22. Retail Sales
(a) Building Materials and Services. Retail sales or rental of building supplies or equipment. This classification includes lumberyards, tool and equipment sales or rental establishments, and includes establishments devoted principally to taxable retail sales to individuals for their own use. This definition does not include Construction and Material Yards, hardware stores less than 10,000 square feet or establishments engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunitions.
(b) General Retail Sales, Small-Scale. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes retail establishments with 25,000 square feet or less of sales
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9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales, where applicable, for further details. (c) General Retail Sales, Medium-Scale. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes retail establishments with more than 25,000 square feet but not more than 80,000 square feet of sales area.
(d) General Retail Sales, Large-Scale. Retail establishments with over 80,000 square feet of sales area that sell merchandise and bulk goods for individual consumption, including membership warehouse clubs, where sales of grocery items do not occupy more than 25% of the floor area. (e) Medicinal Cannabis Retailer. A licensed premises which is a physical location from which retail medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products are
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(f) Pawn Shop. Establishments engaged in the buying or selling of new or secondhand merchandise and offering loans in exchange for personal property. (g) Swap Meet. Any indoor or outdoor place, in an approved location, or for an approved activity where new or used goods or secondhand personal property is offered for sale or exchange to the general public by a multitude of individual licensed vendors, usually in compartmentalized spaces. The term swap meet is interchangeable with and applicable to: flea markets, auctions, open air markets, outdoor sales activities, or other similarly named or labeled activities; but does not include supermarket or department store retail operations. See Division 3, Sections 9.31.360, Swap Meets, and 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales, for further details.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or any appendix thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Interim Zoning Ordinance, to the extent of
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SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Interim Zoning Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Interim Zoning Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Interim Zoning Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Interim Zoning Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Interim Zoning Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Interim Zoning Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its adoption.
SECTION 5. This Interim Zoning Ordinance shall be of no further force or effect on or after February 12, 2026, unless it is otherwise extended pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.46.090.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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Report
City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023
Agenda Item: 5.P
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Douglas Sloan, City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Administration Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 4.85.020 Related to Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Executive Summary
At its meeting on December 12, 2023, the City Council introduced for first reading an Ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 4.85.020 related to lobbyist registration and reporting requirements. The ordinance is now presented to the City Council for adoption.
Prepared By: Bradley Michaud, Principal Legal Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
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1 City Council Meeting December 19, 2023 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE (SMMC) Section
4.85.020 RELATED TO LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, in 2016, Council adopted Ordinance No. 2511 (CCS) requiring lobbyist to register with the City Clerk’s Office; and
WHEREAS, the efficacy of registrations is enhanced through prompt, electronic filings, which serve to make information available to the public expeditiously and in a form that is readily accessible; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment clarifies that lobbyist forms must be electronically filed through the City Clerk’s registration system.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.85.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.85.020 Registration and reporting requirements.
(a) A lobbyist shall annually register with the City Clerk, no later than ten days after qualifying as a lobbyist under this chapter, using an electronic registration system provided by the City, and shall thereon disclose:
(1) Lobbyist/lobbyist firm;
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(3) E-mail address;
(4) Telephone number;
(5) The names of all owners of the lobbyist’s business if the business is a sole proprietorship or partnership of less than five members; (6) Names of each individual lobbyist;
(7) A description of the nature of the business entity or organization; (8) The name, business address and phone number of each client receiving lobbying services;
(9) The nature of each client’s business;
(10) A brief description of the governmental decision that the Lobbyist seeks to influence on each client’s behalf and the names of the officials the lobbyist has contacted on each client’s behalf;
(11) The name of each person employed or retained by the lobbyist to engage in lobbying activities on each client’s behalf; and
(12) The date, amount, and description of any payment made to, or on behalf of any City official or member of an official’s family. Payments to be disclosed include gifts, meals, fees, salaries and any other form of compensation or remuneration, but do not include campaign contributions.
(b) A lobbyist shall electronically file an amendment to his or her registration and reporting form within ten days of representation of a new client. An addendum must be
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(c) The following are exempt from this Chapter:
(1) Persons whose attempts to influence government action are limited to appearing at public meetings or preparing, processing or limited to submitting writings for consideration of use at public meetings if their communications are part of the public record; and
(2) Persons representing themselves in attempting to obtain decisions relating to their own properties or business; and
(3) Persons whose communications related solely to a memorandum of understanding or collective bargaining agreement between the City and its employee organization; and
(4) Persons who are officials or members of neighborhood groups who are not economically compensated for advocating or speaking on behalf of neighborhood groups to influence a City action.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 2023
A regular meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Davis at 5:31 p.m., on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Gleam Davis
Mayor Pro Tem Lana Negrete
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Councilmember Christine Parra
Councilmember Caroline Torosis (arrived at 5:42 p.m.)
Councilmember Jesse Zwick
Also Present: City Manager David White
City Attorney Douglas Sloan
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:31 p.m., with all members present except Councilmember Torosis. Councilmember Zwick led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT:
Councilmember Torosis arrived
at 5:42 p.m.
Members of the public Denise Barton, Linda, Rhea DeVlugt, Anthony, Sara Lee, Sherwin Shamoeil, Johnathan, Harvey Edder, Jerry Rubin, and Howard Keum commented on various local issues.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR CLOSED
SESSION, SPECIAL AGENDA
ITEMS AND CONSENT
CALENDAR ONLY:
There were no members of the public present to comment on Closed Session, Special Agenda Items or Consent Calendar Items.
AGENDA MANAGEMENT Motion by Mayor Davis, seconded by Councilmember Torosis, to move Items 11.A., 8.A., 8.B., 8.C., 8.D., and 10.A. up to be heard after Item 6 (Public Input), The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with all members present.
Motion by Mayor Davis, seconded by Councilmember Torosis, to continue Item 8.E. Disability Commission appointment to a future meeting, due to there being no applications. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with all members present.
PROCLAMATIONS/
COMMENDATIONS/
3.A. League of California Cities Presentation: Helen Putnam Award for Excellence, was presented.
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SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
3.B. Proclamation: Native American Heritage Month, was
presented.
3.C. City Manager Report, was presented.
CLOSED SESSIONS On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 6:12 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 7:31 p.m., with all members present, to report the following:
4.A. Conference with Real Estate Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: Property: 1431 Second Street, Santa Monica, California (Parking Structure 6) (APN 4291-016- 902); City Negotiators: Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Manager, and David Martin, Community Development Director; Owner of Record: City of Santa Monica; Persons to be negotiated with: Gerry Cottle, Founder, Rooftop Cinema Club; Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease
The City Attorney advised this matter was heard with no reportable action taken.
4.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Litigation has been initiated formally pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Supervisory Team Associates v. City of Santa Monica, Public Employment Relations Board, Case No.
LA-CE-1608-M [report out only]
The City Attorney advised the Council approved Settlement Agreement No. 11490 (CCS) at the 9/26/23 meeting, with a 7-0 vote, including payment of $3,000 to each STA member.
REPORT ON COUNCIL
TRAVEL
There was nothing to report on Council travel.
CONSENT CALENDAR: All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Councilmember for discussion.
At the request of staff, Item 5.D. was removed from the Consent Calendar to read a correction into the record.
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Councilmember de la Torre, to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item 5.D, reading resolutions by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
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AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ANTENNA SITE LEASE FOR
BBB
5.A. Approval of Second Modification of Big Blue Bus (BBB) Lease Contract with Bear Communications, Inc. for Hollywood Hills Radio Site, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification of Agreement No. 10857 (CCS) in the amount of $126,000 with Bear Communications, Inc., a California
corporation, for the extension of an antenna site lease for the Santa Monica Department of Transportation (SMDOT). This will result in a 23-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $633,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
MILITARY EQUIPMENT 5.B. Approval to add Da-Jiang Innovations Mavic 3 Enterprise and Da-Jiang Innovations Avata UAV to the City’s List of Military Equipment, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
2. Approval of adding a Da-Jiang Innovations (“DJI”) Mavic 3 Enterprise Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”), herein referred to as DJI Mavic 3, and a DJI Avata UAV, herein referred to as DJI Avata, to the City’s current inventory of existing UAV’s.
PUBLIC WORKS SOFTWARE 5.C. Award Agreement No. 11491 (CCS) to Procore Technologies, Inc. for Construction Management Software, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
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2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement No. 11491 (CCS) with Procore Technologies, Inc. for
Construction Management software to manage the Public Works Department Capital Improvement Program construction
projects. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Sections 2.24.250(b) and is for a total amount not to exceed $300,000 over three years with two, oneyear renewal options with future year funding contingent on council budget approval.
GRANT PROGRAM FOR
ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT
PREVENTION
5.E. Authorization to Accept Grant from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Adopt attached Resolution 11553 (CCS) authorizing the acceptance of a grant awarded in the amount of $6,125,000 from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the
Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program in the Police Department.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grants and all grant renewals.
4. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report.
WATER & WASTEWATER
FACILITIES SERVICES
5.F. Approval of Third Modification of Contract No. 10880 (CCS) with Grace Environmental for Instrumentation Services for Water and Wastewater Facilities, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a third modification to Agreement No. 10880 (CCS) in the amount of $380,000 with Grace Environmental for instrumentation
services for the Public Works Department. This would remain a five-year agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $1,005,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
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HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION
AGREEMENT
(MILLS ACT CONTRACT)
5.G. Adoption of Resolution No. 11554 (CCS) approving
Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. 11495 (CCS) (Mills Act Contract), was adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemptions pursuant to Sections 15308 and 15331 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11554 (CCS) authorizing the City Manager to execute Historic Property Preservation
Agreement No. 11495 (CCS) (Mills Act Contract) between the City of Santa Monica and the owners of City-designated historic resources located at 3014 4th Street.
WATER TREATMENT
PLANT SUPPLIES
5.H. Award Purchase Order with Brenntag Pacific, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Liquid Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Award Bid #4464 to Brenntag Pacific, Inc. for the purchase of liquid hydrofluorosilicic acid for the Public Works Department.
3. Authorize the Procurement Manager to issue a purchase order with Brenntag Pacific, Inc. for liquid hydrofluorosilicic acid for a total amount not to exceed $350,000 over a five-year period, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
URBAN AREA SECURITY
INITIATIVE 2020 GRANT
5.I. Approval of Urban Area Security Initiative 2020 Additional Grant Acceptance and Approve Third Contract Modification with Advanced Problem Solving, was approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept an additional award in the amount of $62,000 from the 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) for homeland security projects in the Fire Department, and to approve all associated grant renewals.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant, grant modifications, and all associated grant renewals.
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a third modification to Contractual Services Agreement No. 10967 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6AC7F9CE-BE52-4B1C-8E10-B8D0F1AF62A0
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(CCS), in an amount not to exceed $62,000 with Advanced Problem Solving, LLC, (“APS”) for video and curriculum
development services for the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs Regional Training Group (LAAFCA RTG) for the Fire
Department on the same terms and conditions. This will result in a five-year amended agreement with a new total contract amount not to exceed $4,932,000, with future year funding contingent on council budget approval.
4. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15322 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
5. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report.
INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
DELEGATE
5.J. Adoption of Resolution No. 11555 (CCS) Updating the List of Persons Authorized to Conduct Transactions With the State Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), was adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11555 (CCS) updating the positions/persons authorized to conduct transactions with the State Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) on behalf of the City; and
2. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN 5.K. Adoption of Resolution No. 11556 (CCS) Revising Executive Pay Plan (EPP) to Provide for Relocation Allowance Benefit, was adopted.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11556 (CCS) authorizing the City Manager to revise the Executive Pay Plan (EPP) to provide for a relocation allowance benefit.
2. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15324 (Class 24 Regulations of Working Conditions) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
MINUTES 5.L. Minutes of City Council - Regular Meeting - Jul 25, 2023 5:30 PM, were approved.
GRANT FUNDS FOR WELL
REPLACEMENT
5.D. Adoption of Resolution No. 11552 (CCS) Authorizing the Application for Grant Funds from the The U.S. Department of DocuSign Envelope ID: 6AC7F9CE-BE52-4B1C-8E10-B8D0F1AF62A0
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Interior - Bureau of Reclamation FY 2024 WaterSMART Drought Response Program for the Santa Monica Groundwater Well SM-4 Replacement Project, was adopted, as amended and approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15302 (Class 2 – Replacement/Reconstruction) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Adopt attached Resolution No. 11552 (CCS) authorizing the application for grant funds in the amount of up to $2,375,000 from the U.S. Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation for the SM-4 Groundwater Well Replacement Project in the Public Works Department.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to apply for the grant, accept the grant, if awarded, and accept all grant renewals, if awarded.
This item was pulled by staff to read a correction into the record. Staff stated on page 1 of 2 in the resolution, the third paragraph, the city is increasing the requested loan amount from $2.37 million to an amount up to $2.5 million to provide greater flexibility to apply for the full amount.
Questions asked of staff included, is this mostly underwater versus capturing water activities and, is this proforma that this is required to have some sort of resolution of the Council in order to apply for this.
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, to approve the recommended action. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis, de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC INPUT ON
REMAINING AGENDA
ITEMS:
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on Item 11.A.
Member of the public Denise Barton commented on Item 16.A.
Members of the public Natalia Guerra, Mariana Moreno-Morales, Jon Moeller, and Jason Aiello commented on Item 16.C.
Members of the public Alex, Hannah, Meisha, and Bernie Sax commented on Item 16.D.
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STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
FY 2022-23 YEAR-END
BUDGET REVIEW
11.A. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Year-End Budget Review, was
presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve changes to the FY 2022-23 Revised Budget, as described in this report;
2. Approve changes to the FY 2023-24 Revised Budget and FY 2024-25 Approved Budget, as described in this report;
3. Adopt Resolution No. 11557 (CCS) entitled: A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND
ADOPTING SALARY RATES FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW
OR EXISTING CLASSIFICATIONS: ADA COORDINATOR,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, BEACH
RECREATION LEADER, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR,
CLIENT SERVICES TECHNICIAN, COMMUNITY &
CULTURAL SERVICES LEADER, CUSTODIAN II,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR – SPECIAL PROJECTS, DIRECTOR
OF TRANSPORTATION, FISCAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT,
LEAD LIBRARY SERVICES OFFICER, LIBRARY
SERVICES OFFICER SUPERVISOR, MAINTENANCE
ASSISTANT, POOL LIFEGUARD, AND TRAFFIC
CONTROL OFFICER” (Attachment A);
4. Adopt Resolution No. 11558 (CCS) entitled: “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING NEW
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES OFFICER, SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST-CAO,
SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT, SENIOR LEGAL
INVESTIGATOR-CAO, AND SENIOR PARALEGAL AND
ADOPTING SALARY RATES FOR SUCH
CLASSIFICATIONS in the City Attorney’s Office (Attachment B);
5. Approve the position and classification changes (Attachment C);
6. Adopt Resolution No. 11559 (CCS) entitled: “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA REVISING THE CITY'S MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE TO ESTABLISH AND REVISE CERTAIN
PERMIT AND USER FEES AND CHARGES IN THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION” (Attachment D);
and
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(CLLS) for implementation of English as a Second Language Services (ESL) and to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals;
8. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant award in the amount of $514,145 from the U.S. Department of Justice under the 2023 Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2023 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program to support the Services, Treatment & Empowerment Program (STEP), and to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant and all grant renewals;
9. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Agreement No. 11492 (CCS), with Exodus Recovery for the STEP for the City Attorney’s Office. This recommended award is made as an exception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Sections 2.24.250 (i) and 2.24.240 (a) and is for a term of 4 years at a total amount not-to-exceed $1,500,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval;
10. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute funding agreements with developers and existing businesses to provide funding to support coordination of large-scale development projects;
11. Authorize staff to amend the City’s Fiscal Policies to add the plan to replenish funding leveraged to pay for legal settlements and COVID-related losses, as described in Attachment E; and
12. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: what is the new position in Community Development going to do, and what will they be responsible for; what is the specific plan to pay back the money that has been borrowed from the Housing Trust Fund; did the 5 th & Arizona
team pay our city staff an incentive to work with them on that project; by hiring this additional position in Community Development, is it going to provide additional service to smaller projects in the process; what percentage of improvement is expected as a result of bringing on this new position; is a salary study being done to compare to other cities if we are competitive; is there a difference in any of the positions in the City Attorney’s Office or are they all at Step 5; the new position being added in Community Development, are they to improve the process and expediting the projects opening, which will bring in more revenue as well as free up staff to help with other smaller projects; what is an equity wage and how is the living wage determined; and, will individuals who were impacted by equity adjustments receive retroactive pay.
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Brock, to adopt the recommended actions 1 - 12. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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MUNICIPAL CODE
8.A. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Replacing Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 7.04.800 (Access and Street Improvements) in its Entirety, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of exemptions pursuant to Section 15301, 15303, 15304, and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and Section 21080.25 of
CEQA.
2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance replacing the codified text of Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 7.04.800 in its entirety to clarify the City’s public right of way requirements for new development.
Question asked and answered of staff include, are we actively asking developers to widen streets for their building purposes.
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis, de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MUNICIPAL CODE 8.B. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.24.110 and
2.24.220(g)(Master Services Agreements), was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effects pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
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2. Introduce for first reading a proposed ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections 2.24.110 and 2.24.220(g) related to Master Services Agreements.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: is this in alignment with the direction to include more women and diversity in the procurement process; what amount has been currently delegated to the Public Works Director for contracts; is this authority also being delegated to line staff; are we trying to get the addition of more diverse and local contracts as part of this as-needed agreement; is this process an open process that continues to add qualified contractors to get on the list or is it a one-time prequalification; how is the RFQ process advertised; and, maybe Finance should reach out to other agencies to see how the process can be more inclusive.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
there are concerns about this being a closed off process that is not very inclusive; the ordinance should be more specific about who the authority is being delegated to; and, a suggestion that the ordinance needs to be more specific about who the authorized delegate is and the maximum amount that the Public Works Director has authority to delegate needs to be included as well.
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof, with an amendment to section 2.24.110 being specific about who is the designated authorized delegate. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis,
de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
INTERM ZONING 8.C. Introduction and First Reading of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Amending the Text of the Zoning Ordinance to: (1) Replace the Term “Medical Marijuana Dispensary” with
“Medicinal Cannabis Retailer”; (2) Remove Certain Requirements for Medicinal Cannabis Retailers for Consistency with State Law; and (3) Permit Medicinal Cannabis Retailers To Deliver, Cultivate, and Sell Adult-Use Cannabis or Adult-Use Cannabis Products to Persons 21 Years of Age and Over, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Introduce for first reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance amending the text of the Zoning Ordinance to replace the term “Medical Marijuana Dispensary” with “Medicinal Cannabis Retailer”, to remove certain requirements for Medicinal Cannabis Retailers for consistency with State law, and to permit Medicinal Cannabis Retailers to deliver, cultivate, and sell adultuse cannabis or adult-use cannabis products to persons 21 Years of Age and Over.
3. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending Section
6.203.010 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to allow
medicinal cannabis retailers with medicinal cannabis permits issued before October 10, 2023, to deliver, cultivate, and sell adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis products to persons 21 years of age and over, subject to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.185.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: where are the two current approved businesses in the process; why is it taking so long for the two businesses to become operational in Santa Monica; do we know if this particular business is operating outside of Santa Monica; what happens if the current vendor sells their business to somebody else, and circumvents the lottery process; how long ago were these licenses issued; are there any safeguards that the city can put into place to keep this vendor from selling their license; why are we giving an advantage to the retailer that hasn’t opened yet for medicinal purposes; what is the CA limit to have a retailer from a school; what does this do to impact or effect allowing other retailers open in the city and how do we make sure we are being fair to other retailers; if the city is creating a policy citywide, why would we approve the two medicinal retailers converting over to adult use retailers and give them an advantage; when the two permitted areas were approved, was there any concerns addressed about being close to schools; are there more stringent regulations regarding advertising; has staff considered any way to limit youth purchase; would it be a problem for the city to reach back and force social equity requirements on the current retailers; what would be the best way to attach taxes received to substance abuse prevention, especially for youth; is there any way to disincentivize selling the CUP or business; can we restrict a business from selling their business to someone else; doesn’t the CUP stay with the business, regardless of ownership; is it true that dispensaries outside of Santa Monica are delivering inside of Santa Monica; and, is there any legal liability if we set restrictions to allow the two medicinal retailers to adult-use retailers from those retailers who didn’t win the original medicinal bid.
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Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
consider putting up enhanced signage that warns the health concerns about using marijuana, especially for youth; adding consumption lounges should be included and it may be a positive impact for the city; fairness of allowing a potential business to come in and buy a the recreational use business without going through the process; and, this process should not be piecemealed together, we should wait and bring forth a full recreational process, that includes a social equity component.
Motion by Councilmember Zwick, seconded by Councilmember Torosis, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof.
Councilmember Parra proposed a friendly amendment to direct staff to create an administrative guideline requiring businesses to have a large health warning signage in the business. The amendment was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
Councilmember Parra proposed a friendly amendment to place a limit on the time, June 1, 2024, to use the CUP to convert the medicinal marijuana to an adult-use recreational retailer. The amendment was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to direct staff to encourage diverse, equity and inclusive hiring practices for retailers through the administrative guidelines. The amendment was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion, with amendments was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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CAPACITY
8.D. Introduction and First Reading of Water and Wastewater Capacity Study Ordinances, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) and Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
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2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code 7.12.180 to require water capacity studies for new developments.
3. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to amend Santa Monica Municipal Code 7.04 to require wastewater capacity studies for new developments.
Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to introduce and hold first reading of the ordinance reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis,
de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCES:
PERMIT THRESHOLDS
Councilmember de la Torre was
excused at 10:29 p.m.
10.A. Introduction and Adoption of Emergency Ordinance No. 2762 (CCS) to Clean Up Errors and Restore Previously Approved Regulations for Masonry Wall Building Permit Thresholds and to Extend Building Permit Expiration Dates, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Introduce and adopt an emergency ordinance amending Article 8 of the Municipal Code to clean up errors and restore previously approved regulations that were inadvertently omitted by subsequent ordinance approvals.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Zwick, to introduce and adopt the ordinance, reading by title only and waiving further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember de la Torre
DISABILITIES COMMISSION 8.E. Appointment to one unscheduled vacancy on the Disabilities Commission for a term ending on 6/30/2025
(Continued from 10/10/2023), was continued to a future meeting due to no applications being received.
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Councilmember de la Torre
returned at 10:31 p.m.
8.F. Recommendation to accept Cinzia Paganuzzi's resignation from the Disabilities Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the vacancy (Continued from 10/10/2023), was presented.
Motion by Mayor Davis, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to accept the resignation with regret.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
JUSTICE FOR RENTERS ACT 8.G. Request of Mayor Davis and Councilmembers Torosis and Zwick that the City Council support the Justice for Renters Act.
The California Secretary of State has verified that the Justice for Renters Act has qualified for the November 2024 state ballot. The Justice for Renters Action is an initiative which will expand local control over rent laws by replacing The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Costa Hawkins prohibits rent control on singlefamily homes, condominiums and rental units that were built after 1995. The Justice for Renters Act removes this ban on rent control in California, giving local communities the right to stabilize rents and make apartments more affordable for low-income and middleincome renters. Repealing Costa Hawkins will help local government address one of the root causes of homelessness-- skyrocketing rents and unaffordable housing. Mayor Davis and Councilmembers Torosis and Zwick also request that the City Manager issue a press release indicating the City Council’s support for the proposed ballot initiative and send a letter of support from the City to the Governor, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Rick Zbur, and to the proponents of the Justice For Renters Act, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to direct staff to bring this item back as a Study Session.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Mayor Davis, to approve the original recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Torosis, Zwick, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: Councilmember Parra
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre
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in full agreement that there needs to be a full study done before a blank agreement is given for something that is not fully understood.
TENNANT SUPPORT 8.H. Request of Councilmember Torosis, Mayor Davis and Councilmember Zwick that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 11560 (CCS) in support of the tenants of Barrington Plaza as they fight mass eviction, and direct staff to send copies of the adopted resolution to the Barrington Plaza tenants' association, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, the Los Angeles City Councilmember that represents the tenants of Barrington Plaza, and to Douglas Emmett Inc. headquartered in Santa Monica, and other parties as deemed appropriate, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Torosis, to approve the recommendation.
Councilmember Brock proposed a friendly amendment to request that tenants of Barrington Plaza have first rights to return at the same rental rate. The amendment was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion, with the amendment was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Zwick, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: Councilmember Parra
ABSENT: None
Councilmember Parra stated her no vote was because she has concerns about the public safety aspect of this, and she doesn’t want to make assumptions that one of our Santa Monica businesses is not acting in good faith.
CONTINUING PAST 11 PM Motion by Councilmember Torosis, seconded by Councilmember Zwick, to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote, with all members present.
AB 1033 (TING) 8.I. Request of Councilmember Zwick, Councilmember Torosis and Mayor Davis that the City of Santa Monica support AB 1033 (Ting) and, upon the governor’s signature, draft a local ordinance to allow the separate conveyance of the primary dwelling unit and ADU or ADUs as condominiums, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember Zwick, seconded by Mayor Davis, to approve the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
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ENGINEERED
COUNTERTOPS
8.J. Request of Councilmember Brock that the City Attorney and City Manager consider developing and evaluate the impacts of an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and/or installation of engineered countertops in Santa Monica. The fabrication of engineered countertops releases silica dust, and inhalation of silica dust can cause silicosis, a serious and deadly disease. On June 6, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted a motion instructing the Director of Public Health to report on options to ban the sale, fabrication, and installation of silica fabricated stone in Los Angeles County. In addition, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has indicated that they will develop workplace standards for workers who handle engineered stone. Prior to developing a local ordinance, the City Attorney and City Manager are being asked to consider the findings of the Los Angeles County Director of Public health and standards developed by Cal/OSHA to determine its feasibility, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to approve the recommendation and direct staff to bring back an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and/or installation of engineered countertops in Santa Monica.
Councilmember Parra proposed a friendly amendment to consider a research into how we could implement this until we get the physical report.
The amended motion stated to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to bring back an appropriate ordinance based on information available to them, including information from L.A. County Health and Cal/OSHA and bring back possible ordinance that may include banning the manufacture sale and or installation of engineered countertops or requiring measures to protect workers who are engaged in the manufacturing sale or installation. The amendment was considered friendly by the maker and seconder.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
TRAVEL FUNDS 8.K. Request of Councilmember Zwick that the Council authorize use of his travel funds to cover the registration fees and travel expenses associated with attending the YIMBYtown Annual Conference to be held February 26-28, 2024, in Austin, TX, was presented.
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Motion by Mayor Davis, seconded by Councilmember Zwick, to approve the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis,
de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
HOUSING COMMISSION 8.L. Appointments to two unscheduled vacancies on the Housing Commission for terms ending on 6/30/2024 and 6/30/2026
(Continued from 10/10/2023), was presented.
On order of the Mayor, the floor was opened for nominations for the seat term ending 6/30/2024.
Councilmember Torosis nominated Analise Wells.
There being no other nominations, Analise Wells was voted unanimously by voice vote to the Housing Commission for a term ending June 30, 2024, with all members present.
On order of the Mayor, the floor was opened for nominations for the seat term ending 6/30/2026.
Councilmember Brock nominated Gail Gordon.
Councilmember Torosis nominated Timothy Gudgel.
Timothy Gudgel was voted to the Housing Commission for a term ending June 30, 2026, by the following vote:
Gordon: Councilmembers Parra, Brock, de la Torre,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
Gudgel: Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis
COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
COUNCIL RULES OF
PROCEDURES
16.A. Request by Mayor Davis to amend Rule 9(b) of the Council Rules of Procedure concerning Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore to delete the sentence: “This provision shall not be subject to a suspension of the Council Rules, and shall be implemented until duly repealed or amended by the Council,” to read as follows: (b) Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore.
As required by Charter section 604, the Mayor shall be selected by the Council. The procedure for selection shall be as follows:
Beginning in December 2022, the Council shall select the longest continuously serving Councilmember, whether initially elected or appointed, to serve as Mayor for a 1 year term. Each subsequent DocuSign Envelope ID: 6AC7F9CE-BE52-4B1C-8E10-B8D0F1AF62A0
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December the next longest continuously serving Councilmember shall be selected as Mayor for a 1-year term, then rotating each December to select the Mayor in order of the next longest serving Councilmember. If two or more Councilmembers were elected at the same election, the Councilmember receiving the higher number of votes shall be considered as having served longer for purposes of this provision. If two or more Councilmembers were initially appointed to serve at the same time, then when they each may first become eligible to be selected as Mayor, a coin flip shall decide who shall be considered as having served longer for purposes of this provision. The Mayor Pro Tempore may be selected by simple majority vote without regard to this provision. (This sentence will be deleted: "This provision shall not be subject to a suspension of the Council Rules, and shall be implemented until duly repealed or amended by the Council.")
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Parra, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was not approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Torosis, Zwick, Mayor Davis
NOES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
ABSENT: None
COUNCIL RULES OF
PROCEDURES
16.B. Request by Councilmember Torosis to amend Rule 28 of the Council Rules of Procedure to provide time limit after 11 p.m., to read as follows: RULE 28. ADJOURNMENT No new item,
other than Public Input, shall be considered after 11:00 p.m. unless consideration is approved by a two-thirds vote of the Councilmembers present. (New Language Added: For all items commencing after 11:00 p.m., Councilmembers’ comments shall be limited to 1 minute each, and speaking no more than 2 times per item; questions are permitted, but the Presiding Officer shall closely monitor to ensure they are only questions, not statements of opinion; staff presentations shall be limited to 15 minutes, unless the Council by majority vote allows a longer presentation.), was removed by the requestor and not heard.
FUNDS ALLOCATION 16.C. Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmembers Brock and de la Torre to allocate $15,000 of Council discretionary funds for the Samohi Symphony Orchestra for their upcoming tour in Germany. The funds will support families in need of financial assistance for travel expenses, was presented.
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Mayor Pro Tem Negrete was
excused at 12:44 a.m.
interest because her music store sells and restores musical instruments to the school district.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Torosis to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
FUNDS ALLOCATION 16.D. Request of Mayor Pro Tem Negrete and Councilmembers Brock and de la Torre to allocate $5,000 for the Lincoln Middle School band, orchestra, and choir for their upcoming performance in San Francisco. Funds will be used to support families in need of financial assistance for travel expense, was presented.
Motion by Councilmember Brock, seconded by Councilmember Torosis, to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis,
de la Torre, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 12:50 a.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Gleam Davis
City Clerk Mayor
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Report
City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023
Agenda Item: 10.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: David Martin, Director, Administration
Subject: Introduction and Adoption of Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance Authorizing Establishment, By Resolution, of Objective Design Standards for Qualifying Housing Projects that Elect to Use the Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process Established by Senate Bill 35 and Adoption of Resolution Establishing Objective Design Standards for Qualifying Housing Projects that Elect to Use the Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process Established by Senate Bill 35
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Introduce and adopt an Emergency Interim Zoning ordinance authorizing Council to establish, by Resolution, objective design standards for housing projects that qualify for the streamlined, ministerial approval process established by SB 35 housing projects; and
3. Adopt Resolution establishing objective design standards for housing projects that qualify for the streamlined, ministerial approval process established by SB
35. Summary
Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) was passed in 2017 by the California State Legislature and signed into law; it was subsequently amended most recently by SB 423 in 2023. SB 35 provides qualifying housing projects the opportunity to opt-in to a streamlined approval process in jurisdictions that have not adopted a compliant Housing Element or are not meeting State-mandated housing production goals. Some of the preconditions include a minimum percentage of affordable units, labor requirements and consistency with local planning standards. Each year, the State Department of Housing and Community
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Development (HCD) issues an SB 35 determination that indicates which cities are subject to SB 35 (https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-communitydevelopment/statutory-determinations). HCD’s determination is based on Annual Progress Report (APR) data submitted by jurisdictions each year compared to the prorated Lower (Very-Low and Low) and Above-Moderate Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) for each jurisdiction.
Figure 1: Statewide Summary of SB 35 Determinations (source: HCD) On June 30, 2023, HCD determined that Santa Monica is subject to SB 35 for housing projects that include more than 50% of their units as affordable units. This means that Santa Monica fell behind on addressing lower-income housing needs for the 5th Cycle Housing Element. The infographic created by HCD shows the statewide SB 35 determination summary.
SB 35 housing projects with more than 50% of their units as affordable units are eligible for a streamlined, ministerial review process that does not require public hearings. As a
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result, the housing projects must only be reviewed against objective design standards (in addition to compliance with other development standards) and cannot be subject to the City’s standard architectural review process, which is designed to, among other things, prevent the development of structures or uses that are not of acceptable exterior design or appearance, are of inferior quality, or are likely to have a depreciating effect on the local environment or surrounding area by reason of appearance or value; to eliminate conditions, structures, or uses, which by reason of their effect tend to degrade the health, safety, or general welfare of the community. Because the City was not subject to SB 35 prior to June 2023, the City has no objective design standards in place for projects that qualify for and opt in to the SB 35 process. Should the City not adopt any objective design standards, projects could be approved without any design review that is intended to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. The adoption of the proposed emergency interim ordinance (Attachment A) will ensure that the City will have standards (Attachment B) in place to apply to SB 35 projects, should an applicant opt into using that process.
Background
Overview of SB 35
SB 35 requires streamlining the approval of qualifying housing development by providing a ministerial process through which a project is only reviewed against objective standards (including objective zoning and design review standards). SB 35 applies to jurisdictions that are not meeting their RHNA goal for construction of abovemoderate income housing and/or housing for households below 80% area median income (AMI). SB 35 also applies if a jurisdiction has not adopted a compliant housing element. From a project applicant perspective, SB 35 is a voluntary program that a project applicant may elect to pursue once the State has determined that a jurisdiction has not meet its RHNA goal. As amended by SB 423, the provisions of SB 35 sunset Government Code Section 65913.4 on January 1, 2036.
Similar to the City’s Administrative Approval (AA) process for housing projects, SB 35’s streamlining process is available to qualifying projects if they meet certain criteria. A
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comparison of the eligibility criteria for the SB 35 streamlining process as compared to the City’s streamlined AA process is shown in the table below:
Table 1: Comparison of SB 35 Process vs City’s Streamlined Process for Housing Projects
SB 35 Streamlining Santa Monica AA Streamlining
Housing Project Type
- At least 2 units - At least 2 units
- No more than 33% commercial - No more than 25% commercial - At least 50% on-site affordable to low-income
households
- At least 15% on-site affordable per AHPP evenly
distributed across all income categories
- Must be consistent with objective standards
(eligible density bonus/
incentives/concessions/waivers through State
Density Bonus Law (SDBL) permitted)
- Must be consistent with Zoning Ordinance. May
include a variance or modification (eligible density
bonus/incentives/concessions/waivers through
SDBL permitted)
Site Requirements
- No limit on site size - Cannot be on sites 1 acre or more - Cannot be on a site:
• With prime farmland
• Designated as a hazardous waste site,
unless site cleared for residential use
• With a mobile home park
• With conservation areas/easement or
protected species
• With wetlands
• With a floodplain or floodway
• Within a designated very high fire hazard
severity zone
- No environmental site limitations
- Cannot demolish a historic structure - Cannot demolish a historic structure Prevailing Wage and Labor Requirements
- Prevailing Wage required for projects that are both
11+ units and non-public work
- Skilled and trained workforce requirements for any
project over 85 feet in height
- Healthcare benefits must be provided for projects
with 50 units or more
- None
Tenant Protections
- Project cannot demolish units:
• Occupied by tenants within last 10 years
• Subject to affordable deed restriction
• Subject to any form of local rent or price
control
Consistent with SB 330 state requirements:
- Project cannot reduce the total number of dwelling
units on-site
- Project must replace protected units, which are
units:
• Occupied by low-income tenants within last 5
years
• Subject to affordable deed restriction
• Subject to any form of local rent or price control
• Subject to Ellis Act withdrawal in last 10 years
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SB 35 qualifying housing projects are processed ministerially under specified timelines.
Under SB 35, design review must be objective and is strictly focused on assessing compliance with those objective design standards published and adopted by ordinance or resolution at the time of project application. This means that SB 35 qualifying housing projects are not subject to review by the Architectural Review Board under the processes and findings set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.55.
Santa Monica’s RHNA & HCD’s SB 35 Determination
HCD is the agency charged with determining whether a jurisdiction is required to apply the streamlining provisions of SB 35 qualifying housing projects. Each year, HCD makes a determination based on the following:
• Has the jurisdiction submitted the most recent APR?
• Has the jurisdiction made sufficient progress toward RHNA or prorated RHNA? If a jurisdiction has failed to submit its most recent APR, then it would automatically be subject to SB35. In making the determination of whether sufficient progress has been made toward RHNA, SB 35 defines the reporting period as the first half of the RHNA cycle (i.e. 50% of RHNA or “prorated RHNA”) or the second half of the RHNA cycle (i.e. 100% of RHNA). Because the City is not yet halfway through the 6th Cycle RHNA, SB 35 compliance is based on the second half of the 5th Cycle RHNA (i.e. 100% of the 5th Cycle RHNA). This means that the City’s SB 35 compliance will not be updated again until the halfway point of the 6th Cycle RHNA, or in 2025. HCD considers anything less than 100% permitting progress toward 5th Cycle RHNA goals to be insufficient for purposes of SB 35. Thus in June 2023; HCD determined that the City did not make sufficient progress towards its 5th Cycle Housing Element RHNA for lower income housing. The following summary graphic displays the comparison of permits issued for housing units to the 5th Cycle RHNA. As shown, the City’s lower income RHNA target was 691 units, but the City issued permits for 545 lower income units. Therefore, at this time, development projects providing 50% of total on-site units as affordable to
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households at or below 80% AMI are eligible for SB 35 streamlining in Santa Monica if they meet all of the eligibility criteria.
Figure 2: Progress Towards Meeting 5th Cycle RHNA (Source: HCD) To get a sense of future compliance, the below table shows the City’s progress towards meeting the 6th Cycle RHNA. HCD would evaluate the City’s progress at the halfway point of the 6th Cycle RHNA.
Santa Monica’s Progress Towards 6th Cycle RHNA as of November 2023 Approved Pending
In
construction*
(count towards
6th Cycle)
RHNA Remaining
Above Moderate 1,831 2,353 589 2,727 (2,046)
VLI 283 198 128 2,794 2,185
LI 152 80 28 1,672 1,412
Moderate 112 32 68 1,702 1,490
Total # of Units 2,378 2,663 813 8,895 3,041
5,854 Units Expected to Count Towards 6th Cycle HE
*building permits obtained after April 1, 2021
Excludes projects submitted under Builder’s Remedy
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Proposed Objective Design Standards for SB 35 Housing Projects (Greater than 50% affordable units)
The proposed objective design standards for SB 35 housing projects are not intended to replace existing development or objective design standards already in the zoning code.
Given that these standards apply only to SB 35 housing projects where more than 50% of the units are deed-restricted affordable units, the following objectives guided the creation of additional standards intended to replicate the ARB process:
• No replacement of existing objective design standards in zoning ordinance already extensively discussed throughout Housing Element process • Ensure that proposed standards are not a constraint on housing production • Ensure that proposed standards are within the scope of what the Architectural Review Board would typically review
Objective Design Standards (ODS) Program
On April 29, 2021, the City of Santa Monica was awarded a grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through the SCAG Sustainable Communities Program (SCP) program – Housing & Sustainable Development award, which provides direct technical assistance to SCAG member jurisdictions on planning and policy projects. The project seeks to help support participating cities with a greater understanding of the role of objective development and design standards in increasing housing production in Los Angeles County and throughout California. The project scope includes permit streamlining assistance, an online cost estimator tool, and the preparation of objective design standards. AECOM consultants have been assisting the City on this ODS Project with technical assistance in preparing the proposed SB 35 objective design standards for Council’s consideration.
Staff and AECOM have been developing objective design standards based on the public comments provided during the project’s initial outreach with the community, ARB, and Planning Commission. Below is a brief overview of the public meetings held for the ODS project to date:
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• On August 22, 2022, the City hosted a virtual community workshop with approximately 32 participants consisting of community members and stakeholders and provided an introduction to the Objective Design Standards project.
• On September 19, 2022, the Architectural Review Board held a study session on the ODS program and discussed the design features and concepts the Board is most interest in seeing developed in housing projects.
• On October 19, 2022, the Planning Commission held a study session on the introduction of the ODS Program and discussed design principals most important to the overall design of housing projects that should be evaluated as part of the ODS project.
• On October 26, 2023, the City hosted a second virtual community workshop with approximately 38 participants and discussed both SB 35 draft objective design standards and potential BAP conceptual design standards. • On November 6, 2023, the Architectural Review Board held a study session and provided comments on the draft SB 35 design standards and conceptual BAP design standards.
• On November 15, 2023, the Planning Commission held the first of two study sessions on objective design standards. The Commission was presented with and provided comments on draft SB 35 design standards that are the subject of this Emergency IZO currently proposed for City Council consideration. • On November 27, 2023, the City hosted a virtual community roundtable discussion including architects and affordable housing providers on the draft SB 35 objective design standards, with a particular focus on whether the draft standards would be workable and not present barriers to developing affordable
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housing projects. Additional feedback received from affordable housing providers during this session has been incorporated into the proposed IZO standards. • On December 6, 2023, the Planning Commission held the second of two study sessions on objective design standards. The Commission was presented with and provided comments on an introduction to conceptual objective design standards for the Bergamot Area Plan (BAP) that will be evaluated in 2024 for possible adoption as part of Housing Element Program 1.E.
The purpose of the proposed Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance and Resolution is to consider for adoption a set of objective design standards in coordination with Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) requirements and programs set forth in the 6th Cycle Housing Element. The proposed SB 35 objective design standards seek to ensure quality building design while addressing design-related issues often discussed by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) during the design review of housing projects. These design standards would apply exclusively to qualifying SB 35 projects providing at least 50% of its units as affordable. SB 35 projects are provided streamlined review and are exempt from any discretionary consideration, including ARB design review. These design standards are intended to implement the City’s design principles for housing projects absent the ARB’S review of qualifying SB 35 housing projects. In developing the standards, staff also focused on practicality, constructability and minimal additional cost so as not to create barriers to housing production.
Proposed SB 35 Objective Design Standards
The proposed SB 35 standards are based on common design-related issues that the ARB often discusses during its review of housing projects. Also included are standards that address recent changes in the zoning code for housing projects including the removal of restrictions that will allow ground floor residential units in non-residential districts. Additionally, in response to housing projects designing above-grade parking levels to reduce the cost of providing typical subterranean-level parking in density bonus projects, screening standards are proposed that seek to minimize its overall
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appearance. These objective design standards are grouped into the following categories and are provided as Attachment B:
• Ground Floor: Residential and Commercial Entries and Design Elements:
Based on the recent zoning changes for housing projects in Spring 2022, ground floor residential restrictions have been removed and housing units are now allowed anywhere on the ground level in most non-residential zoning districts. As such, the establishment of ground floor design standards for residential uses facing the street are necessary to ensure that the ground floor is adequately designed and pedestrianoriented. Design standards are included for ground floors consisting of commercial uses and residential use where units are located at the sidewalk facing the street. • Facades: Transparency and Materials:
These standards address design details of façade materials, transitions, and overall visual interest. Transparency standards for both residential and commercial uses on the ground floor are proposed to ensure an active ground floor design. • Open Space: Roof Decks, Juliet Balconies, Landscaping, and Social Spaces:
The design and programming of open space for residential projects is critical to ensuring the quality of life for residents. In coordination with existing open space requirements, these standards seek to provide additional flexibility to ensure that the design of a project’s private and common open space are designed in a manner that maximizes resident use and enjoyment of the space. Balconet requirements are proposed as an alternate form of private open space other than traditional private balconies for residential units. Additionally, social space standards are included to ensure that common outdoor space is designed with adequate amenities (i.e. seating, cooking facilities, water features, play areas, etc.) that ensure the maximum use of these spaces by residents.
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• Parking: Entry Design and Screening of Above Grade Structured Parking:
These standards are intended to ensure that any above-grade parking levels proposed within housing projects are adequately screened and designed with materials that integrate well into the project’s design (minimize the appearance of parking levels above the ground floor).
Summary of ARB Study Session
The Architectural Review Board held a study session on November 6, 2023. The Board acknowledged that because the standards are likely to apply to projects with a significant percentage of affordable housing including 100% affordable housing, consideration should be given to focusing any requirements only on elevations that face a public street in order to ensure that objective design standards are not cost prohibitive.
The Board made a number of additional suggestions that have been incorporated into the draft standards. The comments focused on usability and constructability, while maintaining a high level of design. The ARB commented on standards for glazing at residential ground floor units, ensuring practicality where services such as trash are required, increasing clarity and flexibility in requirements for design of windows, common open space and landscaping.
Overall, staff is supportive of the Board’s comments and recommendations, and the standards have been revised accordingly.
Summary of Planning Commission Study Session
On November 15, 2023, the Planning Commission held a study session to review the proposed SB 35 objective design standards. The comments generally focused on ensuring practicality and to refrain from requirements that might add unreasonable costs or barriers to the development of housing and, in particular, for affordable housing development. The Commission also suggested additional intent statements for greater
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clarity. Other comments included ensuring there would be no conflicts between design standards and other requirements, suggestions for additional refinements for pedestrian orientation at the street level, and for greater flexibility and practicality in common open space standards. Comments from the Planning Commission have been addressed in the proposed objective design standards.
Summary of Roundtable Discussion with Housing Providers On November 27, 2023, staff held a roundtable discussion with affordable housing providers and architects who are involved in designing such projects. The group provided key insight into specific operational requirements that enabled revisions to the standards to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Comments included flexibility for residential entries and for common open space requirements.
As a result of the comments received during the roundtable discussion, staff has made changes to the proposed objective design standards to provide more flexibility in achieving ground floor activation if there are ground floor residential units, created a sliding scale for landscape requirements, and added a definition of a shade tree.
Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance and Resolution
Santa Monica is currently subject to SB 35 for qualifying housing projects with at least 50% affordable housing. Therefore, the proposed Emergency Interim Zoning ordinance (EIZO) will authorize Council to establish, by Resolution, objective design standards for housing projects that qualify for and elect to use the streamlined, ministerial approval process established by SB 35 and is intended to ensure that objective design standards are immediately in effect upon adoption of the ordinance. Staff further recommends adoption of the separate Resolution establishing the objective design review standards that will be applicable to qualifying projects that elect to use the SB 35 process. While staff has conducted multiple study sessions and community engagement on the proposed standards, the EIZO and Resolution allow the SB 35 objective design standards to be revisited for improvements upon further evaluation as necessary.
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Because housing projects that opt in to the streamlined, ministerial approval process established by the housing projects must only be reviewed against objective design standards (in addition to compliance with other development standards) and are not subject to the City’s standard architectural review process, without objective design standards, housing projects could be approved without any design review that is intended to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community.
Environmental Analysis
The proposed approval of the EIZO and Resolution to establish objective design standards for qualifying SB 35 projects is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (common sense exemption). Based on the evidence in the record, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed interim ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed ordinance and resolution are administrative and regulatory in nature in that they establish objective design standards to ensure that future SB 35 projects will be subject to design review consistent with SB
35. The objective design standards to not alter development standards for housing projects previously analyzed as part of the 2021-2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR) [SCH No. 20212269242021] that was certified by Council on October 12, 2021, with an Addendum to the EIR approved on October 11, 2022. Therefore, no further environmental review under CEQA is required.
Financial Impacts
There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a result of the recommended action.
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Prepared By: Jing Yeo, Planning Manager
Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO
B. SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution
C. PowerPoint Presentation
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1 City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN EMERGENCY INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT, BY RESOLUTION,
OF OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR QUALIFYING HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT ELECT TO USE THE STREAMLINED, MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 35
WHEREAS, in an effort to address the California housing shortage by increasing housing supply, Senate Bill (“SB”) 35, passed in 2017 by the California State Legislature and most recently amended by SB 423 in 2023, provides qualifying housing projects the opportunity to opt-in to a streamlined, ministerial approval process through which a housing project is only reviewed against objective zoning and design review standards; WHEREAS, SB 35 applies to jurisdictions that do not have a compliant Housing Element or have not met their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (“RHNA”) goal for construction of above-moderate income housing and/or housing for households below 80% area median income (AMI); and
WHEREAS, each year, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) issues an SB 35 determination that indicates which cities are subject to the streamlining requirements of SB 35; and
WHEREAS, this determination is based upon Annual Progress Report (“APR”) data submitted by jurisdictions each year compared to the RHNA or prorated Lower (VeryLow and Low) and Above-Moderate RHNA for each jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, on June 30, 2023, HCD determined that Santa Monica fell behind on addressing Lower-Income housing needs for the City’s 5th Cycle (2013-2021) Housing
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Packet Pg. 466 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 2 Element, and, therefore, Santa Monica is subject to SB35 for housing projects that include more than 50% of their units as affordable units and elect to comply with all other requirements of SB 35; and
WHEREAS, as a result, eligible housing projects must only be reviewed against objective design standards (in addition to compliance with other development standards) and cannot be subject to the City’s standard architectural review process, which is designed to, among other things: (1) prevent the development of structures or uses that are not of acceptable exterior design or appearance, are of inferior quality, or are likely to have a depreciating effect on the local environment or surrounding area by reason of appearance or value; and (2) to eliminate conditions, structures, or uses, which by reason of their effect tend to degrade the health, safety, or general welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, because the City was not subject to SB 35 prior to June 2023, the City has no objective design standards in place for projects that qualify for and opt into the SB 35 process; and
WHEREAS, should the City not adopt any objective design standards, projects could be approved without any design review intended to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to ensure that the City will have objective design standards in place to apply to SB 35 projects, should an applicant opt into using that process; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance is intended to ensure that objective design standards are immediately in effect upon adoption of the
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Packet Pg. 467 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 3 ordinance while allowing flexibility for the objective design standards to be revisited for improvements upon further evaluation as necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and general welfare exists due to the current lack of comprehensive objective design standards for common design issues in housing projects eligible for SB 35 streamlining, which are otherwise exempt from discretionary design review, such that failure to approve this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance, and allow for the adoption of objective design standards for eligible projects by resolution, would result in a threat to public health, safety, and welfare because no applicable design standards would be in place should an eligible project elect SB 35 streamlined review.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.195 is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 9.31.195 Multiple-Unit Dwelling Projects.
The purpose of this Section is to establish requirements for multiple-unit dwelling projects; however, 100% affordable housing projects are exempt from subsections (A) and (B) of this Section.
A. Unit Mix. Multiple-unit dwelling projects with more than 50 units shall incorporate the requirements set forth below, except Tier 2 projects shall comply with Section 9.23.030(A)(2).
1. For market rate units:
a. At least 10% of the units shall be three-bedroom units;
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Packet Pg. 468 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 4 b. At least 10% of the units shall be two-bedroom units; c. No more than 15% of the units shall be studio units.
2. Affordable housing unit mix shall be governed by Chapter 9.64, Affordable Housing Production Program.
3. The Director may grant a waiver from this unit mix requirement pursuant to the requirements and procedures for Waivers in Chapter 9.43.
B. Transportation Demand Management. Multiple-unit dwelling projects that meet the applicability established in Section 9.53.030 shall include the following Transportation Demand Management measures in addition to those required by Chapter 9.53, Transportation Demand Management:
1. For nonresidential components of projects, provide the following:
a. A transportation allowance equivalent to at least 75% of the cost of a monthly regional transit pass, in accordance with Section
9.53.130(B)(2)(b)(viii).
b. Bike valet, free of charge, during all automobile valet operating hours.
2. For residential components of projects, provide a transportation allowance equivalent to at least 75% of the cost of a monthly regional transit pass, in accordance with Section 9.53.130(B)(2)(c)(iv).
C. Air Quality Assessment Zone. Multiple-unit dwelling projects within the Air Quality Assessment Zone shall be required to prepare a technical memorandum that describes the effectiveness of design features to reduce exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM) as a part of the early project design process. Such memorandum shall be submitted at
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Packet Pg. 469 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 5 the time of project application and shall be subject to review and approval by the Director prior to project approval.
D. Unit Replacement Requirements. Multiple-unit dwelling projects shall comply with all applicable residential unit replacement requirements, including, but not limited to, Government Code Section 66300(d) and State Density Bonus law.
E. Objective Design Standards for Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process Established by Senate Bill 35. Qualifying multiple-unit dwelling projects that elect to use the streamlined, ministerial approval process established by Senate Bill 35 (SB 35), and set forth in Government Code Section 65913.4, shall be required to comply with objective design review standards, which may be established by resolution of the City Council.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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Packet Pg. 470 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 6 SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance shall become effective immediately from its adoption and shall be of no further force and effect sixty days therefrom unless extended pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code 9.46.090(C).
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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Packet Pg. 471 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Emergency IZO (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 1 City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR QUALIFYING HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT ELECT TO USE THE STREAMLINED, MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY SENATE BILL 35
WHEREAS, in an effort to address the California housing shortage by increasing housing supply, Senate Bill (“SB”) 35, passed in 2017 by the California State Legislature and most recently amended by SB 423 in 2023, provides qualifying housing projects the opportunity to opt into a streamlined, ministerial approval process through which a housing project is only reviewed against objective zoning and design review standards; WHEREAS, SB 35 applies to jurisdictions that do not have a compliant Housing Element or have not met their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (“RHNA”) goal for construction of above-moderate income housing and/or housing for households below 80% area median income (AMI); and
WHEREAS, each year, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) issues an SB 35 determination that indicates which cities are subject to the streamlining requirements of SB 35; and
WHEREAS, this determination is based upon Annual Progress Report data submitted by jurisdictions each year compared to the RHNA or prorated Lower (Very-Low and Low) and Above-Moderate RHNA for each jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, on June 30, 2023, HCD determined that Santa Monica fell behind on addressing Lower-Income housing needs for the City’s 5th Cycle (2013-2021) Housing Element, and, therefore, Santa Monica is subject to SB35 for housing projects that include
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Packet Pg. 472 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 2 more than 50% of their units as affordable units and elect to comply with all other requirements of SB 35; and
WHEREAS, as a result, eligible housing projects must only be reviewed against objective design standards (in addition to compliance with other development standards) and cannot be subject to the City’s standard architectural review process, which is designed to, among other things: (1) prevent the development of structures or uses that are not of acceptable exterior design or appearance, are of inferior quality, or are likely to have a depreciating effect on the local environment or surrounding area by reason of appearance or value; and (2) to eliminate conditions, structures, or uses, which by reason of their effect tend to degrade the health, safety, or general welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the proposed objective design standards supplement standards already in existence and seek to ensure quality building design while addressing designrelated issues often considered during the design review of housing project, including, but not limited to: (1) ground floor design standards for residential uses facing the street to ensure adequate design and pedestrian orientation; (2) standards for design details of façade materials, transitions, and overall visual interest; (3) design standards for open space for residential projects to ensure maximal resident use and enjoyment of the space; and (4) standards to ensure that any above-grade parking levels within housing projects are adequately screened and designed with materials that integrate well into the project’s design and minimize its appearance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed objective design standards have been developed in consultation with the Southern California Association of Governments (“SCAG”), AECOM, Architectural Review Board (“ARB”), Planning Commission, and commentary
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Packet Pg. 473 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 3 received by members of the public during virtual community workshops occurring on August 22, 2022, October 26, 2023 and a roundtable discussion on November 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the following objectives guided the creation of the proposed standards: (1) no replacing of existing objective design standards in the zoning ordinance already extensively discussed throughout Housing Element process; (2) ensuring that proposed standards are not a constraint on housing production; and (3) ensuring that proposed standards are within the scope of ARB’s typical review; and WHEREAS, should the City not adopt any objective design standards, projects could be approved without any design review that is intended to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to adopt Objective Design Standards attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution in compliance with SB 35 to ensure that the City has appropriate standards immediately in place to apply to qualifying SB 35 housing projects, should an eligible applicant opt into using that process.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby adopt the Objective Design Standards attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. In adopting these standards, the City Council finds and declares that, based on the oral and written testimony presented to the City Council at the public hearing on December 19, 2023, that there is substantial evidence in the record to support the standards set forth therein.
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Packet Pg. 474 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 4 SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
Exhibit A - Objective Design Standards for Projects Subject to Senate Bill 35
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EXHIBIT A
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Packet Pg. 476 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing SB 35 Objective Design Standards
December 2023 | Final
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Packet Pg. 477 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 1 I. Ground Floor
Design Intent
To promote an active, accessible, and comfortable pedestrian environment that enhances the public realm at a human scale, promotes a sense of openness, and enables flexible uses over time.
Objective Design Standards
A. Horizontal Element for buildings with a ground floor height of 15 feet or greater:
Incorporate a horizontal element between 9 and 14 feet above sidewalk elevation for a minimum of 30% of building frontage. Any horizontal elements shall not consist of vinyl or plastic materials. Elements may be continuous or intermittent, and may include but not limited to:
1) An awning, canopy, or other covering;
2) Signage band
3) An architectural projection of at least 18 inches; and/or 4) A trellis.
B. Entrances Except For Entrances to Residential Units: Street-facing façades shall provide a minimum of one entrance for each street frontage that opens onto the sidewalk. Entrances shall be articulated by one or more of the following:
1) A canopy, awning or other covering;
2) Signage band
3) Porch/portico;
4) Trellis; or
5) Recessed entryway.
C. Street-Facing Residential Uses: Ground floor residential units with street frontage shall have either an entrance or private Outdoor Living Area facing the street. Projects that do not provide street-facing residential units and provide a primary entry into the site or residential lobby may include street-facing residential amenity space pursuant to Section I(C)(6) below.
1) Entrances to residential units on the ground floor shall be set back a minimum of 4 feet from the street-facing property line.
2) Entrances shall have a minimum 3-foot covered landing area at the same grade as the interior floor.
3) Entrances shall incorporate at least three of the following:
a. Recession of entrance at least 2 feet from the building façade; b. Overhead projection (e.g. porch roof);
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Packet Pg. 478 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 2 c. A sidelight window, adjacent window, or door with a window; d. At least one stair, up or down, from the pedestrian pathway; e. Paving material, texture, or pattern differentiated from the pedestrian pathway.
4) Stoops and patios: The side of a patio or stoop (when parallel to a sidewalk) taller than 30 inches shall be set back a minimum of 18 inches from the property line, separated by planted area.
5) Private Outdoor Living Area Adjacent to a Street: Ground floor private outdoor living areas adjacent to a street shall not be permitted to be enclosed with a fence, wall, or hedge greater than 5 feet in height. Any portion of fences, walls, and hedges above 42 inches in height shall be at least 50% visually transparent. 6) Housing Projects with a Single Primary Entry for Residents: Resident amenity space including but not limited to community rooms, gym or other active space for residents may be located on the ground floor facing the street if the project is designed with a single primary entrance into the site or building lobby for residents.
Such spaces shall be subject to transparency requirements for ground floor residential uses pursuant to Section II(A)(1).
D. Equipment Screening: Equipment including but not limited to electrical boxes, backflow preventers or similar connections required to be located at the street-facing elevations shall be screening with landscape material, or painted to match adjacent building materials, as permitted.
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Packet Pg. 479 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 3 II. Façades
Design Intent
To address the incorporation of architectural elements and features for visual interest, creating well-designed and coherent building façades with sufficient detail, relief and/or variation.
Objective Design Standards
A. Transparency: Street-facing façades shall incorporate glazing for at least 30 percent of the façade, inclusive of ground floor transparency.
1) Ground Floor Residential Uses: A minimum of 20% of each ground floor streetfacing façade shall be transparent, measured between floor and ceiling height.
B. Openings
1) Every room on an exterior wall shall contain an operable opening unless prohibited by Building Code or located within the Air Quality Assessment Zone. 2) Windows shall be recessed at least 2 inches from the face of the façade unless windows have an exterior shading device on a street facing façade.
C. Materials
1) Material transitions shall occur at the inside corner of a plane change. When material changes occur in the same plane, projecting or recessed architectural elements shall be used to create a corner for material transition. 2) Drainage shall be routed away from the façade to prevent the staining of materials. 3) No foam materials shall be utilized.
D. Roof Decks: Roof decks or portions of roof decks located within 12 feet of a residential zoning district shall be set back a minimum of 30 inches from the building edge.
E. Fences & Walls: Fences and walls shall be made of prefinished materials except for foam, plastic, or vinyl. If the wall is constructed of concrete block, the wall shall be stacked bond or polished block.
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Packet Pg. 480 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 4 III. Open Space
Design Intent
To provide a variety of open spaces that contribute enhanced livability by providing residents access to light and air as well as passive and active recreation. Common outdoor living areas typically consist of landscaped areas, landscaped courts, walks, patios, swimming pools, barbeque areas, playgrounds, turf, gardens, or other such improvements.
Objective Design Standards
A. Balconets: At least half of residential units without private outdoor living area shall have a balconet (e.g. Juliet balcony). The balconet is not required to allow residents to step beyond the façade; it may be a railing at the outer plane of a façade opening that extends to the floor.
B. Common Outdoor Living Area
1) Open-to-the-sky: No more than 20 percent of Common Outdoor Living Area may be covered by occupied building space.
2) Landscaping: A minimum of 25 percent of each Common Outdoor Living Area 500 square feet or greater shall be planting area with a minimum length and wide of 30 inches. For Common Outdoor Living Area less than 500 square feet and greater than 100 square feet, a minimum of 10% shall be planting area.
There shall be no requirement for spaces less than 100 square feet. 3) Trees: A minimum of one 24-inch box tree for every 500 square feet of Common Outdoor Living Area shall be planted within the Common Outdoor Living Area.
At least 50 percent shall be shade trees. A shade tree shall be defined as a deciduous tree that provides relief from direct sunlight for at least six months. 4) Social Space: A minimum of one social space, either soft or hardscape, with a minimum dimension of 10 feet in each direction shall be provided for every 25 units. Each required Social Spaces shall incorporate one of the following amenities:
a. Cooking facilities
b. Edible gardens
c. Pools and/or spas
d. Water features
e. Exercise space and/or equipment
f. Play space and/or play equipment
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Packet Pg. 481 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 5 5) Seating: A minimum of 1 seat per 200 square feet of Common Outdoor Living Area shall be provided with a minimum of four seats. Benches at least 48 linear inches in length may be calculated as 2 seats. At least 50% of required seating shall be arranged in groups of four or more seats.
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Packet Pg. 482 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing 6 IV. Parking
Design Intent
To reduce the visual impacts of above-grade parking.
Objective Design Standards
A. Design of Parking Entrances: Exterior building finishes shall wrap into parking entrances/exits for a minimum of 20 feet from the building façade.
B. Screening of Structured Parking: Facades shall be screened with materials that are used elsewhere in the building design or may use any of the following materials:
1) At least 13-gauge metal;
2) Precast concrete panels;
3) Laminated glass; and/or
4) Green walls.
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Packet Pg. 483 Attachment: SB 35 Objective Design Standards Resolution (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Design Standards for SB35 Housing SB35 Objective Design
Standards Emergency IZO
City Council
December 19, 2023
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Packet Pg. 484 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Agenda
1. SB35 Overview
2. Update on RHNA Progress
3. HCD’s SB35 Determination
4. Proposed SB35 Objective Design Standards
5. Recommendation
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Packet Pg. 485 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective What is SB35?
• Passed as part of 2017 housing package
• Amended by SB423 in 2023
• Created ministerial approval process for qualifying projects in cities not meeting State mandates for housing production • Applicants must opt-in to the SB35 approval process
• Design review must only be through objective design standards
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Packet Pg. 486 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective What is SB35?
• Determination by HCD as to whether cities are subject to SB35
• Applies to cities that don’t meet RHNA goals for above-moderate income housing and lower-income housing
• Applies to cities that don’t have compliant Housing Element • June 30, 2023 HCD determined Santa Monica met marketrate production but fell short on affordable unit production • Santa Monica subject to SB35 for qualifying housing projects containing at least 50% affordable units
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Packet Pg. 487 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Update on RHNA Progress – 5
th Cycle
• HCD bases determination on 2 factors:
• Has latest Annual Progress Report been submitted?
• Has the jurisdiction made sufficient progress towards RHNA or prorated RHNA? • Santa Monica’s determination will only change at mid-point of 6th Cycle RHNA (2025) SB 35 Reporting Period defined
as either:
“Prorated RHNA” = halfway
through Housing Element cycle
or
“RHNA” = completion of
Housing Element cycle
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Packet Pg. 488 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Streamlining vs. Santa Monica AA Process
SB35 Streamlining Santa Monica AA Streamlining
Housing Project Type
At least 2 units At least 2 units
No more than 33% commercial No more than 25% commercial At least 50% on-site affordable to low-income
households
At least 15% on-site affordable per AHPP evenly
distributed across all income categories
Must be consistent with objective standards (eligible
incentives/concessions/waivers through SDBL
permitted)
Must be consistent with Zoning Ordinance. May
include a variance or modification (eligible
incentives/concessions/waivers through SDBL
permitted)
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Packet Pg. 489 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Streamlining vs. Santa Monica AA Process
SB35 Streamlining Santa Monica AA Streamlining
Site Requirements
No limit on site size Cannot be on sites 1 acre or more Cannot be on a site:
• With prime farmland
• Designated as a hazardous waste site, unless site
cleared for residential use
• With a mobile home park
• With conservation areas/easement or protected
species
• With wetlands
• With a floodplain or floodway
• Within a designated very high fire hazard severity
zone
No environmental site limitations
Cannot demolish a historic structure Cannot demolish a historic structure
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Packet Pg. 490 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Streamlining vs. Santa Monica AA Process
SB35 Streamlining Santa Monica AA Streamlining
Prevailing Wage and Labor Requirements
• Prevailing Wage required for projects that are both
11+ units and non-public work
• Skilled and trained workforce requirements for any
project over 85 feet in height
• Healthcare benefits must be provided for projects
with 50 units or more
None
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Packet Pg. 491 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Streamlining vs. Santa Monica AA Process
SB35 Streamlining Santa Monica AA Streamlining
Tenant Protections
Project cannot demolish units
• Occupied by tenants within last 10 years
• Subject to affordable deed restriction
• Subject to any form of local rent or price control
Consistent with SB330 state requirements:
• Project cannot reduce the total number of dwelling
units on-site
• Project must replace protected units:
• Occupied by low income tenants within last 5
years
• Subject to affordable deed restriction
• Subject to any form of local rent or price
control
• Subject to Ellis Act withdrawal in last 10 years
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Packet Pg. 492 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Looking Ahead: 6th Cycle RHNA Progress
Approved Pending
In construction*
(counts towards 6th
Cycle)
RHNA Remaining
Above Moderate 1,831 2,353 589 2,727 (2,046)
Very Low Income 283 198 128 2,794 2,185
Low Income 152 80 28 1,672 1,412
Moderate 112 32 68 1,702 1,490
Total # of Units 2,378 2,663 813 8,895 3,041
Data as of November 2023
*Includes building permits obtained after April 1, 2021 Note: Excludes projects submitted under Builder’s Remedy
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Packet Pg. 493 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective What does SB35 Mean for Design Review?
• Applicants of housing projects with at least 50% affordable units that choose to file SB35 application
• Accomplish design review only through objective standards (i.e. no ARB review)
• All existing zoning standards still apply
• What about other housing projects that are not filed as SB35 projects?
• Still subject to the City’s existing review procedures, which includes ARB design review
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Packet Pg. 494 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Objective Design Standards
Key Considerations
• No replacement of existing zoning ordinance standards already discussed throughout Housing Element process
• Ensure that proposed standards are not constraint on
housing production
• Ensure proposed standards are within scope of design
review
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Packet Pg. 495 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 Objective Design Standards
• Would apply to SB35 projects that provide at least 50% affordable units
• Standards organized into following categories:
Ground Floor
Elements
Entrances
Facades
Transparency
Materials
Open Space
Landscaping
Social Space
Parking
Entrances
Screening
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Packet Pg. 496 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 ODS – Ground Floor Design
• Housing projects will consist of mix of street-facing commercial and residential uses or potentially residential on the ground floor • Foster active and engaging pedestrian experience
• Enable sufficient visual interest on the ground floor • New allowance for ground floor residential uses – require engagement with the street
Ground Floor Standards
Design Intent
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Packet Pg. 497 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Ground Floor Standards
Horizontal Elements
Buildings with a ground floor of 15 feet or greater shall incorporate a horizontal element between 9 and 14 feet above sidewalk elevation for a minimum of 30% of building frontage.
Horizontal elements can consist of design features like awnings, canopies, a signage band or architectural projection.
Design features like
awnings, signage
bands and
architectural
elements all help
maintain a human
scale with taller
ground floors
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Packet Pg. 498 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Non
-residential entrances:
Street-facing façades shall provide a minimum
of one entrance for each street frontage that
opens onto the sidewalk.
Entrances shall be articulated with a design
element such as a canopy, awning, signage
band, porch or recessed entry.
Recessed entries and signage bands being used to
articulate entrances, helping orient the building to the street and differentiate the entrance from the rest of
the facade
Ground Floor Standards
Commercial Entrances
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Packet Pg. 499 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Street
-Facing Residential Units:
Ground floor residential units shall have either an entrance or Private Outdoor Living Area facing the street.
Entrances shall also:
a) Have a minimum 3-foot covered landing area
b) Include 3 of the following: • recessed entry • overhead projections • sidelight windows • one stair up or down • paving differentiation from the pedestrian sidewalk Ground floor units with direct access
to the street promote an active and
comfortable pedestrian environment.
Ground Floor Standards
Residential Unit Entrances
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Packet Pg. 500 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Ground Floor may include Residential Amenity Space:
• Community Rooms
• Active Space for Residents
• Exercise Facilities For Residents
Ground Floor Standards
Single Primary Entrances
Affordable Housing Projects:
Common Single Entry
into Complex
Projects Designed
with a Single Entry
into a Building:
Residential Lobby or
Internal Courtyard
Allows Flexibility for
Affordable Housing
Projects based on
Resident Services &
Programming
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Packet Pg. 501 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Transparency:
Street-facing façades will incorporate glazing for at least 30 percent of the façade.
a. Every room on an exterior wall will contain an operable window or opening (as allowed by law)
b. Windows will be recessed at least 2 inches from the face of the façade unless windows include an exterior
shading device.
Materials:
Changes in Material: transitions will occur at the inside corner of a plane change.
Fences & Walls at the Sidewalk:
a. Max Height: 5’-0”
b. Any portion above 3’-6” will be 50% Visually Transparent A mixed-use building using color and materials to correspond to variations in building plane
Facade Standards
Transparency & Materials
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Packet Pg. 502 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective SB35 ODS – Open Space, Facades, Parking
Open Space
• Provide a variety of open spaces that enhanced livability by residents:
➢ Light & Air | Passive & Active Recreation
Facades
• Incorporate architectural elements, materials, and features:
➢ Visual Interest | Building Variation | Coherent Facades Parking Façade Screening
• Reduce the visual impacts of above-grade parking floors:
➢ Facades will be screened & incorporated into the overall building design Open Space Facades Parking Standards
Design Intent
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Packet Pg. 503 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Juliet balconies:
At least half of residential units without
private outdoor living area shall have a
Juliet balcony.
Photo source: City of San Francisco Planning, via Zillow.
Juliet balconies and
roof decks provide
additional access to the
outdoors for units that
don’t have full
balconies
Open Space
Roof Decks & Juliet Balconies
Roof decks: Roof decks located within 12
feet of a residential zoning district shall be
set back a minimum of 30 inches from the
building edge.
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Packet Pg. 504 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Open
-to-the-sky:
A maximum 20% of Common Outdoor Living Area may be
covered by a building.
Landscaping:
A minimum of 25% of Common Outdoor Living Area to be
planted materials
Trees:
Minimum of 1 tree required per 500 SF of Common Outdoor Area: 50% shall be shade trees defined as a deciduous tree providing relief from direct sunlight 6 mos./year
Social space:
Requirement for seating and one amenity (i.e water features, play space, furniture) to be provided.
Seating:
Minimum of 1 seat per 200 SF of seating is required and 50% shall be arranged to be arranged in groups.
Courtyards providing
social space for
residents
Open Space
Common Space & Design
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Packet Pg. 505 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Courtyards providing
social space for
residents
Open Space
Common Space & Design
Social space: A minimum of one social space,
either soft or hardscape, with a minimum
dimension of 10 feet in each direction will be
provided for every 25 units. Each required
Social Spaces will incorporate one of the
following amenities: • Cooking facilities • Edible gardens • Pools and/or spas • Water features • Exercise space and/or equipment • Play space and/or play equipment
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Packet Pg. 506 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective A garage
entrance well
integrated into
the design
A garage
entrance that has
not been well
integrated into
the design
Several floors of above-grade parking properly screened & integrated into the design
Parking
Entrances & Screening
Design of Parking Entrances:
Finishes shall wrap into parking entrances/exits.
Screening of Structured Parking:
Facades shall be screened with materials that are
used elsewhere in the building design.
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Packet Pg. 507 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Recommendation
1. CEQA: make finding of no significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)
2. Introduce & Adopt Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance
3. Adopt Resolution establishing objective design standards for qualifying SB 35 housing projects
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Packet Pg. 508 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective
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Packet Pg. 509 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective ARB Study Session Comments
• Overall approach to ensure that standards do not add cost to housing projects with more than 50% affordable
• Consider applying requirements only on elevations that face a public street with lesser requirements on other elevations • Ground Floor
• Residential entries should be provided when units face the street • Consider standards that require windows or appropriate glazing for ground floor units facing the street
• Address how to incorporate mechanical equipment required to be placed on street elevations where there is no rear alley • Allow flexibility for equipment to be exempt from glazing/blank wall percentages
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Packet Pg. 510 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Planning Commission Study Session Comments
• Façade
• Consider 2-inch window surrounds to support flexibility for wider variety of window types
• Maintain option for either shading device or 2-inch surround for windows • Open Space
• Define Juliet balconies based on intent to improve cross ventilation and for design interest on the façade
• Further define social space amenities to ensure social space meets design intent
• Scale number of social space amenities based on total number of residential units
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Packet Pg. 511 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective Affordable Housing Roundtable Comments
Flexibility in Design Standards Based on Resident Programming:
• Flexibility in ground floor layout & design for housing projects • Allow options for either street facing residential units or a single common entry into project site.
• Common open space
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Packet Pg. 512 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (6061 : Interim Zoning Ordinance for Objective City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023
Agenda Item: 10.B
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jenny Rogers, Recreation and Arts Director, Recreation and Arts Department Subject: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Municipal Code
4.68.160 Athletic Events
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to amend Chapter 4.68 of the Municipal Code to add one additional 5K, one additional 10K race route, and to adjust the start time for races to begin at 7a.m.; and
2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (minor alterations to land)
Summary
The proposed adjustment to the race routes would require an amendment to Chapter
4.68 of the Municipal Code. The proposed ordinance amendment allows for one additional 5K and one additional 10K race route to be added to the Municipal Code, and moves the earliest start time of a race from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Discussion
The Community Event Policy and Municipal Code 4.68 were adopted by City Council in June 2000. In adopting these policies, the Council recognized the substantial community benefits that result from community events, including cultural enrichment, promotion of economic vitality, health and wellness, and enhancement of community identity. Community events may also provide critical funding support for local service organizations. Administrative Instructions accompany the Municipal Code provisions to provide a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and
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safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors; to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events; and protect the rights of the community event permit holders.
Each year the traditional foot races held in Santa Monica have proven to be highly popular. As the popularity of the sport grows, desire by local organizers and avid runners to increase opportunities for participation both in terms of the number of runners and the frequency of races also grows. City staff and event organizers have been working together to come up with creative solutions to how best to increase race participation while mitigating any possible negative impacts upon traffic, city services, local businesses, residences and neighborhoods along the race routes. Revising current race routes was identified as a way to increase the number of race participants by enabling races to be run on wider streets along the route. In addition to the proposed changes to race routes, incorporating early start times would also create greater opportunities for participation; both proposed changes support local race events to be more lucrative and economically sustainable for local event producers who have struggled in recent years to make ends meet during the Covid crisis and subsequent economic downturn.
City staff have received an inquiry from an organization to add the new race routes and earlier start time to allow for more race participants. There are currently three race routes authorized per Chapter 4.68, Section 4.68.160 (SMMC), as listed below:
1. The ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
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2. The first five-kilometer route (5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
3. The second five-kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp). The third five-kilometer route (5K Ocean-City Route) begins at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 4th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue (at Santa Monica Boulevard).
In addition, races/runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race/run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race/run within the City does not exceed one-half mile in length. The City has historically issued a permit for one such race per year, the Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run, in early December.
The proposed additional routes are as follows:
1. 10K route (10K Ocean-City Route) begins at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, south on Ocean Avenue, east on Colorado Avenue, south on Main Street, west on Pier Avenue, south on Nielson Way, east on Barnard Way, north on Main St, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente
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Boulevard to 4th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue (at Santa Monica Boulevard).
2. 5K route (5K Ocean-City Route) would begin at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 4th Street, where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue (at Santa Monica Boulevard).
With these two new routes race organizers could host pre-race events nearby in Tongva Park and host the finishing events on Third Street Promenade or surrounding Downtown area. These new routes also allow for participants to park in Downtown parking structures or take the Metro into Santa Moncia and walk to the race.
Based on safety considerations, the specific portions, or lanes of the roadway to be used will be determined by City staff prior to issuance of the Community Event Permit.
Lane or street closures, when required, will be re-opened immediately after the last participants pass through and police determine it is safe to re-open them. Efforts will also be made to preserve access to businesses and scheduled activities along the route. As with all City-authorized race routes, the hours and days of use and the number of races per year will be restricted. Race organizers will be required to pay for all traffic control services, bus rerouting supervisors, buying out metered spaces along the route, and the mailing of neighbor notices. They would also be required to provide general liability insurance as well as indemnification and participant release waivers.
To minimize impacts on residents and businesses along the route, and as is the case with the other approved routes, staff proposes to restrict the day and time of the week that the new route can be used. Races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. There shall be no more than a total of three (3) 5K and/or 10K races per year in the City regardless of route, with one of these races occurring in May, and two in September, October, or November separated by at least
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seven weeks. The use of both the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day by the same organizer with simultaneous or staggered starts shall be considered as one race.
Impacts to Residents and Businesses Along the Race Routes At present, street closures associated with 5K and 10K race routes can begin as early at 6:30 a.m. with a race start time at approximately 7:30 a.m. Staff recommend changing the race start time to 7:00 a.m. Streets are re-opened on a rolling basis when deemed safe to do so by the Police Department. Streets can begin to be re-opened at approximately 8:00 a.m. and continue until the end of the race, typically around 11:30 a.m.
Residents and businesses along the race routes are impacted by the street closures.
For residents, vehicle egress and ingress is limited or can be completely restricted during street closures. For businesses, employers may need to make special arrangements to determine where and how their employees can access work and if special parking arrangements need to be made. Some businesses have also expressed concern about negative impacts upon their customers who may be temporarily unable to easily access their establishments.
Residents and businesses within 250’ along approved race routes must be notified in writing prior to an event. In addition, as part of the Traffic Management Plan, race organizers will be required to schedule and pay applicable fees for use of the electronic messaging boards.
The Community Events Office will mail out the above notices on standard City forms and pass the full cost of the notice and mailing service to the event organizer. City Communications post Road Closure notices on the City website and inform residents and businesses using social media channels.
Impacts to Race Organizers
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and no more than one year in advance. These additional race routes and expanded time will let race organizers,
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including the Santa Monica Classic, to allow for more runners to participate in the race.
Additionally, race organizers could work closely with Downtown Santa Moncia Inc, to host pre and post-race events on the Third Street Promenade and surrounding businesses.
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Environmental Review
The amended ordinance to allow for changes to the race routes is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15323 (Class 23 Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. Class 23 consists of the normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed, where there is a history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind of purpose in where there is a past history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind of purpose. The City’s street network has been previously used for race events, and therefore, the amended ordinance to amend race routes is categorically exempt from CEQA.
Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
06/27/2000
(attachment A)
Adoption of Community Events Policy
07/26/2005
(attachment B)
Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160
Establishing a New 5K/10K Race Route, Eliminating a 5/10K Race Route, and Modifying the Permitted Race Time and
Frequency Parameters.
9/22/2009
(attachment C)
Amendment to Community Events Ordinance for Marathons
10/13/2009
(attachment D)
Ordinance Amending Section 4.68.160 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to Establish a New Marathon Route
Segment and the Parameters for Authorizing and
Conducting a Marathon Utilizing this Marathon Route
Segment.
10/25/2011(attachmen
t E)
Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding
Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces and Parks.
10/22/2013
(attachment F)
Introduction and First Reding of an Ordinance Amending
Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Chapter 4.68
Related to 5K and 10K Race Frequencies in Santa Monica.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a result of the recommended action. Race events will continue to be required to reimburse the City for direct service costs associated with holding the race, including Police and Fire
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personnel costs. Staff will return to Council if specific budget actions are required in the future.
Prepared By: Jeanette Gant, Community Recreation Manager Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F
B. Attachment A (Web Link)
C. Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 D. Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance E. Attachment D Ordinance Amending Section 4.68.160
F. Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces and Parks
G. Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68
H. Written Comments
I. PowerPoint Presentation
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1 City Council Meeting _________ Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 4.68.160 RELATED TO 5K AND 10K RACE
ROUTES IN SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2008 (CCS), adding Chapter 4.68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Law; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Law has been amended and refined on several occasions to ensure the law conforms to constitutional requirements and to enact appropriate modifications to the law based on experience, changing conditions in the City, and community feedback; and
WHEREAS, the Council recognizes substantial community benefit in community athletic events, including cultural enrichment, promotion of economic vitality, and enhancement of community identity; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Law has been highly successful in establishing a coordinated process for community events thereby ensuring the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors and protecting the rights of community event permit holders; and
WHEREAS, adding a new 5K and 10K race route and changing the start time for races from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. will allow for more race participants, will allow organizers to stagger start times more efficiently, and will expedite reopening streets for public access at the conclusion of the event; and
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Packet Pg. 521 Attachment: Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Events) 2 WHEREAS, other provisions of the ordinance remain unchanged, including a restriction on the hours and days of use and the number of races per year.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The procedures and criteria for conducting races/runs shall be as follows:
(a) There shall be one two ten-kilometer routes, and two three five-kilometer routes;
(1) The first ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp). (2) The second ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean-City Route) begins at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, south on Ocean Avenue, east on Colorado Avenue, south on Main Street, west on Pier Avenue, south on Nielson Way, east on Barnard Way, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 4th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue (at Santa Monica Boulevard).
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Packet Pg. 522 Attachment: Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Events) 3 (2 3) The first five-kilometer route (5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street. (3 4) The second five-kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
(5) The third five-kilometer route (5K Ocean-City Route) begins at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 4th Street, where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue (at Santa Monica Boulevard). (b) 5K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seventhirty a.m. until eleven a.m. (c) 5K Ocean Route, and 10K Ocean Route, 5K Ocean-City Route, and 10K Ocean-City Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seventhirty a.m. until eleven a.m. (d) There shall be no more than a total of three 5K and/or 10K races per year in the City regardless of route, with one of these races occurring in May, and two in
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Packet Pg. 523 Attachment: Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Events) 4 September, October, or November separated by at least seven weeks. The use of both the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day by the same organizer with simultaneous or staggered starts shall be considered as one race.
(e) With the exception of one 5K race on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day using the 5K North City Route, there shall be no races on holidays or holiday weekends including Memorial Day and the preceding weekend, Labor Day and the preceding weekend, and Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent weekend including the Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
(f) No vehicular races shall be permitted.
(g) Events which include multiple modes of travel (e.g., running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered. (h) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route. (i) In addition to the routes established by subsection (a) of this Section, races/runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race/run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race/run within the City does not exceed one-half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time/frequency requirements established in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section.
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Packet Pg. 524 Attachment: Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Events) 5 SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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Packet Pg. 525 Attachment: Ord_Amd 4.68.160 race routes F (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Events) 1V
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Council Meeting: July 26, 2005 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68. 160 Establishing a New 5/ 10K Race Route, Eliminating a 5/ 10K Race Route, and Modifying the Permitted Race Time and Frequency Parameters
Introduction
This proposed Ordinance would authorize establishing a new 5/ 10K race route in Santa Monica, eliminating a 5/ 10K race route that is no longer feasible, and modifying the permitted race time and frequency parameters.
Backoround
City staff receives numerous inquiries from individuals and organizations interested in holding 5K or 10K races near the ocean in Santa Monica. There are currently four race routes authorized per the Events Ordinance ( SMMC 4.68. 160) and none is near the ocean. The 5K and 10K routes in the southern part of the City, near Santa Monica College, have never been used and the landscaped medians on the Pico Boulevard section of the route, which were installed after the route was established, have created problematic conditions for runners alongside traffic. The 5K and 10K routes in the northern part of the City, near St. Monica' s Church, are used annually by two different groups in the same general time frame.
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Packet Pg. 526 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Discussion
Recognizing the need for a more appropriate and appealing race route and prompted by a recent request to produce a race near the ocean, City staff ( including representatives from Community and Cultural Services, Police, Fire, Transportation Management, Resource Management, and Big Blue Bus) have identified a proposed route that will provide a " signature" Santa Monica route with an ocean view while minimizing impacts to traffic circulation, businesses and residents. Similar to the limits applied to other routes, races on the proposed route would be limited in number and to certain times and days to address neighborhood and business district concerns.
The new route, described in detail in the proposed ordinance, starts in the south beach area in Beach Park # 1 at Ocean Park Boulevard, where there is plenty of adjacent parking. The route should appeal to runners as it goes east on Barnard Way/ Marine Street, north on Main Street to Colorado Avenue, west to Ocean Avenue, continues north on Ocean Avenue along Palisades Park to San Vicente and loops back to end near the Pier entrance. Based on safety considerations, the specific portions or lanes of the roadway to be used will be determined by City staff prior to issuance of the Event Permit. Lane or street closures, when required, will be re- opened immediately after the last participants pass through and Police determine it is safe to re- open them. To the extent possible, efforts will be made to preserve access to businesses and scheduled activities along the route. As with the other City- authorized race routes, the hours and days of use and the number of races per year would be restricted. Race organizers would be required to pay for all traffic control services, bus rerouting supervisors, buying 2 10.B.c
Packet Pg. 527 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 out metered spaces along the route, and the mailing of neighbor notices. They would also be required to provide general liability insurance as well as indemnification and participant release waivers.
To minimize impacts on residents and businesses along the route, and as is the case with the other approved routes, staff proposes to restrict the day and time of the week that the new route can be used. A minimum number of weeks will be required between races for both the new and existing routes. The current restriction, allowing one race per quarter, is problematic because, although technically occurring in different quarters, it is possible to have two races on the same route within one week of each other. This practice has generated numerous complaints from affected neighbors.
The proposed Ordinance would authorize the use of the new 5/ 10K race routes near the ocean, eliminate the 5K and 10K routes near Santa Monica College, and modify the permitted race time and frequency parameters as follows:
Limit the number of races on Routes A and D ( new 5K and 10K Ocean routes) to no more than two races between January 1 and the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend and no more than two races between the weekend atter Labor Day and the weekend before Thanksgiving with no less than 8 weeks between each race. Races would be limited to Saturdays and Sundays; races would not be allowed at other times.
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Packet Pg. 528 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Limit the number of races on Routes Band C ( the existing routes which will now be referred to as 5K and 10K North City routes) to one race per quarter on Saturdays only, with no less than 8 weeks between each race; All races must start no earlier than 7: 30 a. m. and conclude no later than 11 : 00 a. m.
Staff will carefully monitor race events and their impacts over the next 12 months and, if necessary, return to Council to modify race routes and/ or time/frequency parameters.
Budget/Financial Impact
The adoption of the attached, proposed Ordinance would have no financial impact.
Recommendation
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be introduced for first reading.
PREPARED BY: Barbara Stinchfield, Director
Elaine Polachek, Manager, Open Space Manager
Trinie Garcia- Valdez, Community Use Administrator
Department of Community & Cultural Services
Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney
ATTACHMENT: A. Proposed Ordinance
B. Map of Proposed Route
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Packet Pg. 529 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 f: \atty\ muni\ laws\barry\ specialeventsamda2005
Council Meeting 7-26- 05 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER _ ( GGS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 4.68. 160 OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW 5/ 10K RACE ROUTE, ELIMINATE AN EXISTING RACE ROUTE,
AND MODIFY THE PERMITTED RACE TIME AND FREQUENCY PARAMETERS WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2008 CCS), adding Chapter 4.68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Code; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Code provides a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events, and to protect the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, Santa Monica is a coastal city in a prime location, bordered by the City of Los Angeles to the north, east, and south;
WHEREAS, the City's land area is small, being just 8 square miles and the City' s population is approximately 90, 000; and
WHEREAS, in addition to its large residential population, the City is a very desirable place to work or visit; and
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Packet Pg. 532 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 with the City' s ability to provide services to the entire community, and the impacts on neighbors and others are minimized; and
WHEREAS, the City receives numerous inquiries from individuals and organizations interested in holding 5K and 10K races near the ocean; and WHEREAS, there are currently four race routes authorized by the Community Events Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, none of these routes are currently near the ocean; and WHEREAS, the 5K and 1 OK routes in the southern part of the City have never been used and the landscaped medians on the Pico Boulevard section ofthe route installed after the route was established would create conflicts between race participants and vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has evaluated a proposed new official route in order to provide a " signature" Santa Monica route with an ocean view while minimizing impacts to traffic circulation, businesses and residents; and
WHEREAS, race organizers would be required to pay all City costs associated with the race; and
WHEREAS, to minimize impacts on residents and businesses along the route, and consistent with other approved race routes, the City will restrict the day and time of the week that the new route can be used and establish a minimum number of weeks between races for both the new and existing routes,
NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
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Packet Pg. 533 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 160 Races- Runs- Walks.
The procedures and criteria for conducting
races/ runs/ walks shall be as follows:
a) There shall be two ten kilometer routes and two five kilometer routes:
1) The first ten kilometer route (route A10K Ocean
Route) felfte begins at Beach Park # 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way. follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street. west on Colorado Avenue. north on Ocean Avenue. east on San
Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before entrance to the Pier Ramp). at Santa Monica College and continue on an
e3sterly direction 310ng Pearl Street to the intorcoction of 34th Street, turning southerly along 3-1th Street to the intersection of Oce~m Park Boulevard, continuing in a 'Nostcrly direction on Ocean Park Be-tlIevard to 14th Street, turning northerly onto 14th Street and continuing to the intersection of Pico Boulevard, 5 10.B.c
Packet Pg. 534 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 turning easterly on Pico Boulevard and continuing to 30th Street, turning southerly on 30th Street to Pearl Street and continuing in a westerly direction to 16th Street to the Santa Monica College stadium.
2) The second ten kilometer route ( route B10K North
City Route) f€Wte begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Ave to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Twenty-fifth Street, south on Twenty-fifth Street to Marguerita Avenue, west on Marguerita Avenue to Fourteenth Street, south on Fourteenth Street to Alta Avenue, west on Alta Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
3) The first five kilometer route ( route C5K North City Route) fGtfte begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Ave to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean
Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente
Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
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Packet Pg. 535 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 4) The second five kilometer route (route D5K Ocean
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b) 5K North City Route and 10K North City Route
races may only occur on Saturday mornin~ s from 7: 30 a. m. until 11 :00 a. m. There shall be no more than one race per quarter each year. There shall also be a minimum of 8 weeks between each race, Four races/walks/ runs per route shall be allO'Ned each year with no more than one per quarter on anyone route. c) Route A and Route D 5K Ocean Route and 10K
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e) Events which include multiple modes of travel ( e. g., walking, running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered. ill Prior to the issuance of a Community Event Permit.
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f),{glln addition to the routes established by subsection a) of this Section, races/ walks/ runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race/ walk/run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race/walk/run within the City does not exceed one-half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection ( 9) shall not be subiect to the time/frequency requirements established in subsections ( b) and ( c) of this Section,
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Packet Pg. 537 Attachment: Attachment B Amendment to Municipal Code Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its adoption.
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Santa Monica
City Council Meeting: September 22, 2009
Agenda Item: ~-' g
To: Mayor and City Couhcil
From: Elaine Polachek, Deputy City Manager
Subject: Amendment to Community Events Ordinance for Marathons and Modification of Extended Event Policy for Commercial Use of the Beach Parking Lot at 1550 Pacific Coast Highway
Recommended Action
Staff. recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the attached Community Events Ordinance establishing a marathon route segment and parameters for authorizing and conducting a marathon utilizing this marathon route segment; approve modifications to the City's Extended Event Policy to include large scale, singleday commercial events in the 1550 Lot, and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary event permits and license agreements for the 2010 LA Marathon:
Executive Summary
On July 28,2009, Council received a staff report outlining a proposal to hold a portion of the 2010 LA Marathon and the post-event festivities in the City of Santa Monica.
Council heard from over 40 members of the public supporting the LA Marathon and directed staff to return with revisions to the City's Community Events Ordinance that would establish a marathon race route in Santa Monica. Council also gave direction to designate the south beach parking lots for licensure for commercial events based on a proposed plan to use those lots for post-race activities. This report recommends revisions to the Community Events Ordinance to establish a marathon route segment and associated conditions for such races in the City. Since post-race activities are now proposed for the beach parking lot at 1550 Pacific Coast Highway ("1550 Lot"), designation of the south beach lots for licensure is no longer necessary.
Background
At its July 28th meeting, Council expressed its support for the LA Marathon, which will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010. The race, scheduled for Sunday, March 21, 2010, is being developed as a marquis running -event which will attract both elite, international runners as well as runners from all over the country who want to participate 1 10.B.d
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The City's Community Events Ordinanceallows 5 and 10K races within the City and specifies times, routes and frequencies to minimize impacts. Current law also allows 10K races on a portion of the route proposed by the LA Marathon. And current law allows races on undesignated routes so long as most of the race occurs outside of the City as the LA Marathon would. However, the law allowing portions of races on undesignated routes only applies if the portion of the race that is in the City does not exceed a half mile, which the LA Marathon would.
In developing the Community Events Ordinance, it was the intent of the Council to protect the rights of people to engage in expressive activities in the City's public places and to establish the least restrictive and reasonable time, place and manner regulation of these activities. However, races are not classified as expressive activities; they are athletic events. Council further intended to create mechanisms for cost recovery and use charges, to the extent authorized by law, while not unduly impacting the viability of events.
Regarding the LA Marathon'sproposal to use the 1550 Lot for post-event activities, use of the City'sbeach lots for commercial purposes is regulated in two ways. The Community Events Ordinance and regulations establish limits on usage, including limits on the frequency, duration and number of spaces that can be used for permitted community 2 10.B.d
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Discussion
Proposed Route
At its July 28th meeting, Council directed staff to work with the race organizers to end the race in Santa Monica as opposed to Vehice (Los Angeles) and return with a revised marathon route. The LA Marathon organizers have proposed a new race route for 2010 dubbed "The Stadium to the Sea." This will be the first year that the marathon runs through multiple jurisdictions including Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. The race begins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and proceeds through downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and West Los Angeles. The route enters Santa Monica orr San Vicente Blvd. at 26th Street. The runners proceed west on San Vicente Blvd. to Ocean Avenue. The route continues south on Ocean Avenue and instead of finishing in Venice, the finish line is now proposed to end on Ocean Avenue immediately north of Santa Monica Blvd.
Upon crossing the finish line, racers continue walking south along Ocean Avenue where they receive water, snacks, Mylar blankets and their medals. First aid tents will be positioned on the west side of Ocean Avenue to provide assistance to runners.
With the finish line on Ocean Avenue, race organizers revised their original plan to hold the post-event activities (family reunion/festival) in the south beach lots .and are now proposing use of the 1550 Lot. Following the race, runners will proceed to the 1550 Lot directly north of the Pier to be reunited with family and friends and for the post-race festival.
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Packet Pg. 542 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Commercial Use of 1550 Lot
In December 2008, Council approved modifications to policies for licensing extended events in the 1550 Lot. The intent of this policy was to generate substantial net revenue to the Beach Fund by licensing part of the parking lot for commercial activities when parking demand is seasonally low. To facilitate issuance of licenses for these events, Council approved an on-going process allowing continuous application from event producers. While the policy provides parameters and maximum timeframes for extended commercial events, it does not specifically address large scale single or multiple day commercial events, many of which meet the same criteria and have the same impacts as longer. term events. For purposes of the LA Marathon, staff recommends that Council modify the. existing extended events policy to include large scale single or multiple day commercial events.
Revisions to Community Events Ordinance
The proposed revisions to the Community Events Ordinance expand the parameters for conducting races by establishing one marathon route segment that begins on San Vicente Boulevard at 26~h Street (the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean Avenue and south on Ocean Avenue to the end of the 1500 block Of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier Ramp).
In order to utilize this route segment, the marathon must be regional in scope (involve a route that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners, and receive extensive national and international media exposure. Marathon organizers must be able to demonstrate the capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including possessing sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the race and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation.
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Packet Pg. 543 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 allowed to utilize the route segment. Preference will be given to applicants proposing reoccurring marathons traditionally or historically associated with a particular date or dates.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Staff will negotiate a license agreement for use of the 1550 lot with LA Marathon, LLC.
All direct City staff time and expenses will be reimbursed by LA Marathon to achieve full cost recovery by the City. Any other revenue generated from use of the 1550 Lot as part of the license agreement will benefit the Beach Fund. A portion of this revenue will offset the estimated loss in 1550 lot parking revenue due to spaces occupied by the to Marathon however parking revenues at the south beach lots and the Civic Center parking Structure are projected to increase since these will be locations to which runners will be directed. While race organizers estimate that the economic benefit to the City over five years is $21 million (hotels, parking, meals), staff is unable to project an estimated benefit for 2010 at this time.
Prepared by: Elaine Polachek, Deputy City Manager
Approved: Forwarded to Council:
Elaine Polachek P a nt Ewell
Deputy City Manager ~ < V~anager
Attachment 1 - Community Events Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NUMBER ( CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 4. 16068.OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH A NEW MARATHON ROUTE SEGMENT AND THE PARAMETERS FOR
AUTHORIZING AND CONDUCTING A MARATHON UTILIZING THIS MARATHON
ROUTE SEGMENT
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2008 CCS), adding Chapter 4.68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Code; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Code provides a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events, and to protect the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, Santa Monica is a coastal city in a prime location, bordered by the City of Los Angeles to the north, east, and south;
WHEREAS, the City's land area is small, being just 8 square miles and the City's population is approximately 90,000; and
WHEREAS, in addition to its large residential population, the City is a very desirable place to work or visit; and
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Packet Pg. 545 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 WHEREAS, on weekdays, approximately 300,000 people are present within the City and on weekends the number swells to as high as 500,000 people; and WHEREAS, the density of the City and the number of people working or visiting the City on a daily basis significantly impacts the ability of traffic to circulate on the City's existing street network; and
WHEREAS, the City's street network is a grid system bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway; and
WHEREAS, streets within this network are categorized into four functional classification types, arterial streets, collector streets, feeder streets and local residential streets; and
WHEREAS, arterial streets are generally the commercial arteries that keep traffic moving throughout the City and have as their primary function the movement of vehicles into and through the City and the service of adjacent commercial land uses; and WHEREAS, the locations of the freeway interchanges and over crossings, as well as the inter-relationships of City streets with those of the surrounding network in Los Angeles, causes traffic to be concentrated on the City's arterial streets; and
WHEREAS, local residential streets are designed to serve adjacent residential uses only; and
WHEREAS, arterial streets are expected to handle traffic volumes ranging from 34,000 to 61,000 average vehicle trips per day while local streets are desighed to carry 2,500 average trips per day; and
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Packet Pg. 546 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 WHEREAS, due to the nature of the grid system, if an arterial street is blocked or heavily congested, traffic will be diverted onto the nearest street which is typically a local residential street; and
WHEREAS, residential streets are overwhelmed when traffic is diverted from arterial streets and residents' peace and quiet enjoyment are significantly impacted; and WHEREAS, since the arterial network already carries a significant volume oftraffic; diverting or stopping the traffic will further deteriorate the levels of service for these intersections and result in increased traffic into residential neighborhoods and degradation of the vitality of commercial districts; and
WHEREAS, community events are, by definition, atypical and not necessarily anticipated by or appropriately regulated by existing citywide ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City regulates community events for the same reasons it regulates land uses: to protect the health, safety and public welfare by regulating traffic, noise, aesthetics, and other impacts; and
WHEREAS, community events often require the provision of public services, including police, fire, transportation, and public works and additional maintenance of the facilities they use; and
WHEREAS, community events often use facilities thatwould otherwise be available to the public or generate revenue to the City; and
WHEREAS, managing community events requires ensuring that these events are compatible in size and type of use with their sites, adequate services are provided for the events, adequate cost recovery for these services is achieved, the events do not interfere 3 10.B.d
Packet Pg. 547 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 with the City's ability to provide services to the entire community, and the impacts on neighbors and others are minimized; and
WHEREAS, there are currently four race routes authorized by the Community Events Ordinance; and
WHEREAS. two of the race routes are for five-kilometer races and two are for tenkilometer races; and WHEREAS, there are presently no routes for a marathon race; and WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal to hold a portion of the 2010 L A Marathon in the City; and
WHEREAS, participating in a race of this stature presents the City with a unique. opportunity to be part of ainternationally-known, first-class event and receive significant benefits therefrom including substantial economic benefits to local businesses and a unique entertainment opportunity for City residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, a race of this nature raises a number of public safety issues related not only to race participants and spectators but potential impacts on the community at large, including issues concerning the availability of assistance from and coordination with other cities, the logistics and timing of closing and re-opening streets, traffic control and management strategies, parking contingencies, and resident, visitor and emergency access; and
WHEREAS, due to the significant impacts that such a race can generate, it is essential that such races provide substantial benefit to the City and be significantly limited in number and time of occurrence and that the race only be undertaken by a marathon 4 10.B.d
Packet Pg. 548 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation; and WHEREAS, race organizers would be required to pay full cost recovery for all City services and expenditures associated with or in any way connected to the race,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 16068.is hereby amended to read as follows:
4. 16068. Races- Walks. RunsThe. procedures and criteria for conducting races/runs/ walks shall be as follows:
a) There shall be two ten-kilometer routes and two five-kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) The first ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier Ramp). 5 10.B.d
Packet Pg. 549 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 2) The second ten-kilometer route (10K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Twenty-fifth Street, south on Twenty-fifth Street to Marguerita Avenue, west on Marguerita Avenue to Fourteenth Street, south on Fourteenth Street to Alta Avenue, west on Alta Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
3) The first five-kilometer route (5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street. 4) The second five-kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
t5) The marathon route segment begins on San Vicente Boulevard at TwentySixth Street (the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean Avenue and south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier Ramp}.
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Packet Pg. 550 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 b) 5K North City Route and 10K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven thirty a.m. until eleven a.m. There shall be no more than one race per quarter each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
c) 5K Ocean Route and 10K Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven thirty a.m. until eleven a.m. There shall be no more than two races between January 1 st and the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend and no more than two races between the weekend after Labor Day and the weekend before Thanksgiving each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
d1 The marathon route segment shall be limited to the completion of marathon races that are regional in scope (involve a course that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners receive extensive national and international media exposure and are undertaken by a marathon entity'with the demonstrated capabilit~o organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation. Preference shall also be given to applicants proposing recurring marathons traditionally or historically associated with a particular day or dates.
The marathon may only occur on Sunday from 6:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m. There shall only be one marathon per year that utilizes the marathon route segment. fd}~ No vehicular races shall be permitted.
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Events which include multiple modes of travel (e.g., walking, running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered.
Prior to the issuance ofi a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route. g)am In addition to the routes established by subsection (a) of this Section, races/unswalks/may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race/unwalk/occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race/walk run within the City does not exceed one-half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time/frequency requirements established in subsections (b) and c) of this Section.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining 8 10.B.d
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Santa Monica®
Y°` City Council Report
City Council Meeting: December 9, 2008
To: Mayor and City Council
Agenda Item: 8A
From: Barbara Stinchfield, Community and Cultural Services Director Subject: Extended Commercial Event Policy -Supplemental Information Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council approve revisions to the policy regarding extended commercial use of the beach parking lot at 1550 Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to provide more flexibility in event selection and approve extended commercial event selection guidelines.
Executive Summary
This report supplements the staff report recommending proposed revisions to the policy for licensing extended commercial use of the 1550 lot. Supplementary information includes clarification of the review process and additional proposed guidelines which reflect recommendations of the Pier Restoration Corporation ( PRC) Operations Committee and Board. The PRC Board approved the revised policy which incorporates these additions at its meeting on December 3, 2008.
Discussion
In response to the discussion with the PRC Operations Committee on November 20 and its subsequent letter, staff recommends that the process for review of extended events be clarified to include meeting with the PRC and Pier Lessees Association prior to recommending final approval to the City Council. The PRC expressed concern that decisions about extended events need to balance the size of the event footprint with the duration of the event. For example, use of a small portion of the lot might be warranted 1 10.B.d
Packet Pg. 554 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 for a seven month stay while an event that occupies a
large portion of the lot might be
limited to four months.
Proposed Additions to the Guidelines
The recommended guidelines for evaluating eligible events are modified from the original report to those listed below. The additions, which reflect the recommendations by the PRC Board on December 3, are underlined. Staff recommends that eligible proposals be evaluated on the degree to which the event:
Offers a unique cultural or entertainment experience
Demonstrates clear measurable economic benefit to the City and local businesses, including Pier lessees
Contains a rental fee that significantly contributes to the City's Beach Fund.
Balances the amount of space allocated in the 1550 lot with the duration of the event.
Addresses traffic and parking impacts through the provision of nearby replacement parking, parking shuttles, public transportation, event signage or similar mitigations.
Addresses neighborhood impacts such as noise and crowd control.
Includes a neighborhood communications plan that is sensitive to the impacts and information needs of adjacent neighbors.
Minimizes environmental impacts and promotes sustainability through the use of low-impact products and practices in the production and management of the event
Limits concessions or services that are in direct competition with adjacent Pier businesses and provides for cross marketing opportunities with local businesses, including Pier lessees.
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Packet Pg. 555 Attachment: Attachment C Amendment to Community Events Ordinance (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Provides educational outreach to regional school children.
Provides activities throughout the day (exhibition style events versus timed performances):
Maintains as small a physical footprint as possible to preserve onsite parking, maintain view corridors, and sites facilities to minimize neighbor impacts.
Allows for sufficient time to provide for comprehensive plan review and for adequate coordination with City services and stakeholder groups.
In addition, staff recommends the following requirements of all licensees:
No extended event licenses shall be granted between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends annually.
The licensee must pay for all City costs and services associated with the event, including but not limited to, police services for crowd/traffic control, fire safety officers, event licensing /liaison and location supervision, parking staff, utility charges, sanitation services and custodial/maintenance services. The City division responsible for the service shall determine the costs to be borne by the licensee.
The licensee must meet standard City requirements for insurance, indemnification, security, Police, Building and Safety, Fire Department, recycling, clean-up, waste disposal and accessibility and receive all other necessary governmental approvals.
The event must have aCity-approved traffic and off-site parking plan.
Prepared by:
Judith Meister, Special Events Coordinator
Approved:
Barbara Stinchfield
Director, Department
Forwarded to Council:
P. / ont Ewell
City Manager
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ORDINANCE NUMBER zz96 (CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 4. 16068.OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH A NEW MARATHON ROUTE SEGMENT AND THE PARAMETERS FOR AUTHORIZING AND CONDUCTING A MARATHON UTLIZING THIS MARATHON.
ROUTE SEGMENT
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2008 CCS), adding Chapter 4.68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Code; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Code provides a coordinated process. for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events, and to protect the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, Santa Monica is a coastal city in a prime location, bordered by the City of Los Angeles to the north, east, and south;
WHEREAS, the City's land area is small, being just 8 square miles and the City's population is approximately 90,000; and
WHEREAS, in addition to its large residential population, the City is a very desirable
place to work or visit; and
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WHEREAS, there are currently four race routes authorized by the Community Events Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, two of the race routes are for five-kilometer races and two are for tenkilometer races; and WHEREAS, there are presently no routes for a marathon race; and WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal to hold a portion of the 2010 L A Marathon in the City; and
WHEREAS; participating in a race of this stature presents the. City with a unique opportunity to be part of ainternationally-known, first-class event and receive significant benefits therefrom including substantial economic benefits to local businesses and. a unique entertainment opportunity for City residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, a race of this nature raises a number of public safety issues related not only to race participants and spectators but potential impacts on the community at large; .- including issues concerning the availability of assistance from and coordination with other cities, the logistics and timing of closing and re-opening streets, traffic control and management strategies, parking cohtingencies, and resident,. visitor and emergency access; and
WHEREAS, due to the significant impacts that such a race can generate, it is essential that such races provide substantial benefit to the City and be significantly limited in number and time of occurrence and that the race only be undertaken by a marathon entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 16068.is hereby amended to read as follows:
4. 16068. Races- Walks. RunsThe procedures and criteria for conducting races/runs/ walks shall be as follows:
a) There shall be two ten-kilometer routes, two five-kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) •The first ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way; follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, wesfon Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on-San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier Ramp}. 2) The second ten-kilometer route (10K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and Califorhia Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Twenty-fifth 5 10.B.e
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3) The first five-kilometer route (5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street. 4) The second five-kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend.to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, wesf on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
5) The marathon route segment begins on San Vicente Boulevard at TwentySixth. Street (the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean Avenue and south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier Ramp).
b) 5K North City Route and 10K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven thirty a.m. until eleven a.m. There shall be no more than one race per quarter each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
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Packet Pg. 562 Attachment: Attachment D Ordinance Amending Section 4.68.160 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic c) 5K Ocean Route and 10K Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven thirty a.m. until eleven a.m. There shall be no more than two races between January 1 st and the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend and no more than two races between the weekend after Labor Day and the weekend before Thanksgiving each year: There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
d) The marathon route segment shall be limited to the completion of marathon races that are regional in scope (involve a course that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners; receive extensive national and international media exposure, and are undertaken by a marathon entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation. Preference shall also be given to applicants proposing recurring marathons traditionally or historically associated with a particular day or dates.
The marathon may only occur on Sunday from 6:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p. m. There shall only be one marathon per year that utilizes the marathon route segment.. e) No vehicular races shall be permitted..
f) Events which include multiple modes of travel (e.g., walking, running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered.
g) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This 7 10.B.e
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SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard fo whether any portion of the ordinance 8 10.B.e
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Agenda Item: 7C
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Barbara Stinchfield, Director, Community and Cultural Services Subject: Proposed Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces and Parks Recommended Action
staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading the attached ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapters 3. 36, 4. 08, 4. 55, 4. 68 and
6. 36 relating to permitted community events in the City' s public spaces and parks.
Executive Summary
The City Council last amended the City' s Community Events Law on September 22, 2009. Since then and primarily resulting from experience, community feedback, and changes in City department organizations and titles, staff has identified a number of event and park - related laws that need to be amended or rescinded. The attached ordinance would accomplish this purpose by revising sections of the present Events Code without substantially altering its substance, and by revising relevant sections of the vending, fire and miscellaneous codes as they relate to events in public spaces and parks.
Background
The City' s Community Events Law, adopted on May H, 2001, was carefully crafted to conform to rigorous First Amendment standards intended to protect rights of expression in public places. As case law has continued to develop, the City has made a diligent effort to ensure that its law conforms to constitutional requirements. This effort has been very successful. The City' s Community Events Law withstood a major legal challenge and was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. First readings for previous changes to the Community Events Law were held October 23 2001, April 08 2003, July 26 2005, and September 22, 2009.
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Packet Pg. 567 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces Discussion
Staff proposes that existing provisions of the Municipal Code be amended or rescinded as noted below in an effort to clarify conditions, venues, and permit processes.
Unauthorized event participants ( 3. 36. 270). Rescind this section as it is duplicative of another Code Section. Existing Section 4. 68. 100( b) ( Prohibition against interference with a community event) can be applied to unauthorized participants at permitted events.
Ball playing on the sand ( 4. 08.010). This section prohibits throwing, batting, hitting, striking, or kicking any ball of any kind within 300 feet of the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean. Modify this section to 1) allow ball playing on the beach at permitted events; and 2) allow permittees, with City authorization, to erect courts, diamonds or areas for the playing of ball on the public beaches.
The City regularly issues Event Permits for events on the sand such as sand soccer, beach volleyball, and beach tennis.
Use of fire ( 4. 55. 100). Add barbeque grills to the list of City- provided cooking devices allowed for community events. The code currently refers to " a City - provided masonry, concrete hearth or fire circle" as places where making kindling or using fire in a park is permitted. Event permittees need to be allowed to use fire in City provided barbeque grills.
Community Events Committee - Membership ( 4. 68. 020) 1) Revise the list of Event Committee members to include additional members and current department names; and 2) delete reference to " Executive Committee." The City' s larger Event Committee is no longer structured to include an Executive Committee.
Permit Required ( 4. 68. 040( d)). Add " Annenberg Community Beach House" to the list of City facilities predominately used and approved by the Fire Department or the Building Department as assembly spaces and exempt from the event permit process.
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Packet Pg. 568 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces Permit Required ( 4. 68.040(f)). Rescind this section. The option of applying for an Annual Event Permit to cover a specified number of " repeat, like" events at a particular event venue was included in the initial events ordinance ( 2001). Due to the complex nature of events and their many aspects, this is not a feasible model and, as such, it was never implemented. Reviewing and responding to individual event applications one at a time has proven to be a more practical approach.
Use of Live Animals ( 4. 68.060( f). 1) Eliminate language prohibiting animals in parks and modify to allow only animals in parks when on leash. A number of annual events in parks include the use of animals on leash and there has not been a negative impact on the event or park users. 2) The Community Events law currently does not address animals on the beach. Change to say " proposed events will not include animals on the beach."
Review Process ( 4. 68. 060( 0)). 1) Change to reflect that a permitted event' s transportation management/ parking plan requires City approval by the City division or division' s as specified in the event' s Requirements Letter provided to applicant; and 2) delete reference in this section to a specific Division providing the approval.
Denial /Revocation of Event Permits ( 4. 68. 070). Add the following as a reason for denying an event permit: " The applicant has damaged City property and has not paid in full for such damage or has other outstanding and unpaid debts related to a prior community event issued by the City."
Departmental Service Charcles ( 4. 68. 080( d). To reflect current practice, add a section stating " A permit application fee and /or administrative fee shall not be required for permittees of events produced or co- produced by the City or by City - funded entities contractually required to operate or oversee specific public venues used for community events.
Appeals ( 4.68. 090). 1) Change so that appeals to denial of community events permits can be made to the Director of Community and Cultural Services and not 3 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 569 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces to the Chairperson of the Events Committee ( unlike the Chairperson, the Director is not involved in the processing of applications and will be impartial in rendering a decision); and 2) change the number of days by which a decision will be made to 10 calendar days for Category 1 events ( recreation, spectator sports, competition / contests, athletic events, circuses /fairs /carnivals, food related events, sales /trade shows /business promotions, beach /park clean -ups, training activities) and 1 working day for Category 2 & 3 events ( expressive /First Amendment events).
Temporary Event Siqnaqe ( 4. 68. 130). 1) Expand the permitted size of the logo of a commercial sponsor or vendor at certain event sites. At park and beach events, the logo may be included on a small area of the temporary sign, not to exceed one square foot or five percent of the sign area, whichever is smaller. At other events sites, including the Pier lot, beach lots, Third Street Promenade and at the start and finish of race and walk routes, the logo of a commercial sponsor or vendor is not to exceed 30% of the sign area. Continue to prohibit the logo of tobacco sponsors; and 2) Add " to the extent possible" after "internally oriented" This is to accommodate events whose site configurations do not make internallyoriented signs possible.
Departmental Service Charges ( 4. 68. 140( a). Change language to reflect the current practice which is that all departments charge the department producing a City or City co- produced event for personnel /services. Change to: " In addition to the payment of any applicable permit application and /or administrative fees, and as detailed in the administrative guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter, all permittees shall pay the for City departmental service charges incurred in connection with or due to the permittee' s activities under the permit ".
Parades ( 4. 68. 150). Change title from " Parade routes" to " Parades, Marches, Processions, Walks" since this section applies to more than just parades.
Parades ( 4. 68. 150( a). Add " walks" to the list of activities and clarify that parade routes must be used in one direction only. To minimize impacts on residents,
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Packet Pg. 570 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces businesses and commuters, parade routes are intended for use in one direction only so that the streets can be promptly re- opened as soon as the last participant passes through.
Parades ( 4. 68. 150( d). Add " parades and walks" to list of activities and change peak hours, during which the use of arterial streets is prohibited, from 4:00 to 6: 00 p. m. to 3: 30 to 7: 00 pm. The City' s Traffic Engineering Group has recommended modifying the peak traffic hours based on current traffic patterns in order to protect circulation.
Races ( 4. 68. 160). 1) Change title of this section to " Athletic Events." 2) Delete reference to walks throughout section. Walks are typically fundraising or leisure events and tend to use sidewalks so as not to incur the cost of Police traffic control required for street closures. Walks also take longer to complete, making it difficult to promptly reopen streets; and 3) Rescind the 10K North City Route.
The 10K North City Route ( north of Reed Park) proved to be problematic by creating challenges related to resident ingress and egress to the neighborhood.
The remaining routes include a 10K and 5K Ocean Route, a 5K North City Route, and one Marathon Route.
Block Parties ( 4. 68. 190). 1) Change the title of the section to " Neighborhood Street Events;" and 2) distinguish between the two types of street events and the permit type that is required for the street closure as follows:
Residential Block Parties utilize a " neighborhood" street, as defined in the Land Use and Circulation Element, for a block party for neighbors only. A " Permit to Close a Public Street" is required
Widely- publicized and /or Public Street Events utilize a " neighborhood" street for a non - moving event organized by a resident or business living or located on the street to be closed and are publicized broadly. A " Permit to Close a Public Street" and a " Community Events Permit" are required.
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Packet Pg. 571 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces Vending Exemptions ( 6. 36. 030( b)). Rescind this section as it currently exempts Any approved participant in any cultural arts and crafts show ( pursuant to Chapter 6. 44)" from the no vending in the parks law. Section 6. 44 was rescinded in 2003. Vendors at permitted events are authorized via Section 6. 36. 030( d) which states "Any approved participant in any community event authorized by the City" is exempt from the no vending in the parks law.
Public Outreach
Event Committee members representing various City departments, as well as staff from Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. and the Pier Restoration Corporation recently conducted a thorough review of and suggested a number of changes to the Events Administrative Instruction ( AI). Many of the recommended changes to the Events Al shaped the ordinance changes proposed in this report.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
There are no financial or budget impacts to the recommendation contained in this report.
Prepared by: Kathy LePrevost, Community Recreation Manager Approved:
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Barbara Stinchfield
Director, Community and Cultural
Services
Attachments:
Proposed Ordinance
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Rod Gould
City Manager
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ORDINANCE NUMBER _ ( CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTIONS 4. 68. 020, 4. 68. 040, 4. 68. 060, 4. 68. 070, 4. 68. 080, 4. 68. 090,
4. 68. 130, 4. 68. 140, 4.68. 150, 4.68. 160, 4. 68. 190, 3. 36.270, 4. 08.010, 4. 55. 100, AND
6. 36. 030 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PERMITTED
EVENTS IN PUBLIC SPACES AND CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2008 CCS), adding Chapter 4. 68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Law; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Law has been amended and refined on several occasions to ensure that the law conforms to constitutional requirements and to enact appropriate modifications to the law based on experience, changing conditions in the City and community feedback on the operation of the law; and WHEREAS, the Community Events Law provides a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events, and to protect the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, Santa Monica is a coastal city in a prime location, bordered by the City of Los Angeles to the north, east, and south;
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Packet Pg. 573 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces WHEREAS, the City' s land area is small, being just 8 square miles and the City' s population is approximately 90,000; and
WHEREAS, in addition to its large residential population, the City is a very desirable place to work or visit; and
WHEREAS, on weekdays, approximately 300, 000 people are present within the City and on weekends the number swells to as high as 500, 000 people; and WHEREAS, the density of the City and the number of people working or visiting the City on a daily basis significantly impacts the ability of traffic to circulate on the City' s existing street network; and
WHEREAS, the City' s street network is a grid system bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway; and
WHEREAS, streets within this network are categorized by classification types including Boulevard, Special Street, Commercial: Downtown, Commercial: Neighborhood, Avenue: Major, Avenue: Secondary, Avenue: Minor, Avenue: Industrial, Neighborhood Street, Shared Street, and Parkway; and
WHEREAS, Boulevard, Commercial: Downtown, Commercial: Neighborhood, and Avenue: Major street are generally the commercial streets that keep traffic moving throughout the City and have as their primary function the movement of vehicles into and through the City and the service of adjacent commercial land uses; and WHEREAS, the locations of the freeway interchanges and over crossings, as well as the inter - relationships of City streets with those of the surrounding network in Los Angeles, causes traffic to be concentrated on the City' s commercial streets; and a
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Packet Pg. 574 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces WHEREAS, neighborhood streets are designed to serve adjacent residential uses only; and
WHEREAS, due to the nature of the grid system, if a blocked or heavily congested, traffic will be diverted onto the nearest street which is typically a neighborhood street; and WHEREAS, neighborhood streets can be overwhelmed when traffic is diverted from commercial streets and residents' peace and quiet enjoyment can be significantly impacted; and
WHEREAS, since the street network already carries a significant volume of traffic, diverting or stopping the traffic will further deteriorate the levels of service for these intersections and result in increased traffic into residential neighborhoods and degradation of the vitality of commercial districts; and
WHEREAS, community events are, by definition, atypical and not necessarily anticipated by or appropriately regulated by existing citywide ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City regulates community events for the same reasons it regulates land uses: to protect the health, safety and public welfare by regulating traffic, noise, aesthetics, and other impacts; and
WHEREAS, community events often require the provision of public services, including police, fire, transportation, and public works and additional maintenance of the facilities they use; and
WHEREAS, community events often use facilities thatwould otherwise be available to the public or generate revenue to the City; and
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Packet Pg. 575 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces events, adequate cost recovery for these services is achieved, the events do not interfere with the City' s ability to provide services to the entire community, and the impacts on neighbors and others are minimized; and
WHEREAS, the City' s Community Events Law has been in place for over a decade and has been highly successful in establishing a coordinated process for community events thereby ensuring the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors and protecting the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, based on experience, community feedback and changes in City department organizations and titles, staff has identified a number of non - substantive, minor, or clean -up revisions to the Community Events Law that need to be made in an effort to clarify conditions, venues, and permit processes, to ensure consistency between various sections of the Municipal Code, and to improve the operation of this regulatory system,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 68. 020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 020 Community Events Committee — Membership.
There is hereby created a Community Events Committee to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. This Committee is comprised of representatives of City N
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Packet Pg. 576 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces departments, including, but not limited, to the following departments: Big Blue Bus, City Manager' s Office, Community and Cultural Services, EnViFGRmental aR4 Public Works Managernen , Finance, Fire, Planning and Community Development, Police, and Resources ntHousing and Economic Development. The Committee may also include representatives from City- funded entities whose contractual obligations with the City include operation or oversight of public venues used for community events. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be designated by the Community and Cultural Services The G Director. -R, ,..... ,.., .,,,.,....-- ...._...,- .,_.. "• - -- -• - -......_..., 4' Committee hall h o ed of f`omm r' may- ,..,...... 4v Fve Rts Committee members designated by the City ManageF' s Offire an.d. the G,h,a* Fperson of the Events Committee.
SECTION 2. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68. 040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68.040 Permit required.
Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter or other applicable law, rule or regulation or any permit or license issued hereunder or pursuant to the terms of a permit, lease, or contract which has been specifically authorized by the City Council, a Community Event Permit shall be required to be obtained from the Community Event Committee for the following activities:
a) A parade, procession, march or assembly consisting of persons, animals, vehicles, or any other combination thereof, which is to assemble or travel in unison on any public street, highway, alley, sidewalk or other City- designated public way and which either 1) may impede, obstruct, impair or interfere with free use of such public street, highway, 5 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 577 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces alley, sidewalk, or other public way owned, controlled, or maintained by the City or (2) does not comply with normal or usual traffic regulations or controls; b) Any activity or event involving one hundred fifty or more persons on City owned, controlled, or maintained property not subject to the requirements of subsection ( a) of this Section;
c) Any activity or event on public property which requires the placement of a tent, canopy, or other temporary structure if that placement requires a permit from the City' s Fire Department or Building and Safety. Division. d) Notwithstanding the above, events at facilities located on City property that are predominately used and approved by the Fire Department or the Building Department as assembly spaces do not require a Community Event Permit so long as such events do not require a street closure or traffic diversion or require the use of other public property that does not constitute an assembly space. For purposes of this subsection, assembly spaces include, but are not limited to, the Civic Auditorium, the Pier Carousel, City park buildings, Annenberg Community Beach House, and Miles Memorial Playhouse. e) School grounds and other property owned by the Santa Monica Unified School District and the Santa Monica College are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
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Packet Pg. 578 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces M{g} Spontaneous events which are occasioned by news or affairs coming. into public knowledge less than forty -eight hours prior to such event may be conducted on the lawn of City Hall without the organizers first having to obtain a Community Event Permit. If practicable, the organizers should give notice to the City' s Community Events Office at least four hours prior to the event informing the City of the date and time of the event and providing an estimate of the approximate number of persons who will be participating.
Events which require advance planning such as recreation events, competition / contests / spectator sports, fairs, festivals, carnivals, ticketed events, sales /trade shows or events which require a permit from Building and Safety or the Fire Department for the placement of structures shall not be considered to be spontaneous events.
Departmental service charges may still be incurred for events undertaken pursuant to this subsection to the extent otherwise authorized by this Chapter and the administrative guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
SECTION 3. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 060 Review process.
Subject also to Section 4. 68. 070, the Community Events Committee shall issue a Community Events Permit, if it is determined that all of the following criteria have been met:
a) The proposed use of the property is not governed by or subject to any other permit procedures provided elsewhere in this Code or other applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
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Packet Pg. 579 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces b) The preparation for or the conduct of the proposed use, event or activity will not unreasonably or unfeasibly burden City resources necessary to preserve the public' s use of the street in the area contiguous to the street or other public property. c) The preparation for or the conduct of the proposed use, event or activity will not unduly impede, obstruct, or interfere with the operation of emergency vehicles or equipment in or through the particular permit area or adversely affect the City' s ability to perform municipal functions or furnish city services in the vicinity of the permit area. d) The proposed use, event, or activity does not otherwise present a substantial or unwarranted safety, noise, or traffic hazard. e) The proposed event will be of a nature and size appropriate to the proposed venue, location, or site, will occur during a time period approved for that venue, location, or site, and will fall within the frequency limitations established by administrative guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
f) The proposed event will not include We animals on the beaches and will not include animals in parks except on leashes.
g) A transportation management/parking plan has been approved by the City for the event to the extent such a plan is
required by implementing regulations.
h) The proposed event will not cause other adverse impacts on health or safety to surrounding residential or commercial uses, which cannot be effectively mitigated.
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Packet Pg. 580 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces In deciding whether to approve an application, no consideration maybe given to the message of the event, the content of speech, the identity or associational relationships of the applicant, or to any assumptions or predictions as to the amount of hostility which may be aroused in the public by the content of speech or message conveyed by the event.
SECTION 4. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 070 Denial /revocation of permit.
The Community Events Committee shall deny an application for a Community Events Permit or revoke a permit if the Committee finds any of the following:
a) One or more of the approval criteria specified in Section 4. 68. 060 is not met; b) The applicant has knowingly made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact to the City in the application process; c) The application does not contain the information required by this Chapter; d) The application does not satisfy the requirements of this Chapter or the administrative regulations adopted thereto;
e) The applicant fails to comply with any conditions of approval including, but not limited to:
1) Remittance of fees, charges or deposits,
2) Submittal of an indemnification agreement and /or proof of insurance to the extent required,
3) Timely receipt of all required approvals;
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Packet Pg. 581 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces f) The applicant fails to agree as a condition of permit issuance that if City property is destroyed or damaged by reason of permittee' s use, event or activity and the damage or destruction is directly attributable to the permittee, the permittee shall reimburse the City for the actual replacement or repair cost of the destroyed or damaged property. g) The applicant has damaged City property and has not paid in full for such damage or has other outstanding and unpaid debts related to a prior community event permit issued by the City.
SECTION 5. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 68.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4. 68. 080 Permit fees.
a) Except as otherwise provided by this Code or any other applicable law, rule or regulation, or by the terms of a permit, license, lease or contract which has been specifically authorized by the City Council, the permit application fees and other additional fees and charges, including neighborhood notification fees, for the use of city streets or other city -owned or controlled property pursuant to this Chapter shall be established by the City Council by resolution.
b) An indigent natural person who cannot apply for a permit because of an inability to pay the application fee due to such indigence may not be required to pay the fee in accordance with administrative regulations or guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter. Application for indigent status shall be made at the time of permit application and shall be accompanied by such relevant information and documentation as may, in the 10 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 582 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces opinion of the City Manager or designee, be reasonably necessary to verify such status.
For purposes of this Section 4. 68. 080, " indigent natural person" means:
1) A person who is receiving benefits pursuant to the Supplemental Security Income ( SSI) and State Supplemental Payments ( SSP) programs ( Sections 12200 to 12205, inclusive, of the California Welfare and Institutions Code), the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act (Cal WORKs) program ( Chapter 2, commencing with Section 11200 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code), the Food Stamp program (7 U. S. C. Sec. 2011 et seq.) or Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code;
2) A person whose monthly income is one hundred twenty -five percent or less of the current monthly poverty line annually established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended; c) An organization in which a majority of its members meet the criteria for indigent status, as established in subsection ( b) of this Section, may also be eligible for application fee waiver.
d) A permit application fee and /or administrative fee shall not be required for permittees of events produced or co- produced by the City or by City funded entities contractually required to operate or oversee specific public venues used for community events.
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Packet Pg. 583 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces SECTION 6. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68. 090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 090 Appeals.
Any applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision under Sections 4.68.060 or
4. 68. 070 may appeal such decision to the Director of Community and Cultural Services by filing a written notice of such appeal
with the Committee within five business days of the decision. The Chairperson shall decide the appeal within one working day unless the event is a Category 1 event as defined in the Administrative Instruction implementing this Community Events Ordinance in which case the appeal shall be decided within ten calendar days. The Chairperson' s decision shall be final except for judicial review.
SECTION 7. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68. 130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 130 Community event temporary signage.
Temporary or non - permanent sign( s) identifying or pertaining to the community event may be installed by the permit holder, or designee; within the event site as defined in the community event permit. At events on the City beach or at City parks, Tthe logo of a commercial sponsor or vendor may be included on a small area of the temporary sign, not to exceed one square foot or five percent of the banner area, whichever is smaller, provided said sign( s) are internally oriented to the extent possible. At other event sites, the logo shall not exceed thirty percent of the banner area provided the sign( s) are internally 12 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 584 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces oriented to the extent possible. Howeve;-, tThe logo of tobacco sponsors shall be prohibited.
Directional signs for walks and races may be installed by the permit holder, or designee, provided that each sign is less than two square feet in size, attached to a street light or other utility pole at a height of between five and six feet without damaging the finish of the pole, and installed less than two hours prior to the start of the event and removed within one hour of the completion of the event. A plan showing the type and location of the proposed directional signs must be submitted as part of the community event permit application and be approved by the City. The City may remove signs that do not meet the installation and removal requirements of this Section and shall charge the permittee for the cost of this removal.
SECTION 8. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68. 140 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 140 Departmental service charge.
a) In addition to the payment of the any applicable non - refundable permit application fee and administrative fee, and as detailed in the administrative guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter, a all permittees shall pay the City for City departmental service charges incurred in connection with or due to the permittee' s activities under the permit unless the event was City produGed or City GG prodUG8d. 13 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 585 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces b) City departments shall submit the final invoices and billings for department charges to the permittee no later than ten working days after the expiration date of the permit.
c) A permittee who claims an inability to pay department service charges due to indigency may have these charges waived in accordance with administrative regulations or guidelines adopted pursuant to this Chapter. Application for indigent status shall be made at the time of permit application and shall be accompanied by such relevant information and documentation as may, in the opinion of the City Manager or designee, be reasonably necessary to verify such status. For purposes of this Section 4. 68. 140, " indigent natural person" means:
1) A person who is receiving benefits pursuant to the Supplemental Security Income ( SSI) and State Supplemental Payments ( SSP) programs ( Sections 12200 to 12205, inclusive, of the California Welfare and Institutions Code), the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act (CaIWORKs) program (Chapter 2, commencing with Section 11200 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code), the Food Stamp program ( 7 U. S. C. Sec. 2011 et seq.) or Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code;
2) A person whose monthly income is one hundred twenty -five percent or less of the current monthly poverty line annually established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended. d) An organization in which a majority of the members meet the criteria for indigent status, as established in subsection ( c) of this Section, may also be eligible for waiver of department service charges.
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Packet Pg. 586 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces e) No permittee shall be required to provide for or pay for the cost of public safety personnel to provide for the protection of a community event and its attendees from hostile members of the public or counter - demonstrations or for general law enforcement in the vicinity of the event.
SECTION 9. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.68. 150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 150 Parades, Marches, Processions. Walks. routes. a) Subject to the requirements of this Chapter, a community event permit may be issued for a march, procession, walk, or parade in either one direction only on the following streets:
1) Ocean Avenue, between Adelaide Drive ( northwest City limits) and Pica Boulevard;
2) Commencing on Ocean Avenue at the intersection of Adelaide Drive northwest City limits) and continue south on Ocean Avenue to the intersection of Colorado Avenue, turning easterly on Colorado Avenue to the intersection of Main Street, turning southerly on Main Street, ending at the intersection of Main Street and Pico Boulevard; 3) Commencing on Main Street, north of the entrance to the Civic Auditorium parking lot and continue south on Main Street to the intersection of Marine Street, turning westerly on Marine Street to the intersection of Barnard Way, turning northerly on Barnard Way to the South Beach parking lot where the parade will disband; 4) Commencing on Main Street, north of the entrance to the. Civic Auditorium parking lot and continue south on Main Street to the Santa Monica /Los Angeles border. 15 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 587 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces b) Minor adjustments to the routes established in subsection (a) of this Section may be authorized by the Community Events Committee to the extent necessary to avoid construction or other obstructions which would prevent the parade from proceeding on the established route.
c) Subject to all other applicable requirements of this Chapter, this Section does not prohibit the issuance of a community event permit for marches or processions on other streets so long as through and cross - traffic can be preserved and the safety of the marchers can be maintained.
d) Marches, parades, walks, and processions may not be conducted on streets classified by the City as arterial streets between the hours of 7: 00 a. m. to 9: 00 a. m. and 4LO83: 30 p. m. to 6:-98 7: 00 p. m. on business days unless the march or procession is being conducted to coincide with another event, not organized or planned by the permittee, which is occurring on or adjacent to the arterial street upon which the march will be conducted.
SECTION 10. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68.160 Races .°. uns '.". arks Athletic Events.
The procedures and criteria for conducting races /runs/ -walks shall be as follows:
a) There shall be two one ten - kilometer routes, two five - kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) The f+rst ten - kilometer route ( 10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north 16 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 588 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp). 2) The second ten kilemeter route ( I OK North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California A-venue, west Gn Galifornia Avenue te Ocean Avenue, RGrth on Ooean Avenue to San Vicente 6Gulevard, east on San ViGente E396ilevard te Twenty Street, south eR Twenty fif4h Street to Marguerita Avenue, west on Marguerita Aven, FouFteenth Street, se th on Fou4eenth Street to Alt Avenue, west nn Alta Avcnu a to Feurth Street, south on Fourth Street to California A-venue, east on California Avenu Seventhotreez
Q(3) The first five - kilometer route ( 5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
x(43 The second five - kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
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Packet Pg. 589 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces 4)( 5) The marathon route segment begins on San Vicente Boulevard at Twenty -Sixth Street (the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean Avenue and south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
b) 5K North City Route and 1014 NGrth City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven - thirty a. m. until eleven a. m. There shall be no more than one race per quarter each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
c) 5K Ocean Route and 10K Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven - thirty a. m. until eleven a. m. There shall be no more than two races between January 1 st and the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend and no more than two races between the weekend after Labor Day and the weekend before Thanksgiving each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
d) The marathon route segment shall be limited to the completion of marathon races that are regional in scope ( involve a course that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners, receive extensive national and international media exposure, and are undertaken by a marathon entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation. Preference shall also be given to applicants proposing recurring marathons traditionally or historically associated with a particular day or dates.
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Packet Pg. 590 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces The marathon may only occur on Sunday from six a. m. until six p. m. There shall only be one marathon per year that utilizes the marathon route segment. e) No vehicular races shall be permitted.
f) Events which include multiple modes of travel ( e. g., walking, running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered.
g) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route. h) In addition to the routes established by subsection ( a) of this Section, races /walks/ runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race /walk /run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race /walk /run within the City does not exceed one -half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time /frequency requirements established in subsections ( b) and c) of this Section.
SECTION 11. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 68. 190 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 190 Block par-tiesNeighborhood Street Events.
Requests for a permit to utilize a street for a residential block party er ether o1i°^ r neighborhood even shall be made by filing an application for a " Permit to Close a Public Street' with the Transportation Engineering Group' lanagemen4 Dvi6dGn or the 19 10.B.f
Packet Pg. 591 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces Community EveRtS Committee, if the event is othepNise subjeGt te review by Mee. The applicant must be a resident living on or a business located on the street.
The applicant must include a petition in favor of the event signed by two- thirds of residents and businesses on both sides of the street to be closed. Only a street classified by the City in its Land Use and Circulation Element as a lesal "neiqhborhood" street may be utilized for a block party
Requests for a permit to utilize a neighborhood street for a non - moving event that will be widely - publicized and open to participants other than the residents of the street shall be made by filing a Community Event Permit application with the Community Events Office in addition to a Permit to Close a Public Street The applicant must be a resident living on or a business located on the street and the applicant must include a petition in favor of the event signed by two- thirds of residents and businesses on both sides of the street to be closed..
No vending will be allowed. The application to utilize a neighborhood street will be subject to such additional rules and regulations adopted by City staff to ensure that the street closure will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.
SECTION 12. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3. 36. 270 is hereby deleted in its entirety as follows:
3. 36. 270 Running and other sporting events.
approval has been issued by the City of Santa Me
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Packet Pg. 592 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces SECTION 13. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 08. 010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.08.010 Beaches —Ball playing.
No person shall throw, bat, hit, strike or kick any ball of any kind within a distance of three hundred feet from the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean in the City except in such areas as may be designated by the Director of the Recreation Department who will select such areas, install the necessary equipment at City expense and erect and maintain thereon conspicuous signs indicating that the area is reserved exclusively for ball playing.
No person except the Director of the Recreation Department, as hereinabove, shall erect courts, diamonds or areas for the playing of ball on the public beaches.
Permit.
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Packet Pg. 593 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces SECTION 14. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 55. 100 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.55. 100 Fire hazards.
all parks:
The following activities shall be deemed to be fire hazards and are prohibited in a) Making, kindling or using a fire, barbecue or portable stove, or burning charcoal, except upon a masonry or concrete hearth, barbeque grills, orfire circle provided by the City for such purpose. The prohibition contained in this subsection shall not applyto City - produced events that receive a community event permit pursuant to Chapter 4. 68 authorizing a fire, barbecue or portable stove or burning charcoal. b) Storing flammable materials or combustible waste matter, as those terms are defined in the Uniform Fire Code, within ten feet of a building or structure, or beneath a building or structure.
c) Discarding any lighted match, cigarette, cigar, or other burning object in a manner that could cause ignition of flammable materials or combustible waste matter. d) Undertaking any activity in a park which constitutes a violation of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted at Section 8.40. 010, or which constitutes an imminent and immediate danger to persons or property in the judgment of authorized Fire Department personnel.
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Packet Pg. 594 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces SECTION 15. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 6. 36. 030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6. 36. 030 Exemptions.
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:
a) Any approved participant in any farmer' s market;
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c) Any vendor operating pursuant to or under the authority of an approved license agreement;
buttons;
d) Any approved participant in any community event authorized by the City; e) Any individual vending newspapers, leaflets, pamphlets, bumper stickers or f) Any individual or organization that vends the following items which are inherently communicative, have nominal utility apart from their communication, and have been created, written, or composed by the vendor: books; recorded music, poetry, prose, sculptures, paintings, prints, or photographs.
SECTION 16. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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Packet Pg. 595 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces SECTION 17. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 18. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its adoption.
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Packet Pg. 596 Attachment: Attachment E Amendments to Municipal Code Provisions Regarding Regulations Governing Permitted Events in Public Spaces City Council Meeting: October 22, 2013
Agenda Item: _ E
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Karen Ginsberg, Community and Cultural Services Director Subject: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code ( SMMC) Chapter 4. 68 Related to 5K and 10K Race Frequencies in Santa Monica
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce an ordinance to amend Chapter 4. 68 of the Municipal Code to adjust 5K and /or 10K race frequencies from a maximum of 8 races to a maximum of 3 races per year.
2. Review and comment on proposed options for expanding the neighbor notification process to residents and businesses along the 5K and 10K race routes from a 100' radius to a 250' radius.
Executive Summary
In response to Council direction, staff has reviewed the permitting process for 5K and 10K races in Santa Monica and developed a proposal to reduce race event frequencies.
The proposed adjustment to the race event frequencies would require an amendment to Chapter 4. 68 of the Municipal Code. This report also proposes expanding the current neighbor notification process to residents and businesses along the 5K and 10K race routes and throughout Santa Monica. The neighbor notification process is determined administratively.
The proposed ordinance amendment allows for one 5K and /or 10K race using the Ocean Route or one 5K race using the North City Route in the months of May, September and November with restrictions on days, hours, holidays, and holiday weekends. This proposed amendment would limit the number of 5K and /or 10K races possible in the City from a maximum of 8 to a maximum of 3 per year not including a race using the marathon segment. Staff also proposes to increase the neighbor notification process from a 100' radius to a 250' radius along the race routes as well as expand notification through the use of electronic media.
The proposed revisions would not apply to complete applications filed prior to October 22, 2013.
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Packet Pg. 597 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Background
At the June 1_ 1_ % 01I meeting, City Council approved Item 13 -B directing staff to review the permitting process for 5K and 10K races in Santa Monica and consider adjusting permitted race frequencies. In addition, Council requested that staff consider expanding notification practices to include nearby and affected residents and businesses that may not be located directly on the race routes.
To determine whether or not race event frequencies should be adjusted and neighbor notifications expanded, staff reviewed existing relevant City codes and guidelines that pertain to Community Events; reviewed past race event frequencies; researched race frequencies and notification practices of surrounding cities; and conducted a public meeting inviting race organizers, residents and businesses to discuss potential changes.
Existing City Code
The Community Event Policy and Municipal Code 4. 68 were adopted by City Council in J ner 2000. In adopting these policies the Council recognized the substantial community benefits that may result from community events, including cultural enrichment, promotion of economic vitality and enhancement of community identity. Community events may also provide funding opportunities for service organizations. Administrative Instructions accompany the Municipal Code provisions to provide a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events and protect the rights of the community event permit holders.
Per Chapter 4.68, Section 4. 68. 160 ( SMMC), Athletic Events ( races and runs) allows street closures on the four routes listed below and detailed in Attachments A and B1 — Qa
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Packet Pg. 598 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic a) There shall be one ten - kilometer route, two five - kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) 10K Ocean Route
2) 5K North City Route
3) 5K Ocean Route
4) Marathon Route Segment
In addition, races /runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race /run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race /run within the City does not exceed one -half mile in length. The City has historically issued a permit for one such race per year, the Santa Monica - Venice Christmas Run, in early December.
Race Event History from FY 2008/ 09 to Present
Over the past six years, there has been an increase in the number of race events that have occurred in Santa Monica. Races using the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day, by the same organizer, using a simultaneous or staggered start, are considered one race. Between FY 2008/09 and FY 2012/ 13, race events increased from two 5K /10K races per year to five races, including three 5K/ 10K races and two 5K races. Two additional race events also received permits, including the LA Marathon added in FY 2009/ 10) and the annual Santa Monica/ Venice Christmas Run which begins and ends in the south beach park and is primarily run in Venice.
Specific 5K and 10K race history is summarized below with more detail provided in Attachment C:
FY 2008/09: two 5K/ 10K races using the Ocean Route
FY 2009/ 10: two 5K/ 10K races using the Ocean Route, one 5K/ 10K race using the North City Route
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Packet Pg. 599 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic FY 2010/ 11: two 5K/ 1 OK races using the Ocean Route, one 5K race using the North City Route
FY 2011/ 12: two 5K /10K races using the Ocean Route, two 5K races using the North City Route
FY 2012/ 13: three 5K/ 1 OK races using the Ocean Route, two 5K races using the North City Route
To date, staff has received one application for a 5K/ 10K race using the Ocean Route and one application for a 5K race using the North City Route for FY 2013/ 14, as well as applications for the LA Marathon and Santa Monica/Venice Christmas Run. Staff has also received inquiries from several other race organizers who expressed interest in conducting new race events in Santa Monica.
Impacts to Residents and Businesses Along the Race Routes Street closures associated with 5K and 10K race routes can begin as early as 6: 30am with a race start time at approximately 7: 30am. Streets are re- opened on a rolling basis when deemed safe to do so by Police and Traffic Service Officers. Streets can begin to be re- opened at approximately 8: OOam and continue until the end of the race, typically around 11: 30am.
Residents and businesses along the race routes are impacted by the street closures.
For residents, vehicle egress and ingress is limited or can be completely restricted during street closures. For businesses, employers may need to make special arrangements to determine where and how their employees can access work and if special parking arrangements need to be made. Businesses have also expressed concern about customers not being able to easily access their establishments. Staff receives several complaints each year regarding the impacts to parking and street access that occur due to street closures associated with races. Residents, especially along the race routes, are experiencing " race fatigue" due to the increased number of race events over the past several years. Occasionally staff receives complaints 4 10.B.g
Packet Pg. 600 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic regarding the use of amplified sound at the start of races but mainly the complaints are related to the frequency of races and the parking and access limitations for residents.
Portions of Ocean Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard are affected by each of the 5K and 10K race routes, plus the Marathon Route Segment, consequently most of the complaints received are from residents along these streets.
Other Cities' Practices
Staff researched surrounding cities including several beach communities to determine if they permit race events, and if so, how many they allow. The number of race permits issued varies for neighboring cities. The City of Los Angeles issues permits for approximately 15 races per year to be held on the Westside while the City of Beverly Hills permits only the LA Marathon to occur within its borders. Culver City permits one 5K/ 10K race while Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach permit between three and five race events each year. Neighbor notification practices for other cities include mailings, ads in local papers, hand - delivery of notices, and /or use of electronic message boards. ( Attachment D)
Public Outreach
On August 28, 2013, staff held a community meeting inviting race organizers, residents and business owners, Staff also received written comments from people who were not able to attend the meeting. Outreach regarding the meeting included distribution of meeting notices to neighborhood associations, business improvement districts, residents who had contacted the City regarding race events, current and past race event organizers, ads in the Santa Monica Daily Press and the Santa Monica Mirror, City TV, and via social media outlets Facebook and Twitter. Staff received comments at the meeting and in writing from 21 people including three race organizers, sixteen residents, one business owner, and one Convention and Visitors Bureau staff person.
At the meeting staff presented the current Community Events Ordinance, reviewed the approved race routes outlining the courses, frequencies, days and times allowed, race route history from FY 2008/ 09 to the present, and summary of other municipalities' 5 10.B.g
Packet Pg. 601 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic practices. Staff then presented the proposed option to reduce the race frequencies and increase the distribution of neighbor notices along the race routes.
Although not exclusively, most residents that provided input were supportive of a reduction in the number of race events or even elimination of race events. Comments included:
loud noise generated on Sundays from bystanders cheering along routes impact to traffic flow and access to parking in the downtown area disruption to public transportation and the re- routing of buses disruption and cancellation of tour bus services for foreign tourists routes impact the same streets including Ocean Avenue and San Vicente and do not allow egress or ingress to their residences
expanding neighbor notifications would be helpful
better and more traffic control to allow for frequent breaks and allow for cars to move through intersections
continue race events as they are beneficial to the community bringing it together in a positive manner, promote a healthy and active lifestyle do not reduce the number of race routes however expand the notification system to include use of social media and Google maps
Race organizers that attended the meeting acknowledged the impacts to residents along the routes that occur as a result of the street closures. They were not supportive of eliminating any of the approved race routes but were open to reducing the frequencies. Specifically, they supported reducing the number of races allowable per year using the 5K North City Route. Better use of social media to make residents aware of the street closures and traffic impacts was suggested as well as canvasing the neighborhoods along the routes with flyers one to two weeks before each race. 0 10.B.g
Packet Pg. 602 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Proposal to Reduce Race Route Frequencies
Based on input received from Santa Monica Police, Fire, and Transportation Management staff, local business owners, race organizers, and residents, staff proposes changes in 5K and /or 10K race frequencies as summarized in the chart below:
Requirements Current Standards Proposed Standards
Race Route 5K and 10K 5K North City 5K and 10K 5K North City Ocean Route Route Ocean Route Route
Days/Times Sat. & Sun. Sat. Sat. & Sun. Sat.
7: 30am — 7: 30am — 7: 30am — 7: 30am —
11: 00am 11: OOam 11: 00am 11: 00am
Frequency: No more than 2 No more than 1 No more than 3 races per year July through races between race per regardless of route June Jan. 1 and the quarter
weekend prior to 1 race in May
Memorial Day Minimum 8 No races Memorial Day week -end
weekend weeks between
races on this 1 race in September
No more than 2 route No races Labor Day weekend
races between
the weekend 1 race in November
after Labor Day No races Thanksgiving Day
and the week -end on the Ocean Routes
weekend before
Thanksgiving
Minimum 8
weeks between
races on these
routes
Holidays No races July Not stated No races on holidays: July 4 4th, Christmas Christmas Eve, Christmas Day,
Eve, Christmas New Year' s Eve, New Year' s Day
Day, New
Year' s Eve
Maximum # Total 5K and /or 10K races for all Total 5K and /or 10K races for all Races routes: 8 ( 4 on the Ocean Routes routes: 3
Possible/Year and 4 on the 5K North City Route)
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Packet Pg. 603 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Races using the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day, by the same organizer, using a simultaneous or staggered start, are considered one race.
Current law allows for a maximum of eight 5K and /or 10K races in a year, with five having occurred in FY 2012/ 13. The proposed reduction in race event frequencies would allow for a maximum of three 5K and /or 10K races and a race using the marathon segment to occur in a year. ( Attachment E) The proposed revisions would not change subsection ( h) of the ordinance that allows for races /runs to occur on other streets in the City as long as the majority of the race /run occurs outside the City and that portion of the race /run within the City does not exceed one -half mile in length. Staff has issued one such permit each year in the past.
Impacts to Race Organizers
Restricting the number of races that can occur and to specific months may make it more competitive between race organizers interested in conducting a race in Santa Monica.
Applications are accepted on a first -come, first -serve basis and no more than one year in advance. If the proposed ordinance is approved, some of the long standing races may not make it onto the schedule and will need to find other venues for their races.
Expanding Notification to Residents and Businesses
Current practice requires City staff to print and mail neighbor notices ( postcards) two weeks in advance to residents and businesses 500 ft. from the start and end point of races. In addition, staff mails notices to residences and businesses within 100 ft. of the race route. Race organizers are responsible for actual costs associated with the neighbor notices including printing and postage charges per piece. However, staff print and mail the notices. Staff proposes to expand mailing of neighbor notices to residents and businesses within 250 ft. of the race route. This would require that the organizer pay additional fees for printing and postage with estimated costs shown in the table below and shown in Attachment F:
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Packet Pg. 604 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic RACE ROUTE 100 ft. radius costs
CURRENT
250 ft. radius costs
PROPOSED
5K Ocean Route 1884 notices x $. 56 = $ 1055 3043 notices x $. 56 = $ 1699 10K Ocean Route 3693 notices x $. 56 = $ 2068 4925 notices x $. 56 = $ 2758 5 K North City Route 3298 notices x $. 56 = $ 1847 4925 notices x $.56 = $ 2758 In addition, staff proposes the following to notify residents and businesses of street closures due to 5K and 10K race events:
Utilize SM Alerts traffic portion to announce street closures Utilize the City Facebook page to announce street closures Submit street closure notices for airing on City TV
Notify persons who have opted in to receive notifications of event street closures via email
Expand information on the City' s events calendar to include street closures Submit an ad in a local paper within 2 weeks of the event at the race organizers' expense
As part of the required Traffic Management Plan, include requiring the use of electronic messaging boards
Alternatives
As an alternative to staff recommendations above, Council could consider the following changes in race frequencies while maintaining proposed holiday and holiday weekend restrictions.
Race Routes and Frequencies
No change in 5K and 10K race frequencies ( maximum allowable 8). This alternative may continue to draw complaints from residents and business owners that experience race fatigue, especially if the maximum number of races allowable is reached.
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Packet Pg. 605 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Allow one 5K and /or 10K race event in May and one 5K and /or 10K race between September and December ( maximum allowable 2). This alternative would likely reduce concerns from residents and business owners along the race routes however may result in complaints from residents that participate in these races and business owners that benefit from the races. This alternative would reduce options for race organizers.
Allow one 5K and /or 10K race in September, or October or November (maximum allowable 1). This alternative would likely reduce concerns from residents and business owners along the race routes however may result in complaints from residents that participate in these races and business owners that benefit from the races. This alternative would reduce options for race organizers.
Eliminate all 5K and 10K races. This alternative would eliminate the diversity of race types in the City. Permits would only be issued for the marathon segment or to promoters with a race having less than 1/ 2 mile of the route in the City.
Residents interested in participating in 5K and /or 10K races would need to find races in other cities.
With regards to neighbor notifications, Council could consider the following alternatives to staff' s recommendation:
Neighbor Notification Process
No change in current neighbor notification process ( City - mailed notices for a radius of 500' from start and finish location, and within 100' of the race routes) Expand the notification radius for City - mailed notices to within 500' of the race routes. This alternative may elicit concerns from race organizations as neighbor notification costs will increase as detailed below:
RACE ROUTE 500 ft, radius costs
5K Ocean Route 5049 notices x $. 56 = $ 2827
10K Ocean Route 7812 notices x $. 56 = $ 4375
5 K No te 3967 notices x $. 56 = $ 3967
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Packet Pg. 606 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Achieve an expanded notification radius by requiring race organizers to take responsibility for hand - delivering notices beyond the current 100' radius for City - mailed notices. This alternative may result in notices left at doorsteps becoming litter and does not ensure all households and business owners in the affected area receive the notice.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a result of the recommended action. Race events will continue to be required to reimburse the City for direct service costs associated with holding the race, including Police and Fire personnel costs. Staff will return to Council if specific budget actions are required in the future.
Prepared by: Wendy Pietrzak, Acting Community Use Administrator Approved: Forwarded to Council:
Karen Ginsbel Rod Gould
Director, Community & C®ultu I Services City Manager
Attachments:
A. Community Event Ordinance Section 4. 68. 160 Athletic Events B. Diagrams of 5K & 10K Ocean Routes and 5K North City Route C. Race Event History from FY 08109 to Present on Approved Routes D. Comparisons from Surrounding Cities
E. Race Frequencies Actual vs. Proposed on Approved Routes F. Diagram of Neighbor Notification Radius 10K Route
G. Ordinance
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Packet Pg. 607 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic Attachment A
MUNICIPAL CODE 4.68. 160 ATHLETIC EVENTS ( CURRENT LAW) The procedures and criteria for conducting races /runs shall be as follows:
a) There shall be one ten - kilometer route, two five - kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) The ten - kilometer route ( 1 OK Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Fourteenth Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp). 2) The first five - kilometer route ( 5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street. 3) The second five - kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
4) The marathon route segment begins on San Vicente Boulevard at Twenty - Sixth Street ( the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean Avenue and south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
b) 5K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven - thirty a.m. until eleven a. m. There shall be no more than one race per quarter each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race. c) 5K Ocean Route and 1 OK Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven - thirty a. m. until eleven a. m. There shall be no more than two races between January 1 st and the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend and no more than two races between the weekend after Labor Day and the weekend before Thanksgiving each year. There shall also be a minimum of eight weeks between each race.
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Packet Pg. 608 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic d) The marathon route segment shall be limited to the completion of marathon races that are regional in scope (involve a course that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners, receive extensive national and international media exposure, and are undertaken by a marathon entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation. Preference shall also be given to applicants proposing recurring marathons traditionally or historically associated with a particular day or dates.
The marathon may only occur on Sunday from six a. m. until six p. m. There shall only be one marathon per year that utilizes the marathon route segment. e) No vehicular races shall be permitted.
f) Events which include multiple modes of travel ( e. g., running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered. g) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route. h) In addition to the routes established by subsection ( a) of this Section, races /runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race /run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race /run within the City does nol exceed one -half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time /frequency requirements established in subsections ( b) and ( c) of this Section. ( Added by Ord. No. 2008CCS § 1, adopted 5/ 8/ 01; amended by Ord. No. 2024 § 6, adopted 11/ 13/ 01; Ord, No. 2163CCS § 1, adopted 8/ 9/ 05; Ord. No. 2296 § 1, adopted 10/ 13/ 09; Ord. No. 2379CCS § 10, adopted 11/ 8/ 11)
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FY 08/ 09: Two races held using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route.
1. St. John' s Santa Monica 5000 5K/ 1 OK, Sunday, October 19, 2008
2. Santa Monica Classic 5K /10K, Sunday, May 3, 2009
FY 09/ 10: Two races held using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route; one race using the Marathon Route Segment; and one race using the 5K/ 1 OK North City Route.
1. St. John' s Santa Monica 5 /10K, Sunday, October 11, 2009
2. Santa Monica Turkey Trot 5K/ 1 0K, Saturday, November 28, 2009
3. LA Marathon, Sunday, March 21, 2010
4. Santa Monica Classic 5K/ 1 OK, Sunday, May 16, 2010
FY 10/ 11: Two races held using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route; one race using the Marathon Route Segment; and one race using the 5K North City Route.
1. Santa Monica 5000 5 /10K, Sunday, September 12, 2010
2. Santa Monica Turkey Trot 5K, Saturday, November 27, 2010
3. LA Marathon, Sunday, March 20, 2011
4. Santa Monica Classic 5 /10K, Sunday, May 15, 2011
FY 11/ 12: Two races held using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route; one race using the Marathon Route Segment; two races using the 5K North City Route.
1. Santa Monica 5000 5 /10K, Sunday, October 2, 2011
2. Santa Monica Turkey Trot 5K, Saturday, November 26, 2011
3. LA Marathon, Sunday, March 18, 2012
4. LCL 5K, Saturday, April 28, 2012
5. Santa Monica Classic 5 /10K, Sunday, May 20, 2012
FY 12/ 13: Three races held using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route; one race using the Marathon Route Segment; two races using the 5K North City Route,
1. Santa Monica 5000 5 /10K, Sunday, October 7, 2012
2. Santa Monica Turkey Trot 5K, Saturday, November 24, 2012
3. Live Ultimate 5/ 10K, Sunday, February 10, 2013
4. LA Marathon, Sunday, March 17, 2013
5. LCL 5K, Saturday, April 27, 2013
6. Santa Monica Classic 5 /10K, Sunday, May 19, 2013
FY 13/ 14: Applications calendared - One race using the 5K and 10K Ocean Route; one race using the Marathon Route Segment, one race using the 5K North City Route.
1. Santa Monica 5000 5/ 10K, Sunday, October 6, 2013
2. LA Marathon, Sunday, March 9, 2014
3. LCL 5K, Saturday, April 26, 2014
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April 5K North City Route 4/27/ 13 - LCL 51K
May 5/ 1 OK Ocean Route 5/ 19/ 13 - SM Classic 5/ 1 OK
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ORDINANCE NUMBER ( CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 4.68. 160 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO PERMITTED RACES /RUNS ON AUTHORIZED CITY STREETS WHEREAS, on May 8, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 2008 CCS), adding Chapter 4.68 to the Santa Monica Municipal Code, the Community Events Law; and
WHEREAS, the Community Events Law has been amended and refined on several occasions to ensure that the law conforms to constitutional requirements and to enact appropriate modifications to the law based on experience, changing conditions in the City and community feedback on the operation of the law; and WHEREAS, the Community Events Law provides a coordinated process for managing community events to ensure the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at community events, and to protect the rights of community event permit holders; and WHEREAS, Santa Monica is a coastal city in a prime location, bordered by the City of Los Angeles to the north, east, and south;
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Packet Pg. 619 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic WHEREAS, the City' s land area is small, being just 8 square miles and the City' s population is approximately 90, 000; and
WHEREAS, in addition to its large residential population, the City is a very desirable place to work or visit; and
WHEREAS, on weekdays, approximately 300, 000 people are present within the City and on weekends the number swells to as high as 500,000 people; and WHEREAS, the density of the City and the number of people working or visiting the City on a daily basis significantly impacts the ability of traffic to circulate on the City' s existing street network; and
WHEREAS, the City' s street network is a grid system bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway; and
WHEREAS, streets within this network are categorized by classification types including Boulevard, Special Street, Commercial: Downtown, Commercial:
Neighborhood, Avenue: Major, Avenue: Secondary, Avenue: Minor, Avenue: Industrial, Neighborhood Street, Shared Street, and Parkway; and
WHEREAS, Boulevard, Commercial: Downtown, Commercial: Neighborhood, and Avenue: Major streets are generally the commercial streets that keep traffic moving throughout the City and have as their primary function the movement of vehicles into and through the City and the service of adjacent commercial land uses; and 2 10.B.g
Packet Pg. 620 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic WHEREAS, the locations of the freeway interchanges and over crossings, as well as the inter - relationships of City streets with those of the surrounding network in Los Angeles, causes traffic to be concentrated on the City' s commercial streets; and WHEREAS, neighborhood streets are designed to serve adjacent residential uses only; and
WHEREAS, due to the nature of the grid system, if blocked or heavily congested, traffic will be diverted onto the nearest street which is typically a neighborhood street; and
WHEREAS, neighborhood streets can be overwhelmed when traffic is diverted from commercial streets and residents' peace and quiet enjoyment can be significantly impacted; and
WHEREAS, since the street network already carries a significant volume of traffic, diverting or stopping the traffic will further deteriorate the levels of service for these intersections and result in increased traffic into residential neighborhoods and degradation of the vitality of commercial districts; and WHEREAS, community events are, by definition, atypical and not necessarily anticipated by or appropriately regulated by existing citywide ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City regulates community events for the same reasons it regulates land uses: to protect the health, safety and public welfare by regulating traffic, noise, aesthetics, and other impacts; and
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Packet Pg. 621 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic WHEREAS, community events often require the provision of public services, including police, fire, transportation, and public works and additional maintenance of the facilities they use; and
WHEREAS, community events often use facilities that would otherwise be available to the public or generate revenue to the City; and WHEREAS, managing community events requires ensuring that these events are compatible in size and type of use with their sites, adequate services are provided for the events, adequate cost recovery for these services is achieved, the events do not interfere with the City' s ability to provide services to the entire community, and the impacts on neighbors and others are minimized; and
WHEREAS, the City' s Community Events Law has been in place for over a decade and has been highly successful in establishing a coordinated process for community events thereby ensuring the health and safety of event patrons, residents, workers, and other visitors and protecting the rights of community event permit holders; and
WHEREAS, the current Community Events Law provides for one ten - kilometer route, two five - kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment; and WHEREAS, over the past six years, there has been a significant increase in the number of race events that have occurred in the City;
WHEREAS, more specifically, between FY 2008/ 09 and FY 2012/ 13, race events increased from two 5K/ 10K races per year to five races, including three 5K/10K races 4 10.B.g
Packet Pg. 622 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic and two 5K races with two additional race events also receiving permits, including the LA Marathon and an annual Christmas Run; and
WHEREAS, residents and businesses along the race routes are impacted by the street closures with limited or entirely restricted vehicle egress and ingress and access impacts for business employees and customers; and
WHEREAS, staff has received numerous complaints regarding these impacts to residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, residents are experiencing " race fatigue" due to the increased number of race events over the past several years; and
WHEREAS, based on this experience, community feedback and input from City departments, staff has identified proposed revisions to the Community Events Law to reduce the frequency in which races may occur in an effort to mitigate the impacts caused by street closures associated with such events of traffic circulation, vehicle egress and ingress, noise, and access to parking.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4. 68. 160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.68. 160 Athletic Events.
The procedures and criteria for conducting races /runs shall be as follows:
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Packet Pg. 623 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic a) There shall be one ten - kilometer route, two five - kilometer routes, and one marathon route segment;
1) The ten - kilometer route ( 10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue ( before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
2) The first five - kilometer route ( 5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
3) The second five - kilometer route ( 5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 ( Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
4) The marathon route segment begins on San Vicente Boulevard at Twenty -Sixth Street ( the City limits) and continues west on San Vicente to Ocean t.9
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b) 5K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven - thirty a. m. until eleven a. m. There -; hall he ne mere than one race per quarter c) 5K Ocean Route and 10K Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven -thirty a. m. until eleven a. m. There shall be d) There shall be no more than a total of three (3) 5K and /or 10K races per year in the City regardless of route, with one of these races occurring in May, one in September, and one in November. The use of both the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day by the same organizer with simultaneous or staggered starts shall be considered as one race.
ed) The marathon route segment shall be limited to the completion of marathon races that are regional in scope ( involve a course that runs through multiple jurisdictions), attract elite and international runners, receive extensive national and international media exposure, and are undertaken by a marathon entity with the demonstrated capability to organize and operate a large, successful marathon including sufficient funding to finance the costs incurred in organizing and holding the marathon and sufficient staffing to ensure its safe and efficient operation. Preference shall also be 7 10.B.g
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f) With the exception of one 5K race on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day using the 5K North City Route, there shall be no races on holidays or holiday weekends including Memorial Day and the preceding weekend, Labor Day and the preceding weekend and Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent weekend including the Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
eg) No vehicular races shall be permitted.
fh) Events which include multiple modes of travel ( e. g., running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered. gi) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route. j) In addition to the routes established by subsection ( a) of this Section, races /runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race /run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race / /run within the City does not exceed one -half mile in length. Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time /frequency requirements established in subsections ( b) and ( c) of this Section.
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Packet Pg. 626 Attachment: Attachment F Ordinance Amending SMMC Chapter 4.68 (6150 : First reading of an ordinance to amend Muni Cod 4.68.160 Athletic SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall not apply to any complete race application filed prior to October 22, 2013.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or apprendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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From: Andrew Thomas <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 11:24 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: December 19, 2023 Santa Monica City Council Agenda Item 10B - Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Municipal Code 4.68.160 Athletic Events
EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members;
I am writing on behalf of Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM, Inc.) regarding Santa Monica City Council Agenda Item 10B, the Staff recommendation to amend Chapter 4.68 of the Municipal Code to add one additional 5K, one additional 10K race route, and to adjust the start time for races to begin at 7AM.
The DTSM, Inc. Board of Directors has not taken a specific position on this item. However, DTSM, Inc. strongly supports our local business community and all efforts to have residents and visitors engage in Downtown Santa Monica. Adding additional routes that begin at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue will bring thousands of racers and their supporters to Downtown, and DTSM, Inc. commits to working with race organizers and our local businesses to encourage pre‐race events and finishing events in Downtown.
Thank you for considering our local business community in making your determination to support Staff’s recommendation.
Sincerely,
Andrew Thomas, LPM
Chief Executive Officer
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
1351 Third Street Promenade, Ste. 201
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.393.8355 (Office)
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ITEM 10.B.
December 19, 2023
ITEM 10.B.
December 19, 2023
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4.68.160
Athletic Events
December 19, 2023
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Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to amend Chapter
4.68 of the Municipal Code to add one additional 5K, one additional 10K race route, and to adjust the start time for races to begin at 7a.m.
2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (minor alterations to land)
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• The procedures and criteria for conducting races/runs shall be as follows:
(a)There shall be one ten-kilometer route, and two five-kilometer routes; (1) The ten-kilometer route (10K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No. 1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south to Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue, east on San Vicente Boulevard to 14th Street where participants will turn around and go west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
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• (2) The first five-kilometer route (5K North City Route) begins at Seventh Street and California Avenue, west on California Avenue to Ocean Avenue, north on Ocean
Avenue to San Vicente Boulevard, east on San Vicente
Boulevard to Seventh Street, south on Seventh Street to Georgina Avenue, west on Georgina Avenue to Fourth
Street, south on Fourth Street to California Avenue, east on California Avenue to Seventh Street.
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• The second five-kilometer route (5K Ocean Route) begins at Beach Park No.1 (Barnard Way at Ocean Park Boulevard) and continues south on Barnard Way, follows the bend to go east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Ocean Avenue to the 1000 block where participants will turn around and continue south on Ocean Avenue to end at the 1500 block of Ocean Avenue (before the entrance to the Pier ramp).
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• (b) 5K North City Route races may only occur on Saturday mornings from seven-thirty a.m. until eleven a.m.
• (c) 5K Ocean Route and 10K Ocean Route races may only occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings from seven-thirty a.m. until eleven a.m.
• (d) There shall be no more than a total of three 5K and/or 10K races per year in the City regardless of route, with one of these races occurring in May, and two in September, October, or November separated by at least seven weeks. The use of both the 5K and 10K Ocean Routes on the same day by the same organizer with simultaneous or staggered starts shall be considered as one race.
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(e) With the exception of one 5K race on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day using the 5K North City Route, there shall be no races on holidays or holiday weekends including Memorial Day and the preceding weekend, Labor Day and the preceding weekend, and Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent weekend including the Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
(f) No vehicular races shall be permitted.
(g) Events which include multiple modes of travel (e.g., running and bicycling) shall be permitted so long as the start times for different modes of travel are staggered.
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(h) Prior to the issuance of a community event permit, City staff shall determine the specific portions or lanes of the roadway that may be used by the participants. This determination shall be based on safety considerations and the preservation of access to businesses and other scheduled activities along the route.
(i) In addition to the routes established by subsection (a) of this Section, races/runs may be permitted on other streets in the City so long as the majority of the race/run occurs outside of the City and that portion of the race/run within the City does not exceed one-half mile in length.
Races permitted pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the time/frequency requirements established in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section
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Report
City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023
Agenda Item: 11.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Rick Valte, Public Works Director, Public Works, Architecture Services Subject: Award Request for Proposal and Enter into Agreement with Sasaki Associates, Inc. for Community Outreach Process, Visioning Services and Concept Design for the Airport Conversion Project
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Award RFP #SP2641 – Airport Conversion RFP to Sasaki Associates, Inc. for a community outreach process, visioning services, and a concept design (collectively, “the Process”), related to the future planning of the Airport land in anticipation of Airport closure, for the Public Works Department.
3. Provide direction and approve the scope of services for the Sasaki contract related to the RFP #SP2641, including the community outreach work.
4. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Sasaki Associates, Inc. for a community outreach process, visioning services, and concept design, in an amount not to exceed $2,070,000.00 (including a 12% contingency) for 21 months, as described in this report, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval.
5. Approve the position and classification changes necessary to dedicate a project lead for the Airport Conversion project as described in the “Funding and Staffing Recommendations” section of this report.
6. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions section of this report.
Summary
The Santa Monica community has been resolute in its preference and intention to close the Santa Monica Airport (Airport) on January 1, 2029, as afforded in the Consent Decree and in accordance with Resolution 11026 (Council’s adopted authorization to take all necessary steps to ensure Airport closure) and turn it into a “Great Park”
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focusing on public open spaces and recreational facilities as noted in Measure LC.
Using this framework, and as directed by Council at the January 24, 2023, meeting (Attachment A), staff undertook a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) process to determine the best team of consultants to help the community and staff understand the existing conditions of the Airport, provide meaningful engagement with community members, and envision potential land-planning scenarios leading to a preferred design concept for the “Great Park.” Staff recommends Sasaki Associates, Inc. (Sasaki) for the scopes of work defined in SP2641- Airport Conversion RFP as it is the best qualified firm to provide professional services. Sasaki has extensive experience with re-envisioning airports into parks and working collaboratively with community members, city leadership, and staff. The RFP originally intended that the community outreach portion of the work support the lotteryselected panel, however, as directed by Council at the October 10, 2023, meeting (Attachment B), the scope of work was revised to rely on an outreach process focused on the broader community instead of being focused on a panel. City Council requested an enhanced process that is as inclusive and robust as possible within a broader engagement framework.
Given the direction to reduce consultant support, significant staff time and resources would be required starting in 2024 to design, organize, and implement the community outreach work and manage this project effectively. Therefore, staff is recommending City Council approve and budget a Principal Design and Planning Manager (pending Personnel Board approval in January 2024) who can focus full-time on the “Great Park” for the Airport Conversion project.
Discussion
The City of Santa Monica has the authority and intention to close the Airport after December 31, 2028. This authority was established in 2017 through a settlement agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered as a Consent Decree in U.S. District Court. This marked the end of nearly five decades of litigation and
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resource investments to re-gain local control of the Airport's approximate 227 acres, originally purchased with a park bond.
For the past century, the Airport has operated as a general aviation facility that has played a significant role in the city's development. It is currently the home to 166 businesses across 43 various industries, contributing approximately $20 million annually to the Airport Fund through aviation-related fees, commercial leases, and events.
The anticipated closure of the Airport presents a unique opportunity for our community.
The “Future of Santa Monica Airport Project,” as directed by City Council earlier this year, endeavors to complete a multi-year effort to perform broad and deep engagement in order to determine how this space can best serve the City now and for generations to come.
Measure LC, approved in 2014 by 60% of the Santa Monica voters, prohibits new development of Airport land after all or part of the Airport is permanently closed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, Measure LC does not prohibit the City from approving the development of parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities, and the maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
This process would engage the community to define what the appropriate balance of open space, active and passive recreation, and other community needs should be after the Airport closes. Any concept brought forth would need to be analyzed for economic feasibility, community support, and Council authorization and should serve Santa Monicans now and in the future.
As directed at the January 24, 2023, meeting, Council affirmed the following goals, values, and principles to guide the planning process for the airport conversion project in service to Measure LC and a “Great Park”:
1. City Council Values – Establishing Standards for the Process a. Accountability
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b. Equity
c. Inclusion
d. Resilience
e. Stewardship
f. Safety
g. Innovation
2. Sustainability and Resiliency – Foundational Goals for the Future of the Airport a. Healthy for all elements of life.
b. Nurturing and generous places that promote healthy lifestyles for everyone. c. Net Positive with respect to water and energy.
d. Regenerative spaces for people and natural ecosystems. e. Places that are walkable, bike-able, and have affordable public transportation.
3. The “Great Park” – Goals for an Inclusive Community Space a. Connected
b. Inclusive
c. Flexible
d. Sustainable
e. Celebratory
f. Incremental
g. Self-sustaining
h. Collaborative
With all the above in mind, as the community begins the visioning process for the airport, staff is recommending Sasaki to be its partner on this very important project for the City of Santa Monica.
Consultant Selection
As per Council direction on January 24, 2023, staff solicited a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Airport Conversion Project on February 13, 2023, that received 27 responses before it closed on March 13, 2023. From those 27 responses, staff short11.A Packet Pg. 646
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listed eight (8) teams and invited them to submit proposals under the Request for Proposal (RFP) process on May 15, 2023. The chart below shows these eight teams.
The deadline for responding to the RFP was June 29, 2023, and from the eight proposals received, five (5) teams were invited to participate in virtual interviews the week of July 14, 2023. Of the final five teams, staff selected a recommended proposer in August 2023, as noted below. At the October 10, 2023, meeting Council directed staff to abandon the lottery-selected panel and work with Sasaki to develop an outreach process. This staff report outlines the community outreach portion of work switching from a lottery-selected panel to a broad community effort requiring significant staff support.
RFQs Received (short-list in bold)
Behnisch Architekten Bjarke Ingles Group
– (BIG) Buro Happold
Cox, Castle, & Nicholson LLP Fehr & Peers Foster + Partners Limited
FXCollaborative Gardiner & Theobald Gensler
Hargreaves Jones Landscape
Architecture Healthy Democracy Henning Larsen
HR&A Advisors James Corner Field Operations MIG, Inc.
NBBJ Orion Environmental Inc. Pamela Burton and
Company
Raimi + Associates RIOS Sasaki
SITELAB urban studio Skidmore, Ownings, & Merril
(SOM) Somos Group
Stoss Landscape Urbanism SWA Group The Office of James
Burnett
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Bidder Recommendation
Best Qualified Person/Firm Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Evaluation Criteria Experience/technical competence, stability/references, work plans/timeline, project team, cost of services/cost control, and value added/breadth of service.
Municipal Code SMMC 2.24.190
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RFPs Received (Shortlist Only)
Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) Gensler Henning Larsen
James Corner Field Operations RIOS Stoss Landscape Urbanism Skidmore, Ownings, & Merril (SOM) Sasaki
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RFP Justification to Award
Staff recommends Sasaki Associates, Inc. as the best-qualified firm to provide professional services based on their proven experience in converting airport into other uses, especially parks; project approach and understanding; competitive cost proposal; ability to provide an integrated team of consultants for all scopes of work including community engagement services.
Sasaki and Team
Sasaki is a well-known and respected landscape, planning, and architecture firm with over 350 professionals world-wide that focus on visionary pragmatism on the projects with which they work. They have worked on more than 10 airport conversion projects including the Ellinikon project in Greece that turned 600 acres of airport land into a 1,000-year park project. For this reason, staff recommends Sasaki as the provider of professional services for the scopes of work defined in the RFP for a multi-year conceptual planning and analysis process after assumed closure of the Airport. In Sasaki’s own words from its proposal “A process like this must be methodical in nature, building consensus every step of the way to ensure there is a solid foundation of site understanding, a clear and agreed upon set of guiding principles, a collective acknowledgment of the opportunities and constraints, a belief in the trade-offs that each scenario presents, an excitement around the final vision, and an agreement on the process to deliver. Our team sees ourselves as your strategic partner that can facilitate the complex conversations between the various stakeholders and the broader public.
We are listeners first, storytellers second, and technicians third.”
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At their core, Sasaki, and specifically the team proposed, believes that all design reflects the voices of those in a community. Sasaki believes that this is Santa Monica’s park, and the team would help bring this vision to light as they have done on projects from Greenwood Park, Louisiana to Reid Park in Tucson, AZ and the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade here in California. In each effort, Sasaki has reached thousands of constituents and laid a strong foundation for supporting plan development and advocacy for the project.
The firm’s work would aim to balance Santa Monica’s interests in open space, cultural and educational facilities, and sustainable land use alternatives, as envisioned by the community, the City Council, and staff, consistent with Measure LC.
The Sasaki team brings deep knowledge and understanding of how projects of this scale progress incrementally from inception through full implementation. They have worked on multiple airport conversion projects of all sizes and scales resulting in park spaces that benefit communities in multi-cultural and multi-generational ways. They have extensive experience with landscape architecture, planning, project management, and engaging communities where they are and in a variety of ways to include as many voices as possible.
The team assembled by Sasaki brings together the following experts:
• Landscape architecture, planning, sustainability, ecology, project management, community engagement - Sasaki
• Supplemental Community & Stakeholder Engagement – The Robert Group (TRG) • Historic and Cultural Resources – Environmental Services Associates (ESA) • Transportation, Infrastructure, Utilities - Arup
• Cultural Planning – Community Arts Resources (CARS)
• Market and Economic Analysis - HR&A
• Soil Remediation - Group Delta
• Sustainability - Atelier 10
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With the goal of delivering a Santa Monica-worthy “Great Park” consistent with Measure LC, Sasaki and team are proposing a 21-month process to listen to the community, provide existing condition information for consideration, conduct 60 different listening session opportunities (both in-person, virtually, and digitally) to discern guiding principles, then take those principles and turn them into multiple scenarios for further refinement with the community, provide economic feasibility studies, and ultimately end up with alternative concept scenarios that are presented to City Council for refinement and approval. Once a preferred scenario is identified, then the standard planning and environmental review process can begin before a final park design and/or land use scenario are adopted.
In accordance with the RFP, the scope of services proposed includes:
• Document Review: Reviewing relevant existing documents, including policy documents, project documents, facilities assessments, and past community outreach efforts related to the airport.
• Existing Conditions: Conducting an in-depth assessment of the existing conditions of the airport site. This includes environmental assessments, surveys, geotechnical studies, historical analyses, traffic studies, and more. The goal is to understand the resources and complications on and below the land's surface. • Community Outreach: Providing numerous listening sessions in-person and virtually, as described in detail below, for the community to comment on what uses/activities should be considered in converting the Santa Monica airport.
Informative learning sessions on sustainable and resilient land-use principles, regulatory frameworks, funding strategies, and other topics are included as well.
This aims to create a deep understanding of the opportunities and constraints so that the guiding principles, that are consistent with Measure LC, can be realized effectively for a “Great Park.”
• Scenario Planning and Analysis: Developing a minimum of three alternative landuse scenarios (including at least one showing only park and/or open spaces with use of existing structures strictly for existing cultural / recreational / education uses) based on engagement with the community, City Council, and staff. These scenarios
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will be visually rich and conceptually represent different types of recreation, infrastructure/mobility choices, design considerations, and economic feasibility approaches. The scenarios would be refined based on input and direction from the community, City Council, and staff culminating in a preferred scenario that has a Day-1 plan through full vision. This preferred plan would be the basis of the subsequent regulatory planning processes that would include: CEQA, a Specific Plan, General Plan updates, etc. in the future.
Key deliverables include comprehensive reports, educational materials, visual content, case studies, community workshops and interaction opportunities, economic feasibility studies for scenarios, mobility enhancements, incrementally phased plans, and refined hybridized scenarios leading to an actionable preferred scenario.
Proposed Scope of Services – Process Detail
The step-by-step process described in detail below would occur over the course of 21 months starting in early 2024 and includes space for listening and learning, technical reporting and analysis, as well as time for feedback and commentary on guiding principles that become planning scenarios to be reflected upon and considered deeply by the community and City Council. To do this Sasaki and team propose the following steps:
• Phase 1: Charting the Course – Project Kick-off, Alignment, Document Review, Future Needs & Desires (3 months)
• Phase 2: Discovering the Place and Setting the Stage – Existing Conditions Analysis, Guiding Principles (5 months)
• Phase 3: Defining the Future of Place - Scenario Testing and Plans (8 months) • Phase 4: The Path Ahead – Potential Implementation Planning (3 months) • Phase 5: Preferred Scenario Plan Vision Book (2 months) • Continuous Engagement & Community Outreach – utilizing Outreach Milestones throughout the Process as illustrated in the diagram below (21 months) Process Phases and Outreach Milestones Diagram:
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Phase 1: Charting the Course – Project Kick-off, Alignment, Document Reviews, Future Needs & Desires
This phase involves an extensive review of pertinent, existing, background data to produce a summary memorandum outlining the prior documents' relevance to the project. This analysis aims to build a clear framework for further action and address the necessary forthcoming tasks. The process entails delving into policy documents, historical and cultural resource investigations, and an in-depth understanding of the site's environmental, cultural, and planning opportunities and limitations as well as what the community’s needs and desires are. The work included in this phase:
1. Project Kick-off
2. Document Review & Data Gathering
3. Case Study Exploration
4. Document Review Memoranda
5. Community Engagement
Phase 2: Discovering the Place and Setting the Stage – Existing Conditions Analysis, Guiding Principles
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This phase of the Process focuses on acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the current site conditions and financial parameters through new studies. This involves a comprehensive assessment of the current environmental conditions, existing transportation and infrastructure conditions, natural and cultural resources, regulatory frameworks, and other studies that are necessary in addition to the document review in Phase 1. The aim is to understand the intricate layers of the site's history and existing conditions to provide a strong foundation for subsequent planning decisions in pursuit of a “Great Park.”
Sasaki and team would also explore early options for financial considerations and funding strategies as a critical step. This analysis would help ensure that future planning aligns with realistic economic conditions, current and projected. Understanding various funding strategies (including local, regional, state, federal, etc.) and estimating the costs of constructing and maintaining the envisioned park project is essential. Sasaki and The Robert Group would also gather public input on what community needs may be missing on the site today and within the surrounding communities. The team would also create a series of virtual education sessions that would highlight the realities of the site and the city to set the stage for future planning scenarios. Topics for these educational sessions would include: sustainability and resiliency; cultural understanding and history; existing economic situation/constraints; transit and mobility; and regulatory frameworks that the city has adopted. These sessions would be recorded and available on the project website for everyone to digest at their own pace.
By establishing a robust understanding of both the site's current state and the financial landscape, the planning team and the Santa Monica community can develop a comprehensive vision and approach for the future transformation of Santa Monica Airport land. The work included in this phase:
1. Inventory and Base Mapping
2. Virtual Education Sessions
3. Site Opportunities and Constraints Analysis
4. Regulatory and Financial Analysis Parameters
5. Economic and Fiscal Impacts Baseline
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6. Existing Conditions Report
7. Community Engagement
Phase 3: Defining the Future of Place - Scenario Testing and Plans The process of scenario testing and planning is not merely about creating different site alternatives. It entails defining experiential typologies or models that represent the diverse potential experiences people might have within the re-envisioned airport land.
These experiences could include cultural, recreational, ecological, infrastructural, or social elements that reflect the intended uses and functions of a “Great Park”. It also entails creating alternative land-use types by generating multiple models of open-space land-use scenarios, exploring different park typologies, features, and layouts. These alternatives would align with the guiding principles established in the community outreach work and be vetted with the community, City Council, and staff.
To determine the scenarios and the validity of the parts and pieces of each alternative, engaging with the community is crucial. Starting with broad, high-level ideas, the planning team would work with the community to refine these concepts into three feasible alternatives. These would be progressively narrowed down to a single recommended scenario plan through community feedback, ensuring alignment with environmental, sustainable, financial, and programmatic feasibility outlined in earlier phases.
The aim of this phase is to develop scenarios that not only offer alternatives for the site's future but also align closely with the established guiding principles and are thoroughly vetted ensuring they are environmentally sound, financially viable, and programmatically feasible. The work included in this phase:
1. Preliminary Opportunities & Kit of Parts
2. Trade-off Analysis
3. Planning Concept Alternative & Comparison Matrix
4. Scenario Feasibility & Economic Impacts Assessment
5. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Opinion of Probable Cost
6. Develop Finalized Concept Scenario Plan Sketch
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7. Community Engagement
Phase 4: The Path Ahead – Potential Phased Implementation Once the preferred scenario is agreed upon by the community and City Council, staff and the team would set about defining a clear outline for the path to implementation.
The objective here is to establish a detailed strategy for a phased implementation that takes into account regulatory, financial, and infrastructural considerations, while also considering innovative ways to initiate on-site activations from Day-1 of possession of the airport land on January 1, 2029.
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The team would do this through community engagement, discussions with potential community and regional partners, and realistic phasing plans that would include Day-1 activation strategies. This includes quick, easy, and smart activation ideas that can be executed on-site, even without enhancing existing infrastructure. Drawing from past experiences in creating events in transitional spaces, Sasaki and team would provide recommendations on how to initiate on-site activations as soon as the City takes possession of the airport land. The work included in this phase:
1. Partnership Scenarios
2. Phasing Scenarios
3. Revised ROM Opinion of Probable Cost
4. Capital Planning Tool Development
5. Performance Guidelines
6. Community Engagement
Phase 5: Preferred Scenario Plan Vision Book
At the culmination of the project effort Sasaki and team would compile all documentation from the process into a comprehensive scenario plan vision book. The book would be the conclusion of this project scope and include the work from all phases to serve as the guide for future planning, entitlement, and environmental efforts to realize the preferred plan for the Airport Conversion Project.
Continuous Engagement & Community Outreach
Throughout the 21-month period, Sasaki, the city, team members, and community leaders, would conduct a variety of in-person events like community meetings, pop-up events, focus group sessions, and community celebrations with a focus on enhancing inclusivity. These events would offer direct and open engagement opportunities for community members to interact with the planning team and share their input at all phases of the Process. Simultaneously, a centralized project website would serve as a digital hub for the Process. It would feature relevant updates, informative materials, reports on engagement outcomes, and online avenues for community members to contribute ideas. This comprehensive approach aims to provide accessible paths for all
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community members, whether they prefer in-person events or want to engage remotely at their convenience. All of these aspects of engagement would include interpretation.
Sasaki and team propose to work with the community, City Council, and staff using the following outreach milestones that occur within the first three phases of the Process.
Each of these milestones have a distinct goal to keep the project on track and make recommendations back to City Council at each step.
The proposed outreach milestones, and phases they occur within, are:
• During Phase 1 (3 months)
o Outreach Milestone 1 - Future Needs and Desires: Introduction to the project and team focusing on an extensive review of existing documentation, analysis of what’s missing, and discerning what the community needs and wants in the future. The emphasis would be on listening and education. • During Phase 2 (5 months)
o Outreach Milestone 2 - Opportunities, Constraints, & Guiding Principles:
Understand public desires for the airport land and existing conditions. These meetings focus on guiding principles and gain consensus around these mission statements. Virtual education sessions would provide the community with deep understanding of the existing conditions for the site and the city. • During Phase 3 (8 months)
o Outreach Milestone 3 - Scenario Plan Alternatives: The final guiding principles would be presented based on public feedback and City Council direction. Sasaki would present three (3) high level (and very different) design concepts based on feedback so far and solicit feedback on themes and elements within each scenario from the community and City Council. Bringing the community’s ideas to light and ensure the future success/implementation of the airport conversion project.
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o Outreach Milestone 4 - Preferred Scenario Plan: A final scenario would be presented to City Council as the preferred plan based on all feedback. Feedback would be collected on this preferred Concept scenario before presentation to City Council.
Leading up to each of the four outreach milestones noted above, the following types of activities are proposed to maximize community participation and reach a diverse group of stakeholders and community members in Santa Monica:
• One (1) Large community event (in-person)
• One (1) Virtual community event (virtual)
• Up to One (1) Digital survey (digital via project website AND in person when necessary)
• Up to Five (5) Diverse pop-up style events: these are to reach the broader community where they already are, such as PTA meetings, farmer’s markets, community events, etc.
• Up to Four (4) Focus Group meetings: each focus group would be categorized around topic areas for more in-depth small group discussions and would be open to all.
• One (1) Presentation to three to five Boards/Commissions, as applicable to the milestone work
• One (1) Presentation to City Council (the culmination of the outreach activities for each milestone where Council gets to provide direction) The fifth, and final, outreach milestone is the conclusion of all the research, planning, assessment, and community outreach completed as part of this Process and results in a final recommendation to City Council of the preferred scenario plan for approval.
This approach would provide up to 60 meetings with the community (more than 40 as events and approximately 20 as public meetings), over 21 months, taking place in a variety of formats and locations. Included are five presentations to City Council, one at the end of each milestone, to report out on progress and what the community has said to that point. This robust, creative, in-depth, outreach process designed to gain as wide
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a variety of voices as possible from our community would be one of the largest and most inclusive to date and is designed to bring people together to create a “Great Park” that is in alignment with the goals, principles, and values set forth at the January 24, 2023 meeting, Measure LC, and Resolution 11026.
Anticipated Project Timeline
The anticipated timeline for the project is noted below:
Item Date
Anticipated City Council Contract Authorization (tonight) December 19, 2023 Sasaki and Staff Project Kick-off Early 2024
Phase 1: Charting the Course (3 months)
First Community Engagements Spring 2024
The team presents to City Council for comment Summer 2024 Phase 2: Discovering Place and Setting the Stage (5 months) Second Community Engagements – Guiding Principles Summer 2024 The team presents to City Council for comment Early 2025 Phase 3: Defining the Future of Place (4 months)
Third Community Engagements – Three Scenarios Early 2025 The team presents to City Council for comment Spring 2025 Phase 3: Defining the Future of Place (4 months)
Fourth Community Engagements – Preferred Scenario Spring 2025 The team presents to City Council for comment Fall 2025 Phase 4: The Path Ahead (3 months)
The team presents final scenario to City Council for
approval
Winter 2025
Phase 5: Preferred Scenario Plan Vision Book (2 months) Community Celebration Winter 2025
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Funding and Staffing Recommendations
As mentioned during the October 10, 2023 City Council meeting, the Process to envision and deliver a “Great Park” that has been deeply considered and collaborated on by the community, whether done through a lottery-selected panel or a broader community outreach effort, exceeds what was originally projected and funded in the FY 2022-24 Biennial CIP Budget cycle ($1,000,000). The current proposal, while significantly reduced from October, will still require an additional allocation of $1,100,000 into the project CIP budget in order to proceed.
In addition, implementing the Process as described in this report would require significant work effort by staff. This would be one of the largest staff and community efforts the city has undertaken to garner community feedback and consensus. Further, document review preparation, existing conditions coordination, alternative scenario planning work and review and confirmation of the community’s preferred plan scenario would all require substantial staff time to review the consultant’s work product from the community meetings and communicate with the community, boards and commissions, and City Council.
The Airport to Park Conversion Report states the city should have a dedicated team to determine and then realize the community’s vision. Previous land-use plans, such as the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan have required a team of 6-7 staff members, outside consultants, and financial resources dedicated exclusively to each project. By having dedicated staff focus on determining what the community supported future of the Airport is and facilitate the regulatory frameworks necessary to realize that plan, it would ensure this important project would be delivered effectively and efficiently in advance of the Airport closure. Further, as directed by City Council, at the October 10, 2023 meeting, staff would have a larger role in the Airport Conversion project than previously anticipated due to a more hands-on approach without a process fully run by a consultant team under the lottery-selected panel model. With the previously proposed method of community engagement staff augmentation was not anticipated to be necessary until 2025. Staff augmentation (in addition to managing the consultant work
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described above), however is required in 2024 for the proposed Process due to this required work:
- Direct the community engagement process, with the Sasaki team, to ensure as many community voices are heard as possible by reaching out to diverse stakeholder groups to encourage folks to participate in-person or virtually, as their life circumstances allow.
- Analyze community partnership opportunities, consider if these opportunities are in the public’s best interest, and then explore partnership opportunities deemed most impactful in realizing the “Great Park”.
- Explore additional funding strategies at the local, state, and federal levels focusing on grant money, bond funding possibilities, and other innovative options as guided by the work of HR&A and community vision.
- Create an agreed upon stakeholder list for the focus groups and topics for consideration in collaboration with The Robert Group, City Council, and the community and manage coordination and collaboration with these groups. - Manage, coordinate, communicate, up to 60 public outreach meetings for location, content/context, date/time, and services provided including presentation collaboration.
- Manage, print (when necessary), disseminate all supplemental hand-outs, boards, maps, etc. for the community meetings, pop-up events, focus groups, and Boards/Commissions/Council meetings.
- Take the feedback received from the community at each milestone and create a report out to Council including comprehensive reports, Staff Reports, and presentations to Boards/Commissions/Council.
- Amplify the work that Sasaki is doing with staff-led presentations, community event attendance, and other opportunities for the community to provide additional feedback and commentary throughout the process.
- Creation and management of the ‘centralized project website’ including the gathering, analysis, and reporting of the digital survey and oversight of preparing and posting recorded meetings and dissemination of information. - Other activities/assignments as required throughout the 21-month process.
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Upon the completion of the work with Sasaki and the community described above, project staff will continue to be dedicated to realizing the community supported plan through the regulatory frameworks (e.g. CEQA, General Plan update, Specific Plan, etc.) necessary for the preferred scenario to be implemented.
While the workload for this project is traditionally performed by a team of staff members, at this time staff recommends the addition of one full-time employee (1.0 FTE), a Principal Design and Planning Manager, focused on a “Great Park”, for the Airport Conversion project to lead the scopes of work described above as well as continue with the project through the regulatory frameworks that will be necessary after the preferred scenario is agreed upon. Staff would then evaluate the timing impacts on the current project workload as the project progresses with this proposed initial staffing change.
The salary range for the proposed position is $143,644 - $179,808 and is recommended to be for a limited term of 5 years, aligning with the closure of the airport. The anticipated budget impact for this position, including fringe benefits (e.g. health insurance, pension, etc.) is approximately $221,797 per year.
There are currently no available additional resources in either the General Fund or the Capital Improvement Program that could be allocated to these augmentations.
However, if Council approves the expanded scope and limited-term position above, staff have identified the use of existing Parks and Recreation Development Impact Funds as the best path forward. Parks and Recreation Development Impact Funds can be used for all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City to construct parks and recreation improvements, including but not limited to, the cost of land acquisition, planning, legal consultation, engineering, design, construction, construction management, materials, and equipment. Staff recommends prioritizing the creation of the “Great Park” with these funds, and that Council authorize the additional budget appropriations for this project as noted in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions section below.
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Environmental Review
The award for planning and community engagement services for the Airport is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15262 exempts feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions. In compliance with Section 15004 of CEQA Guidelines, final design and approval of a preferred concept scenario would not begin until CEQA completion, and as such, the City would not be bound to a specific action, nor would it prohibit the City from considering any feasible mitigation measures and alternatives as required by the CEQA process. Environmental analysis will be required once a preferred concept scenario is identified. It is also anticipated that the environmental analysis will need to cover both the closure of the airport and the preferred scenario and alternatives before final Park design and any supporting land uses are approved.
Past Council Actions
While the Airport has been before City Council many times in the past decades, below are the previous dates that the Airport Conversion Project has been before City Council.
Meeting Date Description
01/24/2023
(Attachment A)
Staff Report from the meeting where Council directed staff to begin working on the Future of the Santa Monica Airport 10/10/2023
(Attachment B)
Meeting Minutes showing Council direction to provide an enhanced traditional community outreach process by Sasaki Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to appropriate available funds from the Park and Recreation Development Impact Fund (Park Impact Fee) to implement the Airport Conversion Planning Project.
FY 2023-24 Budget Changes
Release Funds Appropriate Funds
Account Number Amount Account Number Amount
10.370334 – Park Impact Fee $2,100,000 C1008280.689000 $2,100,000 With Council approval of the above budget changes, staff seeks authority to approve
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funding from the Park and Recreation Development Impact Fund to award an agreement with Sasaki Associates, Inc. for services related to concept design, visioning, and an enhanced traditional community outreach process. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.
Agreement Request
FY 2023-24 Budget Request
Amount CIP Account # Total Contract Amount
$2,070,000 C1008280.689000 $2,070,000*
*The difference of $30,000 is allocated to direct owner costs.
If the additional staff position noted above is approved, the following budget and position changes are required. The prorated cost of the recommended staffing change for this fiscal year is approximately $111,001, depending upon when the new position could be recruited and onboarded. The change would not have an impact on the General Fund, as it would be funded by Parks and Recreation Development Impact funds. Future year funding is contingent on Council budget approval.
FY 2023-2024 Budget Changes
Release Funds Appropriate Funds
Account Number Amount Account Number Amount
10.370334 – Park Impact Fee $111,001 01500010.51XXXX $111,001 10800002.692360 $111,001
01800001.692360 ($111,001)
FY 2023-24 Position Changes
Fund Department FTEs Title Reason
General Fund** Public Works 1.0 Principal Design and
Planning Manager***
(5 year limited-term)
Add
** To be reimbursed through an inter-fund transfer from the Special Revenue Fund (Park Impact Fee).
***Subject to the approval of the new classification by the Personnel Board, anticipated January 2024.
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Prepared By: Amber Richane, Acting Chief Operating Officer – Special Projects Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. January 24, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)
B. October 10, 2023 Staff Report (Web Link)
C. Oaks Initiative Form - Sasaki
D. Written Comments
E. PowerPoint Presentation
F. Statement from Councilmember De la Torre
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Packet Pg. 668 Attachment: Oaks Initiative Form - Sasaki (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Alejandra Villeda
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 3:53 PM
To: Council Mailbox; Clerk Mailbox
Cc: Josh Kurpies; Stelios Makrides; Diana Hernandez; councilmtgitems Subject: Airport Commission Recommendation - Item 11.A.
On December 11, 2023, the Airport Commission unanimously passed the following motion, see email below.
Thank you,
Ale Villeda
Airport Staff Assistant III
Office: (310) 458-8591
Direct: (310) 458-2201 ext. 2368
santamonica.gov
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From: Diane Reynolds <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 8:33 PM
To: Andrew Wilder <[email protected]>
Cc: Diana Hernandez <[email protected]>; Alejandra Villeda <[email protected]>; Stelios Makrides <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: AC Recommendation tonight
Thank you, Andrew!
Motion proposed by Vice Chair Wilder & seconded by Commissioner Neri, passed unanimously by roll call vote.
This will be transmitted to City Council in advance of the meeting on Tuesday, December 19, yes? From: Andrew Wilder <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 8:27:10 PM
To: Diane Reynolds <[email protected]>
Cc: Diana Hernandez <[email protected]>; Alejandra Villeda <[email protected]>; Stelios Makrides <[email protected]>
Subject: AC Recommendation tonight
Hi All,
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Packet Pg. 669 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 Here's the motion language from tonight (pasted below).
Thanks!
Best,
Andrew
The Airport Commission recommends that the City Council hire Sasaki for the public outreach process and next steps for conversion of the airport into a Great Park. We also support the addition of a Principal Design and Planning Manager focused full-time on the Airport Conversion Project.
Furthermore, we strongly recommend that the City Council direct Staff and Sasaki to explore only land uses already approved under Measure LC that would not require a general election vote. Any other uses requiring a vote should only be considered once the airport has been closed on December 31, 2028.
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Packet Pg. 670 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Sejon Ding <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 4:36 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A Tuesday Night 12/19
EXTERNAL
We need a GREAT but SIMPLE Park in the Westside, a park with tall trees, native plants and a few benches.....no playground, no play equipment of any kind, no school or community gardens or buildings, the least amount of paving possible so one can simply stroll, jog or walk their dogs, listening to the sound of birds and the rustling of the leaves. No lawn mover, no blower, no mechanical noises.
The UCLA Botanical Garden is a great example.
Best regards,
Sejon Ding
Pristine Windows, Inc
Tel: 310-446-8180
www.pristinewindows.com
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Packet Pg. 671 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Dirk V <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 4:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Councilpersons:
It’s so important to take the direction of the voters and take all deliberate steps to move toward converting the airport to the park that the community needs and deserves. Don’t get distracted by the needs of the moment, and think of the City residents’ long term need…a great big multi purpose park (not housing, or retail, or a business park, or anything commercial).
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Packet Pg. 672 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jeannine Oppewall <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 4:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
The Santa Monica airport should be turned into a park.
AddiƟons of condos, apartments, shopping, offices, etc. would make the enƟre area impossible to live in.
Traffic would freeze up. As it is now, it can take up to 20 minutes just to get out of Dewey St. onto Walgrove.
Who wants to live this way? I’d rather have the airport than more development.
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Packet Pg. 673 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Susan Alinsangan <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 5:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
Can you imagine what New York would be like if they didn’t set aside land and build Central Park 165 years ago in 1858? That was the legacy New York ciƟzens leŌ for the future.
Now imagine Santa Monica 165 years from today with our Great Park and what influence that will have in our society? We will NEVER have this chance at a park of this magnitude again. We should all take great care of how the future views our choices. Just like we should look back 97 years to 1926 when this exact parcel of land was purchased with a Parks Bond. One could argue that the original intent for this land was a park. That was their legacy to us.
In 1926 residents voted to purchase this land under a Parks Bond, it passed and the land was bought. In 2014 your consƟtuents voted for Measure LC and it passed. Why isn’t the voice of the voters being being heard? Why are we fighƟng to have our vote executed? Why is our vote valueless? Why are we a city of 91,000 who just do performaƟve voƟng?
Make this Great Park a reality today. And 165 years from now our descendants will know how we considered, voted and fought for them.
Kind Regards,
Susan Alinsangan
Santa Monica Resident
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Packet Pg. 674 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Dennis Wilder <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 5:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Council Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Please go ahead with the Park and don't delay or require anything that needs another ballot measure, and finally make it what the city and neighborhood needs and wants.
Thank you.
D. Wilder
1905 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica 90405
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Packet Pg. 675 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Simona Garon <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 6:51 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11 A
EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members
I am writing to express my opinion as Santa Monica resident to please keep it simple and focus on a park developed by Sasaki firm. Focus on the park already voted for twice by Santa Monica residents, both past and present. Any uses not specified in LC will require another ballot measure. We voted in 2014 to close the airport to finally build the park.
Let's get to it.
Regards,
Simona Garon, PhD
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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Packet Pg. 676 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Grace Gabe <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 7:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: please keep it a PARK!
EXTERNAL
i’m one of those old Ɵme santa monica home owners who has been waiƟng for 30 years to have a lovely park where the airport has been. it would add so much beauty to our community . and provide a place for summer concerts and an outdoor theater. please please don’t build more apartment houses . let the green flourish. grace gabe
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 677 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 12:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: City Council 12/19 agenda item 11-A
EXTERNAL
December 15, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Zina Josephs
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report:
https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com//Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1385&MediaPosition =&ID=6091&CssClass=
1) I urge you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
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Packet Pg. 678 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) I also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
************************************************************************ From Michael Brodsky of Airport 2 Park:
April 1926
Santa Monica Passes Parks Bond - $860,000 for 168 acres passed by a 3 to 1 majority April 1927
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Packet Pg. 679 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 3 Ground Breaking Ceremonies on Clover Park recreational facilities and Golf Course….
May 1928
Sunday Morning Outlook reported Clover Field Day was held on Sunday, May 27, 1928:
“Golf Course, Tennis Courts, Pistol and Archery Ranges to Attract Recreation Seekers” "This is Clover Field Day. All the world is invited to inspect the beautiful clubhouse, greens and fairways and participate in the dedicatory ceremonies at Santa Monica's brand new pay-as-you-play golf course…Trap and pistol shooting and archery will claim their devotees, while a number of interesting tennis matches have been arranged….”
*New Recreation uses included Playgrounds, Tennis courts, Playing Fields, Horseshoes, Lawn Bowling, Archery Range. Shooting Range, Recreation Center, 18-Hole Golf Course, Picnic Grounds, Airfield
November 1928
Sunday Morning Outlook showcases the new Clover Field Park:
“The Brightest Jewel in Santa Monica’s Crown and that Clover Field Mecca for Lovers of All Sporting Pursuits Each Week-end”
1931 -- Ralph Guldahl was one of the 10 youngest players to ever win a PGA tournament, at the Santa Monica Open.
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Packet Pg. 680 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 4 To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.
Ralph Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl won the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Opens as well as the 1939 Masters. (Photo: Associated Press) Age: 19 years, 8 months, 3 days
Tournament: 1931 Santa Monica Open
About: When he won the 1931 Santa Monica Open, he was more than 3 months shy of his 20th birthday. Guldahl had 16 pro victories and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981....He held his own and won three majors while competing against the likes of Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson.
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Packet Pg. 681 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 5 https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/10-youngest-winners-in-pga-tour-history/ December 1941
The U.S Government took control of Clover Field Park and closed it to recreational use.
This was the end of our "Greatest Park" leaving Santa Monica without a recreation park of even a modest size.
1945
The runway was moved from original location (where the Santa Monica Business Park is today) and relocated and expanded over the original Clover Field Park and golf course. 2014
Residents pass Measure LC -- “If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed” -- The only exception would be the development of “parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities.” https://itsourland.org/measure-lc-vs-measure-d/
TODAY
The loss of Clover Field Park in 1941 is the reason Santa Monica lacks adequate park space today.
According to the L.A. County Parks Needs Assessment in 2016, we have a meager 1.4 acres of park space per 1,000 residents. This is the lowest amount of park space for any city of our size in California.
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Packet Pg. 682 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Steven Naftali <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 2:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Nojets Info
Subject: Santa Monica City Council Meeting 12-19-2023 Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Honorable City Council Members:
This is to respectfully request that at your meeting on 12-19-2023, Item 11A, please ask the design firm, Sasaki to only design a park at the site of the Santa Monica Airport. This is to comply with the Measure LC. I respectfully request that you please do not ask the designer Sasaki to add any other item or items to the park. The citizens of Santa Monica have voted for a park and only a park at the site of SMO. Please, let us keep it simple.
Regards,
Steve Naftali
[email protected]
The information transmitted is intended only for the person which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.
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Packet Pg. 683 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Peter Spelman <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 2:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A - Airport to park conversion
EXTERNAL
12/15/23
Hello Councilmembers:
I'm writing to confirm that the only thing you will ask the conversion company to do is to plan for a park. This is what the people of Santa Monica have voted for (resoundingly). There should be nothing in the planning about housing or anything other than a park; period.
Surely you, as elected officials, wish to do the will of the people, especially when that will has so clearly been demonstrated (many times).
I would love to hear from each of you that yes, you agree that the only thing to be developed on that airport land is a park, period.
We're watching, and counting on you to do the right thing. It's easy.
Thank you.
Peter Spelman
730 Marine St.
SM 90405
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Packet Pg. 684 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Brodsky, Michael <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 3:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis
Subject: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Attachments: SantaMonica-lack-of-park-space.png
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I support the staff report to hire Sasaki Associates, Inc. to lead the planning process to restore our once Great Park that was previously located on the land that the Airport now occupies.
I support the staff request to add a full time city staff park planner to help with the support for this restoration process.
Most importantly, I support the public process that is expressly committed to moving forward with a plan to create a Great Park consistent with Measure LC allowing only for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities.
Santa Monica is severely is lacking in parks and open space.
Only a Great Park can provide important nature based solutions to many of the problems that will face our community - generations - into the future.
Only a Great Park can provide Increased Biodiversity; Sequester Carbon; Reclaim ground water; Filter and clean the air; Reduce urban heat island effect; Reduce noise; Provide active transportation; Increase positive health outcomes; Create jobs; Provide educational resources: Provide cultural services; Support future adjacent housing; Increase Social interaction; Provide park access and equity for everyone.
Sincerely,
Michael Brodsky
Santa Monica
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Packet Pg. 686 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Joseph Hardin <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 6:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11
EXTERNAL
Council Members,
Thanks for your hard work.
Please direct the design firm Sasaki, to begin visioning and planning the Great Park that will replace SMO as soon as possible. Please direct them to follow the allowable uses of the property described in Measure LC. The voters of Santa Monica passed Measure LC by a landslide because they want more parkland and open spaces in our city. We can have a workable plan for the parkland ready to break ground in five years or less when we decide to do the right thing. It's up to you to keep the ball rolling. The Ɵme to plant a tree (or more importantly trees) is 20 years ago...So, for your children and your children's children let's make this happen.
Happy Holidays, Joe
Joseph Hardin
2349 Pier Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Packet Pg. 687 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Stephen Unger <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 4:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 11 A. (Tuesday, December 19th) Closure of Santa Monica Airport on December 31, 2028
EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers:
Please keep it simple and focus on a park. Focus on the park already voted for twice by Santa Monica residents, both past and present. Do not delay one hour on the vote for closure of the SM Airport on December 31, 2028.
Thank you,
Stephen A. Unger
Longtime Homeowner, Resident, Taxpayer and Voter
Santa Monica, CA
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Packet Pg. 688 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 690 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Kari Hanson <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 4:54 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
The people voted and the City must “prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities, until the voters approve limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.” The City must not fund or start any development process that explores uses that are currently prohibited by Measure LC, nor should the City initiate a ballot measure to allow prohibited development on the land. Measure LC should not be manipulated to begin an illegal development process.
Thank you!
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Packet Pg. 691 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Neil Carrey <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 10:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: December 19, 2023 Agenda Item 11
EXTERNAL
The Staff report for this item is excellent. I strongly recommend that the City Council accepts the recommendation and hires Sasaki for the public outreach process and next steps for conversion of the airport into a Great Park. It is also very important that Council supports the addition of a Principal Design and Planning Manager focused full-time on the Airport Conversion Project. After approving the expansion of Airport Park but then delaying the expansion because of a shortage of funds, it is important to accept the Staff recommendation and move forward with this process to show the residents that City Council is really serious about creating a Great Park here in Santa Monica. Thanks.
Neil Carrey
Email: [email protected]
(c) 310-200-5067
(t) 310-451-9188
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Packet Pg. 692 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 11:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Meeting, December 19, 2023, Agenda Item 11A, Agreement with Sasaki Associates
EXTERNAL
I urge the Council and Staff to preserve and honor: (1) the original 1926 citywide vote to purchase the land for a public park, (2) the definitive 2014 Measure LC citywide vote that established Charter Amendment LC, and (3) the 2017 Consent Decree and 2017 City Council SMO Closure Resolution No. 11026 which ensures airport closure at midnight 12/31/2028.
Mr. E. Arias
[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 693 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 11:44 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
I cannot support the establishment of a park on the site of the current airport unƟl a plan for the unhoused resident situaƟon is implemented.
I would consider a plan that included some subsidized housing at the site but not one that includes another mega development. The disastrous decision to allow a high density complex at Lincoln and Ocean Park will strain our road and services infrastructure way past their limits. Sunset Park cannot accommodate the addiƟonal load.
Thank you,
C.G.
Sunset Park
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Packet Pg. 694 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Allison Greene <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 11:50 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
As a resident of Sunset Park, I fully support making the airport land a park as per the last vote! It is my hope that the council will honor the original wishes of Santa Monica residents and follow through on that vote. Let’s be completely honest and acknowledge that the pressure in California to always make room for more housing development is real and will probably always exist BUT the opportunity to create an urban green space and park to affect current and future generaƟons is a quality of life step for EVERYONE that lives in the surrounding area and a once in a lifeƟme opportunity.
Thank you, Allison Greene
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Packet Pg. 695 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Kenny Fields <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
To all current Council Members,
I am wriƟng today to express my disappointment that the Council is even discussing the idea of looking into other uses for the soon to be closed Santa Monica Airport. Having lived in Sunset Park since 1993, I am very familiar with the history of the airport, the area and the facts surrounding the Council’s last “deal” with the FAA to extend the life of the airport another 10 years.
The use of the land of the soon to be former airport was determined in a general elecƟon and even though severely outspent by pro airport groups, the consƟtuents in the City of Santa Monica voted overwhelmingly to close the airport and create a Great Park to replace the airport. When the measure was passed, many were skepƟcal that the money interests would not be able to maneuver their way into developing swaths of this vast open space for commercial uses.
Most recently, with the lack of housing being such a hot buƩon issue in peoples minds and in the press, I’m sure there is discussion about using some of this land for housing.
There are plenty of good alternaƟve uses for this land except the voƟng public in Santa Monica have already spoken up with the only voice they have which is the ballot box. They decisively chose to use all of this land for a Great Park, not addiƟonal housing or restaurants or retail or any other thing you can think of that is not a park.
A park would be areas of playing fields, courts, large open spaces, play equipment with tables and benches and other ameniƟes to be enjoyed by the general public. It could include all sorts of outdoor uses and even make use of some of the exisƟng buildings on the site. It will be an awesome benefit for the enƟre populaƟon of the city and beyond.
The voƟng public was very clear in their direcƟon to the Council siƫng when LC passed, and it should be very clear to all of those serving currently on the Council, the people of your City want a Great Park on the land where the airport currently sits.
Thank You,
Kenny Fields
1740 Cedar Street
Unit B
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Packet Pg. 696 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ann Bowman
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Clerk Mailbox; Santa Monica City Manager's Office Cc: David White; Susan Cline; David Martin; Rick Valte; Amber Richane; Christopher Dishlip; Amelia Feichtner; Jenny Rogers; Jeanette Gant; Steven Johnson; Andrew Gomez; Maryanne LaGuardia; John Smith; Lori Brown; Arati Desai Wagabaza; Ann Bowman; Noe Mendoza; Danielle Noble
Subject: December 19, 2023 Council Meeting - Item 11.A. - Recreation and Parks Commission Letter Re: The Airport Planning Process
Attachments: Recreation and Parks Commission Re The Airport Planning Process.pdf Dear Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Esteemed Councilmembers:
With the approval and direction of the Chair of the Recreation and Parks Commission (RPC), attached for the public record for Item 11.A. (Sasaki engagement) is the letter the RPC sent to you on November 7, 2023 regarding the community engagement process for planning the future of what is currently Santa Monica Airport.
Echoing our words on November 7th, thank you from the RPC to the majority of Councilmembers who voted earlier this Fall in favor of an open, extensive, inclusive community engagement process rather than a limited and exclusive one.
We look forward to working together to achieve a community-serving and exceptional Great Park in accordance with the community's direction in the passage of Measure LC.
Sincerely,
City of Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission
Steven Johnson, Chair
Andrew Gomez, Vice Chair
Maryanne LaGuardia
Lori Brown
John C. Smith
Arati Desai Wagabaza
Ann Bowman
City Clerk – Please include this letter in the Public Record for Agenda Item 11.A., City Council meeting of December 19, 2023.
From: Noe Mendoza <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 4:11 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>; Gleam Davis <[email protected]>; Phil Brock <[email protected]>; Christine Parra <[email protected]>; Lana Negrete ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 697 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 <[email protected]>; Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>; Caroline Torosis <[email protected]>; Oscar de la Torre <[email protected]> Cc: Clerk Mailbox <[email protected]>; Santa Monica City Manager's Office <[email protected]>; Jeanette Gant <[email protected]>; Maryanne LaGuardia <[email protected]>; Steven Johnson <[email protected]>; Arati Desai Wagabaza <[email protected]>; Lori Brown <[email protected]>; Andrew Gomez <[email protected]>; John Smith <[email protected]>; Danielle Noble <[email protected]>; David White <[email protected]>; Ann Bowman <[email protected]>
Subject: Recreation and Parks Commission Letter Re: The Airport Planning Process
Hello,
I have attached to this email a letter written by the Recreation and Parks Commission Re: The Airport Planning Process.
Thank you.
Noe Mendoza
Staff Assistant III
santamonica.gov
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Packet Pg. 698 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Recreation and Parks Commission
November 7, 2023
Mayor Davis and City Council
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Re: The Airport Planning Process
Dear Mayor Davis and Esteemed Councilmembers -
The Recreation & Parks Commissioners voted unanimously at our Thursday, October 19th, meeting to write this letter thanking Council for rejecting the "Healthy Democracy" proposal for the Airport-to-Park planning community engagement.
The proposed lottery-based system to engage on the future of Santa Monica airport is the opposite of and runs counter to our City's long, strong history of robust community engagement. The proposal seemed also quite specific in its intention to cut out stakeholder voices and duly appointed advisory bodies. That this experimental approach to governance, by a company with no track record of success, made its way to Council without first being presented in detail to both the Recreation & Parks Commission and the Airport Commission is deeply concerning. These Commissions exist to review and advise Council on matters such as these.
We appreciate Council asking Staff to work with Sasaki to bring forward a proposal for an engagement process more in keeping with the broad-based and inclusive community engagements we've seen with past planning efforts in our City.
In addition, we ask that the direction given to Sasaki acknowledge and reflect the discussion and support by a majority of Councilmembers at the October 10, 2023 Council Meeting for removal of the words "and development" from what was going to be the proposed framing question for "Healthy Democracy's" work.
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Packet Pg. 699 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Further, we request that Council affirm and recognize the community's understanding of Measure LC (airport-to-park) as the guiding assumption and frame of reference for this community engagement work.
Finally, we ask that (1) a representative from the Recreation and Parks Commission be a member of any advisory body for the airport community engagement (as with, for example, the Civic Working Group) and further that (2) the Recreation and Parks Commission review and vet any conclusions and proposals for airport planning at a regularly-scheduled or special RPC meeting before that presentation is made to Council for its consideration.
We look forward to working side-by-side with Staff, the community, and Council to achieve this Great Park!
Sincerely,
City of Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission
Steven Johnson, Chair
Andrew Gomez, Vice Chair
John C. Smith
Lori Brown
Maryanne LaGuardia
Arati Desai Wagabaza
Ann K. Bowman
CC: David White,
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Packet Pg. 700 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cris Armstrong <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
Councilmember
On this upcoming Tuesday you have an opportunity to lead the council and the city into a new and long deserved future of public trust, You and the council can direct Sasaki to restore the park land bought and voted for in 1926 and 2014 as the great park it is meant to be.
You have dedicated decades in service to city with concern for the safety of the residents.You and the council can make a decision and deliver a gift that will be remembered for lifetimes.
Sure, there are other uses and needs in the city that require land, but none of them necessitate breaking up the only large piece of land left; a space bought, paid, and voted to be a park, fair and square, with no ambiguity.
Please do not waste time and money exploring all possibilities for the land. Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park.
Give the kids of many generations a park and memories they will cherish for their lifetimes and the lifetimes of their children as well.
The future can be brighter and someone has to lead to make it happen.
Thank and whoever walks with you from all of us, past and present, who made the time to vote, advocate, and believe dreams can come true.
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Packet Pg. 701 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Asa Greenberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Hello!
As a Santa Monica homeowner and business owner, I wrote to ask that you please give our community the park space it so badly needs! Let's find a way to build an eco friendly, fun recreaƟonal and community space. Let's build a park where we can share our Ɵme together. Let's build a place where kids can enjoy playing. Let's build outdoor cooking spaces, cultural spaces (like an amphitheater? Art displays/installaƟons), and educaƟonal spaces.
Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park. let's build the next Central Park or Griffith Park ‐‐ IN WEST LA.
Give the kids of many generaƟons a park and memories they will cherish for their lifeƟmes and the lifeƟmes of their children as well.
The future can be brighter and someone has to lead to make it happen.
Thanks for your consideraƟon,
Sincerely,
Asa Greenberg
2315 Pier Ave.
Santa Monica CA 90405
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Asa Greenberg
Argonaut Pictures, LLC
[email protected]
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Packet Pg. 702 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Vivian Rothstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11 to Award Contract for Airport Land Reuse
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tempore Negrete and Council, I am writing in support of Tuesday's 11 admin item to award a contract to Sasaki Associates to lead community outreach, visioning services and concept design for the future of the Santa Monica airport.
I feel strongly that the process for planning the future of the airport land should be open to all ideas, and not just solely focused on a park. The acreage is so vast that there is room to consider other uses as well. Community input is not meaningful if the community is not able to bring forward innovative and needed ideas for use of this massive property for other uses.
Sincerely and Happy Holidays,
Vivian Rothstein
Sunset Park
Thank you for your consideration..
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Packet Pg. 703 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 12:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Cc: [email protected]; David White; Susan Cline; David Martin; Rick Valte; Amelia Feichtner; Jenny Rogers
Subject: FOSP: City Council 12/19 agenda item 11-A: Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
December 17, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report:
https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com//Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1385&MediaPosition =&ID=6091&CssClass=
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
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Packet Pg. 704 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 (b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
************************************************************************ From Michael Brodsky of Airport 2 Park:
April 1926 -- Santa Monica Passes Parks Bond - $860,000 for 168 acres passed by a 3 to 1 majority April 1927 -- Ground Breaking Ceremonies on Clover Park recreational facilities and Golf Course….
May 1928 -- Sunday Morning Outlook reported Clover Field Day was held on May 27, 1928:
“Golf Course, Tennis Courts, Pistol and Archery Ranges to Attract Recreation Seekers” "This is Clover Field Day. All the world is invited to inspect the beautiful clubhouse, greens and fairways and participate in the dedicatory ceremonies at Santa Monica's brand new payas-you-play golf course…Trap and pistol shooting and archery will claim their devotees, while a number of interesting tennis matches have been arranged….” *New Recreation uses included Playgrounds, Tennis courts, Playing Fields, Horseshoes, Lawn Bowling, Archery Range. Shooting Range, Recreation Center, 18-Hole Golf Course, Picnic Grounds, Airfield
November 1928 -- Sunday Morning Outlook showcases the new Clover Field Park:
“The Brightest Jewel in Santa Monica’s Crown and that Clover Field Mecca for Lovers of All Sporting Pursuits Each Week-end”
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Packet Pg. 705 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 3 1931 -- Ralph Guldahl was one of the 10 youngest players ever win a PGA tournament, at the Santa Monica Open.
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Ralph Guldahl won the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Opens as well as the 1939 Masters. (Photo: Associated Press) ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 706 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 4 Age: 19 years, 8 months, 3 days
Tournament: 1931 Santa Monica Open
About: When he won the 1931 Santa Monica Open, he was more than 3 months shy of his 20th birthday. Guldahl had 16 pro victories and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981....He held his own and won three majors while competing against the likes of Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson. https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/10-youngest-winners-in-pga-tour-history/ December 1941 -- The U.S Government took control of Clover Field Park and closed it to recreational use. This was the end of our "Greatest Park." 1945 -- The runway was moved from original location (where the Santa Monica Business Park is today) and relocated and expanded over the original Clover Field Park and golf course. 2014 -- Residents pass Measure LC -- “If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed” -- The only exception would be the development of “parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities.” https://itsourland.org/measure-lc-vs-measure-d/
TODAY -- The loss of Clover Field Park in 1941 is the reason Santa Monica lacks adequate park space today. According to the L.A. County Parks Needs Assessment in 2016, we have a meager 1.4 acres of park space per 1,000 residents. This is the lowest amount of park space for any city of our size in California.
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Packet Pg. 707 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Steve Novak <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members --
In 2014 the residents of Santa Monica voted in favor of Measure LC to close the Santa Monica Airport and replace it with a park.
Please follow through on what we voted for at that time.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Steve Novak
Ocean Park
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Packet Pg. 709 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Karen Heard <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
Please don’t subvert the will of your consƟtuents. We have consistently voted for a park on the airport land. There is no reason to open this land up for other uses. Please, let us have the park we have indicated numerous Ɵmes that we want.
Karen Heard
2030 Marine Street
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 710 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jennifer Field <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Please start asap the planning process to turn the airport to a park in 2028. There should be no other conversaƟon. The majority voters expressed their wishes. Please honor them.
Best,
Jennifer Field
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Packet Pg. 711 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cuff, Dana <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 2:20 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Airport process
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tempore Negrete and Council, I am writing in support of Tuesday's #11 administrative item to award a contract to Sasaki Associates to lead community outreach, visioning services, and concept design for the future of the Santa Monica airport.
Also the process for planning the future of airport should be open to all ideas, and not just solely focused on a park. The park is essential, but so is affordable housing and both can be part of the airport’s reuse. The participatory process needs to consider all these and other options.
Thank you.
Dana Cuff
653 Raymond Ave, SM
SM resident for 40 years!
……………………………………………………………….
Dr. Dana Cuff
Director, cityLAB – UCLA
Professor, Architecture and Urban Design
Core Faculty, Urban Humanities Initiative
Rm B215‐Perloff Hall UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095‐1467
310‐794‐6125 office
310‐804‐0045 cell
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Packet Pg. 712 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: John Greene <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 2:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
As a resident of Santa Monica, I want the airport closed as scheduled and uƟlized as a Park as voted and agreed upon in 2014.
John Greene
(Resident of Sunset Park)
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 713 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 2:59 PM
To: Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; David White; David Martin; Douglas Sloan Subject: 12.19.23 City Council agenda item 11-A - Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
December 17, 2023
TO: City Council
FROM: The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (“SMCLC”) The future of the 187 open-space acres of formerly Clover Field Park (appropriated by the federal government for an airport in the 1940s) is one of the potentially most impactful land-use and development issues our City will ever face. Recognizing this, a decade ago the community mobilized to pass an initiative (LC) which requires our city to return this valuable public land to park and recreational uses, or should Council wish to upend the voter’s wishes, that a new public vote be taken.
Santa Monica voters have said what they want on airport land. We hope City Council will respect the results of that democratic process, even if some may disagree with the outcome. That is democracy.
Now it’s time to start the important planning process for restoring the site for park, recreational facilities, and the maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses as spelled out in LC.
SMCLC supports the retention of Sasaki Associates as well as the hiring of a principal design and planning manager to focus on the conversion of the site into a “Great Park.” We envision a planning process which involves the City and County of Los Angeles, whose residents live in close proximity to this site and who, like Santa Monica, also would benefit from a Great Park. We’re repeatedly told that Santa Monica has the least amount of park space for a city of our size in California and this disparity will only grow given the rapidly increasing density resulting from thousands of new multi-family units that are in the pipeline. Our City is already in need of additional open-space and parkland. Our coming population growth will require even more.
We look forward to the planning process and widespread community engagement.
Victor Fresco, Diana Gordon, Sherrill Kushner, Jeff Segal
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Packet Pg. 715 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Will Guston <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 3:30 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11a
EXTERNAL
Dear council members,
Please begin immediately in the process of creaƟng the great park, and uphold the will of the voters. Yes, we know that this land is precious and there are many uses that it can be put to however, to create this great park will be a legacy that will affect the quality of life for generaƟons to come this is your opportunity to be truly visionary and expense in your thoughts and efforts to create a beƩer future for Santa, Monica and our neighbors.
With warmest regards,
Will Guston
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 716 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: John Reynolds <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 4:54 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: City Council 12/19 agenda item 11-A
EXTERNAL
Dear Council,
I urge the Council to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land usages that would require a ballot measure. It's very clear to me and a majority of our citizenry that the people of Santa Monica voted for "no new development of the land" and that open Park space was the most popular option.
Our own Parks and Recreation Dept here is making a pretty good argument in favor of continuing with the wishes of the public.
Thank you for your consideration.
PS I support the position of Friends of Sunset Park because we are the neighborhood most impacted by the airport.
John Reynolds
Kavich Reynolds Productions
323-851-2490 or 213-598-2120 mobile best # to reach me. www.kavichreynolds.com
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Sent: 12/15/2023 12:27:53 PM Pacific Standard Time
Subject: City Council 12/19 agenda item 11-A
December 15, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Zina Josephs
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report:
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Packet Pg. 717 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com//Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1385&Media Position=&ID=6091&CssClass=
1) I urge you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) I also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
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Packet Pg. 718 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 3 ************************************************************************ From Michael Brodsky of Airport 2 Park:
April 1926
Santa Monica Passes Parks Bond - $860,000 for 168 acres passed by a 3 to 1 majority April 1927
Ground Breaking Ceremonies on Clover Park recreational facilities and Golf Course….
May 1928
Sunday Morning Outlook reported Clover Field Day was held on Sunday, May 27, 1928:
“Golf Course, Tennis Courts, Pistol and Archery Ranges to Attract Recreation Seekers” "This is Clover Field Day. All the world is invited to inspect the beautiful clubhouse, greens and fairways and participate in the dedicatory ceremonies at Santa Monica's brand new payas-you-play golf course…Trap and pistol shooting and archery will claim their devotees, while a number of interesting tennis matches have been arranged….” *New Recreation uses included Playgrounds, Tennis courts, Playing Fields, Horseshoes, Lawn Bowling, Archery Range. Shooting Range, Recreation Center, 18-Hole Golf Course, Picnic Grounds, Airfield
November 1928
Sunday Morning Outlook showcases the new Clover Field Park:
“The Brightest Jewel in Santa Monica’s Crown and that Clover Field Mecca for Lovers of All Sporting Pursuits Each Week-end”
1931 -- Ralph Guldahl was one of the 10 youngest players to ever win a PGA tournament, at the Santa Monica Open.
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Packet Pg. 719 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 4 Ralph Guldahl won the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Opens as well as the 1939 Masters. (Photo: Associated Press) Age: 19 years, 8 months, 3 days
Tournament: 1931 Santa Monica Open
About: When he won the 1931 Santa Monica Open, he was more than 3 months shy of his 20th birthday.
Guldahl had 16 pro victories and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981....He held his own and won three majors while competing against the likes of Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson. https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/10-youngest-winners-in-pga-tour-history/ December 1941
The U.S Government took control of Clover Field Park and closed it to recreational use.
This was the end of our "Greatest Park" leaving Santa Monica without a recreation park of even a modest size.
1945
The runway was moved from original location (where the Santa Monica Business Park is today) and relocated and expanded over the original Clover Field Park and golf course. 2014
Residents pass Measure LC -- “If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed” -- The only exception would be the development of “parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities.” https://itsourland.org/measure-lc-vs-measure-d/
TODAY
The loss of Clover Field Park in 1941 is the reason Santa Monica lacks adequate park space today. According to the L.A. County Parks Needs Assessment in 2016, we have a meager 1.4 acres of park space per 1,000 residents. This is the lowest amount of park space for any city of our size in California.
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Packet Pg. 720 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Karen Blechman <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 6:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Meeting 12/19/23 Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
The residents of Santa Monica have sought for decades to have Santa Monica Airport closed. We have also voted overwhelmingly to have it become a park, an area of green open space for all to enjoy. As our representatives, please respect those votes. This is a unique opportunity to provide open space for generations to come. Let's make the most of it by planning for the entire area to be a park and not fritter the opportunity away by planning other uses.
Thank you,
Karen Blechman
Santa Monica resident for 45 years.
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Packet Pg. 721 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 6:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Please give the people what they voted for.
EXTERNAL
Please do not waste time and money exploring other possibilities. Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park.
Please direct Sasaki to create the park land bought and voted for in 1926 and 2014 as the great park it is meant to be.
thank you,
Roy Rico
Concerned home owner in vicinity. ,
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Packet Pg. 722 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: ammar lughod <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 7:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock
On this upcoming Tuesday you have an opportunity to lead the council and the city into a new and long deserved future of public trust, You and the council can direct Sasaki to restore the park land bought and voted for in 1926 and 2014 as the great park it is meant to be.
You have dedicated decades in service to city on parks and arts commissions, in service of children, and with concern for the safety of the residents.You and the council can make a decision and deliver a gift that will be remembered for lifetimes.
Sure, there are other uses and needs in the city that require land, but none of them necessitate breaking up the only large piece of land left; a space bought, paid, and voted to be a park, fair and square, with no ambiguity.
Please do not waste time and money exploring all possibilities for the land. Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park.
Give the kids of many generations a park and memories they will cherish for their lifetimes and the lifetimes of their children as well.
The future can be brighter and someone has to lead to make it happen.
Thank you Phil and whoever walks with you from all of us, past and present, who made the time to vote, advocate, and believe dreams can come true.
Ammar Lughod
1769 bryn mawr ave.,
Santa Monica, Ca 90405
20 year Santa Monica resident and sunset park resident.
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December 19, 2023
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Packet Pg. 723 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 724 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ben <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 11:36 PM
To: Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems Cc: Stelios Makrides; Amber Richane; David White
Subject: SMO: 12/19/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda Item 11a
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
Common Question:
Does the City of Santa Monica have money to pay for the future park at SMO? Answer:
The correct answer is: It depends what park you build and over what time period. The wrong answer is: "No".
Support:
The largest cost for a park is the cost of the land. Fortunately, the City bought the land already back in 1926 with a Park Bond.
The remaining primary costs are: (1) the cost to build the park, and (b) the cost to operate and maintain the park. These 2 costs categories depend on what is built.
City Staff provided 2 example parks in their Staff Report #5303 for the 1-24-23 City Council Meeting:
(Link to Staff
Report: https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=30&ID=40234) 1) Northerly Island Park in Chicago (page 20 of Staff Report):
Link to Park Overview: https://airport2park.org/portfolio-item/northerly-island-2 91 acres
Construction Cost: $9.7 million
Construction Cost Per Acre: $106 thousand per acre (calculated) Annual Operations Cost: $3.8 million
Annual Operations Cost Per Acre: $42 thousand per acre (calculated) ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 725 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 If Santa Monica builds a 187 acre park similar to Northerly, and apply similar per acre costs:
Construction Cost: $19.3 million
Annual Operations Cost: $7.8 million
2) Templhof Park in Berlin (page 20 of Staff Report):
Link to Park Overview: https://airport2park.org/portfolio-item/tempelhofer-park-2 750 acres
Construction Cost: $65 million
Construction Cost Per Acre: $86 thousand per acre (calculated) Annual Operations Cost: $21.2 million
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Packet Pg. 726 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 3 Operations Cost Per Acre: $28 thousand per acre (calculated) If Santa Monica builds a 187 acre park similar to Templhof, and apply similar per acre costs:
Construction Cost: $16.2 million
Annual Operations Cost: $5.3 million
Does the City have the money in this range to pay for a park like Northerly or Templhof? The existing city-owned public buildings and structures on the future Santa Monica park land currently earn about $20 million per year in lease revenues (page 2 of Staff Report). 95% of this lease revenue is NOT aviation related (per the Airport Property Management report during the SM Airport Commission) and could remain in the future park, consistent with LC without a ballot measure required.
As mentioned above, parks costs depend on what park is built and over what time period. However, these 2 case studies provided by Staff are very reasonable and appropriate examples to simulate. Please ask Staff to confirm these figures during the City Council meeting on 12-19-2023.
Note: While the SMO Airport Property totals 187 acres, much of it is already covered with buildings and structures. The runway and taxiways amount to only 60 acres of open land.
Thanks,
Ben
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Packet Pg. 727 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: David Abramis <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 11:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Iris Souza
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear Members of the Santa Monica City Council:
We are writing to ask that you do everything within your power to ensure that the new "airport park" becomes only a park. We do not wish to see businesses or housing in the new park ‐‐ no private enterprises and no housing. We feel strongly that the park should compete, for example, with New York City's Central Park or London's Hyde Park, as one of the best city parks in the world ‐‐ and perhaps even the best. We imagine it as a beautiful place for relaxation and play. Further, we don't expect a freebie ‐‐ as homeowners in Santa Monica we are prepared to help foot the bill for the park through our property taxes.
Please do not waste time and money exploring all the possibilities for this land. Give the people of Santa Monica what we voted for: A Great Park. Give the children of future generations a park and memories they will cherish for their lifetimes. The future can be brighter ‐‐ and someone has to lead to make it happen.
We are counting on you.
Thank you,
David Abramis & Iris Souza
ITEM 11.A.
December 19, 2023
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Packet Pg. 728 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: D F <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 4:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A it’s about time
EXTERNAL
Let’s preserve one of the few remaining areas to serve the community that has paid the price for so many years.
The people of Santa Monica have spoken.
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Packet Pg. 729 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Comment for Item 11.a
From: Brittany Rogers <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 10:10 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: Comment for Item 11.a
EXTERNAL
To City Council,
For Item 11.a regarding the Airport Conversion project, I support staff’s recommendation for Sasaki and the process for community engagement as described in the Staff Report. Further, I want Council to allow all voices to be heard in the open and inclusive process as described. The words “Great Park” and “consistent with Measure LC” are all we need to ensure the outcome of Sasaki’s work serves all Santa Monicans and does not stifle free speech.
Please don’t assume that anyone knows why a person voted for Measure LC, let’s use this process to find out what everyone in our community thinks the airport land should be used for now, and for many generations to come.
Thank you.
Best,
Brittany Rogers
ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 730 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:26 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Item 11.a
From: I C <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 10:30 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: Item 11.a
EXTERNAL
To City Council,
For Item 11.a about the Airport Conversion project, I support staff’s recommendation for Sasaki and the process for community engagement as described in the Staff Report. Further, I want Council to allow all voices to be heard in the open and inclusive process as described. The words “Great Park” and “consistent with Measure LC” are all we need to ensure the outcome of Sasaki’s work serves all Santa Monicans and does not stifle free speech.
Please don’t assume that anyone knows why a person voted for Measure LC, let’s use this process to find out what our community really thinks the airport land should be used for now, and for many generations.
Thank you.
Ingha Chopra
Santa Monica Resident
ITEM 11.A.
December 19, 2023
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Packet Pg. 731 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:26 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: For Item 11.a
From: Nancy Chou <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 6:31 AM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: For Item 11.a
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
For Item 11.a related to the Airport Conversion project, I support staff’s recommendation for Sasaki and the process for community engagement as described in the Staff Report. Further, I want Council to allow all voices to be heard in the open and inclusive process as described. The words “Great Park” and “consistent with Measure LC” are all we need to ensure the outcome of Sasaki’s work serves all Santa Monicans and does not stifle free speech.
Please don’t assume that anyone knows why a person voted for Measure LC. Let’s use this process to find out what our community really thinks the airport land should be used for now, and for many generations.
Thank you,
Nancy Chou
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Packet Pg. 732 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Betsy Katz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 10:39 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A 12/19/2023
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Members,
I assume you all may have seen the letter from Alan Levenson to Mayor Brock. If not, I have pasted it below. I am writing to say that I concur wholly and wholeheartedly with everything in Alan’s letter.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Betsy Katz
3016 Ruskin Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310‐415‐0130
Dear Mayor Brock
On this upcoming Tuesday you have an opportunity to lead the council and the city into a new and long deserved future of public trust, You and the council can direct Sasaki to restore the park land bought and voted for in 1926 and 2014 as the great park it is meant to be.
You have dedicated decades in service to city on parks and arts commissions, in service of children, and with concern for the safety of the residents.You and the council can make a decision and deliver a gift that will be remembered for lifetimes.
Sure, there are other uses and needs in the city that require land, but none of them necessitate breaking up the only large piece of land left; a space bought, paid, and voted to be a park, fair and square, with no ambiguity.
Please do not waste time and money exploring all possibilities for the land. Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park.
Give the kids of many generations a park and memories they will cherish for their lifetimes and the lifetimes of their children as well.
ITEM 11.A.
December 19, 2023
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Packet Pg. 733 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 The future can be brighter and someone has to lead to make it happen.
Thank you Phil and whoever walks with you from all of us, past and present, who made the time to vote, advocate, and believe dreams can come true.
Alan Levenson
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Packet Pg. 734 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 10:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Member,
As a Santa Monica resident for over 30 years I urge you to move forward with the planning of the airport park. Please do not be side tracked by special interest groups that do not represent the people in our community. When measure LC passed in 2014, special interest groups spent an enormous amount of money trying to stop it .
The measure succeeded in passing because Santa Monica residence want the airport land to become a much needed park.
Please move forward so that we can start working on the park immediately in 2029.
Thank you,
Megan FitzGerald
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Packet Pg. 735 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: David Derognat <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 11:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: The Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Dear Members of the City Council:
I am writing to express our collective interest in maintaining the operation of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) for aviation use for future generations. The decisions we make now will impact the sustainability and security of our community forever.
Santa Monica Airport has played a vital role in the community for over a century, serving as a vital hub for aviation, innovation, emergency services, flight training, and providing a gateway for businesses and visitors. The airport has been an integral part of the local economy, contributing significantly to national & international security, job creation, and tourism.
We firmly believe that the continuation of aviation activities at the Santa Monica Airport is essential for the following reasons:
1. Economic Contribution: SMO generates substantial economic benefits for Santa Monica and our local community, including job creation, revenue generation, and business development.
2. Emergency Services: The airport plays a critical role in supporting emergency services, providing quick and efficient air transportation for medical, disaster relief, and law enforcement operations.
3. STEM Education: SMO has been a valuable resource for flight training and aviation education, contributing to the development of skilled professionals in the aviation industry, and should continue to serve as an inspiration for students preparing for the green economy jobs of the future.
4. Historical Significance: Santa Monica Airport has a rich aviation history and has been an integral part of the city's identity. Preserving its aviation use maintains this historical legacy.
5. Future Advancements in Aviation Technology: Quiet, sustainable aviation technologies & innovation are here and compatible with the local community's desire to keep noise & pollution levels low. Santa Monica should embrace the opportunity to lead the world in advancing the future of sustainable mobility.
Thank you for your service to our great city. Let’s keep the innovation spirit alive and thriving! Sincerely,
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Packet Pg. 736 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 David Derognat
5 rue du Hameau, 64200 Biarritz, France
Tel : +33(0)782361345
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Packet Pg. 737 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Vanessa Gibson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 11:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: The Future of the Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Dear Members of the City Council:
I am writing to express our collective interest in maintaining the operation of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) for aviation use for future generations. The decisions we make now will impact the sustainability and security of our community forever.
Santa Monica Airport has played a vital role in the community for over a century, serving as a vital hub for aviation, innovation, emergency services, flight training, and providing a gateway for businesses and visitors. The airport has been an integral part of the local economy, contributing significantly to national & international security, job creation, and tourism.
The question before you should not be whether or not to close the Santa Monica Airport at the end of 2028. The question should be what can we do with the airport land to make it of maximum utility to our community and to fulfill the purpose, vision, and ideals of the City of Santa Monica.
This is why the city council voted earlier this year to hire a consultant to engage the community in a visioning exercise to determine the various potential concepts for what the future use of the airport site could be. There has been a movement promoting the concept of a great park, but we now recognize that such a proposal with no revenue drivers is unviable, and the park concept that some view as utopian is in fact unrealistic. The most likely outcome of a decision to close the airport and build a park would be decades of vacant, distressed land followed by commercial development leading to only more unwanted congestion. There is a better way. Let’s give Sasaki the latitude to explore a wide range of possibilities that will enhance our community.
The age of electric flight is upon us. By the time the Olympics come to the Los Angeles area in 2028, near-silent, emission-free electric airplanes will be routinely flying to and from Santa Monica Airport, offering residents and visitors inexpensive green transportation throughout the region. A large percentage of the 100,000 or so people who commute into Santa Monica each day in cars on our crowded streets will be able to save hours each week, all the while making our city much more livable. It would be a mistake to decide now to completely foreclose the possibility of aviation operations at the site of Santa Monica airport. By 2028, we and our fellow residents could very well enjoy the newfound benefits of clean aviation, and we’ll have the opportunity to explore what the green transportation hub of the future could be, inclusive community amenities like open space, recreational facilities, restaurants, and educational institutions.
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Packet Pg. 738 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 We firmly believe that the continuation of aviation activities at the Santa Monica Airport is essential for the following reasons:
1. Economic Contribution: SMO generates substantial economic benefits for Santa Monica and our local community, including job creation, revenue generation, and business development.
2. Emergency Services: The airport plays a critical role in supporting emergency services, providing quick and efficient air transportation for medical, disaster relief, and law enforcement operations.
3. STEM Education: SMO has been a valuable resource for flight training and aviation education, contributing to the development of skilled professionals in the aviation industry, and should continue to serve as an inspiration for students preparing for the green economy jobs of the future.
4. Historical Significance: Santa Monica Airport has a rich aviation history and has been an integral part of the city's identity. Preserving its aviation use maintains this historical legacy.
5. Future Advancements in Aviation Technology: Quiet, sustainable aviation technologies & innovation are here and compatible with the local community's desire to keep noise & pollution levels low. Santa Monica should embrace the opportunity to lead the world in advancing the future of sustainable mobility.
By working together, we can find balanced solutions that benefit the community while ensuring the continued operation of the airport for aviation purposes.
Thank you for your service to our great city. Let’s keep the innovation spirit alive and thriving! Sincerely,
Vanessa Gibson
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Packet Pg. 739 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ingrid Mueller <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 12:15 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A
EXTERNAL
Ladies and Gentlemen:
May the remaining days in 2023 bring Great Joy into 2024 and many generations of THE GREAT PARK! IM a 35‐year tenant at Landmark Lincoln Place in Venice/LA, the mid‐century garden apartment complex at SMO's SW corner.
Yes, we protested the air and noise pollutions. We got Ted Lieu involved.
And attended SM City Council meetings.
Enuf is Enough N O W.
Please make sure and Vote that The Great Park's design will make LA and SM residents happy.
Happy Holidays and New Years!
Ingrid Mueller
1050 Doreen Place #3
Venice, CA 90201
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Packet Pg. 740 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Rachel Kelley <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 12:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; councilmtgitems
Subject: RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers,
I stand with FOSP and urge you to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
The Friends of Sunset Park Board letter to the Council:
December 17, 2023
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of
parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
Thank you,
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Packet Pg. 741 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 Rachel Kelley
2916 10th Street
SM 90405
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Packet Pg. 742 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Mark Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 12:33 PM
To: Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Maintain assets - Don't Lose Control - No money for park and we all know this fact!
EXTERNAL
The Future of Santa Monica Airport - Request to Extend Aviation Use Beyond 2028 The Santa Monica Airport Association (SMAA) membership supports the continuous operation of the Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) for future generations. Decisions we make now will impact the sustainability and security of our community forever. Close this airport – an irreplaceable asset is gone, and special interests will control this land.
Santa Monica Airport has played a vital role for over a century as a hub for innovation, transportation, emergency services and flight training. The airport has been an integral part of the local economy, contributing significantly to regional and national security, job creation and tourism.
The continuation of aviation activities at SMO is essential for the following reasons:
1. Economic Contribution: KSMO generates substantial economic benefits for Santa Monica, including job creation, revenue generation, and business development. Transportation is vital for economic enterprise.
2. Emergency Services: KSMO is critical to support emergency services, providing quick and efficient air transportation for medical, disaster relief, and law enforcement operations. KSMO is a “Critical and Essential Facility.”
3. Flight Training for Pilots and FAA Controllers: KSMO is a world class incubator for the entire aviation industry. FAA controllers graduate from KSMO to KLAX and other larger airports. Several STEM accredited flight schools at the airport, train pilots to become skilled professionals in the aviation industry.
4. Historical Significance: Santa Monica Airport has over a 100 year aviation history and has been an integral part of the city's identity. KSMO has an undisputable safety record of zero off airport injury’s or fatalities.
5. Aviation Technology: Quiet, nonpolluting aviation technologies are here now.
Within eighteen months, electric aircraft will operate at KSMO, meeting the objectives of local neighborhoods desire to eliminate noise & pollution. Rapid ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 743 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 innovation in this sector will enable Santa Monica to showcase to the world, how pollution free aviation supports a local economy.
The SMAA welcomes the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue and participate in discussions regarding the future of Santa Monica Airport. By working together, we can find balanced solutions that benefit the community and all stake holders. If this airport closes, we do not maintain “LC” local control, we “lose control,” and every local, state and financial special interest, will want a piece of this billion-dollar asset. Vital infrastructure is irreplaceable. An airport is federally protected land. Let’s keep it that way.
Thank you, SMAA Membership.
Mark Smith
[email protected]
310 213 0790
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Packet Pg. 744 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Gavin Stokes <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 2:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock
Subject: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A
EXTERNAL
Dear city council members,
I oppose the closure of Santa Monica Airport, and the betrayal of public trust conveyed by the December 13 communicaƟon from TaƟ Simonian. The outreach program that will be managed by Sasaki Associates is supposed to gather the public's input about the future of the airport, which requires that all possibiliƟes be presented. Instead, this leƩer already tells us that the public will be led to believe that the airport must close. That renders any such outreach a sham.
Closing our own airport makes less sense now than ever, as unleaded gas has arrived, big jets are gone, electric planes are viable and on order for training and local flights, and the naƟon faces a crippling pilot shortage. Not only do people learn to become pilots at SM flight schools, but medivac and Angel Flight save people's lives with our airport. Hundreds of families bring children to SMO for free events held by volunteers, where they get to learn about and sit in real planes, meet pilots, and even go on free flights. There's an enƟre community of extremely generous people there who love to spend their Ɵme and money sharing the fun of aviaƟon with anyone who's interested. To enjoy this rare resource surrounded by a park... now THAT is what we should be planning. Why would you want to rob our children, your children, and all Santa Monicans of this irreplaceable resource? There are already sports fields and park area at the airport, so let's expand those. The city admiƩed long ago (during its "visioning" meeƟngs and before the current "budget crisis") that there is no money for a giant park. But, if you want to explore "creaƟve financing" opƟons, you should engage the aviaƟon community to co‐sponsor parkland development on the plenƟful non‐aviaƟon land at the airport. It is imperaƟve that Sasaki and other contractors be directed to include a funcƟoning airport AND parkland in the future possibiliƟes for SMO. Otherwise, you're wasƟng our money on a charade that will lack legiƟmacy and set Santa Monicans up for future misery, while destroying something we'll never get back.
Regards,
Gavin Stokes
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From: Airport2Park <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 2:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Council Meeting 19-Dec-2023 - Agenda item 11A
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Dear Mayor Brock and City Council Members,
The board of the Santa Monica Airport2Park Foundation supports City Staff's selection of Sasaki Associates, Inc. to lead both the design and the revised outreach process, as described in the Staff Report.
As detailed in the staff report, the proposal mandates a public process that is expressly committed to moving forward with a plan centered around a Great Park consistent with Measure LC.
The board also supports Staff’s request for approving the position and classification changes necessary to dedicate a project lead for the Airport Conversion project as described in the “Funding and Staffing Recommendations” section of the report, and also the request to authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions section of the report.
Sincerely,
The Santa Monica Airport2Park Foundation Board:
Neil Carrey ‐ Chair
Michael Brodsky
John Fairweather
Frank Gruber
Cathy Larson
Mike Salazar
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From: Suzanne Cate <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 2:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock
Subject: Closing the Santa Monica Airport, 11-A on the agenda
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Hello,
I have been following the issues concerning Santa Monica Airport for over 11 years, since I moved here from New York.
What I do not understand is the amount of money that has been spent to shuƩer this long standing, historical, and vital part of our community.
I have aƩended dinners, art sales, theater shows, soccer games and many varied events at this site. I have also just laid in the grass during the aŌernoon.
The closure is also unƟmely as we are having a naƟonal Pilot shortage—where are our pilots meant to train if not at airports? Also, I remember the city council specifically staƟng several years ago that there is no money for a new park.
Why build a new park when a park already exists?
What is the outcome the city council is looking for? Are we hoping developers come in and build McMansions or will it become a parking lot for homeless RVs—neither of which are welcomed. As I understand it, once the airport closes, LAX will be able to adjust the flight paths and large jets will have free rein over our skies. Does anyone want that? I urge the commiƩee to compromise going forward to keep the airport open while modifying the grounds for the beƩerment of all. I’d hate to lose a learning center for pilots and vital part of my community. Please choose wisely for all who live in the area and use the airport.
Thank you for your consideraƟon,
Suzanne Cate
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From: Stanley H Epstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 11:28 AM
To: Clerk Mailbox
Subject: Fwd: Action Alert- Item 11A
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
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Dear Denise and her staff. Kindly include the materials below in Public Input for Item 11 A tomorrow.
Thank you. Stan Epstein 310 393 7619
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: Stanley H Epstein <[email protected]>
Date: December 18, 2023 at 11:23:55 AM PST
To: Phil Brock <[email protected]>, Lana Negrete <[email protected]>, Gleam Davis <[email protected]>, Oscar de la Torre <[email protected]>, Caroline Torosis <[email protected]>, Christine Parra <[email protected]>, Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>
Cc: Zina Josephs <[email protected]>, Alan Levenson <[email protected]>, Charles Blum <[email protected]>, Ben <[email protected]>, [email protected], David White <[email protected]>, Stelios Makrides <[email protected]>, Douglas Sloan <[email protected]>, [email protected], City Clerk <[email protected]>, "Dan Charn." <[email protected]>, Nancy Coleman <ncoleman@nancy‐ euclid.net>, Alissa Finerman <[email protected]>, Elizabeth Van Denburgh <[email protected]>, PNA90404 <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Action Alert‐ Item 11A
Ladies and gentlemen:
it is hard to see why any rational Council member, in deciding the scope of the consulting agreement pursuant to Item 11 A tomorrow, should be at all influenced by ancient history details relating to the Airport, including who was the PGA champ almost a century ago. LC was always subject to change in the 14 years following 2014 by a favorable public vote to that effect instituted by Council or any other person or group.
My belief is that, between now and December 31, 2028, current and future Council members should carefully study and debate all uses from every relevant view and then make rational decisions. That process should start Tuesday eveningand there must finally be compliance with the Brown Act, which City Attorney Doug Sloan has continued to knowingly violate on other Airport issues.
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Packet Pg. 748 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 Sincerely, Stan Epstein. 310 393 7619
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From: Friends of Sunset Park <[email protected]> Date: December 18, 2023 at 10:30:10 AM PST
To: Stan Epstein <[email protected]>
Subject: Action Alert!
Reply‐To: Friends of Sunset Park <[email protected]>
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December 18, 2023
Support Airport to Park
Contact the City Council to focus on Airport to Park
Friends of Sunset Park urges you to contact the Santa Monica City Council to focus on transitioning Santa Monica Airport to parkland.
Please Email councilmembers with Item 11A in subject line:
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Packet Pg. 749 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 3 The Friends of Sunset Park Board letter to the Council:
December 17, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report: here
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC, (b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot ITEM 11.A.
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2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park." As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
If you haven't already, please sign the Airport to Park Petition, post it on your social media pages, and/or email it to your neighbors.
History of land that is currently Santa Monica Airport
Our thanks to Michael Brodsky of Airport 2 Park for the following history:
April 1926 - Santa Monica Passes Parks Bond - $860,000 for 168 acres passed by a 3 to 1 majority
April 1927 - Ground Breaking Ceremonies on Clover Park recreational facilities and Golf Course….
May 1928 - Sunday Morning Outlook reported Clover Field Day was held on May 27, 1928:
“Golf Course, Tennis Courts, Pistol and Archery Ranges to Attract Recreation Seekers” "This is Clover Field Day. All the world is invited to inspect the beautiful clubhouse, greens and fairways and participate in the dedicatory ceremonies at Santa Monica's brand new pay-as-you-play golf course…Trap and pistol shooting and archery will claim their devotees, while a number of interesting tennis matches have been arranged….” *New Recreation uses included Playgrounds, Tennis courts, Playing Fields, Horseshoes, Lawn Bowling, Archery Range. Shooting Range, Recreation Center, 18-Hole Golf Course, Picnic Grounds, Airfield
November 1928 - Sunday Morning Outlook showcases the new Clover Field Park:
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Packet Pg. 751 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 5 “The Brightest Jewel in Santa Monica’s Crown and that Clover Field Mecca for Lovers of All Sporting Pursuits Each Week-end”
1931 - Ralph Guldahl was one of the 10 youngest players ever win a PGA tournament, at the Santa Monica Open.
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Ralph Guldahl won the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Opens as well as the 1939 Masters. (Photo:
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Age: 19 years, 8 months, 3 days
Tournament: 1931 Santa Monica Open
About: When he won the 1931 Santa Monica Open, he was more than 3 months shy of his ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 752 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 6 20th birthday. Guldahl had 16 pro victories and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981....He held his own and won three majors while competing against the likes of Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson. For the full USA Today article click here.
December 1941 - The U.S Government took control of Clover Field Park and closed it to recreational use. This was the end of our "Greatest Park." 1945 - The runway was moved from original location (where the Santa Monica Business Park is today) and relocated and expanded over the original Clover Field Park and golf course.
2014 - Residents pass Measure LC -- “If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed” - The only exception would be the development of “parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities.” Learn more
TODAY - The loss of Clover Field Park in 1941 is the reason Santa Monica lacks adequate park space today. According to the L.A. County Parks Needs Assessment in 2016, we have a meager 1.4 acres of park space per 1,000 residents. This is the lowest amount of park space for any city of our size in California.
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Packet Pg. 754 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Tricia Crane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 3:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Phil Brock; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; David White; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Douglas Sloan Subject: City Council 12/19/23 Agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Attachments: DoF Population Projections to inform direction to Sasaki on Airport.jpg
EXTERNAL
TO: Mayor Brock and City Council members
FROM: The Board of Northeast Neighbors
RE: Agenda item 11-A - Future of Santa Monica Airport - Council meeting of 12/19/2023 December 18, 2023
Dear Mayor Brock and City Council,
We write to share our recommendation of matters that should be discussed as direction is given to Sasaki Associates at the Council meeting of December 19th. (Agenda item 11-A).
First, Council should direct Sasaki Associates to be exclusively focused on the park and LCcompatible scenario and there should be no housing development in this plan. None. There is absolutely no need for it.
Santa Monica now has a fully approved Housing Element that provides for its entire 6th Cycle RHNA allocation of 8,895 units. We can anticipate a decline in Santa Monica’s unit numbers in the 7th Cycle given that the Southern California population is declining, according to the State. (See the Dept. of Finance chart below and attached.)
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Packet Pg. 755 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 Given the declining population – both current and projected - in California and especially in Southern California - there is absolutely no need for any additional housing suitable sites or development in the city of Santa Monica. The city has done more than its fair share of development.
Second, in parallel with the Sasaki work and in anticipation of the significant financing that will be needed to achieve this long-term vision for a park, the City must address and pursue in a parallel and public path, the matter of how this open space will be funded.
Thank you,
The Board of Northeast Neighbors
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From: T GROSSMAN <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 3:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Hello Councilpersons,
I am in full support of FOSP message to you regarding the Airport to Park.
See below for any clarification you need.
Thank you,
Tina Grossman
SM Resident and voter
for 45 years
90405
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RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report: here
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of
parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
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From: Dan Halperin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 4:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: Santa Monica Airport to Park Conversion - Supporting The Friends of Sunset Park Board's letter to the Council - 12/19/23 Agenda Item 11-A
EXTERNAL
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm a 30+ year resident of Santa Monica, and I wholeheartedly support the position letter submitted by The Friends of Sunset Park Board to the Santa Monica City Council, reprinted here below.
The Friends of Sunset Park Board letter to the Council:
December 17, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report: here
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure.
ITEM 11.A.
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Packet Pg. 759 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
Dan
Dan Halperin
310.749.6253
[email protected]
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From: Diane Reynolds
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 4:40 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Caroline Torosis; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; David White; Susan Cline; David Martin; Rick Valte; Amber Richane; Christopher Dishlip; Amelia Feichtner; Stelios Makrides; Diana Hernandez; Alejandra Villeda
Subject: 12-19-2023 City Council Agenda Item 11-A - Future of Santa Monica Airport Dear Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Esteemed Councilmembers:
On December 11, 2023, the Airport Commission unanimously passed (5-0) the following motion regarding City Council Agenda Item 11-A, the Future of Santa Monica Airport:
The Airport Commission recommends that the City Council hire Sasaki for the public outreach process and next steps for conversion of the airport into a Great Park. We also support the addition of a Principal Design and Planning Manager focused full-time on the Airport Conversion Project.
Furthermore, we strongly recommend that the City Council direct Staff and Sasaki to explore only land uses already approved under Measure LC that would not require a general election vote. Any other uses requiring a vote should only be considered once the airport has been closed on December 31, 2028.
With appreciation,
Diane Reynolds
Chair, Airport Commission
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Packet Pg. 761 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ben <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 5:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Clerk Mailbox
Cc: Andrew Wilder; Diane Reynolds; Joe Pertel; Margaret Griffin; Geoffrey Neri; Stelios Makrides; Recreation and Arts Department; Airport Mailbox; Amber Richane; David White; Housing and Human Services Department; Santa Monica Airport Conversion Subject: Re: SMO: PETITION and PERSONAL COMMENTS -- SMCC Meeting 12-19-2023 -- Item 11A. Sasaki Direction and Guiding Principles
Attachments: SMO - Our Park Our Future - Petition Submission - 12182023.pdf
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It might help if I included the PDF attachment. Here it is...
On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 04:56:50 PM PST, Ben <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Mayor, City Council Members, and City Clerk:
Please include the attached PDF as Written Public Comment for the SMCC Meeting on 12-19-2023, Item 11A, Sasaki Direction and Guiding Principles.
The public comment includes over 360 authors and signatories who are respectfully submitting our petition entitled "Our Park, Our Future, The Local Community’s Statement and Requested Actions for the Airport to Park Conversion Project, November 7, 2023" with "Additional Personal Comments".
In the petition, we urge that "The City must not fund or start any development process that explores uses that are currently prohibited by Measure LC, nor should the City initiate a ballot measure to allow prohibited development on the land." Furthermore, we request clear direction be given to Sasaki Associates to "eliminate any direction that starts the development process that explores uses that are currently prohibited by Measure LC." Thank you for your efforts.
Sincerely,
Ben Wang
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Packet Pg. 762 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Public Comments Submitted for:
Santa Monica City Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 5:30PM
Item 11A. Future of Santa Monica Airport
Sasaki Direction and Guiding Principles
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360+
Authors and signatories respectfully
submit the following petition:
Our Park, Our Future!
The Local Community’s Statement and Requested Actions
for the Airport to Park Conversion Project
November 7, 2023
and
Additional Personal Comments
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Packet Pg. 763 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Our Park, Our Future!
The Local Community’s Statement and Requested Actions
for the Airport to Park Conversion Project
November 7, 2023
Local Community’s Position
The City of Santa Monica must “take all actions necessary and proper to ensure that SMO will cease to operate as an airport and shall be closed to all aeronautical use forever effective as of midnight on December 31, 2028.” 1
The people voted and the City must “prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities, until the voters approve limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.” 2 The City must not fund or start any development process that explores uses that are currently prohibited by Measure LC, nor should the City initiate a ballot measure to allow prohibited development on the land. Measure LC should not be manipulated to begin an illegal development process. 3 The City should focus on scenarios and concepts that are “centered around the idea of the site hosting a Great Park” 4 which include “parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities; and the maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.” 5 To do otherwise would demonstrate contempt for repeated and clear-cut election outcomes and democratic processes in the City of Santa Monica.
Requested Actions of City Council and Staff
We urge the Council and Staff to preserve and honor: (1) the original 1926 citywide vote to purchase the land for a public park, (2) the definitive 2014 Measure LC citywide vote that established Charter Amendment LC, and (3) the 2017 Consent Decree and 2017 City Council SMO Closure Resolution No. 11026 which ensures airport closure at midnight 12/31/2028. 5 Charter Amendment LC. See Exhibit D.
4 City of Santa Monica Request for Qualifications. See Exhibit C. 3 https://itsourland.org/lc-guarantees-no-new-development 2 2014 Ballot Measure LC. See Exhibit B.
1 City Council SMO Closure Resolution No. 11026. See Exhibit A.
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Packet Pg. 764 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Project Scope of Work Requests
We urge the City to explicitly direct Sasaki (the firm recommended by City Staff) to:
1. Focus on executing the vision and plan for a Great Park that is consistent with Measure LC and the original 1926 citywide vote to purchase the land for a public park.
2. Isolate and disclose any prohibited uses or development that may require prerequisite voter approval, before proceeding further with any prohibited development work, so its impacts are not hidden or blended among the alternative land use scenarios that are allowed.
3. Modify their RFQ and RFP submissions to eliminate any direction that starts the development process that explores uses that are currently prohibited by Measure LC. 6
4. Deliver at least one baseline concept for an Interim Park Plan with minimal changes, similar to Berlin’s “Templehof model” as suggested in Staff Report 5503. 7It should align with the airport closure date of midnight 12/31/2028, and soon after allow public use of the parkland, while incremental planning continues into the future.
5. Deliver a second baseline concept for a park that is financially self-funded and self-sustaining, which may use the existing annual $20 million non-aviation lease revenue.
6. Determine the revenue that can continue when the airport is closed, and deliver a concrete plan to immediately identify and apply for Federal, State, and Local Park Grants.
7. Identify any land adjacent to Airport land that is not protected by Measure LC. 8 — END —
8 Santa Monica Business Park and SMC Bundy Campus are not Airport land and are not protected by Charter Amendment LC. Public sources have reported on potential future development.
See the following links:
● https://therealdeal.com/la/2018/07/24/boston-properties-increases-purchase-price-on-santa-monica-business-park/ ● https://smmirror.com/2022/02/santa-monica-college-investigating-options-to-build-housing-for-poor-and-unhoused-students/ 7 Staff Report 5503 - Public Process to Determine the Future of Santa Monica Airport. See Exhibit F. 6 Sasaki RFQ Submission, March 13, 2023. See Exhibits E-1 and E-2.
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Packet Pg. 765 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/7/2023 10:00:19 Alice Ellis Start planning for the park we voted for! 11/7/2023 10:00:53 Alan Levenson We want a park with things that belong in a park, and not with things that don’t. 11/7/2023 14:46:38 Igor Meglic We all know we need this park more than anything else...please do the right thing, maybe not as much for us but for our kids and their kids too.
Thank you!
11/7/2023 14:47:50 Rebecca Nelson Greenery, a place to ride bicycles, water features, easy parking, and a street through the middle so that Walgrove/23rd st and Bunny don't get too congested (they already are). 11/7/2023 14:53:10 Jennifer Field In 2028 the airport must become a park. The will of the majority of Santa Monica residents who voted in Measure LC needs to be respected. NO HOUSING. NO AIRPORT. We need an asset that serves the entire community, not just a few. Keep the existing structures, like Barker Hangar, let the revenue they generate pay for the park. Anything else is unacceptable. 11/7/2023 14:55:01 theo swerissen I am fed up with the noise and pollution caused by the Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The unfair allocation of space for the airport is disrespectful. It is high time for the land occupied by SMO to be transformed into a public park. I sincerely hope that Santa Monica officials will not engage in another secretive deal behind closed doors, similar to what happened in the past. Our collective decision is to turn this space into a park, and that's what our vote stands for. 11/7/2023 14:58:24 Minda Johnstone We want and need a park. More open space to preserve everyone's quality of life and air quality, for now and years to come. Thank you.
11/7/2023 15:02:15 Robert Brown The 267 acres now occupied by SMO, belongs to the residents of Santa Monica. In 2014, voters OVERWHELMINGLY voted YES for Measure LC (and roundly rejected Aviation's Measure d) which changed the city charter to assure that the only Parks, Playing fields and Open Space would be permitted on the land after SMO closed unless the voters decided otherwise. The fight over the closure of SMO has been going on for DECADES. Santa Monica is desperate for more parks! Yes, it will be expensive but the city also takes in 20 million per year in non-aviation leases. Enough foot dragging and enough back room dealing. PLAN FOR THAT PARK! DESIGN THAT PARK! BUILD THAT PARK! This is a once in a century opportunity to create a space that can be enjoyed by EVERYONE... forever.
11/7/2023 15:05:04 Brian Kelly This is our opportunity to have Santa Monica’s own Central Park, something that future generations will undoubtedly be ever grateful that we did.
11/7/2023 15:09:23 William Fordes During the proposition battle, I walked and got signatures as a volunteer. I helped with the drafting of the proposition to convert the airport to a park. I believe in it as a future that SM cannot give up at this point, and the voters had their say and they said, overwhelmingly, “we want a park.” PLEASE adhere to the will of the voters.
11/7/2023 15:14:07 Justin Anderson The voters were clear: this land should be used for a park! This is what the land was originally purchased for and what it should be returned to once the noisy, filthy airport is finally closed. Please begin planning for this wonderful future park right away. 11/7/2023 15:23:48 Dirk van de Bunt Please turn the airport into a Great and “great” park, with playgrounds, walking trails, off leash parks, places for kids, places for bikes and skateboards, where they don’t intersect with walkers, and places for older folks, too. Provide lots of nature, lots of seating, keep the cars out, make it like a mini Central Park, where there’s something for everyone (museums, arts, places to play, places to connect with nature), and security! Dont forget security. Without that, it won’t get used. We look forward to enjoying it in our old age.
11/7/2023 15:26:55 Gail Gordon I am thrilled at the opportunity Santa Monica has to create a generational Park possible akin to New York or San Francisco, hopefully Mai rain the Flying museum, create other museums about this space and its relationship to the state and country.
I live next door to the airport, I was honestly concerned that the city would try to move against the will of its residents/constituents as has been done in the past. I am encouraged that we are finally being listened to instead of taken advantage of. Here’s to great things in our future. 11/7/2023 15:27:10 LYNN NOVATT Yes, I would like to see a Great Park, like Central Park in NY , except with views to the ocean! Santa Monica has become TOO overdeveloped in the last 20 years! Please STOP with the over building and create some green space for the society and citizens to enjoy. 11/7/2023 15:33:39 Steve Chinn
11/7/2023 15:33:51 Se Jong Ding A park in place of the SM Airport would be enjoyed by all residents for gnerations to come. These spaces will have lasting legacy that are otherwise impossible to obtain. 11/7/2023 15:42:52 Ellen Mark Dear Councilmembers,
The airport space should be available for a park and only a park after the airport closing. There will be available funds to maintain it. Thank you to those who are supportive! Sincerely,
Ellen Mark
11/7/2023 15:45:49 Victor Fresco We voted for a great park. Full stop. City Council must honor the voters mandate. 11/7/2023 15:48:55 Virginia Mastroianni Let the fat cats park their Gulfstreams in their own backyard. Airport Avenue is right behind my house. I have lived in my home for over 20 years. I resent the airport noise for my own peace of mind as well as my autistic son- now age 30. Give us the PARK only that we voted for. I voted from Santa Monica in 2014 to get rid of the airport. It's only "glamourous" for the people who fly. For the residents the noise is PURE HELL. Enough is enough.
11/7/2023 15:50:20 Joseph Lutz We need a park--put housing some other place.
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Packet Pg. 766 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/7/2023 15:54:26 Lisa Detamore This area has been my home for over 20 years and I am so excited that it will finally be a park. I would love for the park to continue the theme of the airport without planes taking off. I would also love to see a live music area and a walking path.
11/7/2023 15:55:48 Sean Meehan
11/7/2023 16:09:19 Stephen Manes Please don't alter the wishes of the voters. The airport land should become a park as planned and voted on and not new housing!!
11/7/2023 16:15:51 Phyllis Chavez The big park is what should be there. Let's get started. Thank you. 11/7/2023 16:17:58 David Konell The voters have spoken. SMO will be a park in 2028. Nothing else! 11/7/2023 16:23:47 Angelica Benavides Please honor the 2014 vote, which did not come easily passed… we want only a great big park as planned for decades… thank you.
11/7/2023 16:25:33 Chutney Li
11/7/2023 16:26:11 Karen Comegys-Wortz We voted for a park! It's your job to give it to us!!! 11/7/2023 16:37:27 Emi Onishi Hi, thanks for the great job you're doing. I've been looking forward to this park since the idea was first voted into place. With only 5 more years to go, I'm very excited as to what it could bring to the community. I hope you will continue to vote for things that support this amazing place-to-be. 11/7/2023 16:39:00 Patrick Davenport Dear Sir or Madam.
We voted for a Great Park to replace Santa Monica Airport so please follow through with this plan.
The westside has very little public park space and the Great Park would be a much better use of the space than additional housing. It's time.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Davenport
11/7/2023 16:40:20 Stephen Mark I think once the airport land is remediated for toxins, it should be turned into a low maintenance, low cost woods, perhaps with walking and biking paths, whose main purpose would be carbon capture, but which would also act as a place for people to walk around as well as create a mini-wildlife habitat that might keep the Airport coyotes closer to their dens rather than hunting in the surrounding neighborhoods. Other uses would be possible as long as they were compatible with that central theme. Cars should be prohibited. I am, by the way, a supporter of adding housing to Santa Monica as long as it's done as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce, if not eliminate, auto traffic from the City. We have to house people. We have to clean the atmosphere. We can't allow those goals to compete.
11/7/2023 17:00:42 Sarah Lewis Respect what the voters voted for - a green space and park! 11/7/2023 17:20:28 Fabrizio Giorgi I want a park. We have plenty of houses and traffic. Let make it like the High line in NY. We can do this and we deserve this.
11/7/2023 17:30:08 Elin Katz Please do not advance the idea of housing on the future Great Park land! The park needs to be a large natural common space everyone can enjoy, with soccer fields, a community garden and recreational areas for kids and adults. We have waited too long for the dream to come true. Don't compromise it with housing no one asked for. High rise apartments are being built all over the city.
Leave our park alone.
11/7/2023 17:31:48 Suanne Ware-Diaz
11/7/2023 17:33:13 Roberto Schaefer make it a [park, shut down the airport completely 11/7/2023 17:40:37 Joseph Hardin First of all thanks for your hard work.
You should all know the History and Facts about the SMO property. Even though the plan for the Great Santa Monica Park has been delayed by The Great Depression and WWII, the Korean War, the War in Vietnam, Corporate Greed, etc...We now have the opportunity to fulfill a goal that was set almost one hundred years ago and reaffirmed in 2014 and 2017. We need the City Council to have the courage and wisdom to hire a design company that will follow the mandate of Measure LC.
There is plenty of other property in Santa Monica well suited for housing and commerce.
A Great Park is good for our physical environment and good for people's mental health.
We should set a goal to break ground for the new park on January 1st, 2029. The Empire State Building only took one year and eight months to complete including planning. We can plan and permit a Great Park in five years and one month.
We could also get a head start on some of the environmental clean up by immediately ending the sale and storage of leaded fuel at SMO. That is a win-win for a "Green City".
The question is: Will you, the City Council, do the will of the majority of citizens of Santa Monica and move forward on The Great Park as soon as possible?
Thanks for your time, Joe
11/7/2023 18:05:37 Eddy Winston We the people of Santa Monica want the Great Park! Please make it happen without delay! 11/7/2023 18:35:04 DOUGLAS JOHNSTONE Follow the vote.
11/7/2023 18:45:26 John Ventura I would like to voice my support for turning the SMO land to a park and nothing else. Maintenace paid for $20M per year from leasing Ex-airport land. Thank you 11/7/2023 20:04:03 justine lowe As 15 year residents of navy street, We strongly oppose any opposition by the city of santa monica to build anything other than a park at the Santa Monica airport. 11/7/2023 20:09:09 justine lowe As a 15 year residents of navy street, We strongly oppose any opposition by the city of Santa monica to build anything other than a park at the Santa Monica airport.
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Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/7/2023 20:23:48 Richard Eagan Prioritize the health and well being of your fellow Santa Monica residents over short-sighted corporate greed.
Continue to be bold and think progressively for the future. Build the park with no housing. 11/7/2023 20:23:51 David Abramis We want a PARK -- ONLY a park -- not housing, and not for ANY reason. This is what we voted for and this is what the land should be. Parkland, and ONLY parkland. 11/7/2023 20:40:15 Dika Chartoff This park should feel like a great nature oasis, similar to Central Park in NYC. I would also love to see a museum for innovation for children and adults, dedicated to education about climate change and how we can prevent it. Artists from all over the world would exhibit their nature-inspired installations inside the great big park.
11/7/2023 21:59:06 Jan Simonovic Make a park with lots of trees and views to the Pacific 11/7/2023 22:11:14 Grace Gabe please build a beautiful park to replace the old airport. 11/7/2023 22:11:46 Aaron Levine
11/7/2023 22:13:18 Mark Abdou Please keep the airport land development to a park in accordance with the citizens’ vote. 11/7/2023 22:46:28 Charles Blum Never again will we ever have a chance to have a park for all future generations. This open land can be developed with the consideration of improving our carbon footprint, returning land for many people to use in to multiple ways, and have Santa Monica standout in an environmentally powerful way.
11/8/2023 4:01:54 David Goddard Please stop fuel sales. Begin the process to close the airport. This was previously call the starvation strategy. Please make it clear to the tenants that the airport will be closing in 2028. 11/8/2023 5:16:18 Elaine Miller It is time for the people to have a safe and healthy environment free from the devastating impact of aviation noise and air pollution. Stand up for the rights of the people!!!!! 11/8/2023 6:01:21 Steven Brady
11/8/2023 6:39:59 Simona Garon In 2014 we won a democratic vote on wanting a park when SM airport will close. I voted for that and I still want the same a park. No more housing!! Thanks!! 11/8/2023 7:47:12 Sandra Casillas I do not live in Santa Monica, I live two blocks east of Santa Monica Airport. I have been affected by the airport ever since I purchased my home in 1994. I can’t tell you how happy I am that the airport is going to be turned into a great park. I look forward to walking along in the green loveliness of it.
Thank you for doing with the citizens of Santa Monica voted for, and I hardly approve of, a great park.
11/8/2023 8:25:27 Lara Osment Please convert the airport into a park with a skate park, pump track ( like they did in inglewood recently ) Inglewood. Cafes, Theatres - a place for community and clear air. - DO NOT build more housing. We dont need housing. We didnt vote for housing. The city generates 20m a year from rental income, you have enough to build and manage the park. 11/8/2023 8:34:21 Laura Park PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE STOP OVER DEVELOPING SANTA MONICA. Ocean Avenue is already ruined!!!! Please do what the voters of Santa Monica voted to do in 2014 and make the airport land a park, NOT HOUSING. Be heroes to the people of Santa Monica instead of greedy, money grabbing (from developers )non-caring drones. You were elected to make Santa Monica a better place, not the overcrowded urban nightmare it has become.
Thank you,
Laura Park
11/8/2023 8:48:18 Will Guston In 2014,The vast majority of Santa Monica voters approved a ballot measure to close the Santa Monica Airport and restore the land to create a park.
Honor the Will of the people, become visionary and create a great park that will provide a much needed haven for the people. The rental revenue from former airport buildings adjacent to the park will provide adequate funding to maintain the park.
Stop wasting time scheming with developers to turn the land into a housing development. Get busy planning how to create a great park for the people.
We the citizens, will be watching you.
Will Guston
11/8/2023 8:53:02 Sam McGarry please rewild the space.... we need more greenspace. 11/8/2023 8:57:47 Theresa Zupi Forster Make the park as promised. We don’t need any more buildings. Santa Monica is turning into The Projects
11/8/2023 9:12:25 Emily Dawe The airport land should be a park. That's all. That is what the original idea nearly 100 years ago was. That is what the voters of Santa Monica expressed in 2014. That is what makes the most sense to keep our community as wonderful a place to live as it is. 11/8/2023 9:14:44 Darlene vogel Dear city council , as you know , we need more parks and field space for our growing sports .
Soccer , pickleball , skatepark , anything else than housing . Traffic is unbearable , esp on Walgrove to Airport. We have enough housing .
11/8/2023 9:21:38 Christopher Park Please do not let the airport turn into more housing. This area is already so congested with traffic that it is getting difficult to cross the street. I don't bother even trying to drive after 3:00 in the afternoon. The downtown area has also become difficult to get around due to the development. I ride my bike everywhere and am happy to do so, but not everyone is as active as I am.The people of Santa Monica voted for a Park in 2014. We did not vote for the over development currently taking place due to the oversite and non functioning of previous councils. I have proudly lived here for 40 years because the city always seems to do what is right. Building more housing in an already super congested corridor with no natural outlets is irresponsible and does nothing but degrade the quality of living for all Santa Monica. The people wanted a Park! 11/8/2023 9:44:22 Pam Goodman Santa Monica voted for a park in 2014. We should not let developers overturn what the city wants.
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11/8/2023 9:52:31 Barry Friesen NO HOUSING or more business park buildings. surrounding streets can not handle existing traffic and definitely would not support more traffic. Park or open space as voted on by residents. 11/8/2023 10:17:57 Will von Bernuth Keep the airport land for a public park as the voters voted for in 2014's measure LC. 11/8/2023 10:24:13 Will von Bernuth Keep the airport for a public park as the voters voted for in 2014's Measure LC. Not for housing. 11/8/2023 10:46:16 Laurel Gallucci We would like more transparency concerning the future of the Santa Monica Airport. The voters vote for parkland in 2014. Is that what’s still happening?
11/8/2023 10:47:12 Ashley Wrobel Please protect what the voters chose in 2014 .. create a park and open space for Santa Monica.
And it is alot of acreage ... maybe a few houses or one condo project.. 11/8/2023 10:48:09 Ashley Wrobel BUT don't change the current agreed upon plan of the voters without VOTER approval. Let us keep at least Santa Monica a democracy
11/8/2023 10:59:25 Lisa Sandbank I voted for a park when I voted for measure LC because we need the recreational space and cool zones that a park provides. The city purchased this property on a park bond and when the airport ceases, the land needs to be reverted back to its rightful purpose. 11/8/2023 11:04:45 Karla Klarin Please stay with the planned use by turning the airport into a big, wonderful, beautiful park for all of us to enjoy! Let housing be built in the urban zones, we need this park! 11/8/2023 11:06:07 Traci Wallace Dear Members of the Council: It has been quite disappointing to see that voters' preferences regarding the airport land are being in any way dismissed or ignored by some on the council. I urge you ALL to please respect the wishes of your constituents and move forward with the park plans for the airport land, as approved many years ago. Thank you! 11/8/2023 11:18:43 Denise Bachman We want a great park - there is no excuse for a city that claims to be forward thinking in environmental concerns to delay a park. Trees, green space, playgrounds, easy access from the north side as well as the east and west. A Central Park, with lakes and museums and galleries and public spaces would be nice, but in my opinion the most important thing to do is create a forest of trees to clean our polluted air! We voted on this, the opinion of the people is clear, please stop listening to those groups that want to continue using it as a source of air pollutants in the form of internal combustion airplanes taking off and landing, instead of a remedy for them! Kindly act in the interests of the people you were elected to serve, not only the businesses with the biggest bank accounts who want to keep business as usual!
11/8/2023 12:04:22 Jennifer Harris My family and friends (we live adjacent to the West side of the airport) implore the City Council to abide by the SM voters' overwhelming wishes of converting the Airport land to Park space back in 2014. We did not vote to convert the 200 + acres to housing. We have very little communal park area vs. housing in this small city. The lottery is unnecessary - the voters have already spoken.
Fields, trees, hiking trails, basketball, tennis, and pickleball courts (while ensuring they are ADA accessible) would benefit all of us who live in Santa Monica. Thank you 11/8/2023 12:34:56 Dave Rigs Please do what the voters like me voted for. Park only, recreation, or open space. 11/8/2023 12:57:25 Kenny Fields We voted for a park. It is you duty as elected officials to execute the will of the people. A great park will enhance the lives of all of those who live in Santa Monica and West LA. We see what is happening with the eruption of high density housing happening in DTSM and along corridors like Lincoln Bl and Santa Monica Bl. All of these new residents need open space. A great park is the answer on many levels
11/8/2023 13:00:30 Donna Jensen Please build a park as promised. This is what we voted for in 2014. We don’t need more housing in this area. We need more parks more green space. This is what the people voted for. Please honor their vote.
11/8/2023 14:07:32 Angela Rediger a park is what we negotiated and voted for, NOT development and houses. Santa Monica is WAY too densely packed already, and we NEED open spaces (as NYC has Central Park). Green, open areas, for public use, are ESSENTIAL for present, and future, generations. Stick with what the voters ACTUALLY voted for.
11/8/2023 14:10:20 Diane Maeder I urge the Council and Staff to preserve and honor of the original 1926 citywide vote to purchase the land for a public park, and the definitive 2014 Measure LC citywide vote that established Charter Amendment LC. Santa Monica needs a beautiful park not more unwanted housing! 11/8/2023 14:54:11 Katherine Reuter The airport land needs to be made into a park as we voted for in 2014! Locations for additional housing should come from the city areas that are zoned for housing already. 11/8/2023 15:28:17 Alexis Koren
11/8/2023 16:46:34 cheryl armon Park space contributes to everyone's health. 11/8/2023 17:00:42 Marisa Cox More green spaces for our children, for our community and for our earth! 11/8/2023 17:25:12 Wil Fluckey NO MORE DEVELOPMENT...this is our land and we WANT A PARK! 11/8/2023 17:57:17 Nancy Tyre We voted for a park when the airport closes. We need green. 11/8/2023 19:14:38 Susie Siverts We need more parks, not homes! 11/8/2023 20:31:10 Zachary Studin Please keep the promise of converting the land to park. Housing would upend the community and create a traffic nightmare.
11/8/2023 20:48:46 david galloway PARK
11/8/2023 22:54:38 Laurie Irwin This was voted to be a park not housing. 11/8/2023 23:28:47 Una Fox Please retain the promise to local residents to turn the Santa Monica airport in 2028 to a park are for all residents to enjoy. Not only is this beneficial to the community in terms of reducing more congestion in the area it will create a green area on the Westside of our city where we have almost zero green areas.
11/8/2023 23:29:17 Francesca Bress Santa Monica Airport must only become a park. No building of apartments or houses or such nonsense on it.
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11/9/2023 6:00:37 Lia Manzella I support keeping a park. Turn it into a beautiful botanical garden with a vegetable gardens that the community maintains with volunteers. Have you seen Arlington Garden Park? It’s a park botanical garden of volunteers with a place to sit and be at peace with nature. Check it out how there are volunteers always maintaining, because we have passion in our communities. Have you seen Huntington Park? You can always make monies if residents live outside a certain area like Huntington park or we all pay like parking passes in Santa Monica. There are plenty of ways to make monies, but no homes. Absolutely no homes!!! Keep a park for our future kids to have and save the planet with a botanical gardens and vegetables gardens. Santa Monica will be beautiful again. Charging to get into the park will keep it clean from homelessness. You will not regret turning the land into a park. Check out all the botanical gardens. And check out UCLA’s botanical gardens.
How unique birds come every season during the Spring. There are many beautiful stories with gardens that bring life to the communities. Many cannot afford to travel like myself to be with nature.
Save our park! Thank you kindly. For the future generations… children of our future. It’s greed if you take away the park. There are plenty of other areas for housing. Santa Monica will be a tourist spot again if you save the park! Thank you again for your full support! 11/9/2023 6:12:28 Janet G Heinle MAKE IT A PARK, you don't get to decide we do! 11/9/2023 7:36:49 Samantha McQuaid This land should only be used for Park and noting else. 11/9/2023 7:37:55 ann knight-schwartzman Our city needs more green spaces!! 11/9/2023 7:41:21 John Schwartzman Keep the airport as green space, no housing. 11/9/2023 7:56:31 Donna Speckman It is sad that the airport will be closed down, but voters chose to do that based on the promise that it would be replaced with a park ONLY. Anything less would be a criminal to do. No to developers and no to housing in that space. If promises regarding the airport space cannot be kept, then the residents have been lied to and the airport should be left alone until a new plan is decided by the voters!! I live nearby and will be impacted by all of this. 11/9/2023 7:59:22 Maia Sarmanian A park was approved in 2014 and is still approved in 2023 and 2028. We, the voters, have not changed our minds.
11/9/2023 8:07:17 Mary Sanders PLEASE no more construction!!!! The land itself is not safe for building anything. I’m sure the soil is highly toxic and polluted. I wish it could remain an airport. I think removing the airport is a fatal mistake.
11/9/2023 8:17:54 BECKY J HENRICKSEN We voted in 2014 , why overturn for greedy developers? 11/9/2023 8:18:11 Charles Hoo Santa Monica Airport should be developed into the park it was meant to be, not more housing and traffic.
11/9/2023 8:47:27 Luna Gooding NO housing on Santa Monica Airport land!! PLEASE - create a PARK!! 11/9/2023 8:48:44 Talia Brienza Build the park and stop prioritizing private interests / profit over people. 11/9/2023 8:52:30 Linda Linham
11/9/2023 9:46:54 Judie Wolf stop overbuilding! Fuel and noise pollution from the airport is ever present. This city needs more open space.
11/9/2023 9:59:56 Linda Smith Please ensure the park will be built when Santa Monica Airport closes. We do not need/want more commercial buildings, apartments nor traffic congestion. 11/9/2023 10:10:43 Tia Triplett Please build a park and not housing 11/9/2023 10:12:53 Gerardo Rodriguez The Santa Monica airport should be intended to be used as a park the way voters voted in 2014. 20 million dollars city gets every year from the airport is enough to fund and maintain the park. 11/9/2023 10:15:08 elaine As a Santa Monica resident , I do not want this Airport land going to any development other than a public park space residents can all enjoy!
11/9/2023 10:27:54 Gary Wolf
11/9/2023 10:56:08 Brian Juarez It amazes me how the city council continues to disregards the actual residents of Santa Monica and panders to developers. As a resident for over fifty years, I see the same shenanigans still happening, developers, train, open spaces...Chuck Allard is rolling in his grave. 11/9/2023 10:58:11 Scott This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create something wonderful for kids and families today and long into the future. Let's make it happen!
11/9/2023 11:05:15 Carl Fritjofsson Make this into a park. We need more green space, and trees. Not more housing. The whole city will salute you for generations for this.
11/9/2023 11:12:33 Elizabeth Oakes This issue was voted on by citizens of Santa Monica already, and the outcome supported by those in L.A. who live adjacent and are also impacted. Green, environmental, water-absorbing spaces are needed more than ever, and that is what voters want.
11/9/2023 11:22:42 Chris Leverich I want the Park to be created on the SM Airport land instead of new homes. I also hope the Museum of Flying can be preserved there.
11/9/2023 11:53:18 Mark Galanty Open space and trees are a far greater need with global warming, then structures. You can be a leader who created a great park, or you can be another greedy landlord. Central Park, Golden State Park, Yosemite, all are remembered for those who left us this asset. You can repurpose the public airport for a few lucky individuals, or the world. I say build for the world to use, and follow the 1928 plan, and what the voters asked to be placed there. As a UC Berkeley Economics major, you will never build housing to make a dent, but you can build one great park, and make Santa Monica a leader of Parks, Recreation, and Economic strength. But build for a few, and only those few benefit.
Do the right thing for the city future, not the topic of the day. 11/9/2023 12:01:17 Cat Buccellato We voted for a park = give us the park. 11/9/2023 12:06:27 Mary Becker Please support keeping the Santa Monica Airport conversion to only park. No housing. 11/9/2023 12:21:17 Daniel Seeff
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Packet Pg. 770 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
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11/9/2023 12:33:23 Jason Schutzbank We need a nice public park for our children and open space that's so rare in the city on this once in a lifetime opportunity with government land.
11/9/2023 12:33:57 Roberto V Vivo We deserve a PARK and nothing else! Please give our children a green space to thrive. This will have a tremendously positive impact today and for generations to come! We want a PARK. 11/9/2023 12:40:17 Joshua Strauss Please do everything possible to make this into a great park, like NYC's Central Park. It'll make a profound difference in the quality of life in Santa Monica for generations to come. Thank you 11/9/2023 12:49:24 Victoria Jensen The Santa Monica Airport land should be used exclusively for a great outdoor open area and park for the City and it's residents, not for the development of additional housing, including expensive single family residences. Thank you!
11/9/2023 12:55:06 Susie Lee Santa Monica is a beautiful city and we don’t need more traffic but we do need a place to run and play. Maybe we can even get an archery range
11/9/2023 13:08:32 Susan Raudry Please use the SMC airport land for it's voted and intended use in 2028: a park - thank you! 11/9/2023 13:23:17 Barry Day I want the park.
11/9/2023 13:23:42 Julie Schaeffer We need more green belts and less pollution. 11/9/2023 13:25:09 Nick Mehra We'd like to see the city of SM prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities that are focused on scenarios and concepts that are centered around the idea of the site hosting a Great Park which include parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities; and the maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.
11/9/2023 13:33:09 Claire Kislinger Please turn SM Airport into a park like we voted for. No housing!!! 11/9/2023 13:39:58 Jeffrey Newell
11/9/2023 13:50:09 Scott Parkin This community has suffered with noise and pollution from the airport for decades . We deserve a small amount of open space for people . Thank you
11/9/2023 14:16:23 Craig Galloway Have some balls and give us a park!! 11/9/2023 14:26:14 Suellen Mayfield Stop the bamboozle! As a sometimes-under-the-flight-path airport-adjacent citizen, I embraced the concept of a green space and community gathering area nearby and was delighted to learn that it democratically won approval from SantaMonicans. Don't let builders and contractors derail a hardfought-for project of benefit to all. Increased housing density is both a reasonable and important goal to relieve the housing shortage and lack of affordability in our area. But, as urban density increases due to considerable easing of building restrictions, what parkland infrastructure can residents depend on when all the land is gobbled up by real estate? 11/9/2023 14:51:18 Katrina Wassenaar While I am against shutting down the airport at all, the closure is now a reality. Therefore, it should 100% become a park (as the voters voted for) and not become a run on development. That would be a travesty. No to development of housing, retail, corporate... anything. Just a park. Period. 11/9/2023 15:05:55 James Plowden Close the airport and convert to a public park as originally purposed for 2028. 11/9/2023 15:22:49 taina franke The city already has too many people, let's give nature the space it deserves. Thank you 11/9/2023 15:58:21 Gail Kelch PLEASE do not build housing and retail after the airport closes, we want a park as was originally promised. Actually I would prefer the Santa Monica Airport remain an airport but without the larger planes that currently take off!
11/9/2023 16:00:15 Jim Kelch Do NOT use the closing of the airport for housing and retail, please give us the park that was originally promised for the future of our families! If at all possible, please keep the airport but for small planes only, I would prefer this!
11/9/2023 16:01:07 Kyle Miller I want the park.
11/9/2023 16:09:11 Jane Dempsey
11/9/2023 17:00:52 Krystina trzaskowski Please save our city 11/9/2023 17:27:50 Margaret Cheske I live just east of the airport and fully support it being a park and not more development. We need green space in this area- we have so little!
11/9/2023 18:22:10 Liz Fujimori Walgrove /23rd and Centinela are already jam packed with traffic. We don’t have the infrastructure for a bunch of condos or apartments. We were promised a park! 11/9/2023 18:26:16 Kylie Kamal We need parks not more houses and roads! 11/9/2023 18:30:04 Bernard Alfs
11/9/2023 18:45:50 Christina Brawner I would like to see the airport become a park perhaps a larger library, may be a health or youth center. Please not more housing and the traffic is already horrific. We need more open land. We don't need more traffic.
11/9/2023 18:45:59 Karen Jones I am not a resident of Santa Monica, but was grateful to obtain a yearly tag to take my dog to the airport dog park. We both loved it. Many, many nights we would walk around the recreational area and loved the peace and quiet. While housing is needed, we can't build on every open square foot.
It won't solve the problem. Our mental and spiritual health is as important as four walls and a roof.
We must preserve open space, for all our sake. Keep the airport as a park, for all to enjoy. 11/9/2023 18:56:39 William Greene Please make sure the airport is turned into a park- that is what we all voted for! Please do not vote for any property development, especially not CCSM, they were once my landlord and were terrible.
The worst landlord ever. I moved near the airport in 2012 and have been looking forward to a park for a long time. Santa Monica does parks very well, lean into that! 11/9/2023 19:34:21 Nataliya Efremova The new park - is a healthy future for our kids!!! 11/9/2023 20:15:32 Andrew
11/9/2023 20:16:11 Zoe Temple Park equity is crucially important in Los Angeles. Green spaces are beneficial for climate mitigation, mental health, physical health, and community cohesion. Make this land a park to protect our communities!
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Packet Pg. 771 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/9/2023 20:16:37 Penny McNeil Please don't compromise the Santa Monica park, it should remain entirely park land. 11/9/2023 20:23:40 Debra Gavlak I believe it is essential to keep the integrity of a community. More development is not the answer to maintaining an integrity of community. Parks are integral for a healthy community. 11/9/2023 20:32:21 Jilla Sardashti Hear us loud and clear one more time! This property must be dedicated to the deserving residents as a great park for all sorts of outdoor activities.
Enough of exposing us to the poisonous jet fume for decades. Enough of catering to wealthy Westside residents who travel on private jets while the rest of us in the airport surrounding neighborhoods are subject to awful daily jet noise flying overhead . Be on the right side of the history or resign if you can’t support your real constituents. 11/9/2023 20:37:43 G Parcells Keep the Park as the people voted, or be voted out of office! 11/9/2023 20:41:06 Sandy Tucker Otero We have become a city that is overcrowded with new apartments and businesses. Traffic is blocks long and it takes a toll on those who live here. Personally, my family avoids going anywhere between 5 and 7:00 PM because of the blocks and blocks and blocks of stand still traffic.
We don’t want or need anymore apartments, our city wasn’t planned for the tremendous amount of traffic it creates. We could learn a thing or two from Orange County.
They have a Great Park in Huntington Beach, where people and their pets can gather, play sports, picnic, ride bikes, hike on trails, or listen to a musical group. Cafes would be nice, but NO homes or apartments. Orange County did an incredible job. Let’s follow their lead and create a beautiful area for our community.
11/9/2023 21:00:00 Maureen McGee I oppose the Great Park land for housing. The voters have spoken. 11/9/2023 21:00:45 Michael Stanley Please don’t put housing on the Santa Monica airport when it closes. Make it a big park. It could be the Central Park of the west coast.
11/9/2023 21:06:54 Peter Chao Please make the future SM Airport space a park. That’s what the original intention was and should be for this neighborhood.
11/9/2023 21:09:06 Kari Hanson Please make SM Airport into a grand park like the voters wanted in 2014, no housing! We need more park space for our future generations. Thank you!
11/9/2023 21:36:44 Barbara Manzi We voted for it. We deserve it! 11/9/2023 21:42:10 marilyn lipton Build a park No housing or commercial. 11/9/2023 22:02:39 Gary W. Murphy Santa Monica Airport should remain an airport with planned use of extraneous land. Smart multipurpose buildings should be part of that plan. I would question if a massive green park, while lovely in concept, is the correct choice for this space. I think it is not. 11/9/2023 22:24:11 Thea Piegdon Please turn this property into a park once the airport closes. No to housing! Thank you! 11/9/2023 22:40:36 Judy Ogren A great Park!!
11/9/2023 22:40:47 Lamont DuBose The Great Park should be at such an elevation to provide an ocean view.. 11/9/2023 22:50:04 Susan Alinsangan Can you imagine what New York City would be like if they didn’t set aside land and build Central Park 165 years ago in 1858? That was the legacy New York citizens left for the future.
Now imagine Santa Monica 165 years from now with our Great Park and what influence that will have in our society? We will NEVER have this chance at a park of this magnitude again. We should all take great care of how the future views our choices. Just like we should look back 97 years to 1926 when this exact parcel of land was purchased with a Parks Bond. One could argue that the original intent for this land was a park.
In 1926 residents voted to purchase this land under a Parks Bond, it passed and the land was bought. In 2014 your constituents voted for Measure LC and it passed. Why isn’t the voice of the voters being being heard? Why are we fighting to have our vote executed? Why is our vote valueless? Why are we a city of 91,000 who just do performative voting? Make this Great Park a reality. Now, and 165 years from now so our descendents will know how we voted and fought for them.
11/9/2023 23:08:14 Alex Popper PLEASE don't build more housing. Build a park! That's what we want and need. 11/10/2023 6:48:34 Cynthia Greif-Neill We need greenery to absorb carbon & add to quality of life in urban settings. 11/10/2023 7:09:20 Gabrielle Carr Park, no houses
11/10/2023 7:11:17 Isabelle Abbott Please use this land for a park. Or even a state park so that it can be gated and managed and not turned into a homeless encampment.
11/10/2023 7:59:25 julie peppard We NEED more park space. My understanding was that it was a given. If so, please don't behave like so many with power nowadays (governments, corporations) and instead follow through on what you promised.
11/10/2023 8:43:57 Jode Lebeda We have an opportunity to gift beautiful open space back to this city and its people to enjoy for, perhaps, centuries to come... Imagine the people enjoying the space, even when we're all long gone (and I'm only 38)! How incredible it must be to be in a position to make that kind of impact. Thank you!
11/10/2023 9:28:06 Quinn Spencer
11/10/2023 9:51:36 Melissa Labnow Please make that land a Great Park! It is important to have that kind of space in a community and something that everyone can benefit from as parks are free to anyone 11/10/2023 9:59:43 Ninel Dubrovich I think a park is the best idea because we don’t have parks in the area. Parks bring people together, like in a normal city
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Packet Pg. 772 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/10/2023 10:21:34 Chloe Scott
11/10/2023 10:21:55 Morgan Harrington This is such a special place for families to go. Its the calm in the middle of the storm. This land is so special and needs to be protected from becoming just another place for housing. Do not build on it! 11/10/2023 10:32:02 alan russo voters voted to close the airport for a great park nothing. but a great park! 11/10/2023 10:49:59 Marysuniga
11/10/2023 12:46:50 Tim Hanson i spent a good part of my youth in St. Louis, MO, which is home to some of the best urban parks in the U.S. -- Forest Park, Tower Grove Park, Carondet Park, to name a few. Those parks are vital to the health and quality of life there, as The Great Park will be to Santa Monica and adjacent parts of LA. Please convert the SM Airport into a park for all to enjoy. 11/10/2023 12:55:16 daniel funk please respect the rights of the voters and make the sm airport into a park. do not build residential housing there.
11/10/2023 13:07:39 Elliott Derzaph I have lived in Santa Monica and now 3 blocks out of Santa Monica since 1974. My family does 95% of its activities and business in Santa Monica. The park would be the highest aspiration of its citizenry and improving the quality of life for all around. Thanks for listening. 11/10/2023 13:29:15 D. Gelfand
11/10/2023 13:43:06 Carol Royce-Wilder We need a big park - like NYC Central Park[ heart and soul of the city!!!! 11/10/2023 16:15:20 Sandra Fong I fully support turning Santa Monica Airport into a park! I have clocked the airplane decibels near the santa monica airport at 77 decibels for twenty minute intervals several times. I was unable to reach santa monica airport the several many times I've called and filed complaints. We deserve something beautiful for our community, for all to enjoy!
11/10/2023 16:58:28 Matthew Hausle Please do the responsible thing and protect residents desire for a Great Park and not permit developers to exploit the opportunity for profit.
11/10/2023 17:04:37 Mike Sage Please ensure this transforms into public parkland. 11/10/2023 17:06:46 Renee Gordon Let the whole area where the SM airport is be a park. 11/10/2023 19:09:18 Jordan Holler, MD As a dedicated home-owning family in Santa Monica and a surgeon deeply committed to serving our community, I implore you to uphold the voters' will regarding the transformation of the former airport.
The potential conversion of this space into a public park is not merely a matter of preference but a vital investment in the well-being of our residents.
A public park offers a myriad of benefits, fostering a healthier and more vibrant community.
Increased access to green spaces promotes physical activity, mental well-being, and a sense of community cohesion. As a healthcare professional, I have witnessed firsthand the positive impact such environments have on overall health.
By honoring the democratic process and respecting the desires of the community, we not only enhance our quality of life but also demonstrate a commitment to collaborative decision-making. I urge the City Board to prioritize the long-term health and happiness of Santa Monica residents by preserving the envisioned transformation of the former airport into a public park. 11/11/2023 6:27:38 Christine Thomas The city needs more Oakland! 11/11/2023 7:43:46 Erin Ferro
11/11/2023 10:30:12 Karen HEARD My opinion has not changed since 2014 when we voted to close the airport and plan a park, playing fields and open spaces. Please don’t let developers thwart the will of the people. It is your job to represent us, not them.
11/11/2023 12:16:49 Peter Spelman The voters decided in 2014 to make it a park. You have NO RIGHT -- NONE -- to override that decision and construct housing. While I agree we need housing, that particular space is for one thing and one thing only: A PARK. How much plainer can this be? Follow the law, follow the voters, and stop messing this up. We're watching, and elections come again soon. 11/11/2023 13:39:21 stefanie fletcher Please keep the plans for a park and more nature within this concrete jungle we live in. 11/11/2023 13:39:46 Andrea Ware This is a once in a lifetime chance for generations to come. Please be courageous and farsighted and do the right thing. The people deserve a grand and beautiful park! 11/11/2023 13:42:57 Antoaneta Angelova Please follow the plan that voters had chosen and build a park with trees and more space for walks and relaxation.
11/11/2023 14:01:35 Stacey Abrams-Sheri k LC is settled - a park is what the residents want!! 11/11/2023 15:18:00 Stephanie Tainsky We already fought this battle and expect the council to do what was decided - create a park!! 11/11/2023 15:30:39 George Ferrell I want the airport converted to park space--always have, always will. Santa Monica does not have enough park space. Compared to similar cities in California, Santa Monica is in the lowest quartile of park space per capita and per square mile. Developers are watering at the mouth to make a fortune from the airport land, and their servile SMRR stooges on the Council are slavishly ready to serve them.
11/11/2023 15:32:05 Ellen Levy Please honor our vote and complete The Great Park for Santa Monica! 11/11/2023 15:37:52 Arlene Vaillancourt taxpayers need a park where we feel safe to enjoy it with our families, no homeless encampments, no trash. A place where our children can explore safely. 11/11/2023 16:00:58 Georgea Muschel Yes please make the dream of SM Airport becoming a park once the airport is closed in 2028! We need more green space with all the pollution around us Thank you 11/11/2023 17:00:32 Catherine Butterfield
11/12/2023 6:46:53 Elin Katz Please continue unwavering support for the Great Park to replace SM Airport! NO housing. Just open space, soccer fields, recreation areas, community gardens- an enjoyable respite from city life, and an enlightened experience.
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Packet Pg. 773 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/12/2023 8:34:27 Nancy GOODSTEIN We are already a city that is about traffic. We need community and quality of life! 11/12/2023 13:05:43 Valerie Apple Please give the people what they voted for, this bait and switch is totally insane and shameful. The only structures allowed on this land should be community centers or recreational facilities. Parks and green spaces are the lungs of our city.
11/12/2023 13:35:00 Flavia Baptista Park park park !!
11/12/2023 14:18:54 Gitu Mehra We'd like to see the city of SM prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities that are focused on scenarios and concepts that are centered around the idea of the site hosting a Great Park which include parks, public open spaces, and public recreational facilities; and the maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts and education uses.
11/12/2023 19:29:56 Ben Stewart The neighborhood could really use a Great Park. This would be a boon to all west siders and provide valuable greenspace…something that is beneficial to the environment and lacking in our area. Please make this into a park…our kids and their kids will thank us many times over. 11/13/2023 11:59:43 Arlen Heginbotham I support turning SMO into a park and not a real estate development. 11/13/2023 16:55:25 Peter Thorson Dear Councilmembers, the airport property needs to be a great park only. No residential housing, no commercial or mixed use retail, a park only. That is what the voters decided.
Thank you,
Peter
11/13/2023 23:11:04 Mitch Dorf I live on 32nd just off Ocean Park. To create a city defining open space park that would be our center piece the world would recognize would be a dream come true. 11/14/2023 11:31:08 Solco Schuit Please, our kids need more green spaces - this is an amazing opportunity! 11/15/2023 8:38:24 Jean Booth Everyone needs some nature in their lives and nature needs some space. 11/15/2023 20:02:44 Wendy Hernandez I want a park and nothing more. No buildings park only. 11/16/2023 21:01:15 Joan Wilder Santa Monica needs more green space, a place to hang out and relax. Picnic benches, tennis courts, basketball court, etc. would all be wonderful!
11/18/2023 11:19:11 Kent Sayama We don’t want an airport here anymore and I am will to vote for someone who feels the same way 11/19/2023 9:03:02 DEnnis Steiger Close the airport at the end of 2028 and create the Great Park. No other developments. 11/19/2023 15:22:32 Barbara Manzi We voted for it. We deserve it! 11/22/2023 5:34:53 Ann Lewis Please preserve and act on (1) the original 1926 citywide vote to purchase the land for a public park, (2) the definitive 2014 Measure LC citywide vote that established Charter Amendment LC, and (3) the 2017 Consent Decree and 2017 City Council SMO Closure Resolution No. 11026 which ensures airport closure at midnight 12/31/2028.
11/22/2023 9:24:50 Sharon Croskery The people wanted a park. The people voted for a park. They voted two times. So do not go back and give us a park. Thank you, Sharon
11/24/2023 9:02:08 Patricia Papanek NO MORE HOUSES! We need parks. 11/25/2023 7:13:49 Lori Petitti Please build another outdoor pool at the park! SMC is getting so crowded! Thank you. 11/25/2023 7:25:58 Stacey Abram’s-Sherick We need more green space, not more density… 11/25/2023 7:26:31 Jack Sherick
11/25/2023 7:27:03 Robert Sherick
11/25/2023 9:51:21 Lorri Benson We voted to make the airport a park and recreational area. We DO NOT want more congestion. We DO NOT want more pollution. We DO NOT want it to be developed in the way so much of Santa Monica has been developed- overcrowding, increased traffic, more crime, more problems. You have been voted into office to protect the wishes of the people, not the developers and others wishing to make money at the expense of those of us who live here. If you need to make money on this land, develop a recreational program with some opportunity to charge for use. Please honor the wishes of the taxpayers and stop entertaining ideas of building housing, keeping the airport or anything other than what we voted for- parks and recreation.
11/25/2023 13:29:12 Kathryn Cerabona My vote as a local in Sunset Park is for a great park 11/25/2023 18:08:02 Nancy Owens We were promised a park! We want a park. 11/26/2023 8:49:04 Ronald Joyal The vote to make the airport a park has already been decided. Please stick with the plan. 11/27/2023 0:26:24 Polly Badt please make sure that the SM Airport becomes a park. Parks on the westside are in dire need as land has and is being quickly taken up by building.
11/27/2023 6:44:22 Janet L. Guyette We were promised a park; we want the promise honored. 11/27/2023 7:28:59 Nora Foran Please keep it a beautiful park!! We’re so excited!! 11/27/2023 8:11:06 Nicola Edwards It is not your right to consider your own views over and above the decision of the majority of residents .
11/27/2023 11:07:35 Charleen Smith It's time for the City Council to stand up and honor what the voter's want. 11/28/2023 14:08:15 Kurt Larsen Please stick with the planned park on the Santa Monica airport property. The surrounding neighborhood streets, especially 21st and 23rd streets, are already clogged with pass-through traffic every weekday evening from 4:00 - 7:00pm. Additional housing on the airport property would turn our neighborhood into a congested commuter quagmire that would ruin our property values with traffic, air, and the very noise pollution we voted to eliminate by closing the airport. Please give us all the beautiful park we voted for!
11/28/2023 15:44:01 Juan Palomares The people of Santa Monica voted and approved this issue. Why is it coming back? Who's palms are being greased?
11/28/2023 18:13:18 Sam Guyette
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Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
11/29/2023 12:32:34 Becky Turk Do not allow the airport to be anything but a park. No new housing. Keep this small piece of Santa Monica open and free.
11/29/2023 12:49:18 David Lindner Park it or lose your seats. Defying the will of the people is perilous within a democracy. 11/29/2023 13:59:18 Christine Thomas
11/29/2023 14:01:52 Susan Kucera I support turning the Santa Monica airport into a park 11/29/2023 14:05:06 Alon Benyaminy We voted to close the airport and turn it into a park and we want the park! 11/29/2023 23:39:18 Janie Lee Docter Please convert all of the Airport as a park as noted by the residents. We can have our own haven similar concept as Central Park.
12/1/2023 9:03:10 D. Payne It's time for politicians, not just city but country wide, to start listening to the voting public and follow through with what the voting public wants, not what pads the politicians pockets. How many commercial units are empty at this time in Santa Monica? Think high speed rail. 12/2/2023 7:51:02 Jeannine Oppewall Why replace the traffic hazards of an airport with even the greater hazards of on the ground congestion?
12/2/2023 8:35:02 Nicola Scott We voted for a park. That’s what we need and should have. 12/2/2023 8:58:20 Sam McGarry We need more green space. 12/2/2023 9:38:30 Ari Nadelman The only reason I voted to shut down the Santa Monica Airport was to convert it to a park. Not condos, not single family residences, not apartment buildings, not offices or commercial space.
Park. Open space park land. Non-traffic generating, open park space. Otherwise, let's just keep it as the Airport it is now. You had my vote for a park. Nothing else. 12/2/2023 9:45:23 Megan FitzGerald This is what we voted for, this is what the city wants! 12/2/2023 11:27:30 Margaret Rubin A park is what Santa Monica needs! 12/2/2023 11:47:31 Susan Vandebunt The airport should be used as a wonderful park space that could be used for recreation, festivals, concerts, etc.
12/2/2023 15:49:05 Kurt Gary Make the airport into a park. 12/2/2023 19:47:51 Anita Famili Close the airport and make it a great park! 12/2/2023 20:43:16 Lisa johansson Please, if at all feasible, make at least part if the airport a public park. 12/3/2023 12:44:23 Allan Goldrath` We want a park!
12/4/2023 13:05:28 Tina Stick to the voters' understanding that a great park will be replacing the airport. We voted for a great park. We expect a great park. The people living in dense housing developed in SM and surrounding areas must have recreation and open space.A great park will be significant for them and anyone without immediate access to outdoor space. Furthermore, long distance migrating wild birds need a place for resting on their journey north and south. Santa Monica is in a direct migration pathway. Our city must provide suitable habitat given all the buildings here that don't. A world without birds is a world consumed by insects. It is in our best interest to provide bird habitat. Our city should be partnering with the US fish and Wildlife Service's urban bird treaty program. https://www.fws. gov/story/2023-08/2023-urban-bird-treaty-program-funds-community-based-projects-2023 This should be part of our plan for the park.
12/4/2023 13:17:49 Alison Megliola I voted to close the airport so that we can build a beautiful park that all the residents can enjoy. I've been a SM resident for 10 years now, moving from New York City. I thought moving here would mean more greenery and outdoor spaces, but that's not true. This community needs a "Central Park." Santa Monica residents deserve a "Central Park." One with lots of trees for shade, walking/running paths, playgrounds, and areas for cultural activities and recreation. 12/4/2023 19:23:55 Pamela Nabel What our city needs more of are community spaces. We want a park! 12/5/2023 9:20:42 Meaghan Ryan Residents voted for the airport to be converted to a park. I expect you to honor that vote and only install a park. Anything else would be fraud and deception on the part of the city council. 12/6/2023 10:54:54 Brent Cohen The people of Santa Monica have consistently voted for and supported turning the airport into a park and valued community space. We expect our elected officials to do the same. 12/7/2023 16:18:43 Adrian Harewood Your constituency wants this, please get it done! Thank you. 12/8/2023 14:55:04 Alex Novakovich We need more open space in Santa Monica. We voted to make airport land a park. This is the only option the city should be considering.
12/9/2023 7:16:08 Jesus Gonzalez
12/9/2023 7:27:10 Karen Pinto Get out of the developers' pockets and do the right thing. 12/9/2023 7:52:00 Arthur Kummer Please build a great park with the whole airport property. 12/9/2023 9:06:09 John Machtinger Dear Council, please respect the vote of the citizens, and do not develop the airport land into anything other than a park or other non-commercial use. 12/9/2023 9:12:05 John 7/8/2147 0:00:00
12/9/2023 9:56:59 Larry Birstock
12/9/2023 10:25:02 Lisa Test Would love to have open space...clean. safe. No homeless 12/9/2023 11:18:58 Diane Sabatini Please remain committed to transforming the airport to a park as my fellow residents and I voted for in 2014!
12/9/2023 11:29:46 Denise Bachman We voted for a great park and that is what we expect to get. Do not let the special interest groups who want to keep an airport there sway you from your duty to enact the clearly expressed opinions of the people living in the neighborhood !
12/9/2023 11:53:12 Ellen Levy Santa Monica needs a big park. Some many people enjoy Clover Park; it would be wonderful to expand it big time!
Thank you,
Ellen
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Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
12/9/2023 13:43:27 Marilyn Harris Respect what the voters want! Please DO NOT approve more housing for any part of this property!!! More importantly, I’m also concerned about not having small aircraft availability to land during an emergency crisis once the airport is removed. 12/9/2023 16:05:19 Nathan Tippe Excited for the park, as voted in 2014 12/9/2023 18:16:58 Ann Bowman Please honor this land's origin as a park funded and built with a parks bond. It was not originally an airport. Let's restore this park together! THANKS!!
12/9/2023 20:19:18 Aray Kadish
Make it a park
12/11/2023 9:57:28 Tregg Rustad I live in Sunset Park and voted for the airport to be closed and turned into a park. This is what all of us that voted for expects. Please do what the voters want...make it a park, and only a park. 12/11/2023 11:20:56 Warren Allen We voted for PARKLAND - not more housing. Please honor that. 12/11/2023 22:08:51 Fred Kipperman We have a generational opportunity here to make Santa Monica the best city in California--let's leverage the green space into wellbeing, sustainability, and an example for cities throughout the world.
12/14/2023 16:24:06 Alvin Crown Please prioritize OPEN PARK SPACE. Not housing developments. Not commercial development.
NO JETS.
12/14/2023 16:37:43 Eric
12/14/2023 16:43:00 Chloe Scott we want a park not more jets! 12/14/2023 16:44:23 Janet G Heinle Park
12/14/2023 16:53:26 Alexis Koren
12/14/2023 16:54:04 Jeannine Oppewall I'd rather keep the airport than turn the area into condos, shopping, offices, etc. The traffic from those kinds of development would render the area unmanageable. No one will be able to move around. The traffic now is unbearable. It can take up to 20 minutes just to get out of Dewey St. onto Walgrove.
12/14/2023 17:04:13 Josh Newman Please keep the focus on the development of an internationally recognized park space. 12/14/2023 17:28:58 Michael Pellettieri For those of us on the LA end of the airport, we get all of the negative impacts but have no vote in the matter. Please make the park a reality!
12/14/2023 17:29:51 Igor Meglic Let's make this park for our kids sake...Please vote for the park and only the park. Thank you! 12/14/2023 18:05:08 john londono a park instead of an airport is the only way to go! 12/14/2023 18:08:13 Melanie Merians The people of Santa Monica already voted, and you were voted in on a promise, to completely halt operations of the airport in Santa Monica and turn the current airport land into a park. Why is this even being discussed again? It's outrageous that a greedy few could possibly derail what has already been voted upon and approved!
12/14/2023 18:53:20 Simona Garon Dear Council Members
I am writing to express my opinion as Santa Monica resident to please keep it simple and focus on a park developed by Sasaki firm. Focus on the park already voted for twice by Santa Monica residents, both past and present. Any uses not specified in LC will require another ballot measure.
We voted in 2014 to close the airport to finally build the park. Let's get to it! Thanks! 12/14/2023 19:21:56 Sujata Bhatt Please move forward with park planning. 12/14/2023 19:46:23 E Arias Keep the promise as outlined in Measure LC. Change out the damn asphalt for a GREEN PARK. 12/14/2023 20:06:12 Margi Cheske I urge the City Council to move ahead and begin planning the Great Park that was voted on and overwhelmingly approved. This is a moment in Santa Monica (and LA) history that will be remembered for generations.
12/14/2023 20:28:58 Howard Wolfe On border of SM use of airport affects me, would like the park. 12/14/2023 21:14:38 Betsy Katz Per Measure LC passed in 2014, the airport is scheduled to close in 2028 and be replaced by the Great Park. I urge you to direct Sasaki to focus on a plan for a park only—not housing or any other non-park uses. We’ve waited a long time for this. Thank you. 12/14/2023 23:12:26 David Abramis Focus on the park already voted for twice by Santa Monica residents, both past and present. No commercial business. All *park*.
12/15/2023 1:47:18 Joe Schmitz The Airport is dangerous! Aviation safety is compromised and hidden from residents, senior City officials, and City Council members. This is a matter of record.
The noise harms residents' health. Conclusive scientific evidence from the EU over the past decades demonstrates increased mortality and morbidity CAUSED by aviation noise well below thresholds deemed safe by "our" FAA.
Damage from ultra fine air particulates from the Airport CAUSES increased death and disability.
Microscopic microscopic lead particles CAUSE OUR CHILDREN brain damage - both IQ and lack of impulse control.
As long as ANY part of the Airport 227 acres is used for aviation / drones, we will be subject to FAA control and the unending multimillion lawsuits that have plagued the City for half a century. 12/15/2023 4:04:53 Lisa Detamore Please keep it simple and keep it to what we voted for. I remember getting harassed when we voted last time by people who didn’t live in SM telling lies to get us to vote for the airport. That is not in the best interest of the long standing citizens that voted to get rid of the airport. 12/15/2023 10:03:56 Randall Klarin Support the people, support health, and support the environment.
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Packet Pg. 776 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
Timestamp Name Personal Comments to City Council:
12/15/2023 10:21:26 Stephan Hewitt Please focus upon getting the park for Santa Monica that the residents have already voted for TWICE. Thank you.
12/15/2023 11:55:48 Patrick Seeholzer Get the park planned and built please!!!!! 12/15/2023 19:08:41 Jom David We want green open space! Walking trails. Trees. A SM “Central Park” /“Golden Gate” Check out Berlin. Tempelhofer Feld—- NO apartments or businesses! No DEVelopment.
GREEN OPEN SPACE.
12/15/2023 20:38:13 Christine Hardin Please respect Measure LC and move forward with plans for the Great Park. 12/15/2023 20:38:58 Laura Kaiser Stop the madness! Return the loaned land to park land in 2028. 12/16/2023 7:14:40 David Gilmore I want the airport property used only as a public park. 12/16/2023 7:29:13 Tamra Raven Park! No more market rate housing. Please stop overdeveloping. 12/16/2023 7:49:06 Robert Kersey Voted for closing in belief the land would be converted to a park - all the land. 12/16/2023 7:58:39 Catherine Lerer
12/16/2023 8:04:19 Lori Petitti Please convert the airport to a park for the residents of Santa Monica! Thank you 12/16/2023 8:17:47 Joe Pertel Please move forward on plans to close the airport and replace it with a Great Park as originally intended by the residents in 1926 when bond funds were used to create a park. 12/16/2023 8:17:47 Steve Chinn A grand park would make SM one of the best cities for living 12/16/2023 9:55:25 Tim Lynch We live by SM airport. It’s time to do what we’ve lobbied for and voted for. Make it a green space NOT housing.
12/16/2023 10:14:54 Jorge Pardo WE VOTED FOR A OPEN SPACE/PARK! 12/16/2023 10:36:58 Reid Thompson The damage of jet fuel spreading across our fair city from this anachronistic air field must sunset like the internal combustion engine. Private jet travel damages the environment and is only for the rich.
Close down this airport as has been promised. Dirty carbon from plane takeoffs lands in the backyards where our children play. Finish what was promised. More public parks less private air travel.
12/16/2023 10:55:17 Eileen Tunick WE have been fighting this endless battle for the 44 years, I've owned a home on Santa Monica! When will we get the park we voted for??
12/16/2023 12:08:47 Cheryl Armon We need more open space. 12/16/2023 12:42:01 Denise Bachman Stop trying to subvert the expressly stated wishes of your constituents to push through the agendas of special interests who want to continue making money building anything other than the great park on the airport lands. We voted. You KNOW the wishes of the residents of Santa Monica is for a real great park like Golden Gate in SF or Central Park in New York. Let's be the forward moving environmentally responsible city we claim to be and plant trees and make a natural environment out of a concrete desert. Do the right thing!!!!
12/16/2023 13:50:18 Karla Klarin Please close the airport, the jets and prop planes fly right over our house. Enough! We need a park!!! Thank you
12/16/2023 15:00:54 Frans Klinkenberg Please please stick to our wishes as indicated 12/16/2023 16:51:46 Kari Hanson Please do not delay! Turn the airport into a Great Park! Not housing, offices, businesses, etc.! We voted and we should have our park! For us and the future generations! Thank you!!!
12/16/2023 18:54:34 Joanne Cohen Please close the airport and build the park, stop looking at other options 12/16/2023 22:34:57 Mark Schubb We voted for a park. The city should NOT be conducting any planning process or "exploration" of developing the site for additional housing or commercial use. 12/16/2023 23:45:07 Eileen Tunick As a 44 year Santa Monica homeowner and prior to that renter in Santa Monica, I am still waiting to get our park and not a commercial development and/or giant apartment buildings. We voted and won--- a promised a park.
No attempts to alter or postpone what we legitimately won at the ballot box will be acceptable. 12/17/2023 9:02:12 Paola Levenson Please keep your promises! 12/17/2023 11:29:39 Lou Ssutu Thank you for your support of the overwhelming number of Santa Monica voters who support that the land be used exclusively for a much needed community park. 12/17/2023 11:36:30 Mike Sage Please support any and all efforts to make our Great Park a reality.
Thanks
12/17/2023 11:37:30 Elizabeth Van Denburgh The “airport” space was originally purchased via a park bond and planned to be a park. With the advent of war its purpose was redirected. With Santa Monica being at the bottom of California cities’ park space per resident i.e. park poor; we need to return this space for the well being and park usage that it was originally designed for. Do the right thing for residents’ and make this property into a park and green space to support future generations’ quality life and health. 12/17/2023 11:41:34 Daniel Reyman Please give us the beautiful park we voted for. 12/17/2023 11:43:17 Gregg Chadwick On Tuesday you have an opportunity to lead the city of Santa Monica into a bright and healthy future by voting for Sasaki Associates to restore the park land bought and voted for in 1926 and 2014 as the great park it is meant to be.
12/17/2023 11:48:35 Cris Armstrong Give us what we voted for 12/17/2023 11:48:58 Alexis Koren
12/17/2023 11:51:48 Chris Toussaint The polluting jets and helicopters over my house has to stop. A park is what we need.
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Packet Pg. 777 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
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12/17/2023 11:54:37 Sam McGarry We need more green space please convert the land into a park 12/17/2023 12:00:24 Mary Suniga
12/17/2023 12:18:10 Victor Norman The City Council has delayed, prevaricated, and tried to bury perhaps the most important action it can take to ensure SM's quality of life. It is time to stop kowtowing to developers, air transport companies, and other non-resident parties who want to maintain the illegal continuation of their operations. The vast majority of residents want this airport permanently shut down and dedicated to the community's enjoyment. You must take action at your meeting on 12/20/23 to show your commitment to the well-being of the people who voted for you expecting you to move the closure to completion. If you continue status quo, there are enough of us prepared to make you do so by any legal means at our disposal. We hope it will come to this: it is your choice. 12/17/2023 12:19:55 Asa Greenberg
12/17/2023 12:20:57 Asa Greenberg Santa Monica has a chance to be a leader in evo friendly recreational place making. We owe it to LA to give this a shot!
12/17/2023 12:30:46 Iris Souza Please make the new airport park ONLY a park - no business or housing! Thanks. 12/17/2023 12:32:11 David Abramis Make the new airport park ONLY a park - no busineses and no housing! Thank you! 12/17/2023 13:12:58 Steve Novak Please close the SMO and convert it into a park. This is what we voted to have done in 2014 with Measure LC.
12/17/2023 13:36:59 Karen Pinto
12/17/2023 13:47:31 Jennifer Field A park is the only option for the airport moving forward,. Please stop entertaining there could be another.
12/17/2023 14:00:06 Doug Allenstein I voted for each and every one of you and have always trusted that when the time came you’d move forward with the park we’ve been promised (and have also voted for). Thank you. 12/17/2023 14:42:57 William Fordes Dear City Council Members:
There is no such thing as a great city without a great park. The voters in their overwhelming support of Prop LC recognized that and have directed you to build that great park. Please follow their directive and fulfill the law by directing your staff and planners to proceed with the great park.
Bill Fordes
2308 27th St
12/17/2023 14:49:21 Taryn Fordes Please honor the will of the people and what we overwhelmingly voted for: A Great Park. 12/17/2023 14:50:48 Elin Katz Please support a Great Park! Support mental health for generations to come. Thank you. 12/17/2023 15:12:07 Joy Abbott I am a housing advocate, but i hope the Council does the right thing (as we'd voted on years ago) to close the Airport for re-use as for open parks. What a legacy that would be! I specifically oppose a "mixed commercial use/housing" solution that developers are pushing for the Airport parcel.
12/17/2023 15:42:29 Natalie Greenberg As a Santa Monica homeowner and business owner, I wrote to ask that you please give our community the park space it so badly needs! Let's find a way to build an eco friendly, fun recreational and community space.
Let's build a park where we can share our time together. Let's build a place where kids can enjoy playing. Let's build outdoor cooking spaces, cultural spaces (like an amphitheater? Art displays/installations), and educational spaces.
Give the people what they voted for: A Great Park. let's build the next Central Park or Griffith Park -- IN WEST LA.
Give the kids of many generations a park and memories they will cherish for their lifetimes and the lifetimes of their children as well.
The future can be brighter and someone has to lead to make it happen.
Thanks for your consideration,
Sincerely, Natalie Greenberg
12/17/2023 17:09:55 Robert Street My family moved a block away from the airport in 1976 when I was 15. We raised 3 daughters here.
We are still here. This neighborhood has been special to us even with all the noise and issues that come with living next door the airport. If the airport is truly closing after all these years, then please honor the commitment to pursue a park for the community and resist the pressure from development interests. Please!
Thank you,
Robert E. Street
12/17/2023 19:42:46 Michael Osment Please do the right thing as stay on plan with the plan of a Great Park, the citizens voted by a huge margin to transform this airport that is polluting us and our children into a park with clean air and area to meet and play. No more housing, no more talk of it! Please do as we the citizens of Santa Monica have voted for! Keep the plans for a park.
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Packet Pg. 778 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Personal Comments to City Council
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12/17/2023 22:35:09 Ose Dalldorf I am deeply concerned that the City of Santa Monica is considering plans for usage of the SM Airport land ( once it is closed for aviation ) that are in direct violation of the legal vote results of the SM residents.it is all very clearly stated, I don't need to repeat, everybody is informed.
1. it is illegal to ignore a vote by the people.
2. It is a deeply un-democratic move to try to manipulate the text in a way to make room for special interests and trample on the very clear meaning of the decision.
3. It is also clearly in violation of transparency in a democratic process.
4. Finally : IT IS HIGHLY IMMORAL !
12/18/2023 7:43:16 Richard King Please do what the citizens want. 12/18/2023 8:05:21 Tia Triplett
12/18/2023 8:56:23 Sally allen Please insure that our residents will have a safe, healthy park. No housing or business development! Show that the council speaks for the people not the business or developer interests. 12/18/2023 10:53:16 Charleen Smith Please don't waste our money exploring other optios for the airport land. Vote to enact plans for the Great Park as we voted.
12/18/2023 15:07:32 Laurie Rocha The Santa Monica airport should be a park for Santa Monica. We already voted for it in LLC. 12/18/2023 15:24:50 Ellis Kirschenbaum Keep the land planned as a park. Likely forever, certainly until after 2028 deadline passes.
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Packet Pg. 779 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Exhibit A
City Council SMO Closure Resolution No. 11026
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Packet Pg. 780 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Exhibit B
The 2014 Santa Monica Ballot Measure LC
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Santa Monica City Request for Qualifications
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Packet Pg. 782 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Exhibit D.
2014 Charter Amendment LC
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Packet Pg. 783 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Exhibit E-1.
Sasaki RFQ Submission, March 13, 2023
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Packet Pg. 784 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) Exhibit E-2.
Sasaki RFQ Submission, March 13, 2023
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Staff Report 5303
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Packet Pg. 787 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Loren Bloch <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 5:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Agenda Item 11A: Tuesday December 19, 2023
EXTERNAL
Dear CouncilMembers,
My wife and I, our kids and grandkids are Sunset Park residents. Previously, I served on the Boys and Girls Clubs Board of Governors for 15 years, our city’s Housing Commission for 7 years, and am wriƟng as a private ciƟzen to urge you to consider a mix of uses on the 227 acre airport site. I enthusiasƟcally support 100 acres of parkland as the major and defining element onsite, and think the City Council ought to consider complementary uses on the land including housing for folks who work, but can’t afford to live, here, mobility hubs to reduce the demand for private automobiles, and a moderate amount of neighborhood serving retail and restaurants. The City spent close to $50M to develop the 2 acre Tongva Park site, and will need to generate substanƟal revenue to support the construcƟon and operaƟon of the future parklands on the 227 acre parcel. The Southern California AssociaƟon of Governments is requiring the City to deliver substanƟal numbers of affordable and workforce housing, and as the City owns the land in quesƟon, there’s a tremendous opportunity to deliver a mix of some residenƟal that is in fact affordable to essenƟal workers like our teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers, who generally can’t afford SM area rents, let alone the opportunity to purchase a home of their own.
If we prioriƟze the delivery of affordable and workforce housing for people that already work in Santa Monica, it will help stabilize our workforce, reduce the commuter miles to and from work, and traffic congesƟon in the city.
If we make affordable and workforce housing available to those families who can document their historical displacement for the construcƟon of the Civic Center and the 10 Freeway, we can help heal the city’s wounds. AddiƟonally, many of our children have been priced out of the Santa Monica marketplace, and some of the parkland can be developed to provide them with housing they can afford. Our community needs families to grow in order to sustain demand for goods and services, and the revenues they generate for the City’s coffers.
And housing and neighborhood services will help acƟvate, place neighborhood eyes on, and secure the park’s open spaces.
The airport offers the City a once in a lifeƟme opportunity to masterplan a significant public space in a way that truly serves its people. If we creaƟvely plan for parkland that defines the site’s character and integrates with complementary uses, we can deliver an exemplary and sustainable community that carries the City’s historically progressive legacy into the future.
Loren Bloch
2626 33rd Street
Santa Monica, CA. 90405
310.741.5800
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Packet Pg. 788 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: sharon ryan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 5:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report
EXTERNAL
Ladies and gentlemen, I am in total agreement with the following:
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
(b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
Sharon Ryan
1807Navy St since1976
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Packet Pg. 789 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Jane Dempsey <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 6:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: RE: December 19 Item 11 A
EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
I fully support the position of Friends of Sunset Park. See below.
Jane Dempsey
December 17, 2023
To: Mayor Brock and City Council members
From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: 12/19/23 agenda item 11-A -- Future of Santa Monica Airport Staff Report: here
1) The FOSP Board urges you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, in any scenario, that would require a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Measure LC ballot language:
If all or part of the Airport land is permanently closed to aviation use, no new development of that land shall be allowed until the voters have approved limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land.
However, this section shall not prohibit the City Council from approving the following on Airport land that has been permanently closed to aviation use: the development of
parks,
public open spaces, and
public recreational facilities; and the
maintenance and replacement of existing cultural, arts, and education uses.
Another ballot measure could:
(a) begin a renewed battle over the future of the Airport, possibly involving the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), which spent nearly $1 million in 2014 to defeat Measure LC,
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Packet Pg. 790 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 (b) push the closure and conversion timeline beyond midnight on December 31, 2028, and (c) further delay public access to parkland that the city purchased with a park bond in 1926.
Uses that are not allowed by Measure LC could be explored incrementally later on, after Airport closure on December 31, 2028, and after a baseline park plan is established.
Again, please direct city staff and Sasaki Associates to avoid triggering another ballot measure. 2) We also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project, focused on a "Great Park."
As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica had a "Great Park" on what is now Airport land from 1927 to 1941. So the goal is actually "park restoration."
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Packet Pg. 791 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Daklass1 <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 7:29 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11A 12-19-23 Council Meeting
EXTERNAL
SM must not fund or start any development process prohibited by Measure LC, nor should the City initiate a ballot measure or explore land uses that would allow prohibited uses under Measure LC.
David Klass
1720 Wellesley Dr.
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Packet Pg. 792 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ray Daily <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: KSMO Airport Advocation
EXTERNAL
Hi there,
Just wanted to express my deep appreciaƟon for this airport. It’s where and why I learned to fly. I think it makes west LA unique and accessible. I would be saddened to see it go without a plan to offer other soluƟons to enable flight.
EVTOLs could be one soluƟon, but it’s sƟll a big gray area… I hope KSMO lives long and would be saddened to see it go.
Best,
Ray
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Packet Pg. 793 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Will von Bernuth <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:12 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: Item 11A - Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
To the City Council,
As a resident of Santa Monica I ask you to move forward with the airpot as a city park and not other land uses. The residents voted on measure LC to use the land for a public park and I would like to see the land remain that way.
We do not need another ballot measure to rehash this issue. Directing Sasaki Associates to seek other uses for the again would be against the nature of the vote for LC and would re-open an issue which city residents have already voted on.
An opportunity like this to create such a large and amazing piece of public land will never come to Santa Monica again.
Further, the land was originally purchased in 1926 for use as a park. It should be kept this way.
Please keep the land for a great public park.
Regards,
Will
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Packet Pg. 794 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Ann Hoover <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Clerk Mailbox; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Caroline Torosis; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick
Cc: David White; Susan Cline; David Martin; Jing Yeo; Amber Richane; Amelia Feichtner; Christopher Dishlip; Jenny Rogers; Jeanette Gant; Steven Johnson; Arati Desai Wagabaza; John Smith; Lori Brown; Andrew Gomez; Maryanne LaGuardia
Subject: December 19, 2023 Council Meeting - Item 11.A. - Sasaki engagement / Great Park planning
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock, Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, and Esteemed Councilmembers:
Please direct an Airport BACK to Park planning process that focuses only on adding a park alongside any existing cultural and arts uses (apart from airport use) that make sense to retain. No housing or other major developments please, as there is an over-supply of commercial space in the area, our 6th Cycle Housing Element has been approved, and regional population is in decline.
We do not need Sasaki to waste time on three scenarios when 60% of the community already has voted for exclusively a park.
Santa Monica remains dramatically park-poor, with only 1.4 acres of park/field space per 1000 residents. Los Angeles County has over 3.5 acres per 1000 residents and state and national recommendations place the "ideal" acreage for mental and physical health at 5+ acres per 1000 residents.
Even had the original park not been taken from our City by the federal government for war use after Pearl Harbor, our City would still be park-poor in relation to the ideal acreage --- restoring the 187 federally-appropriated aviation acres to park/recreation use would bring our City's parks/fields ratio to barely 3.43 acres of parkland per 1000 residents.
In a city like ours that is already park-poor yet rapidly densifying due to the outsize RHNA imposed by HCD, adding significant new park acreage therefore is critical.
In 2016, Los Angeles County conducted a park needs assessment by municipality and followed that up in 2022 with a regional park needs assessment summary. Quotes from that report, Appendix A, p.
A-187, found here https://lacountyparkneeds.org/wpcontent/uploads/2023/03/AppA_RegionalProfiles_Westside_Dec2022.pdf ) include:
"To help address the lack of regional park space we are fortunate that the Santa Monica Airport will be closing in 2028 and that Santa Monica residents have voted to earmark that land for park use. How can LA County help?"
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Packet Pg. 795 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 2 "We need a large regional park on the westside. Space is an issue and will be more difficult [to add] in the future. We need to set aside [park] space now."
Again, as stated at the outset, there is no need to plan to add housing or other non-park, public and recreational uses, so I respectfully ask you to please narrow the focus of the planning engagement for both Staff and Sasaki to exclusively Great Park planning.
With much appreciation,
Ann Bowman
Resident, 27+ years
Santa Monica Park Metrics: https://lacountyparkneeds.org/wpcontent/root/FinalReportAppendixA/StudyArea_182.pdf City Clerk – Please include this letter in the Public Record for Agenda Item 11.A., City Council meeting of December 19, 2023.
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Packet Pg. 796 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Joe Pertel <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 10:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: December 19, 2023 Agenda item 11-A - Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock and Council Members,
I strongly urge you to direct Sasaki Associates to AVOID any land uses, under any scenario, that would trigger a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
There should be no consideration of uses that are incompatible with Measure LC. No reconsideration of the decision to close the Airport. No commercial development. No housing.
Uses that are not currently permitted under Measure LC can be explored incrementally AFTER closure to the airport and AFTER a Great Park plan is established.
I further support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion project focused on a Great Park.
As you know, the City of Santa Monica had a Great Park on what is now the Airport land. This property was essentially seized and converted to military use as a result of the Second World War.
Now is the time to RETURN and RESTORE this property for the residents of this City.
We have one chance to get this right for future generations of Santa Monica residents.
Thank you,
Joe Pertel
Santa Monica resident (25+ years)
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Packet Pg. 797 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Kuangwei Hwang <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 2:12 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: The Future of Santa Monica Airport
EXTERNAL
Dear Members of the City Council:
I am writing to express our collective interest in maintaining the operation of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) for aviation use for future generations. The decisions we make now will impact the sustainability and security of our community forever.
Santa Monica Airport has played a vital role in the community for over a century, serving as a vital hub for aviation, innovation, emergency services, flight training, and providing a gateway for businesses and visitors.
The airport has been an integral part of the local economy, contributing significantly to national & international security, job creation, and tourism.
We firmly believe that the continuation of aviation activities at the Santa Monica Airport is essential for the following reasons:
1. Economic Contribution: SMO generates substantial economic benefits for Santa Monica and our local community, including job creation, revenue generation, and business development.
2. Emergency Services: The airport plays a critical role in supporting emergency services, providing quick and efficient air transportation for medical, disaster relief, and law enforcement operations.
3. STEM Education: SMO has been a valuable resource for flight training and aviation education, contributing to the development of skilled professionals in the aviation industry, and should continue to serve as an inspiration for students preparing for the green economy jobs of the future.
4. Historical Significance: Santa Monica Airport has a rich aviation history and has been an integral part of the city's identity. Preserving its aviation use maintains this historical legacy.
5. Future Advancements in Aviation Technology: Quiet, sustainable aviation technologies & innovation are here and compatible with the local community's desire to keep noise & pollution levels low. Santa Monica should embrace the opportunity to lead the world in advancing the future of sustainable mobility.
The SMAA welcomes the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue and participate in discussions regarding the future of Santa Monica Airport. We believe that by working together, we can find balanced solutions that benefit the community while ensuring the continued operation of the airport for aviation purposes.
Thank you for your service to our great city. Let’s keep the innovation spirit alive and thriving! Sincerely,
Kuangwei Hwang
Angel Flight Command PIlot 7953
Head of Platform Engineering, Supernatural, Meta LA
Santa Monica Airport Association Member
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Packet Pg. 799 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cathy Larson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 8:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: Dec 19, 2023 Item 11 A
EXTERNAL
Council Members,
I support the staff recommendation to engage Sasaki and Associates to conduct the community outreach process, visioning services, and a concept design for the future planning of the Airport land.
In addition, I urge Council to direct Sasaki Associates to avoid any land use options not compatible with the language of LC and the City Charter that would necessitate a ballot measure before Santa Monica Airport closes on December 31, 2028.
Residents voted overwhelmingly to create a Great Park in 2014. Any other uses considered at this time would delay the implementation of that vision.
I also support the staff recommendation to hire a Principal Design and Planning Manager for the Airport Conversion (or more correctly Re-version) to a Great Park.
In 1926, Santa Monica voter passed a bond measure to create a great park. It is time to return the land to its original intent.
Thank you,
Cathy Larson
For identification purposes only, I am speaking on my own behalf Airport 2 Park Boardmember
FOSP Boardmember
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Packet Pg. 800 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Cris Gutierrez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 8:27 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Cc: David White
Subject: Agenda Item 11 A, 12/19/23
EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Brock and Santa Monica City Council Members:
I write to support a full community engagement process of re‐envisioning the Santa Monica Airport to become a great park setting with creative, ecologically‐designed housing that can meet the standards of our climate and sustainability goals as well as our values and norms for our city of well‐being. Our resiliency stems from, as codified in our Sustainability Rights Ordinance, the healthy relationships that we Santa Monicans cultivate with each other and Nature in community. We need to be open‐minded and open‐hearted in re‐envisioning the airport.
As Santa Monica has led in sustainability, recognized nationally and internationally, as the council has called for our values to lead this community engagement we can be confident in creating a great park that embraces stewardship homes for diverse neighbors and families. There are many examples growing world‐wide. We can add to those models with our values, aspirations, and inspiration to serve now and in the future proving how the human and natural community can thrive together.
With respect,
Cris Gutierrez
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Packet Pg. 801 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Roger Allen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 8:28 AM
To: Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Christine Parra; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock
Subject: December 19 - Item # 11A
EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers,
I support staff recommendation to engage Sasaki and Associates to conduct public outreach and visioning process for the creation of a Great Park on the SMO Airport land.
I also support the creation of a staff position to facilitate the reversion of the current Airport Land back to a Great Park as was the original intent of purchasing the land in 1926.
Please direct Sasaki and the new staff planner to only consider land uses compatible with Measure LC and the current City Charter language.
The People WANT a Great Park!!
Thank you,
Roger Allen
Email [email protected]
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Packet Pg. 802 Attachment: Written Comments [Revision 1] (6091 : Community Outreach for the Airport Conversion Project (60 mins)) 1 Xavier Mota
From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 8:40 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Item 11.a--Encouragement for an Inclusive Decision-Making Process for Santa Monica Airport Land Transition.
From: Willow Geer‐Alsop <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 4:40 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: Item 11.a‐‐Encouragement for an Inclusive Decision‐Making Process for Santa Monica Airport Land Transition.
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Members,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my support for an inclusive and comprehensive decision-making process regarding the future of the land currently occupied by the Santa Monica Airport. I understand that the City Council is set to vote on Tuesday night on a process to gather input from the community about the transition of the land, particularly toward creating open spaces, parks, and recreational facilities as mandated by Measure LC in 2014.