Meeting in a Minute – City Council Nov. 9, 2015

Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of November 9, 2015. At this meeting, the City Council:
 Presented certificates of recognition to the 32 participants in the El Marino Language Exchange Program.
 Presented a proclamation designating November 14-22, 2015 as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
 Presented a certificate of recognition to Family Self Sufficiency Program graduate Samantha Johnson.
 Presented a proclamation designating November 13, 2015 as World Pancreatic Cancer Day.
 Presented a proclamation in honor of Veterans Day 2015.
 Approved an agreement with Shine Walk, LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $79,425 for one year with an option to extend the agreement for an additional year for the additional amount not-to-exceed $53,850, to provide cleaning services in the downtown parking structures and at City Hall.
 Approved an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with BonTerra Psomas for environmental consulting services for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report for the Inglewood Oil Field Specific Plan Project in an amount not-to-exceed $141,239 and approved a related
budget amendment.
 Approved an agreement with Ron’s Maintenance, Inc. for a term ending on June 30, 2018 in an amount not-to-exceed $147,228 to clean and inspect all storm drain catch basins citywide.
 Authorized the purchase of a Cisco 4510 Concentrator and related network hardware and maintenance for $39,567.08.
 Approved an agreement with Decorator’s Place Corp. in an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $63,480.00 ($55,200.00 base contract and $8,280.00 in change order authority) to replace the flooring on the second floor of the Police Department.
 Adopted a resolution calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 for the election of certain officers as required by the City Charter of the City of Culver City and adopted a resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a General Municipal Election.
 Approved professional services agreements with (1) Turbo Data Systems, Inc. for a term ending June 30, 2020 in an amount not-to-exceed $276,100 to provide a cloud-based residential permit parking program management system and (2) Tannery Creek Systems for a term ending June 30, 2020 in an
amount not-to-exceed $268,400 to provide an electronic chalking system for parking enforcement vehicles for automated parking enforcement.
 Adopted a resolution immediately withdrawing the City from the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority Joint Powers Agreement.
 Received and Filed the Categorical Exemption Report prepared for the City of Culver City Municipal Fiber Network Project and determined that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines, authorized the Chief Financial Officer to establish the Municipal Fiber Network Enterprise Fund, authorized a construction loan (in a not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000) and a working capital loan (in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000) from the General Fund to the Municipal Fiber Network Enterprise Fund, approved a related budget amendment appropriating $10,265,000 from the General Fund, approved a consultant agreement with MOX Networks, LLC to provide consulting services for the design and development of the municipal fiber network, and authorized the City Manager to initiate and conclude negotiations and execute related additional agreements for the operation, maintenance, and ongoing planning and business development of the Municipal Fiber Network Project.
 Received and filed public testimony related to the establishment of the proposed Culver City Arts District Business Improvement District.
 Approved the BID Advisory Board’s 2016 Annual Report as filed with the City Clerk and adopted a Resolution of Intention setting December 14, 2015, as the date for a public hearing to consider the continuation of the Downtown Culver City Business Improvement District for calendar year 2016.
 Received and filed a presentation by MBI on their progress to develop the City/CCUSD’s MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
You may view a complete webcast of the entire meeting by visiting http://www.culvercity.org/agenda.aspx.
The next regular City Council meeting will occur on Monday, December 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. You may access the agenda for this meeting by visiting http://www.culvercity.org/agenda.aspx.