Brief

The Bureau of Engineering has submitted an offer from the property owner at 8800 West Venice Boulevard to dedicate a traffic signal easement to the city. This accelerated procedure file, initiated July 16, 2026, has been transmitted to the Public Works Committee for consideration. The easement would allow the city to install and maintain a traffic signal on the property.

Full summary

The file concerns a voluntary offer from property owner Walter N. Marks to dedicate a traffic loop maintenance easement to the City of Los Angeles at 8800 West Venice Boulevard in Council District 10. The easement is required by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in connection with a proposed signalized common driveway on the property. The Bureau of Engineering recommends that the Council accept the easement offer, authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire the dedication, and forward the Council action to the Survey Division for processing. The petitioner paid a processing fee of $3,416.51, and no additional city funds are needed. The project has been determined exempt from CEQA review under a categorical exemption. The easement itself covers a traffic loop maintenance area on one of two adjacent parcels — APN 4312-015-005 — situated near the intersection of Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard. This case was split from an earlier highway dedication case after the Bureau of Engineering's Survey Division required the applicant to file separate dedications for the two affected lots. Together, the two cases are intended to cover a combined easement area of 21 by 21 feet. The surveyed plat, prepared by Cal Vada Surveying, Inc. and stamped by licensed land surveyor Armando D. Dupont, maps the easement area at the Venice Boulevard frontage of the property, which sits at the boundary of the Los Angeles and Culver City city limits. The application was originally submitted by Gonzalo Aranguiz of engineering firm KPFF on behalf of owner Walter N. Marks in March 2026. The Bureau of Engineering transmitted its report to the City Clerk on June 22, 2026, and the file was forwarded to the Public Works Committee on July 16, 2026. As of that date, no committee action has been recorded and the file remains open, with a two-year window to act before it expires in July 2028.

Activity (2)

• 2026-07-16 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Public Works Committee Clerk.
• 2026-07-16 Document submitted by Bureau of Engineering, dated June 22, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-06-22 Report from Bureau of Engineering · report