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PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
FEBRUARY 10, 1 997 COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS;
IN THIS AGE OF COMPUTERS AND TELE-COMUTING, THERE
IS NO NEED TO HAVE ALL POLICE BE IN ONE LOCATION.
ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM CONVEN!ENT FOR THE POLICE,
THERE IS A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT REASON NOT TO.
THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENT'S OF SANTA MONtCA.
IF A NEW POLICE SAFETY BUILDING IS TO BE BUILT, IT
SHOULD BE ONE THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A MAJOR CHANGE
IN BOTH THE SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
BUILDING A POliCE SUBSTATION STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY AND
911 CALL CENTER AT THE CURRENT VIRGINIA PARK SUBSTATION,
AND/OR ANOTHER ONE PERHAPS AT WATER GARDENS PHASE TWO,
OR SOME OTHER LOCATION NORTH OF THE FREEWAY VJOULD BE A
MUCH GREATER ASSISTANCE TO THE CITIZENS. IT WOULD GIVE
CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITiZENS A S,A.FE PLACE TO PLAY .A.ND
ENJOY THE PARK , WHILE GREATLY ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF
THAT PART CITY KNOWN AS NOT THE PROMENADE OR THE PIER.
ALSO IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE, THE FREEWAY
OVERPASSES WILL FALL CUTTING THE CITY NORTH OF THE
FREEWAY OFF FROM THE SAFETY BUilDING, PERHAPS HAVING A
NUMBER OF TRAILERS LIKE WEST HOLLYWOOD WOULD BE AN
MORE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE.
MORE TIME STUDYING OTHER ALTERNATIVES NEEDS TO BE SPENT
BEFORE TEAR!NG DOWN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BU!LDING
IN THE CITY BECAUSE THE PLUMBING PROBLEMS AND HANDICAP
ACCESS CAN BE EASILY SOLVED BY :
1) MOVING SOME POLICE (PARKING DIV,) .A.ND HIRING A GOOD Q A
PLUMBER.. -j~
2) BUILDiNG AN ELEVATOR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING FED 1 1 1997
AND CUTTING A HOLE THROUGH ONE OF THE WALLS. At'P Jb
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ALSO MANY MORE UVES CAN BE SAVED IF THE CITY WOULD
SPENDING SOME OF THE MONEY TO EXTEND BUS SERVICE UNTIL
AFTER THE BARS CLOSE ($60.00 PER HOUR TIMES THREE HOURS
TIMES TWO LINES #3, #7, )BECAUSE MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE
AFFECTED BY DRUNK DRIVERS THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
ALSO THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO OBEY THE LAW, WHO
ARE LEFT STRA NDED AND FORCED TO 'NALK LATE AT NIGHT THROUGH
AREA'S OF HIGH GANG ACTIVITIES. I PERSONALLY HAD THIS HAPPEN
TO ME, HAPPILY I SPOTTED THE VIRGIANA PARK SUBSTATION,
ARRIViNG TO FIND IT CLOSED AND WONDERING WHAT VALUE THERE
IS TO A STATION THAT IS CLOSED DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS
TIMES OF DAY.
POSTPONiNG THE VOTE UNTIL AFTER THE FULL EFFECTS OF PROP 21 8
MIGHT ALSO BE \^JISE BECAUSE MONEY MAY BE ~JEEDED ELSEWHERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY VvE CAN PLAN NOW TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SANTA MONICA NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
WALTER VAN BUSKIRK 111
LIFETIME RESIDENT
425 VJASHINGTON AVE #1
SANTA MONICA,CA 90403
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