CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING 10/03/89
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7-A: MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT/SANTA MONICA AIRPORT RESIDUAL LAND
PROPERTY: Presented was a staff report and a public hearing
concerning the following actions relating to the development of a
Mixed Use Commercial Project on the Santa Monica Airport Residual
Land Property located at the northwest corner of Bundy Drive and
Airport Avenue at the southeastern corner of the City of Santa
Monica. The site is bounded on the north and west by the Santa
Monica Airport facility, and on the south and east by the City of
Los Angeles. Council asked questions of City staff, consultants,
and representatives of the developer Reliance Development Group.
Mayor Zane stated that Council's intent was to provide
individuals requesting to address Council on this item with two
minutes to present their comments, and to provide individuals
representing groups with six minutes, and that all requests to
address Council submitted before 9:45 p.m., would be considered.
At 8:10 p.m., Mayor Zane declared the public hearing opened. The
following members of the public spoke in support of the project:
Robert Tompkins, Susan Wilson, Irene Zivi, Michael Hill, Duane
Nightingale, Meganne Steele, Jim Conn, June Sale, Tom Pyne, Dave
Paradis, Stan Dyer, Ruth Goldway, Jack Siegel, Amy Joslyn, Ray
Davis, Robert Segal, Kevin Dretzka, Tom Larmore, John Fairbanks,
Timi Halem, William Dale Brantley, Antonio Vazquez, Mark Aihara,
and Ken Ward.
The following members of the public spoke in opposition to the
proposed development: Michael Brourman, Gregory Thomas, Della
Barrett, Jerry Dunlap, George Zurow, Peter Donald, Jennifer
Polhemus, Kathleen Schwallie, Dana White, Richard Bloom, Lloyd
Kirshbaum, J. Leo Partridge, John Krimmel, Eric Siss, Donald
Brandsen, Milton Goldman, Stephen J. Strate, Sally Kalaghan,
George Hickey, William L. Scheding, Rol Murrow, G. L. Hoerner,
Camille Everett, Suzanna Brewer, Jean Gebman, Angela DeMott,
Craig Schmitman, Gulshin Gilbert, Cherry Dickinson, Donald
Murchie, Jim Shanahan, Barbara Brown, Loren Bloch, Alyson Dunn,
Joy Fullmer, J. Wenner, Claudio Ponte, Mary Ann Peters, Bill
Worden, Eric Chen, Russ Shaver, Dr. Jack Baptista, Emmalie
Hodgin, George Suarez, Sharon Baldoni, Sam Baldoni, Joe Perches,
Joanne Hatfield, Eric Anderson, Brandt H. Smith, and Laurel
Roennau.
Councilmember Genser moved to extend the meeting until all
members of the public who submitted requests to speak had been
heard from. Second by Councilmember Abdo. The motion was
approved, Councilmember Jennings opposed, Mayor Pro Tempore
Finkel absent. Councilmember Genser moved to hear from members
of the public who submitted their requests to address Council
after the deadline established at the beginning of the meeting.
Second by Councilmember Katz. The motion was approved,
Councilmember Jennings opposed, Mayor Pro Tempore Finkel absent.
John B. Murdock, and Bradley Jacobson spoke in opposition to the
proposed development project. Roger Genser spoke in support of
the proposed project.
At 1:05 a.m., there being no one else wishing to speak on the
matter, Mayor Zane declared the public hearing closed.
Councilmember Katz moved to continue Council's consideration of
the remaining issues related to this item to the Council meeting
of October 10, 1989, at 7:30 p.m. Second by Councilmember Reed.
The motion was unanimously approved, Mayor Pro Tempore Finkel
absent.