9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 3, 2025
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR O’BRIEN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY
FROM: Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission, Chair Crystal Alexander, Vice Chair Maggie Petter, Commissioners Marci Baun and Palvi Mohammed
SUBJECT: 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 202 5 PROPOSED
ACTIVITY/UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT 6
MONTHS
CC: John Nachbar, City Manager
At the June 3, 2025 , regular meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission, the PRCS Commission discussed and approved a staff report of activity and authorized staff to transmit the final report to City Council for approval. The list below summarizes the CBC’s accomplishments during the period of January through June 2025 and provides a list of anticipated activities/upcoming agenda items for the second half of the 2025 calendar year. The PRCS Commission regularly meets on the first Tuesday of each month and met six times from January 7, 2025 through June 3, 2025.
List of Accomplishments
• Recommended to City Council to approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department’s Parks Plan which won the Award of Merit from the American Planning Association.
• Provided feedback on the PRCS Department’s recommended updates to its fees and charges.
• Along with the PRCS Department worked with the community to help mitigate sound issues at the paddle tennis courts at Elenda.
• Considered recommendations from the PRCS Commission’s Dual Striped Tennis Courts Ad Hoc Subcommittee on options to convert Culver City courts to dual- striped multiple use courts.
PRCS Commission January-June 2025 Accomplishments and 2025 Work Plans
• Considered community recommendations to provide recreation spaces and address safety concerns along National Blvd under the Exposition Line.
• As a follow-up to a special meeting held in November 2024, formed a Plunge Procedures Ad Hoc Subcommittee to explore different drop-in programming options at the Plunge and find solutions for staffing shortages.
• Selected a PRCS Commissioner to act as a liaison to the Culver City Arts Foundation and report back on items related to arts in Culver City parks.
• Recommended to City Council new names for specific rooms in Veterans Memorial Building to accurately represent Culver City’s current Sister Cities.
Scheduled Activities Plan:
• Support community outreach efforts for park projects, such as Lindberg Park Playground, Culver West Alexander Park Playground, Parks Plan Upgrade for Tellefson Park, and Senior Center Patio Development.
• Continue to work with PRCS staff to evaluate program fees and make recommendations to City Council.
• Continue to work with PRCS staff to evaluate the PRCS budget, make recommended changes, and track any opportunities for contracted grant services, fundraising ideas, sponsorships and public/private partnerships.
• Continue to evaluate PRCS programming by receiving presentations from PRCS staff and making recommendations.
• Continue to ensure improvements to Plunge programming and address staffing concerns.