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CC - (1) Presentation Regarding the Culver City Farmers' Market, and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 11, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Glenn Heald/Economic Development
Todd Tipton/Economic Development
Phone Number: 310-253-5752
310-253-5783
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/06/19), the Downtown Business Association (03/01/19), and notices mailed to all businesses on Main Street and to Culver City addresses within a 1,000 foot radius of the Market (02/27/19).
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (03/04/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive a presentation regarding the Culver City Farmers' Market; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
For over 20 years the Culver City Farmers' Market (Market) has operated on Tuesday afternoons on Main Street in downtown Culver City (Downtown). In 2018 the City hired Mrs. Cynthia Ojeda of Sustainable Management Services to manage the Market for a 21-month period expiring June 30, 2019. Since being hired Mrs. Ojeda has:
* Improved the Market's appearance by requiring clean vendor stalls and umbrellas and by monitoring and enforcing policies regarding waste disposal;
* Revised the composition of Market vendors in order to obtain Certified Farmers' Market status;
* Retained the best of the former vendors while attracting the most desirable boutique growers;
* Revised the number of vendors in order to optimize the available street space while adhering to all health and safety standards and to eliminate unauthorized and/or non-permi...
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