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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 22, 2021
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Parking Authority was called to order by Chair
Himmelrich at 7:02 p.m., on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main
Street.
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 Christine Parra
Also Present: Interim Executive Director Lane Dilg
Interim Agency Attorney George S. Cardona
Agency Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Agency Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren
announced that Council will receive $50 for meeting as the Parking
Authority.
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority convened to a special joint
meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority at 7:02 p.m., with
all members present.
MINUTES 9.A. Minutes for Parking and Housing Authority meetings, were
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the:
1. Parking Authority approve the minutes of the January 26, 2021
meeting; and
2. Housing Authority approve the minutes of the April 27, 2021
meeting.
Member of the public Olga Zurawska spoke on the recommended
action.
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Motion by Chair Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by Authority member
Davis, to approve the Parking Authority minutes. The motion was
approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority Members Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre, Chair
Pro Tem McCowan, Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A question was asked and answered of staff included, is there a change
that should be in the Housing minutes.
Motion by Authority Member de la Torre, seconded by Authority
Member Brock, to approve the Housing Authority minutes. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority Members de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra,
Chair Pro Tem McCowan, Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BUDGET 9.B. Adoption of the First Year and Approval of the Second Year
of the FY 2021-23 Biennial Budget, Adoption of the Second Year of
the FY 2021-22 Biennial Capital Improvement Program Budget,
was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council, Housing Authority and Parking
Authority:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11342 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR
2021-22) AND APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL
YEAR 2022-23) OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-23 BIENNIAL
BUDGET AND ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22” at
Attachment A, as amended by Attachment D;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 96 (HAS) of the Housing Authority of the
City of Santa Monica entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR 2021-22-)
AND APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL YEAR
2022-23) OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-23 BIENNIAL
BUDGET AND ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
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PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22” at
Attachment B, as amended by Attachment D; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. 261 (PAS) of the Parking Authority of the
City of Santa Monica entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE
PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR 2021-22)
AND APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL YEAR
2022-23) OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-23 BIENNIAL
BUDGET AND ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22” at
Attachment C, as amended by Attachment D.
Staff also recommends that the City Council:
4. Adopt Resolution No. 11343 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA REVISING THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
TO ESTABLISH AND REVISE CERTAIN PERMIT AND
USER FEES AND CHARGES IN THE CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENTS; DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION; FINANCE, FIRE, LIBRARY,
PUBLIC WORKS, AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS; AND
RECORDS AND ELECTIONS SERVICES” (Attachment E);
5. Adopt Resolution No. 11344 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA SETTING FORTH THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATION SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR CERTAIN
VIOLATIONS OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE, SETTING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PARKING
VIOLATIONS AND FOR THE LATE PAYMENT OF
PENALTIES, SETTING FINES FOR POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT RESPONSES TO EXCESSIVE FALSE
ALARMS, AND SETTING FINES FOR THE SANTA
MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY” (Attachment F);
6. Adopt Resolution No. 11345 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ESTABLISHING PARKING RATES AND PERMIT
FEES FOR ALL CITY PARKING FACILITIES AND
RESOURCES” (Attachment G);
7. Adopt Resolution No. 11346 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND
ADOPTING SALARY RATES FOR CUPA
ADMINISTRATOR, EQUITY AND COMMUNICATIONS
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COORDINATOR, FIRE CHIEF, LIBRARIAN III – ADULT
AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, LIBRARIAN III –
COLLECTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, LIBRARIAN III –
YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, LIBRARY PROGRAM
SPECIALIST – YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES, TRANSIT
MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATOR, AND POLICE CHIEF.”
(Attachment I);
8. Adopt Resolution No. 11347 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ESTABLISHING THE GANN APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22” (Attachment J);
9. Adopt Resolution No. 11348 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ADOPTING PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017” (Attachment K);
10. Accept Continuum of Care Program Grant funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the
amount of $4,447,586 to serve the homeless and disabled
populations with housing subsidies;
11. Authorize the City Manager to execute a fifth modification to
agreement #10291 (CCS) in the amount of $1,200,000 with The
People Concern for the continued operation of the Homeless
Multidisciplinary Street Team (HMST). This proposed
modification would also extend the term through June 30, 2023,
resulting in a seven-year amended agreement with a new total
amount not to exceed $4,050,000, with future year funding
contingent upon Council budget approval;
12. Authorize the City Manager to execute a third amendment to
agreement #10593 (CCS) in the amount of $800,000 for one year
with Los Angeles County, for the continued operation of the C3
homeless outreach team to operate within Santa Monica city
limits, under the direction of the City. This proposed
modification will also add one additional one-year renewal option
in the amount of $800,000, on the same terms and conditions.
This will result in a five-year amended agreement through June
30, 2023, with a new total amount not to exceed $3,600,000, with
future funding contingent upon Council budget approval;
13. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a sixth
modification to Services Agreement #10402 (CCS) in an amount
not to exceed $531,813 for one year, with one additional one-year
renewal option at a 5% increase, with Downtown Santa Monica,
Inc., a California-based company, to extend the Reed Park
Ambassador program through June 30, 2023. This will result in
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an eight- and-a-half-year agreement with a new total amount not
to exceed $6,838,593 with future funding contingent on Council
budget approval;
14. Provide direction to staff on allocation of discretionary funds;
15. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance regarding
approval thresholds for workers’ compensation settlements and
liability settlements (Attachment O);
16. Review and approve the parameters of the City’s Rent Abatement
Program for City tenants;
17. Approve the eligibility criteria for the Rent Abatement Program
to ensure alignment with the City’s Rent Deferment Program
requirements;
18. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute 12-month
extensions to certain lease and license agreements for tenants
(including tenants with month- to-month leases or hold-over lease
agreements) who elect to repay full balance of deferred rents by
December 31, 2021; and
19. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute repayment
extensions up to 24-months for City tenants who are able to
demonstrate financial hardships with repaying by June 30, 2022.
Members of the public Meredith Coon, Fred Silberberg, Jay Philster,
Heather Neville, Michael Koss, Hydie Hankle, Ho Nguyen, Bert
Champagne, Kathy McCarthy, Denise Barton, Andrew Nasatir, Karen
Malik, Adrian Ackerman, Mike McGill, Valerie Field, Jeff Cosner,
Pearl Coven, Michelle Francis, Shirley Elmaleh, Dee Dee Guercio, Zina
Josephs, Kevin McCarthy, Matthew King, Susan, Marlon, Erika Lesley,
Julie Rowback, Honey Thrasher, and Lauren McMahon spoke to the
recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: using the American
Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds, how is the million dollars being
proposed going to be used; will it be extra patrols on the Beach, Pier and
Esplanade; how many Police Officers are currently out on disability; is
the current number normal for a department of this size; is there any
way to know when those officers will return to work; given the issues
going on in the city, is the staffing pattern sufficient for what is needed;
would it be better to have regional partnerships or use overtime to
provide additional coverage; in terms of coordination of the downtown
sector, do we have an adequate plan to protect the area and keep it safe;
what days would these hours be expected to provide this additional
coverage; how many officers do you expect to call out during a
weekend; what does PD need Monday through Thursday from Council
to get the support they need to keep the beach, pier, downtown, and
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local businesses safe; are there enough Homeless Liaison Officers to
help around the beach, Pier and downtown area; what can be done to
provide more services for homeless Friday night through the weekend;
is the Help team down 50% due to officer outage; is the million dollars
enough to provide the necessary services for the next 10 to 12 weeks of
summer; with the flexibility of this program, how much ability will PD
be able to make adjustments in scheduling without penalties to have to
pay regional partners; has Santa Monica Travel and Tourism come to
ask for additional staffing and presence in the downtown, Pier and
Beach areas; is this allowing us to make changes in a more methodical
way; are we prepared for the summer safety wise; with the increase of
crime in the heavy tourist area, is the police department able to
adequately provide safety for the remainder of the city; are we still
feeling the effects financially of COVID, even though things are starting
to come back; is it true that while there is a lot of visitors, we haven’t
seen the return of conferences and big business travelers; are there any
zoning adjustments related to retailors to help with business post-
COVID; do we have the ability to accommodate small businesses to
make sure that they are able to go through permitting processes quickly
and efficiently; when Planning comes back in August, is part of that to
allow properties to adjust their zoning easily and with more flexibility;
where are things with updating the software to improve the permitting
process; for the RFP for electronic signage for the downtown area, are
more funds needed to move this project along quicker; is there
flexibility in determining people’s qualifications for Bergamot tenant
hardship tenant rebatement; are Common Area Maintenance (CAM)
changes something that could be specific to Bergamot to reduce for their
tenants; is the allocation for non-profits not on city property sufficient
for their needs; how can we make sure that non-profits, art galleries and
those at Bergamot aren’t heavily impacted over the next 12 months,
considering they will have to pay back rents; what would be the
financial cost to the city to extend the repayment to 2023; what are we
doing to apply for grants and help businesses apply for grants; are
businesses being required to register with El Camino in order to be
considered for grants; what effect will there be for restoring two full
time Librarian’s even though all of our libraries are not able to open
back up; where are we in terms of our libraries; what would it take to
increase library services; how much would it take to see more of a
restoration of library services; how do we add more public-private
partnerships to try to add more funding, and are they currently being
explored; are the Friends of the Library being asked to help with
fundraising and donations; what options have been realized to
immediately address the request for pickleball courts; is the $60,000
dollar amount the public spoke about for just restriping and/or how
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much would it cost to create new pickleball courts; could pickleball be
played on empty parking lots; if the tennis camp doesn’t go all day,
could the courts be used later in the day for pickleball, and how late is
Memorial Park courts opened during the summer; is there any data that
shows the use of tennis courts in the city; who could the pickleball
players reach out to organize to get permits to use the courts during
specific times; if we could find $50K to $60K, could some of the
basketball courts or other lots in town be restriped to accommodate
pickleball players; has there been any outreach or responses from the
pickleball players to the suggestions from the Interim City Manager;
when can we expect funding from Sacramento to assist in our programs;
what are the increase in fees on the main fee resolution; are the positions
being recruited for the critical unit care be trained through the Fire
department; since the CRU program has been a piloted program, why is
it continuing to be pilot program, instead of making it a full time
program; since staff is being pulled from the Fire department to staff the
CRU, how are the positions going to be filled at the fire department;
what does it mean when people say Santa Monica College is paying the
city less than pay pre-COVID for the swim center; is there a mechanism
in place available to adjust SMC’s fees they pay for the swim center;
when are the mental health vans going to come online; which
intersections were determined for the seven crossing guards; is the west
coast care all going to be under the fire department; explain how so
many of the fees have increased at such an enormous rate, and how are
our fees compared to other cities; with the extra funding to West Coast
Care, how is that money going to be used; is West Coast Care being on
the beach making an impact, and is there more that can be done; is the
$41,000 for the neighborhood groups back in the budget, and what
needs to be done to put it back in the budget; is there a better way to
help the neighborhoods deliver their messages in a more effective way
versus using mail; could neighborhoods use this same funding for
community building instead of sending out mailers; couldn’t
neighborhood mailing be included in the quarterly Seascape; explain
how a neighborhood group get the grant and do they have to match the
funding; do all seven neighborhood groups participate every year; and,
can we give the annual grants to neighborhood groups, and have the
Office of Communications come back with some possible solutions.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
adding money for the neighborhood groups to be able to do outreach
and have block parties for building; and, add funding to West Coast
Care to be able to provide 24/7 services.
Motion by Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by
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Authority/Councilmember Davis, to adopt resolutions of the City
Council, Housing Authority and Parking Authority adopting the first year
and approving the second year of the FY 2021-23 Biennial Budgets and
adopting the second year of the FY 2020-22 Biennial Capital
Improvement Program.
Authority/Councilmember Brock, proposed a friendly amendment to add
$40,000 to the annual budget for West Coast Care via the Santa Monica
Fire Department; to extend the Homeless Service Access Center at 5th
and Olympic and give them more hours. The motion was not considered
friendly by the maker and seconder.
Substitute motion by Authority/Councilmember Brock, seconded by
Authority/Councilmember de la Torre, to adopt resolutions of the City
Council, Housing Authority and Parking Authority adopting the first year
and approving the second year of the FY 2021-23 Biennial Budgets and
adopting the second year of the FY 2020-22 Biennial Capital
Improvement Program. With the amendments to restore West Coast
Care to 2019 levels to $260,000, add $20,000 to the Neighborhood
Associations budget, and defund the City Attorney’s Office by $70,000
to fund these increases.
Interim City Attorney Cardona stated if they make the proposed cut, his
office would not be able to continue doing everything they are currently
doing, and that the Council would need to tell them what to stop doing.
He then proposed a one-time $70,000 payment from the Consumer fraud
fund.
The substitute motion failed by the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock
NOES: Authority/Councilmember Davis, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem
McCowan, Chair/Mayor Himmelrich
ABSTAIN: Authority/Councilmember Parra
Substitute motion by Authority/Councilmember Brock, to fund the
$70,000 through the Council budget. After clarification,
Authority/Councilmember Brock withdrew his motion.
The original motion was on the floor for a vote, with an amendment to
include to direct staff to use $1 million of the ARPA funds that otherwise
would have been used in FY 2023-24, to support clean and safe services
at the Pier, beach and Esplanade this summer.
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The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la
Torre, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Chair/Mayor
Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
McCowan, to adopt staff recommendation numbers 4 through 9, as
recommended by staff.
Councilmember de la Torre, proposed an amendment to reduce the swim
center rates by $1. The motion failed due to a lack of a second.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, Mayor Pro Tem
McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember de la Torre
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock,
to adopt staff recommendation numbers 10 through 13 as recommended
by staff. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra, Mayor
Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to
provide direction to staff on the allocation of discretionary funds for FY
20-21, as recommended by staff, with the following amendments: remove
$25,000 for the Black Agenda; remove $10,000 for the Pier Palisades
Safety Signage; remove $20,000 from Virginia Avenue Park Food
Pantry; remove $12,000 from League of CA cities Real training; because
the grants have been restored, remove Early Childhood Education
($20K), Family Services of Santa Monica ($10K), St. Joseph Center YRT
& SM Retention ($20K), LAFLA Domestic Clinic ($10K), Wise and
Healthy Aging ($20K); add $10,000 to the West Coast Care; add $20,000
to the Neighborhood groups, as matching funds, to use for community
building, and add $9,000 matching funds to create scholarships for
transgender persons to do name changes to the Church of Ocean Park;
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add $9,000 to reinstate Martin Luther King sponsorships through Cultural
Affairs; add $10,000 to direct staff in the City Manager’s Office to use
for Latino cultural events.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Brock, de la Torre, Mayor
Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
McCowan, to introduce for first reading of an ordinance regarding
approval thresholds for workers’ compensation settlements and liability
settlements. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Davis, Parra, Mayor
Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock,
to adopt staff recommendation numbers 16 through 19, as recommended
by staff.
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, 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
1:11 a.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
Agency Secretary Chair
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