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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Culver City Municipal Code Section 3.03.200 Pertaining to Powers and Duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission to Reinstate Language that Was Removed When Equity Policy Language Was Added in 2020.
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Meeting Date: November 13, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers / City Manager - Office of Economic and Cultural Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/07/2023)
Departmental Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (10/31/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 3.03.200 pertaining to powers and duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) to reinstate language that was removed when equity policy language was added in 2020.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In 2019, the CAC recommended adding to its powers and duties, which are established in CCMC Section 3.03.200, to “serve as an advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in cultural activities and programs within the City”. The City Council incorporated this change into the Municipal Code via Ordinance No. 2020-004, which it adopted on February 10, 2020.
Earlier this year, CAC Vice Chair Leora O’Carroll noted that Ordinance 2020-004 removed one of the CAC’s powers and duties: to “serve as an advocate for cultural activities and programs within the City”. The removal of this language appears to have been inadvertent, as the equity language was to be an addition to the existing language in the CCMC, not a replacement.
At the August 15, 2023, the CAC unanimously passed a motion recommending reinstating the language that had been removed.
At the October 9, 2023 City Council meeting, the City Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance amending Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 3.03.200 pertaining to powers and duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) to reinstate language that was removed when equity policy language was added in 2020.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this agenda item other than staff time.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 23-11-13_ATT_Proposed Ordinance Amending CCMC Section 3.03.200
MOTION
That the City Council:
Adopt an Ordinance amending CCMC Section 3.03.200 pertaining to powers and duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission to reinstate language that was removed in 2020.