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CC - (1) Discussion of a Recommendation by the Economic Development Subcommittee to Consider the Installation of Two Freestanding Monument Directional Signs in the Expanded Portion of Town Plaza; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: February 14, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Todd Tipton - CDD/Economic Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-5783
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/09/2022); Culver City Downtown Business Association (02/09/2022); Hackman Capital Partners (02/09/2022); Business and property owners adjacent to Town Plaza (02/09/2022);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (02/04/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss a recommendation from the Economic Development Subcommittee (Vice Mayor Vera and Council Member Eriksson) (Subcommittee) to consider the installation of City signage, consisting of two freestanding monument directional signs, in the expanded portion of Town Plaza; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this hearing is to get City Council direction on proceeding with a proposal to install business directional signage in the Town Plaza Expansion (Expanded Plaza). In 2018, Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) developed the Culver Steps (the Steps) in Downtown Culver City and the City (in partnership with HCP) spent approximately $3.2 million dollars to redevelop the public property adjacent to the Steps in order to create a new public open space that could also serve as a public venue for art, music and special events.
The design and orientation of the Steps was intended to ...
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