Santa Monica — 2025-04-22

A. Introduction and Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance Adding Chapter 6.43 and Amending Section\n4.08.200 Relating to the Third Street Promenade Entertainment Zone Pilot Program\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)\nof the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Introduce and Adopt an Emergency Ordinance Adding Chapter 6.43 and Amending\nSection 4.08.200 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code Relating to the Entertainment\nZone Pilot Program to Promote Economic Recovery.\na. Entertainment Zone Ordinance\nb. Entertainment Zone Promenade Map

A. Appointments to five seats on the Transit Security Advisory Committee for terms ending June 30,\n2027. New Item Received. 4/17/2025\na. Applicant List

B. Request of Councilmember Raskin that the City Council consider City sponsorship of The Janes Mile,\na community running event celebrating women's fitness, scheduled for Sunday, May 11, 2025, in\nSanta Monica, by waiving up to $5,000 in event-related City fees. With over 300 participants\nexpected, the event will promote health, support local businesses, and benefit wildfire recovery\nefforts. New Item Received. 4/17/2025

C. Request of Mayor Negrete that the City Council approve City sponsorship of Pali Strong – Healing,\nHope, and Community by the Sea taking place on May 6, 2025 on the Santa Monica Pier by directing\nthe City Manager to waive the City’s portion of fees for use of the Pier. Related city fees include\napplication, administrative, neighborhood notification, business license, fire, parking, and zero waste\nplan fees associated with the use of the Pier in an amount up to $16,000 in waived fees.\nNew Item Received. 4/17/2025

D. Request of Councilmember Zernitskaya and Councilmember Zwick that the City Council take a\n“Support if Amended” position on AB 306 (Shultz) which would impose a six-year moratorium, from\nJune 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, on the adoption or modification of state and local building standards\naffecting residential units, with limited exceptions. As noted in the letter from the City of West\nHollywood (attached), the City of Santa Monica would request that the bill be amended such that\nonly new residential units would be impacted by the bill. Additionally, the City would request an\namendment to clarify that cities and counties may relax local building code standards such that they\nrevert to the state standard, and that state and local governments can adopt the state 2025 code\nand allow work to begin on the 2031 state building codes before June 1, 2031 in order to proceed\nwith the normal code adoption process for the 2031 code. The City Council directs the City Manager\nto prepare and send a letter expressing the City’s Support if Amended position that articulates\nCouncil’s amendment request and sends the letter to the bill author, Senator Allen and\nAssemblymember Zbur. New Item Received. 4/17/2025\na. 01_City of West Hollywood Oppose Unless Amended Letter on AB 306 (April 9, 2025)\nb. 02_Assembly Floor Analysis- March 12, 2025\nc. 03_Assembly Appropriations Analysis – March 19, 2025\nd. 04_Assembly Housing and Community Development Analysis – March 12, 2025\ne. 05_Full Text of AB 306, as amended March 12, 2025\nf. 06_Status of AB 306, as of April 17, 2025

A. 2025 City Clerk Week Proclamation

B. Proclamation: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

C. Proclamation: National Water Safety Month

A. Authorize Fourth Modification of Agreement with Southern California Disposal Company for Collection\nMaterials Transfer 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; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fourth modification to agreement\n#9011 in the amount of $4,178,757 (including a 20% contingency) with Southern\nCalifornia Disposal Company for solid waste transferring services for the Public Works\nDepartment. This will result in the same 15-year term agreement with a new total amount\nnot to exceed $41,438,757, with future year funding contingent on Council budget\napproval.\na. November 25, 2008 Staff Report\nb. November 12, 2019 Staff Report\nc. July 17, 2013 Notice to Proceed\nd. December 2, 2008 Executed Contract #9011\ne. November 5, 2020 Executed 3rd Contract Modification #9011\nf. SCD - Levine Act\ng. SCD - Oaks Initiative

B. Award Purchase Order for Xylem Flygt Pumps for the Moss Avenue Pump Station\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15302 (Replacement or\nReconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Xylem Water\nSolutions USA, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) Flygt pumps for the Public Works\nDepartment. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive\nbidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(b) and is for a total amount not to exceed\n$350,000.\na. April 25, 2023 Staff Report\nb. December 19, 2023 Staff Report\nc. Xylem - Oaks Initiative\nd. Xylem - Levine Act

C. Award Bid to Carbon Activated Corporation to Provide Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Media for\nthe Water Resources Division\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #4497 to Carbon Activated Corporation to provide Granular Activated Carbon\n(GAC) media along with haul-away and reactivation services for spent media for the\nPublic Works Department; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Carbon\nActivated Corporation in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 over a five-year period,\nwith future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\na. Carbon Activated - Oaks Initiative\nb. Carbon Activated - Levine Act

D. Award Bid and Purchase Orders to JCI Jones Chemicals Inc. and Univar Solutions USA for the\nPurchase of Sodium Bisulfite\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #4496 to JCI Jones Chemicals Inc as the primary vendor for the purchase of\nSodium Bisulfite for the Charnock Well Field Water Treatment Plant (Charnock) and\nUnivar Solutions USA as the secondary vendor for the purchase of Sodium Bisulfite for\nCharnock;\n3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with JCI Jones Chemicals\nInc for the purchase of Sodium Bisulfite in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for one year,\nwith four additional one-year renewal options at the same price, terms, and conditions,\nfor a total not to exceed $300,000 over five years with future year funding contingent on\nCouncil budget approval; and\n4. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Univar Solutions\nUSA for the purchase of Sodium Bisulfite in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for one\nyear, with four additional one-year renewal options to extend at an increase of 10%, for a\ntotal amount not to exceed $200,000 over five years with future year funding contingent\non Council budget approval.\na. JCI Jones - Oaks Initiative\nb. JCI Jones - Levine Act\nc. Univar - Oaks Initiative\nd. Univar - Levine Act

E. Approval of Agreement with Trapeze Software Group for Asset Management System Maintenance\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effects pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Trapeze\nSoftware Group for software services for the Department of Transportation. This\nrecommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process\npursuant to Section 2.24.250 (b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $776,968 with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\na. Trapeze Sole Source Letter\nb. EAM Software Maintenance Quote\nc. EAM Health Check Quote\nd. Trapeze Oaks\ne. Trapeze - Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025

F. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Final Parcel Map No. 84472 for the Subdivision of 2122 Navy\nStreet\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Statutory Exemption (Approval of Final Subdivision Map)\npursuant to Section 15268(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines; and\n2. Adopt the attached resolution approving Final Parcel Map No. 84472.\na. Senate Bill 9 (Web Link)\nb. Senate Bill 9 (PDF)\nc. 25ENT-0048 (2122 Navy Street) Final Map Resolution

G. Adoption of a Resolution Amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code to Add Three City\nCommissions as Designated Positions Required to File Statements of Economic Interest\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends the Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment pursuant to\nSection 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) Guidelines\n2. Adopt the Resolution amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code.\na. COI-Reso

H. Second Reading and Adoption of An Ordinance Amending the Text of The Santa Monica Municipal\nCode by Amending Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, to Add New Classes of Violations Which\nMay Be Deemed Public Nuisances, and Amend Chapter 1.09. Administrative Citations, Adding a New\nDefinition of Responsible Party, Making Clear the Requirements for Certain Steps to be Taken to Align\nWith Government Code 53069.4, Defining Required Service Procedures for Administrative Citations,\nand Providing New Incentives for Violators to Bring Correctable Violations Into Compliance\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. CDD-Nusiance Abatement 1.09 and 13.06 2d

I. Award Bid SP2699 and Construction Contract to Excel Paving Company and RFP SP2699-CM and\nConstruction Management Contract to Transtech Engineers, Inc. for the FY 2024-25 Annual Paving\nProject\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Award Bid #SP2699 to PALP Inc. dba Excel Paving Company for the FY 2024-25 Annual\nPaving Project for the Public Works Department;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with PALP Inc., dba\nExcel Paving Company, in an amount not to exceed $10,289,865 (including a $1,342,155\ncontingency);\n4. Award Request for Proposals (RFP) #SP2699-CM to Transtech Engineers, Inc. to\nprovide construction management and observation services for the FY 2024-25 Annual\nPaving Project for the Public Works Department; and

A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Jane Doe 1, et al. v.\nCity, et al; LASC # 24STCV06207 New Item Received. 4/17/2025

B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Murcia v. City, et al.;\nUSDC # 22-cv-05253-FLA-MAR New Item Received. 4/17/2025

C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Victoria Lobanov v.\nCity; LASC # 22SMCV02779 [report out only] New Item Received. 4/17/2025

D. 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. 4/17/2025

E. 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. 4/17/2025\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