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Council MeetIng August 17, 1999
Santa MOnica, CalifornIa
TO Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Review and Approve the Prellmmary Design of the
Santa MOnica Transit Mall Project and Authonze the City Manager To
Execute a Modification of the Contract for the Design of 4th Street
Pavement Rehabilitation
Introduction
ThiS report recommends that the City Council review and approve the preliminary
streetscape design for the Santa Monica Transit Mall Project and authonze the City
Manager to execute a modlflcatron of the contract With Amphlon Environmental, Inc In
an amount not to exceed $77,000 for deSign of the 4th Street Pavement Rehabilitation
project
Background
In 1998, the City contracted With the consulting firm of Amphlon EnVironmental, Inc to
prepare a streetscape deSign for the Santa MOnica TranSit Mall Project which covers
Santa MOnica Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 7th Street and Broadway from Ocean
Avenue to 5th Street A conceptual Downtown Urban DeSign Plan was approved by
the City CounCil In 1997 The Steenng Committee that directed that plan gUided the
development of the streetscape deSign Through a senes of SIX public Steenng
Committee meetmgs, two community workshops, and other presentatIons Includmg
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dIscussIons wIth busmess groups, a prelIminary streetscape design was developed that
reflects the onglnallntent of the Urban Design Plan
DISCUSSion
The prelIminary desIgn consIsts of the components outlrned brrefly below
Street Trees
The streetscape design proposes widening most sidewalks In the project area and
replacing the dense FIcus and the other eXisting street trees with large deciduous street
trees
Pavmg
Sidewalks In the project will be widened from eleven (11) feet to nineteen (19) feet on
both sIdes of Santa MOnica Boulevard from Ocean Avenue to 5th Street and between
Ocean Avenue and Second Street on Broadway From 2nd Street to 5th Street on
Broadway the sidewalks will be widened to sixteen (16) feet on the North side and will
remain at twelve (12) feet on the South side
Lightmg
Llghtmg m the project area will feature a contemporary two-tiered light fixture
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TransIt Shelters and Arbors
Transit shelters are one of the major three-dimensional elements of the project Five
transit shelters featuring an arbor-like design will be located at the transit stops along
both Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard Additional arbors are envIsioned for the
central portion of the project They will be similar to the transit shelters but feature less
glass In the roof and will be planted With vines Three arbors are proposed on Santa
MOnica Boulevard In the block east of Third Street, and on Broadway In the block west
of Third Street, for a total of SiX arbors The arbors feature accent lighting and seating
Street Furmture
Street furniture Includes contemporary wood slat chairs and benches With cast metal
arms The chaIrs Will be used under the transit shelters and arbors Matchmg benches
Will be used m other appropriate locations along the SIdewalk
Art Components
Team artist Robm Brailsford has Influenced the aesthetics of the entIre proJect-
creating the "seamless integration of art and archItecture" called for In the Urban DeSign
plan She has deSigned five specific art components mosaic tile pavers, fused copper
colored glass for the roof In the transit shelters/arbors, mosaic greenery for bollards and
news racks, colorful geometric enriched aggregate mtersectlon deSIgns and quotatIons
by famous Santa MOnica residents which Will be etched In the pavement
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Traffic CIrculation
Transit pnonty lanes will be located adjacent to the curb on the south side of Santa
MOnica Boulevard between Ocean Avenue and 5th Street, and the north side of
Broadway between Ocean Avenue and 5th Street With thiS circulation pattern, the
pnonty lanes will be adjacent to the wIdest sidewalks The nine foot sidewalk "transit
zone" reduces congestion related to people waIting for transit Transit patrons will also
have direct access to and from the Third Street Promenade, without having to cross
Broadway or Santa MOnica between the bus stops and thiS popular destination
Two-way vehicular traffic will be maintained throughout the area Where feasible, turn
pockets will be provided for nght-hand and left-hand turns Access lanes Will be
provided to and from Parking Structure #7, which IS the largest parking faCIlity along the
route, servmg Santa Monica Place
FollOWing approval of the preliminary design concept, a detailed plan Will be developed
for loadmg and drop-off of passengers and goods In the downtown area Careful
management of loading and drop-off Will signifIcantly Improve the operating effiCiency of
downtown streets Preliminary work has been done on alley circulation, potential valet,
taxI and passenger loading areas as well as plans for commerctalloadlng Truck
loading, taxIs and valet zones, passenger drop off and loading areas and short term
parkmg are envIsioned for the north Side of Santa Monica Boulevard and the south Side
of Broadway WIth signs posted indicating the type and hours of use
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The City will be working with the Bayslde Dlstnct and the Chamber of Commerce to
Identrfy loading zones and schedules whIch optimize the use of the alleys To better
manage available valet parking In the downtown area, the City will establish a
centralized valet system utilizing most of the eXisting zones A detailed plan
incorporating the Input of affected bUSinesses and property owners must be developed
concurrently with the development of construction documents for the TranSit Mall
To ensure that operatIonal and loading Issues are fully addressed prior to construction,
Planning and Community Development staff will convene a working group including
Downtown bUSiness representatlves,valet and taxicab operators and the Police
Department ThiS group will meet monthly fC?r four or five months and resolve these
Issues before the Council IS asked to approve the construction contract
The owners of Broadway Del! at the northeast corner of Third Street and Broadway
were not supportive of the proposed transit CirculatIon because It removes the valet
parking and loading zones from the north side of Broadway In order to mInimiZe the
Impact to theIr bUSiness, CIty staff proposed to prOVide Broadway Dell with theIr own
valet zone In the alley (Mall Court East) Broadway Dell hired linscott, Law &
Greenspan, Traffic Consultant, to investigate the pOSSibIlity of reversing the tranSIt
Circulation The report Identified two options (Attachment A) The first option IS to move
the transit lane to the south SIde of Broadway and the north Side of Santa Monica
Boulevard The second option IS to construct the TranSit Mall on Santa MOnica
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Boulevard only These options would allow the valet and parking zones to remain on
the north sIde of Broadway Cram & AssocIates prepared the City's response to the
Linscott Law & Greenspan's report (Attachment B) The major concern wIth AlternatIve
A IS the conflicting movements of buses and passenger cars Eastbound buses on
Broadway would mterfere with the flow of traffic Into and out of Parkmg Structure 7 In
addition. Alternative A would require westbound transit passengers to cross both Santa
Monica Boulevard and Broadway In order to access Santa MOnica Place The largest
deSign Issue with AlternatIve A not addressed by the LL&G report IS the location of the
sidewalk wldenlngs along Broadway Under Alternative A, In order to allow for the
transIt Improvements, the wldemng would need to be shIfted to the south sIde - across
Broadway from the Promenade and adjacent to a parkmg structure and the outside of
the mall Alternative B Will not Improve transit access to Santa MOnica Place, and Will
not help to reduce congestion and Improve circulation In thiS area Alternative B would
also have adverse consequences for the deSign plan Santa MOnica Boulevard would
lose all of ItS passenger loading areas and force the removal of the taxI zone on Santa
MOnica Boulevard adjacent to the 3rd Street Promenade
Many Issues were raIsed dunng the deSign process regardmg downtown cIrculation
including the number of travel lanes, the Width of the Sidewalks, auto circulation
patterns, access to and from Parking Structure #7 at Santa MOnica Place, and access
to the Interstate 10 Freeway from the downtown area These Issues, which had
previously been studied at length as part of the Downtown Urban DeSign Plan, were
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reVIsIted at several meetings as well as m reports by Lmscott, Law and Greenspan and
Crain and Associates commissioned by local businesses The design ultlmately
recommended by the Transit Mall Steenng Committee reaffirms the decIsions made by
the Council and embodied In the Downtown CIrculation Plan
Self Cleaning Restrooms
The design team investigated options for providing public restrooms on the TransIt Mall
The company JC Decaux United Street Furniture provides a vandal reSIstant, self
contained, self-cleaning unit currently used In downtown San FrancIsco and San Jose
The Decaux umts are not for sale, though they are potentially available through a
twenty-year lease agreement The rate for the Bay Area where the company IS
established IS $61.500 per unit per year Prellmmary diSCUSSions indicate that the cost
would be substantially higher for a Southern California City like Santa Momca Decaux
estImates that the area would reqUIre about ten units and approximately one mIllion
dollars a year In revenues for the company to establish a Southern California presence
No other manufacturer that produces self-cleaning units that could be accommodated
Within the enlarged sidewalk areas of the TransIt Mall was Identified Decaux designs,
bUilds, Installs and maintainS these umts In exchange for advertlsmg rights on
newstands, newspaper dispensers, and flower stand kIosks provided as part of the
package Santa MOnica has not embraced bus bench or news rack advertiSing and
unless a polley change IS made, thiS restroom option ]S not Viable
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Recommendations from Steerln!=! Committee
The Steerrng committee unanimously approved the design and recommended
fOlwardlng It to the City Council for approval In addition, dunng the design process a
number of potential projects were Identified or proposed that are beyond the scope of
the Transit Mall project but which ment future consIderation
1) The alleys are gOing to play an Increasmgly Important role In the downtown area
They need to be designed for Increased pedestrian use through Improved slgnage,
lighting and pavmg treatments One possibility IS to add strings and shapes of
seasonal hghtlng across the entries
2) Temporary large Images could be projected (Video) or hung (vinyl-dot matrix) on the
blank facades such as the Robmson-May Company and the Home SavIngs Bank to
make the area more festive
3) Applymg TranSit Mall features such as the fused glass and tile mosaic elements to
more distant transIt stops could promote the theme wlthm Santa MOnica
In addition. the Steering Committee requested the following deSIgn changes 1) a
Simple but attractive custom deSigned bike rack, 2) a custom deSIgned drlnkmg
fountain, 3) mcluslon of "art glass" In the arbors, and 4) enriched aggregate pavmg In
the 2nd and 4th Street Intersections These changes have been Incorporated Into the
deSign as reflected In the Final DeSign Report herem attached (Attachment E)
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4th Street Improvements
The 4th Street pavement shows extensive crackmg and local subgrade failure In areas
close to the curb lanes between Colorado and WI[shlre Boulevards In addItion,
portions of the sidewalk and curb and gutter have been damaged due to tree roots
and/or detenoratlon of the concrete The desIgn and reconstruction of 4th Street to
solve these problems can be coordmated wIth the design and construction of the
Transit Mall project Amphlon IS best equipped to design and coordmate thiS work since
they are responsible for the Transit Mall design and grade changes at 4th Street and
Broadway and 4th Street and Santa MOnica Boulevard Intersections They Will perform
the additional services for approximately $77,000
Sustainable Desl!:ln
The Transit Mall design will Incorporate sustainable pnnclples Environmental
enhancements Will be Incorporated mto the project through the use of canopy trees
which WIll be Installed at relatively narrow spacing, recycfed matenalln the pavement
and as base matenal, energy effiCient light fixtures, Inserts In the catch basins to reduce
pollution of storm water runoff, and rubber tires recycled m the asphalt mIx
It IS antIcipated that the final construction drawings and specifications Will be completed
by the end of 1999 Constructron IS expected to begin In the spnng of 2000
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Budget/Financial Impact
FUNDS REQUIRED
Fourth Street Design Services
Fourth Street Design Contingency
Total
$77,000
510,000
$87,000
Funds In the amount of $87,000 for design of the 4th Street Pavement Rehabilitation
project are available In CIP account number C20052396 "4th Street Reconstruction"
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council
1 Approve the preliminary design for the Santa MOnica Downtown Transit Mall and
complementary tanslt amenities furniture throughout the City.
2 Direct the staff to work With the businesses In the downtown area to develop a
comprehensIve loadmg and unloading plan for the downtown area Includmg alley
Improvements, commercial loading zones and hours, passenger loading zones
and hours, taxicab loading zones, valet loading zones, a possible centralized
valet program and an enforcement and management program, and,
2 Authonze the City Manager negotiate and execute a modification to Amphlon's
contract In an amount not to exceed $77,000 for the design of the 4th Street
Reconstruction project
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A Traffic Study by Lmscott Law Greenspan, Broadway Dell's Traffic
Consultant
Attachment B Response to Greenspan Study by Cram and AssocIates
Attachment C Letter of Conditional Approval from the Bayslde Dlstnct
Attachment D Letter of Conditional Approval from the Chamber of Commerce
Attachment E Fmal Design Report of the Downtown Transit Mall
Prepared by Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental & Public WorK Management
Suzanne Fnck, Director of Plannmg & Community Development
John Catoe, Director of Transportation
Anthony Antlch. PEr City Engmeer
Lucy Dyke, Transportation Planning Manager
Bill Zein I P E , CIvil Eng Ineer
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Discussion Draft
FAX TRANSMITTED
Mr BIll Zem. P E
OffIce of the CIty En2:meer
CIty of Santa \-1omca~
1685 Mam Street. SUIte 112
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CfTY OF SANTA MONrCA
CML ENGrNf~~lNG DIVISION
Dear B lIL
Per your request. we have revIewed the above referenced document prepared by Lmscott. Law &
Greenspan. Engmeers (LL&G) ThIS report presented 1\vo transIt routIng alternatIves to the
adopted Do\vntown Streetscape Plan Alternattve A \vould reverse the transIt "loop" along the
tranSIt mall from the adopted plans. wIth westbound buses usmg Santa Montca Boulevard and
eastbound buses usmg Broadway AlternatIve B would route all transa along Santa ?\.1omca
Boulevard The report dId not address the pnmary concerns we expressed when these
alternatIves ''''ere raIsed III the Steenng Comnuttee meetmg last month We chscuss these
concerns below to outlme why. after the project has been reVIewed over a several-year peflod. no
substanual changes are JustIfIed at thiS ttme
The major concern WIth Alternattve A IS the confltctmg movements of buses and passenger cars
Eastbound buses on Broadv..:ay would mterfere 'WIth the flow of traffIC mto and out of Parkmg
Structure 7. located on Broadway bet..veen Santa MOnIca Place and Fourth Street ThIS condItIOn
would be partIcularly problemattc when entenng queues extend out of the structure mto the
eastbound curb lane In adchtton. the eastbound curb lane often has a queue of vehIcles whIch
have left the structure and are wmtmg to turn nght at Fourth Street Both the queues waItmg to
enter the structure and the queue wattmg for nght turns at Fourth Street would unacceptably
tnterfere wlth transIt operatIons
In order to reduce the queue lengths for nght-turn vehIcles at Founh Street, ]t was suggested that
the eXIt from Structure 7 to Fourth Street be reopened ThIS eXIt was closed when Broadway was
converted to tv\"o-\>,'ay operatIons Pnor to that time, the entrance off of Broadway was to the
east of the eXIt resultmg m a "dnvmg on the left SIde of the road"" confIguratIon ThIS worked
well WIth the one-way Broadway operatIOn, but would not have been manageable WIth the
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LOS ANGELES
SEATTLE
Letter to Mr BIll Zem
~1av 6. 1999
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t"vo-wayoperatIOn The changes to Broadway reqUIred that the entrance and exIt posItIons be
reversed to the normal (1 eoo dn vmg on the nght SIde of the road) condIttons In addItton to City
staff. t\\'o dIfferent traffic specIalIsts (mcludmg our fmn) and two dIfferent parkIng structure
deSIgn fIrms reVlewed the resultmg parkmg structure access and cIrculatton patterns All of the
experts agreed that. due to mternal conflIcts. only an entrance or extt could be provIded from
Fourth Street WIth the reconfIgured Broadway dnveway It was also agreed that provIdmg a
Fourth Street entrance was more Important for both traffIc operatIons and parkmg structure
cIrculatIOn Thus. the reopenmg of the Fourth Street eXIt IS not consIdered feasIble
Altemallve A \vas CIted m the report as havmg the benefIt of not requmng eastbound transIt
passengers to cross Broad"v-ay to access Santa :Yloll1ca Place However. eastbound passengers
travelIng to or from the Promenade would now need to cross thIS street In addItIOn. AlternatIve
A would reqUIre westbound transIt passengers to cross both Santa MOllIca Boulevard and
Broadway 1ll order to access Santa MOllIca Place The current plan WIll reqUIre transIt
passengers III the westbound and eastbound duectlOns to cross only one street. Broadway In
addmon, the stops for passengers amvmg on westbound buses and leavmg on eastbound buses
\~/ould be further separated under AlternatIve A. bemg separated by both Santa Momca
Boulevard and Broadway Overall. the transIt servIce would be less. rather than more,
convement for most patrons under Attachment A
The largest deSIgn Issue WIth Alternattve A not addressed by the LL&G report IS the locahon of the
SIdewalk \vIdemngs along Broadway Currently. the Improvements are planned for the north SIde --
chrectly connected to the Promenade and adjacent to a senes of storefronts Under AlternatIve A. In
order to allow for the tranSIt Improvements. the "vldemng would need to be shIfted to the south SIde
-- across Broadway from the Promenade and adjacent to a parkmg structure and the outsIde of the
mall ThIS change \'v'ould negate much of the urban deSIgn enhancements proposed to spread the
Promenade pedestnan traffIc throughout the BaysIde Dlstnct
The report also falls to address our concerns WIth AlternatIve B As we expressed when thIS
concept \vas fIrst mtroduced. Alternahve B WIll not Improve transIt access to Santa Momca
Place, and WIll not help to reduce congestlon and Improve cIrculatlon m thiS area ThIS optlon
would reqUire westbound transIt passengers to contmue to cross Santa MOllIca Boulevard. walk a
block down the Promenade and then cross Broadway to access the Santa Momca Place Mall
Eastbound tranSIt passengers would have boardmg stops m the same locatIOn as under the
adopted plan Thus. If VIewed from the standpOInt of convemence of Santa Momca Place tranSIt
passengers. there would be no advantage for the eastbound tnp and a large dIsadvantage for the
westbound tnp for shIftmg from the adopted plan to AlternatIve B
Letter to IvIr Blll Zem
Mav 6_ 1999
Page Three
Alternatlve B \,,-ould also have adverse consequences tor the deSIgn plan The proposed
sIdewalks would be narrowed from 19 feet to 17 feet Santa Momca Boulevard 'v auld also lose
all of ItS passenger loachng areas For example. AltematI ve B '''QuId force the removal of the
taXI zone on Santa .\'Iomca Boulevard adjacent to the 3rd Street Promenade. WIth no VIable
altematne presented for Its relocatIOn The proposed relocatIOn of the taXi stand to the north
sIde of Broadwav west of the Promenade would reduce the accessIbilIty and VlSibI hty of
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avmlable taXIS for much of the Promenade \VhIle the proposed transit mall confIguratIon wIll
reqUire the movement of the taXI stand trom the south SIde of Santa MOllIca Boulevard to the
north SIde. the taXI zone (and the valet and other passenger loadmg zones) would remmn
centrally located and hIghly vlslble to 3rd Street Promenade patrons
\Ve have also revIewed the concerns of LL&G m regards to the placement of loadmg areas m the
10-foot alley between 3rd Street and 4th Street ExhIbIt G of theIr report shows that 3D-foot and
50-foot trucks do have the ablhty to turn mto the alley WhlJe H may be dIffIcult for trucks of
thIS SIze to enter the alley stnctly from the lane adJUcent to the SIdewalk. It IS stIll pOSSIble for
these large trucks to enter the alley It IS also pOSSIble for these trucks to turn left mto the alley
\vnh much less dIfflculty. In hght of the dIfficultIes of large trucks entenng the alley from the
east. It may be necessary to restnct the tlmes of dehvenes for large truck to non-peak hours, as IS
currently the practlce m many downtown areas Further. ldndscapmg. street hghts and furnIture
WIll be placed so as not to Interfere \vlth the movement of larger YehIcJes. Detaded turnmg
movement analyses \\'111 be conducted as fmal plans, are prepared. wnh Items shIfted a few feet If
necessary However. as theIr exhIbIt shov,'s and expenence WIth other alleys m downtown Santa
:YIollIca demonstrates. these trucks can be accommodated
In summary. the LL&G report does not present any new mformatlon The deSIgn of the
Downtown Santa Montca Streetscape has been the result of a mulh-year process consldenng the
full range of Issues The alternatIves presented m the report have substantlal defICIenCies WhICh
have not been addressed Thus. \\'e see no reason for the Cny to alter the course from
Implementmg the already fully analyzed and adopted plan
Please feel free to call me If you have any other questIOns or concerns
Smcerely.
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George Rhyner
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aAYSIO~ DISTRICT CORPORATION
1351 Th.rd Streel, Promenade, Su.te S01
Santa Mo!llC8.. Cahtom18. 90.&01
310393-8355 Fax 310 458-3921
May 4,1999
Mr Paul Rosenstein, Chair
Downtown Urban Design Steenng Committee
1685 Mam Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Deal Paul and Steering Commlttee.
On behalf of the Bayside Dlstrict Corporation Board of Directors, I would like to
forward the acnon taken by the Board on Thursday, Apn129, 1999 regarding the
Tran~it Mall.
The Board unarumously supports the concept of the Downtown Urban DeSign Plan
and the TransIt Mall with the followmg conchtlOns'
a The Plan include an mcrease to the northern most lane on Santa MOnica Blvd. to
a rrummum 10' width to provide for flext.bility for loadmg, valet or addihonal traffic
in futUTe if needed.
b. Alleyways are thoroughly assessed for their operational Viability, and for aesthetic
enhancements
c. Valet parkmg, commercial and pedestrian loading, and traffic circulation, and
maintenance plans be fully explored in conjunction WIth the Bayslde DlStrict
Corporation.
u. Clly proVide a trmehne for design, dIScussion of operational elements including
enforcement issues and regulations, a con~truction schedule and approval process
before approvaL
e. Provide a collaborative process dunng drawmgs and phasing WIth BDC Staff, and
brought back to BDC Board prior to drafting of schematics for reVlew and input.
n thebe very impol tant Downtown lssues.
cc Santa Maruca Ctty Councu
John Jahh
Susan McCarthy
Suzanne FrIck
BDe Board of Duec\ors
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May 25,1999
The Honorable Pam O'Connor, Mayor, and Cny Council
City of Santa MOllica
1685 Mam Street
Santa MOllica. CA 90401
Dear Mayor O'Connor and City CouncIl'
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce supports the concept of the Do\\'ntown Urban DesIgn
Plan and TransIt Mall With the following condItIOns'
1. The Plan mclude an increase to the northern most lane on Santa Monica Boulevard to a
mIllimum ten feet width to provide for fleXIbIlity for loadmg, valet or additIOnal traffic in the
future, If needed
2 Alleyways are thoroughly assessed for theIr operational viability, functIOn and traffic flow
for valet and truck parkmg and access to pnvate sector parkmg.
3. Valet parkmg, commercIal and pedestrian loadmg, traffic CIrculatIon and mamtenance plans
be fully explored, in conjunction "",-th the Bayside DIStrIct CorporatIon, and require the
mclusion of specIfic parkmg locations for velucle parking and traffic flow be designated
pnor to implementation of tlus Plan All valet parking wTtlun the entIre Bayside DIStrIct
Corporation DIStrict must be fully analyzed m order for busmesses of all types to continue to
utilIze valet parking effectively and efficiently. Further. centralized valet parking servIces
and an associated traffic flow plan must be analyzed WIth designated parking locatIOns and
traffic patterns.
4 City prOVIdes a t1Illebne for design, mscussion of operational elements, including
enforcement issues and regulations, a constructIon schedule and approval process before
approval
5. ProVIde a collaboratIve process dunng dra\vings and phasmg \\'lth the BaysIde Distnct Staff
which Will be returned to the EDC Board of DIrectors pnor to drafting schematics for review
and mput.
6 In cOnjunctIOn to TransIt Mall issues, It IS necessary to include the Issues related to the
Parkmg Management Plan' It must be managed and controlled. ConfIrmation of pnvate
sector parkmg needs to be mcluded m the Plan For example, the SMCofC-supported call for
attendant and controlled parkIng III parkmg Structures 7 and 8 needs to be Implemented as
soon as possible.
7 City projects are being completed with less available parkIng than reqUITed by code. and thIS
must be recognized and taken into consideratIon when makIng declSlons regarding Transit
Mall parking and traffic issues
~IisSlOn Statement
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8 How pnvate sector parkmg 15 to be delivered needs to be commumcated as a sIgmficant
element of thIS process prior to Plan implementatIon
9. Finally, the Chamber encourages the CIty to address tbe details and unresolved Issues,
especially the problematIc ones related to the alleys. parkmg. traffic flow and the others
outlmed above, at the earlIest possIble dates. We offer our aSSIstance in whatever way we can
and that would be the most appropnate and useful to aclueve these goals
The Santa Moruca Chamber of Commerce smcerely and enthusiastIcally congratulates the
Bayslde District CorporatlOn, 11s proactIve members who have devoted countless hours and
resources to this Issue, and the City of Santa Momca and Its elected and appointed officials, who
have made up the Steenng Committee, and staff for
very challenging task
Your invaluable tIme and conSIderatIon are greatly apprecIated On behalf of the Santa 1vlonica
Chamber of Commerce, Its officers and Board ofDrrectors, I remain
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Cc City Manager John JalIli
ASSistant City Manager Susan McCarthy
Planning and Commumty Development DIrector Suzanne Fnck
Herb Katz, Chazr, Bayside DIStnct CorporatIOn
Kathleen Rawson, ExecutIve Director, BaysIde District CorporatIOn
Santa Monica Planmng CommIssion