ITEM 6-M

City Council Meeting:  March  1990

                          STAFF REPORT

TO:        Major and City Council

FROM:      City Staff

SUBJECT:   REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN AN
           AMOUNT OF $32,000 FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE AND PAVEMENT
           MARKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BEACH BIKE PATH

INTRODUCTION

This report requests City  Council approval to utilize  remaining
funds from  the beach  bike path  northern extension  project for
beach  bike  path  improvements  that  would  include directional
signage and pavement markings.

BACKGROUND

In May of 1989 the  City completed the construction of  the beach
bike path between the 1100 block of Pacific Coast Highway and the
north  City  limits.   This  northern  section  of  the bike path
included  signage and pavement markings at regular intervals.  To
provide uniform signage along  the southern section of  the beach
bike  path adjacent to the beach  concession stands, the Pier and
the  Promenade  area  south  of  the Pier, specifications for new
signage  improvements were prepared.   These improvements include
directional striping, striping of crosswalks, and fourteen  post-
mounted signs.  These  improvements  would  provide  for  uniform
signage of the entire beach bike path in Santa Monica.  The  cost
of these improvements is $31,598.

The north section of the beach bike path was completed with grant
monies received from Los Angeles County in FY 85/86 and FY 86/87.
Following construction  of the  bikepath the  capital account was
closed.  Funds in an amount of $79,277 remaining from the project
are  in  revenue   account  20-400-501-0000-0395-10000.   It   is
requested that these remaining funds  be  used  to  complete  the
improvements to the bike path.

BUDGETARY/FINANCIAL IMPACT

The budget at  account number 20-770-511-22487-8918-99156  should
be increased  by $32,000.  This budget  increase will be financed
from   restricted   cash    being   held   at    account   number
20-000-000-00000-9400-0073.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff requests  that the  City Council  appropriate funds  in the
amount of  $32,000  from  account  20-400-501-0000-0395-10000  to
account    20-770-511-22487-8918-99156    for    completion    of
improvements to the beach bike path.

Prepared by:  Barbara Franklin-Moran, Director
              Cultural and Recreation Services

              Dodie Mosby
              Business Administrator