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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