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THESE MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL
UNTIL APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING OF THE March 9, 2015
CITY COUNCIL 6:00 p.m.
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
Call to Order & Roll Call
Mayor Sahli-Wells called the meeting of the City Council to
order at 6:00 p.m. in the Rotunda Room at the Veterans
Memorial Building.
Present: Meghan Sahli-Wells, Mayor
Micheál O‘Leary, Vice Mayor
Jim B. Clarke, Council Member
Jeffrey Cooper, Council Member
Andrew Weissman, Council Member
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Closed Session
The City Council recessed to Closed Session to consider
the following items:
CS-1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 12803-23 Washington Boulevard
City Negotiators: John Nachbar, City Manager/Executive
Director; Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development
Director/Assistant Executive Director; Todd Tipton, Economic
Development Manager; Murray Kane, City and Successor Agency
Special Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Jim Suhr, Axis Mundi RE II, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment or both, including
use restrictions, development obligations and other monetary
related considerations
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.8
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CS-2 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 12337 to 12423 Washington Boulevard, 4061 to 4069
Centinela Avenue, and 4064 Colonial Avenue
City Negotiators: John M. Nachbar, City Manager; Sol
Blumenfeld, Community Development Director; Todd Tipton,
Economic Development Manager; and Murray Kane, City Special
Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Regency Centers Acquisition, LLC
CS-3 Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
Re: City of Inglewood et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al.
Case No. 56-2014-00451038-CU-WM-OXN
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
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Reconvene
Mayor Sahli-Wells reconvened the City Council meeting at
7:01 p.m. with all Council Members present.
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Reflection/Pledge of Allegiance
The Reflection was given by John Nachbar, City Manager,
and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Cooper Komatsu.
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Report on Action Taken in Closed Session
Mayor Sahli-Wells indicated nothing to report out of
closed session except that Item CS-3 had not been heard
but would be heard in Closed Session prior to the Work
Plan Session on March 10, 2015.
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Presentations
Item P-1
Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to Cooper
Komatsu, Los Angeles County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee
Winner
Mayor Sahli-Wells presented the Certificate of Recognition.
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Item P-2
Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Culver
City High School Cheerleading Team on their Success at the
2015 NHSF UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships
Council Members presented Certificates of Recognition.
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Community Announcements by City Council Members/
Information Items from Staff
Council Member Cooper discussed attending a Southern
California Association of Governments meeting with a
presentation on commuter habits of Expo Line riders.
Vice Mayor O'Leary reported that car travel was greatly
reduced within a half-mile radius of train stations, and
he discussed addressing the Final Mile issue.
Council Member Clarke received City Council consensus to
provide the City Manager with direction to place on a
future agenda the consideration of writing a letter to the
Metro Board to request that upon completion of the Expo
construction to Santa Monica that signage indicate that
the route is to downtown via Culver City or to Santa
Monica via Culver City.
MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEISSMAN, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR
O'LEARY AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT WHEN THIS CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED, THAT IT BE ADJOURNED IN
MEMORY OF ART GARCIA.
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Mayor Sahli-Wells announced the Annual Giant Egg Hunt on
March 21 at Veterans Memorial Park; An Evening of Hope on
April 7 by the Culver City Unified School District at
Robert Frost Auditorium; and she reported that she would
be travelling to Washington D.C. as part of her
participation in the Safer People, Safer Streets program
where she would also speak on a panel for The Annual
National Bike Summit from the League of American
Bicyclists.
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Joint Public Comment – Items Not on the Agenda
Mayor Sahli-Wells invited public comment.
The following members of the audience addressed the City
Council:
Dr. Janet Hoult, Disability Advisory Committee, discussed
home modifications for disabled residents; the Westside
Center for Independent Living; she asked the City Council
to consider how to help low income citizens and the
elderly; and she read a poem about St. Patrick's Day.
Lisa Schultz, The Whole 9; discussed previous requests for
sponsorship; past festivals; The Peace Project; and she
requested that a consideration of sponsorship of the
Affair of the Arts event on May 30-31 be placed on a
future City Council agenda.
Martin Cole, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, clarified
that the speaker had followed the same procedure a few
years ago but the approved MOU has lapsed.
The City Council agreed to direct the City Manager to
place the item on a future agenda for the City Council’s
consideration.
Keith Jeffreys, United States Veterans Artists Alliance,
invited everyone to attend a production of If All the Sky
Were Paper at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on March 14-15; he
discussed the City of Los Angeles’ Mayor Garcetti's Hiring
Initiative; and the commendation to be presented by Mayor
Sahli-Wells.
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Alfonso Wilson expressed concern with pedestrian safety
and asked that the sidewalk project for Hetzler Road be a
priority.
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Receipt and Filing of Correspondence
Martin Cole, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, reported
that no correspondence had been received.
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Joint Consent Calendar
Item JC-1
Joint Culver City Council/Culver City Housing Authority/
Successor Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
Agenda Item: Cash Disbursements
MOVED BY VICE MAYOR O'LEARY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
CLARKE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2015 –
FEBRUARY 27, 2015.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
MOVED BY VICE MAYOR O'LEARY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
CLARKE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS C-1 THROUGH C-4.
Item C-1
Meeting Minutes
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 2015.
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Item C-2
(1) Acceptance of Work Performed by Concept Consultant, Inc.
in the Amount of $86,790.17; (2) Authorization to File a
Notice of Completion; and (3) Authorization to Release the
Retention Payment after Expiration of the 35-Day Lien Period
for the Culver City Transfer Station Loading Pit Structural
Steel Repairs, PZ-948, Bid No. 1547
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL:
1. ACCEPT THE WORK PERFORMED BY CONCEPT CONSULTANT, INC. IN
THE AMOUNT OF $86,790.17; AND,
2. AUTHORIZE FILING A NOTICE OF COMPLETION; AND,
3. AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF THE RETENTION PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $4,339.51 AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE 35-DAY LIEN PERIOD FOR
THE CULVER CITY TRANSFER STATION LOADING PIT STRUCTURAL STEEL
REPAIRS, PZ-948, BID NO. 1547.
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Item C-3
Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Nelson\
Nygaard Consulting Associates in an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$393,075 to Conduct Line-by-Line and Comprehensive Analysis
of Transit Service
1. APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-
EXCEED $393,075 FOR THE LINE-BY-LINE AND COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT SERVICE; AND,
2. AUTHORIZE THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR TO APPROVE CHANGE
ORDERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,000 (15%) FOR UNEXPECTED
ADDITIONAL COSTS; AND,
3. AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW/PREPARE THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; AND,
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4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY.
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Order of the Agenda
No changes were made.
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Action Items
Item A-1
(1) Consideration of an Optional Provision in the Proposed
Agreement to Authorize the City to Receive a $9 per Policy
Administrative Fee; and (2) Approval of a Three Year
Agreement with Service Line Warranties of America to Offer
Service Line Insurance Policies to Residential Property
Owners for Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Lines
Mayor Sahli-Wells invited public participation.
No speaker cards were received and no speakers came forward.
MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COOPER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
WEISSMAN AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL:
1A. DETERMINE TO ACCEPT THE OPTIONAL PROVISION WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO RECEIVE A $9 PER POLICY ADMINISTRATIVE
FEE TO OFFSET ITS COSTS IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM; AND
2. APPROVE A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SERVICE LINE
WARRANTIES OF AMERICA INC. TO OFFER UTILITY SERVICE LINE
INSURANCE POLICIES TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN CULVER
CITY; AND,
3. AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW/PREPARE THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; AND,
4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY.
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Item A-2
Consideration of the Adoption of a Resolution which
Supports the Los Angeles Air Force Base and Opposes any
Relocation Attempt of the Space and Missile Systems Center
Mayor Sahli-Wells invited public participation.
No speakers came forward and no cards were received.
MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLARKE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
COOPER AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL: ADOPT
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE AND
OPPOSING ANY RELOCATION ATTEMPT OF THE SPACE AND MISSILE
SYSTEMS CENTER AND DIRECT STAFF TO FORWARD LETTERS IN
OPPOSITION TO THE CLOSURE OF LAAFB AND SMC.
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Public Comment – Items Not on the Agenda
Mayor Sahli-Wells invited public comment.
No cards were received and no speakers came forward.
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Items from the City Council
None.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, at 7:38 p.m., the City
Council adjourned this Regular Meeting in memory of Art
Garcia to Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. for the
purposes of holding an Adjourned Regular Meeting to consider March 9, 2015
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in Closed Session Item CS-3 which appears on this Regular
Meeting’s agenda.
{Note from the City Clerk: At the time of the adjournment of
this Regular Meeting, the Mayor reconvened the City Council
from recess to the Special Meeting of the City Council called
to order earlier in the day consistent with the agenda posted
for such Special Meeting.}
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Martin R. Cole
CITY CLERK of Culver City, California
EX-OFFICIO CLERK of the City Council
Culver City, California
MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLS
MAYOR of Culver City, California