Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, July 14, 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, July 14, 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 - 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):
25-1407CS-1. CC: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
TITLE: CITY MANAGER

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54957(B)
25-1405CS-2. CC: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: GARY M. ZEISS V. CITY OF CULVER CITY, ET AL.

CASE NO. 25STCP02228

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:45 PM
25-1241R-1. CC - A PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF JULY AS "PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER!" MONTH.

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

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July 14, 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: 5:30 PM
Recognitions: 6:45 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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
25-1245P-1. CC - PRESENTATION BY DR. NICOLE YATES OF KEEN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH L .L.C WITH AN UPDATE TO
THE RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN (REAP).

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.

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 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 ), may be pulled from the Consent Calendar and considered later in the agenda, at the discretion of the presiding officer or City Council. 25-1403C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR JUNE 14, 2025 TO JULY 4, 2025.

Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 250714.pdfAttachments:
25-1404C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON JUNE 23, 2025 AND THE SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 30, 2025.
2025-06-23 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdf
2025-06-30 CCCC Draft Minutes.pdf
Attachments:
25-1223C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT

TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT WITH AECOM, MODIFYING THE SCOPE

OF SERVICES FOR THE HAYDEN TRACT SPECIFIC

PLAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$100,000.
2025-07-14_ATT1_Add Services Budget DetailAttachments:

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CONTRACT TO GA TECHNICAL SERVICES AS THE

LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $111,896.27 FOR THE EAST

WASHINGTON FIBER OPTIC UPGRADE PROJECT,
PL015; AND (2) AUTHORIZATION TO THE PUBLIC

WORKS DIRECTOR TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS TO

THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$16,784.44 TO COVER CONTINGENCY COSTS (15%).

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TO THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE

DECLARATION FOR THE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD

STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF DIVERSION
PROJECT, PR 001; (2) AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT TO STACY & WITBECK, INC ., AS THE

LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $ 14,459,640 FOR THE WASHINGTON

BOULEVARD STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF
D I V E R S I O N P R O J E C T , P R 0 0 1 A N D M E D I A N IMPROVEMENTS, PS 020; (3) AUTHORIZATION TO THE

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO APPROVE AN ADDITIVE

BID ITEM TO THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $2,332,000 SUBJECT TO GRANT
FUNDING BECOMING AVAILABLE; (4) AUTHORIZATION

TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO APPROVE

CHANGE ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT
N O T - T O - E X C E E D $ 2 , 5 1 8 , 7 4 6 T O C O V E R CONTINGENCY COSTS; (5) APPROVAL OF AN

AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL BAKER

INTERNATIONAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
& INSPECTION SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $400,000; (6) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE
REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF A RELATED BUDGET
AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING $2,000,000 FROM
CLEAN WATER /CLEAN BEACH (FUND 434) FUND
BALANCE TO PR 001; AND (7) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE
REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF A RELATED BUDGET
AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING $2,490,000 COSTCO
WHOLESALE CORPORATION COST SHARE TO PR001

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July 14, 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: 5:30 PM
Recognitions: 6:45 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
2025-07-14-CC-ATT-Initial Study and Amended Mitigated
Negative Declaration
25-07-08 Addendum to CC Washington Blvd MND TM.pdf
2025-07-17-CC-ATT3-MOU with Costco
Attachments:
25-1304C-6. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A COMBINED

SPENDING AUTHORITY WITH LOGICALIS INC AND

GOLDEN STAR TECHNOLOGY INC FOR FISCAL YEAR
2025-2026 IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED $ 250,000

FOR THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT HARDWARE
AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.
25-1305C-7. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FEHR AND PEERS FOR

THE TRI -SCHOOL TRAFFIC STUDY PROJECT FOR
$248,000 WITH A 15% CONTINGENCY OF $ 37,200 FORA
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $285,200.
25-1332C-8. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

GRANTING AN ALCOHOL USE PERMIT TO THE

EXCHANGE CLUB TO CONDUCT A BEER AND WINE

GARDEN IN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK DURING THE
2025 FIESTA LA BALLONA.
2025-07-14 – ATT 1 Resolution Approving 2025 Fiesta Beer and Wine Garden Permit.pdf
Attachments:
25-1340C-9. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR

A FUNDING INITIATIVE THROUGH GAMETIME AND

ESTABLISH CULVER WEST ALEXANDER PARK AS A

NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SITE THAT PRIORITIZES

INCLUSION, NATURE INTEGRATION, AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY.
2025-07-14 - ATT 1 Proposed Resolution.pdfAttachments:

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RELEASE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE

RESURFACING OF VARIOUS COURTS AT MULTIPLE
PARKS.
25-1345C-11. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE

ADOPTING VERY HIGH, HIGH, AND MODERATE FIRE

HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES BY AMENDING AND
RESTATING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 9.02.400 OF

THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE

DESIGNATION OF VERY HIGH, HIGH, AND MODERATE
FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.
2025.07.14_ATT_Ordinance Amending and Restating CCMC
Section 9.02.400
Attachments:
25-1348C-12. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF FINAL PLANS AND

SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH

NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
CITYWIDE BIORETENTION BASIN PROJECT, CIP NO .

PW006.
25-1350C-13. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE

ORDER WITH MOTOROLA FOR REPLACEMENT

PORTABLE RADIOS IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$534,529.85.
2025.07.14 _ATT_County of Los Angeles Master Purchase
Agreement.pdf
Attachments:
25-1356C-14. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 20 SURPLUS RADIOS TO

THE CITY OF GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA, AT A PRICE OF
$350 PER RADIO FOR A TOTAL SALE AMOUNT OF
$7,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE FUTURE SALE OF

ADDITIONAL SURPLUS RADIOS TO THE CITY OF
GLENDORA AT THE SAME OR BETTER PRICE.

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July 14, 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: 5:30 PM
Recognitions: 6:45 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
2025-07-14_ATT_Resolution Authorizing Sale of Surplus
Radios to City of Glendora.pdf
Attachments:

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
25-1355PH-1. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: INTRODUCTION OF AN

ORDINANCE APPROVING A CITY -INITIATED ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT (P2025-0125-ZCA) REPLACING THE

CURRENT SIGN ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH A

NEW SIGN ORDINANCE AND ADDING NEW DEFINITIONS

TO THE ZONING CODE, AND RELATED REFERENCES
TO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13 (PROJECT), AND
EXEMPTION FROM CEQA.
2025-07-14 ATT 1_Sign_CC Ordinance.pdf
2025-07-14 ATT 2_Sign_CC Summary
2025-07-14 ATT 3_Sign_CC ReportPC
2025-07-14 ATT 4_Sign_CC_ResoPC
Attachments:

ACTION ITEMS

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THE INTERACTIVE DIGITAL KIOSK PROGRAM EXEMPT

FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES
SECTIONS 15301(C) (CLASS 1), 15303 (CLASS 3) AND
15304 (CLASS 4); (2) (IF DESIRED) APPROVAL OF AN

AGREEMENT WITH IKE SMART CITY, LLC FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL

KIOSK PROGRAM, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL

ADVERTISING, ALONG CITY SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY; AND, (3) DIRECTION TO THE CITY
MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

Proposed Agreement for Digital Kisosks with Ike Smart City, LLC.pdf
CEQA Memorandum.pdf
Attachments:
25-1339A-2. CC - ACTION ITEM: ( 1) CONSIDERATION OF A

REQUEST FROM CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR $ 2.5 MILLION TO $ 7.5 MILLION PER

YEAR FROM THE CITY OF CULVER CITY FROM FISCAL
YEAR 2025-2026 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2027-2028;
AND (2) PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER
AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2025-07-14 ATT Liaison Meeting 6.16 CCUSD
Presentation.pdf
2025-07-14 ATT School District Funding Memo.pdf
2025-07-16 ATT 2023-24 LA County Public Schools Financial Report Excerpt.pdf
Attachments:

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July 14, 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: 5:30 PM
Recognitions: 6:45 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
25-1375A-3. CC - ACTION ITEM: DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON (1) AN EVICTION MORATORIUM; AND /OR (2) A PAUSE
ON RENT INCREASES; AND /OR (3) A RENTAL

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ALL FOR PERSONS

IMPACTED BY RECENT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS.
25-1346A-4. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) DISCUSSION OF

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY

SUBCOMMITTEE TO REGULATE SINGLE -USE PLASTIC

BEVERAGE BOTTLES, BALLOONS, SMOKING,

SINGLE-USE BAGS NOT EXEMPTED BY CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE AND ASTROTURF; AND (2)

DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE.
2025-07-14_ATT_ 4B Survey Results and AnalysisAttachments:

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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