CITY OF SANTA MONICA AGENDA

 

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1685 MAIN STREET

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009

 

MEETING BEGINS AT 5:45 P.M.

 

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

 

3.  STUDY SESSION:

 

2009-2010 Budget Study Session Presentations:

 

                        Police

                        Fire

                        Information Systems

                        Community and Cultural Services

                        Planning and Community Development

                        Public Works

                        Big Blue Bus

 

13.  COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

13-A:   Request of Council member Bloom that the City Council approve the use of Council travel funds for travel, accommodations and incidental expenses for the National Alliance to End Homelessness' annual National Conference to End Homelessness and the U.S. Interagency Task  Force on Homelessness Fourth Annual National Summit for Jurisdictional  Leaders.

 

Each of these events provides educational and advocacy opportunities on our local priority of ending homelessness.  Request is also made that the Council direct staff to review the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the U.S. Interagency Task Force on Homelessness as to their appropriateness for inclusion on the list of permanently approved organizations whose events Council members may utilize travel funds for without further council approval and return with recommendations for ending relevant ordinance(s) and/or process for adding said organizations as appropriate.

 

(This is a special Council meeting.  Public comment is permitted only on items listed on the agenda.)

 

Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available at the City Clerk's Counter located at City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, during normal business hours.

 

Any member of the public unable to attend a meeting but wishing to comment on an item(s) listed on the agenda may submit written comments prior to the meeting by mailing them to: City Clerk, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA  90401.  Comments may also be e-mailed to:  clerk@smgov.net

 

City Hall and the Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible.  If you require any special disability related accommodations (i.e. sign language interpreting, access to an amplified sound system, etc.), please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 458-8211 or TDD: (310) 917-6626 at least 3 days prior to the scheduled meeting.  This agenda is available in alternate format upon request by calling the City Clerk’s Office.