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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Ratification of Approval of Final Plans and Specifications for the Modified MOVE Culver City - Downtown Corridor Pilot Project Western Segment and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids; and (2) Adoption of a Resolution Granting California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemptions to the Modified MOVE Culver City - Downtown Corridor Pilot Project and Certifying the Project Will Be Completed Using a Skilled and Trained Workforce.
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Meeting Date: September 11, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Diana Chang/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6566
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/06/2023)
Department Approval: Diana Chang, Chief Transportation Officer (08/22/2023)
Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (08/22/2023)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) ratify the approval of the final plans and specifications for the modified MOVE Culver City - Downtown Corridor Pilot Project (Project) Western Segment and authorize the publication of a Notice Inviting Bids; and (2) adopt a resolution granting CEQA Exemptions to the Modified MOVE Culver City - Downtown Corridor Pilot Project and certifying the Project will be completed using a skilled and trained workforce.
BACKGROUND
On May 18, 2020, the City Council directed the Transportation Department to capitalize on reduced traffic as a result of the pandemic by transforming space on the street and installing dedicated bus lanes to improve mobility throughout the City. Subsequently, staff conducted preliminary planning work and returned to the Council on July 13, 2020, with a recommendation to implement mobility lanes on three major arterial corridors (Culver Blvd./Washington Blvd., Sepulveda Blvd., and Jefferson Blvd.) to bring positive and impactful changes to mobility throughout the City. The City Council...
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