SR 03-14-2023 16C
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: March 14, 2023
Agenda Item: 16.C
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services
Department
Subject: Request of Mayor Davis and Councilmember Zwick that the Council allocate
$10,000 of its discretionary funds to support Pride activities this year.
Organizers are working with the Pier, Downtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica
Travel and Tourism, and Santa Monica Place to return Pride activities to the
City sometime in June. Current plans are for a one-day, family-friendly
celebration with installations in Downtown Santa Monica, at the Pier, and
Santa Monica Place. Total budget for the event presently is $30,000-$40,000
and a $10,000 contribution will allow the City to be a sponsor of the event.
Other organizations are contributing similar amounts as part of their
sponsorship.
Prepared By: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Written Comment
B. ADD TO_Discretionary Funds as of 3.9.23
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Packet Pg. 946
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Vernice Hankins
From:Natalya Zernitskaya <nzernitskaya@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2023 2:10 PM
To:councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Jesse
Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Cc:David White
Subject:City Council Agenda 3/14/23- Items 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E
EXTERNAL
Good Afternoon Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and City Councilmembers,
I wish to express my support for Items 16B, 16C, 16D, and 16E on this evening's agenda. Please see my additional
comments on these items below:
Item 16B‐ Students should be able to attend and participate in Grad Nite activities regardless of their incomes.
This would be an excellent use of $10,000 of Council discretionary funds
Item 16C‐ Santa Monica held its first Pride event in 2019 and unfortunately, COVID derailed the celebration of
Pride over the last 3 years. I would be happy to see City funds used toward a celebration of inclusivity and
diversity like Pride.
Item 16D‐ Anyone who has ever met me knows that I love animals and strongly believe that pets fundamentally
improve our sense of wellbeing. Helping animals at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter by improving the facility
with a properly turfed play area will help find their "furever" homes and I enthusiastically support such efforts.
Item 16E‐ Santa Monica has so many incredible artists and we should support ways to help them showcase their
work such as the Montana Art Walk. Supporting artists and small businesses along Montana Ave. by helping to
offset costs for the Art Walk is a great use of City funds. Additionally, I would encourage the Council and Staff to
work with Montana Avenue Merchants Association to explore potentially closing sections of Montana Ave. to
vehicular traffic during the Art Walk to provide an even better experience for the artists, businesses, and
attendees of the event.
Thank you,
Natalya
Natalya Zernitskaya (she/her)
nzernitskaya@gmail.com
16.C.a
Packet Pg. 947 Attachment: Written Comment (5659 : Council discretionary funds to support Pride activities)
Sources (All Available Funds are start of FY 2022-23):
Amount
Unspent and uncommitted funds from prior year 88,067.16$
FY 2022-23 - New Appropriation 122,696.00
Total unspent funds and new appropriation 210,763.16$
Uses (Programmed Discretionary Funds):
Description Amount Programmed Date
Pier Palisades Signage (5,107.21)$ Rollover programmed from prior year
Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) Car Show (5,000.00) Rollover programmed from prior year
Police Activities League (PAL) (5,000.00) Rollover programmed from prior year
Legal review of the deed of March 3, 1888 by Arcadia Bandini (10,000.00) Budget Adoption FY 2022-23, 6/28/22
Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Support (29,000.00) Council meeting, 7/14/22, Item 16A
Westside Coalition for Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration (10,000.00) Council meeting, 7/14/22, Item 16A
Santa Monica Pony League to repair scoreboard at Los Amigos Park (5,000.00) Council meeting, 7/14/22, Item 16A
Samohi for bilingual graduation celebration (3,000.00) Council meeting, 7/14/22, Item 16A
Santa Monica Sister Cities Association travel expenses for the official
signing of a Friendship City agreement with the City
(3,500.00) Council meeting, 7/26/22, Item 16C
Main Street Business Improvement Association - open streets event (10,000.00) Council meeting, 8/23/22, Item 16A
Santa Monica Pier Corporation - 2nd Annual Day of the Dead Celebration (5,000.00) Council meeting, 8/23/22, Item 16B
Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College - 2023 Public Policy
Symposium
(15,000.00) Council meeting, 8/23/22, Item 16D
Mailer to Housing Authority housing voucher holders (1,500.00) Council meeting, 8/23/22, Item 16E
Samohi Wrestling Program (5,000.00) Council meeting, 11/15/22, Item 16G
Samohi Band and Orchestra performance tour in Ireland (25,000.00) Council meeting, 1/24/23, Item 16G
Total Programmed (137,107.21)$
Unprogrammed Balance Available 73,655.95$
Council Discretionary Funds
As of March 14, 2023
3/9/2023
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Packet Pg. 948 Attachment: ADD TO_Discretionary Funds as of 3.9.23 (5659 : Council discretionary funds to support Pride activities)