Culver City Observer -

October 27, 2014

Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of October 27, 2014. At this

meeting, the City Council:

• Presented a commendation to K-9 Officer Boyca on the occasion of his retirement.

• Approved a purchase order with UTC Fire and Security for an amount not-to-exceed

$156,455.00 and an agreement with Wincal Technology Corp. for an amount not-toexceed

$21,019.00 for the installation of electronic audio/video recording equipment.

• Approved a professional services agreement with Gardner Outdoor and Pool

Remodeling in an amount not-to-exceed $134,400.00 for the re-plastering of the

Municipal Plunge and approved a professional services agreement with Knorr

Systems, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $27,626.12 to replace the two filter tanks

at the Municipal Plunge.

• Approved additional change orders in the amount of $13,579; accepted the work

performed by the contractor, PTM General Engineering Services, Inc., for the

Linwood E. Howe Safe Routes to School Project, PZ-941 in the amount of $431,913;

and authorized the release of retention funds in the amount of $21,596 to PTM

General Engineering Services, Inc. upon expiration of the thirty-five day lien period.

• Approved a Professional Services Agreement with Psomas in an amount not-toexceed $589,100 for design services related to the Bankfield Sewage Pump Station

Project (PZ-874).

• Adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 9.11 of the Culver City Municipal Code

(CCMC) relating to smoking regulations to add a new Subchapter 9.11.200, et seq.,

regulating smoking in multi-unit housing.

• Approved a Professional Services Agreement with GHD in an amount not-to exceed

$593,454 for the preparation of the final plans and specifications of the

diversion sewer pipes to abandon Bristol, Fox Hills, Mesmer, and Overland Sewer

Pump Stations.

• Adopted a Resolution appointing Transportation Director Art Ida as the City's

Representative Director to the CalTIP Board; and appointing Transit Operations

Manager Samantha Blackshire and Senior Management Analyst/Transit Finance

Jane Leonard, as the City's first and second Alternate Directors, respectively.

• Approved changes to Culver CityBus Lines One (Elimination of the Pacific

Avenue/25th Street and Pacific Avenue/28th Street Bus Stops), Four (Extension of

Service from the Westfield Culver City Transit Center to Playa Vista and Lincoln

Boulevard along Jefferson Boulevard), and Seven (Extension of Service to the 7th

Hayden Tract Business District during Peak Commute Hours) Boulevard along Jefferson Boulevard), and Seven (Extension of Service to the 7the

Hayden Tract Business District during Peak Commute Hours)

• Introduced an ordinance amending Title 17, Zoning, of the Culver City Municipal

Code (CCMC), Section 17.210.015.A, Table 2-2 – Allowed Uses in Residential

Zones; Section 17.220.015, Table 2-5 – Allowed Uses In Commercial Zones; and

Section 17.700.010 Definitions, relating to supportive housing (approving Zoning

Code Amendments, ZCA P-2014135).

• Adopted a Resolution approving the Draft Relocation Impact Report (RIR) for the

closure/change of use of the Mobile Home Park Located at 4025 Grandview

Boulevard, Culver City under Chapter 15.13 of the Culver City Municipal Code;

and approved a request for partial exemption from the obligation to provide the

specified relocation assistance benefits set forth in the draft RIR to eligible occupants

who executed mutually satisfactory written agreements.

• Adopted a Resolution acknowledging that a certain portion of the proposed park to

Playa Trail immediately adjacent to Culver City residential properties will not be

considered in defining the 400-foot setback requirements for oil drilling operations,

as proposed in the discussion draft Oil Drilling Regulations for the City's portion of

the Inglewood Oil Field; and acknowledging Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation

Authority's commitment to locate this portion of the Trail as far as feasibly possible

from City residences to reduce related impacts.

• Took no action on a request by Evolve related to their proposal to amend Proposition

13

. • Introduced an ordinance, amending Chapter 5.05, Stormwater and Urban Runoff

Pollution Control to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES) Permit No. CAS004001, Order No. R4-2012-0175; and adopted a

resolution approving the Green Street Policy.

You may view a complete web cast of the entire meeting by visiting

http://www.culvercity.org/agenda.aspx. The next regular City Council meeting will

be held on Monday, November 10 at 7 PM. You may access the agenda

for this meeting by visiting http://www.culvercity.org/agenda.aspx.

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