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CIty Council Meeting 2/26/85
Santa MonIca, CalIfornia
DATE:
Mayor and CIty CouncIl
FhOM:
CIty Staff
SUBJECT:
Recommendatlon to Authorlze Relmbursement of Maln
-Street Parklng-StrucTure- ElR Cost ~~--
Introduction
ThIS report presents InformatIon on a proposal made by a prIvate
developer for constructIon and operatIon of a parking structure
to serve MaIn Street.
Before the CIty can determIne whether to
approve or particIpate In the proJect, an EnvIronmental Impact
Report (EIR) assessIng various development and fInancIng options
must be prepared.
It IS recommended that the developer recel ve
reImbursement of fees related to preparatIon of the reqUIred EIR
If, as a result of further CIty consIderatIon of the proJect, the
City relIes on the ErR as the prInCIpal envIronmental analysis in
bUIldIng the structure Itself.
On September 17, 1984, the PlannIng CommIssion conducted a publIC
hearing to recel ve publIC comment about a proposal submItted by
Russell Barnard to undertake a JOInt venture wIth the Parking
AuthorI ty to construct and operate a structure on the ParkIng
Author 1 ty par king lot on Ne 11son Way between KInney and HIll
Streets.
The structure, as proposed, would help satisfy the
parklng reqUIrements of a prlvate development on another Main
street property owned by Mr. Barnard as well as provide
addItIonal parklng to serve Maln Street bUSlnesses south of Ocean
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Park Boulevard. Briefly, the proposal calls for constructIon of
a 5-level (one below grade), 675 space parking structure on the
City owned 150 metered space Parking Authority lot bounded by
NeIlson Way, KInney Street, the alley between MaIn Street and the
present parklng lot and HIll Street. Under the proposal, the
CIty would lease the parking lot to the applIcant, issue bonds
for construction and proVIde shuttle buses.
FollowIng the public hearIng durIng WhICh members of the publIC
vOIced concerns about nOIse, traffIc and aesthetIc Issues, the
Commission Identified varIOUS Issues that needed further
Investigatlon. On November 21, 1984 staff completed an Ini t ial
study on the proposal which concluded that the proposed proJect
had the potential to cause slgnlfIcant adverse Impacts that
should be further analyzed in an EIR Including: fInanclal
feaSIbIllty; documentIng parkIng need; traffIc/cIrculatIon
Impacts; noise and aIr quaIl ty Impact; land use compatlblll ty;
and neIghborhood impacts. PrIor to completIon of the
envlronmental and fInanCial analysIs no assessment can be made by
staff or the publIC of the vlabIlity of the prOject and therefore
no posi t ion has been taken or:. the mer Its of the proJect. Upon
completion of the report, the project would undergo the usual
publIC hearIng and reVlew processes before both the PlannIng
Commlsslon and City Council.
In December 1984 staff selected a consultant to prepare the EIR
following rev iew of proposals from five qual i fled fIrms. The
cost of the EIR is approximately $30,000 and will take up to two
and one-half months to complete once Mr. Barnrd deposIts a check
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for the full cost of the E1 R wIth the Cl ty.
Before deposltlng
the requIred check, however, Mr. Barnard seeks assurance that If
the City utIlizes the envIronmental documents prepared on his
proJ ect propos al as the pr InCl pal en v ironmental documents upon
which a future proJect 1S constructed, Instead, by the CIty
itself, that reImbursement will be made to him for the cost of
preparing
the
envIronmental
documents.
ThIS
re1mbursement
proposal is clearly understood by both partIes not to constItute
any IndIcatIon of conceptual approval or eventual support by the
CIty of the project appllcat1on.
All normal CIty processes and
procedures will be adhered to In consider1ng the environmental
documents and the merits of the proJect.
Budget/Fiscal Impact
At thIS tIme there is no budget or fiscal Impact of the
recommendatIons below.
Recommendation
Author lze the CIty Manager to amend the standard EIR payment
agreement wIth Russell Barnard to prOVIde reimbursement for the
preparation cost of the EnVIronmental Impact Report prepared for
the proposed Main Street parkIng structure, should that document
be used in the future by the CIty as the prInCIpal envIronmental
source document for constructIon of a structure.
Prepared By: Lynne C. Barrette
ASSIstant CIty Manager
Paul SIlvern
DIrector of PlannIng
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