Overview

• City staff have asked the Council to vote Tuesday on declaring a fiscal emergency, according to the published agenda.
• The staff report says the city has paid more than $229 million in settlements tied to former employee Eric Uller and lists over 180 additional claimants.
• Santa Monica’s approved 2025–26 budget projects $484.3 million in spending against $473.5 million in revenue, with services and capital projects still below pre-pandemic levels.
• The Council is set to consider a resolution to lobby state lawmakers for limits on sexual abuse claims and to seek Coastal Commission approval to raise beach parking fees, an increase the mayor estimates could generate about $9 million.
• Officials say settlements have been funded primarily from the general fund, and they are evaluating how much insurance might ultimately cover.