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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Culver City Municipal Code Relating to Administrative Remedies for Challenges to Fees, Charges, and Assessments on Real Property.
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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Culver City Municipal Code Relating to Administrative Remedies for Challenges to Fees, Charges, and Assessments on Real Property.
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Elizabeth Shavelson, Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Phone Number: 310-253-6016
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/04/2025)
Department Approval: Lisa Soghor, Chief Financial Officer (08/21/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Ordinance to amend the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) to add a new Chapter 3.12 regarding Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Challenges to Fees, Charges, and Assessments on Real Property (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
AB 2257, adopted in 2024, authorizes the City to adopt an ordinance which would prohibit a person or entity from suing the City over an alleged failure of the City to comply with Proposition 218 for any new, increased, or extended fee or assessment, as defined, unless that person or entity has timely submitted to the City a written objection to that fee or assessment that specifies the grounds for alleging noncompliance.
The proposed Ordinance would limit the potential exposure of the City to lawsuits challenging fees, charges, and assessments, and also help simplify and focus any litigation which does arise.
On August 11, 2025, the City Council unanimously introduced the proposed Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance is now presented to City Council for adoption.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
This Ordinance will not result in any additional costs for the City, other than staff time to review and respond to written objections required by the Ordinance procedure.
ATTACHMENT
1. 2025-09-08_ATT_Proposed Ordinance Adding CCMC Chapter 3.12
MOTION
That the City Council:
Adopt an Ordinance amending the Culver City Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 3.12 regarding Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Challenges to Fees, Charges, and Assessments on Real Property.