By JASMIN PERSCH Special to the Daily Press
(Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures, which appear on the upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agenda. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the City Council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public. However, many of the items have been part of public discussion in the past.) CITY HALL — Elected leaders are expected to approve spending $11.7 million tonight to seismically retrofit City Hall, supply computers to the new Main Library, and repair roads and gutters.
The largest expense — $9.7 million — will pay for annual touch-ups to city streets.
Resurfacing alone costs more than $6 million. Other improvements, such as curb and sidewalk repairs, are also included, as are runway restriping and security fencing at the Santa Monica Airport.
Gutters on San Vicente Boulevard at Ocean Avenue will see improvements also. City Hall included this provision in the project to save money by using the same contractor, city staff said.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 22, 2005. Read the original PDF.