M-11/8/1966
, --..
e
e
.L.-
!
PARKING AUTHORITY MINUTES
COUNCIL CHAl'1BER, CITY HALL, SANTA H.oNIC1\, CALIFORNIA
November 81 1966 7:15 o'clock o~m.
The Par~1ng ~uthority of the City of Santa Monica met in a
Suec1al Meeting at the above named time and place. The pledge of
alleg1ance was given.
PRESENT:
Members: Rex H, Minter, James B, Reidy, Jr.
Royal 1-10 Sorensen, Kenneth B. l.Jamsley
ABSENT:
Members: T~endell Corey, CIa Hoover, Herbert A.
Spurgin
ALSO PRESENT:
Perry Scott, C1ty Manager
Robert D. Ogle, Assistant C1ty Attorney
,'T1lliam 2\.. Hard, }\SS 1stant City Manager
Bartlett L. Kennedy, C1ty Engineer
Joseph D. Nadon, Parking & Traffic Engineer
The Chairman opened the meeting stating that the only matter
to be taken up at this special ~eet1ng was act10n by the Authority
on a proposal to stop construction on parking structure No. 2 from
December 1, 1966 until January 3, 1967, to permit public use of at
least a portion of the structure for parl(ing purposes. The Chair-
man then asked 1f anyone in the aud1ence wished to be heard.
Mr. Jerry Brill of 1408 Santa Monica Mall addressed the
Authority requesting that consideration be given to leavLng the
structure open to public use from December 1, 1966 until January
10, 1967 to perro1t the availability of the structure to serve the
pub11c and the mall merchants for post-Christmas clearance sales.
Mr. Scott asked the contractor, Henry Parr if he would have
any Ob)ect1ons to granting a delay in the start of reconstruction,
as suggested by Mr. Brill. Mr. Reidy asked if such a change in
reconstruction starting date would have any effect on the cost.
Mr. Parr stated that he would have no objections to the later
start1ng date and stated that there would be a s11ght increase in
cost due to admin1strative salary schedules. He stated that this
cost would probably not exceed $100.00.
After some further discussion of the COMpletion date projec-
ted under the original contract, the Chairman asked Mr. Parr if
he felt he would be f1n1shed by the scheduled completion date.
Mr. Parr replied that he seriously doubted that th1s would be
poss1ble.
In response to a question from Mr. Re1dy, Mr. Kennedy stated
that 1t was his opinion that construct1on could not be completed
before the 21st of December 1f the contractor ~.,7ere to continue his
e
e
Park~ng Author1ty M1nutes
Special l-ieeting
November 8, 1956
Page 2
construction progran uninterruDted. Mr. Kenneoy also po~nted out
that the proposal before the Authority at thlS tlme would not 1n-
clude open~ng the rest rooms, the lnstallat10n of the ornamental
gr1ll fac1ng, nor the elevators.
Mr. Sorensen lnqulred as to the possiblllty of closlng down
construction and maklng the parking facilities available to the
DubllC on some date prior to December 1st. Mr. Parr stated that
th1S would not be Dossible Slnce lt would take at least until
December 1st to provide those constructlon facIlltles WhlCh ~rould
be reaul~ed to provide for publlC safety.
Mr. Reidy Inauired of Mr. Nadon as to the renoval of park~ng
on Second Street tJhen parking structure No 0 2 15 open to the pub-
lic. Mr. Nadon replied that he felt this would be highly deslr-
able so as to nrovide access to the struct~re.
After some further discl1SS10n, Hr. Sorensen moved "That the
contractor be authorized and re~vested to shut down constrl1ctlon
Nork and have the oarlang facllities of parking structure No. 2
ready for limlted pa~{ing on December 1, 1966 on conditlon that
the Clty pay to him his actual cost of clos1ng down not to exceed
$3,872.00, and on the further conditlon that he complete the pro-
JEct by recommencing work on January 9th and cowpletlng it on
February 17th, 1957, ane further that the portlon of the structure
open to the public between December 1st, 1966 ano January 9th,
1967 provlde a minimum of 2-2/3 levels of parking s?aces".
The motlon ~.las seconded by r1r. Reidy and carrled by the
follov'lng roll call vote:
AYES:
I'1embers: Sorensen, Reidy, Hinter
NOES:
Members: ~amsley
ABSENT j~~ NOT VOTING: Members: CoreYI Boover, Spurg~n
The Chair~an re0uested an oplnion of the ~sst. City Attorney
as to the status of the ~otlon. Mr. Ogle advlsed the C~alrman
that the motlon had passed.
Nr. "Tamsley stated that It ~"as his lntention to challen'}e
the rullng of the Asst. Clty ~ttorney. Mr. Wamsley stated that
he did not believe the Authority could spend this amount of money
on the vote oE a minority number of the Parking Authority we~er-
ship. The Chalrman acknowledged Mr. ~7amsley's intentlon.
The Chairman then announced that this was the only ltem on
the agenda. He then inqulred as to the status of additlonal slgn-
ing on the face of parking structure No. l.
~
e
e
Parking Authority Minutes
Special Meeting
November 8, 19S6
Page 3
Mr. Scott advised that a temporary sign would be in place
later this week and that a permanent sign would be erected later.
Mr. Scott described the type of permanent sign the administration
is proposing, which would be internally illuminated and which
~,'ould state lIFree Parking". The sign would be approximately four
feet wide by seventeen feet high with green letters on a white
background.
The Chairman indicated that it would be his w1sh to have the
final design of this proposed s1gn submitted to the Authority for
a-oproval.
Mr. Reioy inauired as to whether or not the administration
had received an inquiry from the merchants along the 1300 block
of Fourth Street concern1ng the removal of ~arking on that street.
Mr. Scott stated that he had not.
Mr. Scott stated that the action taken was warranted in pro-
vid1ng access to the 360 space parking garage. He further stated
that it was provided from the beginning of the parKing structure
program that park1ng on Fourth Street would be prohibited.
The Chairman stated that these matters could not be properly
considered at th1S special meeting since they were not on the
agenda.
It was moved by Mr. Reidy, seconded by Mrv Sorensen and
unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting. The meet~ng was ad-
journed at 8:20 p.m.