At the November 14 meeting of the City Council rejected a proposal to begin outreach to religious, agnostic, and atheist groups. The "Culver City Area Interfaith Alliance Cooperation Circle" ("Alliance") , which is currently inactive, was a community-based cooperation circle that, before the pandemic, worked to foster understanding, cooperation, and unity among diverse religious traditions, activities, events and organizations in Culver City and the local area. The Alliance was led by and comprised of faith-based community leaders and members from various faith communities and was independent of the City. Council Members discussed whether to support in some way the reformation of the Alliance or another group through which local religious, agnostic, and atheist groups could share information with the City.
Ultimately, faced with a possible constitutional violation of separation of church and state Mayor McMorrin and Council Member Freddy Puza voted in favor of a motion to direct the City Manager to hold a meeting with religious, agnostic, and atheist groups to build community and bring back to City Council what is learned. Vice Mayor O'Brien and Council Member Vera Jr. voted against the measure and Council Member Eriksson abstained.
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