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INFORMATION: October 24, 1988
Santa Monica, California
TO:
Mayor and City council
FROM:
City Staff
SUBJECT:
status Report on Main street Parking/Housing Project
INTRODUCTION
On February 23, 1988, council authorized staff to proceed with
the design and construction of a three-level parking structure
with affordable rental housing on the top level.
The proj ect
includes 460 parking spaces on three levels for public and resi-
dent parking, (resulting in a net gain of 219 spaces), 3,600
square feet of retail space, and 49 units of housing on the upper
level. This report discusses the current status of the planning
activities for the Main street Project.
DISCUSSION
On March 30, 1988, a "Request for Proposals" for design and
development of the Main street Project were issued by staff. In
response to the proposals received staff recommended the selec-
tion of a housing developer, Community Corporation of Santa Moni-
ca, which Council approved on May 17, 1988; and the selection of
an architect and engineering team, Carde Killefer Fla1!\mang and
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, which Council approved on
June 28, 1988.
In add! tion, staff has selected the team of
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Evanston/Dodge and Bartle/Wells to assist in refining the financ-
ing structure for the parking structure component of the project.
The following updates council on activities to date regarding
design, interim parking, financing, and environmental evaluation
of the project.
Design
Subsequent to the selection of Carde Killefer Flammang and Par-
sons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas a series of community design
workshops were scheduled. A series of three workshops has been
planned. The first workshop was held September 11, 1988 at which
49 people attended and participated. This workshop was designed
to familiarize participants with the s1 te environs and proj ect
constraints. Participants were asked to discuss issues surround-
ing height, access, the retail space, landscaping, building
materials and colors, and overall aesthetic.
The second workshop was held October 8, 1988 at which 35 people
attended and participated. At the second workshop the par-
ticipants used massing models to develop and evaluate various
al ternati ves for the parking and housing. In the context of
evaluating various massing options for the Main Street Project,
several participants requested that staff evaluate options which
would not require the development of a parking structure. These
include, 1) the feasibility of installing 90 degree angle parking
in Lot 9 and lOA, 2) removing the buses from Hill street thereby
freeing up space to install additional parking, and 3) allowing
additional parking on Ashland and Marine above Second street. In
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staff's previous eval ua tion of al terna ti ves to the parking and
traffic problems of the Main street Area these alternatives were
not extensively evaluated. In particular the installation of 90
degree parking could not be accomplished given the current width
of the lot, only by removing the median and landscaping on the
east side of the lot would 90 degree parking be feasible.
A third design workshop is tentatively scheduled for January at
which time the architect and engineering team will present a
final design alterative which incorporates the comm4nts collected
from the two previous workshops, for review and discussion by the
community.
Interim Parking
staff is examining several different schemes to mitigate the im-
pacts on the merchants on Main Street during the construction
phase when Lot 9 will be unavailable. The alternatives being
evaluated include, 1) shuttle program for employees of Main
street merchants, 2) valet parking program for restaurants on
Main street, 3) phasing the construction of the parking structure
and 4) opening portions of the parking structure while construc-
tion continues on the housing component.
Financing
As discussed above staff have contracted with Evanston/Dodge and
Bartle/Wells to assist in evaluating and preparing financing
plans for the parking structure. Initial analyses of alternative
financing schemes is due to be completed by early November. At
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that time staff will meet with property owners and merchants on
Main street to discuss the assessment district and levies re-
quired to develop the parking structure.
Environmental Evaluation
staff issued a "Request for Proposals" for a consultant to pre- ~
pare an Environmental Impact Report for the proposed proj ect.
The firm of Phillips Brandt Reddick was selected.
The draft EIR
will be available for public review sometime in late December.
SUMMARY
Planning and design activities for the Main street Project are
proceeding on schedule. It is anticipated that in February staff
will report to Council on the proposed project, including, the
financial scheme for the parking, the preliminary design, the
proposed interim parking measures for the construction period,
and a summary of the evaluation of the alteratives raised at the
design workshops. If any additional information on the status of
the Main street Project is required please contact candy Rupp at
extension 8701.
Prepared By:
Candy Rupp, Housing Program Manager
Peggy Curran, Director ClEO
Ron Fuchiwaki, Parking & Traffic Engineer
Stan Scholl, Director General services