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ORDINANCE NO. 2023- _________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
3.03.200 TO REINSTATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION T HAT WERE
INADVERTENTLY REMOVED IN 2020.
WHEREAS, the powers and duties of the Cultural Aff airs Commission (“Commission”) are established in Culver City Municipal Code (“CCMC”) Section 3.03.200; and WHEREAS, on February 10, 2020, based on a recommendation by the Commission, the City Council adopted Ordina nce No. 2020 -004, which amended Section
3.03.200 to add the following to the Commission ’s powers and duties: “serve as an advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in cultural activities and programs within the City”; and WHEREAS, during the course of such amendment, the following was inadvertently removed from the Commission ’s powers and duties: “serve as an ad vocate for cultural activities and programs within the City”; and
WHEREAS, the Commission expressed a desire to reinstate the prior language (while retaining the equity policy language) and this item was included in the Cultural Affairs Fiscal Year 2023 – 2024 work plan; and
WHEREAS, at its August 15, 2023 meeting, the Commission u nanimously passed a motion recommending to the City Council reinst atement of their dut y to serve as an advocate for cultural activities and programs within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 3.03.200 of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows (deletions in strikethrough text; additions in underlined text):
§ 3.03.200 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The Cultural Affairs Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A. Act in an advisory capacity to the City C ouncil on matters pertaining to the enrichment of the community through fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, arts education, historic preservation and cultural issues;
B. Serve as an advocate for cultural activities and programs within the City;
B. C. Serve as an ad vocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in cultural activities and programs within the City;
C. D. Implement the City's Public Art Program, and encourage the integration of cultural affairs into the social and economic fabric of the Cit y to improve the quality of life for City residents; and
D. E. Perform such other duties, not inconsistent with the City Charter or this Code, as maybe prescribed by ordinance, resolution, City Council policy or other City Council action.
SECTION 2. EFF ECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Sect ion 619 of the City Charter, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. The City Council h ereby decl ares that, if any provision, se ction, subsecti on, paragraph, sentence, phrase or w ord of th is Ordinance i s rendered or declared in valid or unconstitutional b y a ny final action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by r eason of any preem ptive legi slation, then the C ity Council would have independently adopted the remaining prov isions, s ections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases or words of this Ordinance and as such they sha ll remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Se ctions 616 and 621 of the City Charter, prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance, or a summ ary thereof, to be published in the Culver City News and shal l post this Ordinance or a summary thereof in at least three places within the City.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of __________ 2023.
ALBERT VERA, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JEREMY BOCCHINO HEATHER BAKER
City Clerk City Attorney