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CC - Presentation of UCLA's 2020 Comprehensive Project Student Report for the General Plan Update (GPU).
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Meeting Date: September 14, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Ashley Hefner/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5744
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: N/A
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/10/2020), Notify Me - General Plan Update (09/08/2020)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/21/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council receive a presentation of UCLA's 2020 Comprehensive Project Student Report for the General Plan Update (GPU).
BACKGROUND
Each year, a team of urban planning master's students at UCLA research and analyze planning challenges to produce a high-quality report known as the "Comprehensive Project", with recommendations for action for a client organization. This allows the students to analyze real-world issues, make recommendations that may address the client organizations' needs and gain experience working for a client. At the suggestion of Council Member Lee, in the 2019-2020 academic year, UCLA collaborated with the City of Culver City on topics connected to the City's General Plan Update (GPU). Professor Paavo Monkkonen led the class and is a member of Culver City's General Plan Advisory Committee.
DISCUSSION
The students asked, "How can Culver City recognize and celebrate its common values and improve life for today and tomorrow?" Six different topics were selected to explore this question and addressed traffic congestion, complete streets, design of the "transit gateway" around Culver City Station, the Inglewood Oil Field (IOF), community engagement, and housing affordability. The students addressed the...
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