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GS:SES:LR:batjCCI249A.tech.engine Santa Monlca, Callfornia
Councll Meeting: May 28, 1991
TO: Mayor and C1ty Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Form an Assessment Di strict for Gutter
Construction, Street Resurfacing and Repa i r of Damaged Sidewalks,
Dr1veways and Curbs and Set a Public Hearing for July 9, 1991
Introductlon
ThlS report recommends that the City Councll approve the formation of an
assessment di stri ct to construct concrete gutters; to resurface streets and
repair damaged sldewalks, driveways and curbs at various commercial,
i ndustru 1 or resident i a 1 locations in the C1ty. It also requests that the
City Counc i 1 adopt the attached Resolutlon of Intentlon and set a publ ic
hearing for July 9, 1991, for the establishment of the approprlate assessment
di strlCt.
Background
The Street Resurfacing Program approved for FY 1990-91 1ncludes gutter
construction, street resurfacing, slurry sealing, curb and sidewalk, driveway
and curb construction and repalr 1n var10US areas of the C,ty. The criten a
used to determlne which streets are to be resurfaced and the method of repalr
,nclude: age, surface and subsurface condit1ons, complaints received, type of
use (i.e., commercial, industrlal or residential), current traff,c volume, and
projected change of use or volume. Pursuant to current City policy, an
assessment distrlct is formed to lnclude only commerc1al or lndustrial zoned
propert i es front i n9 on the streets to be mproved W1 th concrete gutters and
street resurfacing (residentlal properties are not assessed for thi s work).
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The proposed assessed costs are: 1) the cost of gutter constructlon (property
owner's share est imated at $11. 50 per 1 i nea 1 foot), and 2) approxlmately
one-half the cost of street resurfaclng (property owner's share est,mated at
$9.00 per 1 ineal foot) . The total proposed assessment is $20.50 per 1 ineal
foot when construction of both ltems is necessary. (Some properties presently
have concrete gutters.)
S i dewa 1 ks, dri veways and curbs, if damaged, are also repl aced at a cost of
$6.00 per square foot for sidewalks, $7.50 per square foot for drlveways and
$10.50 per lineal foot of new curb for commerc i a 1 and industnal property
owners. Residential property owners w11l pay only 50% of the above-ment1oned
costs.
The areas to be included 1n the assessment d1strict are commercial, industrlal
or resldential properties at:
Street Lim,ts
TO BE RESURFACED (Commercial and Industrlal Propert1es Only):
PIca BOULEVARD From Twentleth Street to Twenty-eighth Street
PEARL STREET From Slxteenth Street to Seventeenth Street
MONTANA AVENUE From Seventh Street to Seventeenth Street
FOURTH STREET From San Vlcente Boulevard to Montana Avenue
CALIFORNIA AVENUE From Ocean Avenue to Seventh Street
TWENTIETH STREET From Pico Boulevard to 150' South
FOURTEENTH STREET From Michigan Avenue to North of Olympic Boulevard
TENTH STREET From Santa Monica Boulevard to Colorado Avenue
SIXTH STREET From Broadway to Colorado Avenue
SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND CURBS TO BE REPAIRED (Commerclal, Industrial and
Resldentlal propertles):
PICO BOULEVARD From Twentleth Street to Twenty-eighth Street
PEARL STREET From Sixteenth Street to Seventeenth Street
MONTANA AVENUE From Seventh Street to Seventeenth Street
FOURTH STREET From San V,cente Boulevard to Montana Avenue
CALIFORNIA AVENUE From Ocean Avenue to Seventh Street
TWENTI ETH STREET From P1CO Boulevard to 150' South
TWENTI ETH STREET From Pearl Street to 500' North
FOURTEENTH STREET From M1chigan Avenue to North of Olympic Boulevard
TENTH STRE ET From Santa Monica Boulevard to Colorado Avenue
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SIXTH STREET From Broadway to Colorado Avenue
all w1thin the C1ty of Santa Monica.
The assessment district will be administered in accordance w1th the procedures
set forth in the Improvement Act of 1911 of the Californ1a Streets and
Highways Code.
Budget/Financial Analysis
A contract was awarded in May 14, 1991~ for th1S work as part of the
FY 1990-91 Street Resurfac1ng Program and no appropr1at1on act10n 1S requ1red
at this time. The assessment district will generate revenues of approx1mately
$50~OOO for FY 1991-92. A detailed breakdown of assessments wlll be available
upon confirmatlon of assessments after the work has been completed.
Recommendation
It 1 S recommended that the City CounC1l approve the formation of the above
assessment district and adopt the attached Resolutlon of Intent10n settlng a
public hearlng for July 9, 1991.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl~ Director of General Services
Dave Britton, Acting Clty Englneer
Attachment: Resolution of Intention
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 8229(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE PU B LI C CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE GUTTERS,
STREET RESURFACING, SIDEWALK, DRIVEWAY AND CURB REPAIR AND
APPURTENANT WORK ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS, AS SHOWN ON CITY
DRAWING NO. 5911, IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, the City Councll of the City of Santa MOnlca proposes to
lnitiate proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1911 for the construction of
concrete gutters, street resurfacing, repalr of damaged sidewalks, driveways
and curbs; and
WHEREAS, Sectlon V of Artlcle XVI of the Call farnu Canst i tut 1 on
provldes that certain specified debt llmltatlOn and maj on ty protest
provisions shall not apply if, after the glving of such reasonable notice by
publication and posting and the holdlng of such public hearing as the C1ty
Councll of the City of Santa Monica shall have prescribed, the City Councll,
by no less than four-fifths vote of all members thereof, finds and determines
that the public convenience and necessity require the proposed improvements to
be made; and
WHEREAS, Streets and Hlghways Code Section 2804 provides that the
"Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majon ty Protest Act of
1931" shall not apply to any proceed 1 ng otherW1 se subject thereto when sa 1 d
improvement proceeding is by a charter city and sa1d city has complied wlth
the provisions of Section 19 of Article XVI of the Cal1fornia constitut10nj
and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monlca is a charter city of the State of
Callfornla,
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NOW~ THEREFORE~ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Clty Council proposes to lnitiate proceedlngs for the
lnstallatlon of concrete gutters, street resurfaclng, repalr of damaged
s i dewa 1 ks ~ dn veways and curbs ~ and appurtenant work adj acellt to commerc i a 1
and industrlal properties on Clty streets as shown on City Drawlng No. 5911 on
file in the office of the Clty Englneer as follows:
Street Limlts
TO BE RESURFACED (Commercial and Industrlal Propertles Only):
PICO BOULEVARD From Twentleth Street to Twenty-eighth Street
PEARL STREET From Sixteenth Street to Seventeenth Street
MONTANA AVENUE From Seventh Street to Seventeenth Street
FOURTH STREET From San Vicente Boulevard to Montana Avenue
CALIFORNIA AVENUE From Ocean Avenue to Seventh Street
TWENTIETH STREET From Pico Boulevard to 150' South
FOURTEENTH STREET From Michlgan Avenue to North of Olymplc Boulevard
TENTH STREET From Santa Monica Boulevard to Colorado Avenue
SIXTH STREET From Broadway to Colorado Avenue
S IDEWALKS ~ DRIVEWAYS AND CURBS TO BE REPAIRED {Commercla'~ Industrial and
Residential Properties}:
PIeD BOULEVARD From Twentieth Street to Twenty-elghth Street
PEARL STREET From Sixteenth Street to Seventeenth Street
MONTANA AVENUE From Seventh Street to Seventeenth Street
FOURTH STREET From San Vicente Boulevard to Montana Avenue
CALIFORNIA AVENUE From Ocean Avenue to Seventh Street
TWENTI ETH STREET From Pica Boulevard to 150' South
TWENTI ETH STREET From Pearl Street to 500' North
FOURTEENTH STREET From Mlchlgan Avenue to North of Olymplc Boulevard
TENTH STREET From Santa Monica Boulevard to Colorado Avenue
SIXTH STREET From Broadway to Colorado Avenue
all within the City of Santa Monlca.
SECTION 2. The improvements shall be conducted under the Improvement
Act of 1911, WhlCh is contained in Divislon 7 and Chapter 22 of the Streets
and Highways Code of the State of Californla.
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SECTION 3. The proposed work or improvements in the opin1on of City
Coune1l of the City of Santa Mon1ca is of more than local or ordinary publlC
benef1t, and the C1ty Coune1l hereby proposes that eommercul or industr1al
property owners in the dlstr1ct in the City of Santa Mon1ca to be benef1ted by
gutter 1nstallat1on and street resurfac1ng be assessed the full cost of
approx1mately $11.50 per lineal foot for gutter construction and approxlmately
S9.00 per lineal foot for street resurfaclng, which is one-half the cost.
Commerc1al and industrial property owners wi 11 be assessed the full cost of
$6.00 per square foot for sidewalks, $7.50 per square foot for driveways and
S10.50 per lineal foot for curbs. Resldential property owners are assessed
for 50% of the above~mentioned costs.
The dlStri ct affected by the proposed work or lmprovements 1 s shown upon a
certain map indicating the exterior boundary thereof, Wh1Ch said Drawlng No.
5962 is on file in the offi ce of the C 1 ty Engineer. The map hereby 1 s
referred to and shall govern for all deta il s as to the extent of said
assessment district. The assessment distr1ct includes in general the lots and
parcels described in Section 1 above but reference hereby 1 s made to said
Drawlng for all details as to the extent of sa1d assessment distrlct and for
any varlation between the last mentloned general description and the extent of
said assessment district as shown on sa1d map.
SECTION 4. No bonds will be lssued for the aforementloned assessment
d1 strict.
SECTION 5. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 9th day of
July, 1991, at 7:30 P.M., in the Clty Council Chambers located 1n Clty Hall,
1685 Maln Street, Santa Monica, California, there shall be a publ ic hearing
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before sa1d City Counc1l for the purpose of determ1mng whether the publ ic
convenlence and necessity require the above-descr1bed lmprovements and for the
purpose of allow1ng any and all persons having any obJectlons to the proposed
work or lmprovements to appear and show cause why the sa1d proposed work or
lmprovements should not be carried out 1n accordance w1th said Resolut1on of
Intentlon. Inqu1ries concernlng this public hearing should be d1rected to the
Department of General Services, Dlv1sion of Eng1neering, at 458-8721.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall glVe notice of the hean ng by
post1ng a copy of this Resolution in the manner descri bed by Streets and
Highways Code Sections 5065 and 5616 and by pub 1 i cat lOn as herelnafter
provlded. Any interested person may make protest against the proposed
lmprovement in writing filed with the City Clerk at any time not later than
the hour set for the heari ng in the manner prov; ded by Streets and Hl ghway
Code Section 5220.
SECTION 7. The Supen ntendent of Streets shall cause to be
conspicuously posted along the line of sald contemplated work or improvements
and also along all the open streets within said dlstrlct, notice of the
passage of this Resolution of Intent10n 1n the manner and form prescrlbed by
law.
The office of the City Engineer 1S directed to mall notices, in the
manner and form prescribed by law, of the adoption of th1S Resolution to all
persons owning commercial or industrial property in the hereinbefore described
assessment district, whose names and addresses appear on the 1 ast equalized
assessment roll for the City taxes or as known to the office of the City
Engineer.
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" SECTION 8. The Clty Clerk lS directed to publ1Sh th1S Resolut1on in
the Evenlng Outlook on two succeSSlve dates. The f,rst publ1cat,on ,s to be
made not less than fifteen days pr,or to the date of the above publ,c hearing.
SECTION 9. Pursuant to Publ,c Contract Code Sect,on 20433~ the C,ty
Council hereby states that the property owners may not contract for the
1mprovements and that the C,ty shall be responsible for awarding and
administering the construction contract for thlS district.
SECTION 10. The C,ty Clerk shall certify to the adopt, on of th, s
Resolutlon, and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 28th day of May, 1991.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8229(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on May 28th, 1991 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Genser, Holbrook, Katz, Olsen,
Vazquez, Zane, Mayor Abdo
Noes: councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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