Meetings & Agendas

Meetings for all commissions, boards and committees may be attended remotely by members of the public, in addition to attending in person.

Attend In-Person:  To ensure public safety during City Council meetings, beginning August 12, 2024, all persons entering the Mike Balkman Council Chambers during a City Council meeting must pass through a security screening, including a metal detector and bag inspection. Firearms, knives, weapons, and signs larger than 18 x 24 inches are prohibited from City Council Chambers and no one with any of these items will be permitted to enter. See California Penal Code §171b and City Council Policy 4008 -  Free Speech Guidelines(PDF, 155KB) for more information.

Indoor masking is highly recommended, but not required, at City Council, Commission, Board and Committee meetings.

Attend Remotely: No registration needed! Just click on the meeting date under the "Attend a Meeting Remotely" panel and you will be joined when the meeting begins.

Remote Participation Tips and Guidance

• Ensure your display name in the meeting matches the name you signed up to speak with so that the Clerk can easily find you.
• You will be able to unmute or be unmuted when it is your turn to speak, not before.
• When you join the remote meeting you have a choice of how to receive the audio.
• The best way is to select the “call me” option and enter your phone number.
• The chat function allows you to send a message to the meeting host only regarding technical difficulties. The meeting chat is not a place for public comment or communication with council members. 

View-Only Remotely - City Council, Civil Service Commission, Cultural Affairs Commission, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, and Planning Commission online meetings may be viewed live by clicking on the “In Progress” meeting or on the Culver City YouTube channel. 

There are two ways in which to speak on an agenda item during the meeting: Live in-person or remotely.

Request to Speak in Advance

Those interested in providing public comments are strongly encouraged to submit a request to speak form as soon after the agenda is posted, to ensure inclusion on the speaker list.

1. Select the appropriate Meeting Body/Meeting Date: the link is found under the "Request to Speak at a Meeting" section above.
2. Complete the form: Indicate how you will attend the meeting (in-person or virtually) and specify item(s) you would like to provide public comment on (Items not on the agenda, consent calendar items, or other agenda item(s) by selecting the agenda item number [for example A-1, PH-2, C-3]).
3. Submit the form: After you submit the form, the request is sent to the City Clerk's Office. There is no confirmation email sent to you. At the start of each agenda item, staff will read the names of those who have requested to speak in advance.

After the Start of the Meeting

Those attending the meeting in-person shall register in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers when they arrive, via a virtual speaker card using the QR Codes posted in the entrance and back of the Chamber. Those attending virtually can use the request to speak form mentioned above. 

Speakers will be called in chronological order, based on when they registered to speak. At the start of each agenda item, staff will read aloud the names of those who have requested to speak on an agenda item. Requests to speak that are received after the start of the public comment period for an agenda item will not be considered. 

Requests to speak are not accepted through Zoom/Webex chat, only by completing the online form.

No Internet? How to Call in to Speak

If you have no way to join via internet, you may join the meeting by calling on your phone. 

For meetings of the City Council, dial (310) 253-6996 to be connected to the meeting. Record your name and provide the items you would like to speak on. Meeting proceedings and participation will be audio only.

For meetings of Commissions, Boards, and Committees, you will need to contact the City Clerk’s Office and provide your name, phone number and the Agenda Item about which you wish to speak so that we can find you and allow you to talk during the meeting.

City Clerk's Office
E-Mail: city.clerk@culvercity.gov
Phone: (310) 253-5851

This option does not allow for you to view the meeting. You may watch City Council (and commission meetings via cable or online), but please remember to mute the tv or computer so that there is no echo when you speak.

Time Limits on Live Public Comment

• In the interest of allowing enough time to cover the business on the agenda, please be advised, the Mayor has the discretion to determine the time allotted public speakers have to address the City Council, ranging from one minute and up to three minutes, as well as how long the public comment period is received for each agenda item.
• Ceding of time is no longer available. 
• At the Mayor’s discretion, there may be an allotted maximum time limit for speakers per agenda item (i.e. one hour) to allow City Council adequate time for deliberation.

Use the eComment feature

Go to the Meetings and Agendas webpage and click on the eComments link to the far right of the meeting for which you have a comment.  Then you can add your comment to the agenda item you choose.  

Watch a video tutorial on how to make an eComment.

Use Email

Email your comments to public.comment@culvercity.gov.

Via Mail

Mail your comments to the attention of the City Clerk’s Office at 9770 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232.

Deadline for submitting comments

• Written comments received 4 hours before the start of the meeting, will be compiled and provided to the members to ensure sufficient time for them to review. These comments will become part of the official record through a motion to receive and file correspondence. 
  Written comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council Meeting.

• Written comments received 4 hours or less before the start of the meeting will not be provided to members prior to the meeting. Any comments received after the deadline for submittal will not become part of the public record for that meeting.

**Your comments and information will become part of the official public record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address, phone number, and/or other private information in your comments.