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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
JANUARY 26~ 1999
A specIal JOInt meetmg of the Santa MOllIca City CouncIl and the Redevelopment Agency was
called to order by ChIDr O'Connor at 8 18 pm, on Tuesday, January 26, 1999, at the Matll
LIbrary Audnonum, 1343 6th Street
Roll Call
Chair Pam O'Connor
Chair Pro Tern Ken Genser
Agency Mernber MIchael F emstein
Agency Member Robert T Holbrook
Agency Member KeVIn McKeown
Agency Member Paul RosensteIn
Present
Also Present
ExecutIve DIrector John Jalth
Agency Counsel Marsha Jones Moutne
Agency Secretary Maria M Stewart
SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING
On order of the ChaIr, a SpecIal Joint Meetmg of the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency was convened at 8 18 pm, WIth all rnembers
present
PICO BOULEVARD CCIRA-l PICO BOULEVARD CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENTS
CROSSWALK AND FUNDING; AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL
ENHANCEMENTSI STREETSCAPE PROGRAM AGREEMENT; RESOLUTION
COMMERCIAL STREET- ALLOWING FUTURE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT TAX-EXEMPT
SCAPE PROGRAMlUSE BOND PROCEEDS; AND AMENDMENT TO PEDESTRIAN
OF TAX-EXEMPT BOND CROSSWALK DESIGN CONTRACT Presented was the staff report
PROCEEDS/ recommendmg approval of the Pico Boulevard crosswalk enhancements,
AMENDMENT TO appropnatlOn of$158,000 of Traffic Mitigation Revenues to Account No
PEDESTRIAN CROSS- 01-770-265-20099-8900~99465, authorizatlon for the Cuy Manager to
WALK DESIGN negottate and execute an amendment to a contract WIth Katz., Olotzu &
CONTRACT Associates, In the amount of $56,000, for SIgnal and deSign work,
authonzation for the City Manager/Executlve Director to negotIate and
execute an amendment to the ReImbursement Agreernent for the
CommerCial Streetscape Program, adoptton of a resolutton of Intent to
approve future use of redevelopment tax-exempt bond proceeds,
authonzatlOn for the ExecutIve Dlrector to negotIate and execute a change
order WIth Valley Crest, In the amount of$I,088,OOO, for constructIon of
the crosswalk enhancements
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On order of the Mayor/ChaIr, the pubhc heanng was opened Members of I
the publtc Joy Fullmer and Bnan Hutchmgs expressed theIr concerns
The followmg members of the pubhc spoke In support of the staff
recommendatIOn Clyde Snuth, Patrice Glick, Jerry Rubin, and RIchard
Bloom Member of the pubhc Doltnda Silva suggested the mstallatlon of a
traffic SIgnal at 31 st Street Member of the publIc Paul Collms urged the
regulatIon of traffic sIgnals from Centmela to 4th Street
There bemg no further speakers. the Chatr closed the publIc heanng
MotIon by Agency Member Feinstein, seconded by Agency Member
McKeown, to authonze staff to proceed Wlth the PlCO Boulevard Crosswalk
Enhancement reconunendahons, authoflZe the ExecutIve DIrector to
negotiate and execute a change order to Contract No 7434(RAS) (Valley
Crest) and Contract No 7418(RAS) (DMR Team), approve the amendment
to Contract No 6606(RAS) for the CorrunerctaJ Streetscape Program and
authonze the ExecutiVe Director to execute the Agreement The motIon was
approved by the follOWIng vote
Ayes
Agency Members Holbrook, Rosenstem, McKeown, Femstem,
ChaIr Pro Tern Genser, Chatr O'Connor
None
None
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Noes
Absent
MotIon by Agency Member Holbrook, seconded by Chair O'Connor, to
adopt ResolutIOn No 458(RAS) entItled "A RESOLUTION OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DECLARING ITS INTENT TO ISSUE T AX~EXEMPTION BONDS TO
BE USED TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR COMMERCIAL
STREETSCAPE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES PRIOR TO THE
ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS," readmg by utle only and WaIvmg further
readmg thereof The motIon was approved by the followmg vote
Ayes
Agency Members Holbrook, Rosenstem, McKeown, Femstem.
Charr Pro Tern Genser, Chalf O'Connor
None
None
Noes
Absent
MotIon by Agency Member Holbrook, seconded by Agency Mernber
Femstem, to appropnate $886,000 to Account No 17-770-265-20099-
8900-99465 The motion was approved by the follOWIng vote
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ADJOURNMENT
Ayes
Noes
Absent
Agency Members Holbrook, Rosenstem, McKeown, Femstem,
Chatr Pro Tern Genser, Chatr O'Connor
None
None
On order of the ChaIr, the special Joint meetIng was adjourned at 937 P m
ATTEST
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APPROVED
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Pam O'Connor
ChaIr
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Mana M Stewart
Authonty Clerk
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