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07.03.17 Volume 16 Issue 199
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CONSTRUCTION: The School Board is pursuing plans for work at Lincoln Middle School
MARINA ANDALON Daily Press Staff Writer
On Thursday, the Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District Board of Education gathered for their last meeting of the 2016 -17 school year. The board advanced plans to finalize improvements to Lincoln Middle School including replacement of buildings, renovations, upgrades to the field and new parking. At the meeting, the Board approved environmental documents necessary to complete work that first began seven years ago. In February 2010, SMMUSD adopted a series of documents related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Lincoln Middle School Replacement of Building C, Modernization and Site Improvements Project, often referred to as the Original Project. The Original Project included the replacement of Building C, modernization of Building E, upgrade of the existing athletic field and track and the creation of additional parking on campus. However, while replacement of the athletic field lighting was included in the 2010 environmental documents, the Original Project was approved without it and was constructed without the athletic filed and track improvements. Adding the field back to the project could have required additional environmental review
and due to the changes in the project, the district hired Michael Baker International to determine if the project would have environmental impacts on the community. The company prepared a Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, which was presented to the board last week, that found all potentially significant environmental impacts were previously stated in the Original Project. The Board voted complete the athletic field and track improvements including the replacement of the athletic field lighting, which is named Changed Project. The Changed Project would consist of the installation of four new 80-foot-high field lights along the perimeter of the track, synthetic turf pre marked for soccer and a five lane rubberized all weather track. The Changed Project would result in the redevelopment of a 196,240-square foot athletic field and track. Other public agencies whose approval may be required include California Department of General Services, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the City of Santa Monica Public Works. If approved by the other public agencies the new field would allow extended community usage and can begin construction as early as July. marina@smdp.com
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Bill would extend carpool lane access for hybrid and electric cars KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
A bill from Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) would extend a state law that allows hybrid and electric cars to use the carpool lane. The new program would allow drivers of low and zero emission vehicles access to the lanes through Sept. 30, 2025. If AB544 does not pass the Senate, the program expires in 2019. Under the current program, drivers of energy efficient cars can apply for and purchase Clean Air Decals for $22 to use the lanes. Under the extended program, the green and white decals would be valid for three years, according to Bloom. The cost of the decal would offset the ongoing program cost of about $1.2 million.
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Santa Monica has hired Lane Dilg as the new City Attorney. The decision was formally announced at Council’s June 27 meeting and follows the retirement of former City Attorney Marsha Moutrie in December of 2016. According to a statement provided by the city, Dilg currently works for UCLA as Senior Counsel. “… she provides legal advice across the broad range of the University’s teaching, research and public service activities, in substantive areas ranging from constitutional and employment law to
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“Zero emission vehicles are very popular with Santa Monicans and the sticker program enhances their popularity,” Bloom told the Daily Press. “Santa Monica has been a leader on environmental issues for decades and is now working on developing a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Over half of the city’s emissions come from transportation, so zero emission vehicles will undoubtedly be part of reaching that goal.” Right now about 260,559 cars across the state have the decals, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. That’s only a fraction of the nearly 1.2 million hybrid and electric cars registered in California. About 32,158 cars in Los Angeles County applied for the stickers in 2016. SEE BILL PAGE 6
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