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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENTAGENCYNITNUTES
NOVEMBER 24, 1998
On order of the Chair, at 8 24 pm, a SpecIal Jomt CIty Council and Redevelopment Agency
Meetmg was convened
Redevelopment Agency
Roll Call Present
Chair Robert T Holbrook
ChalfPro Tern Pam O'Connor
Agency Member Ruth Ebner
Agency Member MIchael F elllstem
Agency Member Ken Genser
Agency Member Paul Rosenstem
Also Present ExecutIve Duector John Jahh
AssIstant Agency Attorney Joseph Lawrence
Agency Secretary Mana M Stewart
PICO BOULEVARD
STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
RA-I PICa BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Presented was the staff report
recommending authorization for the City Manager and
Redevelopment Agency Executive DIrector to negotiate and
execute a contract for 1) constructIOn of the PICO Streetscape
Improvement project With Terra-Cal Construction, Inc, In an
amount not to exceed $4,076,379, and 2) authonze the
Redevelopment Agency ExecutIve Director negotIate and execute a
contract, WIth DMR Team Inc, for $314,295, for constructlOn
management services
On order of the Chair, the publIc heanng was opened Member of
the pubhc John Darling spoke m support of awardmg the contract
to T erra-Cal ConstructIon
Members of the publIc MIchael McGronty and Patnck Owens
discussed labor practIces assocIated WIth L A Signal and spoke In
oppoSltlOn to awardmg the contract to Terra-Cal due to Its
associatIon WIth L A SIgnal Member of the pubhc Joy Fullmer
expressed her concerns
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Members of the publIc MIke Martozolo, MIke VIldasola and Raymond
Morales addressed comments made by prevIOUS speakers about L A I
SIgnal
Member of the publIc TIm Ward suggested that the project be modIfied
to mclude an Island between 32nd Street and 33rd Street
Member of the publIc RIchard Bloom expressed concern wIth the labor
Issues raIsed thIS evenmg, however, spoke m support offindmg a way to
move forward wIth the project
RECESS
On order of the ChaIr the Redevelopment Agency recessed at 9 29 pm,
and reconvened at 9-52 pm, WIth all members present except ChaIr
Holbrook
Motion by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member
Rosenstem, to reject the bIds and ask staff to reVIse the scope of the
project as necessary to lllcrease the lIghtIng to Increase pedestnan
onentatIOn of so-called "dead areas," and traffic safety related to
medians, and dIrect the Executive Director to negotIate m the open
market for the best aVailable price
Mohon by Agency Member Genser, accepted as fnendly, to amend the
motIOn that m addItIon to reJectmg bIds, dlfect staff to either re-bld or
negotIate m the open market The motion faded by the followmg vote
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Ayes
Agency Members Rosenstem, Genser, Femstein, Mayor
Pro TemNIce ChaIr O'Connor
Agency Member Ebner
ChaIr Holbrook
Noes
Absent
MotIon by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member
Rosenstein, to reject all bIds
Agency Member Genser WIthdrew hIS motion, Agency Member
Rosenstem WIthdrew hIS second
Subsequent to dlscusslOn a determmatiOn was made that the due to the
"eIther/or" aspect of the motIon, which reqUIred only four affirmative
votes The ExecutIve Director wIll return on December 8, 1998, eIther
with a proposal to re-bid or a proposal to take alternatlve actIOn, WhICh
might be a recommendatlon to dIrect the ExecutIve DIrector to negotIate
a contract on the open market
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ADJOURNMENT
Motton by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member
Rosenstein, to approve Contract No 7418(RAS) WIth DMR Team, Ine,
m the amount of$314,295, for constructIon management servIces The
motIon was approved by the followmg vote
Ayes
Agency Members Ebner, Rosenstein, Genser, F emstem,
VIce Chatr O'Connor
None
Chatr Holbrook
Noes
Absent
On order of the VIce Chatr, the SpecIal Jomt Meetmg was adjourned at
1035 pm
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart
Agency Secretary
APPROVED
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Robert T Holbrook
ChaIr
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