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Agenda - City of Santa Monica

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The Esplanade improves critical southern entrance intersections and provides access<br />

improvements for all <strong>of</strong> the downtown, with specific adjacent benefits for projects<br />

located on Colorado Avenue, 4 th Street, 2 nd Street and Ocean Avenue. As the Colorado<br />

Esplanade project and Downtown Station Plaza meet LUCE criteria for community<br />

benefits for additional open space and improved circulation for alternative modes<br />

contributing to sustainable development and reduction <strong>of</strong> greenhouse gases, it is<br />

anticipated that future phases would be considered priority community benefits for<br />

which funding amounts would be i ncluded in community benefit negotiations for<br />

Downtown development agreement projects. Later phases to the project could be<br />

constructed as funding becomes available.<br />

Next steps include completing the design and construction documents for the full project<br />

vision, and preparing a bi d document for the core project to complete the critical<br />

infrastructure upgrades. <strong>City</strong> staff and PWP will continue to refine material<br />

specifications, construction details and identify final finishes and colors during the<br />

construction document phase, working closely with the <strong>City</strong> and stakeholders on<br />

wayfinding development and p ublic art integration. Staff is requesting that the <strong>City</strong><br />

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