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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Consideration of a Request from Culver City Unified School District for $2.5 Million to $7.5 Million Per Year from the City of Culver City from Fiscal Year 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2027-2028; and (2) Provide Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: July 14, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Phone Number: City Manager's Office - (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/10/2025)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (07/08/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) consider a request from Culver City Unified School District for $2.5 Million to $7.5 million per year from the City of Culver City from Fiscal Year 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2027-2028; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
At the June 16, 2025 meeting of the Culver City Unified School District - City Council Liaison Subcommittee meeting, representatives from Culver City United School District (CCUSD) requested City funding to help fill its budget shortfall. CCUSD's presentation from the meeting is attached (Attachment 1). The Subcommittee subsequently voted to put consideration of this issue on an upcoming City Council agenda.
CCUSD has presented two potential City funding scenarios:
* $7.5 million for 3 years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2025-2026
* $2.5 million for 3 years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Under both scenarios, CCUSD offered the City expanded public use of CCUSD facilities, including the maintenance and staffing necessary to open school campuses to the public during non-school hours, and additional flexibility for CCUSD to host City Parks, Recreation and Community Services programmi...
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