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City Manager's Update July 19, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Cultural Affairs Foundation Fundraiser – On Wednesday, July 31 Akasha Restaurant will donate 10% off its receipts between 4 pm and 8 pm to the foundation to support the arts in Culver City. Proceeds from this “dine, drink, and donate” fundraiser will specifically benefit the City’s Music in the Chambers Program, a free classical chamber music concert. Friends and family are invited to enjoy happy hour from 4 pm to 7, ½ off Wine Wednesdays, dinner and/or wine tasting. For more inform...
City of Culver City Named #1 Best Government Fleet The City of Culver City has been named the #1 Best Municipal Fleet in North America, by the 100 Best Fleets National Fleet Certification/Recognition Program. Government Fleet publication representatives presented Culver City with the prestigious award at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference held in San Antonio this month. This achievement is awarded to only one of a large number of government fleet organizations in recognition for outstanding contributions and leadership, particularly in the...
City Manager's Update July 5, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment Agency – On July 3 the Oversight Board adopted a Resolution approving the Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) and directed the Successor Agency Executive Director to submit the Plan to the State Department of Finance. The proposed LRPMP includes 38 real (non-housing) properties. These properties are categorized as follows: 1) properties to be retained for governmental use; 2) properties to be retained for...
City Manager's Update June 21, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Culver City's Boulevard Music Summer Festival – Co-sponsored by the City of Culver City and curated by producer Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music, Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival will feature: A cappella Doo Wop from the Mighty Echoes and acoustic blues with Doug MacLeod on July 11th; an eclectic mix of country, bluegrass, rock and jazz with Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand on July 18th; jazz and blues diva Barbara Morrison on July 25th; hot country, rock and blue...
City Manager's Update June 7, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Cultural Affairs Commission Special Meeting: The City Manager and Assistant City Manager met with the Cultural Affairs Commission on June 5 as part of a Special Meeting of the Commission. The City Manager provided a presentation to the Commission on the state of the City’s finances. He also announced his assignment of the Assistant City Manager to coordinate Cultural Affairs Staffing/Programming from the City Manager’s Office as part of the City Manager’s creation of the Long-Ter...
Culver Woman Survives Santa Monica Rampage Laura Sisk is lucky to be alive. From all news accounts she shouldn’t be here today. When suspected Santa Monica murderer John Zawahri killed two and burned his family’s house down last Friday he hijacked Sisk and her car and drove to Santa Monica College where he killed three more people. Sisk is 42 and lives in Culver City. According to reports Zawahri appeared in the middle of the road. He screamed at her, ordering her to get out of the car and pic...
Fourth Of July Fireworks Show Cancelled (EDITOR’s NOTE; The Fourth of July fireworks show in Culver City won’t be held next month. The Observer’s Fred Altieri interviewed Earl Eskridge of the Exchange Club, who explains the situation) This really would have been our 49th year instead of our 48th year. We started to create patriotism at the time that we started, which was 49 years ago. Patriotism was down so we thought should instill patriotism by starting up this fireworks show. And we got the idea from the Pasadena Fire Department and the L...
City Manager's Update June 7, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Cultural Affairs Commission Special Meeting: The City Manager and Assistant City Manager met with the Cultural Affairs Commission on June 5 as part of a Special Meeting of the Commission. The City Manager provided a presentation to the Commission on the state of the City’s finances. He also announced his assignment of the Assistant City Manager to coordinate Cultural Affairs Staffing/Programming from the City Manager’s Office as part of the City Manager’s creation of the Long-Ter...
Culver City Fire Dept to Host Free Hands-Only CPR Training In honor of National CPR Week, the American Heart Association (AHA) is collaborating with the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency to coordinate County wide CPR program. Emergency healthcare providers, such as fire departments, ambulance companies, hospitals and education programs will be going out into the community to teach residents how to save a life with CPR. This service is free to the public and will be held in various locations across Southern California,...
May 24, 2013 Community Development Department · Culver City Chamber of Commerce – Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) and the City, the Chamber will be hosting a free event on June 6 at the Veterans Auditorium that educates small business owners as to how online market strategies can be utilized. The event is being produced in partnership with Constant Contact, Hootsuite, Microsoft and others. Additional events include the Culver City Chamber's Business EXPO on June 26 and a monthly series th...
May 10, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Culver City TV – Culver City TV is now available on AT & T’s U-verse system, through Channel 99. Time Warner Cable customers may view the broadcast on Channel 35, and Verizon FiOS customers can view the broadcast on Channel 37. City Clerk’s Office · Application Deadline - The application period for the City’s commissions / committees / boards ended on Tuesday, May 14 - Juice Served Here – Building plans have been submitted for a tenant improvement for a food manufacturing facility located at 3731 Robertso...
Firefighters from the Culver City Fire Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department along with water dropping helicopters made quick work of a blaze that threatened homes in Culver Crest and Ladera Heights Sunday Afternoon. About 100 firefighters were deployed to control the fire which was reportedly stated by a blown electrical transformer. Fire personnel attacked the blaze through Holy Cross Cemetery and positioned units on residential neighborhood streets to protect nearby homes. The fire which burned 3-4 acres took 45 minutes control....
April 26, 2013 Community Development Department · Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary – Building plans have been submitted for new two-story garden mausoleum building, a new one-story maintenance building and a new burial garden located at Hillside, located at 6001 Centinela Avenue. · Conjunctive Points Property II, LP – A Building Permit has been issued for a minor alteration and improvements of the existing two-story commercial space located at 3960 Ince Boulevard. - City of Culver City Dog Park (“The Boneyard”) – A Building and Electrical...
Mayor Weissman Looks At A Year of Progress Mayor Andy Weissman addressed civic and business leaders last week in the 33rd annual Mayor’s Luncheon before a sellout crowd of more than 400. Introduced by the Master of Ceremonies, City Manager John Nachbar, the Mayor began by thanking all the groups and individuals who help make Culver City the place it is,” adding, “let us recognize that it is a testament to the strength and vitality of Culver City and recognize, appreciate and applaud it....
March 15, 2013 Community Development Department - XAP - Work has been completed on a 12,675 square feet office tenant improvement located at 100 Corporate Pointe. - Hayden Higuera Properties, LLC – A Building Permit has been issued for a new five-level parking garage with 556 spaces, located at 8550 Higuera Street. · Conjunctive Points Properties II, LP – Plans have been submitted for a 20,363 square foot tenant improvement of an existing two-story commercial space, located at 3960 Ince Boulevard. - Veterinary Cancer Group – Plans have been a...
On Monday, March 4 I had the opportunity to attend a special news conference held at the Culver City Police Department. At that time, a new life-saving service called SMART911 was introduced. This service is now available free of charge to all Culver City residents and covers pets as well. Culver City is the first city in California to offer the benefits of SMART911 to each of us. According to Mayor Andrew Weissman, Police Chief Don Pedersen and Fire Chief Christopher Sellers, SMART911 enables you to create a secure "Safety Profile" for your...
Mayor Weissman Announces Availability of Service that Makes Emergency Responders More Effective Mayor Andrew Weissman announces that Culver City is the first location in the state to offer Smart911, the rapidly expanding national safety service, for more effective emergency response. Joined by Police Chief Donald Pedersen and Fire Chief Christopher Sellers at a press conference at the Culver City Police Station, Weissman discussed how the City is leading the way with technology that opens up direct communication between public safety and the...
March 1, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Evaluation of Alternatives to the Committee on Permits and Licenses: In an effort to streamline and improve coordination of certain special event and business tax certificate permitting processes, the City Manager’s Office is coordinating a staff working group to explore alternatives to the decades old Committee on Permits and Licenses process. The evaluation will include discussions on how to avoid duplication, improve turn-around time, reduce allocation of staff resources, and maintain/improve the curr...
City Manager’s Update February 15, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Assembly Budget Subcommittee Testimony – On February 11 Mayor Andrew Weissman, City Manager John Nachbar, and Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld attended the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation, regarding Redevelopment follow-up to legislation, in Sacramento. Mayor Weissman provided testimony to the Assemblymembers on the Committee and representatives of the State Controller’s Office and Department of Finance. Mayor Weissman...
Charles "Smoke" Hicks, 24, of Culver City was sentenced Monday to five years probation and ordered to pay $2,000 in fines for scheming to bribe ex-Transportation Security Administration agents at Los Angeles International Airport to help smuggle marijuana onto a flight. Hicks, one of two drug couriers, plead guilty in his plea agreement and admitted that he and Millage J. Peaks IV, a retired Los Angeles city fire chief's son, promised to pay $500 for each suitcase containing marijuana that cleared security at LAX, according to prosecutors....
February 1, 2013 Community Development Department · Chase Bank – Plans have been submitted for a tenant improvement to demolish the existing one-story building and construct a new building located at 6201 Bristol Parkway. Plans include a new trash enclosure and a new drive-thru ATM with canopy. · eBay – A permit has been issued for a tenant improvement located at 10451 Jefferson Boulevard. · Zinga – This new yogurt shop is now open and located at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard. · Office Depot, Inc. – Plans have been submitted to remodel the store, re...
Here Are Answers About School Safety In Culver Understandably, many questions regarding school safety have been shared with us. We are grateful for the inquiries and for the opportunity to respond/highlight more specific details regarding our commitment to student and school safety. We will continue to update this document as we receive additional questions. As always, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Dave LaRose, CCUSD Superintendent Topic: Campus Access "Are we adequately controlling access to our campuses?" This...
January 22, 2013 City Clerk’s Office · Recruitments - The application period for the Finance Advisory Committee closed on January 17. There were 23 applications. The City Council is expected to consider appointments at a meeting in February. Community Development Department · Irving Place – The project is approximately 49% complete and should be complete in May 2013. West side of the building: Abraxis Bioscience at 9920 Jefferson Boulevard, "front" remodel of building on Jefferson Blvd.: The uphill side of the new "rear" building: · Tilden...
The Culver City Fire Department and Police Department responded recently to a shooting on Green Valley Circle in the Fox Hills area of Culver City. Initial reports indicate the victim committed suicide. It was the first reported suicide in Culver City this year. Last year there were four reported suicides. In December a man committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the parking structure at the Kaiser Permanente facility on West Washington Blvd. In March, the body of Valerie Nash was found in her home in the 3600 block of Keystone Avenue....
In a letter to the editor in your 12/27/12 issue my friend and neighbor, Neil Rubenstein, states that Culver City taxpayers are “getting hosed” by two former public employees of the city who are now drawing six-figure pensions. He calls upon the City Council to “get serious with pension reform’ and for Sacramento to forbid “pension spiking’ and to offer new employees 401K-type plans in place of defined benefit plans. However, he fails to mention four facts which militate against his conclusions. --The pensions at issue are defined benefits of...
