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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 26, 2021
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Parking Authority was called to order by Chair Himmelrich
at 8:17 p.m., on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s
Executive Order N-29-20 at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/tzszchdr.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Sue Himmelrich
Chair Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Agency Member Phil Brock
Agency Member Gleam Davis
Agency Member Oscar De La Torre
Agency Member Kevin McKeown
Agency Member Christine Parra
Also Present: Interim Executive Director Lane Dilg
Interim Agency Attorney George S. Cardona
Agency Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority convened to a special joint
meeting with the City Council and Housing Authority at 8:17 p.m., with
all members present.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren announced
that the members will receive $50 for meeting as the Parking Authority.
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
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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 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
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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 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.
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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.
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
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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
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
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Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
excused at 11:52 p.m.
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 Council in a timely manner. The motion was considered friendly
by the seconder.
The motion failed by the following vote:
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Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
returned at 12:28 a.m.
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
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
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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: On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority meeting was adjourned at
12:38 a.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
Agency Secretary Chair
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