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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Himmelrich at 6:30 p.m.,
on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 at
https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/ujpckdgy.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Sue Himmelrich
Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Lana Negrete
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Christine Parra
Also Present: Interim City Manager John Jalili
Interim City Attorney George Cardona
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 6:30 p.m., with all
members present.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on closed sessions.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 6:36 p.m., to consider
closed sessions and returned at 9:57 p.m., with all members present, except
Councilmember de la Torre, to report the following:
1.A. Public Employee Appointment:
Title – City Attorney and Interim City Attorney
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
1.B. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section
54957.6 -- Agency Designated Representatives: Chief People Officer
Lori Gentles and Laura Kalty, Outside Counsel, Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore; Bargaining Units: ATA-Administrative Team Associates;
IBT-California Teamsters Local 911; FEMA-Santa Monica Fire
Executive Management Association; FIRE-Santa Monica Firefighters
Local 1109 IAFF; MEA-Municipal Employees Association; MTA-
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Councilmember de la Torre
excused at 9:14 p.m.
AFSCME Local 4819, Management Team Association; PALSSU-
Public Attorneys’ Legal Support Staff Union; PAU- Public Attorneys
Union; POA-Santa Monica Police Officer Association; SMART TD-
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and
Transportation Division, Local 1785; STA- Supervisory Team
Associates.
The Interim City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable
action taken.
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
8.A. Discussion and action on appointment of ad hoc committee to
oversee recruitment for City Attorney position, was presented.
There was no public comment on this item.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to
appoint an ad hoc committee to oversee recruitment for the City Attorney
position. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember de la Torre
Motion by Mayor Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to
appoint Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmembers Brock and Davis as ad
hoc members, and return to Council with a report at the September 14th
meeting. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember de la Torre
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 10:02 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
City Clerk Mayor
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