SR 12-06-2016 8A
Ci ty Council
Report
City Council Meeting : December 6, 2016
Age nda Item: 8.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: David Martin, Director, Planning and Community Development , Planning &
Community Development, City Planning
Subject: Providence Saint John’s Health Center Development Agreement Amendment
Float -Up Discussion
Recommended A ction
It is recommended that the Council:
1. Discuss the Applicant’s proposed Development Agreement Amendment request
to allow Planning Commission, or City Council on appeal, to exercise its
discretion, pursuant to SMMC Section 9.37.090, to provide extend ed expiration
dates for one or more of the eight originally -proposed Development Review
Permits for Phase Two buildings. The proposed expiration date for each building
would range between 21 and 233 months based on the five phases of
development proposed f or the Phase Two project.
2. Discuss whether the Applicant’s vested rights should be extended, and if so, to
what extent.
3. Discuss the staff -proposed procedural amendment to the Development
Agreement to establish an alternate framework for Phase Two ve sted rights and
a phasing plan.
4. Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations
and/or environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total
overall floor area for Phase Two, the allocation of floor area between approved
uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the circulation/access plan, and trip
reduction measures required with the project.
5. Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits,
the City should inc lude in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Executive Summary
The Applicant, Providence Health & Services (“Providence”), proposes a second
amendment to its previously -approved Development Agreement with the City of Santa
Monica for Phase Two Development at the Providence Saint John’s Health Center
campus (“PSJHC” or “Health Center”) located at 2121 Santa Monica Boulevard. The
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original Development Agreement was executed in July 1998 with a 55 -year term to
guide phased reconstruction and future development of Saint John’s Health Center after
the 1940s -built hospital sustained substantial damage from the 1994 Northridge
earthquake. The Development Agreement authorized vested rights for two phases of
development on Saint John’s -owned property.
Phase One de velopment consisted primarily of rebuilding core hospital facilities and
creating a new plaza on Santa Monica Boulevard and was substantively completed in
2013. The Development Agreement established the parameters for Phase One
rebuilding and required an a nnual community benefit plan for the 55 -year term of the
Agreement. A first amendment to the Development Agreement was approved by the
City Council in 2011 principally to address how Phase One parking would be provided
by the Health Center.
Providence has proposed Phase Two development in accordance with the vested rights
for up to 799,000 SF of floor area and permitted uses authorized by the Development
Agreement. The Phase Two project is located on Applicant -owned parcels on both
sides of Santa Monica B oulevard and proposes a health care campus to expand the
services currently provided by the hospital’s diagnostic and treatment center, in -patient
suites, an emergency department, and a medical research facility (John Wayne Cancer
Institute and Research Ce nter). North Campus development would occur on three sites:
two building sites are located on the east and west sides of the existing Entry Plaza,
and one building site is located mid -block along 20 th Street between Santa Monica
Boulevard and Arizona Avenu e. South Campus development would occur on five sites
where the current John Wayne Cancer Institute and two surface parking lots are located
south of Santa Monica Boulevard.
Consistent with the procedural requirements for Phase Two development set forth in the
Development Agreement, a proposed Master Plan to guide the development of the
Health Center’s South Campus was submitted by Providence in February 2015.
Development Review Permit applications for the eight originally -proposed Phase Two
buildings lo cated on both the North and South Campuses were filed in March 2015. All
of these required applications (“Phase Two Project” or “Phase Two”) were submitted
and deemed complete prior to the July 9, 2015 Phase Two Vesting Deadline
established by the Developm ent Agreement. Phase Two applications were submitted
following completion of Phase One reconstruction of the diagnostic and treatment
center and in -patient suites, and construction of the new Entry Plaza on Santa Monica
Boulevard.
Providence is proposing an amendment to the Development Agreement that would
allow the Planning Commission, or City Council on appeal, to exercise its discretion,
pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.37.090, to extend the
expiration dates for each of the eigh t Development Review Permits in five phases, over
a twenty year period. As discussed more fully in this report, the Applicant has made this
request because it is unable to construct the entire Phase Two Project within the
timeframes currently provided by t he Development Agreement. Providence has also
stated that this amendment is necessary because it must maintain current Health
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Center operations and provide required parking through the duration of Phase Two
construction, and it would allow Providence to f ocus on priority elements of the Phase
Two Project in the near -term, while having assurance that longer -term future
development at the Health Center can occur in response to changing community health
care needs.
While the Applicant has requested a narro w amendment allowing the extension of the
vesting schedule under the Development Agreement, the City Attorney's office has
advised that the Planning Commission and City Council may retain full discretion over
an amended vesting schedule and may seek addit ional community benefits in
consideration for any amendment to the Development Agreement, given that if no
amendment were authorized, the Applicant's existing vested rights would terminate if
not exercised in accordance with the existing schedules in the D evelopment Agreement.
The heart of the issue before the Council is whether to move forward with a time
extension for Phase Two and, if so, what, if any, other elements of the existing
Development Agreement should be renegotiated. Both the Planning Commi ssion and
City staff offer recommendations to the Council, as discussed below.
Council, of course, understands the balance of interests involved. On the one hand,
long -term planning for providing health care in today’s changing landscape requires a
level of predictability and flexibility for an institution like Providence Saint John’s Health
Center to survive in a competitive marketplace and continue its legacy of service to the
community. Of equal importance are the interests of affected residents and b usinesses
in the area impacted by the growth and daily operations of a major institution like the
Health Center. In contrast to UCLA Medical Center, which as a state agency is
essentially exempt from local land use regulation, Providence Saint John’s Heal th
Center must navigate the challenges of serving its core mission, being a good neighbor,
and collaborating with the City on orderly long -range planning.
The Applicant’s Development Agreement amendment proposal was presented to the
Planning Commission on April 27, 2016. After an extensive discussion, the Planning
Commission supported staff’s recommended procedures as a substitute for the
Applicant’s proposal and provided feedback on a host of project components including
site planning and design, circula tion, mix of uses, parking, and the requested extension
of time to build out Phase Two project over an extended period.
Accordingly, this report recommends Council authorize staff to initiate negotiations with
the Applicant in conjunction with the reques t for an extension of time to complete the
Phase Two Project, subject to the Development Agreement amendments described
herein to establish the following:
Phase Two Project Master Plan – Currently, the Development Agreement
specifies that the Planning Com mission takes action on a South Campus Master
Plan – for South Campus development sites only – with Council review only on
an appeal of the Commission’s action. Staff believes that it would be prudent for
the Council to consider a procedural amendment that would establish Council’s
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authority to review and take action on a comprehensive Phase Two Project
Master Plan not only because of the large scope of development contemplated,
but also because of the traffic circulation changes and integration of the Nort h
and South Campuses contemplated by the Phase Two Project as a whole. This
change would comport with the quasi -legislative character of the a master plan
and would require that all Phase Two development, on both the north and south
campuses, be consistent with the Phase Two Project Master Plan.
Comprehensive Phasing Plan – As part of the Master Plan, staff recommends
establishment of a Phase Two Project Phasing Plan to provide a framework for
comprehensive and integrated review of the Phase Two Project, a nd orderly
build -out of the project beyond the timeframes currently authorized by the
Development Agreement. This approach would provide a timeline and
framework for phased review for each of the Phase Two buildings and a
schedule of performance for assoc iated infrastructure, community benefits, and
site features over an approximately 20 year period. With this recommended
approach, the Applicant would not be required to obtain Development Review
Permit approval of all of its proposed development within th e timeframe currently
necessitated by the existing vesting deadlines in the Development Agreement.
In light of the Planning Commission’s recent feedback and staff’s recommendations, the
project description provided in this report reflects several modifi cations to the order in
which certain improvements would be constructed, revisions to the parking structure
proposed on the north campus, and the addition of two small café buildings on the north
and south campus plazas.
The greater level of detail and b ackground discussion provided in this report regarding
the Development Agreement and the Applicant’s Phase Two proposal has been
provided to help inform Council’s evaluation of the potential benefits, challenges, and
trade -offs associated with the Applican t’s request for an extension of time to build out
the Phase Two Project. More specifically, this report provides the following information:
1. Summary of Phase One Project pursuant to 1998 Development Agreement
2. Phase Two Project Description for Applicant’s South Campus Master Plan &
North Campus sites
3. Applicant -proposed phasing plan and amendment request (Attachment “C”)
4. Proposed procedural amendment to establish Council review of a Phase Two
Master Plan
5. Conceptual discussion of an amendment to establish a framework for Phase Two
vested rights and a comprehensive Phase Two Project Phasing Plan
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6. Summary of the April 27, 2016 Planning Commission discussion
7. Potential community benefits, in addition to current requirements
8. Next steps
Additionally, summary des cription of current Phase Two procedural requirements
established by the 1998 Development Agreement is included as background information
in Attachment “A” to this staff report.
Staff recommends that the Council focus on several key issue areas during i ts
preliminary discussion of the Applicant’s request for an extension of time to build out the
Phase Two Project:
1. Discuss the Applicant’s proposed Development Agreement Amendment request
to allow Planning Commission, or City Council on appeal, to exercis e its
discretion, pursuant to SMMC Section 9.37.090, to provide extended expiration
dates for one or more of the eight originally -proposed Development Review
Permits for Phase Two buildings. The proposed expiration date for each building
would range betwee n 21 and 233 months based on the five phases of
development proposed for the Phase Two project.
2. Discuss whether the Applicant’s vested rights should be extended, and if so, to
what extent.
3. Discuss the staff -proposed procedural amendment to the Developmen t
Agreement to establish an alternate framework for Phase Two vested rights and
a phasing plan.
4. Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations
and/or environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total
ov erall floor area for Phase Two, the allocation of floor area between approved
uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the circulation/access plan, and trip
reduction measures required with the project.
5. Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits,
the City should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Project / Site Information
Providence Saint John’s Health Center is located along Santa Monica Boulevard
between 20 th Street and 23 rd Street. The faci lity’s North Campus is located between
Santa Monica Boulevard and Arizona Avenue with the main hospital on Santa Monica
Boulevard and the emergency department entrance on Arizona Avenue. The South
Campus is located between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broad way and includes the
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John Wayne Cancer Institute, and the Health Center’s MRI building and surface parking
lots. Site information and photos are provided on the following pages.
Providence SJHC along Santa Monica Boulevard / 23 rd Street / Arizona Avenue
Providence SJHC Phase Two North Campus Sites
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Background
Providence Saint John’s Health Center is a non -profit hospital and health care facility
t hat was originally built in 1942 on Santa Monica Boulevard between 20 th and 23 rd
Streets in the Mid -City neighborhood. After sustaining significant damage in the 1994
Northridge Earthquake, a plan for phased reconstruction and expansion of the hospital’s
North and South Campuses was authorized in July 1998 with approval of a
Development Agreement between the City and the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on
behalf of Saint John’s Health Center.
Zoning District:
HMU (Healthcare Mixed -Use District)
Providence Sa int John’s Health Center
North and South Campuses
LUCE: Healthcare District
Existing
On -Site
Improvements:
(A) Providence Saint John’s Health
Center & Entry Plaza –
2121 Santa Monica Blvd
(1942 / 201 3)
~475,000 SF
(B) Providence Saint John’s Child &
Family Development Center –
1339 20 th Street (1961)
~34,670 SF
(C) Commercial building (vacant) –
2221 Santa Monica Blvd (1970)
~10,551 SF
(D) John Wayne Cancer Institute
and Research Center –
2200 Santa M onica Blvd (1951)
~55,055 SF
(E) 10 -unit apartment building
(vacant) – 1417 21 st Street
(1948)
(F) MRI Building
(G) Surface parking lots
Rent Control: Ten rent -controlled units (vacant)
Adjacent
Zoning
Districts and
Land Uses:
R2, R4, M UB, HMU, MUBL, GC:
Medical office & services, single - &
multi -family residential, assisted
living, commercial, institutional,
creative office & studios
B
A
C
D
E
G
G
G
F
= Phase Two development sites
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The 55 -year term of the Development Agreement ends on July 9 , 2053. The First
Amendment to the Development Agreement was authorized by Council in 2011, in large
part, to modify the way the Health Center would be required to provide parking for the
Phase One project.
Phase One Development
The Development Agreement granted approval for construction of new hospital facilities
in two phases. The Phase One Project consisted of vested rights, subject to extension,
for the construction of a new 475,000 SF hospital consisting of the following
components:
Below -grade cent ral plant
Inpatient Center (205,000 SF and a maximum height of 75 feet)
Outpatient and Diagnostic & Treatment Center (265,000 SF and a maximum
height of 58 feet) with an emergency department and North Lawn
Main Entry Plaza on Santa Monica Boulevard
Phase One Community Benefit Summary
As part of the original Development Agreement approved in July 1998, and the first
amendment to the Development Agreement approved in June 2011, a number of
substantial community benefits were negotiated for inclusion in the project; these
include the following one -time and ongoing programs, contributions, and facilities:
One -time:
North Lawn: 41,000 SF outdoor area with landscaping and walkways.
Off -site Traffic Mitigation Improvements : one -time payment of a minimum of
$332,000 in fees to the City to construct improvements.
Off -Site Public Works Improvements: one -time payment of $641,000 in fees to
the City to construct sidewalks, curbs, streetlights, and street paving in the
project area.
Off -Site Transit Improveme nts: $100,000 contribution for Memorial Park light
rail station upgrades (required by First Amendment).
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Ongoing:
Child Care Program: provide a minimum of 49 full -day child care for employees
and the community. 21 of these spaces must be for infant/tod dler care.
Transportation Demand Management Program: employee trip reduction
program enhancements (required by First Amendment).
Light Rail Shuttle: 15 -month requirement to operate shuttle to/from Memorial
Park light rail station starting within six mont hs of the Expo light rail opening
unless duplicative public transit service is provided by the City (required by First
Amendment).
Beginning in Spring 2016, PSJHC started funding a Big Blue Bus Transit Pass
Program for all Health Center employees and i ts contract employees. The
program provides them with unlimited Big Blue Bus use. This Service Agreement
funds a service enhancement along Big Blue Bus routes 41 and 42 by
establishing a 15 -minute frequency during peak hours along the route that
includes s ervice to the Health Center.
Neighborhood protection measures: eleven requirements including
establishing a community Ombudsperson, providing a reduced valet rate for
parking 90 minutes or less, one -time payment of $30,000 for installation of a
crosswalk at 21 st Street/Arizona Avenue, and one -time payment of $15,000 for a
pedestrian safety study (required by First Amendment).
Annual Community Benefit Program : CA State required plan for non -profit
hospitals to support the health and well -being of Santa Mo nica residents and the
community and also required by the 1998 Development Agreement for the full
55 -year term of the Agreement. The City established the annual Community
Benefit Program as a requirement of the original Development Agreement to
ensure that if the Health Center is sold to a for -profit entity during the 55 -year
term of the Agreement, the new owner would be required to provide the
community benefit program on an annual basis for the full 55 -year term.
Santa Monica Community Access Plan: The S anta Monica Community Access
Plan is a required component of the annual Community Benefit Program, per the
Development Agreement. It identifies local recipient agencies, dollar value, and
level of service provided to non -profits and the Santa Monica -Malibu Unified
School District. The plan also documents the charitable medical and mental
health services, free health education, and preventive health services provided to
the local community.
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Minimum $732,000 dollar value subject to 1.5% compounded annual adj ustment.
During calendar year 2014, health services valued at $5,876,605 were provided
where a total of $928,897 was required.
Phase One Construction Milestones
Significant construction milestones for Phase One included completion of the in -patient
suites in 2005, completion of the diagnostic and treatment center in 2009, and
demolition of the south and east wings of the original hospital building in 2010. Today’s
North Campus, comprised primarily of the in -patient suites, diagnostic and treatment
center, and emergency department is smaller in size and number of licensed beds in
comparison to the pre -1994 hospital facility:
1994 hospital pre -earthquake: 662,000 SF and 501 licensed hospital beds
2013 hospital redeveloped: 475,000 SF and 265 licensed hospital beds
As noted above, the City Council approved a first amendment to the Development
Agreement in July 2011 primarily to modify the Health Center’s Phase One parking
obligations. In lieu of constructing the originally -approved North Campus subter ranean
parking garage, the amendment requires the Health Center to provide at all times on -
and off -site parking to meet the peak parking demand of its various user groups
(visitors, patients, physicians, scientists, and staff).
The amendment also requir es the Health Center to provide at all times parking that is
functionally equivalent to the previously -approved 443 -space garage (i.e., owned
spaces or spaces subject to specific lease terms). The amendment further requires
implementation of an annual park ing management plan and authorized changes to the
design of the Entry Plaza that is accessed from Santa Monica Boulevard.
Following approval of the First Amendment to the Development Agreement, the new
Entry Plaza on Santa Monica Boulevard was constructe d and it opened for use as the
primary entrance to the Health Center in October 2013. The opening of this feature
marked the substantive completion of the Phase One Project authorized by the
Development Agreement.
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Providence Health and Services assumed f ull sponsorship of Saint John’s Health
Center from the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth in January 2014. The transfer of
sponsorship was completed as Phase One construction was nearing completion.
Providence is now the sole sponsor of Saint John’s Health Center, the John Wayne
Cancer Institute, and all clinics and centers associated with the Health Center that has a
total of approximately 1,700 employees. City staff worked with Providence during its due
diligence review and sponsorship transition to clari fy the requirements of the
Development Agreement and provide a detailed overview of the key issues and
community concerns that were associated with Phase One development and the First
Amendment.
Phase Two Development Process
Development Agreement Section 3.8 specifies that there is a 17 -year vested rights term
for Phase Two (i.e., until July 2015), subject to extension and requirements for timely
submittal of certain applications to maintain these vested rights beyond the July 2015
vesting deadline. The purpose of Phase Two is to implement a second development
plan with sufficient floor area for health care -related uses, open space, and parking as
outlined in the Agreement.
The Development Agreement includes maximum floor area (i.e., square footage) and
permitted uses that Providence has a vested right to develop on each of the three North
Campus Designated Areas slated for Phase Two development. Maximum allowable
building heights ranging from 70 -95 feet and required building setbacks are also
identified for these three North Campus sites. For the South Campus, the Development
Agreement provides a vested right to develop a maximum total floor area and a vested
right to develop permitted uses, subject to City approval of a Master Plan for the South
Campus .
In addition to the Master Plan requirement for the South Campus, all Phase Two
buildings require City review and approval of Development Review Permit applications.
Further, the Agreement specifies that South Campus buildings cannot be approved
unles s the Master Plan for the South Campus has also been approved.
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North Campus development is currently not a required component of the Master Plan
and approval of North Campus Development Review Permits does not currently require
prior or concurrent Master Plan approval.
Consistent with Development Agreement requirements, applications for a South
Campus Master Plan and eight Development Review Permits for all Phase Two
buildings were timely submitted prior to the Phase Two vesting deadline in July 2015.
These applications were submitted February 5, 2015 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
The Development Agreement Amendment application was also submitted to the City on
March 31, 2015. All applications submitted in conjunction with Phase Two development
wer e reviewed by City staff and deemed complete on June 5, 2015.
Attachment “A” to this report provides a summary chart of Development Agreement
Milestones from 1998 to 2015.
Environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQ A) is
required for all Phase Two development. Environmental documentation will be prepared
and then reviewed during future public hearings when the Master Plan, Development
Review Permits, and Development Agreement Amendment are formally considered by
Plan ning Commission and City Council.
Discussion
Project Description and Phase Two Vested Rights
The parameters of the Phase Two project were developed following a needs
assessment process conducted by Providence after assuming sponsorship of the
Health Cent er in 2014 and have been revised based on outreach with community
members, early review with City staff, and following Planning Commission’s April 27 th
preliminary discussion of the proposed amendments and project concept. The
Applicant has stated that th e Phase Two Project incorporates the research,
recommendations and priorities gathered from Providence’s executive team, physicians,
clinicians, staff, administrators, and community health care service providers – and
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focuses on developing a state -of -the -a rt medical care and research center in the
community building that features a new medical research facility for the John Wayne
Cancer Institute, expanding ambulatory and acute care services, and supporting health
and wellness education in the community.
The project also includes a new and expanded Child and Family Development Center
and new visitor housing. Finally, the Development Agreement requires replacement of
the existing ten units of multi -family housing existing on the site. The Applicant proposes
that two of the ten units would be deed -restricted affordable. The vacant apartment
building to be removed is located behind the John Wayne Cancer Institute with frontage
along 21 st Street.
With respect to Phase Two Project community benefits, the 1998 Development
Agreement requires continuation of all Phase One community benefits, along with the
following:
An amended Community Access Plan to ensure that a reasonable number of
Santa Monica residents who are unable to afford fees and memberships will
ha ve access to Phase Two’s community -oriented facilities.
Minimum 35% open space on the South Campus.
An expanded Phase One child care program to address the child care needs
generated by the Phase Two development.
While the 1998 Development Agreement do es not require Phase Two North Campus
buildings to be incorporated in the Master Plan for the South Campus, and approval of
the Master Plan is also not a prerequisite for review or approval of North Campus
buildings, the Applicant has studied both campuses and proposed a Master Plan that
functionally integrates the Phase Two building sites on the North and South Campuses
as shown in Figure 1.
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View from Inside the Education & Conference Center (Building S4) (left); North Campus Parking Structure
(Building 2I) (right)
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More specifically, Phase Two integrates health care -related uses, buildings, open
space, parking resourc es, circulation, and consistent architectural design across the
North and South Campuses. Along with an overview of the Proposed Phase Two
Project, the following section provides a summary of the vested uses and floor area
authorized by the Development Agr eement for Providence Saint John’s Health Center.
The Development Agreement authorizes a total Vested Floor Area for Phase Two
development equal to 744,000 SF above -grade and an additional 55,000 SF below
grade. This floor area is divided between the Nor th and South Campuses. Figure 1
identifies all of the proposed Phase Two sites on the North and South Campuses with
the aggregate vested floor area authorized by the Development Agreement as well as
the maximum building heights/stories identified in the Ag reement as development
standards for the North Campus.
Figure 1: Providence SJHC Phase Two Development Sites and Vested Floor Area
Maximum
Vested
Floo r Area
Phase Two
799,000 SF
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North Campus Buildings
The Development Agreement identifies three specific development sites on the North
Campus and maximum building heights and stories for each, in addition to maximum
allowable floor area. This is in contrast to the South Campus where specific
development sites and building heights/stories were not specified in the Development
Agreement.
The total Vested Floor Area for North Campus Phase Two development is 347,000 SF
of above -grade floor area and 55,000 SF of below -grade floor area (402,500 SF total).
The Applicant is currently proposing three main North Campus buildings, plus the café,
with up to a total of 343,500 SF of above -grade floor area and approximately 26,000 SF
of b elow -grade floor area:
North Campus Building 2I – North Campus Parking Structure
North Campus Building 2C – West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building
North Campus Building 2D/2E – East Ambulatory & Acute Care Building
North Campus Building at Entry Plaza – C afé Kiosk
In response to City staff’s comments provided to the Applicant regarding necessary
intersection and circulation improvements along Santa Monica Boulevard, the Applicant
has further studied the 2C and 2D/E development sites since Planning Commiss ion’s
review in April and revised the proposal. North Campus sites 2C and 2D/2E are
identified in the third and fifth phases of development and are now proposed with less
floor area than permitted and with building heights consistent the Development
Agreem ent.
The Applicant has also included in the current submittal a 1,500 SF café that would be
located at the existing Mullin Plaza in order to in order to create a pedestrian -oriented
amenity in the open plaza area. As more study and refinement of north c ampus
circulation improvements is conducted, further evaluation of programmatic needs and
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north campus building floor plates will be completed by the Applicant during the review
process.
South Campus Buildings
The Phase Two South Campus Master Plan Area has a total land area of 225,550 SF
(approximately 5.17 acres). Land area includes Providence -owned sites on both sides
of 21 st Street between Santa Monica Boulevard to the north and Broadway to the south.
The Master Plan incorporates proposed five build ings on the South Campus. The
Development Agreement authorize 396,500 SF of Vested Floor Area plus 10 units of
replacement multi -family housing. There is a minimum 35% open space requirement for
the South Campus. The Master Plan includes 396,500 SF of floo r area and provides the
10 replacement units and the 35% open space required. Since the Planning
Commission’s discussion in April, the Applicant has incorporated a small, 900 SF café
that would be located in the open space area/plaza on the South Campus:
South Campus Building S2 – Multi -Family Replacement Housing
South Campus Building S3 – West Ambulatory Care & Research Building
South Campus Building S1 – Child & Family Development Center
South Campus Building S4 – East Ambulatory Care & Research Bu ilding
/ Education / Conference Center
South Campus Building S5 – Visitor Housing
South Campus Building S6 – Café at South Campus Plaza
Attachment “B” to this report provides more specific information about each of the
Phase Two buildings on the North and South Campuses, including proposed floor area,
building height, and uses.
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The two following tables provide a summary of proposed Phase Two floor area
compared to the vested floor area authorized by the Development Agreement and, for
reference, to the floor area permitted by the current Zoning Ordinance for a Tier 2
project in the Healthcare Mixed -Use District (SMMC Section 9.13.030). Note that the
Development Agreement allows North Campus floor area to be reallocate d between the
three North Campus sites, subject to approval of Development Review Permits for each
building.
Figure 2: Providence SJHC Phase Two
Development Sites
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Table 1: Providence SJHC
Vested Floor Area vs.
Proposed Phase Two
Project
Phasing
Plan
Stage
Development
Agreement
Vested Floor Area
P hase Two Project
Proposed Floor Area
2I North Campus Parking Structure
2C West Ambulatory Care &
Research Building
2D/E East Ambulatory Care &
Acute Care Building
(** includes 157,000 SF of above -grade
parking instead of other permitted,
medical -related uses)
North Campus Total
Stage B
Stage C
Stage E
137,500 SF above -grade
120,000 SF above -grade
30,000 SF below -grade
90,000 SF above -grade
25,000 SF below -grade
347,500 SF above -grade
55,000 SF below -grade
402,500 SF T otal
160,000 SF** above -grade
112,000 SF above -grade
6,000 SF below -grade
70,000 SF above -grade
20,000 SF below -grade
343,500 SF above -grade **
26,000 SF below -grade
369,500 SF Total
S3 West Ambulatory Care &
Research Building
S2 Multi -Family Housing
S1 Child & Family Development
Center
S4 Ambulatory Care & Research
Building / Education / Conf. Center
S5 Visitor Housing
S6 Plaza Café
South Campus Total
Stage A
Stage A
Stage A
Stage D
Stage D
Stage D
10 u nits
up to 100 units
396,500 SF
123,000 SF
10 units / 17,000 SF
34,500 SF
199,300 SF
30 units / 38,000 SF
900 SF
396,500 SF
Phase Two
Project Total
744,000 SF above -grade
55,000 SF below -grade
799,000 SF Tot al
740,000 SF above -grade
26,000 SF below -grade
766,000 SF Total**
- 96,525 SF
(demo existing buildings)
669,475 SF Total (net new)
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Table 2: Providence SJHC
Comparison of
Above -Grade Floor Area
2015 Zoning
Ordinance
Healthcare
Mixed -Us e District
Tier 2 (2.5 FAR)
Maximum
Above -Grade
Floor Area
1998
Development
Agreement
Vested
Above -Grade
Floor Area
Proposed
Phase Two
Project
Proposed
Above -Grade
Floor Area
South Campus
(225,500 SF parcel area)
563,750 SF
396,500 SF
396,500 SF
North Campus
2I (45,000 SF parcel area)
2C (37,000 SF parcel area)
2D/2E (39,000 SF parcel area)
112,500 SF
92,500 SF
97,500 SF
137,500 SF
120,000 SF
90,000 SF
160,000 SF
112,000 SF
70,000 SF
Phase Two
Above -Grade Floor Area
866,250 SF
(2.5 FAR @ Tier 2)
744,000 SF
(2.15 FAR)
741,687 SF
(2.14 FAR)
Phase Two Circulation and Access
Providence has proposed a Master Plan and Phase Two project that introduces
substantive changes to the street network in and around the Health Center. The plan
includes three new streets; partial closure and modifications to 21 st Street (existing); a
new walk -street adjacent to the proposed Saint John’s Square; and modifications to the
existing Nor th Campus Entry Plaza that provides access to the main hospital.
North Campus Entry Plaza Modifications
In response to comments from City staff and Planning Commission, Providence is
proposing to modify the existing ingress and egress driveways from the Entry Plaza on
the North Campus along Santa Monica Boulevard to align with the proposed, new 20 th
Place and 22 nd Street on the South Campus. The original Master Plan submittal
maintained the existing North Campus Entry Plaza in its current configuration.
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With two new streets proposed on the South Campus, the original design included a
series of five T -intersections on Santa Monica Boulevard between 20 th and 23 rd Streets.
This design resulted in three of these five intersections having un -signalized turn
pockets. Accordingly, staff recommended that the Applicant re -study the Santa Monica
Boulevard corridor to resolve these circulation conflict points.
Figure 3: Original Phase Two Circulation Plan (March 2015)
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The Applicant’s revised circulation plan proposes to widen the footprint of the existing
Entry Plaza on the North Campus so its existing signalized ingress and egress
driveways on Santa Monica Boulevard would align with the new 20 th Place to the west
to the new 22 nd Street to the east. This revised design is superior as it cre ates only two
four -way intersections between 20 th and 23 rd Streets and allows vehicles and
pedestrians to cross more safely at two consolidated and signalized intersections on
Santa Monica Boulevard. This revised Entry Plaza design would require an Amendme nt
Figure 4: Revised Phase Two Circulation Plan (December 2016)
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to the Development Agreement to memorialize the change to the Entry Plaza site plan
that was previously approved in 2011.
The Master Plan proposes an enclosed pedestrian bridge across Santa Monica
Boulevard at the third floor of the proposed West Ambul atory Care Building and
Research Center (S3) to the North Campus building on the west side of the Entry Plaza
(2C). The Applicant has proposed this primarily for patients needing transportation
between the treatment areas on the North and South Campuses. C ity staff has
expressed concern about the pedestrian bridge across Santa Monica Boulevard from an
urban design standpoint as it increases the perceived scale of the project and may draw
pedestrians away from the street level.
Two tunnels underneath Santa Monica Boulevard are also proposed as part of the last
phase of development to connect the North and South Campus subterranean garages.
Project components that involve vacating a street, tunneling beneath public streets,
potential relocation of existing p ublic utilities, and use of air space over public property
and/or subterranean easements under public property will also need separate Council
action which has its own procedural requirements and timelines.
Phase Two Parking
In conjunction with its Maste r Plan and Phase Two Project, Providence has proposed a
phased parking plan designed to meet the peak parking demand for the entire Health
Center at each stage of Phase Two development and at the completion of the project.
This approach has also been propo sed in an effort to provide a long -term, on -site
solution to the Health Center’s Phase One parking demand that is currently
accommodated on surface parking lots at the North Campus Entry Plaza and on two
South Campus development sites, and by leasing space s from private parties at nearby
parking facilities.
Based on a parking demand analysis prepared by Walker Parking Consultants and
submitted with the Master Plan and Phase Two Development Review Permit
applications, and in response to City staff an Plann ing Commissio n comments,
Providence SJHC is currently proposing approximately 2,750 parking spaces at
completion of Phase Two buildout. This total parking supply would include the
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requirements for Phase One and Phase Two development at the completion of th e
project:
Approximately 1,550 spaces located in two South Campus subterranean
garages.
Approximately 400 spaces split between North Campus sites 2C and 2D/2E.
Approximately 774 spaces in the North Campus Parking Structure on 20 th Street
Approximatel y 30 existing Phase One parking spaces will remain on the North
Campus, including at the Emergency Department on Arizona Avenue.
The North Campus Parking Structure is proposed to be constructed as the second
phase of development in order to provide a c ritical and early supply of spaces to meet
the Health Center’s Phase One parking obligation as South Campus surface parking
lots are removed during phased construction.
There are several factors that support the location of a parking garage on site 2I. The
location of the proposed garage mid -block on 20 th Street preserves the efficiency of
Santa Monica Boulevard between the North and South Campuses. There is also direct
freeway access from eastbound I -10 and to westbound I -10. However, there are several
constraints associated with the garage’s mid -block 20 th Street location that could affect
its functionality.
The new structure is currently planned for up to 774 spaces in a five -story above -grade
structure with four levels of subterranean parking. This structure is proposed for Health
Center employee parking only. The proposed parking supply in this garage represents
a reduction in one level/story of above -grade (the original proposal included up to 893
spaces). Staff will continue to discuss the parkin g plan with the Applicant to determine if
this is an appropriate location for required Phase Two parking or whether the applicant’s
supply reduction is sufficient to address concerns about the functionality of the garage,
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while still providing sufficient p arking to meet project demand.
Applicant’s Request for Extension of Time
The following section provides a discussion of Providence’s request for an extended
phasing period to build out the Phase Two Project. Development Agree ment Section
3.8.2 states that vested rights for a proposed building that includes floor area for which
Saint John’s has a vested right shall continue to apply beyond the July 9, 2015 Phase
Two Vesting Deadline in the event that 1) a Development Review Per mit Application for
the proposed building has been filed and deemed complete by the City prior to the
Phase Two Vesting Deadline and Saint John’s diligently pursues process of the
application, or 2) a Development Review Permit for the proposed building has been
approved prior to the Phase Two Vesting Deadline.
~774
spaces
~200
spaces ~200
spaces
~1,550 spaces
Figure 5: Proposed South Campus Master Plan / Phase Two
Parking Plan
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Development Agreement Section 3.8.3 establishes limits on the Providence’s vested
rights for buildings beyond the Phase Two Vesting Deadline pursuant to Section 3.8.2.
In summary, Providence has eig hteen (18) months following issuance of the
Development Review Permit for a Phase Two building to obtain all required building
approvals from the State of California (OSHPD) for a hospital building – or obtain a
building permit from the City for a non -hosp ital building.
The Development Agreement also establishes the timeframe to exercise rights and
complete construction of a Phase Two building before the building permit expires. This
is set forth in Exhibit “F” to the Development Agreement and pursuant to SMMC Section
8.04.0202.030 (code in effect at the time of Development Agreement approval). This
timeline to exercise rights and complete construction before the building permit expires
would be approximately five years.
Providence has requested a Develop ment Agreement Amendment to allow additional
time to build out Phase Two development in five sequential phases over an
approximately twenty -three -year period. The Applicant’s originally -proposed
amendment to the Development Agreement (Attachment “C”) would authorize Planning
Commission, or Council on appeal, to exercise its discretion to provide expiration dates
that vary between 21 and 233 months following final City approval of Development
Review Permits for each of the eight Phase Two buildings.
The Ap plicant has stated that allowing phased construction of the Phase Two Project
over an extended period is critical for several reasons. Specifically, an extended
phasing period would allow Providence Saint John’s Health Center to:
Implement a state -of -the -art medical care and research center in the community;
Remain fully operational during construction (main hospital);
Maintain sufficient parking for all Health Center uses during and after
construction;
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Minimize construction impacts on neighboring reside nts and businesses;
Maintain certainty regarding vested rights and procedural requirements for Phase
Two in order to provide sufficient time to fundraise and finance construction; and
Provide flexibility to reevaluate priorities in the future based on its assessment of
community needs and the changing demands of health care and medical
research.
Moreover, the Applicant has stated that it is unable to meet the schedules currently
required in the Development Agreement for the entire Phase Two Project. In i ts
submittals for the Master Plan and Development Agreement Amendment applications,
Providence has emphasized the three most important programmatic items proposed in
early stages of Phase Two: on -site parking, replacement of the John Wayne Cancer
Institute , and a new home for the expanded day care facility.
Development of additional on -site parking early in Phase Two is important because the
Applicant must provide adequate parking to meet all Phase One parking obligations at
all times. Most of the South Ca mpus sites are currently developed with surface parking
that is required for Phase One and will be removed in order to accommodate the new
Phase Two construction. The only Phase Two site not currently developed with
required parking for Phase One is site 2I, where the existing Child and Family
Development Center is located.
Providence has underscored the importance of timely replacement of the John Wayne
Cancer Institute because the existing facilities are out -of -date and cannot efficiently
accommodate t he newest technologies for cancer research. Providence views the John
Wayne Cancer Institute as a critical component of its vision for the Phase Two Project
and Master Plan.
Figure 6 provides a graphic representation of Phase Two and the development sites for
each of the five proposed phases (Stages A -E).
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Amendments for Extension of Time & Phased Construction
As part of the City’s preliminary review of the Applicant’s Development Agreement
amendment to allow for an extended per iod to complete phased construction of Phase
Two, several key issues are identified for further discussion and direction from Council.
Specifically, staff recommends two Development Agreement amendments. This
framework was discussed at the Planning Commiss ion on April 27, 2016 and
recommended by the Commission as the preferred mechanism for structuring review of
all north and south campus improvements:
Figure 6: Phase Two Development in Five Stages (A -E)
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A procedural amendment to provide Council approval authority over a
Phase Two Project Master Plan and re quire that all Phase Two
development be in accordance with the Master Plan; and
An amendment to establish a comprehensive Phasing Plan that provides
structured and substantive review of individual buildings at specified
milestones – instead of reviewing the currently -pending Development
Review Permits for buildings nearly 20 years in advance of construction,
as currently proposed by the Applicant’s amendment.
Procedural Amendment – Council Review of a Phase Two Project Master Plan
Currently, the Develop ment Agreement specifies that Planning Commission takes
action on the South Campus Master Plan application and that action is subject to
Council appeal. Staff recommends initiation of a procedural amendment to the
Development Agreement to authorize Council review and approval of a comprehensive
Phase Two Project Master Plan after receiving a formal recommendation from the
Planning Commission. This amendment would structure review so both the Planning
Commission and Council serve in their traditional quasi -l egislative role when reviewing
land use plans to establish rules for development of parcels within a specific geographic
area (i.e., community and neighborhood plans, specific plans). The amendment would
also require that all Phase Two development be in ac cordance with the approved
Master Plan. This procedural amendment would need to occur before the formal
approval of the Phase Two Project Master Plan.
In order to effectuate this procedural amendment, staff proposes to amend the
Development Agreement to state that the Master Plan requirement shall apply to all
vested Phase Two uses and floor area on the north and south campuses – and to all
other associated project improvements – instead of requiring the Master Plan for only
south campus development as cu rrently required. There would be a number of text
revisions associated with this procedural amendment to ensure internal consistency.
However, in concept, the amendment would address several key provisions in order to
secure the associated physical infrast ructure, community and project benefits, and
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urban design improvements that would be required as part of a master plan process of
this magnitude.
More specifically, the procedural amendment would establish the basic parameters
guiding the development of the north and south campus Phase Two building sites,
including, without limitation to: (a) building placement, (b) building height for all
buildings, (c) setbacks for all buildings, (d) stepbacks for all buildings, (e) parking (both
subterranean and above -grade), (f) location of uses, (g) vehicular and pedestrian
circulation, (h) open space and landscape elements, and (i) phasing and timing of all
improvements associated with Phase Two development (collectively, the “Phase Two
Master Plan Elements”).
This procedural amendment would also establish that prior to City Council’s review and
action on the Phase Two Project Master Plan, a public hearing will be held so the
Planning Commission can make its formal recommendations to City Council. Consistent
with cu rrent language in Section 3.6.6 of Development Agreement, the procedural
amendment would continue to affirm that the City Council shall have full discretion to
approve, conditionally approve, or deny the proposed Phase Two Master Plan and the
Phase Two Mas ter Plan Elements. In exercising its discretion over the proposed Phase
Two Master Plan, the Council should consider whether to reaffirm the Phase Two
Vested Uses and Vested Floor Area as set forth in Section 3.7 of the original
Development Agreement or w hether to reevaluate the Phase Two Vested Uses and
Vested Floor Area through this amendment process.
Framework for a Comprehensive Phase Two Project Master Plan and Phasing Plan
The following is a conceptual discussion of the recommended amendments to p rovide
Providence with the additional time needed for Phase Two build -out while protecting the
community and City’s interest in promoting comprehensive and orderly development of
the Phase Two Project. More specifically, the recommended amendments would b e
drafted to establish a comprehensive Master Plan and Phasing Plan with consideration
given to the following:
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1. Evaluate whether a reduction or modification of the Vested floor Area or Vested
Uses currently provided by the original Development Agreement i s warranted, in
particular for building(s) identified by the Applicant as being a lesser priority and/or
designated to later phases of development.
2. Establish a Phasing Plan for orderly build -out of the Phase Two Project over an
extended period, beyond the timeframes currently authorized by the Development
Agreement.
3. Provide for comprehensive and integrated review of all Phase Two building sites in
the Master Plan.
4. Ensure that physical improvements, operational requirements, and community &
project benefit obligations are incorporated in the Phase Two Project Phasing Plan
and performance of such measures is linked to project milestones in the Master
Plan and, as appropriate, in the conditions of approval for the associated
Development Review Permits for individual buildings.
5. Ensure that vested rights for the Applicant’s first -level priorities for Phase Two are
addressed clearly in the Phasing Plan. Examples of first -level priorities include
rebuilding the John Wayne Cancer Research Institute and the Child & Family
Development Center, and accommodating new parking spaces early in Phase Two
in a manner that facilitates orderly development of the Health Center in subsequent
stages of development.
6. Establish a schedule for formal review of the ten Dev elopment Review Permits
(including the two cafés) following approval of the Phase Two Project Master Plan.
For example, it may make sense to authorize review of the first four Development
Review Permits concurrently with final review of the Phase Two Maste r Plan.
Three additional project milestones could be formulated based on construction of
the four remaining Phase Two buildings associated with Stages C, D, and E.
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7. Establish a schedule of performance in the Phase Two Project Master Plan to
authorize fu ture review of Development Review Permits for buildings in the latter
phases of development. Development Review Permit submittal or building permit
issuance deadlines could also be established for these subsequent buildings and
their associated development phase. For example, the Applicant schedule states
that construction would begin for the West Ambulatory Care Building (2C) on the
North Campus approximately 9.5 years after initial approval of the Master Plan.
The Phase Two Project Phasing Plan could r equire the Applicant to submit, and
have deemed complete, the Development Review Permit application for Building
2C as a 10 -year milestone from approval of the Master Plan. This would allow
building mass, design, programmatic needs, and other requirements of the permit
to be reviewed in the future – and with the benefit of an assessment of health care
and community priorities at a period in time closer to implementation.
8. Prioritize the infrastructure, circulation, and open space improvements and link
t hem clearly to a schedule of performance in the final Phase Two Project Phasing
Plan to ensure the Health Center will function optimally, in the event that certain
phases of development are not pursued in the future.
9. Require preparation of new empirical parking demand analyses at specified stages
of the Phase Two build -out after new buildings, uses, and parking resources have
been constructed. This would allow for a reassessment of parking requirements
for the next stage(s) of construction and determine how user group (patient/visitor
and employee) travel behavior has changed over time due to increased access to
public transit in the area, increased reliance on alternate modes of transportation,
and continued implementation of Transportation Demand Manage ment Programs
at the Health Center and Citywide.
If direction is provided to staff to pursue this alternative review framework for the Phase
Two Project, Council would need to first approve the procedural amendment authorizing
its own action on the Pha se Two Master Plan in a separate public hearing. The
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substantive amendment would be reviewed concurrently during future public hearings
for the proposed Phase Two Master Plan.
With consideration of the points outlined above, a Phase Two Project Phasing Plan
could be developed and authorized with Council approval in conjunction with
comprehensive Master Plan. This approach would allow Providence to build out the
project over an extended time -period and allow the City to structure a review process
with a s chedule of performance for important plan components such as infrastructure,
circulation improvements, and community and project benefits over the course of the
phasing plan.
Moreover, the proposed amendment would structure the review of the Phase Two
Pr oject Master Plan and the associated Development Review Permits so that important
regulatory review decisions are made timely and with the expectation that more context -
responsive buildings and improvements will be implemented over the proposed 20 -year
lif e of the Phase Two Project.
The following is an preliminary conceptual framework for this approach. Note that the
timeframes and stages are provided for illustrative purposes only, to show one example
of a review process that is based on a 20 -year build ou t as currently contemplated by
the Applicant.
April – December 2016
o PSJHC Phase Two Development Agreement Amendment float -up
discussions at Planning Commission and City Council
Winter -Spring 2017
o Planning Commission recommendation on procedural amendmen t
authorizing Council review of Phase Two Project Master Plan
o Council action on procedural amendment authorizing Council review of
Phase Two Project Master Plan
o Begin environmental analysis for Phase Two Project Master Plan
o Architectural Review Board float -up
Spring -Summer 2018
o Planning Commission recommendation on Phase Two Project Master
Plan, Phasing Plan, and associated Development Agreement
Amendments [phase one north campus site plan/circulation revisions, etc.]
o EIR recommendation
Fall 2018 – Winter 2019
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o Council action on Phase Two Project Master Plan, Phasing Plan, and
associated Development Agreement Amendments [phase one north
campus revisions, etc.]
o EIR review and certification
o Planning Commission review and approval of Development Review
Permits for Stage A and Stage B buildings (multi -family housing, child &
family development center, John Wayne Cancer Institute, North Campus
Parking Structure )
Summer 2019
o Architectural Review Board for Stage A and Stage B buildings
o Plan check
Figure 7 shown belo w outlines the steps that would follow Council action on the Phase
Two Project Master Plan and associated Phasing Plan:
Figure 7: Conceptual Diagram of Staff’s Proposed Amendment: Phase Two
Review Process
– note: buildings and stag es provided for illustrative purposes only –
DR Permit review by Planning Commission allows parking analysis and assessment of
programmatic needs to be conducted at specific times during the phased build -out of the project.
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Public Objectives/Proposed Community Benefits
The Development Agreement for Providence Saint John’s Health Cente r includes a
requirement for Phase One and Phase Two community benefit programs. As presented
earlier in this report, Phase One community benefits are provided through
implementation of an annual Community Benefit Program and Community Access Plan
that re quires provision of in -kind and cash support to organizations, and direct medical
services to support community health in Santa Monica and beyond in the Health
Center’s broader service area. Providence is obligated to implement these requirements
for the l ife of the 55 -year term of the Agreement that ends in 2053.
The Development Agreement specifies several community benefit requirements
associated with Phase Two development that build on the programs established
through the Phase One Program:
An amende d Community Access Plan to ensure that a reasonable number of
Santa Monica residents who are unable to afford fees and memberships will
have access to Phase Two’s community -oriented facilities.
Minimum 35% open space on the South Campus.
An expanded chil d care program provided as part of Phase One to address child
care needs generated by the Phase Two development.
Staff is seeking feedback and direction from Council the community and project benefits
that should be considered during negotiations with the Applicant. Feedback and
potential community benefit recommendations will also be sought from the City’s Social
Services Commission and Child Care Task Force later in the review process. In the
meantime, staff suggests community benefit negotiations w ith the Applicant include, at a
minimum, discussions on the following:
Child and Family Services
Identify ways to increase support for child and family services in the community and at
the Health Center campus. This is an area where Providence and Saint John’s Health
Center has expertise, a track record for providing child and mental health services and
supporting local non -profit providers in the community.
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In conjunction with the proposed Development Agreement Amendment, staff will look
for ways to P rovidence can increase support for area service providers/partners and
potentially provide an increase in the capacity of and services provide by the new Child
& Family Development Center that will replace the existing center located on 20 th Street.
This c ould include reviewing the physical size/floor area of the Child & Family
Development Center building and by evaluating programs providing services and
support for:
Therapeutic care/services/preschool
Family support programs
Mental health services
Home visits for families with infants
Support for health care in schools
Child Care Center (a component of the Child & Family Development Center)
Review the physical size of the Child Care Center, amount of floor area, and amount of
open space dedicated to child care in conjunction with the existing community benefit
requirement to reassess its Childcare Program to meet the child needs generated from
the Phase Two Project. This parallel effort to assess the child care demands
associated with the proposed Ph ase Two Project is underway; the Applicant team
selected a City -approved child care consultant who is preparing a child care needs
assessment study for the Phase Two Project. The results of this study will be provided
during formal review of the Master Pl an.
Exceptional Architecture, Sustainability and Environmental Design
Provide a high level of architectural design throughout the Phase Two Project; provide
certification under one or more of the following LEED ratings systems categories:
LEED Healthc are
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LEED for Neighborhood Development
LEED for New Construction
LEED for New Homes
Consideration should be given for superior energy and water conservation elements to
be integrated into the design for the Phase Two buildings that may be unrelated to a
rating system. The Applicant has developed a series of sustainability goals and
objectives as part of the proposed Master Plan for the South Campus and for the North
Campus sites. Greater achievement on sustainability and environmental design goals,
inc luding LEED certification, will be negotiated as part of the Phase Two Project with
consideration given to the specific physical and programmatic needs of medical care
and research buildings. Staff will also evaluate where greater achievement can be
obtain ed in other portions of the Health Center campus and/or other building types (i.e.,
child care, residential buildings).
Monetary Contributions
Finally, staff would recommend that a monetary contribution be negotiated as part of the
Development Agreement Amendment to support transportation and circulation
enhancements:
Big Blue Bus Contribution to support improvements in and around the Healthcare
District.
Transportation Management Organization (TMO) Contribution to support
continued outreach and develo pment of the Citywide TMO and its work focused
on the Healthcare District.
Monetary contribution to support expanded transportation -related improvements
and/or transportation -related improvements that are funded and implemented by
Providence.
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Planning C ommission Discussion
The Planning Commission held a preliminary float -up discussion on April 27, 2016 to
review and provide feedback on the Applicant’s proposed Development Agreement
amendments and staff’s recommendation for structuring the review of the P hase Two
Project. The Commission provided recommendations on the Applicant’s proposed
amendments and expressed support for staff’s substitute amendments presented in this
report. More specifically, staff’s proposal was preferred because it provides the Ci ty with
the ability to evaluate, plan, and regulate the north and south campuses
comprehensively through Council approval of a Phase Two Master Plan. The
Commission also supported staff’s proposed review framework because it could provide
for staggered rev iew and assessment of parking needs, programmatic priorities, and
other site design and infrastructure elements at future stages of development – instead
of reviewing and approving all eight main buildings in the beginning of the phased build
out.
As det ailed more fully in Attachment “D”, Planning Commissioners and members of the
community who spoke at the Planning Commission meeting also provided a range of
comments on site planning, preferred uses, urban design, the construction period, and
potential co mmunity benefits for consideration during the City review process. After
staff receives Council direction on how to proceed with the Applicant’s request for an
extension of time to build out the Phase Two Project, these comments will be reviewed
carefully once staff begins internal review of the project and negotiations with the
Applicant.
Community Meeting
The Applicant conducted a community meeting on July 30, 2015 to provide an overview
of the Phase Two Project, Master Plan for the South Campus, and proposed
Development Agreement Amendment, and to gather ea rly feedback on the proposal.
The Applicant has also conducted smaller outreach meetings with various stakeholders
and groups, including residents and the Board of Directors from the Geneva Plaza,
residents from a neighboring condominium building on the east side of the South
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Campus, and with Santa Monica Mid -City Neighbors on several occasions and most
recently on November 15, 2016.
The list of comments and questions raised at the July 30, 2015 c ommunity meeting is
provided as Attachment “E” to this staff report and is expanded on in the Planning
Commission and Community Members’ comments from the April 27, 2016 meeting
(Attachment “D”). In general, community members have been gathering informatio n on
the scope of the project and seeking clarification on particular aspects of the project and
the time extension requested to build the project in phases. Some of the common
issues raised include the following and are also detailed more fully as part o f
Attachment “D”:
Parking and Access
Will there be enough parking spaces provided with the new project?
How much will it cost to park at the project site and will drivers with disabled
placards be allowed to park at a reduced price or for free in the ne w garages?
How will impacts to street parking be addressed with the new parking garages?
Will there be changes made to parking meter restrictions on Broadway and Santa
Monica Boulevard?
Request was made for a dedicated passenger loading zone and ten m etered
spaces converted to permit -only parking along 21 st Street to serve Geneva Plaza
residents, visitors, and caregivers.
Concerns were expressed that the proposed 2,880 parking spaces would be
either too few or too many parking spaces for the site.
R esidents who live closest to the South Campus have reviewed and asked
questions about the new street plan; residents want to make sure safe and
convenient access is provided to Broadway.
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Concern has been expressed about traffic impacts on Broadway.
Sup port was provided for the idea of opening up the block and creating access
between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Building Design, Site Plan, Construction, and General Comments
Several questions have been raised about various building heights and n umber
of stories, the height of the pedestrian bridge over Santa Monica Boulevard, and
the use/access plan for open spaces areas.
Request the Health Center be respectful of neighbors during the construction
period and not block driveway and please observ e construction hours.
Questions were raised about the length of time for constructing the first phase of
development and clarification on the overall timeline for build -out.
Compliment provided on the architectural design and open space plan.
Question raised about the potential for new jobs associated with the Phase Two
project.
Community benefits should be reevaluated carefully and consider the immediate
neighborhood, build on the Health Center’s existing programs, and strengthen
existing and create new partnerships with other non -profit community service
providers.
Next Steps
Council will need to provide direction on whether to pursue the procedural amendment
authorizing Council action on a Phase Two Project Master Plan and whether there is
inter est in the amendment addressing an extended timeframe to complete Phase Two
development through establishment of a comprehensive Phase Two Project Phasing
Plan. The information gathered through this preliminary discussion will also help inform
the scope of the project that will be studied as part of the project’s environmental review
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pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and establish whether an
amendment may be necessary to the Hospital Area Specific Plan (last revised in 1998).
If direction is provided to pursue both amendments, then public hearings would be
scheduled for the procedural amendment by the second quarter of 2017. The
substantive amendment addressing an extended timeframe for the Phase Two Project
build -out would be re viewed concurrently with future public hearings for the proposed
Phase Two Master Plan and Phasing Plan for South Campus and North Campus
development sites.
Fiscal Impacts and Budget Actions
There is no immediate financial impact or budget action as a r esult of the recommended
action.
Prepared By: Roxanne Tanemori, Principal Planner
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Process Chart: Development Agreement Milestones: 1998 -2015; Current Phase
Two Project Procedures, 1998 Development Agreem ent
B. Summary of Proposed Phase Two Buildings, North and South Campus
C. Applicant’s Proposed Process Flow Chart and Development Agreement
Amendment Request
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D. April 27, 206 Planning Commission Meeting Summary: Community Member and
Commissioner Comments
E. July 30, 2 015 Community Meeting Summary
F. Applicant’s Project Plans
G. Written Comments
H. Written Comments
Attachment “A”
Development Agreement Milestones: 1998-2015
Development Agreement Milestones 1998 ‐2015
Feb/March
2015
•Phase Two Applications Submitted to the City –
•South Campus Master Plan Application
•Eight (8) Development Review (DR) Permit Applications, one for each building
•Development Agreement Amendment for extended time to build out Phase Two
June 5,
2015
•South Campus Master Plan Application & DR Permit Applications deemed complete prior
to Phase Two Vesting Deadline
July 8,
2015
•Phase Two Vesting Deadline
•Applicant retains Vested Rights to Floor Area and Uses beyond Phase Two Vesting
Deadline ‐subject to timelines and procedures set forth in Development Agreement
Section 3.8 [Please see discussion of Applicant’s phasing plan for more details.]
July 2011 •First Amendment to Development Agreement approved –Phase One parking
October
2013
•Phase One construction substantially completed
January
2014
•Phase One Vesting Deadline –previously extended to December 31, 2012 by First
Amendment to the Development Agreement. Subsequent administrative extension
granted to January 31, 2014 by the Director of Planning for completion of the Entry Plaza,
as authorized by the First Amendment
•Saint John’s Health Center Development Agreement approved
•10 ‐year Phase One Vesting Deadline
•17 ‐year Phase Two Vesting Deadline July 8,
1998
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Process Chart:
Current Phase Two Project Procedur es, 1998 Development Agreement
Phase Two Process – S outh Campus Master Plan & Development Review Permits
As Currently Established by the 1998 Development Agreement
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Attachment “B”
Summary of Proposed Phase Two Buildings:
North & South Campuses
North Campus Buildings
North Campus Building 2I – North Campus Parking Structure
Development Agreement De velopment Standard: Max. 68 feet tall, six stories
Development Agreement Vested Floor Area: 137,500 SF above-grade
Uses: Approximately 774 employee parki ng spaces and ground floor commercial
Height: 56 feet tall/five stories wit h four levels of subterranean parking
Floor Area: 157,000 SF above-grade floor area for parking and 3,000 SF for
ground floor commercial
North Campus Building 2C – West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building
Development Agreement Development St andard: Max. 95 feet tall, six stories
Development Agreement Vested Floor Area: 112,000 SF above-grade and
30,000 SF below grade
Uses: Hospital/Health Care uses: ambulator y care & acute care (inpatient beds)
Height: 95 feet tall/five stories with up to four levels of below-grade parking
Floor Area: Approximately 112,000 SF above-grade and 6,000 SF below-grade
Upper-Level Connections: Upper-level br idge connection to the existing Howard
Keck Diagnostic and Treatment Center
North Campus Building 2D/2E – East Ambulatory & Acute Care Building
Development Agreement De velopment Standard: Max. 75 feet tall, five stories
Development Agreement Vested Floor Area: 90,000 SF above-grade and 25,000
SF below-grade
Uses: Hospital/Health Care uses
Height: 75 feet tall/five stories with up to four levels of below-grade parking
Floor Area: 70,000 SF above-grade and 20,000 SF below-grade
Upper-Level Connection: bridge connec tion to Diagnostic and Treatment Center
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North Campus Building at En try Plaza – Café Kiosk
Up to 1,500 SF
South Campus Buildings
South Campus Building S2 – Mult i-Family Replacement Housing
Uses: 10-unit 2bd/1bath multi-family housin g, two of which are deed-restricted
affordable; 800 SF Neighborhood Commercial use
Height: 36 feet tall/three stories
Floor Area: 17,000 SF
Parking: Two levels of subterranean parking
South Campus Building S3 – West Am bulatory Care & Research Building
Uses: Hospital/Health Care, Medical Research, Health Related Services
Height: 89 feet tall/five stories
Floor Area: 123,000 SF
Parking: Four levels of subterranean parking garage
South Campus Building S1 – Child & Family Development Center
Uses: Child & Family Development Center (CFDC) and Day Care uses
Height: 47 feet tall/three stories
Floor Area: 34,500 SF
Parking: Four levels of subte rranean parking in shared garage.
South Campus Building S4 – East Am bulatory Care & Research Building /
Education / Conference Center
Uses: Education and Conference Center , Hospital/Health Care, Health and
Wellness Center, and Health Related Services.
Height: 105 feet tall/six stories
Floor Area: 199,300 SF
Parking: Four levels of subterranean parking
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South Campus Building S5 – Visitor Housing
Uses: 30 units of Visitor Housing
Height: 73 feet tall/six stories
Floor Area: 38,000 SF
Parking: Four levels of subterranean parking
South Campus Building S6 – Café at South Campus Plaza
Height: one-story
Floor Area: 900 SF
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Attachment “C”
Applicant’s Originally-Propo sed Process Flow Chart and
Development Agreement Amendment Request
Applicant’s Originally-Proposed Development Agreement Amendment
The Development Agreement provides that Providence’s vested rights for any Phase
Two Building(s) would terminate within 18 months following final approval of the
associated Development Review Permit for t he building(s) unless a building permit has
been issued for the building(s). Assumi ng the Master Plan and all eight pending
Development Review Permits are revi ewed and approved t ogether, it would be
necessary to go through plan check and obtain building permits for all eight buildings
within 18 months of the date of Deve lopment Review Permit approval. The
Providence SJHC Phase Two Illustrative Phasing Plan – Applicant’s Original Submittal
Note: Based on the Applicant’s original proposal – each building permit would be obtained before
construction commences; the construction period for each building is listed in each ‘arrow’ icon (in months)
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Development Agreement also establishes the timeframe to exercise rights and complete
construction of a Phase Two building before t he building permit expires. As previously
noted, this timeline to exerci se rights and complete construction before the building
permit expires would be approximately five years; however, the Applicant has already
stated that it cannot meet this deadline. Providence thus proposes to amend the
Development Agreement in the following manner:
Section 3.8.3: The vested rights of Saint John’s wit h respect to any Proposed
Building which are extended beyond the Phase Two Vesting Deadline pursuant
to Section 3.8.2 shall terminate as to such Proposed Building:
Section 3.8.3(a): With re spect to any Hospital Building over which OSHPD has
jurisdiction, in the event that within eighteen (18) months following issuance of
the Development Review Permit for t he Proposed Building a ll required building
approvals have not been issued by OSHP D for the Proposed Building on or
before the Development Review Permit ’s expiration for the Proposed Building
consistent with SMMC Section 9.37.090.
Section 3.8.3(b): With respect to any Proposed Buil ding other than a Hospital
Building, in the event that within eighteen (18) months following issuance of the
Development Review Permit a building per mit is not obtained by Saint John’s for
the Proposed Building on or before the Deve lopment Review Permit’s expiration
for the Proposed Building consist ent with SMMC Section 9.37.090.
Staff notes that Secti on 3.8.1(b) of the Development Ag reement provides that, as a part
of its approval of the Mast er Plan pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Agreement, the
Planning Commission, or Council on appeal, may elect in its sole and absolute
discretion to extend the Phase Two Vesting Deadline for one or more buildings, uses,
and improvements on the South Campus. The Agreement also states that any such
extension approved by the Planning Commission or Council on appeal shall not require
an amendment to the Deve lopment Agreement.
This provision of the Devel opment Agreement would allow t he Applicant to present its
proposed Phasing Plan for the South Campus as a component of the required Master
Plan and seek a discretionary extension of the overall Phase Two Vesting Deadline for
the five South Campus buildings. However, this potential extension of the overall Phase
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Conceptual Flowchart of Applicant’s Proposed Phase Two Review Process
3 rd quarter
2018
•City Council Action on Applicant’s Development Agreement Amendment
•EIR certification
1 st quarter
2019
•Planning Commission Action on Master Plan for South Campus
•Planning Commission Action on all ten Development Review Permits for Phase Two
Buildings
2022 –2042
•Applicant obtains Building Permits in sequence for Phase Two Buildings:
•South Campus Building S2……………......................45 months from DR Permit approval
•South Campus Building S3…………....................…..54 months from DR Permit approval
•South Campus Building S1………....................……..54 months from DR Permit approval
•North Campus Building 2I…....................……………78 months from DR Permit approval
•North Campus Building 2C……....................………111 months from DR Permit approval
•South Campus Building S4 & plaza cafe……………159 months from DR Permit approval
•South Campus Building S5…….......................……225 months from DR Permit approval
•North Campus Building 2D/2E & plaza cafe....…240 months from DR Permit approval
April & Dec
2016
•Providence SJHC Development Agreement Amendment preliminary/float ‐up discussions
•Planning Commission –recommendation to Council
•City Council –direction on Applicant’s proposed Amendment
2017
•Begin Phase Two Project EIR analysis
•Architectural Review Board Float ‐up
1 st ‐2 nd
quarter 2018
•Planning Commission ‐recommendation to Council on Applicant’s Development
Agreement Amendment
•EIR recommendation
Two Vesting Deadline (i.e., to July 2039) would only apply to the South Campus
buildings. Therefore, pursuant to this sect ion of the Development Agreement, the North
Campus Parking Structure and two development sites on either side of the Entry Plaza
would still require an amendm ent to the proposed Deve lopment Agreement to be
constructed per the Applicant ’s proposed phasing plan.
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Attachment “D”
April 27, 206 Planning Commission Meeting Summary: Community
Member and Commissioner Comments
Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase Two Development Agreement
Amendment ‘Float-Up’ Discussion
Community Members’ Comments
Would like to see more human-scale buildings and reduced square footage in
exchange for more time to construct Phase Two.
Project needs to have defined buildi ng permit deadlines and not provide for
open-ended development.
Too much construction is proposed overall.
No more than 15 years should be provided for Phase Two.
Likes recent changes to multi-family housing building to protect the adjacent
residential building.
Passenger loading zone, EMT parki ng spaces, and permit parking needed at
Geneva Towers.
Concerned about traffic congestion: Sant a Monica and Cloverfield Boulevards,
and Broadway.
Site plan’s partial closure of 21 st Street negates the cr eation of the two new
streets.
Residents in the neighborhood would like a free shuttle running every 10 minutes
from the 17 th Street Expo Station to health center and beyond.
Health center should provide free par king for visitors/patients with handicap
placards.
Child care drop-off area is needed at new building.
Hopes the project will bring new jobs to Santa Monica.
More mental health services should be provided by PSJHC – specifically more
care provided for patients s ubject to ‘5150’ holds.
Concerned about ‘medical tourism’ and PSJHC’s Community Benefit plan does
not accurately report benefit s provided to the community.
Project should include more deed-restricted affordable housing.
Focus additional support on child devel opment – more than infant and toddler
care.
Weekday construction hours should be limited; weekends restricted.
PSJHC met with adjacent neighbors to ex plain project and were open addressing
residents’ concerns (from adjacent condominium building).
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PSJHC is a community asset and has had a positive impact on many lives,
therefore the project should move forward.
The John Wayne Cancer Institute is an im portant center but the building is old
and needs to be replaced.
PSJHC’s mission is community-based & community-oriented; the project will
continue this work.
PSJHC is a community benefit in and of it self; their recent work with the Big Blue
Bus is positive and the pr oject should be supported.
PSJHC has been a community partner to n on-profits for many years; the Phase
Two Project would be posit ive for Santa Monica.
Support expressed for the Phase Two goal of providing bike facilities on both
north and south campus.
PSJHC supports community partners and those who provide to poor/vulnerable
populations. It is difficult to find space to hold community meetings right now and
it will be a community benefit to have a conf erence center available to non-profit
groups.
In the original development, there was lo ts of controversy over parking, but the
Phase Two Project will provide si gnificantly more parking.
Early childhood care for infants and t oddlers should be a priority community
benefit.
Planning Commissioners’ Comments
Project Concept, Site Planning/Urban Desi gn, and Request for Extension of Time
Staff alternative to DA Amendment is preferred because provides the City the
ability to look at north and south campuses together.
The proposed DA Amendment takes an in cremental approach to the Phase Two
project, which is appropriate. Support for Council approval of the master plan.
Consolidate construction periods to r educe impacts; construction mitigation and
management will be necessary.
When will open space public improvem ents be established in the project
timeline? They are important and need to be guaranteed.
Traditional park area is needed, the regular type that is open and spacious on the
south campus.
Open space must be active and allow re sidents the ability to use the space.
Buildings feel large/massive – can new buildings be broken down in size and
designed to feel less imposing?
Design of new buildings is too simila r; differentiated architecture with a less
institutional feeli ng is preferred.
Design new buildings will all four building elevations in mind; no inward facing
buildings.
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Retail and neighborhood-serv ing frontage is preferred at the plaza along Santa
Monica Boulevard.
Consolidating phases for fewer cons truction periods should be studied.
Streets, open space, circulation element s, and parking need to be detailed in a
phased plan.
Active pedestrian uses are necessary along Santa Monica Boulevard and on
Broadway.
Pedestrian connections are needed between the north and south campuses.
Santa Monica Boulevard should rema in open and safe; no alternative paving
patterns/materials; crosswalks should be safe.
Existing north campus plaza – and the proposed south campus plaza are
imposing.
Pedestrian bridge over Santa Monica B oulevard must be we ll-designed or it will
not be acceptable.
Study whether there is a way to create a walk-through from Arizona Avenue/21 st
Street to Santa Monica Boulevard/21 st street.
Affordable senior housing needs to be explored for project – along with an
increase in the total number of units proposed. The EIR for the project should
study more units.
Project needs a stronger housing com ponent and should be studied in the EIR to
preserve options.
Workforce/staff housing should be considered on the north campus site instead
of the parking structure. This woul d serve reduce single-vehicle trips.
Project must commit to a high level of LEED certification – including LEED for
healthcare at platinum level or higher.
Is 30 units of guest/visitor housing enough? Should there be more included in
Phase Two?
Can the guest/visitor housing be located on the upper floors of the North Campus
above-grade parking structur e? It might improve its appearance and create more
open space at the south end of Broadway [s hifting housing from south campus to
north campus].
High quality open space is necessary – it must be the best and useful to
surrounding area.
Reassess open space plan – make it mo re useful, Useable, and functional.
Less development intensity at Broadway is positive.
Supportive of staff’s recommended appr oach to Phase Two Master Plan and
structure for revi ewing DR permits.
Medical needs will increase in the future; more folks visiting the site causes
friction with neighbors. Bring the best of w hat is provided by Providence to the
Master Plan. Create an open campus and bri ng the community into the facility.
Changing health care needs – flexibility is key!
Make campus and buildings ‘open ’ to community and its neighbors.
Circulation & Parking
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Concerned about the charac ter and quality of the new streets – make sure new
streets don’t feel like the ‘backside’ of a large institution. Street design and
building design need to be integrated.
Complete streets are needed for this project to accommodate all forms of
mobility.
Can the parking provided in the Nort h Campus structure be provided in a
different way/area? Is the structure needed for another reason besides providing
parking for the early development phases?
North campus parking structure may be problematic – how it functions in its
location and whether it disp laces other above-grade uses.
It is frustrating to consi der that the earlier DA amendmen t to forgo construction of
the north campus subterranean parking st ructure – could be necessitating the
construction on an above-grade stru cture with Phase Two.
More bicycle parking and rideshare spaces – above code necessity and in many
locations.
TDM program improvement s are imperative – AVR must increase. A TDM
program coordinator could focus on communi ty building for all mobility options.
Community benefits are the most important aspect of this request to extend the
timeframe: preventative care and we llness services are needed – community
wide.
Roadway, circulation, and entry plaza loop widening must be done earlier in the
project.
Pedestrian bridge over Santa Moni ca Boulevard is not necessary.
Broadway should be protect ed from traffic impacts.
Parking structure would be acc eptable with ground floor retail.
Very large parking supply – managing cars and traffic is part of Providence’s
challenge.
Community Benefits
Based on feedback from residents, what types of mental health services can
Providence provide without going beyond its area of expertise?
Community benefits should be based on Providence’s areas of expertise and
should include toddler and childcare.
The health center is a community benef it – however, traffic improvements and
expansion of the communi ty benefits are needed.
Providence should continue it work in schools and by providing community
mental health services.
Consider ways to work with Geneva Plaz a to provide more senior housing for
them in exchange for access to at-grade parking spaces.
More community benefits are needed: co mmunity health, well-being, preventative
care, and local services.
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Community space and conference room s would be a substantial community
benefit if access to these new spaces if free of charge or very low cost.
Reach out to McKinley Elementary to s upport Safe Routes to School program.
Reach out to two middle schools and hi gh schools regarding professions in the
health care.
Free parking should be provided for t hose visitors with disabled placards.
Provide free Expo line shuttle in area.
Increase infant and toddler care se rvices on site and in the community.
Provide more deed-restricted affordable housing.
TDM plan for health center needs to be enhanced significantly.
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Attachment “E”
Summary of July 30, 2015 Community Meeting
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Attachment “F”
Applicant’s Project Plans
PROVIDENCE
SAINT JOHN’S
HEALTH CENTER
PHASE TWO
CITY COUNCIL FLOAT-UP SUBMITTAL
November 3, 2016
architecture and planning
Table of Contents
1. Background
2. Development Agreement
3. Comparison of Saint John’s Pre-1994 Earthquake Peak vs. Providence
Saint John’s Today
4. Phase Two Proposal
5. Development Agreement Vested Uses
6. Community Benefits
7. Vision and Planning
8. Phase Two Program Goals
9. Site Context in Relationship to Transportation Options
10. Planning Principles: Urban Context, Integration and Circulation
11. Planning Principles: Enhanced Open Spaces and Connectivity
12. Planning Principles: Functional Zoning and Site Diagram of
New/Relocated Program Elements
13. South Campus Master Plan and Phase Two North Campus
Buildings: Original Submittal
14. Revised Plan for Phase Two Prior to Planning Commission Float-up
15. Current Plan for Phase Two
16. Open Space Diagram
17. Building Floor Areas
18. Phase Two Compared with 2015 Zoning Ordinance and Net Growth
19. Building Heights
20. Building Setbacks
21. Parking
22. Phase Two New Streets and Vehicular Circulation
23. Phase Two Originally Proposed Streets and Vehicular Circulation
24. Phase Two Bike Circulation
25. Phase Two Proposal and Developemnt Agreement Consistency
26. Phase Two Implementation
27. Phase Two Implementation continued
28. Structure of Phase Two Entitlements
29. Selected Renderings
BACKGROUND
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (“Sisters”) and
opened in 1942, Providence Saint John’s Health Center (“Providence Saint
John’s”) has developed a national reputation as an outstanding center
for health and healing. Through the dedication and collaborative efforts
of community friends, patrons, physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers,
Providence Saint John’s has continued the world-class tradition established
by the Sisters of providing breakthrough medicine in an environment of
inspired healing. With approximately 1,700 employees, the 265-bed facility
is recognized nationwide for its quality care. Providence Saint John’s has
been named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for the past eight years by
Healthgrades, a leading consumer ratings agency.
Additionally, for more than 30 years, the physicians and scientists at the John
Wayne Cancer Institute have made groundbreaking discoveries that have
fundamentally changed the way cancer is detected, diagnosed, and treated.
In addition to cancer care, Providence Saint John’s is widely known for
excellence in women’s health, orthopedics, neuroscience, and cardiology.
Providence Health & Services became the sponsor of Providence Saint
John’s in 2014 and has continued its commitment to meet the healthcare
needs of the community and provide leading-edge medicine with
unwavering compassion and personalized care. Providence Saint John’s
Mission Statement is: “As people of Providence, we reveal God’s love for all,
especially the poor and vulnerable through our compassionate service.”
In July 2016, Providence Saint John’s was certified and accredited as a
specialized stroke treatment center, the only one serving Santa Monica and
surrounding communities. This is significant for local residents because if
recognized and treated quickly, a stroke can be stopped with clot-busting
medication or a procedure to open a blocked artery. Since 2010 paramedics
have been required to transport suspected stroke victims to the nearest
certified stroke center, which until July 2016 was in Westwood. Providence
Saint John’s is very proud to offer the best possible expert care to stroke
patients, close to home.
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Mission As people of Providence, we reveal God’s
love for all, especially the poor and vulnerable,
through our compassionate service.
Vision Together, we answer the call of every person
we serve: Know me, care for me, ease my way.®
CORE VALUES:
RESPECT
COMPASSION
JUSTICE
EXCELLENCE
STEWARDSHIP
Figure 1.1 Providence Saint John’s Mission Statement and Vision
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Development Agreement with the City of Santa Monica
Saint John’s suffered significant damage in the Northridge Earthquake in
1994. Saint John’s was forced to close for about nine months as temporary
seismic repairs were undertaken. Shortly after the earthquake, Saint John’s
commenced a master planning process to achieve two objectives: (a)
rebuild its core hospital facilities consistent with augmented State seismic
requirements (Phase One), and (b) augment its health care services to address
the Santa Monica area’s 21st century health care needs (Phase Two). This
planning effort led Saint John’s to file a Development Agreement (“DA”)
application with the City in 1996. After a two plus year public process, the
Santa Monica City Council approved a DA for the Saint John’s campus in June
1998. In 2011, the City of Santa Monica approved an amendment to the DA.
Phase One development and construction was completed in early 2014. In
March 2014, Providence Health & Services assumed sponsorship of Saint
John’s Health Center. Shortly thereafter, Providence Saint John’s commenced
its planning efforts for Phase Two.
Existing Providence Saint John’s Health Center Facilities
Figure 2.1 shows the Phase One and Phase Two development sites governed
by the DA and the existing facilities located on these sites.
Overall Site Context
Providence Saint John’s is located in an area bounded by Arizona Avenue to
the north, Broadway to the south, 20th Street to the west, and 23rd Street to
the east.
The site is bisected by Santa Monica Boulevard into the North Campus and
South Campus. The area is well served by major streets such as Santa
Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, and the Interstate 10 Freeway, with
a variety of public means of transportation. The new and extended Expo Light
Rail, with stations close by at 17th Street and Colorado Avenue and Bergamot,
are already having a positive impact. New bicycle sharing stations and the
existing nearby bike routes add to transportation options.
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CSS Inpatient Suites
Howard Keck
Diagnostic & Treatment
Child & Family
Development Center
John Wayne
Cancer Institute
& Research Center
MRI
Figure 2.1 PSJHC Campus Site and DA Background
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Saint John’s Core Hospital Facilities Pre-1994 Earthquake
• 501 Licensed Beds
• 662,000 square feet
Saint John’s Current Core Hospital Facilities (Phase One)
• 265 Licensed Beds
• 475,000 square feet
Figure 3.1 Saint John’s Core Hospital Facilities Pre-1994 Earthquake
COMPARISON OF SAINT JOHN’S PRE-1994 EARTHQUAKE PEAK vs.
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S TODAY
Saint John’s Core Hospital Facilities Pre-1994 Earthquake
In 1942, Saint John’s opened at its present location, on the north side of
Santa Monica Boulevard between 20th and 23rd Streets, as a non-profit
Catholic hospital. Saint John’s expanded during the next five decades as the
Santa Monica area and its health care needs grew. At Saint John’s peak size
prior to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, its core hospital facilities contained
662,000 square feet of floor area and 501 licensed beds.
On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7
followed with two 6.0 aftershocks caused extensive damage to Saint John’s
buildings. Saint John’s was closed for 9 months before it was structurally-
retro-fitted to temporarily provide healthcare services. One of the wings was
deemed unsafe and had to be demolished.
Saint John’s Current Core Hospital Facilities (Phase One)
With respect to Phase One, the DA grants Saint John’s the right to demolish
most of its then-existing facilities north of Santa Monica Boulevard and
replace them with a new Central Plant, Inpatient Suites, and
Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Today the completed Phase One facility
has 265 licensed beds with a total floor area of 475,000 square feet.
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Area 2D/2B
90,000 SF;
5FL, 75’
Area 2C
120,000 SF;
6FL, 95’
Area 2I
137,500 SF;
6FL, 70’
MAXIMUM VESTED
FLOOR AREA
NORTH CAMPUS
= 347,500 SF
Above Grade
MAXIMUM VESTED
FLOOR AREA
SOUTH CAMPUS
= 396,500 SF
Above Grade
35% Open Space
NORTH CAMPUS:
Ability to shift floor
areas among
North Campus sites
MAXIMUM VESTED
ABOVE GROUND
FLOOR AREA
TOTAL 744,000 SF
Figure 4.1 Site Plan of properties relating to Phase Two of the Development Agreement
PHASE TWO PROPOSAL
Saint John’s Core Hospital Facilities Pre-1994 Earthquake
Figure 4.1 shows a site plan of the properties that are included in the Phase
Two portion of the DA and a summary of the vested floor areas for each
Phase Two area. The DA’s Phase Two provisions establish height standards
for the three North Campus sites, vested floor areas for the North Campus
sites and vested floor area for the South Campus as a whole, as well as a
framework with respect to the South Campus governing its planning, uses,
and the scale of development. More specifically, the DA provides Providence
Saint John’s with vested rights for floor area (DA §3.7.3(a)-(b)), uses (DA §
3.7.2(a)), housing units (DA § 3.7.2(b)), subterranean parking (DA § 3.7.2(c)),
and the construction of overpasses and an underground tunnel on the Saint
John’s campus (DA § 3.7.2(d)). The South Campus aggregate vested floor
area is 396,500 sf (DA Section 3.7.3(b)). As shown on Figure 4.1, the DA vests
347,500 sf of above-grade floor area and 55,000 sf of below-grade area on
the North Campus (DA Section 3.7.3(a)).
The DA requires that the South Campus be comprehensively planned by
Providence Saint John’s and approved by the City through a South Campus
Master Plan that includes height, parking, uses and phasing/timing. The DA
further provides that the South Campus must contain a minimum of 35%
open space. The DA provides the City with discretion to approve the South
Campus Master Plan, but such discretion may not impair Providence Saint
John’s vested uses or vested floor area.
In April 2016, City Staff recommended and the Planning Commission
unanimously supported several changes to the Phase Two procedures
outlined in the DA:
1. Expanding the boundaries of the Master Plan to include all Phase Two
sites, both North Campus and South Campus. This would require the
Master Plan to be approved prior to approval of any Phase Two
building whereas currently the DA allows for the North Campus sites
to be reviewed independently of any Master Plan.
2. Requiring City Council approval, rather than Planning Commission
approval only, of the Master Plan. Currently, the Planning Commission
has the approval authority over both the Master Plan and the
development review permits for the individual buildings (subject to
City Council review on appeal).
3. Extending the vested rights for the proposed Phase Two buildings as
part of the review of the Master Plan and deferring City review of the
Development Review Permits for the buildings until closer in time
to their construction rather than approving all Phase Two buildings
concurrently with the Master Plan.
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT VESTED USES
The uses vested by the DA include the permitted uses listed in Figure 5.1.
The DA includes a total maximum vested square footage of floor area for
each of the Phase Two permitted uses (DA Section 3.7.2(a)-(b)). Figure
5.2 lists these maximums. The maximums are inclusive of both the North
Campus and the South Campus Phase Two development.
DA Vested Floor Area By Use
Hospital / Health Care 354,000 s.f.
Medical Research Facilities 140,000 s.f.
Health & Wellness Center 90,000 s.f.
Education & Conference Center 70,000 s.f.
Child & Family Development Center 50,000 s.f.
Health-Related Services 40,000 s.f.
Day Care 25,000 s.f.
Restaurants 10,000 s.f.
Bank 5,000 s.f.
Neighborhood Commercial Uses 5,000 s.f.
Multi-Family Housing 10 units
Visitor Housing 100 units
* Any Floor Area of Medical Office reduces the 354,000 s.f. of Vested Uses for
Hospital/Health Care.
Figure 5.2 DA Maximum Vested Floor Areas for Permitted Uses
Figure 5.1 DA Permitted Uses
HOSPITAL/HEALTH CARE
HEALTH & WELLNESS
CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
MEDICAL RESEARCH
PARKING
EDUCATION & CONFERENCE CENTER
VISITOR AND MULTI-FAMILY REPLACEMENT HOUSING
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS
The DA provides for an ongoing community benefits program for the
entire term of the DA (i.e. until 2053). Specifically, DA Section 1.7 requires
Providence Saint John’s to “provide and financially support community
programs and services and regularly assess those programs to ensure that it
maintains a community benefits program that is responsive to community
needs.” The community benefits required by the DA include the following:
• A comprehensive needs assessment every three years to assess the
health care needs of the community.
• An annual Community Benefit Plan which includes a Santa Monica
Community Access Plan.
• An annual monetary obligation for the Santa Monica Community Access
Plan.
• An updated Santa Monica Community Access Plan for Phase Two.
• The provision of childcare services and an expansion of those services
for Phase Two.
• Requirement to replace 10 units of existing and unoccupied multi-family
housing, including two deed-restricted affordable units if the existing 10
unit multi-family housing building at 1417-1423 21st Street is removed.
In 2015, Providence Saint John’s Total Community Benefits as reported to
the State were valued at $77.7 Million. The portion directly benefiting Santa
Monica residents and non-profits, the Santa Monica Community Access
Plan, had a value of $19.3 Million in 2015. This included: $16.4 million in
charitable medical and mental health services based on referrals from local
non-profits, $688,900 toward community services that promote health
education and preventative health service, $514,000 in charitable medical
and mental health services based on referrals from the Santa Monica-
Malibu Unified School District and the Child and Family Development Center,
$55,000 to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for their school
nurse program, and $1.6 Million to local non-profit organizations, including
WISE, Westside Family Health Center, OPCC, St. Joseph Center, St. Anne’s
School, Upward Bound House, Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, Step Up
on Second, Meals on Wheels West, Venice Family Clinic, and Pico Youth &
Family Center.
In 2015, Providence Saint John’s child care center, Early Childhood Directions,
served 31 Providence Saint John’s families and 32 community families by
providing care to 41 preschoolers, 13 toddlers, and 9 infants.
Figure 6.1 Community Benefits
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Figure 7.3 Planning and consulting team working with Providence Saint John’s
Figure 7.1 Visioning session
VISION AND PLANNING
The vision for Providence Saint John’s Phase Two planning was developed
through an intensive needs assessment process and within the framework of
the DA.
After completion of Phase One and the change in sponsorship in 2014,
Providence Saint John’s commenced an intensive planning and needs
assessment effort involving leadership, physicians, clinicians, staff, and
Providence Saint John’s Board and Foundation members.
The plan for Phase Two is a culmination of the research, recommendations,
and priorities identified by Providence Saint John’s, including those from
the Community Needs Assessment. The elements of this plan represent the
consensus of services and programs that are needed at Providence Saint
John’s to sustain and enhance its healthcare role going forward and are
consistent with the general framework outlined in the 1998 DA.
The planning and consulting team working with Providence Saint John’s
conducted interviews with a number of researchers and investigators
associated with the existing John Wayne Cancer Institute in order to better
understand current research initiatives and new research activities. Site visits
were also made to several hospital and research-oriented sites to evaluate
new research programs being considered at Providence Saint John’s.
The internal planning and Community Needs Assessment identified a
need for greater emphasis on health and wellness. Phase Two will expand
Providence Saint John’s capacities in outpatient and ambulatory care
programs and other related health and wellness programs. The ultimate
goal of Phase Two is to create a more balanced range of healthcare services
that builds upon the existing excellence of programs already offered,
while expanding programs that focus on health, wellness, prevention, and
education.
To gain new insights into clinical programs, the Providence Saint John’s team
also conducted numerous interviews with physicians and other clinical
staff at Providence Saint John’s and at other Providence facilities to better
anticipate functional, space, and technology needs in the future.
Figures 7.1-7.3 show the planning and consulting team conducting a visioning
session with Providence Saint John’s administrative leadership, physicians,
staff, and Board members to identify the most effective and appropriate role
of the Health Center. Similar workshop sessions were held with researchers
and scientists at the John Wayne Cancer Institute to identify the trends and
direction for medical research and cancer care.
Figure 7.2 Visioning session
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PHASE TWO PROGRAM GOALS
Cancer Research and Education - John Wayne Cancer Institute
Founded in 1981, and globally recognized, John Wayne Cancer Institute
at Providence Saint John’s is a cancer research institute dedicated to the
understanding, innovative treatment, and diagnosis of cancer in order to
eliminate patient suffering and prolong survival. Providence Saint John’s and
John Wayne Cancer Institute oncology team members have discovered some
of the world’s leading cancer breakthroughs such as sentinel node biopsy,
minimally invasive brain surgery, first use of cryotherapy for pancreatic cancer,
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques and others.
The current John Wayne Cancer Institute space, facilities, and building
infrastructure are obsolete and inefficiently configured. The major challenge is
the age and physical limitations of the facilities, which is making it difficult to
retain and recruit scientists, clinicians, and investigators, and conduct research
in a contemporary setting. For example, there is insufficient wet and dry
lab space, thus limiting the ability to grow programs and accommodate new
technology.
John Wayne Cancer Institute’s future focus will be more clinical and
therapeutic – bringing new diagnostic and treatment opportunities to
Providence Saint John’s.
A significant increase in research space and infrastructure is needed to:
• Expand research programs beyond cancer to develop diagnostic tools for
patients with cardiovascular, brain and pituitary and degenerative disorders.
• Develop therapies to treat patients by engineering their own immune cells to
fight cancer or regenerate tissue such as cartilage. Working with the patients’
cells will require an FDA regulated, specially designed, cell processing facility.
The current John Wayne Cancer Institute cannot accommodate a facility of
this type.
• Add and appropriately house faculty, research assistants, and fellows/post-
doctoral scholars needed to support growing research programs.
• Accommodate state-of-the-art laboratory instrumentation with modern
utilities to provide the appropriate degree of containment to protect
specimens, staff and the environment.
• Create an Immune Monitoring Core to provide the latest technology and
expertise to assist researchers in designing and performing different types
of immune assays in the course of a clinical study.
• Develop a Research Sequencing Core with the latest high throughout
sequencers and robotic technologies to diagnose diseases at the
genomic level.
• Include Bioinformatics servers and workstations to evaluate the large
amount of data produced by the sequencers and flow cytometers.
• Centralize Clinical Trials, Regulatory Compliance and other specialized
support for all of Providence Saint John’s as part of John Wayne Cancer
Institute. Patient encounters with research RNs will remain with the
clinics.
• Develop a Histology Core to promote safe working conditions in managing
fresh and fixed tissue.
• Receive specimens centrally for secure patient tracking.
• Improve Specimen Repository to create more efficient and secure storage.
In addition to a new home for the John Wayne Cancer Center, the following
program goals were identified for Phase Two:
Health & Wellness & Ambulatory Care : Phase Two’s focus is on new and
expanded facilities for Health and Wellness, including ambulatory care in the
following areas:
• Cardiovascular
• Women and Children
• Neuroscience
• Cancer
• Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy
• Joint Replacement and Sports Medicine
• Surgery
• Molecular Pathology, Histology and Cytology
Education and Conferencing : Phase Two includes uses that support medical,
patient, and community health educational events in order to achieve the goal
of a well-informed patient and community population. Associated with Phase
Two’s education component is an Education and Conference Center. This will
provide Providence Saint John’s health care providers with an interactive
environment to learn, practice and develop new techniques and technologies.
Child Care : The DA requires an expanded child care facility as part of Phase
Two, guided by a City-approved child care needs assessment study.
Acute Care : Phase Two also accommodates additional acute care facilities,
including providing space for possible additional hospital beds for Medical/
Surgical and Intensive Care Unit departments.
Campus Visitors : Phase Two planning identified a need for visitor housing to
meet the needs of patients and their families, visiting health care providers,
visiting researchers and scientists, and other campus visitors.
Replacement Housing : The plan for Phase Two replaces an existing vacant
10-unit apartment building located at 1417-1423 21st Street on the South
Campus consistent with the DA’s requirement.
Figure 8.1 Dedication to research & education
Figure 8.2 Providence Portland Cancer Research Center
Courtesy of ZGF Architects LLP; Eckert & Eckert
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SITE CONTEXT IN RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
Access & Transportation
Providence Saint John’s is located in an area well served by major streets such
as Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards, the Interstate 10 Freeway, as well as
public transportation alternatives including the Expo light rail, with two stations
close by (at 17th Street/Colorado Avenue and 26th Street/Olympic Boulevard),
and major bus lines. The Expo light rail stops are both within a 10-minute walking
radius as shown in Figure 9.1. In addition, bike lanes and bike share stations are
located within close proximity to the Providence Saint John’s campus.
Figure 9.1 Vicinity Plan of Providence Saint John’s showing walking radius and the Expo light rail line
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PLANNING PRINCIPLES: URBAN CONTEXT, INTEGRATION, AND CIRCULATION
The plan for Phase Two is informed by a range of local, urban and environmental
issues, including the existing Providence Saint John’s Phase One facilities and
adjacent buildings and uses, and climate conditions. The plan for Phase Two
responds to the facility and healthcare needs of Providence Saint John’s and the
community, while integrating the new facilities into the surrounding urban fabric
of Santa Monica, through open space, landscaping, and sustainability concepts.
From an urban planning perspective, the planning team felt it was important to
break up the superblock length that exists on the South Campus and introduce
two new streets to better reflect the surrounding street grid and to enhance
circulation in the area.
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Figure 10.1 shows the existing neighborhood grid in a superblock from 21st
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Figure 10.2 shows how the plan for Phase Two breaks up the superblock
from 21st Street to 23rd Street by introducing two new north-south
streets, 20th Place and 22nd Street, between Santa Monica Boulevard and
Broadway. These new streets will accommodate vehicles, bicycles, and
pedestrians and will bring the South Campus into closer alignment with the
surrounding neighborhood grid. The two new streets will also enhance visual
connectivity and circulation in the area. As a result of input from City Staff
and unanimous direction from the Planning Commission, the North Campus
driveways onto Santa Monica Boulevard will be relocated to align with
the two new streets. See Figure 15.1 on Page 15. This will further aid with
circulation and connectivity.
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PLANNING PRINCIPLES: ENHANCED OPEN SPACES AND CONNECTIVITY
Open Space
The DA requires a minimum of 35% open space for the South Campus. For
this approximately 5-acre area, Providence Saint John’s will provide almost
2 acres of open space for use by its staff, patients, neighbors and visitors.
In accordance with DA Section 3.6.1, the open space area calculation does
not include paved parking areas, driveways, or new roadways provided on
Providence Saint John’s campus.
An important Phase Two design goal is to create strong open spaces that
enhance the pedestrian experience and encourage Providence Saint John’s
users and visitors to utilize and enjoy the outdoor areas. Saint John’s
Square at the heart of the South Campus extends the pedestrian zone
from an expanded and redesigned Mullin Plaza across to the other side
of the street. A Wellness Walk weaves the various open spaces on both
campuses together and will, with wellness as a goal, encourage visitors,
patients, and staff to walk and enjoy the outdoors.
The plan for Phase Two includes the following open space concepts:
Inviting Pedestrian Realm
An attractive series of open spaces are created throughout the site to
encourage the campus to be a primarily pedestrian zone. It will also give a
green landscaped surrounding to the new buildings. Vehicular circulation
and access to parking are provided in an efficient system on the periphery
of the campus and away from the main pedestrian areas on two new
streets: 20th Place and 22nd Street, as shown in Figure 11.1. As indicated
earlier, as a result of input from City Staff and unanimous direction from
the Planning Commission, the North Campus driveways onto Santa Monica
Boulevard will be relocated to align with the two new streets. See Figure
15.1 on Page 15. In addition to improving vehicular circulation, this creates
a larger Mullin Plaza on the North Campus and an opportunity to redesign
this space to increase its use by Providence Saint John’s users and the
community. Existing traffic signals on Santa Monica Boulevard will be
relocated to align with these new intersections.
Wellness Walk
A “Wellness Walk” is configured to connect the various open spaces
together and provide opportunities for health and fitness activities
throughout the campus. The Walk is activated by programming elements
such as PAR exercise stations, pavilions, and activities related to health and
wellness.
Central Urban Plaza –Saint John’s Square
The concept is organized around a large central plaza, the new Saint John’s
Square, on the South Campus opposite the larger and re-envisioned Mullin
Plaza on the North Campus. These open spaces, combined with new
neighborhood serving retail uses in and around Saint John’s Square, will
activate Santa Monica Boulevard and help create a sense of place in this
area of the City.
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A pedestrian-oriented “Living Street” concept is incorporated to link the
overall site from the North Campus Mullin Plaza to Broadway on the south,
defining lively gathering spaces. The existing 21st Street is proposed to be
dedicated to pedestrians north of the existing apartment buildings (1417-
1423 21st Street) in order to reinforce a vibrant pedestrian environment
and protect the residents on 21st Street from cut-through vehicular traffic.
Garden Areas
The garden areas, including the landscaped gardens between the East
Ambulatory Care & Research Building (S4) and Visitor Housing Building
(S5) and the South Garden along Broadway, are planted green spaces with
quieter open spaces for more passive recreation opportunities to reflect
the more residential context, including the existing Geneva Plaza building
and the existing residential buildings to the east as well as the new Visitor
Housing building (S5) and Multi-Family Replacement Housing building (S2).
Figure 11.1 Open Spaces and Connectivity
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PLANNING PRINCIPLES:
Functional Zoning
Functional zones of new uses are based on a healthcare “acuity level” of
required adjacency to the existing medical services in the North Campus—
hospital uses have a high healthcare acuity level and are closely integrated
with the existing hospital buildings; medium acuity is oriented towards
ambulatory care, research-oriented programs, education and conference
capabilities, and community uses/housing with the lowest levels of healthcare
focus are furthest away along Broadway. See Figure 12.1.
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The plan for Phase Two developed from the open space, circulation, and
functional zoning principles described on the prior pages. The result is that
new facilities for ambulatory care, which are more institutional in nature
with higher heights and larger floor plates to efficiently accommodate the
health care uses, are located toward Santa Monica Boulevard closest to
the existing Phase One hospital facilities on the North Campus and other
existing medical buildings. The new Education & Conference Center, health
and wellness uses, and additional medical research uses are sited in the
middle of the South Campus. The uses that can be accommodated in
buildings with a more residential feel and form are located in the southern
portion of the South Campus near Broadway. These buildings include the
new Child & Family Development Center which also includes the child care
center, as well as visitor housing and 10 units of replacement multi-family
housing. See Figure 12.2. The two new streets allow circulation and visual
permeability between the North and South Campuses. The open spaces
connected by the Wellness Walk weave through the Phase Two and existing
Phase One sites creating an integrated campus.
As a result of input from City Staff and unanimous direction from the
Planning Commission, the North Campus driveways onto Santa Monica
Boulevard will be relocated to align with the two new streets. See Figure
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SOUTH CAMPUS MASTER PLAN AND PHASE TWO NORTH CAMPUS
BUILDINGS: ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL
Figure 13.1 shows the original Phase Two proposal, which includes eight new
buildings: five on the South Campus and three on the North Campus.
South Campus
• Child & Family Development Center (S1)
• 10-unit Multi-Family Replacement Housing Building (S2)
• West Ambulatory Care & Research Building (S3) which will house programs
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• New home for the John Wayne Cancer Institute
• Immunology
• Neuroscience
• East Ambulatory & Research Building/Education & Conference Center
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• Health & Wellness
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• Activated uses on the ground floor
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• Women’s & Pediatrics Clinics
• Short Stay Units
The proposal originally filed with the City proposed that the 10-unit Multi-
Family Replacement Housing (S2) and Visitor Housing (S5) would be setback
from Broadway to create a garden area along Broadway. Many community
members suggested that these buildings be pushed closer to Broadway to
provide more activation along Broadway and create greater setbacks/open
space to the north of these buildings adjacent to the existing residential
buildings (Geneva Plaza and the existing 1440 23rd Street condominium
building).
The original proposal included two new streets on the South Campus (20th
Place and 22nd Street) to connect Broadway to Santa Monica Boulevard, but
these streets did not align with the existing North Campus driveway
intersections because changes to the North Campus requires an amendment
to the DA. This plan created four intersections, including two unsignalized
intersections, between 20th Street and 23rd Street. City Staff had traffic and
safety concerns with this aspect of the proposal.
Figure 13.1 Phase Two Plan with Uses
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REVISED PLAN FOR PHASE TWO PRIOR TO PLANNING COMMISSION FLOAT-
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Providence Saint John’s filed a revised plan in response to comments received
from City Staff and community members about the original South Campus
Master Plan and Phase Two North Campus buildings. Figure 14.1 shows the
revised plan, which included the following modifications from the original
submittal:
• The 10-unit Multi-Family Replacement Housing (S2) was shifted closer to
Broadway. This shift provides an urban edge along Broadway, rather than
open space, to better activate the street. This shift also provides a greater
setback and more open space between the existing 1440 23rd Street
residential building and the proposed Replacement Multi-Family Housing
(S2).
• The Visitor Housing Building (S5) was shifted closer to Broadway. This
shift provides an urban edge along Broadway, rather than open space, to
better activate the street. This shift also provides a greater setback and
more open space between the existing Geneva Plaza residential building
and the proposed Visitor Housing (S5) building.
• The North Campus driveways and signals were relocated along Santa
Monica Boulevard to align with the new 20th Place and 22nd Street on
the South Campus. With this change, there will continue to be only two
intersections between 20th Street and 23rd Street along Santa Monica
Boulevard (rather than the four intersections previously proposed) and
there will not be any un-signalized T-intersections. The existing traffic
signals on this stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard will be moved to align
with the new intersections.
• Given that the North Campus driveways are being widened onto the
Phase Two Sites 2C and 2D/E, the building footprints for these buildings
were removed because the buildings needed to be redesigned to fit their
reconfigured areas. Instead, the buildable areas on these sites (as well
as Site 2I) were outlined on the revised Plan submitted to the Planning
Commission.Figure 14.1 Site Diagram of New Program Elements
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- Health &Wellness
- Sports Medicine
- Education & Conference
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- Med/Surg Beds
- ICU Beds
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Visitor Housing
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- Immunology
- Neuroscience
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- Day Care
- Behavioral Science
CURRENT PLAN FOR PHASE TWO
After the Planning Commission float-up, Providence Saint John’s filed a revised
plan in response to comments received from Planning Commission, City Staff
and community members during the Planning Commission Float-Up process.
Figure 15.1 shows the revised plan, which includes the following modifications
from the pre-Planning Commission submittal:
• In order to align the North Campus Santa Monica Boulevard driveways
with the new 20th Place and 22nd Street consistent with City Staff and
Planning Commission direction, changes to the West Ambulatory & Acute
Care Building (2C) and East Ambulatory & Acute Care Building (2D/E) were
required:
• The east ingress driveway on the North Campus was moved to the
east to align with the new 22nd Street. This reduces the land area on
Site 2D/E for the new East Ambulatory & Acute Care Building (2D/E).
As a result, the building footprint for the East Ambulatory & Acute
Care Building (2D/E) was significantly reduced.
• The relocation of the east ingress driveway enlarges the Mullin Plaza
area and creates the opportunity to redesign this plaza to make it
more inviting and active.
• Due to the loss of Hospital/Health Care area in the East Ambulatory
& Acute Care Building (2D/E), the West Ambulatory & Acute Care
Building (2C) was redesigned to accommodate future acute care
(inpatient beds) whereas it had previously contemplated use for
ambulatory uses only. One story was added to this building resulting
in a 5-story building for Hospital/Health Care uses. The building’s
height is consistent with the maximum height allowed by the DA for
this site (6 stories, 95 feet) and fits within the context, including the
medical office buildings to the west along Santa Monica Boulevard
which are about 84 feet and 168 feet in height and the Providence
Saint John’s existing Howard Keck Diagnostic & Treatment Center
which is approximately 92 feet in height.
• City Staff and the Planning Commission expressed concern about the
amount of parking being proposed in the above and below-grade
parking structure on the North Campus Site 2I. Originally 893 parking
spaces were proposed in the structure. After the Planning Commission
float-up, Providence Saint John’s project team, including Walker Parking
Consultants, reviewed in detail (a) Providence Saint John’s overall
parking supply and demand and (b) the stage-by-stage parking supply
and demand. The review revealed that Providence Saint John’s could
reduce the above-grade parking structure by one level (eliminating 119
spaces) and still meet its peak parking demand. Providence Saint John’s
has revised the Phase Two Plan to include this change, which reduces
the parking structure by one floor (from 6 levels to 5 above-grade).
This results in a total of 774 parking spaces now proposed on Site 2I.
Providence Saint John’s traffic consultant, Linscott, Law & Greenspan,
Engineers has preliminarily evaluated the parking garage and associated
traffic impacts and has concluded that 20th Street can accommodate
this volume of parking with several modifications to the striping on the
roadways and by dedicating most of the parking to employee parking.
City Staff and their traffic consultant will evaluate this as part of the
environmental review process.
Figure 15.1 Site Diagram of New Program Elements
• As a result of the change of the West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building
(2C) on the North Campus to provide the opportunity for acute care and
in further reviewing the timing for the various proposed infrastructure
improvements in relation to the phasing/staging of the new buildings,
Providence Saint John’s determined that it would be beneficial to move
up the West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building (2C) on the North Campus
earlier in the staging. From a programmatic and functional standpoint,
this allows convenient access and efficiencies between the John Wayne
Cancer Institute and the inpatient cancer treatment facilities to be
available sooner. And, from a campus and City planning perspective
it allows the west side of the campus to be completed earlier. This
minimizes impacts on Santa Monica Boulevard, allows moving one of the
traffic signals on Santa Monica Boulevard earlier in the phasing, and allows
for the vacation of the northern portion of 21st Street earlier to prevent
cut-through traffic on this street which includes access for Providence Saint
John’s residential neighbors. The vacated portion of 21st Street will then
be converted to a “Living Street” to encourage pedestrian activity and to
help frame this western edge of the campus. The revised staging/phasing
plan is included as Figure 26.1 on Page 26.
• In response to input from the Planning Commission about the publicly-
accessibly open spaces, Providence is proposing two small cafes - one in
the expanded North Campus Mullin Plaza and one in the South Campus
Saint John’s Square to encourage use of the open spaces and enhance the
pedestrian experience.
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OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
During the Planning Commission float-up process,
questions were asked about the anticipated uses and
programming for the various existing and proposed
open spaces on Providence Saint John’s Campus.
Figure 16.1 to the left explains the preliminary
concepts for potential uses and programming of
each open space.
Outdoor Spaces with Programmatic Elements
North Courtyard
•Staff Meetings
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Seating/Reading
North Garden
•Wellness Walk
•Strolling
•Seating/Reading
•Meditation
23 rd St. Garden
•Viewing Garden
•Wellness Walk
Jimmy Stewart
Rose Garden
•Viewing
•Strolling
Sunken Gardens
•Viewing
Mullin Plaza
•Event Space
•Musical Event(s)
•Sheltered Space
•Food Trucks
•Wellness Walk
•Family Waiting
•Seating/Reading
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Coffee Kiosk
Saint John’s Square
•Event Space
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Wellness Walk
•Family Waiting
•Outdoor Classes
•Health Fairs
•Farmer’s Market
Woodland Garden
•Quiet Seating/Reading
•Reflection
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Wellness Walk with
Exercise Station(s)
Sun Garden
•Wellness Walk with
Exercise Stations
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Seating/Reading
•Gathering Space
•Strolling
•Viewing
•Picnic Area
•Outdoor Movies
Multi ‐Family Housing
•Picnic Area
•Seating/Reading
•Free play
•Dog walking
Visitor Housing
•Coffee/Lunch/Dining
•Seating/Reading
South Garden
•Wellness Walk with
Exercise Stations
•Strolling
•Coffee/Lunch Area
•Seating/Reading
•Viewing
CFDC Daycare
•Secure Playground
CFDC Behavioral
Science Center
•Entry Courtyard
•Meeting/Waiting Area
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North Courtyard
- Staff Meetings
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Seating/Reading
North Garden
- Wellness Walk
- Strolling
- Seating/Reading
- Meditation
23rd St. Garden
- Viewing Garden
- Wellness Walk
Jimmy Stewart Rose
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- Viewing
- Strolling
Sunken Gardens
- Viewing
Mullin Plaza
- Event Space
- Musical Event(s)
- Sheltered Space
- Food Trucks
- Wellness Walk
- Family Waiting
- Seating/Reading
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Coffee Kiosk
Saint John’s Square
- Event Space
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Wellness Walk
- Family Waiting
- Outdoor Classes
- Health Fairs
- Farmer’s Market
Woodland Garden
- Quiet Seating/Reading
- Reflection
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Wellness Walk with
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Sun Garden
- Wellness Walk with
Exercise Stations
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Seating/Reading
- Gathering Space
- Strolling
- Viewing
- Picnic Area
- Outdoor Movies
Multi -Family Housing
- Picnic Area
- Seating/Reading
- Free play
- Dog walking
Visitor Housing
- Coffee/Lunch/Dining
- Seating/Reading
South Garden
- Wellness Walk with
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- Strolling
- Coffee/Lunch Area
- Seating/Reading
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PHASE TWO DA FLOOR AREA COMPLIANCE BY BUILDING
Building Name Building Floor Area
Vested per DA
Proposed Phase Two
Maximum Building
Floor Area
S1 Child & Family
Development
Center
396,500 sf total on the South
Campus plus 10 units of
Multifamily Replacement
Housing
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S2 Multifamily
Housing
10 units plus 800 sf
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
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Care & Research
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East Ambulatory
Care & Research
Building
199,300 sf
S5 Visitor Housing 38,000 sf
S6 Saint John’s Café 900 sf
South Campus Total 396,500 sf
(DA Section 3.7.3(b))
396,500 sf
2C West Ambulatory
Care Building -
North Campus
120,000 sf* above -grade
30,000 sf below -grade
(DA §3.7.3(a))
112,000 sf above -grade
6,000 sf below -grade
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East Ambulatory
and Acute Care
Building - North
Campus
90,000 sf* above -grade
25,000 sf below -grade
(DA §3.7.3(a))
70,000 sf above grade
20,000 sf below grade
2I Parking Structure 137,500 sf* above -grade, see
compliance with North
Campus total.
(DA §3.7.3(a))
160,000 sf above -grade
(including 157,000 sf above -
grade parking)
Mullin Plaza Café 1,500 sf
North Campus Total 347,500 sf above -grade
55,000 sf below -grade
(DA §3.7.3(a))
343,500 sf above grade
26,000 sf below grade
Phase Two Total 744,000 sf above -grade
55,000 sf below -grade
(DA §3.4.1)
740,000 sf above grade
26,000 sf below grade
Figure 17.1 Phase Two DA Floor Area Compliance by Building
BUILDING FLOOR AREAS
The proposed heights and densities for the Phase Two buildings are
consistent with the DA provisions governing Phase Two’s size and scale.
Specifically:
• A total of 396,500 square feet of floor area is proposed on the South
Campus in six buildings. This is consistent with the DA’s vested floor area
for the South Campus of 396,500 square feet. (See DA Section 3.7.3(b))
• A total of 343,500 square feet of above-grade floor area, including 157,000
square feet of above-grade parking, and 26,000 square feet of below-grade
area is proposed on the North Campus in four buildings. This is significantly
less than the DA’s cumulative vested floor area for the North Campus
sites of 347,500 square feet of above-grade floor area and 55,000 square
feet of below-grade floor area. (See DA Section 3.7.3(a).) For the North
Campus, the DA specifies floor areas for each site and provides the City
with discretion to allow a shifting of floor area between the three sites. Per
DA Section 3.7.3(a), Providence Saint John’s is proposing to shift vested
floor area from the 2C and 2D/E sites (the sites adjacent to Santa Monica
Boulevard) to the 2I site (on 20th Street).
Figure 17.1 shows the proposed floor areas of the 10 buildings and the DA vested
floor areas for each building.
* Per DA Section 3.7.3(a), the overall above-grade square footage on the North
Campus Phase Two sites is 347,500 sf and the City may approve shifting floor
area between the North Campus Phase Two sites.
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PHASE TWO COMPARED WITH 2015 ZONING ORDINANCE AND NET
GROWTH
Providence Saint John’s Phase Two gross development totals 740,000 square
feet of above-grade floor area, including 157,000 square feet of above-grade
parking, on 346,500 square feet of land area. This is an approximately 2.14 FAR.
By comparison, the 2015 Zoning Ordinance allows a Tier 2 FAR of 2.5 (a total of
866,250 square feet) in the Mixed-Use Healthcare District where the Phase Two
sites are located. Thus, the proposed floor area for Phase Two is significantly
smaller than what would be allowed if Providence Saint John’s were to proceed
under the 2015 Zoning Ordinance.
2015 Zoning
Ordinance
Phase Two DA
Vested Above-
Grade Floor Area
Phase Two
Proposed
Above-Grade
Floor Area
Building Square
Footage 866,250 744,000 740,000
Land Area 346,500 346,500 346,500
FAR 2.5 2.15 2.14
Figure 18.1 FAR Comparison
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S NET GROWTH
With Phase Two fully-implemented, Providence Saint John’s cumulative
development since approval of the 1998 DA (both Phases One and Two) would
total a net increase of 299,475 square feet of above-grade floor area (not
including above-grade parking) in comparison to Providence Saint John’s prior
to the Northridge Earthquake. This would be about 6,500-7,000 square feet of
additional floor area per year, on average, from DA approval in 1998 until Phase
Two is completed in 2040-2045. The chart in Figure 18.2 shows the net decrease
in Phase One floor area, the increase in floor area resulting from implementation
of the proposed plan for Phase Two, and the overall net growth of Phase One
and Phase Two combined.Figure 18.2 Net Growth
NET INCREASE IN ABOVE-GRADE NON-PARKING FLOOR AREA:
COMBINED PHASE ONE AND TWO
Phase One -187,000 sf
Phase Two 486,475 sf
Net Increase Combined
Phase One and Phase Two 299,475 sf
NET FLOOR AREA DECREASE OF PHASE ONE
Saint John’s Core Hospital Facilities
Peak Pre-1994 Earthquake 662,000 sf 501 Licensed Beds
Existing Improvements on Phase Two
Sites to be Demolished 475,000 265 Licensed Beds
Net Increase Phase Two Program Area -187,000 sf -236 Licensed Beds
NET FLOOR AREA INCREASE OF PHASE TWO
ABOVE-GRADE NON-PARKING FLOOR AREA
Phase Two Existing Improvements
-96,525 sf
(51,055 sf on South Campus and
45,470 sf on North Campus)
Phase Two New Above-Grade
Floor Area 740,000 sf
Phase Two Above-Grade Parking
(Non Program Floor Area)-157,000 sf
Net Increase Phase Two 486,475 sf
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BUILDING HEIGHTS
The Phase Two buildings, shown in Figure 19.1, include varied building heights
to intentionally respond to climatic and adjacent conditions including solar
orientation, shadowing and neighborhood uses. In addition, the heights are
reflective of accommodating the floor area needed to achieve Providence Saint
John’s Phase Two planning objectives. The DA specifies height limits for the North
Campus Phase Two sites (see below). For the South Campus, the DA provides that
the heights are to be established in the Master Plan and requires that the South
Campus contain a minimum of 35% open space.
The heights shown do not include projections for roof elements, including
mechanical equipment, exhaust pipes, elevator overrides, HVAC and other
equipment. Such projections will be limited to the extent reasonably necessary,
screened appropriately, and setback from edges of the roofs to the extent possible.
The heights shown on North Campus Phase Two sites reflect the revisions to the
buildings after the Planning Commission float-up. The heights are consistent with
the maximums allowed by the DA for the North Campus sites as shown.
North Campus Site Max. Height Per DA Proposed Height
2C - West Ambulatory
& Acute Care Building
95 feet
(6 stories)
95 feet
(5 stories)
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(5 stories)
75 feet
(4 stories)
2I - Parking Structure 68 feet
(6 stories)
56 feet
(5 stories)
Figure 19.1 Phase Two Planning, Number of Floors & Building Heights
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West Ambulatory Care & Research Building
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Child & Family Development Center
Visitor Housing
Multifamily Housing
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North Campus
Section 3.5.3 of the DA establishes the following setbacks for the North
Campus Phase Two sites:
• West Ambulatory/Acute Care Building (2C)
• Minimum of 6 feet from the property line along Santa Monica
Boulevard
• Minimum of 20 feet from the east side of the existing 2001/2021
Santa Monica Boulevard parking garage
• East Ambulatory/Acute Care Building (2D/E)
• Minimum of 6 feet from the property line along Santa Monica
Boulevard
• Minimum of 20 feet from the property line along 23rd Street
• Minimum of 40 feet from the Chan Soon-Siong Inpatient Center for
Life Sciences Building
• Parking/Activated Ground Floor Uses (2I)
• Minimum of 6 feet from the property line along 20th Street
• Minimum of 20 feet from the north side of the 2001 Santa Monica
Boulevard building
• Minimum of 20 feet from the east side of the 2001/2021 Santa
Monica Boulevard parking garage,
• Minimum of 20 feet from the south side of the 1301 Arizona building
South Campus
Per Section 3.6.1 of the DA, Providence Saint John’s is proposing the following
minimum setbacks for the South Campus:
• Along Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway: Minimum of 15 feet from
the curb.
• Adjacent to existing residential uses:
• Between the Education & Conference Center & East Ambulatory Care
& Research Building (S4) and the existing multi-family residential
building located at 1427 and 1433 21st Street: Minimum of 30 feet
from the property line.
• Between the Multi-Family Replacement Housing Building (S2) and the
existing multi-family residential building located at 1440 23rd Street:
Minimum of 20 feet from the property line.
• Between the Visitor Housing Building (S5) and the existing senior
housing building located at 1441 21st Street (Geneva Plaza):
Minimum of 10 feet from the property line.
• Between the Education & Conference Center & East Ambulatory Care &
Research Building (S4) and the Visitor Housing Building (S5): Minimum of
120 feet.
• This area (the Sun Garden) will be reserved as publicly-accessible open
space.
• Along the south side of Santa Monica Boulevard, a publicly-accessible
open space is proposed between/in front of the West Ambulatory Care
& Research Building (S3) and the Education & Conference Center & East
Ambulatory Care & Research Building (S4): Minimum of 150 feet (west to
east) by a minimum of 110 feet (north to south) except that a small café/
retail building (maximum 900 square feet of floor area), a structure with a
canopy for shade, and a mechanical air intake may be located in this area.
• This area (Saint John’s Square) will be reserved as publicly-accessible
open space.
BUILDING SETBACKS
The plan for Phase Two provides minimum building setbacks. These have been
established with the goals of providing appropriate setbacks to existing and
new buildings, defining and strengthening the sequence of open spaces, and
ensuring adequate space for the landscape and hardscape elements between
buildings.
Figure 20.1 illustrates the proposed minimum distances from property lines
and between the proposed buildings on the South Campus and the setbacks
required in the DA for the North Campus. Subterranean parking basements
and utilities may extend to the property line and are not subject to any
setbacks.
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Figure 21.1 New Parking
PARKING
Providence Saint John’s has taken a holistic approach to planning and
designing Phase Two parking.
The proposed Phase Two parking solution is comprehensive. It addresses
both Phase One and Phase Two parking demand. Upon completion
of Phase Two, parking for Providence Saint John’s various user groups
(including both Phases One and Two) will be provided on-site and
Providence Saint John’s will no longer need to rely on off-site leased
parking. The solution includes parking beneath all Phase Two buildings. On
one site, Site 2I (North Campus), a new parking structure will provide both
below and above grade parking.
Currently, the South Campus is dominated by surface parking lots that are
utilized to satisfy (along with other owned and leased parking) Providence
Saint John’s parking needs for both the North and South campuses. Thus,
in order to provide parking in an early stage and allow redevelopment of
the South Campus, the proposed above and below grade parking structure
on Site 2I is necessary.
Per DA Section 3.9.2, Providence Saint John’s retained Walker Parking
Consultants to prepare a parking study to ensure that Providence Saint
John’s provides sufficient parking for all Phase Two buildings and uses.
Because the parking supply for Phase One and Phase Two will be shared,
the parking study analyzes the peak parking demand from both Phase One
and Phase Two combined assuming full occupancy.
The two new north-south streets on the South Campus (20th Place and
22nd Street) will provide access to ramps for underground parking under
the South Campus. The plan for Phase Two locates access to off-street
parking facilities strategically to optimize visibility, minimize vehicles
circling around the area, minimize potential conflicts between pedestrians
and vehicles and allow free-flow pedestrian entry from the streets.
The plan for Phase Two provides vehicular parking in the following
locations:
• Up to 5 levels of underground parking under the South Campus,
including the northern portion of 21st Street proposed for vacation,
• Up to 4 levels of underground parking and 5 levels of above ground
parking on North Campus Site 2l,
• Up to 4 levels of underground parking on North Campus Site 2C,
• Up to 4 levels of underground parking on North Campus Site 2D/E, and
• Separate semi-subterranean/subterranean parking for the 10-unit
Multi-Family Replacement Housing Building.
Bicycle parking is provided per Figure 24.1 on page 24.
Providence Saint John’s has filed a preliminary parking demand study
covering both Phase One and full Phase Two build-out. Because Phase
Two will be implemented over a long period of time in several stages, City
Staff and the Planning Commission recommended that Providence Saint
John’s should prepare updated parking demand studies from time to time
(specifically, after completion of Stage B of Phase Two) to collect empirical
data on the use of the then-existing parking and assess the impact of TDM
strategies and other future developments (the increase of ridesharing, etc.)
on parking demand. These parking demand studies would be subject to
review and approval by the City. These studies, as approved by the City,
would guide Providence Saint John’s parking requirements for the later
stages of Phase Two.
Figure 21.1 illustrates the parking areas. Special attention has been made to
identify parking structure entry and exit paths that work well with existing
public streets, new streets being developed by Providence Saint John’s,
and major intersections. The goal is to incorporate parking solutions that
minimize impacts on the residents near the campus.
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Figure 22.1 shows the vehicular circulation details for the revised plan for Phase
Two.
Proposed New 20th Place and 22nd Street
Providence Saint John’s proposes two new north-south streets through the
South Campus (20th Place and 22nd Street) to augment vehicle, pedestrian and
bicycle circulation in the area by providing two new connections between Santa
Monica Boulevard and Broadway. Both new streets will be two-way streets. The
new streets provide access to Providence Saint John’s South Campus without the
need for driveways directly from Santa Monica Boulevard or Broadway. The two
new streets also provide areas for loading (passenger and service) and metered
street parking. Additionally, the two new streets will be used to access below-
grade parking on the South Campus.
Proposed Revised 21st Street
As the new 20th Place and 22nd Street will become the priority connections
between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway on the South Campus,
21st Street (which is in the middle of the South Campus) will change to be
primarily for local access for the residential buildings on the east side of 21st
Street. The northern portion of 21st Street is proposed to be vacated and
become part of Saint John’s Square with vehicle access limited to emergency
(first responder) vehicles. The remaining portion of 21st Street is proposed
to be one way north bound to serve the residential buildings on the east side
of 21st Street.
Proposed New Saint John’s Way
As 21st Street is proposed to change to a one-way northbound street with
its northern portion being vacated, Saint John’s Way is created to provide
the residential properties on 21st Street access to Broadway and Santa
Monica Boulevard via 20th Place which will allow for both northbound and
southbound traffic.
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PHASE TWO ORIGINALLY PROPOSED STREETS AND VEHICULAR
CIRCULATION
The original plan proposed by Providence Saint John’s did not include any
changes to the North Campus Entry Plaza and driveways from Santa Monica
Boulevard (because this area is not part of Phase Two per the DA). This
plan resulted in two new unsignalized “T”-intersections being created along
Santa Monica Boulevard at 20th Place and 22nd Street and a total of four
intersections between 20th Street and 23rd Street. City Staff expressed
concern about the number of intersections in this area of Santa Monica
Boulevard and potential conflicts between the new unsignalized “T”-
intersections and the existing signalized intersections. As discuss previously,
the plan was revised to align the North Campus driveways with the new
20th Place and 22nd Street. This revised circulation plan was unanimously
supported by the Planning Commission.
The original plan also proposed a large setback along Broadway for the
Multi-Family Replacement Housing (S2) and Visitor Housing (S5) buildings.
Providence Saint John’s heard from various community members that
these buildings should be placed closer to Broadway (while still providing
a wider sidewalk on Broadway) to provide more street activation and be
compatible with the new Zoning Ordinance’s build-to-line standards for other
buildings located on the boulevards. Providence Saint John’s also heard from
immediate residential neighbors requesting a greater setback between the
residential buildings to the north and the new buildings in order to create
greater open space opportunities between these buildings. These revisions
to the plan were positively received by both City Staff and the Planning
Commission.
Figure 23.1 Previous Streets and Vehicular Circulation
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Broadway
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Figure 24.1 shows the bicycle circulation details for the revised plan for Phase
Two as well as the proposed and existing bicycle parking locations.
Providence Saint John’s proposes that all new streets (20th Place, 22nd
Street, and Saint John’s Way) will be shared for bicycles to allow easy access
to and from the Broadway Class II bicycle lanes and the proposed and
existing bicycle parking locations on the Providence Saint John’s campus.
Figure 24.1 Bike Circulation
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PHASE TWO PROPOSAL AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CONSISTENCY
Providence Saint John’s plan for Phase Two is consistent with the DA provisions
governing Phase Two’s size, scale, and uses.
Figure 25.1 shows compliance of the Phase Two proposed buildings with the
DA vested uses by use. As demonstrated in Figure 25.1, the Phase Two floor
area will be primarily devoted to Hospital/Health Care uses, Medical Research,
Education & Conference Facilities, and Health & Wellness Center uses. The
other uses, including the Child and Family Development Center, Day Care,
Replacement Housing, Visitor Housing and Neighborhood Commercial uses,
provide convenient services for Providence Saint John’s employees, visitors,
and patients as well as neighboring residents that aid in creating a more
sustainable and walkable environment.
Figure 25.2 shows the proposed maximum floor area of each Vested Use for
each particular building. For some buildings, the sum of the maximum floor
areas for the Vested Uses within the building exceed the overall building floor
area in order to allow flexibility between the Vested Uses. And, as shown in
Figure 25.1, Providence Saint John’s is also proposing flexibility between the
location of certain Vested Uses within Phase Two; however, the cumulative
floor area of each Vested Use will remain consistent with the maximums set
forth in the 1998 DA.
Figure 25.1 Phase Two DA Compliance by Use
Figure 25.2 Phase Two Uses by Building
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PHASE TWO
DA COMPLIANCE BY USE
Vested Use Max. Floor Area/Units Per
DA
Proposed Max. Phase Two
Floor Area
Hospital/ Health Care 354,000 sf
354,000 sf* total
(S3, S4, 2C and 2D/E)
Medical Research Facilities 140,000 sf 140,000 sf
(S3 and S4 )
Health & Wellness Center 90,000 sf
35,000 sf
(S4)
Education & Conference Center 70,000 sf
60,000 sf
(S4)
Child & Family Development
Center
50,000 sf
25,500 sf
(S1)
Health Related Services 40,000 sf
26,00 0 sf total**
(S3, S4, 2C and 2I)
Day care 25,000 sf 15 ,000 sf
(S1)
Restaurants 10,000 sf
10,000 sf **
(S3, S4, 2C , 2D/E , Saint
John’s Café and Mullin
Plaza Café )
Neighborhood Commercial Uses 5,000 sf
5 ,000 sf **
(S2, S3, S4, 2C, 2D/E, Saint
John’s Café and Mullin
Plaza Café)
Visitor Housing 100 units
30 -34 units
(S5)
Multi -Family Replacement
Housing 10 units 10 units
(S2)
PHASE TWO USE BY BUILDING
Building Name Types of DA Vested Uses
in Building
Max . Floor
Area/
Units per Use
Max. Floor
Area /Building
S1 Child & Family
Development
Center
Child & Family
Development Center
25,500 sf 34,500 sf
Day Care 15 ,000 sf
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Housing
Multifamily Housing 10 units 10 units plus 800
sf commercial Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
800 sf
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Care & Research
Building - South
Campus
Hospital/Health Care 65,000 sf 123,000 sf
Medical Research Facilities
(JWCI)
115,000 sf
Restaurant or
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses or Health Related
Services
5,000 sf
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Conference
Center and
East Ambulatory
Care & Research
Building - South
Campus
Education & Conference
Center
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Hospital/Health Care 120,00 0 sf
Health & Wellness Center 35 ,000 sf
Medical Research Facilities 50,000 sf
Health -Related Services
Restaurant or
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
10,000 sf
S5 Visitor Housing Visitor Housing 30 -34 units 38,000 sf
S6 Saint John’s Café Restaurant or
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
900 sf 900 sf
2C West Ambulatory
& Acute Care
Building - North
Campus
Hospital/Health Care 115 ,000 sf * 112 ,000 sf above -
grade
6,000 sf below -
grade*
Health -Related Services
Restaurant or
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
5,000 sf
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/E
East Ambulatory
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Campus
Hospital/Health Care 90,000 sf** 7 0,000 sf
above -grade
20,000 sf below -
grade**
2I Parking Structure Parking 157 ,000 sf 160,000 sf
Health -Related Services 3 ,000 sf
Mul l in Plaza Café R estaurant or
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses
1,500 sf 1,500 sf
* 350,000 sf of Hospital/Health Care use includes 26,000 sf of
below-grade space on Site 2C and 2/E.
** Ground floor space in S3, S4, 2C and 2D/E is flexible between Health
Related Services, Neighborhood Commercial Uses and Restaurant. Thus,
the maximum potential square footage for each vested use is shown in
this chart.
* Includes 2,200 sf pedestrian walkway across SM Boulevard connecing 2C
to S3, 2,000 sf pedestrian walkway connecting 2C to the existing Howard
Keck Diagnostic & Treatment Center, and 3,000 sf subterranean connec -
tion between 2C and the existing Howard Keck Diagnostic & Treatment
Center.
** Includes 3,000 sf pedestrian walkway connecting 2D/E to the existing
Chan Soon-Shiong Center for Life Sciences and 650 sf subterranean con -
nection between 2D/E and the existing Chan Soon-Shiong Center.
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PHASE TWO IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation Concepts
Providence Saint John’s has developed an implementation plan which will
allow the Health Center to remain fully operational and maintain sufficient
parking to satisfy peak parking demands at all times. As such, Phase Two
will be implemented in stages with the following key goals guiding the
sequencing of the various stages:
• Minimizing construction impacts on neighboring residents and businesses
by allowing for staging on Providence Saint John’s-owned properties to the
extent possible.
• Maximizing the amount of Providence Saint John’s-owned parking that
is available during each stage of construction and ensuring Providence
Saint John’s provides sufficient parking for its various users throughout
implementation of the plan.
• Allowing the existing Child & Family Development Center and John Wayne
Cancer Institute (which are both located on Phase Two development sites
and are being replaced as part of Phase Two) to remain in operation until
their new facilities on the South Campus are completed.
• Ensuring that the main hospital buildings on the North Campus (Howard
Keck Diagnostic Center and the Chan Soon-Shiong Center for Life Sciences)
remain fully operational and accessible through all stages of construction.
• Prioritizing construction of the replacement multi-family housing.
• Ensuring sufficient time to raise the charitable funds needed to build each
of the Phase Two buildings
General Phasing
Implementing a plan in stages allows for a sequential development in
construction that eases congestion in the neighborhood and to the site by both
pedestrians and vehicles, as demonstrated through Figure 26.1 The plan stages
addressed in this section describe individual stages and sub-stages, and also
identify how each stage will impact the site, access to and from the site and the
area, open space, parking, and program development.
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PHASE TWO IMPLEMENTATION cont.
Implementation Stages
Presented below is a summation of the main stages of Phase Two
implementation. The land areas and buildings included in each stage are shown
in Figure 26.1.
Stage A (S2 Multi-Family Replacement Housing, S1 Child and Family
Development Center and S3 West Ambulatory Care & Research Building):
Includes the following:
• Removal of a portion of parking Lot H which sits on Site S2, where the
replacement multi-family housing will be located.
• Construction of the 10 units of Replacement Multi-Family housing, Site S2,
and the associated open space.
• Creation of the southern portion of the new street called 22nd Street
that connects to Broadway.
• Demolition of the existing MRI building located on Site S3.
• Removal of the existing surface parking lot located on Sites S1 and S3.
• Demolition of the existing multi-family housing building on the S4 site in
order to accommodate temporary/interim construction staging on this
site.
• Construction of the east subterranean parking structure below Sites S1
and S3.
• Creation of the new street called 20th Place and the new street called
Saint John’s Way.
• Construction of the new Child & Family Development Center (S1).
• Construction of the West Ambulatory Care & Research Building (which will
house the John Wayne Cancer Institute), Site S3.
• Vacation of the northern portion of 21st Street.
• Relocation of the west North Campus driveway to/from Santa Monica
Boulevard to align with the new 20th Place.
Stage B (2I North Campus Parking Structure):
Includes the following:
• Demolition of the existing Child & Family Development Center on North
Campus Site 2I.
• Construction of the new Parking Structure on North Campus Site 2I.
• Demolition of the existing John Wayne Cancer Institute to create
additional temporary interim surface parking/staging area.
Stage C (2C West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building):
Includes the following:
• Removal of the existing surface parking lot (West Lot) on the 2C site.
• Development of the West Ambulatory & Acute Care Building on the North
Campus (2C), including an above-grade pedestrian walkway and a below-
grade subterranean connection between 2C and the existing Howard Keck
Diagnostic & Treatment Center.
• Construction of the vehicular tunnel beneath Santa Monica Boulevard
connecting the subterranean parking structure below Site 2C with the
subterranean parking beneath the West Ambulatory Care & Research
Building (S3).
• Construction of the pedestrian bridge over Santa Monica Boulevard for
patient and medical personnel use that will connect the West Ambulatory
Care & Research Building on the South Campus (Site S3) and the West
Ambulatory & Acute Care Building on the North Campus (Site 2C).
Stage D (S4 East Ambulatory Care & Research Building/ Education &
Conference Center, S5 Visitor Housing and S6 Café):
Includes the following:
• Removal of the existing surface parking lot located on Sites S4 and S5
and removal of the temporary interim surface parking lot/staging area on
the site of the old John Wayne Cancer Institute and multi-family housing
buildings.
• Construction of the East Ambulatory Care & Research Building/ Education
& Conference Center (S4) and Saint John’s Square, and the small café
within Saint John’s Square (S6).
• Construction of the Visitor housing (S5), Sun Garden between S4 and S5,
and South Garden along Broadway.
• Creation of the northern portion of 22nd Street to connect to Santa
Monica Boulevard.
• Relocation of the east North Campus driveway to/from Santa Monica
Boulevard to align with the new 22nd Street
Stage E (2D/E East Ambulatory & Acute Care Building and Mullin Plaza Café):
Includes the following:
• Demolition of the existing 2221 Santa Monica Boulevard Building
(occupied by Saint John’s Foundation).
• Development of the East Ambulatory/Acute Care Building (2D/2E),
including an above-grade pedestrian walkway and a below-grade
subterranean connection between 2D/E and the existing Chan Soon-
Shiong Center for Life Sciences, the revised Mullin Plaza, and the small café
within Mullin Plaza.
• Construction of the vehicular tunnel beneath Santa Monica Boulevard
connecting the subterranean parking below 2D/2E with the subterranean
parking beneath the East Ambulatory Care & Research Building/Education
& Conference Center (S4).
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STRUCTURE OF PHASE TWO ENTITLEMENTS
Providence Saint John’s Proposed Approach Per the Development
Agreement
Consistent with the DA, Providence Saint John’s originally filed a South Campus
Master Plan and eight Development Review Permits (one for each Phase Two
building) in Spring 2015. The DA allows for concurrent decisions on the South
Campus Master Plan and eight Development Review Permits for the Phase
Two buildings.
The DA also allows for the North Campus Phase Two buildings to be brought
forward separately in advance of any South Campus planning. Under the DA,
both the South Campus Master Plan and Development Review Permits are
decided on by the Planning Commission (with the City Council having appellate
jurisdiction).
With each Development Review Permit application, Providence Saint John’s
requested a specific outside time period by which Providence Saint John’s
would have to obtain a building permit for each building. These time periods
ranged from 21 months for the Replacement Multi-Family Housing building
(S2) to 233 months for the East Ambulatory and Acute Care Building - North
Campus (2D/E). Providence Saint John’s believes that, consistent with both the
1988 Zoning Ordinance and the new 2015 Zoning Ordinance, the DA allows
the Planning Commission (and City Council on appeal) discretion to provide
an extended time limit to obtain a building permit in the Development Review
Permit for each Phase Two building including on the North Campus. However,
the City Attorney’s Office determined that a DA Amendment was necessary to
allow for Providence Saint John’s proposed build-out schedule with respect to
the three new North Campus buildings because while the DA explicitly allows
the City to provide for an extended time period for South Campus Master
Plan implementation, the DA does not explicitly provide this discretion for the
North Campus buildings. Providence Saint John’s proposed DA Amendment
would make this discretion explicit in the DA for both the North and South
Campus Phase Two buildings.
City Staff’s and Planning Commission’s Recommended Alternative Approach
At the Planning Commission float-up hearing, City Staff recommended and the
Planning Commission unanimously supported an alternative approach to the
Phase Two entitlement structure. Specifically:
• They recommended a procedural change to require a comprehensive
Phase Two Master Plan (rather than a South Campus Master Plan) that
would be approved by the City Council (rather than Planning Commission).
• Rather than having all Development Review Permits reviewed
concurrently with the Master Plan (and allowing the North Campus Phase
Two buildings to be approved separately in advance of South Campus
planning), City Staff and the Planning Commission recommended that the
Phase Two Master Plan must be reviewed and decided upon first.
• The Planning Commission and City Staff recommended that the Phase Two
Master Plan would set milestones for when revised Development Review
Permits for each Phase Two building consistent with the Phase Two Master
Plan must be filed and deemed complete. The Planning Commission
indicated that they felt it was important to review the Development
Review Permits for the specific buildings closer in time to when the
buildings would be constructed rather than approving the Development
Review Permits upfront and having longer time periods to obtain a
building permit.
Providence Saint John’s is supportive of this revised approach so long as (a) the
key development standards for each of the Phase Two buildings are vested in
the Phase Two Master Plan and (b) the time to file each of the Development
Review Permits is sufficient to accommodate the sequencing needed to
allow the Health Center to remain fully operational with sufficient parking
throughout Phase Two implementation, to accommodate the sequencing
needed to allow the programs that are being replaced in new Phase Two
building to remain in occupancy at their existing locations until the new
Phase Two buildings are open and operating, to raise the charitable dollars
needed for each of the Phase Two buildings, and to accommodate potential
fundraising or construction delays in earlier stages/phases.
Figure 28.1 shows the time Providence Saint John’s has determined is
necessary to file deemed complete applications for each of the ten (10)
proposed Phase Two buildings based on the alternative entitlements structure
recommended by City Staff and the Planning Commission.
Extension of Vested Rights Approach
Stages A : 1 year from approval of Phase Two Master Plan to have deemed completed
amended DRP application s consistent with Master Plan
Child and Family Development Center (S1)
West Ambulatory Care and Research Building/JWCI (S3)
Multi -Family Replacement Housing (S2)
Stages B : 4 years from approval of Phase Two Master Plan to have deemed completed
amended DRP application consistent with Master Plan
2I Parking Garage (2I)
Stage C : 7 years from approval of Ph ase Two Master Plan to have deemed completed
revised DRP application consistent with Master Plan
West Ambulatory and Acute Care Building (2C ) (possibly OSHPD building)
Stage D (part 1): 11 years from approval of Phase Two Master Plan to have deemed
completed revised DRP application consistent with Master Plan
Education & Conference Center/East Ambulatory Care and Research Building
(S4)
Saint John’s Café (S6)
Stages D (part 2) and E : 17 years from approval of Phase Two Master Plan to have
deemed completed revised DRP applications consistent with Master Plan
Visitor Housing (S5 )
East Ambulatory and Acute Care Building (2D/E) (possibly OSHPD building)
Mullin Plaza Café
Figure 28.1 Extension of Vested Rights Approach
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RENDERINGS
The following pages contain renderings of preliminary concept ideas for some
of the Phase Two building types to provide the City Council, City Staff and
members of the public with a general idea of what the Phase Two buildings
and associated open spaces could look like. However, each of the Phase Two
buildings will be designed closer in time to when each amended Development
Review Permit is deemed complete with the City. Each of the Phase
Two buildings and open spaces will undergo review by both the Planning
Commission and Architectural Review Board prior to approval.
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Figure 30.1 Ground-level view from Mullin Plaza looking southeast across Santa Monica Boulevard toward Saint John’s Square, with the Education & Conference Center in the middle, between the East and West Ambulatory Care & Research Buildings
Figure 31.1 Ground-level view from Mullin Plaza looking south toward Saint John’s Square and South Campus, with the pedestrian bridge over Santa Monica Boulevard
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Figure 32.1 Ground-level view from Saint John’s Square looking north toward Mullin Plaza and the North Campus, with the East Ambulatory Care & Research Building in the right foreground
Figure 33.1 Ground-level view from the lobby of the Education & Conference Center, looking northwest toward Saint John’s Square, Mullin Plaza and the North Campus
Figure 34.1 Ground-level view at Broadway looking west, with the Multifamily and Visitor Housing in the right foreground, and the Child & Family Development Center in the left background
Figure 35.1 Ground-level view looking east at the Visitor Housing in the right foreground and the Multifamily Housing in the left background
Figure 36.1 Ground-level view of the intersection of Broadway and the new 22nd Street looking north at the Multifamily Housing
Figure 37.1 View of proposed parking structure along 20th Street on the North Campus. (Rendering shows original proposed height with 6 above-grade stories, revised Phase Two proposal is to reduce the height to 5 above-grade stories.)
(310)656-4311
December 2, 2016
VIA E-MAIL
Santa Monica City Council
1685 Main Street, Room 102
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Re: Providence Saint John’s Phase Two Float-Up Hearing
Hearing Date: December 6, 2016
Agenda Item No. 8-A
Our Client: Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Our File No. 22238.001
Dear Councilmembers:
I am writing on behalf of Providen ce Saint John’s Health Center (“Providence
Saint John’s”) in response to the Staff Report for your Decembe r 6 th float-up hearing on
Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan.
The Staff Report (page 40) asks the City Council to provide dir ection on whether
to pursue the following amendments to Providence Saint John’s D evelopment
Agreement (“DA”): (a) City Sta ff’s recommended amendment to m aterially change the
Providence Saint John’s Phase Tw o entitlements process and (b) an amendment to
allow for a longer time horizon to implement the Phase Two deve lopment. We urge you
to provide City Staff with direct ion to move forward with these DA amendments and to
initiate the time-consuming environmental review process for th e Phase Two plan.
Providence Saint John’s Phase Tw o applications have been pendin g for almost two
years now, and it is critical to move these applications forwar d in order to realize the
important health care uses and community benefits included in t he plan.
Although Staff’s rest ructured entitlements process for Phase Two is significantly
more burdensome, time-consuming and costly for Providence Saint John’s, the reasons
underlying Staff’s recommended appr oach are sound. And, the Pl anning Commission
supported Staff’s recommended appr oach at their float-up hearin g in April. Thus, if the
City Council decides to move forward on the basis of Staff’s re commendation,
Providence Saint John’s will c ooperate with the understanding t hat Providence Saint
John’s DA vesting protections fo r uses and floor area will rema in in effect and the Phase
Two plan will provide Providenc e Saint John’s with sufficient t ime to implement the plan.
plarmore@hlkklaw.com
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This letter provides you with in formation concerning Providence Saint John’s
including with respect to: its h istory, its DA with the City, the health care planning that
informs the Phase Two plan, key components of the Phase Two plan, and how the
Phase Two plan compares to the DA and the 2015 Zoning Ordinance . Attached is
Providence Saint John’s submittal package for your December 6 th float-up hearing,
which contains a more in depth treatment of the Phase Two plan.
I.
BACKGROUND
A. Providence Saint John’s History.
Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and op ened in 1942,
Providence Saint John’s has ear ned a national reputation as an outstanding center for
health and healing. With approxim ately 1,700 employees, the 26 5-bed facility is
recognized nationwide for its high quality care. Providence Sa int John’s Health Center
has been recognized by leading cons umer rating agency Healthgrades for being one of
the 50 Best Hospitals in Americ a and ranking in the top percent age for key clinical
services, including Cardiac Care , Joint Replacement, Gastrointe stinal Care,
Neurosurgery, and Patient Safety.
Additionally, for more than 30 years the physicians and scienti sts at the John
Wayne Cancer Institute have ma de ground breaking discoveries in Santa Monica that
have fundamentally changed the way cancer is detected, diagnose d and treated. In
addition to cancer care, Providence Saint John’s is widely known for excellence in
women’s health, orthopedics, neuroscience and cardiology.
In 2014, Providence Health & Servi ces became the sponsor of Providence Saint
John’s and has continued its commit ment to meet the health care needs of the
community.1 Since its founding in 1939, Pro vidence Saint John’s has remai ned a non-
profit health center in Santa Monica.
B. Overall Site Context.
Providence Saint John’s is located in an area bounded by Arizon a Avenue to the
north, Broadway to the south, 20t h Street to the west and 23rd Street to the east. The
site is bisected by Santa Monica Boulevard into the North Campu s and South Campus.
1 In addition, earlier this year P rovidence Health & Services an d St. Joseph’s
Health created a new parent c ompany, Providence St. Joseph’s He alth, a not-for-profit
health and social services system.
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Figure 2.1 in the float-up submi ttal materials highlights the P rovidence Saint John’s
campus.
C. Providence Saint John’s Devel opment Agreement With The City.
Saint John’s suffered signific ant damage in the Northridge Eart hquake in 1994.
After closing for nine months as temporary seismic repairs were completed, Saint
John’s commenced a master planning process to achieve two objec tives: (1) rebuild its
core hospital facilities consis tent with augmented State seismi c requirements (Phase
One); and (2) augment its health c are services to address the Santa Monica area’s 21st
Century health care needs (Phase Two).
This planning effort led Saint J ohn’s to file a DA application with the City in 1996.
After a two-plus year public pro cess, the Santa Monica City Cou ncil approved a DA for
the Saint John’s campus in June 1998. In 2011, the City of San ta Monica approved an
amendment to the DA.
Phase One construction was comp leted in early 2014. When Provi dence Health
and Services assumed sponsorsh ip of the health center, Providen ce Saint John’s began
working on the Phase Two planning process. Per the DA, in early Spring 2015,
Providence Saint John’s filed its applications for Phase Two. These applications
included a South Campus Master Plan Application and eight Devel opment Review
Permit (“DRP”) applications. Pro vidence Saint John’s applicati ons were deemed
complete in June 2015, prior to the DA’s Phase Two vesting dead line.
D. The Development Agreem ent And Phase Two.
The DA’s Phase Two provisions e stablish vested floor areas, hei ght standards,
and setbacks for the three North Campus sites and vested floor area for the South
Campus as a whole. The DA vests 347,500 sf of above-grade floo r area and 55,000 sf
of below-grade area on the North Campus (DA Section 3.7.3(a)). The South Campus
aggregate vested floor area is 396 ,500 sf (DA Section 3.7.3(b)).
In addition, the DA provides vesti ng protection for certain Pha se Two uses. This
protection includes various hos pital and health care uses, heal th and wellness uses,
education and conference facilitie s, visitor housing, replaceme nt multi-family housing
units, and parking.
For the North Campus Phase Two si tes, the DA allows Development Review
Permits (“DRPs”) for these bui ldings to be brought forward inde pendently from any
Phase Two master planning process.
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For the South Campus, the DA requi res that the South Campus be
comprehensively planned by Providence Saint John’s and approved by the City through
a South Campus Master Plan tha t includes height, parking, uses and phasing/timing.
The DA also provides that the So uth Campus must contain a minim um of 35% open
space. The DA allows for the S outh Campus Master Plan and DRPs for South Campus
Phase Two buildings to be approved concurrently by the Planning Commission.
The DA further provides that the City may not impair Providence Saint John’s
vested uses or vested floor area in approving the South Campus Master Plan or any
DRPs for any Phase Two buildings.
E. The DA and Community Benefits.
The DA requires Prov idence Saint John’s to m aintain an ongoing community
benefits program for the entire te rm of the DA (i.e., until 205 3). These ongoing
community benefits include the following:
A comprehensive needs assessment e very three years to assess t he
health care needs of the community.
An annual Community Benefit Plan which includes a Santa Monica
Community Access Plan.
An annual monetary obligation for the Santa Monica Community A ccess
Plan.
An updated and expanded Santa M onica Community Access Plan for
Phase Two.
The provision of childcare services and an expansion of those services for
Phase Two.
35% open space on the South Campus.
A requirement to replace 10 uni ts of existing and unoccupied m ulti-family
housing if the existing 10-unit mul ti-family housing building a t 1417-1423
21st Street is removed. Two of the units are required to be de ed-
restricted affordable units.
A Transportation Demand Managem ent Plan and Parking Management
Plan.
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A Neighborhood Protection Plan that includes various neighborh ood
protection measures developed in response to input at the commu nity
meeting and other informal i nput during the 2011 DA Amendment.
Since the DA was originally ado pted in 1998, Providence Saint J ohn’s has
provided substantially more community benefits than required by the DA. In 2015,
Providence Saint John’s total Co mmunity Benefits as reported to the State were valued
at $77.7 million. The portion directly benefiti ng Santa Monica residents and non-profits,
the Santa Monica Community Acce ss Plan, had a value of $19.3 mi llion.
In 2015, Providence Saint John’s child care center, Early Child hood Directions,
served 31 Providence Saint John’s families and 32 community fam ilies by providing
care to 41 preschoolers, 13 toddlers, and 9 infants.
II.
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S PLAN FOR PHASE TWO
A. Phase Two Vision And Planning.
The plan for Phase Two is a cul mination of the research, recomm endations, and
priorities identified by Provi dence Saint John’s, including those from a Community
Needs Assessment.
The internal planning and Co mmunity Needs Assessment identified a need for
greater emphasis on health and we llness as well as replacement facilities for the John
Wayne Cancer Institute and Child and Family Development Center. Phase Two will
expand Providence Saint John’s c apacities in outpatient and ambulatory care programs
and other related healt h and wellness programs. The ultimate goal of Phase Two is to
create a broader and more balanc ed range of health care service s that builds upon the
existing excellence of programs already offered, while expandin g programs that focus
on health, wellness, prevention, and education.
B. The Phase Two Plan.
Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan, as reflected in its pen ding applications
(and as modified based upon inpu t from City Staff, the communit y and the Planning
Commission), is explained fully in Providence Saint John’s floa t-up materials and the
Staff Report. This letter highl ights key features of Providenc e Saint John’s plan for
Phase Two. Briefly:
1. DA Consistency: Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan is f ully consistent
with the DA with respect to floor area, uses and open space. T he only areas of
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difference are with respect to tim ing for the North Campus buildings (Providence Saint
John’s is seeking to build the No rth Campus buildings more slowly, which the City
Attorney believes triggers the need for a DA amendment) and cha nges made in
response to City/community inpu t with respect to circulation an d the structure of Phase
Two entitlements.
2. Phase Two Size And Scale: In considering City Staff’s discu ssion item about
project alternatives and potential changes to the total overall floor area of Phase Two,
we ask that you consider the following:
a. Less Development Than Allowed by Zoning. Providence Saint
John’s Phase Two plan contemplat es an overall 2.14 FAR (740,000
square feet), which is signifi cantly less development than is a llowed
by the new Zoning Ordinance (2.5 FAR or 866,250 square feet) in
the absence of the DA.
b. Meeting Identified Needs. Each and every building in Phase Two
has been designed to accommodat e a key health care need,
supporting need, DA-requirement, o r urban planning need (e.g.,
neighborhood-serving uses) identified during the early Phase Tw o
planning process.
c. Reducing Vested Development. Providence Saint John’s is not
asking for any more floor area than is vested in the 1998 DA.
Instead, Providence Saint John’s is proposing to relinquish so me
of its vested floor area -- 4,000 square feet entirely (i.e., t hat will not
be built) and 157,000 square fee t to be devoted to above-grade
parking rather than for additional program uses.
d. Modest Net Program Increase. The Phase Two plan sets forth the
parameters and vested rights for Providence Saint John’s campus
development for the next 20-25 years. Phase Two, when fully bu ilt,
will increase Providence Sain t John’s net floor area (not including
above-grade parking) in comparison to its pre-earthquake size b y
slightly less than 300,000 square feet over a 40-45 year period , or
about 7,500 square feet per year on average.
e. EIR Will Study Reduced Density Alternatives. Providence Saint
John’s recognizes that the City, a s part of the EIR for Phase T wo,
will study reduced density alter natives notwithstanding Provide nce
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Saint John’s vested floor area and vested uses as established i n
the DA.
3. Parking: Providence Saint John’s plan for Phase Two assures all of
Providence Saint John’s parking needs will be accommodated on-c ampus in parking
facilities owned by Providence Saint John’s.
a. The Phase Two plan includes a commitment to (a) phasing out reliance on
leased parking and replacing it w ith on-site parking that will be shared
between the various Phase One and Two uses and (b) conducting p arking
demand studies with updated empiri cal data as part of the DRP p rocess
for the individual Phase Two buildings to best ensure Providenc e Saint
John’s is meeting but not exceed ing its peak parking demand.
b. All Phase Two buildings inc lude subterranean parking. And P rovidence
Saint John’s is committed to build ing a new parking structure e arly in
Phase Two as a means of “front loading” parking and ensuring Pr ovidence
Saint John’s has sufficient parki ng at all times during Phase T wo
development. Please note that P rovidence Saint John’s is givin g up
valuable vested floor area to p rovide this parking structure be cause it is
essential to allowing the health center to remain in operation throughout all
stages of Phase Two implementati on and minimizing impacts on ar ea
residents and businesses.
4. Publicly-Accessible Open Spaces: Providence Saint John’s plan for Phase
Two includes publicly-accessibl e open spaces strategically loca ted throughout the
campus, with proposed uses desi gned to activate the open spaces consistent with their
hospital/health care setting. In addition, the existing North Campus Entry Plaza on the
north side of Santa Monica Boule vard (Phase One) will be enlarg ed and redesigned to
facilitate greater use. And, the various open spaces will be l inked by a pedestrian
“wellness walk,” which is intended to further encourage activit y in the planned open
spaces. Open spaces, particularl y on the South Campus, have al so been designed to
create desirable buffer zones from existing residential buildin gs.
5. Mobility: Phase Two includes s ignificant mobi lity improveme nts for
pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles that will benefit the surrou nding community. These
include widened sidewa lks along Broadway and Santa Monica Boule vard and two new
(north/south) streets connecting Santa Monica Boulevard and Bro adway: 20th Place
and 22nd Street, which will be ac cessible to bicycles as well a s vehicles. These new
streets will be created on existing Providence Saint John’s property and are not
included within the 35% open space calculations for the South C ampus. The North
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Campus Entry Plaza will be modi fied to align with these two new streets. And bicycle
parking will be scattered thr oughout the campus to accommodate bicycle users.
6. Community Benefits: Phase Two will include expanded communi ty benefits
and child care services as pro vided in the DA. Providence Sain t John’s understands
that the Phase Two process will include further discussion of community benefits. In
providing guidance for this discussion, we ask the City Council to consider the following:
a. Providence Saint John’s is a non-profit community-based heal th care
provider. Providence Saint John’s health care and related serv ices,
including those planned for Phas e Two, are a community benefit.
b. The DA contains a community benefit requirement that far exc eeds the
community benefit requirements imposed on other projects.
c. The only DA change being reque sted by Providence Saint John’s is the
right to build Phase Two more s lowly. Providence Saint John’s is not
seeking any changes in its Phase Two floor area or uses as cont emplated
in the DA. To the contrary, Pro vidence Saint John’s proposes t o build
substantially less program floor a rea in Phase Two than the DA allows.
7. Phase Two Timeline: Providenc e Saint John’s is proposing to build Phase
Two in stages with up to 17 y ears to file amended DRPs for the final Phase Two
buildings. While all of the Phase Two buildings are high prior ity, including those in the
latter stages which have import ant uses such as additional in-p atient beds, the time
periods to file amended DRPs for the various Phase Two building s reflect the urgent
need to replace the John Wayne C ancer Institute as well as logi stical reasons. For
example, the Child and Family D evelopment Center is prioritized in an early stage
because (a) additional capacity for child care spaces is requir ed by the DA to
accommodate the child care needs of Phase Two employees and (b) the site of the
existing Child and Family Dev elopment Center is needed for the early parking structure
to allow redevelopment of the re st of the campus. The extended timetable to implement
Phase Two will allow Providence Saint John’s to stay in operati on at all times during
Phase Two construction, conti nue to provide sufficient parking to meet its parking
needs, maximize on-site staging and minimize negative impacts o n neighbors, and have
sufficient time to raise the very substantial charitable dollar s needed to fund Phase Two.
III.
CITY STAFF’S PROPOSED ST RUCTURE FOR ENTITLEMENTS
As the Staff Report indicates, S taff is recommending a signific antly different
structure for Providence Saint J ohn’s Phase Two entitlements in comparison to the
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approach taken in Providence Sain t John’s pending applications (which generally
follows the structure set forth in the DA). A key decision for the City Council in your
float-up hearing is to provide direction with respect to the structure of Phase Two
entitlements.
Although Staff’s recommended approac h has disadvantages for Providence
Saint John’s, at the same time P rovidence Saint John’s recogniz es the public benefits of
Staff’s approach and appreciates the Planning Commission’s unan imous support for
this approach. Accordingly, Providence Saint John’s is prepare d to move forward with
its Phase Two entitlements on t he basis recommended by City Sta ff (and the Planning
Commission).
The essential features of Staff ’s alternative Phase Two entitle ment structure are:
The DA’s requirement for a South Campus Master Plan (which doe s not
include the Phase Two properties north of Santa Monica Boulevar d) would
be replaced with a Phase Two Master Plan encompassing all of Ph ase
Two (both north and south o f Santa Monica Boulevard).
The DA would be modified to r equire approval of the Phase Two Master
Plan first, followed by review of the individual Development Review
Permits (“DRP”) for Phase Two bu ildings in closer proximity to when each
building will be constructed. The Phase Two Master Plan would set
milestones for when revised DRPs for each Phase Two building mu st be
filed and deemed complete. (Note: As mentioned above, the DA c urrently
allows Providence Saint John’s to process DRPs for North Campus
buildings without a master plan and allows Providence Saint Joh n’s to
process DRPs for South Campus bui ldings concurrently with the S outh
Campus Master Plan.)
The City Council (not the Plann ing Commission) would be the Ci ty’s
decision-making body for the Phase Two Master Plan.
Regardless of the Phase Two entit lement structure, per the DA Providence Saint
John’s needs continuing legal assu rance that its vested uses an d vested floor area will
be respected and not impaired. Suc h assurance is essential for Providence Saint
John’s to move forward with Phase Two entitlements, which will include a very costly
and time-consuming environmental impact report to holistically review the Phase Two
project. The City cannot accompli sh its public infrastructure or other planning objectives
for the Providence Saint John’s ca mpus in the absence of Provid ence Saint John’s
being assured in the Phase Two Ma ster Plan that it will be able to complete construction
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of its Phase Two buildings as pl anned within a workable timetab le. And such assurance
will ensure that the City and co mmunity receive the very substa ntial benefits that
Providence Saint John will prov ide as part of Phase Two.
IV.
CONCLUSION
Based upon the foregoing, we respectfully ask the City Council to direct City Staff
to move forward with City’s St aff’s recommended procedural DA a mendment and a DA
amendment to allow for an extended timeframe to complete Phase Two development
through a comprehensive phasing pl an. Above all, it is essenti al that the City Council
promptly authorize your Staff to process Providence Saint John’s Phase Two
entitlements including an EIR. Providence Saint John’s will ap preciate your support in
moving forward as expeditiously as possible with the Phase Two entitlement process.
Sincerely,
Paula J. Larmore
CMH:akp
Enclosure
cc: Rick Cole
Elaine Polachek
David Martin
Jing Yeo
Roxanne Tanemori
Marsha Jones Moutrie
Susan Y. Cola
Marcel Loh
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Maryanne
Solomon
1217
23 rd
St.
Santa
Monica,
CA
90404
maryanneso@mac.com
310 -‐829 -‐7218
RE:
St.
John’s
Hospital
Agenda
Item
8A.
Comments:
• The
City
should
hire
an
outside
experienced
land -‐use
lawyer
to
look
at
all
the
agreements
between
the
City
and
St.
Johns
to
see
if
there
are
obligations
St.
Johns
has
that
are
not
being
enforced
or
where
they
may
not
be
in
compliance
(this
is
important
because
of
the
dispute
over
the
City
and
St.
John’s
understanding
about
the
parking
garage
that
St.
John’s
didn’t
build
when
it
rebuilt
the
hosp ital);
• The
City
should
also
review
in
detail
the
community
benefit
information
and
statistics
that
St.
Johns
says
it
has
provided
to
Santa
Monica
over
the
years,
including
the
#
of
patients
that
are
SM
residents
year -‐by -‐year
in
comparison
to
all
patients
treated
and
the
claimed
economic
value
of
community
benefits
to
residents
and
local
nonprofits
and
everyone
else
they
have
served;
• As
to
the
underground
parking
garage,
this
is
still
a
sore
point
because
now
St.
John’s
wants
to
build
a
large,
above -‐ground
p arking
structure
on
20 th
Street,
which
will
displace
an
existing
child
care
facility,
disrupt
the
neighborhood
and
probably
increase
the
traffic
congestion
on
20 th
Street
that
would
not
be
the
case
if
St.
John’s
had
built
the
underground
garage
it
was
supp osed
to
build
for
the
main
hospital;
• What
additional
community
benefits
are
being
offered
for
building
the
above-‐ground
garage
and
are
they
sufficient?
• Why
isn’t
St.
John’s
building
work
force
housing
when
it
raised
the
problems
it
was
having
recruiting
nu rses
and
other
hospital
personnel
as
a
major
issue
when
it
participated
in
the
City’s
workforce
housing
task
force?
(And
how
many
nurses
and
employees
currently
live
in
Santa
Monica
and
how
many
commute
now?)
• The
true
phasing
of
“Phase
2”
needs
to
be
bette r
explained
as
to
all
the
impacts,
including
the
short -‐term
construction
and
traffic
impacts
on
the
surrounding
neighborhood
because
both
the
north
and
south
sides
of
Santa
Monica
Blvd
would
be
under
construction
as
part
of
that
“one”
phase.
In
reality
ho w
many
phases
or
sub-‐phases
are
there?
• When
will
St.
Johns
provide
a
traffic
study
analyzing
all
of
the
traffic
impacts
anticipated
from
each
part
of
Phase
2
to
determine
if
the
project
is
too
much?
• Is
St.
John’s
meeting
its
traffic
mitigations
now
under
its
agreements
with
the
City
and
if
not,
what
will
it
do
and
when
to
meet
the
targets?
• If
Phase
2
(all
8
buildings
are
approved
and
built)
what
is
the
expected
increase
in
patients
from
inside
and
outside
of
Santa
Monica,
and
the
increase
in
hospital
employees
from
inside
and
outside
of
Santa
Monica?
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From: Nancy Morse [mailto:nancym@netzero.net]
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To City Council, City Manager
From: Nancy M. Morse
Subject: 12/6/16 Agenda Item 8.A. Providence Sain t John’s Health Center Development Agreement
Amendment Float-Up Discussion
Here are some of my disjointed thoughts for your consideration.
The terms ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ need to refer to both residents and businesse s, tenants and owners, as
all will be impacted.
Community Benefits:
1) A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St. across from the emergency room.
2) Street lights on Broadway are in the plans, this is good. If this is not approved, then light ed crosswalks are a
must. Currently it is hazardous fo r pedestrians to cross Broadway at the intersections in this area.
3) Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy homeless.
4) Santa Monica needs mental health facilities for all ages.
5) An annual meeting for residents a nd/or neighborhoods to discuss issues arising from St. John’s operational
activities. This requirement is in add ition to the request for project updates. And this should last for a long as the
development agreement is in effect, or longer.
Construction thoughts:
Construction should be done with minimal disturba nce to neighborhood (recognizi ng that disturbance will
occur).
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St. John’s needs to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces used by
residents and business customers and em ployees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not bl ock streets, driveways, etc.
Neighbors should be notified neighbors wh en off-hour construction pe rmits are issued. This is so they can plan
for noise, and so they don’t contact city to report permitted noise as violations.
Requirement that during construction St. John’s hold a community meeting regularly to update the community
of progress, changes, etc. These m eetings should be no longer than 6 mont hs apart. These meetings should be
held in a place that has easy access and good parking.
Design Changes:
The North Campus Mullin Plaza appears to me to be a cement desert. I would like to see it redesigned into
something friendlier for sitt ing, lounging and relaxing.
Realigning the North Campus driveways to match th e new proposed streets and moving the streetlights
accordingly makes good sense.
I am pleased to hear the hospital is pl anning for the ability to add more inpa tient beds, as I think there may be a
need as population increases.
I am also pleased to know that St. Jo hn’s plans to put in adequate parking. I would hope it would be more than
adequate.
Sum:
St. John’s hospital was not a good neighbor during the Nort h Campus construction. There have been changes to
the hospital philosophy and staffing since then and comm unity relationships have improved. I hope this will
continue in the future.
Sincerely,
Nancy M. Morse
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Monday, December 05, 2016 3:59 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica City Coucil 12/6/16 : ST JOHNS FLOAT-UP
Importance:High
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From: Catherine Eldridge [mailto:Catherine@WestsideRC.org]
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 7:14 PM
To: lindsay.baker@providence.org
Cc: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Sue Himmelrich (sue.himmelrich@gmail.com)
<sue.himmelrich@gmail.com>; Kevin McKeown Fwd <kevin@mckeown.net>; Ted Winterer
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Subject: Santa Monica City Coucil 12/6/16 : ST JOHNS FLOAT ‐UP
Importance: High
12.2.16
RE ST JO HN 'S FLOAT UP FEEDBACK/MITIGATION
Attached you will find a mitigation plan which I would like to have included in all future discussions of the St John's
Hospital planning process.
Although the hospital currently has an annual meeting with residents, with further development and over a longer
period of time, the need for an increase in number, scope of such meetings will necessarily increase. Additionally, given
the size of this project, a more extensive, formalized "Good Neighbor Plan" actually included in the finalized City
agreement should be considered.
Please consider the following as a formal request for such a plan and one that in cludes the following elements as a
minimum consideration:
Catherine Eldridge
PNA board member
SoMC Neighbors Board Member/ PNA Liaison
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From: Catherine Eldridge
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 11:15 AM
To: 'Stacy Dalgleish'; Stefani Uhler; SMMCN Email address; John C. Smith; Catherine Huh; Andy Hoyer; Ellen Hannan;
Catherine Eld ridge; Nick Boles; Nancy Coleman; Elizabeth Van Denburgh; Nancy Morse; Mary Marlow
Subject: RE: St Johns float ‐up community benefits next week
Importance: High
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Built in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to
contact regarding project related issues at St John's.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT HELD at the hospital (due to parking
limitations ) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY. City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a publically accessible written public record of all received comments/issues occurring via
these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
Comment record inclusion in currently occurring annual DA agreement compliance re p ort produced by City for City
Council / public review .
AFTER project completion annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss issues arising from St
John's operational activities. On ‐going Employee mediator assignment for community contact. Written Records with
public access. 10 ‐15 year agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GO OD NEIGHBO R AGREEMENT
and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
Catherine Eldridge
Midcity Board Member/PNA Liaison
PNA Board Member
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From: Stacy Dalgleish [mailto:sdalgleish@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 4:28 AM
To: Stefani Uhler; SMMCN Email address; John C. Smith; Catherine Huh; Andy Hoye r; Ellen Ha nnan; Catherine Eldridge;
Catherine Eldridge; Stacy Dalgleish; Nick Boles; Nancy Coleman; Elizabeth Van Denburgh; Nancy Morse; Mary Marlow
Subject: St Johns float ‐up community benefits next week
I want St John's to make Broadway and Santa Monica Blvds their community Beautification project. There are 19 empty
tree wells along Broadway. And another 20 that were filled in with concrete. The irs is a very lo ng term job subjecting the
neighbors and businesses in the area to bear the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build ‐out to give something attractive and concrete before and after construction of each new
area.
Sufficient drop ‐ off zones could be located in these areas. Safe Drop off zones are a very large concern fo r loved ones.
A tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney that went down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into murals.
Expansion of the current in ‐patient hom e less referral program to include the healthy homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18 ‐30 years of age in in ‐patient and out ‐patient.
Thank you very much.
Stacy
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Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 15:44:14 -0800
From: N ancy Morse <nancym@netzero.net>
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sue.himmelrich@smgov.net , terry.oday@smgov.net , ted.winterer@smgov.net , council@smgov.net ,
clerk@smgov.net , rick.cole@smgov.net
To City Council, City Manager
From: Nancy M. Morse
Subject: 12/6/16 Agenda Item 8.A. Providence Sain t John’s Health Center Development Agreement
Amendment Float-Up Discussion
Here are some of my disjointed thoughts for your consideration.
The terms ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ need to refer to both residents and businesse s, tenants and owners, as
all will be impacted.
Community Benefits:
1) A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St. across from the emergency room.
2) Street lights on Broadway are in the plans, this is good. If this is not approved, then light ed crosswalks are a
must. Currently it is hazardous fo r pedestrians to cross Broadway at the intersections in this area.
3) Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy homeless.
4) Santa Monica needs mental health facilities for all ages.
5) An annual meeting for residents a nd/or neighborhoods to discuss issues arising from St. John’s operational
activities. This requirement is in add ition to the request for project updates. And this should last for a long as the
development agreement is in effect, or longer.
Construction thoughts:
Construction should be done with minimal disturba nce to neighborhood (recognizi ng that disturbance will
occur).
St. John’s needs to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces used by
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residents and business customers and em ployees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not bl ock streets, driveways, etc.
Neighbors should be notified neighbors wh en off-hour construction pe rmits are issued. This is so they can plan
for noise, and so they don’t contact city to report permitted noise as violations.
Requirement that during construction St. John’s hold a community meeting regularly to update the community
of progress, changes, etc. These m eetings should be no longer than 6 mont hs apart. These meetings should be
held in a place that has easy access and good parking.
Design Changes:
The North Campus Mullin Plaza appears to me to be a cement desert. I would like to see it redesigned into
something friendlier for sitt ing, lounging and relaxing.
Realigning the North Campus driveways to match th e new proposed streets and moving the streetlights
accordingly makes good sense.
I am pleased to hear the hospital is pl anning for the ability to add more inpa tient beds, as I think there may be a
need as population increases.
I am also pleased to know that St. Jo hn’s plans to put in adequate parking. I would hope it would be more than
adequate.
Sum:
St. John’s hospital was not a good neighbor during the Nort h Campus construction. There have been changes to
the hospital philosophy and staffing since then and comm unity relationships have improved. I hope this will
continue in the future.
Sincerely,
Nancy M. Morse
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Vernice Hankins
From:Mari Ostendorf <jimandmari@me.com>
Sent:Monday, December 05, 2016 8:36 PM
To:Council Mailbox
Cc:santamonicamidcityneighbors dalgleish; Tony Vazquez; Rick Cole; Mari Ostendorf;
Clerk Mailbox
Subject:Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 - MidCity Resident Input
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email, which I submit as a 13 year resident and homeowner in Santa Monica's Mid City
neighborhood, with two young children in our neighborhood school, McKinley Elementary, at 2401 Santa Monica Boulevard.
McKinley is the only SMMUSD school directly adjacent to a 4-lane highway (Hwy 2/Santa Monica Blvd), one block from the St.
Johns/Providence campus. This multi-year proj ect will place an excessive amount of add itional heavy-vehicle traffic during the
construction phase, not to mention the additional traffic brought to the location ongoing/post completion.
I believe that our school community, students, parents, guardians, and family members, will be greatly impacted by this project . We
are a very pedestrian-friendly school with many of our children (preschool to grade 5) walking, biking, skateboarding and scoot ing to
and from school, some of them unaccompanied.
With this in mind, I am requesting City Council to strongly co nsider the following, while working with SMMUSD, City of Santa
Monica, MidCity Neighbors, and St. Johns/Providence:
Increased "School Zone" signage in VERY PROMINENT locations along Santa Monica Blvd and adjacent
roads/intersections
Permanent East/West bound "Your Speed Is" signage to run 24/7 along Santa Monica Blvd well before entering the school
zone
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at Cloverfield and Santa Monica Blvd
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd
Retain Crossing Guards at Chelsea and Santa Monica Blvd, and Chelsea and Arizona
Bollards along Santa Monica Blvd from Chelsea to Cloverfield
Sound-proofing of "relocatable classrooms" and main building classrooms that face Santa Monica Blvd
Regularly scheduled meetings (every 6 months for duration of program, commencing immediately) with McKinley
Community members, including parents, at the school if possible
o If meetings are at St. Johns/Providence, schedule both AM and PM sessions, with childcare and providing
refreshments to accommodate working parents
o Provide free BBB passes or alternate transportation to the m eetings, for families without personal vehicles or those
reliant on public transportation
Regularly scheduled, open meetings with school site administrators and SMMUSD personnel for community input pertaining
to project
Encourage low-emmision construction vehicles
Ensure construction vehicles, including cement trucks, are not "i dling" along the streets as th ey "wait" for the "6AM start
day. This was an issue for neighbors near the Expo Line with trucks queuing up and loudly idling.
Guarenteed on-site parking at St. John/Providence facilities
Encourage St. Johns/Providence to provide on-site ChildCare facility
Encourage St. Johns/Provident to provide on-site, satellite Boys & Girls Club open to Mid City neighborhood.
Provide an on-site community library to mitigate the fact that Mid City does not have a public library
Ensure there is NO disruption to the BBB schedule, especially #1
Provide a dedicated resource for community communication
I greatly appreciate your commitment to the safety of our children and the improvement of our Mid City neighborhood.
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Regards,
Mari Ostendorf
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Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8A - St. John's/Providence Development Agreement
Nancy Coleman, Social Services Commission Member, NOMA Board
Member, speaking as an individual who lives at 349 Euclid St.
St. John's Providence Hospital is a general hospital seeking to become a world
class Specialty Hospital as it expands to more than 800,000 sq. ft. with a
significant impact on the community. Santa Monica is likely to become a
center for Medical Tourism as the facilities become more accom plished
through research and patient services. This expansion will have through all
of its stages have a huge impact on Santa Monica and its residents. St.
John's must make a contribution to the City of Santa Monica and those who
live here.
The community benefits must meet the significant health and medical needs of
City residents. The Staff Report asks that the Social Services Commission
weigh in on this issue. The Commission began a discussion of this at it’s
monthly meeting last night and will continue if that is the desire of the Council.
The benefits must be quantifiable, reported by St. John's/Providence, with the
concurrence of the community organizations where referrals may have
originated. The current state of the statistics is confusing, does not
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differentiate between a single service, and a set of services that one or many
individuals might have received. These must be unduplicated counts. The
annual compliance reports do not differentiate between "grant funds received",
matching dollars to obtain the funding, and charity dollars provided to
community organization "partners". These benefits must go beyond what is
required by federal, state, and local law/regulations but must meet the needs
of children, youth, adults and seniors. 20% of Santa Monica residents live at
or below the poverty level, and while the Affordable Care Act provides health
coverage for this population others remain with poor heath services. St
John's previous "community benefits have been both overstating and
incorrectl y stating their community benefits. This is especially true of the cost
of Medicare patients and what is reimbursed from Medicare and what is called
$38,444, 645 in unreimbursed Medicare costs. This is also support equal to
$11,873,016. This is neither attributed to Santa Monica residents or is it fa ir
to call these community benefits. We would like to see a serious focus on
community benefits for Santa Monica residents with a 4 prong focus:
1) mental health care across all age groups both out -patient a nd in -patient;
2) substantial wellness programs such as for children to combat obesity and
diabetes; adult health and wellness programs for school age children and
adults as well as health screenings for aging in place seniors;
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3) care that is provided to Santa Monica residents that St John's/Providence
provides specific dollar amounts and services provided not put in a lump sum;
and
4) One third of the childcare slots for Santa Monica residents who are not
employees of Saint John's and whose economic situation is low income.
In addition, we would ask that the conference center being built be available
for free at least four times a month for community groups to use.
Also, we'd like to ensure that the traffic and parking are mitigated substantially
and that mitigation is measurable and enforceable over the life of the
development agreement/drps i.e., the shuttle from Memorial station shouldn't
be for 15 months but should be for the 55 years or greater when the
amendment is finalized.
Finally, as St Jo hn's Providence continues to become a more specialized
hospital i.e., cancer related based on their focus on John Wayne Cancer
Center and they will focus on this and draw people nationally and
internationally it is expected. This expansion of their specia lties MUST NOT
DILUTE the QUALITY AND QUANTITY of general health care they provide for
the City with respect to their acute care facilities e.g, emergency room. Do
not cut out general health care by providing simply "sweet care" for the
specialties.
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TO: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
FROM: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center (PSJHC)Development
Agreement Amendment Float-up Discussion – Items 4 and 5
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phase Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the following items
for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during discussion of items 4 and
5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for Phase
Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the
circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut-outs and permit parking is needed at
Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child-care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric emergency
room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica needs with respect to
residents and their families and the homeless population of the City.
Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not duplicate or
over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees, visitors)
move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of design for patients,
visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City Planning on humans flow
among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements, parking (how
many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative transportation means e.g.,
bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop-off and pickup ability, bus and skate boarding will
ensure safety and effective movement of patients, residents, care givers and employees into
and out of the PSJ Health Center Mid-City neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM trips. This
document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City Planning on how non-
pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering, unloading of passengers,
parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers and movement of vehicles, buses,
taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards from the PSJ Health Center.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for alternative
transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care-givers and residents
via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last mile” to the PSJ HC
neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) plan.
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Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be incorporated into
the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees, patients, care-givers and
residents, and functional. Leverage the well-being survey to identify specific needs for City and
neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback for how the
City and Mid-City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra-building pedestrian experience
(including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits, the City
should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was given a waiver
on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to communicate medicare and
medical offsets as community benefits which they are not and lack of clarity regarding reporting
they are building multi-family house but it is replacement housing not new multi-family
housing. Additional and real community benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension.
The original DA was negligent in the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted
neighborhood with the highest intensity of transportation and parking - medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and inpatient
psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our homeless
population. First-responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs. County Hospital or
Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A psychiatric unit will
provide for residents and their families to have mental health support in our City. Mental health
is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in our times; we need to be proactive and
support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but residents’ children
as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We need to be crystal clear about
what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure that residents’ receive a significant
community benefit through support of childcare for residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as “community
benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care-givers and
residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
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Board Members, Cont.
Susan Inwood
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Jeff Jarow
PAR Commercial Real Estate
Brokerage
Jeff Klocke
Pacific Park on the Santa
Monica Pier
Mitchell Kraus
Capital Intelli gence Associates
Tim Kusserow
Carlthorp School
Leonard “Len” Lanzi
Los Angeles Venture
Association
Paula Larmore
Harding Larmore Kutcher &
Kozal, LLP
Jeff Lasky
Hudson Pacific Properties,
Inc.
Matt Lavin
Worthe Real Estate Group
Richard Lawrence
Nat ional Bank of California
Paul Leclerc
Le Meridien Delfina
Gary Loeb
Chezgal Merchandising
Creations
Marcel Loh
St John’s Health Center
Providence
Brian Mac Mahon
Expert Dojo
Ellis O’Connor
MSD Hospitality Fai rmont
Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
Susan Gabr iel Potter
Bob Gabriel Insurance
Nat Trives
Coalition for Engaged
Educations
Juan Viramontes
Georgian Hotel
John Warfel
Metropolitan Pacific
Adam Weiss
Cornerstone OnDemand,
December 6 , 2016
Santa Monica City Council
1685 Main Street, Room 102
Santa Mon ica, CA 90401
Re: Item 8 -A: Providence Saint John’s Health Center Development
Agreement Amendment Float -Up Discussion
Dear City Councilmembers ,
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce is proud to support
Providence Saint John’s as it commences the second phase of its
redevelopment and expansion plan.
Providence Saint John’s has been an important member of the
Santa Monica community for 74 years and has provided healthcare
to generations of Santa Monica residents. Phase Two will allow
Providence Saint J ohn’s to continue their valuable work serving
the Santa Monica Community. In addition to providing an array of
healthcare services, Providence Saint John’s will continue to
provide substantial community benefits to Santa Monica residents.
As one of the City’s largest employers, Providence Saint John’s is
an engine of our local economy. Phase Two will provide new jobs
and contribute to economic growth in the City.
For these reasons, we encourage you to authorize Staff to proceed
with the City’s comprehe nsive review process for Phase Two.
On behalf of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, we thank
you for considering our comments.
Sincerely,
Laurel Rosen
Pres ident / CEO
Chair
Yesenia Monsour
Kaiser Permanente
Chair Elect
West Hooker
Locanda del Lago
Past C hair
Julia Ladd
Santa Monica Place
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Nelson
Tegner -Miller Insuran ce
Brokers
Vice Chair
Barbara Bishop
BBPR, Inc.
Vice Chair
Richard Chacker
Perry’s at the Beach
Vice Chair
Justin Grant
Morley Builders
Vice Chair
Pat McRoskey
The Water Garden
Vice Chair
Scott Schonfeld
Linwood Ventures
Board Members
Daniel Abra mson
RAND Corporation
Matthew Allnatt
Jonathan Club
Alisha Auringer
L A carGuy
Ted Braun
UCLA Health
Calvin Cheong
Cooley, LLC
Julia Cooksey
Frontier Communications
Kiersten Elliott
Santa Monica College
Michael Gruning
Pence Hawthorn
Mike Harriel
So uthern California Gas
Company
Colby Goff
Rustic Canyon Family
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Vernice Hankins
From:danilobach <danilobach@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:14 PM
To:Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Subject:City Council meeting, agenda Item 8-A
Dear Mayor Vazquez and Council Members,
Though not a resident of the immediate neighborhood that's home to Providence/St. John's, I am a resident of the city and
along with my family a grateful beneficiary of the services S t. John's has long provided. As such, I urge the Council in
consideration of the extension for the hosp ital's Phase 2 plan to call for 1) the addition by the hospital of a sorely-needed
psychiatric emergency room and inpatient psychiatric unit; 2) wellness programs for children extending through their
school years to combat childhood diabetes and obesity; 3) health screenings for at-risk seniors; and 4) inclusion of
qualifying low-income Santa Monica households in any child care facility that may be built by the hospital.
Sincerely,
Danilo Bach
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Re: Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8.A. St. John’s Phase 2
Responses from Mid City Residents
Dear City Council,
Last week we asked for input from residents regarding St. John’s Phase 2 and the request
for extension. I have included the original request, followed by the responses to-date.
Thank you for your consideration of their concerns.
Stacy Dalgleish
President
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors
St. John's Hospital will be rebuilding and adding to the existing facility located in our Mid City
neighborhood between Broadway and Arizona and 20th Street to 23rd Street. Currently the project entails
approximately 800,000 square feet and 19 years to build. The project comes before City Council this
Tuesday, December 6, 2016. St. John's is asking for a time extension for project completion. Please share
your thoughts, suggestions, concerns, requests and ideas regarding community benefits and the request for
extension.
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board of Directors is seeking your input.
Thank you very much for your community involvement.
Responses:
Longtime Resident #1 :
Make sure that ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ refer to both residents and businesses, not
just owners.
Need to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces
used by residents and business customers and employees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not block streets, driveways, etc.
Notify neighbors when off-hour construction permits are issued.
During construction hold a community meeting regularly (every 6 months) to update the
community of progress, changes, etc.
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Construction should be done with minimal disturbance to neighborhood (recognizing
that disturbance will occur)
Possibly o nly 1 street light is planned for Broadway. They might consider crosswalks at
other locations, especially if the city does not allow the street light. Now it is hazardous
for people crossing Broadway.
A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St , across from the emergency room.
The need for inpatient mental health for ages 18-30; preferably for all ages.
Longtime Resident #2:
I am opposed to the time extension strongly. It gives them more time to build a project
that is too big to start with. If they can't get it done they have to come back at that time
and we will have a better idea of community benefits needed . Let ’s
not be fooled by an EIR report.
They are now required by the State Attorney General to fund a Mental Health Plan. So
that is not a community benefit. It is a mandate as part of their merger with St Josephs.
We need to be part of the process and will not be lied to any longer with small cons like
their landscape park which they have to do anyway.
Longtime Resident #3:
Built-in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community
mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to contact regarding project related issues.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF
SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT
HELD at the hospital (due to parking limitations) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY.
City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a written accessible public record of all public comments/
issues occurring via these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
AFTER project annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss
issues arising from St John's operational activities. On-going Employee mediator
assignment for community contact. Written Records with public access. 10-15 year
agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
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MITIGATION is not a Community Benefit
Longtime Resident #4 :
•The City should hire an outside experienced land-use lawyer to look at all
the agreements between the City and St. Johns to see if there are
obligations St. Johns has that are not being enforced or where they may
not be in compliance (this is important because of the dispute over the
City and St. John’s understanding about the parking garage that St.
John’s didn’t build when it rebuilt the hospital);
•The City should also review in detail the community benefit information
and statistics that St. Johns says it has provided to Santa Monica over the
years, including the # of patients that are SM residents year-by-year in
comparison to all patients treated and the claimed economic value of
community benefits to residents and local nonprofits and everyone else
they have served;
•As to the underground parking garage, this is still a sore point because
now St. John’s wants to build a large, above-ground parking structure on
20 th Street, which will displace an existing child care facility, disrupt the
neighborhood and probably increase the traffic congestion on 20 th Street
that would not be the case if St. John’s had built the underground garage
it was supposed to build for the main hospital;
•What additional community benefits are being offered for building the
above-ground garage and are they sufficient?
•Why isn’t St. John’s building work force housing when it raised the
problems it was having recruiting nurses and other hospital personnel as
a major issue when it participated in the City’s workforce housing task
force? (And how many nurses and employees currently live in Santa
Monica and how many commute now?)
•The true phasing of “Phase 2” needs to be better explained as to all the
impacts, including the short-term construction and traffic impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood because both the north and south sides of
Santa Monica Blvd would be under construction as part of that “one”
phase. In reality how many phases or sub-phases are there?
•When will St. Johns provide a traffic study analyzing all of the traffic
impacts anticipated from each part of Phase 2 to determine if the
project is too much?
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•Is St. John’s meeting its traffic mitigations now under its agreements
with the City and if not, what will it do and when to meet the targets?
•If Phase 2 (all 8 buildings are approved and built) what is the expected
increase in patients from inside and outside of Santa Monica, and the
increase in hospital employees from inside and outside of Santa Monica?
Individual comments from other Residents:
McKinley Elementary School is located two blocks from St. John’s Hospital and as such is
negatively impacted by increased traffic. Reaching out to the school, discovering their
needs, the specific impact on the school by the hospital, and working to fund
improvements would be very beneficial.
Theirs is a very long-term job subjecting the neighbors and businesses in the area to bear
the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees, wide
sidewalks and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build-out to give something attractive and concrete before
and after construction of each new area.
Sufficient drop-off zones could be located in these areas. Safe drop-off zones are a very
large concern for loved ones.
A free tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into
murals.
Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy
homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18-30 years of age in in-patient and out-
patient.
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From: Stacy Dalgleish [mailto:sdalgleish@mac.com]
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Subject: City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8 ‐A
Dear City Council,
I write regarding Phase 2 of St. John’s Hospital.
I live in the Mid City area of Santa Monica which contains the Health Care District and the Auto Sales District.
As you know St. John’s Hospital is comi ng before you requesting an extension to their 19 year build-out period.
At 63 years of age, 19 vs 30 years of build-out is not my most pressing concern. However, I do feel a
responsibility to my neighborhood and the future quality of life therein and ask that you take livability factors
into consideration.
Construction on 20th Street and Broadway will be intense. Our neighborhood already accepts the bulk of
incoming traffic between the hospitals and Santa Monica College. In addition, the area contained by 20th to
Cloverfield and Broadway to Colorado (the DMV area) will be intensely de veloped over the next two decades
and as you recall, Broadway and Colorado were left with Ti er 3 in the LUCE even as it was removed from other
areas. This area will be come an "activity center”.
St. John’s Hospital will have a strong presence on Broa dway. I would like to see this interface given as much
consideration as the Santa Monica Bl vd.-facing side. This should include deep sidewalks, buildings moved
away from those sidewalks, beautifully maintained plan tings, and artwork – an entrance that is not just the
“back-side" of the project but another entrance. St. J ohn’s is in a perfect positi on to set the stage for a
revitalized Broadway. I invite you to visit and see how it is currently ma intained. You will understand why this
is of concern.
Finally, a concern we continue to address is the need for a dedicated psychi atric emergency room along with an
inpatient psychiatric unit. We are hopefu l that continued requests by the community for such will be successful.
Many residents have written their specifi c concerns and suggestions. I have se nt these to you separately. In this
email, I ask that you carefully consider the impact of an 800,000 square foot constr uction project on an already
intensely used area, one that is considered home to many.
Thank you very much.
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Respectfully,
Stacy
Stacy Dalgleish
1437 24th Street
Santa Monica 90404
310-701-9876
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Re: Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8.A. St. John’s Phase 2
Responses from Mid City Residents
Dear City Council,
Last week we asked for input from residents regarding St. John’s Phase 2 and the request
for extension. I have included the original request, followed by the responses to-date.
Thank you for your consideration of their concerns.
Stacy Dalgleish
President
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors
St. John's Hospital will be rebuilding and adding to the existing facility located in our Mid City
neighborhood between Broadway and Arizona and 20th Street to 23rd Street. Currently the project entails
approximately 800,000 square feet and 19 years to build. The project comes before City Council this
Tuesday, December 6, 2016. St. John's is asking for a time extension for project completion. Please share
your thoughts, suggestions, concerns, requests and ideas regarding community benefits and the request for
extension.
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board of Directors is seeking your input.
Thank you very much for your community involvement.
Responses:
Longtime Resident #1 :
Make sure that ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ refer to both residents and businesses, not
just owners.
Need to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces
used by residents and business customers and employees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not block streets, driveways, etc.
Notify neighbors when off-hour construction permits are issued.
During construction hold a community meeting regularly (every 6 months) to update the
community of progress, changes, etc.
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Construction should be done with minimal disturbance to neighborhood (recognizing
that disturbance will occur)
Possibly o nly 1 street light is planned for Broadway. They might consider crosswalks at
other locations, especially if the city does not allow the street light. Now it is hazardous
for people crossing Broadway.
A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St , across from the emergency room.
The need for inpatient mental health for ages 18-30; preferably for all ages.
Longtime Resident #2:
I am opposed to the time extension strongly. It gives them more time to build a project
that is too big to start with. If they can't get it done they have to come back at that time
and we will have a better idea of community benefits needed . Let ’s
not be fooled by an EIR report.
They are now required by the State Attorney General to fund a Mental Health Plan. So
that is not a community benefit. It is a mandate as part of their merger with St Josephs.
We need to be part of the process and will not be lied to any longer with small cons like
their landscape park which they have to do anyway.
Longtime Resident #3:
Built-in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community
mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to contact regarding project related issues.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF
SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT
HELD at the hospital (due to parking limitations) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY.
City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a written accessible public record of all public comments/
issues occurring via these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
AFTER project annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss
issues arising from St John's operational activities. On-going Employee mediator
assignment for community contact. Written Records with public access. 10-15 year
agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
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MITIGATION is not a Community Benefit
Longtime Resident #4 :
•The City should hire an outside experienced land-use lawyer to look at all
the agreements between the City and St. Johns to see if there are
obligations St. Johns has that are not being enforced or where they may
not be in compliance (this is important because of the dispute over the
City and St. John’s understanding about the parking garage that St.
John’s didn’t build when it rebuilt the hospital);
•The City should also review in detail the community benefit information
and statistics that St. Johns says it has provided to Santa Monica over the
years, including the # of patients that are SM residents year-by-year in
comparison to all patients treated and the claimed economic value of
community benefits to residents and local nonprofits and everyone else
they have served;
•As to the underground parking garage, this is still a sore point because
now St. John’s wants to build a large, above-ground parking structure on
20 th Street, which will displace an existing child care facility, disrupt the
neighborhood and probably increase the traffic congestion on 20 th Street
that would not be the case if St. John’s had built the underground garage
it was supposed to build for the main hospital;
•What additional community benefits are being offered for building the
above-ground garage and are they sufficient?
•Why isn’t St. John’s building work force housing when it raised the
problems it was having recruiting nurses and other hospital personnel as
a major issue when it participated in the City’s workforce housing task
force? (And how many nurses and employees currently live in Santa
Monica and how many commute now?)
•The true phasing of “Phase 2” needs to be better explained as to all the
impacts, including the short-term construction and traffic impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood because both the north and south sides of
Santa Monica Blvd would be under construction as part of that “one”
phase. In reality how many phases or sub-phases are there?
•When will St. Johns provide a traffic study analyzing all of the traffic
impacts anticipated from each part of Phase 2 to determine if the
project is too much?
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•Is St. John’s meeting its traffic mitigations now under its agreements
with the City and if not, what will it do and when to meet the targets?
•If Phase 2 (all 8 buildings are approved and built) what is the expected
increase in patients from inside and outside of Santa Monica, and the
increase in hospital employees from inside and outside of Santa Monica?
Individual comments from other Residents:
McKinley Elementary School is located two blocks from St. John’s Hospital and as such is
negatively impacted by increased traffic. Reaching out to the school, discovering their
needs, the specific impact on the school by the hospital, and working to fund
improvements would be very beneficial.
Theirs is a very long-term job subjecting the neighbors and businesses in the area to bear
the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees, wide
sidewalks and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build-out to give something attractive and concrete before
and after construction of each new area.
Sufficient drop-off zones could be located in these areas. Safe drop-off zones are a very
large concern for loved ones.
A free tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into
murals.
Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy
homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18-30 years of age in in-patient and out-
patient.
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:19 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; David Martin
Subject:FW: community benefit from PSJHC for extending to Phase 2
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John's.
Thank you,
Stephanie
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Jodi Summers [mailto:jodi@jodisummers.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 11:38 AM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: community benefit from PSJHC for extending to Phase 2
Good day Council,
The residents of Santa Monica consider one of th e most important community benefits that PSJHC should provide to
enable its time extension for Phase
2 is the addition and capability of an psychiatric emergency room and an inpatient psychiatric unit. We believe the lack
of mental health capability in Santa Monica needs to be addressed and is a critical ne ed of the City.
Thank you,
Jodi Summers
Ocean Park Association
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:19 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; David Martin; Elaine Polachek
Subject:FW: St John Providence Hospital
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John's.
Thank you,
Stephanie
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Stefani Kong Uhler [mailto:stefaniuhler@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 11:23 AM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: St John Providence Hospital
Dear City Council and Planning Commissioners of the City of Santa Monica,
The residents of Santa Mo nica consider one of the most important community benefits that PSJHC should provide to
enable its time extension for Phase 2 is the addition and capability of an psychiatric emergency room and an inpatient
psychiatric unit. We believe the lack of mental health capability in Santa Monica needs to be addressed and is a criti cal
need of the City.
Thank you
Best regards,
Stefani Uhler
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board Member and resident
Sent from Stefani's iPhone
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TO: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
FROM: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center (PSJHC)Development
Agreement Amendment Float-up Discussion – Items 4 and 5
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phase Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the following items
for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during discussion of items 4 and
5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for Phase
Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the
circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut-outs and permit parking is needed at
Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child-care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric emergency
room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica needs with respect to
residents and their families and the homeless population of the City.
Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not duplicate or
over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees, visitors)
move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of design for patients,
visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City Planning on humans flow
among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements, parking (how
many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative transportation means e.g.,
bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop-off and pickup ability, bus and skate boarding will
ensure safety and effective movement of patients, residents, care givers and employees into
and out of the PSJ Health Center Mid-City neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM trips. This
document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City Planning on how non-
pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering, unloading of passengers,
parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers and movement of vehicles, buses,
taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards from the PSJ Health Center.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for alternative
transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care-givers and residents
via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last mile” to the PSJ HC
neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) plan.
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Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be incorporated into
the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees, patients, care-givers and
residents, and functional. Leverage the well-being survey to identify specific needs for City and
neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback for how the
City and Mid-City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra-building pedestrian experience
(including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits, the City
should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was given a waiver
on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to communicate medicare and
medical offsets as community benefits which they are not and lack of clarity regarding reporting
they are building multi-family house but it is replacement housing not new multi-family
housing. Additional and real community benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension.
The original DA was negligent in the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted
neighborhood with the highest intensity of transportation and parking - medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and inpatient
psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our homeless
population. First-responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs. County Hospital or
Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A psychiatric unit will
provide for residents and their families to have mental health support in our City. Mental health
is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in our times; we need to be proactive and
support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but residents’ children
as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We need to be crystal clear about
what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure that residents’ receive a significant
community benefit through support of childcare for residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as “community
benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care-givers and
residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
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Valerie Griffin
Santa Monica, CA 90403
December 6, 2016
Re: City Council 12/6/2016, 8A, Sain t John’s Health Center Float-Up
My first cancer death occurred on Christmas Eve when I was 7. My father’s favorite sister,
Joyce, died that day of a brain tumor. My Chr istmas present from her was under the tree. In
my family, we opened one present on Christmas Eve. I chose hers. Of all the presents I’ve
ever received, that one has most influenced my life. It was my first cookbook, the “Betty
Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls.” Whenev er I'm in my kitchen, she’s with me.
I wish I’d gotten to know her as an adult.
We’ve all been affected by cancer–personally or through family, friends, colleagues, or
others.
The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s is a world-class cancer research and
treatment center. Treatments developed there can and do flow outward to serve an
expanding community. The Health Center also includes a wide range of other excellent
medical services. To retain this level of service, a health center must continue to evolve.
This proposal starts with a good basic site pl an with essential items in place. Individual
components will require further design and ne gotiation over decades. The lengthy time
frame allows integration of changes to techno logy, treatment options, and transportation
needs.
With this plan, and careful stewardship by all stakeholders, Saint John’s Health Center will
continue to be part of the world-class me dical care available to all members of our
community.
You know about the Cancer Moonshot. Let’s make sure Santa Monica helps launch it!
Valerie Griffin
valeriegryphon@gmail.com
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:30 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; David Martin
Subject:FW: Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 - MidCity Resident Input
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John’s.
Thank you,
Stephanie
From: Mari Ostendorf [mailto:jimandmari@me.com]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2016 8:36 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: santamonicamidcityneighbors dalgleish <SantaMonicaMidCityNeighbors@gmail.com>; Tony Vazquez
<Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Rick Cole <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>; Mari Ostendorf <jimandmari@me.com>; Clerk
Mailbox <Clerk.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 ‐ MidCity Resident Input
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email, which I submit as a 13 year resident and homeowner in Santa Monica's Mid City
neighborhood, with two young children in our neighborhood school, McKinley Elementary, at 2401 Santa Monica Boulevard.
McKinley is the only SMMUSD school directly adjacent to a 4-lane highway (Hwy 2/Santa Monica Blvd), one block from the St.
Johns/Providence campus. This multi-year pr oject will place an excessive amount of ad ditional heavy-vehicle traffic during the
construction phase, not to mention the additional traffic brought to the location ongoing/post completion.
I believe that our school community, students, parents, guardians, and family members, will be greatly impacted by this project . We
are a very pedestrian-friendly school with many of our children (preschool to grade 5) walking, biking, skateboarding and scoot ing to
and from school, some of them unaccompanied.
With this in mind, I am requesting City Council to strongly co nsider the following, while working with SMMUSD, City of Santa
Monica, MidCity Neighbors, and St. Johns/Providence:
Increased "School Zone" signage in VERY PROMINENT locations along Santa Monica Blvd and adjacent
roads/intersections
Permanent East/West bound "Your Speed Is" signage to run 24/7 along Santa Monica Blvd well before entering the school
zone
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at Cloverfield and Santa Monica Blvd
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd
Retain Crossing Guards at Chelsea and Santa Monica Blvd, and Chelsea and Arizona
Bollards along Santa Monica Blvd from Chelsea to Cloverfield
Sound-proofing of "relocatable classrooms" and main building classrooms that face Santa Monica Blvd
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Regularly scheduled meetings (every 6 months for duration of program, commencing immediately) with McKinley
Community members, including parents, at the school if possible
o If meetings are at St. Johns/Providence, schedule both AM and PM sessions, with childcare and providing
refreshments to accommodate working parents
o Provide free BBB passes or alternate transportation to the m eetings, for families without personal vehicles or those
reliant on public transportation
Regularly scheduled, open meetings with school site administrators and SMMUSD personnel for community input pertaining
to project
Encourage low-emmision construction vehicles
Ensure construction vehicles, including cement trucks, are not "i dling" along the streets as th ey "wait" for the "6AM start
day. This was an issue for neighbors near the Expo Line with trucks queuing up and loudly idling.
Guarenteed on-site parking at St. John/Providence facilities
Encourage St. Johns/Providence to provide on-site ChildCare facility
Encourage St. Johns/Provident to provide on-site, satellite Boys & Girls Club open to Mid City neighborhood.
Provide an on-site community library to mitigate the fact that Mid City does not have a public library
Ensure there is NO disruption to the BBB schedule, especially #1
Provide a dedicated resource for community communication
I greatly appreciate your commitment to the safety of our children and the improvement of our Mid City neighborhood.
Regards,
Mari Ostendorf
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Vernice Hankins
From:Stacy Dalgleish <sdalgleish@mac.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:14 PM
To:Council Mailbox; Tony Vazquez; Kevin McKeow n Fwd; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue
Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer
Cc:Rick Cole; Clerk Mailbox
Subject:City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8-A
Dear City Council,
I write regarding Phase 2 of St. John’s Hospital.
I live in the Mid City area of Santa Monica which contains the Health Care District and the Auto Sales District.
As you know St. John’s Hospital is comi ng before you requesting an extension to their 19 year build-out period.
At 63 years of age, 19 vs 30 years of build-out is not my most pressing concern. However, I do feel a
responsibility to my neighborhood and the future quality of life therein and ask that you take livability factors
into consideration.
Construction on 20th Street and Broadway will be intense. Our neighborhood already accepts the bulk of
incoming traffic between the hospitals and Santa Monica College. In addition, the area contained by 20th to
Cloverfield and Broadway to Colorado (the DMV area) will be intensely de veloped over the next two decades
and as you recall, Broadway and Colorado were left with Ti er 3 in the LUCE even as it was removed from other
areas. This area will be come an "activity center”.
St. John’s Hospital will have a strong presence on Broa dway. I would like to see this interface given as much
consideration as the Santa Monica Bl vd.-facing side. This should include deep sidewalks, buildings moved
away from those sidewalks, beautifully maintained plan tings, and artwork – an entrance that is not just the
“back-side" of the project but another entrance. St. J ohn’s is in a perfect positi on to set the stage for a
revitalized Broadway. I invite you to visit and see how it is currently ma intained. You will understand why this
is of concern.
Finally, a concern we continue to address is the need for a dedicated psychi atric emergency room along with an
inpatient psychiatric unit. We are hopefu l that continued requests by the community for such will be successful.
Many residents have written their specifi c concerns and suggestions. I have se nt these to you separately. In this
email, I ask that you carefully consider the impact of an 800,000 square foot constr uction project on an already
intensely used area, one that is considered home to many.
Thank you very much.
Respectfully,
Stacy
Stacy Dalgleish
1437 24th Street
Santa Monica 90404
310-701-9876
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Vernice Hankins
From:Stacy Dalgleish <sdalgleish@mac.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:20 PM
To:Elizabeth Van Denburgh
Cc:Council Mailbox; Tricia Crane; Danilo Bach; Andrew Gledhill; Zina and William Josephs;
Laurence Eubank; Clerk Mailbox; Marsha Moutrie; Rick Cole; Amy N. Anderson; Mario
Fonda-Bernardi; Nina Fresco; jenniferfkennedy@gmail.com; leslielambert92
@gmail.com; Richard McKinnon; parryplan@gmail.com; Matt Hall; cristopher
Subject:Re: City Council 12-6-16 Agenda 8A - PSJHC Phase 2 Extension - Proj. Alts. & Comm.
Benefits
Attachments:CityCouncil-12-6-16-Agenda8A-PSJHC-Phase2.pdf
Thank you Elizabeth.
As always a well-research ed well-written missive.
Stacy
On Dec 6, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Elizabeth Van Denburgh <emvandenburgh@gmail.com > wrote:
To: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
Subject: City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center
(PSJHC)Development Agreement Amendment Float ‐up Discussion – Items 4 and 5 (Project
Alternatives and Community Benefits)
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phas e Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the
following items for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during
discussion of items 4 and 5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on
December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for
Phase Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more
buildings, the circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut ‐outs and permit parking is
needed at Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with
Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child ‐care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric
emergency room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica
needs with respect to residents and their families and the homeless population of the
City.
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Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not
duplicate or over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other
facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees,
visitors) move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of
design for patients, visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City
Planning on humans flow among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements,
parking (how many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative
transportation means e.g., bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop ‐off and pickup
ability, bus and skate boarding will ensure safety and effective movement of patients,
residents, care givers and employees into and out of th e PSJ Health Center Mid ‐City
neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM
trips. This document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City
Planning on how non ‐pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering,
unloading of passengers, parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers
and movement of vehicles, buses, taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards
from the PSJ Health Ce nter.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for
alternative transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care ‐
givers and residents via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last
mile” to the PSJ HC neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) plan.
Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be
incorporated into the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees,
patients, care ‐givers and residents, and functional. Leverage the well ‐being survey to
identify specific needs for City and neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback
for how the City and Mid ‐City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra ‐building
pedestrian experience (including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and
from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits,
the City should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was
given a waiver on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to
communicate medicare and medical offsets as community benefits which they are not
and lack of clarity regarding reporting they are building multi ‐family house but it is
replacemen t housing not new multi ‐family housing. Additional and real community
benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension. The original DA was negligent in
the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted neighborhood with the
highest intensity of transportation and parking ‐ medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and
inpatient psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our
homeless population. First ‐responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs.
County Hospital or Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A
psychiatric unit will provi de for residents and their families to have mental health
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support in our City. Mental health is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in
our times; we need to be proactive and support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but
residents’ children as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We
need to be crystal clear about what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure
that residents’ receive a significant community benefit through support of childcare for
residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as
“community benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care ‐
givers and residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
I've attached a PDF of this letter to my email.
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(310)656-4311
December 2, 2016
VIA E-MAIL
Santa Monica City Council
1685 Main Street, Room 102
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Re: Providence Saint John’s Phase Two Float-Up Hearing
Hearing Date: December 6, 2016
Agenda Item No. 8-A
Our Client: Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Our File No. 22238.001
Dear Councilmembers:
I am writing on behalf of Providen ce Saint John’s Health Center (“Providence
Saint John’s”) in response to the Staff Report for your Decembe r 6 th float-up hearing on
Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan.
The Staff Report (page 40) asks the City Council to provide dir ection on whether
to pursue the following amendments to Providence Saint John’s D evelopment
Agreement (“DA”): (a) City Sta ff’s recommended amendment to m aterially change the
Providence Saint John’s Phase Tw o entitlements process and (b) an amendment to
allow for a longer time horizon to implement the Phase Two deve lopment. We urge you
to provide City Staff with direct ion to move forward with these DA amendments and to
initiate the time-consuming environmental review process for th e Phase Two plan.
Providence Saint John’s Phase Tw o applications have been pendin g for almost two
years now, and it is critical to move these applications forwar d in order to realize the
important health care uses and community benefits included in t he plan.
Although Staff’s rest ructured entitlements process for Phase Two is significantly
more burdensome, time-consuming and costly for Providence Saint John’s, the reasons
underlying Staff’s recommended appr oach are sound. And, the Pl anning Commission
supported Staff’s recommended appr oach at their float-up hearin g in April. Thus, if the
City Council decides to move forward on the basis of Staff’s re commendation,
Providence Saint John’s will c ooperate with the understanding t hat Providence Saint
John’s DA vesting protections fo r uses and floor area will rema in in effect and the Phase
Two plan will provide Providenc e Saint John’s with sufficient t ime to implement the plan.
plarmore@hlkklaw.com
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This letter provides you with in formation concerning Providence Saint John’s
including with respect to: its h istory, its DA with the City, the health care planning that
informs the Phase Two plan, key components of the Phase Two plan, and how the
Phase Two plan compares to the DA and the 2015 Zoning Ordinance . Attached is
Providence Saint John’s submittal package for your December 6 th float-up hearing,
which contains a more in depth treatment of the Phase Two plan.
I.
BACKGROUND
A. Providence Saint John’s History.
Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and op ened in 1942,
Providence Saint John’s has ear ned a national reputation as an outstanding center for
health and healing. With approxim ately 1,700 employees, the 26 5-bed facility is
recognized nationwide for its high quality care. Providence Sa int John’s Health Center
has been recognized by leading cons umer rating agency Healthgrades for being one of
the 50 Best Hospitals in Americ a and ranking in the top percent age for key clinical
services, including Cardiac Care , Joint Replacement, Gastrointe stinal Care,
Neurosurgery, and Patient Safety.
Additionally, for more than 30 years the physicians and scienti sts at the John
Wayne Cancer Institute have ma de ground breaking discoveries in Santa Monica that
have fundamentally changed the way cancer is detected, diagnose d and treated. In
addition to cancer care, Providence Saint John’s is widely known for excellence in
women’s health, orthopedics, neuroscience and cardiology.
In 2014, Providence Health & Servi ces became the sponsor of Providence Saint
John’s and has continued its commit ment to meet the health care needs of the
community.1 Since its founding in 1939, Pro vidence Saint John’s has remai ned a non-
profit health center in Santa Monica.
B. Overall Site Context.
Providence Saint John’s is located in an area bounded by Arizon a Avenue to the
north, Broadway to the south, 20t h Street to the west and 23rd Street to the east. The
site is bisected by Santa Monica Boulevard into the North Campu s and South Campus.
1 In addition, earlier this year P rovidence Health & Services an d St. Joseph’s
Health created a new parent c ompany, Providence St. Joseph’s He alth, a not-for-profit
health and social services system.
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Figure 2.1 in the float-up submi ttal materials highlights the P rovidence Saint John’s
campus.
C. Providence Saint John’s Devel opment Agreement With The City.
Saint John’s suffered signific ant damage in the Northridge Eart hquake in 1994.
After closing for nine months as temporary seismic repairs were completed, Saint
John’s commenced a master planning process to achieve two objec tives: (1) rebuild its
core hospital facilities consis tent with augmented State seismi c requirements (Phase
One); and (2) augment its health c are services to address the Santa Monica area’s 21st
Century health care needs (Phase Two).
This planning effort led Saint J ohn’s to file a DA application with the City in 1996.
After a two-plus year public pro cess, the Santa Monica City Cou ncil approved a DA for
the Saint John’s campus in June 1998. In 2011, the City of San ta Monica approved an
amendment to the DA.
Phase One construction was comp leted in early 2014. When Provi dence Health
and Services assumed sponsorsh ip of the health center, Providen ce Saint John’s began
working on the Phase Two planning process. Per the DA, in early Spring 2015,
Providence Saint John’s filed its applications for Phase Two. These applications
included a South Campus Master Plan Application and eight Devel opment Review
Permit (“DRP”) applications. Pro vidence Saint John’s applicati ons were deemed
complete in June 2015, prior to the DA’s Phase Two vesting dead line.
D. The Development Agreem ent And Phase Two.
The DA’s Phase Two provisions e stablish vested floor areas, hei ght standards,
and setbacks for the three North Campus sites and vested floor area for the South
Campus as a whole. The DA vests 347,500 sf of above-grade floo r area and 55,000 sf
of below-grade area on the North Campus (DA Section 3.7.3(a)). The South Campus
aggregate vested floor area is 396 ,500 sf (DA Section 3.7.3(b)).
In addition, the DA provides vesti ng protection for certain Pha se Two uses. This
protection includes various hos pital and health care uses, heal th and wellness uses,
education and conference facilitie s, visitor housing, replaceme nt multi-family housing
units, and parking.
For the North Campus Phase Two si tes, the DA allows Development Review
Permits (“DRPs”) for these bui ldings to be brought forward inde pendently from any
Phase Two master planning process.
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For the South Campus, the DA requi res that the South Campus be
comprehensively planned by Providence Saint John’s and approved by the City through
a South Campus Master Plan tha t includes height, parking, uses and phasing/timing.
The DA also provides that the So uth Campus must contain a minim um of 35% open
space. The DA allows for the S outh Campus Master Plan and DRPs for South Campus
Phase Two buildings to be approved concurrently by the Planning Commission.
The DA further provides that the City may not impair Providence Saint John’s
vested uses or vested floor area in approving the South Campus Master Plan or any
DRPs for any Phase Two buildings.
E. The DA and Community Benefits.
The DA requires Prov idence Saint John’s to m aintain an ongoing community
benefits program for the entire te rm of the DA (i.e., until 205 3). These ongoing
community benefits include the following:
A comprehensive needs assessment e very three years to assess t he
health care needs of the community.
An annual Community Benefit Plan which includes a Santa Monica
Community Access Plan.
An annual monetary obligation for the Santa Monica Community A ccess
Plan.
An updated and expanded Santa M onica Community Access Plan for
Phase Two.
The provision of childcare services and an expansion of those services for
Phase Two.
35% open space on the South Campus.
A requirement to replace 10 uni ts of existing and unoccupied m ulti-family
housing if the existing 10-unit mul ti-family housing building a t 1417-1423
21st Street is removed. Two of the units are required to be de ed-
restricted affordable units.
A Transportation Demand Managem ent Plan and Parking Management
Plan.
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A Neighborhood Protection Plan that includes various neighborh ood
protection measures developed in response to input at the commu nity
meeting and other informal i nput during the 2011 DA Amendment.
Since the DA was originally ado pted in 1998, Providence Saint J ohn’s has
provided substantially more community benefits than required by the DA. In 2015,
Providence Saint John’s total Co mmunity Benefits as reported to the State were valued
at $77.7 million. The portion directly benefiti ng Santa Monica residents and non-profits,
the Santa Monica Community Acce ss Plan, had a value of $19.3 mi llion.
In 2015, Providence Saint John’s child care center, Early Child hood Directions,
served 31 Providence Saint John’s families and 32 community fam ilies by providing
care to 41 preschoolers, 13 toddlers, and 9 infants.
II.
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S PLAN FOR PHASE TWO
A. Phase Two Vision And Planning.
The plan for Phase Two is a cul mination of the research, recomm endations, and
priorities identified by Provi dence Saint John’s, including those from a Community
Needs Assessment.
The internal planning and Co mmunity Needs Assessment identified a need for
greater emphasis on health and we llness as well as replacement facilities for the John
Wayne Cancer Institute and Child and Family Development Center. Phase Two will
expand Providence Saint John’s c apacities in outpatient and ambulatory care programs
and other related healt h and wellness programs. The ultimate goal of Phase Two is to
create a broader and more balanc ed range of health care service s that builds upon the
existing excellence of programs already offered, while expandin g programs that focus
on health, wellness, prevention, and education.
B. The Phase Two Plan.
Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan, as reflected in its pen ding applications
(and as modified based upon inpu t from City Staff, the communit y and the Planning
Commission), is explained fully in Providence Saint John’s floa t-up materials and the
Staff Report. This letter highl ights key features of Providenc e Saint John’s plan for
Phase Two. Briefly:
1. DA Consistency: Providence Saint John’s Phase Two plan is f ully consistent
with the DA with respect to floor area, uses and open space. T he only areas of
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difference are with respect to tim ing for the North Campus buildings (Providence Saint
John’s is seeking to build the No rth Campus buildings more slowly, which the City
Attorney believes triggers the need for a DA amendment) and cha nges made in
response to City/community inpu t with respect to circulation an d the structure of Phase
Two entitlements.
2. Phase Two Size And Scale: In considering City Staff’s discu ssion item about
project alternatives and potential changes to the total overall floor area of Phase Two,
we ask that you consider the following:
a. Less Development Than Allowed by Zoning. Providence Saint
John’s Phase Two plan contemplat es an overall 2.14 FAR (740,000
square feet), which is signifi cantly less development than is a llowed
by the new Zoning Ordinance (2.5 FAR or 866,250 square feet) in
the absence of the DA.
b. Meeting Identified Needs. Each and every building in Phase Two
has been designed to accommodat e a key health care need,
supporting need, DA-requirement, o r urban planning need (e.g.,
neighborhood-serving uses) identified during the early Phase Tw o
planning process.
c. Reducing Vested Development. Providence Saint John’s is not
asking for any more floor area than is vested in the 1998 DA.
Instead, Providence Saint John’s is proposing to relinquish so me
of its vested floor area -- 4,000 square feet entirely (i.e., t hat will not
be built) and 157,000 square fee t to be devoted to above-grade
parking rather than for additional program uses.
d. Modest Net Program Increase. The Phase Two plan sets forth the
parameters and vested rights for Providence Saint John’s campus
development for the next 20-25 years. Phase Two, when fully bu ilt,
will increase Providence Sain t John’s net floor area (not including
above-grade parking) in comparison to its pre-earthquake size b y
slightly less than 300,000 square feet over a 40-45 year period , or
about 7,500 square feet per year on average.
e. EIR Will Study Reduced Density Alternatives. Providence Saint
John’s recognizes that the City, a s part of the EIR for Phase T wo,
will study reduced density alter natives notwithstanding Provide nce
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Saint John’s vested floor area and vested uses as established i n
the DA.
3. Parking: Providence Saint John’s plan for Phase Two assures all of
Providence Saint John’s parking needs will be accommodated on-c ampus in parking
facilities owned by Providence Saint John’s.
a. The Phase Two plan includes a commitment to (a) phasing out reliance on
leased parking and replacing it w ith on-site parking that will be shared
between the various Phase One and Two uses and (b) conducting p arking
demand studies with updated empiri cal data as part of the DRP p rocess
for the individual Phase Two buildings to best ensure Providenc e Saint
John’s is meeting but not exceed ing its peak parking demand.
b. All Phase Two buildings inc lude subterranean parking. And P rovidence
Saint John’s is committed to build ing a new parking structure e arly in
Phase Two as a means of “front loading” parking and ensuring Pr ovidence
Saint John’s has sufficient parki ng at all times during Phase T wo
development. Please note that P rovidence Saint John’s is givin g up
valuable vested floor area to p rovide this parking structure be cause it is
essential to allowing the health center to remain in operation throughout all
stages of Phase Two implementati on and minimizing impacts on ar ea
residents and businesses.
4. Publicly-Accessible Open Spaces: Providence Saint John’s plan for Phase
Two includes publicly-accessibl e open spaces strategically loca ted throughout the
campus, with proposed uses desi gned to activate the open spaces consistent with their
hospital/health care setting. In addition, the existing North Campus Entry Plaza on the
north side of Santa Monica Boule vard (Phase One) will be enlarg ed and redesigned to
facilitate greater use. And, the various open spaces will be l inked by a pedestrian
“wellness walk,” which is intended to further encourage activit y in the planned open
spaces. Open spaces, particularl y on the South Campus, have al so been designed to
create desirable buffer zones from existing residential buildin gs.
5. Mobility: Phase Two includes s ignificant mobi lity improveme nts for
pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles that will benefit the surrou nding community. These
include widened sidewa lks along Broadway and Santa Monica Boule vard and two new
(north/south) streets connecting Santa Monica Boulevard and Bro adway: 20th Place
and 22nd Street, which will be ac cessible to bicycles as well a s vehicles. These new
streets will be created on existing Providence Saint John’s property and are not
included within the 35% open space calculations for the South C ampus. The North
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Campus Entry Plaza will be modi fied to align with these two new streets. And bicycle
parking will be scattered thr oughout the campus to accommodate bicycle users.
6. Community Benefits: Phase Two will include expanded communi ty benefits
and child care services as pro vided in the DA. Providence Sain t John’s understands
that the Phase Two process will include further discussion of community benefits. In
providing guidance for this discussion, we ask the City Council to consider the following:
a. Providence Saint John’s is a non-profit community-based heal th care
provider. Providence Saint John’s health care and related serv ices,
including those planned for Phas e Two, are a community benefit.
b. The DA contains a community benefit requirement that far exc eeds the
community benefit requirements imposed on other projects.
c. The only DA change being reque sted by Providence Saint John’s is the
right to build Phase Two more s lowly. Providence Saint John’s is not
seeking any changes in its Phase Two floor area or uses as cont emplated
in the DA. To the contrary, Pro vidence Saint John’s proposes t o build
substantially less program floor a rea in Phase Two than the DA allows.
7. Phase Two Timeline: Providenc e Saint John’s is proposing to build Phase
Two in stages with up to 17 y ears to file amended DRPs for the final Phase Two
buildings. While all of the Phase Two buildings are high prior ity, including those in the
latter stages which have import ant uses such as additional in-p atient beds, the time
periods to file amended DRPs for the various Phase Two building s reflect the urgent
need to replace the John Wayne C ancer Institute as well as logi stical reasons. For
example, the Child and Family D evelopment Center is prioritized in an early stage
because (a) additional capacity for child care spaces is requir ed by the DA to
accommodate the child care needs of Phase Two employees and (b) the site of the
existing Child and Family Dev elopment Center is needed for the early parking structure
to allow redevelopment of the re st of the campus. The extended timetable to implement
Phase Two will allow Providence Saint John’s to stay in operati on at all times during
Phase Two construction, conti nue to provide sufficient parking to meet its parking
needs, maximize on-site staging and minimize negative impacts o n neighbors, and have
sufficient time to raise the very substantial charitable dollar s needed to fund Phase Two.
III.
CITY STAFF’S PROPOSED ST RUCTURE FOR ENTITLEMENTS
As the Staff Report indicates, S taff is recommending a signific antly different
structure for Providence Saint J ohn’s Phase Two entitlements in comparison to the
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approach taken in Providence Sain t John’s pending applications (which generally
follows the structure set forth in the DA). A key decision for the City Council in your
float-up hearing is to provide direction with respect to the structure of Phase Two
entitlements.
Although Staff’s recommended approac h has disadvantages for Providence
Saint John’s, at the same time P rovidence Saint John’s recogniz es the public benefits of
Staff’s approach and appreciates the Planning Commission’s unan imous support for
this approach. Accordingly, Providence Saint John’s is prepare d to move forward with
its Phase Two entitlements on t he basis recommended by City Sta ff (and the Planning
Commission).
The essential features of Staff ’s alternative Phase Two entitle ment structure are:
The DA’s requirement for a South Campus Master Plan (which doe s not
include the Phase Two properties north of Santa Monica Boulevar d) would
be replaced with a Phase Two Master Plan encompassing all of Ph ase
Two (both north and south o f Santa Monica Boulevard).
The DA would be modified to r equire approval of the Phase Two Master
Plan first, followed by review of the individual Development Review
Permits (“DRP”) for Phase Two bu ildings in closer proximity to when each
building will be constructed. The Phase Two Master Plan would set
milestones for when revised DRPs for each Phase Two building mu st be
filed and deemed complete. (Note: As mentioned above, the DA c urrently
allows Providence Saint John’s to process DRPs for North Campus
buildings without a master plan and allows Providence Saint Joh n’s to
process DRPs for South Campus bui ldings concurrently with the S outh
Campus Master Plan.)
The City Council (not the Plann ing Commission) would be the Ci ty’s
decision-making body for the Phase Two Master Plan.
Regardless of the Phase Two entit lement structure, per the DA Providence Saint
John’s needs continuing legal assu rance that its vested uses an d vested floor area will
be respected and not impaired. Suc h assurance is essential for Providence Saint
John’s to move forward with Phase Two entitlements, which will include a very costly
and time-consuming environmental impact report to holistically review the Phase Two
project. The City cannot accompli sh its public infrastructure or other planning objectives
for the Providence Saint John’s ca mpus in the absence of Provid ence Saint John’s
being assured in the Phase Two Ma ster Plan that it will be able to complete construction
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of its Phase Two buildings as pl anned within a workable timetab le. And such assurance
will ensure that the City and co mmunity receive the very substa ntial benefits that
Providence Saint John will prov ide as part of Phase Two.
IV.
CONCLUSION
Based upon the foregoing, we respectfully ask the City Council to direct City Staff
to move forward with City’s St aff’s recommended procedural DA a mendment and a DA
amendment to allow for an extended timeframe to complete Phase Two development
through a comprehensive phasing pl an. Above all, it is essenti al that the City Council
promptly authorize your Staff to process Providence Saint John’s Phase Two
entitlements including an EIR. Providence Saint John’s will ap preciate your support in
moving forward as expeditiously as possible with the Phase Two entitlement process.
Sincerely,
Paula J. Larmore
CMH:akp
Enclosure
cc: Rick Cole
Elaine Polachek
David Martin
Jing Yeo
Roxanne Tanemori
Marsha Jones Moutrie
Susan Y. Cola
Marcel Loh
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Maryanne
Solomon
1217
23 rd
St.
Santa
Monica,
CA
90404
maryanneso@mac.com
310 -‐829 -‐7218
RE:
St.
John’s
Hospital
Agenda
Item
8A.
Comments:
• The
City
should
hire
an
outside
experienced
land -‐use
lawyer
to
look
at
all
the
agreements
between
the
City
and
St.
Johns
to
see
if
there
are
obligations
St.
Johns
has
that
are
not
being
enforced
or
where
they
may
not
be
in
compliance
(this
is
important
because
of
the
dispute
over
the
City
and
St.
John’s
understanding
about
the
parking
garage
that
St.
John’s
didn’t
build
when
it
rebuilt
the
hosp ital);
• The
City
should
also
review
in
detail
the
community
benefit
information
and
statistics
that
St.
Johns
says
it
has
provided
to
Santa
Monica
over
the
years,
including
the
#
of
patients
that
are
SM
residents
year -‐by -‐year
in
comparison
to
all
patients
treated
and
the
claimed
economic
value
of
community
benefits
to
residents
and
local
nonprofits
and
everyone
else
they
have
served;
• As
to
the
underground
parking
garage,
this
is
still
a
sore
point
because
now
St.
John’s
wants
to
build
a
large,
above -‐ground
p arking
structure
on
20 th
Street,
which
will
displace
an
existing
child
care
facility,
disrupt
the
neighborhood
and
probably
increase
the
traffic
congestion
on
20 th
Street
that
would
not
be
the
case
if
St.
John’s
had
built
the
underground
garage
it
was
supp osed
to
build
for
the
main
hospital;
• What
additional
community
benefits
are
being
offered
for
building
the
above-‐ground
garage
and
are
they
sufficient?
• Why
isn’t
St.
John’s
building
work
force
housing
when
it
raised
the
problems
it
was
having
recruiting
nu rses
and
other
hospital
personnel
as
a
major
issue
when
it
participated
in
the
City’s
workforce
housing
task
force?
(And
how
many
nurses
and
employees
currently
live
in
Santa
Monica
and
how
many
commute
now?)
• The
true
phasing
of
“Phase
2”
needs
to
be
bette r
explained
as
to
all
the
impacts,
including
the
short -‐term
construction
and
traffic
impacts
on
the
surrounding
neighborhood
because
both
the
north
and
south
sides
of
Santa
Monica
Blvd
would
be
under
construction
as
part
of
that
“one”
phase.
In
reality
ho w
many
phases
or
sub-‐phases
are
there?
• When
will
St.
Johns
provide
a
traffic
study
analyzing
all
of
the
traffic
impacts
anticipated
from
each
part
of
Phase
2
to
determine
if
the
project
is
too
much?
• Is
St.
John’s
meeting
its
traffic
mitigations
now
under
its
agreements
with
the
City
and
if
not,
what
will
it
do
and
when
to
meet
the
targets?
• If
Phase
2
(all
8
buildings
are
approved
and
built)
what
is
the
expected
increase
in
patients
from
inside
and
outside
of
Santa
Monica,
and
the
increase
in
hospital
employees
from
inside
and
outside
of
Santa
Monica?
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To City Council, City Manager
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Subject: 12/6/16 Agenda Item 8.A. Providence Sain t John’s Health Center Development Agreement
Amendment Float-Up Discussion
Here are some of my disjointed thoughts for your consideration.
The terms ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ need to refer to both residents and businesse s, tenants and owners, as
all will be impacted.
Community Benefits:
1) A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St. across from the emergency room.
2) Street lights on Broadway are in the plans, this is good. If this is not approved, then light ed crosswalks are a
must. Currently it is hazardous fo r pedestrians to cross Broadway at the intersections in this area.
3) Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy homeless.
4) Santa Monica needs mental health facilities for all ages.
5) An annual meeting for residents a nd/or neighborhoods to discuss issues arising from St. John’s operational
activities. This requirement is in add ition to the request for project updates. And this should last for a long as the
development agreement is in effect, or longer.
Construction thoughts:
Construction should be done with minimal disturba nce to neighborhood (recognizi ng that disturbance will
occur).
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St. John’s needs to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces used by
residents and business customers and em ployees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not bl ock streets, driveways, etc.
Neighbors should be notified neighbors wh en off-hour construction pe rmits are issued. This is so they can plan
for noise, and so they don’t contact city to report permitted noise as violations.
Requirement that during construction St. John’s hold a community meeting regularly to update the community
of progress, changes, etc. These m eetings should be no longer than 6 mont hs apart. These meetings should be
held in a place that has easy access and good parking.
Design Changes:
The North Campus Mullin Plaza appears to me to be a cement desert. I would like to see it redesigned into
something friendlier for sitt ing, lounging and relaxing.
Realigning the North Campus driveways to match th e new proposed streets and moving the streetlights
accordingly makes good sense.
I am pleased to hear the hospital is pl anning for the ability to add more inpa tient beds, as I think there may be a
need as population increases.
I am also pleased to know that St. Jo hn’s plans to put in adequate parking. I would hope it would be more than
adequate.
Sum:
St. John’s hospital was not a good neighbor during the Nort h Campus construction. There have been changes to
the hospital philosophy and staffing since then and comm unity relationships have improved. I hope this will
continue in the future.
Sincerely,
Nancy M. Morse
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Monday, December 05, 2016 3:59 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica City Coucil 12/6/16 : ST JOHNS FLOAT-UP
Importance:High
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Catherine Eldridge [mailto:Catherine@WestsideRC.org]
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 7:14 PM
To: lindsay.baker@providence.org
Cc: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Sue Himmelrich (sue.himmelrich@gmail.com)
<sue.himmelrich@gmail.com>; Kevin McKeown Fwd <kevin@mckeown.net>; Ted Winterer
<Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>; Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; David Martin
<David.Martin@SMGOV.NET>; Rick Cole <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Santa Monica City Coucil 12/6/16 : ST JOHNS FLOAT ‐UP
Importance: High
12.2.16
RE ST JO HN 'S FLOAT UP FEEDBACK/MITIGATION
Attached you will find a mitigation plan which I would like to have included in all future discussions of the St John's
Hospital planning process.
Although the hospital currently has an annual meeting with residents, with further development and over a longer
period of time, the need for an increase in number, scope of such meetings will necessarily increase. Additionally, given
the size of this project, a more extensive, formalized "Good Neighbor Plan" actually included in the finalized City
agreement should be considered.
Please consider the following as a formal request for such a plan and one that in cludes the following elements as a
minimum consideration:
Catherine Eldridge
PNA board member
SoMC Neighbors Board Member/ PNA Liaison
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Catherine Eldridge
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 11:15 AM
To: 'Stacy Dalgleish'; Stefani Uhler; SMMCN Email address; John C. Smith; Catherine Huh; Andy Hoyer; Ellen Hannan;
Catherine Eld ridge; Nick Boles; Nancy Coleman; Elizabeth Van Denburgh; Nancy Morse; Mary Marlow
Subject: RE: St Johns float ‐up community benefits next week
Importance: High
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Built in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to
contact regarding project related issues at St John's.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT HELD at the hospital (due to parking
limitations ) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY. City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a publically accessible written public record of all received comments/issues occurring via
these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
Comment record inclusion in currently occurring annual DA agreement compliance re p ort produced by City for City
Council / public review .
AFTER project completion annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss issues arising from St
John's operational activities. On ‐going Employee mediator assignment for community contact. Written Records with
public access. 10 ‐15 year agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GO OD NEIGHBO R AGREEMENT
and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
Catherine Eldridge
Midcity Board Member/PNA Liaison
PNA Board Member
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From: Stacy Dalgleish [mailto:sdalgleish@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 4:28 AM
To: Stefani Uhler; SMMCN Email address; John C. Smith; Catherine Huh; Andy Hoye r; Ellen Ha nnan; Catherine Eldridge;
Catherine Eldridge; Stacy Dalgleish; Nick Boles; Nancy Coleman; Elizabeth Van Denburgh; Nancy Morse; Mary Marlow
Subject: St Johns float ‐up community benefits next week
I want St John's to make Broadway and Santa Monica Blvds their community Beautification project. There are 19 empty
tree wells along Broadway. And another 20 that were filled in with concrete. The irs is a very lo ng term job subjecting the
neighbors and businesses in the area to bear the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build ‐out to give something attractive and concrete before and after construction of each new
area.
Sufficient drop ‐ off zones could be located in these areas. Safe Drop off zones are a very large concern fo r loved ones.
A tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney that went down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into murals.
Expansion of the current in ‐patient hom e less referral program to include the healthy homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18 ‐30 years of age in in ‐patient and out ‐patient.
Thank you very much.
Stacy
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From:Nancy Morse <nancym@netzero.net>
Sent:Monday, December 05, 2016 4:02 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Fwd: 12/6/2016 Agenda item 8.A.: Prov idence St. John’s HC DA Amendment
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Sub j ect: 12/6/2016 Agenda item 8.A.: Provide nce St. John’s HC DA Amendment
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 15:44:14 -0800
From: N ancy Morse <nancym@netzero.net>
To: tony.vazquez@smgov.net , kevin@mckeown.net , gleam.davis@smgov.net , pam.oconnor@smgov.net ,
sue.himmelrich@smgov.net , terry.oday@smgov.net , ted.winterer@smgov.net , council@smgov.net ,
clerk@smgov.net , rick.cole@smgov.net
To City Council, City Manager
From: Nancy M. Morse
Subject: 12/6/16 Agenda Item 8.A. Providence Sain t John’s Health Center Development Agreement
Amendment Float-Up Discussion
Here are some of my disjointed thoughts for your consideration.
The terms ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ need to refer to both residents and businesse s, tenants and owners, as
all will be impacted.
Community Benefits:
1) A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St. across from the emergency room.
2) Street lights on Broadway are in the plans, this is good. If this is not approved, then light ed crosswalks are a
must. Currently it is hazardous fo r pedestrians to cross Broadway at the intersections in this area.
3) Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy homeless.
4) Santa Monica needs mental health facilities for all ages.
5) An annual meeting for residents a nd/or neighborhoods to discuss issues arising from St. John’s operational
activities. This requirement is in add ition to the request for project updates. And this should last for a long as the
development agreement is in effect, or longer.
Construction thoughts:
Construction should be done with minimal disturba nce to neighborhood (recognizi ng that disturbance will
occur).
St. John’s needs to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces used by
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residents and business customers and em ployees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not bl ock streets, driveways, etc.
Neighbors should be notified neighbors wh en off-hour construction pe rmits are issued. This is so they can plan
for noise, and so they don’t contact city to report permitted noise as violations.
Requirement that during construction St. John’s hold a community meeting regularly to update the community
of progress, changes, etc. These m eetings should be no longer than 6 mont hs apart. These meetings should be
held in a place that has easy access and good parking.
Design Changes:
The North Campus Mullin Plaza appears to me to be a cement desert. I would like to see it redesigned into
something friendlier for sitt ing, lounging and relaxing.
Realigning the North Campus driveways to match th e new proposed streets and moving the streetlights
accordingly makes good sense.
I am pleased to hear the hospital is pl anning for the ability to add more inpa tient beds, as I think there may be a
need as population increases.
I am also pleased to know that St. Jo hn’s plans to put in adequate parking. I would hope it would be more than
adequate.
Sum:
St. John’s hospital was not a good neighbor during the Nort h Campus construction. There have been changes to
the hospital philosophy and staffing since then and comm unity relationships have improved. I hope this will
continue in the future.
Sincerely,
Nancy M. Morse
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From:Mari Ostendorf <jimandmari@me.com>
Sent:Monday, December 05, 2016 8:36 PM
To:Council Mailbox
Cc:santamonicamidcityneighbors dalgleish; Tony Vazquez; Rick Cole; Mari Ostendorf;
Clerk Mailbox
Subject:Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 - MidCity Resident Input
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email, which I submit as a 13 year resident and homeowner in Santa Monica's Mid City
neighborhood, with two young children in our neighborhood school, McKinley Elementary, at 2401 Santa Monica Boulevard.
McKinley is the only SMMUSD school directly adjacent to a 4-lane highway (Hwy 2/Santa Monica Blvd), one block from the St.
Johns/Providence campus. This multi-year proj ect will place an excessive amount of add itional heavy-vehicle traffic during the
construction phase, not to mention the additional traffic brought to the location ongoing/post completion.
I believe that our school community, students, parents, guardians, and family members, will be greatly impacted by this project . We
are a very pedestrian-friendly school with many of our children (preschool to grade 5) walking, biking, skateboarding and scoot ing to
and from school, some of them unaccompanied.
With this in mind, I am requesting City Council to strongly co nsider the following, while working with SMMUSD, City of Santa
Monica, MidCity Neighbors, and St. Johns/Providence:
Increased "School Zone" signage in VERY PROMINENT locations along Santa Monica Blvd and adjacent
roads/intersections
Permanent East/West bound "Your Speed Is" signage to run 24/7 along Santa Monica Blvd well before entering the school
zone
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at Cloverfield and Santa Monica Blvd
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd
Retain Crossing Guards at Chelsea and Santa Monica Blvd, and Chelsea and Arizona
Bollards along Santa Monica Blvd from Chelsea to Cloverfield
Sound-proofing of "relocatable classrooms" and main building classrooms that face Santa Monica Blvd
Regularly scheduled meetings (every 6 months for duration of program, commencing immediately) with McKinley
Community members, including parents, at the school if possible
o If meetings are at St. Johns/Providence, schedule both AM and PM sessions, with childcare and providing
refreshments to accommodate working parents
o Provide free BBB passes or alternate transportation to the m eetings, for families without personal vehicles or those
reliant on public transportation
Regularly scheduled, open meetings with school site administrators and SMMUSD personnel for community input pertaining
to project
Encourage low-emmision construction vehicles
Ensure construction vehicles, including cement trucks, are not "i dling" along the streets as th ey "wait" for the "6AM start
day. This was an issue for neighbors near the Expo Line with trucks queuing up and loudly idling.
Guarenteed on-site parking at St. John/Providence facilities
Encourage St. Johns/Providence to provide on-site ChildCare facility
Encourage St. Johns/Provident to provide on-site, satellite Boys & Girls Club open to Mid City neighborhood.
Provide an on-site community library to mitigate the fact that Mid City does not have a public library
Ensure there is NO disruption to the BBB schedule, especially #1
Provide a dedicated resource for community communication
I greatly appreciate your commitment to the safety of our children and the improvement of our Mid City neighborhood.
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Regards,
Mari Ostendorf
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Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8A - St. John's/Providence Development Agreement
Nancy Coleman, Social Services Commission Member, NOMA Board
Member, speaking as an individual who lives at 349 Euclid St.
St. John's Providence Hospital is a general hospital seeking to become a world
class Specialty Hospital as it expands to more than 800,000 sq. ft. with a
significant impact on the community. Santa Monica is likely to become a
center for Medical Tourism as the facilities become more accom plished
through research and patient services. This expansion will have through all
of its stages have a huge impact on Santa Monica and its residents. St.
John's must make a contribution to the City of Santa Monica and those who
live here.
The community benefits must meet the significant health and medical needs of
City residents. The Staff Report asks that the Social Services Commission
weigh in on this issue. The Commission began a discussion of this at it’s
monthly meeting last night and will continue if that is the desire of the Council.
The benefits must be quantifiable, reported by St. John's/Providence, with the
concurrence of the community organizations where referrals may have
originated. The current state of the statistics is confusing, does not
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differentiate between a single service, and a set of services that one or many
individuals might have received. These must be unduplicated counts. The
annual compliance reports do not differentiate between "grant funds received",
matching dollars to obtain the funding, and charity dollars provided to
community organization "partners". These benefits must go beyond what is
required by federal, state, and local law/regulations but must meet the needs
of children, youth, adults and seniors. 20% of Santa Monica residents live at
or below the poverty level, and while the Affordable Care Act provides health
coverage for this population others remain with poor heath services. St
John's previous "community benefits have been both overstating and
incorrectl y stating their community benefits. This is especially true of the cost
of Medicare patients and what is reimbursed from Medicare and what is called
$38,444, 645 in unreimbursed Medicare costs. This is also support equal to
$11,873,016. This is neither attributed to Santa Monica residents or is it fa ir
to call these community benefits. We would like to see a serious focus on
community benefits for Santa Monica residents with a 4 prong focus:
1) mental health care across all age groups both out -patient a nd in -patient;
2) substantial wellness programs such as for children to combat obesity and
diabetes; adult health and wellness programs for school age children and
adults as well as health screenings for aging in place seniors;
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3) care that is provided to Santa Monica residents that St John's/Providence
provides specific dollar amounts and services provided not put in a lump sum;
and
4) One third of the childcare slots for Santa Monica residents who are not
employees of Saint John's and whose economic situation is low income.
In addition, we would ask that the conference center being built be available
for free at least four times a month for community groups to use.
Also, we'd like to ensure that the traffic and parking are mitigated substantially
and that mitigation is measurable and enforceable over the life of the
development agreement/drps i.e., the shuttle from Memorial station shouldn't
be for 15 months but should be for the 55 years or greater when the
amendment is finalized.
Finally, as St Jo hn's Providence continues to become a more specialized
hospital i.e., cancer related based on their focus on John Wayne Cancer
Center and they will focus on this and draw people nationally and
internationally it is expected. This expansion of their specia lties MUST NOT
DILUTE the QUALITY AND QUANTITY of general health care they provide for
the City with respect to their acute care facilities e.g, emergency room. Do
not cut out general health care by providing simply "sweet care" for the
specialties.
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TO: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
FROM: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center (PSJHC)Development
Agreement Amendment Float-up Discussion – Items 4 and 5
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phase Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the following items
for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during discussion of items 4 and
5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for Phase
Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the
circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut-outs and permit parking is needed at
Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child-care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric emergency
room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica needs with respect to
residents and their families and the homeless population of the City.
Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not duplicate or
over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees, visitors)
move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of design for patients,
visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City Planning on humans flow
among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements, parking (how
many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative transportation means e.g.,
bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop-off and pickup ability, bus and skate boarding will
ensure safety and effective movement of patients, residents, care givers and employees into
and out of the PSJ Health Center Mid-City neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM trips. This
document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City Planning on how non-
pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering, unloading of passengers,
parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers and movement of vehicles, buses,
taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards from the PSJ Health Center.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for alternative
transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care-givers and residents
via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last mile” to the PSJ HC
neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) plan.
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Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be incorporated into
the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees, patients, care-givers and
residents, and functional. Leverage the well-being survey to identify specific needs for City and
neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback for how the
City and Mid-City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra-building pedestrian experience
(including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits, the City
should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was given a waiver
on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to communicate medicare and
medical offsets as community benefits which they are not and lack of clarity regarding reporting
they are building multi-family house but it is replacement housing not new multi-family
housing. Additional and real community benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension.
The original DA was negligent in the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted
neighborhood with the highest intensity of transportation and parking - medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and inpatient
psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our homeless
population. First-responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs. County Hospital or
Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A psychiatric unit will
provide for residents and their families to have mental health support in our City. Mental health
is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in our times; we need to be proactive and
support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but residents’ children
as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We need to be crystal clear about
what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure that residents’ receive a significant
community benefit through support of childcare for residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as “community
benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care-givers and
residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
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Board Members, Cont.
Susan Inwood
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Jeff Jarow
PAR Commercial Real Estate
Brokerage
Jeff Klocke
Pacific Park on the Santa
Monica Pier
Mitchell Kraus
Capital Intelli gence Associates
Tim Kusserow
Carlthorp School
Leonard “Len” Lanzi
Los Angeles Venture
Association
Paula Larmore
Harding Larmore Kutcher &
Kozal, LLP
Jeff Lasky
Hudson Pacific Properties,
Inc.
Matt Lavin
Worthe Real Estate Group
Richard Lawrence
Nat ional Bank of California
Paul Leclerc
Le Meridien Delfina
Gary Loeb
Chezgal Merchandising
Creations
Marcel Loh
St John’s Health Center
Providence
Brian Mac Mahon
Expert Dojo
Ellis O’Connor
MSD Hospitality Fai rmont
Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
Susan Gabr iel Potter
Bob Gabriel Insurance
Nat Trives
Coalition for Engaged
Educations
Juan Viramontes
Georgian Hotel
John Warfel
Metropolitan Pacific
Adam Weiss
Cornerstone OnDemand,
December 6 , 2016
Santa Monica City Council
1685 Main Street, Room 102
Santa Mon ica, CA 90401
Re: Item 8 -A: Providence Saint John’s Health Center Development
Agreement Amendment Float -Up Discussion
Dear City Councilmembers ,
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce is proud to support
Providence Saint John’s as it commences the second phase of its
redevelopment and expansion plan.
Providence Saint John’s has been an important member of the
Santa Monica community for 74 years and has provided healthcare
to generations of Santa Monica residents. Phase Two will allow
Providence Saint J ohn’s to continue their valuable work serving
the Santa Monica Community. In addition to providing an array of
healthcare services, Providence Saint John’s will continue to
provide substantial community benefits to Santa Monica residents.
As one of the City’s largest employers, Providence Saint John’s is
an engine of our local economy. Phase Two will provide new jobs
and contribute to economic growth in the City.
For these reasons, we encourage you to authorize Staff to proceed
with the City’s comprehe nsive review process for Phase Two.
On behalf of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, we thank
you for considering our comments.
Sincerely,
Laurel Rosen
Pres ident / CEO
Chair
Yesenia Monsour
Kaiser Permanente
Chair Elect
West Hooker
Locanda del Lago
Past C hair
Julia Ladd
Santa Monica Place
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Nelson
Tegner -Miller Insuran ce
Brokers
Vice Chair
Barbara Bishop
BBPR, Inc.
Vice Chair
Richard Chacker
Perry’s at the Beach
Vice Chair
Justin Grant
Morley Builders
Vice Chair
Pat McRoskey
The Water Garden
Vice Chair
Scott Schonfeld
Linwood Ventures
Board Members
Daniel Abra mson
RAND Corporation
Matthew Allnatt
Jonathan Club
Alisha Auringer
L A carGuy
Ted Braun
UCLA Health
Calvin Cheong
Cooley, LLC
Julia Cooksey
Frontier Communications
Kiersten Elliott
Santa Monica College
Michael Gruning
Pence Hawthorn
Mike Harriel
So uthern California Gas
Company
Colby Goff
Rustic Canyon Family
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From:danilobach <danilobach@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 1:14 PM
To:Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Subject:City Council meeting, agenda Item 8-A
Dear Mayor Vazquez and Council Members,
Though not a resident of the immediate neighborhood that's home to Providence/St. John's, I am a resident of the city and
along with my family a grateful beneficiary of the services S t. John's has long provided. As such, I urge the Council in
consideration of the extension for the hosp ital's Phase 2 plan to call for 1) the addition by the hospital of a sorely-needed
psychiatric emergency room and inpatient psychiatric unit; 2) wellness programs for children extending through their
school years to combat childhood diabetes and obesity; 3) health screenings for at-risk seniors; and 4) inclusion of
qualifying low-income Santa Monica households in any child care facility that may be built by the hospital.
Sincerely,
Danilo Bach
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Re: Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8.A. St. John’s Phase 2
Responses from Mid City Residents
Dear City Council,
Last week we asked for input from residents regarding St. John’s Phase 2 and the request
for extension. I have included the original request, followed by the responses to-date.
Thank you for your consideration of their concerns.
Stacy Dalgleish
President
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors
St. John's Hospital will be rebuilding and adding to the existing facility located in our Mid City
neighborhood between Broadway and Arizona and 20th Street to 23rd Street. Currently the project entails
approximately 800,000 square feet and 19 years to build. The project comes before City Council this
Tuesday, December 6, 2016. St. John's is asking for a time extension for project completion. Please share
your thoughts, suggestions, concerns, requests and ideas regarding community benefits and the request for
extension.
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board of Directors is seeking your input.
Thank you very much for your community involvement.
Responses:
Longtime Resident #1 :
Make sure that ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ refer to both residents and businesses, not
just owners.
Need to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces
used by residents and business customers and employees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not block streets, driveways, etc.
Notify neighbors when off-hour construction permits are issued.
During construction hold a community meeting regularly (every 6 months) to update the
community of progress, changes, etc.
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Construction should be done with minimal disturbance to neighborhood (recognizing
that disturbance will occur)
Possibly o nly 1 street light is planned for Broadway. They might consider crosswalks at
other locations, especially if the city does not allow the street light. Now it is hazardous
for people crossing Broadway.
A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St , across from the emergency room.
The need for inpatient mental health for ages 18-30; preferably for all ages.
Longtime Resident #2:
I am opposed to the time extension strongly. It gives them more time to build a project
that is too big to start with. If they can't get it done they have to come back at that time
and we will have a better idea of community benefits needed . Let ’s
not be fooled by an EIR report.
They are now required by the State Attorney General to fund a Mental Health Plan. So
that is not a community benefit. It is a mandate as part of their merger with St Josephs.
We need to be part of the process and will not be lied to any longer with small cons like
their landscape park which they have to do anyway.
Longtime Resident #3:
Built-in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community
mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to contact regarding project related issues.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF
SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT
HELD at the hospital (due to parking limitations) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY.
City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a written accessible public record of all public comments/
issues occurring via these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
AFTER project annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss
issues arising from St John's operational activities. On-going Employee mediator
assignment for community contact. Written Records with public access. 10-15 year
agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
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Longtime Resident #4 :
•The City should hire an outside experienced land-use lawyer to look at all
the agreements between the City and St. Johns to see if there are
obligations St. Johns has that are not being enforced or where they may
not be in compliance (this is important because of the dispute over the
City and St. John’s understanding about the parking garage that St.
John’s didn’t build when it rebuilt the hospital);
•The City should also review in detail the community benefit information
and statistics that St. Johns says it has provided to Santa Monica over the
years, including the # of patients that are SM residents year-by-year in
comparison to all patients treated and the claimed economic value of
community benefits to residents and local nonprofits and everyone else
they have served;
•As to the underground parking garage, this is still a sore point because
now St. John’s wants to build a large, above-ground parking structure on
20 th Street, which will displace an existing child care facility, disrupt the
neighborhood and probably increase the traffic congestion on 20 th Street
that would not be the case if St. John’s had built the underground garage
it was supposed to build for the main hospital;
•What additional community benefits are being offered for building the
above-ground garage and are they sufficient?
•Why isn’t St. John’s building work force housing when it raised the
problems it was having recruiting nurses and other hospital personnel as
a major issue when it participated in the City’s workforce housing task
force? (And how many nurses and employees currently live in Santa
Monica and how many commute now?)
•The true phasing of “Phase 2” needs to be better explained as to all the
impacts, including the short-term construction and traffic impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood because both the north and south sides of
Santa Monica Blvd would be under construction as part of that “one”
phase. In reality how many phases or sub-phases are there?
•When will St. Johns provide a traffic study analyzing all of the traffic
impacts anticipated from each part of Phase 2 to determine if the
project is too much?
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•Is St. John’s meeting its traffic mitigations now under its agreements
with the City and if not, what will it do and when to meet the targets?
•If Phase 2 (all 8 buildings are approved and built) what is the expected
increase in patients from inside and outside of Santa Monica, and the
increase in hospital employees from inside and outside of Santa Monica?
Individual comments from other Residents:
McKinley Elementary School is located two blocks from St. John’s Hospital and as such is
negatively impacted by increased traffic. Reaching out to the school, discovering their
needs, the specific impact on the school by the hospital, and working to fund
improvements would be very beneficial.
Theirs is a very long-term job subjecting the neighbors and businesses in the area to bear
the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees, wide
sidewalks and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build-out to give something attractive and concrete before
and after construction of each new area.
Sufficient drop-off zones could be located in these areas. Safe drop-off zones are a very
large concern for loved ones.
A free tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into
murals.
Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy
homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18-30 years of age in in-patient and out-
patient.
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:16 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8-A
From: Stacy Dalgleish [mailto:sdalgleish@mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:14 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Kevin McKeown
Fwd <kevin@mckeown.net>; Gleam Davis <Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Pam OConnor <Pam.OConnor@SMGOV.NET>;
Sue Himmelrich <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET>; Terry O’Day <Terry.Oday@smgov.net>; Ted Winterer
<Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: Rick Cole <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>; Clerk Mailbox <Clerk.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8 ‐A
Dear City Council,
I write regarding Phase 2 of St. John’s Hospital.
I live in the Mid City area of Santa Monica which contains the Health Care District and the Auto Sales District.
As you know St. John’s Hospital is comi ng before you requesting an extension to their 19 year build-out period.
At 63 years of age, 19 vs 30 years of build-out is not my most pressing concern. However, I do feel a
responsibility to my neighborhood and the future quality of life therein and ask that you take livability factors
into consideration.
Construction on 20th Street and Broadway will be intense. Our neighborhood already accepts the bulk of
incoming traffic between the hospitals and Santa Monica College. In addition, the area contained by 20th to
Cloverfield and Broadway to Colorado (the DMV area) will be intensely de veloped over the next two decades
and as you recall, Broadway and Colorado were left with Ti er 3 in the LUCE even as it was removed from other
areas. This area will be come an "activity center”.
St. John’s Hospital will have a strong presence on Broa dway. I would like to see this interface given as much
consideration as the Santa Monica Bl vd.-facing side. This should include deep sidewalks, buildings moved
away from those sidewalks, beautifully maintained plan tings, and artwork – an entrance that is not just the
“back-side" of the project but another entrance. St. J ohn’s is in a perfect positi on to set the stage for a
revitalized Broadway. I invite you to visit and see how it is currently ma intained. You will understand why this
is of concern.
Finally, a concern we continue to address is the need for a dedicated psychi atric emergency room along with an
inpatient psychiatric unit. We are hopefu l that continued requests by the community for such will be successful.
Many residents have written their specifi c concerns and suggestions. I have se nt these to you separately. In this
email, I ask that you carefully consider the impact of an 800,000 square foot constr uction project on an already
intensely used area, one that is considered home to many.
Thank you very much.
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Respectfully,
Stacy
Stacy Dalgleish
1437 24th Street
Santa Monica 90404
310-701-9876
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Re: Santa Monica City Council
December 6, 2016
Item 8.A. St. John’s Phase 2
Responses from Mid City Residents
Dear City Council,
Last week we asked for input from residents regarding St. John’s Phase 2 and the request
for extension. I have included the original request, followed by the responses to-date.
Thank you for your consideration of their concerns.
Stacy Dalgleish
President
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors
St. John's Hospital will be rebuilding and adding to the existing facility located in our Mid City
neighborhood between Broadway and Arizona and 20th Street to 23rd Street. Currently the project entails
approximately 800,000 square feet and 19 years to build. The project comes before City Council this
Tuesday, December 6, 2016. St. John's is asking for a time extension for project completion. Please share
your thoughts, suggestions, concerns, requests and ideas regarding community benefits and the request for
extension.
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board of Directors is seeking your input.
Thank you very much for your community involvement.
Responses:
Longtime Resident #1 :
Make sure that ‘neighborhood’ and ‘neighbors’ refer to both residents and businesses, not
just owners.
Need to provide parking for construction workers so they don’t take up parking spaces
used by residents and business customers and employees, such as street parking.
Material deliveries should not block streets, driveways, etc.
Notify neighbors when off-hour construction permits are issued.
During construction hold a community meeting regularly (every 6 months) to update the
community of progress, changes, etc.
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Construction should be done with minimal disturbance to neighborhood (recognizing
that disturbance will occur)
Possibly o nly 1 street light is planned for Broadway. They might consider crosswalks at
other locations, especially if the city does not allow the street light. Now it is hazardous
for people crossing Broadway.
A crosswalk on Arizona at 22nd St , across from the emergency room.
The need for inpatient mental health for ages 18-30; preferably for all ages.
Longtime Resident #2:
I am opposed to the time extension strongly. It gives them more time to build a project
that is too big to start with. If they can't get it done they have to come back at that time
and we will have a better idea of community benefits needed . Let ’s
not be fooled by an EIR report.
They are now required by the State Attorney General to fund a Mental Health Plan. So
that is not a community benefit. It is a mandate as part of their merger with St Josephs.
We need to be part of the process and will not be lied to any longer with small cons like
their landscape park which they have to do anyway.
Longtime Resident #3:
Built-in requirement to have an ASSIGNED PROJECT employee / community
mediator for public and NEIGHBORS to contact regarding project related issues.
Project Employee requirement for accountability to a Project assigned CITY OF
SANTA MONICA employee.
A public /neighborhood feedback meeting requirement EVERY 6 MONTHS. NOT
HELD at the hospital (due to parking limitations) but rather IN THE COMMUNITY.
City wide notification.
CITY requirement to keep a written accessible public record of all public comments/
issues occurring via these venues. The follow up actions taken. the outcomes.
AFTER project annual meeting requirement for Neighborhood(s) / Residents to discuss
issues arising from St John's operational activities. On-going Employee mediator
assignment for community contact. Written Records with public access. 10-15 year
agreement /DA (?) mandated requirement. City supervision of GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT and direct participation with regard to annual meeting.
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Longtime Resident #4 :
•The City should hire an outside experienced land-use lawyer to look at all
the agreements between the City and St. Johns to see if there are
obligations St. Johns has that are not being enforced or where they may
not be in compliance (this is important because of the dispute over the
City and St. John’s understanding about the parking garage that St.
John’s didn’t build when it rebuilt the hospital);
•The City should also review in detail the community benefit information
and statistics that St. Johns says it has provided to Santa Monica over the
years, including the # of patients that are SM residents year-by-year in
comparison to all patients treated and the claimed economic value of
community benefits to residents and local nonprofits and everyone else
they have served;
•As to the underground parking garage, this is still a sore point because
now St. John’s wants to build a large, above-ground parking structure on
20 th Street, which will displace an existing child care facility, disrupt the
neighborhood and probably increase the traffic congestion on 20 th Street
that would not be the case if St. John’s had built the underground garage
it was supposed to build for the main hospital;
•What additional community benefits are being offered for building the
above-ground garage and are they sufficient?
•Why isn’t St. John’s building work force housing when it raised the
problems it was having recruiting nurses and other hospital personnel as
a major issue when it participated in the City’s workforce housing task
force? (And how many nurses and employees currently live in Santa
Monica and how many commute now?)
•The true phasing of “Phase 2” needs to be better explained as to all the
impacts, including the short-term construction and traffic impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood because both the north and south sides of
Santa Monica Blvd would be under construction as part of that “one”
phase. In reality how many phases or sub-phases are there?
•When will St. Johns provide a traffic study analyzing all of the traffic
impacts anticipated from each part of Phase 2 to determine if the
project is too much?
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•Is St. John’s meeting its traffic mitigations now under its agreements
with the City and if not, what will it do and when to meet the targets?
•If Phase 2 (all 8 buildings are approved and built) what is the expected
increase in patients from inside and outside of Santa Monica, and the
increase in hospital employees from inside and outside of Santa Monica?
Individual comments from other Residents:
McKinley Elementary School is located two blocks from St. John’s Hospital and as such is
negatively impacted by increased traffic. Reaching out to the school, discovering their
needs, the specific impact on the school by the hospital, and working to fund
improvements would be very beneficial.
Theirs is a very long-term job subjecting the neighbors and businesses in the area to bear
the burden of dirt, dust, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
These streets need simple attractive neighborhood friendly attributes. Trees, wide
sidewalks and benches bring this instantly.
A viewing area for folks to watch the development as it progresses.
Think about staging the build-out to give something attractive and concrete before
and after construction of each new area.
Sufficient drop-off zones could be located in these areas. Safe drop-off zones are a very
large concern for loved ones.
A free tap card to use for lines in and out of the area.
A jitney down Broadway from Centinela to 11th street every half hour.
Working with Beautify Earth and Beautify Broadway to turn all available walls into
murals.
Expansion of the current in-patient homeless referral program to include the healthy
homeless.
Occupational therapy for the poor and elderly.
As always, we need mental health facilities for 18-30 years of age in in-patient and out-
patient.
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:19 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; David Martin
Subject:FW: community benefit from PSJHC for extending to Phase 2
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John's.
Thank you,
Stephanie
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Jodi Summers [mailto:jodi@jodisummers.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 11:38 AM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: community benefit from PSJHC for extending to Phase 2
Good day Council,
The residents of Santa Monica consider one of th e most important community benefits that PSJHC should provide to
enable its time extension for Phase
2 is the addition and capability of an psychiatric emergency room and an inpatient psychiatric unit. We believe the lack
of mental health capability in Santa Monica needs to be addressed and is a critical ne ed of the City.
Thank you,
Jodi Summers
Ocean Park Association
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:19 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; David Martin; Elaine Polachek
Subject:FW: St John Providence Hospital
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John's.
Thank you,
Stephanie
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: Stefani Kong Uhler [mailto:stefaniuhler@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 11:23 AM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: St John Providence Hospital
Dear City Council and Planning Commissioners of the City of Santa Monica,
The residents of Santa Mo nica consider one of the most important community benefits that PSJHC should provide to
enable its time extension for Phase 2 is the addition and capability of an psychiatric emergency room and an inpatient
psychiatric unit. We believe the lack of mental health capability in Santa Monica needs to be addressed and is a criti cal
need of the City.
Thank you
Best regards,
Stefani Uhler
Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors Board Member and resident
Sent from Stefani's iPhone
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TO: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
FROM: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center (PSJHC)Development
Agreement Amendment Float-up Discussion – Items 4 and 5
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phase Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the following items
for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during discussion of items 4 and
5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for Phase
Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the
circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut-outs and permit parking is needed at
Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child-care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric emergency
room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica needs with respect to
residents and their families and the homeless population of the City.
Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not duplicate or
over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees, visitors)
move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of design for patients,
visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City Planning on humans flow
among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements, parking (how
many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative transportation means e.g.,
bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop-off and pickup ability, bus and skate boarding will
ensure safety and effective movement of patients, residents, care givers and employees into
and out of the PSJ Health Center Mid-City neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM trips. This
document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City Planning on how non-
pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering, unloading of passengers,
parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers and movement of vehicles, buses,
taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards from the PSJ Health Center.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for alternative
transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care-givers and residents
via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last mile” to the PSJ HC
neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) plan.
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Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be incorporated into
the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees, patients, care-givers and
residents, and functional. Leverage the well-being survey to identify specific needs for City and
neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback for how the
City and Mid-City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra-building pedestrian experience
(including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits, the City
should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was given a waiver
on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to communicate medicare and
medical offsets as community benefits which they are not and lack of clarity regarding reporting
they are building multi-family house but it is replacement housing not new multi-family
housing. Additional and real community benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension.
The original DA was negligent in the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted
neighborhood with the highest intensity of transportation and parking - medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and inpatient
psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our homeless
population. First-responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs. County Hospital or
Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A psychiatric unit will
provide for residents and their families to have mental health support in our City. Mental health
is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in our times; we need to be proactive and
support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but residents’ children
as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We need to be crystal clear about
what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure that residents’ receive a significant
community benefit through support of childcare for residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as “community
benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care-givers and
residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
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Valerie Griffin
Santa Monica, CA 90403
December 6, 2016
Re: City Council 12/6/2016, 8A, Sain t John’s Health Center Float-Up
My first cancer death occurred on Christmas Eve when I was 7. My father’s favorite sister,
Joyce, died that day of a brain tumor. My Chr istmas present from her was under the tree. In
my family, we opened one present on Christmas Eve. I chose hers. Of all the presents I’ve
ever received, that one has most influenced my life. It was my first cookbook, the “Betty
Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls.” Whenev er I'm in my kitchen, she’s with me.
I wish I’d gotten to know her as an adult.
We’ve all been affected by cancer–personally or through family, friends, colleagues, or
others.
The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s is a world-class cancer research and
treatment center. Treatments developed there can and do flow outward to serve an
expanding community. The Health Center also includes a wide range of other excellent
medical services. To retain this level of service, a health center must continue to evolve.
This proposal starts with a good basic site pl an with essential items in place. Individual
components will require further design and ne gotiation over decades. The lengthy time
frame allows integration of changes to techno logy, treatment options, and transportation
needs.
With this plan, and careful stewardship by all stakeholders, Saint John’s Health Center will
continue to be part of the world-class me dical care available to all members of our
community.
You know about the Cancer Moonshot. Let’s make sure Santa Monica helps launch it!
Valerie Griffin
valeriegryphon@gmail.com
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Vernice Hankins
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:30 PM
To:Tony Vazquez; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Gleam Davis; Terry O’Day;
Kevin McKeown Fwd
Cc:councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; David Martin
Subject:FW: Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 - MidCity Resident Input
Council ‐
Please see the below email re: St. John’s.
Thank you,
Stephanie
From: Mari Ostendorf [mailto:jimandmari@me.com]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2016 8:36 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: santamonicamidcityneighbors dalgleish <SantaMonicaMidCityNeighbors@gmail.com>; Tony Vazquez
<Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Rick Cole <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>; Mari Ostendorf <jimandmari@me.com>; Clerk
Mailbox <Clerk.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Item 8.A. St. John's Phase 2 ‐ MidCity Resident Input
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email, which I submit as a 13 year resident and homeowner in Santa Monica's Mid City
neighborhood, with two young children in our neighborhood school, McKinley Elementary, at 2401 Santa Monica Boulevard.
McKinley is the only SMMUSD school directly adjacent to a 4-lane highway (Hwy 2/Santa Monica Blvd), one block from the St.
Johns/Providence campus. This multi-year pr oject will place an excessive amount of ad ditional heavy-vehicle traffic during the
construction phase, not to mention the additional traffic brought to the location ongoing/post completion.
I believe that our school community, students, parents, guardians, and family members, will be greatly impacted by this project . We
are a very pedestrian-friendly school with many of our children (preschool to grade 5) walking, biking, skateboarding and scoot ing to
and from school, some of them unaccompanied.
With this in mind, I am requesting City Council to strongly co nsider the following, while working with SMMUSD, City of Santa
Monica, MidCity Neighbors, and St. Johns/Providence:
Increased "School Zone" signage in VERY PROMINENT locations along Santa Monica Blvd and adjacent
roads/intersections
Permanent East/West bound "Your Speed Is" signage to run 24/7 along Santa Monica Blvd well before entering the school
zone
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at Cloverfield and Santa Monica Blvd
Guarenteed and dedicated Crossing Guards (AM and PM) at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd
Retain Crossing Guards at Chelsea and Santa Monica Blvd, and Chelsea and Arizona
Bollards along Santa Monica Blvd from Chelsea to Cloverfield
Sound-proofing of "relocatable classrooms" and main building classrooms that face Santa Monica Blvd
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Regularly scheduled meetings (every 6 months for duration of program, commencing immediately) with McKinley
Community members, including parents, at the school if possible
o If meetings are at St. Johns/Providence, schedule both AM and PM sessions, with childcare and providing
refreshments to accommodate working parents
o Provide free BBB passes or alternate transportation to the m eetings, for families without personal vehicles or those
reliant on public transportation
Regularly scheduled, open meetings with school site administrators and SMMUSD personnel for community input pertaining
to project
Encourage low-emmision construction vehicles
Ensure construction vehicles, including cement trucks, are not "i dling" along the streets as th ey "wait" for the "6AM start
day. This was an issue for neighbors near the Expo Line with trucks queuing up and loudly idling.
Guarenteed on-site parking at St. John/Providence facilities
Encourage St. Johns/Providence to provide on-site ChildCare facility
Encourage St. Johns/Provident to provide on-site, satellite Boys & Girls Club open to Mid City neighborhood.
Provide an on-site community library to mitigate the fact that Mid City does not have a public library
Ensure there is NO disruption to the BBB schedule, especially #1
Provide a dedicated resource for community communication
I greatly appreciate your commitment to the safety of our children and the improvement of our Mid City neighborhood.
Regards,
Mari Ostendorf
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Vernice Hankins
From:Stacy Dalgleish <sdalgleish@mac.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:14 PM
To:Council Mailbox; Tony Vazquez; Kevin McKeow n Fwd; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue
Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer
Cc:Rick Cole; Clerk Mailbox
Subject:City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8-A
Dear City Council,
I write regarding Phase 2 of St. John’s Hospital.
I live in the Mid City area of Santa Monica which contains the Health Care District and the Auto Sales District.
As you know St. John’s Hospital is comi ng before you requesting an extension to their 19 year build-out period.
At 63 years of age, 19 vs 30 years of build-out is not my most pressing concern. However, I do feel a
responsibility to my neighborhood and the future quality of life therein and ask that you take livability factors
into consideration.
Construction on 20th Street and Broadway will be intense. Our neighborhood already accepts the bulk of
incoming traffic between the hospitals and Santa Monica College. In addition, the area contained by 20th to
Cloverfield and Broadway to Colorado (the DMV area) will be intensely de veloped over the next two decades
and as you recall, Broadway and Colorado were left with Ti er 3 in the LUCE even as it was removed from other
areas. This area will be come an "activity center”.
St. John’s Hospital will have a strong presence on Broa dway. I would like to see this interface given as much
consideration as the Santa Monica Bl vd.-facing side. This should include deep sidewalks, buildings moved
away from those sidewalks, beautifully maintained plan tings, and artwork – an entrance that is not just the
“back-side" of the project but another entrance. St. J ohn’s is in a perfect positi on to set the stage for a
revitalized Broadway. I invite you to visit and see how it is currently ma intained. You will understand why this
is of concern.
Finally, a concern we continue to address is the need for a dedicated psychi atric emergency room along with an
inpatient psychiatric unit. We are hopefu l that continued requests by the community for such will be successful.
Many residents have written their specifi c concerns and suggestions. I have se nt these to you separately. In this
email, I ask that you carefully consider the impact of an 800,000 square foot constr uction project on an already
intensely used area, one that is considered home to many.
Thank you very much.
Respectfully,
Stacy
Stacy Dalgleish
1437 24th Street
Santa Monica 90404
310-701-9876
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From:Stacy Dalgleish <sdalgleish@mac.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 2:20 PM
To:Elizabeth Van Denburgh
Cc:Council Mailbox; Tricia Crane; Danilo Bach; Andrew Gledhill; Zina and William Josephs;
Laurence Eubank; Clerk Mailbox; Marsha Moutrie; Rick Cole; Amy N. Anderson; Mario
Fonda-Bernardi; Nina Fresco; jenniferfkennedy@gmail.com; leslielambert92
@gmail.com; Richard McKinnon; parryplan@gmail.com; Matt Hall; cristopher
Subject:Re: City Council 12-6-16 Agenda 8A - PSJHC Phase 2 Extension - Proj. Alts. & Comm.
Benefits
Attachments:CityCouncil-12-6-16-Agenda8A-PSJHC-Phase2.pdf
Thank you Elizabeth.
As always a well-research ed well-written missive.
Stacy
On Dec 6, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Elizabeth Van Denburgh <emvandenburgh@gmail.com > wrote:
To: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
Subject: City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center
(PSJHC)Development Agreement Amendment Float ‐up Discussion – Items 4 and 5 (Project
Alternatives and Community Benefits)
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phas e Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the
following items for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during
discussion of items 4 and 5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on
December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for
Phase Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more
buildings, the circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut ‐outs and permit parking is
needed at Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with
Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child ‐care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric
emergency room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica
needs with respect to residents and their families and the homeless population of the
City.
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Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not
duplicate or over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other
facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees,
visitors) move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of
design for patients, visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City
Planning on humans flow among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements,
parking (how many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative
transportation means e.g., bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop ‐off and pickup
ability, bus and skate boarding will ensure safety and effective movement of patients,
residents, care givers and employees into and out of th e PSJ Health Center Mid ‐City
neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM
trips. This document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City
Planning on how non ‐pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering,
unloading of passengers, parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers
and movement of vehicles, buses, taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards
from the PSJ Health Ce nter.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for
alternative transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care ‐
givers and residents via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last
mile” to the PSJ HC neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) plan.
Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be
incorporated into the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees,
patients, care ‐givers and residents, and functional. Leverage the well ‐being survey to
identify specific needs for City and neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback
for how the City and Mid ‐City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra ‐building
pedestrian experience (including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and
from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits,
the City should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was
given a waiver on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to
communicate medicare and medical offsets as community benefits which they are not
and lack of clarity regarding reporting they are building multi ‐family house but it is
replacemen t housing not new multi ‐family housing. Additional and real community
benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension. The original DA was negligent in
the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted neighborhood with the
highest intensity of transportation and parking ‐ medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and
inpatient psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our
homeless population. First ‐responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs.
County Hospital or Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A
psychiatric unit will provi de for residents and their families to have mental health
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support in our City. Mental health is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in
our times; we need to be proactive and support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but
residents’ children as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We
need to be crystal clear about what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure
that residents’ receive a significant community benefit through support of childcare for
residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as
“community benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care ‐
givers and residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
I've attached a PDF of this letter to my email.
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2635 23 rd Street Apartment A Santa Monica, CA 90405
JOANNE LEAVITT
November 30, 2016
M ayor Vazquez
Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, McKeown, O ’Connor, O ’Day and Winterer :
R e: Item 8 -A
I am unable to attend the December 6 City Council float -up hearing on the Providence Saint
John’s Phase Two P lan , so I am submitting my comments in writing.
I had the opportunity to review the plan with the project team earlier this year, and have reviewed
the current Staff Re port. If I may, I would like share some thoughts on the matter before you on
Tuesday evening.
1) P hase Two is a long -range , forward -looking plan. When built out, the facilities of Phase
Two will be serving the healthcare needs of Millennials , their children, and , we with any luck ,
their elderly parents (and everyone in -between). Healthcare is a key component of a
sustainable , resilient community. I applaud the vision and determination of a non -profit
institution that is willing to do t he heavy lifting of fundraising, design ing and building on
behalf of our community.
2) I support Staff ’s concept of assessing and approving the Phase Two Plan first, and, down
the road, g ranting Development Review Permits to individual facility buildings. Healthcare
needs continue to evolve , and this approach will, I believe, benefit Saint John ’s.
3) Good urban planning is one o f our community’s cherished values. It is my impression that
the Phase Two Plan , as conceived, blends well into the surrounding community . This is
especially evident on its Broadway edge, where the health center ’s smaller -scale
repl acement housing, CFDC and visitor housing elements are proposed. The visitor
housing element is especially interesting, one that reflects Saint John’s recognition that
treatment of serious illness can be extremely challenging for patients and their familie s
and family support often encourages healing. Practical, secure and beautiful open space
will help crea te a link to Mid City and create a sense of place for everyone living near, or
visiting, Providence Saint John ’s campus .
4) Last but not least, I am confident that Providence Saint John’s continuing role as a resource
for the young and vulnerable will be carefully evaluated by the health center , early
childhood -related organizatio ns and city staff as the P hase Two plan unfolds. The project
team is engaged and willing to listen to community guidance on program s serving early
childhood needs – on and off their campus.
Under its P rovidence ’s sponsorship, Saint John’s is addressing the currently healthcare needs of
our community in an exemplary way, and planning carefully for our future. I urge you to consider
the plan carefully and move Phase Two into the environmental review process..
Sincerely,
JOANNE LEAVITT
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Vernice Hankins
From:Stefani Kong Uhler <stefaniuhler@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 2016 4:08 PM
To:Council Mailbox; Tony Vazquez; Gleam Davis; Ted Winterer; Pam OConnor; Terry O’Day
Cc:Clerk Mailbox; Rick Cole; David Martin
Subject:Re: City Council meeting, Agenda Item 8-A
To: Santa Monica City Council <council@smgov.net
Cc: rick.cole@smgov.net , City Clerk <clerk@smgov.net >
Dear City Council,
I write regarding Phase 2 of St. John’s Hospital.
I live in the Mid City area of Santa Monica which contains the Health Care
District and the Au to Sales District.
As you know St. John’s Hospital is coming before you requesting an extension to
their 19 year build-out period.
At 60 years of age, 19 vs 30 years of bu ild-out is not my most pressing concern.
However, I do feel a responsibility to my neighborhood and the future quality of
life therein and ask that you take liva bility factors into consideration.
Construction on 20th Street and Broadw ay will be intense. Our neighborhood
already accepts the bulk of incoming tr affic between the hospitals and Santa
Monica College. In addition, the area c ontained by 20th to Cloverfield and
Broadway to Colorado (the DMV area) will be intensely developed over the next
two decades and as you recall, Broadway a nd Colorado were left with Tier 3 in
the LUCE even as it was removed from other areas. This area will be come an
"activity center”.
St. John’s Hospital will have a strong pr esence on Broadway. I would like to see
this interface given as much considerati on as the Santa Monica Blvd.-facing side.
This should include deep sidewalks, build ings moved away from those sidewalks,
beautifully maintained plantings, and artw ork – an entrance that is not just the
“back-side" of the project but another entr ance. St. John’s is in a perfect position
to set the stage for a revitalized Broadwa y. I invite you to visit and see how it is
currently maintained. You will unders tand why this is of concern.
Finally, a concern we continue to address is the need for a dedicated psychiatric
emergency room along with an inpatient psychiatric unit. We are hopeful that
continued requests by the community for such will be successful.
Many residents have written their specific concerns and suggestions. I have sent
these to you separately. In th is email, I ask that you car efully consider the impact
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of an 800,000 square foot construction proj ect on an already intensely used area,
one that is considered home to many.
Thank you very much.
Respectfully,
Stefani
Stefani Kong Uhler
1438 12th Street
Santa Monica 90401
310-801-7353
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TO: Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members
FROM: Elizabeth Van Denburgh, Wilmont resident
City Council, December 6, Agenda 8A – Providence St. John Health Center (PSJHC)Development
Agreement Amendment Float-up Discussion – Items 4 and 5
Dear Mayor Vazquez and City Council Members,
If the approval of extension of Phase Two building for PSJHC is considered I request the following items
for strong consideration and direction to staff and Planning Commission during discussion of items 4 and
5 (as specified for discussion by staff) during Agenda 8A review on December 6, 2016.
Item 4 – Discuss whether to consider project alternatives through project negotiations and/or
environmental review. This could include potential changes to the total overall floor area for Phase
Two, the allocation of floor area between approved uses, the size/scale of one or more buildings, the
circulation/access plan, and trip reduction measures required with the project.
For local residents, passenger loading zone with cut-outs and permit parking is needed at
Geneva Towers
Broadway is a safer and well traveled bike street. How do we keep it that way with Phase 2?
Convenient and safe child-care drop off capability at child care facility
Require that Providence St. John add permanent capabilities to provide psychiatric emergency
room services and an inpatient psychiatric unit to support Santa Monica needs with respect to
residents and their families and the homeless population of the City.
Compare and contrast services provided by UCLA vs. St. John to ensure we do not duplicate or
over invest in assets, capabilities and capacity that is provided by the other facility.
Detailed definition and design document about how humans (patients, employees, visitors)
move from building to building for safety, ease of access and consistency of design for patients,
visitors and employees with review and mandatory update from City Planning on humans flow
among the buildings of the PSJ Health Center.
Detailed definition and design document about how streets, circulation elements, parking (how
many space and sq. ft. underground vs. in buildings) and alternative transportation means e.g.,
bicycles, Uber/Lyft, taxi, car share, drop-off and pickup ability, bus and skate boarding will
ensure safety and effective movement of patients, residents, care givers and employees into
and out of the PSJ Health Center Mid-City neighborhood.
o This document will need to support the LUCE goal of no new net PM trips. This
document will be reviewed and with mandatory update from City Planning on how non-
pedestrian movement will occur with respect to entering, unloading of passengers,
parking of vehicles and leaving, loading of passengers and movement of vehicles, buses,
taxis, car share, Uber/Lyft and skateboards from the PSJ Health Center.
As part of the alternative transportation design, the Expo provides potential for alternative
transportation but must consider how to support employees, patients, care-givers and residents
via a free shuttle to ensure a smooth, efficient and effective “last mile” to the PSJ HC
neighborhood. This could be a key component of a Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) plan.
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Detailed definition and design document regarding how open space will be incorporated into
the PSJHC site. It should be useable, make it useful for employees, patients, care-givers and
residents, and functional. Leverage the well-being survey to identify specific needs for City and
neighborhood
Have PSJHC and City staff present these plans for review, comment and feedback for how the
City and Mid-City Neighborhood will be impacted at the intra-building pedestrian experience
(including crossing streets and bridges) and transportation to and from the Health Center.
Item 5 – Identify what, if any, additional objectives, including desired community benefits, the City
should include in its negotiations with the Applicant.
Phase 2 does not have any community benefits associated with it; the SJHC was given a waiver
on the required parking that it never built, PSJHC continues to communicate medicare and
medical offsets as community benefits which they are not and lack of clarity regarding reporting
they are building multi-family house but it is replacement housing not new multi-family
housing. Additional and real community benefits need to be received for a Phase 2 extension.
The original DA was negligent in the delivery of community benefits to a highly impacted
neighborhood with the highest intensity of transportation and parking - medical usage.
Definition, design, development and support of a psychiatric emergency room and inpatient
psychiatric unit. This will benefit the community, our first responders and our homeless
population. First-responders can take ‘5150’ holds to a local hospital vs. County Hospital or
Harbor providing ability to support this need in our neighborhood. A psychiatric unit will
provide for residents and their families to have mental health support in our City. Mental health
is one of our biggest health issues at this moment in our times; we need to be proactive and
support an unmet need in the City.
Childcare facility should not only provide for PSJHC employees’ children but residents’ children
as well with special support for MidCity Neighbors’ children. We need to be crystal clear about
what children are to fill the childcare facility and ensure that residents’ receive a significant
community benefit through support of childcare for residents’ children.
Ensure that medicare and medical offsets are eliminated as consideration as “community
benefits” from PSJHC.
Support a free shuttle from Expo for PSJHC for patients, employees, visitors, care-givers and
residents to ensure we achieve our no net PM car trips LUCE goal.
Access to community rooms with easy scheduling would be appreciated
1
Vernice Hankins
From:Daniel Galamba <galambadb@hotmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, December 07, 2016 6:00 AM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Providence Saint John's Health Center De velopment Agreement Amendment Float-Up
Discussion
Attachments:St John.docx
I was not able to finish my comments to the City Council last night, December 6, 2016 starting at S5 Visitor Housing
building. . . I wish for these written comments to be given to the City Council. Thank you.
Dr Daniel Galamba
________________________________________
St John's Health Center Discussion with City Council December 6, 2016
If Development Agreement is to be renegotiated should be on basis that community can live with
1998 Agreement done after 1994 earthquake. Concessions made to keep St John's solvent. St John's solvent now, no
danger of going under
799,000 square feet larger than Hines Project that ultimately rejected after referendum. 799,000 square feet way too
large and area can't support it St John's should have human sized buildings similar to those of Cottage Hospital in Santa
Barbara rather than UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. This really to advantage of St John's, their patients, staff and
our community.
Also patients prefer St John's to UCLA Medical Center because St John's more human scaled with better personal service
Choke points exist in traffic at Santa Monica Bl and Cloverfield as well as Broadway and Cloverfield During rush hour
traffic bumper to bumper on Broadway between Cloverfield and 20th St if not beyond. Also case on Cloverfield from
Santa Monica Bl to freeway and on 20th St from Santa Monica Bl to Olympic Can't handle traffic and congestion we have
already let alone additional traffic that 800,000 square feet of development will create. This one of the main reasons
why Hines Project was eventually rejected
St John's wants 20 year blank check to complete construction of buildings.
Anything can happen over 20 years. Situation now quite different than in 1996. Situation probably will be quite
different 20 years from now Individual building approval should be done as need arises over 20 years using current
standard approval process ‐obtain Development Review Permit for each building, then obtain a building permit for that
building within 18 months after the Development Review Permit and then completion of that building within 5 years
after building permit ‐but no open ended blank checks good for 20 years Planning Commission also supported this
approach
S5 Visitor Housing building on Broadway is proposed as 6 stories, 73 feet high. Not consistent with S2 Multifamily
Housing building and S1 Child and Family Development Center both of which are 3 stories. Broadway is a small street
with one lane of traffic in each direction. 6 story building on Broadway not compatible with neighborhood. Request S5
Visitor Housing Building also be 3 stories, 36 feet high
Closing off existing 21st St to thru traffic defeats the purpose of adding 2 new streets ‐20th Place and 22nd St. Therefore
keep 21st St open to thru traffic
St John's proposes that only 2 of their 10 replacement housing units be deed ‐restricted, violates the 30% rule. Make 3
of the 10 units deed ‐restricted
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