m-030811 paCITY OE SANTA MONICA
PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
CII 8, 2011
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Parking Authority was called to order by Chair Bloom at 10:47
p.m., on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at City Council Chambers, 16$5 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Richard Bloom
Authority Member Richard Bloom
Authority Ylember Robert T. Holbrook
Authority Member Kevin McKeown
Authority Member O'Connor
Authority Member Terzy O"Day
Authority Member Bobby Shriven
Absent. Chair Pro Tem Gleam Davis
Also Present: Execuive Director Rod Gould
Authority Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
Authority Clerk Maria M. Stewart
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority convened to a special joint
meeting with the City Council at 10:47 p.m., with Chair Pro Tem Davis
absent.
INTERIM I)~WNTTDdYN 8-C: Interim Rowntown Parking Plan -recommendation that City
PARKING PLAN Council authorize the price incentive of $68.75 per month to current
downtown monthly parking pass holders to relocate to the Civic Center;
direct staff to develop a combined monthly parking pass and monthly Big
Blue Bus pass; and direct staff to proceed with actions necessary to
facilitate the demolition of buildings located at 1338-42 and 1334-36 5`h
Streets after the expiration of existing leases. Recommendation that the
City Council and the Parking Authority authorize the City Managed
Executive Director to negotiate and execute a 4t~' amendment to Lease
No. 1828 with Douglas Emmet 1998 that world enable the City to
reimburse an amount not to exceed $20 per month for each space
relinquished in Parking Structure 2, through January 1, 202b, was
presented.
Members of the public Denise Barton; Mark Weintraub, Howard
Robinson, Kathleen Rawson, John Warfel, Peggy Molloy, and Chris
Harding expressed concerns regarding the loss of parking spaces due to
the proposed demolition of the buildings.
Motion by Councilmember Shriven, seconded by Councilmember
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O'Connor, to approve the price incentive of $68.75 per month to current
downtown monthly parking pass holders to relocate to the Civic Center;
direct staff to develop a combined monthly parking pass and monthly Big
Blue Bus pass; and direct staff to proceed with actions necessary to
facilitate the demolition of buildings located at 1338-42 and 1334-36 j~'
Streets after the expiration of existing leases, and amend to include the
flexibility for staff on pricing up in the Downtown and down in the Civic
Center to create enough of a gap to make the plan happen; to eliminate to
the extent possible the capacity to game the system by paying the daily
rate; to make the shuttle service coincident with the opening of the
incentive program; and to have regular updates from staff:
ADJ®URNNIErN'I' t3F
Motion to amend by Councilmember Holbrook, to include the option of
long-term parking at the Main Library. The motion was accepted as
friendly.
City Attorney Moutrie clarified for the record that the authority to be
delegated to the City Manager is to lower the discounted rates as
suggested, if in his judgment, that action will fulfill Council's objective
of causing parkers to relocate during this interim period.
The motion, as amended and clarified, was approved by the following
vote:
AYES: Gouncilmembers Shriver, O'Connor, Holbrook,
O'Day, McKeown, Mayor Bloom
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Davis
Motion by AuthoritylCouncilrnember O'Connor, seconded by Author7ty
/Councilnember O'Dav, to authorize the City Manager/ Executive
Director to negotiate and execute a 4th amendment to Lease No. 1828
with Douglas Emmet 1998 that would enable the City to reimburse an
amount not to exceed $20 per month for each space relinquished in
Parking Strucrirre 2, through January 1, 2026. The motion was approved
by the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmember O'Day, Holbrook, Shriver
O'Connor, Chair/Mayor Bloom
NOES: Authority/Councilmember McKeown
ABSENT: Chair Pro Tem(Mayor Pro Tem Davis
Authority/Councilmember McKeown stated, for the record, that he voted
"no" because he feels this action rewards an opporhmistic demand on
public money.
On order of the Chair, the special joint meeting of the Parking Authority
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SPECIAL, J®INT MEETING and the City Council was adjourned at 11:50 p.m., ~~rith Chair Pro Tem
WITH CITY C®IJNCIL Davis absent.
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Maria M. Stewart
Authoritv Clerk
APPROVED:
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Richard Bloam
Chair
March 8, 2011