City Manager’s Office
Screenland 5K
City Hall is co-sponsoring the Screenland 5K, which will take place the morning of Sunday, Feb. 26 throughout Downtown. This Centennial-related event is open to the public. See www.screenland5K.com and check out important information about ways to volunteer.
Ribbon-Cutting
Mayor Jim Clarke and City Councilmembers Meghan Sahli-Wells and Göran Eriksson helped cut the ribbon on a new Downtown business on January 14. Ji and Miki Miette are two fashion brands that will share a space at 9434 Washington Blvd.
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
Volunteer Opportunities
There are numerous volunteer opportunities in the community including:
Screenland 5K — Volunteers are needed for various shifts from 7 -11 a.m. as course marshals, refreshment servers, registration table works and more.
Volunteers receive service hours, parking privileges, a Centennial Screenland 5K tee-shirt, refreshments. Volunteers are eligible to win Swag Bag prizes. All ages and abilities are welcome to assist.
Rain Garden — After the storms, the Culver City Rain Garden needs extra love and care. A workday is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 10 to 1. The Garden is a Low Impact Development project that captures and filters storm water runoff from the adjacent industrial parking lots and streets, removing harmful pollutants and metals before reaching Ballona Creek. The garden is planted with native riparian vegetation to enhance water quality, provide habitat for native birds and wildlife, as well as beautify this stretch of Ballona Creek.
Volunteers should park on Jackson Avenue and meet at the end of Jackson at Ballona Creek. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. A parental waiver must be signed for participants under 18.
For other volunteer opportunities, contact Jill Thomsen in the Volunteer Office at 310.253.6722 or jill.thomsen@culvercity.org.
CC Strummers — Cali Rose & The CC Strummers bring ukulele joy and the aloha spirit to communities. Featuring 60 ukulele players, the CC Strummers perform frequently at the Senior Center as well as Fiesta La Ballona. The CC Strummers perform at smaller shows as well, collaborating with the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, singing and playing for the children, their families and staff members. They donate ukuleles to the children so they can learn to play while in the hospital. Additionally, they perform regularly at Opica Adult Day Care Center in West Los Angeles and offer a ukulele class for students at Mar Vista Middle School. The CC Strummers are doing their part to make this world a sweeter place for all of us. What wonderful ambassadors from our Senior Center to our community
Jan. 10 meeting of Parks, Recreation and Community Service Commission
Updates from the Ad Hoc Subcommittees and representative appointees to various outside Associations and City Committees. Chair Heineman announced the names and positions of the newly elected officers of Senior Citizens Assn. Board of Directors and reported that the raising $8,000 for the Holiday Certificate Program.
- Planning discussion regarding Community Conversations series – Topic No. 7 and finalization of the title as “Growing Up Intercultural in Culver City: A Student-based Conversation on Culture and Race.”.
- Discussion of potential topics for the the Commission’s fiscal year 2017/2018 budget recommendations to the City Council, reaching consensus that the draft correspondence will be reviewed at an upcoming Commission meeting.
Public Works Dept.
Media Park Light Fixtures
The City Council awarded a contract to MB Herzog Electric last October for the replacement of 15 light poles and fixtures used to light the pathway at Media Park leading to the Ivy Sub-station. The contractor finished last week. The older lights were prone to vandalism and subsequent damage. The new lights are more vandal-deterrent and are comprised of LED fixtures resulting in better illumination, less maintenance, and greater energy savings.
Parking Meter Maintenance
As part of its annual maintenance, the Public Works-Maintenance Operations Division has begun replacing 9-volt batteries on existing coin-operated parking meters. This project does not include credit card-accepting meters that send alerts when the batteries need replacing. Five hundred batteries will be replaced over the next several weeks to ensure continuous operation of the meters, a month’s work.
Asphalt Restoration
On Tuesday, Golden State Water Co. is tentatively scheduled to perform final asphalt restoration due to its recent water main replacement project on Sepulveda Boulevard, between Washington Place and Washington Boulevard.
Free Paper Shredding
Culver City’s Environmental Programs & Operations Division will help dispose of unwanted documents and records during a free paper shredding event on Saturday, from 9 to 2. at West L.A. College, Parking Lot 5.
All documents will be commercially shredded by trained, licensed, and bonded document destruction specialists, Confidential Data Destruction. All shredded documents are recycled into new paper products. This in turn reduces landfill and the need to cut and process new lumber.
For more information, 310.253.6400 or www.culvercity.org/recycling.
Left Turn Signal Project
On Monday and Tuesday of next week, new left turn signals are scheduled to be operational at Machado Road/Jefferson Boulevard and Jordan Way/Jefferson Boulevard intersections.
Transportation Dept.
Parking Closure, Alternative Parking
Metro’s Culver City Station parking lot (between Washington, National, and Venice boulevards) will officially close on Monday, Feb. 13 to make way for project construction on a new development, Ivy Station. Construction for the development is scheduled to last 30 months. Parking will be available for Metro riders at the nearby Ince Parking Garage as an alternative parking option. Parking fees at the Ince Parking Garage will be $3/day for patrons with a recently used TAP card. In response to the parking lot closure, Culver CityBus will establish two temporary bus stops near the Ince Parking Garage for Lines 1 and 7. Service for these new stops will begin at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. 310.253.6500 or www.culvercitybus.com.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The Transportation Dept. will present its Revised Overall Goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises participation for federal fiscal years 2017 – 2019 on Monday, Feb. 13, from 10 to 12 in the Dan Patacchia Room, City Hall.
The city is inviting feedback and/or comment relative to the proposed goal calculation and accompanied rationale for review and consideration. A description of the goal methodology and information regarding the program are available for review at the Transportation Dept., 4343 Duquesne Ave., through March 1. Written comments will be accepted until March 17. They should be addressed to: Jane Leonard, Senior Management Analyst, Transportation Department, 4343 Duquesne Ave.
Special Bus Service
On Sunday, Feb. 26. Culver CityBus Line 1 servicing Culver Boulevard will run a special detour to provide service for the Screenland 5K. The detour, in effect from 6 to 11 a.m., will affect both westbound and eastbound buses. The detour will accommodate the 5K route. Below are the affected stops, the bus detour and the 5K route. 310.253.6500 or www.culvercitybus.com.
Westbound Bus Route
- Continue on Washington Boulevard
- Right on National Boulevard
- Left on Venice Boulevard
- Left on Motor Avenue
- Right on Washington Boulevard
- Resume regular route
Westbound Stops
- Washington Boulevard / Expo Light Rail Station
- Washington Boulevard / Robertson Boulevard
- Culver Boulevard / Main Street
- Washington Boulevard / Hughes Avenue
- Washington Boulevard / Clarington Avenue
- Washington Boulevard / Jasmine Avenue
Eastbound Bus Route
- Continue on Washington Boulevard
- Right on Motor Ave.
- Right on Venice Boulevard
- Right on National Boulevard
- Left on Washington Blvd
- Resume regular route
Eastbound Stops
- Washington Boulevard / Jasmine Avenue
- Washington Boulevard / Madison Avenue
- Washington Boulevard / Duquesne Avenue
- Culver Boulevard / Lafayette Place
- Culver Boulevard / Main Street
- Washington Boulevard / Higuera Street
- Washington Boulevard / Landmark Street
Mr. Nachbar, the city manager, may be contacted at john.nachbar@culvercity.org
