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(1) Review of Suggested Revisions to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 9.10 Regulation of Parks and Planting; and (2) If Desired, Provide Comments and Recommendations to City Council Related to Incorporation of these Revisions into the CCMC.
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Meeting Date: September 5, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Armando Abrego/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6682
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (08/30/2023); (E-Mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (08/30/2023)
Department Approval: Armando Abrego, PRCS Director (08/30/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission (1) review suggested revisions to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 9.10 Regulation of Parks and Planting; and (2) if desired, provide comments and recommendations to the City Council related to the incorporation of these revisions into the CCMC.
BACKGROUND
On August 7, 2018, the Parks and Facilities Sections of the Culver City Municipal Code Review (CCMC Review) Ad Hoc Subcommittee was formed to review and provide potential recommended updates to the Culver City Municipal Code related to parks and facilities under the purview of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The members of the CCMC Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee, Chair Mohammed and Commissioner Rickards provided recommendations to staff over the following months. They met with former PRCS Director Corey Lakin in late February and mid-March 2020 to review all the research and recommendations. In preparation for that meeting staff compiled park prohibition information from the municipal codes of ten Southern California cities for the Ad Hoc Subcommittee’s review. The cities reviewed included Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Cerritos, El Segundo, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Monica, and Torrance.
Based on the CCMC Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee’s recommendations, staff began preparing a draft document for the City Attorney’s Office to review. Unfortunately, the process was delayed due to the necessity of prioritizing operational and legal matters related to the coronavirus pandemic and other City Council priorities. On October 6, 2020, suggested revisions to some of the provisions of CCMC Chapter 9.10: Parks, Public Buildings and Property were discussed by the PRCS Commission, as well as the policy issues involved with the update of Chapter 9.10. Other provisions of Chapter 9.10 were deferred at the recommendation of the City Attorney’s Office to Phase 2 of the project due to the need to confer with other departmental staff, as well as address complex legal issues related to such provisions.
At the February 7, 2023, PRCS Commission meeting, edits and changes were reviewed and recommended to CCMC Section 9.10.055 - Vending Related Regulations. That specific section was then presented to City Council at their February 13, 2023, meeting and the first reading/introduction of the changes were approved. Staff will bring back the revisions to the City Council for a second reading/adoption at their September 18, 2023, meeting.
DISCUSSION
Changes to Section 9.10 (Attachment 1) have been reviewed by the PRCS Department, City Attorney’s Office, and members of the CCMC Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee. This report has been prepared in order to give the PRCS Commission the opportunity to review the suggested revisions to Section 9.10 and provide comments and recommendations to the City Council.
Christina Burrows, Deputy City Attorney, is scheduled to attend the meeting and will be available to answer Commissioners’ questions on this topic.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2023-09-05 - ATT 1 Phase 2 Parks Section Municipal Code Update
MOTIONS
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission:
1. Review suggested revisions to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 9.10 Regulation of Parks and Planting; and
2. If desired, provide comments and recommendations to the City Council relating to the incorporation of these revisions into the CCMC.