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To:       City Council
From:   Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park

RE:    March 24, 2015 City Council agenda item 8-A: Future options regarding the operation of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) and the City’s future use of its land currently occupied by the Airport. smgov.net/departments/council/agendas/2015/20150324/s2015032408-A.htm

1. Because of existing litigation, SMO is extremely unlikely to close within the next 3 years.
   Litigation documents: smgov.net/Departments/CMO/content.aspx?id=44740
   
2. Decisions about the leases at the Airport after July 1, 2015 should:
   a. Minimize the risk of lawsuit or injunction
   b. Aim to increase/maximize revenue
   
   
3. Measure LC, which passed in November 2014, amended the City Charter to:
   a. Prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open space, and public recreational facilities, until the voters approve limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land; and
   b. Affirm the City Council’s authority to manage the Airport and to close all or part of it.
   
   
4. Therefore, the FOSP Board urges the City Council to:
   a. Instruct staff to start the planning process to expand the current Park on the southern “Non-Aviation” parcel adjacent to Airport Avenue with the additional 12 acres that will become available on July 1, 2015.
   b. Increase Airport leases to market rate, with no sub-leasing allowed.
   c. For maximum flexibility on the western “Quit Claim” parcel (which the federal government returned to the city in 1949, after leasing it during World War II), allow only month-to-month leases, as the ability to modify land uses on this parcel will more likely occur prior to any changes on the eastern “Instrument of Transfer” parcel.
   d. Consider conditional lease terms of no longer than 3 years on the southern “Non-aviation” parcel and the eastern “Instrument of Transfer” parcel that would maximize revenue for the City but maintain its ability to transform land uses as desired or as litigation is resolved.

City of Santa Monica Event Calendar:

http://calendar.smgov.net/city/eventcalendar.asp

Fairview Library — 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
   – Bridge on Mondays at 1 PM
   – Write-Away on Tuesdays at 12 PM
   – What’s New This Week? on Thursdays at 1 PM

Santa Monica Public Library Calendar:

http://smpl.org/Programs_and_Events.aspx

Pico Branch Library hours:

Monday-Thursday 12 to 9 PM; Friday 12 to 5:30 PM;
Saturday 10 AM to 5:30 PM; Closed on Sunday

Library Calendar of Events for March:
http://smpl.org/uploadedFiles/Library/Programs_and_Events/March2015Calendar.pdf

Santa Monica College events:

www.smc.edu/eventsinfo

SMMUSD art exhibits, dance showcases, concerts, plays, and musicals:

http://smmarts.info

YWCA Santa Monica/Westside — 2019 14th St. —

http://www.smywca.org/

Morgan-Wixson Theatre — 2627 Pico Blvd. —

http://www.morgan-wixson.org/

Ruskin Group Theatre — 3000 Airport Avenue —

http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/

McCabe’s Concerts — 3101 Pico Blvd. —

http://www.mccabes.com/condata.html

Reminders:

Reminder: Report sightings of coyotes and other invasive wildlife
to the city’s Animal Shelter at shelter@smgov.net or 310-458-8594.

1. Police – www.SantaMonicaPD.org
   a. Non-emergency dispatch – 310-458-8491
   b. Neighborhood Resource Officer – Erik Milosevich – Erik.Milosevich@smgov.net
   c. Crime Prevention Officer – Lauralee Asch – lauralee.asch@smgov.net
   d. Graffiti Hotline: 310-458-2231
   e. Recycling Theft Hotline: 310-458-4932
   f. Crime mapping: http://gismap.santa-monica.org/crimeviewcommunity/
   g. SMPD Community Affairs video –
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFScj6m8k6U&feature=youtu.be
 
2. SM Airport  – http://www.smgov.net/Departments/Airport/
   a. Noise Hotline – 310-458-8692
   b. Email noise complaints to: Noise@smgov.net – List date, time, your location, and complaint.
   c. Online noise complaint form: http://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/form.aspx?ekfrm=8886
   d. Flight Tracking: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/Airport/For_Our_Neighbors/Flight_Tracking_/_PublicVue.aspx
 
3. Lost Pets – If you lose a pet or find a lost pet, contact the Animal Shelters:
   a. Santa Monica  — 1640 9th St. — 310-458-8594 — shelter@smgov.net
       http://santamonicapd.org/content.aspx?id=10427
   b. West Los Angeles — 11361 W. Pico (near Sawtelle) — 888-452-7381

4. Santa Monica’s Government Outreach Customer Service Center – http://www.smgov.net/sm_go.aspx –  Submit comments, complaints and service requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your request will automatically be sent to the right staff member, a nd you will receive a tracking number and a response within ten days.