Item 6-E

Council Meeting: 4/15/97                     Santa Monica, CA

To:       Mayor and City Council

From:     City Staff

Subject:  Recommendation to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the
Sale of Old
Street Name Signs to the Public and Establishing Purchase Prices

Introduction
This report recommends the City Council approve a resolution
authorizing the sale of old street name signs to the public and
establishing purchase prices.

Discussion
The City has begun a Citywide street name sign replacement
program.  All of the street name signs, including the smaller
intersection signs and the larger signs at signalized
intersections, are being replaced with the City's newly
redesigned street name signs.

During the replacement process, staff has received several
requests from the public to buy the old street name signs. 
Normally, old signs are sent to salvage for their aluminum value. 
However, the number of signs salvaged has been limited.

In accordance with SMMC Section 2.24.100 obsolete or unusable
City property is supposed to be auctioned.  In this instance,
staff recommends this requirement be waived.  The attached
resolution authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to sell
and establish procedures for the sale of old street name signs. 
The resolution also establishes purchase prices.

Staff proposes to sell the old street name signs to the public on
a first come, first serve basis.  The signs will be sold at the
Parking and Traffic Engineering public counter, and any other
public venue where it can be arranged, such as the City's
Farmer's Market sites.  Displays of the old signs will be created
and the public will be asked to fill out a request form
indicating a specific street name, if desired.  The signs, which
are stored at the City Yards, will be brought to City Hall
regularly and the buyer will be advised when their sign is
available for pick-up.

Staff recommends that the small street name signs be sold for
$20.00 per sign and the larger signs at signalized intersections
be sold for $35.00 per sign.  It is estimated there will be
approximately 2,000 signs and 100 intersection signs available to
sell to the public which could generate approximately $43,500. 
The funds will be deposited in the General Fund.

Fiscal/Budget Impact
The sale of the old street name signs will be conducted by
existing staff.  Proceeds from the sale of old street name signs
will be recorded in revenue account #01-130-224-00000-0417-10000.

Recommendation
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council approve a
resolution authorizing the sale of old street name signs to the
public and establishing purchase prices.

Prepared by:   Suzanne Frick, Director of Planning and Community
               Development
               Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking and Traffic Engineer

            RESOLUTION NO. __________________ (CCS)
                      City Council Series

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA     AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF OLD STREET NAME SIGNS TO THE PUBLIC
AND ESTABLISHING THE PURCHASE PRICE.

     WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has been implementing a
newly redesigned street name sign program; and
     WHEREAS, the public has expressed an interest in purchasing
the old street name signs that have been replaced; and
     WHEREAS, Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.24.100
requires a competitive auction of obsolete or unusable public
property.

     NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
     SECTION 1.     That the City Council finds that there is
public interest to purchase the City's old street name signs and
thereby waives the competitive bidding requirement of Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 2.24.100.
     SECTION 2.     That the City Manager, or his designee, is
hereby authorized to sell old street name signs.
     SECTION 3.     That the City Manager, or his designee, shall
establish procedures for the sale of old street name signs.
     SECTION 4.     That the purchase price for the street name
signs shall be $20.00 per sign, and for the larger intersection
street name signs the purchase price shall be $35.00 per sign.
     SECTION 5.     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:
______________________
City Attorney

ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS ___________ DAY OF _________________
1997.
                              __________________________________
                                        MAYOR