TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Laurie B. Jester, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Receive Status Report on Rite-Aid Property, Located at 1100 Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Sepulveda Boulevard; Review and Discuss the Options; Provide Direction to Staff to Seek an Inspection Warrant Should Rite Aid Not Grant Interior Access to the Building for a Site Inspection (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
RECEIVE REPORT; DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the staff presentation, review and discuss the options, and provide direction to staff to seek an inspection warrant should Rite Aid not grant interior access to the building for a site inspection.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications are anticipated.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council raised concerns about the condition of the vacant site, leased by Rite Aid, on the southeast corner of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, and requested that staff place an item on the agenda for discussion.
In February 2008 the City Council approved, on appeal, a new 13,000 square foot Rite Aid at the corner of Manhattan Beach and Sepulveda Boulevards. With this location on two major commercial streets with almost 100,000 vehicles per day passing by, the site is a key gateway into the City. The site, which used to be a service station, was demolished to make way for the new construction in 2009. The adjacent 3-story liquor store, fitness studio and office building, which is also part of the site but separate ownership, has also been vacant since 2009. The site is regularly maintained and City Code Enforcement staff proactively monitors the site to ensure that there are no weeds or graffiti and that the site is secure. The vacant por...
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