At the regular City Council meeting on the evening of Monday, Public Hearing 1 (PH1) called for the “Introduction of an Ordinance Approving a City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment (P2025-0125-ZCA) Replacing the Current Sign Ordinance in its Entirety with a New Sign Ordinance and Adding New Definitions to the Zoning Code, and Related References to Municipal Code Chapter 13 (Project), and Exemption from CEQA.”
That item passed unanimously, 4-0. Council member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin was absent, though commenting virtually as a member of the public.
Action Item 1 (A1) called for, “(1) Adoption of a Finding that the Interactive Digital Kiosk Program Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) (Class 1), 15303 (Class 3) and 15304 (Class 4); (2) (If Desired) Approval of an Agreement with Ike Smart City, LLC for the Implementation of an Interactive Digital Kiosk Program, Including Commercial Advertising, Along City Sidewalks and Public Right of Way; and, (3) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.”
That item passed 3-1, with Council Member Bubba Fish the one no vote, which he put down to a lack of RFPs (Requests for Proposals).
With A3 and A4 moved to a future meeting, the final item on the agenda was Action Item 2 (A2), “(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.”
While all of the members of the council agreed that helping the Culver City Unified School District was the right thing to do, there was some contentious debate about the source of the funding. There was some suggestion that the money should be taken from that which has been set aside for the Jubilo Village low income housing project. Fish suggested that staff look into savings from capital projects.
Ultimately, the motion passed unanimously, and it will be brought back on August 11.