Santa Monica — 2024-04-09

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

A. Business License Tax Modernization\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that City Council:\n1. Consider the proposed Business License Modernization and associated business license\ntax rate changes;\n2. Direct staff to draft changes, as applicable to section of Article 6 Business, Professions\nand Trades;\n3. Prepare a draft measure for the Business License Modernization and a proposed\nresolution to place the measure on the November 2024 ballot: and\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. Attachment A - Business License Tax Ordinance Changes\nb. Attachment B - Update City Business License Ordinance\nc. Attachment C - Waiver of Tax for Small Residential Property Owners\nd. Financial Status Update and FY 2021-22 Midyear Budget (Web Link)

B. Approval of Design Concept for Affordable Housing Development located on City-owned Site located\nat 1318 Fourth Street and Negotiate Ground Lease and Disposition and Development Agreement\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Select Design Concept #1 for the affordable housing development located at 1318 Fourth\nStreet, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (PS3) – 122 apartments with 2 levels of underground\nparking;\n2. Direct staff to proceed with negotiations of the Ground Lease and Disposition and\nDevelopment Agreement (DDA) with developer EAH, Inc.; and\n3. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment for providing\ndirection on development concept pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense\nExemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and find that\nthe future development of affordable housing on the City-owned properties at 1318\nFourth Street is consistent with the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element Environmental\nImpact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2020100575).\nStaff Report Printout\na. April 9, 2019 Staff Report for RFP for Project Site (Web Link)\nb. January 11, 2022 Staff Report for selection of Development TEam (Web Link)

A. Public Hearing and Adoption of Santa Monica Housing Authority Draft Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual\nand Administrative Plans New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends the Santa Monica Housing Authority Board:\n1. Hold a public hearing and receive public comment;\n2. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Santa Monica Housing Authority Annual Plan;\n3. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Santa Monica Housing Authority Administrative Plan;\n4. Authorize the Submission of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual and Administrative Plans to\nthe United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and\n5. 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. Draft Annual Plan Fiscal Year 2024-25\nb. Draft Administrative Plan Fiscal Year 2024-25\nc. Summary of Proposed Changes Fiscal Year 2024-25\nd. 5-YearPlan Fiscal Year 2020\ne. Summary of Comments and Responses\nf. Written Comments

A. Request of Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis that the City Council allocate a total of\n$10,000 from its Discretionary Fund to support our city’s public libraries. Specifically, the funds will\nsupport programming around the Pico Branch’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on June 29, which will\ninclude oral history kits for community members and organizations to check out and record their\npersonal stories, as well as programming and after-hours staff support for the Main Library’s special\nFriday preview event to Yallwest, the teen book festival at Samohi, and book giveaways, library\nactivities, storytellers, and performers at the Arts & Literacy Festival on April 27.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Discretionary Funds as of 3.21.24\nb. Written Comments

B. Request of Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and Davis that the Council allocate $20,000 of its\ndiscretionary funds to Santa Monica High School Grad Nite, a 501(c)(3), to support a safe and fun\ngraduation night celebration for all Santa Monica High School seniors.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Discretionary Funds as of 3.21.24\nb. Written Comments

C. Request of Mayor Brock and Vice Mayor Negrete that the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk\ndevelop and return to City Council with recommendations to establish a Youth Commission (or\nCouncil) based on best practices. The City currently engages youth at PAL (Youth Leadership\nCouncil), Virginia Avenue Park (Teen Leadership Council), and the Library (Teen Leadership Council)\nand a Youth Commission (or Council) would represent an opportunity to expand opportunities for\nyouth to be involved in city government. In addition to evaluating a Youth Commission (or Council),\nthe City Manager and City Attorney are also encouraged to explore other opportunities such as\nevaluating the potential to add dedicated seats for youth on existing boards or commissions.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Written Comments

D. Request of Councilmembers Davis, Torosis and Zwick that the City Council allocate up to $8,333 of\ntheir discretionary funds to the Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College to support the 2024\nPublic Policy Symposium - an event jointly sponsored by Santa Monica College and Santa Monica\nMalibu Unified School District.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Discretionary Funds as of 3.21.24

E. Recommendation to accept Helen Finkelstein's resignation from the Human Services Commission\nand authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. Resignation Notice

F. Request of Mayor Brock, Councilmember de la Torre, and Councilmember Parra that the City Council\nallocate up to $10,000 from its Discretionary Fund to Santa Monica College to spend on expenses\nrelated to inaugural Santa Monica Digital New Arts Festival – an innovative, inclusive, and diverse\nsix-month long festival that celebrates the synthesis of art and science by focusing on the diverse\nand highly fascinating work of Digital Art. The DNA Festival brings together Santa Monica’s leading\ncultural institutions: Santa Monica College, Bergamot Station Arts Center, and 18th Street Arts\nCenter in cooperation with the Santa Monica Arts Commission’s Media Arts Subcommittee, LA ACM\nSIGGRAPH and the EZTV Online Museum, offering free admission to more than 16 events across 12\nvenues from June 22, 2024 to November 21, 2024 (Additional information is attached)\nNew Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. DNA Fest SM 24 roster\nb. DNA for AC 3-18 prez\nc. Discretionary Funds as of 4.4.24

G. Request of Mayor Brock that the City Council allocate $5,000.00 from the Council Discretionary\nfunds to the Elks Lodge of Santa Monica to cover costs associated with the rental of sound system,\nsmall stage, chairs, and related event expenses for the Memorial Day event the Elks Lodge and\nAmerican Legion Post are hosting at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica on May 27, 2024 and\ndirect the City Manager to promote the event on the City’s social media platforms\nNew Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. Discretionary Funds as of 4.4.24

H. Request of Vice Mayor Negrete, Councilmember Davis, and Councilmember Parra that the City\nCouncil, as part of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, approve City Sponsorship of Los\nAngeles County Department of Mental Health’s “Take Action for Mental Health” event taking place on\nJune 1, 2024 on the Santa Monica Pier by directing the City Manager to waive all City Fees for\nPurpose Driven Solutions, the event planning organization LACDMH has contracted with to produce\nthe event and collect sponsorships. City Fees related to the “Take Action for Mental Health” event\ninclude, but are not limited to, the application, administrative, neighborhood notification, business\nlicense, parking, and zero waste plan fees associated with the use of the Pier in an amount up to\n$15,482.08 of waived fees New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout

I. Request of Mayor Brock, Vice Mayor Negrete, and Councilmember Parra that the City Council adopt\nthe attached resolution objecting to the County of Los Angeles’ Implementation of the Clean Needle\nDistribution Program in the City of Santa Monica New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. Resolution re Needle Program

A. Proclamation: Library Week\nStaff Report Printout

B. Proclamation: Poetry Month\nStaff Report Printout

C. City Manager Report\nStaff Report Printout

A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John U.N.B. Doe, et\nal. v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 23STCV12746\nNew Item Received. 4/04/2024

B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): Hector Orozco v. John\nDoe, Does 1-2; LASC Case No. 23SMCV03120 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John Doe 1, et al. v.\nCity of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 23STCV15009 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

D. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John Doe (A.G.) v.\nSanta Monica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC Case No. 23SMCV0606\nNew Item Received. 4/04/2024

E. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John JPC Doe v. Doe\nCity, et al.; LASC Case No. 23STCV22020 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

F. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John AD Doe, et al. v.\nCity of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 23STCV26548 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

G. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): John CW Doe, et al.\nv. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 23STCV29623 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

H. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): City of Santa Monica\nv. ICSOP, et al.; OCSC Case No. 30-2022-01261243 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

I. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): Pico Neighborhood\nAssociation and Maria Loya v. City of Santa Monica, L.A.S.C. Case No. BC 616804; Second District\nCourt of Appeal Case No. B295935 New Item Received. 4/04/2024

J. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(1): Daniel Reygosa v.\nCharlesetta Grant, et al.; LASC Case No. 21STCV39861 [report out only]\nNew Item Received. 4/04/2024\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.

A. Award Construction and Construction Observation Contracts for Stewart Street and Pennsylvania\nAvenue Safety Enhancement Project\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 and Section\n15311 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Section\n21080.25 of CEQA;\n2. Award Bid #SP2653 to PALP Inc. dba Excel Paving Company, a California-based\ncompany, for the construction of the Stewart Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Safety\nEnhancement Project for the Public Works Department;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a construction contract with\nPALP Inc. dba Excel Paving Company in an amount not to exceed $5,817,320\n(including a 10% contingency);\n4. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary change orders to\ncomplete additional work within contract authority;\n5. Award Request for Proposal (RFP) #SP2653 & #SP2662 to Willdan Engineering to\nprovide construction management and materials testing services for the Stewart\nStreet & Pennsylvania Avenue Safety Enhancement Project and the Olympic\nBoulevard & 26th Street Project for the Public Works Department;

A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Arts Commission for a term ending on June 30,\n2027 (Continued from 3/19/2024). New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. List of Applicants\nc. Written Comments

B. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Housing Commission for a term ending on June 30,\n2025 (Continued from 3/19/2024). New Item Received. 4/04/2024\nStaff Report Printout\na. List of Applicants\nc. Written Comments