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CouncI ~ing 06/24/80
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ORDINANCE NO. 1163
(City Council Series)
AN OP~INANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING CERTAIN
VESSELS STRANDED ON THE SANTA MONICA
BEACH TO BE ABANDONED PROPERTY A.."'lD DE-
CLARING THE PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, a severe storm struck the City of Santa ~1onlca
on February 18-l9, 1980; and
WHEREAS, as a result of that stor~, eight vessels were
washed up and stranded on the Santa Monlca Beach north of the
Pier: and
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WHEREAS, the owners of seven of those vess€ls we~e notified
by the City to remove the vessels at their ex-
pense, arid the owner of the e1ghth vessel 15 unknown; and
WHEREAS, nothwlthstanding the passage of more than 30 days
Slnce that notificatlon, the known owners have not responded or
have refused to remove the vessels; and
WHEREAS, the stranded vessels have remained on the beach
for more than 100 days without a watchman nearby and are thus
considered abandoned property: and
l~EREAS, the cont1nued presence of these vessels presents
an unacceptable risk of 1njury to persons on the beach who could
run lnto or fall from theM: and
WHEREAS, the continued presence of these vessels presents
an emergency in that the peak of summer is approaching WhlCh
will result in large numbers of people usinq the beach area
north of the Pier; and
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WHEREAS, removal of these vessels is necessary for the
welfare and safety of the public:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA O~AINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The follow~ng vessels or parts of vessels
having been stranded on the Santa Monica beach for a period
~n excess of 100 days wlthout a watchman ?osted nearby, are
found and declared to be abandoned property within the mean-
ing of Section 522 of the California Harbors and Navigation
Code; Vessel
Owner
(a) two vessels - "survival-escape
Rlchard Koch
capsules", one orangef one s~lver,
originally marketed to facil~tate
emergency evacuations on the seas
now mod~f~ed such that its skirt,
which stabilizes the vessel, has
been removed: orange capsule ap-
pears to have crack in fiberglass
where the upper and lower portions
of the vessel are joined together.
(b) three (3) sailboats - approx-
imately 19' In length: all appear
to be set down on their keels w~th keels
Richard Koch
sticklng
out, cracks in stern,
possible fractures where keel joins
hull, garboard strake may leak.
(c) One Boston whaler type sk1ff -
approximately 12 feet In length.
Richard Koch
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Vessel
(d)
One Owens power boat - approx-
LUC10 GarCla
lmately 26 feet 1n length; w€lght
of boat is on the propeller, push-
ing propeller luto hull and frac-
tured keel llkely
(e) One derellct vessel - posslbly
12 J ln length; generally dilap~dated
Unknown
old skiff
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his designee, shall, upon
the eXplratlon of ten (10) days after the adoptlon of this ordlnance,
cause the aforementioned abandoned vessels to be sold, destroyed
or otherwise disposed of ln such manner as he may deem expedlent
or convenient. Upon sale title shall vest in the purchaser who
shall immediately take steps to remove the property. All pro-
ceeds from such sale shall be the property of the City.
SECTION 3. The Clty Manager, or his designee, is author-
ized to cause the removal of the aforementioned abandoned ves-
sels from the beach for the purpose of effecting thelr sale or
other means of disposal and to enter into contracts necessary
for such removal. The minimum purchase pr2ce of any vessel
so removed shall be the cost of that removal.
SECTION 4. ThlS ordlnance lS declared to be an emergency
measure adopted pursuant to the provlslons of Sectlon 615 of
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and is necessary f~ ~SerVing
the Santa Monica City Charter
the public peace, health, and safety, and the urgency for its
adoption as set forth in the findings above.
SECTION 5. Any provision of the Santa ~1onlca Municl.pal
Code or appendl.ces thereto inconsistent herewith, to the extent
of such
l.nconsistencles and no further, are hereby sus-
pended for the type of construction and development described
herein durlng thlS moratorium.
SECTION 6. If any provision of thlS ordinance i~ held to
be unconstitut1onal by any court of competent jurlsdiction, it
15 the intent of the City Council that such port1on of such
ordinance be severable from the remainder and that the rema1n-
der be given full force and effect.
SECTION 7. Th1S ord1nance shall take effect and be in
full force immediately after the passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 8. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS ordlnance. The Clty Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the off1cial newspaper
within fifteen (15) days after its adoptlon. The ordinance
shall become effective from and after 1tS adoptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORl1:
~~ .s~~ St(/.~k.
Acting City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
1st
DAY
OF
July
, 19bO.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE~
No. 1163 J WAS DULY AND REGULARLY INTRODUCED AT A MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1st DAY OF July J 1980; THAT
THE SAID ORDINANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ADOPTED AT A MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1st DAY OF
BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
July
I 198Q
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Yannatta Goldway, Jennlngs, Reed,
Scott, van den Steenhoven,Bambrlck
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Rhoden
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Kane
ATTEST:
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~:CITY CLERK
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