At the first City Council meeting of the year, on the evening of Monday, January 12, Public Hearing item 1 (PH1) called for, “Appeal of the planning commission’s decision to adopt resolution no. 2025-p011, approving conditional use permit, P2025-0174-CUP and a class 1 categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and consideration of a supplemental class 32 categorical exemption for in-fill development to allow a vehicle service facility within an existing 42,333 square-foot building at 10150-10200 Jefferson Boulevard.”
Representatives for Cadillac and members of the public spoke at length, for and against the conditional use permit and the merits of the appeal, with some feeling that the facility will cause safety and environmental issues.
However, ultimately all five members of the council felt that Cadillac were acting responsibly and that the appeal didn’t meet the required threshold. The motion to deny the appeal passed unanimously, and Cadillac can move ahead.
Public Hearing 2 (PH2) called for, “(1) Adoption of a finding that the ordinance approving a city-initiated code amendment to Culver City municipal code sections 15.06.300-330 and 15.10.750-790 adopting new park land in-lieu and park land impact fees (“proposed ordinance”) is exempt pursuant to the california environmental quality act guidelines sections 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b)(4); (2) Introduction of the proposed ordinance; and (3) Adoption of a resolution setting new park land related fees and rates and accepting the parks and recreation facilities development impact fee study.”
That too passed unanimously without debate.
Action Item 1 (A1) dealt with “Discussion and direction to the City Clerk regarding vacancies on the Civil Service Commission, Cultural Affairs Commission (cac), Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (ACOHH), Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC), and the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (LTMB); (2) consideration of J. Marvin Campbell’s request to be reappointed to the BPAC.”
With 15 vacancies amongst the committees, more than usual, there was some urgency to fill vacancies with the Cultural Affairs Commission and Landlord Tenant Mediation Board in particular, so that they could continue to do business.
In order to fulfill the minimum requirement, Council Member Albert Vera proposed that the two most recent applicants be appointed to the Cultural Affairs Commission and the two sole applicants be appointed to the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board, with the further vacancies to be filled in June.
Those interim appointments were approved, while J. Marvin Campbell’s request for reappointment to BPAC was denied due to his failure to appear at multiple meetings.
Action Item 2 (A2) called for “Approval of demographics for civic assembly as recommended by the Civic Assembly Ad Hoc Subcommittee.”
After a presentation by staff on the priority-driven budgeting approach of new City Manager Odis Jones, that item passed 4-0, with Council Member Vera abstaining.
A3 called for, “Discussion of Culver City’s support of women and girls, including the potential creation of a formal commission, board, or committee.”
The motion to create an advisory committee was approved unanimously.