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City Council Meeting 08-14-07 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER iozsy (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING PER DIEM AMOUNTS FOR SPECIFIED FORMS OF TEMPORARY
TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2007, the City Council amended Santa Monica
Municipal Code Section 4.36.100(d) to provide that Council shall establish by resolution
reasonable per diem rates for the following items of temporary relocation expenses
requires under that chapter: hotel accommodations; meal allowance; laundry allowance;
and pet accommodations; and
WHEREAS, Staff has researched reasonable market per diem rates for housing,
meals, laundry and pet accommodations and arrived at reasonable per diem rates for
each; and
WHEREAS, as to housing, the typical 'modest' hotel in Santa Monica {e.g., Best
Western, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, and Travelodge) has rates that average about .$135
per day; and
WHEREAS, as to meals, Santa Monica City and State employees have per diem
meal allowances that range between $34 and $45 per day; $25 per day is reasonable in
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the context of landlord-paid relocation benefits since un-relocated tenants have
substantial meal expenses anyway and the benefit by definition represents a partial
compensation; and
WHEREAS, as to laundry, Staff states that $1 per day per household is
reasonable; and
WHEREAS, as to pets, there is only one kennel in Santa Monica. The boarding
rate for amedium-sized dog is $45 per day (less for a small dog and $5 more for a large
dog). The rate for cats is $5 plus $25 per day. Staff notes that a pet allowance should
be payable only to those tenants who actually board their pets and do not utilize
alternate, cost-free pet accommodations during the relocation. For example, if the
tenant stays at a hotel that accepts pets, or if the tenant stays with relatives who allow
the pet, the benefit would not be payable,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The per diems amounts referred to in Santa Monica Municipal
Code Section 4.36.100(d) are hereby set as follows effective ~ ~- ~ `~ , 2007:
(a) Housing: $135 per day per household
(b) Meals: $25 per day per person
(c) Laundry (if applicable): $1 per day per
household
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(d) Pet accommodations (if applicable): $25 per
day per cat; $45 per day per dog; and actual daily boarding
cost for all other pets. The tenant must provide proof of
actual boarding for the requested number of days.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect on
0~6- ly , 2007.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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M SHA J ES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of August, 2007.
Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica; do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 1023 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of August, 2007, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Censer, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver
Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem Katz
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
ATTEST:
Maria Stewart, City CI k