Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, October 10, 2022

Mike Balkman
Council Chambers
9770 Culver Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 253-5851
Mayor Dr. Daniel Lee
Vice Mayor Albert Vera
Member Göran Eriksson
Member Alex Fisch
Member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
City Council Meeting Agenda
Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, and Culver
City Housing Authority Board
7:00 PM Monday, October 10, 2022
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PUBLIC COMMENT:

The City Council will receive comments from the public on any item of interest to the public (not listed on the agenda) that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not appearing on the agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future agenda.

Go to www .culvercity.org/agendas for complete information on how to provide written and oral comments.

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October 10, 2022Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, and
Culver City Housing Authority Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
WRITTEN COMMENTS: Please provide comments via eComment at www.culvercity.org/meetings. Locate the appropriate meeting and click on the highlighted eComment link. You may need to register once. Written comments may also be sent via public [email protected], or mail. Should you not wish to have your personal contact information placed into the record of the meeting, please submit comments via the eComment portal. Those received 4 hours in advance of the start time will be provided to Council Members and become part of the official record through a motion to receive and file correspondence. Please be advised, written comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council meeting.

ORAL COMMENTS: We encourage everyone who wishes to speak to register in advance at www .culvercity.org/agendas. Please indicate how you will attend (in-person or virtually) and the agenda item (s) for which you wish to make a comment. In-person attendees may also register to speak upon arrival .

Speakers will be called in chronological order, based on when they registered .

At the start of each agenda item, staff will read aloud the names of those who have registered and requested to speak on an agenda item. Requests to speak that are received after the start of the public comment period for that agenda item will not be considered until the end of the meeting.

AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING OFFICER:

Section 611 of the City Charter provides that during any public meeting, all persons shall have the right to address the City Council, and any City commission, board or committee, subject to reasonable rules of decorum and time limits established by ordinance or the presiding officer. Therefore, the presiding officer may, from time to time, establish different time limits than those listed in this Agenda in order to effectively conduct City business. The presiding officer may also, from time to time, re -order the items on the agenda in order to effectively conduct the City Council meeting.

AVAILABILITY OF AGENDA PACKETS AND CONSERVATION OF
RESOURCES:

The Agenda, staff reports and attachments are available online at www.culvercity.org/agendas. Members of the public may inspect (at no cost ) and/or obtain copies (upon payment of the City ’s current copying fee) of any regular session item by contacting the City Clerk ’s Office at City Hall via phone

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NOTE: AT OR ABOUT 11:00 P.M., MEMBERS MAY DETERMINE WHETHER

TO CONTINUE WITH DISCUSSION OF REMAINING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

OR TO CARRY SOME /ALL OF THE ITEMS OVER TO A FUTURE MEETING DATE.

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CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM
Public requests to discuss Closed Session Items must be filed with the Clerk before Closed Session convenes. The City Council shall convene in closed session to consider the following matter(s):
23-276CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
RE: SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION (1 ITEM)

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(2)
23-200CS-2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
RE: 9505 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD (PUBLIC WORKS
YARD), 4117 OVERLAND AVENUE (VETERANS PARK ),
AND 9910 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD (BILL BOTTS
FIELD)
CITY NEGOTIATORS: JOHN NACHBAR, CITY
MANAGER; JESSE MAYS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
OTHER PARTIES’ NEGOTIATORS: VERIZON; AT&T
UNDER NEGOTIATION: BOTH PRICE AND TERMS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
23-295CS-3. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: WCAB CASE NO. ADJ11601317

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)

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October 10, 2022Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, and
Culver City Housing Authority Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
23-300CS-4. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
CITY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: CITY
MANAGER JOHN NACHBAR; ASSISTANT CITY

MANAGER ONYX JONES
E M P L O Y E E O R G A N I Z A T I O N : C U L V E R C I T Y E M P L O Y E E S A S S O C I A T I O N ; C U L V E R C I T Y MANAGEMENT GROUP; CULVER CITY POLICE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION;
CULVER CITY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION; CULVER
CITY POLICE MANAGEMENT GROUP; CULVER CITY
FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE

MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM
23-281R-1. CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION

DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS DISABILITY AWARENESS
MONTH 2022
23-282R-2. CC - PRESENTATION OF A COMMENDATION TO

JUSTIN SANDY FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CULVER

CITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES
23-283R-3. CC - PRESENTATION OF A COMMENDATION TO THE

FRIENDSHIP FACTOR FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO

CULVER CITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH
DISABILITIES.
23-284R-4. CC: A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING OCTOBER 2022

AS NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH
23-285R-5. CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING OCTOBER 2022 AS "WALKTOBER”
23-286R-6. CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING OCTOBER 2022 AS NATIONAL BREAST

CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
23-287R-7. CC - PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY 2022

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PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY MONTH
REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MEMBERS/INFORMATION ITEMS FROM STAFF
Note: Council Members will have up to two minutes each to provide announcements (not including requests to "adjourn in memory".) Any additional announcements and /or requests to place items on a future agenda may be held to the end of the City Council Meeting, after all other business appearing on the agenda has been completed.

JOINT PUBLIC COMMENT - Items NOT on the Agenda (Limit 20 Minutes) Note: All requests to address the City Council (and all other bodies in session ) on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council (and all other bodies in session) and NOT on the agenda must be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the calling of this item by the presiding officer. This public comment period shall have an aggregate duration of up to 20 minutes for all bodies in session. Each comment may be up to three minutes in length.

RECEIPT AND FILING OF CORRESPONDENCE
Note: The City Council shall consider a motion to receive and file all written correspondence related to agenda items appearing on this evening ’s agenda and for all other written documents (including e-mails sent to [email protected]) on subjects not appearing on the agenda that were received by the City Clerk ’s Office. Comments received in writing up to four hours before the meeting's regular session start time on the meeting date will be distributed to the City Council Members and become part of the official record of the meeting.

ORDER OF THE AGENDA

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October 10, 2022Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, and
Culver City Housing Authority Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
Note: The presiding officer or City Council may consider reordering the sequence in which items appearing on this evening ’s agenda will be considered by the City Council.

CONSENT CALENDAR
Note: Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine in nature and may be approved by one motion. All requests to address the City Council under these items must be filed with the City Clerk before the Consent Calendar are called by the presiding officer. Any Consent Calendar item that is pulled for discussion by a Council Member (not including brief questions, points of clarification and the like, which can be handled quickly ), or because a public comment card (s) has been filed with the City Clerk, may be pulled from the Consent Calendar and considered later in the agenda, at the discretion of the presiding officer or City Council.
23-289C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 TO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 221010.pdfAttachments:
23-290C-2. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF

THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
CCCC 09122022 Minutes for Approval.pdf
CCCC 09192022 Minutes for Approval.pdf
Attachments:
23-208C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT

TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT WITH SIEMENS FOR AN ADDITIONAL
YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 63,008 (FROM
$292,355.47 TO $355,363.47) FOR THE REGULAR

TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE FIRE

SAFETY SYSTEM AT CITY HALL, TRANSPORTATION,
SENIOR CENTER, AND POLICE STATION.
2022-10-10-CC-ATT-Siemens 2022 FIRE Renewal
Proposal.pdf
2022-10-10-CC-ATT-Justification for Sole-Source Service of the Fire Alarm Systems.pdf
Attachments:

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REPEALING AND REPLACING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE (CCMC) SUBCHAPTER 15.02.100, OF CHAPTER

15.02, “ADOPTION OF STATE CODES ”; (2) REPEALING
AND REPLACING CCMC SUBCHAPTER 15.02.1100, OF
CHAPTER 15.02, “LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE

GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, BUILDING CODE

AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, TO ESTABLISH
REACH CODE STANDARDS ”; AND (3) ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
S T A N D A R D S A D M I N I S T R A T I V E C O D E , 2 0 2 2

CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE WITH LOCAL
AMENDMENTS, 2022 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, 2022
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2022 CALIFORNIA
MECHANICAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, 2022

CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE WITH LOCAL
AMENDMENTS, 2022 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2022
CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, 2022

E X I S T I N G B U I L D I N G C O D E W I T H L O C A L AMENDMENTS, 2022 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING

STANDARDS CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, AND
2022 CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARDS CODE;
2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS.

Proposed Ordinance - 2022 Building Code Update.pdfAttachments:
23-224C-5. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM

OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR EVENTS WITH THE

CULVER CITY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
(DBA) FOR CITY -SPONSORED EVENTS THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2025.

DBA MOU for Events 2022-2025.pdfAttachments:

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OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT AND

DESIGNATION OF THE ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

KUNG FU DAY COMMEMORATING BRUCE LEE ON
NOVEMBER 12, 2022, AS A CITY -SPONSORED EVENT,

AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT
PROGRAM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE;
AND (2) AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO

ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE APPLICABLE CITY

PERMITS AND LICENSES NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE
EVENT.

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS
Note: The Public Hearing or Action Item with the most public comment cards on file with the City Clerk may be considered by the City Council as the first item, at the discretion of the presiding officer or City Council. The remaining Public Hearing and Action items shall be considered in the order they appear on the agenda, unless re-ordered by the presiding officer or City Council.

PUBLIC HEARINGS
23-210PH-1. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF A CALIFORNIA

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITIES PROJECT EXEMPTION FOR A
MIXED-USE PROJECT AT 12727 WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD (PROJECT).

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October 10, 2022Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, and
Culver City Housing Authority Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
2022-10-10_ATT-1 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - CC Resolution
12727 Wasshington Blvd.docx
2022-10-10_ATT-2 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - Appellant Appeal
Letter 12727 Washington Blvd.pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-3 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - Applicant
Response to Appeal 12727 Wasshington Blvd.pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-4 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - Vicinity Map 12727 Washington Blvd..pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-5 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - PC Resolution
12727 Washington Blvd..pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-6 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - PC Staff Report
12727 Washington Blvd..pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-7 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - CEQA Exemption
Report 12727 Wasshington Blvd.pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-8 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - Draft PC Minutes
12727 Wasshington Blvd.pdf
2022-10-10_ATT-9 CC SPR DOBI Appeal - Preliminary
Development Plans 12727 Wasshington Blvd.pdf
Attachments:
23-214PH-2. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: INTRODUCTION OF AN

ORDINANCE APPROVING A CITY -INITIATED ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT (P2022-0234-ZCA), AMENDING
TITLE 17: ZONING CODE OF THE CULVER CITY

MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC) AS IT RELATES TO

MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING,

AUTOMATED PARKING /PARKING STACKERS, BICYCLE
PARKING, AND LOADING.
22-10-10_ATT No. 1_Ordinance Approving Parking ZCA.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 2_PC Resolution No 2022-P016.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 3_PC Staff Report 8-24-2022.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 4_Draft PC Meeting Minutes 8-24-2022.pdf 22-10-10_ATT No 5_City of LA Bicycle Parking
Requirements.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 6_Examples of Loading Requirements.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 7_Public Comments to PC.pdf
22-10-10_ATT No 8_Public Comments to CC.pdf
Attachments:

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ACTION ITEMS
23-266A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF

OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF MELVIL STREET,

BETWEEN WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND THE CITY
BOUNDARY; AND (2) DIRECTION TO THE CITY
MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

Culver City Arts District Vicinity Aerial
Melvil St Emails From Residents
CCAD Presentation 5-9-2022
Melvil Reopening Petition
Melvil CCAD Business Petition
Melvil Community Meeting Notes - 9-1-2022
Attachments:
23-226A-2. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) PRESENTATION REGARDING

THE CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRIFICATION REACH

CODES THAT MAY POTENTIALLY LIMIT OR PROHIBIT
GAS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION; (2) RECEIPT OF PUBLIC

COMMENT ON ELECTRIFICATION REACH CODE
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CALGREEN CODE; (3)

DIRECTION ON BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION REACH

CODE APPROACHES AND EXEMPTIONS ALLOWING
GAS HOOK UPS; (4) DIRECTION ON A POTENTIAL
ELECTRIFICATION REACH CODE ORDINANCE; AND (5)

DIRECTION ON OTHER REACH CODE POLICIES TO
PURSUE.
2020 Reach Code Public Meeting Results.docx
2022 Reach Code Public Meeting Results.pdf
A Summary of Ordinance Pathways - New Construction.pdf
2022 Single Family New Con Cost-eff Study.pdf
2019-adopted-reach-codes AHJ summary.pdf
Attachments:
23-32A-3. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED TOWN PLAZA USE POLICY; AND (2) DIRECTION TO THE

CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
2022-10-10_ATT_Proposed Town Plaza Use Policy.pdfAttachments:

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PUBLIC COMMENT - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (CONTINUED)

ITEMS FROM MEMBERS (CONTINUED)

MEMBER REQUESTS TO AGENDIZE FUTURE ITEMS

ADJOURN (INCLUDING ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY)

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