Santa Monica — 2023-09-12

A. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.24\nto Regulate Retail Firearm Sales, Establish Additional Firearm Owner Responsibilities, Restrict\nWeapon Usage on City-Owned Property and Other Locations, Establish a Voluntary Commitment\nProgram, and Ban Non-Serialized Firearms in the City\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-PD-Firearms 2023.0912-2d

B. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.29 to\nProhibit the Open Carry of Knives, Daggers, and Swords in Public Areas\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-PD Open Carry Knives, etc. 2023.0912-2d

C. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Text of the Santa Monica Municipal\nCode Creating Article 13, Neighborhood Preservation, and Chapter 13.02, Property Maintenance, and\nChapter 13.04, Vacant Properties and Moving Language Found in Chapter 8.96, Abatement of\nNuisances, to New Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, and Retitling Chapter 8.96 to Reserved\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-CDD-Property Maintenance and Vacant Properties 2023.0912-2d

D. Introduction and Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section\n3.22.090 to Extend the Second Shared Mobility Device Pilot Program\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15308 of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines\n2. Introduce and adopt an urgency ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code\n(SMMC) Section 3.22.090 to extend the term of the Second Shared Mobility Device Pilot\nProgram from September 30, 2023, to a date thirty calendar days after execution of the\ncontract(s) under SMMC Section 3.23 for permanent shared mobility services.\nStaff Report Printout

E. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 6.49\non Taxicabs to Transition from Taxicab Franchises to Taxicab Permits\nAttachments Added. 9/07/23\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and a\nfinding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Introduce for first reading changes to the attached ordinance, SMMC 6.49, Taxicabs, that\ntransition the City from a taxicab franchise program to a permit-based program.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A. June 30, 2009 Staff Report\nb. Attachment B. Nov 9, 2010 Staff Report\nc. Attachment C. Dec 14, 2010 Staff Report\nd. Attachment D. Sept 27, 2011 Staff Report\ne. Attachment E. March 17, 2015 Staff Report\nf. Attachment F. Nov 10, 2015 Staff Report\ng. Attachment G. Nov 14, 2017 Staff Report\nh. Attachment H. Nov 13, 2018 Staff Report\ni. Attachment I. July 28, 2020 Staff Report\nj. 6.49 Taxicab Permit Ordinance 09.12.2023

A. Adoption of a Resolution Amending Council Rules of Order and Procedure\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\n2. Permanently adopt the public input pilot, previously extended to December 31, 2023, in\norder to efficiently implement hybrid public input model approved by Council in the 2023-\n25 biennial budget; and,\n3. Adopt the attached proposed resolution amending the City Council’s Rules of Order and\nProcedure and repealing Resolution No. 11517 (CCS).\nStaff Report Printout\na. Council Rules Reso 080323

B. Approval of Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc. and Gen-Land, LLC\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Exclusive\nNegotiating Agreement with AMCAL Multi-Housing, Inc. and Gen-Land, LLC, for the\ndevelopment of affordable and market housing on the assemblage site which includes\nCity-owned parcels located adjacent to Expo Terminus Station.\n2. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - Authorization to Acquire Properties at 1632-1636 5th Street (10/24/2006) - Web\nLink\nb. Attachment B - Adoption of a Resolution of Inventory of City-Owned Properties Subject to the\nSurplus Lands Act (3/23/2021) - Web Link\nc. Attachment C - Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Surplus Properties (10/11/2022) - Web Link\nd. Attachment D - Exhibits 1 through 4

A. Appointment to two seats on the Human Services Commission for terms both ending on 6/30/2026.\nStaff Report Printout\nb. HSCList

B. Appointment to one L.A. West Vector Control District seat for a term ending on 6/30/2026.\nStaff Report Printout\nb. LACWVectorList

C. Request of Councilmember Brock and Councilmember Parra that the City of Santa Monica oppose SB\n423 and direct the City Manager to have the City’s State lobbyist take all action necessary to\nadvocate on the City’s behalf. New Item Received. 9/07/2023\nStaff Report Printout\na. SB 423 (Wiener) NASCAR Sen Floor Alert 5 25 2023\nb. ACTION ALERT SB 423 (Wiener) Sen Floor 5 24 2023

D. Request of Councilmember Brock and Mayor Pro Tem Negrete to give direction to the City Attorney\nand City Manager to: (1) draft and return with Municipal Code amendments that would limit noise\naffecting City residents between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.; (2) request that the City’s state lobbyist\ncontinue to advocate and pursue state legislation to enable the City to use sound-activated devices\nto enforce vehicle noise limits; (3) evaluate the ability to enforce California Vehicle Code 27150 and\n27151 and (4) evaluate the costs and ability to deploy sound-activated devices to enforce noise\nlimits on the Promenade. New Item Received. 9/07/2023\nStaff Report Printout

E. Request of Councilmember Zwick, Councilmember Torosis, and Mayor Davis that the City Manager\nstudy and prioritize timely and effective solutions to prevent dangerous motor vehicle incursions into\nSanta Monica’s protected and unprotected bike lanes. Specifically, the City Manager should consider\nenhanced enforcement by parking and traffic officers, photo enforcement to the extent allowable by\nlaw, a targeted curb management evaluation and space reallocation to reduce double parking in bike\nlanes, and the deployment of quick-build infrastructure to protect bike lanes and reorient parking on\nstreets in the City’s existing and planned protected bikeway network whenever feasible.\nNew Item Received. 9/07/2023\nStaff Report Printout\nADJOURNMENT\nPowered by Granicus

A. Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code Section 54957.6. City Negotiator: Mayor\nUnrepresented Employee: City Clerk

B. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Properties:\nSanta Monica Place Parking Structure 7, Downtown Santa Monica California; City Negotiator: Melissa\nSpagnuolo, Community Partnership Manager; Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica; Persons to be\nnegotiated with: Julia Ladd, Jon Stoeckly, Macerich; Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment\nfor Billboard License on Parking Structure New Item Received. 9/07/2023

C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Pico\nNeighborhood Association and Maria Loya v. City of Santa Monica, LASC Case No. BC 616804;\nCalifornia Supreme Court Case No. S263972 New Item Received. 9/07/2023

A. Proclamation: Suicide Prevention Month\nStaff Report Printout

B. Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month\nStaff Report Printout

C. Commendation: Eda Suh and Gary Rhoades\nStaff Report Printout\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.

D. City Manager's Report - 1) Low-Income E-Bike Voucher Program and 2) Update on Public Safety\nStaff Report Printout

A. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. for Deferred\nCompensation Plan Administrator Services\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Nationwide\nRetirement Solutions, Inc. (Nationwide) for deferred compensation plan administrator\nservices for a period of five years with two additional one-year renewal options. This\nrecommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process\npursuant to Section 2.24.250 (b).\n.\nStaff Report Printout\na. OAKS Signed 8-22-23