SR 02-08-2022 7A
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: February 8, 2022
Agenda Item: 7.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Joseph Lawrence, Interim City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Administration
Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of 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
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council waive reading in full and adopt the attached
Ordinance.
Summary
At its meeting on January 25, 2022, the City Council introduced for first reading an
ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.64.020 to Decrease
the Membership of the Arts Commission from Eleven to Nine Members. The
ordinance is now presented to City Council for adoption.
Prepared By: Bradley Michaud, Legal Operations Coordinator
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Arts Commission Ordinance Amendment 2022.02.08
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City Council Meeting: February 8, 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:
Section 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.64.020 is hereby amended as
follows:
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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 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.
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
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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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Packet Pg. 175 Attachment: Arts Commission Ordinance Amendment 2022.02.08 (4967 : 2nd Read - Arts Commission)