Santa Monica — 2026-02-24

A. Receive and Adopt the Santa Monica Blvd Safety Study, funded by a Caltrans Sustainable\nTransportation Planning Grant\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Approve the recommendations outlined in the Santa Monica Boulevard Safety Study;\n2. Direct staff to proceed with the phased implementation of the Santa Monica Boulevard\nSafety Study recommendations; and\n3. Adopt a finding that this safety study is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301\n(Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. A. Santa Monica Blvd Safety Study and Appendices\nb. B. Santa Monica Local Roadway Safety Plan\nc. C. SMBSS Funding Resolution\nd. D. Santa Monica Blvd. Safety Study City Council Study Session

A. Introduction and First Reading of an Extension of Interim Zoning Ordinance Number 2844 Amending\nSanta Monica Municipal Code Section 9.21.130, Resource Recovery and Recycling Standards, to\nupdate applicability thresholds and standards for resource and recycling room dimensions in order to\nfurther economic recovery efforts by facilitating a Self-Certification Building Permit Pilot Program\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) and findings of categorical exemptions\npursuant to Sections 15301 and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Introduce for First Reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) Extending IZO Number\n2844 Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.21.130, Resource Recovery\nand Recycling Standards, to update applicability thresholds and standards for resource\nand recycling room dimensions in order to further economic recovery efforts by facilitating\na Self-Certification Building Permit Pilot Program.\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2026.02.24 - Self-Certification IZO_Extension

B. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance (1) Permanently Adopting Economic Recovery\nInterim Zoning Ordinance 2825 (CCS) and (2) Amending the Text of Article 9 Zoning and Planning of\nthe Santa Monica Municipal Code to Promote Economic Recovery and Increase Land Use Flexibility in\nthe City’s Downtown and Citywide Areas by Streamlining, Simplifying, and Modifying Land Uses and\nLimitations, Updating Standards for Specific Uses and Activities, Including, But Not Limited to,\nAlcohol Permits and Review, Modifying Definitions, Adding Flexibility for Certain Non-Conforming\nUses, Adjusting Standards Regarding the Applicability of Resource Recovery and Recycling\nRequirements and Trash Enclosure Dimensional Standards, and Making Other Minor Changes,\nCorrections, Clarifications, and Clerical Amendments\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption from the provisions of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 (Class 1 Existing\nFacilities of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and pursuant to\nSection 15061(b)(3) of the State Implementation Guidelines.\n2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance permanently adopting economic\nrecovery changes to the zoning ordinance and amending the text of Article 9 of the Santa\nMonica Municipal Code to promote economic recovery and increase land use flexibility\ncitywide and Downtown by streamlining, simplifying, and modifying land uses and\nlimitations, updating standards for specific uses and activities, including, but not limited\nto, alcohol permits and review, modifying definitions, adding flexibility for certain non-\nconforming uses, adjusting standards regarding the applicability of resource recovery and\nrecycling requirements and trash enclosure dimensional standards, and making other\nminor changes, corrections, clarifications, and clerical amendments.\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2026.02.24 - Economic Recovery Ord.\nb. Comparison of General Retail District Land Use Tables\nc. Alcohol Exemption Policy Questions for Planning Commission\nd. Planning Commission Recommendation Summary Table\ne. Planning Commission Staff Report (01-21-25)\nf. Interim Zoning Ordinances (IZO) & Emergency Order (EO) Descriptions\ng. 2026.02.24 - Planning Commission Amendments ROR (26-001)

A. Request of Mayor Pro Tem Zwick and Councilmember Negrete that, in furtherance of the city’s\neconomic revitalization strategy, the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to\nanalyze and present options for supporting retail-to-restaurant and hospitality conversions.\nSpecifically, the city analysis should include options for a pilot program that would waive, reduce, or\ndefer fees for qualifying conversion projects, including outdoor dining and wastewater/sewer-related\nfees, as well as provide other financial incentives and support for tenant improvements—including\ngrease interceptors, ventilation, ADA upgrades, fire/life safety, and utility modifications—that impede\nconversions of retail spaces into restaurant uses\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nStaff Report Printout\nADJOURNMENT\nPowered by Granicus

A. Commendation: Santa Monica's first Black Firefighter Eddie Davis\nStaff Report Printout

B. Proclamation: Women's History Month\nStaff Report Printout

C. Proclamation: Kidney Awareness Month\nStaff Report Printout

A. Award RFP 455 for Medical Director Services for the Fire Department Emergency Medical Services\nRendered by Firefighter Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians\nRecommended Actions\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. Ratify the Procurement Manager’s approval of the emergency extension of Agreement\n#11121 (CCS) with Dr. Walid Ghurabi to continue providing Medical Director services for\nthe Fire Department. This emergency purchase was made as an exception to the\ncompetitive bidding process per SMMC 2.24.250(i) and SMMC 2.24.240(d)(3) and is for\nan amount not to exceed $18,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $288,000;\n3. Jointly award RFP 455 to Dr. Walid Ghurabi and to Dr. Jonathan Warren to provide\nMedical Director services for the Fire Department;\n4. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Dr. Walid\nGhurabi for an amount not to exceed $162,000 for three years, with future year funding\ncontingent on Council budget approval; and

B. Approval of Second Modification to Agreement with Yardi Systems, Inc. for Real Property and Asset\nManagement Software Licensing and Maintenance\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. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement\n#10362 in the amount of $350,000 with Yardi Systems, Inc. for real property and asset\nmanagement software licensing and maintenance services for the Public Works\nDepartment. This would result in a fourteen-year amended agreement with a new total\namount not to exceed $600,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget\napproval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. September 27, 2016 Staff Report (web link)\nb. February 27, 2018 Staff Report (web link)\nc. Yardi Software Agreement\nd. Yardi First Modification\ne. 3rd Option Renewal Letter\nf. 4th Option Renewal Letter\ng. First Addendum to Agreement\nh. Second Addendum to Agreement\ni. Oaks Initiative Form\nj. Levine Act Disclosure Form

C. Approval of Agreement with Granite to Migrate and Rebuild Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Lines\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. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Granite\nTelecommunications, LLC for telecommunications services, including the consolidation\nand replacement of legacy Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines, for the Information\nServices Department. This recommended award is made as an exception to the\ncompetitive bidding process pursuant to Section 2.24.250(c), and is for a total amount not\nto exceed $1,463,517, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.\nStaff Report Printout\na. OAKS INITIATIVE FORM - Granite\nb. Levine Act Disclosure Form - Granite

D. Approval of the City's Updated Investment Policy and Extension of the Delegation Investment\nAuthority\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. Review and approve the City’s Investment Policy.\n3. Extend the delegation of investment authority to the Director of Finance, as City\nTreasurer, from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - Annual Update on City Investment Policy (2026)\nb. Attachment B - Information Item Russian Divestment (April 6, 2022)

E. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (Umbrella Agreement) with the Coalition of Santa\nMonica City Employees for CalPERS Benefits\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15324 (Class 24\nRegulations of Working Conditions) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines;\n2. Adopt the proposed Resolution (Attachment A) accepting the tentative agreement and\nauthorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding\n(Umbrella Agreement) between the City and the Coalition of Santa Monica City\nEmployees (the “Coalition") adopting the terms and conditions of the contract for\nCalifornia Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) benefits with the City's\nmiscellaneous employee (non-safety) units and certain unrepresented employees,\nnamely AFSCME Local 4819 (Management Team Association), Supervisory Team\nAssociates, Administrative Team Associates, Municipal Employees Association, California\nTeamsters Local 986, Public Attorneys Union, Public Attorneys' Legal Support Staff\nUnion, International Association of Sheet, Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers -\nTransportation Division Local 1785, Executive Pay Plan Participants, Confidential\nUnrepresented Employees Pay Plan participants, and certain unrepresented employees.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - Coalition RESO (Retirement) 022426

F. Second Reading and Adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Extending Interim Zoning Ordinance\nNumber 2837 and Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.200, Outdoor Dining and\nSeating on Sidewalks, to Promote Economic Recovery by Simplifying the City’s Outdoor Dining\nProgram\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.\nStaff Report Printout\na. IZO-Sidewalk Dining IZO Extension_2d

G. Award RFP #453 to 4LEAF, Inc., CSG Consultants, Inc., and TRB and Associates, Inc. for Contractual\nServices Related to Plan Review Services for the Building and Safety Division\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of signification effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines;\n2. Award RFP# 453 to CSG Consultants, Inc. for plan review services for the Community\nDevelopment Department;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with CSG\nConsultants, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $250,000 over a three-year period, with\nfuture year funding contingent on Council budget approval;\n4. Award RFP #453 to 4LEAF, Inc. for plan review services for the Community Development\nDepartment;\n5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with 4LEAF, Inc. in\nan amount not to exceed $250,000 over a three-year period, with future year funding\ncontingent on Council budget approval;

A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1):\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nJohn U.N.B. Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV12746; John Doe 1, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC #\n23STCV15009; Hector Orozco v. John Doe: Does 1-2; LASC # 23SMCV03120; John JPC Doe v. Doe\nCity, et al.; LASC # 23STCV22020; John AD Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV26548; John CW\nDoe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 23STCV29623; John Doe (A.G.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities\nLeague, et al; LASC # 23SMCV06066; John GA DOE, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV06484; John\nU.L.W. Doe, 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; John\nDoe 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 al.;\nLASC # 24SMCV04421; Jane EB Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV24146; John Doe (V.D.) v.\nSanta Monica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05049; John Doe (D.F.) v. Santa Monica\nPolice Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05050; John Doe (D.G.) v. Santa Monica Police\nActivities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV05051; Jane Doe 13, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC #\n24STCV27233; John AM Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV28433; John Doe v. City, et al.;\nLASC # 24SMCV05527; John Doe 53 v. City, et al.; LASC # 24STCV31763; John Doe (Y.M.) v. Santa\nMonica Police Activities League, et al.; LASC # 24SMCV06355; Jane Doe 16, et al. v. a Public Entity, et\nal.; LASC # 25STCV02235; John Doe 62, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV04414; John Doe 23 v.\nCity, et al.; LASC # 25STCV05850; John Doe (E.B.) v. Santa Monica Police Activities League, et al.;\nLASC # 25STCV06354; Jane PB Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV06880; John Doe 67 v. City,\net al.; LASC # 25STCV10142; John Doe 68 v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV12089; John Doe 69, et al. v.\nCity, et al.; LASC # 25STCV14031; John OR Doe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV16251; John RD\nDoe, et al. v. City, et al.; LASC # 25STCV24158\nStaff Report Printout

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 2/19/2026

C. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Edgar Espinoza v.\nCity; LASC # 24SMCV00473\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

D. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation – Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): People of the State\nof California et al. v. Saeed Farzam et al., LASC # 24SMCV02305\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

E. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation – Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Pavilions Motel Inc.\net al. v. City of Santa Monica et al., 2:25-cv-05523-FLA-JC (C.D. Cal)\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

F. Conference with legal counsel - significant exposure to litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2) - 1\ncase\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

G. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 256 Santa Monica Pier,\nSanta Monica, California; City negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; owner of record: City of Santa\nMonica; persons to be negotiated with: Sean Ahaus, California Roadhouse, Inc., a California\ncorporation d.b.a. California Roadhouse; under negotiation: price and terms of payment for lease\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

H. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 2019 and 1905 Pico\nBoulevard, Santa Monica, California; City negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; owner of record:\nDennis Wylder; persons to be negotiated with: Dennis Wylder; under negotiation: price and terms of\npayment of lease\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

I. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 2020 14th Street, Santa\nMonica, California; City negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; owner of record: Thea Cappiccille;\npersons to be negotiated with: Thea Cappiccille; under negotiation: price and terms of payment of\nlease\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

J. Conference with real estate negotiator - Gov. Code § 54956.8; property: 5600 Rickenbacker Rd,\nBell, CA 90201; City negotiator: Oliver Chi, City Manager; owner of record: The Salvation Army;\npersons to be negotiated with: Maddy Rodriguez; under negotiation: price and terms of payment of\nlease\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026

K. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1): Furley Williams v.\nCity, et al.; LASC # 23STCV27401 [report out only]\nNew Item Received 2/19/2026\nCITY MANAGER REPORT\nTRAVEL ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAYOR'S HIGHLIGHT\n6. PUBLIC INPUT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS\nPublic Input for 12-Items will be heard at the time when the Public Hearing is called.\n7. STUDY SESSION\nNo items