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07.07.17 Volume 16 Issue 203
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Water issues run deep on Council’s Consent Calendar MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
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Photo courtesy Joel Brand A group of Santa Monica youth recently returned from an international soccer tour of Japan. The AYSO team’s trip included a homestay in Japan, a visit to the A-dome monument in Hiroshima, following games with a local soccer academy, visits to both a junior high and a day-care, a bike tour through a Tokyo neighborhood, time in Santa Monica’s Japanese Friendship City and an understanding of what it means to be an ambassador for the city and country while traveling as a team.
The Downtown Community Plan may be the headliner for the July 11 City Council Meeting but the opening act is also worth your attention. The Consent Calendar includes items considered routine or administrative in nature. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the City Council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public. However, many of the items have been part of public discussion in the past and Councilmembers have the ability to ask for discussion of a specific item on the calendar. Consent Calendar items for the meeting include finalizing a contract with the new City Attorney and several items related to the city’s ongoing pursuit of water sustainability. On July 11, Council will be asked to approve a contract with Helen Lane Dilg as the new City Attorney. Former City Attorney Marsha
Moutrie announced her intent to retire in 2016 and City Hall conducted a nationwide search before choosing Santa Monica resident Dilg. Council announced Dilg as their choice to replace Moutrie last month and state law mandates her salary be discussed and approved publicly. Dilg will make $283,872 annually. “The vote on the contract will establish her salary at $23,656 per month and fulfill that legal requirement,” said the staff report. Water is a significant theme for the rest of the calendar. Staff are recommending a $100,000 modification to the existing contract with ConserveTrack, LLC to update software used to process and track the city’s water neutrality ordinance. If approved, the modification will bring the total 12-year amended agreement to $279,635, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval. SEE WATER PAGE 7
California Senate OKs real estate fee to fund more housing SOPHIA BOLLAG Associated Press
The California state Senate approved a new fee Thursday on real estate transaction documents to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for affordable housing. The legislation would impose a $75 fee on documents such as deeds and notices, with a cap of $225 per transaction. It’s expected to generate between $200 and $300 million annu-
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