sr-082873CITY OF SANTA MONICA
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August 23~ 1973 TjU6 ~~ i~;"
K, 0. Grubb, Interim City Manager '~~s°~=~$~~ ~-
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Doug McAteer, City Engineer & Director of Public Work:~~~ z,t~, ~,
SUBJECT: Authorizing the Establishment of a 1911 Act Street Lighting
District bounded by Montana Avenue-Wilshire Boulevard-Second
Street and Euclid Street,
As you recall, at the July 10, 1973 Council meeting (Item 7-D),
I recommended the establish~,-~ent of a street lighting district bounded
by Montana Avenue-Wilshire Boulevard-17th Street and 26th Street.
Mrs, Christine Reed raised the objection that the above mentioned
district was comprised of single family residences and R-2 (low density)
apartments, and that the R-4 districts should be lighted first.
The administration was instructed to set up a ne*rr street lighting
policy based on crime, and lighting R-4 (high density) apartment areas.
I have reexamined the street lighting priorities--with the Council's
instructions in mind--and hereby submit a recommended revised street
lighting priority for the next three years;
1. 1973°74 - The area bounded by Montana Avenue-Wilshire Boulevard-
Second Street and Euclid Street, This project consists of approximately
345 lights at a total estimated cost of X420,000. About 250 of this area
is zoned R-4, and the remaining area zoned R-3.
2. 1974-75 - The area bounded by the Freeway, south. City limits,
Fourth Street and Lincoln Boulevard. This project consists of approxi-
mately 310 lights, at a total estimated cost of X377,000. This area is
zoned approximately 50-50 R-2 and R-3,
Date: August 23, 1973 Page 2
Subject: Authorizing the Establishment of a lgll Act Street
Lighting District bounded by Montana Avenue-Wilshire
Boulevard-Second Street and Euclid Street.
3. 1875-76 - The area bounded by Montana Avenue-Santa i•4onica
Boulevard-Fourteenth Street and Twenty-first Street. This project con-
silts of approximately 31g lights at a total estimated cost of $388,000.
This area is zoned R-2 and includes our tea*o hospitals.
Attached is a map sho~~ring our existing street lighting system,
together ,with the above three lighting priorities. I do not feel it
necessary, at this time, for the Council to approve all three priorities
due to the fact that circumstances may change in the next year or two,
I would prefer to have just this year's district approved at this time.
If my recommended No. 1 priority is approved by the Council for this
year, I 4aill submit my recom?~endation for the next lighting district
about this time next year.
If the subject lighting project is approved, the lighting of
Montana Avenue, between Seventeenth Street and Twenty-sixth Street, will
be included in t'_oe subject project.
(This project has had previous
approval from the Council).
It is therefore recomrended that the City Council be requested to
authorize the establishment of a street lighting district bounded by
Montana Avenue-Wilshire Boulevard-Second Street and Euclid Street for
the 1973-74 fiscal year.
DOU McATEER
City Engineer and
Director of Public ti•Torks
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