Santa Monica — 2025-03-11

A. Receive Homelessness Strategic Plan and Renters' Protections Program, Approval of Human Services\nDivision Reorganization Plan and Adoption of Classification and Salary Resolution\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Receive the City of Santa Monica Homelessness Strategic Plan 2025-2030. (Attachment\nA)\n2. Receive the Renters’ Protections Program: Analysis, Key Findings, and\nRecommendations. (Attachment B)\n3. Approve the Human Services Division Reorganization Plan.\n4. Adopt a Resolution of the City of Santa Monica establishing new classifications and\nadopting salary rates for various listed positions (Attachment C) and approve the position\nand classification changes (Attachment D).\n5. Adopt the 2025 Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness through\n12/31/2026 (Attachment E), unless repealed or extended by Council, due to the ongoing\ncrisis of homelessness exacerbated by the recent wildfires.\n6. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions\nsection of this report (requires 5 votes).\n7. 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 - Homelessness Strategic Plan\nb. Attachment B - Renters Protection Report - Fetterman Dunn\nc. Attachment C - General Salary Resolution - March 2025\nd. Attachment D - HSP - Position and Classification Changes\ne. Attachment E - 2025 Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency on Homelessness\nf. Attachment F - Moss Adams Homelessness Study 11-30-22\ng. Attachment G - Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness 02-14-23\nh. Attachment H - Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness 05-09-23\ni. Attachment I - Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency on Homelessness 05-14-24\nj. Attachment J - Authorization for Agreement with BerryDunn 06-27-23\nk. Attachment K - Protecting Santa Monica's Most Vulnerable Renters 8.22.23 Council\nMeeting Item 16I (Web Link)\nl. Attachment L - Annual Interdepartmental Update on Addressing Homelessness 05-14-24

A. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Recreation and Parks Commission for a term\nending on June 30, 2028.\na. Applicant List

B. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Housing Authority Board for a term ending on June\n30, 2026. (Continued from 6/25/2024) New Item Received. 3/06/2025\na. Applicant List

C. Request of Councilmembers Zwick and Snell that the City Council direct the City Manager and City\nAttorney to advance curbside management measures that would reduce congestion, enhance safety,\nand mitigate double parking. These measures should include drafting an ordinance for City Council\nconsideration that would establish a legal framework and fee schedule for a smart loading zone pilot\nprogram, exploring a public-private partnership for curb management incorporating available\ntechnology, and presenting options and tradeoffs to Council for consideration.\nNew Item Received. 3/06/2025

D. Request of Mayor Negrete that the City Council approve the use of up to $300 of her allocated travel\nbudget for travel to and from Sacramento on March 3, 2025. The travel occurred as a result of an\ninvitation by Assemblymember Rick Zbur to meet with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to discuss the\nimpacts the fires have had on our small businesses and local economy. Mayor Negrete met with\nother legislators and their staff, including consultants to the Assembly Budget and Assembly\nJudiciary Committees to discuss both the economic impacts of the fires and also concerns about the\nfinancial viability of public agencies facing a rising number of civil claims from decades-old abuse\ncases. New Item Received. 3/06/2025

E. Request of Councilmember Zwick and Mayor Negrete that the City Council appoint five of its\nmembers to cast votes in the upcoming Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)\nRegional Council Election for District #41 Representative. The election was previously scheduled for\nFebruary 13th but was postponed to March 19th, 2025. District #41 includes Beverly Hills, Culver\nCity, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, with each City allowed to have 5 Councilmembers cast votes\nin the election. New Item Received. 3/06/2025

F. Request of Councilmembers Hall and Zernitskaya that the City Council approve City Sponsorship of\nthe LGBTQ+ SaMo Pride community festival on June 21, 2025 and the Santa Monica Pier Pride Event\ntaking place on June 22, 2025 and using $10,000 in previously allocated Council discretionary funds\nto sponsor the LGBTQ+ Story-echtomy Writing Workshop and Performance Night produced by Crow\nComedy, a Santa Monica non-profit, from the FY2024-2025 Budget.\nNew Item Received. 3/06/2025\na. Allocation of Funds to Sponsor 2025 SaMo Pride - Hall, Zernitskaya

G. Mayor Pro Tem Torosis, and Councilmembers Raskin and Hall request that the City Attorney, in\ncoordination with the Rent Control Board, draft and present to Council for adoption within 60 days,\nan ordinance banning the use of algorithmic rental price-fixing software in Santa Monica and which\nincludes enforceable penalties for noncompliance. New Item Received. 3/06/2025\na. Banning Algorithmic Price Fixing - Torosis,Raskin,Hall

H. Request of Councilmembers Hall, Zwick, and Mayor Pro Tempore Torosis that in order to examine the\nCity’s historical preservation through the lens of social justice, the Council direct Staff to return with\noptions to implement additional recommendations from the Landmarks Commission report “A Place\nfor Everyone in Santa Monica’s History." New Item Received. 3/06/2025\na. A Place for Everyone in Santa Monica's History - Hall, Zwick, Torosis

A. Commendation: Dr. Lizzy Moore - Santa Monica College Foundation

A. Approval of Department of Transportation's Big Blue Bus Service Design Guidelines Update\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding that the Guidelines updates is not a “project” subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Approve the proposed updates to the Big Blue Bus Transit Service Guidelines, formerly\nknown as the “Big Blue Bus Service Design, Performance, and Evaluation Guidelines”.\na. Attachment A - TSG_Final_2025\nb. Attachment B - September 24, 2013 Staff Report - Adopted BBB Service Design,\nPerformance & Evaluation Guidelines (Web Link)\nc. Attachment C - July 28, 2015 Staff Report - BBB Title VI Service Standards & Policies for\nConducting Service/Fare Equity Analyses (Web Link)\nd. Attachment D - October 9, 2018 Staff Report - Modifications to BBB Service, Design,\nPerformance, and Evaluation Guidelines (Web Link)\ne. Attachment E - July 9, 2024 Staff Report - Approval of Big Blue Bus Comprehensive\nOperational Analysis (Web Link)

B. Award Request for Proposal SP2721 and Agreements for On-Call Civil Engineering Design Services\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of exemptions pursuant to Section 15262 and Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award RFP #SP2721 On-Call Civil Design to Tetra Tech, Inc., Stantec Consulting\nServices, Inc., and Willdan Engineering to provide on-call civil engineering design\nservices for the Public Works Department; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements with Tetra Tech, Inc.,\nStantec Consulting Services, Inc., and Willdan Engineering, each in an amount not to\nexceed $1,500,000 over a five-year period, with one (1) five-year renewal option to\nextend in the amount of $1,500,000 on the same terms and conditions, for a total amount\nnot to exceed $3,000,000 per agreement and $9,000,000 total for all three agreements\nover a ten-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\na. August 14, 2018 Staff Report\nb. Tetra Tech - Levine Act\nc. Tetra Tech - Oaks Initiative\nd. Stantec - Levine Act\ne. Stantec - Oaks Initiative\nf. Willdan - Levine Act\ng. Willdan - Oaks Initiative

C. Award Bid SP2744 and Construction Contract for the Police Department Smart Center Project\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities)\nand 15302 (Replacement/Reconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award contract for Bid #SP2744 to Urban Professional Builders, INC. for the construction\nof the SMART Center Project for the Public Works Department; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Urban Professional\nBuilders, INC., in an amount not to exceed $1,290,000 (including a $76,000\ncontingency).\na. October 24, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)\nb. Urban Professional Builders Inc - Levine Act\nc. Urban Professional Builders Inc - Oaks Initiative

D. Award Bid SP2739 and Agreement to Best Contracting Services, Inc. for the Arcadia Water\nTreatment Plant Roof Replacement Project\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing\nFacilities) and 15302 (Replacement/Reconstruction) of the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #SP2739 to Best Contracting Services, Inc. for the Arcadia Water Treatment\nPlant (WTP) Roof Replacement Project for the Public Works Department; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Best\nContracting Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $310,000 (including a 20%\ncontingency).\na. Sustainable Water Master Plan (Web Link)\nb. April 11, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)\nc. Best Contracting Services - Oaks\nd. Best Contracting Services - Levine Act

E. Award Bid SP2710 and Construction Agreement to RAMCO General Engineering Contractors, Inc. for\nPhase 1 of the 19th Street Community Garden Project\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to\nLand) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #SP2710 to RAMCO General Engineering Contractors, Inc. for construction\nservices for Phase 1 of the 19th Street Community Garden Project for the Department of\nPublic Works; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with RAMCO General\nEngineering Contractors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $355,000 (including a 10%\ncontingency).\na. April 28, 2020 Staff Report (Web Link)\nb. May 9, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)\nc. June 27, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)\nd. RAMCO - Oaks\ne. RAMCO - Levine Act

F. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Receipt of State of California Cannabis Equity Grant Funding for\n$35,000 for Development of a Cannabis Equity Program and Authorization for City Manager to\nExecute All Necessary Associated Documents\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. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant awarded in the\namount of $35,000 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development\nfor the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and\nall grant renewals.\n4. Authorize budget amendment as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions\nsection of this report (requires 5 votes).\na. June 13, 2023 Council Meeting Adult-Use Cannabis Study Session (Web Link)\nb. March 19, 2024 Council Meeting Adoption of Resolution for Grant Funding (Web Link)\nc. Cannabis Grant Resolution

G. Adoption of Salary Resolution to Reflect Title Change for Assistant Building Officer\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15324 and a finding of no\npossibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15601(b)\n(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\n2. Adopt a salary resolution changing the classification title of Assistant Building Officer to\nAssistant Building Official.\na. Attachment A - General Salary Resolution Mid Year March 2025

H. Approval of Corrected Minutes for the City Council Meeting of May 14, 2024\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve the corrected minutes of the May 14, 2024\nmeeting.\na. m20240514_CORRECTED

I. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Santa Monica Municipal Code Section\n4.08.095, Prohibition Against Camping in Public Places\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-CAO-Camping 2d

J. Approval of City Attorney Amended and Restated Employment Agreement\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council\n1. Adopt a finding that the actions are not a “project” subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) and a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section\n15601(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the CEQA Guidelines;\n2. Approve the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Douglas Sloan for his\nservices as City Attorney; and\n3. Authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement on behalf of the City.\na. SLOAN AMENDED AND RESTATED CONTRACT 2025

K. Adoption of Resolution Amending the Council Rules of Procedure\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt resolution amending the Council Rules of\nProcedure to address technological failure during public comment, and a change to the ranked\nchoice voting process.\na. CC-Council Rules Reso\nb. CC-Council Rules Ranked Choices Explainer

A. Public employee appointment - Gov. Code § 54957(b): consider public employee appointment; title:\nCity Manager; Gov. Code § 54957.6: conference with labor negotiator; City negotiator:\nMayor/Personnel Director; unrepresented employee: City Manager\nNew Item Received. 3/06/2025

B. Conference with labor negotiator – Gov. Code § 54957.6: agency designated representatives:\nInterim City Manager Elaine Polachek, Human Resources Director Dana Brown, and Human\nResources Manager Sarah Rebensdorf; bargaining units: Administrative Team Associates (ATA),\nAFSCME Local 4819- Management Team Association (MTA), California Teamsters Local 911 (IBT),\nMunicipal Employees Association (MEA), Public Attorney’s Legal Support Staff Union (PALSSU), Public\nAttorney’s Union (PAU), Santa Monica Fire Executive Management Association (FEMA), Santa Monica\nFirefighters Local 1109 (LOCAL 1109), Police Officers Association (POA), Supervisory Team\nAssociation (STA) and SMART TD - International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and\nTransportation Workers - Transportation Division, Local 1785 (SMART TD)\nNew Item Received. 3/06/2025

C. Conference with real estate negotiator pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8: Property: 1855\nMain Street, Santa Monica, California (Civic Auditorium) (APN 4290-013-901); City Negotiators:\nJennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and Nia Tang, Economic Development\nAdministrator; Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica; Persons to be negotiated with: Tim Sexton,\nRevitalization Partner Group, LLC; Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment for lease\nNew Item Received. 3/06/2025

D. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Pico Neighborhood\nAssociation and Maria Loya v. City; LASC # BC616804 New Item Received. 3/06/2025

E. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Victoria Lobanov v.\nCity; LASC # 22SMCV02779 New Item Received. 3/06/2025

F. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Renee Miller v. City;\nLASC # 24SMCV00279 New Item Received. 3/06/2025\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