m20180227.pdfCITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Winterer at 5:36 p.m., on
Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Ted Winterer
Mayor Pro Tem Gleam Davis
Councilmember Sue Himmelrich
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Pam O'Connor (arrived at 5:39p. m.)
Councilmember Terry O'Day (arrived at 5:39 p.m.)
Councilmember Tony Vazquez
Also Present: City Manager Rick Cole
City Attorney Lane Dilg
City Clerk Denise Anderson -Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:36 p.m., with all
members present except Councilmembers O'Connor and O'Day. Mayor
Winterer led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.
Councilmembers O'Day and On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:39 p.m., to consider
O'Connor arrived at closed sessions and returned at 6:53 p.m., with all members present, except
5: 39 p. m. Councilmember McKeown absent, to report the following:
Councilmember O'Connor I.A. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation —
excused at 6:53 p.m. Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Alavikia v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Superior Court, Case No. BC 639482
The City Attorney advised this was a matter where a city truck backed into
the Mr. Alavikia's vehicle on 26th Street, allegedly causing serious injuries.
The city disputes liability, following mediation, the City Attorney's Office
recommends a settlement in the amount of $65,000.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, to
Councilmember McKeown approve Settlement No. 10626 (CCS) in the amount of $65,000. The
returned at 6: 53 p.m. motion was approved by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers O'Day, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O'Connor
1.11. Conference with Legal Counsel —Existing Litigation —
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54946.9(d)(1): City of Santa Monica v. Trinidad, Los Angeles
Superior Court, Case No. SC 127797
The City Attorney's Office Consumer Protection division filed this case
based on a tenant's complaint that his landlord engaged in harassing
conduct towards the tenant and the tenants roommates. The City
Attorney's office seeks approval of a stipulated judgement in which the
landlord will pay $40,000, waive $5,000 in back rent, attend property
management training, implement new rules regarding roommate selection,
and follow state law regarding inspections.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
O'Day, to approve Settlement No. 10627 (CCS), in the amount of $40,000,
with terms. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O'Day,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O'Connor
I.C. Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation — Litigation
has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Section
54956.9(d)(1): Pico Neighborhood Association and Maria Loya v. City
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 616804
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
I.D. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation —
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Homeaway.com, Inc., and AirBNB, Inc. v. City
of Santa Monica, United States District Court, Central District of
California, Case Nos. 2:16-cv-6641-ODW-AFM, 2:16-cv-6645-ODW-
AFM
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
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I.E. Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 2701 Barnard Way
Councilmember O'Connor City Negotiator: Andy Agle, Dir., Housing & Economic Dev
returned at 6:54 p.m. Under Negotiation: Terms of Access
Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
1.F. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Litigation
has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(1): Bogart v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court, Case No. BC 613664
The City Attorney advised this was a matter involving a trip and fall
accident on Ocean Avenue. The City Attorney's Office denies the claims
and recommends settlement in the amount of $55,000.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, to
approve Settlement No. 10628 (CCS) in the amount of $55,000. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O'Day,
O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
I.G. Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation -Litigation
has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(1): Rojas v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court, Case No. BC 630826
The City Attorney advised this matter was a suit filed against the city after
Ms. Rojas was struck by a Big Blue Bus on Castle Heights Blvd. She
alleges significant injuries. The City denies the claim, following mediation
the City Attorney's Office recommends settlement in the amount of
$175,000.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember
O'Day, to approve Settlement No. 10629 (CCS) in the amount of $175,000.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Himmelrich, Vazquez,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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PROCLAMATION 2.A. Proclamation: Women's History Month, was presented by the
Mayor.
REPORT ON COUNCIL There was nothing to report on Council travel.
TRAVEL
REPORT ON MEETING Pursuant to State law, City Clerk Denise Anderson -Warren announced that
COMPENSATION Council will receive no compensation for meeting as the Redevelopment
Successor Agency.
CONSENT CALENDAR: There being a Consent Calendar for the Successor Agency, the the Mayor,
with the consensus of the Councilmembers, convened to a joint meeting at
7:04 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.
There were no members of the public present to comment on Consent
Calendar items.
At the request of Agency/Councilmember McKeown, Item 3-H was
removed from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Agency/Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by
Agency/Councilmember O'Day, to approve the Consent Calendar except
for Item 3-H, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Agency/Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Himmelrich,
Vazquez, McKeown, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem Davis,
Chair/Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PROPERTY 3.A. Approve First Modification for Property and Assessment
MANAGEMENT Management Software, was approved.
SOFTWARE
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a first modification to Software as a Service
Subscription Agreement 410362 (SAAS) in the amount of $27,226 with
Yardi Systems, Inc., a California-based company, to obtain additional real
property and asset management software licenses and change the
anniversary date from January 25 to December 31. This will result in a
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five-year amended agreement (including renewal options) with a new total
amount not to exceed $106,510 with future year funding contingent on
Council budget approval.
TRANSIT TECHNOLOGY 3.B. Award Contract for Transit Technology Consultant, was
CONSULTANT approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP 4143 to IBI Group, a California-based company, for a
consultant to perform a system -by -system needs assessment of the
Big Blue Bus' transit technology infrastructure.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 10630 (CCS) with IBI Group in an amount not to exceed
$204,040 (including a 10% contingency).
OLYMPIC WELL 3.C. Olympic Well Field Groundwater Management Contract
Amendment, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement #9916 in the
amount of $1,573,000 (including a 10% contingency) and extend the term
for an additional three years to June 30, 2021, with ICF International, a
Virginia-based company, to continue the regulatory mandated groundwater
monitoring and studies related to the remediation of groundwater
contamination in the Olympic Well Field and for adaptive management of
the City's groundwater resources to help achieve the City's water self-
sufficiency goals. This will result in a seven-year amended agreement with
a new total amount not to exceed $4,378,636, with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval.
DInSAR CONTRACT 3.D. Differential Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar
(DInSAR) Contract Modification, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute Agreement No. 10631 (CCS) in the amount of
$100,000 with Earth Consultants International, Inc. (ECI), a California-
based company, for a supplemental Differential Interferometry Synthetic
Aperture Radar (DInSAR) study of the Santa Monica Groundwater Basin
(SMGB) to assist in identifying sustainable amounts of water available for
future potable use and extend the term of the agreement. This will result in
a five-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed
$172,740 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
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PARKS PROJECTS 3.E. Award Construction Contract for Access Path Replacement at
Palisades Park and Virginia Avenue Park Project, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #SP2467 to STL Landscape, Inc., a California-based
company, for the Access Path Replacement at Palisades Park and
Virginia Avenue Park Project;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Contract No.
10632 (CCS) with STL Landscape, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$786,500 (including a $71,500 contingency);
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary
change orders to complete additional work within contract
authority.
PARTNERSHIP GRANT 3.F. 2017 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the
amount of $29,070 from the United States Department of Justice
(USDOJ) for the 2017 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) grant;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to
accept the grant; and
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts &
Budget Actions section of this report.
PINK PATCH PROJECT 3.G. Santa Monica Police Department's Participation in the Pink
Patch Project, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City approve the Police Department's continued
participation in the nationwide Pink Patch Project (PPP).
COUNCIL MEETING 3.I. Cancellation of Regular City Council Meetings Scheduled for
the March 13, 2018 and July 10, 2018, and Scheduling a Special
Meeting for March 6, 2018, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council vote to:
1. Cancel the regular meetings scheduled for March 13, 2018 and July
10, 2018 due to a lack of quorum; and
2. Schedule a special meeting for March 6, 2018.
MINUTES 3.J. Approval of minutes for the January 9, 2018 Redevelopment
Successor Agency meeting, were approved.
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Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Redevelopment Successor Agency approve the
minutes for the January 9, 2018 meeting.
CITY INVESTMENT 3.K. Annual Update on City Investment Policy, was approved.
POLICY
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review and approve the City's revised Investment Policy; and
2. Extend the delegation of investment authority to the Director of
Finance, as City Treasurer, from March 1, 2018 through February
28, 2019.
Staff also recommends that the Successor Agency Governing Board:
1. Review and approve the City Investment Policy for Successor
Agency Investments; and
2. Extend investment authority to the Treasurer of the Successor
Agency, from March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019.
ADJOURNMENT OF On order of the Chair/Mayor, the special joint meeting with the Successor
SPECIAL JOINT Agency adjourned at 7:06 p.m., and the regular meeting of the City Council
MEETING reconvened with all members present.
RENEWABLE 3.11. Selection of Default Phase 2 Renewable Electricity Tiers &
ELECTRICITY Rates for the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, was
approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council
1. Approve the recommended tiers of renewable energy to be offered
for Phase 2 commercial customers and municipal accounts.
2. Approve the transition of the City's non -Direct Access accounts to
be served by Clean Power Alliance of Southern California with the
100% renewable energy product.
This item was pulled by Councilmember McKeown to ask for a change to
the recommendation, asking for the default tier for Phase 2 for commercial
customers in Santa Monica and other jurisdictions, for our jurisdiction as
100% renewal energy.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
O'Connor, to approve the recommended action, with the addition to the
recommendation.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Himmelrich, Vazquez,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MOBILITY STRATEGIC 4.11. Mobility Strategic Goal Update and Discussion, was presented.
GOAL
Recommended Action
Discuss progress toward the Council's Strategic Goal of creating a new
model of mobility and provide future direction on the three action areas of
increasing transit usage, walking and biking; eliminating severe and fatal
collisions (i.e. Vision Zero); and creating a complete and connected
mobility network throughout Santa Monica.
Members of the public Jen Regan, Andrea McFerson, Cris Gutierrez, Javier
Sanchez (time donated by Robert Gavidia), Carter Rubin, Denise Barton,
Cynthia Rose (time donated by Mindy Johnson), Valerie Griffin, Freida
Dubin, Jerry Rubin, Puja Thomas -Patel, Greg and Oz Morena, Thomas
Malayl, Danny Bitar, Andrew Hoyer, and Shawn Landres on the
recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: are we looking at our
current bike paths to be more protected; looking at hydrogen fuel cells and
other options for alternative fuels other than electric; availability of staff to
implement the street improvements, and possible reallocation of funds to
meet this need; explain clearly how to come up with a metrics for a street
by street basis, and how to implement this; for standard design; how much
of our ability to do this has to do with this effort not being as collaborative
as it could be; is the overarching theme to make a clear statement that the
roads, streets, sidewalks, should be shared by all; has there been any
thought about using some of the recommendations from other city's studies
to help put people first, such as protected bike lanes; has there been any
serious thought about increasing enforcement around schools; would it be
easy to impose a no left or right turn on red in some of the high affected
intersections; can school areas be prioritize, what would it take to get rid of
"call" buttons at intersections and instead use sensors that can detect
pedestrians as well as it detects bicycles; look at programing green lights at
schools around the city; creating traffic maze to eliminate cut through
traffic in neighborhoods; and, looking at programming retail and
commercial to be a ten minute walk in neighborhoods.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
mobility itself is a tool to achieve access to somewhere or something, focus
should be on integrating mobility by neighborhoods, not just by streets;
think about what a shared, safe street looks like; everyone should have
access to the roads; the environment, to reduce miles traveled, congestion,
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and improve the air quality; be nimble enough to make changes to deal with
unintended consequences; be more collaborative; have to be bold by having
large community meetings to discuss changes; breakdown silos and
empower people with a better power structure; infrastructure improvements
that give people greater confidence to move around in a variety of ways;
change the attitude about being open to disruptions that could improve
mobility; create flexible pilots to help think outside the box, and make
corrections or changes, if necessary; create real High Occupancy Vehicle or
dedicated streets; Transit board for the Big Blue Bus; start looking at curb
space for other uses as there is competition for the curb; and, gathering
data.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, (1)
that it is the consensus of the council that it is our desire that staff prioritize
vision zero and implementing not only the Vision Zero Action list, but other
measures that will help implement vision zero as a commitment and
philosophy of the city, and (2) that we also direct staff and support staff's
efforts to work on moving us toward a safe, a shared, an equitable, and
autonomous future. The motion was approved by consensus.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember O'Day,
to direct staff to eliminate silos and encourage overarching collaboration,
consider how we might further and better allocate resources towards the
mobility goal.
Councilmember O'Day proposed a friendly amendment to add a plan for
resourcing these actions for structuring ourselves to achieve these goals, and
to get a capital plan together. The motion was considered friendly by the
maker.
Friendly motion by Councilmember O'Connor, seconded by
Councilmember O'Day, to direct staff to investigate developing a Go Zone
pilot, maybe look at a decongestion fee; investigate a mobility wallet, which
will provide a certain dollar amount each month to increase walk and by
transit look into some of the best practices to experiment.
Councilmember Himmehich provided clarification to Councilmember
O'Connor's motion. Experimentation through pilot programs to find more
effective means of accomplishing what we want to accomplish. Whatever
ideas people are using in a way that seems to be productive for mobility, we
could look at as pilots, and try them on a limited basis to see if they work.
Councilmember O'Day suggested adding the Bike Action Plan to the list.
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Councilmember O'Connor start looking at managing curb space, and how to
code the curb and price the curb, and looking at using data, working with
other agencies.
The Mayor restated the motion as follows:
That we would affirm staff efforts on increasing walking, biking, and transit,
and their 2 -year Vision Zero action list, and the priorities in our staff report
for looking at challenges related to shared and autonomous future, that there
be an initiative by the City Manager's Office to do what can be done to break
down interdepartmental silos relating to the obtainment of those goals, and
that at our budget study sessions we should be looking at a way to allocate
our scarce resources so as to make some of these actionable ideas more of an
immediate reality, how we should plan and talk about a fiscal plan, capital
plan, and structural plan. Staff can be given specific direction to take a look
at some of the best practices out there including the two she included, and
come back with possible pilot programs, and then wrap up the completion of
the 5 -year Bike Action Plan.
The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote.
STUDY SESSION: 4.A. The Future of Big Blue Bus, was presented.
BIG BLUE BUS
Recommended Action
Staff requests that the City Council review Big Blue Bus (BBB)
governance, service design, and service delivery strategies and provide
guidance to staff for framing the future of BBB.
Members of the public Andrea McFerson, Javier Sanchez (time donated by
Alfredo Escobedo), Christine Ivey, Anthony Fuller (time donated by
Dawnita Snowden), Paul Hewitt, Erskins Robinson (time donated by
Ernesto Rodriquez), Tori Rhoades, Jerry Rubin, Robert Gavidia, Jen
Regan, Cris Gutierrez, Denise Barton, Valerie Griffin, Shawn Landres,
Carlos Rubio, and Mary Rushfield spoke to the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: what is the magic about
the number 12 for the recommended amount of weekday and weekend
trips; what would happen if the service levels stayed the same; were the bus
lines that were eliminated absorbed by Culver City; now that Metro has
arrived, what impact has that made on the bus line from Santa Monica to
Downtown L.A.; would INC fees fall under Prop. 218; how significant is
the fee baiting; is the City Council the correct governance body to make
decisions about the BBB; do you think it would be helpful to have an
outside agent come in and do an audit; is there a different way to look at
this besides what is being presented; and, how much headway is being
made about extending the bus lane in Venice and Wilshire.
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Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
utilizing our resources as best as possible by making sure we have regular
buses going up and down the corridors; to improve the service design,
focus on what the BBB does best, high traffic corridors; expound on the
Transit first policy; look at the infrastructure; make it go faster, better seats,
more WiFi; provide a variety of transportation options; Transit Authorities
should now be called Mobility Authorities; what is the purpose of public
transit; ways to service that first -last mile; an advisory or board that looks
at mobility issues as a whole, including the Big Blue Bus; it is important
for BBB to maintain sub -regional bus service; and, look at the long term
effects of implementing a possible TNC fee.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to direct staff to consider a variant of Service Design 1 (SD1),
where the service footprint is not reduced, but keep the same level of
commitment in terms of resources, but reallocate it to lead to greater
frequency and more reliable service. Consider integrating Big Blue Bus as
to the question of who should be the oversight, but that staff will continue
to integrate other mobility initiatives. Direct staff as part of its analysis of
BBB to look at the infrastructure changes that need to be made (i.e.
dedicated bus lines, rush hour bus lanes, curb cuts for drop off and pickup
service). This motion was placed on hold, at the request of the Mayor to
vote on each issue one at a time.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember McKeown,
to continue to have the City Council exercise oversight over the Big Blue
Bus, but direct staff to work on integrating the operation of Big Blue Bus
with other mobility initiatives.
Mayor Winterer proposed a friendly amendment to look at some sort of
advisory body to look at all of the Big Blue Bus issues on an on-going
basis, including employees and members of the public. The motion was
considered friendly by the maker and seconder. The motion, with the
amendment was approved by voice vote, with all members present.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember McKeown,
Direct staff to analyze a variant of SD1, which would include taking our
current resources, reallocating them to create more frequency on the most
productive lines, but also explore alternatives for the people who then might
lose their closest service; keep our footprint within the same service area,
that does not reduce the service, but reallocates, consider integrating Big
Blue Bus; direct staff to look at the infrastructure changes. Looking at on -
demand micro -transportation services.
Councilmember McKeown, proposed an amendment to respect and retain
the loyal workers of the Big Blue Bus. Make sure that as buses are
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redeployed that bus drivers and mechanics are redeployed, to the extent
possible, keep every good middle class job that has been created in this city
in tact. Also, turn to the drivers and employees for their input on the
redeployment. The motion was considered friendly by the maker.
Mayor Winterer proposed a friendly amendment to give additional direction
to staff, to take a look at the possibility of these fees on the transportation
network companies (TNC's) to augment the revenue of the BBB, and come
back to Council with some other revenues options. The amendment was
considered by the maker and seconder.
The motion, with amendments were approved by voice vote, with all
members present.
RESOLUTIONS: 11.A. First Modification with ChargePoint to Provide, Install and
CHARGING STATIONS Operate Electric Vehicle Charging Stations; Resolution to authorize
application for MSRC funds, was pulled at the request of staff.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first
modification to agreement #10507 in the amount of $493,247
including 10% contingency with ChargePoint, a California-based
company, for the purchase and operation of 45 electric vehicle
charging stations. This will result in a five-year amended agreement
with a new total amount not to exceed $666,372 with future year
funding contingent on Council budget approval.
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the application for
incentive funds in the amount of $121,500 from Mobile Source Air
Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) for Clean
Transportation Funding for the 2017 Local Government Partnership
Program to accelerate the transition to zero and near -zero emission
vehicles.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to
apply for and accept the incentive funds, if awarded.
4. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts &
Budget Actions section of this report, for the agreement
modification and the incentive funds, in the event that the incentive
funds are awarded.
COUNCILMEMBER D.A. Request of Councilmembers McKeown and Himmelrich that
DISCUSSION ITEMS: staff return to City Council with an ordinance stating that it shall be a
EVICTIONS defense to an eviction if a child under the age of 18 or any educator
resides in the unit, the child or educator is a tenant in the unit or has a
custodial or family relationship with a tenant in the unit, the tenant has
resided in the unit for 12 months or more, and the effective date of the
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notice of termination of tenancy falls during the school year, as upheld
in the attached case, was presented.
There were no members of the public present for this item.
O'Connor, to,approve the recommendation. The motion was unanimously
approved by voice vote, with all members present.
OFFSHORE DRILLING 13.B. Request of Mayor Winterer and Mayor Pro Tem Davis that the
Council direct staff to draft a resolution reaffirming the City's position
against offshore oil and gas drilling, seismic oil exploration, oil and gas
leasing, fracking and other well stimulation in Federal and state waters
off the Pacific coast, was presented.
Member of the public Johnathan Foster, spoke on the recommended
action.
Motion by Mayor Winterer, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, to approve
the recommendation. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote,
with all members present.
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS 13.C. Request of Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem Davis and
Councilmember O'Day that the Council allocate up to $20,000 of
discretionary funds to the establishment of a Bob Holbrook
scholarship fund, in recognition of his 32 years of public service to the
City of Santa Monica (8 years as a SMMUSD board member and 24
years as a member of the City Council). The funds will be used to
establish a scholarship fund for a Santa Monica student interested in
pursuing an education in civic engagement or public service and for an
ad campaign to solicit additional funding, was presented.
There were no members of the public present for this item.
Motion by Councilmember O'Connor, seconded by Councilmember O'Day,
to approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Himmelrich, Vazquez,
McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Sandy Itkoff, Denise Barton, and Johnathan Foster
commented on various local issues.
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ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 11:53 p.m.
in memory of Vivian Valentine.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Denise Anderson -Warren Ted Winterer
City Clerk Mayor
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