City of Santa Monica
City Council Meeting
AGENDA
CAROLINE TOROSIS
MAYOR
ELLIS RASKIN JESSE ZWICK
COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM
DAN HALL BARRY SNELL
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
LANA NEGRETE NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
OLIVER C. CHI
CITY MANAGER
HEIDI VON TONGELN
CITY ATTORNEY
DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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• Exercise self-control;
• Give open-minded consideration
to all viewpoints;
• Focus on the issues and avoid
personalizing debate;
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RULES OF ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (Resolution No.11663(CCS))
WAYS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
If you are interested in providing public comment at a City Council meeting, there are several ways to participate:
(1) Written public comment. In lieu of oral public comment, the public is strongly encouraged to submit written public comment on agenda items via email to [email protected]. For written public comment submitted by 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting, best efforts shall be made to have them available online for viewing. Please note the agenda item number in the subject line of your written comments.
(2) Oral public comment.
- In-person: Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding items on the agenda must be present and submit their name and address (optional) to the City Clerk before the public comment section is opened for that item or before the public hearing is opened where one is required by law. Register to speak at the Speaker Kiosk prior to the meeting. - Telephone: Persons wishing to address the Council by telephone must register at santamonica.gov/public-comment no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before a meeting. Showing electronic presentation materials are not permitted when commenting by telephone.
Oral public comment from any one individual is limited to a total of 6 minutes per City Council meeting, with a maximum of 2 minutes per agenda item if speaking on multiple items. A member of the public may allocate time between items in one-minute increments up to 2 minutes and those requesting to speak on only one agendized item for the meeting may speak for up to 4 minutes on that one item. Except for noticed public hearings or quasi-judicial items, if more than 25 speakers are registered to speak during a public input section, the amount of time shall be reduced to 1 minute per speaker during that section.
Except for the author of the request, public comment on 15-items are limited to 1 minute.
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 $500 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. Information regarding the Levine Act can be found here or you can contact the FPPC.
ORDER OF BUSINESS (may not be changed except by majority vote of the City Council.)
1. General Public Input
(Members of the public may address the City Council
only on items not on the agenda, but within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the City and on Special
Agenda Items.)
2. Special Agenda Items (Commendations and
Proclamations presented).
3. Public Comment for Consent Calendar and Closed
Sessions Only.
4. Consent Calendar (All items considered in one
motion unless removed by a City Councilmember for
discussion. No public comment is permitted on
second readings.)
5. Closed Sessions.
6. Public Comment on remaining Agenda Items
7. Study Session.
8. Continued Items.
9. Administrative Proceedings.
10. Ordinances:
• 1
st Reading
• 2
nd Reading (No public comment is
permitted on second readings.)
11. Staff Administrative Item.
12. Public Hearings.
13. Reports of Boards and Commissions.
14. Resolutions.
15. Written Communications (Other than
Reports of Commission and Officers.)
16. Councilmember Discussion Items.
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
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AGENDAS
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 250,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ROLL CALL
City of Santa Monica Statement of Accountability (Land Acknowledgement) The City of Santa Monica is located on the land of Tovangaar. With great respect, the City acknowledges the Gabrieleño/Tongva as the First People of this ancestral and unceded territory of Kuruvungna, a village that we know as Santa Monica. We honor their elders, past and present, and the Gabrieleño descendants who are part of the Gabrieleño /Tongva tribes.
We recognize that these peoples are still here, and as settlers and kuyam (guests), we recognize our responsibility and obligation to care for their land in partnership with them.
The City of Santa Monica commits to work in partnership with the Gabrieleño/Tongva people to uplift their voices and visibility on their ancestral land.
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS / PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS
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1. GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT ON SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS (For regular meetings, public comment is permitted on Special Agenda Items and items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. State law prohibits the City Council from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda, including issues raised under this agenda item. For special meetings, public input is limited to scheduled Special Agenda Items only.)
1.A. Written Comments
2. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
2.A. Commendation: Senator Ben Allen
2.B. Proclamation: Filipino American History Month
2.C. Proclamation: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2.D. Recognition of Outgoing Board & Commission Members
3. PUBLIC INPUT (ITEMS UNDER CONSENT CALENDAR AND CLOSED SESSION ONLY)
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion. In accordance with Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents. No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption.)
4.A. Contract Award and Modifications for On-Call Civil Design, Surveying, Transportation Planning, and Engineering Services Contracts for the Public Works Department
City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 5 Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Sections 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11702 in the amount of $1,500,000 with Tetra Tech for on-call civil engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with new a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to Agreement #11703 in the amount of $1,500,000 with Stantec Consulting for on-call civil engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11704 in the amount of $1,500,000 with Willdan Engineering for on-call civil engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
5. Award RFP #SP2721 to Egis USA, Inc. (formerly A. Lochner Company) and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. as additional qualified firms for on-call civil engineering design services for the Public Works Department;
6. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Egis USA, Inc. (formerly A. Lochner Company) in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 for five-years, with one additional five-year renewal option on the same terms and conditions, for a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, with future funding contingent on Council budget approval;
7. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 for five-years, with one additional five-year renewal option on the same terms and conditions, for a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, with future funding contingent on Council budget approval;
8. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11721 in the amount of $250,000 with PSOMAS, for on-call surveying services the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
9. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11722 in the amount of $250,000 with KDM Meridian, for on-call surveying services the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
10. Award RFP #SP2539 to Cannon Corporation as an additional qualified firm for on-call surveying services for the Public Works Department;
11. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Canon Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for five-years, with one additional five-year renewal option on the same terms and conditions for a City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 6 total amount not to exceed $500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
12. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11622 in the amount of $1,000,000 with Fehr & Peers, for on-call transportation planning and engineering services the Department of Public Works. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future funding contingent on Council budget approval;
13. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11624 in the amount of $1,000,000 with Kimley-Horn, for on-call transportation planning and engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
14. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11625 in the amount of $1,000,000 with Egis USA, Inc., for on-call transportation planning and engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
15. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to agreement #11626 in the amount of $1,000,000 with Michael Baker International, for oncall transportation planning and engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
16. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first modification to Agreement #11628 in the amount of $1,000,000 with Toole Design Group, for on-call transportation planning and engineering design services for the Public Works Department. This will result in an amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval; and
17. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Iteris, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for one year, with two additional one-year renewal options, on the same terms and conditions with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.B. Approval of Second Modification to Agreement with AG Coast, Inc., dba California Panther Security, for Unarmed Security Guard Services at the Annenberg Community Beach House for the Recreation and Arts 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.
2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Second Modification of Agreement #11120 (CCS) with AG Coast Inc. dba California Panther Security to continue 24/7 unarmed security guard service at the Annenberg Community Beach City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 7 House for the Recreation and Arts Department in an amount equal to $159,000 resulting in a new not-to-exceed contract total of $1,403,268 through March 31, 2027.
4.C. Award Bid #4513 to and Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement With VCI Construction, LLC to provide On-Call Fiber Optic Infrastructure Services for the Information Services Department
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;
2. Award Bid # 4513 to VCI Construction, LLC to provide On-Call Fiber Optic Infrastructure Services (Construction, Maintenance and Repair) for the Information Services Department; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with VCI Construction, LLC, in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.D. Adoption of Resolution Ratifying Homelessness Emergency Proclamation 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. Adopt the proposed resolution ratifying the 2025 Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness.
4.E. Authorization to Accept United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) FY25 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 8 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 in the amount of $63,937.24 from the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for the 2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (“BVP”) Grant for the purchase of bulletproof vests by the Santa Monica Police Department; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all subsequent renewals; and
4. Authorize a budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes). .
4.F. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of the 2026-27 Grant from California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for Santa Monica Police 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;
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $92,673 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) for the 2026-27 ABC Grant Program in the Police Department;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals; and
4. Authorize the budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).
4.G. First Modification to Agreement with Willdan Engineering for Temporary Staffing Services for the Building and Safety Division of the Community Development Department
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption 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 first modification to agreement #11544 (CCS) in the amount of $250,000 with Willdan Engineering for temporary staffing services for the Building and Safety Division in the Community Development Department. This will result in a five-year amended City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 9 agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.H. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map No. 84874 for the Property Located at of 2134 Stewart Street to Create Four Residential Parcels Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption (Approval of Final Subdivision Map) pursuant to Section 15268(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 84874 for the property located at 2134 Stewart Street to create four residential parcels.
4.I. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing to Accept Grant from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, Cohort 4
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. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant awarded in the amount of $4,500,000 from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Proposition 64 Public Health & Safety Grant Program for use by the Police Department;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant, and all grant renewals; and
4. Authorize the budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes).
4.J. Approval of Third Modification to Agreement No. 9756 (CCS) with HdL Software, LLC for Business License Software for the Finance Department City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 10 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 a third modification to agreement #9756 (CCS) in the amount of $83,500 with HdL Software, LLC (“HdL”) for business license software services for the Finance Department. This will result in a 15-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $552,572, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.K. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Monica adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.12.540 to Establish an Automated Traffic Enforcement System Program to Detect a Violation of a Traffic Control Signal
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.L. Authorization to Accept a $50,000 Grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund for the Bay Street Beach Historical District Signage Project - New Item Received. 9/17/2026
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $50,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund for the Bay Street Beach Historical District Signage Project in the Recreation and Arts Department, and to accept all grant renewals;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents required to implement the grant, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
3. Authorize the budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions section of this report. (Requires five affirmative votes.)
4.M. Award Professional Services Agreement with Raftelis for Organizational Performance and Operational Assessment Services - New Item Received. 9/17/2026
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
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2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Raftelis for organizational performance and operational assessment services for the City Manager’s Office. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to the City’s Procurement Policy pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $326,600 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
4.N. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend the Text of the Zoning Ordinance to Increase Development Standards for Parcels Located Within the R1 (Single-Unit Residential) Zoning District and the Area Bounded By the I-10 Freeway to the South, Dorchester Avenue to the West, Exposition Boulevard to the North, and Centinela Avenue to the East to Allow for the Exclusion of Certain Sites That Are Located Within One-Half Mile of the Expo/Bundy Station from Senate Bill (SB) 79 Implementation Until One Year Following the Adoption of the 7th Cycle (2029-2037) Housing Element of the City's General Plan - New Item Received. 9/17/2026
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
4.O. City Council - Special Joint Meeting - Jul 27, 2026 4:00 PM
5. CLOSED SESSIONS
5.A. 5.A. Closed Session: Uller
John U.N.B. Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 23STCV12746; John Doe 1, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 23STCV15009; Hector Orozco v. John Doe: Does 1-2, LASC # 23SMCV03120; John JPC Doe v. Doe City, et al., LASC # 23STCV22020; John AD Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 23STCV26548; John CW Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 23STCV29623; John Doe (A.G.) v.
Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 23SMCV06066; John GA DOE, et al. v.
City, et al., LASC # 24STCV06484; John U.L.W. Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV06768; Joseph Garcia v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 24SMCV01368; John Doe 15, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV07647; John Doe 18, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV08239; John RR Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV09398; John Doe 33, et al. v.
City, et al., LASC # 24STCV15580; John Doe 48 v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV15420; John Doe 49 v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV19296; John DD Doe v. City, et al., LASC # 24SMCV04421; Jane EB Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV24146; John Doe (V.D.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 24SMCV05049; John Doe (D.F.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 24SMCV05050; John Doe (D.G.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 24SMCV05051; Jane Doe 13, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV27233; John AM Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 24STCV28433; John Doe v. City, et al., LASC # 24SMCV05527; John Doe (Y.M.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 24SMCV06355; Jane Doe 16, et al. v. a Public Entity, et al., LASC # 25STCV02235; John Doe 62, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV04414; John Doe 23 v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV05850; John Doe (E.B.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al., LASC # 25STCV06354; Jane PB Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV06880; John Doe 67 v. City, et City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 12 al., LASC # 25STCV10142; John Doe 68 v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV12089; John Doe 69, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV14031; John OR Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV16251; John RD Doe, et al. v. City, et al., LASC # 25STCV24158; John Doe 71, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al., # 25STCV32120; John Doe 76 v. Roe 1, a public entity; et al., # 25STCV32032; John Doe 77 v. City of Santa Monica, et al., # 26STCV07769
5.B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
City v. ICSOP, et al.; OCSC # 30-2022-01261243
5.C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
Amie Cooper v. Shores Barrington, City; LASC # 24SMCV02414
5.D. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):
Maria Elena Mendez v. City; LASC # 25SMCV02682
CITY MANAGER REPORT
TRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT
6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS
. Public Input for 12-Items will be heard at the time when the Public Hearing is called.
7. STUDY SESSION
7.A. Sustainable Water Master Plan Update
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 a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15307 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2. Receive and provide direction on the 2026 Sustainable Water Master Plan Update.
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
No items
9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
No items
10. ORDINANCES
(Public comment is permitted on ordinances for introduction and first reading. No public discussion is permitted on ordinances for second reading and adoption. In accordance with City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 13 Charter section 615, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions shall be by reading of title only unless a Councilmember present dissents.)
No items
11. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
11.A. 2025 Palisades Fire and Windstorm After-Action Report Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council review and comment on the Palisades Fire After-Action Report, and direct staff to proceed with evaluating and completing the report’s identified improvement actions. This report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The report is administrative and informative in nature. Pursuant to CEQA Section 21065, the project does not meet the definition of a “project” subject to CEQA as it will not “cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.”
11.B. Authorization to Accept Grant from Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation to the Annenberg Community Beach House
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 in the amount of $1 million from the Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation to the Annenberg Community Beach House in the Recreation & Arts Department, and to accept all grant renewals.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals.
4. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report. (requires 5 votes)
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items
13. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
No items
14. RESOLUTIONS
No items
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND
OFFICERS
City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 14 No items
16. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS
16.A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Recreation and Parks Commission for a term ending on June 30, 2027
16.B. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Housing Authority Board for a term ending on June 30, 2028
16.C. Recommendation to accept Angela D. Scott's resignation from the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy
16.D. Request of Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, and Zernitskaya that Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to return no later than November 17 with options to implement technical clarifications and refinements in Chapter 9.46 of the Municipal Code concerning the procedures for Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Map and other procedural clarifications. - New Item Received. 9/17/2026
16.E. Request of Mayor Torosis and Councilmember Negrete that the City Council consider approving the allocation of $10,000 from Council Discretionary Funds to support the OFF THE HOOK Santa Monica Seafood Festival benefiting Heal the Bay taking place on Sunday, October, 11, 2026 on the Santa Monica Pier by the Spin PR Group, the Santa Monica-based PR, Marketing and Events agency producing the event. The funds would be appropriated as follows: $10,000 from the discretionary funds allocated to Mayor Torosis, $5,000 and $5,000 from Councilmember Negrete. - New Item Received. 9/17/2026
ADJOURNMENT
Agendas and reports are accessible on the City's webpage at www.smgov.net/council/agendas. They are also available at the City Clerk's Office and in alternate formats upon request. For a free email subscription to the City Council Agendas, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or [email protected].
Members of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 or to [email protected]. Written comments received from the public by 12 PM on the day of the City Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting and posted online. Members of the public who submit written public comment on an agenda item may be subject to the Levine Act which requires disclosure of campaign contributions of more than $500 to an officer of the City within the preceding 12 months.
City Hall and the Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations to either attend or provide public testimony at a Council meeting (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, remote City of Santa Monica Generated: 9/23/2026 8:27 AM Page 15 option, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917- 6626 or via email at [email protected] at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Best efforts shall be made to accommodate requests received after the 72-hour deadline. In the case of special meetings, requests should be submitted as early as possible, but no later than noon the day of the special Council meeting.
Si desea comunicarse con alguien en español, llame a nuestra oficina al (310) 458-8211 y pida hablar con Esterlina Lugo.
Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #1, #2, #3, #5, #9 and the EXPO Line serve City Hall.
Parking is available on Main Street, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free).