sr-100962-6fCITY OF SANTA MONICA
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Octobe:c 4, 192
Ei°neSi, Mobley, city i+ai;a,~2r
Bari,latt L> r~nnedy~, City Engineer
ftepor;, on L~ ~ht ing at civic Au¢itori u:r,
AS you 1_~%fiCvv, the C7.'t-,y COUY1C7.1, at 1tS ~ ie C' ~1n~ Ol ~2pi. e:~tii~C-'r
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~"~, 102 It eiii v-A~, 7.Y1StruCteia. t'Cl.e adi„l nlS"tirai,l0n t0 iiiake
a study and report regarding additional planting and
decorative lightin; at the Civie Auditorium.
In COiiiJllanC2 Lvitl; tY].1S 1n StrUCtiCi7, I have "inSiCe Cted. ti12
site and. have c--iscussed the prcbler~s involved t=tith Ccuncil-
wo_r~an hoover, the Aud"i toriu;r tlanager, and 'che Park Superian-
tendent. T_ne results of the study may be summarized as
follct~rs
1 ~ Existing ;o7"amino on the east, south, and t";es'c
sides is adequate and acceptable.
2) Udh.ile additional planting on the north side
i;ii:~iit be :1eS:i=rctJle, 1.t LVOLilCI nOG 'l~2 pOSS:L~le t0 prOV7.de
SUC!1 aC%dlti Oi'lal p l antin~; vS1.thOUt adversely aff eCting tn.e
use of the Auditcriua for so~~e events, such as the Acadercy
AWarJ"S ariC't C2Pt a:L'f1 I'r a11e:C' and Oat ShOU1S.
31 11"12 beauty OI 'G!1e Ti O:C'th, OT ent ranCe, S1de C1
.,he Auditoria;: could be consideraoly enhanced through th.e
ips'ca.llaton cf decorative lig_nting to accent th.e ;plarti ng
and the architeetu'ral features cf the Auc!itoriutn.
4) The design of such a. lighting s~Tsterr should oe
aceo_;;piished by a professional lll;;,,ninating engineer. It
is esti:rated that the cost of these services will not exceed
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T_nerefore, if tr.e City Council desires to ~oroceed with this
~ro~ect, it is recoru;;ended that t'rle Council oe requested" to
aUtf10r1Ze the .r.1 ty T-1ana;g^cr GO engage t'_').2 Se"rV.i.CeS 01 &
professional illuminating engineer, fora _eee not to exceed
X750, to stu:~y and prepare ;glans for the decorative lititing
of the Audi toriu;;;.
Oc~ober ?E, 190'2 Page 2
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~ARTLETT L. KENNEDY,
Ci~„~ Engineer