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Receipt and Filing of Report on the Maintenance at The Boneyard.
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Meeting Date: May 5, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Adam Ferguson/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (04/30/2026); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (04/30/2026)
Department Approval: Adam Ferguson, PRCS Deputy Director (04/28/2026)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) commission receive and file the report on the maintenance at The Boneyard.
BACKGROUND
Culver City Dog Park, also known as "The Boneyard", is an off-leash dog park spanning a little over 1 acre equipped with benches, lights, trees, and water fountains. It has decomposed granite (DG) floors and is broken into two separate areas for small and large dogs and a smaller enclosure for a one-time, time-out. The City worked alongside the Friends of the Culver City Dog Park (FCCDP) to officially open the park on April 22, 2006.
The FCCDP was formed in 2001 to support the development of a dog park in the City. In June 2003 the City was awarded a $50,000 assessment grant and $200,000 clean-up grant from the EPA for soil remediation. Fundraising, community events, and planning efforts led to City Council's approval of new dog park and rules ordinances, along with approving an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the FCCDP to negotiate directly with a contractor to build the park in December 2004. In July 2005, the City entered into an agreement with ValleyCrest for the construction of the dog park and groundbreaking took place July 23, 2005. Final inspections occurred in February 2006 with finishing touches completed in the months leading up to the grand opening in April 2006.
As the only dog park in the City, the Boneyard is a vi...
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