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CC - (1) Report on the Status of City-Owned Property Located at 10858 Culver Boulevard, and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: February 24, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Todd Tipton/CDD
Phone Number: (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 (02/18/20); Mailed notice to all property and business owners within 1,000 feet of the property (2/10/20); Posted on Next Door and the City's Social Media Outlets (02/18/20); (E-Mail) Community Garden users (02/04/20)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (02/12/20)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive a report on the status of City-owned property located at 10858 Culver Boulevard (Property); and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
Since the late 1970s, the Property has been used by organizations that offer services to veterans. Over the years the Property fell into disrepair and now has life safety and structural deficiencies. As a result, the Property was vacated in November 2018.
In early 2018, the condition of buildings on the Property were analyzed and it was determined that the two-story building at the front of the property should be demolished and the A-frame portion at the rear could be reused at a cost of approximately $673,000, which does not include environmental remediation and demolition costs.
In July 2019 the City Council received a report on the status of the Property and identified five potential uses including (1) affordable housing for artists (2) modular affordable housing; (3) a multi-use facility created by combining parcels to ...
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