Authorize a Letter of Support for Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority Grant Application for the Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path Enhancement Project. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 12/11/06 AGENDA ITEM: Authorize a Letter of Support for Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority Grant Application for the Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path Enhancement Project. Item Number: A 2 Contact Person/Dept.: John Rivera PW Admin Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: City s Master Notification List 12/06/06. Action Item: X Phone Number: (310) 253 5616 No X General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (12/4/2006) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (12/07/2006) RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (12/07/2006) Staff recommends the City Council Authorize the City Manager to submit a Letter of Support for Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority Grant Application for the Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path Enhancement Project. BACKGROUND: The City s General Plan Land Use Element updated in 1996 established a specific implementation task to conduct a Ballona Creek Focused Special Study to determine the potential for enhancing the Creek area as a recreational resource. On December 8 2003 the Council received and filed the Ballona Creek and Trail Focused Special Study (Ballona Creek Special Study) and directed staff to complete a General Plan Amendment (GPA) that includes the design and planning principles identified in Table 5 A of the Ballona Creek Special Study as appropriate and that establishes policies defining desired and allowable types of development along Ballona Creek. Table 5 A is provided as Attachment No. 1. The Ballona Creek and Trail Focused Special Study is a very broad study of the Ballona Creek environs and issues and opportunities such as flood control recreation and beautification. The Ballona Creek Special Study is a study ...
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