Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, September 11, 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, September 11, 2023
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PUBLIC COMMENT:

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September 11, 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
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.

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

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September 11, 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
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):
24-173CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB V. COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, ET AL.

CASE NO. 23STCV03479

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
24-238CS-2. CC - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY

NEGOTIATORS
RE: 9240 CULVER BOULEVARD CITY NEGOTIATORS :

JOHN NACHBAR, CITY MANAGER; JESSE MAYS,
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER; ELAINE WARNER, ACTING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
OTHER PARTIES NEGOTIATORS: K-ZO RESTAURANT
UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE, TERMS OF PAYMENT

OR BOTH, INCLUDING USE RESTRICTIONS,

D E V E L O P M E N T O B L I G A T I O N S A N D O T H E R MONETARY RELATED CONSIDERATIONS.

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
24-251CS-3. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –

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

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(2)
CS-3_2023-09-06__Rand Paster Nelson Letter.pdfAttachments:

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RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
AWARENESS MONTH.
24-239R-2. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION IN

RECOGNITION OF PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY
OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE.

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MEMBERS/UPDATES FROM

COMMISSION, BOARDS AND/OR COMMITTEES/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.
24-244I-1. CC – UPDATE ON HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY

INCLUDING PROJECT HOMEKEY, SAFE CAMPING, AND

OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS (THIS UPDATE IS MADE

PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 8630(C) REQUIRING A PERIODIC
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY).

PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
24-247P-1. CC - ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FIFTH YEAR

RECIPIENTS OF THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

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September 11, 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
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.

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

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DISBURSEMENTS FOR
AUGUST 19, 2023 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023.

Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 230911.pdfAttachments:
24-246C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2023 AND THE SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 31, 2023.
23-08-28 CCCC Draft Minutes for Approval.pdf
23-08-31 CCCC Draft Minutes for approval.pdf
Attachments:
24-181C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO

EXECUTE ANY ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE

PURPOSE OF OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OF
GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM; AND (2) ADOPTION OF A

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR

DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THE LOS ANGELES

C O U N T Y M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

AUTHORITY (METRO) FOR TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) FUNDS FOR FY2023/2024.
2023-09-11_ATT 1_Resolution FY23 SB1 SGR Funds.pdf
2023-09-11_ATT 2_Resolution for TDA Funds Claim.pdf
Attachments:

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AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PLAN (LEP)

UPDATE FOR FILING WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT

ADMINISTRATION AS REQUIRED FOR ALL TRANSIT
OPERATORS WITH BUS FLEETS IN EXCESS OF 50

TRANSIT VEHICLES IN SERVICE AND RECEIVING
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS.

Culver CityBus Title VI and Limited English Proficiency PlanAttachments:
24-206C-5. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE

AMENDING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION

7.02.005 TO DETERMINE AND DECLARE UPDATED

PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN CITY
STREETS.
2023-09-11_ATT-Ordinance Amending CCMC 7.02.005.pdfAttachments:

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

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ORDINANCE APPROVING CITY-INITIATED ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT P 2023-0097-ZCA AMENDING TITLE
17 ZONING CHAPTER 17.400.095 RESIDENTIAL USES -

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO ALIGN WITH STATE

LAW BY REVISING VARIOUS SECTIONS INCLUDING,

BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ADUS

ALLOWED ON A LOT CITYWIDE, INCLUDING IN THE
CULVER CREST NEIGHBORHOOD.
23-09-11_ATT 1 - City Council Ordinance Updating ADU
regulations.pdf
2023-09-11_ATT 2 – Planning Commission Resolution No.
2023-P003.pdf
2023-09-11_ATT 3 – Planning Commission Staff Report, dated June 14, 2023 (without attachments).pdf
2023-09-11_ATT 4 – Planning Commission Comments
Received.pdf
2023-09-11_ATT 5 – Planning Commission Minutes, dated
June 14, 2023.pdf
Attachments:

ACTION ITEMS
24-237A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DISCUSSION OF WHETHER TO

REDUCE THE CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX RATE FOR
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FROM 2% TO 0%; AND (2)

DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE.
23-09-11-ATT Cannabis Distribution Tax Rates in Other
California Cities.pdf
Attachments:

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SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER

THE DANIEL AND ELLEN RETTING FAMILY TRUST AND
THE RETTING TRUST DATED OCTOBER 25, 1989 FOR

THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 11029 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IN
CULVER CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 6,500,000; (2)
APPROVAL OF AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 250,000
FOR CLOSING COSTS; (3) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE
REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF RELATED BUDGET
AMENDMENTS; AND (4) DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER
AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
24-210A-3. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) RATIFICATION OF APPROVAL

OF FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE

MODIFIED MOVE CULVER CITY - DOWNTOWN

CORRIDOR PILOT PROJECT WESTERN SEGMENT AND

AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH A NOTICE INVITING
BIDS; AND (2) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

GRANTING CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

ACT (CEQA) EXEMPTIONS TO THE MODIFIED MOVE

CULVER CITY - DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR PILOT

PROJECT AND CERTIFYING THE PROJECT WILL BE

COMPLETED USING A SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE.

ATT 1_Resolution Certifying Workforce and Granting CEQA Exemption_FINAL.pdf
ATT 2_CEQA Notice of Exemption.pdf
Attachments:

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REQUEST FROM STREETS FOR ALL FOR THE CITY TO

APPLY AS LEAD AGENCY FOR A CALIFORNIA STATE
RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES: HIGHWAY 2

BOULEVARD GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000 (GRANT) TO FUND A

FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EVALUATE A PROJECT TO
TRANSFORM STATE ROUTE 90 (PROJECT), AND, IF

DESIRED, AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER OR

DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT THE GRANT APPLICATION AND

ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE
GRANT; AND (2) CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST

FROM STREETS FOR ALL FOR A LETTER IN SUPPORT
OF ITS APPLICATION FOR U .S. DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES

AND NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS FOR

THE PROJECT AND, IF DESIRED, AUTHORIZATION OF
SUCH LETTER OF SUPPORT.
2023-09-11-ATT-Map-Current_State_Route_90-Slauson_Ave_
to_Lincoln_Blvd(PCH).pdf
2023-09-11-ATT-Map-Proposed_Impact_Area.pdf
2023-09-11-ATT-Map-Proposed_Marina_Central_Park.pdf
2023-09-11-ATT-CC-SR90MarinaParkProject-CASenatorSmall
woodCuevas-2023-08-16LetterSupport.pdf
2023-09-11-ATT-CC-SR90MarinaParkProject-DelReyNeighbor
hoodCouncil-2023-08-14LetterSupport.pdf
2023-09-11-ATT-CC-SR90MarinaParkProject-LAMayorKarenB
ass-2023-08-23LetterSupport.pdf
Attachments:

PUBLIC COMMENT - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (CONTINUED)

ITEMS FROM MEMBERS (CONTINUED)

MEMBER REQUESTS TO AGENDIZE FUTURE ITEMS

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ADJOURN (INCLUDING ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY)

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