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4.G.
Receive and File Short Range Transit Plan and Adoption of a Resolution
Authorizing the City Manager to File the FY 2026–2028 Short Range Transit
Plan with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
and Execute Related Grant Agreements. - New Item Received 1/22/2026
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15262 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
2. Authorize the City Manager to file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2028 Short
Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro);
3. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to: (a) apply for
and execute grant agreements and execute related certifications and
assurances with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Metro, and other
Federal, State, Regional or Local agencies; and (b) enter into agreements for
transportation funds for the pass-through of funds and agreements for
planning, programming, and implementing transportation services and capital
projects during FY2025-26 through FY2027-28. |
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4.E.
Approval of First Modification to Agreement with Cotton, Shires & Associates
for Geotechnical Engineering Services
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of signification effect pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to
agreement #11275 (CCS) in the amount of $180,000 with Cotton, Shires and
Associates, Inc. for geotechnical engineering services for the Community
Development Department. This will result in a five-year amended agreement
with a new total amount not to exceed $405,000, with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval. |
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4.D.
Approval of First Modification of Agreement #11424 with The Salvation Army
for Homeless Outreach Efforts
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3)(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to
agreement #11424 in the amount of $433,365 with The Salvation Army to
provide homeless outreach efforts, including supporting the City’s 311
Outreach effort and assisting the City’s Homeless Liaison Program for the
Police Department. This will result in a 3-year amended agreement with a
new total amount not to exceed $879,615, and with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval. |
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4.C.
Approval of Third Modification of Contract with Swiftly, Ltd. for Real Time Bus
Arrival Predictions - Item Pulled. 1/21/26
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effects pursuant
to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a third modification to
agreement #11000 in the amount of $718,751, with Swiftly Ltd., for a cloud-
hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for customer-focused real-time
schedule information and service performance metrics for staff for the
Department of Transportation. This will result in an eight-year amended
agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $2,403,205, with future
year funding contingent on Council budget approval. |
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4.A.
Award Bid SP2666-CT and the Construction Contract to Big Ben Inc., and RFP
SP2666-CM and the Construction Management Agreement to Z&K
Consultants, Inc., for the FY2024-25 Annual Water, Wastewater, and Non-
Potable Water Main Replacement Project
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301, 15302,
15303, and 15304, and a finding of Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section
21080.21 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Award Bid #SP2666-CT to Big Ben Inc. to provide construction services for
the FY 2024/25 Annual Water, Wastewater, and Non-Potable Water Main
Replacement Project for the Public Works Department;
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Big Ben
Inc. in an amount not to exceed $18,729,326 (including a 15% contingency);
4. Award RFP #SP2666-CM to Z&K Consultants, Inc. for construction
management services for the FY 2024/25 Annual Water, Wastewater, and
Non-Potable Water Main Replacement Project and the FY 2025/26 Annual
Paving Project for the Public Works Department; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Z&K
Consultants, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 over a three-year
period with future funding contingent on Council budget approval.
6. Authorize budget amendments as outlined in the Financial Impacts and
Budget Actions section of this report (requires 5 votes). |
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11.E.
Establishment of a Santa Monica Restorative Justice Program
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council establish the Santa Monica Restorative
Justice Program by taking the following actions:
1. Establish a dedicated Restorative Justice Fund by allocating the $3.5 million
received by the City following adoption of the Second Amendment to the
Development Agreement with the RAND Corporation.
2. Create a formal City Council established Santa Monica Restorative Justice
Commission to develop Restorative Justice Program details and criteria.
3. Authorize staff to secure the services of an independent administrator to
support the efforts of the Restorative Justice Commission in developing and
administering the City’s Restorative Justice Program.
4. Consider a future allocation of the remaining $2 million in funding that the City
will receive from the RAND Corporation, which will occur within 3 years based
on the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement with RAND
Corporation, to the Restorative Justice Fund.
12.
PUBLIC HEARINGS |
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11.A.
Authorization of Modification to the Measure YY/GS Master Facilities Use
Agreement with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Recommended Action
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a modification to agreement 10658,
the Measure YY/GS Master Facilities Use Agreement with the Santa Monica-
Malibu Unified School District, to extend the term indefinitely.
11.B. Polling Results On Potential 2026 Parcel Tax Ballot Measure
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the report provided herein is not a “project” subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
2. Receive the results of a statistically reliable community survey of Santa
Monica voters, conducted in October 2025, to gauge sentiment around a
potential parcel tax ballot measure; and provide direction to staff on whether
to continue preparations to place the measure on the November 2026 general
election ballot.11.C.
2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
and
2. Receive and approve the 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan. |
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