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SR 01-10-2017 13A 13.A January 10, 2017 Council Meeting: January 10, 2017 Santa Monica, California 1 of 1 CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council From: Denise Anderson -Warren, City Clerk , Records & Elections Services Department Date : January 10, 2017 13.A Request of Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, and Councilmember Vazquez that the Council allocate $12,000 of discretionary funds to the Mid City Neighbors, to be matched 4 -1 with a contribution of $3000, and additionally disburse $10,000 to the Pico Improvement Organization, to be matched 1:1 with another $10,000. In both instance s these funds are to be used in conjunction with Beautify Earth to paint murals on sites already identified and approved by property owners in the Mid City neighborhood and on Pico Boulevard. October 25, 2016 Dear City Council, Beautify Earth has done a wonderful job in collaborating with the Pico Improvement Organization (PIO) on their mural and beautiﬁcation project and we thank the City for supporting their efforts. The beneﬁt of Beautify Earth's mission of "turning blight into beauty," is obvious for the much needed areas of our city, both economically and visually. The return on investment is tremendous and the Mid City Neighborhood, along Broadway and Colorado, has many bland or neglected walls that could beneﬁt from the same vision and investment. With their own funding, here are a few of the murals Evan Meyer and his 501(c)3, Beautify Earth, worked with Mid City to create: 1 Broadway Wine and Liquor a Facing West b Facing East c Facing South 2 American Red Cross building @ Broadway and 11th, representing the Saint Monica 3 Cross Campus @ 10th and Colorado 4 Golden Bridge Yoga @ Broadway and 7th Mid City desperately needs more of this forward thinking and beautiﬁcation. It completely transforms a visitor’s experience. Colorado Boulevard has become the entry point to Santa Monica along the new EXPO line, and Broadway now brings residents and visitors along our bike lane to the Paciﬁc Ocean. These murals would be a perfect solution at a relatively very low cost investment. We wish to suggest (and request) that City Council invest in three new murals on each of these entryways (for a total of six new murals) to Mid City. At $3000 a mural, we would like to request a total of $18,000. Thank you very much for your consideration and for all you do on behalf of our residents and for taking this letter to heart. Sincerely, Stacy Dalgleish President, Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors 1 Vernice Hankins From:Jack Walter <jwalter10@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Sunday, January 08, 2017 11:24 PM To:Clerk Mailbox Cc:Andrew Hoyer Subject:13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS Dear City Clerk, Please inform the city council for Tuesdays meeting the Jack Walter is in support of 13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION Item 13.A. to grant Mid City $12,000 for wall murals. Thank you, Jack Walter, 2834 Colorado Ave, 13.A. Request of Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Te m Davis, and Councilmem ber Vazquez that the Council allocate $12,000 of discretionary funds to the Mid City Neighbors, to be matched 4-1 with a contribution of $3000, and additional ly disburse $10,000 to the Pico Improvement Organization, to be matched 1:1 with another $10,000. In both instances these funds are to be used in conjunction with Beautify Earth to paint murals on sites already identified and approved by property owners in the Mid C ity neighborhood and on Pico Boulevard. Jack Walter (310) 251-0286 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, January 09, 2017 5:27 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Support of Item #13A Council ‐ Please see the email below re: item 13A on tomorrow’s agenda. Thanks, Stephanie From: Stefani Kong Uhler [mailto:stefaniuhler@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 11:40 AM To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET> Cc: santamonicamidcityneighbors <santamonicamidcityneighbors@gmail.com>; Ted Winterer <Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>; Gleam Davis <Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Sue Himmelrich <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET> Subject: Support of Item #13A Dear City Council, Thank you in advance for your appreciation of the value of art/ beautificat ion in our neighborhoods and lending your support by allocating funds for Mid City and Pico Neighborhood Beautify Earth Mural Project. Great way to open the new year! Thank you. Best regards, Stefani Kong Uhler Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors, Board of Direct ors, secretary re: 13. COUNCILMEMBER DISCUSSION ITEMS 13.A. Request of Mayor Winterer, Mayor Pro Tem D avis, and Councilmember Vazquez that the Council allocate $12,000 of discretionary funds to the Mid City Neighbors, to be matched 4-1 with a contribution of $3000, and additionally disburse $10,000 to the Pico Improvement Organization, to be matched 1:1 with another $10,000. In both instances these funds are to be used in conjunction with Beautify Earth to paint murals on sites already identified and approve d by property owners in the Mid City neighborhood and on Pico Boulevard. Sent from Stefani's iPhone 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, January 09, 2017 5:27 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Sue Himmelric h; Pam OConnor; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Subject: Jan 10th Agenda Item 13A Council ‐ Please see the email below re: item 13A on tomorrow’s agenda. Thanks, Stephanie From: Richard Katz [mailto:rjk526@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 3:35 PM To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET> Cc: stefani kong uhler <stefaniuhler@gmail.com> Subject: Subject: Jan 10th Agenda Item 13A Yes, I too support the Beautify Earth Mural Projects in Mid-City and Pico neighborhoods. Richard Katz 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Monday, January 09, 2017 5:27 PM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Sue Himmelric h; Pam OConnor; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Subject: Jan 10th Agenda Item 13A Council ‐ Please see the email below re: item 13A on tomorrow’s agenda. Thanks, Stephanie From: Richard Katz [mailto:rjk526@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 3:35 PM To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET> Cc: stefani kong uhler <stefaniuhler@gmail.com> Subject: Subject: Jan 10th Agenda Item 13A Yes, I too support the Beautify Earth Mural Projects in Mid-City and Pico neighborhoods. Richard Katz 1 Vernice Hankins From:Noma Boardmember <nomaboard@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:59 AM To:councilmtgitems Subject:City Council meeting 1/10/17: Agenda Item 13A Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Dear Council, Discussion Item 13A is a modest and promisi ng proposal for neighborhood improvement and we hope the Council will enable it. The NOMA Board smnoma.org NOMAboard@gmail.com 1 Vernice Hankins From:Council Mailbox Sent:Tuesday, January 10, 2017 11:03 AM To:Ted Winterer; Gleam Davis; Pam OConnor; Sue Himmelrich; Terry O’Day; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez Cc:councilmtgitems Subject:FW: Beautify Earth Mural in MidCity Council ‐ Please see the email below re: discretionary funds request on tonight’s agenda. Thanks, Stephanie From: Susan Suntree [mailto:sfsuntree@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 8:28 PM To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET> Subject: Re: Beautify Earth Mural in MidCity Dear Members of the City Council: Yes , I support the Beautify Earth Mural Projects in Mid City and Pico Neighbors! I hope you do, too! Susan Suntree 1223 11th Street Santa Monica 90401 On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Susan Suntree <sfsuntree@gmail.com > wrote: Dear Members of the City Council: Yes , I support the Beautify Earth Mural Projects in Mid City and Pico Neighbors! I hope you do, too! Susan Suntree 1223 11th St. Santa Monica, Ca 90401