4) Action Item:  Lincoln Boulevard Community Design Overlay ("CDO")(30
min) [Requested by Laura Burns] 2 separate motions:
 
4A.) Motion to request GRVNC board formally request Cindy Miscikowski's office to initiate the CDO process for Lincoln
Boulevard.
4B.) Motion
a) to approve Lincoln Boulevard Community Design Overlay (CDO) Budget of $150,000 for a more comprehensive CDO process involving greater community outreach, and

b) to request funding for this Budget be appropriated from the Venice Surplus Real Property Fund.  This money will allow for the supplementation of the limited resources of the planning department, and to seed implementation of the CDO. (See budget below.)


Budget to support a Community Design Overlay for Lincoln Boulevard in Venice

A Community Design Overlay process consists of public community workshops led by the Los Angeles Planning Department community planning personnel. In order to facilitate these public meetings, we request money from the Venice Surplus Real Property Fund for outreach to the entire Venice community, facilities and equipment rental, food, design and printing of materials, and additional money to enact selected outcomes from the CDO.

A CDO for Lincoln will create a plan that will enhance Lincoln Boulevard for the residents, businesses and visitors to Venice. This street is both a major artery and a community street. It has been neglected, and as has been demonstrated over the last year and a half, the community is very concerned and interested in helping develop a pedestrian friendly boulevard that can serve its varied needs.

This budget is designed to reach the 18,000 households in Venice. The number of public meetings budgeted for is three. More may be necessary.
 
 
ITEM
NUMBER OF TIMES
DOLLARS
Room rental
3 times
$900
     
Equipment rental (chairs, p.a. equipment, etc.)
 3 times
900
     
Outreach flyers (18,000)
 3 times
2,700
     
Postage (18,000 household-bulk mail)
 3 times
 16,200
     
Printed reports (20 pages, 275 copies)
 3 times
 800
     
Graphic design (non-city) all materials  
8,000 
     
Translation (non-city)  
 3,000
     
Professional services (traffic experts, designers, etc.) (non-city)
 3 times ($2000)
 6,000
     
Final report (40 pages, 200 copies)
 3 times
 1,000
     
Food, refreshments, paper goods, etc. (for 275)
 3 times ($10 each)
8,250
     
Follow up- help with enactment of CDO (kick-start of  landscaping,    
pedestrian crossings, or assistance to stores with signage, etc.)  
 100,000
     
Miscellaneous expenses
2,250
TOTAL
$150,000