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 Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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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.
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
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.gov.
CELL PHONES AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS:
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 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.
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 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):
CS-1. 27-400 CC - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
RE: SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION (1 ITEM)
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(2)
RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS - 6:30 PM
R-1. 27-415 CC - PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
APPRECIATION TO THE COLLEGE STUDENT
DELEGATION, VISITING CULVER CITY FROM SISTER
CITY IKSAN CITY, SOUTH KOREA.
R-2. 27-418 CC - PRESENTATION OF A DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH 2026 COMMENDATION TO PAUL
MATUSZEWSKI FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.
R-3. 27-417 CC - PRESENTATION OF A DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH 2026 COMMENDATION TO EVERYTHING
COUNTS FOR KIDS (EC KIDS) FOR THEIR
OUTSTANDING QUALITY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE
COMMUNITY.
R-4. 27-411 CC - PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING OCTOBER 18, 2026 - OCTOBER 24, 2026
AS CULVER CITY UNITED AGAINST HATE WEEK 2026.
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 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 City of Culver City Page 6
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 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.
C-1. 27-419 CC:HA:SA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF CASH
DISBURSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 TO
OCTOBER 2, 2026.
Attachments: Final Cash Disbursement for City Council - 261013a C-2. 27-420 CC:HA:SA:PA - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2026.
Attachments: 2026-09-28 CCCC Draft Minutes
C-3. 27-300 CC - CONSENT ITEM: APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED
RENEWAL OF A TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT WITH
LUX BUS AMERICA CO. FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF
A SHARED BUS STOP BY APPLE'S COMMUTER
SHUTTLE.
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
C-4. 27-330 CC - CONSENT ITEM: AWARD AN IN-KIND, OFF-CYCLE SPECIAL EVENTS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000
TO GRID110 FOR A 2026 HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE
EVENT AND DESIGNATE THE EVENT AS
CITY-SPONSORED.
C-5. 27-332 CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) APPROVAL OF A PILOT
PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ACTIVATIONS IN MEDIA PARK
AND DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE; AND (2) AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO REDUCE OR WAIVE RENTAL FEES FOR
THE USE OF MEDIA PARK.
C-6. 27-349 CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) APPROVAL OF THE CULVER
CITY ARTS DISTRICT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDGET; AND (2)
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO
LEVY THE CULVER CITY ARTS DISTRICT BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT FOR 2027
AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 26,
2026.
2026-10-13_ATT 1_CCAD Proposed Budget 2027 Work Plan
2026-10-13_ATT 2_Proposed Resolution of Intent
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
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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: 6:00 PM
Recognitions: 6:30 PM
Regular Session: 7:00 PM
PH-1. 27-336 CC - PUBLIC HEARING: (1) INTRODUCTION OF AN
ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE DOWNTOWN CULVER
CITY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2027
ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS;
AND (2) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE
DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT’S 2027 ADVISORY BOARD.
2026-10-13_ATT 1_Ordinance Levying DBABID 2027
Assessments.pdf
2026-10-13_ATT 2_CCBID_WorkPlan_FINAL.pdf
2026-10-13_ATT 3_MOU CCDBA Amendment - signed.pdf
Attachments:
ACTION ITEMS
A-1. 27-199 CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) APPROVE A COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES
AND ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL WITH COVERAGE
THRESHOLDS OF $750,000 FOR MULTI-TRADE
CONTRACTS AND $150,000 FOR PRIME SPECIALTY
CONTRACTS; AND (2) OTHER DIRECTION TO THE CITY
MANAGER AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
2026-10-13_ATT_Community Workforce Agreement with the
Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
Attachments:
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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