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City Council Meeting 11/12/91
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: city staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to
Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the City/state
Beach Operating Agreement to Delete Three Vacant
Surplus Parcels
Introduction
The state Department of Recreation and Parks was granted
authority pursuant to the Surplus property Act (Chapter 620,
1989) to dispose of three small vacant parcels, as surplus
property, along Pacific Coast Highway. The 1981 City/state Santa
Monica state Beach Operating Agreement requires amendment to
delete these three parcels so that the parcels are no longer part
of the city's operational responsibility of the state Beach.
Background:
The state Department of Recreation and Parks notified the City
during 1989 of their intent to sell three vacant Pacific Coast
Highway parcels as surplus land because they are not needed for
public recreational use purposes. Although the parcels were
acquired originally for parking purposes, the lots were not large
enough to develop as public parking lots.
The parcels' location and size are as follows:
l. Between 514 & 522 Palisades Beach Rd. - 8,407 sq. ft.
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2. Between 607 & 625 Palisades Beach Rd. - 9,803 sq. ft.
3. Between 966 & 972 Palisades Beach Rd. - 5,486 sq. ft.
On April 10, 1990, the City council considered a staff
recommendation to proceed with execution of an agreement with the
State to remove the parcels from the City's operating agreement.
The Council did not take action at that meeting and asked for
further information about the State's authority to surplus the
property. The City Attorney's Office subsequently issued an
opinion on the matter which indicated that there were no
clear-cut reasons that the City could argue in withholding its
approval of the surplussing as there would be no loss of
concession income to the city. Further, there did not appear to
be grounds for arguing that the City should receive any
consideration for the parcels because they had been purchased
with State fUnds.
While there was a discussion at the 1990 meeting of potential
public uses for the sites which staff had already reviewed, Staff
subsequently re-visited the parking potential of the sites. Only
one lot appears large enough to accommodate public parking and
that would only be for 20 - 25 spaces. The operational
efficiency of such a lot would be questionable. In addition,
staff anticipates significant neighbor opposition to use of this
site for parking purposes.
As there have been no significant additional findings on this
matter, Staff is re-submitting its recommendation to proceed with
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negotiating and executing an amendment to the operating agreement
to delete the three parcels.
Budgetary Impact
None
Conclusion
staff recommends that the City Council authorize the city Manager
to negotiate and execute an amendment to the 1981 City/State
Santa Monica State Beach Operating Agreement to delete the
aforementioned three vacant parcels along Pacific Coast Highway.
Prepared By: Lynne C. Barrette, Assistant City Manager
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