Santa Monica — 2026-01-13

A. Introduction of an Ordinance to Extend the Off-Site Affordable Housing Pilot Program, Allowing\nAdditional Applicants of Qualified Market Rate Multi-family Residential Projects to Satisfy the City’s\nAffordable Housing Requirements through Alternative Options\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding that the actions below have been previously analyzed in the certified 6th\nCycle Housing Element Environmental Impact Report and are statutorily exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 21080.085(a) of the California\nPublic Resources Code;\n2.     Introduce for first reading an ordinance to add Section 9.64.065 to the Santa Monica\nMunicipal Code to establish the Off-site Affordable Housing Pilot Program for 1000 units\nand add Section 9.64.075 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code to extend and expand the\nOff-site Affordable Housing Pilot Program.\na. AHPP Ordinance Final 010626\nb. September 30, 2025 Council Meeting\nc. August 12, 2025 Council Meeting\nd. June 10, 2025 Council Meeting

A. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Series 2026\n(refinancing of the 2006 TABs and the 2011 TABs)\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the Successor Agency:\n1.     Adopt the attached Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds\nand approving the related documents and other actions in connection with the issuance\nof Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (Attachments A, B, C, D and E).\n2.     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 - Successor Agency Resolution\nb. Attachment B - Indenture of Trust\nc. Attachment C - Form Escrow Agreement\nd. Attachment D - Bond Purchase Agreement\ne. Attachment E - Municipal Advisor Report

B. Approval of Minutes for Redevelopment Successor Agency Meeting\nNew Item Received. 1/07/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the Redevelopment Successor Agency approve the minutes of the\nDecember 16, 2025 meeting.\na. Draft Minutes - December 16, 2025

C. Consideration of Certain Prior Housing-Production Related Votes and Repeal of Interim Zoning\nRegulations Related to Projects Utilizing State Law for Small Lot Subdivisions and Duplexes and Lot\nSplits on Parcels Zoned for Single-Unit Residential\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026\nRecommended Actions\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt findings of exemption under the California Environmental Qualiy Act as outlined in\nEnvironmental Review, below;\n2.     Adopt a Resolution Directing the Planning Commission to Initiate the Process of\nAmending the Zoning Ordinance Related to Projects Utilizing State Law for Small Lot\nSubdivisions Under 10 Units and Projects Consisting of Duplexes and Lot Splits on\nParcels Zoned for Single-Unit Residential;\n3.     Approve Proposed Regulatory Updates to High-Rise Building Definitions and Single\nStairway Multi-Family Building Provisions;\n4.     Ratify Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code and Resolution making\nFindings of Climatic, Geological and Topographical Conditions, and\n5.     Repeal Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance Number 2821 (CCS), Permitting the\nEstablishment of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as Part of Projects Utilizing Senate\nBill (SB) 1123 on Vacant Parcels Zoned for Single-Unit Residential, Ensuring Project\nFeasibility of SB 1123 Projects by Providing for Certain Relaxed Development Standards,\nand Expanding the Establishment of ADUs to All Projects Utilizing Government Code\nSections 65852.28, and 66499.41 Which Includes Parcels Within Multiple-Unit Zoning\nDistrict as Permitted Pursuant to SB 684.\na. 2026.01.13 - ROI_Small Lot Subdivisions

A. Appointments of City Council Voting and Alternate Delegates to Regional Governmental and\nMembership Organizations\nNew Item Received. 1/07/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends the City Council appoint Councilmembers to serve as the City Council’s\nvoting and alternate delegates to the five regional governmental and membership organizations:\n1.     Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG): One (1) Voting Delegate and\none (1) Alternate Delegate to the WSCCOG Governing Board to participate in regular\nmeetings (2nd Thursday of every even numbered months from Noon to 1:15pm)\n2. Independent Cities Association (ICA): One (1) Voting Delegate and one (1) Alternate\nDelegate to participate in monthly meetings and plan to attend Winter (February 20-22,\n2026 in Santa Barbara) and Summer (July 9-12, 2026 in Indian Wells) Seminars.\n3. League of California Cities (CalCities): One (1) Voting Delegate and one (1) Alternate\nDelegate to attend the 2026 CalCities Annual Conference (September 23-25, 2026 in\nAnaheim).\n4. Los Angeles County Division of CalCities: One (1) representative to attend Los\nAngeles County Division monthly meetings (1st Thursday of each month from 6pm to\n8pm).\n5. Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): One (1) Voting Delegate\nand one (1) Alternate Delegate to attend the SCAG General Assembly (May 7-8, 2026 in\nIndian Wells).\na. Appointments Worksheet\nb. SCAG Governance Explainer

A. Approval of First Modification of Contract with Hayden AI for Launch of Bike Lane Enforcement\nProgram\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15321 (Enforcement\nActions by Regulatory Agencies) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines; and\n2.     Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11617 in the amount of $944,000 with Hayden AI, Inc. for bike lane enforcement\nservices for the Department of Transportation. This will result in a new six-year amended\nagreement in an amount not to exceed $2,452,904, with future year funding contingent\non Council budget approval.\na. 2024-09-24_Award Contract to Hayden Al, Inc. for Automated Bus Lane Enforcement Services\n(Web Link)\nb. 2023-09-12 Councilmember Discussion Item Regarding Bike Lane Technology (Web Link)\nc. 02_DocuSigned_Hayden_AI_and_City_of_Santa_\nd. Oaks Initiative Form Hayden AI_2025-26\ne. Levine Act Disclosure Form_Hayden AI_2025-26

B. Development Impact Fees Report 2025\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding that the action below does not constitute a project subject to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);\n2.     Review and accept the FY 2024-25 Annual Reporting of Development Impact Fees per\nthe Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code 66000-66025) and the FY 2024-25 Child Care\nLinkage Fee Report per SMMC Chapter 9.65.\na. Attachment A - Development Impact Fees Report FY24-25

C. Approval of the Fifth Modification to Agreement #11051 with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions\nfor Hazardous Waste Services\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15308 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2.     Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a fifth modification to Agreement\n#11051 in an amount of $582,031 with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc.\n(formerly Stericycle Environmental Solutions), for hazardous waste services for the\nPublic Works Department. This will result in a five-year, eight-month amended agreement\nwith a new total amount not to exceed $2,780,031, with future year funding contingent on\nCouncil budget approval.\na. Attachment A - CT 11051 (CCS) - Clean Earth (Original)\nb. Attachment B - CT 11051 (CCS) - Clean Earth (Mod 1)\nc. Attachment C - CT 11051 (CCS) - Clean Earth (Mod 2)\nd. Attachment D - CT 11051 (CCS) - Clean Earth (Mod 3)\ne. Attachment E - CT 11051 (CCS) - Clean Earth (Mod 4)\nf. Attachment F - Clean Earth Oaks Initiative Form 2025\ng. Attachment G - Clean Earth Levine Act Disclosure Form 2025\nh. June 23, 2020 Staff Report (web link)\ni. December 17, 2024 Staff Report (web link)

D. Approve Third Modification of Contract with Swiftly, Ltd. for Real Time Bus Arrival Predictions\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 a third modification to agreement\n#11000 in the amount of $718,751, with Swiftly Ltd., for a cloud-hosted Software as a\nService (SaaS) solution for customer-focused real-time schedule information and service\nperformance metrics for staff for the Department of Transportation. This will result in an\neight-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,403,205, with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\na. Award Contract with Swiftly, Inc. for Real-Time Bus Arrival Information and Business Analytics\nSoftware (Web Link)\nb. Approval of Second Modification to Agreement with Swiftly, Ltd. for Real Time Bus Arrival\nPredictions and BBB Performance Analytics (Web Link)\nc. 2020-05-18_Swiftly_Executed\nd. Swiftly_1st_Modification_Executed\ne. Swiftly_2nd_Modification_executed\nf. Oaks_Swiftly_062725\ng. LEVINE_Swiftly_062725

E. Adoption of a Resolution Updating the Santa Monica Cannabis Equity Program\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.     Adopt the attached Resolution updating the Santa Monica Cannabis Equity Program.\na. Web link - City Council Meeting 04/23/24\nb. Web link - City Council Meeting 09/09/25\nc. Resolution

F. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Establish a Digital Display District to Permit Digital\nDisplays to Be Approved by Development Agreement in Specified Locations Along the Third Street\nPromenade and Santa Monica Place\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. CDD-ORD-Digital Sign District Second Reading

G. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for Digital\nDisplays Located at 395 Santa Monica Place\nRevised Title 1/07/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-ord-Second Reading SMP DA

H. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for a Digital\nDisplay Located at 1310 Third Street Promenade\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-ord-Second Reading AMC DA

I. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for a Digital\nDisplay Located at 1202 Third Street Promenade\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-ord-Second Reading 1202 3RD DA

J. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for a Digital\nDisplay Located at 301 Arizona Avenue/1253 Third Street Promenade\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-ord-Second Reading 301 AZ DA

K. Second Reading and Adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Updating Applicability Thresholds and\nStandards for Resource and Recycling Room Dimensions Set Forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code\nSection 9.21.130 in Order to Further Economic Recovery Efforts by Facilitating a Self-Certification\nBuilding Permit Program\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-Self-Certification IZO_2d

L. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter\n8.108, Subpart B, to Amend the Construction and Demolition Material Recycling Compliance Process\nand to Transition from a Deposit-Based System to a Fine-Based Enforcement Approach\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\na. ORD-RRR Article 8 Amendments_Self-Cert_2d

M. Award Bid # 4506 to A and A Fleet Painting, Inc. for Bus Body and Paint Repairs\nNew Item Received. 1/07/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)\nand a finding of no possibility of significant effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2.     Award Bid # 4506 to A and A Fleet Painting, Inc. for transit bus body repairs and painting\nservices for the Department of Transportation; and\n3.     Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with A and A Fleet\nPainting Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,437,363, including a 10% contingency, for a\nfive-year period, with future year funding contingency on Council budget approval.\na. A and A Fleet Painting OAKS\nb. A and A Levine Act_Updated\nc. Protest Letter - BID 4506 - CG Inc.\nNew Attachment Added. 1/08/2026\nd. Protest City Response - BID 4506 - CG Inc.\nNew Attachment Added. 1/08/2026

P. Approval of Offer Letter for Retired Annuitant Denise Anderson-Warren for Services as Interim\nDirector of Records and Election Services (City Clerk)\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15601(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines;\n2.     Approve the offer letter to Denise Anderson-Warren for her services as Interim Director of\nRecords and Election Services (“City Clerk”); and\n3.     Authorize the Mayor to sign the offer letter on behalf of the City.\na. Denise Anderson Warren Interim City Clerk Job Offer Letter

A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): John U.N.B. Doe, et\nal. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV12746; John Doe 1, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV15009;\nHector Orozco v. John Doe: Does 1-2; LASC # 23SMCV03120; John JPC Doe v. Doe City, et al.;\nLASC # 23STCV22020; John AD Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV26548; John CW Doe, et\nal. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV29623; John Doe (A.G.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et\nal; LASC # 23SMCV06066; John GA DOE, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV06484; John U.L.W.\nDoe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV06768; Joseph Garcia v. Santa Monica Police Activities\nLeague, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV01368; John Doe 15, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV07647;\nJohn Doe 18, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV0239; John RR Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC #\n24STCV09398; John Doe 33, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV15580; John Doe 48 v. City, et al.;\nLASC # 24STCV15420; John Doe 49 v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV19296; John DD Doe v. City, et\nal.; LASC # 24SMCV04421; Jane EB Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV24146; John Doe\n(V.D.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05049; John Doe (D.F.) v.\nSanta Monica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05050; John Doe (D.G.) v. Santa\nMonica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05051; Jane Doe 13, et al. v. City, et al.;\nLASC # 24STCV27233; John AM Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV28433; John Doe v. City,\net al.; LASC # 24SMCV05527; John Doe 53 v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV31763; John Doe (Y.M.) v.\nSanta Monica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV06355; Jane Doe 16, et al. v. a Public\nEntity, et al.; LASC # 25STCV02235; John Doe 62, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV04414; John\nDoe 23 v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV05850; John Doe (E.B.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities\nLeague, et al.; LASC # 25STCV06354; Jane PB Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

B. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): City v. ICSOP, et al.;\nOCSC # 30-2022-01261243\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): City of Santa\nMonica, et al. v. Waymo LLC et al., LASC # 25SMCV06581\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

D. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Santa Monica EV\nHoldings, LLC et al. v. City, LASC # 25SMCV06681\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

E. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Waymo LLC v. City,\nLASC # 25SMCV06541\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

F. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 930 Pacific Coast Highway,\n1200 Pacific Coast Highway, 2400 Ocean Front Walk, and 2600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica,\nCalifornia; City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager; owner of record: City\nof Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Richard Chacker, President for Chaos Enterprises,\nInc. dba Perry’s Café and Rentals at the Beach; under negotiation: price and terms of lease\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

G. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 2640 Main Street, Santa\nMonica, California; City negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager; owner of\nrecord: City of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Bruce Phillips, Chief Executive Officer\nfor Ocean Park Restaurant Corporation; under negotiation: price and terms of payment\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

H. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 419 and 1616 Ocean\nAvenue, Santa Monica, California; City negotiators: Oliver Chi, City Manager; owner of record:\nCommunity Corporation of Santa Monica; persons to be negotiated with: Tara Barauskas, Executive\nDirector, Community Corporation of Santa Monica; under negotiation: price and terms of payment\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

I. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Stanford Neighbors\nAgainst City Overreach v. City, LASC # 25STCP04108\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

J. Conference with legal counsel - significant exposure to litigation - Government Code § 54956.9(d)\n(2) – 1 case\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026\na. Letter to Susan Cola_Proposed Off-Site Pilot Program Ordinance(v2)

K. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Courtney Bruesehoff\nv. City; LASC # 23TRCV03691 [report out only]\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026

L. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Narine Sulahian\nKeshishianv. City; LASC # 24SMCV02912 [report out only]\nNew Item Received 1/08/2026\nCITY MANAGER REPORT\nTRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT

A. Boards & Commissions Comprehensive Review\nNew Item Received. 1/07/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1.     Adopt a finding that the recommended actions herein do not constitute a project subject\nto the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);\n2. Hold a study session to review and provide direction on staff recommendations to\nrestructure Boards, Commissions and Task Forces and update general policies and\nprocedures as part of the City Clerk’s Office five-year review.\na. Resolution No. 11510 (CCS)\nb. Attachment A- B&C Staffing Cost Snapshot\nc. 2025 Boards & Commissions Annual Reports and FY 25-26 Workplans