Chapter 8. Improvement Of The Pedestrian Mall of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8.

The city and its legislative body shall have the power to improve a pedestrian mall as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 11101, and for the accomplishment, in whole or in part, of that purpose may use the Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, or any similar special assessment law. Any work or improvement permitted by said subdivision (d) shall be deemed to be work or improvement permitted to be done under any such act or law. The city may also pay the whole or any part of the cost and expenses of improving a pedestrian mall from its general funds or from any other available money and may let contracts for the work in any manner permitted by law or charter. No money available for expenditure within the city from the proceeds of any tax, license, or fee imposed by any public agency upon the ownership or operation of vehicles or the fuel used therein shall be used to pay such cost or expense, except as may be permitted by Section 11005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

A pedestrian mall established or to be established pursuant to this part may be so improved either concurrently with the proceedings taken under this part for the establishment of the pedestrian mall or at any time subsequent to the establishment of the city mall, but no contract for the work or improvement shall be awarded until moneys have been fully provided for the payment of all claims allowed pursuant to Section 11310 and for the payment of all damages and compensation, if any, awarded in any action or actions brought pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing at Section 11400) hereof.

If in connection with the establishment of a pedestrian mall and concurrently with the proceedings taken pursuant to this part, the legislative body proposes to improve the proposed pedestrian mall and for that purpose uses the Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, or any similar special assessment law, the legislative body may combine any part of the proceedings taken pursuant to this part with any part of the proceedings taken under any such special assessment law, to the end that duplication of ordinances, resolutions, notices, hearings and other acts or proceedings may be avoided.