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March 27, 1980
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Mayor and City Councl1
City Staff
Construction of Floating Dock (Float), Santa Monica Pier --
Basic Deslgn Approval and Appropriation of Funds
Introductlon
This report provides design information and a cost estlmate for construction
of a float at the sailboat rental facillty at the pier and recommends that
the City Council appropriate $20,000 from Pier funds to build
and install the float lncluding necessary mooring.
Background
In May, 1979, the Council majority voted to relieve the lessee of the responsi-
bility of constructing a float at the Pier Sailboat Rental Facillty. This
float was to have been Jointly used by the lessee and the public. At that
time the Council voted to have the City construct such a float and the Staff
prepared a design and intended to construct the float, approximately 12 feet
by 24 feet in size. Mr. Koch did not approve this size float, nor did he
approve of the method of mooring. He insisted that the float be much larger
in size, with fingers to accommodate a much larger number of boats. The Staff
consulted a contractor regarding the design which Mr. Koch proposed, and the
contractor stated that, ln his opinlon, a float with fingers could not safely
be constructed and operated in the harbor because of the wave action.
Staff now proposes a 10 foot by 32 foot float, to be built and installed by
City forces at the Sallboat Rental Lease location as shown on the attached
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Exhibit "All (Dock "B"). ThlS float, which is sllghtly larger than originally
proposed by Staff, would be for joint use of the public and the lessee, and
will handle l6-feet-long boats.
The proposed float will utilize the existing gangway and be moored adjacent
to the Pier lower deck bumper piles. The City would retain ownership of the
float.
Estimated cost is $20,000 which includes the timber/styrofoam float; mooring
lines, anchors, and counterweights; replacement of bumper piles as necessary
including steel lIrub rails"; and repairs to the existing gangway.
Even though the use of the float lS to be jOlntly shared by the Public and the
lessee, the lessee is requlred to assume liability for his operations in
conjunction with the float including the furnishing of insurance in accordance
with the present lease (Contract No. 3000 (CCS)). Also, repairs and mainten-
ance to the portion of the float used by the lessee shall be at the expense
of the lessee as covered in the eXlstlng lease.
Under this proposal, during heavy storms the City Harbor Patrol would determine
the timing of removal of the float from use and perform its safe mooring from
north of the Pier structure in order to have the float "nde out" heavy wave
actlon. Only upon release of the float for the Public's and the Lessee1s use
by the Harbor Patrol, would it be returned to lts Pier location.
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Alternatives
1. Allow the lessee to continue using his 81 x 24l floating dock (Exhibit "A",
Dock llAIl). This float was damaged during the recent storms and was not
designed in accordance with the minlmum engineering specifications furnished
by the City Engineer to the less, and 1S therefore considered unsafe and undersized.
ln the oplnion of staff. The lessee has lndlcated that publ1C use of hlS float
would be allowed if the City Harbor Department raised and lowered the gangplank
and assisted in other operations.
2. City construct Dock "CIl, the proposed design submitted by the lessee.
This float, including proper mooringt would cost more than $40tOOO to build
and could not be safely operated in the relatively unprotected harbor in the
opinion of Staff.
3. Revert to the original lease provisions wlth the lesseet which require
that he deslgn and build a float for the combined use of the public and the
lessee in conformance with the City Engineer's speclfications. An extension
of the lease deadline for construction of the float would be required under
this alternative.
The staff does not believe that any float deslgn (Float B or Float C) will
result in satisfactory opportunlty for public use as long as the Joint use
wlth the lessee is retained. The nature of joint publlc-prtvate use is such
that there are, ln the opinion of the stafft built-ln problem areas. This is
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especially true in the present case because the desired public use is for
fishing, while the pr1vate use is for sailing.
The Staff believes that there should be two separate floats, one public and
one private. If this concept were approved by Councils a portion of the area
could be a public area and a portion could be private. The lessee could
construct a float to meet his needs and the City could construct a float for
public use.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Clty Council approve the Float B design and appropriate
$20,000 from the P,er Surplus Fund, and assigned to Account Number 30-400-622-
000-324, for the City to construct the new lO-foot-wide by 32-foot-long float
including mooring. This recommendat1on 1S in conformance with recent Council
directives to Staff. It is recommended that the lessee be required to fulfill
all other port1ons of the leases including that the lessee provide llability
insurance.
Prepared by: stan Scholl
Doug McAteer
Don Arnett
Peter Kipp
Attachment: Exhibit "A", Drawing No. 4261
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