Land Use and Planning Committee

Time: 7:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m.

Place: Venice Boys and Girls Club of Venice

2232 Lincoln Boulevard, (Cross Street: Venice Blvd.)

Free parking available in Boys and Girls Club underground parking lot

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1) November 9^th meeting minutes approval (5 min)

2) Appointment of secretary (5 min)

3) Update from Council Office on Planning Projects and Issues & Meetings (5 min)

4) Public comment (10 min)

* public comment will be taken at this time on items NOT on the agenda. Public comment on agendized items will be taken at the time that item is addressed by the Committee.

5) Discussion/Action Item: Pioneer Bakery development (20 min)[requested by Laura Burns]

motion to adopt Greg Fitchittís draft CIS as a "report," to be transmitted to the planning dept, area planning commission and to the council office.

6) Discussion/Action Item: Consider requesting a moratorium on all multi-family and commercial projects in the Venice area for twelve months. (45 min)[requested by Sabrina Venskus]

7) Discussion/Action Item: 300-346 Washington Blvd. 123 units, mixed use development (45 min)[Zoe Garaway]

Project Description: Convert Existing 9-Story Office Building Into 42 Live/Work Condo Units And One Commercial/Office Condo Unit. Demolish Existing 2-Story Office Building Ancillary Commercial Structures And Construct 81 New Residential Townhouse Units Of Which 12 Units Are Affordable Units. 302 Parking Spaces To Be Provided.

Environmental Document: Draft MND is out. Review project application and determine if LUPC should weigh in on development application.

8) Report: proposed Skateboard park on the ocean front (10 min)[Suzanne Thompson]

LUPC representative to give report on status of Skateboard Park

9) Action Item: appoint someone from LUPC to attend SM Airport meeting with other NCs (10 min)

10) Adjourn: Total Time: 2 hours, 35 min

ITEMS FOR SPECIAL MEETING ON DECEMBER 7, 2004

1) Policy Discussion Regarding Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of Projects (15 min)[Ann Giagni): See Report on LUPCís webpage at www.grvnc.org

2) Discussion/Action Item: RAD Project (MTA Lot), 100 E Sunset Ave., Venice, Case No. ENV-2004-1407-EIR (30 min)[Greg Fitchitt]

Approve transmittal of DEIR comments to City Planning