1. After approval of the Specific Plan, community participation should be a principal element in the design of the parks.  In particular, community participation should be engaged to help define a vision for the special open space on Ocean Avenue, north of Olympic Drive.  An arboretum or botanical garden should be one of the ideas considered for this area.  Only buildings that are an integral part of the open space should be permitted in this area north of Olympic Drive.  Other park spaces should include open areas for informal games and dispersed small recreational amenities, such as half-courts in the Civic Auditorium Park.  However, playfields for large groups or organized sports should not be allowed.

2. The design of the housing should be highly articulated, minimizing its mass and scale while achieving 300 units in total.  A minimum of 160 units should be affordable to very low- and low-income households.   Provide opportunities for the remaining units to respond to future conditions and to include a diverse mix of incomes.  Consideration should be given to the inclusion of live-work housing.

3. After approval of the Specific Plan, public input should be solicited in the design of all buildings in the area.

4. Civic Center employees and residents should have priority for subsidies at the early childhood education and development facility.

5. Olympic Drive west of 2nd Street should be designed in a way to calm traffic.  Consideration should be given to using turning-movement restrictions to reduce cut-through traffic, if speed and congestion become problematic.

6. The location of the City Services Building is conceptually approved.  Special attention should be given to massing and integration of the new building into the surrounding context.

7. The programming and rehabilitation/expansion of the Civic Auditorium should focus on community and cultural uses, including the visual and performing arts.

8. An invitation should be made to Santa Monica College to locate their proposed 500-seat theater at the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Civic Center Drive (one Working Group member opposed this item).

9. Consideration of commemorations should occur as part of the park planning process.  Consider opportunities such as street, building or park names.