Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, March 17, 2025

Mike Balkman Council
Chambers
9770 Culver Blvd. Culver
City, CA 90232
Mayor Dan O'Brien
Vice Mayor Freddy Puza
Member Bubba Fish
Member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
Member Albert Vera
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 Board, Redevelopment
Financing Authority Board, and Culver City
Housing Authority Board
7:00 PM Monday, March 17, 2025
MEETING INFORMATION AND ACCOMMODATION:

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Any person needing reasonable accommodation related to disabilities, including assisted listening devices, is welcome to contact the City Clerk ’s Office at (310) 253-5851 or via email at [email protected].

PUBLIC COMMENT:

The meeting body 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 body. The body 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.

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. Those comments received 4 hours in advance of the start time will be provided to the body members and become part of the official public record through a motion to receive and file correspondence. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address, phone number or other private information in your comments. 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 during business hours 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].

Compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5: Any writing determined to be a public record under subdivision 54957.5(b), which relates to an agenda item for an open session of a regular meeting of the legislative body of a local agency that was distributed less than 72 hours prior to that meeting, shall be made available for public inspection at the time the writing is distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of the legislative body. Such documents are available at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Culver City, City Hall, 9770 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232 and may be inspected by members of the Public during normal business hours. Such documents may also be made available on the City’s Website: www.culvercity.org.

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 - 6:00 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):
25-818CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
CITY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: CITY
MANAGER JOHN NACHBAR; HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR DANA ANDERSON; CHIEF FINANCIAL

OFFICER, LISA SOGHOR
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION: CULVER CITY
E M P L O Y E E S A S S O C I A T I O N ; C U L V E R C I T Y MANAGEMENT GROUP; CULVER CITY POLICE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; CULVER CITY POLICE
MANAGEMENT GROUP; CULVER CITY FIRE FIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION; CULVER CITY FIRE MANAGEMENT

ASSOCIATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM
25-906R-1. PRESENTATION OF A COMMENDATION TO JANE

LEONARD FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF

CULVER CITY AS PRCS COMMISSIONER AND
INVOLVED CITIZEN.

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

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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.

PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
25-905P-1. PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAMS AND 2024
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CULVER CITY FARMER’ S
MARKET.

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. Ceding of time to another speaker is not permitted for comments made on Items NOT on the Agenda.

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 is called by the presiding officer. Speakers will be provided one opportunity to make comments on all consent calendar items at once. 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 of public comment card (s) 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.
25-903C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR MARCH 1-7, 2025.

Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 250317.pdfAttachments:
25-904C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
HELD ON MARCH 3 AND MARCH 4, 2025.
2025-03-03 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdf
2025-03-04 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdf
Attachments:
25-785C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE FINDINGS OF THE
2024 ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
AND 2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS
REPORT.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH

WILLDAN ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN OF THE

C I T Y W I D E H I G H V O L T A G E S T R E E T L I G H T CONVERSION, PROJECT NO. PL016 IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $ 655,615; AND (2) AUTHORIZATION

TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR /CITY ENGINEER

TO APPROVE AMENDMENT (S) TO THE AGREEMENT, IN
AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 65,560
(10%) TO COVER CONTINGENCY COSTS.
25-828C-5. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE

BIDDING PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO CULVER CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.07.075.F.3; AND (2)

APPROVAL OF A FIVE -YEAR GENERAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST LIFT & EQUIPMENT,
INC. FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE LIFTS

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES IN AN
AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $250,000
($50,000 PER FISCAL YEAR).
25-848C-6. CC - CONSENT ITEM: RECEIPT AND FILING OF

MEASURE CC AND MEASURE C SALES TAX STATUS
REPORTS (FY 2024-2025, FIRST QUARTER) AND REAL

PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX STATUS REPORT (FY
2024-2025, SECOND QUARTER ), AS APPROVED BY THE
FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
2025-03-17_ATT_1 - Measure CC & C Status Report Q1
FY25.pdf
2025-03-17_ATT_2 - Real Property Transfer Tax Status
Report Q2 FY25.pdf
Attachments:

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OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENT GRANT TO THE NIKE
WOMEN’S SERIES /THE NIGHT AFTER DARK LOS
ANGELES 13.1 RUN IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$1,000; (2) DESIGNATION OF THE EVENT AS CITY
SPONSORED; (3) APPROVAL OF A LICENSE

AGREEMENT FOR RELATED STREET CLOSURES AND

REIMBURSEMENT OF CITY COSTS EXCEEDING
SPONSORSHIP; AND (4) DIRECTION TO THE CITY
MANAGER AS APPROPRIATE.

AfterDarkLA_CourseDeck2.7.25
NWAD Road Closure Grid 2-5-25
AfterDarkLA_CourseMap
Attachments:
25-853C-8. 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 2025/2026.

Proposed Resolution of Initiation_Washington Boulevard No.

1..pdf
Attachments:
25-854C-9. 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 2025/2026.

Proposed Resolution of Initiation_Washington Boulevard No.

2.pdf
Attachments:

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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 2025/2026.

Proposed Resolution of Initiation_Washington Boulevard No.

3.pdf
Attachments:
25-856C-11. CC - CONSENT ITEM: AWARD OF AN IN -KIND

OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,000 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC

STRATEGIES FOR THE FENTANYL AWARENESS

COMMUNITY FORUM AND DESIGNATION OF THE
EVENT AS A CITY-SPONSORED.

Institute for Public Strategies-combinedAttachments:
25-860C-12. CC- CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 10401
VIRGINIA AVENUE (APNS 4209-027-905, 4209-029-900,
4209-029-923, 4209-029-924 & 4209-029-925) AS

E X E M P T S U R P L U S L A N D P U R S U A N T T O GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54221(F)(1)(F); AND (2)

APPROVAL OF AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING

AGREEMENT WITH ACTORS FUND HOUSING

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO NEGOTIATE THE
LEASE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY AT 10401 VIRGINIA
A V E N U E ( A P N S 4 2 0 9 - 0 2 7 - 9 0 5 , 4 2 0 9 - 0 2 9 - 9 0 0 , 4209-029-923, 4209-029-924 & 4209-029-925) FOR THE

CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT.

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AGREEMENTS WITH TRUEPOINT SOLUTIONS AND

SYMBIUM CORPORATION FOR MULTIPLE ACCELA

PERMIT SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING FEE

S C H E D U L E U P D A T E S , S O L A R P E R M I T T I N G

INTEGRATION, AND ACA BRIDGEPAY ADAPTATION IN
AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 86,700;
AND (2) AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO

APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENTS IN AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED 10% OF THE
AGGREGATE FOR UNANTICIPATED COSTS.
25-870C-14. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ( 1) RATIFICATION OF GENERAL

FUND EXPENDITURES TO HP COMMUNICATIONS TO

PROVIDE FIBER MAINTENANCE FOR CULVER

CITY-OWNED FIBER NETWORKS USED BY PUBLIC
WORKS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AND (2)
APPROVAL OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF $ 101,000
FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND $ 101,000

FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

TO HP COMMUNICATIONS TO PROVIDE FIBER
MAINTENANCE THROUGH MARCH 31, 2028.

Staff Report 16-375
Staff Report 21-963
Staff Report 23-159
Memo to Council - CCX HP Communications Contract
Attachments:

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OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $ 1,000 TO LUMIERE RUNWAY FOR THE LOS

ANGELES FASHION WEEK SPRING /SUMMER EVENT

AND DESIGNATION OF THE EVENT AS A
CITY-SPONSORED.

Lumiere Runway InformationAttachments:
25-882C-16. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A GENERAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HASA INC. FOR POOL

MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $255,000 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027.

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
25-830PH-1. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: ( 1) ADOPTION OF A

RESOLUTION APPROVING CITYWIDE RESIDENTIAL

AND MIXED USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
(ODS) AND EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA; AND (2)

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING

CITY-INITIATED ZONING CODE AMENDM E N T
(P2024-0310-ZCA) AMENDING TITLE 17: ZONING CODE

OF THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC) TO

INCORPORATE AND BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ODS
(PROJECT).

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C O N S I S T E N C Y P E R T H E C A L I F O R N I A

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT DEMONSTRATING

THE DENSITY AND OTHER BONUS INCENTIVES (DOBI)

ORDINANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CERTIFIED EIR
FOR THE CULVER CITY GENERAL PLAN 2045 AND
ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECTS; AND (2 )

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A

CITY-INITIATED ZONING CODE AMENDM E N T
(P2024-0306-ZCA) REPLACING THE CURRENT DOBI

ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH A NEW DOBI

ORDINANCE AND ADDING NEW DEFINITIONS TO THE
ZONING CODE (PROJECT).

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March 17, 2025REVISION #1 - Regular Meeting of
the City Council, Successor Agency
to the Culver City Redevelopment
Agency Board, Culver City Parking
Authority Board, Redevelopment
Financing Authority Board, and
Culver City Housing Authority Board
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 6:00 PM
Recognitions - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
2025-03-17 ATT 1 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus
Ordinance.pdf
2025-03-17 ATT 2 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Finding of Consistency Final Draft
2025-03-17 ATT 3 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Planning Commission Resolution
2025-03-17 ATT 4 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Planning Commission Staff Report
2025-03-17 ATT 5 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Tier Eligible Map Final Draft
2025-03-17 ATT 6 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
State Density Bonus Tables
2025-03-17 ATT 7 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Summary Tier 1 thru 4 Tables
2025-03-17 ATT 8 - Affordable Housing Density Bonus_CC
Guide Book Final
Attachments:

ACTION ITEMS
25-831A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) DISCUSSION OF A

DECLARATION OF FISCAL EMERGENCY AND A
PROPOSED 0.25% SALES TAX BALLOT MEASURE; (2)
DISCUSSION OF A POTENTIAL ELECTION DATE; (3)

DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE; (4) (IF DESIRED) DIRECTION TO THE

CITY CLERK TO RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A

RESOLUTION CALLING THE ELECTION AND RELATED

ACTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE
MEETING; AND (5) (IF DESIRED) INTRODUCTION OF AN

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF AN
ALL-MAIL BALLOT ELECTION.
2025-03-17_ATT_Ordinance Authorizing All Mail Ballot
Election.pdf
Attachments:

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AMENDING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER

15.02: BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND EQUIPMENT BY
A D D I N G S E C T I O N 1 5 . 0 2 . 0 2 5 C O N T R A C T O R TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.
2025-03-17_ATT_1 Ordinance Adding CCMC Section

15.02.025 Contractor Transparency.pdf
2025-03-17_ATT_2 October 28, 2024, Staff Report File
Number 25_331
2025-03-17_ATT_3 City of Carson Ordinance Number
24_2406
2025-03-17_ATT_4 Project Threshold Data Summary
Attachments:
25-875A-3. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE
REQUIREMENT: ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY

ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RIGHT TO COUNSEL

PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO
TENANTS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT WILDFIRES;
AND (2) PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER
AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2025-03-17_ATT_Urgency Ordinance_Tenant Right to
Counsel.pdf
Attachments:
24-957A-4. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT NO. 3402
(COUNCIL RECOGNITION); AND (2) DIRECTION

REGARDING RECOGNITIONS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE CITY.
2025-03-17_ATT 1_Status of Council Policies Review
Project.pdf
2025-03-17_ATT 2_Revisions to Policy 3402_Council
Recognition.pdf
2025-03-17_ATT 3_Resolution Amending Policy 3402_Council Recognition.pdf
Attachments:

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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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