SR 10-10-2023 16E
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: October 10, 2023
Agenda Item: 16.E
1 of 1
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services
Department
Subject: Request of Councilmembers Parra, de la Torre, and Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
that the Council authorize the use of their travel funds to accept an invitation
from the Embassy of El Salvador to visit the country from November 6-10,
2023. The agenda includes meeting the ambassador and various government
officials to discuss public safety, education, and tourism as well as evaluating
beach communities for future sister city partnerships.
Prepared By: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. CC Travel Budget as of 10.3.23
B. Written Comments
16.E
Packet Pg. 1002
Councilmember
FY 2023-24
Revised
Budget
FY 2023-24
Actuals
FY 2022-23
Remaining
Budget
Phil Brock 8,498 2,311 6,187
Gleam Davis 8,498 22 8,476
Oscar de la Torre 8,498 - 8,498
Lana Negrete 8,498 1,788 6,710
Christine Parra 8,498 2,463 6,035
Caroline Torosis 8,498 1,114 7,384
Jesse Zwick 8,498 - 8,498
Grand Total 59,486 7,698 51,788
Councilmember Travel Budget Allocations
During Fiscal Year 2023-24 as of 10/3/23
10/3/2023
16.E.a
Packet Pg. 1003 Attachment: CC Travel Budget as of 10.3.23 (6057 : Approve travel funds to El Salvador)
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Xavier Mota
From:Danielle Charney <shineshuge@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October 9, 2023 6:06 PM
To:councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam
Davis; David White; doug.sloan@santamonica.gov; Caroline Torosis;
councilmailbox@santamonica.gov
Subject:Item 16 E- OPPOSE /TRAVEL MONEY- NEEDED FOR OTHER THINGS
EXTERNAL
I am morally against the use of City funds for any of this when there is no
money for needed services that are vital for residents. This is a vanity trip
to a country because they invited us to promote themselves? Come on..
There is no money for hybrid meetings for our Housing Commission but
we have money for this? I don't care if it's earmarked.. un‐earmark it and
use it for something that benefits us all . Not this. Vote NO
E.Request of Councilmembers Parra, de la Torre, and Mayor Pro Tem Negrete that the Council authorize
the use of their travel funds to accept an invitation from the Embassy of El Salvador to visit the country
from November 6-10, 2023. The agenda includes meeting the ambassador and various government
officials to discuss public safety, education, and tourism as well as evaluating beach communities for
future sister city partnerships.
Danielle Charney
ITEM 16.E.
October 10, 2023
ITEM 16.E.
October 10, 2023
16.E.b
Packet Pg. 1004 Attachment: Written Comments (6057 : Approve travel funds to El Salvador)