of a net value to the recipient of $10,000 in any 12- month period.

Name(s) of persons or entities receiving public benefit:

Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:

Name(s) of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation, or revenue interest:

Prepared by: Title:

Signature: Date:

Email: Phone:

Permit #
FOR CITY USE ONLY:

Bid/PO/Contract #
Vijay Manthripragada - CEO, Director
James Laws - Chief Operating Officer
Kurt Beil - President
Kenneth Smith – Vice President
Kristina Hysler – Vice President
Jose Revuelta - Vice President
Allan Dicks - Treasurer, Director
Nasym Afsari - Secretary, Director

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Packet Pg. 538 Attachment: OAKS INITIATIVE FORM Onterris USA (attachment D) (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) City of Santa Monica Levine Act Disclosure Form

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

CALIFORNIA LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE
The Levine Act prohibits City Officers from participating in any action related to a contract, license, permit, or entitlement if such Officer received campaign contributions totaling more than $500 within the previous twelve months, and for twelve months following the date of a final decision, from a party or participant to the proceeding, or their agent.

Code Regs. Section 18438.1, which states:

An officer of an agency includes only those persons who make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence a decision in the license, permit, or entitlement for use proceeding, or who exercise authority or budgetary control over the agency or officers who may do so, and:
(1) Serve in an elected position, including an official appointed to an elected position due to an interim vacancy or an election otherwise canceled because the official was the sole candidate for the position;
(2) Serve as a member of a board or commission;
(3) Serve as the chief executive of a state agency, or county, city or district of any kind; or (4) Have decision making authority with respect to the proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use and is also a candidate for elected office or has been a candidate for elective office in the 12 months prior to the proceeding.

A list of Santa Monica Elected Officials and members of boards and commissions can be found at the following links. The party making this certification is responsible for determining whether a recipient of a political contribution is a City Officer prior to completing this form. https://www.smgov.net/departments/council/
https://www.santamonica.gov/departments/rent-control
https://www.smgov.net/boards/
Have you, your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, made any political contributions of more than $500 to any City Officer in the twelve months preceding the date of the submission of your application or proposal? ____YES ____ NO
Name of Councilmember or City Officer: _________________________________ Name of Contributor: _________________________________________________ Date(s) of Contribution(s): ____________________________________________ Amount(s) ________________________________________________________ Please specify below and/or add additional sheet(s) to identify additional Councilmembers or City Officers to whom you and/or your agents made campaign contributions.

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Packet Pg. 539 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025 Onterris Signed (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) City of Santa Monica Levine Act Disclosure Form
Answering YES does not preclude the City of Santa Monica from awarding a contract, license, permit, or entitlement or taking any subsequent action related to the item. It does, however, preclude the identified City Officer from participating in any actions related to such item.

I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIATHAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUEAND CORRECT.

Signed: ____________________________ Date: ____________________ Print Name: _________________________ Title: _____________________ Company: __________________________
Additional Disclosures:

Please note this form is a public record and subject to a California Public Records Act request.

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Packet Pg. 540 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025 Onterris Signed (7785 : Extend the Landfill Gas System Agreement) SANTA MONICA CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
TO: Public
FROM: City Attorney’s Office
RE: Levine Act Disclosure Form
The Levine Act (Government Code 84308) is a California law aimed at preventing “pay to play” practices by prohibiting parties, participants, and their agents in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement from contributing more than $500 to an officer of the City during a 12-month period. The prohibition applies to any 12-month period while the proceeding is pending and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered in the proceeding.

State law requires a party to a proceeding to disclose any contributions exceeding an aggregate $500 that the party and their agents have made to an officer of the City within the preceding 12 months. The Disclosure Form is intended to assist City officials with recognizing when they have an obligation to disclose and recuse themselves, and to aid parties with their disclosure obligations.

1. To what sort of proceedings is the disclosure form applicable? The Levine Act applies to all discretionary entitlements and contracts, with the exception of labor contracts, personal employment contracts, and contracts that must be awarded to the lowest responsive/responsible bidder. It does not apply to ministerial approvals.

For instance, the Levine Act applies to the following:
• Building and development permits
• Conditional use permits
• Contracts generally (unless an exception applies):
o Real property contracts for purchase, sale, lease
o Contract amendments
o Settlement agreements
o Contracts for goods, services, professional services that are not awarded pursuant to a competitive process
• Public street abandonments
• Private development plans
• Professional license revocations
• Rezoning of specific real estate parcels
• Event permits
• Rulemaking procedures affecting a particular industry where only a small number of businesses are affected
• Special district formation proceedings involving the creation of a special use or benefit to the person in the district
• Tentative subdivision and parcel maps

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