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Update on the Jackson's Avenue Gate at the Ballona Creek Path
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Meeting Date: August 15, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Heba El-Guindy/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council ();
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson - 8/12/2019
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RECOMMENDATION
Provide the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) with an update on the project and community feedback.
BACKGROUND
The Jackson Gate Project is one of many starting points for the discussion around realizing a goal from the 2016-2020 Council Strategic Plan, Enhance the Restoration and Utilization of Ballona Creek. The objectives outlined include: a) Make Ballona Creek more walkable, bikeable, and connected to the City; and, b) Make Ballona Creek a Recreational Attraction. Ballona Creek's rich history and the changing landscape of Culver City give the City an opportunity to make Ballona Creek a unique and desirable water and recreational amenity.
Part of the Strategic Plan Goal is to "work with adjacent property owners to create agreements to improve Ballona Creek's entry access points and other right-of-way improvements", which includes discussions of opening up access points and increasing connectivity to transit. Another component is to "identify and determine the feasibility of potential Ballona Creek recreational improvements", "include Ballona Creek recreational improvements in the Culver City Recreational Master Plan and prepare cost estimates" and "implement the plan, including the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget". All these initiatives have started to take shape under the Ballona Creek Revitalization Project.
In 2017, two members of the Cit...
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