Authorization for the Executive Director to Execute Agreements related to the Short Term Use of Vacant Agency Owned Property. City of Culver City California Redevelopment Agency Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 11/17/2008 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization for the Executive Director to Execute Agreements related to the Short Term Use of Vacant Agency Owned Property. Item Number: A 1 Contact Person/Dept.: John Fisanotti Phone Number: (310) 253 5767 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes No X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (11/12/08) Action Item: X Attachments: X Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (11/06/08) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (11/12/08) Agency Counsel Approval: Executive Director Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (11/12/08) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Culver City Redevelopment Agency ( Agency ) authorize the Executive Director to execute agreements related to the short term use of vacant Agency owned parcels for no more than ninety (90) days pursuant to certain policy restrictions. BACKGROUND: For much of the history of the Agency it has purchased and cleared real property and then held the vacant site until the property was sold to a selected developer. During the time that an Agency owned property is vacant staff often receives requests from temporary users to license use of the site. Most often the requests can be for Christmas tree lots temporary parking lots construction staging and storage and weekend events such as fairs and carnivals. Each of these types of requests would then be placed on the agenda for the Agency s consideration. On June 16 2008 the Agency considered requests to lease its property on Machado Road either as a parking lot for the Exceptional Children s Foundation or a community garden. The Agency decided against entering into long term open ended leases for its property. This item was on the agenda for the Agency meeting on November 3 2008 and was continued so that i...
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