Santa Monica — 2025-02-25

A. Adoption of Resolution and Approval of Release of Request for Proposals for City-Owned Sites\nDesignated for Affordable Housing Development in the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element and\nDeclaration of Sites as "Exempt Surplus Land" in Accordance with the Surplus Land Act\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Declare City-owned properties located at Bergamot Station Arts Center located at\n2500 Olympic (APNs 4268-013-919 and 4268-014-900) as “surplus land” within the\nmeaning of the Surplus Land Act (Government Code sections 54220 et. seq.)(“SLA”),\nadopt a resolution declaring the Bergamot Station Arts Center as surplus land,\nauthorize the City Manager or his or her designee to advance the Notice/Request for\nProposal (RFP) by June 30, 2025 and take implementing actions necessary to\ncomply with the SLA and the City’s Housing Element.\n2. Declare two City-owned properties located at 1333 4th Street (APNs 4291-011- 909\nand 4291-011-910) and 1324 5th Street (APNs 4291-011-900, 4291-011-901, 4291-\n011-902, 4291-011-903, 4291-011-904, 4291-011-905 and 4291-011-908) as “surplus\nland” within the meaning of the SLA, adopt a resolution declaring the 4th/5th and\nArizona as surplus land, authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to\nadvance the Notice/Request for Proposal (RFP) by June 30, 2027 and take\nimplementing actions necessary to comply with the SLA and the City’s Housing\nElement.\n3. Declare City-owned property at 1234 4th Street (currently operated as a public parking\nstructure, Parking Structure 1,(PS1) as “exempt surplus land” within the meaning of the\nSLA; authorize staff to begin the process of obtaining necessary permits, including a\nCoastal Development Permit, for demolition of PS1 if demolition is approved by the\nCalifornia Coastal Commission, authorize staff to proceed with developing bidding\ndocuments for the demolition to prepare the site for a future 100% affordable housing\ndevelopment.\n4. Adopt the findings stated in the Environmental Review section of this staff report,\nincluding, without limitation, a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section\n15312 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, a finding of no\npossibility of significant effect on the environment pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption), and a finding that the development of affordable\nhousing on City-owned property was previously analyzed in the 6th Cycle Housing\nElement Environmental Impact Report.\na. Fact Sheets on City-Owned Sites\nb. Seismic Retrofit Ordinance\nc. Parking Structure 1 Supply and Demand Report\nd. Staff Report - Award Bid #2610 for the Demolition of Parking Structure #3\ne. Downtown Parking Improvement Program NOD\nf. Resolution - Updating Seismic Retrofit Standards and Tenant Protection Laws\ng. SLA Resolution

B. Approval of First Modification to Contracts with Social Emotional Wellness Initiative, St. Joseph\nCenter and Family Service of Santa Monica for Behavioral Health Strategy – Adult Crisis and Step-\nDown Services and Youth Behavioral Health Programming Recommendations\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Receive reports: Adult Crisis & Children and Youth Behavioral Health Care Study and the\nStrengthening the System of Intensive Behavioral Healthcare Services for Adults in Santa\nMonica and Service Planning Area 5.\n2. Adopt and approve Transitional Approach 3 – Decentralized Expansion from the\nStrengthening the System of Intensive Behavioral Healthcare Services for Adults in Santa\nMonica and Service Planning Area 5 report to build out behavioral health services locally.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11439 in the amount of $400,000 with Social Emotional Wellness Initiative to provide\nbehavioral health support for children and youth in the City’s after school programs (Police\nActivities League (PAL), CREST, and Virginia Avenue Park (VAP)).This will result in a four-\nyear amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $995,194, with future\nfunding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n4. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11440 in the amount of $388,254 with St. Joseph Center to expand the capacity of\nbehavioral health services for youth ages 10-24 enrolled in the Youth Resource Team\n(YRT) program. This will result in a four-year amended agreement with a new total amount\nnot to exceed $6,907,777, with future funding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11431 in the amount of $900,000 with Family Service of Santa Monica to increase the\ncapacity of behavioral health services available to children birth – 5th grade and to expand\nsubstance use treatment services for middle and high school-aged youth. This will result in\na four-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $3,617,970, with\nfuture funding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n6. 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. Attachment A Initium Report Adult Crisis and Children and Youth Behavioral Health Care\nb. Attachment B_Capstone Report_Strengthening the System of Intensive BH Services for\nAdults\nc. September 13, 2022 Staff Report (Web Link)\nd. Attachment D COG board notes\ne. Attachment E_ Sup Horvath-BHS WLA Armory

A. Recommendation to accept James Kennedy's resignation from the Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax\nCitizens Oversight Committee and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy.\nNew Item Received 2/20/2025\na. Resignation Email

B. Recommendation to rescind the January 28, 2025, appointment of Dennis Puri to the Transient\nOccupancy Tax Advisory Committee; and, continue the appointment to a future meeting.\nNew Item Received 2/20/2025\na. Letter from Appointee

C. Request of Councilmembers Hall and Zernitskaya that in order to reaffirm our commitment to the\nprotection of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex persons, the Council direct the City Attorney\nto draft a resolution banning the use of City resources and personnel to aid the federal government\nor other states in blocking gender-affirming healthcare. New Item Received 2/20/2025\na. 20250225 16 Item - Protecting Gender Affirming Healthcare in Santa Monica - Hall,\nZernitskaya

D. Request of Councilmembers Hall, Raskin, and Zernitskaya that in order to promote free and fair\nelections, the Council direct Staff to return with options to raise the individual contribution limit\nduring political campaigns. New Item Received 2/20/2025\na. 20250225 16 Item - Raising Individual Contribution Limits In Order to Limit the Influence\nof Independent Expenditures - Hall, Raskin, Zernitskaya

E. Request of Councilmember Zwick, Hall, and Zernitskaya that, to align with the Westside Cities\nCouncil of Governments (WSCCOG) initiative to evaluate and design bus rapid transit (BRT) and\nrelated bus infrastructure on priority corridors in the subregion including Santa Monica Boulevard\nwest of Beverly Hills and Caltrans’ efforts to implement bus lanes on Santa Monica Boulevard\nbetween Centinela Avenue and the 405, the City Council direct the City Manager to present transit\npriority measures and tradeoffs, including bus lanes, as part of the planned study session about the\nSanta Monica Boulevard Safety Study in summer 2025. New Item Received 2/20/2025

F. Request of Mayor Negrete and Councilmember Snell that the City Manager and City Attorney survey\nother cities and bring amendments to the Gift Resolution and Gratuity Ordinance to create\nexceptions for attending City of Santa Monica economic development and cultural events in which\nCouncilmembers are expected to attend to represent the City. New Item Received 2/20/2025

A. Proclamation: Women's History Month

B. Proclamation: Kidney Disease Awareness Month

A. Receive and File Emergency Procurement and Approval Agreement with Los Angeles County\nSanitation Districts for Emergency Solid Waste Disposal Services\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 and 15308 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Receive and file emergency procurement report on emergency procurement with Los\nAngeles County Sanitation Districts – Puente Hills Material Recycling Facility for\nemergency landfill disposal services for the Public Works Department. The emergency\nprocurement was made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to\nSection 2.24.250 (g) and is for a total amount not to exceed $1,800,000 (including a 20%\ncontingency) through March 31, 2025; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Los Angeles\nCounty Sanitation Districts – Puente Hills Material Recycling Facility for landfill disposal\nservices for the Public Works Department. This recommended award is made as an\nexception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (g) and is for a\ntotal amount not to exceed $38,022,585 (including a 20% contingency) for 5 years, with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\na. Chiquita Canyon Landfill Closure Notice\nb. Chiquita Canyon, LLC CSA Contract\nc. May 14, 2024 Staff Report

B. Approve Acceptance of Environmental Protection Agency Grant and Purchase of Street Sweepers for\nthe Resource Recovery and Recycling Division\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 City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of\n$945,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the Clean Heavy-\nDuty Vehicles Grant Program for the City of Santa Monica Street Sweeper Replacement\nProject in the Public Works Department, and to accept all grant renewals;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant, all\ngrant renewals, and modifications;\n4. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Municipal\nMaintenance Equipment (“MME”), a California-based company, for the purchase of three\nRavo Electric R5-eSeries sweepers for the Public Works Department, Resource\nRecovery and Recycling Division. This recommended award is made as an exception to\nthe competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250 (c) and is for a total amount\nnot to exceed $2,428,833 including a 10% contingency;

A. Public Employee Appointment - Gov. Code § 54957(b): consider public employee appointment; title:\nCity Manager/Interim City Manager; Gov. Code § 54957.6: conference with labor negotiator; City\nnegotiator: Mayor/Personnel Director; unrepresented employee: City Manager/Interim City Manager\nNew Item Received 2/20/2025

B. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8: properties: 2019 - 2219 5th Street;\nowner of record: Ocean Park Villas, L.P.; City negotiators: Heather Averick, Director of Housing and\nHuman Services, and Natalie Verlinich, Housing Manager; owner negotiators: Angel Herrera and\nMark Wagner; under negotiation: price and terms of payment for sale or option\nNew Item Received 2/20/2025

C. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8: properties: 2033-2101 Virginia\nAvenue; owner of record: Community Corporation of Santa Monica; City negotiators: Heather\nAverick, Director of Housing and Human Services, and Natalie Verlinich, Housing Manager; owner\nnegotiator: Tara Barauskas; under negotiation: price and terms of payment\nNew Item Received 2/20/2025\nThe following is the order of business for items to be heard no earlier than 7:00 p.m.\nCITY MANAGER REPORT\nTRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT\n6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS\n7. STUDY SESSION\nNo items