Agenda packet — Santa Monica City Council, September 8, 2026 (part 3 of 6)

• Zoning variances
• Vacation of a public easement across private property • Pre-applications, such as for General Plan Amendment, considered by the legislative body prior to filing of formal application
• Contracts entered under the City Manager’s Authority
• Closed session items that may result in a contract/settlement agreement approved by Council (real estate or litigation)
It does not apply to:
• Contracts under $50,000
• Contracts where no party receives financial compensation • Contracts between two or more public agencies
• Competitively bid contracts that are required by law, agency policy, or agency rule to be awarded pursuant to a competitive process
• Purely ministerial decisions
• General policy decisions or rules where the interests affected are many and diverse
• Ordinances and resolutions (except items like development agreements adopted by ordinance)
• Ballot measures
• Departmental policies
• Council rules
• Labor contracts and project labor agreements
• Personal employment contracts
• Allocation of resources in the City budget

2. Who is required to disclose?
A “party” to a proceeding is any person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding. In general, a person or company who applies for a permit, license, or right to use property in a particular way, which requires the City’s discretionary approval, will qualify as a party.

Parties are also required to disclose contributions by their agents. An “agent” is someone who (1) represents a party to a proceeding for compensation; and (2) appears before or otherwise communicates with the City for the purpose of influencing the pending proceeding. This can include law firms, architects, engineers, consultants, and similar entities. Both the individual and their employer or firm are considered “agents.” A party should also disclose contributions of other entities majority owned by the party, as well as contributions of any other entity whose contributions it directs or controls.

3. What must be disclosed?
A party must disclose campaign contributions over $500 made in the prior twelve months.

A “contribution” is anything of value for which the party has not received full consideration, including money, nonmonetary items, payments made for advertising or

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other expenses coordinated with a candidate or committee, loans, tickets to political fundraisers, etc.

4. Who is considered an officer of the City?
An “officer” is anyone who may make, participate in making, or attempt to influence a decision in the proceeding or who exercises authority over officers who may do so. This includes elected officials, members of appointed boards and commissions, the City Manager, and any individual who is a candidate for elected office or who has been a candidate in the twelve months prior to the decision. This definition is included on the Disclosure Form.

5. When should the disclosure occur?
The Disclosure Form must be completed (1) by a party to a contract with the City (or that party’s agent) at the time the party submits a response to a Request for Proposal or other competitive solicitation, enters into contract negotiations with the City, or executes a contract with the City, whichever is earliest; or (2) by a party to a license, permit, or other entitlement proceeding before the City at the time the party (or their agent) submits the license, permit, or entitlement application to the City. The party (or their agent) must submit a supplemental form if they make any new reportable contributions while the same contract, license, permit, or other entitlement is being considered. The party (or their agent) must also use the form if they need to correct any previously submitted form.

Parties are solely responsible for completing the form accurately, and could face penalties for failure to do so. The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) is the body who enforces violations of the Levine Act. If a party is uncertain about whether they are required to report or combine a contribution, they should consult with their attorney.

Nothing herein constitutes legal advice and individuals are urged to consult with their own attorney regarding the requirements of the law. To the extent there is any inconsistency, the language of the Levine Act and FPPC Regulations govern over this notice. Resources for officers, parties, participants, and agents, are available on the FPPC’s website at https://www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to-play-limits-and-prohibitions.html

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Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.E
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christopher Dishlip, Director of Public Works, Engineering Services Division Subject: Authorization of a Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Local Improvements and Design and Construction Services for the PCH/Lot 1 North Traffic Signal Project Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1.    Adopt findings of categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15311 (Accessory Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for Local Improvements and design and construction services for the PCH/Lot 1 North Traffic Signal Project for the Public Works Department. This is for a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
Caltrans is advancing the Pacific Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation - Project II, a pavement rehabilitation and safety improvement project on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) between the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica and Cross Creek Road in Malibu (Attachment A). The project will rehabilitate 57 miles of pavement and improve safety and accessibility by upgrading curb ramps, guardrails, lighting, sidewalks, signs, bicycle lanes, and roadway striping. City Council recently funded a capital project to install a new traffic signal on PCH at the exit of City Beach Parking Lot 1 North (Lot 1N), located at 1550 PCH. This parking lot supports access to the Santa Monica Pier, beach, and surrounding recreational and event areas. During periods of heavy use, particularly during busy summer weekends, vehicles attempting to exit the lot and travel southbound must wait for an acceptable gap in PCH traffic. The City’s project would

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install a traffic signal to control southbound PCH traffic and assist vehicles in the parking lot to turn right and travel southbound on PCH. This traffic signal would not impact or change northbound PCH and would not facilitate left turns out of the lot onto northbound PCH. The City’s and State’s projects complement each other, and to efficiently execute the design and construction of the City’s project, staff is proposing to incorporate the City’s project into Caltrans’ larger project.

A Cooperative Agreement for Local Improvements would define each party’s responsibilities and allow the City to reimburse Caltrans for design, permitting, and construction. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a cooperative agreement with Caltrans in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.

Discussion
Within the City of Santa Monica, Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), designated as State Route 1 (SR-1), is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) from the McClure Tunnel to the City’s northern boundary. Caltrans is currently in the design phase for a PCH Pavement Rehabilitation Project which includes improvements between the McClure Tunnel to just south of Cross Creek Road in the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Malibu.

City Council recently approved the FY2026-28 Capital Improvement Program Biennial Budget, which included a Project to construct a new traffic signal at the Lot 1N exit as a complementary local safety improvement (See Figure 1). The signal would provide a controlled break in southbound PCH traffic so vehicles exiting Lot 1N could turn right and travel southbound. By creating controlled gaps in southbound PCH traffic, the proposed signal is intended to improve egress from Lot 1N, reduce bottlenecking within the parking lot, improve parking turnover, and support traffic operations associated with increased use of the Pier and Lot 1N for major events. This improvement would enhance safety and mobility, consistent with the goals of Caltrans’ PCH Pavement Rehabilitation Project and the City’s Vizion Zero policy.

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Figure 1. Project Location Map
The City’s proposed traffic signal complements Caltrans’ PCH Pavement Rehabilitation Project and provides an opportunity to effectively deliver both projects through a coordinated design and construction effort. To facilitate this approach, the City and Caltrans have negotiated a Cooperative Agreement for Local Improvements that establishes each agency’s responsibilities for delivery of the project.

Under the proposed agreement, Caltrans would obtain the necessary permits, prepare the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate, administer right-of-way activities, manage the construction contract, and oversee construction of the traffic signal improvements as part of the larger Caltrans project. Caltrans would separately track the construction costs attributable to the City-requested improvement and provide a final accounting upon completion of the work. The City would reimburse Caltrans for eligible project costs in accordance with the cooperative agreement, which establishes an estimated City obligation not-to-exceed $2,000,000.

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Approval of this cooperative agreement would allow Caltrans to continue incorporating the City-requested signal into their overall project design schedule.

Environmental Review
The proposed traffic signal improvement is part of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) Pacific Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation Project. As the lead agency for the project, Caltrans is responsible for complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including completing the appropriate environmental review and making all required determinations prior to construction. The City Council's action authorizes the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans for the design and construction of the project and does not alter Caltrans' lead agency responsibility for environmental review. The City, as a responsible agency, has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15311 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15301 provides an exemption for the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. This includes the addition of safety devices for use during construction or in conjunction with existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features including navigational devices. Section 15311 provides an exemption for construction or placement of minor structures accessory to existing facilities, including traffic control devices. The project involves installation of a new traffic signal at the existing Lot 1 North driveway on Pacific Coast Highway, which would enhance operation and improve safety and would not expand use of the roadway network. Therefore, the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15311 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions

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Staff seek authority to approve available funding from the General Fund to execute an agreement with Caltrans for design, permitting, and construction of the PCH/Lot 1 North Traffic Signal Project. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Contract Request
FY 2026-27
Request Amount Future Years CIP Account # Total Contract Amount $200,000 $1,800,000 C0109360. 689000 $2,000,000
Prepared By: Matthew Hoffman, Civil Engineering Associate Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Caltrans: Pacific Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation - Project II (Weblink) B. Caltrans: Pacific Coast Highway Pavement Rehabilitation - Project II (PDF version of attachment A weblink)

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Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.F
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christopher Dishlip, Director of Public Works, Water Resources Division Subject: Award RFP #2026-RFP-00020 to Brown and Caldwell for the Evaluation of Water Treatment Facilities Local Discharge Limits and Preparation of a Local Limits Study for the Water Resources Division
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a finding of statutory exemption pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15306 (Information Gathering) of the CEQA Guidelines, and a finding of no possibility of significant effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines;

2. Award RFP # 2026-RFP-00020 to Brown and Caldwell for the evaluation of water treatment facilities, local discharge limits, and preparation of a local limits study for the Public Works Department; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Brown and Caldwell in an amount not to exceed $360,000, over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
The City of Santa Monica (City) has expanded its recycled water program to reduce its reliance on imported water supplies, create a local drought-resilient source of highquality water, and improve water quality in Santa Monica Bay with the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP). With the recent expansion, the City now needs to develop its own local limits to enhance its source protection program and support the City’s potable reuse program. Following a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process, staff recommends Brown and Caldwell as the best and only bidder for a contract in an amount not to exceed $360,000 (including 10% contingency), over a five-year period.

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Discussion
SWIP produces up to 1.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of advanced treated recycled water from stormwater, dry-weather runoff, and municipal wastewater. Approximately

0.5 mgd is produced by the upgraded Santa Monica Urban Runoff and Recycling Facility (SMURRF), which treats stormwater, urban runoff, and brackish groundwater.

Stormwater and urban runoff are captured at the City’s Clean Beach Initiative (CBI) project tank and an infiltration gallery beneath the CBI tank is available to draw on brackish groundwater when needed. This treated water from SMURRF is permitted as a dilution water source under California Title 22 Groundwater Replenishment Reuse Project. All of this provides a source for non-potable uses (e.g., irrigation) and indirect potable reuse (e.g., groundwater recharge) in the City.

Historically, all of the City’s wastewater terminated at the City of Los Angeles Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. As a result, the City’s local limits matched those of the City of Los Angeles. Due to the recently added SWIP, the City now needs to develop its own local limits to enhance its source protection program and support the City’s potable reuse program. The City’s potable reuse program currently consists of indirect potable reuse - groundwater augmentation via subsurface application (or direct injection) of advanced treated recycled water from the SWIP. The City is currently evaluating the feasibility of implementing direct potable reuse in the near future. RFP #2026-RFP00020 was issued for these services and Brown and Caldwell was selected as the best bidder to provide them.

Vendor Selection
Best and Only Bidder Brown and Caldwell
Submittals Received Selection Criteria
Bidder $360,000 Municipal Code SMMC 2.24.100(a)
Evaluation Criteria Price; Experience and Technical Competence; The Ability to Meet the Work Plan; and Value Added Services the

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Consultant Provides.

Bid Data
Date
Posted Posted On Advertised In(City Charter & SMMC)
Vendors
Downloaded
Date Publicly
Opened
04/28/2026 City's Online
Bidding Site Santa Monica Daily Press 29 05/28/2026
Additional Vendor Outreach & Justification to Award
Procurement conducted additional outreach to vendors who downloaded the bid to see why they did not submit a bid. The vendor’s price, experience and technical competence, ability to meet the City’s work plan, and value-added services provided were used to determine the selection. Based on these criteria, Brown and Caldwell is recommended as the best bidder.

Environmental Review
Preparation of the Local Limits Plan is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15306 (Information Collection) of the CEQA Guidelines, and exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines.

Section 15262 of CEQA states that a project involving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved, adopted, or funded is exempt from CEQA. Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines exempts the collection of consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. Additionally, the plan is covered by Section 15061(b)(3), 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 intent of the Local Limits Plan is to enhance the City’s source protection program and support the City’s potable reuse program (e.g., groundwater recharge) by collecting wastewater quality data to complete a desktop

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(data evaluation) analysis for developing local limits for any contaminants that may pose a risk to the City’s potable reuse program.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the Wastewater Fund to award a professional services agreement with Brown and Caldwell to conduct the local limits evaluation. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Agreement Request
FY 2026-27
Request Amount
Future Years
Amount
Department Account # Total
Contract Amount
$100,000 $260,000 51500001.552010 $360,000
Prepared By: Thomas Poon, Engineering Support Services Administrator Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. FY 26-27 Oaks Initiative (Brown & Caldwell)
B. FY 26-27 Levine Act (Brown and Caldwell)

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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 speci 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. 557 Attachment: FY 26-27 Oaks Initiative (Brown & Caldwell) (7799 : Local Limits Study (Water))

BROWN AND CALDWELL

A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

CORE OFFICERS
Richard M. D’Amato Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
1527 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80401
Euan Finlay President, Chief Operating Officer 1527 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300 Lakewood, CO 80401
Stuart Henshall EVP, Chief Financial Officer 312 S 4th St, Suite 742 Louisville, KY, 40202
Robert D. Goodson EVP, Secretary 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596

DIRECTORS
Richard M. D’Amato Chief Executive Officer, Chairman,
Board of Directors
1527 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80401
Eric Muir
Natalie V. Sierra
EVP, Director
Vice President, Director
175 Capital Blvd., 4th Floor
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
200 Brickstone Square, Suite 403
Andover, MA 01810
Jay N. Patil Director 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Louis P. Miramontes Director 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Charles W. Reese Director 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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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.

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.

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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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
Agenda Item: 4.G
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christopher Dishlip, Director of Public Works, Architecture Services Division Subject: Approval of First Modification to Agreement #11720 (CCS) with Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK for Citywide Furniture Purchases and Installation Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11720 (CCS) in the amount of $1,500,000 with Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK for citywide furniture purchases and installation for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
As City of Santa Monica (City) departments evolve and relocate, existing furniture is frequently reused to accommodate changing workspace needs. The City is committed to maximizing the useful life of its furniture through reuse, reconfiguration, and maintenance before purchasing new furniture. However, new furniture is sometimes necessary when existing furnishings have reached the end of their useful life or when reuse and reconfiguration are not feasible due to space constraints or operational requirements. The City Council approved the Citywide Workspace Optimization Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project to provide furniture solutions throughout City Hall East and Historic City Hall due to staffing and organizational updates associated with the Realignment Plan, including updates to the City’s remote work protocols. In addition, upcoming projects requiring furniture solutions include Rent Control, Human Resources, and Miscellaneous Furniture Projects.

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Accordingly, to facilitate the planned adjustments, staff recommends the execution of the first modification to agreement #11720 (CCS) between the City and Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK (BASK) in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to accommodate upcoming citywide furniture needs.

Discussion
Established in 2020, the City’s Total Workplace Initiative provides a working environment that is flexible, efficient, highly responsive, and environmentally conscious by making the best use of an open work plan, integrating City services, and specifying an ergonomic furniture system. The City is committed to maximizing the lifespan of its furniture through reuse, reconfiguration, and maintenance prior to purchasing new furniture; however, as City departments evolve and relocate and office space needs change, new furniture is necessary when existing furniture pieces reach the end of their useful life or when reuse and reconfiguration within limited spaces are not feasible.

On May 27, 2025, Council authorized the City Manager to execute an as-needed services agreement with BASK to provide furniture procurement, installation, and consulting services citywide. Agreement #11720 (CCS) was the result of the award of RFP SP2307 to BASK, and was executed on July 7, 2025.

On June 23, 2026, Council adopted the first year of the FY2026-28 Biennial Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget, which included the Citywide Workspace Optimization Project, a signature capital investment supporting the implementation of the Realignment Plan. The project aims to provide additional furniture solutions throughout City Hall East and Historic City Hall due to staffing and organizational updates associated with the Realignment Plan, including new positions and team transitions. Further, the project will also situate departmental work units and teams adjacent to one each other. Finally, the Citywide Workspace Optimization Project also requires furniture solutions for the Rent Control operation, our Human Resources Department, and miscellaneous furniture projects throughout the civic center.

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Taken together, these projects would exceed the current spending authority limit of agreement #11720 (CCS). Therefore, staff recommends the execution of a first modification to agreement #11720 (CCS) in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to accommodate the planned upcoming and future citywide furniture needs. This modification is solely to add funds to an existing contract, and would not extend the contract duration. The City is not conducting a competitive procurement due to the timing requirements associated with the projects and the need to maintain continuity with the existing services and the systems. Continuing with the current provider will allow the City to avoid unnecessary transition costs, and ensure timely project completion.

Environmental Review
The agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15301 of the CEQA State Guidelines provides Class 1 (existing facilities) exemption for projects that consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing, permitting, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing or former use. The agreement would provide for furniture procurement and replacement, installation, and consulting services, for existing City facilities and would not result in any significant expansions to the existing facilities. As such, the agreement is categorically exempt as set forth in Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
10/24/2017
(Attachment A)
Appropriation of $2 Million in FY 2017-18 Budget for the Total Workplace Initiative
10/23/2018
(Attachment B)
Award Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK Furniture Agreement for City Services Building Project

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5/27/2025
(Attachment C)
Award RFP #SP2307-2025 to Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK
for an as-needed services agreement not to exceed
$1,000,000 over a five-year period
6/23/2026
(Attachment D)
Adoption of the Second Year of the FY 2025-27 Biennial
Budget/Adoption of the First Year and Approval of the
Second Year of the FY 2026-28 Biennial Capital
Improvement Program Budget
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from various funds to increase the amount of agreement #11720 (CCS) with BASK to support the completion of the Citywide Workspace Optimization Project and continue providing furniture procurement, installation, and consulting services. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval. Purchases will be made contingent on funding being available.

Contract Modification Request
Current
Authorized
Amount
FY 2026-27
Request
Amount
Future Years
Amount
Dept/CIP Account # Total
Revised
Contract
Amount
$300,000 $660,000 Various $960,000
$700,000 $670,000 C0109220.689000
(Workspace
Optimization)
$1,370,000
$170,000 25170001-529510
(Rent Control Building
Renovation/
Maintenance)
$170,000
$1,000,000 $840,000 $660,000 Total $2,500,000

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Prepared By: Yukiko Takahashi, Architectural Associate
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. October 24, 2017 Staff Report (web link)
B. October 23, 2018 Staff Report (web link)
C. May 27, 2025 Staff Report (web link)
D. June 23, 2026 Staff Report (web link)
E. _EXECUTED DocuSign_SP2307-2025 Citywide Furniture
F. Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025_070926_completed
G. OaksInitiative-wEx_070926

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Agreement No. 11720 (CCS)

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Contractual Services Agreement (“Agreement”), entered into as of _________________ (“Execution Date”), by and between the CITY OF SANTA MONICA, a municipal corporation (“City”), and Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK (“BASK”), 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. BASK is qualified to do business, and is doing business, in the State of California.

BASK represents it has the background, knowledge, experience and expertise necessary to provide the services set forth in this Agreement.

C. The City and BASK desire to enter into an agreement for the BASK to provide contractual services to the City as set forth herein, upon the terms and conditions set forth below.

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 years after the execution date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 14.

2. BASK Services. BASK will perform all of the services (“Services”) described in Exhibit A, Scope of Services. BASK will complete the Services in accordance with Exhibit B, Budget.

3. City Services. The City agrees to:

3.1 Make available to BASK 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 BASK.

4. Compensation. The City will compensate BASK for the Services performed in an amount not to exceed ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000), as set forth in Exhibit B.

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5. Invoices. BASK 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:

PUBLIC WORKS, ARCHITECTURE SERVICES
City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street, Mail Stop 15
Santa Monica, California 90401
Attention: Yukiko Takahashi
Re: Contract No. 11720 (CCS) CITYWIDE FURNITURE
PURCHASING, SP2307-2025
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. 11720 (CCS)

6.2 All notices, demands, requests or approvals to BASK:

BASK
4 Park Plaza, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614-8563
Attention: Adam Mims
Re: Contract No. 11720 (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 BASK or any of BASK’s agents, employees, or subcontractors, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

8. Integrated Agreement. 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 BASK, and approved as to form by the City Attorney.

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9. Insurance. Prior to commencing work, BASK 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 BASK or BASK’s agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors for the duration of this Agreement. BASK 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 BASK 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 act, errors, and/or omissions of BASK, or BASK’s employees, agents, officers, and subcontractors. BASK’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 BASK, its employees, agents or officers, or subcontractors; provided, however, that BASK’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 BASK’s obligation to defend City hereunder, City has the right to conduct its own defense and seek reimbursement for reasonable costs of defense from BASK, if City chooses to do so.

10.2 Enforcement Costs. BASK 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 BASK 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.

11.2 The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and outstanding capital stock of BASK or of any general partner or joint venturer or syndicate member of BASK, if a partnership or joint venture or syndicate exists, which results in changing the control of BASK, will be construed as an assignment of this Agreement. Control means 50% or more of the voting power of the corporation.

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12. Permits and Licenses. BASK, 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 BASK 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 BASK.

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 BASK. Upon termination of this Agreement, City will pay BASK any compensation earned and unpaid up to the effective date of termination.

15. Compliance with Law. BASK 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 including, but not limited to, Articles 2 and 3, Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California related to prevailing wage, apprentices, penalties, and certified payroll.

16. Notice of Registration Requirements with and Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. BASK hereby acknowledges and agrees that:

16.1No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

16.2No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded an agreement for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

16.3This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

17. Discrimination. BASK 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.

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18. Nuisance. BASK may not maintain, commit, or permit the maintenance or commission of any nuisance in connection with the performance of services under this Agreement.

19. Records.

19.1 BASK 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, subcontractor costs, or other direct costs. BASK must keep the records, together with supporting documents, separate from other documents and records and maintain them for a period of three years after receipt of final payment.

19.2 BASK must maintain records in sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of the Services and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. BASK must clearly identify all records and make them readily accessible to the City. At the City’s request, BASK must provide records in an electronic format and, if necessary, access to any proprietary software to view such electronic records.

19.3 BASK must allow the City to have free access to BASK’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 BASK’s records, and BASK 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 BASK, BASK 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.

20. Work Product; Reports.

20.1 Any work product prepared or caused to be prepared by BASK or any subcontractor for this Agreement will be the exclusive property of City. No work product given to or prepared by BASK or any subcontractor pursuant to this Agreement may be made available to any individual or organization by BASK without prior written approval by City.

20.2 At the City’s request, BASK must furnish reports concerning the status of the Services.

21. Standard of Care. BASK agrees to provide all Services, including services performed by any subcontractor, in a manner consistent with the level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of BASK’s profession currently practicing in the same locality under similar conditions.

22. Subcontractors.

22.1 If BASK proposes to have any subcontractor perform any part of the Services, BASK must submit a request for approval in writing, describing the scope of work to be subcontracted, the name of the proposed subcontractor, and the total price or hourly rates used in preparing an estimated cost for the Docusign Envelope ID: 58718655-C4D4-4C76-A615-B31DFAB505A3

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subcontractor’s services. The City, in its sole discretion, may grant or deny the request.

22.2 BASK will be responsible for the quality of any subcontractor’s work. Every subcontract or agreement of any kind entered into between BASK and any subcontractor (or between any subcontractor and others) must contain the following provision:

This agreement is consistent with all terms and conditions of the Contract No. 11720 (CCS) entered into between the City of Santa Monica and BASK on^^____________________.

23. Governing Law. The laws of the State of California, without regard to any choice of law provisions, will govern this Agreement.

24. Venue and Jurisdiction. The City and BASK 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.

25. 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.

26. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if both parties hereto had executed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute a single Agreement. Any signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically through DocuSign or PDF shall be deemed an original signature and be binding upon the parties hereto (it being agreed that such electronic signature shall have the same force and effect as an original signature).

27. 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
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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:
______________________________

LANE DILG
City Attorney

CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
a municipal corporation
By: ______________________________

RICK COLE
City Manager
BASK Corporation
#VENDOR
By: ________________________________
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City Attorney

DOUGLAS SLOAN
Vice President
BASK
7/7/2025
Brian Shugrue
Interim City Manager
Elaine Polachek
7/7/2025
Nikima Newsome
7/8/2025
City Clerk

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Scope of Services
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Scope of Services
Archi.txture, LLC dba BASK (BASK) will provide furniture procurement, replacement, installation, and consulting services for office remodels, office reorganizations, and tenant improvement projects across approximately 170,000 square feet of City-owned or leased municipal office space, including City Hall and satellite offices, as part of the City’s Total Workplace Initiative. The City standard for workplace furniture in all City offices is Steelcase product.

Scope of work shall includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• New workstations in existing furniture contexts.
• Office remodels with some new procured furniture and utilizing some parts and pieces of existing inventory either on-site or in the City’s furniture warehouse. • Office remodels with only new procured furniture.
• Provide a project manager (“BASK PM”) who will serve as the main point of contact for the City and who is skilled and experienced in the assessment, planning, procurement, delivery and installation of furniture and equipment. BASK PM must be highly responsive to City staff inquiries, returning requests for quotes within an agreed upon timeframe that is dependent upon the size of the project (maximum response deadline is five working days), and returning phone calls and email inquiries within a 24-hour period. • Work with City staff to finalize furniture needs on an as-needed and per-project basis. • For each project, develop with City staff a work plan and schedule for:

1. Delivery, installation, and clean up:
• Describe how items will be delivered
• Identify who will conduct the installation
• Installer insurance meets City minimum requirements
• Identify who will supervise delivery and installation • Coordinate moving unused furniture to City storage facility

2. Room-to-room plan of furniture items, as selected from the various Steelcase furniture lines on a per-project basis

3. Other detailed and specific needs required by City staff • Provide support for any unforeseen needs the City may deem pertinent to the overall project scope.

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Contractual Services Agreement Insurance Requirements
Contractor 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 Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.

Minimum Scope and 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 (Insurance Services Office Form CG 25 04) 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 Contractor has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and Code 9 (non-owned), 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).

If the Contractor maintains broader coverage or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City of Santa Monica requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage or higher limits maintained by the Contractor. 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

1. The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
a. Additional Insured Status: 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 Contractor including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. CGL coverage can be provided in the Docusign Envelope ID: 58718655-C4D4-4C76-A615-B31DFAB505A3

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Packet Pg. 584 Attachment: _EXECUTED DocuSign_SP2307-2025 Citywide Furniture (7807 : Citywide Furniture Purchasing – BASK CT 11720 Modification 1cv) 2 form of an endorsement to the Contractor’s insurance (at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Form CG 20 10 11 85, or if not available, through the addition of both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33, or CG 20 38 and CG 20 37). b. Primary Coverage: For any claims related to this Agreement, the Contractor’s insurance shall be primary coverage as least as broad as Insurance Services Office Form CG 20 01 04 13 as respects the City of Santa Monica, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City of Santa Monica, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be in excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not contribute with it. c. Notice of Cancellation: 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: Contractor hereby grants to the City of Santa Monica a waiver of any right of subrogation which any insurer of said Contractor may acquire against the City of Santa Monica by virtue of payment of any loss. Contractor 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.

Self-Insured Retentions
Self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City of Santa Monica. The City of Santa Monica may require the Contractor to purchase coverage with a lower retention or provide satisfactory proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention. The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self-insured retention may be satisfied by either the name insured or the City of Santa Monica.

Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to conduct business in California with a current A.M. Best rating of no less than A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City of Santa Monica.

Verification of Coverage
Contractor shall furnish the City of Santa Monica with original certificates and amendatory endorsements (or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage provided by this clause). All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City Docusign Envelope ID: 58718655-C4D4-4C76-A615-B31DFAB505A3

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Packet Pg. 585 Attachment: _EXECUTED DocuSign_SP2307-2025 Citywide Furniture (7807 : Citywide Furniture Purchasing – BASK CT 11720 Modification 1cv) 3 of Santa Monica before work commences. However, failure to obtain required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Contractor’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 Contractor, 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 Contractor resulting from said breach.

Subcontractors
Contractor 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
# 1: Workers’ Compensation insurance coverage is not required if the Contractor does not have employees. The Contractor must, however, execute the City’s Workers’ Compensation Coverage Exemption Declaration Form.

Docusign Envelope ID: 58718655-C4D4-4C76-A615-B31DFAB505A3

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Packet Pg. 591 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025_070926_completed (7807 : Citywide Furniture Purchasing – BASK CT 11720 Modification 1cv)

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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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:

Bid/PO/Contract # ____________________________ Permit # ___________________________ Brian Shugrue Vice President
7/9/26
[email protected] 9784308072
Archi.txture LLC, DBA BASK
Adam Mims - Owner & CEO
Adam Mims - 60%
Steelcase Inc. - 40%
Brian Shugrue
Digitally signed by Brian Shugrue
DN: C=US, [email protected],
O=BASK, CN=Brian Shugrue
Date: 2026.07.09 10:13:06-07'00'

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Packet Pg. 594 Attachment: OaksInitiative-wEx_070926 (7807 : Citywide Furniture Purchasing – BASK CT 11720 Modification 1cv) City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.H
1 of 4
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Matthew Hallock, Fire Chief, Fire Department
Subject: Authorization to enter into Professional Services Agreement with Grail, Inc. to Provide Cancer Screenings for the Santa Monica Fire Department 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; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Grail, Inc. to provide cancer screenings for Fire Department personnel. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to the City’s Procurement Policy and is for a total contract amount not to exceed $130,962, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval and grant awards.

Summary
The Santa Monica Fire Department (“SMFD”) was awarded the FY 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (“AFG”) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. SMFD applied for this grant to provide cancer screenings to its personnel, as cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters. Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Grail, Inc. to provide cancer screenings to SMFD personnel. If approved, the agreement contemplates expenditures totaling $130,962, which is comprised of $119,056.36 in grant funds plus the required 10% local match of $11,905.64.

Discussion

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SMFD was awarded the FY 2024 AFG by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Council accepted this grant on January 27, 2026. The grant enables SMFD to use the grant funds of $119,056.36, plus the required 10% local match of $11,905.64, to fund cancer screenings for all SMFD personnel for one year . The AFG program has a two-year performance period, from November 25, 2025, to November 25, 2027.

The health and wellness of the City’s employees are key goals of the City. SMFD’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan identifies “Sustained Organization Vitality” as a strategic goal, with objectives focused on employee health and wellness, reducing work-related injuries, and reducing time-off due to injuries.

Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters due to frequent exposure to toxic fumes and soot. In fact, SMFD recently had a line of duty death due to cancer in 2023.

Early detection of cancer and associated symptoms is critical to receiving early treatment and increasing survival rates. Detecting cancer early can mean the difference between life and death. While SMFD sought funding for a two-year pilot program, the AFG award only provides enough funding to cover one year of cancer screenings. The AFG award and the required 10% local match represents a total award amount of $130,962, which will provide enough funding to screen all SMFD staff, including administrative staff.

Grail, Inc. is a healthcare biotechnology company that offers the Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test, which analyzes DNA fragments in the blood to identify multiple cancer signals early using next generation sequencing and advanced data science. Grail’s test can detect 50+ cancer types, including many with no recommended screening, and offers high accuracy with a low false positive rate to help identify cancers when they are most treatable. SMFD utilized an exception to the competitive process because Grail is the only vendor that could provide the cancer screening services as specified in the AFG application that SMFD submitted.

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Deviations from the grant requirements by using a different vendor for unapproved uses could result in forfeiture of the grant funds.

Exception to Competitive Bidding
Staff recommends a contract with Grail, Inc for it to provide the City with early detection cancer screening blood tests for SMFD personnel, and to do so as an exception to the competitive bidding process per the approved ECB #489 pursuant to the City’s Procurement Policy.
f. Special conditions attach to a grant, donation, gift or other legal document that require the use of particular goods and/or services;
Environmental Review
The agreement with Grail, Inc. to provide cancer screenings is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (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 cancer screening services provided by Grail would have no possibility of significant effect on the environment and therefore is, exempt from CEQA.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
01/27/2026 Acceptance of FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the General Fund and Miscellaneous Grants Fund to award an agreement to Grail, Inc. to provide cancer screening tests to Fire Department employees.

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Agreement Request
Funding Source (s) FY 2026-27
Request Amount Department Account # Total Contract Amount General Fund $11,905.64 01190005.550010 $11,905.64
Miscellaneous
Grants Fund $119,056.36 20190001.555300 $119,056.36
Total $130,962.00
Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Prepared By: Jonathan Tang, Principal Administrative Analyst Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Grail Oaks Initative
B. Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226
C. 01-27-2026 FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE NOTICE

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS, BIDDERS, PROPOSERS

AND OTHERS SEEKING DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, CONTRACTS,

Docusign Envelope ID: 387BACA0-1D9C-8BEA-80AC-E7271E8666E7

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Packet Pg. 599 Attachment: Grail Oaks Initative (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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:

Bid/PO/Contract # ____________________________ Permit # ___________________________ Wendy Strait Vice President, Enterprise Channel [email protected] (650) 753-3156 GRAIL, Inc.

Directors: Gregory Summe, Sarah Krevins, Steven Mizell, Joshua Ofman, Robert Ragusa (until 6/1) Officers: Joshua Ofman, Aaron Freidin, Robert Ragusa (until 6/1) None
Docusign Envelope ID: 387BACA0-1D9C-8BEA-80AC-E7271E8666E7 May 28, 2026

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Packet Pg. 600 Attachment: Grail Oaks Initative (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening) Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:

Directors:
• Gregory Summe
• Sarah Krevins
• Steven Mizell
• Joshua Ofman
• Robert Ragusa (until 6/1)
Officers:
• Joshua Ofman
• Aaron Freidin
• Robert Ragusa (until 6/1)
Docusign Envelope ID: 387BACA0-1D9C-8BEA-80AC-E7271E8666E7

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Packet Pg. 601 Attachment: Grail Oaks Initative (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening) Certificate Of Completion
Envelope Id: 387BACA0-1D9C-8BEA-80AC-E7271E8666E7 Status: Completed Subject: Complete with Docusign: OAKS_INITIATIVE_FORM.pdf Source Envelope:

Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 1 Envelope Originator:

Certificate Pages: 1 Initials: 0 Christy Preen
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Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
1525 OBrien Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
[email protected]
IP Address: 165.85.180.17
Record Tracking
Status: Original
5/28/2026 1:49:54 PM
Holder: Christy Preen
[email protected]
Location: DocuSign
Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Wendy Strait
[email protected]
VP Enterprise Channels
GRAIL
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Drawn on Device
Using IP Address: 165.85.180.17
Signed using mobile
Sent: 5/28/2026 1:50:32 PM
Viewed: 5/28/2026 2:14:22 PM
Signed: 5/28/2026 2:14:27 PM
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Packet Pg. 602 Attachment: Grail Oaks Initative (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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Packet Pg. 603 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226 [Revision 1] (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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Packet Pg. 604 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226 [Revision 1] (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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Packet Pg. 605 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226 [Revision 1] (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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Packet Pg. 606 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226 [Revision 1] (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening)

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Packet Pg. 607 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Grail 090226 [Revision 1] (7822 : Award PSA Grail for Cancer Screening) City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: January 27, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.B
1 of 4
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Matthew Hallock, Fire Chief, Fire Department
Subject: Acceptance of FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award 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. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded to the City in the amount of $119,056.36 from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the FY 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the Fire Department, and to accept all grant renewals;

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant, all grant renewals, and modifications; and

4. Authorize a budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).

Summary
The Santa Monica Fire Department (“SMFD”) was awarded the FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (“AFG”) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. SMFD will use the grant funds of $119,056.36, plus the required 10% local match of $11,905.64, to fund cancer screenings to all SMFD personnel for one year. Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters, given their frequent exposure to toxic fumes and soot, and early detection and treatment are critical to increasing survival rates. Staff recommends acceptance of the FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

Discussion

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The AFG program provides financial assistance to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, or to a State Fire Training Academy, for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the public and first responder personnel against fire and fire-related hazards. Each year, eligible organizations are invited to apply and compete for funding. In 2022, SMFD was awarded the FY 2021 AFG to purchase automated chest compression devices which provide continuous chest compressions necessary for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The health and wellness of the City’s employees are key goals of the City. SMFD’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan identifies Sustained Organization Vitality as a strategic goal, with objectives focused on employee health and wellness, reducing work-related injuries, reducing time-off due to injuries, etc. Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters, due to their frequent exposure to toxic fumes and soot. According to the International Association of Fire Fighters, cancer caused 66% of career firefighter lineof-duty deaths from 2002 to 2019. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a multi-year study of over 30,000 career firefighters from Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, who were employed between 1950 and 2009. Compared to the general public, firefighters are at greater risk for cancer diagnoses (9% higher) and succumb to cancer-related deaths (14% higher). Another NIOSH study found that firefighters have a 100% increased risk of getting mesothelioma and a 129% increased risk of dying from mesothelioma. They have a 62% higher risk of getting esophageal cancer, with a 39% increased risk of dying. Many retired firefighters die of cancer; in fact, SMFD had a line of duty death due to cancer in 2023.

Early detection of cancer symptoms is critical to receiving early treatment and increasing survival rates. This can mean the difference between life and death. While SMFD sought funding for a two-year pilot program of annual cancer screenings, the AFG award is only enough to cover one year of cancer screenings. The AFG award of $119,056.36, plus the required 10% local match of $11,905.64, for a total of $130,962, will be able to screen 138 SMFD employees.

SMFD will return to Council at a later date to award a contract for a vendor to provide the cancer screenings. The AFG program has a two-year performance period, starting from the date of acceptance – in this case, November 25, 2025 to November 25, 2027.

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Applicability of Federal Grant Conditions
On April 18, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security, of which FEMA is a part, revised the standard terms and conditions applicable to grants awarded after that date.

Those revisions included conditions obligating grant recipients to certify that they do not and will operate any programs that advance or promote “DEI, DEIA, or discriminatory equity ideology,” that they will cooperate in federal immigration enforcement, and that they will “comply with the requirements of Presidential Executive Orders related to grants”.

A coalition of states sued FEMA challenging the immigration conditions in particular, in Illinois v. FEMA, 1:25-cv-00206-WES-PAS (D.R.I.). On September 24, 2025, the court vacated and set aside the conditions that would require FEMA grant recipients to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. That order applies nationwide. The City also joined several cities and counties in filing a separate lawsuit challenging the DEI, immigration, and Executive Order conditions in Santa Clara County v. Kristi Noem, 3:25-cv-08330-WHO (N.D. Cal.). On November 21, 2025, the court issued an order enjoining DHS and FEMA from directly or indirectly taking any action to withhold or condition funds to the City based on the DEI and Executive Order conditions.

Due to the court orders in both the Illinois v. FEMA and Santa Clara County v. Noem case, the DEI, immigration, and Executive Order conditions do not apply to this grant.

Environmental Review
The acceptance of federal grant funds is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (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 grant funds would provide for cancer screening, ensuring greater protection of human health for SMPD. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the acceptance and use of grant funds would not result in adverse physical impacts on the environment, and as such, exempt from CEQA.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions

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Staff seeks authority to accept $119,056.36 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the FY 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to fund cancer screening in the Fire Department.

Approval of the recommended action requires the following budget amendment.

FY 2025-26 Grant Budget Amendment
Establish Revenue Budget Appropriate Funds
Account Number Amount Account Number Amount
20190001.404210 $119,056.36 20190001.555300 $119,056.36 If modifications or renewals are awarded, budget adjustments will be included in subsequent year budgets, contingent on Council budget approval.

Prepared By: Jonathan Tang, Principal Administrative Analyst Approved Forwarded to Council

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Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.I
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christopher Dishlip, Director of Public Works, Water Resources Division Subject: Authorization to Issue Purchase Order to Hach Company for Water Treatment Chemical Analyzer Equipment & Reagents
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and

2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Hach Company for water treatment chemical analyzer equipment and reagents for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant the City’s Procurement Policy and is for a total amount not to exceed $750,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
The City of Santa Monica (City), Department of Public Works – Water Resources Division operates various water production and treatment facilities (e.g., Arcadia Water Treatment Plant, Charnock Treatment Plant, and potable water storage reservoirs) to provide safe, high-quality drinking water to the community. Water quality is monitored 24/7 through online analyzers that provide real-time measurements of various water quality parameters, including chlorine and turbidity, to ensure the performance of the multi-barrier treatment system as well as drinking water quality in the distribution system. These instruments require regulatory approval, and the City currently employs more than 40 proprietary analyzers manufactured by Hach Company (HACH) to measure and monitor water quality. HACH is the sole manufacturer and distributor of these products. Due to the proprietary nature of products required to maintain these

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water quality analyzers, an exception to the competitive bidding process was approved by the Acting Procurement Manager via ECB #490 in an amount not to exceed $750,000 over a five-year period.

Discussion
Online water quality analyzers are essential to the City's drinking water treatment and distribution system and are required by federal and state regulations to verify treatment performance and protect public health. These analyzers continuously monitor critical water quality parameters and provide operators with real-time data needed to ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state drinking water standards.

State regulatory agencies require that these analyzers utilize approved analytical methods and certified instrumentation. For many regulated water quality parameters, only one or two manufacturers produce equipment that is certified by state regulators.

As a result, the City's ability to competitively procure replacement analyzers and associated reagents is limited, as each instrument is often proprietary.

The City's multi-barrier water treatment system (e.g., the Charnock Treatment Plant, Arcadia Water Treatment Plant, and Olympic Advanced Water Treatment Facility) relies on a network of online analyzers to continuously measure pH, ammonia, chlorine, conductivity, fluoride, sulfides, turbidity, and other critical water quality characteristics.

Water Resources staff, operators, and laboratory chemists utilize more than 40 Hach instruments and their associated proprietary reagents to perform continuous water quality monitoring, calibrate analytical equipment, and verify treatment performance.

The data generated by these instruments enable staff to make real-time operational adjustments throughout the treatment process to consistently produce drinking water that meets or exceeds all federal, state, and local water quality requirements.

HACH is the sole authorized manufacturer and direct distributor of Hach-branded analyzers, replacement parts, software, and proprietary reagents. The use of manufacturer-specific reagents and components is necessary to ensure instrument

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accuracy, maintain regulatory compliance, preserve manufacturer warranties, and avoid costly replacement of existing equipment. Transitioning to an alternative manufacturer's platform would require significant capital investment to replace existing analyzers, modify facility infrastructure, update control system programming, retrain staff, and establish new maintenance and quality assurance procedures.

Accordingly, Water Resources seeks authorization to award a purchase order to HACH for the purchase of water quality analyzers, replacement parts, and laboratory reagents as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant the City’s Procurement Policy in an amount not to exceed $750,000 over a five-year period, with future funding contingent upon City Council budget approval. An exception to the competitive bidding process with HACH was previously approved by the City Council in 2021, and continued use of HACH equipment ensures operational consistency, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted monitoring of the City's drinking water system.

Vendor Selection
Exception to Competitive Bidding
Staff recommends HACH to provide water treatment chemical analyzer equipment and reagents as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to the City’s Procurement Policy and the approved ECB #490.
b. When a good or service is copyrighted, patented or only available from one license holder, including, proprietary goods, original equipment manufacturers and/or exclusive distributors.

Environmental Review
The purchase order for repair parts and supplies to perform preventive maintenance and urgent repairs, as well as for routine operational activities is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Section 15301 exempts “the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures,

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facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.” The purchase order would allow for the continuance of day-to-day water operations at water treatment facilities and would not expand or materially change existing facilities or operations. Therefore, the project is categorically exempt as set forth in Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
06/22/2021
(Attachment A)
Sole Source Purchase of Water Treatment Chemical
Analyzer Equipment, Instruments, and Reagents
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the Water Fund to award a purchase order to HACH to furnish and deliver analyzer equipment and reagents.

Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Purchase Order Request
FY 2026-27
Request Amount Future Years Department Account # Total PurchaseOrder Amount $150,000 $600,000 50500001.525080 $750,000
Prepared By: Thomas Poon, Engineering Support Services Administrator Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. June 22, 2021 Staff Report (web link)
B. FY 26-27 Oaks Initative (Hach)
C. FY 26-27 Levine Act (Hach)

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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 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 #

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Packet Pg. 616 Attachment: FY 26-27 Oaks Initative (Hach) (7851 : Chemical Analyzer Equipment & Reagents)

HACH COMPANY

ACTION BY UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT IN LIEU OF

A MEETING OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 141 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and in lieu of a meeting of directors for such purposes, the undersigned, constituting all of the directors of Hach Company , do hereby consent to the following actions permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors without the necessity of any formal meeting being held:

Appointment of Officers
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to elect officers of the Company to serve until the earliest of the next annual meeting (or action by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting) of the Board of Directors of the Company, until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their resignation, removal or death.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following individuals are hereby elected to serve as officers of the Company, to serve until the earliest of the next annual meeting (or action by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting) of the Board of Directors of the Company, until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their resignation, removal or death:

Brett A. Cornell Vice President
Hermes Gonzales President
Kevin A. Klau Executive Vice President
Robert S. Lutz Vice President
Frank T. McFaden Vice President and Treasurer
Vice President and Secretary
Christophe Pattyn Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Adam Tursi Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Ephraim Starr Vice President and General Counsel
Darin Stell Vice President Sales
Michael J. Strycker Vice President
Kurt Tyler Commercial President, High Growth Markets
Sudhaker Varshney Vice President Operations
Kornelija Zgonc Vice President Research & Development
Tax Delegation of Authority
RESOLVED, that each person in the Danaher Corporation tax department with a title of Director or higher behalf of the Company in all tax and taxation matters at the Federal, State and local levels of government of the United States, and in so doing, is hereby authorized to prepare, execute and file documents of any nature in the conduct of the tax affairs of the Company with such authorities and responsibilities to include, but not be limited to, preparation and filing of tax returns, tax reports and tax renditions; payment of taxes and related licenses and fees; receipt, but not endorsement, negotiation or collection, of checks in payment of any refund of taxes, penalties and interest; inspection and receipt of confidential information, filing of tax protests and claims; prosecuting, defending and compromising tax litigations; providing a system of records retention, and the execution of all documents, including waivers, necessary or desirable in connection therewith;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the sole purpose of executing and delivering any and all instruments and documents under the authority granted above, each of the Danaher Tax Delegates is hereby designated

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Packet Pg. 617 Attachment: FY 26-27 Oaks Initative (Hach) (7851 : Chemical Analyzer Equipment & Reagents) as Assistant Treasurer Taxes, respectively, of the Company, to serve until the earliest of the next annual meeting (or action by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting) of the Board of Directors of the Company, until such individual is no longer considered a Danaher Tax Delegate or until his or her resignation, removal or death;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the sole purpose of certifying all instruments, documents, and records of the Company, to attest to the authority and position of any signatory whose signature may be affixed to an instrument, and to execute on behalf of the Company affidavits, pleadings and other documents in connection with tax litigation and other tax proceedings and for the purpose of executing and delivering any and all instruments and documents under the authority granted above, each of the Danaher Tax Delegates is hereby designated as Assistant Treasurer Taxes, respectively, of the Company, to serve until the earliest of the next annual meeting (or action by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting) of the Board of Directors of the Company, until such individual is no longer considered a Danaher Tax Delegate or until his or her resignation, removal or death; FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the purpose of paying, on behalf of and for the account of the Company, all Federal, State and local taxes, depository payments, licenses, fees, penalties and interest which may from time to time be owed by or due from the Company in connection with its tax affairs, each of the Danaher Tax Delegates is hereby authorized to make such payments. Amounts for such payments may be drawn on Danaher Corporation bank accounts, for the account of the Company, and if so the Company will be billed for any such amounts paid on behalf of the Company by Danaher Corporation; FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors relating to the subject matter of the foregoing Resolutions are hereby replaced by these Resolutions, but all actions taken in accordance with these Resolutions or any such prior Resolutions are hereby affirmed and ratified; and FURTHER RESOLVED, that the delegation of authority contained in these Resolutions shall continue in full force and effect until these Resolutions are amended, replaced or rescinded by further action of the Board of Directors.

Treasury Delegation of Authority
managing certain banking transactions on behalf of the Company, and that certain officers within Danaher of the Company, and it is therefore:

RESOLVED, that any one or more of - orized in the name
of and on behalf of the Company, acting singly or jointly, to open and close, or to authorize any designated person or persons to open and close, from time to time, one or more accounts in the name of the Company funds of the Company may be deposited, whether represented by cash, checks, notes or other evidences of debt, or any securities owned by the Company;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any endorsement for deposit to an Account may be in the form of a written or stamped endorsement of the Company without identification of the person making the endorsement; FURTHER RESOLVED, that any one or more of the Danaher Treasury Delegates are hereby authorized in the name and on behalf of the Company, acting singly or jointly, to establish or confirm or to authorize any designated person or persons to establish and confirm, from time to time, by written notice to an Authorized Depository: (i) authority of any designated person or persons, acting jointly, to withdraw funds from Account(s) by commercially recognized means, including telephone instruction, electronic funds transfer, manual signature, and facsimile signature; (ii) termination of authority previously granted to any person or persons with respect to Account(s); and (iii) special requirements or conditions in connection with Account(s);

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Code Regs. Section 18438.1, which states:

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Packet Pg. 619 Attachment: FY 26-27 Levine Act (Hach) (7851 : Chemical Analyzer Equipment & Reagents) 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 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
Agenda Item: 4.J
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Anuj Gupta, Director of Transportation, Department of Transportation, Transit Maintenance
Subject: Award Bid #4524 to and Authorize the City Manager to enter into an Agreement With UBM Enterprise, Inc. for Custodial Services at Big Blue Bus Facilities for the Department of Transportation
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and a finding of no possibility of significant effects pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;

2. Award Bid #4524 to UBM Enterprise, Inc. for custodial services at Big Blue Bus facilities for the Department of Transportation;

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with UBM Enterprises, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,549,611, with a $154,961 contingency, for a total amount not to exceed $1,704,572 over a five-year period with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.

Summary
The Santa Monica Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Big Blue Bus (BBB) division operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a campus that includes its operations/administrative building; maintenance building including maintenance shops, offices, and training facility; and its transit bus fuel and wash facility. Each of these buildings require ongoing custodial services, which include daily cleaning in all offices, restrooms, breakrooms, and public areas.

Because of the industrial nature of BBB’s facilities and the volume of employees within the facilities, ongoing detailed cleaning is required to maintain sanitary and safe working conditions. Staff recommends that Bid #4524 be awarded to UBM Enterprise, Inc., to

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provide custodial services for DOT’s Big Blue Bus facilities, and that Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,704,572 for a five-year period.

Discussion
DOT’s Big Blue Bus facility includes 95,000 square feet across three buildings that see a high volume of foot traffic and industrial use. The facilities’ heavy use requires consistent detailed cleaning on an ongoing weekly and monthly basis. The custodial services currently provided include regular cleaning and disinfecting of all offices, restrooms, breakrooms, and public high-touch spaces. In addition, the vendor must clean several types of flooring that require consistent care using specialized equipment.

Awarding Bid #4524 to UBM Enterprises, Inc. and executing an agreement for custodial services would ensure that working conditions at BBB’s facilities remain clean and sanitary, and that no slip hazards arise from material spills or lack of floor cleaning. As part of the agreement, UBM Enterprises, Inc., will be responsible for providing qualified personnel trained in best practices for custodial services.

DOT has historically contracted custodial services due to the need for cleaning equipment and supplies, storage space, and workforce flexibility operating a 24 hour a day, seven day a week service. The “Contract and As-Needed Staffing Review Policy, Practice, Recommendations” report approved by Council on January 13, 2015, recommends that custodial and building maintenance services be contracted out. Bid #4524 requires the vendor to provide all equipment needed to deliver the contracted services, saving the City costs associated with the purchase and storage of equipment.

In addition to these cost savings, the nature of the custodial work needed requires a large employee pool that works both days and evenings and includes the requisite supervision during work hours. Custodial staff service all three of the buildings at the Big Blue Bus facility in two shifts daily. The bid award would enable the City to maintain a clean and safe work environment for employees at its Big Blue Bus facilities. Staff recommends Bid #4524 be awarded to, and the City Manager be authorized to

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negotiate and enter into an agreement with, UBM Enterprise, Inc., to provide custodial services for DOT’s Big Blue Bus facilities.

Vendor Selection
Bidder Recommendation
Best Bidder UBM Enterprises, Inc.

Evaluation Criteria Cost; Experience
Municipal Code SMMC 2.24.100(a)
Submittals Received
Base Hill Inc. $1,692,003 DMS Facility Services $2,092,904 UBM Enterprise, Inc. $1,704,572 Yo-boy sanitation experts $2,100,113 CCS Facility Services - Los
Angeles, Inc. $1,739,821 Priority Building Services $2,191,177 US Metro Group, Inc. $1,784,645 UMS INC $2,264,362
H.N.W. Building
Maintenance, Inc. $1,796,305 ULTIMATE MAINTENANCE SERVICES $2,317,953 Apex Team Solutions Inc $1,828,102 CM Simple Janitorial LLC $2,349,312

PRECISION MATERIAL
MANAGEMENT $1,914,251
Margarita's House Cleaning Inc. and
Janitorial Services $2,459,616
Coastal Building Services,
Inc. $2,021,276 Vested Solutions Janitorial, LLC $2,883,881 UNISERVE Facilities
Services LLC $2,048,918 RSG Solutions LLC $4,390,972
SoCal Cleaner, LLC $2,089,222 Premier Property Preservation, LLC Disqualified Taylor DM Brands, Inc. No Bid
Bid Data
Date
Posted Posted On
Advertise In
Vendors
Downloaded
Date Publicly
Opened (City Charter &
SMMC)
7/9/2026 City's Online
Bidding Site
Santa Monica Daily
Press 61 7/28/2026
Best Bidder Justification

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Bid #4524 was evaluated by the evaluation committee from the Department of Transportation, Transit Maintenance Division based on the criteria in SMMC

2.24.100(a) including cost and experience. Although UBM was not the lowest bidder, their bid was within 1% of the lowest bidder’s cost, where cost made up 70% of the evaluation score. The evaluation committee reviewed all bidders’ experience statements and contacted each bidders’ references and determined that UBM was the best bidder based on reference feedback and their experience providing custodial services for large City and County agencies.

Environmental Review
The contract for custodial services is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines. Section 15301 exempts Class 1 (Existing Facilities) projects from CEQA, which includes the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The custodial services contract would not result in any modifications to existing facilities at the Big Blue Bus facility and would not expand or materially change existing transit operations or increase the City’s fleet of transit buses. Therefore, this is categorically exempt as set forth in Section 15301 of the CEQA guidelines. Additionally, the contract is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) 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 for custodial services would not have a physical impact on the environment.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to approve available funding from the Big Blue Bus Fund to award an agreement with UBM Enterprise, Inc., to provide custodial services for buildings at DOT’s Big Blue Bus Facility.

Contract Request
FY 2026-27
Request Amount
Future Years
Amount Department # Total Contract Amount

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$291,876 $1,412,696 60600011.550016 $1,704,572
Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Prepared By: David Nanjo, Administrative Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. UBM Oaks Form
B. UBM Levine Act Form

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Packet Pg. 626 Attachment: UBM Oaks Form (7859 : Award Bid for Custodial Services for SMDOT Facilities) City of Santa Monica Levine Act Disclosure Form

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Code Regs. Section 18438.1, which states:

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. 627 Attachment: UBM Levine Act Form [Revision 1] (7859 : Award Bid for Custodial Services for SMDOT Facilities) 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. 628 Attachment: UBM Levine Act Form [Revision 1] (7859 : Award Bid for Custodial Services for SMDOT Facilities) 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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3. What must be disclosed?
A party must disclose campaign contributions over $500 made in the prior twelve months.

A “contribution” is anything of value for which the party has not received full consideration, including money, nonmonetary items, payments made for advertising or

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other expenses coordinated with a candidate or committee, loans, tickets to political fundraisers, etc.

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Packet Pg. 631 Attachment: UBM Levine Act Form [Revision 1] (7859 : Award Bid for Custodial Services for SMDOT Facilities) City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.K
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Oliver Chi, City Manager, Office of Economic Development Subject: Authorization to enter into Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council:

1. Adopt finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Sections 15303, 15332, and 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School (SMTS) to provide concession and recreation services at Clover Park for five years, with one additional five-year renewal option.

Summary
On January 27, 2026, City Council adopted the City’s 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan (“Vision Plan”), which provides a long-term framework for enhancing Santa Monica’s parks through expanded recreational programming, amenities, social connection, and creative approaches to activating the City’s open space network. Action

1.4.2 of the Vision Plan calls for identifying opportunities to integrate food and beverage concessions within parks.

Consistent with this direction, the proposed incorporation of the Santa Monica Trapeze School at Clover Park would introduce a distinctive recreational service while creating an opportunity for complementary concessionaire services offering drinks and snacks to park users. Together, these uses would support the Vision Plan’s goals of fostering an inclusive, active, and socially connected park system by expanding recreational

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opportunities, enhancing visitor-serving amenities, and improving the overall experience for park users.

The City is also pursuing complementary concession opportunities at other park and beach facilities, including a planned revitalization of the Camera Obscura in Palisades Park for conversion to a park concession, anticipated to open by summer 2027, along with additional concession offerings at the Annenberg Community Beach Club.

Discussion
The City’s 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan is intended to:
• Respond to current physical conditions, community needs, values, and opportunities.
• Advance the overarching "City as Habitat" vision, which views parks and open space as places that support people, recreation, arts, nature, climate resilience, and community well-being.
• Identify actions and strategies for improving existing parks, expanding recreational opportunities, increasing access and amenities, strengthening social connections, and improving environmental sustainability and resilience. • Establish a framework for how the City's park network can evolve and adapt over time, rather than prescribing specific projects that must occur. • Guide long-term investment in the City’s parks and recreation system over the next 20 years.

Located at 2600 Ocean Park Boulevard, Clover Park is one of the City's largest neighborhood parks, encompassing approximately 18 acres in the Sunset Park neighborhood. The park serves as a recreational destination for residents and visitors of all ages. Existing facilities include lighted baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts (with striped pickleball courts), a basketball court, sand volleyball court, two children's playgrounds, a par fitness course, expansive open lawn areas, walking paths, reservable picnic and barbecue areas, public restrooms, and a surface parking

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lot. The park also hosts community events, youth sports, fitness classes, and other organized recreational programming throughout the year.

The park’s amenities do not include a café, snack bar, concession stand, or other permanent food service operation where park users can purchase refreshments or light meals. As a result, visitors participating in youth sports, community events, fitness programs, or extended recreational activities must leave the park to obtain food and beverages or bring their own. The absence of an on-site concessionaire represents a gap in the park's amenities and an opportunity to enhance the overall visitor experience by providing convenient food and beverage services that complement the park's existing recreational uses.

The relocation of the Santa Monica Trapeze School (“SMTS”) to Clover Park presents a unique opportunity to advance the Parks and Recreation Vision Plan by introducing a distinctive recreational amenity accompanied by ancillary food and beverage services, thereby enriching the park’s overall functionality and visitor experience. The proposed concession agreement does not sell or transfer any portion of Clover Park. The City is adding an amenity, not removing the park from public use.

The Operator
The SMTS, winner of the “Most Loved Santa Monica Business” award, is a popular community attraction with a long history in Santa Monica. Operating for nearly two decades, the school offers aerial arts instruction, youth programming, camps, birthday parties, corporate team-building events, and community performances that attract both residents and visitors. Its presence introduces a new recreational use that broadens the park's programming while generating additional park activity throughout the week. This increased visitation creates a strong foundation for complementary concessionaire activations, such as a café, coffee kiosk, healthy grab-and-go food vendor, or seasonal concession stand, that would serve trapeze school participants, families attending youth sporting events, park users, and spectators alike.

Together, these uses have the potential to transform Clover Park into a more active, family-oriented destination by enhancing visitor amenities, encouraging longer stays, and creating a more complete park experience without altering the park's primary recreational character.

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As the City continues to implement the broader vision for the Santa Monica Airport conversion, the combination of the SMTS and future concessionaire opportunities at Clover Park can serve as a catalyst for activating this portion of the Airport Campus.

These complementary uses support the City's goals of expanding recreational programming, increasing public enjoyment of park facilities, and providing convenient visitor-serving amenities while preserving Clover Park as an accessible, communityfocused recreational asset.

Relocation to Clover Park
Since 2008, the Trapeze School operated at the Santa Monica Pier as a well-regarded recreational attraction and unique component of the Pier's mix of uses. Recognizing the Trapeze School's nearly two decades of service to the community and its value as a unique recreational amenity, Pier stakeholders and City leadership provided staff with the following direction:
• On March 18, 2024, the Pier Corporation Board requested the City’s Economic Development Division actively work with the SMTS to identify potential relocation sites within the City.
• On May 28, 2025, Councilmembers emphasized the importance of preserving the SMTS in Santa Monica and directed staff to proactively work with the operator to secure a suitable new location on city-owned property. The School is currently operating under a short-term license agreement at Santa Monica Airport.

Concession Agreement for Clover Park
The anticipated concession agreement with SMTS will propose the following terms and conditions.
• Premises: The license area where SMTS will operate is contemplated to be where the City’s former Public Works office trailers reside.

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It is necessary to remove the trailers as they cannot be rehabilitated due to significant moisture intrusion issues. The opportunity to relocate the SMTS to this location is ideal because the site improvements are nominal. The school would be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and preparing the site for its requirements.
• Site Improvements and Equipment: The site improvements would include a smallscale, mobile or temporary concession equipment, such as a food or beverage cart, kiosk, trailer, or similar facility, to provide drinks, snacks, and other refreshments to park users. The proposed equipment and infrastructure improvements associated with the SMTS would include specialized trapeze and aerial arts equipment, including freestanding aerial rigs, trapeze platforms, aerial apparatus, safety nets, and associated rigging and safety equipment. Ancillary improvements may include lighting, shade structures, fencing, storage, and other minor improvements necessary to support the SMTS’s operations. SMTS would be responsible for obtaining all required permits and approvals and for preparing the site to accommodate its equipment and operational requirements. Any permanent or semi4.K Packet Pg. 636
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permanent improvements associated with the concession operation would be limited in scale and subject to the City's applicable permitting and approval requirements. • Terms:
o 5-yr Term plus one option to extend by an additional 5 years o $4,000 monthly base license fee
o $5,000 security deposit
o 8% Percentage Sales share of concession sales (beverage, snacks and merchandise sales)
o $170,000 investment for startup costs
o Hours of operation: 8am – 10pm
• Community Benefit: SMTS will leverage existing relationships with schools, community groups, and after school programs to offer exclusive discounts for organizations that serve the youth. As an initial community benefit, SMTS has committed to offering one free class each month as a community open house, open to all ages with a focus on youth, and serving up to 35 participants per class.

Environmental Review
The proposed concession agreement is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), Section 15332 (Infill Projects), and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15303 exempts the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. The agreement would allow for the construction of the trapeze and rigging system, which are small structures consistent with Section 15303.

Therefore, the agreement for the trapeze school is exempt pursuant to Section 15303.

Section 15332 exempts projects characterized as in-fill development so long as the meet the following conditions:

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• Project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations. • Proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses.
• Project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. • Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
• Site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.

The trapeze school is consistent with applicable general plan policies and zoning designations and regulations. Additionally, the site is within Santa Monica city limits, less than five acres in size, surrounded by urban uses, has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services, and given the nature of the trapeze school use, there would be no significant impacts to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.

Accordingly, the agreement for the trapeze school is exempt pursuant to Section 15332.

Lastly, the agreement with SMTS is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) 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 Trapeze School already operates in Santa Monica previously at the Santa Monica Pier, and its relocation to Clover Park would not result in significant physical changes to the environment given its size, location, and scope.

Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that the agreement would not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment, and as such, is exempt from CEQA.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description

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Attachment A Adoption of 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan (1/27/2026)
Attachment B Approval of License Agreement with Santa Monica Amusement for 370 Santa Monica Pier (5/28/2024)
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
The recommended action is estimated to result in an increase of $48,000 in base concession fees, annually to the General Fund. If approved, the revenue adjustments will be included in the FY 2026-27 midyear budget adjustment that will be proposed for adoption in the fall.

Prepared By: Nia Tang, Economic Development Administrator Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Attachment A: Adoption of 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan (Web Link) B. Attachment B: Approval of License Agreement with Santa Monica Amusement for 370 Santa Monica Pier (Web Link)
C. Levine Act Disclosure Form (SMTS)
D. Oaks Initiative Form (SMTS)
E. Written Comments

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Packet Pg. 644 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form (SMTS) (7863 : Trapeze School)

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

OAKS INITIATIVE NOTICE

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS, BIDDERS, PROPOSERS

AND OTHERS SEEKING DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, CONTRACTS,

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Packet Pg. 645 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form (SMTS) (7863 : Trapeze School) Please attach additional pages if more space is required.

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:

Santa Monica Trapeze School LLC.

Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:

Kenna Stevens.

Name(s) of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation, or revenue interest:

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Packet Pg. 646 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form (SMTS) (7863 : Trapeze School) Kenna Stevens
Prepared by: _Kenna Stevens_____Title: ____Owner______________________ Signature: Kenna Stevens______ Date: ___3/16/2026_____________ Email: [email protected] Phone: __310-394-5800____ Please attach additional pages if more space is required.

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Packet Pg. 647 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form (SMTS) (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 3:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Santa Monica trapeze

EXTERNAL
I am a 60-year-old attorney, and trapeze is my happy place. Being at Santa Monica Trapeze is an enriching, warm, supportive, and safe environment, while also being a healthy way to conquer your fears and be motivated to get in shape or stay in shape. We are truly an asset to any neighborhood – we create very little noise or traƯic and provide an experience that is rare and magical. We are open to everyone, and we all cheer for everyone whether their challenge is to just climb to the top of the ladder or they are working on a really advanced trapeze trick – everyone is always learning and achieving goals. The public is also typically excited to see us taking classes – so many people stop by to ask about us and to watch even if they don’t want to take a class. Plus, we are taking up a space that otherwise would be an empty parking lot.

In Santa Barbara, the neighbors love that we took over a park there. Before we were there, the park was full of homeless people and drug deals, and now there is a safe, clean park with positive energy and lots of community outreach. They have 3 trapeze rigs there, whereas we have only one in Santa Monica. And there, unlike in Santa Monica, the side of the park next to one of the trapeze rigs is lined with houses that back up to the park and are on the same level as the park. I suggest that you look at the space there to see what a positive relationship it has with the community I can’t understand why anyone would object to having us around. I know that there has been outcry by neighbors at the airport about having the rig there, but I can only surmise that was because they hadn’t seen us there yet and didn’t realize how little traƯic and noise we bring with us. Or, they simply don’t want anything at all at the airport and so want to complain about us. Considering that there is already a soccer field and a restaurant there, we bring far fewer people, and far less noise or traƯic than either of those enterprises. If those are acceptable, why aren’t we? Our classes are small and there are only a few of them a day, and so we make very little impact on traƯic. And we also don’t make much noise – certainly far less than either the restaurant or the soccer field.

There are only 3 houses that could even possibly see or hear the trapeze rig, and those are on a hill above us. And at least one of those has a fence behind it so that we aren’t visible within the home or backyard unless you are in their treehouse. And yet that neighbor has, on more than one occasion screamed nasty things at the trapeze staƯ before we even opened and once at the students taking a class. I think that he is the problem, not us.

Please support keeping the trapeze school in Santa Monica! My life has been a much better place in multiple ways thanks to Santa Monica trapeze!
Sincerely yours, Hillary BibicoƯ
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 648 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: Claire F <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 6:49 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K - SMTS

EXTERNAL
Hello Santa Monica city council,
I want to express my appreciation for the community that circus arts has provided me. When I moved to Los Angeles, I did not know many people, which can be jarring in a new city. Luckily, the team and community at SMTS welcomed me with open arms and have provided me some of my favorite people.

Having a space so willing to accept new folks and encourage growth in both circus and character has made my time over the last 3 years wonderful.

Since I work from home, finding such a friendly space makes every day life better. SMTS has been a beacon of light in the Santa Monica community; Kenna frequently partners with local businesses and provides safe spaces for youth. Please keep SMTS in Santa Monica.

Best,
Claire
--
Message sent from Claire E. Farnan
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 649 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: m m <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 5:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 9/8 meeting Agenda item K

EXTERNAL
To the City Council:

I took my first flying trapeze class at the Santa Monica Pier in 2009, and have seen what it’s done for the physical and mental health of countless kids and adults. Tiny children I started flying with have gone out into the world with greater strength and belief in their own abilities.

The Santa Monic Trapeze School is quiet, in a noisy city, and it’s a safe, healthy outdoor activity. The program and its staff are incredibly welcoming—to the community, to passersby, to tourists who stop and take photos.

Everyone is invited in, to watch or ask questions, and to participate if they’re interested. I’ve seen the school recruit people who never thought they could do anything like it, and the joy and the confidence the program promotes have a ripple effect out into the city.

When I lost my house in the L.A. fires in January 2025, the trapeze rig was open and welcoming, and it was enormously helpful to get up in the air and trust my body and my community. It’s been an enormous loss to Santa Monica not to have the rig operable, and I would be heartbroken to lose the program for good. Please approve its move to a new home!
Thank you for your consideration.

Maile Meloy
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 650 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: TARYN FORDES <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:08 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Taryn Watanabe Fordes
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 651 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: Michael Ishler <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:09 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Mike Ishler
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 652 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Sandbank <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing a Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park and at the risk of the removing multiple mature trees is incomprehensible.

The 5-year lease with option for renewal conflicts with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Lisa Sandbank
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 653 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 4 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Sandbank <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Gabriel Spenser
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 654 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 5 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Test, OTD, OTR/L <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office
Subject: Agenda Item 4-k Pull trapeze from consent calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Lisa A. Test
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 655 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 6 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Zucker <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:30 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Rachel Zucker
Sunset Park Resident
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 656 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 7 David Yakobson
From: John Reynolds <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval. Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of tree root structure on the dirt mound that would need to be levelled. Granting a 5-year concession (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months. The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors. Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely, John Reynolds
Vice President FOSP
213-598-2120
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 657 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 8 David Yakobson
From: cathykarolc <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors. Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Cathy Karol-Crowther
Santa Monica Resident, Artist and Professor at SMC
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 658 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 9 David Yakobson
From: Karen Pickard-Four <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Karen Pickard-Four
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 659 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 10 David Yakobson
From: steve kandell <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:33 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
steve kandell
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 660 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 11 David Yakobson
From: elena estrin <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Elena Estrin
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 661 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 12 David Yakobson
From: Peter Mezza <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Peter Mezza
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 662 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 13 David Yakobson
From: Susan Shapiro <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Susan Shapiro
Get Outlook for iOS
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 663 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 14 David Yakobson
From: Allyson Dworkin <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Allyson Dworkin
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 664 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 15 David Yakobson
From: MELISSA FEINBERG <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Melissa Feinberg
Sent from my iPhone
Melissa Feinberg

PROPERTY MASTER
[email protected]
(818) 612-1654
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 665 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 16 David Yakobson
From: Geraldine Kennedy <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Geraldine Kennedy
Former Planning Commissioner
Sent from my iPad
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 666 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 17 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Miner <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Lisa Miner
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 667 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 18 David Yakobson
From: Hal Bogotch <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Please Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I urge you to please pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
-- Hal

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Mr. Hal Bogotch
Santa Monica 90405
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Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 668 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 19 David Yakobson
From: nancykless <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:58 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Nancy Kless
Sent from my Galaxy
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 669 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 20 David Yakobson
From: TAMRA RAVEN <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Tamra
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 670 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 21 David Yakobson
From: Alison Havel <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Alison Havel
2330 21st Street
Santa Monica
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 671 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 22 David Yakobson
From: Faustino Garza <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:31 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Faustino Garza
Sunset Park
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 672 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 23 David Yakobson
From: Lynn Gephart <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:31 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Lynn Gephart
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 673 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 24 David Yakobson
From: Amanda O'Brien <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Amanda OBRien
1744 Bryn Mawr Ave Santa Monica 90405
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 674 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 25 David Yakobson
From: Jenny Monbouquette <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:00 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I’m fine with the school. Ut DONT CUT DOWN ANY TREES!!! I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Jenny Monbouquette
Jenny Monbouquette
(310)266-3665
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 675 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 26 David Yakobson
From: Kathleen <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval. Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. Granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months. The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors. Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise. Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Harris
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 676 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 27 David Yakobson
From: janet rt <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:14 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Janet Tunick
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 677 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 28 David Yakobson
From: Alex Novakovich <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Alex Novakovich
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 678 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 29 David Yakobson
From: Victoria Morrow <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Victoria Morrow
2233 27th St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 679 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 30 David Yakobson
From: Patricia Bentivoglio <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Tree removal for trapeze school?!!

EXTERNAL
P.S. PM Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Pop I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Patricia Bentivoglio
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 680 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 31 David Yakobson
From: Ken Abbott <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Kenneth S Abbott
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 681 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 32 David Yakobson
From: Diana Gordon <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:35 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Council Agenda Item 4-K - Please remove Trapeze School from Consent Calendar and institute a public process/evaluation of impacts

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. This item - which concerns public land - feels rushed and premature.

Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our city’s limited park space for a trapeze school without further review and public process would set a bad precedent.

Before approving commercial uses such as this, there should be a public process, including review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, outreach to the impacted Sunset Park community, followed by a staff analysis and presentation to the Council for discussion.

Such a review would enable this potential 5-year lease to be evaluated for compatibility with other City goals, such as the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park, and for the intended operation of the School and its impacts on the park space it would occupy as well as the park as a whole.

Such a review could result in a better alternative location than Clover Park once the impacts are understood.

For all these reasons, please respect this public land that belongs to all of us and institute a public process.

Thank you,
Diana Gordon
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 682 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 33 Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 683 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 34 David Yakobson
From: Robb Curtis Brown <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier is the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise. There are other parcels as well such as the unused large parking lot near the SMO Admin Buildings.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Do not destroy the beloved picnic area and mature trees by having this massive COMMERCIAL OPERATION in the heart of the park. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Robert Brown
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 684 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 35 David Yakobson
From: Carolyn Hanlin <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Hanlin
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 685 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 36 David Yakobson
From: Joy Abbott <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

We are writing to implore item 4K be PULLED from Tuesday's consent calendar. We love our Clover Park and NO commercial company should be allowed exclusive access to our limited park space! This attempt to monetize our local park with a 5 year+ contract is nothing short of outrageous.

This item should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, along with an analysis by staff and staff report presentation - well BEFORE City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park is not only incompatible with use of families of the park- it appears to potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. We ask you pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Joy Olsen Abbott
Kenneth Abbott
1745 Sunset Ave
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 686 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 37 David Yakobson
From: William Purdy <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:43 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Bill Purdy
Sunset Park resident and VOTER
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 687 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 38 David Yakobson
From: Carolyn Hanlin <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:45 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Hanlin
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 688 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 39 David Yakobson
From: clare m <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. This is a BIG issue—we need trees and shady spaces in our parks! During the heat waves this summer, the park’s trees provided much shady relief to young and old, humans and pets.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Thanks for your consideration,
Clare McCaffrey
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 689 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 40 David Yakobson
From: Dirk van de Bunt <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 11:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Pull item 4K from Tuesday’s consent calendar. A 5-year lease (with a 5-year option) handing exclusive commercial use of park space to one company shouldn’t go through without review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, input from the Sunset Park community, and a staff report the Council actually gets to weigh in on.

The site itself is the first problem. Wedging the Trapeze School between the only two reservable BBQ areas in Clover Park doesn’t work, and it likely means taking out several mature trees to make it fit.

The timing is the second problem. The Airport closes in 28 months, and Clover Park is supposed to become “The Stroll” under the Airport Conversion Project. Locking in a 10-year commercial lease now runs against that vision before it’s even built.

The Pier solves this. It already has the amusement-park synergy and the foot traffic this business wants — the underused parking area alone is a better fit than displacing picnic space in Clover Park.

Pull the item. Let the Commission, the neighborhood, and staff weigh in before the Council signs off on a precedent this size.

Sincerely,
Dirk van de Bunt
1624 Hill St.

Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 690 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 41 David Yakobson
From: Gail Block <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 11:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Gail Block
1225 Marine St.

Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 691 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 42 David Yakobson
From: Roger Director <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 11:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Roger Director
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 692 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 43 David Yakobson
From: Hilary Galanoy <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Hilary Galanoy
2636 32nd Street
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 693 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 44 David Yakobson
From: Alison Megliola <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Alison Megliola
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 694 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 45 David Yakobson
From: marilyn elias <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Marilyn Elias
900 Euclid. #210
Santa Monica. 90403
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 695 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 46 David Yakobson
From: Chuck Abbott <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:33 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Going forward with this action would be tragic. Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Charles Abbott
1757 11th Street
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 696 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 47 David Yakobson
From: Diana Gage <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Confirm the SM Trapeze School for the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, We have been living in the Sunset Park area on Cloverfield Blvd for almost two decades and are enjoying the vision of city recovery you have set before us.

There is a really lovely circus school called Santa Monica Trapeze school (SMTS) that was priced out of the SM Pier a couple of years ago. They just finally settled into their new place in the SM airport recently.

But then the Mar VIsta neighborhood petitioned for them to move out and we heard that now the SM council is suggesting that they move to Clover Park.

For the SMTS to move to Clover Park would be so fantastic! I cannot imagine a more lovely group of people than the SMTS. They are made up of a diverse core group of people full of heart and soul. The leader of the crew, Kenna Stevens, is also a girl scout coach. One of the teachers is an ex-Olympic diver.

With the existing baseball and soccer leagues and tennis players, having a trapeze school there would totally complement the vibe of our park. The suggestion is for the school to take over the old trailers that sometimes become the home of unhoused people and that were privatized in 2000, so the school will be turning an unused space into something creative and beautiful! What a wonderful idea! The only issue is that a few of the neighbors don't want the school there and don't want the school to turn a public space into a private company (which I agree with), which the space is apparently not anyway. Do you know how we can help to convince them? The reason I am passionate about this issue is because my daughter used to go there, and the coaches there are such a lovely group of kind-hearted creative individuals; aways helpful and inclusive with teaching children new skills, resiliency, strength, patience.

With the SMTS in Clover Park, our kids can do independent PE after school too (which our daughter did, when she went to JAMS and SAMO)!
I highly endorse granting approval for this contract for SMTS to be in Clover Park! Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Diana Gage
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 697 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 48 David Yakobson
From: Mayra Herrera <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:36 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Once again I’m writing to ask you all to stop taking what belongs to the Santa Monica residents a park and giving it to business that have no place in our public spaces.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
(YOUR NAME)
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 698 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 49 David Yakobson
From: Mayra Herrera <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:36 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Mayra Herrera
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 699 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 50 David Yakobson
From: Kathy Seal <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:55 PM
To: Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Natalya Zernitskaya Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Kathy Seal
2531 32Nd St
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Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 700 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 51 David Yakobson
From: Paula Mazur <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Really? A 5 year lease on a trapeze school when we are moving towards closing the airport and creating a park? This feels tone deaf, folks.

I strongly request pulling item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar and give this contract more review.

This seems incredibly short sighted.

Sincerely,

PAULA MAZUR
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 701 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 52 David Yakobson
From: Crystal Reed <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, I know you're receiving many copied and pasted emails about item 4K so I thought I'd switch it up and at least write my own.

Granting a private company a lease to use our public park for their profit-generating enterprise is contrary to the narrative of needing to create more public space and decrease city-space usage for the benefit of just a few, which is a main argument for closing SMO. You can't have it both ways. I mean, you're in control so I suppose you CAN have it both ways, but I would hope that you have the integrity to not do such a hypocritical thing.

Thank you,
Crystal Reed
2817 11th Street
SM native and lifelong resident
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 702 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 53 David Yakobson
From: Jeanette Schachtner <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. Granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months.

I use this park for my daily walks. I enjoy seeing the variety of groups, such as special needs children, school groups, etc., use this picnic area to gather. It is one of the last remaining areas in the city where groups can gather in a safe and serene place. Loss of the trees would be terrible as they provide a beautiful canopy in the park. Shame on you if you take another piece of our beloved city and hand it over to a commercial enterprise.

Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Jeanette Schachtner
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

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Packet Pg. 703 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 54 David Yakobson
From: Karen Fisher <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Karen M. Fisher
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 704 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 55 David Yakobson
From: Dannie Charney <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Danielle Charney
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 705 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 56 David Yakobson
From: yoko roach <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
(YOUR NAME) John and Yoko Roach
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 706 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 57 David Yakobson
From: Britt Johansson <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 2:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Britt Johansson
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 707 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 58 David Yakobson
From: Sherri Sawaya <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 2:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Sherri Sawaya
Sent from my iPhone
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 708 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 59 David Yakobson
From: Linda Mansolillo <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 2:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, and it could require removing multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business, with its synergy with the amusement park and its attraction to visitors. Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Linda Mansolillo
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 709 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 60 David Yakobson
From: Mary <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 3:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Mary Hubbell
Sent from my iPad
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 710 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 61 David Yakobson
From: JORDAN ELLIS <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 3:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Jordan Ellis
Sunset Park resident
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 711 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 62 David Yakobson
From: Maura Zagor <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 3:39 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Maura Zagor
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 712 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 63 David Yakobson
From: Susan Alinsangan <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 3:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Furthermore, granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is counterintuitive with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months.

Or maybe we're missing something and this is meant to be a strategic opening move for a seemingly tiny, but future giant problem, towards the Great Park plans?

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Susan Alinsangan
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 713 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 64 David Yakobson
From: Lisa Johansson Wessel <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 4:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Ann-Louise Johansson
Get Outlook for iOS
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 714 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 65 David Yakobson
From: rosindabow <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 4:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

I love my park. Stop this blind rush towards money. Think about the residents. Please.

Sincerely,
Ross Levinson
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 715 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 66 David Yakobson
From: Marcy Ross <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 5:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Marcy Ross
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 716 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 67 David Yakobson
From: Cheryl Downey <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:25 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Cheryl Downey
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026

4.K.e
Packet Pg. 717 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 68 David Yakobson
From: Dennis Dunbar <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
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Packet Pg. 718 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 69 Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 719 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 70 David Yakobson
From: Jen Drieves <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Council,
I moved to Los Angeles a few years ago and knew no one. Kenna and her staff at The Santa Monica Trapeze School welcomed not just me but my husband (who doesn't fly) and my then two-year-old with open arms.

I'm writing in strong support of relocating Santa Monica Trapeze School to a city park under Kenna Stevens' leadership. After 18 years as a beloved fixture on the Pier, the school was forced out and relocated to the airport and is now being asked to move yet again. This isn't a fly-by-night operation looking for a handout; it's a long-standing Santa Monica institution that has already absorbed two relocations in an effort to keep operating in good faith with the city.

The "circus folk" characterization badly misrepresents who actually flies and trains at this school. The client and student base is made up largely of local lawyers, engineers, and numerous PhDs, professionals who use the trapeze as a serious physical and mental discipline, not tourists passing through for a novelty photo. Kenna herself has spent over 16 years on the Westside, sat on the Pier's post-COVID Community Outreach Group, and was an active voice in the Pier Leasors Association advocating for public safety and small business interests. This is exactly the kind of community-rooted, locally-run business Santa Monica should be fighting to keep, not pushing further out of town.

The school also employs roughly 25 people and is women-owned, the kind of small business the city claims to want to support. When the school's future was uncertain, the community backed that up with real money: an online fundraiser brought in $32,000 in the first 24 hours, entirely from residents and regulars who wanted to keep the school in Santa Monica. Beyond the local community, many prominent Los Angeles-area businesses regularly bring their teams to Santa Monica specifically for trapeze teambuilding events, a steady draw of outside visitors and dollars into the city that a park location would preserve rather than disrupt.

Thank you for your time.

Best,
Jen
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Packet Pg. 720 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 71 David Yakobson
From: Nancy Owens <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 8:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Nancy Owens
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Packet Pg. 721 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 72 David Yakobson
From: Brian Lanich <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 6:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Brian Lanich
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Packet Pg. 722 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 73 David Yakobson
From: Rita Ravindra <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 6:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Rita Ravindra
Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 723 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 74 David Yakobson
From: Gail Gordon <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 8:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

This along with many other slick business deals is a BIG MISTAKE! Please keep our open spaces open. We have so few LISTEN to your constituents.

Sincerely,
Gail Gordon
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 724 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 75 David Yakobson
From: Karen Comegys-Wortz <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 10:02 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
(YOUR NAME)
Sent from my iPhone
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 725 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 76 David Yakobson
From: Maury Pearl <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 10:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Maury Pearl
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Packet Pg. 726 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 77 David Yakobson
From: Lois Bostwick <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 1:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Lois Bostwick
PS Clover Park is well used as is, and those trees are a healthy balance to the adjoining tree starved business park.

Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 727 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 78 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 3:19 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Adrian Harewood
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 728 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 79 David Yakobson
From: Karen Melick <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 3:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Ellis Raskin; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Oliver Chi
Cc: Heidi von Tongeln; Nia Tang; Jennifer Taylor; Wendy Siao Subject: Item 4K Contract with Trapeze School at Clover Park

EXTERNAL
Mayor Torosis, City Council Members and Manager Chi,
Please Pull Item 4K from the Consent Calendar, Contract with the Trapeze School to go in Clover Park
This item is for a contract with a commercial business, the Trapeze School, to be located in a dedicated space in our limited park space. Before approval of a precedent-setting contract, it needs to be reviewed by the Santa Monica Parks and Recreation Commission, RAD, Public Works, and have community outreach to the Sunset Park residents, with a subsequent staff report presented to the City Council for discussion.

It’s Not “Consistent” with the Parks and Recreation Vision Plan or the Airport Conversion Project
To say that because the Trapeze School has agreed to run a concession cart, something it has no experience in doing, during its limited operating hours, it is consistent with the Parks and Recreation Vision Plan for concessions in the parks is absurd. The Santa Monica Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment does not include the need for a Trapeze School. If the City wants to expand recreational opportunities, it should focus on what the identified City’s needs.

Having this school at Clover Park for the next 5 to 10 years is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project’s plans for Clover Park as “The Stroll”. This would be another temporary move for this business.

Terrible Precedent: Allocating Our Limited Park Space to a Commercial Business at a Bargain Price
This would set a precedent for allocating dedicated space in our limited park space to a commercial business with limited hours and clientele. Using 7 hours of operation a day, (half of the 8am to 10pm listed hours) the $4000 per month comes out to $19/hour for 7200 square feet of space. With the new increase in fees, SCAQ, a nonprofit resident group for adult swimmers, pays $12 an hour for one lane at the Swim Center!
Negative Impact to Large Reservable Picnic/BBQ Areas and Trees The proposed location is right in between the two large reservable picnic/BBQ areas. The activities and music of the Trapeze School would be disruptive to the events in those areas. The staff report says that the school would go where the office trailers reside. The school says they need a 120 foot Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 729 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 80 by 60 foot area. The trailer area is 80 feet by 68 feet, so the school does not fit in that area. In order to provide the extra 40 feet in length, trees would need to be removed, which is not acceptable.

Financial Impact Incomplete, Doesn’t Include Cost to Remove the Trailers The Staff report Financial Impacts and Budget Actions only mentions the lease fees to the City as the financial impact, with no estimation of the City’s share of the concession fees (probably because it will be minimal). There’s no mention of the cost to remove the trailers, which I'm sure will be significant (and why they haven't already been removed).

The Pier is Where the Trapeze School Should Be
The Pier is the perfect place for the Trapeze School. Unfortunately, Pacific Park displaced them from the Pier in a deal inconsistent with the Pier’s contract guidelines that nets the City $1.3 million. That 3-year agreement ends in 2027. The Trapeze School could go back to its original location at the Pier then. A better solution would be to move it long-term to the underutilized parking area on the Pier. It does not belong in Clover Park.

Please pull this item for further review.

Thank you.

Karen Melick
Vice-Chair, Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission, speaking on my own behalf Sunset Park
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Packet Pg. 730 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 81 David Yakobson
From: Ann Hoover <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 4:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Oliver Chi
Cc: Peter James; Susan Cline; Heidi von Tongeln; Christopher Dishlip; Amber Richane; Tony Lopez; Jennifer Taylor; Jenny Rogers; Matthew Wells; Teague Weybright; Steven Johnson; Karen Melick; Maryanne LaGuardia; Barry Rosenbaum; Sonam Makker; Andrew Gledhill; Andrew Hoyer; Jerry Rubin; Clare Thomas
Subject: September 8, 2026 - Council Agenda Item 4-K - Please remove Trapeze School from Consent Calendar and institute a public process/evaluation of impacts

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. This item - which concerns public land - feels rushed and premature.

No privatization, please. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our city’s limited park space for a trapeze school without further review and a public process would set a bad precedent. It is privatization.

Privatization of public park land is not a goal of the PRVP. As someone who was part of the Recreation and Parks Commission subcommittee that worked on the 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan, I can tell you from direct personal experience that privatization of our park spaces was not intended to be a goal of that new plan.

Appropriate public process before any major changes in our parks. Before approving private, commercial uses such as this, there must be a public process, including review by the Recreation and Parks Commission and outreach to the impacted Sunset Park community, as well as the Urban Forest Commission if trees will be cut down, followed only after all of that by a staff analysis and presentation to the Council first for a study session discussion before any action is taken by Council one way or another at a subsequent meeting.

Possibly historic amphitheatre lies under the public landscape trailer. Further, you may not be aware of this, but there is an amphitheatre underneath the public landscape trailer. It was used and loved by the community for gatherings and performances back in the day and possibly it should be excavated, examined, and restored if possible for community use and events. Possibly it is of historic merit and significance? Give resident voices the same weight as the voices of those outside the community. The trapeze school is being relocated because non-residents south of Airport Avenue complained loudly, correct? Please allow actual residents to weigh in here before this becomes a permanent solution.

Evaluate through a city-wide lens. At any rate, an appropriate public process will enable this potential 5-year lease (with an additional 5-year renewal option) to be evaluated for compatibility with other City goals, such as the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park, and for the intended operation of the trapeze school and its impacts on the park space it would occupy as well as the park and surrounding community as a whole. Other non-park locations should be considered.

Such a review could result in a better alternative location than Clover Park once the impacts and alternatives are understood. I personally think it should be restored to a Downtown or Pier-area location where it can captivate and charm our tourist population.

For all these reasons, please respect this public park land that belongs to all of us and institute a public process.

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Packet Pg. 731 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 82 Thank you,
Ann Bowman
Santa Monica resident, 30 years

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Packet Pg. 732 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 83 David Yakobson
From: Lex Quarterman <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 4:42 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya
Subject: Vote "Yes" on Agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
My name is Lex Quarterman. I've been part of the Santa Monica Trapeze School community since 2016. I became a frequent student during the lockdowns in 2020, as it was one of the few physical exercise activities that were open at the time. In 2022, I joined the staff and have been an instructor ever since. I want to be clear, I am not writing this because I am desperate to keep this job. I work in tech, so the money I get from this job is not my concern.

My concern is preserving the community that this school brings. I have seen so many lives changed by this sport. Children have blossomed into spectacular adults and have been accepted to Ivy League schools. Adults have found a new passion that improves their lives and teaches them that they can literally fly. Nearly every day, someone comes in for the first time and learns that they can conquer their fears.

We want to be able to continue to build up and inspire people. Circus may be loud and boisterous, but there are people that need to know that they are allowed to take up space, to be heard, to be seen, to be themselves. Giving us the time in the Park will allow us to become a non-profit so that we can give even more to the local community.

This is an opportunity to keep something special in Santa Monica. There are so few things in our current world that don't involve technology or social media. There is no AI in Trapeze. We've spent years being a recognizable landmark on the Pier. Let us become an institution in your community. Prove that you care about small businesses. Prove that you care about the arts. Prove that you care about Women Owned Businesses. Prove that you care about safe spaces and communities where people, young and old, can thrive.

So, please, respectfully, vote yes on Agenda Item K.

Also, if you want to come and take a class or just watch, we would love to have you. Please come and see the vibrant community we want to keep.

Lex Quarterman
P.S. I'm including a link to a short film I made about when I spoke in your council meeting 2 years ago.

See what we do. My words then apply now as well.

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Packet Pg. 733 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 84 https://youtu.be/eNraf1ax8kk?is=zda5Zeboq2RmllOP
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Packet Pg. 734 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 85 David Yakobson
From: lmarreola <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 6:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 4 -K

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers;
Please do not allow the trapeeze business to take space in any of our existing parks. As Sunset Park residents we woukd object to any changes to Clover Park. It is a beautiful well used park that should remain as is and not part of the proposed new so called "Great Park" at the airport. We dont object to the trapeeze business being where it is now south of Airport Ave.

Carol and Larry Arreola
Lifelong Sunset Park Residents
Sent from my Galaxy
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Packet Pg. 735 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 86 David Yakobson
From: Elaine Becker <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 6:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval. Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. Granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months. The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors. Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise. Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives. Sincerely, (YOUR NAME) Elaine Becker
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Packet Pg. 736 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 87 David Yakobson
From: A. Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 7:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: agenda item "K" Santa Monica Trapeze School

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing to express my appreciation for the Santa Monica Trapeze School (SMTS). I was born and raised in Santa Monica and started attending the Trapeze School when I was 11 years old. Now at 28, I work there part-time because I love it so much. The city is a better place because of the trapeze school, and I hope you will wisely use your influence to help Kenna keep the school in Santa Monica. This will allow Santa Monica residents, especially kids growing up here just like I did, to better access the magic that circus arts has to offer.

I don't have a lot of faith in government at the moment, but I'm writing to you because I truly care.

Access to circus arts from a young age has fundamentally impacted who I am as a person. Circus arts have provided me and many others with community, physical fitness, creative expression, and job opportunities. The rig is my second home and a treasure for the whole community. Please help it find a place to stay.

Please do the right thing,
Aspen Smith
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Packet Pg. 737 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 88 David Yakobson
From: Robert Dean <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 9:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Robert Dean
28th Street, Santa Monica 90405
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Packet Pg. 738 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 89 David Yakobson
From: Jeanne Laurie <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 9:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Jeanne Laurie
Sunset Park
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Packet Pg. 739 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 90 David Yakobson
From: Jayne Gordon <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 12:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi:

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't approve this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

And may I further add, I am completely against having a commercial business and a trapeze school at Clover Park. The park is a place to relax in peace, enjoy time with family and friends, and picnic.

Removing picnic space and destroying beautiful mature trees—home to birds and animals—would be a travesty.

Sincerely,
Jayne Gordon
(She/Her)
tYpos HaPpn
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 740 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 91 “When you see something that is not right, not fair, you just have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.”
—John Lewis
“There can be freedom only when nobody owns it.”
—Jackson Browne, “Walls and Doors”
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Packet Pg. 741 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 92 David Yakobson
From: Caroline Denyer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 9:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Caroline Denyer
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 742 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 93 David Yakobson
From: Jee Won Diane Kang <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 9:58 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public Comment on Agenda Item K: Authorization to enter into Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park

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To the esteemed members of the Santa Monica City Council:

Hello, my name is Jee Won Kang, and I am submitting this public comment as part of agenda item K regarding the placement of the Santa Monica Trapeze School (SMTS) at Clover Park.

Santa Monica has long cast itself as a champion of small businesses and a beacon of sustainable and smart development, which is why millions of people a year flock here. Yet the process for small businesses to lease – and maintain – commercial spaces is broken and this dysfunction is currently playing out in what is happening to SMTS.

If Santa Monica truly wants to support small businesses as they claim they do, the way to do this is to support local, women-owned businesses like the Santa Monica Trapeze School! Without a physical location, SMTS will not be able to share the transformational lessons achieved through flying with our students or support the community programs. The team have been working to find alternative locations in LA County to move the Trapeze School but have had no luck thus far.

The team at SMTS creates this amazing place, a place that hosts multiple completely free pride shows a year, an AAPI heritage celebration, PE credit for approved Santa Monica Students, as well as a number of other community benefits. We need to keep circus arts and circus training in Santa Monica.

During its tenancy on the pier, SMTS established fantastic working relationships with the other members of the community, including the neighbors at Pacific Park and the Pacific Playland Arcade, as well as the local firefighters, police officers, and lifeguards. This long history of great stewardship shows that the school is an asset to the community by providing a safe space for all to gather and learn about the beauty of circus, and by contributing to the fabric of local arts that enriches everyone.

City council members, please vote to enter into Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park.

Thank you for fighting for local circus in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Jee Won
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Packet Pg. 743 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: mwdobbs <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract.

Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Michael Dobbs.

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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 744 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 6:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public Comment on Item K for meeting on 09/08/2026

EXTERNAL
I am a Santa Monica resident writing in support of the concession agreement with the Santa Monica Trapeze School at Clover Park. Please approve it without delay.

Santa Monica residents did not ask for the trapeze school to be pushed off the Pier. It is a nearly twodecade-old local operator and a Most Loved Santa Monica Business award winner. When outside pressure lands on a business like that, the City's response should be faster and firmer than what's happened here.

When I walk past the lots on the Promenade that have been sitting vacant for half a decade, I wonder what sort of signal we as a city are sending to businesses that could potentially fill that space and revitalize our city. Why should they want to, if we respond with red tape and NIMBYism to every development?
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Nakul Joshi
Downtown Santa Monica
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Packet Pg. 745 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Salli Wright <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 1:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K; Sept 8, 2026

EXTERNAL
I am writing to express my strong support for Santa Monica Trapeze School. I have been an active member for many years. My children and grandchildren have also taken many classes there. I also invite friends and out of town guests to participate, and they have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

I urge the board to allow SMTS to relocate to the new park area and stay local. It's a wonderful community, a wonderful experience and such a fantastic and lovely thing to have in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Salli Wright
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
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Packet Pg. 746 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: Pearl Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 2:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: NO Trapeze in Clover Park
Do not allow the trapeze in Clover Park! There is tons of room at the Airport - rent that space to them. That space is already completely open and available. The trapeze is huge and will take up too much public park. I like the company, but it does not belong in a public park taking up so much space 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We are already park poor in Santa Monica and adding this HUGE commercial venture in a public park is not right.

You'll turn the playground into a place kids are complaining and crying to go on trapeze rather than having fun for FREE in a public park.

You have already sold out Clover Park's baseball field to private schools who advertise in the park, do not sell more of the park to private companies!
Do something for the taxpayers of Santa Monica --- Keep the Park Open and not for business ventures.

Separately, the rates you are suggesting are vastly undervalued and this is tantamount to an illegal Gift of Public Funds.

And on consent calendar??? No public feedback allowed You should be ashamed.

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Packet Pg. 747 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: Estelle G. Mednick <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Estelle Mednick
Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 748 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 4 David Yakobson
From: Estelle G. Mednick <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:44 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Betty Mednick
Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 749 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Lynn Dickinson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 3:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Please support the Trapeze School's Move to the Park

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, As a longtime Santa Monica resident who is also employed in the city, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

My daughter grew up training at the school and now teaches there, so I’ve had the privilege of watching this remarkable community up close for many years. It is far more than just a place to learn trapeze. It gives children and adults a place to build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and a genuine sense of belonging.

The Trapeze School is exactly the kind of joyful, distinctive community institution that makes Santa Monica special. I’m grateful that the City has found a location where it can put down roots and continue contributing to our community for years to come.

Please support the move and help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica.

Warmly,
Lynn Dickinson
Santa Monica Resident and Locally employed here since 1994 Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 750 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: oesr <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 6:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item 4-K.

Thank you,
Jane Dempsey
PS I makes me wonder how some projects get pushed thru and how everyone in Santa Monica could do this, make money and get approved.

Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 751 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: Nancy Hicks <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 7:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Nancy & Wes Hicks
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Packet Pg. 752 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 4 David Yakobson
From: LINDA KNAB <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 8:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Clover Park needs to be preserved for the residents of Santa Monica, not a commercial trapeze business. Sunset Park is already carrying too many burdens, the airport, traffic for people trying to get onto the 10 &.405 freeways and the proposed increase in housing density. There must be a better place for this business.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Linda Reinbold
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 753 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 5 David Yakobson
From: sarah aldrich <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 8:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: SUBJECT: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL

DEAR MAYOR TOROSIS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY

MANAGER CHI,
I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Sarah Aldrich
[email protected]
310-999-1258
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Packet Pg. 754 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 6 David Yakobson
From: lori brown <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 9:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Attorney Mailbox; Ellis Raskin; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Subject: Fw: Item 4k. Trapeze school relocation

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Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
Begin forwarded message:

On Monday, September 7, 2026, 5:14 PM, lori brown <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Please pull Item 4K from Tuesday’s consent calendar. A decision involving public parkland should not be rushed through without proper public review.

I strongly oppose giving a private company exclusive commercial use of Santa Monica’s already-limited park space. This would set a troubling precedent and was never a goal of the 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan.

Before any decision is made, the proposal should be reviewed by the Recreation and Parks Commission, the Urban Forest Commission if trees are affected, and the Sunset Park community. The city should also investigate the potentially historic amphitheater beneath the site and consider restoring it for public use as we have requested.

Residents deserve a meaningful voice, and alternative non-park locations should be considered—including returning the trapeze school to the Downtown or Pier area, where it could enhance the visitor experience without privatizing parkland.

Please protect the public land that belongs to all of us and begin a transparent public process before taking action.

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Packet Pg. 755 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 7 Sincerely,
Lori Brown
Former chair of Recreation and Parks
Santa Monica
Sent from
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Packet Pg. 756 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 8 David Yakobson
From: Glenn Davy <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 9:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

I'll be brief, The Trapeze school is the type of small business that Cities constantly claim that they want to support, and now is your chance. We are a great addition to the community as we are not just a business that happens to reside in Santa Monica, but we actually become part of the community that we are in, families, children, locals, this is the base that we want to use to build our business.

In addition the Park is a great Place for us, it would provide a wonderful atmosphere for our flyers, being among trees and grass and nature, as opposed to the middle of urban sprawl, and would help revitalize and bring new interest to a portion of the park, as we are not just something to come and do, but we also love when people just come and watch and enjoy.

Please Keep circus as something that is available to your community, by keeping circus Local.

Thank you for your time.
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-Glenn Davy
510-207-2246
[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 757 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 9 David Yakobson
From: lisa berliner <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 10:25 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, My name is Lisa Berliner. I have been a student at Santa Monica Trapeze School (SMTS) for 14 years and an instructor there for the past 13 years. I am writing in support of Agenda Item K and to ask that you support the proposed concession agreement allowing SMTS to continue serving the Santa Monica community at Clover Park.

Santa Monica Trapeze School has become a staple of our community. Although we were displaced from the Pier, we would love the opportunity to continue serving Santa Monica at Clover Park. What a beautiful park it is. We are not asking the City to move anything or take away from existing park uses.

We are asking for the opportunity to activate an underutilized portion of the park and bring something unique, active, and community-oriented to the space.

SMTS is more than a trapeze school. It is a safe and welcoming place for people of all ages and abilities to participate in circus arts—or simply sit and watch and enjoy what we do. At a time when so much of our lives are spent behind computers and phones, we provide a place where people can get outside, move their bodies, challenge themselves, and connect with others. Sometimes people don't even need to participate to feel connected to what we do. I have a friend who brings her son to watch us simply because he enjoys being there.

As an instructor, I have watched countless students—young and old—accomplish things they never believed they could do. Students have come to us to fulfill physical education requirements. I have had the privilege of watching teenagers spend their formative years with us, leave for college, and eventually return as adults who are beginning careers and families of their own. These are relationships and memories that extend far beyond a single class.

SMTS also contributes to the safety and vitality of the spaces in which we operate. When working on the Pier, particularly from the platform, our team is constantly scanning the surrounding environment for potential safety issues, both inside and outside our immediate space. Recognizing a problem early, communicating effectively with our team, and calling for the appropriate assistance before a situation escalates is a priority for us. We take seriously our responsibility to be aware of and contribute positively to the environment around us.

For me personally, SMTS has been so much more than a second job.

I work in healthcare Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Although teaching at SMTS is my second job, it is also my stress release and my safe space—physically, emotionally, and mentally. I Item 4-K
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Packet Pg. 758 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 10 discovered trapeze when I was 37 years old, and I can honestly say that my mental health has been so much better because of it.

When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, SMTS was where I went to clear my head. When she survived her cancer but later died suddenly and unexpectedly on the day lockdown was announced— a death unrelated to COVID—the staff and students rallied around me and helped me and continue to help me heal. Today, my father has advanced dementia and significant care needs. This same community continues to support me, covering for me when I need to step away to care for him.

I have cried many times over the years at SMTS, but I have laughed a million more times. I have made lifelong friends and memories that will stay with me forever.

I share this because I want you to understand that SMTS is a community of people who genuinely care for one another. And that community extends beyond the people who take classes. We want to support Santa Monica by providing a place where individuals can come learn something new, where families can spend time together, and where people can simply have fun and be part of something positive.

During COVID, SMTS was one of the few places where people could safely get outside, stay active, and maintain a sense of community during an incredibly isolating time. For many of us, it provided a much-needed opportunity to step away from our homes, connect with others, and feel a sense of normalcy when so much of the world had been shut down. This was absolutely crucial for me.

We have hosted corporate events, birthday parties, bachelorette parties, even divorce parties. We've helped with commercial filming and television productions—including Modern Family. We've seen it all, and we are willing to do it all. We are here for the community because we are part of the community.

Santa Monica has long been a champion of small businesses and unique community spaces. SMTS is a one-of-a-kind, small, woman-owned business that has brought joy, activity, connection, and a little bit of magic to this community for years.

I respectfully ask you to support Agenda Item K and the proposed concession agreement for Santa Monica Trapeze School at Clover Park. Please help us remain a part of Santa Monica and continue providing a place where people can get outside, challenge themselves, support one another, and experience something they never thought they could do.

Thank you for your time, your consideration, and your continued support of Santa Monica's small businesses and community.

Sincerely,
Lisa Berliner
Santa Monica Trapeze School
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Packet Pg. 759 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 11 David Yakobson
From: Danny Guggenheim <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 10:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Please do not approve item 4K as part of Tuesday's consent calendar, because giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Sincerely,
Danny Guggenheim
Sunset Park resident since 2006
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Packet Pg. 760 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 12 David Yakobson
From: Shelly Murphy <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 10:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item K September 8 City Council Meeting

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

I am writing in regards to item “K” for the council meeting on September 8.

I am writing in support of the Trapeze School. It is an important place of community for physical performing artists, the LGTBQ+ community, youths trying to find their way, and people who want to be surrounded by accepting, encouraging, and thoughtful individuals. It is a safe space where people can find belonging, healing, community, confidence, and friendship. People may think that it is a tourist attraction or a gimmick, or a one time experience bucket list item. It is so much more than just an “attraction”. It is somewhere people call home.

For the neighbors in opposition, due to the fact that it potentially is ruining their view or the noise complaints, they are currently backed up to an airport with airplanes taking off and jet fuel polluting their air. I can’t imagine that a flying trapeze rig would be more invasive than that. And if they don’t like the view, they can plant hedges to provide privacy. This is a common, completely regular practice in West LA to get privacy from neighbors.

I have also heard that there has been poor attitudes towards the trapeze staff and company, while they have done nothing wrong besides just use the land that the city allowed them to rent. I feel that this very untoward, uncalled for, aggressive behavior is just indicative of the unwelcoming nature of these residents without understanding what this circus community means to so much of us, and they are in fact the antithesis of what we represent by trying to kill this business.

Thank you for your time and attention on this matter. I hope to see that there is more support of this small business from the city and residents going forward.

Shelly Murphy
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Packet Pg. 761 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 13 David Yakobson
From: Cassidy Krug <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K

EXTERNAL
I’m writing in support of the proposed concession agreement for Santa Monica Trapeze School at Clover Park.

This school is more than just a school, and more than just a business. It’s a one of a kind community with the potential to bring so much joy to its local neighborhood.

Trapeze and circus arts enable people of all ages to stay fit, face fears, and pursue their personal goals. In a world of increasing loneliness, isolation, and screen time, Santa Monica Trapeze School is a rare opportunity for people to do hard things together.

When I moved to LA in 2022, I was a brand new mom trying to figure out how to be myself in the face of a new 24/7 lifetime responsibility. I’m so grateful to have found Santa Monica Trapeze School. I’m both a trapeze student and a trampoline instructor. Every Tuesday, I bring my daughter to my classes, where she gets to play, learn, and watch people work hard to improve their skills and expand their potential.

Without exception, the other students and staff have welcomed both me and my child. I don’t know many other spaces where adults and their children can have fun and pursue their passions alongside one another.

Clover park would be a dream space for this school. Circus would bring a distinctive and potentially lifechanging opportunity to the neighborhood without taking anything away. The park would also gain a passionate community of wonderful people dedicated to keeping the entire park safe, clean, welcoming and vibrant.

An agreement at Clover Park would allow the school to continue serving this community and introduce more people to circus arts. My family and I hope you will help give it a lasting home in Santa Monica.

Thank you for your consideration and for supporting the local businesses and recreational programs that enrich our city.

Warmly,
Cassidy Krug
Fairfax, LA
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Packet Pg. 762 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 14 David Yakobson
From: Karrie <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:33 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Karrie Dvorchak
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 763 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 15 David Yakobson
From: Katie <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 7:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Places like this are part of what makes Santa Monica such a vibrant and distinctive community. I’m grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Katie Kasper
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 764 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 8:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K 9/8

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Dear City Council,
Please vote in favor of approving SMTS’s location at Clover Park and the concessions item before you.

SMTS offers something special to the greater Santa Monica community, the opportunity for a healthy, safe, positive experience for young and old alike. It would revitalize the park and help it flourish. SMTS brings joy and is so uplifting, it literally saves and enriches lives. I grew up in Santa Monica and having the opportunity to take the kinds of classes and camps that SMTS offers when I was young would have been a dream. If you vote no, it could mean the end for an activity like this in Santa Monica and crushing others’ dreams. Please vote yes and keep this gem for the city and its residents shining.

With regards,
Heather Cooper
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 765 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Scott Osgood <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: SUBJECT: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

While I do not live in Santa Monica, unique destinations like the Trapeze School are exactly what inspire me to travel to and visit the area. Unique cultural and recreational institutions like this make Santa Monica a vibrant, world-class destination. Securing a permanent home for the school not only preserves a wonderful community asset but also gives visitors like myself a compelling reason to plan trips, stay in local accommodations, and support nearby businesses.

I am grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move. Please help keep this wonderful institution a part of Santa Monica's unique appeal for years to come.

Warmly,
Scott Osgood
Clermont, FL
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 766 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: TRosePhotos <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Tiffany Rose Koury
Santa Monica resident
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Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 767 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: Denise Lorraine <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:20 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Santa Monica Trapeze School in Clover park.

I have been flying trapeze in Santa Monica for over 10 years and I can tell you firsthand what a positive and immeasurable impact the sport and the community built around it has made on my life.

To see the school find a home in Clover Park would be amazing and in my humble opinion, a perfect fit.

I genuinely hope you will support the proposed move. Places like this are what build community and make Santa Monica stand out as a vibrant and distinctive city.

I’m grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Denise Henninger
-Santa Monica College employee
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 768 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 4 David Yakobson
From: Karen Croner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Clover park is a treasure for our Sunset Park community and our areas of nature must be preserved for all to use - not just those who pay to swing on trapezes! This is a bad decision, and reminds me of when Zwick called for the decimation of Fairview library and then after public outcry, admitted he was WRONG. While we want to support local businesses, this business does not have the right to ruin our local constantly used and treasured park. I don’t believe it belongs in any park, but why move it to the southside? Why not put it in Tongva park, which is sorely underused? Why not put it on the Promenade which needs activation? Why not keep it on the pier? Please know Sunset Park simply won’t allow you to do this. We know with Wildwood and Seven Arrows and the huge biz park development, our treasured park will be under even more pressure and each inch of open grass is sacred.

You constantly talk of activating downtown. That is where this business belongs. We treasure every single tree in our park and ever blade of grass. It is essential for the health of the children and for you to choose to steal this asset from the children of Sunset Park so that the trapeze company can make money feels, I’m sorry to say, truly criminal. It also reminds me of the actions the current presidential administration is taking, sacrificing nature for $$.

You must do better.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

We simply won’t allow you to do this.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Karen Croner
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 769 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 5 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:27 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item K : Please keep Santa Monica Trapeze School

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I love trapeze workouts and the excitement in the outdoors of our local town. They are a local business staffed by kind and generous people who are always considerate of their neighbors and customers.

SMTS creates this amazing place, and I urge City Council to assist in allowing SMTS to stay in operation for all of us! Arthur Merkin
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Packet Pg. 770 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 6 David Yakobson
From: Thadeus Welch <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K - Strong support for Trapeze School relocation to Clover Park

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Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
I'm writing to urge you to vote in favor of Agenda Item K and approve the Trapeze School's new location at Clover Park.

While I live just outside Santa Monica, the trapeze school is one of the main reasons I regularly come into the city to spend time and support local businesses. It offers something genuinely unique that you simply cannot find anywhere else in the area. Programs that foster this kind of physical confidence, positive community, and outdoor activity are rare, and having it in a public park space makes total sense for the character of the city.

Losing this school or pushing it out of Santa Monica would be a real loss for everyone who visits and values what makes your parks vibrant. Please approve the move to Clover Park tonight and keep this great program going strong.

Thank you for your time and public service.

Best regards,
Thadeus Welch
Los Angeles resident / Frequent Santa Monica visitor
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Packet Pg. 771 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 7 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Agenda item K 9/8
Good morning, I submitted a written comment regarding a measure on tonight’s agenda. It was submitted well before the 12 PM cutoff time however, I don’t see it included in the written comments.

Would you please ensure that my comments and those submitted by 12 PM today are included? Kind regards, Heather Cooper
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On Monday, September 7, 2026, 8:57 PM, councilmtgitems <[email protected]> wrote:

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Thank you for your email. Please be advised that this email will: 1) become part of the public record, 2) be filed with the City’s official records, and 3) be posted online at smgov.net/council/agendas. Comments will not be redacted and appear online as they are submitted.

If you plan to speak at the meeting and have an electronic presentation to show, please submit it to [email protected] no later than 12 PM on the day of the meeting.

Levine Act Disclosure. Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $250 made by the party or the party's agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made.

Thank you,
The City Clerk’s Office
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Packet Pg. 772 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 8 David Yakobson
From: Taylor Krasne <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Taylor Krasne
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 773 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 9 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:05 AM
To: Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Barry Snell; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; councilmtgitems
Cc: Oliver Chi; Peter James; Susan Cline; Heidi von Tongeln; Susan Cola; Jenny Rogers; Steven Johnson; Karen Melick; Maryanne LaGuardia; Sonam Makker; Barry Rosenbaum; Christopher Dishlip; Amber Richane; Tony Lopez
Subject: September 8, 2026 - Council Agenda Item 4-K - Please remove Trapeze School from Consent Calendar and institute a public process/evaluation of impacts

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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Councilmembers, and City Manager Chi, I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday's consent calendar. This item - which concerns public land - feels rushed and premature.

Privatization of public park land is not a goal of the PRVP. The Recreation and Parks Commission subcommittee that worked on the 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan, has stated that privatization of our park spaces was not intended to be a goal of that new plan.

Possibly historic amphitheatre lies under the public landscape trailer. Further, you may not be aware of this, but there is an amphitheatre underneath the public landscape trailer. It was used and loved by the community for gatherings and performances back in the day and possibly it should be excavated, examined, and restored if possible for community use and events. Possibly it is of historic merit and significance?
Give resident voices the same weight as the voices of those outside the community. The trapeze school is being relocated because non-residents south of Airport Avenue complained loudly, correct? Please allow actual residents to weigh in here before this becomes a permanent solution.

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Packet Pg. 774 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 10 For all these reasons, please respect this public park land that belongs to all of us and institute a public process.

Many thanks,
Elizabeth Van Denburgh
Wilmont Chair
Santa Monica resident, 45 years
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Packet Pg. 775 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Alyssa Peden <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I'm writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Places like this are part of what makes Santa Monica such a vibrant and distinctive community. I'm grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Alyssa Peden
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Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 776 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth P <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 8:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Feedback Re Items On The Agenda Tonight

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I was shocked to read, over the long weekend, about some of the items scheduled.

The proposed trapeze business at Cloverfield park: what, you think the park is underutilized or something? Blocking out, permanently restricting an area that’s for general use right now would have no impact? I am becoming more and more disillusioned with anyone in any level of government. All about money and power.. damn to the little people.

And the upzoning of those working class area homes: gee, wonder why homeowners farther north are never impacted when anything like this comes up? Again, the little people who don’t matter AT ALL.

The 14th St project, which apparently is planned to go through tonight? Like anyone has heard of it much if at all before? I suppose the idea is to make all the streets the same, forget about seniors with mobility issues, emergency vehicles trying to get through etc. It’s all been said and written about by many others; hasn’t had any impact on the plans. By all means, let’s cater to the healthy young, and those who have few family or work obligations which would require them to drive in the city…
It’s incredibly sad where Santa Monica has gone. I’m going to be very careful who I vote for.

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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 777 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Steven Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:15 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis
Cc: Oliver Chi
Subject: Pull Item 4.K Trapeze School to run through a public process Dear Esteemed Council Members,
Re: Pull Item 4.K Trapeze School to run through a public process As Chair of the Recreation & Parks Commission, I respectfully ask that you pull Item 4.K (Trapeze School in Clover Park) from the Consent Calendar and direct City staff to present the proposal to Recreation & Parks Commission, as well as to the community, including Friends of Sunset Park, plus the soccer, baseball and softball groups that depend on the very limited parking available at Clover.

Granting a 5-10 year lease to a commercial enterprise in a public park (that currently has no licensed concessions) without public review and input goes against the spirit of our parks. Running this through the consent calendar is particularly concerning.

The Pier was a great location for the Trapeze School, and we were sorry to see it pushed out its space there.

But the pier is not a park. And the airport parking lot where they are located right now is not a park.

Since many of us have seen the amount of real estate the school takes up, plus parking, we have concerns.

It seems odd that the Vision Plan’s call for "identifying opportunities to integrate food and beverage concessions within parks" would be cited as a basis to grant a 5-10 year lease to a business that’s not a food and beverage concession, on the basis of no more than a promise of offering at least a food cart.

The public has been asking for the trailers to be removed at Clover Park, and for that real estate to be returned to public use for many years. Instead, it is being turned over to a private entity.

The Rec & Parks Commission would be happy to agendize a staff presentation on the Trapeze School proposal at our regularly scheduled next meeting, Thursday, September 17, or on Thursday, October 15.

I hope you’ll agree that a lengthy commitment of public park space to a private entity deserves this consideration.

Thank you.

Steven Johnson
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Packet Pg. 778 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 Chair, Recreation & Parks Commission
City of Santa Monica
(310) 429-0475
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Packet Pg. 779 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: Ruth Wilhoit <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K in support of Santa Monica Trapeze School’s New Home

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Dear Council Members,
I’m writing a letter in support of Santa Monica Trapeze School’s new home. I’ve worked at the school for 12 years and it was a huge financial (and mental) hardship for me when the school was closed because we lost our lease at the Pier. The school is not only a source of money for me, it’s my social life and trapeze is my greatest passion. The school is a place of pure joy for so many of us. I went into a huge depression when the school was closed and cried every day. This school means so much to me, and so many other people.

Please, please help us secure the Cloverfield Park location. We would love a safe and happy place.

Thank you for all you do! We appreciate your support!
All the best,
Ruth Wilhoit
Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 780 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 4 David Yakobson
From: Glenn Anaiscourt <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for Agenda item K re: Clover Park and the Trapeze School

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Dear Mayor and City Council,
I strongly support the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in Clover Park.

The Trapeze School was instrumental in my going from someone who couldn't run a block to someone who can still do pullups at age 60. Whenever I am in Santa Monica I always try to arrange my schedule to go to the School for a lesson and am gratified to usually see old friends there and to meet new ones.

The Trapeze School is a clean and fun way to foster and encourage community health. Trapeze sometimes suffers from stereotypes about what it means to engage in circus arts. Trapeze and other aerial arts are highly beneficial and demanding sports. Trapeze requires professional assistance for safety, of exactly the sort that rare institutions such as the Trapeze School provide.

A Trapeze installation is no more intrusive or disruptive than any other installation that serves to attract residents to enjoy spending time in a park, such as a baseball field, soccer pitch, running track, pickleball or tennis courts, children's playground, garden, skateboard park, fountain, or concession stand.

Unless cities provide strong support to trapeze arts, moreover, they will go away, just as is true of any valuable arts or sports program.

A home for the School in the park will benefit the entire city, and also visitors who contribute to the economy when they participate in activities such as those that the School offers.

For these reasons, I write to encourage you to support the proposed move, and I appreciate your continued support of this valuable institution which adds so much unique value to the City of Santa Monica.

Warmly,
Glenn Anaiscourt
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Packet Pg. 781 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 5 David Yakobson
From: Libby Gustafson & Cliff Sarkin <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
A Longtime Trapeze Flyer, SM resident
Libby Sarkin
310-387-3775
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 782 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 6 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Lee Millena <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:27 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K - Support Santa Monica Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Hello Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing to express my support for the new home for Santa Monica Trapeze School and hoping that you all will support it as well!
I have personally found so much fulfillment and joy in my 10 years and counting involved with SMTS, first as a student and then as a coach.

I love building relationships with my students whether it is the first time we have ever met or the second time I am seeing them in a week. We have created such a wonderful and welcoming community, and I look forward to many future circus enjoyers joining it.

Thank you for your support.

Rachel Lee Millena
Santa Monica resident (90405)
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Packet Pg. 783 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 7 David Yakobson
From: Pamela Ventura <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

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Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my STRONG support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in Clover Park. It is currently located at the Santa Monica Airport, which has become a site for angry confrontations from the nearby neighbors to the students, who are clearly perplexed as to why they were put there in the first place.

I have been a "flyer" for over 35 years and it has enhanced my life in ways too numerous to count. I always encourage those who have never tried it to challenge themselves and do something they never thought they could.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Sincerely,
Pamela Ventura
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Packet Pg. 784 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 8 David Yakobson
From: Valerie Alter <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 9:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Sunset Park Resident Opposition To Trapeze School

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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, As a long-term Santa Monica resident (40+ years) who now lives in Sunset Park, I write in opposition to relocating the trapeze school to Clover Park and ask that you pull item 4K from today's consent calendar. Clover Park is hugely important to our local community and to our kids--it is a place where kids, families, and community members can gather for sports, recreation, and simply to walk.

Putting a for-profit trapeze school with concessions in the middle of our park would be disruptive and irreparably change its character. This type of a business belongs on the Pier. It compliments Pacific Park and the energy of that area. That is exactly the opposite of what we want in a park used for neighborhood gatherings, sports, and recreation--particularly when park space is already so limited.

Please do not change our park for 5 years, much less with an option to renew for 5 years, without input from residents, much less review by the Recreation and Parks Commission and a real analysis staff with a public report before Council approval. I thus respectfully request that you pull item 4k from today's consent calendar.

Sincerely,
Valerie Alter
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Packet Pg. 785 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 9 David Yakobson
From: Damian Anastasio <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:04 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
J.Damian Anastasio
310-968-8912
Operating Partner
Harvelle’s Santa Monica
santamonica.harvelle.com
Acting:
www.jdamian.com
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Packet Pg. 786 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 10 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Kelly Hsiao
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September 8, 2026
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Packet Pg. 787 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 11 David Yakobson
From: Phil Brock <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:15 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 4K. oppose

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4K.

Authorization to enter into Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park
As a former long-term Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commissioner and Chair of the Commission, I object to the privatization of any of our public park space at Clover Park.

It would remove much-needed picnic space and start a
dangerous trend that will affect our residents at all Santa Monica parks in the future. When we started to look for replacement space for the Trapeze School, the City Council looked at unused space at SMO.

We can find alternative space within the city without losing valuable public park space and replacing it with a paid concessionaire.

Best
Phil Brock
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Phil Brock / Mayor (ret)[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 788 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 12 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:18 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Will von Bernuth
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From: Randi Parent <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:26 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; [email protected]; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Barry Snell; [email protected]; councilmtgitems Subject: A home for the Trapeze School of Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, and City Council Members,
Kenna Stevens deserves your support in her struggles to relocate the Trapeze School to 2600 Ocean Park in Cloverfield Park.

Her unique school has such value to this community. Please don’t let another opportunity for her to remain in Santa Monica go down in defeat. Tonight, please give your unanimous support for consent calendar agenda Item 4K.

Sincerely,
Randi Parent, vice-chair
Santa Monica Pier Corp. Board of Directors
Member, leasing committee
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Packet Pg. 790 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 14 David Yakobson
From: Tiffany Swan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Tiffany Horton
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Packet Pg. 791 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 15 David Yakobson
From: Patrick Quinlan <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K in Support of Trapeze School

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

The school has been a place where we’ve shared many fond memories with friends and family. As a parent of a toddler, I’m very much forward to watching him grow and learn at the trapeze school.l when he’s tall enough.

I have no doubt that the school will be a tremendous value add to the community - both by attracting visitors and residents to learn and play, but also providing opportunities for younger people to have their first job and learn leadership and communication skills.

I’m grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Best,
Patrick Quinlan
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 792 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 16 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Eve Levenson (she/her)
[email protected]
X: @eve_levenson; @eve-levenson.bsky.social
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Packet Pg. 793 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 17 David Yakobson
From: Steve Housden <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:35 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Steve Housden
2400 block of Hill Street.
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Packet Pg. 794 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 18 David Yakobson
From: Sydney Hemmendinger <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy. As silly as it may sound, flying trapeze changed my life and is to this day my most effective form of stress relief. If the Trapeze School ceases to exist, there won’t be any trapezes in all of Los Angeles County. When I moved to Los Angeles in 2020, the Trapeze School was the first place I found community and I don’t know what I would have done without it.

Places like this are part of what makes Santa Monica such a vibrant and distinctive community. I hope we’ve made it clear how much this space and this sport means to so many people. I’m grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Sydney Hemmendinger
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Packet Pg. 795 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 19 David Yakobson
From: Sidney Hsu <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: [Agenda Item K] Support for Santa Monica Trapeze School

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing in support of Santa Monica Trapeze School’s proposed new home in the park.

Circus arts provide a uniquely engaging way to encourage creativity, physical fitness, teamwork, perseverance, and self-expression. For years, the trapeze school (formerly TSNY LA) has brought something truly extraordinary to Santa Monica. It has created a warm, welcoming community where children and adults can build confidence, courage, strength, lasting friendships, and, most importantly, joy.

Santa Monica Trapeze School is also a natural continuation of Santa Monica’s remarkable cultural and recreational legacy that began with the original Muscle Beach in the 1930s. Providing them with a lasting home would carry that proud tradition forward, giving a new generation the opportunity to experience the same inspiring combination of athleticism, artistry, courage, and community.

SMTS is exactly the kind of vibrant and distinctive institution that makes Santa Monica such a special place. I’m delighted that the City has worked to identify a new home where the school can continue to grow and thrive, and I enthusiastically encourage you to support the proposed move.

Please help ensure that this wonderful institution remains part of the Santa Monica community for many years to come!
Best,
Sidney
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Packet Pg. 796 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 20 David Yakobson
From: Holly Pitrago <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park. I used to live in Santa Monica and happen to know one of the talented trapeze artists there. This is one of the things that makes Santa Monica unique and fun.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Holly
Ex-Santa Monica resident (wish I could have afforded to stay) Holly Pitrago

SAG-AFTRA/AEA
www.hollypitrago.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
347.423.4353
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Packet Pg. 798 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 22 David Yakobson
From: Karen Howe <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Karen Howe
310-560-0055
225 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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Packet Pg. 799 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 23 David Yakobson
From: Sarah Figoten <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to strongly support finding a new home for the Trapeze School in Santa Monica.

I took classes at the Trapeze School on the pier and absolutely loved the experience. It was one of those rare places that felt both adventurous and genuinely welcoming — a space where people of all ages could challenge themselves, build confidence, and become part of a community.

Losing the school from the pier was a real loss. It brought something distinctive and joyful to Santa Monica, and I would hate to see an institution with that kind of history and community value disappear from the city altogether.

I’m grateful that a potential new home has been identified, and I hope you will support the move. Santa Monica is at its best when it preserves the places and experiences that give the city character, and the Trapeze School is one of them.

Please help keep it in Santa Monica.

Warmly,
Sarah Figoten
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Packet Pg. 800 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 24 David Yakobson
From: Jacob Meyer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda Item K - SMTS Trapeze school

EXTERNAL
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to you in support of the Santa Monica Trapeze school. Like many others I signed up for a class and immediately fell in love with the sport. I had so much fun and did so well that Kenna, the school GM at the time - owner now, half jokingly offered me a job to train and become a catcher. The set back was that I live 86 miles north of Santa Monica.

It was an easy decision. Not only because what I had experienced was a benefit and challenge to my physical abilities, a huge challenge and benefit to my mental health, but it was clear that what this school represented was a safe and welcoming place for everyone.

Working as a catcher now for over 3 years I cannot emphasize enough what a benefit to the community this place is. I see so many students every week, from little kids to older adults that come in, hesitant, afraid of heights, doubtful in themselves that leave after class smiling, lifted with their fears conquered - believing in themselves again.
"This is my happy place", "this is my therapy", "this is my favorite way to exercise", "this is my favorite type of mental health break" - are not only statements I have said to myself, but what students have said over and over again.

People travel from all over to come to Santa Monica for this school for these reasons, because it very quickly becomes their favorite thing to do, which is why I am in support of giving the school their much deserved space.

It brings people in, it makes people feel welcome and safe and it helps people overcome and forget their troubles one leap at a time.

I urge you to compare all the letters coming in both for and against the school. I am sure you will see that all of us in favor are fighting for a place that welcomes all and can consistently better the lives of everyone in the community. Whereas the people who are so aggressively against it are only fighting because they think it will make life a little better for themselves. --
Jacob J. Meyer
Filmmaker & Photographer
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Packet Pg. 801 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 25 David Yakobson
From: Leilah <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

There are very few places in the world that give people the opportunity to try this amazing activity to build confidence, courage, and strength and to experience the joy of flying through the air. While many people only try it as a one-time experience, there are also regulars who have formed a vibrant and distinctive community that is part of what makes Santa Monica special. I’m grateful that the City has worked to find a new home where the school can continue to thrive, and I hope you will support the proposed move and help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Leilah McCarthy
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Packet Pg. 802 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 26 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:02 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Joey Magnusson
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Packet Pg. 803 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 27 David Yakobson
From: Brendan Gates <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:03 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Comments on Item K

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

If Santa Monica truly wants to support small businesses as they claim they do, the way to do this is to support businesses like the Santa Monica Trapeze School! Without a physical location, SMTS will not be able to share the transformational lessons achieved through flying with our students or support the community programs. The team have been working to find alternative locations in LA County to move the Trapeze School but have had no luck thus far.

The team at SMTS creates this amazing place, a place that hosts multiple pride shows a year, an AAPI heritage celebration, PE credit for approved Santa Monica Students, as well as a number of other community benefits. We need to keep circus arts and circus training in Santa Monica.

City council members, please vote to enter into Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park.

I personally have experienced the joy and benefits that SMTS has provided and continues to provide to the community, and would be upset to see such an incredible space lost.

Thank you for fighting for local circus in Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Brendan Gates
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Packet Pg. 804 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Peter Kearns <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support of agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Hello!
My name is Peter Kearns, I am a frequent student of Santa Monica Trapeze School and wanted to voice my wholehearted support of agenda item K (Accept concessionaire agreement with SMTS).

They are a wonderful unique business and we are so lucky to have them in our community. They build community and help bring arts and health together.

In addition I think it is worth allowing them to stay at their current location until the site is MOVE IN READY. They have already been financially harmed when they were forced to move off the pieradditional financial harm would not be fair to this business that brings so much joy.

Thank you!
Peter Kearns
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Packet Pg. 805 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: William Schoene <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. Removing mature trees in this day and age, when cities are becoming fully aware of the multiple benefits of their "urban forests"
in adapting to increasing temperatures and growing numbers of dangerously hot days, is simply not a forward-looking policy.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
(YOUR NAME)
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Packet Pg. 806 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Johnny Tu <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Barry Snell; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya
Subject: Regarding Agenda Item K

EXTERNAL
Dear SM City Council Members,
In the years that I've lived around LA, what keeps drawing me back to Santa Monica isn't the mall or the beaches. For those, there are countless alternatives I could easily go to instead. But rather, it's the small businesses that keep it feeling like such a unique, charming city in the massive sprawl of Los Angeles.

Santa Monica Trapeze School is one of these small businesses that I've been proud to support. When I support a small business, it makes me incredibly happy to know that I'm reinvesting back into the locals and community members who live here. As I've seen various small businesses close out in SM over the years, SMTS is one of the few remaining reasons I have to keep coming back to this city.

Their consistent efforts to support Santa Monica have not gone unnoticed, with P.E. credits for Santa Monica students, pride shows, and AANHPI heritage month outreach among many of its actions. I know circus arts and training is an unfamiliar world to most people, but it is precisely for that reason that Santa Monica should support it as a unique gem that cannot be found elsewhere even within the entertainment capital of Los Angeles.

SMTS needs a physical location in order to continue supporting its community programs, and I would love nothing more than to see it continue doing so in the same city that it has supported for nearly two decades.

Please, vote to enter a Concession Agreement with Santa Monica Trapeze School for Concessionaire and Recreation Services at Clover Park.

Thank you for supporting the local businesses that make Santa Monica unique, Johnny Tu
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Packet Pg. 807 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: Celine Jelinski <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I'm writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Best,
Celine Jelinski
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Packet Pg. 808 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 3 David Yakobson
From: MB <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item K

EXTERNAL
“Item K”
It would be hard for me to overstate the positive impact Santa Monica Trapeze School has had on my family. Both under the current ownership and in its past incarnations.

My youngest daughter grew up being celebrated and welcomed by a diverse and inclusive community that coalesced around the trapeze rig on the Santa Monica Pier. My eldest daughter wrote her college entrance essays about the self-acceptance and confidence she found there. My life changed working at the school.

Santa Monica Trapeze School has worked with the City in good faith through many setbacks and mistakes that were unnecessarily costly and time consuming. Staff went months without work because of shortsightedness.

This school supports Santa Monica – donating to school fundraisers and supporting students from surrounding schools. SMTS lifts the spirits of random spectators whenever they are in action. I’ve spent many hours watching people fly though the air and I have never done so without being cheered by some expression of wonder from some passerby who didn’t expect their day to involve human flight. In today’s world we desperately need to maintain our connection with wonder, with community – we need spaces filled with human connection and vitality.

You have viable area in Clover Park. Why not fill underutilized space with a new flying spectacle? Wherever the school ends up – it will bring inclusive and empowering experiences. I hope Santa Monica wants that.

Please find a way to give this beautiful program a home here in Santa Monica. It was a huge loss to the Santa Monica Pier to lose this attraction. I hope Santa Monica City finds a way support Trapeze School Santa Monica while they strive to contribute to our City. thank you,
MB O'Donovan
[email protected]
310-773-1443
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Packet Pg. 809 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Frank Mele <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:55 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Oliver Chi; Natalya Zernitskaya; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Peter James
Cc: [email protected]; Christine Lobas; Jeff Vertun; Sean Silva; Lizzy Moore Subject: SMCC Public Comment in Support — Consent Calendar Item K (Santa Monica Trapeze School Concession at Clover Park)

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Dear Mayor Torosis and Councilmembers,
Please accept this written comment, on behalf of Mar Vista Neighbors, in support of Consent Calendar Item K.

Back in late March, when our neighborhood discovered the Santa Monica Trapeze School beginning construction in the Triangle Lot at the airport — immediately adjacent to our Dewey Street homes — we organized as a coalition and made our first visit to your chambers with a simple request: to pause and consider. We launched a small website under a single headline — Different zip codes, same community — because we believe it. Community is a foundational pillar of our society, and it has to be a two-way street.

Over the last five months, Santa Monica's staff and Council have met us with real understanding and care, and tonight's vote is the result. We want to commend the City for its willingness to show leadership across borders in finding the Trapeze School a more suitable home, where it can genuinely thrive in a public-park setting.

This is a rare kind of vote — one where a small business and its neighbors are asking you for exactly the same thing. The school gains a home where it can flourish, and a residential neighborhood sitting just feet from its current site gains real relief. We are proud to support it, and we urge your approval of Item K.

We also want to acknowledge the bigger picture we are all building toward. As a Mar Vista neighborhood along the longest continuous border of this future park — and, as the recent framework survey showed, one of its most engaged participating communities — we have great enthusiasm for what this team can create together for the region, a Great Westside Community Park.

Thank you for your leadership, and for hearing the voices of the greater community.

With appreciation,
Frank Mele
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Privileged and Confidential - this communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged. They are intended for the sole use of the addressee. All rights reserved.

On Mar 30, 2026, at 11:39 AM, Lana Negrete <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Frank and Mar Vista neighbors,

Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns so thoroughly. I want to personally acknowledge the seriousness of the issues you’ve raised and the frustration caused by any miscommunication or lack of communication from our side. Please accept my sincere apology for that.

I want you to know that I am meeting with residents today t noon to see the site and the impacts in person. Hearing directly from you and understanding the situation on the ground is extremely important to me.

I have also spoken with our City Manager, Oliver Chi, as well as your elected representative and my friend, Councilwoman Traci Park, to ensure that we are all aligned in doing whatever is within our reach to support a path forward that works for everyone involved.

Your concerns are being heard, and we are committed to meaningful engagement and problem-solving.

Thank you again for reaching out and for your advocacy on behalf of your neighborhood. I look forward to speaking with many of you today and working together in good faith.

Warmly,
Lana Negrete
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Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2026 8:06 PM
To: Santa Monica City Manager's Office <[email protected]>; Oliver Chi <[email protected]>
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<[email protected]>; [email protected]; Christine Lobas <[email protected]>; Jeff Vertun <[email protected]>; Sean Silva <[email protected]>; Juan Fregoso <[email protected]>; Matthew Halden <[email protected]>; Lila Vandenberghe <[email protected]>; Jeff Khau <[email protected]>; Craig Bullock <[email protected]>; Kenna Stevens <[email protected]> Subject: FORMAL OBJECTION & DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE — Santa Monica Trapeze School at 2800 Airport Avenue — Ground-Breaking Monday March 30

EXTERNAL

Dear City Manager Chi,
I am writing tonight on behalf of 48+ Mar Vista residents to transmit our formal letter of objection to the proposed relocation of the Santa Monica Trapeze School to 2800 Airport Avenue, with ground-breaking scheduled for tomorrow morning.

This is not our first attempt to reach you. I emailed City officials on March 23rd, 2026 seeking urgent requests for basic project information that remain unanswered. I appeared before the full Council in person on March 24th, 2026. We were heard in public forum — but despite the timely information we provided, no action was taken.

The attached letter sets out our objections in full, including the City’s failed promise to notify us in a timely manor, serious unresolved public safety concerns involving highvoltage power lines, traffic concerns, documented property value harm, and the absence of any community process for a significant change of use directly bordering a Los Angeles residential neighborhood.

We have retained counsel and are prepared to continue our efforts to organize and pursue all means, legal and other, if construction proceeds without response and meaningful engagement.

We request a written reply by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

Respectfully,
Frank Mele
13103 Dewey Street, Los Angeles, CA 90066
917.295.1348 / [email protected]/ [email protected] On behalf of the Mar Vista Neighbors of Dewey Street and surrounding blocks Formal Objection Letter (48 wet signatures representing 30 single family Mar Vista homes) Item 4-K
September 8, 2026
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Exhibit A — Property Valuation Impact Letter, Lauren Lyon, Stearns & Associates / Compass (March 28, 2026)
Exhibit B — Site plan excerpt showing proximity to adjacent Mar Vista residences Privileged and Confidential - this communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged. They are intended for the sole use of the addressee. All rights reserved.

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Packet Pg. 813 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 5 David Yakobson
From: Christen Madsen II <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: item K

EXTERNAL
The Santa Monica Trapeze School (previously TSNY) has been an interesting and wonderful part of Santa Monica for 10+ years. The school has always been respectful of our neighbors and brings people from all across Southern California to Santa Monica. Please support this small, unique business in finding a home in Santa Monica at the airport or in Clover Park.
-- Christen Madsen
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Packet Pg. 814 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 6 David Yakobson
From: Nikki Kolhoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: July 8 City Council Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi, Let's be super clear about how we got here. The city chose to give Pacific Ocean Park a second lease on the pier, in violation of Pier rules. Then staff made a terrible decision to relocate the trapeze next to homes on airport land. Those LA neighbors are now threatening to sue to you are moving it to Clover Park, which places the burden of the city's bad decisions on Sunset Park residents. That is not ok.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees. Articles about the trapeze school mention it takes up 3 tennis courts and is 10,000 square feet. The measurements have not been provided despite numerous requests.

Granting a 5-year lease (with an option for an additional 5 years) to the Trapeze School is not in line with the Airport Conversion Project's vision for Clover Park as "The Stroll." The Airport is closing in 28 months. License v lease matters not here, when the result is exclusive occupation of land in the park for 5 years. The land will not be usable for any other purpose and it will be fenced off, or it will be the source of even more liability.

But if you can't find another location, you must consider paying the company damages instead of harming the residents. I have asked for the following information and not received it:
 What are the city's current obligations to the trapeze company? The staff report says a shortterm license. How long is that license and can we please get a copy? Please provide a copy of the license.
 What are the trapeze company's net revenues for the last 5 years? Those should be publicly reported under their pier lease and would be the maximum potential damages if the current license were terminated.

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Packet Pg. 815 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 7 The amount of time left in the current license, multiplied by the revenue for that period would be the maximum potential damages owed to the trapeze company by the city, assuming there aren't other causes of termination. That amount should be known and disclosed for purposes of setting a baseline for this conversation.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Regards,
Nikki Kolhoff
Sunset Park Resident
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From: Grace Slansky <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to convey my enthusiastic support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park. As a Santa Monica native (born and raised), I have personally benefited so massively from the school. The community is undeniable and the city would not be the same without it.

I cannot imagine Santa Monica without the school, and I also cannot imagine that Santa Monica would let such an incredible, warm community go. The school represents everything I have always loved about Santa Monica and been proud of. That we have unique businesses that give back to the people around them and foster the feeling of family
Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

All the best,
Grace Slansky
(310) 460-9128
[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 817 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Jillian Clare <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:38 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I’m writing to express my strong support for the proposed new home for the Trapeze School in the park.

For years, the Trapeze School has brought something truly special to Santa Monica: a welcoming community where children and adults build confidence, courage, strength, friendships, and joy.

Please help keep this wonderful institution in Santa Monica for years to come.

Warmly,
Jillian Clare
whimsicalentertainment.com | IMDb | ailemastudio.com
SAG-AFTRA LA Board Member | National Young Performers Committee Chair | Co-Chair LA Young Performers Committee | Vice Chair Government Affairs & Public Policy Committee
Statement of Confidentiality:

The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for the sole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail or phone and delete this message and its attachments, if any.

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Packet Pg. 818 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 1 David Yakobson
From: Louise Steiner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: NO on Sunset Park Trapeze School

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

I urge you to pull item 4K from Tuesday'sconsent calendar. Giving a commercial company exclusive access to our limited park space would set a bad precedent. This should require review by the Recreation and Parks Commission, as well as the impacted Sunset Park community, and an analysis by staff and staff report presentation before City approval.

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely, Lou Steiner 50 yr resident of SM
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Packet Pg. 819 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: SUBJECT: Agenda item K in Support the Trapeze School's New Home

EXTERNAL
As a Santa Monica resident and a former trapeze hobbyist, I am writing in favor of the Santa Monica Trapeze School in Clover Park.

There is currently no other school in the Los Angeles area providing flying trapeze lessons to the public. It is a fun physical activity and a unique form of exercise that can raise self-esteem. Allowing the Santa Monica Trapeze School, a school with a longterm history that has established safety protocols and skilled instructors, to continue to operate gives Santa Monica a unique attraction. The school provides local jobs and pays local taxes and hosts free shows. It also provides PE credit for local students. It is an asset to Santa Monica, and I hope the City Council will allow them to operate in Clover Park and support their continued presence in our city.

Thank you, Denise Reich, Santa Monica
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From: Francis JonesDDS <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 4:53 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Francis Jones
Lifelong SM Resident/ SM Business owner
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Packet Pg. 821 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 2] (7863 : Trapeze School) 2 David Yakobson
From: Robert Mickelson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 5:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Subject: Agenda Item 4-K - Pull Trapeze School from the Consent Calendar

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council Members, and City Manager Chi,

Placing the Trapeze School between the only 2 reservable BBQ picnic areas in Clover Park seems incompatible, plus it could potentially require the removal of multiple mature trees.

The Pier was the perfect place for this business with its synergy with the amusement park and attraction to visitors.

Finding space at the Pier, such as in the underutilized parking area, is a much better place for this commercial enterprise.

Please don't rush the approval for this precedent-setting contract. Please pull this item and require further review of its impact and analysis of alternatives.

Sincerely,
Robert Mickelson
3204 Pearl Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Item 4-K
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Report
City Council Meeting: September 8, 2026
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Aileen Reynolds, Director, Housing and Human Services Department Subject: Authorization to Modify Agreement with Golden State Certified Development Corporation for Operation of the Virginia Avenue Park Community Kitchen 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. Authorize the City Manager to execute a modified agreement in the amount of $385,000 with Golden State Certified Development Corporation for operation of the Virginia Avenue Park Community Kitchen for the Housing and Human Services Department, resulting in a new total amount not to exceed $1,155,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;

3. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report. (requires 5 votes)
Executive Summary
The City of Santa Monica (City) Virginia Avenue Park (VAP) Community Kitchen was first recommended by local groups and residents with deep ties to the park in 2019 as part of the Pico Wellbeing Project, with the City Council identifying small business incubation as a key economic development priority. This commercial kitchen aims to address multiple community needs, including supporting local entrepreneurs in the food service industry, and creating pathways to economic independence. Council approved the award and execution of an agreement with Golden State Certified Development Corporation (CDC) on June 23, 2026 (Attachment A). This follow-up request modifies the budget and establishes that Golden State CDC is responsible for generating

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$110,000 in annual kitchen rental revenue, in partial satisfaction of their annual $385,000 budget for operation and management of the facility.

Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a modified agreement with Golden State CDC to operate the VAP Community Kitchen. This modified recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process via Acting Procurement Manager approved ECB #509. The modified agreement is for an initial term of one year at a cost of $385,000 with two one-year options to renew, for a total amount not to exceed $1,155,000 over three years.

Discussion
Virginia Avenue Park is one of the City’s most valued community assets, serving as a neighborhood hub where community members engage in programming, access social services, celebrate cultures, and maintain the vibrant spirit of the Pico Neighborhood. It is also the location of the highly anticipated and recently completed Community Kitchen, which will support residents facing economic barriers to starting and sustaining a small food-related business. Such barriers often include lack of key resources, personal networks/mentors, financial business literacy, and access to capital.

In 2021, Request for Proposal (RFP) #283 was issued for a VAP kitchen operator, and despite being advertised and formally solicited, the RFP did not produce any responsive applicants. Following the unsuccessful RFP, City staff conducted extensive research on potential partners, which led to the discovery of Golden State CDC. Golden State CDC’s mission is to promote the general welfare, wealth and prosperity of the people residing or operating businesses within the state of California, focusing primarily on promoting job and entrepreneur creation in underserved and credit-challenged communities. With support from its bank partners, Golden State CDC has helped fund over 306 loans totaling $63.7 million with credit enhancement guarantees, resulting in the creation and retention of over 1,500 jobs throughout California. As a Certified Development Corporation under the authority of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 loan program, Golden State CDC has leveraged over $102 million in private investment into commercial real estate purchases for small business owners. Additionally, Golden State

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CDC operates an existing direct small business loan portfolio. VAP Kitchen graduates will be guaranteed a microloan via Golden State CDC to help secure essential business items such as permits and licenses. Unlike financial institutions, Golden State CDC does not profit from these loans, and no City funds will be used to finance said loans.

This request to execute a modified agreement revises the annual budget to $385,000 and the three-year not-to-exceed amount to $1,155,000. Golden State CDC will be responsible for generating $110,000 in annual revenue through rental of the kitchen as a partial offset of their annual budget. Should Golden State CDC fail to meet this revenue target, the City will not be responsible for any resulting gap (i.e., the City will provide $275,000 in annual funding and the remaining $110,000 will be provided if Golden State CDC generates that amount in rental revenue or will be adjusted accordingly).

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
6/23/26
(Attachment A)
Council authorized initial agreement for Golden State CDC to operate the VAP Community Kitchen
Environmental Review
The professional services agreement is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) 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 agreement will provide operational and programmatic services at VAP. 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 General Fund to increase the amount of the agreement with Golden State CDC to operate the VAP Community

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Kitchen. First year funding is available in the FY 2026-27 HHS General Fund budget and from projected kitchen rental revenue.

Golden State CDC will be responsible for generating $110,000 in annual revenue through rental of the kitchen as a partial offset of their annual budget. This will be paid directly to the City. Revenues collected up to $110,000 annually will be remitted to Golden State CDC and anything above that will be retained by the City.

Approval of the recommended action requires the following budget amendment:

FY 2026-27 Budget Amendment
Establish Revenue Budget Appropriate Funds
Department Account # Amount Department Account # Amount 01420002.414410 $110,000 01420005.550260 $110,000
Total $110,000 Total $110,000
Staff has also submitted a Congressionally Directed Spending request for $500,000 to fund kitchen operations in years 2 and 3. Staff will return to Council with any necessary budget appropriations in the future, which may include a grant award, revenue adjustments, and/or potential General Fund funding gaps.

All future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.

Modified Agreement Request
Funding
Source
Current
Authorized
Amount
FY 2026-27
Request
Amount
Future Year
Modified
Request
Amount Department Account #
Total
Revised
Agreement
Amount
General
Fund
$152,099 - - 01420006.556000 $152,099
$172,901 - - 01420006.556000.91928 $172,901
- $110,000 $220,000 01420005.550260 $330,000
Misc.

Grants
Fund
$500,000 - - 204200XX.XXXXXX $500,000
Total $825,000 $110,000 $220,000 $1,155,000

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Prepared By: Natasha Kingscote, Human Services Manager
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:

A. Attachment A. Authorize Initial Agreement for Golden State CDC to Operate VAP Community Kitchen - Web Link
B. Oaks Initiative Form (Golden State CDC)
C. Levine Act Disclosure Form (Golden State CDC)

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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 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.

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.

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Packet Pg. 828 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form (Golden State CDC) (7877 : VAP Commercial Kitchen)

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 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 #
Miguel Juarez President
5/6/2026
[email protected] (213) 300-1667
San Fernando Valley Small Business Development Corporation dba Golden State CDC
None.

Miguel Juarez is the only paid officer and director. All other directors are volunteers.

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Packet Pg. 829 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form (Golden State CDC) (7877 : VAP Commercial Kitchen) City of Santa Monica Levine Act Disclosure Form

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Code Regs. Section 18438.1, which states:

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. 830 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form (Golden State CDC) (7877 : VAP Commercial Kitchen) 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 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. 5/6/2026
Miguel Juarez President
San Fernando Valley SBDC dba Golden State CDC

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Packet Pg. 831 Attachment: Levine Act Disclosure Form (Golden State CDC) (7877 : VAP Commercial Kitchen) 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.

For instance, the Levine Act applies to the following:
x Building and development permits
x Conditional use permits
x 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
x Public street abandonments
x Private development plans
x Professional license revocations
x Rezoning of specific real estate parcels
x Event permits
x Rulemaking procedures affecting a particular industry where only a small number of businesses are affected
x Special district formation proceedings involving the creation of a special use or benefit to the person in the district
x Tentative subdivision and parcel maps

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