First in a series.
Following a rigorous, well-attended study session on Monday night with the City City over mansionization, the chair of the advisory Planning Commission was asked if he felt better or worse than he had going into the meeting.
Kevin Lachoff paused. “At the moment, I don’t have a subjective feeling,” he said about the Council’s decision to start – but only start – wrenching the rules of building in Culver City. “Objectively, we have been given some new direction. The Council has taken some of our recommendations and directed staff to come back with a resolution they can review for adopting a base level of recommendation.”
Did Mr. Lachoff huddle with any of his fellow commissioners afterward – David Voncannon, Dana Amy Sayles, Scott Wyant and Ed Ogosta – and what was the mood?
“Because this was a topic that we did not fully resolve,” Mr. Lachoff said, “it was not really appropriate for us to huddle and discuss things. We kind of exchanged sighs of relief and of next-steps. But there wasn’t really substantive talk.
“This will continue,” he said. “During the meeting, I mentioned to Commissioner Voncannon that (ongoing examination of overbuilding or mansionization) will be made part of our future work plan. I don’t believe mansionization was not part of our 2015 work plan. It came about from concerned citizens and took on its own momentum” during the summer.
“It never was part of our work plan during the year, but we have devoted significant time to this topic.”
(To be continued)
