Council makes move to give park makeover
By Daily Press staff
(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).
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Elected officials are expected to spend about $498,000 tonight on everything from improving a mobile home park to paying for a lobbyist in Washington D.C.
At $180,000, a professional service agreement with Lawrence McDermott to recondition the Mountain View Mobile Home Park accounts for the largest expenditure on the City Council’s agenda tonight.
Since purchasing the mobile home park in December of 2000, the City of Santa Monica has made numerous improvements to the Mountain View facilities, including the establishment of an emergency vehicle access road, off-street parking and installing a fire hydrant. But more improvements are needed, city staff has concluded.
Mountain View Mobile Home Park is located on 1930 Stewart St., and can hold up to 105 mobile homes. Other than small, superficial improvements, the property has not been renovated since it was built in the late 1940s. In terms of redevelopment, City Hall’s priorities include undergrounding electrical, cable and telephone lines, and installing new natural gas, water supply, sanitary sewer and storm drain systems. City Hall also plans to re-grade and re-pave roads, as well as provide more on-site fire hydrants.
Of the 13 potential firms, city staff recommends Lawrence O. McDermott, who has extensive experience and knowledge of mobile home park infrastructure, city staff said. McDermott has designed more than 100 manufactured housing and RV parks with more than 15,000 spaces.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 12, 2005. Read the original PDF.