R-10015
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City Council Meeting: January 25, 2005 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 10015 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DIRECTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION
TO CONSIDER A COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT
OF THE CIVIC CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN AND AN AMENDMENT TO
THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT
WHEREAS, on October 23, 1984, the City Council of the City of Santa
Monica adopted the Land Use and Circulation Element; and
WHEREAS, on November 23, 1993, the City Council adopted the Civic
Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, the City Council appointed the Civic Center Working
Group to guide the community planning process in developing a comprehensive
update to the Civic Center Spedfic Plan; and
WHEREAS, between March 2001 and October 2001, the Civic Center
Working Group held a series of public meetings to develop a land-use plan for
the Civic Center; and
WHEREAS, in November 2001, the City Council authorized the inclusion
of master planning services for Santa Monica Place as part of the update to the
Civic Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, in April 2002, the City Council considered and conceptually
approved a land-use plan for the Civic Center; and
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WHEREAS, in June 2002, the City Council and Civic Center Working
Group held a joint public meeting to consider master planning concepts for Santa
Monica Place; and
WHEREAS, in November 2002, the City released for public review a draft
comprehensive update to the Civic Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use and Circulation Element states that the blocks
occupied by Santa Monica Place are to be governed by a Third Street Mall and
Downtown Core Area Specific Plan, now known as the Bayside District Specific
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Bayside District Spedfic Plan does not govern
the blocks occupied by Santa Monica Place; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment of the Land Use and Circulation
Element would state that the blocks occupied by Santa Monica Place are to be
governed by the Civic Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed comprehensive update to the Civic Center
Specific Plan would include the blocks occupied by Santa Monica Place; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report
analyzing the environmental effects of the comprehensive update to the Civic
Center Specific Plan and the amendment to the Land Use and Circulation
Element; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2004, the City began circulation of the Draft
Environmental Impact Report for a 45-day public review period.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections
9.04.20.18.160 and 9.04.20.18.080(b), the City Council does hereby direct the
Planning Commission to initiate a comprehensive amendment of the Civic Center
Specific Plan and a discrete amendment of the Land Use and Circulation
Element.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Santa Monica Munidpal Code Sections
9.04.20.18.160 and 9.04.20.18.080(b), the City Council does hereby direct the
Planning Commission to hold a public hearing consistent with Santa Monica
Municipal Code Section 9.04.20.22 and prepare a recommendation to the City
Council to approve, approve in modified form, or disapprove the proposed
amendments within one-hundred and fifty (150) days.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution,
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
Approved as to form:
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Adopted and approved this 25th day of January, 2005.
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica,. do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10015 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 25th day of January, 2005, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tern Katz, Bloom,
Shriver
Noes:
Council members: Genser, McKeown
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: Holbrook
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Ste art, City Clerk
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