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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 26, 2021
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 5:44 p.m.,
on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 at
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Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Kevin McKeown
Councilmember Christine Parra
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 5:44 p.m., with all
members present.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Councilmember Brock joined
at 7:34 p.m.
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on closed sessions.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 5:48 p.m., to consider
closed sessions and returned at 7:33p.m., with all members present, except
Councilmember Brock to report the following:
1.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation
has been Initiated Formally Pursuant to Gov. Code Section
54956.9 (d) (1): Judith Aluce v. City of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 19STCV00183, consolidated
with Lead Case No. 18STCV00130
The Interim City Attorney advised the plaintiff alleges that she suffered a
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder when she was
thrown from her seat on a Big Blue Bus after the bus ran a red light and
collided with another vehicle. The City does not admit the allegations, but
to avoid the expense and burden of further litigation, the City Attorney’s
Office recommended settlement in the amount of $200,000.
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Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to approve Settlement No. 11133 (CCS), in the amount of $200,000. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation
has been Initiated Formally Pursuant to Gov. Code Section
54956.9 (d) (1): EJA Associates, L.P., a California limited
partnership v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Los Angeles Superior
Court, Case Nos. 20SMCV01103, 20SMCV01550.
The Interim 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 Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1): Pico Neighborhood Association and
Maria Loya v. City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Superior
Court, Case No. BC 616804, Second District Court of Appeal,
Case No. B295935, California Supreme Court, Case No.
S263972.
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS:
2.A. Proclamation: Black History Month, was presented.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a
Councilmember for discussion.
Member of the public Matt Neco commented on various Consent Calendar
items.
At the request of Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Item 3.B. and Councilmember
Brock, Item 3.D were removed from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember de la
Torre, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Items 3.B. and 3.D.,
reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FLEET MANAGEMENT 3.A. Approval of First Modification to Master Equity Lease
Agreement No. 11134 (CCS) with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc.,
was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute a first modification to Master Equity Lease No.
11134 (CCS) of $857,500 with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. to
provide vehicle leasing services for the Public Works, Police, and Fire
Departments. This will result in a seven-year amended agreement with a
new total amount not to exceed $1,038,120, including a 10% contingency,
with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
AMICUS BRIEF 3.C. Recommendation to Join in Amicus Brief In Support of the
State of California in Cedar Point Nursery, et al. v. Hassid, et al.,
United States Supreme Court, No. 20-107, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City to sign on to an
amicus brief to be filed by the Public Rights Project, the City of Seattle,
Cook County, and Santa Clara County in support of the State of
California’s position in Cedar Point Nursery, et al. v. Hassid, et al., United
States Supreme Court, No. 20-107.
MINUTES 3.E. Minutes for the City Council - Regular Meeting - Aug 25, 2020
5:30 PM, were approved.
MINUTES 3.F. Minutes for the City Council - Regular and Special Meeting -
Oct 13, 2020 5:30 PM, were approved.
MINUTES 3.G. Minutes for the City Council - Regular and Special Meeting -
Jan 12, 2021 5:30 PM, were approved.
FIRE TRAINING 3.B. Award Request for Proposal to Three Four Three, LLC, to
provide Bioterrorism Training Projects to assist Los Angeles Area Fire
Chief’s Association Regional Training Group hosted by Santa Monica
Fire, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award RFP#274 for professional services to Three Four Three,
LLC, to assist Los Angeles Area Fire Chief’s Association Regional
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Training Group hosted by Santa Monica Fire Department; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional
services Agreement No. 11135 (CCS) with Three Four Three, in an
amount not to exceed $302,000 for a twenty-four-month period, with
future year funding contingent on Council budget approval and
additional grant funding.
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan pulled this item to ask questions of staff,
including: does this come from grant dollars, not the General Fund; why
was this firm selected; and, were there only the two vendors who
submitted.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
COVID 3.D. Adoption of Resolution No. 11312 (CCS) entitled “AN
EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2.16 OF THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF
EXISTENCE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND SUPPLEMENTAL
PROCLAMATIONS THERETO”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council adopt the proposed resolution ratifying the
Executive Order issued by the Director of Emergency Services declaring the
existence of a local emergency in the city of Santa Monica and the
Supplements to that Order.
Councilmember Brock pulled this item to ask questions about the right turn
lane from California onto Ocean Avenue, northbound, and from Ocean
Avenue southbound to the California decline. It appears those white cones
stick out too far into the roadway, and that it could be hazardous.
The Interim City Attorney clarified that this topic being questioned is not
addressed in the Emergency Proclamation or Supplements.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to
approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
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Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCES:
THIRD STREET
PROMENADE
7.A. Second Reading And Adoption Of Ordinance No. 2661 (CCS)
entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 9.10.040 TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS IN ESTABLISHMENTS WITH FRONTAGE ON THE
THIRD STREET PROMENADE”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC SAFETY
REFORM OVERSIGHT
7.B. Second Reading And Adoption Of Ordinance No. 2662 (CCS)
entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ADDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 2.50 TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM AND
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION”, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading
thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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 and $50 for
meeting as the Parking Authority
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING
On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened to a special joint
meeting with the Housing Authority and Parking Authority at 8:17 p.m.,
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with all members present.
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
HOUSING AUTHORITY
PARKING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
8.A. Approval of minutes for Housing and Parking Authority
meetings, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the:
1. Housing Authority approve the minutes of the February 25, 2020,
October 13, 2020 and October 27, 2020 meetings; and
2. Parking Authority approve the minutes of the February 25, 2020 and
October 27, 2020 meetings.
There were no members of the public present to speak on this item.
Motion by Commissioners/Authority Member McKeown, seconded by
Commissioner/Authority Member Brock, to approve the recommended
action. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Commission/Authority Members Parra, Davis, McKeown,
Brock, Vice Chair/Chair Pro Tem McCowan,
Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Commissioner/Authority Member de la Torre
MID-YEAR BUDGET
8.B. Financial Status Update and FY 2020-21 Midyear Budget, was
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council, Housing Authority, and Parking
Authority:
1. Appropriate Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 midyear revenue and
expenditure budget adjustments (Attachment A).
Staff also recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive the FY 2021-22 through FY 2025-26 Five-Year Financial
Forecast;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11313 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING A NEW CLASSIFICATION AND ADOPTING A
SALARY RATE FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES
ADMINISTRATOR” (Attachment B);
3. Approve position and classification changes (Attachment C);
4. Adopt Resolution No. 11314 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REGARDING TRAVEL BY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INCLUDE
CITY COUNCIL GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS REGARDING
COUNCIL TRAVEL, STAFF ASSISTANCE FOR, CITY ISSUED
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TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND ACCEPTED USE, AND
OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO COUNCILMEMBERS”
(Attachment D);
5. Adopt Resolution No. 11315 (CCS) entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING A BLS PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT FEE AND
A DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FEE” (Attachment E);
6. Extend the current Human Services Grant Program (HSGP) grant
cycle for two years through FY 2022-23, to ensure staff and grantees
can continue the critical work they are doing to address the pandemic,
and postpone the next grant cycle to begin FY 2023-24;
7. Extend the current Organizational Support Program (OSP) grant cycle
for two years through FY 2022-23, to ensure staff and grantees can
continue the critical work they are doing to address the pandemic and
postpone the next grant cycle to begin FY 2023-24;
8. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of
$42,430 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for implementation of the
JAG 2020 Project “Overtime Operations to Keep Neighborhoods
Safe” and execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all
grant renewals;
9. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of
$2,681 from the California Department of Justice for the Sexual
Assault Evidence Grant Program, to accept all grant renewals, and to
execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant
renewals;
10. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of
$24,276 from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for the
2020 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant for the purchase of
bulletproof vests by the Police Department, to accept all grant
renewals, and to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant
and all grant renewals;
11. Provide direction to the Interim City Manager to publicly announce
and designate a 30-day application timeline for seats on the We Are
Santa Monica Fund Advisory Board to be appointed by the Interim
City Manager to provide community engagement and advice to the
Interim City Manager with respect to the We Are Santa Monica Fund;
12. Provide direction to staff on whether to proceed with developing a
digital Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising and wayfinding program by
(1) issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for a digital OOH advertising
vendor for the construction, installation and management of
advertising space for an initial phase of 25 digital OOH kiosks, and a
possible subsequent second phase of 25 additional kiosks in highly
trafficked areas of the City; and (2) returning to Council with proposed
kiosk locations and recommendations for new policies and/or changes
to existing City policies and municipal codes to guide the successful
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implementation and operation of this program consistent with the
goals of maintaining community aesthetics and enhancing overall
engagement with and value for the community; and
13. Provide direction to staff on whether to return with additional
information regarding public-private partnership opportunities to
support programs.
Members of the public Phuong Bui, Meredith Kim, Tara Barauskus, Denise
Barton, John Medlin, Matt Stauffer, and Michael Soloff spoke to the
recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: could the city reorder its
priorities and instead of taking next year’s GSH fund, take some of the
other revenues to restore the housing fund money that was taken last year;
how did staff come up with the recommendation to have corporate
advertising in public spaces; is there anyway to extend grant approvals one
month until staff comes back with the homeless and grant overview; are the
biannual grant reports publicly available; have the amount of funds been
shifted between grants, or has the same amount stayed with the original
grantees; what account would fund recovery go to for the fire assessment
fee; what is the amount of residents this fee will affect; for the commercial
insurance, is there a sense of typically what insurance will cover; what’s the
average length of time for the current grantees; are some of the kiosk going
to replace those currently on the Promenade, so it wouldn’t actually be 25
new kiosk; why are we funding Verizon’s upgrades; are new jobs being
offered to previous employees; why not contract out property leasing at the
Airport, instead of hiring a permanent position; is there somebody now who
is performing that job; how do we get community broadband out of the
agreement with Verizon; on the 311 system, since it’s a 5 day system, why
can’t there just be 1.5 FTE, and revisit in July to see if there is a need to
increase to 2.5, and maybe they could go to 7 days; is there any opportunity
to potentially increase the hours of the 311 system for weekends and after
hours; what’s the average cost for L.A. County for ambulance fees; has
there been any discussion on pulling the revenue from the kiosk to pour
into the BIDs to encourage buying locally or business enhancements; if
Council ask staff to perform a new RFP for the grants to be determined in
June, won’t that take time from what staff is currently doing to complete
that process; if money is moved from the grant programs and using it for
staff to oversee the grant program, what impact would that have; is it true
that the demand for services for our grantees have increased significantly,
as well as the donations to non-profits have decrease during this pandemic;
does staff understand that affordable housing is one of the city’s primary
goals and areas of priority; how does cleanliness work into priorities of
recovery; how can we hold grantees accountable; is data gathered on the
clients of the non-profits based on gender, race, and ethnicity; and, how are
CBDG funds used.
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Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to: for
the We Are Santa Monica fund, the allocation should be designated toward
racial equity generally, instead of the Black Agenda; concern about
allowing corporate advertising taking over in town, and what is the long-
term effect; if the community service grants aren’t extended, it could
significantly hurt a lot of these non-profits to the point that they won’t be
able to provide services; and, if Council wants to add something to this
budget, they would need to decide where in the budget they would need to
cut, in order to make up the difference.
Motion by Commission/Authority/Councilmember McKeown, seconded by
Commission/Authority/Councilmember Davis, to appropriate Fiscal Year
(FY) 2020-21 midyear revenue and expenditure budget adjustments.
Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to remove the Sr.
Homeless Coordinator now, and bring it back in June, after the Homeless
report in March. The motion was not considered friendly by the maker and
seconder.
The original motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Commission/Authority/Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock,
McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Vice Chair/Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
Chair/Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Councilmember Brock,
to receive the FY 2021-22 through FY 2025-26 Five-Year Financial
Forecast. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
to adopt Resolution No. 11313 (CCS) of the City of Santa Monica
establishing new classifications and adopting salary rates for various listed
positions (Attachment B); and, approve position and classification changes
(Attachment C). The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
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Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
excused at 11:52 p.m.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember
McKeown, to adopt Resolution No. 11314 (CCS), regarding Travel by
Council Members and City-Issued Technology (Attachment D). The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
to adopt Resolution No. 11315 (CCS), setting the Fire Basic Life Support
(BLS) Paramedic Assessment Fee and the Disposable Medical Supplies
Fee (Attachment E). The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan recused herself to avoid any potential conflict of
interest because her brother is working for one of the non-profits listed as a
grantee.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember McKeown,
to extend the current Human Services Grant Program (HSGP) grant cycle
for two years through FY 2022-23, to ensure staff and grantees can
continue the critical work they are doing to address the pandemic, and
postpone the next grant cycle to begin FY 2023-24; and, extend the current
Organizational Support Program (OSP) grant cycle for two years through
FY 2022-23, to ensure staff and grantees can continue the critical work they
are doing to address the pandemic and postpone the next grant cycle to
begin FY 2023-24.
Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to change the
timeline to 2021-2022. The motion was not considered friendly by the
maker.
Councilmember Davis, proposed an amendment to her motion. Extend the
grants cycle for 2 years, but should not increase grants to any of the current
grantees, with the understanding that any new monies that come into the
city would go to new grantees, and those funds be used for mental health
and homeless services in Santa Monica, with the determination before
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Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
returned at 12:28 a.m.
Council in a timely manner. The motion was considered friendly by the
seconder.
The motion failed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, McKeown, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: Councilmembers Parra, Brock, de la Torre
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember
Brock, to extend the current Human Services Grant Program (HSGP) grant
cycle for one year through FY 2021-2022, with an RFP process available in
the next six months.
Councilmember Brock, withdrew his second on the motion, so the motion
failed due to a lack of a second.
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to extend the current Human Services and Organizational Support Program
for 2 years, with the understanding that any new monies that come into the
city would go to new grantees, and those funds be used for mental health
and homeless services in Santa Monica, with the determination before
Council in a timely manner.
Councilmember de la Torre, proposed a friendly amendment to have the
Human Service reports be made available to the public. The motion was
not considered friendly by the maker.
The main motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember de la
Torre, to give direction to staff to make these reports available to the
Council and public as appropriate. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to
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authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of
$42,430 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for implementation of the JAG
2020 Project “Overtime Operations to Keep Neighborhoods Safe” and
execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals;
authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $2,681
from the California Department of Justice for the Sexual Assault Evidence
Grant Program, to accept all grant renewals, and to execute all necessary
documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals; and, authorize the
City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $24,276 from the
United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for the 2020 Bulletproof Vest
Partnership (BVP) Grant for the purchase of bulletproof vests by the Police
Department, to accept all grant renewals, and to execute all necessary
documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to provide direction to the Interim City Manager to publicly announce and
designate a 30-day application timeline for seats on the We Are Santa
Monica Fund Advisory Board to be appointed by the Interim City Manager
to provide community engagement and advice to the Interim City Manager
with respect to the We Are Santa Monica Fund. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember de la
Torre, to Provide direction to staff on whether to proceed with developing a
digital Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising and wayfinding program by (1)
issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for a digital OOH advertising vendor
for the construction, installation and management of advertising space for
an initial phase of 25 digital OOH kiosks, and a possible subsequent second
phase of 25 additional kiosks in highly trafficked areas of the City; and (2)
returning to Council with proposed kiosk locations and recommendations
for new policies and/or changes to existing City policies and municipal
codes to guide the successful implementation and operation of this program
consistent with the goals of maintaining community aesthetics and
enhancing overall engagement with and value for the community.
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The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, McKeown, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember de la
Torres, to provide direction to staff on whether to return with additional
information regarding public-private partnership opportunities to support
programs. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT OF
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING
On order of the Chair/Mayor, the special joint meeting with the
Housing Authority and Parking Authority adjourned at 12:38 a.m., and the
regular meeting of the City Council reconvened, with all members present.
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public John Medline, Jonathan Foster, and Denise Barton
commented on various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 12:54 a.m.
in memory of Jean McNeil Wyner, Art Lopez, and Soledad Martin.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
City Clerk Mayor
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