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CC - ACTION ITEM: (FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT) Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Establishing Commercial Tenant Eviction Protections during Applicable Grace Periods for the Repayment of Rent Accrued During the Eviction Moratorium Period Established under the COVID-19 Local Emergency.
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Meeting Date: March 27, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Heather Baker/City Attorney's Office
Phone Number: 310-253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/22/2023);
Department Approval: Heather Baker, City Attorney (03/22/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an urgency ordinance establishing commercial tenant eviction protections during applicable grace periods for the repayment of rent accrued during the eviction moratorium period established under the COVID-19 local emergency (Attachment 1) (requires a four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND
On March 14, 2020, the City Manager, under the authority of Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 3.09.020, as the Director of Emergency Services, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency in relation to the arrival of the COVID-19 virus in the Culver City community, which was ratified by the City Council on March 18, 2020.
On March 16, 2020, the City Manager, under the authority of CCMC Section 3.09.020, as the Director of Emergency Services, issued a Public Order enacting City measures to protect members of the public and City workers from undue risk of COVID-19 and on March 20, 2020 issued a First Supplement to Public Order. Section 2 of the March 20 Order included, among other things, the following order ("Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratorium" or "CTEM"):
"[N]o landlord shall evict a commercial tenant in the City of Culver City du...
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