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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 27, 2023
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Housing Authority was called to order by Chair Davis at 7:34 p.m.,
on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, and Gran
Via de les Corts Catalanes, 605 08007 Barcelona Spain.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Gleam Davis
Vice Chair Lana Negrete
Commissioner Phil Brock
Commissioner Oscar De La Torre (via telephone)
Commissioner Christine Parra
Commissioner Caroline Torosis
Commissioner Jesse Zwick
Also Present: Authority Secretary David White
Authority Attorney Douglas Sloan
Authority Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
REPORT ON
MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Authority City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
announced that Council will receive $50 for meeting as the Housing
Authority.
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Housing Authority convened to a joint meeting
with the City Council and Parking Authority at 7:34 p.m., with all members
present.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
BUDGET
12.A. Adoption of the First Year and Approval of the Second Year of
the FY 2023-25 Biennial Budget Adoption, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council, Housing Authority and Parking
Authority:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11533 (CCS) entitled: “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR 2023-24) AND
APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL YEAR 2024-25)
OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-25 BIENNIAL BUDGET AND
ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, Attachment A, as
amended by Final Changes described in this report;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 98 (HAS) entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR
2023-24) AND APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL
YEAR 2024-25) OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-25 BIENNIAL
BUDGET AND ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24” at
Attachment B, as amended by Final Changes described in this
report; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. 263 (PAS) entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF
THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ADOPTING THE FIRST YEAR (FISCAL YEAR
2023-24) AND APPROVING THE SECOND YEAR (FISCAL
YEAR 2024-25) OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-25 BIENNIAL
BUDGET AND ADOPTING ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24” at
Attachment C, as amended by Final Changes described in this
report.
Staff also recommends that the City Council:
4. Adopt Resolution No. 11534 (CCS) entitled: “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADOPTING
SALARY RATES FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW OR EXISTING
CLASSIFICATIONS: ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE,
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN, ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN II,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES, COMMUNITY & CULTURAL SERVICES
ASSISTANT, COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM
COORDINATOR, CROSSING GUARD, DIRECTOR OF
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF
RECREATION AND ARTS, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT AND
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, FACILITIES
ATTENDANT, FIRE EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST, FIRE
FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR,
HUMAN SERVICES MANAGER, JUNIOR POOL
LIFEGUARD, LABORER TRAINEE, LIBRARY PAGE,
MARKETING MANAGER, MOTOR COACH CLEANER
SUPERVISOR, POLICE CADET, POLICE CHIEF,
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH
ADMINISTRATOR, PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH
SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER, PUBLIC
SERVICES OFFICER, RECYCLING ASSISTANT, SENIOR
HOUSING SPECIALIST, STUDENT WORKER, TRADES
INTERN, VIDEO INTERN, VIDEO STUDENT INTERN,
VIDEO TECHNICIAN I, AND VIDEO TECHNICIAN II”
(Attachment D) and approve the position and classification changes
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(Attachment E);
5. Adopt Resolution No. 11535 (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 COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION AND ARTS, AND HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS; DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION; FINANCE, LIBRARY, POLICE, AND
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS; AND RECORDS AND
ELECTIONS SERVICES” (Attachment F);
6. Adopt Resolution No. 11536 (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 G);
7. Adopt Resolution No. 11537 (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 H);
8. Adopt Resolution No. 11538 (CCS) entitled: A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING THE RUNOFF REDUCTION FEE FOR
FISCAL YEARS 2023/24 THROUGH 2027/28 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10.090(U) OF THE URBAN
RUNOFF POLLUTION ORDINANCE” (Attachment I);
9. Adopt Resolution No. 11539 (CCS) entitled: “RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING THE GANN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24” (Attachment J);
10. Adopt Resolution No. 11532 (CCS) entitled: “A Resolution Of
The City Council Of The City Of Santa Monica Adopting Project
For Fiscal Year 2023-24 Funded By SB 1: The Road Repair And
Accountability Act Of 2017” (Attachment K);
11. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount
of $1,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) to support the behavioral health needs
of vulnerable residents and people experiencing homelessness, and
to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant
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renewals;
12. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount
of $1,500,000 from the California Department of Health Care
Services (DHCS) to support the behavioral health needs of
vulnerable residents and people experiencing homelessness, and to
execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant
renewals;
13. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount
of $373,125 from the Westside Cities Council of Governments
(WSCCOG) to advance Los Angeles County Homeless Initiatives
and execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all
grant renewals;
14. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount
of $4,447,586 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s Continuum of Care Grant Program to serve the
homeless and disabled populations with housing subsidies and
execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant
renewals;
15. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement
No. 11424 (CCS) with Salvation Army to support the City’s 311
Outreach efforts and provide street team assistance to the Homeless
Liaison Program. This award is made as an exception to the
competitive bidding process pursuant to SMMC Section 2.24.250
(i) and is for a term of 2 years at a total amount not-to-exceed
$446,250, with future year funding contingent on Council budget
approval;
16. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Memorandum
of Understanding No. 11425 (CCS) with the Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District for two years with three one-year options to
renew that will provide $500,000 annually to the School District,
not to exceed $2,500,000 total over a five year period, for the
operation of the Playground Club Program;
17. Award RFP# 350 to Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC
(BerryDunn) and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute Agreement No. 11426 (CCS) with BerryDunn for strategic
planning services to develop a Homelessness Strategic Plan in an
amount not to exceed $200,000, including a 25% contingency, for
one year, with one additional one-year renewal option in the
amount of $200,000, including a 25% contingency, on the same
terms and conditions for a total amount not to exceed $400,000 over
a two-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council
budget approval;
18. Provide direction to staff on allocation of discretionary funds
(Attachment L); and
19. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to
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Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Members of the public Derek Devermont, Dr. Anna Rogers, Denise
Barton, Lucky Basseri, and Janet McLaughlin spoke to the recommended
action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: what is the Homeless
strategic plan going to look like and include; is the intention of the strategic
plan to make a dent in homelessness; is the position being recommended
being fully funded through transportation, or is some of it coming from the
general fund; the Reed Park dog park, is that being funded through this
budget; what is the kiosk project; for the opioid settlement, are there any
requirements on how that money is used; what will the additional
multi-disciplinary teams be doing; is Barry Dunn going to evaluate the
efficacy of the different efforts the city has going on now; can Barry Dunn
build off of Moss Adams audit to propose tangible, clear metrics for us to
track as a community beyond just the number of folks that are housed and
unhoused to tell the story of who is homeless in our community and how
we’re potentially making an impact in the homeless crowd; what is the
go-live date for the two new departments; without the funding from the
City Manager’s Office, how are we planning on renegotiating our MOU
with LA28; is that Admin position also assisting with getting grant funding
partnerships for LA28; how is the Art of recovery supporting Economic
recovery in the city; are the Urban pollution mitigation fee a new fee, and is
that being phased in over the next several years; is this fee being increased
every year for the next five years; why was this fee singled out for increase;
how were the SB9 fee and ARB fees devised; what does the SB9 fee cover;
can the survey be expedited, does it really need to take another year to
complete it, since an audit has already been completed; what is the
projected cost to reopen the Miles Playhouse; are there any ideas on how
the Montana Library could reopen for a few hours a week to hold
community meetings within this budget; is there a way to reallocate money
within the budget to add an additional officer to the street team to provide
better coverage addressing the homeless crisis; what else can be done to
improve the safety in the city; what can be explained to residence the
highlights in this budget as it relates to equity, diversity and inclusion; what
is the approach to assess what other cities are doing regarding
homelessness regionally; is it true that we do not ask individuals what city
they come from as part of the homeless count; what would need to happen
to get a more point-in-time demographics on homelessness; what can
residents expect from the Salvation Army to address and provide outreach
for homelessness; are grant funding conditions about reporting, metrics and
outcomes being included in the current contracts with grantees; who is
responsible for paying for the new parking meter removal fees, and who
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pays to have the meters put back in; who pays for the news stand removals;
how were the parklet fine fees devised; what is the workplace development
plan; how many full time positions are being added to the budget this year;
does the request for a drone include an operator in that request; and, what
does the technology grant being submitted to the state entail.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
expanding the hours at Montana Library three times a month to allow
community groups to meet; citywide security is a huge concern whether or
not the Police department has adequate funding; concerns about end of the
line safety on the Metro, and bigger concern about the transition from the
Sheriff to using Metro internal security on Metro; and, the Public Safety
Reform and Oversight Committee proposal of additional funding to
provide Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training for officers.
Motion by Authority/Councilmember Torosis, seconded by
Authority/Councilmember Zwick, to adopt a Resolution of the City
Council, Housing Authority, and Parking Authority of the City of Santa
Monica adopting the first year and approving the second year of the FY
2023-25 Biennial Budget and adopting the second year of the FY 2022-24
Biennial Capital Improvement Program Budget at Attachment A,
Attachment B, and Attachment C, as amended by Final Changes described
in this report.
Authority/Councilmember Brock proposed an amendment to fund the
$1,300 to keep the Montana Library open for the neighborhood groups for
three meetings a month in total. That money would be transferred from the
Council’s discretionary fund. The City Manager reported that the Library
will absorb this cost in their budget. The amendment was withdrawn.
Authority/Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to
allocate more money to the Police Department in the amount of $500,000
for tech or officers to improve overall public safety throughout the city.
After hearing from the Chief, the amendment was withdrawn.
Chair/Mayor Davis proposed a friendly amendment since the Police
department is applying for large grant dollars for technology policing, to
instead move the $85,000 that was given to the Police Department for
technology to now be used to provide funding to the Animal Shelter for
animal care attendants. The amendment was considered friendly by the
maker and seconder.
Authority/Councilmember de la Torre proposed an additional friendly
amendment to dedicate $20,000 of the $85,000 to provide Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu training for officers, and the remaining $65,000 would go to the
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Animal Shelters. The amendment was not considered friendly by the
maker.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra,
Zwick, Chair/Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Chair/Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Brock,
to adopt the staff recommendations 4 through 17 and 19, reading
resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
Councilmember de la Torre proposed a friendly amendment to
recommendation 17, the Homeless Strategic Plan to give direction to staff
when they engage with the Barry Dunn Group that they look at ways to
leverage municipal funds and partnerships to expand regional services
ensuring other cities and jurisdictions do more to lessen the burden on the
City of Santa Monica. The amendment was considered friendly by the
maker and seconder.
The motion, with an amendment was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Negrete,
to provide direction to staff on allocation of discretionary funds to include
allocating funds for FY 2023/24 in the amount of $29,000 to BIDS Main
Street Merchants, Montana Merchants and the Pico Improvement
Organization and $15,000 to the Ocean Park Association for the 4th of July
Parade.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Chair, the special Housing Authority meeting was
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adjourned at 10:27 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Gleam Davis
Authority Clerk Chair
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