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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Approval of a Donation Agreement with Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) for a One-Time Donation of $2.5 Million with Established Conditions; and (2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment to (A) Defund 17 Capital Improvements Projects (CIPs) Totaling $2,508,256 in General Fund Dollars; (B) Appropriate $1,082,902 from the Mobility Improvement Fund (Fund 437) to Fund Four Eligible CIPs Identified for Defunding; and (C) Appropriate $2.5 Million from the General Fund for Donation to CCUSD after the Donation Agreement is Executed.
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Lisa Soghor, Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Shavelson, Assistant Chief Financial Officer
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 (09/04/2025)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (09/02/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approval of a donation agreement with Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) for a one-time donation of $2.5 million with established conditions; and (2) approve a related budget amendment to (a) defund 17 Capital Improvements Projects (CIPs) totaling $2,508,256 in General Fund dollars; (b) appropriate $1,082,902 from the Mobility Improvement Fund (Fund 437) to fund four eligible CIPs identified for defunding; and (c) appropriate $2.5 million from the General Fund for donation to CCUSD after the donation agreement is executed (four-fifths vote requirement).
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...
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