Welcome Residents! Welcome Residents! Community Meeting regarding 4 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome Residents! Welcome Residents! Community Meeting regarding 4 th Street Medians October 30, 2008 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Santa Monica Main Library Multipurpose Room Santa Monica Main Library Multipurpose Room

Purpose of Meeting Purpose of Meeting • Invite neighbors to describe their concerns Invite neighbors to describe their concerns to gauge impacts • Hear suggestions for potential strategies Hear s ggestions for potential strategies to best address major community concerns concerns

City Team City Team • Elaine Polachek, Deputy City Manager • Kate Vernez, Assistant to the City Manager • Tim Jackman, Chief of Police Tim Jackman, Chief of Police • Barbara Stinchfield, Director of Community and Cultural Services • Joan Akins, Acting Director of Community Maintenance • Lee Swain Director of Public Works Lee Swain, Director of Public Works • Ken Kirby, Facilitator

Adelaide Stairs Adelaide Stairs The City of Santa Monica has no jurisdiction over the Adelaide Stairs jurisdiction over the Adelaide Stairs. The stairs are within the jurisdiction of the Cit City of Los Angeles. f L A l

Neighborhood Impacts Neighborhood Impacts

Neighborhood Impacts Neighborhood Impacts

Neighborhood Impacts Neighborhood Impacts

City Municipal Code City Municipal Code 4.20.010 Use of median planting strips. l ti t i It shall be unlawful to use It shall be unlawful to use the median planting strips for anything but jogging or walking. All other activities lki All h i i i are strictly prohibited. (Prior code § 4500; added by Ord. § ; y No. 842CCS, adopted 9/22/70)

City Action - Signage City Action Signage 4 th St 4 th Street t Ad l id Adelaide Drive D i 4 th St. & Adelaide Dr. Intersection

City Action - Enforcement City Action Enforcement

Survey of Neighborhood Survey of Neighborhood www smgov net/openspacesurvey www.smgov.net/openspacesurvey

Survey Results Survey Results 1. Have you observed people using the medians and parkways (the grass areas medians and parkways (the grass areas in the center and sides of the roadway) in your immediate neighborhood for your immediate neighborhood for exercise activities other than walking or jogging? jogging? Yes – 97% No – 3%

Survey Results Survey Results 2. If yes, what is your general reaction to thi this activity? ti it ? Strongly support this use Strongly support this use 28% 28% Somewhat support this use 14% I don’t care 15% I’m not sure how I feel ’ f 1% 1% Somewhat oppose this use 17% Strongly oppose this use 25% TOTAL 100%

Survey Results Survey Results 2a. If you answered “somewhat opposed or strongly opposed, please answer the f ll following: What in particular bothers you i Wh t i ti l b th about this activity? (Please check all that apply.)

Survey Results Survey Results 3. Do you support the removal of grass and the replanting of affected medians with the replanting of affected medians with trees, bushes and/or ground cover to discourage their use by individuals and discourage their use by individuals and groups for exercising? Yes – 21% No – 72% NR – 7%

Survey Results Survey Results 3a.Would you support a new local property assessment in the immediate area to assessment in the immediate area to cover the cost of replanting affected medians? medians? Yes – 9% No – 25% NR – 66%

Next Steps Next Steps • City staff will analyze all information provided and make recommendations to id d d k d ti t City Manager • City Manager will make a decision on any Cit M ill k d i i further/future city action • City staff will report decision back to the Cit t ff ill t d i i b k t th community at a second meeting, January 8 2009 at 6:30 in the Multipurpose Room 8, 2009 at 6:30 in the Multipurpose Room of the Santa Monica Main Library.