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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 12, 2021
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 5:30 p.m.,
on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 at
https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/fvydsebh
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Christine Parra
Also Present: Interim City Manager Lane Dilg
Interim City Attorney George Cardona
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:30 p.m., with all
members present.
CLOSED SESSIONS
There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:32 p.m., to consider
closed sessions and returned at 6:30 p.m., with all members present, to
report the following:
1.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Sandra Beltran-Cerna v. City of Santa Monica,
et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC700376.
The Interim City Attorney advised the plaintiff, 20 years old at the time,
was walking northbound in the west crosswalk at 3rd St. and Pico Blvd. on
March 20, 2017, when she was struck by a car, resulting in traumatic brain
injury. Plaintiff spent months in a coma and underwent several surgeries.
Though plaintiff can now perform most activities of daily living, she has
permanent cognitive disability and greatly diminished long and short-term
memory. Plaintiff settled with the driver’s insurance company for
$6,000,000. Plaintiff then filed a complaint against the City alleging that
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the intersection constituted a dangerous condition because previously
installed pedestrian-activated in-roadway warning lights that were
deactivated in 2012 because they constantly broke and were time
consuming to repair remained inoperative at the time of the accident. The
City does not admit to the allegations, but to avoid the expense and burden
of further litigation, the City Attorney recommend settlement in the amount
of $600,000.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember De la
Torre, to approve Settlement No. 11127 (CCS), in the amount of $600,000.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers De la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Jerecha Javierto v. City of Santa Monica, et al.,
Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC696263.
The Interim City Attorney advised the plaintiff alleges that she suffered
injuries to her neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back, and torso/hip when the car
she was driving made a left turn on a yellow light and was hit by a Big
Blue Bus proceeding straight through the intersection of Venice Boulevard
and Overland Avenue. Plaintiff alleges that the Big Blue Bus was at fault
for the accident. The City does not admit to the allegations, but to avoid
the expense and burden of further litigation, the City Attorney
recommended settlement in the amount of $155,000.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
to approve Settlement No. 11128 (CCS), in the amount of $155,000. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
2.A. Proclamation: 15th Anniversary of the Main Library, was
presented by Councilmember Brock.
2.B. Election of Mayor for the ensuing two years; election of Mayor
Pro Tem for the ensuing two years, was presented.
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Members of the public Matt Neco, Shannon Yoshakawa, Tricia Crane,
Denise Barton, Leslie Lambert, Zina Josephs, Laura Wilson, Carl Hansen,
Burt Champagne, Meredith Coon, Manual Vazquez, Phillip Peraco, Daniel
Turney, Jon Katz, Angela Scott, Erica Leslie, Robbie Jones, and Barry
Snell spoke on the selection process.
The City Clerk opened the floor to nominations for the Mayor.
Councilmember McKeown nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
Mayor for 2 years, and Councilmember McCowan for Mayor Pro Tem for
2 years.
Councilmember Parra nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for Mayor
for 2 years, and Councilmember Brock for Mayor Pro Tem for 2 years.
Councilmember De la Torre nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
Mayor for the first year, and Councilmember Brock for Mayor the 2nd year,
and a split for the Mayor Pro Tem between Councilmember McCowan for
the first year, and either Councilmember De la Torre or Councilmember
Parra for the second year. Councilmember Himmelrich declined the
nomination, because she would only serve as the Mayor for the full 2 years.
Councilmember De la Torre pulled his nomination.
The City Clerk announced that with so many variations of nominations, she
would call the vote for the Mayor position only.
There being no other nominations, Councilmember Himmelrich was
selected as the Mayor for 2 years by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, De la Torre, Parra, Davis, Himmelrich,
McCowan, McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The Mayor opened the floor for nominations for the Mayor Pro Tem.
Councilmember McKeown nominated Kristin McCowan for 2 years
Councilmember De la Torre nominated Kristin McCowan for 1 year and
Phil Brock for one year.
Councilmember McCowan made a statement about what has transpired
over the past few weeks, and at tonight’s meeting. She took an opportunity
to clarify the claim of a Brown Act violation, and stood by her initial
statement from the December 8, 2020 meeting. She went on to share her
qualifications, experiences, and explained her reasons for not withdrawing
her nomination as Mayor Pro Tem.
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Councilmember De la Torre asked Councilmember McCowan if she would
be willing to split the term between herself and one of the other Latina or
Latino colleagues. Councilmember McCowan declined his request.
After further discussions and comments, Councilmember Brock withdrew
his nomination.
Councilmember McCowan was selected as the Mayor Pro Tem for 2 years
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
2.C. City Manager Report - COVID-19 Update, was presented.
Member of the public Anne Thanawalla spoke on this item.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren announced that
Council will receive no compensation for meeting as the Redevelopment
Successor Agency.
CONSENT CALENDAR: There being a Consent Calendar for Council and the Redevelopment
Successor Agency, the Mayor, with the consensus of the Councilmembers,
convened to a joint meeting at 8:54 p.m., and the two Consent Calendars
were heard concurrently, with all Agency/Councilmembers present.
All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.
Member of the public Anne Thanawalla commented on various Consent
Calendar items.
At the request of Councilmember Brock, Items 3.B and 3.E. were removed
from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Agency/Councilmember McKeown, seconded by
Agency/Councilmember Brock , to approve the Consent Calendar except
for Items 3.B and 3.E., reading resolutions by title only and waiving further
reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Agency/Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock,
De la Torre, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
Chair/Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
PIER IMPROVEMENTS 3.A. Award Bid #SP2636 and enter into Agreement No. 11129 (CCS)
with West Valley Investment Group, Inc. for Construction Services for
the Pier Improvements Project, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #SP2636 to West Valley Investment Group, Inc. for
construction services for the Pier Improvements Project for the
Public Works Department;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Contract No.
11129 (CCS) with West Valley Investment Group, Inc. in an
amount not to exceed $5,584,127 (including a 15% contingency);
and
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary
change orders to complete additional work within contract
authority.
WATER FILTERS 3.C. Award Bid #4401 and enter into Agreement No. 11130 (CCS)
with Carbon Activated Corporation for Filter Media Replacement, was
approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #4401 to Carbon Activated Corporation for replacement
of greensand water filters for the Public Works Department; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 11130 (CCS) with Carbon Activated Corporation, in an amount
not to exceed $1,386,000 (including a 10% contingency) over a
five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council
budget approval.
SEWER REPAIR 3.D. Award Bid #1210205 and enter into Agreement No. 11131
(CCS) with Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless Corporation for Sewer
Lateral Repair, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #12101205 to Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless
Corporation for sealing of sewer laterals for the Public Works
Department;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement
with Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless Corporation, in an amount
not to exceed $551,000 over five years. Future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval.
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REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING OF REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY
OBLIGATION
PAYMENTS
3.F. Adoption of Resolution Nos. 37 (SA) and 38 (SA) Approving the
Annual Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) Submission,
was adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Redevelopment Successor Agency
adopt resolutions approving the Agency’s draft recognized obligation
payment schedule and administrative budget for July 1, 2021 through June
30, 2022.
MINUTES 3.G. Approval of minutes for the February 25, 2020 Redevelopment
Successor Agency meeting, were approved.
MINUTES 3.H. Minutes for the City Council - Special Meeting - December 15,
2020, were approved.
MINUTES 3.I. Minutes for the City Council - Special Meeting - December 29,
2020, were approved.
7TH STREET FENCING
PROJECT
3.B. Award Request for Proposal SP2577 and enter into Agreement
No. 11132 (CCS) with SWA Group for Design Services for the 7th
Street Fencing Upgrade and Activation Project, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #SP2577 to SWA Group for professional design
services for the 7th Street Fencing Upgrade and Activation Project
for the Big Blue Bus; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional
services Agreement No. 11132 (CCS) with SWA Group in an
amount not to exceed $158,000 (including a 10% contingency) for
two years with a one-year renewal option.
This item was pulled by Councilmember Brock to celebrate creating more
Open Space in the City.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to
approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
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NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PARKING 3.E. Approval of First Modification of Contractual Services
Agreement with SKIDATA, Inc. for Parking Related Equipment, was
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first
modification to agreement #10413 (CCS) in the amount of $1.8
million with SKIDATA, Inc. for the Parking Access and Revenue
Control System (“PARCS”) ongoing system maintenance, software
services, extended warranty, and miscellaneous spare parts in
various Citywide parking facilities. The recommended modification
is made as an exception to the competitive process pursuant to
SMMC Section 2.24.250 (g) to ensure continuity of operations and
revenue collection processes, and would extend the current
agreement for up to two years for a new total not to exceed $6.5
million over a nine-year period, with future year funding contingent
on Council budget approval.
This item was pulled by Councilmember Brock to ask questions of staff
about the amount of the contract, and if there is no other company that can
perform the same services as this vendor. Other questions asked and
answered of staff included, the grace period for parking before members of
the public would have to pay for parking, and are there any changes
proposed to that policy; are there any issues that have occurred as a result
of the motion detector device not picking up people because of their dark
skin color; and should the city be looking at a shorter contract with another
vendor to save money.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to approve the recommended action. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECESS OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
On order of the Chair/Mayor, the special joint meeting with the
Redevelopment Successor Agency was recessed at 9:14 p.m., and the
regular meeting of the City Council was reconvened, with all members
present
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ORDINANCES:
PUBLIC SAFETY
REFORM AND
OVERSIGHT
COMMISSION
7.A. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to establish a
Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading
an ordinance adopting Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 2.50 to
create and establish an 11-member Public Safety Reform & Oversight
Commission.
Members of the public Burt Champagne, Manual Vazquez, Craig Miller,
Meredith Coon, Matt Stoffer, Phillip Peraco, and Jon Katzspoke to the
recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: would the proposed
commission be able to provide input on hiring practices; what review
policies and practices would the proposed commission review; is there
some sense as to how many hours the Inspector General will need to work,
would it be a part-time position; what duties and requirements would the
Inspector General entail; would it be possible to reword the ordinance to
include the prohibition for any employee to serve on a board or
commission; how will this commission interact with Internal Affairs, and
who handles the original complaint; is there an online platform to file
complaints against the Police department; what is the total cost for the
Inspector General position, if it were equal to one full-time employee; how
much transparency should the public expect to see from this commission;
Will it be a Brown Act body, will the meetings be broadcast, will the
transparency be as available as a City Council meeting; will the
commission have full access to the data retrieved, and will camera access
be available and discussed with the commission; what are the camera
policies, when does that material get reviewed; has there been any
consideration to special qualifications or categories for this commission; is
there a way to place in the ordinance to ensure the request for equity,
diversity and inclusion it is followed; should there be some requirement
that the Chief be required to attend a certain amount of meetings, since no
sworn officer can be allowed to serve on the commission; can staff explain
why the decision was made to not have member serve on the commission
younger than 18 years old; why is staff suggesting a 150 days to comeback
with a recommendation, instead of the 90 days suggested by the Public
Safety Reform Advisory Committee; how difficult would it be to bring this
ordinance back if it is determined a special skillset would be needed;
legally, could certain skillsets, experiences and expertise be solicited on the
application; could a request for a consultant who could serve equivalent to
an FTE, initially, then as the commission works, they could reduce the
consultant’s time to less over a period of time; can historic unsolved crimes
be brought back to this commission; and, what is the average time that the
commission and Inspector General could come back with a
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recommendation.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: it
make more sense to hire a full-time Inspector General, in order to keep
down long-term cost, as well as retain institutional knowledge; a former
District Attorney and/or Social Worker should be one of the requirements;
residents should be given priority when being selected; for the commission,
every Councilmember should have one appointment, and then the
remaining four are selected collectively; there should be a timeline set so
that residents feel that they can get results from an issue in a timely
manner; 90 days on the initial report; and, ensure that the training be
performed by people of color.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember McKeown,
to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and
waiving further reading thereof, with the following provisions 1) members
must be residents; 2) contract with an outside agency for the Inspector
General position.
Councilmember McKeown, proposed a friendly amendment to include:
Members should not be employees of the city, sworn or not sworn, and the
timeline should be reduced to 120 days to return with a recommendation.
The motion was considered friendly by the maker.
After further clarification from the Interim City Manager and Interim City
Attorney, it was determined that the 120 and 150 days is the timeline that
the commission has to be established from the time of adoption, to return
with an initial recommendation. After clarification, Councilmember
McKeown withdrew his friendly amendment.
Interim City Attorney Cardona read into the record the motion for
clarification.
Adopt the proposed ordinance as drafted, to include the following changes:
all commissioners shall reside in the city; persons holding any paid office
or employment in the city government, including but not limited to sworn
officers and non-sworn employees of the SMPD shall not be eligible to
serve the commission; and change the time for the commission to come
back with their, initial recommendations from 90 days after the first official
meeting to instead be 150 days after their first official meeting; and include
a requirement that the Inspector General contracted out as opposed to an
FTE. The Interim City Attorney suggested that the contracting language
for the Inspector General should not be included in the ordinance, but
instead give direction to the City Manager to explore and pursue, as a
preference contracting out as opposed to an FTE. The maker and seconder
agreed with the suggestion from the Interim City Attorney.
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Councilmember de la Torre proposed a friendly amendment to askd for
language to address training and professional development to be done by
agencies that specialize in racial justice, equity and social justice training.
The modified language would read, within one year of appointment, each
commissioner shall participate in training relevant to providing oversight of
law enforcement and for the understanding of racial justice. The
commission shall identify reasonable additional required training, which
may include programs offered by the National Association of Civilian
Oversight of Law Enforcement, the Association of Local Government
Auditors, Entities with experience providing racial justice training or other
similar bodies. The motion was considered friendly by the maker and
seconder.
Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to add to the
ordinance, that the Inspector General will be a contracted position, allowing
no flexibility for that position to become an FTE. The motion was
considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember McKeown,
to provide direction to staff to: 1) include in the application that is created
for applicants a section that gives an opportunity to express experience,
training, or special qualifications for the commission; 2) once the
commission is formulated and begins to create policies to bring back to
Council within the 150 days, so that Council can specifically direct the
commission to come up with proposed timeframes in which complaints
might be resolved by the commission and/or the Inspector General; 3) make
sure that the process is communicated broadly to the community about the
opportunity to serve on this commission; and 4) allow people who
previously served on the original Public Safety Advisory Committee to list
that as part of their specialized qualifications on the application.
The motion was approved, with amendments by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers De la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
COUNCILMEMBER 13.A. Request of Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmembers Brock and
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DISCUSSION ITEMS:
CITY MANAGER
RECRUITMENT
Davis that three Councilmembers be appointed to constitute an ad hoc
committee, to be in existence through the completion of the
recruitment, to work with City staff on the recruitment of a new City
Manager, was presented.
There were no members of the public present for this item.
Motion by Mayor Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to
select Councilmembers Davis, De la Torre, and Mayor Himmelrich for the
ad hoc committee. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers De la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ZONING 13.B. Request of Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmembers Brock and
McKeown that Council direct staff to return with proposed emergency
interim zoning regulations to: 1) prohibit 100% non-residential
projects of greater than 7,500 sf in the Industrial Conservation District
with possible consideration for exceptions such as schools; 2) prohibit
single-unit dwellings in any non-residential zone; and 3) impose
additional restrictions to ensure that potential housing development
sites are preserved pending the completion of the Suitable Sites
Analysis and 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, was presented.
Member of the public Kevin Kozal, spoke on the recommended action.
Discussion ensued, but not limited to addressing projects that may already
be up for approval, and how will they be handled.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Himmelrich, to
approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
AIRPORT 13.C. Request of Councilmembers Brock and Parra that staff prepare
and submit to Southern California Edison a letter requesting that, to
the extent such lights are not required by the Federal Aviation
Administration and are not necessary for the safety of nighttime
airport operations, Southern California Edison remove nighttime, red
obstruction lights previously installed on top of several utility poles
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west of the Santa Monica Airport property, and halt the installation of
any other nighttime, red obstruction lights west of the Santa Monica
Airport property. These lights are disturbing the enjoyment of the
neighborhood and are obtrusive at night, preventing people from
getting adequate sleep. In November, the Airport Commission, after
meeting with representatives from Southern California Edison,
unanimously recommended support of the petition circulating in the
community (currently with over 200 signatures) to remove these
obstruction lights, was presented.
Members of the public Bruce Malarky, Allan Levinson, Ben Wang, spoke
on the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: what has been done
already on this matter, and where are we with previous letters that were
sent; what direction or authorization could be given to staff to show the
urgency to reflect how important this is to seek a resolution; do we know
what the liability would be if the city had SCE remove the lights while we
wait to hear back from the FAA; is it possible to have those lights turned
off during the night; and, did Edison have to get approval from the city to
install those new poles.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to approve the recommendation, and have staff take the
necessary steps with the FAA and SCE to attempt to get these lights
removed, and return to Council in February with a report. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
HERO PAY 13.D. Request of Councilmember McKeown that the City of Santa
Monica implement by executive order or return with an emergency
ordinance to implement “hero pay” measures to require large grocery
store chains and drug retailers to provide an extra $5 per hour to
frontline workers temporarily during the pandemic consistent with any
such measures imposed in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles
County, was presented.
Member of the public Jon Katz spoke to the recommendation.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Himmelrich, to
approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers De la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FOOD SAFETY 13.E. Request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan and Councilmembers
McKeown and Davis that Council direct staff to explore possible
options, including but not limited to an emergency ordinance,
regarding regulation of the transport of non-prepared food in a
manner not under direct control or oversight of commercial grocery
stores, so as to ensure such delivery is licensed or otherwise regulated
to maximize food safety and protect the health and welfare of Santa
Monica residents, was presented.
There were no members of the public present for this item.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to
approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers De la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
STREET VENDORS 13.F. Request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan and Councilmember
Brock that Council direct staff to: 1) Explore additional options under
an emergency ordinance to further ensure the safety of street vendors,
their staff, patrons and surrounding visitors of the Pier and Palisades
Park, by implementing enhanced safety protocols that include
mandatory mask compliance and social distancing of vendors, their
staff, and patrons in line with County public health requirements
during all hours of operation; 2) Designate $10,000 from Council’s
discretionary fund to assist with immediate resource allocations for
enhanced safety signage in connection with these efforts; and 3)
Continue to look for additional resource options to support enhanced
code enforcement relating to safety protocols on and around the Pier
and its surrounding areas, was presented.
There were no members of the public present for this item.
Discussion ensued, but not limited to, boosting the resources, using those
who are out of work from the Pier to work as Ambassadors for a month,
instead of putting funds towards signage.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Brock, to 1) remove the emergency ordinance, but have staff explore other
options; 2) designate funds to boost resources to enhanced safety in
connection with these efforts; and 3) continue looking for additional
resources. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, De la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Denise Barton and Jonathan Foster commented on
various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned in memory of
Art Lopez at 12:48 a.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
City Clerk Mayor
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