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City Council Report
City Council Meeting: January 25, 2022
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services
Department
Subject: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance amending Section 2.64.020 of
Chapter 2.64 to the SMMC reducing the membership of the Arts Commission
from 11 Commissioners to 9 Commissioners
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading an Ordinance
amending Section 2.64.020 of Chapter 2.64 to the SMMC reducing the membership of
the Arts Commission from 11 Commissioners to 9 Commissioners.
Summary
At the December 14, 2021 Council Meeting, the ad hoc committee for boards and
commissions brought forth a recommendation to decrease the membership of the Arts
Commission from 11 members to 9 members. Council approved the recommendation
and directed staff to bring forth legislation codifying the change in membership. This
staff report seeks to codify the change in membership of the Arts Commission as
prescribed in Section 2.64.020 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
Discussion
As part of its review of the boards and commissions program, the City Clerk’s Office
consulted with department heads, liaisons, chairs and vice chairs of the boards and
commissions to seek recommendations for how certain boards and commissions could
be operated more effectively and efficiently. A recommendation was made to decrease
the membership of the Arts Commission from 11 to 9 members due in part to the
Commission having the difficulty of obtaining a quorum at many of its meetings. This
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matter was discussed by the ad hoc committee for boards and commissions and was
brought forth by the ad hoc committee to Council for deliberation at the November 9,
2021 Council Meeting. At that time Council approved the recommendation to be placed
on the December 14, 2021 Council meeting where all recommendations of the ad hoc
committee were to be brought forth for Council approval. The reduction will occur as a
result of not filling two current vacant seats created by the resignation of two members
with terms expiring as of June 30, 2024.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
There is no immediate impact to the budget.
Prepared By: Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Arts Commission Ordinance Amendment 1-25-2022
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City Council Meeting: January 25, 2022 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.64.020 TO DECREASE
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ARTS COMMISSION FROM ELEVEN TO NINE
MEMBERS
WHEREAS, at the December 14, 202 Council meeting, the ad hoc committee for
boards and commissions brought forth a recommendation to decrease the membership
of the Arts Commission from eleven members to nine members; and
WHEREAS, the ad hoc committee recommended decreasing the membership of
the Arts Commission from 11 to 9 members due in part to the Arts Commission’s difficulty
in obtaining a quorum at many of its meetings; and
WHEREAS, at its December 14, 2021 meeting, Council approved the
recommendation and directed staff to return with an ordinance amendment codifying the
change in membership.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.64.020 is hereby amended as
follows:
2.64.020 Creation of Arts Commission.
(a) Pursuant to Section 1000 of the City Charter, an Arts Commission is
created. The Commission shall consist of eleven nine members. A majority of the
members in office at any time shall constitute a quorum. The members shall be appointed
by the City Council. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Commission and
Commissioners shall be subject to all the terms of Article X of the City Charter setting
forth procedures for appointment of Commissioners, terms, and meetings.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.64.080, all Commissioners shall
reside or work in the City and shall be actively involved in the arts. From and after April
10, 1990, any person appointed as a Commissioner must be a Director of the Santa
Monica Arts Foundation. The Commission shall represent the diversity of the community
and shall include minorities and working artists in the following disciplines:
(1) Performing arts such as drama, music, and dance.
(2) Visual arts such as painting, sculpture, photography, graphics, video art,
and applied art.
(3) Communications arts such as film, television, and radio.
(4) Literary arts such as literature, poetry, and journalism.
Commissioners may represent one or more of the disciplines indicated above.
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Section 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JOSEPH LAWRENCE
Interim City Attorney
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