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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.