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CC - (1) Discussion of the Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratoria, Including the Comments and Recommendations from the Economic Recovery Task Force; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: November 9, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Heather Baker/City Attorney's Office
Elaine Warner/CDD, Economic Development
Phone Number: 310-253-5660
310-253-5777
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 (11/04/2020); Culver City Business License List (11/04/2020)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (11/04/2020); Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (11/03/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss the Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratoria, including the comments and recommendations from the Economic Recovery Task Force; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
Declaration of Local Emergency and City Public Orders
On March 14, 2020, pursuant to the authority granted by Culver City Municipal Code ("CCMC") Section 3.09.020.B.1.a, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus respiratory disease ("COVID-19") pandemic.
On March 20, 2020, the City Manager issued a First Supplement to Public Order, which included, among other things, protections for commercial tenants against evictions based on an inability to pay rent due to COVID-19 related circumstances ("Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratorium" or "CTEM") (Attachment 1), which was extended by the April 7, 2020 Fifth Supplement to Public Order, May 19, 2020 Twelfth Supplement to P...
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