Government Affairs Committee: Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce

The Government Affairs Committee meeting focuses on reviewing potential impacts of new policies, legislation, and ordinances on our membership.

The agenda includes discussing these potential changes and voting on the Chamber's positions regarding upcoming proposals.

We will determine how to support or oppose these initiatives, guiding our advocacy efforts to protect our members' interests.

This meeting is crucial for shaping our policy engagement and response strategies.
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AGENDA | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Date: November 5th, 2026 (Meets on the first Thursday of each month via zoom call)
 
Mission: The Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee (GAC) mission is to review, analyze, support or oppose issues, legislation, ordinances, and regulations that impact chamber member businesses. Requests to GAC, along with supporting documentation, must be made by a chamber member. All attending members in good standing have voting rights.
 
I.   Elected officials / staff updates
Alexandra Dildine (Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur) 
Nick Faries (Senator Ben Allen)
Aurelia Friedman (Congressman Ted Lieu)
Zac Gaidzik (Supervisor Lindsay Horvath)
Josh Kurpies (City of Santa Monica)
Skye Connors (Governor Newsom – State of California)

II.   Agenda 
 
A.  Presentation: Lindsay Call, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Santa Monica & Meena Janmohamed, Emergency Services Administrator, City of Santa Monica
 
Lindsay oversees the Office of Emergency Management and is responsible for enhancing multi-departmental coordination and for assisting with integrating resilience initiatives and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts throughout City operations.
 
Meena is responsible for planning, administering, and evaluating the City’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs within the Office of Emergency Management.
 
They will be discussing how to prepare your business for the upcoming El Niño season and how to preemptively prevent damage that could occur from projected heavy rainfall, landslides, and other weather related issues.
 
III.   Adjourn  - next GAC is set for December 3rd, 2026