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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 27, 2020
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Housing Authority was called to order by Chair McKeown at 9:07
p.m., on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Kevin McKeown
Vice Chair Terry O’Day
Commissioner Gleam Davis
Commissioner Sue Himmelrich
Commissioner Ana M. Jara
Commissioner Kristin McCowan
Commissioner Ted Winterer
Also Present: Interim Secretary Lane Dilg
Interim Authority Attorney George S. Cardona
Authority Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Housing Authority convened to a joint meeting
with the City Council, Parking Authority and Public Financing Authority at
9:07 p.m., with all members present.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Authority Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
announced that members will receive $50 for meeting as the Housing
Authoring.
BUDGET 8.B. Fiscal Year 2019-20 Year-End Budget Changes; and Fiscal
Year 2020-21 Budget, Position and Compensation Changes, was
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council, Housing Authority and Parking
Authority:
1. Approve changes to the FY 2019-20 Revised Budget as detailed
in Attachment A;
2. Approve changes to the FY 2020-21 Adopted Budget, including the
appropriation of CARES CRF funds received, as detailed in
Attachment B.
Staff also recommends that the City Council:
1. Review the City’s year-end financial status; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11303 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
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OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADOPTING
SALARY RATES FOR FIRE PREVENTION COORDINATOR,
SENIOR TRANSIT MAINTENANCE WORKER, AND TRANSIT
SAFETY, SECURITY AND TRAINING TECHNICIAN”; and
3. Approve the position and classification changes (Attachment D).
Members of the public Juan Matute, Shawn Landres, Denise Barton, Burt
Champagne, Manuel Vazquez, and, Jame Smith spoke to the recommended
action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: with West Coast Care
moving, are they essentially going to be operating out of Fire Station 7 at
the beach; where are things with the staffing at Fire Station 7; what is being
reinstated in Public Landscaping, and does it involve any outsourcing, and
is it only for the weekend; does the city currently have a power washer; is
there any anticipation a department name change with the merge of
Mobility into Big Blue Bus; what happens with staff seniority when two
departments are merged together; will the staff physically move with the
merge of the two departments; where do things stand with the Police
budget; how will the integration between two different departments merge
to be beneficial so that it doesn’t negatively impact one group or another; is
staff opening to forming a Mobility commission.
Motion by Commissioner/Authority/Councilmember Winterer, seconded
by Commissioner/Authority/Councilmember Davis, to approve changes to
the FY 2019-20 Revised Budget, and, approve changes to the FY
2020-21 Adopted Budget, including the appropriation of CARES CRF
funds received, with two modifications: 1) making the positions at Fire
Station 7 permanent positions, and 2) take $20,000 from the Economic
Recovery Fund and use that to augment the increase of $30,000 to West
Coast Care to $50,000. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner/Authority/Councilmembers McCowan,
Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara, Mayor/Chair Pro Tem
O’Day, Mayor/Chair McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to: review the City’s year-end financial status; adopt
Resolution No. 11303 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING NEW
CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADOPTING SALARY RATES FOR FIRE
PREVENTION COORDINATOR, SENIOR TRANSIT MAINTENANCE
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WORKER, AND TRANSIT SAFETY, SECURITY AND TRAINING
TECHNICIAN”; and, approve the position and classification changes. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer,
Jara, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to give direction to staff to explore institution of a new Mobility
Commission. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, Davis, Himmelrich,
McCowan, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Chair, the Housing Authority meeting was adjourned at
10:29 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Kevin McKeown
Authority Clerk Chair
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