Post by Gokhan on Oct 29, 2009 16:59:20 GMT -8
The Santa Monica City Council meeting wrap-up:
Exposition Light Rail Phase 2 Maintenance Facility Update -- authorized the City Manager to further explore and mitigate the effects of the proposed Exposition Light Rail maintenance facility including the proposed alternative concept hybrid maintenance facility site; requested that the Exposition Construction Authority (Expo) work with the City to ensure that any environmental impacts associated with the hybrid concept are fully mitigated; work with Expo and other agencies on layout and financial issues associated with the newly proposed hybrid alternative; work with SMC on the identification of property on Airport residual land as replacement parking and possible terms for a land swap; and work with Expo to develop any necessary agreements regarding the hybrid site, if adopted by the Expo Board, and adjust the final budget for the Expo Phase 2 project as appropriate, with the following additions: 1) staff undertake an independent review of CEQA options and report back to Council; 2) staff to work diligently to ensure that the Paint & Body shop will not be located on the site; 3) staff to develop a process that allows community input into the design of the maintenance facility prior to the matter being considered by the Expo Board; 4) Identify standards and effectiveness of mitigations prior to the Expo Board review; 5) Research noise concerns from Lantana tenants; 6) Compare uses at the original Verizon site to those included in the proposed hybrid maintenance facility site; 7) Ensure that the values of the proposed land swaps are equivalent; 8) Staff ensure the Expo Authority is committing sufficient resources to actually complete the mitigations to the levels in which they are being designed and negotiated; 9) City Attorney’s office to come return with an analysis on the CEQA requirements.
Exposition Light Rail Phase 2 Maintenance Facility Update -- authorized the City Manager to further explore and mitigate the effects of the proposed Exposition Light Rail maintenance facility including the proposed alternative concept hybrid maintenance facility site; requested that the Exposition Construction Authority (Expo) work with the City to ensure that any environmental impacts associated with the hybrid concept are fully mitigated; work with Expo and other agencies on layout and financial issues associated with the newly proposed hybrid alternative; work with SMC on the identification of property on Airport residual land as replacement parking and possible terms for a land swap; and work with Expo to develop any necessary agreements regarding the hybrid site, if adopted by the Expo Board, and adjust the final budget for the Expo Phase 2 project as appropriate, with the following additions: 1) staff undertake an independent review of CEQA options and report back to Council; 2) staff to work diligently to ensure that the Paint & Body shop will not be located on the site; 3) staff to develop a process that allows community input into the design of the maintenance facility prior to the matter being considered by the Expo Board; 4) Identify standards and effectiveness of mitigations prior to the Expo Board review; 5) Research noise concerns from Lantana tenants; 6) Compare uses at the original Verizon site to those included in the proposed hybrid maintenance facility site; 7) Ensure that the values of the proposed land swaps are equivalent; 8) Staff ensure the Expo Authority is committing sufficient resources to actually complete the mitigations to the levels in which they are being designed and negotiated; 9) City Attorney’s office to come return with an analysis on the CEQA requirements.