Santa Monica — 2024-07-09

A. Approval of Big Blue Bus Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) Recommendations\nRecommended Action\nStaff Recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of statutory exemption pursuant to Section 21080.25(b)(5) of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\n2. Approve the proposed Brighter Blue five-year service plan for Big Blue Bus.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - Route by Route Recommendations\nb. Attachment B - Brighter Blue Final Report\nc. Attachment C - Outreach Summary\nd. Attachment D - Existing Conditions Report\ne. Attachment E - January 24, 2023 Staff Report Award of COA Contract to TMD\nf. Attachment F - December 10, 2019 Staff Report Strategies to Increase Ridership\ng. Attachment G - October 9, 2018 Staff Report BBB Service Design Guidelines\nh. Attachment H - April 28, 2015 Staff Report Adoption of Evolution of Blue

A. Legal Options for Investigations New Item Received. 7/05/2024\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Review options and recommendations concerning policies, investigations, and\nremedies for violations by Councilmembers and Council appointees for Brown Act and\nother laws or policies applicable to City employees; and\n2. Consider approving one of the options or providing further direction.\na. Resolution re Conduct Standards 070924

A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Human Services Commission for a term ending on\nJune 30, 2027.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Applicant List

B. Request from the Santa Monica Library Board to assign a Council member as the Board’s Council\nLiaison\nStaff Report Printout\na. Request from the Library Board

C. The City must do more to address public safety and the homelessness crisis. The efforts from Mayor\nBrock to reallocate a portion of the City budget to this effort and Councilmember Zwick to consider\nthe revenue generating tax measure to meet and exceed our public safety goals is appreciated. This\nmotion bridges those two ideas. The City Council was thoughtful and cautious in adopting a balanced\nbudget. However, the City faces a difficult economic climate, slow recovery, a challenging labor\nmarket, required deferred maintenance, and continued uncertainty in our legal liabilities. In adopting\nthe FY 24-25 budget, the City reallocated resources to address public safety concerns but we need\nto do more as Mayor Brock conveyed at the last City Council meeting. The public needs to\nunderstand that the City has not recovered the pandemic and resources are limited. For this reason,\nthe City Council must pursue new revenue opportunities to address our public safety needs. Keeping\nour community safe is our first priority. New Item Received. 7/05/2024\nTherefore, Vice Mayor Lana Negrete is asking the City Council to direct the City Manager\nto immediately halt the process to identify tradeoffs and budget reallocations within the\nexisting budget. Rather, the City Manager should be directed to:\n1. Provide a high-level overview of potential impacts to the organization, along with programs\nand services, if budget reallocations were to be implemented without additional revenue.\n2. Bring the Parking Facility Tax that was discussed on June 25, 2024, back to City Council on\nJuly 23, 2024, and direct the City Attorney and City Manager to develop an advisory\nmeasure for the Parking Facility Tax indicating that half of the additional revenue generated\nby the measure should be allocated to address public safety.\n3. Return to City Council as soon as possible but no later than September with a study session\nitem with new proposals and an overview of the work that is currently underway to identify\nwhat is needed to enhance public safety and address homelessness. The study session be\ninformed by recommendations from the Police Department, Fire Department, Housing and\nHuman Services Department, Office of Emergency Management, and the City Attorney’s\nOffice to provide the City Council with critical information to deploy resources generated by\nthe resources from the Parking Facility Tax.\na. Complete Language 16.C.

D. Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmember de la Torre that the City Attorney and City\nManager return to City Council with an evaluation of the recent Grants Pass Supreme Court decision\nand provide options to amend the City's Municipal Code that are consistent with the ruling and the\ncity’s commitment to clean and safe New Item Received. 7/05/2024

E. Request from Mayor Pro Tem Negrete that the city council direct the City Manager to work with The\nProof of Workforce Foundation, a Nonprofit, to pilot a Santa Monica Bitcoin Office program, at no\ncost, to explore the following initiatives: New Item Received. 7/05/2024\n1. Bitcoin education for Santa Monica residents, students, businesses and workforce;\n2. Identify and facilitate Bitcoin initiatives/partnerships that support Santa Monica’s\neconomic recovery and cultivate economic growth, while attracting a global Bitcoin Conference\nand tourism industry;\n3. Identify remote and local career opportunities for Santa Monica residents and\nstudents; and\n4. Explore the potential of utilizing stranded city generated renewable energy to explore\nenvironmentally neutral bitcoin mining.\nThese initiatives shall be brought back to the city council by no more than 90 days.\na. Complete Language 16.E.

F. Request of Mayor Brock that the City Council allocate up to $9,000 of discretionary funds to the\nPublic Works Department to enhance the community tree giveaway program\nNew Item Received. 7/05/2024

A. Commendation: Jenna Wilker\nStaff Report Printout

B. Commendation: McCabe’s Guitar Shop\nStaff Report Printout

C. Proclamation: Parks and Recreation Month\nStaff Report Printout

D. City Manager Report\nStaff Report Printout

A. Consider appointment of unrepresented employee - Government Code §54957(b); City negotiator:\nMayor; Unrepresented employee: City Clerk; conference with labor negotiator - Gov. Code\n§54957.6; City negotiator: Mayor; Unrepresented employee: City Clerk\nNew Item Received. 7/05/2024

B. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1333 4th Street, Santa\nMonica, California (Chase Bank) (APN 4291-011-910); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic\nDevelopment Manager, and Nia Tang, Economic Development Administrator; owner of record: City of\nSanta Monica; persons to be negotiated with: John M. Lindskog, JP Morgan Chase; under\nnegotiation: price and terms of payment New Item Received. 7/05/2024

C. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code §54956.8; property: 1444 7th Street, Santa\nMonica, California (Old Fire Station 1) (APN 4291-020-900); City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor,\nEconomic Development Manager, and Nia Tang, Economic Development Administrator; owner of\nrecord: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Jesse Slansky, West Hollywood\nCommunity Housing Corporation under negotiation: price and terms of payment\nNew Item Received. 7/05/2024

D. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Anna Marie Onaindia\nv. City of Santa Monica; LASC Case No. 21STCV30384 [report out only].\nNew Item Received. 7/05/2024\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.

A. Approval of the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and Work Plan\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Approve the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and\nWork Plan.\nStaff Report Printout\na. DTSM Budget FY24-25 Draft\nb. FY 24-25 DTSM Annual Work Plan

B. Approval of the Santa Monica Tourism Marketing District Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and Work Plan\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Approve the Santa Monica Tourism Marketing District Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and\nWork Plan; and,\n2. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A. 06/13/2023 Staff Report\nb. Attachment B. 11/01/2016 Staff Report\nc. Attachment C. 12/11/2012 Staff Report\nd. Attachment D. 2024 - 2025 SMTMD Annual Report

C. Approval of the Pier Corp Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and Work Plan\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. Approve the Santa Monica Pier Corporation Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and Work Plan;\nand\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a fifth modification to Services Agreement No.\n10101 between the City and the Santa Monica Pier Corporation.\nStaff Report Printout\na. SMPC Budget 2024-25\nb. SMPC FY2024-2025 Work Plan\nc. 6/13/2023 Staff Report\nd. 6/14/2022 Staff Report\ne. 6/22/2021 Staff Report\nf. 7/14/2020 Staff Report\ng. 7/14/2015 Staff Report\nh. SMPierCorpLevine2024\ni. SMPierCorpOaks2024

D. Award Contracts for Virginia Avenue Park and Marine Park Basketball Courts\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award Bids #SP2706 and #SP2707 to Pacific Tennis Courts, Inc. for design and\nconstruction services for the Marine Park Basketball Court Reconstruction and\nVirginia Avenue Park Basketball Court Reconstruction Projects, respectively;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute contracts with Pacific\nTennis Courts, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $345,000 (including a 15%\ncontingency) for Marine Park (SP2706) and $345,000 (including a 15%\ncontingency) for Virginia Avenue Park (SP2707);\n3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to issue any necessary change orders to\ncomplete additional work within contract authority; and\n4. Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15302 of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. June 27, 2023 Staff Report\nb. Oaks Initiative Form - Pacific Tennis Courts, Inc.\nc. Levine Act Disclosure Form - Pacific Tennis Courts, Inc.

E. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with StartupStarter for Santa Monica Hub\nInnovation Event Including Road Closure\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding\n(MOU) with StartupStarter to sponsor a one-day street closure event called Santa Monica\nInnovation Hub on Monday, October 14, 2024;\n2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption (Class 1 Existing Facilities) pursuant to Section\n15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A: Open Streets SR 04-25-2023 10C\nb. Santa Monica Innovaton Hub 2024 Overview\nc. Santa Monica Innovation Hub - Site Map

F. Award Agreement with Cosco Fire Protection for Citywide Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Services\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award Bid #4481 to Cosco Fire Protection for fire protection services for various City\nlocations as required by the Public Works Department;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Cosco Fire\nProtection, in an amount not to exceed $1,837,428 for five-years, with future year funding\ncontingent on Council budget approval; and\n3. Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15301, and Section 15302\nof the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Oaks Initiative Form - Cosco Fire Protection Services\nb. Levine Act Disclosure Form - Cosco Fire Protection Services

G. Approval of Request for Proposal of a Professional Services Agreement with Rising Realty Partners\nfor Property Management of Bergamot Station Arts Center\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. Award RFP# 407 to Rising Realty Partners for property management services for the\nCommunity Development Department; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Rising Realty\nPartners, in an amount not to exceed $667,500 including a $60,800 contingency for three\nyears, with two-additional one-year renewal options in the amount of $479,200 on the\nsame terms and conditions for a total amount not to exceed $1,146,700 over a five-year\nperiod, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. OAKS_INITIATIVE_FORM\nb. Levine_Act_Disclosure_Form\nc. 20170613\nd. 20220208

H. Award Contract to Thompson Reuters for Subscriber Agreement for Purchase of and Access to Online\nLegal Research Subscription\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award RFP #409 to Thomson Reuters for access to online legal research materials for\nthe City Attorney’s Office;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Thomson\nReuters, a Minnesota–based company, in an amount not to exceed $495,000 for three\nyears with two one-year renewal options; and\n3. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Section15061(b)(3) (Common\nSense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Oaks Initiative Form-Thomson Reuters\nb. Levine Act Disclosure\nc. Westlaw Staff Report-June 25, 2019

I. Authorization to Accept California CUPA Environmental Trust Fund Grant\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $58,585 from the\nCalifornia CUPA Forum Environmental Trust Fund in the Fire Department, and to accept\nall grant renewals;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and\nall grant renewals;\n3. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Action\nsection of this report (requires 5 votes); and\n4. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15302 (Replacement or\nReconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout

J. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with the California Department of Parks and\nRecreation Division of Boating and Waterways for the California Marine Law Enforcement Training\nProgram New Item Received. 7/05/2024\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing an agreement with the California Department of\nParks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways for the California Marine Law\nEnforcement Training Program.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to participate in the\nMarine Law Enforcement Training Program and to accept all renewals.\n3. 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.\na. Resolution for Marine Law Enforcement Training

A. Annual Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions: (Continued from 6/25/2024)\nNew Item Received. 7/05/2024\nBoard/Commission Number Term End Requirements\nof Appts Date\nAirport Commission 1 6/30/2028 Santa Monica Resident.\nArchitectural Review Board 2 6/30/2028 -\nArts Commission 2 6/30/2028 Reside or work in Santa Monica\nBuilding & Fire-Life Safety 1 6/30/2028 Civil or Structural Engineer\n1 6/30/2028 California Licensed Building\nContractor\n1 6/30/2028 California Certified Access\nSpecialist\n1 6/30/2028 California Registered Fire\nProtection Engineer\nCommission on 2 6/30/2028 Reside or work in Santa Monica.\nSustainability, Environmental\nJustice & the Environment\nDisabilities Commission 3 6/30/2028 Reside or work in Santa Monica\nand self-identify as a person with\na disability.\nDowntown Santa Monica, 3 6/30/2028 Must reside or be employed, own\nInc. property, or hold business license\nin Santa Monica.\nHousing Commission 1 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica\nHuman Services Commission 2 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica.\nLandmarks Commission 1 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica and\nCalifornia Real Estate Licensee.\n1 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica and\nLicensed Architect.\nMetropolitan Water District 1 6/30/2028 -\nPersonnel Board 1 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica or is a\nresident of Los Angeles County\nthat is employed full-time within\nthe City, or owns real property in\nthe City, or has been issued a\nbusiness license by the City.\nPlanning Commission 2 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica.\nPublic Safety Reform & 2 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica.\nOversight Commission\nRecreation & Parks 3 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica.\nCommission\nLibrary Board 1 6/30/2028 Reside in Santa Monica.\nSanta Monica Pier 3 6/30/2028 Reside, work or do business in\nCorporation Santa Monica.\na. Boards and Commissions Voluntary Self Identification Form\nb. Applicant List\ne. Written Comments