Santa Monica — 2024-09-10

City Council

#A Order of Business 10
A. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the City’s Hotel Worker Protection\nOrdinance\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);\n2. Introduce for first reading an ordinance amending the City’s Hotel Worker Protection\nOrdinance (HWPO).\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-CAO-Hotel Worker Protections
#B Order of Business 10
B. Introduce for First Reading Local Amendment Ordinance to the 2022 California Energy Code for\nEnergy Performance Approach Reach Code for New Construction and Adoption of Resolution\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15308 and a finding of no\npossibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Introduce for first reading an ordinance repealing Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC)\nChapter 8.38 Zero Emission Building Code, amending SMMC Section 8.08.040 to\nremove reference to the Zero Emission Building Code, and adopting local amendments\nto the 2022 California Energy Code under SMMC Chapter 8.36 to support improved\nenergy performance in new buildings;\n3. Adopt a resolution that provides findings of energy and cost savings as required to adopt\nlocal amendments to the 2022 California Energy Code; and\n4. Direct the City Manager to file the adopted resolution and ordinance with the California\nEnergy Commission following the second reading of the ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Climate Action & Adaptation Plan\nb. 2022 Cost Effectiveness Studies (Multifamily, Single-family, Non-residential)\nc. 2024 Ordinance\nd. 2019 Staff Report - Electric-Preferred Reach Code\ne. 2022 Staff Report: Adoption of Zero Emission Building Code\nf. 2024 Resolution
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A. Approve Skilled Labor Policy for Renewable Energy and Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment Projects\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 proposed Santa Monica Skilled Labor Policy for Renewable Energy and\nElectrical Vehicle Supply Equipment Projects for the Public Works Department.\nStaff Report Printout\na. City Council Discussion Item 16.D - July 25, 2023\nb. Info Item March 20, 2024 - Skilled Labor Policy for Renewable Energy and EVSE Projects
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A. Request of Councilmember Davis to direct the City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk to prepare\nan amendment to the Council Rules that will provide that all 16 items must be approved by the City\nAttorney as legal and the City Manager as feasible (i.e., reasonably possible given available\nresources) prior to placing an item on the Council agenda. The City Manager, City Attorney and City\nClerk are asked to return to the City Council with proposed amended Council rules as soon as\npossible. New Item Received. 9/05/2024\nStaff Report Printout
#B Order of Business 16
B. Request of Councilmember Davis that the City Council, as part of LGBTQ+ History Month, approve\n City sponsorship of the Rainbow Rewind: A Queer Prom for Grown Ups on October 18, 2024 in the\n Santa Monica Pier Carousel Building by directing the City Manager to waive the City’s portion of fees\n for use of the Pier Carousel Building. City fees related to Rainbow Rewind include the rental fees\n associated with the use of the Pier in an amount up to $7,000 in waived fees.\n New Item Received. 9/05/2024
#A Order of Business 3
A. Proclamation: Hispanic Heritage Month\nStaff Report Printout
#B Order of Business 3
B. Proclamation: Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Week\nStaff Report Printout
#C Order of Business 3
C. Proclamation: United Against Hate Week\nStaff Report Printout
#D Order of Business 3
D. Commendation: Lares Restaurant\nStaff Report Printout
#E Order of Business 3
E. Recognition of Outgoing Boards & Commission Members\nItem Pulled at the Request of Staff. 9/05/2024\nStaff Report Printout
#F Order of Business 3
F. City Manager Report\nStaff Report Printout
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A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Pico Neighborhood\nAssociation and Maria Loya v. City of Santa Monica; LASC Case No. BC616804\nNew Item Received. 9/05/2024
#B Order of Business 4
B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Yossi Govrin, et al.,\nv. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 20STCV43902 New Item Received. 9/05/2024
#C Order of Business 4
C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Scott Harber v. City\nof Santa Monica; LASC Case No. 22STCV02016 [report out only]\nNew Item Received. 9/05/2024\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 6:30 p.m.
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A. Award Bid to Advanced Problem Solving for LAAFCA Training Delivery Model\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award RFP# 404 to Advanced Problem Solving, LLC for video and curriculum Training\nDelivery development services for the Fire Department;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Advanced\nProblem Solving, LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 for three years, including a\n$250,000 contingency, with two one-year renewal options totaling $1,400,000, on the\nsame terms and conditions for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,650,000 over a\nfive-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval and\nupon the Fire Department securing the associated annual Homeland Security grant\nfunding; and\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.\nStaff Report Printout\na. APS Oaks\nb. APS Levine Act
#B Order of Business 5
B. Approval of First Agreement Modification with Intterra, LLC for Cloud-Based Common Operating\nPlatform to Share Data Across Computer-Aided Dispatch Systems\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to SaaS\nAgreement #11550 in the amount of $154,000 with Intterra, LLC to provide a cloud-based\ncommon operating platform to share data across multiple computer-aided dispatch\nsystems across the region for the Los Angeles Area Fire Chief’s Association. This will\nresult in a two-year amended agreement with a new total not to exceed amount of\n$943,251 and a total compensation not to exceed $2,289,730 should the City exercise its\nright to extend the agreement for the option term. Future years funding is contingent on\nCouncil budget approval and Federal Emergency Management Agency Homeland\nSecurity Grants;\n2. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Action\nsection of this report (requires 5 votes); and\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.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - March 19, 2024 Item 3J Staff Report\nb. Intterra SaaS-Original Agreement\nc. Oaks_Initiative-_Intterra\nd. Levine Act Disclosure Form-Intterra
#C Order of Business 5
C. Approval of Police Canine Retirement\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Authorize the retirement of police service dog, Ford.\n2. Authorize Ford be sold to Santa Monica Police Officer Kevin Bacarella for the sum of one\ndollar.\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 Action (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\nStaff Report Printout
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D. Award Contract to Avolve Software Corporation to Upgrade and Migrate ProjectDox to a Cloud Model\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 an agreement with Avolve Software\nCorporation, to upgrade and migrate ProjectDox software to a cloud model for the\nInformation Services Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to\nthe competitive process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(g) and is for a total amount not to\nexceed $791,539 (including a $58,634 contingency) for five years, with future year\nfunding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Staff Report 7.23.24 Item 5G Approve Speridian Contract\nb. Levine Act Disclosure - Avolve Software signed 07.30.24\nc. OAKS INITIATIVE - Avolve Software signed 07.30.24
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E. Award Bid to VarData LLC for replacement and support services of the City's optical network\ninfrastructure\nRecommended Action\nStaff Recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15302 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #4487 to VarData LLC to provide replacement with care support of the City’s\naging optical network infrastructure with a Juniper MPLS routed network for the\nInformation Services Department;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with VarData LLC, in\nan amount not to exceed $297,624 (including a $27,057 contingency), for five years, with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. VarData OAKS 05.30.2024\nb. VarData LEVINE 05.30.2024
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F. Adoption of Resolution Repealing Resolution No. 11508 (CCS) and Amending the City’s Conflict of\nInterest Code to Revise the Designated Positions as Required by California Law to File Statements of\nEconomic Interest\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends the Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines\n2. Adopt the Resolution amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code.\nStaff Report Printout\na. RESO-reso-Conflict of Interest
#G Order of Business 5
G. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section\n3.12.490 to Establish Speed Limits for Certain City Streets Pursuant to the California Vehicle Code\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-Speed Limits 2d\nb. Ex. A-Santa Monica Engineering & Traffic Survey Results and Recommendations_FINAL_20240813
#H Order of Business 5
H. Approval of First Modification to Contract 10309 with The Bay Foundation for Santa Monica Beach\nDune Restoration Phase 3 New Item Received. 9/05/2024\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 21080.56 (Statutory\nExemption for Restoration Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nguidelines.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to\nagreement #10309 at no additional cost with The Bay Foundation for the Santa Monica\nbeach dune restoration Phase 3 (SaMo3) project.\nStaff Report Printout\na. City_of_Santa_Monica_CSA_Bay_Foundation_SaMo2_1-9-24_FINAL.docx\nb. CAAP_SantaMonica\nc. Santa_Monica_Vulnerability_Assessment\nd. OAKS INITIATIVE FORM TBF\ne. Levine Act Disclosure Form TBF
#I Order of Business 5
I. Minutes of Jan 23, 2024 5:30 PM New Item Received. 9/05/2024
#J Order of Business 5
J. Minutes of Aug 27, 2024 5:30 PM New Item Received. 9/05/2024
#A Order of Business 8
A. Introduction for First Reading an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section\n4.08.095 - Prohibition Against Camping in Public Places (Continued from 8/27/2024 and Public Input\nwill be heard.)\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council consider:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)\n(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\n2. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code\nsection 4.08.095 - Prohibition against camping in public places.\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-CAO-Camping 091024\nb. Existing Santa Monica Ordinances
#B Order of Business 8
B. Introduction for First Reading of an Ordinance Adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.32.290\nto Prohibit Acceptance of Gratuities by Public Officials (Continued from 8/27/2024 and Public Input\nwill be heard.)\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that 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\n2. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance to add Section 2.32.290 to the Santa Monica\nMunicipal Code prohibiting the acceptance of gratuities by public officials\nStaff Report Printout\na. ORD-CAO-ord-Gratuity 091024