05_08_18 City Council minutes - signed.pdf
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 8, 2018
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Winterer at 5:31 p.m., on
Tuesday, May 8, 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 6:10 p.m.)
Councilmember Tony Vazquez
Absent: Councilmember Terry O’Day
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 5:31 p.m., with all
members present except Councilmember O’Day and O’Connor. ISD staff
Ali Safdari led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Councilmember O’Connor
arrived at 6:10 p.m.
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 7:13 p.m., with Councilmember O’Day
absent, 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): 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.
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation – Litigation
has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Section
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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.
1.C. Conference with legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation
has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Section
54956.9(d)(1): Sisak v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court, Case No. BC 651241
The City Attorney advised this was a matter where a pedestrian was struck
and killed by a Big Blue Bus in June 2016 near the bus stop on 4th Street,
north of Pico Boulevard. The City denies liability in the matter, but
recommends settlement in the amount of $400,000.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to approve Settlement No. 10679 (CCS) in the amount of
$400,000. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O’Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
ABSTAIN: Councilmember O’Connor
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
1.D. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): 1 case
The City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.
1.E. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation –
Request to enter into a lawsuit as an amicus curiae, pursuant to §
54956.9: United States v. California, U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of California, Case No. 18-cv-264
The City Attorney advised this is a lawsuit brought about by the United
States Federal government against the State of California, seeking to enjoin
three state laws. The City has been asked to sign two amicus briefs
supporting the State of California’s position. The briefs argue that the
state’s sanctuary trust policies build trust with immigrant communities, and
help to ensure that community members will not be afraid to talk to Police,
enroll children in school, seek health services, and obtain other government
services.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis,
to support joining the amicus brief. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
1.F. Conference with Labor Negotiator -
City Negotiator: Donna C. Peter, Director of Human Resources
Bargaining Unit: Public Attorney's Legal Support Staff Union
(PALSSU)
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
2.A. Introduction of Police Chief Cynthia Renaud, was held.
2.B. Proclamation: Municipal Clerks Week May 6-12, 2018, was
presented by the Mayor.
2.C. Proclamation declaring May 2018 as Mental Health Awareness
Month, was presented by the Mayor.
2.D. Proclamation designating May 2018 as Older Americans
Month, was presented by the Mayor.
REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
Councilmember Vazquez reported that he traveled to New York for a
National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) workshop
dealing with workforce housing, as well as preparing the next generation
for the workforce.
Councilmember O’Connor reported that she traveled to Chicago for the
National League of Cities at their Capstone event, where leadership
attended and corporate partners, where the topics the future of work and
workforce. The trip was partially funded by the League of Cities.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.
Members of the public Zina Josephs, Jerry Rubin, Denise Barton, Zoe
Muntaner, and Gina DeBaca commented on various Consent Calendar
items.
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Motion by Councilmember O’Connor, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to approve the Consent Calendar, reading resolutions by title
only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
CITYWIDE HVAC 3.A. Contractual Services Agreement for Citywide HVAC
Maintenance and Repair, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute Agreement No. 10669 (CCS) with ACCO
Engineered Systems for maintenance of City heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems and large-scale repairs. This recommended
award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant
to Section 2.24.080(b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $1,499,064
over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council
budget approval.
MONITORING PLANS 3.B. Cost-Sharing Memorandum of Agreements with the City of Los
Angeles for Two Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plans for Santa
Monica Bay and Ballona Creek, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) No. 10670_
(CCS) and 10671 (CCS) with the City of Los Angeles to implement cost-
sharing Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plans (CIMPs) to comply with
the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board's National
Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit requirements.
One MOA is for the Santa Monica Bay and one MOA is for Ballona Creek.
GREEN BUSINESS 3.C. Accept Funding for the Green Business Certification Program,
was approved and adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11111 (CCS) entitled, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ACCEPT GRANTS AND TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK UNDER
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THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM”.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to
accept the grant and all grant renewals.
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts &
Budget Actions section of this report.
REPAIR SERVICES 3.D. Award Bid for Re-manufacturing, Overhaul, Troubleshooting,
and Repair Services for Allison Transmission, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Bid #4320 to Western States Converters & Transmission, a
California-based company, for remanufacturing, overhaul,
troubleshooting, and repair of Allison automatic transmissions;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 10672 (CCS) with Western States Converters & Transmission,
in an amount not to exceed $101,676, which includes a $9,243
contingency, for one year, with four-additional contract years in the
amount of $406,703, on the same terms and conditions for a total
amount not to exceed $508,379 over a five-year period, with future
year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
CDBG AND HOME
GRANT FUNDS
3.E. Approval of the Proposed FY 2018-19 One-Year Action Plan
Allocating Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and
HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program (HOME) Entitlement
Grant Funds, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Proposed FY2018-19 One-Year CDBG and HOME
Action Plan (Attachments A and A1).
2. Authorize the City Manager to submit all documents required to
receive the City’s annual Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME)
entitlement grant funds to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD).
SOULSTICE EVENT 3.F. Memorandum of Understanding for 2018 Soulstice Event, was
approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute Memorandum of Understanding No. 10673 (CCS)
with the Main Street Business Improvement Association to co-produce the
2018 Summer Soulstice event.
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4TH STREET
IMPROVEMENTS PHASE
II
3.G. Contract Approval for Design Services for 4th Street Pedestrian
and Bicycle Improvements Phase II, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #142 to Cannon Corporation, a California based
company, to provide design services for the 4th Street Pedestrian
and Bicycle Improvements Phase II Project.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional
services Agreement No. 10674 (CCS) with Cannon Corporation in
an amount not to exceed $315,000 (including a 10% contingency)
for an initial two-year term and a one-year renewal option.
VOICE AND WEB
RESPONSE SYSTEMS
3.H. Professional Service Agreement and Modification to
Maintenance Agreement for Selectron Technologies IVR/IWR System,
was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 10675 (CCS) with Selectron Technologies, an Oregon-based
company, for professional services to upgrade the City’s Building
Inspection Scheduling System and Integrated Voice and Web
Response systems. This recommended award is made as an
exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section
2.24.080 (d), as competition does not exist because Selectron
Technologies is the only vendor qualified to provide support for its
proprietary software. The total contract amount would not exceed
$25,000. Future year funding would be contingent on Council
budget approval.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first
modification to agreement No. 9745 (CCS) in the amount of
$162,845 with Selectron Technologies, an Oregon-based company,
for software maintenance and support of services over a period of
five years. This would result in a ten-year amended agreement with
a new total amount not to exceed $251,905, with future year
funding contingent on Council budget approval.
SOFTWARE 3.I. Second Modification to WaterSmart Professional Services
Agreement for continued development, licensing and maintenance of
WaterSmart Software, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
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negotiate and execute a second modification to Professional Service
Agreement #9878 in the amount of $104,500 with WaterSmart Software,
Inc. (WSI), a California-based company, for the continued development,
licensing and maintenance of WaterSmart, a web-based customer
engagement and data analytics software platform to track, compare and
provide water use analysis and efficiency reports. This will result in a six-
year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed of
$294,500, with future funding contingent upon Council budget approval.
PARKING CITATIONS 3.J. Fifth Modification to Agreement No. 9210 (CCS) with
Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. to add the Installment Payment
Plans Software Module to Process Payment Plans for Parking
Citations, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a fifth modification to agreement #9210 (CCS) in an
estimated amount of $61,250 with Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc.,
a New Jersey-based company, to add the Installment Payment Plans
software module to process payment plans for parking citations in
compliance with Assembly Bill 503. The nine-year term of the contract
will remain unchanged. This will result in a nine-year amended agreement
with a new estimated total amount of $14,561,250, with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval.
AUDIT AND
COMPLIANCE
SERVICES
3.K. Award RFP #132 to RSI Security to provide Payment Card
Industry Audit and Compliance Services, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #132 to RSI Security, a San Diego based company, to
provide Payment Card Industry (PCI) audit and compliance
services.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional
services Agreement No. 10676 (CCS) with RSI Security for five
years in an estimated total amount of $346,000 (including a 10%
contingency), with future year funding contingent on Council
budget approval.
FIRE STATION NO. 1 3.L. Award Agreements for Construction Management Services and
Deputy and Material Testing Inspection Services for the Fire Station
No. 1 Construction Project, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP #2235 to Cumming Corporation, a California-based
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company, to provide construction management services for the Fire
Station No. 1 Construction Project;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 10677 (CCS) with Cumming Corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $636,350 (including a 10% contingency) over a three-year
period;
3. Award RFP #2235 to Koury Engineering, a California-based
company, to provide deputy and material testing inspection services
for the Fire Station No. 1 Construction Project; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 10678 (CCS) with Koury Engineering, in an amount not to
exceed $262,364 (including a 20% contingency) over a three-year
period.
PARKING RATES
RESOLUTION
3.M. Resolution No. 11112 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING
PARKING RATES AND PERMIT FEES FOR ALL CITY PARKING
FACILITIES AND RESOURCES”, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution
(Attachment A) to correct an error in the parking rates resolution
establishing transient parking rates and permit parking fees for various City
parking facilities adopted by Council on April 24, 2018.
ORDINANCES:
PARKING FEES
7.A. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2573 (CCS)
entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTIONS 3.04.035 AND 3.16.170 REGULATING PARKING
METER ZONES, METER RATES, PARKING FEES, PERMIT FEES
AND HOURS OF OPERATION”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance
amending sections 3.04.035 and 3.16.170 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, seconded by Councilmember Himmelrich,
to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O’Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
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TENANT PROTECTIONS 7.B. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Making
Clerical Clarifications To Tenant Protection Provisions In The Santa
Monica Municipal Code and Adding Section 4.27.050 Limiting No-
Fault Evictions Against Students and Educators During the School
Year, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the
attached proposed ordinance providing a substantive defense to any no-
fault eviction of an educator or a family with a school-age child during the
school year and making certain clerical clarifications to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code.
Member of the public Rosario Parry spoke generally in opposition to the
recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff including, clarification on how long
does the protection from eviction last, this is not a new ordinance, but
instead this is very similar to the San Francisco law.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by
title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
PIER 7.C. Introduction and First Reading of an ordinance amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 10.08.560 (Municipal Pier—
Vehicle Weight Restrictions) authorizing the City Engineer to set
updated vehicle weight limitations for Municipal Pier and Newcomb
Pier, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance amending Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 10.08.560 (Municipal Pier—
Vehicle Weight Restrictions) authorizing the City Engineer to set
updated vehicle weight limitations for the Municipal Pier and
Newcomb Pier.
2. Conduct a public hearing, on behalf of Los Angeles County and at
the County’s request, to determine the appropriate load limitation
for the Pier Bridge.
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3. Direct staff to seek authorization from the County of Los Angeles to
set the Pier Bridge load limit.
There were no members of the public present to speak on this item.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Davis, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title
only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O’Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
Motion by Councilmember Vazquez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis,
to direct staff to seek authorization from the County of Los Angeles to set
the Pier Bridge load limit. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
COMPENSATION AND
STAFFING REVIEW
8.A. Receive Compensation and Staffing Review and Approve
Implementation Plan Responding to Recommendations, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and consider the Compensation and Staffing Review
completed by Moss Adams, LLP;
2. Provide feedback on the proposed Implementation Plan responding
to Review recommendations; and
3. Direct staff to proceed with the Implementation Plan, and provide
Council with reports on the progress of implementation after six
months and annually thereafter until implementation plan actions
are deemed complete.
Members of the public Denise Barton, Dominic Gomez, Lawrence
Eubanks, Zoe Muntaner, and Tricia Crane spoke to the recommended
action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: explain the pension
liability, and how the city pays down $45 million, yet still have a huge
pension liability; is it correct that until 2007 CalPers was actually close to
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being fully funded; and, has there been an affirmation that the scope of the
study was not pension liability, but instead only about compensation.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: the
size of the City staff is something that is regularly criticized, and the City
Council has enacted a philosophy that when there is work that is regularly
done by people on a routine basis, that should be done by city employees as
opposed to contractors; going forward with the recommendations and
direct staff to come back with recommendations that address the pension
issue, and recognize that this will be a difficult challenge; a lot of hard
work was put into this study, and it sets up a good framework for moving
forward.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to adopt the staff recommendation, and to endorse the
recommendations suggested in the study. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to direct staff to now begin to evaluate ways that the city might
further bring down our pension liability, by exploring options, come back to
Council with those options, and keep Council updated on the progress. The
motion was approved by voice vote, with Councilmember O’Day absent.
ZONING BALLOT
MEASURE
8.B. Possible Ballot Measure to Protect Against Development
Exceeding the Adopted General Plan or Zoning Code Limits on Height
or Floor Area Ratio, By Requiring Super-Majority Council Approval
or Other Means, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council review the proposed options and
adopt the recommendation not to proceed with a ballot measure for the
November 2018 Election to require a super-majority Council approval for
projects that exceed the Land Use Element, Specific Plans or the Zoning
Ordinance that would result in an increase in allowed height or floor area
ratio (FAR) as unnecessary due to the protections already built into those
adopted plans to preclude such approval.
Members of the public Jerry Rubin, Denise Barton, Denny Zane and,
Johnathan Foster spoke to the recommended action.
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Questions asked and answered of staff included: are there limited areas that
have Tier 3 available, should the Council elect Options 2 or 3 as ballot
measures; if it is approved by the voters in November, would the revisions
to encourage housing production along the boulevards and the Bergamot
Area be in place; what were the votes on some of the previous large
development agreements; and, when is the LUCE and General Plan set to
expire.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to.
putting this on the ballot will create development wars in the community,
concern that not enough housing is being built, and, exploring this ballot
measure could help form development in the future,.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to approve Option 2 – to have the 5 vote requirement, only on
amendments to increase height or Floor Average Ratio (FAR) in the LUCE,
Downtown Plan, and the Bergamot Area Plan, and include a time limit to
the end of this LUCE;To direct staff to take a look at what the impact will
be on real life developments in the city, and what would happen in an
earthquake.
Mayor Winterer proposed a friendly amendment to take a look at some sort
of sunset provision, and direction to staff to find ways to incentivize greater
housing production in the Bergamot Area and along the commercial
corridors, and a more in-depth analysis of whether or not some of those
incentives to increase housing would require amendments to the land use
plans, which would require five votes. The amendment was accepted as
friendly by the maker and seconder.
The City Manager asked for clarification of the motion. The motion was
restated to direct staff to further develop Option 2, and consider an
appropriate duration, further study what the impact of Option 2, if adopted,
would be on real life scenarios, the impacts potential changes on land use
standards for incentivized housing on the Bergamot Area and the
boulevards.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich,
Mayor Winterer
NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Councilmember O’Connor
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren announced that
Council will receive no compensation for meeting as the Public Financing
Authority.
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SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened to a special joint
meeting with the Public Financing Authority at 9:58 p.m., with
Councilmember O’Day absent.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
LEASE REVENUE BONDS
9.A. Public Hearing and Issuance of Lease Revenue Bonds, Series
2018 to Finance Fire Station No. 1, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Hold a public hearing, receive public comment, and adopt attached
Resolution No. 11113 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE
CITY OF A GROUND LEASE, A LEASE AGREEMENT, AN
INDENTURE, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SANTA MONICA PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES
2018 (DOWNTOWN FIRE STATION PROJECT), APPROVING
THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $38,000,000,
AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL
STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING AND
SALE OF SUCH BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND
CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS”.
Staff recommends that the Public Financing Authority:
1. Hold a public hearing, receive public comment, and adopt attached
Resolution No. 15 (PFA) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF A GROUND LEASE, A LEASE
AGREEMENT, AN INDENTURE AND A BOND PURCHASE
AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF
SANTA MONICA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE
REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2018 (DOWNTOWN FIRE
STATION PROJECT), AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
SUCH BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOT TO EXCEED $38,000,000, AUTHORIZING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND
CERTIFICATES AND RELATED ACTIONS”.
Member of the public Johnathan Foster, spoke to the recommended action.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to adopt Resolution No. 11113 (CCS). The motion was
approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Connor, Himmelrich, Vazquez, McKeown
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
Motion by Authority Member McKeown, seconded by Authority Member
Vazquez, to adopt Resolution No. 15 (PFA). The motion was approved by
the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich,
O’Connor, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem Davis,
Chair/Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Authority/Councilmember O’Day
ADJOURNMENT OF
SPECIAL MEETING
On order of the Chair/Mayor, the special joint meeting with the Public
Financing Authority was adjourned at 10:05 p.m., and the regular meeting
of the City Council was reconvened with Councilmember O’Day absent.
COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
MATCHING GRANT
13.A. Request of Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem Davis and
Councilmember McKeown that the Council allocate $20,000 as a
matching grant to Elemental Music, a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit that was
created to inspire, train and nurture young musicians in Santa Monica.
The organization serves over 200 elementary and middle school
students each year and funds will be used to provide instruments and
lessons to children from low-income households. Additionally, this
action is in furtherance of the Council’s Learn &Thrive Strategic goal
which reflects Santa Monica’s long-standing commitment to provide
equitable access to quality, affordable opportunities for lifelong
learning and growth for community members of all ages, was presented.
Member of the public Emily Call spoke in support of the recommendation.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis,
to approve the recommendation to allocate $20,000 as a matching grant to
Elemental Music. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Vazquez, Himmelrich, O’Connor
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O’Day
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PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Denise Baron, Johnathan Foster, Art Casillas, and
David Fetterman commented on various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Ted Winterer
City Clerk Mayor
Ted Winterer (Nov 20, 2018)
Ted Winterer