Santa Monica — 2023-09-26

A. Introduction and First Reading of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Extending Interim Zoning Ordinance\nNumber 2754 (CCS) Promoting Economic Recovery in the City’s Downtown Area, including the Third\nStreet Promenade Area and Santa Monica Place, and Providing Other Minor and Clerical\nAmendments to the Zoning Ordinance Related to Economic Recovery.\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities)\nand 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Introduction and first reading of an Interim Zoning Ordinance extending Interim Zoning\nOrdinance Number 2754 (CCS) promoting economic recovery in the City’s Downtown\narea, including the Third Street Promenade Area and Santa Monica Place, and providing\nother minor and clerical amendments to the Zoning Ordinance related to economic\nrecovery.\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2023.09.26 - Promenade IZO Extension

A. Santa Monica Housing Commission Report : Creating Equity - Affordable Homeownership in Santa\nMonica\nStaff Report Printout\na. Santa Monica Housing Commission Affordable Homeownership Report

A. Adoption of a Resolution Amending Preferential Parking Zones QQ and YY\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that 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. Amend Preferential Parking Zone QQ for the following block:\nHarvard Street between Washington Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard by changing the\nregulations from 2-hour parking 9AM-6PM Monday-Friday, except by permit to 2-hour\nparking 9AM-10PM daily, except by permit.\n3. Amend Preferential Parking Zone YY for the following three blocks:\nPrinceton, Harvard, and Yale streets between Arizona Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard by\nchanging the regulations from 2-hour parking 9AM-10PM daily, except by permit to 2-\nhour parking 9AM-6PM, No parking 6PM-9AM daily, except by permit.\n4. Approve the Resolution amending Preferential Parking Regulations (Attachment A).\nStaff Report Printout\na. Draft Reso Zones QQ & YY\nb. July 28, 2020 Staff Report\nc. Neigbhorhood Context Current Preferential Parking Regulations Map\nd. Proposed Preferential Parking Regulations Map

A. Recommendation to accept Jonathan Kaplan's resignation from the Landmarks Commission and\nauthorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Kaplan Landmarks Commission Resignation Letter

A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Christina\nChoi, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 22STCV21608\nNew Item Received. 9/26/2023

B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant\nto Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Supervisory Team Associates v. City of Santa Monica,\nPublic Employment Relations Board, Case No. LA-CE-1608-M New Item Received. 9/26/2023

C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):\nGayle Makasian v. City of Santa Monica; LASC Case No. 22SMCV01921. [report out only]\nNew Item Received. 9/26/2023

D. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Property:\n2828 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, California Offices and Pilot Lounge Premises\n(~5,300 sq. ft.), Corporate Hangar and Maintenance Shop (~6,450 sq. ft.), Aircraft Main Ramp\n(~145,000 sq. ft.), Aircraft Overflow Ramp (~32,000 sq. ft.); and 3100 Donald Douglas Loop North,\nSanta Monica, California “Fuel Farm” (~3,800 sq. ft.) consisting of three 12,000 gallon and one 500\ngallon underground storage tanks and associated systems and equipment; City Negotiators: Stelios\nMakrides, Chief Operations Officer/Airport Director; Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica; Persons\nto be negotiated with: Atlantic SMO Holdings; Under negotiation: terms for modified and extended\nlease with the City New Item Received. 9/26/2023

A. Proclamation: Banned Books Week\nStaff Report Printout\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.

B. City Manager's Report\nStaff Report Printout

A. Approval of Second Modification to Agreement No. 9756 (CCS) with HdL Software, LLC for business\nlicense software\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. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement\n#9756 (CCS) with­­HdL Software, LLC to extend the term three additional years and\nincrease the contract amount by $90,797 for business license software services and\nsoftware development services for the Finance Department. This will result in a 13-year\namended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $469,072, with future year\nfunding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - HdL Prime Software Agg #9756 CCS\nb. Attachment B - HdL Modification to Contract 9756_fully executed\nc. Executed HdL Renewal Letter for Business\nd. HdL Software OAKS FY 23-24

B. Award Purchase Order to Toyota Material Handling Solutions for the Purchase and Delivery of Six\nForklifts\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15302 (Replacement or\nReconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines.\n2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Toyota Material\nHandling Solutions for the purchase of six electric Toyota Forklifts for the Public Works\nDepartment. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive\nbidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(b) and is for a total amount not to exceed\n$527,248.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Oaks Initiative Form - Toyota Material Handling Solutions

C. Authorization to accept Grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective\nEnforcement Program.\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15321 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines\n2. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $306,000 from\nthe California Office of Traffic Safety for the Police Department’s Selective Traffic\nEnforcement Program.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and\nall subsequent grant renewals.\n4. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section\nof this report.\nStaff Report Printout

D. Adoption of a Resolution accepting a report on the status of all state-mandated annual fire\ninspections in the City of Santa Monica in conjunction with SB1205 and California Health and Safety\nCode Section 13146.4.\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of a report on the status of state mandated\nannual fire inspections in the City of Santa Monica pursuant to California Health and\nSafety Code Section 13146.4\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. SB 1205 23-24 Resolution (2023) Fire Inspection

E. Award RFP to Moffatt & Nichol for the Pier Capital Plan, Inspections, Condition Assessment, and\nDesign Services for the Necessary Repairs\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15302 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and a finding of Statutory\nExemption pursuant to Section 15252 of CEQA\n2. Award RFP #SP2689 to Moffatt & Nichol to provide structural engineering consulting and\ndesign services to develop a capital plan for necessary structural repairs and\nmaintenance to the Pier and to prepare construction and bidding documents for projects\nidentified in the plan.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Moffatt & Nichol\nin an amount not to exceed $1,498,819 (including a $120,000 contingency).\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2008 Pier Infrastructure Assessment Study\nb. 2018 Pier Infrastructure Inspection & Assessment Study\nc. March 6, 2018 Staff Report (Web Link)\nd. Oaks Initiative Form - Moffatt & Nichol\ne. OaksInitiative-wEx-Completed-081723

F. Approval of Agreements with Zones and Hewlett Packard for City Computer Equipment\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(d)(3) (Common\nSense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a change order to purchase order\n#22400546 in the amount of $100,588 with the Hewlett Packard Corporation for\ncomputer equipment for the Information Services Department. This would result in a\nrevised purchase order total not to exceed $350,588.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Zones\nCorporation for computer equipment and installation services for the Information Services\nDepartment. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive\nbidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (c) and is for a five-year total amount not to\nexceed $7,864,000 with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\n4. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section\nof this report.\nStaff Report Printout\na. HP OAKS INITIATIVE FORM\nb. ZonesLLC_Santa Monica_OAKS INITIATIVE FORM

G. Approval of Contract with SHI International Corp. for purchase of software from Granicus, LLC. for\nshort term rental address verification, compliance monitoring, permitting, and tax collection services\nfor the City of Santa Monica\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common\nSense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement\nwith SHI International for purchase of software services from Granicus, LLC for short\nterm rental address verification, compliance monitoring, permitting and tax collection\nservices for the Community Development and Finance Departments. This recommended\naward is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section\n2.24.250(c) and is for a total amount not to exceed $455,560 over a five-year period with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. SHI Quote-23637892\nb. Breakdown of Yearly Charges\nc. RE_ Cooperative purchase agreement (SHI International) for short-term rental services through\nGranicus (Host Compliance)\nd. Granicus Oaks Initiative Form\ne. FY23-24 Living Wage Certification Form Granicus\nf. SHI International - Oaks Initiative Form

H. Award Purchase Order with Badger Meter, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Water Meters\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15302 (Replacement or\nReconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Badger Meter, Inc.\nfor the purchase of positive-displacement water meters for the Water Resources Division\nof the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to\nthe competitive bidding process pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC)\nSection 2.24.250(b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $1,658,000 over a five-year\nperiod, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Staff Report - August 23, 2022\nb. Oaks Initiative Form - Badger Meter, Inc.

I. Award Bid and enter into Agreement with General Pump Company, Inc. for Water Well and Booster\nPump Repairs and Maintenance\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Award Bid #4448 to General Pump Company, Inc. for water well and booster pump repair\nand maintenance for the Public Works Department.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with General Pump\nCompany, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $3,200,000 over a five-year period, with future\nyear funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Oaks Initiative Form - General Pump Company, Inc.

J. Award Bid 4458 to Bound Tree Medical LLC., Life-Assist Inc. and Henry Schein Inc. for Fire\nDepartment Medical Supplies\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award Bid #4458 to Bound Tree Medical, LLC. as the primary vendor and to Life-Assist\nInc., and Henry Schein Inc. as secondary vendors, for the purchase of medical supplies\nfor the Fire Department.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Bound Tree,\nMedical LLC., as the primary vendor for the purchase and delivery of Fire Department\nmedical supplies in an amount not to exceed $663,076 over a five-year period, with\nfuture funding contingent on Council budget approval; and\n3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue Purchase Orders over a five-year period to\nLife-Assist Inc. in an amount not to exceed $55,256 and to Henry Schein Inc. in an\namount not to exceed $27,628, as secondary vendors for the purchase and delivery of\nFire Department medical supplies, with future year funding contingent on Council budget\napproval.\n4. 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. Life-Assist FY23-24 OAKS exp. 8.9.24\nb. Henry Schein Oaks_Initiative exp 8.17.24\nc. Henry Schein Executive Officers 23 24\nd. Boundtree Oaks exp. 7.31.24

K. Adoption of a Resolution Amending and Restating the Civility at Public Meetings Policy set forth in\nResolution No. 10642 (CCS)\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. Adopt the attached resolution to amend and restate the Civility at Public Meetings set\nforth in resolution No. 10642 (CCS) (the Civility Policy).\nStaff Report Printout\na. Amended and Restated Civility Policy

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\nb. Written Comments

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\na. Urgency Ordinance Extending Second Pilot Program AC (004) Final\nb. Written Comment

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\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\na finding 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. Written Comments\nk. 6.49 Taxicab Permit Ordinance 09.26.2023 Final

F. 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\nb. Written Comments

G. 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. Written Comments

H. Appointment to two seats on the Human Services Commission for terms both ending on 6/30/2026.\n(Continued from 9/12/2023.)\nStaff Report Printout\nb. HSCList

I. Appointment to one L.A. West Vector Control District seat for a term ending on 6/30/2026.\n(Continued from 9/12/2023.)\nStaff Report Printout\nb. LACWVectorList

J. Request of Councilmember Brock to give direction to the City Attorney and City Manager to: (1)\nrequest that the City’s state lobbyist continue to advocate and pursue state legislation to enable the\nCity to use sound-activated devices to enforce vehicle noise limits; (2) evaluate the ability to enforce\nCalifornia Vehicle Code 27150 and 27151 and (3) evaluate the costs and ability to deploy sound-\nactivated devices to enforce noise limits on the Promenade.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Written Comments

K. 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.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Written Comments