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CC - (1) Presentation and Discussion of the Culver City Community Conversation Final Report Relating to the "Revive Civility Cities" Program; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 11, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/06/19); Revive Civility Cities (03/06/19)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (03/06/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive, file and discuss the final report from the Culver City Community Conversations held on November 29, 2018 and December 1, 2018 relating to the "Revive Civility Cities" program; and (2) if desired, provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On March 12, 2018, the City Council approved Culver City's participation in the "Revive Civility Cities" program sponsored by the University of Arizona's National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD). NICD selected Culver City as one of five "deep dive" cities nationally to participate in its "Revive Civility Cities" program. Revive Civility Cities is a nonpartisan program where the NICD works with and encourages communities to restore values of civility and respect for each other. NICD worked with Culver City throughout 2018 to help bring Culver City civil discourse strategies around the issue of growth and development in the Fox Hills neighborhood.
The attached Final Report gives additional background and details about the NICD's work in Fox Hills and what information was gathered during the process. The Final Report serves as important data set...
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