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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a $100,000 Funding Contribution to Organization "Streets For All" Towards Total Cost of Feasibility Study to be Completed by SWA Los Angeles for Project to Extend the La Ballona Creek Bike Path and Related Budget Amendment; and (2) Direction to the City Manager Regarding Future Project Phases and Other Direction as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: February 27, 2023
Contact Person: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Phone: (310) 253-5630
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/22/2023)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (02/17/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a $100,000 funding contribution to organization "Streets For All" towards total cost of a feasibility study to be completed by SWA Los Angeles for the project to extend the La Ballona Creek Bike Path and related budget amendment (budget amendment requires a four-fifths vote); and (2) provide direction to the City Manager regarding future Project phases and other direction as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Created in the 1970s, the La Ballona Creek Bike Path currently runs from the ocean to Syd Kronenthal Park in Culver City. Originally, planners intended the Bike Path to go all the way from the ocean to where the creek ends at Cochran Ave and Venice Blvd in the City of Los Angeles.
The organization Streets For All has coordinated a project proposing to complete the original plan and extend the La Ballona Creek Bike Path (Project). Approximately 0.8 miles of the 2.3-mile extension would run through the City of Culver City, across public land and property owned by Red Car Properties, and impact the public right-of-way in mul...
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