Much of the real work of city government starts in the subcommittees. Every term, the members of the City Council decide who will be looking at what, with the results of these meetings coming before the public City Council meetings for final approval.
In a similar fashion, the work that the council does with outside agencies is essential to our relationships with the county, the state, and
At the City Council meeting on January 27th, Council Members were approved to represent the city on various “outside agencies” and on City Council Subcommittees. Some of the outside agency boards require the adoption of a resolution to make Culver City appointments to their bodies.
Outside Agency appointments include:
Los Angeles County City Selection Committee – Mayor Dan O’Brien, Vice Mayor Freddy Puza
League of California Cities/Los Angeles County Division – O’Brien, Council Member Albert Vera, Jr.
Independent Cities Association of Los Angeles County – Vera, O’Brien
Los Angeles County Sanitation District Number Five – O’Brien, Puza
Southern California Association of Governments (S.C.A.G.) – O’Brien, Puza
Disaster Management “Area A” Executive Board – City Manager John Nachbar
Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG) – Council Member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, O’Brien
Interagency Communications Interoperability System (ICI System) – Puza
The Clean Power Alliance – McMorrin, Council Member Bubba Fish
LAX Noise RoundTable – Puza, O’Brien
Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy Board – Francisca Castillo
Baldwin Hills Community Standards District, Community Advisory Panel – Fish, Vera
City Subcommittee Appointments include:
Joint Finance and Judiciary Subcommittee; Treasury Investment Subcommittee; and Audit, Financial Planning and Budget Subcommittee – McMorrin, Fish
Standing Economic Development Subcommittee – Vera, Puza
Culver City Unified School District/City Council Liaison Subcommittee – McMorrin, O’Brien
Standing Sustainability Subcommittee – McMorrin, Puza
Standing Mobility Subcommittee – Puza, Fish
Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee – Vera, Fish
City Council-West Los Angeles College Liaison Subcommittee – O’Brien, Puza
Ad Hoc Short-Term Rental Policy Subcommittee –O’Brien, Fish
Ad Hoc Equity Subcommittee – McMorrin, Puza
Ad Hoc 2025/2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics Preparation Subcommittee – O’Brien, Puza
Ad Hoc Minimum Wage Subcommittee – O’Brien, Puza
Ad Hoc General Plan Subcommittee – McMorrin, Puza
Ad Hoc Signage Subcommittee – Vera, O’Brien
Ad Hoc Digital Kiosk Program Subcommittee – Vera, O’Brien
The City Council agreed the recommendations for new subcommittees including:
Ad Hoc Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Events Grant Program Subcommittee – O’Brien, Puza
Ad Hoc 2025 Legislative and Policy Platform Subcommittee – McMorrin, Puza
Ad Hoc 2025 Police Policies Subcommittee – Vera, Fish
Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee – Fish, McMorrin
Standing Governance Subcommittee – Fish, McMorrin
The City Council agreed to dissolve several subcommittees including:
Ad Hoc FY 2024-25 Special Events Grant Program Subcommittee
Ad Hoc 2024 Legislative and Policy Platform Subcommittee
Ad Hoc MLK Jr. Event Subcommittee
Ad Hoc 2024 Police Policies Subcommittee
Ad Hoc Bill Botts Fields and VMB Feasibility Study Subcommittee
Ad Hoc County Inglewood Oil Field (IOF) Projects Subcommittee
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