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File #: 25-486    Version: 1 Name: Recommend Parks Plan to City Council: Planning Commission
Type: Minute Order Status: Reported to Council
File created: 11/4/2024 In control: PLANNING COMMISSION
On agenda: 11/13/2024 Final action:
Title: PC - Consideration of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department's Parks Plan
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PC - Consideration of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department's Parks Plan

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Meeting Date: November 13, 2024

Contact Person/Dept.: Adam Ferguson, Senior Management Analyst / PRCS Department

Phone Number: (310) 253-6685

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [x] General Fund: Yes [] No [x]

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [x] Attachments: Yes [] No [x]]

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (11/6/2024); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department Updates (11/6/2024); (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Planning Commission (11/8/2024)

Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (11/6/2024)
Mark E. Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (11/6/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Department's Parks Plan.


BACKGROUND

At the City Council Meeting on May 8, 2023, the City Council directed staff to proceed with a parks master plan in conjunction with the feasibility study for Bill Botts Fields and Veterans Memorial Park. The City Council selected OLIN as the consultant to prepare the Parks Master Plan. The Parks Master Plan project schedule includes four specific time frames:

* Information Gathering
* Early Ideas
* Draft Plan
* Final Plan

During the information gathering section of the project, there were three community meetings with the public. At the meetings, the public was able to ask questions directly to the project team and express any concerns they have for changes to the parks and/or current amenities and conditions. The meetings included interactive boards of each park in Culver City allowing participants to leave comments pertaining to each park. Attendees also were given the opportunity to express th...

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