Agenda - City of Santa Monica

City Council Meeting 5-14-13
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. _______ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIC CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN TO
ELIMINATE THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE EXTENSION AND TO REPLACE THIS
POLICY WITH THE COLORADO ESPLANADE PROJECT MAIN STREET TO
SECOND STREET ALIGNMENT
WHEREAS, on November 23, 1993, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
(“Council”) approved Resolution No. 8685, adopt
ing the Civic Center Specific Plan
(“1993 CCSP”), which set forth a new vision fo r the Civic Center area, and anticipated a
variety of public improvements based on an organizing urban design concept; and,
WHEREAS, in 2003, the City began preparation of the Environmental Impact
Report for an updated CCSP; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2005, the City Co
uncil certified a Final Environmental
Impact Report (“CCSP EIR”) for amendment s to the CCSP and adopted said CCSP
amendments (“2005 CCSP”); and
WHEREAS, the 2005 CCSP, in part, estab lished policies for a new brid ge
connecting Main Street with Second Street; and