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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 13, 2020
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor McKeown at 5:30 p.m., on
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 at
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Roll Call: Present: Mayor Kevin McKeown
Mayor Pro Tem Terry O’Day (arrived at 5:32 p.m.)
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Sue Himmelrich
Councilmember Ana M. Jara
Councilmember Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Ted Winterer
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.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
arrived at 5:32 p.m.
There was no one present for public comment on closed sessions.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:33 p.m., to consider
closed sessions and returned at 7:09 p.m., with 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): Jose Manuel Garcia v. City of Santa Monica, et
al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC707632.
The Interim City Attorney advised the Plaintiff alleges that he suffered
injuries to his head, wrist, arm and back, when a large limb fell from a
carob tree, located on a parkway. The City does not admit the allegations
made in the lawsuit, but to avoid the expense and burden of further
litigation, the City Attorney recommended a settlement in the amount of
$30,000.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
approve Settlement No. 11094 (CCS) in the amount of $30,000. The
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motion was approved by following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Pedro Gomez Sanchez v. City of Santa Monica,
et al., Central District of California, 2:20-cv-06338.
The Interim City Attorney advised the plaintiff in this matter alleges his
constitutional rights were violated, when after a traffic stop on October 5,
2019, two Santa Monica Police Officers impounded, searched and had his
car towed, based on an erroneous determination that his drivers license was
suspended. The City does not admit to the allegations made in the lawsuit,
but to avoid the expense and burden of further litigation, the City Attorney
recommended a settlement in the amount of $60,000.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to approve Settlement No. 11095 (CCS) in the amount of $60,000. The
motion was approved by following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, Davis, Himmelrich, McCowan,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): John JB Doe, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et
al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV28431.
The Interim City Attorney advised the second amended complaint in this
case, filed by 20 individual plaintiffs alleges that Eric Uller sexually abused
each of the individual plaintiffs at various times between the late 1980’s
and the early 2000’s. The plaintiffs seek damages from Santa Monica PAL
and the City based on four causes of action: negligent supervision;
negligent hiring/retention; sexual harassment, and civil rights violations.
The City does not admit the allegations made in the lawsuit, but to avoid
the expense and further burden of further litigation, the City Attorney
recommended settlement as follows: with respect to 19 of the plaintiffs, all
but John J.C. Doe, in the amount total of 9.5 million to be paid $4 million
within 45 days after execution of a settlement agreement, $2.4 million paid
by July 30, 2021, and $3.1 million by July 31, 2022, with all payments to
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be made to a qualified settlement fund from which a retired judge is
retained by the plaintiffs will determine allocation to individual plaintiffs.
Second, with respect to plantiff John J.C. Doe, in the amount of $325,000,
to be paid $162,500 45 days after execution of a settlement agreement, and
$162,500 by October 13, 2021.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
O’Day, to approve Settlement No. 11096 (CCS) in the amount of 9.5
million dollars. The motion was approved by following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.D. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation –
Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City v.
City of Santa Monica, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No.
20STCP03106.
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
1.E. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: Barnard Park Villas,
3356 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, California; City Negotiator: Andy
Agle, Director of Community Services; Owner of Record: Barnard
Park Villas, Ltd.; Under negotiation: Option to Purchase.
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
1.F. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: 9 parcels located at 4th
& 5th Streets and Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica; City Negotiators:
David Martin, Director, Community Development Department, and
Kathe Head, Managing Principal, Keyser Marston Associates; Owner
of Record: City of Santa Monica and Successor Agency; Persons to be
negotiated with: Clarett West Development, LLC and DLJ Real Estate
Capital Partners, LLC; Under negotiation: Ground Lease Terms.
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
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SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
2.A. Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month, was presented.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren announced that
Council will receive $50 for meeting as the Housing Authority.
There being a Consent Calendar for the Housing Authority, the Mayor,
with the consensus of the Councilmembers, convened to a joint
meeting at 7:20 p.m., and the two Consent Calendars were heard
concurrently, with all Commissioners/Councilmembers present.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.
Members of the public Denise Barton, David Whatley, Olga Zurawska,
and Shawn Casey O’Brian commented on various Consent Calendar items.
At the request of Councilmember Himmelrich, Item 3.E. was removed from
the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Councilmember/Commissioner Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem/Vice Chair O’Day, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item
3.E., reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners/Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, Davis,
Himmelrich, McCowan, Vice Chair/Mayor Pro Tem O’Day,
Chair/Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BIG BLUE BUS 3.A. Adoption of Big Blue Bus Public Transportation Agency Safety
Plan, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Public
Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) for City of Santa Monica’s
Big Blue Bus (BBB).
AUDIT SERVICES 3.B. Approval of First Modification to Professional Services
Agreement with Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates for Sales, Use
and Transactions Tax Audit and Information Services, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement #10196 (CCS) in an
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estimated amount of $107,000 with Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates to
extend the agreement for one additional year to provide sales, use, and
transactions tax audit and information services for the Finance Department.
This modification will result in a six-year amended agreement for a new
total estimated amount not to exceed $514,000, with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval.
LABOR RELATIONS 3.C. Adoption of Resolution No. 11293 (CCS) entitled “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
DETERMINE LOCAL SAFETY MEMBERS’ ELIGIBILITY AND
APPLY ON THEIR BEHALF FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT”, was
approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the proposed Resolution (Attachment A) delegating authority
to the City Manager to determine local safety employees’ eligibility
and apply on their behalf for CalPERS disability retirement benefits.
FIRE DEPARTMENT 3.D. Acceptance of 2019 Measure B Grant and increase to the
Agreement with Advanced Problem Solving, LLC for the Los Angeles
Area Fire Chiefs Regional Training Group (LAAFCA RTG) Training
Delivery Model, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the
amount of $1,322,000 from Los Angeles County 2019 Measure B
for bioterrorism training projects for the Fire Department on behalf
of the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs Regional Training Group
(LAAFCA RTG); 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 the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first
modification to Contractual Services Agreement #10967 with
Advanced Problem Solving, LLC, (APS) a California-based
company, in an amount not to exceed $1,020,000 on the same terms
and conditions for a total amount not to exceed $4,020,000 over a
five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council
budget approval and contingent upon the Fire Department securing
the associated grant funding.
4. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts &
Budget Actions section of this report.
HISTORIC RESOURCES 3.F. Adoption of Resolution Nos. 11294 (CCS) through 11297 (CCS)
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approving Historic Property Preservation Agreement Nos. 11089
(CCS) through 11092 (CCS) (Mills Act Contracts) between the City of
Santa Monica and the property owners of City-designated historic
resources located at 2546 3rd Street, 2518 4th Street, 423-429 Ocean
Avenue, and 608 San Vicente Boulevard, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolutions
authorizing the City Manager to execute Historic Property Preservation
Agreements (Mills Act Contracts) between the City of Santa Monica and
the property owners of City designated historic resources located at 2546
3rd Street, 2518 4th Street, 423-429 Ocean Avenue, and 608 San Vicente
Boulevard.
MINUTES 3.G. Minutes for the September 8, 2020 Special City Council
Meeting, were approved.
MINUTES 3.H. Minutes for the September 10, 2020 Special City Council
Meeting, were approved.
HOUSING AUTHORITY 3.E. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Santa Monica Public
Housing Authority Plan, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Housing Authority Board:
1. Adopt the FY2020-2025 Santa Monica Public Housing Authority
Plan (PHA Plan), which consists of a Five-Year Plan and Annual
Plan provided in Attachment A; and
2. Authorize the submission of the FY2020-2025 PHA Plan to the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Commissioner Himmelrich pulled this item to ask staff, what is being done
about the resident advisory board and what are the plans for the future.
Motion by Commissioner Himmelrich, seconded by Commissioner
McCowan, to approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Jara, Winterer, Davis, Himmelrich, McCowan,
Vice Chair O’Day, Chair McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT OF
SPECIAL MEETING
On order of the Chair/Mayor, the special joint meeting with the
Housing Authority adjourned at 7:36 p.m., and the regular
meeting of the City Council reconvened, with all members present.
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ADMIN. PROCEEDINGS:
909-911 MONTANA
AVENUE
6.A. Appeal of Landmarks Commission's Approval of Certificate of
Appropriateness 19ENT-0050 for a One-Story Addition to an Existing
Commercial Building and Rehabilitation to the Residential Buildings
at 909-911 Montana Avenue, a Designated City Landmark, was
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council: (1) deny the appeal of the
Landmarks Commission’s approval of Certificate of Appropriateness
19ENT-0050 for a one-story addition to an existing commercial building
and rehabilitation to the residential buildings at 909-911 Montana Avenue,
a designated City Landmark, based on the findings provided in this staff
report; and (2) approve the draft Statement of Official Action.
Ex-Parti Communications
Councilmember McCowan reported she had nothing to report.
Councilmember Himmelrich is familiar with the property, but had nothing
to report.
Councilmember Davis reported she had no communication outside of what
was sent to Council, but at approximately 3 pm on Saturday she did go to
the property and walk the parameter of the property.
Councilmember Winterer had nothing to report other than the emails
received for Council.
Councilmember Jara had nothing to report other than the emails received
for Council.
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day had nothing to report outside of the public record.
Mayor McKeown is familiar with the property. He reported on Saturday,
about 4:30 p.m., he went down and examined the parking spaces on the
alley side, walked through the back, where the clothes lines are, and then
through the middle, up to the little lawn space, back out to one of the side
entrances that goes pass the commercial area. While there he didn’t talk to
anybody or any communication.
Sean DelGaudo spoke as the Appellant
Howard Laks spoke on behalf of the Applicant
Member of the public Jay Johnson spoke to the recommendation.
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Questions asked and answered of staff included: has there been any
additional review around the neighborhood to see if there is a space where
parking for disabled could go; what is the qualification to add an additional
blue disabled parking space; is the current parking space being used by
someone who is disabled and lives in the building; when this was done, was
there a discussion with the Rent Control Board about whether or not this is
an amenity; what is staff’s evaluation on the current parking space; and,
because this building is a Landmarked building, is that the reason that there
is no requirement for an ADA parking space.
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, to deny
the appeal of the Landmarks Commission’s approval of Certificate of
Appropriateness 19ENT-0050 for a one-story addition to an existing
commercial building and rehabilitation to the residential buildings at 909-
911 Montana Avenue. 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 Mayor McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, approve
the draft Statement of Official Action. 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
ORDINANCES:
MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 9.55
7.A. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2651 (CCS)
entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 9.55: ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW TO INCREASE THE
THRESHOLD FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR DESIGN
REVIEW, ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
APPROVAL, AND MAKE OTHER MINOR CHANGES, ADDITIONS
AND CORRECTIONS”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 9.61
7.B. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2652 (CCS)
entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 9.61: SIGNS TO INCREASE ADMINISTRATIVE
APPROVAL OF SIGN APPLICATIONS, ESTABLISH STANDARDS
FOR PERMITTED SIGNS ON THE THIRD STREET PROMENADE,
EXEMPT DIGITAL WAYFINDING KIOSKS PLACED IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY PURSUANT TO LICENSE,
AND MAKE OTHER MINOR CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND
CORRECTIONS”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. 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
OCEAN AVENUE LLC
Councilmember Davis
excused at 8:35 p.m.
7.C. Second Reading And Adoption Of Ordinance No. 2653 (CCS)
entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
NO. 11093 (CCS) BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND OCEAN AVENUE LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
The City Attorney read into the record one technical amendment to the DA
to strike 2.4.3(o) on page 14, which no longer has meaning in light of the
ability to rent out all the condominiums.
Councilmember Davis stated she was recusing herself for reasons she
stated at the first reading.
The Interim City Attorney read into the record one technical change before
Council adopts the ordinance. On page 14 of Exhibit A to the ordinance,
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Section 2.4.30 of the Development Agreement, no longer has any meaning,
in light of the discussion at the first hearing of the rental of the residential
condominiums as hotel rooms, and there was a change, to not allow rental
of all of those condominiums as hotel rooms. In light of that change, that
Section 2.4.30 would be stricken from the Development Agreement.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, seconded by Councilmember
McCowan, to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further
reading thereof, with one technical correction. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
NOES: Councilmember Himmelrich, Mayor McKeown
ABSENT: Councilmember Davis
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRODUCTION
PROGRAM
Councilmember Davis
returned at 8:39 p.m.
7.D. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.64 to Extend the Removal of
the Extremely-Low Income Affordable Housing Category from the
City's Affordable Housing Production Program, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading an
ordinance amending the text of Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter
9.64, the City’s Affordable Housing Production Program, to extend the
removal of the Extremely-Low Income affordable housing category as an
option to satisfy a project’s Affordable Housing Production Program
obligation.
Member of the public Denise Barton, spoke to the recommended action.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
McCowan, 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: Councilmember Jara, Winterer, Davis ,Himmelrich, McCowan,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MUNICIPAL CODE
RESIDENTIAL LEASING
REQUIREMENTS
7.E. Introduction and First reading of an Ordinance to Amend
Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections 6.22.020 and 6.22.100 to Revise
the Requirements for Permanent Residence and Provide Certain
Exemptions From Residential Leasing Requirements, was presented.
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Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the
attached ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections
6.22.020 and 6.22.100 to revise the requirements for proof of primary
residence and add exemptions from residential leasing requirements in
response to public input.
Members of the public Eric George, Jennifer Kennedy, Michael Soloff,
Mike Bowne, and Shawn Landres spoke to the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff including: why are the rules
different for those who are owner/occupants who can rent out once a year,
versus someone owning an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or junior
accessory dwelling unit (JADU), who don’t have those restrictions; has
staff given any consideration to not allow this for those units that have
recently been Ellised; are there going to be any restrictions on units that are
taken out of rent control, but people end up occupying that unit; is there a
definition of owner-occupant in the ordinance; for clarification does this
ordinance exemptions for both furnish and unfurnished units; how to
provide assurance that this ordinance is not for tenant relocation; what
would need to be done to create an exemption for seniors; did staff consider
increasing the requirement to twice a year, instead of once a year; and, how
is the city keeping track or receiving fees for these types of rentals.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
make ADU’s limited or to limit it to once a year, in order to not affect;
concerns about the effective date; and, concerns about properties that have
been Ellised in the past 10 years applying this exemption.
The Interim City Attorney read into the record the modifications to the
proposed ordinance: the definition of primary residence, to make clear that
it not only applies to tenants, but to owners, so that it will have application
in the owner occupy portion; other modifications proposed are in the
exception for the owner/occupy, to remove the term owner/occupy, and
instead specify that rental housing units that are single units, or dwellings,
and multiple dwelling units are exempt if all of the following apply: 1) at
the time of the lease, and the rental housing unit is occupied by the owner,
and is the owner’s primary residence; 2) the rental housing unit is leased by
the owner for a period less than one year, with the intent of the owner to
return to reoccupy the rental housing unit as the owner’s primary residence
at the expiration of the rental period; and, then the third application.
Similar changes would be made in the ADU and JADU language to remove
the term owner/occupied, but instead refer to a single dwelling occupied by
the owner as the owner’s primary residence.
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Motion by Councilmember Jara, seconded by Mayor McKeown, to
introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and
waiving further reading thereof, with modifications presented by the
Interim City Attorney.
Councilmember Davis, proposed a friendly amendment to rent out non-
ADU units twice a year, instead of once a year, non-ADU units. The
motion was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The Interim City Attorney included language that limits the time period
between rentals.
Councilmember McCowan, proposed a friendly amendment to have a
cutoff date for this exemption on any future ADUs. The motion was
considered friendly to the maker and seconder.
Interim City Attorney proposed language to allow plans that have been
submitted for plan check no later than Dec. 31, 2020, as the effective
deadline.
Councilmember Winterer, proposed a friendly amendment to include
language that prohibits units that were Ellised or forced out. The language
was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
BIKE ACTION PLAN
8.A. Protected Bikeway Network Priorities and Amendment to the
Bike Action Plan, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file Notice of
Environmental Exemption, and adopt attached Resolution No. 11298
(CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING THE BIKE ACTION PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA”.
Members of the public Anastasia Chishinova, Brianna Cortez, Isabel
Humberg, Mateo Marquez, Wesley Chung, Kent Strumpell, Michael
Broadsky, Colin Hughes, and, Shawn Landres spoke to the recommended
action.
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Questions asked and answered of staff included, did staff think about
considering trips instead of corridors, how do we think about not just
segments, but complete trips, and how does the transition occur on Ocean
Avenue between California and Montana Ave, and does this plan prescribe
this specific cross section, or does it require additional work.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
McCowan, to receive and file Notice of Environmental Exemption, and
adopt Resolution No.11298 (CCS) for the Bike Action Plan Amendment.
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day proposed a friendly amendment for west of SMC to
upgrade the 16th Street bike lane and make it a protected bike lane within
the 5 year vision. The motion was considered friendly by the maker and
seconder.
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day proposed a friendly amendment to add the 26th
Street future priority connection into the 5-year vision. The motion was
considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion was approved, with amendments and direction to staff by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Jara, Winterer, Davis, Himmelrich,
McCowan, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
HOUSING COMMISSION
13.A. Appointment to one annual appointment on the Housing
Commission for a term ending on 06/30/2024, was presented.
On order of the Mayor, the floor was opened for nominations.
Councilmember Winterer nominated Joshua Hamilton.
There being no other nominations, Joshua Hamilton was appointed to the
Housing Commission for a term ending June 30, 2024, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McCowan, Himmelrich, Davis, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
HOMELESS SERVICES 13.B. Request of Councilmembers Davis, Jara and Winterer that the
Council allocate $10,000 of discretionary funds to West Coast Care, a
501(c)3, to assist the organization with its efforts to reduce
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homelessness on the Santa Monica Beach given its fundraising
shortfalls due to the recession, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Jara, to
approve the recommendation. 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
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Denise Barton and David Whatley commented on
various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 11:24 p.m.
in memory of Samuel Himmelrich.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Kevin McKeown
City Clerk Mayor
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