MAR VISTA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

GREAT STREETS AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE http://www.marvista.org/great-streets.php

Wednesday September 18 2019 6:30 pm Mar Vista Library
12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista, CA 90066 (SW corner of Venice and Inglewood Blvds.)

 

AGENDA

1. Call To Order and Welcome – Chair (1 min.): Michelle Krupkin

2. Introductions and Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) (2 minutes)

3. Motion to approve recent Great Streets minutes (2-5 minutes)

4. Reports (15 -20 Minutes)

   1. Great Streets Program brief definition-Michelle Krupkin, MV Community Council.

   2. CD11 Mobility Deputy Alek Bartrosouf, shares Mar Vista related mobility issues.

5. Old Business (10 minutes)

 

a.  Independent Traffic Study Motion. STATUS: Passed 10.10.2018 at Great Streets Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting. Motion amended and passed at BoD 11.13.18 meeting. Sent back to Great Streets Ad Hoc Subcommittee to compose specific data request questions.
Report: The Great Streets Ad Hoc Subcommittee discussed the list of data requested from the Board of Directors and determined that the following should be utilized in a data request:

1. LADOT Transportation Impact Study Guide Lines, December 2016 https://ladot.lacity.org/sites/g/files/wph266/f/COLA-TISGuidelines-010517.pdf
2. Typical Elements That Should Be Included In A Traffic Impact Study https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation- systems/repository/Typical%20TIS%20requirements%20033115.pdf
3. City of Los Angeles Complete Streets Design Guide - pages 121-132 https://planning.lacity.org/documents/policy/CompleteStreetDesignGuide.pdf
STATUS: Specific data request questions were not discussed due to time constraints at the 1.08.19 BoD meeting. On 4.09.19 BoD Agenda as Unfinished Business Item 14.1. Not discussed at 4.09.19 BoD meeting due to time constraints. Tabled at 5.14.19 BoD meeting Meeting for future discussion, to appear on a future BoD agenda.

b.  ADA Evaluation Policy Motion. The Mar Vista Community Council (MVCC) supports an independent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) evaluation of the Great Street Venice Boulevard Pilot Project. STATUS: Policy motion sent to 2.12.19 BoD meeting agenda, tabled and on the 4.09.19 BoD Agenda as Item 14.2. Not discussed at 4.09.19 BoD meeting due to time constraints. Tabled at 5.14.19 BoD meeting for future discussion, to appear on a future BoD agenda.

Possible discussion regarding planning for the Mosaic Hopscotch project that has been long planned for placement at the MV Library area. Discuss need for separate meetings with mosaic artist Tracey Corinne, CD11 personnel, Public Works and DCA. STATUS: Meetings took place in April 2019 with CD11’s Hannah Levien, mosaic artist Tracey Corinne, MVCC’s Michelle Krupkin and Bureau of Street Services Supervisor Larry Hresko. Waiting for paperwork and update from Hannah Levien. Now targeted for Fall 2019 installation. Paperwork from Hannah pending for Adopt a Median. Update from Michelle.

9/18/19 MVCC Great Streets (Ad hoc) Subcommittee Agenda Page 1 of 2

 

6. New Business (45 - 50 minutes)

   1. Hannah Levien, CD 11 West LA/Mar Vista Field Deputy. Possible update on the Venice Blvd.

      Downtown Mar Vista Gateway Signage project.

   2. Discussion and possible motion regarding the Pavement Mural Great Street project at Grand View and Pacific Ave. Stakeholder concerns about current cracking and peeling paint after the second installation was completed around February 9 2019 and the need for a future third improved reinstallation. Update needed.

   3. Possible discussion about the upcoming Saturday September 14 2019 Mar Vista Music & Art Walk “Spectrum” Celebrating LGBTQ+ as well as recent Saturday August 10 2019 Block Party on Venice Blvd. and the Saturday, July 13 2019 Art Walk on Venice Blvd. from Venice Beach to the 405 which was a Joint Venice Art Crawl + Mar Vista Music & Art Walk 3.5 Miles of music, art & mobility. https://www.marvistaartwalk.org/ Motion passed at August 13 2019 Great Streets meeting requesting personal from Mar Vista Art Walk to give regular updates to go to .

   4. Possible discussion and motion regarding Mar Vista/Venice “Arts District” status. Discussion of recent motion on the same subject matter passed by Venice NC.
      Possible drafting questions for related survey.

   5. Possible discussion and motion of Mar Vista Business Initiative and current inventory of empty storefronts on Great Street Venice Blvd.

7. Public Comment

8. Future Agenda Items

9. Adjournment (by 7:50 pm)