Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, May 8, 2023

Mike Balkman
Council Chambers
9770 Culver Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 253-5851
Mayor Albert Vera
Vice Mayor Yasmine-Imani
McMorrin
Member Göran Eriksson
Member Dan O'Brien
Member Freddy Puza
City Council Meeting Agenda
Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board, Culver City
Parking Authority, Redevelopment Financing
Authority, and Culver City Housing Authority
Board
7:00 PM Monday, May 8, 2023
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May 8, 2023Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency Board,
Culver City Parking Authority,
Redevelopment Financing Authority,
and Culver City Housing Authority
Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
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 specific meeting body. 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.

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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. Or email comments to public [email protected]. Those comments received 4 hours in advance of the start time will be provided to the body 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 meeting.

ORAL COMMENTS: Speakers must register to speak online 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 .

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 requested to speak on an agenda item. Requests to speak must be received before the start of the public comment period for that agenda item or will not be considered. A QR code will be available for those wishing to sign up once they arrive to the meeting. Requests to speak will no longer be accepted through Webex chat, only by completing the online form. Those without internet should contact 310.253.5851 for help signing up to speak in advance or by speaking to staff upon arrival to the meeting room.

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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 at (310) 253-5851 or email at [email protected].

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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CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
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):
23-732CS-1 CC - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
CITY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: CITY MANAGER
JOHN NACHBAR; ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ONYX
JONES; DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DANA

ANDERSON
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION: CULVER CITY EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION; CULVER CITY MANAGEMENT GROUP;
CULVER CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION;
CULVER CITY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION; CULVER
CITY POLICE MANAGEMENT GROUP; CULVER CITY

FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
23-929CS-2 CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: WCAB CASE NO. ADJ12628763

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
23-948CS-3 CC - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
TITLE: POLICE CHIEF
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
23-930CS-4 CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: CHILDS, MATTHEW V. CITY OF CULVER CITY
CASE NO. 20STCV30587

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

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WESSON FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CULVER CITY
COMMUNITY.
23-936R-2 CC - PRESENTATION OF A COMMENDATION TO RON
GORMAN, 2023 SENIOR OF THE YEAR.
23-896R-3 CC - PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF

RECOGNITION FOR CHARLES JACKSON AND

ASSOCIATES OF JVS SOCAL AND AMAZON FOR GOOD
WORKS.
23-939R-4 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING MAY 2023 AS JEWISH AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH.
23-935R-5 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION

DESIGNATING MAY AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MONTH
23-937R-6 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION

DESIGNATING MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS
RECOGNITION MONTH.
23-938R-7 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING MAY 17, 2023 AS NATIONAL EMPLOYEE
HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY.

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

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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.
23-933I-1 CC – UPDATE ON HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY
(INCLUDING PROJECT HOMEKEY, SAFE CAMPING, AND

OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS)
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
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.

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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.
23-931C-1 CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH

DISBURSEMENTS FOR
APRIL 15, 2023 - APRIL 28, 2023
Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 230424.pdfAttachments:
23-932C-2 CC:HA:SA - CONSENT: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 24, 2023.
23-04-24 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdfAttachments:
23-755C-3 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO HARDY & HARPER INC ., AS THE LOWEST

RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,065,000 FOR THE 2022 PAVEMENT
REHABILITATION PROJECT, PS-005; AND (2 )

AUTHORIZATION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO

APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $516,250 TO COVER

CONTINGENCY COSTS AND PAVING OF ADDITIONAL
STREETS (25%).

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TO EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH MELANIE DORAN TRAXLER, DBA PLANNING
PLUS/P+ FOR CONTINUED PLANNING AND PROJECT

MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR INGLEWOOD OIL

FIELD-RELATED PROJECTS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $41,200.
23-847C-5 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY ’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE

PURSUANT TO THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT,

INCORPORATING THE TERMS OF THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION ’S (FPPC) MODEL CONFLICT
OF INTEREST CODE, AS SET FORTH IN TITLE 2 OF
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 18730,
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-R096.

Proposed Resolution Adopting Amended COI Code.pdf
Proposed_Combined COI Code_DRAFT_REDLINE.pdf
Attachments:
23-882C-6 CC:SA:HA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) RECEIPT OF THE CITY MANAGER ’S/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ’S PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024; AND (2) SETTING

THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR JUNE 12, 2023 AT 7:00 P.M.

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AGREEMENT WITH RELIABLE MONITORING SERVICES,
INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 227,751 TO

REPLACE THE POLICE STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
AND TO MAINTAIN THE NEW SYSTEM FOR FIVE YEARS;
AND (2) APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE

EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH COFFMAN ENGINEERS INC ., INCREASING THE
AMOUNT FROM $37,500 TO $62,500 TO OVERSEE
INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

Sponsors: City Council Meeting Agenda
23-894C-8 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE CONSISTING OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $ 34,000; FIRE, POLICE, AND PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT IN -KIND SUPPORT; AND WAIVER OF THE
BANNER APPLICATION FEES, FOR THE 53RD ANNUAL
4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW CHARITABLE

FUNDRAISING EVENT PRODUCED BY THE EXCHANGE

CLUB OF CULVER CITY, A NON -PROFIT ORGANIZATION,

TO BE HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF WEST LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE ON JULY 4, 2023; (2) DESIGNATION OF THE
53RD ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW AS A
CITY-SPONSORED EVENT; AND (3) APPROVAL OF A
RELATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
2023-05-08__ATT___CC Exchange Club Fireworks Show
Sponsorship Request.pdf
Attachments:

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OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT AND
DESIGNATION OF THE COMPASS GROUP USA ’S

SUMMER MOVIE VACATION, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE
ON SATURDAYS BETWEEN MAY 27, 2023, AND JULY 29,
2023, 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.
23-910C-10 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY AND COLLECT

ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE WEST WASHINGTON
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND ORDERING
THE PREPARATION OF THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT
THEREON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.

WW No. 1.pdfAttachments:
23-911C-11 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY AND COLLECT

ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE WEST WASHINGTON
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 AND ORDERING
THE PREPARATION OF THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT
THEREON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.

Reso of Initiation (WW No. 2).pdfAttachments:

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INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO LEVY AND COLLECT

ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE WEST WASHINGTON
BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 AND ORDERING
THE PREPARATION OF THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT
THEREON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.

Reso of Initiation (WW No. 3).pdfAttachments:
23-914C-13 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) AWARD OF $ 89,352 IN GRANTS A N D D E S I G N A T I O N O F 1 5 E V E N T S A S

CITY-SPONSORED THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR
2023/2024 SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT PROGRAM AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024

SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT PROGRAM CITY COUNCIL AD
HOC SUBCOMMITTEE; (2) AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO
$2,648 IN CONTINGENCY FOR SPECIAL EVENT

LIABILITY INSURANCE AND OFF-CYCLE EVENT
SUPPORT; (3) AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER

TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE APPLICABLE CITY

PERMITS AND LICENSES NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE
EVENTS; AND (4) APPROVAL OF THE AD HOC
SUBCOMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE

THE TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR THE SPECIAL EVENTS
GRANT PROGRAM IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024
BUDGET BY $ 30,000 TO INCREASE THE REMAINING

CONTINGENCY FOR OFF CYCLE GRANT REQUESTS
AND RELATED COSTS.
2023-05-08 - ATT 1 Special Events Grant Program Policy - Resolution 2017-R006.pdf
2023-05-08– ATT 2 Special Events Grant Program Applicants Detailed Breakdown.pdf
Attachments:

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CONFIRMATION OF THE NEED FOR CONTINUING THE
LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARED ON JANUARY 3, 2023

BY THE CITY MANAGER, AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY

SERVICES, UNDER CITY OF CULVER CITY EMERGENCY
AUTHORITY, DUE TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
23-923C-15 CC - CONSENT: ( 1) APPROVAL OF A NEW 5-YEAR

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE
CULVER CITY SISTER CITY COMMITTEE, INC. ( CCSCC)

TO PERFORM CCSCC SERVICES, CONSISTENT WITH
THE GOALS OF THE CITY; AND (2) CONSIDERATION
AND DIRECTION ON CCSCC ’S BUDGET REQUEST IN AN
AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 57,460 FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023-2024.
2023-05-08__ATT__CCSCC FY 2023-2024 Budget
Proposal.pdf
2023-05-08_ATT_Current MOU with CCSCC.pdf
Attachments:
23-925C-16 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) APPROVAL OF A NEW

THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH TRIPEPI SMITH FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND

SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $149,690 ANNUALLY; AND (2 )

AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT FOR TWO
ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR TERMS.

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.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS
23-898PH-1 CC - PUBLIC HEARING: ( 1) SET ASIDE THE CITY COUNCIL’S DECISION OF OCTOBER 11, 2021

UPHOLDING THE APPEAL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR’S DECISION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FOR

REMOVAL OF TWO CITY -OWNED FICUS TREES

LOCATED IN THE GALVIN STREET PARKWAY
ADJACENT TO 10729-31 NORTHGATE STREET AS
ORDERED ON MARCH 15, 2023 BY THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT; (2) RECONSIDER THE
APPEAL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ’S

DECISION TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO REMOVE TWO

CITY-OWNED FICUS TREES LOCATED IN THE GALVIN
STREET PARKWAY ADJACENT TO 10729-31
NORTHGATE STREET AS ORDERED BY THE COURT;
AND (3) UPHOLD THE APPEAL BY ADOPTING A

RESOLUTION CONTAINING FINDINGS TO SUPPORT
PRESERVATION OF BOTH TREES.

Sponsors: City Council Meeting Agenda
2023-05-08_ATT1_Tree Removal Request Northgate.pdf
2023-05-08_ATT2_Tree Removal Appeal Northgate.pdf
2023-05-08_ATT3_Court Opinion.pdf
2023-05-08_ATT4_Proposed Resolution.pdf
Attachments:

ACTION ITEMS

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CONTRACT WITH FLOCK SAFETY GROUP TO PROVIDE

AN AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR)
SYSTEM IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 668,200; AND
(2) DISCUSSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ’S
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION POLICY.
2023-05-08_ATT-CCPD ALPR Policy
2023-05-08_ATT-Sole Source Service Provider Letter
Attachments:
23-909A-2 CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DISCUSSION REGARDING A

POTENTIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR BILL BOTTS FIELDS AND
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK; (2) DISCUSSION

REGARDING A POTENTIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR A PARKS MASTER PLAN; AND (3) DIRECTION TO
THE CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2023-05-08-ATT 1 Sample RFP for Feasibility Study or Master Plan.pdf
2023-05-08-ATT 2 Veterans Memorial Park General Upgrade 2008.pdf
2023-05-08-ATT 3 Veterans Memorial Park Medium Upgrade
2008.pdf
2023-05-08-ATT 4 Veterans Memorial Park Medium Upgrade
2008.pdf
2023-05-08-ATT 5 Teen Center and Plunge Redesign.pdf
Attachments:

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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