Civic Working Group

he Civic Working Group holds its regular meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Its monthly agenda and past minutes can be found here.

The Civic Working Group provides input on the development of recommendations for the renovation, programming and long-term operation of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Specifically, the Working Group is charged with meeting the following objectives:

• Draft a vision for the future cultural and community use of the Civic as the hub of a cultural campus
• Explore an appropriate mix of compatible adjacent uses, from open space to additional facilities as identified in the Urban Land Institute report
• Evaluate potential financing options and programming and operating models for the Civic
• Convene a community process to gather input and to build consensus regarding the future of the Civic
• Provide Council with recommendations regarding the vision, feasible renovation options and the preferred long-term operating model for the Civic