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GPAC - Presentation on and Discussion of Existing Socioeconomic and Market/Economic Conditions and the Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy in Culver City.
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Meeting Date: July 9, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Ashley Hefner/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5744
Fiscal Impact: No General Fund: N/A
Public Hearing: No Action Item: No Attachments: Yes
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - General Plan Advisory Committee, Notify Me - General Plan Update (07/06/2020)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (07/06/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the General Plan Advisory Committee receive presentations on and discuss existing socioeconomic and market/economic conditions and the arts, culture, and creative economy in Culver City.
BACKGROUND
To combat the spread of COVID-19, the City proclaimed a local emergency on March 14, 2020, and issued subsequent public orders beginning March 16, 2020. Under the orders, City Hall has been closed to the public, and in-person meetings have been discontinued until further notice. From March through April, only City Council and Planning Commission meetings were held virtually. Consequently, the March 12, 2020, regular meeting; April 23, 2020, special meeting; and May 14, 2020, regular meetings of the GPAC were canceled. The June 11, 2020, special meeting was canceled due to a special City Council meeting held on the same night to discuss rent control. A new special meeting of the GPAC was held June 30, 2020, and focused on equity, community safety, and policing in the General Plan Update (GPU).
DISCUSSION
HR&A Advisors, the economics subconsultant for the GPU, will provide an overview of the following topics, based on the Socio-economic Profile and Market Analysis Existing Conditions Report (Attachment 2):
* Demographic and jobs profile of the city
* Fiscal health
* Real estate market trends...
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