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sr-050582CM:JJ:mmm ' council Meeting 5/4/82 Santa Monica, California NrHr 5 1942 TO: Redevelopment Agency FROM: City Staff SUBJECT: Off-Site Improvements resulting from Settlement Agreement with Lincoln Property Company. Introduction This report transmits a list of off-site improvements suggested by the community residents to date, and recommends that the Agency/ Council hold a public hearing to receive additional community input. Background On April 6, 1982 the City Council/Redevelopment Agency directed the staff to: 1. Enter into a settlement agreement with Lincoln Property Company; 2. Hold public hearing (s) pertaining to neighborhood concerns ror off-site amenities and; 3. Complete and obtain City Council approval o£ an off-site amenities plan responsive to community needs. Discussion During some 16 community meetings when the settlement agreement with Lincoln Property Company was under consideration, the 1 kiAY 5 1982 community residents suggested several of£-site improvement projects. These included: A Beach Park A walking/jogging green belt from the City limits to Bay Street. Beach parking lots landscaping and improvement. Narrowing of Ocean Park Boulevard west of Main Street. Narrowing and/or closure of Barnard Way. . Ocean Park. Branch Library improvements including seismic upgrading, The addition of a community room and a general refurbishing and upgrading. The Staff intends to prepare a supplemental list of off-site improvements including cost estimates, based on testimony given at the May 4 meeting, and then prepare with assistance from Consultants, an off-sites improvements plan for public hearing by the City Council at the July 6th meeting and submittal to the Coastal Commission. The plan must meet Coastal Commissions concerns and must be affordable in terms of capital as well as operating costs. In addition, a detailed traffic analysis of alternative street improvement/closures must be completed. 2 < .~ r The Key policy parameters - that guide the Staff and the community's decisions pertaining to off-site projects are the following: . Maximize park access and availability to the area residents. . Park usages compatible with adjacent residential communities . Park facilities to serve all age groups. . Maintenance for coastal access. Maintenance of obligations for parking. Minimize .operating costs to the City. Possible additional revenues from food service to defray park maintenance costs. . Balance of visitor and residential interests. . Minimize traffic impacts on .adjacent streets. . Maximize green space. Prepared by: JOHN H. ALSCHULER, City Manager JOHN JALILI, Assistant City Manager 3 ,Qev-~laPn~n~ ~ju~ , !¢S an O~aa Parr i'QSi ~~ e lc~~~ and en~~usi~s~c ~'i~i~-Qn , ~-~ 1, ~ ~ s/O, ~ce m ~~el n sort, Pi~Po~~ spa ~al~ u~~®,~s~e~a,~:' LiJ~ aY~ VQ~ Lome i~~-e~ %s ~ ~®mm~~ ~ rr~. gma crn-~s ~~ ~-,one cue /~ a ~ ~ ~ au ~- '' ~~~.~ e~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ;m~rv v<~ h~ ~r ars ~r~ ~~s ~ ~ ~' `~ ' f~ ~ ~ ~ 6 C~s~r~G~~-- i~ ~h%s are cc ~ and ~-~- l~c~~.. Yea l: ~~~ Du/' ~'® Ste' ~a~s ~ ' A~a-~ ``/-G sir Gvou/~ ~- a _t :~~ ~f Gt ,OI~i Dui' ne~boYS QllG~f'G /Y~rn ®~~'~ ~e~ ncls ~ C~rn~%/tr a /%s~ o~° su s~~s ;,r, ! rife u~®~ /~ ~ ~ prom ~'~ ~~~~, ~~ ,y~tP 6u~~er a ~v~rs~ ~,~ ~ ~~' ohs ,r,~rss: v-e- r~~~v•-- Or,~c~~ ~~~-.~ Bluff - ~ per s~- rr,~~- r' i i ~` .£aaS ~?;~~~3' ~t9~~~~ /J~ ~~ ~~ /~/~ ~- ~ ~~~ /3 y f/gaT ~Lt= Sh'~~ /neirica rfoyQS-