Century City mall just installed a whole row of Chargepoint stations. Because 90% of the mall is under construction, these spots are often ICE'd. Their security is excellent at monitoring, but all they can do is give them a "ticket." They even gave one to my friend last week who, to my dismay, was parked there and not plugged in. These tickets have no legal power. Also, by the time they give them a ticket, it's too late. The car is already parked for the evening (usually, for a movie).
While I agree with you that the mall should provide the cones, they may not get around to it. If they were to suddenly to magically find 8 green cones in place, they would probably assume that TM did it and not be unhappy with it.