Agenda — City Council Meeting Agenda, February 9, 2026

Mike Balkman Council
Chambers
9770 Culver Blvd. Culver
City, CA 90232
Mayor Freddy Puza
Vice Mayor Bubba Fish
Member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
Member Dan O'Brien
Member Albert Vera
City Council Meeting Agenda
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, February 9, 2026
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 Zoom chat, only by completing the online form. Those without internet should contact 310.253.5851 during business hours for help signing up to

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AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING OFFICER:

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):
26-464CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING

LITIGATION
RE: SARA BETH LANE V. CITY OF CULVER CITY
CASE NO. 24SMCV01168

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(1)
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM
26-502R-1. CC - PRESENTATION OF A COMMENDATION TO
VILLAGE WELL ON ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY IN
BUSINESS.
26-503R-2. CC- A PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2026.

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 announcements (not including requests to "adjourn in memory".) Any additional

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PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
26-501P-1. CC - A PRESENTATION BY HOME RUN FINANCING

REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY
(PACE.)
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. 26-499C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY 17, 2026 TO
JANUARY 30, 2026.

Final Cash Disbursements for City Council - 260209Attachments:
26-500C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2026.
2026-01-26 CCCC Draft MinutesAttachments:
26-356C-3. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATIONS

AND AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH A NOTICE INVITING

BIDS FOR THE ADA SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT,
PS-011 (CDBG PROJECT NO. 602758-25).
2026-02-09-ATT 1_PS011 CDBG Specifications 2526.pdfAttachments:

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SUBMITTED BY DISCOUNT DOOR AND WINDOW AS
NON-RESPONSIVE; (2) AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACT TO NEWBUILD CONSTRUCTION AND
RESTORATION, INC., AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE

AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF
$127,000 TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS AT THE FIRE
TRAINING FACILITY; AND (3) AUTHORIZATION TO THE

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER TO

APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $30,000.
26-469C-5. CC - CONSENT ITEM: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE

AMENDING CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS

15.06.300-330 AND 15.10.750-790 ADOPTING NEW PARK
LAND IN-LIEU AND PARK LAND IMPACT FEES.
2026-02-09 ATT 1 - Parkland Fee in Lieu Ordinance.pdfAttachments:

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
26-427PH-1. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: INTRODUCTION OF AN

ORDINANCE APPROVING CITY-INITIATED ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT (P2025-0229-ZCA) AMENDING
TITLE 17: ZONING CODE OF THE CULVER CITY

MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC) TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS
OF THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND
EXEMPTION FROM CEQA.

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CITY-INITIATED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
(P2025-0240-ZCA) TO: ADOPT AN EXEMPTION
PURSUANT TO CEQA SECTION 15183 AND PUBLIC
RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17; AMEND THE

CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC) CHAPTER

15.10, SUBDIVISIONS TO PERMIT THE ADDITION OF

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN QUALIFIED LOT
SUBDIVISIONS; AMEND CCMC SECTION 17.400.095,

RESIDENTIAL USES - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

TO REMOVE OWNER-OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
FOR JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS; AND
ADOPT CCMC SECTION 17.400.096 TO PERMIT THE

SEPARATE SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS AS CONDOMINIUMS.
2026-02-09_Att 1_Proposed City Council Ordinance.pdf
2026-02-09_Att 2_Planning Commission Resolution
2025-P016_Executed 11.12.2025
2026-02-09_Att 3_PC Meeting Minutes Nov 12 2025
Attachments:

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TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP AND EXTENDED
CONSTRUCTION HOURS, P2024-0190-SPR/TPM AND A

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
CHECKLIST PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES 15168,
FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT WITH 1,077 RESIDENTIAL
UNITS AND 5,772 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL
SPACE AT 5757 UPLANDER WAY IN THE MIXED USE
HIGH (MU-MD) ZONE.

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February 9, 2026Regular 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
Attachment 1 - CC Resolution_5757 Uplander Way_SPR-TPM
Appeal_DRAFT
Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 3 - Appellant Letters, November 20 and 25, 2025 Attachment 4 - Response to Appellant Letter, December 28, 2025 (with attachment)
Attachment 5 - Response to Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, December 28, 2025 (with attachment)
Attachment 6 - DOBI Administrative Approval
Attachment 7 - Planning Commission Resolution No 2025-P013 with Exhibits, November 12, 2025
Attachment 8 - Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
November 12 2025
Attachment 9 - Planning Commission Staff Report (without attachments), November 12, 2025
Attachment 10 - Planning Commission Project Summary,
November 12, 2025
Attachment 11 - Preliminary Development Plans, September 18, 2025
Attachment 12 - CEQA Clearance Documentation (including attachments)
Attachment 13 - Summary of CEQA Clearance Checklist
Findings
Attachment 14 - Public Comments
Attachments:
26-441PH-4. CC - PUBLIC HEARING: APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 2025-P015, APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW AND
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT, P2024-0246-SPR/AUP

AND AN ADDENDUM TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION TO ALLOW A NEW 147-ROOM HOTEL

WITH GROUND FLOOR COFFEE SHOP AND
RESTAURANT SPACES AT 11469 JEFFERSON
BOULEVARD.

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ACTION ITEMS
26-395A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) DISCUSSION OF A THIRD
REQUEST FROM “VOTE 16 CULVER CITY” TO LOWER
THE VOTING AGE TO 16 FOR CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS; AND (2) DIRECTION TO THE CULVER
CITY’S ELECTIONS OFFICIAL/CITY CLERK AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE.

1. 2026-02-09 - ATT 1 List of Cities/Counties that either allow and/or have held elections where voters are under the age of

18. 2026-02-09 - ATT 2 Proposed 2026 Measure Text (Identical to 2022 Measure Text ).

Attachments:

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COMMENT AND INPUT FOR THE UPCOMING
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027; (4)

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED BLANKET PURCHASE
ORDER AMENDMENTS; (5) APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL
POSITION ALLOCATION AMENDMENTS; (6) ADOPTION

OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATED

CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY PLAN FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9, 2026; (7)

ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE

UPDATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9, 2026; AND (8) FOUR-FIFTHS
VOTE REQUIREMENT: APPROVAL OF PROPOSED
BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-09_ATT_1 - Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Mid-Year Budget Monitoring Report.pdf
2026-02-09_ATT_2 - Proposed Blanket Purchase Order
Amendments.pdf
2026-02-09_ATT_3 - Proposed Personnel Position Allocation Amendments.pdf
2026-02-09_ATT_4 - Proposed Budget Amendments.pdf
2026-02-09_ATT_5 - Proposed Resolution Adopting
Classification and Salary Plan for City Employees, effective February 9, 2026.pdf
2026-02-09_ATT_6 - Proposed Resolution Adopting the
updated Executive Compensation Plan, effective February 9, 2026
Attachments:

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CITY COUNCIL AD HOC WOMEN AND GIRLS
SUBCOMMITTEE; AND (3) DIRECTION TO THE CITY
CLERK AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

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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