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M-12/13/1966 ., .. , - > . e e F I PARKING AUTHORITY MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, SANTA r1ONICA. CALIFORNIA Dece~ber 13, 1966 7:35 o'clock p.rn~ The Parking Author~ty of the C1ty of Santa Monica wet ~n spec~al session at the above time and place. The pledge of alle- g~ance was given. PRESENT: Members: Rex H< Ihnter. CIa Hoover, James B. Reidy, Kenneth A, ~amsley ABSENT: Members: ~endell Corey, Royal A. Sorensen qerbert A. Spurgin ALSO PRESENT: Perry Scott, City Manager Robert Cockins, City Attorney W1ll~am A. Hard, AEsistant C~ty Manager Bartlett L, Kennedy, C~ty Engineer Joseph D, Nadon, Parking & Traffic Engineer TJ,e date and Author1ty was mailed dav1t to that effect fic Engineer. time of the speclal meeting of the Parklng to all members on December 9, 1966 and an affl- 1S on flle in the office of the Parking & Traf- The Chairman announced that the purpose of this meeting was to consider four items, the first of which was a Resolutlon authorl- zing the purchase of Lots T & S. Block 147. fir. Nadon read the title to the Resolut~on, "A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A CONNECTICUT CORPORATION,",. Mr~ Sorensen entered at 7:40 P.M. The Chairman asked If anyone in the audience wished to be heard on this subject~ Mr. Scott called attention to a modlfication which should be made in the Resolution changing the words "the call for b1ds" to read "the award of blds"~ Mr~ Cock1ns confirmed this correction. The Chairman 1nquired as to the reason for negotiating a deal with a clause call1ng for free rent for Crown Park1ng Corpora- tion. Mr. Scott stated that Crown Park~ng had a long term lease on the ?roperty t"h~ch would have to be considered in a negotiated pur- chase. The Cpalrman asked when the call-for-blds for construction of a parking structure on this property \~uld be submitted and when the b1ds might be awarded. Mr. Kennedy adv1sed that he expected to call for bids shortly after the first of the year and that the award could be made apuroximate1y January 31st. The C~alrrnan stated, for the record, that he had advised the City Manager that Crown Parking Corporation had been utilizing ?ub- l1c property by olac1ng advertising signs on the sidewalk 1n front of each of its do~ntown parking lots. The Chairman also pOlnted out " ... e e -' Park~ng Author1ty Minutes S'')ecial Meeting December 13, 19G6 Page 2 that, to h1s knowledge, there are only t"ro violations of the C1ty Code ~n th1S respect, one belng an advert1sing sign for the Mar1ne Corps Recru1t1ng O~fice, the other being signs for the ?arking Au- thority garages which are not reauired to conform to the C1ty Code. The Chairman further stated, for the record, he would personally like to see the Crown Parking Corporat1on s1gns removed forth~~1th. The Chairman then stated that there being no one in the au- d1ence who wished to speak on this matter, he would entertain a MO- tion for the Resolutiono Mro 'Tamsley moved to adopt the Resolut1on. as modified. The motl.on was seconded by lllr. Reidy and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: f1embers: Hoover, Reidy, Wamsley, Il1nter NOES: Members: None ABSTAINED: Mem~ers: Sorensen ABSENT: Members: Corey, S0urgin RESOLUTION NO. 122 (P.A.S.) The Chalrman then announced the second item on the agenda. the cons1derat1on of an a~ard for an 11luMl.nated type s1gn for the pan~ing structures. The Chairman inquired l.f anyone of the b1dders were ~n the audience and received a response from Mr. E~ward K1ng, representing Electr1c A~vertising and Mr. Solomon, represent~ng the Crown Sign Company. After consl.derable d1scussion on the subJect, Mr. Reidy moved to adopt the design subml._ted by Crown Sign Co~pany, 1denti- fied as Crown Sl.gn #2, subject to approval of color scheme by the Author1ty, that the 51gns oe purchased, and to include a mal.ntenance contract at 1-1/2% of purchase pr1ce Der month. The mot1on was se- conded by Mrs. Hoover. The Chairman moved to amend the motion to provide that the contract be modif1ed to include a $100 additional cost per sign to provide the capability of flash1ng the message on the lower portion of the sign. The motion to amend was seconded by Mro T~amsley. T~e amendment to the motion failed to carry by the fol1ow1ng roll call vot e : AYES: Members: Na~sley, M1nter NOES: Members: Hoover, Rel.dy, Sorensen ABSENT: Hemhers: Corey, Spurgin - e e Parklng Authority Minutes S9€cial Meeting December 13, 1956 Page 3 Fvrther discussion followed on the intent of the original motion and lt was expla1ned that the mot1on would author1ze the purchase of two s1gns with an option for four others at the same price as the second sign purchased at this time~ The pr1ce of the flrst sign to be $2,295, the second and succeeding signs purchased would be at the price of $2,245. The or1g1nal motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Members: Hoover, Reidy, wamsley, Minter NOES: Members: Sorensen ABSENT: Merobers: Corey, Spurgin The Chairman then announced the third 1tem on the agenda, the request of Parr Construction to ~e relieved of penalty for fa1lure to comolete Parking Structure No. 1 within the contract time. ~1r. Scott stated t~at the reco~mendation of the Administra- tion was to deny the reauest. Mr. John Parr, President of Parr Contractlng Company spoke rev1ewing 1n some detail his reasons for submitting this request to the Authority. He 11sted such factors as change orders, dlfficul- t1es encountered with concrete pourings ano personnel d1fferences. Follow~ng some discuss1on, 1t was moved by Mr. ~amsley, seconded by lir. S0rensen, that the request be denied. The mot1on was carr1ed by the following roll call vote: AYES: l'-lembers: Hoover, Reidy, Sorensen, ',1amsley, thnter NOES: Members: None ABSENT: Members: Corey, S)Urg1n The Cha1rman announced the next item on the agenda, cons1de- ration of a proposal from the Administration to install fencing on Park1ng Author~ty Lot No. 9 (2500 Ne11son Way). Unan be1ng ques- tioned by the Chairman, fir. N~don explained that 1t was the Aam1n1S- tration's ~ntent to call-for-bids to fence th1S lot, 1n a manner s1ffil1ar to fencing already installed on Park1ng A\lthority Lots Nos. 10 & 11, to prevent indiscriminate pedestrian cross1ngs across Neilson Nay. It was moved by Hr. Sorensen and seconded by Hrs. H00ver that the Aoministration's recommendation be approved. The ~ot10n '1as carr~ed by the foJlnW1nry roll call vote: ~ e e Park1ng Apthor1ty M1nutes Soecial l'1eeting December 13, 1966 Page 4 AYES: !'<lembers: Hoover, Reidy, Sorensen, -7amsley, H1nter NOES: l>1embers: None ABSENT: Members: Corey, Spurg1n The Cha1rman announced the final 1tem on the agenda, a recom- ~endat1on by the Administration to rent 20 spaces on Avthor1ty Lot No 0 9 for the exclus1 ve use of S 3.nta i'I0nica Shores Apartments. N.r. Scott stated that, separate and apart frow the $2,500 depos1t re- quired of Santa Bonica Shores Development to make the mod1f1cations required in Lot No.9, there ~lould be an additional monthly rental fee of $4 per month per parking space. Mr. Sorensen moved that the A0min1strat1on's recommendation be aoproved. The motion \1aS seconded by f1Irs. Hoover and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Members: Hoover, Reidy, Sorensen, t-lTamsley, r1inter l'1embers: None iviembers: Corey, Suurgin NOES: ABSENT: The Chairman stated that he wished to discuss another matter concerning Park1ng Structure No.1. He stated that there appeared to be no esthetic light1ng on the front of the parking structure and that he felt it would be appropriate to take-some action 1n th1S d1rect1on at this meet1ng. The Cha1rman then moved that the Acm1n1strat1on be 1nstructed to prepare plans for light1ng the front 9ort1on of the uarking strvc- ture and future structure5~ The mot1on was seconded by Mrs. Hoover. The Chairman asked 1f anyone 1n the audl.ence wished to be heard. There being no response from the audience, the mot1on was put to a v01ced vote and carried unanimously~ There be1ng no further bus1ness to come before the Authority, it was moved by Mr. Reidy and seconded by Mr. l~amsley that th1s rneet- 1ng be adJournedG The meetins 'vas adjonrncc1 by voiced vote at 8: 30 p . I:1 . --p e e PARKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES The Parking Advisory Committee of the C1ty of Santa Monica met in a Regular Meeting on December 12, 1966 at 3:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Santa Monica City Hall with Mr. Wellman Mills, Cha1rman, presiding. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE [~P~ERS PRESENT: Wellman Mills, Chairman Betty Barnaba Jerry Brill Harold Luebke Clifford Connelly Arthur Rinck MEMBERS ABSENT: Sid Koskoff ALSO PRESENT: Perry Scott, C1ty Manager Bartlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer Joseph D. Nadon, Parking & Traffic Engineer APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Upon order by the Chairman with the concur- rence of the Committee, the minutes of the meeting of September 12, 1966 were approved as submitted. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: After some discussion regarding terms of office of the individual members of the Committee, Mr. Luebke nominated Mr. wellman M1lls for the office of Chairman for calendar year 1967. Mrs. Barnaba seconded the nOffi1na- tion. Mrs. Barnaba nominated Mr. Harold Luebke for the off1ce of Vice-Chairman for calendar year 1967. Mr. Rinck seconded the nomination. Mr. Connelly moved that the nominations be closed and that the nominees be elected to their respective off1ces by unanimous vote of the Committee. Mr. Brill seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following roll call vot e : AYES: Barnaba. Luebke, Brill. Rinck, Connelly, Mills. NOES: None ABSENT & NOT VOTING: Koskoff - e e Parking ADvisory Committee Minutes Regular Meeting December 12, 1966 PROPOSAL TO EXCHANGE PARKING AUTHORITY PROPERTY (LOT NO.5): MRS. BARNABA & MR. SCOTT LEFT THE MEETING AT 3:55 p.m. PROPOSAL TO INSTALL FENCING AT LOT NO.9: Page 2 Mr. Mills rev1ewed the item before the Comm1ttee and recommended that an alternate proposal be submitted encompassing property on 3rd Street in place of the lots now owned by First Federal Savings & Loan Association. Mr. R1nck stated that he felt that the pro- posed transfer of properties would not be in the best interests of the Parking Authority. After some discussion it was moved by Mr. Luebke that the Parking Advisory Committee recommend to the Parking Authority that the proposed exchange of properties be approved in accordance with the recommendations of the City Administration as submitted. The motion was seconded by the following roll call vote: AYES: Barnaba, Luebke, Brill, Mills. NOES: R1nck ABSTAINING: Connelly ABSENT & NOT VOTING: Koskoff In response to question by Mr. Rinck, Mr. Nadon advised the Committee that the purpose of the recommendation was primarily a safety factor designed to eliminate mid-block pedes- tr1an movements across Neilson Way. Mr. Rinck moved to recommend to the Parking Authority that the recommendation of the C1ty Administration be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Brill and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Luebke, R1nck. Brill, Connelly, Mills. NOES: None ABSENT & NOT VOTING: Barnaba, Koskoff i~ e e Park~ng Advisory Committee M~nutes Regular Meeting December 12, 1966 Page 3 PROPOSED RENTAL OF SPACES ON LOT NO.9: In response to quest~on from Mr. M~11s, Mr. Nadon outl~ned the reason these spaces were requested by Santa Monica Shores. Mr. Rinck stated that he had no objection to this pro- posal, prov1ded that no long-term commitment were made which would prevent the Authority from disposing of this property at some later date. Mr. R~nck moved to recommend to the Parking Authority that the rental of 20 spaces on Parking Authority Lot No. 9 be approved sub- ject to the cond1t~ons set forth by the Ad- ministrat~on, and subJect further to a 60 day cancellation clause in the proposed lease. The mot1on was seconded by Mr. Luebke and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Luebke, Rinck, Brill, Connelly, M1l1s. NOES: None ABSENT & NOT VOTING: Barnaba, Koskoff ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Committee, the Cha1rman adJourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.