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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 8, 2020
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor McKeown at 5:30 p.m., on
Tuesday, December 8, 2020, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 at
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Roll Call: Present: Mayor Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Sue Himmelrich
Councilmember Ana Maria Jara
Councilmember Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Ted Winterer
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Terry O’Day
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 except Mayor Pro Tem O’Day.
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
2.A. Adoption of Resolution No. 11309 (CCS) entitled
“RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ACCEPTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REGISTRAR RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICIAL
CANVASS AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST FOR
THE CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON
NOVEMBER 3, 2020, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
THEREOF”, was presented.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution accepting the
Official Canvass for the General Municipal Election held on November 3,
2020.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to adopt Resolution No. 11309 (CCS) accepting the Official
Canvass for the General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2020.
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The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
ADJOURNMENT OF
CURRENT COUNCIL
On order of the Mayor, City Council, as presently constituted, was
adjourned and the meeting was turned over to the City Clerk Denise
Anderson-Warrant.
SANTA MONICA
COLLEGE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
2.B. Administration of Oath of Office to New Santa Monica College
Board of Trustees Members, was presented.
City Clerk Anderson-Warren administered the oath of office to newly-
elected Community College Board of Trustees Members Susan Aminoff,
Margaret Quinones-Perez and Rob Greenstein Rader.
SANTA MONICA
MALIBU UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD
2.C. Administration of Oath of Office to New Santa Monica Malibu
Unified School District Board Members, was presented.
City Clerk Anderson-Warren administered the oath of office to newly-
elected School District Board Members Jon Kean, Maria Leon-Vazquez
and Jen Smith
SANTA MONICA RENT
CONTROL BOARD
2.D. Administration of Oath of Office to New Santa Monica Rent
Control Board Members, was presented.
City Clerk Anderson-Warren administered the oath of office to newly-
elected Rent Control Board Members Caroline Torosis and Anastasia
Foster.
SANTA MONICA CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS
2.E. Administration of Oath of Office to New Santa Monica City
Councilmembers, was presented.
City Clerk Anderson-Warren administered the oath of office to newly-
elected Councilmembers Phil Brock, Gleam Olivia Davis, Christine Parra,
Oscar de la Torre and Kristin McCowan.
CONVENING OF THE
NEW CITY COUNCIL
AND ELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR
PRO TEMPORE
2.F. Convening of new City Council, was presented.
• Roll Call
PRESENT: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Parra,
de la Torre, Brock, McKeown
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DISCLOSURE Councilmember McCowan disclosed that earlier today she may have
inadvertently violated the Brown Act. She called the Interim City Attorney
to advise him regarding certain conversations she had with other
Councilmembers regarding the selection of a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
In accordance with the Interim City Attorney’s advise, she disclosed those
conversations on the record, in advance of the Council discussion and vote.
She disclosed, over the last week, in separate, individual conversations, she
told three other councilpersons that she would be willing to serve as Mayor
Pro Tem, something that she also stated publicly. Over the last week, in
separate, individual conversations, she also told those same councilpersons
that she would be supporting Sue Himmelrich to serve as Mayor.
Something that she has also stated publicly. She wanted to be sure that
these conversations were disclosed publicly, prior to the Council
proceeding with the public discussion and votes on the Mayor and Mayor
Pro Tem.
MAYOR SELECTION • Election of Mayor for the ensuing two years
The City Clerk opened the floor for nominations for electin of Mayoor for
the ensuing two years.
Councilmember McKeown, nominated Councilmember Davis for the first
year, and Councilmember Himmelrich for the second year.
Councilmember Himmelrich declined the nomination.
Councilmember McKeown, amended his nomination to Councilmember
Davis for Mayor and Councilmember McCowan for Mayor Pro Tem.
Councilmember Parra, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for Mayor,
and Councilmember Brock for Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember McCowan, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
Mayor for two years.
The City Clerk announced that nominations and votes will only be for the
Mayor, and the Mayor Pro Tem will be done separately.
Councilmember de la Torre, nominated Councilmember Brock for Mayor.
There being no other nominations, no one received enough votes to be
selected Mayor by the following votes:
DAVIS: Councilmembers Davis, McKeown
HIMMELRICH: Councilmembers Himmerich, McCowan
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BROCK: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra
With there being no selection, the City Clerk opened the floor to
nominations for Round 2.
Councilmember McKeown, nominated Councilmember Davis for the first
year, and Councilmember Himmelrich for the second year.
Councilmember Himmelrich declined the nomination.
Councilmember McCowan, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
two years.
Councilmember de la Torre, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
the first year, and Councilmember McCowan for the second year.
Councilmember McCowan declined the nomination.
Councilmember McKeown, nominated Councilmember Davis
Councilmember Brock, nominated himself for one year, and
Councilmember de la Torre for the second year.
There being no other nominations, no one received enough votes to be
selected Mayor by the following votes:
DAVIS: Councilmembers Davis, McKeown
HIMMELRICH: Councilmembers Himmerich, McCowan
BROCK/DE LA TORRE: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra
With there being no selection, the City Clerk opened the floor to
nominations for Round 3.
Councilmember McKeown, nominated Councilmember Davis for the first
year, and Councilmember Himmelrich for the second year.
Councilmember Himmelrich declined the nomination.
Councilmember McCowan, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
two years.
Councilmember de la Torre, nominated Councilmember Himmelrich for
the first year, and Councilmember Brock for the second year.
Councilmember Himmelrich declined the nomination for one year.
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Councilmember McKeown, nominated Councilmember Davis
Councilmember de la Torre, pulled his nomination, with Councilmember
Himmelrich’s decline.
There being no other nominations, Councilmember Himmelrich was
selected as the Mayor by the following vote:
DAVIS: Councilmembers Davis, McKeown
HIMMELRICH: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra, Himmelrich,
McCowan
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
SELECTION
• Election of Mayor Pro Tem for the ensuing two years
END OF INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS
The Mayor opened the floor for nominations for the Mayor Pro Tem
selection.
Councilmember Davis, nominated Councilmember McCowan for two
years.
Councilmember de la Torre, nominated Councilmember Brock for two
years.
Councilmember Himmelrich nominated Councilmember McCowan for the
first year, and Councilmember Parra for the second year.
Councilmember McCowan declined the nomination to serve for one year.
Councilmember Parra also declined the nomination to serve for one year.
Councilmember Himmelrich, nominated Councilmembers McCowan and
de la Torre.
Councilmember McCowan declined the nomination to serve for one year.
Councilmember de la Torre declined the nomination, and stayed with his
original nomination.
There being no other nominations, Councilmember McCowan was selected
as the Mayor Pro Tem by the following vote:
MCCOWAN: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, McKeown
BROCK: Councilmembers Parra, de la Torre, Brock
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PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Denise Barton, Carlo de la Cruz, Olga Zurawska,
Adrian Martinez commented on various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Kevin McKeown
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED:
Sue Himmelrich
Mayor
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