City Manager’s Office
• Parcel B — Tonight at 6 in Council Chambers, the second set of two potential developers for the prized Downtown property known as Parcel B will explain to the City Council and the community why they should be chosen. A decision is scheduled for next month.
• League of California Cities Conference – Last week, Mayor O’Leary represented City Hall at the annual conference in San Francisco.
Community Development Dept.
• Washington Centinela Market Hall — The Request for Proposals will be issued momentarily.
• Washington National Transit Oriented Development — Requests for Qualifications for the this project will be issued in November.
• West Washington Area Boulevard Improvement Plan Phase III — The Landscaped Median Project will be completed within days.
• Sepulveda Boulevard Area Improvement Plan — The streetscape will be completed this month.
• TJ Maxx — A permit has been issued for a tenant improvement at 11020 Jefferson Blvd.
• Westfield Culver City -Plans have been approved for Rue 21 Etc. and Cathy Jean, two new retail stores. In addition, Sephora has submitted plans for a tenant improvement to remodel an existing retail space.
• Hansen’s Bakery, Inc. — Plans have been submitted for a renovation and a 234-square foot addition, at 11113 Washington Blvd.
• Sony Pictures Entertainment —Sony has submitted plans for the renovation of the existing entry at Overland entry gate to include two new guard booths and site renovations, at 10202 Washington Blvd.
• Made in Culver City — A crowd of 300 attended the classic film “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” in the Courtyard of City Hall to celebrate Culver City’s 94th birthday.
• 2012 Culver City Performing Arts Grants — Staff continues to review each application and prepare for the Peer Review Panel this month.
• IndieCade Festival — The IndieCade Festival, the Thursday through Sunday videogame extravaganza, will occur at various locations throughout Downtown, Parcel B, 9300 Culver Blvd., the Ivy Substation, Fire Station No. 1, Gregg Fleishman Studio, and NextSpace. An industry conference, workshops, salons and a gamewalk on Saturday and Sunday will highlight the four days. Information: www.indiecade.com.
Fire Dept.
• Strike Team Deployment — As the fire season nears, the department already has been called upon to assist outside agencies. The department recently deployed two engines and one Strike Team Leader as part of the XLA-1075 Strike Team, to the Wagon Wheel Incident in Aqua Dulce. Fire crews responded to assist the County Fire Dept. with a wildland urban interface fire. Crews arrived and were put to work protecting structures and deploying progressive hose lays to contain and control the fire. XLA-1075 reported no damage to structures and no injuries to civilian or fire department personnel during their assignment. The fire ultimately consumed more than 500 acres and destroyed 12 homes and 15 other structures.
• Overhead Wildland Deployment — On Sept. 12, Capt. Savage was deployed to the Texas Complex Fire as a Line Safety Officer. Capt. Savage is assisting with numerous fires in and around the Austin area. It was anticipated the deployment would last at least three weeks. Capt. Savage has been a member of a Type I Team for more than 10 years and has been deployed on a variety of incidents throughout the country.
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Dept.
• Recreation — As part of the initial phase of the Vets Memorial Complex renovation project, the air conditioning rehabilitation project was completed last week, with minimal impact to services. Public Works was vitally involved in the coordination and completion of this project.
Four sets of Americans with Disability Act-compliant electric, automatic doors were installed last week at The Plunge and at the Vets. This project includes replacement of the main facility entrance doors as well as the entrances to the men’s and women’s changing rooms at the Plunge.
• Periodic Meeting — The Aquatics Division conducted its quarterly meeting last week with youth and masters swim team renters. Coaches from the Culver City Swim Club, Royal Swim Team, Team Santa Monica and Southern California Aquatics in attendance. For coaches, it was an opportunity to discuss what worked during the summer season.
• Parks — The Parks Division has completed the following facility maintenance upgrades:
Lindberg Park: Staff made playground repairs, and replacement parts were installed at the playground.
Syd Kronenthal Park Ball Fields: Staff aerated, fertilized and seeded the ball field at Syd Kronenthal Park, in anticipation of winter soccer season.
Various parks: The ongoing upgrades to the Calsense irrigation central controller system were completed in compliance with the State Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance AB-1881.
• Senior & Social Services — The Senior Nutrition Program is supporting the American Diabetes Assn.’s Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes by hosting a water station. The ADA Walk was held last Sunday, starting and ending at Media Park, by the Ivy Substation.
• Vaccines — The County Dept. of Public Health will be offering flu vaccines at no charge to people who don’t have health insurance or whose healthcare provider doesn’t offer flu vaccines. The County has planned seven Outreach Clinics, including Wednesday, Nov. 16, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Vets Auditorium. Senior Center staff will be working with the County nurses to plan and administer the clinic.
Police Dept.
• Community Safety — Members of the department gave a presentation to Costco employees on safety in the work place and traffic safety issues on Sept. 15.
• Presidential Visit — When President Obama made a brief visit to West Hollywood last week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. requested Culver City’s assistance with traffic control.
Public Works Dept.
• Sepulveda Widening Update — The contractor has made good progress. All turning movements at the Slauson Avenue intersection and the Green Valley Circle intersection have been restored, and two continuous northbound lanes are open to traffic. Southbound still is one lane from Jefferson Boulevard to Green Valley Circle. This month the contractor will be working mostly on Sepulveda, from Westfield Drive to Slauson Avenue, including the Slauson /Sepulveda intersection itself. Be advised that intermittently localized lane closures will be necessary throughout the project limits to construct other related improvements.
• Grant Approval —The MTA Board officially approved the Call for Projects grants. Public Works was awarded $1,180,048 for the implementation of an Adaptive Traffic Control System. This funding will be available in FY 2016, possibly sooner. It will require a local match of about $300,000. The project will improve traffic flow in the city by dynamically controlling and operating the signalized intersection locations in the City.
• Bike Rack Donation — In advance of International Walk/Bike to School Week, which began yesterday, Public Works will deliver three bike racks to La Ballona School. Originally donated to the city by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the racks represent a big improvement for La Ballona, which currently has no bike parking facilities.
• International Bike and Walk to School Week —Public Works has been coordinating with the Linwood Howe School Safe Routes to School Committee on International Bike and Walk to School Week events. The week opened last Saturday with a Girl Scout event at Lin Howe. Tomorrow morning at 8 in front of City Hall, Lin Howe School will celebrate the week with a walk from City Hall to the school.
Mr. Nachbar, the City Manager, may be contacted at john.nachbar@culvercity.org
