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SR 04-13-2021 13A 13.A April 13, 2021 Council Meeting: April 13, 2021 Santa Monica, California 1 of 1 CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services Department Date: April 13, 2021 13.A Request of Mayor Pro Tempore McCowan and Councilmember Davis that, to promote our community’s economic recovery and to help local restaurants and businesses safely reach their customers, Council direct staff to return on April 27 with an amendment to the remotely controlled delivery device ordinance to allow remotely controlled devices participating in the Zero Emission Delivery Zone program to serve businesses in all parts of Santa Monica. Speed limits, weight limits and other operational requirements that apply within the zone should apply throughout Santa Monica. 13.A Packet Pg. 748 1 Vernice Hankins From:Logan Doub <ldoub@truefoodkitchen.com> Sent:Sunday, April 11, 2021 2:29 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Support for Item 13-A- Delivery Options for Local Restaurants - Remotely Piloted Vehicles EXTERNAL Dear Council Members, As a general manager of a restaurant with multiple locations, I know how burdensome the cost of our delivery options can be. At True Food, we are excited to have partnered with Coco. We would love to have the opportunity to bring this more affordable option to our restaurants located outside of Main Street and Downtown. As a Santa Monica resident, I also appreciate how these short distance delivery services help connect local customers to local businesses. This is exactly the kind of “Buy Local”‐focused solutions we need as we come out of the pandemic period. Please vote yes on Item 13 ‐ C. Logan Doub General Manager 395 Santa Monica Place Ste 172 Santa Monica, CA | 90401 P: 310.593.8300 E: ldoub@truefoodkitchen.com TrueFoodKitchen.com Our Mission: To bring people together to eat better, feel better, and celebrate a passion for better living. CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: The information in this electronic mail transmission contains confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of the transmission is strictly prohibited. Item 13.A 4/13/21 1 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 749 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Maggie Silver <margaretlaney@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 12, 2021 4:55 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Support for Item 13-A - Please allow all local restaurants to use personal delivery device services EXTERNAL Dear Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmembers, I wanted to reach out because I am a huge fan of personal delivery service Coco. My 2.5 year old daughter is just enchanted with the "robot friend" who delivers some of our sundries to us in the Ozone Park area. Not only do we love the brand and company (and use it all the time), but really believe it is a cutting‐edge way of thinking about job creation in the food delivery era. We'd love to see the service expanded ‐ I just got word that this is going to be on the docket tonight at your council meeting and wanted to voice my support in voting "yes" on 13A. Thank you, Maggie Silver 722 Marine St Santa Monica, CA 90405 Item 13.A 4/13/21 2 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 750 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Amy Kaufmann <amykaufmann1@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 12, 2021 5:39 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Support for Item 13-A - Please allow all local restaurants to use personal delivery device services EXTERNAL Dear Mayor and Council members, I have lived in Santa Monica for almost 9 years and I love our local restaurants. Both before and during the pandemic, my family and I regularly order out and we like that Santa Monica has delivery options that are more sustainable and affordable, like Coco. It would be great if all restaurants in the city could use this service, and not just those in the downtown and on Main street. Please vote yes on 13A. Best, Amy Kaufmann Partner Kaufmann Investments, Inc. (240) 277-0004 DRE# 02058714 Item 13.A 4/13/21 3 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 751 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Emilie Boeri <emilieboeri@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 12, 2021 4:28 PM To:Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Kristin McCowan; Lane Dilg; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Sue Himmelrich Subject:Support for Item 13-A - Please allow all local restaurants to use personal delivery device services Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, I have lived in Santa Monica for the past few years and I love our local restaurants. Both before and during the pandemic my family and I regularly order out and we like that Santa Monica has more sustainable and affordable options like Coco. It would be great if all restaurants in the city could use this service, and not just those in the downtown and on Main street. Please vote yes on 13A. Best, Emilie Boeri Item 13.A 4/13/21 4 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 752 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 2 Vernice Hankins From:Jordan Ramos <jordanramos326@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 12, 2021 5:15 PM To:Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Kristin McCowan; Lane Dilg; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Sue Himmelrich Subject:Support for Item 13-A - Please allow all local restaurants to use personal delivery device services Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, I have lived in Santa Monica for 5 years and I love our local restaurants. Both before and during the pandemic my family and I regularly order out and we like that Santa Monica has more sustainable and affordable options like Coco. It would be great if all restaurants in the city could use this service, and not just those in the downtown and on Main street. Please vote yes on 13A. Best, Jordan Ramos ‐‐ Jordan Ramos 805.910.8356 Item 13.A 4/13/21 5 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 753 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Massimiliano Regis <massimiliano.regis@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 12, 2021 10:32 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Subject: Support for Item 13-A - Delivery Options for Local Restaurants - Remotely Piloted Vehicles EXTERNAL Dear Councilmembers, I am writing in support of Item 13‐A on your agenda. Most of the delivery options open to restaurants take a huge cut of each sale. More affordable alternatives, like what remotely piloted delivery services provide, can help reduce costs for both restaurants and our customers. Please Vote Yes on Item 13‐A. Best, Massimiliano Regis Priscio cafe, Santa Monica To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Item 13.A 4/13/21 6 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 754 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Ann Maggio <annmaggio@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:53 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:April 13 - OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 13A EXTERNAL Dear City Council and Mayor Himmelrich, Our sidewalks are for people and pets NOT for BOTS. Save Jobs. Say No to Bots and the subversive ideology behind this scheme which is Code Bias through facial recognition. If you have seen the recent documentary featuring M.I.T. Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini where she uncovers the flaws in facial recognition technology then you need to see it. It is a complete fallacy that low res. images are not being enhanced for other things and you all should be ashamed of yourselves for having moved this forward to begin with. San Francisco, Oakland, and many other cities have banned police facial recognition techniques and so should Santa Monica. We need officers on the streets, not cameras lurking around every corner and their discriminatory math models made by white guys. No companies should be given access to our public poles to mount cameras and photograph us. The naughty narrative, "low res images" not directed at people. pathetic. An insult to the intelligence of any 10 yr old who can google, a long list for "Fix Low res images". That's just one. The deliveries Ms. Davis and Ms. McCowan are promoting aren't about food or other items and whether they know it or not, they are helping to promote wrongfully stopping people and accusing them of stuff. Sincerely, Ann Maggio Thanawalla "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." ‐ Albert Einstein Item 13.A 4/13/21 7 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 755 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Zach Rash <zach@cocodelivery.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:49 AM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Item 13-A: Remotely Piloted Vehicles Service Area EXTERNAL Dear Mayor Himmelrich and City Councilmembers, Thank you again for considering the expansion of the operational zone for remotely‐piloted vehicle delivery. Below, I am resending the message I emailed to you before your last meeting, so that it will be part of your agenda packet tonight. Coco strongly supports Item 13‐A on your agenda tonight. Since we were given approval to operate in Santa Monica in October we have completed thousands of local deliveries without any major problems or complaints. Restaurants have found us especially useful during COVID, as we provide a more affordable local delivery solution (often less than half the cost of car‐based delivery companies). Residents appreciate us because we provide contact‐free and sustainable deliveries, giving comfort to those worried about COVID exposure and reducing the number of delivery cars double parked in our bike lanes and polluting our air. Our free delivery program during the pandemic for both seniors and healthcare workers has also been very popular. When the city discussed remotely‐piloted delivery vehicles last year, the two key concerns were ensuring that there would not be a flood of different operators in the city and that there would be a vetting process. The city wisely decided to use the Zero Emission Delivery Zone (ZEDZ) program that was already in development as the application process for interested operators. The ZEDZ program launched in February and we are thrilled to be a partner in this innovative and important program. Our one current challenge, based on the way the original ordinance was written in October, is that restaurants outside of the Downtown and Main Street area are not able to use our service. We are now hearing from restaurants all over town that are interested in partnering with us. We would love to bring our service to them and help our community with the post‐pandemic economic recovery. Please vote “yes” on Item 13‐A, and amend the ordinance to allow operators approved to participate in the ZEDZ program to serve any business in Santa Monica, regardless of its location. Thank you, Zach Rash Co‐founder & CEO | Coco www.cocodelivery.com Item 13.A 4/13/21 8 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 756 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Gary Morrow <GaryM@synergy-management.net> Sent:Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:28 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Item 13-A - Delivery Options for Local Restaurants - Remotely Piloted Vehicles (Support) EXTERNAL Dear Mayor Himmelrich and Members of the City Council, I'm writing on behalf of Pono Burger on Broadway ‐ we have called Santa Monica home for years. Coco is a home‐grown solution that can reduce delivery costs for local restaurants and their customers, and I'm supportive of Coco working with businesses anywhere in Santa Monica. This seems a wonderful step towards supporting our local economic recovery. Please vote “Yes” on Item 13‐A on your agenda and allow restaurants like mine to partner with remotely piloted delivery services. Thank you, Gary Morrow VP of Operations Pono Burger 829 Broadway Ave., Ste 100, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Item 13.A 4/13/21 9 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 757 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance) 1 Vernice Hankins From:James Beshara <jjbeshara@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 13, 2021 1:13 PM To:Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Councilmember Kevin McKeown; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; Lane Dilg Subject:Support for Item 13-A - Let’s allow all local restaurants to use personal delivery device services EXTERNAL Dear Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmembers, I live in Ocean Park, and just moved down here from San Francisco after 10 years of building companies up there. I am extremely bullish on Santa Monica and the wider Los Angeles area for technology start ups and innovative individuals wanting to make this their home. Seeing the friendly little robots around Ocean Park has been such a fun conversation starter, and results in so many fun conversations about how forward-looking Santa Monica/where we live is. They’re cute, not a nuisance, silent, and take cars off the road (increasing safety and decreasing environmental impact for the delivery of a small item). I’ve never seen them in SF, and I think it’s a symbol of the innovation-friendliness and future of technology improving the lives of many. I have gotten to know the team a bit, and they feel very committed to community roots and being great citizens and participants in the area. So I would like to send a note that says: Please allow restaurants and markets anywhere in Santa Monica to access affordable delivery services like Coco and vote "yes" on 13A. Thank you! Best, James Beshara — James Beshara linkedin.com/in/jjbeshara jjbeshara.com below the line podcast "The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author Item 13.A 4/13/21 10 of 10 Item 13.A 4/13/21 13.A.a Packet Pg. 758 Attachment: Written Comments (4526 : Amend remotely controlled delivery device ordinance)