Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, October 23, 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
REVISION #1 - 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, October 23, 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):
24-387CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –

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

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(2)
24-390CS-2. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: GLASER, MICHAEL & KARREN V. CITY OF CULVER
CITY
CASE NO. 21STCV14344

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
24-408CS-3. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FOR MOVE CULVER CITY
V. CITY OF CULVER CITY, ET AL.

CASE NO. 23STCP03833

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM

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PETRELLI STEAKHOUSE IN CELEBRATION OF THE
RESTAURANT’S MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE

CULVER CITY COMMUNITY
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.
24-384I-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
24-380P-1. CC - ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND
A F F O R D A B L E H O U S I N G P R E S E N T A T I O N –

CITY-OWNED VIRGINIA AVENUE SITE

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AWARD BY SOCAL REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK TO
THE CITY OF CULVER CITY.

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.
24-382C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH

DISBURSEMENTS FOR
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 13, 2023
Final Cash Disbursement for City Council - 231023.pdfAttachments:
24-383C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 2023.
23-10-09 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdfAttachments:
24-250C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT

TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. ,

MODIFYING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE

OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, TO INCORPORATE

SINGLE-FAMILY, DUPLEX, AND TRIPLEX RESIDENTIAL

D E V E L O P M E N T T Y P E S , I N A N A M O U N T NOT-TO-EXCEED $72,085.

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AGREEMENT WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT
SERVICES, INC. ( ACMS) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024, TO

PROVIDE CROSSING GUARD SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $ 254,388.60; (2) AUTHORIZATION TO

THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT

FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE -YEAR PERIODS, WITH

ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF
THE CITY ’S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS; AND (3)
FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF A

PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING
AN ADDITIONAL $ 70,298.60 FROM GENERAL FUND

UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE HIGHER
HOURLY BILLING RATE COSTS.

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AD HOC CITY COUNCIL POLICIES SUBCOMMITTEE,
INCLUDING: ( 1) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
AMENDING COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT NO. 3002
(CITY COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES;

APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE
AGENCIES AND BOARDS ); (2) ADOPTION OF A

RESOLUTION RESCINDING COUNCIL POLICY
STATEMENT NO. 4001 (ANTI-NEPOTISM) DUE TO

REDUNDANCY WITH CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 3.05.070; AND (3) ADOPTION OF A
RESOLUTION RESCINDING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO .
4201 (EMPLOYEE EDUCATION AND TRAINING) AND

TRANSITIONING SUCH POLICY INTO AMENDED
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY II-08 (EMPLOYEE TRAINING,

EDUCATION AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM).

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October 23, 2023REVISION #1 - 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
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
2023-10-23_ATT 1_Status of Council Policies Review Project to Date.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 2_Revisions to Policy 3002_Commisssions
Boards and Committees.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 3_Resolution Amending Policy
3002_Commissions Boards and Committees.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 4_Council Policy No. 4001 -
Anti-Nepotism.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 5_CCMC Section 3.05.070.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 6_Resolution Rescinding Policy
4001_Anti-Nepotism.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 7_Council Policy 4201 - Employee Education and Training.pdf
2023-10-23_ATT 8_Administrative Policy II-08 - Employee Training - Education - Tuition Reimbursement Program.pdf 2023-10-23_ATT 9_Resolution Rescinding Policy
4201_Employee Education and Training.pdf
Attachments:
24-332C-6. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) APPROVAL OF THE

DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD’S ANNUAL WORK
PROGRAM AND BUDGET; (2) CONDUCT A PUBLIC

MEETING TO ALLOW PUBLIC TESTIMONY REGARDING
THE PROPOSED INCREASED ASSESSMENT; AND (3)

ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE

INTENT TO LEVY THE DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT
FOR 2024 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
DECEMBER 11, 2023.

Att1 10.23.2023 CCBID Work Plan, Budget and Assessments 2024.pdf
Resolution of Intent.pdf
Attachments:

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CITY ARTS DISTRICT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDGET; AND (2)

ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO

LEVY THE CULVER CITY ARTS DISTRICT BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT FOR 2024
AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 13,
2023.

CCAD Proposed Budget 2024 Work Plan (final).pdf
Reso of Intent.pdf
Attachments:
24-339C-8. CC - CONSENT: ( 1) REJECTION OF PROTEST
RECEIVED ON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS # 2352

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N F A C I L I T Y V E H I C L E L I F T REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AND (2) APPROVAL OF AN

AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST LIFT & EQUIPMENT,
INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $889,113
($776,850 BASE AND $112,263 CONTINGENCY) FOR

THE REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE LIFTS AT THE
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.
2023-10-23 ATT Autolift Services Protest.pdfAttachments:

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AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOA CORPORATION, IN
A N A M O U N T N O T - T O - E X C E E D $ 1 5 , 7 5 0 F O R

A D D I T I O N A L C O N S T R U C T I O N M A N A G E M E N T SERVICES ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT 3900
SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, AND (2) APPROVAL OF AN

AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLUE LINE, INC. IN AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $5,300 FOR ADDITIONAL
P L U M B I N G S E R V I C E S A T 3 9 0 0 S E P U L V E D A BOULEVARD.
24-373C-10. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A FIVE -YEAR

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
ENTERPRISE SECURITY, INC. FOR ON-CALL

INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF THE
CITY’S HIRSCH ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM IN AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $308,380.
2023-10-23-ATT-CC-Enterprise_Security_Sole_Source_Letter. pdf
Attachments:
24-374C-11. CC - CONSENT ITEM: RECEIPT AND FILING OF

MEASURE CC AND MEASURE C SALES TAX STATUS
REPORTS (FY2022-2023, THIRD QUARTER) AND REAL

PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX STATUS REPORT
(FY2022-2023, FOURTH QUARTER ), AS APPROVED BY

THE FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ATT 1 - Measures CC C Status Report Q3 FY23.pdf
ATT 2 - Real Property Transfer Tax Report Q4 FY23.pdf
Attachments:

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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.

ACTION ITEMS
24-376A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) CONSIDERATION OF A

RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE RECENT ATTACKS

ON ISRAEL AND STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH

ISRAEL AND ITS PEOPLE, AND EXPRESSING DEEP
CONCERN FOR THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN GAZA;
AND (2) IF DESIRED, ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED

RESOLUTION AND DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER

TO SEND A LETTER WITH A COPY OF THE ADOPTED
RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, THE

SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF STATE, ANTHONY BLINKEN, AND CULVER CITY ’S
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.
2023-10-23_ATT_Resolution in Support of Israel.pdfAttachments:

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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 AS DEEMED

APPROPRIATE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE

HATE CRIME REPORTING AWARENESS AND THE

MESSAGE OF UNITY AGAINST HATE AND HATE
CRIMES WITHIN THE CULVER CITY COMMUNITY; AND
(4) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: APPROVING A

RELATED BUDGET AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING
$10,500 FROM THE GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED
FUND BALANCE TO COVER CITY COSTS.

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RECOMMENDATION TO DECREASE THE CANNABIS

BUSINESS TAX RATE FOR CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION
FROM 2% TO 0%; (2) IF DESIRED, INTRODUCTION OF

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 11.32.025.E TO DECREASE THE

CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX RATE FOR CANNABIS
DISTRIBUTION FROM 2% TO 0%, EFFECTIVE JANUARY
1, 2024; AND (3) DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2023-10-23 ATT 1 Cannabis Distribution Tax Rates in Other California Cities
2023-10-23 ATT 2 Culver City Permission for Taxes
2023-10-23_ATT 3_Draft Ordinance Amending CCMC Section

11.32.025.E.pdf
Attachments:
24-341A-4. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SIDEWALK VENDING; AND (2) DIRECTION
TO THE CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2023-10-23_ATT 1_Proposed Sidewalk Vending
Ordinance.pdf
Attachments:

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R E G A R D I N G A R E Q U E S T F R O M
UNIBAIL-ROMANCO-WESTFIELD (“WESTFIELD”) TO

AMEND THE DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT TO

BROADEN THE DEFINITION OF ALLOWABLE SIGNAGE

TO INCLUDE OFF-PREMISES ADVERTISING, AND
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE;
AND (2) IF DESIRED, CREATION OF AN AD HOC

SIGNAGE SUBCOMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF
TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THERETO.

Westfield Culver City DFD Amendment Document 10-3-23
FINAL.pdf
Attachments:
24-349A-6. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION

REGARDING DIGITAL KIOSK PROGRAM AND
POTENTIAL SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS; AND (2)

IF DESIRED, CREATION OF AN AD HOC SIGNAGE

SUBCOMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF TWO
COUNCIL MEMBERS THERETO.

Digital Kiosk - Ike Smart City and Soofa.pdf
Digital Kiosk Survey.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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