Community Round Up

Tilden Terrace 

The Tilden Terrace project continues to make progress toward completion.  The project is now 55.5 percent complete, with an expected completion date of May 31.

City staff continues to work with the developer, Los Angeles Housing Partnership, and the construction company, Dreyfuss, to address all neighborhood concerns regarding noise, dust and parking.

A community meeting is projected for January to detail the construction of the intersection improvements and the impact on parking and street access.

Globe Avenue Project

Community Development Department staff received notification from the State Department of Finance (DOF) on Dec. 28 regarding the Meet and Confer for the Globe Avenue Project.

The Meet and Confer is scheduled for Jan. 23 in Sacramento.  This meeting will make the final determination if the Globe land will remain with the Housing Authority, as the Housing Assets Successor to the former Redevelopment Agency.

 

Committee on Homelessness

The next scheduled meeting of the Committee on Homelessness is Jan. 8 at 7 p.m.  Discussion will be on the 2013 Homeless Count.

2013 Homeless Count

The 2013 Homeless Count is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 8 p.m. to midnight.  The deployment location is the Senior Center.

The Committee on Homelessness has formed a subcommittee that is responsible for coordinating this event.  Notices soliciting donations of refreshments and volunteers are currently being distributed to local organizations and citizens.

Irving Place

Project is approximately 49 percent complete, on schedule and on budget.  The project is scheduled for completion May 2013.

Culver City Events

The City celebrated its 95th Anniversary with a free screening of MGM’s “A Night at the Opera,” starring the Marx Brothers, on Dec. 29.

Nearly 200 people attended the screening in the Veterans Memorial Building and the Culver City Historical Society opened its Archive Resource Center to the public prior to the event.

Staff received a great deal of positive response from the attendees about what a wonderful time they had and how much they appreciated the program.

Cultural Affairs

The Cultural Affairs Commission will hold its annual Town Hall Meeting on Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at City Hall.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend and share their comments with the Commission regarding Cultural Affairs programming.