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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Residential Parking License Agreement, for Use of the City-Owned Watseka Parking Structure Located at 3535 Watseka Avenue, with Rethink LLC, to Support the Mixed-Use Project at 9814 Washington Boulevard.
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Meeting Date: July 13, 2026
Contact Person/Dept: Elaine Warner/ Economic Development Director
Phone Number: (310) 253-5777
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/08/2026); Center Theatre Group (07/07/0/2026), Downtown Business Association (07/07/2026)
Department Approval: Adam Troy, Assistant City Manager (06/23/2026)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a residential parking license agreement, for use of the City-owned Watskea Parking Structure, with Rethink, LLC, related to the construction/operation of a mixed-use project at 9814 Washington Boulevard and provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
In September 2022, the City and Rethink Culver, LLC ("Rethink") entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement ("DDA") for the sale and redevelopment of City property located at 9814 Washington Boulevard, immediately adjacent to the Kirk Douglas Theater. The purpose of the agreement was to activate an underutilized City-owned property, create additional affordable housing and enhance the local economic and cultural environment. As approved, the mixed-use project would consist of three - four levels, with 2,725 SF of new ground floor commercial space and 34 residential units that would include two Very Low-Income and four Moderate units (the "Project"). The Project was intentionally designed without on-site parking relative to the mobility/walkability of Downtown Culver City as well as to mitigate disruption to the neighboring businesses.
Since Pro...
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