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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 13, 2019
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Davis at 5:32 p.m., on
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Gleam Davis
Councilmember Sue Himmelrich
Councilmember Ana M. Jara
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Greg Morena
Councilmember Ted Winterer
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Terry O’Day
Also Present: Assistant City Manager Katie Lichtig
City Attorney Lane Dilg
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:32 p.m., with all
members present except Mayor Pro Tem O’Day. Deputy City Manager
Anuj Gupta led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS
There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.
Councilmember Jara recused herself from Item 1.J. due to a possible
conflict of interest because her daughter works for the City.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:35 p.m., to consider
closed sessions and returned at 7:21 p.m., except Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, to
report the following:
1.A. Conference with Real
Property Negotiator: Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 11525 Charnock Road, Los Angeles,
C a l i f o r n i a .
City negotiator: Rick Valte, Assistant Director, Public
W o r k s D e p a r t m e n t
Under Negotiation: Interest in Real Property, including price
a n d t e r m s o f p a y m e n t
Parties: Southern California Water Company;
G o l d e n S t a t e Water Company
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The City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation –
Request to enter into a lawsuit as an amicus curiae, pursuant to §
54956.9: Department of Homeland Security v. Regents, U.S. Supreme
Court, Case No. 18-587; Trump v. NAACP, U.S. Supreme Court Case
No. 18-588; McAleenan v. Vidal, U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 18-589
The City Attorney advised that this is a request to join an amicus brief in
three consolidated Supreme Court cases.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to join the amicus brief. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
1.C. Conference with real property negotiator (Govt. Code section
54956.8):
Property: 4 parcels seaward of the 1921 Mean High Tide
L i n e a n d a d j a c e n t to 850 Palisades Beach Road
City negotiators: Jason Harris, Economic Development Manager;
K a r e n G i n s b e rg, Director of Community and
C u l t u r a l S e r v i c e s ; a n d J u d i t h M e i s t e r , B e a c h
M a n a g e r
Negotiating party: Jonathan Club
Under negotiation: Lease price and terms
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
1.D. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation:
Consideration of whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9 (d)(4) – 1 Case
The City Attorney advised this matter was not heard.
1.E. Conference with real property negotiator Property: 2701
Barnard Way, Santa Monica, California
City negotiator: Andy Agle, Director of Housing and Economic
D e v e l o p m e n t
Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica
Under negotiation: Terms and price
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The City Attorney advised this matter was previously reported and the
agreement was misstated, and the City is now seeking an approval of an
agreement that allows locking of the walkway 24 hours, 7 days a week with
the same other conditions stated. The residents of Neilson Village and
emergency personnel will continue to have full access.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember Jara,
to approve revised Agreement No. 10892 (CCS) with terms. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Morena, Himmelrich, McKeown, Winterer,
Jara, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
1.F. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Nino v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Superior Court, Case No. BC 668037
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
1.G. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally, pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Michael Terranova v. City of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC673195
The City Attorney reported the individual suffered an injury after being
struck by a City vehicle and suffered injuries. The City Attorney
recommends a settlement in the amount of $1.425 million.
Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember Morena, to
approve Settlement No. 10893 (CCS) in the amount of $1.425 million. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Davis
1.H. Conference with real property negotiator
Property: 2701 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, California
City negotiator: Andy Agle, Director of Housing and Economic
D e v e l o p m e n t
Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica
Under negotiation: Terms and price
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Councilmember Jara excused
at 5:40 p.m.
Councilmember Jara
returned at 6:15 p.m.
The City Clerk advised that this is a duplicate item of Item 1.E.
1.I. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation –
Anticipate significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): land use litigation claim: 1443 18th Street,
Administrative Approval (“AA”) Application # 18ENT-0077
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
1.J. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section
54957.6. Agency Designated Representatives: Lori Gentles, Chief
People Officer-HR, Human Resources Manager Shawn Weiske, and
Outside Counsel Laura Kalty, Bargaining Units: Coalition of Santa
Monica City Employees (CSMCE) and Municipal Employees
Association (MEA)
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action
taken.
MEETING
MANAGEMENT
The Mayor proposed continuing Item 13.A., Environmental Task Force
appointment, to the August 27, 2019 meeting when there is a full Council.
This was approved by consensus.
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
2.A. Commendations: Major Division Yankees, was presented by the
Mayor.
REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
Councilmember Morena reported that he and Mayor Davis traveled to the
City of Orange to receive an award from the Sierra Club on the Council’s
work on the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
Councilmember Morena reported that he attended the Environmental and
Energy Committee Meeting for the Westside SCAG. There were talks
about the economic impacts of climate change over the next 30 years.
Mayor Davis reported that she traveled, not on the city’s expense, to China
to engage in negotiations with local officials about creating some tighter
bonds.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on various Consent
Calendar items.
At the request of Councilmember Jara, Item 3.C. was removed from the
Consent Calendar.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Winterer, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item 3.C., reading
resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3.A. Affordable Housing Production Program Fee Resolutions, were
adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11191 (CCS) entitled, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTIN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT BASE FEE FOR NEW
MARKET-RATE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT
TO SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.64.070(B)
BASED ON CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND
LAND COSTS.”
2. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11192 (CCS) entitled, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT DEVELOPMENT COST
PURSUANT TO SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 9.64.070(C) BASED ON CHANGES IN
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND LAND COSTS.”
REPORT
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES
3.B. Modification to Agreement for SQL Report Development
Services, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a second modification to Agreement No. 10682
(CCS) in the amount of $100,000 with SA Technologies, Inc., (SAT) a
California-based company, for services related to SQL report development.
This will result in a three-year contract with new total amount not to exceed
$318,000 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
POLICE GRANT 3.D. Resolution No. 11194 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING
THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD
IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,519 FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE ALCOHOL POLICING
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PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM”, was adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant
awarded in the amount of $66,519 from the California Department
of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Alcohol Policing Partnership
Program to support educational programs and enforcement
operations to address alcohol-related crimes, and to accept all grant
renewals.
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.
MINUTES 3.E. Minutes of City Council - Regular and Special Joint Meeting -
Nov 27, 2018, were approved.
MINUTES 3.F. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - December 11, 2018,
were approved.
MINUTES 3.G. Minutes of City Council - Regular and Special Joint Meeting -
Jun 25, 2019, were approved.
MINUTES 3.H. Minutes of City Council - Special Meeting - December 18, 2018,
were approved.
MINUTES 3.I. Minutes of City Council - Regular Meeting - July 23, 2019, were
approved.
MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION
3.C. Adoption of Resolution No. 11193 (CCS) entitled, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ACCEPTING THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SIDE
LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution accepting the tentative agreement and
authorizing the City Manager to execute a side letter of agreement,
amending the Municipal Employees Association (MEA)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
2. Approve the attached revised salary schedule effective as a result of
the revisions made to the MEA MOU.
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Councilmember Jara was
excused at 7:39 p.m.
This item was removed by Councilmember Jara due to a potential conflict
of interest because her daughter works for the city.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Morena, to approve the recommendation and adopt the resolution reading
by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Morena, Himmelrich, McKeown, Winterer,
Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Jara, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
STUDY SESSION:
WATER/WASTEWATER
RATE STUDY
Councilmember Jara
returned at 7:40 p.m.
4.A. Water/Wastewater Rate Study Discussion, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council review and comment on the
ongoing five-year water and wastewater rate study and provide direction
and recommendations to staff regarding potential rate adjustments and rate
structures.
Members of the public Jerry Rubin, Denise Barton, Judy Abdo and David
Petit spoke on the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: Are baseline caps being
eliminated and replaced with Tiers instead; going forward what impact will
that have on the user’s bill if they exceed the allowance; if regional water
prices become more expensive, could we actually be saving money by
becoming water self-sufficient; do we have any idea from other
communities with fixed rates, if they have found that the incentive to
conserve has declined; with the drought rates, would we raise the water
rates in order to keep the revenue steady even though less water was being
consumed; over the past six years, would the amount of water from local
groundwater be more or less, and what is the increase going forward based
on; with respect to the increased rates being charged, would it have made a
difference if the money transferred to the General Fund last year would
have kept the rates down, if that money had been used for water uses; what
is the total amount of money for Water Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP), and are these all one-time funds; are Capital Improvement funds
usually passed onto rate payers; what is the average water bill for
residential and then for multi-family units; if the volume of usage goes
down, does the CIP cost go down as well; in an emergency situation, does
it increase the user cost; as we purchase less water in the future, do we
increase the costs less over time, but increases will still happen; where does
the money for Outreach and communication come in the budget, and why
isn’t it showing up in the breakdown; what are the cities that have a lower
cost than us doing to keep their cost down; is there a plan with
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communication and outreach being provided in other languages; why did
the water main break in Ocean Park over the weekend; how much is the
owner allowed to pass to the renters using the Low Income Assistance
Program, and how would someone be able to pay for that.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: go
with the 10 percent increases for the CIP, with a fixed component at 15%,
and give direction to staff to look at the drought rate structure; should
continue with the low-income assistance program; move to self-sufficiency
as soon as possible, however, if higher rates will not get to self-sufficiency
faster, then would prefer to focus on the lower rates; look at low-income
assistant programs; percentage increase should be similar over all groups of
users; CIP is important at the higher rate, and it would be helpful to have a
five-year outlook with regards to rates; in favor of Tier 2 on all three levels;
the cost of communication and outreach is important; be able to hand off
the City’s water sufficiency framework to other communities in order to
step up to our levels; the concept of some sort of a fixed portion of the bill
is still important to incentivize people to use less water; hesitant to defer
maintenance, go for the higher rate to take care of maintenance, water rate
structure two fixed fee; and, pay as you go system.
On the order of the Mayor, this item was reviewed and direction given to
staff.
ADMIN. PROCEEDINGS:
808 WOODACRES ROAD
6.A. Appeal 19ENT-0229 of Landmark Designation application
18ENT-0276 designating the single-unit residential property located at
808 Woodacres Road as a City Landmark and associated Landmark
Parcel in order to preserve, maintain, protect, or safeguard the
Landmark, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Deny Appeal 19ENT-0226 of Landmark Designation 18ENT-0276,
and approve the decision of the Landmarks Commission to designate
the single-unit residence located at 808 Woodacres Road as a City
Landmark and the property commonly known as 808 Woodacres
Road as an associated Landmark Parcel in whole based on the
findings provided in this staff report; and
2. Adopt the Statement of Official Action attached to this report.
Ex-Parti Communication
Councilmember Himmelrich, met with property owner and one of her
neighbors concerning how they were going to approach the Landmarks
issue. This was before the decision and before the appeal.
Councilmember Winterer, used to be a member of the Santa Monica
Conservancy until 2008, but had no involvement in any of their decision-
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making processes including the decision to file an application for
Landmark designation for this property.
Councilmember McKeown disclosed that he has not been a member of the
Santa Monica Conservancy since 2011.
Appellant: Represented by Roger Diamond
Applicant: Ruthann Lehrer, Santa Monica Conservancy
Members of the public Suzanne Wicker, Karen Locke, David Boras (time
donated by Marya Shahriary) spoke generally in support to the appeal.
Members of the public Marcello Vavala, Elizabeth Lerer, Stephen Gee
(time donated by Jo Suh), Ignacio Fernandez, Paddy McAlizey, Diane
Citron, and Christina Vilderama spoke generally in opposition to the
appeal.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: is this property available
to receive Mills-Act funds; what does the actual code say with regards to
the structure needing to be sound; is there more than external damage to the
property; is the tree part of the application for the appeal; if the Council
landmarks the house, does it not affect the interior; is it also possible that
the owner could make changes to the exterior, but the changes would have
to go through the Landmarks Commission for review; is there anything in
the landmark that would keep the homeowner from removing mold; is it
correct that in this case there are five criterions met to qualify this property
as a Landmark; and, is there a provision in the code regarding economic
hardships to Landmark property.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: the
fact that the Landmarks Commission has a criteria of meeting only one
criteria to be designated and whether or not the building is visible from the
street does not make it any less worthy of preservation or any less valuable
to our historic resources inventory.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Morena, to deny the appeal and uphold the Landmark of both the house and
the associated parcel, absent the building at the rear of the parcel. The motion
was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Morena, Himmelrich, McKeown, Winterer,
Jara, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
The City Attorney clarified for the record that the council is reviewing the
matter de novo, making their own determination with respect to the
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Landmarks decision.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Morena, to adopt the Statement of Official Action. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
ORDINANCES:
4TH STREET HISTORIC
DISTRICT
7.A. Appeal 19ENT-0260, an appeal of the disapproval of Historic
District 18ENT-0356, an application for a proposed Historic District on
4th Street consisting of certain properties located within the 2500 block
of 4th Street including 2506-2516, 2518, 2524, 2525, and 2528 4th
Street, and 317-321 Ocean Park Boulevard and Introduction and first
reading of an Ordinance amending the Santa Monica Municipal Code
adding Section 9.56.330 for potential designation of the 4th Street
Corner Historic District, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Uphold Appeal 19ENT-0260 based on the findings provided in the
attached Statement of Official Action; and
2. Introduce for first reading the attached Ordinance amending the
Santa Monica Municipal Code to add Section 9.56.330 designating
the proposed 4th Street Corner Historic District based on the findings
provided in the Ordinance.
Members of the public Grant Carpenter, Bertha NeSari, and Andrew Hoyer
spoke to the recommended action.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Morena, to uphold Appeal 19ENT-0260 based on the findings provided in
the attached Statement of Official Action. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and
waiving further reading thereof.
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The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Morena, Himmelrich, McKeown, Winterer,
Jara, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
PRESERVING OUR
DIVERSITY
8.A. Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Expansion to a second phase
Pilot 2 program, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Preserving Our
Diversity (POD) Program Pilot 2 Policies and Procedures Manual.
Member of the public Michael Soloff spoke to the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: are there procedures in
place to show how these families would seek adjustments; why isn’t there a
cost of living adjustment in this program; what about using some Housing
Trust funding for the first year to get the program accelerated; how does the
program continue to get funded annually; will this program remain intact as
long as the sales tax continues, and how will the decline in retail in the
future affect this program; would participants who were eligible in Pilot 1
be grandfathered for Pilot 2; is this program strictly for U.S. citizens;
discussion about having the ability to be flexible to provide housing
assistance through a variety of avenues; how would people deal with
having a maximum rent annually, but the landlord waits and ask for the
adjustment all at once at a later time; and, not doing annual certification but
having the ability to make adjustments in individual circumstances.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
concerns about the threshold for adjustments; how is this program going to
fund in the long run; concerns about the details for implementation for this
program; and, have the Housing Commission give advice on the
implementation of this program.
Motion by Councilmember Jara, seconded by Councilmember Winterer, to
adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, McKeown, Himmelrich,
Morena, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
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COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
TASK FORCE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT
13.A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Task Force on
the Environment, was presented.
This item was continued to the August 27, 2019 meeting.
NUCLEAR
DISARMAMENT
13.B. Request of Mayor Davis and Councilmembers McKeown and
Winterer that the Council adopt a resolution endorsing Back from the
Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War, a 5-point set of common
sense policy solutions that would greatly reduce the real and immediate
risks posed by nuclear weapons. Those policy solutions include:
renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first; ending the sole,
unchecked authority of any president to launch a nuclear attack;
taking U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert; canceling the plan
to replace its entire arsenal with enhanced weapons; and actively
pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear armed states to
eliminate their nuclear arsenals. The City of Santa Monica has a long
history of supporting nuclear disarmament including most recently
becoming a member city of Mayors for Peace in 2011, was presented.
Members of the public Michael Lindley, Jerry Rubin, Denise Duffield, and
Cris Gutierrez spoke on the recommended action.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember
Morena, to approve the recommendation. The motion was unanimously
approved by voice vote, with Mayor Pro Tem O’Day absent.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 13.C. Request of Councilmember McKeown that Council authorize
staff to take the following steps to improve the efficacy of laws
protecting tenants and affordable housing in Santa Monica: (1) review
fines established for violations of Sections 4.27.010, 4.27.030, 4.27.040,
and 6.20.030 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to ensure they are
sufficient to deter violations of these provisions; (2) review and revise
the City’s occupancy permit application form to request sufficient
information to detect whether units proposed for re-occupancy
following withdrawal from rent control pursuant to the Ellis Act have
not been and are not proposed to be re-occupied in violation of law; (3)
review the scope of administrative subpoena power and false claims
provisions in the Santa Monica Municipal Code to ensure that the City
can detect and take action in response to violations of the City laws; (4)
bring back to Council as soon as possible any ordinance amendments
and/or resolutions necessary to implement recommended actions, was
presented.
There were no members of the public present.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
approve the recommendation. The motion was unanimously approved by
voice vote, with Mayor Pro Tem O’Day absent.
HOTEL WORKERS 13.D. Request of Councilmember McKeown that Council direct staff
to add to the previously specified scope of the hotel worker protection
package coming to Council on August 27th a worker retention policy,
preparing an ordinance for possible Council adoption on the 27th, was
presented.
Members of the public Matt Stauffer, Jackie Martin and Danielle Wilson,
spoke on the recommended action.
Question asked and answered of staff included, if there is enough time to
get this done and come back in two weeks with an ordinance and policy.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
whether or not there is enough time to bring this back in the full ordinance
on August 27th or if this should be addressed separately at a later date in
order to allow time for thorough research from other cities.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
approve the recommendation. The motion was unanimously approved by
voice vote, with Mayor Pro Tem O’Day absent.
PUBLIC INPUT: Member of the public Dhun May commented on various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 12:14 a.m. in
memory of Gilbert Rodriguez.
ATTEST: A P P R O V E D :
Denise Anderson-Warren Gleam Davis
City Clerk Mayor
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