Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, May 22, 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 22, 2023
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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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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):
23-955CS-1 CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: WCAB CASE NO. ADJ12571261

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM
23-1002R-1 CC- PRESENTATION OF AWARDS CREATED BY THE

EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY

COMMITTEE TO CHITRA GOLESTANI AND ART OF THE

RUNWAY IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICE TO

CULVER CITY, PROMOTING THE FULL ACCEPTANCE

OF ALL PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY
LIFE.
23-1000R-2 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING MAY 2023 AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
23-1001R-3 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING MAY 2023 AS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH.

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.
23-1004I-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.

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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.

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.
23-999C-1 CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH

DISBURSEMENTS FOR
APRIL 29, 2023 - MAY 12, 2023
Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 230522.pdfAttachments:
23-998C-2 CC:HA:SA - CONSENT: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF
THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 8,
2023.
23-05-08 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdfAttachments:

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May 22, 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
23-803C-3 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT FOR THE
SEWER USER ’S SERVICE CHARGE, (2) DECLARING THE
INTENTION TO ORDER THE SEWER USER ’S SERVICE
CHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024, AND (3)

SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC
HEARING.
2023-05-22-ATT-CC-Sewer_User_Charge-Engineers_Report_
SUSC.pdf
2023-05-22_ATT_Resolution of Intention_SUSC.pdf
Attachments:
23-980C-4 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT, (2) DECLARING
THE CITY COUNCIL ’S INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY

OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023/2024, AND (3) SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND

PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE WEST

WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 1.

Culver City_Washington Blvd No.1_Engineers Report_FY
2023-24.pdf
WW No. 1 Resolution.pdf
Attachments:

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May 22, 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
23-981C-5 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT, (2) DECLARING
THE CITY COUNCIL ’S INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY

OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023/2024, AND (3) SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND

PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE WEST

WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 2.

Culver City_Washington Blvd No.2_Engineers Report_FY
2023-24.pdf
Attachments:
23-982C-6 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING THE ENGINEER ’S REPORT, (2) DECLARING
THE CITY COUNCIL ’S INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY

OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023/2024, AND (3) SETTING THE DATE, TIME, AND

PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE WEST

WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 3.

Culver City_Washington Blvd No.3_Engineers Report_FY
2023-24.pdf
WW No. 3 Resolution.pdf
Attachments:
23-891C-7 CC - CONSENT ITEM - APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM

OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE DOWNTOWN

BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (DBA) FOR GENERAL

MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN DOWNTOWN CULVER

CITY (DOWNTOWN) IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$142,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2023
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025.
2023-05-22-CC-ATT-1-DBA_MOU.pdfAttachments:

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TO THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WITH
CORNERSTONE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. IN AN
AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,396,969

FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, TRENCHING AND

OTHER REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS AT CITY -OWNED

PROPERTIES (KNOWN AS PROJECT HOMEKEY) AT
3868 AND 3900 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD; AND (2 )
FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF A

RELATED BUDGET AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING
$207,197 FROM GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND
BALANCE TO CIPS PF034 (INTERIM HOUSING -
DEANO’S) AND PF035 (PERMANENT HOUSING -
SUNBURST).
23-950C-9 CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM

OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CULVER CITY

AND THE CITIES OF LOS ANGELES, BEVERLY HILLS,

INGLEWOOD, SANTA MONICA, WEST HOLLYWOOD,

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND LOS ANGELES

COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT REGARDING THE

ADMINISTRATION AND COST SHARING FOR

IMPLEMENTING THE COORDINATED INTEGRATED

MONITORING PROGRAM (CIMP) AND WATERSHED

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (WMP) FOR THE BALLONA

CREEK WATERSHED
2023-05-22-ATT-CC-BC_MOA
2023-2026_FINAL_05.01.23.pdf
Attachments:

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THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION TO
INSTALL DECORATIVE LIGHTS ACROSS MAIN STREET.

BID Annual Report 2023 (Work Program and Budget).pdf
Proposed Main Street Lights Rendering
Attachments:
23-983C-11 CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT

WITH ACE FENCING, IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$57,000 FOR FENCING SERVICES ON CITY -OWNED
P R O P E R T Y A T 3 8 6 0 A N D 3 9 0 0 S E P U L V E D A BOULEVARD (PROJECT HOMEKEY).
23-966C-12 CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CONCEPT CONSULTANT INC ., AS THE

LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $ 312,025 FOR THE MAIN STREET
BOLLARDS PROJECT, PS -023; AND (2) AUTHORIZE

THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO APPROVE CHANGE

ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $31,200 TO COVER CONTINGENCY
COSTS (10%).
23-994C-13 CC - CONSENT: APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE

PURCHASE ORDER WITH COMPLETES PLUS IN THE
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $ 40,000, FOR A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $90,000.

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
23-968PH-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.
2023-05-22 ATT 1 May 8, 2023 Staff Report.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 2 August 10, 2020 Staff Report.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 3 October 11, 2021 Staff Report.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 4 Applicant's May 8 Correspondence.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 5 City Staff's Responses to Applicant
Objections.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 6 Inspection Photographs 05-13-2023.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 7 Mabus Letter re 23-898 with Objections and Additional Evidence Attached.pdf
2023-05-22 ATT 8 Staff Photos of Original Repairs from
2021.pdf
2023-05-22_ATT 9 Proposed Resolution re Northgate Tree
Removal.pdf
Attachments:

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AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING LICENSE AGREEMENT

RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

OF THE CULVER PUBLIC MARKET PUBLIC PARKING

STRUCTURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD AND CENTINELA AVENUE.

Summary Report Pursuant to California Government Code
Section 53083.pdf
Attachments:
23-904PH-3 CC - PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

CONFIRMING AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR

THE HIGUERA STREET LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.
2023-05-22-ATT-Engineer's_Report-Higuera_Street.pdf
2023-05-22-ATT-Resolution_of_Levy-Higuera_Street.pdf
Attachments:
23-905PH-4 CC - PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

CONFIRMING AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENT FOR
LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.
2023-05-22-ATT-CC-Engineer's_Report_LMD 1.pdf
2023-05-22-ATT-CC-Resolution_of_Levy_LMD1.pdf
Attachments:

ACTION ITEMS

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May 22, 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
23-989A-1 CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DESIGNATION OF THE 2023 JUNETEENTH EVENT AS CITY-SPONSORED; (2 )

AWARD OF AN OFF -CYCLE SPECIAL EVENT GRANT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $ 10,000 IN THE FORM OF IN -KIND
AND/OR DIRECT FUNDING FOR EVENT PRODUCTION;
AND (3) AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO

A D M I N I S T R A T I V E L Y A P P R O V E A G R E E M E N T S ,

PERMITS AND LICENSES NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE
EVENT.
23-988A-2 CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) APPROVAL OF A 2023 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES; (2) APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A CONCERT
PROMOTER FOR A 2024 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES;
(3) CONSIDERATION OF THE CULVER CITY CULTURAL
ARTS FOUNDATION AS A SPONSOR FOR THE 2023
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES; (4) APPROVAL OF ANY

NECESSARY AGREEMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
THE 2023 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES WITHIN THE
ALLOCATED BUDGET; AND (5) DIRECTION TO THE
CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
23-774A-3 CC - ACTION ITEM: DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION TO

STAFF RELATED TO LIMITATION ON THIRD PARTY

FOOD DELIVERY FEES
2023-05-22_ATT 1_Exhibit A to 29th Supplement.pdf
2023-05-22_ATT 2_Third Party Fee Limitations Feedback
March 2023.pdf
2023-05-22_ATT 3_Uber Letter.pdf
2023-05-22_ATT 4_Door Dash Email.pdf
Attachments:

PUBLIC COMMENT - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (CONTINUED)

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ITEMS FROM MEMBERS (CONTINUED)

MEMBER REQUESTS TO AGENDIZE FUTURE ITEMS

ADJOURN (INCLUDING ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY)

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