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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Consideration of a Freestanding Monument Signage Program in Town Plaza; (2) Discussion of Proposed Donation and Installation of Signs by HC 9300 Culver LLC; and (3) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 11, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Elizabeth Garcia, Office of Economic and Cultural Development Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5708
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [x] No []
Attachments: Yes [x] No []
Public Notification: Posted at City Hall (01/03/2024) (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/06/2024)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (12/14/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council: (1) consider the implementation of a freestanding monument signage program in the expanded portion of Town Plaza; (2) discuss the proposed donation of the monument signs by HC 9300 Culver LLC; [BC1]and (3) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
In 2017, the Owner of the Culver Steps, HC 9300 Culver LLC (Steps Owner) and the City entered into a Reciprocal Easement Agreement (REA) to establish rights of use of certain non-exclusive pedestrian and vehicular access ways, to provide maintenance obligations, easements to private property and public property, and to allocate certain costs and responsibilities related to the Culver Steps (The Steps) and the expanded Town Plaza.
In 2018, the Steps Owner completed The Steps development in Downtown Culver City. The City, in partnership with the Steps Owner, spent approximately $3.2 million dollars to revitalize the property adjacent to The Steps to expand the existing Town Plaza and create new public space that serves as a venue for art, music and special events. In 2021, the Steps Owner requested the City consider installing freestanding monument signs in Town...
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