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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Adoption of a Resolution Determining the Main Street Closure Project (Closure of Main Street between Culver Boulevard and the City Limit each Tuesday for Farmers Market and Every Weekend) is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and (2) Discussion and Direction regarding the Status of the Project.
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Meeting Date: May 23, 2022
Contact Person: Andrew Maximous/Public Works Department
Phone Number: 310-253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notice: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/18/2022)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (05/18/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a Resolution determining the Main Street Closure Project (closure of Main Street between Culver Boulevard and the City Limit every Tuesday for Farmer's Market and every weekend) ("Project') is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Attachment 1); and (2) discuss and provide direction, as deemed appropriate, regarding the current status of the Project.
BACKGROUND
On March 28, 2022, the City Council directed Public Works staff to reopen Main Street between Culver Boulevard and the City Limit ("Main Street"), with the exception of continued closure on Tuesdays for Farmers Market. Main Street had been previously closed to vehicular traffic seven days a week during the pandemic. The City Council provided additional direction to allow for the intermittent closure of Main Street on the weekends, in addition to Tuesdays, once permanent retractable bollards were installed, and the Project was evaluated under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The intermittent closure of Main Street will consist of pe...
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