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SR 12-14-2021 14A City Council Report City Council Meeting: December 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 14.A 1 of 1 To: Mayor and City Council From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services Department Subject: Written Public Input Prepared By: Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City Clerk Approved Forwarded to Council Attachments: A. Written Comments 14.A Packet Pg. 3873 1 Vernice Hankins From:elizabeth.laura.brown@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Elizabeth Brown <elizabeth.laura.brown@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:12 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I join Inclusive Santa Monica, Abundant Housing LA, Streets for All, Santa Monica Forward in asking the City to utilize the aging Parking Structure 3 location to build more desperately‐needed affordable housing. More affordable housing means people who work in our city can afford to live here, instead of choking the streets with long car commutes. Fewer cars and more active transport/pedestrians in the area will help Santa Monica achieve its climate goals and reduce road noise. We are also facing a severe housing affordability crisis, and the people who make up our community are forced to leave due to lack of housing. I support more housing that helps us increase inclusion, diversity, affordability, sustainability, and walkability. Please turn Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. Sincerely, Elizabeth Brown 1118 3rd St Santa Monica, CA 90403‐5087 elizabeth.laura.brown@gmail.com Item 14 12/14/21 1 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3874 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:leonora@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Leonora Camner <leonora@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Thursday, December 9, 2021 11:20 AM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I join Inclusive Santa Monica, Abundant Housing LA, Streets for All, Santa Monica Forward in asking the City to utilize the aging Parking Structure 3 location to build more desperately‐needed affordable housing. More affordable housing means people who work in our city can afford to live here, instead of choking the streets with long car commutes. Fewer cars and more active transport/pedestrians in the area will help Santa Monica achieve its climate goals and reduce road noise. We are also facing a severe housing affordability crisis, and the people who make up our community are forced to leave due to lack of housing. I support more housing that helps us increase inclusion, diversity, affordability, sustainability, and walkability. Please turn Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. Sincerely, Leonora Camner 1013 16th St Santa Monica, CA 90403‐4331 leonora@abundanthousingla.org Item 14 12/14/21 2 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3875 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:liliyadjones@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Liliya Jones <liliyadjones@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:46 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I am a resident of Santa Monica and I’m writing in support of the proposal to turn Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. As one of your younger constituents, I am invested in the future of this city and would love to build a life here. For that to be possible, we desperately need more housing ‐ both affordable and market rate. I urge you to support this project and any other initiatives that will encourage development and increase the supply of housing. I love this city and want to see it thrive in the long term. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to express my support for this proposal. I would be happy to join any meetings or conversations that might be happening in relation to it. Sincerely, Liliya Jones 923 5th St Apt 3 Santa Monica, CA 90403‐2646 liliyadjones@gmail.com Item 14 12/14/21 3 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3876 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:richard.moore@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Richard Moore <richard.moore@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Wednesday, December 8, 2021 3:35 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I join Inclusive Santa Monica, Abundant Housing LA, Streets for All, Santa Monica Forward in asking the City to utilize the aging Parking Structure 3 location to build more desperately‐needed affordable housing. More affordable housing means people who work in our city can afford to live here, instead of choking the streets with long car commutes. Fewer cars and more active transport/pedestrians in the area will help Santa Monica achieve its climate goals and reduce road noise. We are also facing a severe housing affordability crisis, and the people who make up our community are forced to leave due to lack of housing. I support more housing that helps us increase inclusion, diversity, affordability, sustainability, and walkability. Please turn Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. Sincerely, Richard Moore 1723 Robson Ave Santa Monica, CA 90405‐5917 richard.moore@csun.edu Item 14 12/14/21 4 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3877 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:priya.r.bhikha@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Priya Bhikha <priya.r.bhikha@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:48 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I join Inclusive Santa Monica, Abundant Housing LA, Streets for All, Santa Monica Forward in asking the City to utilize the aging Parking Structure 3 location to build more desperately‐needed affordable housing. More affordable housing means people who work in our city can afford to live here, instead of choking the streets with long car commutes. Fewer cars and more active transport/pedestrians in the area will help Santa Monica achieve its climate goals and reduce road noise. We are also facing a severe housing affordability crisis, and the people who make up our community are forced to leave due to lack of housing. I support more housing that helps us increase inclusion, diversity, affordability, sustainability, and walkability. Please turn Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. Sincerely, Priya Bhikha 1012 3rd St Santa Monica, CA 90403‐3736 priya.r.bhikha@gmail.com Item 14 12/14/21 5 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3878 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:alseign@everyactionadvocacy.com on behalf of Jacqueline Woo <alseign@everyactionadvocacy.com> Sent:Thursday, December 9, 2021 7:14 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Subject:Please utilize the Parking Structure 3 site for affordable housing Dear City Clerk Denise Anderson‐Warren, I join Inclusive Santa Monica, Abundant Housing LA, Streets for All, Santa Monica Forward in asking the City to utilize the aging Parking Structure 3 location to build more desperately‐needed affordable housing. More affordable housing means people who work in our city can afford to live here, instead of choking the streets with long car commutes. Fewer cars and more active transport/pedestrians in the area will help Santa Monica achieve its climate goals and reduce road noise. We are also facing a severe housing affordability crisis, and the people who make up our community are forced to leave due to lack of housing. I support more housing that helps us increase inclusion, diversity, affordability, sustainability, and walkability. Please continue the process of turning Parking Structure 3 into affordable housing. Sincerely, Jacqueline Woo 922 14th St Santa Monica, CA 90403‐3101 alseign@gmail.com Item 14 12/14/21 6 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3879 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:matthew susman <matthewsusman@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, December 13, 2021 10:03 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:vaccinations verification for eating without masks in restaurants EXTERNAL why doesn't SaMo have the LA City vaccination verification in effect? 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Item 14 12/14/21 7 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3880 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:Santa Monica City Manager's Office Sent:Monday, December 13, 2021 10:35 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Item 13B on Agenda for December 7th, 2021 - Follow-up Attachments:IMG_5038.jpg; IMG_5036.jpg; IMG_5035.jpg; IMG_5034.jpg; IMG_5031.jpg; IMG_5030.jpg; IMG_ 5029.jpg; IMG_5026.jpg From: dlnrhino@gmail.com <dlnrhino@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2021 1:32 PM To: Gleam Davis <Gleam.Davis@santamonica.gov>; Phil Brock <Phil.Brock@santamonica.gov>; Sue Himmelrich <Sue.Himmelrich@santamonica.gov>; Oscar de la Torre <Oscar.delaTorre@santamonica.gov>; Christine Parra <Christine.Parra@santamonica.gov>; Kristin McCowan <Kristin.McCowan@santamonica.gov>; Santa Monica City Manager's Office <manager.mailbox@santamonica.gov>; Anuj Gupta <Anuj.Gupta@santamonica.gov>; Debbie Lee <Debbie.Lee@santamonica.gov>; Police <Police@santamonica.gov>; Community Affairs <Community.Affairs@santamonica.gov>; Sharon Guidry <Sharon.Guidry@santamonica.gov>; Lana Negrete <Lana.Negrete@santamonica.gov>; Sandra Santiago <Sandra.Santiago@santamonica.gov>; John Jalili <John.Jalili@santamonica.gov>; Christopher J. Smith <Christopher.J.Smith@santamonica.gov>; Rick Valte <Rick.Valte@santamonica.gov>; Lana Negrete <Lana.Negrete@santamonica.gov> Cc: 'Nathan Smithson' <NSmithson@PacPark.com>; 'Cindy Pfeifer' <cindy@pfeiferenterprises.com>; Kurt Schwengel <kschwengel@franklinschool.net>; 'Ron Miller' <ron@startengine.com>; 'Leo Quinones' <leoquinonesjr@gmail.com>; 'Holly' <hollystabile@sbcglobal.net>; 'Andre de Montesquiou' <andre1@socal.rr.com>; 'Andrew & Gail Worswick' <aworswick1@aol.com>; 'paulinthehills' <paulinthehills@aol.com>; paul@chemicalguys.com; 'Jonathan Brandler' <jbrandler@hfbllp.com>; 1329beach@gmail.com; Mark Robbins <MRobbins@ERLaw.com>; 'Ted Romano' <Tedromano@me.com>; 'Noonan, Tim' <tnoonan@lockton.com>; 'Christina Noonan' <Christina.Noonan@am.jll.com>; 'James Graf' <graf.james@gmail.com>; 'Jenny Morant' <JennyMHomes@gmail.com>; jacobs@heaandtoefilms.com; f575@mac.com; casey@kokoroexhibits.com; coneal@alliedargenta.com; 'Greg Morena' <greg@est1977group.com> Subject: Item 13B on Agenda for December 7th, 2021 ‐ Follow‐up EXTERNAL To the City Council and City Staff ‐ While the residents on Ocean Front Walk were glad to have item 13B pass, we are concerned that there were several comments that this item was only a concern about the Pier Deck. When one has a cold, blowing your nose might give you some relief but it does cure it. The vendors on the Pier Deck are all interconnected with the many off‐Pier activity and they are directly relate to the other vendors and their supply trucks that enter the area. In the North Beach Parking (Number 1N and in the area that was called the 1440 lot & sometimes in the 3N lot) there is major activity that relates to the Vendors that are on the Pier Deck. This is one of the prime areas (between the Broad Overpass and the homes) where the various trucks will come and unload the carts that end up on the pier (they also have the additional supplies to restock). This is also one of the main areas they are doing their prepping of the food and dumping in the city trash cans before the carts move on to the Pier Deck. At the end of the day when the carts return from the Pier there is again plenty of dumping on the beach and trash cans before loading the carts back on to the trucks. Item 14 12/14/21 8 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3881 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 2 As a constant reminder the prime area that they are doing this dumping is in future home of the Olympic Beach Volleyball venue. The vendors have educated themselves on where there is no enforcement on dumping, where to park, and what types of trucks they can use to transport carts. To find a complete and long‐term solution to this issue, the report and proposed actions from it need to encompass all of the city being effected by unlicensed vendors. Thank you Santa Monica Sunset Beach Track Residents David Newberg Denise Daniels Ron Miller Holly Stabile James Graf Tim Noonan Christina Noonan Andre de Montesquiou Mark Robbins Kurt Schwengel Jonathan Brandler Paul Schneider Jennifer Olvera Andrew Worswick Ted Romano Jon Spica Jenny Morant From: dlnrhino@gmail.com <dlnrhino@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 9:27 AM To: 'gleam.davis@smgov.net' <gleam.davis@smgov.net>; 'phil.brock@smgov.net' <phil.brock@smgov.net>; 'sue.himmelrich@smgov.net' <sue.himmelrich@smgov.net>; 'oscar.delatorre@smgov.net' <oscar.delatorre@smgov.net>; 'Christine Parra' <Christine.Parra@SMGOV.NET>; 'Kristin.McCowan@smgov.net' <Kristin.McCowan@smgov.net>; 'manager@smgov.net' <manager@smgov.net>; 'anuj.gupta@smgov.net' <anuj.gupta@smgov.net>; 'debbie.lee@smgov.net' <debbie.lee@smgov.net>; 'police@smgov.net' <police@smgov.net>; 'community.affairs@smgov.net' <community.affairs@smgov.net>; 'Sharon.Guidry@SMGOV.NET' <Sharon.Guidry@SMGOV.NET>; 'lana.negrete@smgov.net' <lana.negrete@smgov.net>; 'Sandra.Santiago@smgov.net' <Sandra.Santiago@smgov.net>; 'John.Jalili@santamonica.gov' <John.Jalili@santamonica.gov>; 'Christopher.J.Smith@santamonica.gov' <Christopher.J.Smith@santamonica.gov>; 'Rick.Valte@santamonica.gov' <Rick.Valte@santamonica.gov>; 'lana.negrete@smgov.net' <lana.negrete@smgov.net> Cc: 'Nathan Smithson' <NSmithson@PacPark.com>; 'Cindy Pfeifer' <cindy@pfeiferenterprises.com>; Kurt Schwengel (kschwengel@franklinschool.net) <kschwengel@franklinschool.net>; 'Ron Miller' <ron@startengine.com>; 'Leo Quinones' <leoquinonesjr@gmail.com>; 'Holly' <hollystabile@sbcglobal.net>; 'Andre de Montesquiou' <andre1@socal.rr.com>; 'Andrew & Gail Worswick' <aworswick1@aol.com>; 'paulinthehills' <paulinthehills@aol.com>; 'paul@chemicalguys.com' <paul@chemicalguys.com>; 'Jonathan Brandler' <jbrandler@hfbllp.com>; 1329beach@gmail.com; Mark Robbins <MRobbins@ERLaw.com>; 'Ted Romano' <Tedromano@me.com>; 'Noonan, Tim' <tnoonan@lockton.com>; 'Christina Noonan' <Christina.Noonan@am.jll.com>; 'James Graf' <graf.james@gmail.com>; Item 14 12/14/21 9 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3882 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 3 'Jenny Morant' <JennyMHomes@gmail.com>; 'jacobs@heaandtoefilms.com' <jacobs@heaandtoefilms.com>; 'f575@mac.com' <f575@mac.com>; 'casey@kokoroexhibits.com' <casey@kokoroexhibits.com>; 'coneal@alliedargenta.com' <coneal@alliedargenta.com>; 'Greg Morena' <greg@est1977group.com> Subject: Item 13B on Agenda for December 7th, 2021 Item 13B on Agenda for December 7th, 2021 The residents on Ocean Front Walk/PCH have had to deal with the Unlicensed Vendors and their effects on the neighborhood for the last few years. While this area is a public beach it is also a residential area, and the city should provide resources to protect residents here like in any other residential area in the city. The residents want to make sure that the report that is being requested from the City Manager covers the following points. 1. Oversize Trucks – Oversize trucks continue to enter the parking lots and take the time to unload and leave. The parking lot attendants are not calling parking enforcement to alert them. I know as when I call enforcement, they say they have not received any calls. Some residents have witnessed them getting paid to look the other way. Once unloaded they leave the North Beach 1N lots, 1440/1550 lots, and park in other lots or on PCH in the red zones. Stopping these trucks from even entering is a key to the supply chain. 2. Parking Enforcement – Most of the trucks and vendors arrive at approximately the same time of the day. I have requested several times that the parking enforcement make a few schedule rounds at these times so they can catch and ticket the trucks, rather than waiting for a call. The area for these rounds is less then a quarter mile north and south of the pier, and not that far from police department building. In a matter of minutes the area could be patrolled. This past weekend when I called to ask for parking enforcement to come and ticket, I was asked several times if someone was in the truck. The Police have now declared that it is too dangerous to send parking enforcement to ticket if someone is in or around the truck. So now the Police are allowing a declared dangerous situation to be in a residential area. Most of the trucks have had dozens of tickets issued from the efforts of residents calling. 3. Code Enforcement – Even though the residents have been calling for the last six months, Code Enforcement has been restricted to the Pier deck. No Code Enforcement has been seen north of the pier for months. North of the Pier is where most of the trucks come to unload the carts that end up on the Pier. We either need more Code Enforcement in the area or a change in the daily rounds of the current ones. 4. Dumping – The unlicensed vendors continue to dump in trash cans and on the beach. It is typical at the end of their day for them to dump as much as they can anywhere before loading their cart(s) into the trucks. If code enforcement came at the end of the day more often to areas like the Broadway overpass, they would catch them. As one Code Enforcement person said if we don’t see it then it has not happened. All one has to do is walk north of the Pier to see the damage done by these vendors. The area with the new palm trees is a dumping area, the beach is being dumped on, and Ocean Front Walk after spending all that money to rebuild is a dumping ground. It smells and is stained badly. The maintenance workers have increased their spray washing of the area, but they are as frustrated as others in wasting time and resources that could be used in other areas. Where there use to be just one trash can at the Broadway overpass, there are now four to deal with all the extra dumping. All of them are filthy and stink of rotting food and grease. 5. Combustible Fuel Restriction – This needs to be extended to all parking lots, unless the city is saying that tailing gating with BBQs is legal. The cooking of corn can be dangerous as they set‐up is next to other parked cars. There is plenty of grease on the parking lot surface to catch fire. The cooking of corn is one of the biggest dumping issues as they dump at the end of the day the remaining dirty water and corn it in the plants, the beach, or the parking lot. Item 14 12/14/21 10 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3883 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 4 6. Coordinated City Efforts – There has been little coordination between departments when called, as each department indicates what they can do and tell you to call the other ones for other issues. Making residents make multiple calls is not the most effective method to helping the city deal with this issue. There needs to be ONE phone number to call and then that dispatch coordinates the required city resources to address the unlicensed vendor issue(s). 7. City Officials Communication – it would be nice if current city officials were more accessible or at least be willing to meet in person on occasion, as issues arise, to talk/discuss with beach residents on the many issues that are a concern to them and have an effect on the city and local businesses. In the past we had a better working relationship, but over the last few years with all the interim officials and COVID the communications have stopped. It would be nice to schedule a meeting to discuss the unlicensed vendor issues and other issues concerning the beach area. We are all in this together to making the city a better place for all residents, businesses, and guests. We do acknowledge there have been efforts and actions to deal with the unlicensed vendors, but it is time to step it up. We all know this is not a mom & pop operation and there is significant amounts of money being made from these activities. We cannot continue to let unlicensed vendors destroy the area that is the future Olympic event site. Thank you and look forward to seeing a compressive report that includes the points above that are a concern to residents and local businesses. Santa Monica Sunset Beach Track Residents David Newberg Denise Daniels Ron Miller Holly Stabile James Graf Tim Noonan Christina Noonan Andre de Montesquiou Mark Robbins Kurt Schwengel Jonathan Brandler Paul Schneider Jennifer Olvera Andrew Worswick Ted Romano Jon Spica Jenny Morant From: dlnrhino@gmail.com <dlnrhino@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 8:31 PM To: 'gleam.davis@smgov.net' <gleam.davis@smgov.net>; 'phil.brock@smgov.net' <phil.brock@smgov.net>; Item 14 12/14/21 11 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3884 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 5 'sue.himmelrich@smgov.net' <sue.himmelrich@smgov.net>; 'oscar.delatorre@smgov.net' <oscar.delatorre@smgov.net>; 'Christine Parra' <Christine.Parra@SMGOV.NET>; 'Kristin.McCowan@smgov.net' <Kristin.McCowan@smgov.net>; 'manager@smgov.net' <manager@smgov.net>; 'anuj.gupta@smgov.net' <anuj.gupta@smgov.net>; 'debbie.lee@smgov.net' <debbie.lee@smgov.net>; 'police@smgov.net' <police@smgov.net>; 'community.affairs@smgov.net' <community.affairs@smgov.net>; 'Sharon.Guidry@SMGOV.NET' <Sharon.Guidry@SMGOV.NET>; 'lana.negrete@smgov.net' <lana.negrete@smgov.net>; 'Sandra.Santiago@smgov.net' <Sandra.Santiago@smgov.net>; 'John.Jalili@santamonica.gov' <John.Jalili@santamonica.gov>; 'Christopher.J.Smith@santamonica.gov' <Christopher.J.Smith@santamonica.gov>; 'Rick.Valte@santamonica.gov' <Rick.Valte@santamonica.gov>; 'lana.negrete@smgov.net' <lana.negrete@smgov.net> Cc: 'Nathan Smithson' <NSmithson@PacPark.com>; 'Cindy Pfeifer' <cindy@pfeiferenterprises.com>; Kurt Schwengel (kschwengel@franklinschool.net) <kschwengel@franklinschool.net>; 'Ron Miller' <ron@startengine.com>; 'Leo Quinones' <leoquinonesjr@gmail.com>; 'Holly' <hollystabile@sbcglobal.net>; 'Andre de Montesquiou' <andre1@socal.rr.com>; 'Andrew & Gail Worswick' <aworswick1@aol.com>; 'paulinthehills' <paulinthehills@aol.com>; 'paul@chemicalguys.com' <paul@chemicalguys.com>; 'Jonathan Brandler' <jbrandler@hfbllp.com>; 1329beach@gmail.com; Mark Robbins <MRobbins@ERLaw.com>; 'Ted Romano' <Tedromano@me.com>; 'Noonan, Tim' <tnoonan@lockton.com>; 'Christina Noonan' <Christina.Noonan@am.jll.com>; 'James Graf' <graf.james@gmail.com>; 'Jenny Morant' <JennyMHomes@gmail.com>; 'jacobs@heaandtoefilms.com' <jacobs@heaandtoefilms.com>; 'f575@mac.com' <f575@mac.com>; 'casey@kokoroexhibits.com' <casey@kokoroexhibits.com>; 'coneal@alliedargenta.com' <coneal@alliedargenta.com>; 'Greg Morena' greg@est1977group.com Subject: Emergency Ordinances ‐ Agenda Item 7C To City Council and City Managers and Staff: The Sunset Beach Track Residents (residents listed below) support and ask for the passage of the Emergency Ordinances as outlined in the August 24th Agenda item 7C. We also want to push that when these ordinances become effective that the City Manager and related departments budget and provide the added resources for the initial enforcement of them and then schedule regular ongoing enforcement. In addition to the staff report submitted to the council on the proposed ordinances and municipal code changes, the residents would like to add or ensure the following issues will also be covered or expanded to include the following. 1. Beach Definition – There needs to be a more definitive definition of “Beach” / “Beach Area” as none is found in the current code. Several codes refer to these words (“Beach” and “Beach Area”) but there is no definitive definition found of the geographical area covered. We want to ensure that all areas west of these streets are covered by the various new and existing ordinances/codes. I would propose that “Beach Area” is defined as the area west of the street boundaries of Palisades beach Road (PCH), Appian Way, Ocean Ave, and Barnard Way. This definition would then help to include all the target areas for enforcement (Parking Lots, OFW, Bike Path, and Pier). This area is part of the Beach Overlay District (Chapter 9.20) and Oceanfront District (Chapter 9.14). SMMC 9.14.010. While the current city vendor ordinance outlines where you can vend in this area we can agree that unlicensed vendors are not an enhancement to the beach area. SMMC 9.14.010 Purpose ‐ The purposes of the “Oceanfront” District is to: A. Maintain and enhance the beach area as an important visitor‐serving destination with lodging, restaurants, shopping, and recreation that support it as a regional, national, and international tourist destination. B. Preserve the unique scale, character, and uses along the Ocean Front Walk and on the Santa Monica Pier. Item 14 12/14/21 12 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3885 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 6 C. Protect the existing residential mix in the area while providing for coastal‐related, lodging, dining, recreation, and shopping needs of tourists and others in the oceanfront area. Conditionally permit other uses such as office, new residential, and cultural uses. D. Avoid the deleterious effects of uncontrolled growth and preserve the unique and diverse character of the Santa Monica oceanfront by limiting the proliferation of excessive hotel, motel, and large restaurant development in the oceanfront area. (Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)’ The City has the obligation to the State under the operating agreement (see excerpt attached) to maintain this area. The unlicensed vendors and their activities are costing the city money and resources just to clean‐up and at times due to lack of staff put the city out of compliance with the level of maintenance indicated in the agreement. 2. Combustible Fuels ‐ Expand the Combustible Fuel restriction to include the Beach Parking Lots, Ocean Front Walk (OFW), Bike Path, and Beach (SMMC 4.55.100 – Park and Beach – Fire Hazards see below). As mentioned in point 1 above the definition of “Beach Area” should include the Pier, Beach Parking, OFW, and Bike path (with of course city permitted event/activity in these allowed under Fire Department judgement). There is a safety issue with unpermitted fuels used for cooking and fire next to parked cars, near homes, and pedestrians (see cooking photos attached). At the lease the 25‐foot zone should be the distance from any home, car, or pedestrian walkways. SMMC 4.55.100 Park and beach—Fire hazards. The following activities shall be deemed to be fire hazards and are prohibited in all parks and beaches: (a) Making, kindling or using a fire, barbecue or portable stove, or burning charcoal, except upon a masonry or concrete hearth, barbeque grills, or fire circle provided by the City for such purpose. The prohibition contained in this subsection shall not apply to City‐produced events that receive a community event permit pursuant to Chapter 4.68 authorizing a fire, barbecue or portable stove or burning charcoal. (b) Storing flammable materials or combustible waste matter, as those terms are defined in the Fire Code, within ten feet of a building or structure, or beneath a building or structure. (c) Discarding any lighted match, cigarette, cigar, or other burning object in a manner that could cause ignition of flammable materials or combustible waste matter. (d) Undertaking any activity in a park or beach area which constitutes a violation of the California Fire Code as adopted at Section 8.40.010, or which constitutes an imminent and immediate danger to persons or property in the judgment of authorized Fire Department personnel. (Amended by Ord. No. 2398CCS § 2, adopted 4/24/12) 3. Emergency Right‐of‐Way – An added ordinance (if not already on the books) is to designate that a portion of the Pier, OFW, and Bike path are emergency fire and safety lanes and cannot be blocked by stationary (non‐moving) activities. This would be similar to SMMC 3.12.360 3.12.360 Obstructing, leaving, or placing property on, or sitting or lying on public rights‐of‐way or public property (this is for the Promenade/Downtown between the hours of 6am and 1am). See attached photos as OFW is regularly used for emergency vehicles and the post office. Obstruction of Mail is a fine and/or imprisonment up to 6 months. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1701 The ordinance should also include that the OFW stone seats are for the enjoyment of beach area visitors and that no vending is allowed on the seats as they are blocking public property from the public for the use it was intended(see attached picture of vendors on seats near Perry’s). Item 14 12/14/21 13 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3886 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 7 4. Dumping of Liquid – If not expressly listed, but please ensure that prepared beverages are included in this anti‐ dumping definition. Prepared beverages at times includes solid waste like fruit or other mixtures. Vendors tend to dump on the beach sand at the end of the day and it is not clean ice that melted that is being dumped. Again, we support these new ordinances and would appreciate their expansion to include the above listed resident concerns. We also want to again ask for the City Manager to be prepared to support the added efforts, staff to enforce from all departments (Code, Police, Fire, and County Health), and reduce responses times when residents call to report the various violations. Currently oversize trucks are banded from the Beach Parking lots, but they still get in. Are the parking lot attendants part of the problem or solution? The trucks are still rolling in, unloading, and leaving or moving to other less patrolled lots. They all return in the evening to load up and leave or park on PCH. While there have been tickets given out you have to ask how are they getting in, and how many tickets does one get before being towed? Let’s get this voted in and give the rank and file the support to start to get a handle on this issue. Santa Monica Sunset Beach Track Residents David Newberg Denise Daniels Ron Miller Holly Stabile James Graf Tim Noonan Christina Noonan Andre de Montesquiou Mark Robbins Kurt Schwengel Jonathan Brandler Paul Schneider Jennifer Olvera Andrew Worswick Ted Romano Jon Spica Jenny Morant Item 14 12/14/21 14 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3887 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 15 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3888 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 16 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3889 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 17 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3890 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 18 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3891 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 19 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3892 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 20 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3893 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 21 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3894 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) Item 14 12/14/21 22 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3895 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 1 Vernice Hankins From:OZ <zurawska@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, December 14, 2021 2:00 PM To:councilmtgitems Cc:David White; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Sue Himmelrich; Clara Harter; Jorge Casuso; Sam Catanzaro; Santa Monica Observer Subject:14 - TWO appointments to Hosuing Commission must be redone EXTERNAL The Council must redo the appointments to the two Housing Commission seats: - the one designated for a Section 8 tenant with lived experience of homelessness (2-year term) - one regular seat (4-year term). On December 7, 2021 the Council engaged in political manipulation and violated its own resolution when it appointed Ms. Marasco to a Housing Commission seat that she had not applied for, and when it unlawfully "appointed" Ms. Buchanan to a designated seat by fewer that then the five required votes. Neither the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Clerk, City Attorney nor the Councilmembers reacted to what transpired during these appointments. It appears that the goal of Mayor Himmlerich and Councilmemer Davis (representing the interests of SMRR and SM Forward, respectively) was to neutralize Ms. Marasco as Ms. Buchanan's only challenger for the designated seat for a person with lived experience of homelessness. By appointing Ms. Marasco to a regular seat instead of the one she had applied for, the Mayor and Councilmember Davis figured the path to keeping Ms. Buchanan in her seat for year 11 and 12 of her tenure would be cleared. This was very important as both SMRR and SM Forward are looking to continue their influence on the Housing Commission through their pawn, Chair Buchanan who controls he Commission's agenda. Never mind that Ms. Buchanan had received a clear vote of no confidence from the public, including the homeless or formerly homeless community she's supposed to represent, who submitted about a dozen letters against Ms. Buchanan's reappointment. Ms. Buchanan had not received ONE letter of support from the community for her reappointment... Another applicant, Ms. Gina DeBacca, got caught in the political games played by Mayor Himmelrich and Councilmember Davis as well. Ms. DeBacca had applied for a regular seat on the Housing Commission as she does not qualify for either one of the designated seats. Yet Ms. DeBacca was nominated for the designated seat and pitted against Ms. Buchanan. Ms. DeBacca was not considered for one of the regular seats that she had applied for. This is despite the fact that Ms. DeBacca represents an ethnic minority (diversity is much desired by the Housing Commission), and a family long associated with the history of Santa Monica. Item 14 12/14/21 23 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3896 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment) 2 Thus in the fight of the special interest groups represented by the Mayor and Councilmember Davis to preserve Ms. Buchanan as their tool on the Housing Commission, and to continue the influence they can have on the Commission's agenda through Ms. Buchanan, two other applicants were disrespected and used as pawns. The two appointments to the Housing Commission must take place as soon as possible to show respect for the democratic process and the desires of the applicants who had applied for specific seats on the Commission. The Mayor and Councilmember Davis owe the applicants and the public an apology for shamelessly moving the applicants around like pawns on a chessboard in their quest to keep special interest groups in control of the Housing Commission. Regards, Olga Zurawska Item 14 12/14/21 24 of 24 Item 14 12/14/21 14.A.a Packet Pg. 3897 Attachment: Written Comments (4881 : Written Public Comment)