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, and the Culver City
Parking, Redevelopment Financing, Culver
City Housing, and Culver City Public Finance
Authority Boards.
7:00 PM Monday, July 27, 2026
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July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
conduct of City business.
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.
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM
Public requests to speak on 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):
27-61CS-1. CC - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS
RE: 3835 WATSEKA AVENUE
CITY NEGOTIATORS: ODIS JONES, CITY MANAGER;
ADAM TROY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
OTHER PARTIES’ NEGOTIATORS: RETHINK CULVER
LLC, GREG REITZ
UNDER NEGOTIATION: BOTH TERMS AND PRICE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
27-60CS-2. CC:PFA - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS
RE: 10401 VIRGINIA AVENUE
CITY NEGOTIATORS: ODIS JONES, CITY MANAGER
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; ADAM TROY, ASSISTANT
CITY MANAGER
OTHER PARTIES’ NEGOTIATORS: KEITH MCNUTT,
VICE-PRESIDENT, ACTORS FUND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
UNDER NEGOTIATION: BOTH TERMS AND PRICE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
27-167CS-3. CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
RE: SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION (2
ITEMS)
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(2)
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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 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.
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
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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.
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. 27-168C-1. CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR JULY 4, 2026 TO JULY 17, 2026.
FInal Cash Disbursements for City Council - 260727-signedAttachments:
27-169C-2. CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON JULY 13, 2026.
2026-07-13 CCCC Draft MinutesAttachments:
27-16C-3. CC:PFA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF FINAL PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO
PUBLISH NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE ANNUAL
SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER, AND DRIVEWAY
APPROACH PROJECT, PZ-428.
2026-07-27 - ATT1 PZ428 Location List
2026-07-27 - ATT2 Bid 2702_PZ428
2026-07-27 - ATT3 Sidewalk_Repair Map
Attachments:
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
27-107C-4. CC:PFA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENT TO EXISTING GENERAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC.
FOR CITYWIDE TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO
INCREASE THE ANNUAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BY AN AMOUNT OF
$500,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF
$1,742,082 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027.
27-20C-5. CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE
A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PARKING
MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE CITY’S
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES; AND (2)
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXTEND THE
EXISTING ABM PARKING SERVICES TO MANAGE THE
CITY'S PARKING FACILITIES FROM NOVEMBER 1,
2026, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,239,859.
27-92C-6. CC - CONSENT ITEM: RECEIPT AND FILING OF
MEASURE CC AND MEASURE C SALES TAX STATUS
REPORTS (FY 2025-2026, SECOND QUARTER) AND
REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX STATUS REPORT
(FY 2025-2026, THIRD QUARTER), AS APPROVED BY
THE FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
2026_07_27 ATT1 - Measure CC & C Status Report Q2
FY26.pdf
2026_07_27 ATT2 - Real Property Transfer Tax Status Report Q3 FY26.pdf
2026_07_27 ATT3 - 10-Year Sales Tax Trend FY16 -
FY25.pdf
Attachments:
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
27-113C-7. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH SKIDATA, INC, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $335,335 FOR
INSTALLATION, CUSTOMIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF A PARKING ACCESS AND
REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW CULVER
COMMONS CITY PARKING STRUCTURE LOCATED AT
4029 CENTINELA AVENUE.
27-127C-8. CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF A TWO -YEAR
AGREEMENT WITH WOODS MAINTENANCE SERVICES
INC, FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ENCAMPMENT
ABATEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$162,800 PER FISCAL YEAR, WITH AN OPTIONAL
ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.
2026-07-27_ATT_Homeless Encampment and Illegal Dumping
Abatement.pdf
Attachments:
27-130C-9. CC - CONSENT ITEM: AWARD OF A $1,000 OFF-CYCLE
SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT AND DESIGNATION OF THE
CENTER THEATER GROUP’S “DOG MAN: THE
MUSICAL” AS A CITY-SPONSORED EVENT.
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
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
27-126A-1. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
TO PLACE A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF CULVER CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
2026 TO INCREASE THE RATE OF THE TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX (HOTEL TAX) TO THE RATE OF 16%;
(2) (IF DESIRED) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL AND/OR CERTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUBMIT PRIMARY BALLOT
ARGUMENTS REGARDING THE BALLOT MEASURE; (3)
(IF DESIRED) CREATION AND APPOINTMENT OF
MEMBERS TO AD-HOC SUBCOMMITTEE(S) TO DRAFT
AND/OR SUBMIT PRIMARY AND REBUTTAL BALLOT
ARGUMENTS; AND (4) INSTRUCTION TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO PREPARE THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
FOR THE BALLOT MEASURE.
2026-07-27_ATT 1_Proposed Resolution Placing TOT
Measure on Ballot.pdf
2026-07-27_ATT 2_Resolution Authorizing Primary Ballot
Arguments for TOT Measure.pdf
Attachments:
26-779A-2. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) CONSIDERATION OF CREATING
THE PROPOSED FOOD TRUCK PERMIT PROGRAM TO
REGULATE THE OPERATIONS OF FOOD TRUCKS NEAR
PARKS; AND (2) DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER AS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2026-07-27 ATT 1 PRCS Food Truck Permit Program
2026-07-27 ATT 2 Feasible Park Vending Locations
Attachments:
July 27, 2026Regular Meeting of the City Council,
Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, and the
Culver City Parking, Redevelopment
Financing, Culver City Housing, and
Culver City Public Finance Authority
Boards.
City Council Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
26-935A-3. CC-ACTION ITEM: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING A CIVIL PENALTY BAIL SCHEDULE FOR
PARKING VIOLATIONS UNDER THE CULVER CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE, FIRE CODES, AND CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
2012-R087.
2026-07-27 ATT 1 Current Parking Fine Comparisons to
surrounding jurisdictions
2026-07-27 ATT 2 Proposed Reso Adopting Civil Penalty ail Schedule and Rescinding 2012-R087.pdf
2026-07-27 ATT 3 Resolution No. 2012-R087.pdf
2026-07-27 ATT 4 Estimated Gross Revenue
2026-07-27 ATT 5 Parking Fine Increase Powerpoint
Presentation
Attachments:
27-159A-4. CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) CREATION OF A CITY COUNCIL
STANDING AFFORDABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE AND
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS THERETO; (2)
DISSOLUTION OF THE MINIMUM WAGE AD HOC
SUBCOMMITTEE; AND (3) DIRECTION TO THE CITY
MANAGER 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)