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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Studio One Eleven to Prepare a Fox Hills Specific Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $800,000; and (2) Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with AECOM to Prepare a Hayden Tract Specific Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $500,000.
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Meeting Date: October 28, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Troy Evangelho/ Planning and Development- Advance
Planning
Phone Number: (310) 253-5744
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/23/2024)
Department Approval: Mark Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (9/30/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a professional services agreement with Studio One Eleven to prepare a Fox Hills Specific Plan in an amount not to exceed $800,000; and (2) approve a professional services agreement with AECOM to prepare a Hayden Tract Specific Plan in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
BACKGROUND
The General Plan 2045 was adopted on August 26, 2024 and went into effect on October 9, 2024. The General Plan 2045 Land Use Element includes designated Special Study Areas for closer study beyond the scope of the General Plan. The Fox Hills and Hayden Tract neighborhoods are identified as Special Study Areas.
Fox Hills was largely developed in the 1970s and includes suburban-style office park uses with surface parking, a large indoor shopping mall (Westfield Culver City), medium- and high-density multi-family apartments and condominiums, as well as a large park and cemetery. In the General Plan 2045, the commercial uses in this area are designated Mixed Use Medium and Mixed Use High which include residential uses with a base density of 65 and 100 dwelling units per acre (du/ac...
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