West Hollywood — 2024-08-26

10. AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH\nPECKHAM AND MCKENNEY FOR PROFESSIONAL, MANAGEMENT\nAND EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENTS [J. JIMENEZ, R. NAPPER, C.\nLEUNG, C. KOKUBUN]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the agreement for\nservices with Peckham and McKenney to increase the not-to-exceed\namount and extend the term of the agreement to provide recruitment\nservices for professional, management, and executive-level positions.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement for\nServices with Peckham and McKenney to increase the amount of the\nAgreement by $100,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount to $280,000, and\nto extend the Agreement by two years from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026;\nand 2) Authorize the City Manager of designee to execute the documents\nincident to the Agreement.

11. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN $8.2 MILLION GRANT\nAWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES CONTROL\nBOARD FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS [N. MARICICH, F.\nCONTRERAS, AICP, C. SHEN, P. PORTWOOD]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a resolution accepting a\n$8,214,840 Sustainable Transportation and Equity Program (STEP) grant\nfrom the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for pedestrian, bicycle,\nand transit electric fleet improvements and authorize the City Manager or\nhis designee to execute a grant agreement with CARB.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-______: “A\nAugust, 26, 2024\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF, CALIFORNIA AIR\nRESOURCE BOARD’S SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AND\nEQUITY PROJECT GRANT IN AN AMOUNT OF UP TO $8,214,840”; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Grant Agreement\nand all necessary contracts, payment requests, and amendments with the\nCalifornia Air Resources Board to secure and facilitate the use and\nexpenditure of grant funds in the amount of $8,214,840.

12. RECOMMENDED POSITIONS ON STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES ON\nTHE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION [H. MOLINA, A.\nLOVANO, Y. QUARKER]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting resolutions in support of\nseveral state ballot measures appearing on the November 5, 2024 ballot.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 24-__________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 2: EDUCATION\nFINANCE: SCHOOL FACILITIES: KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE\n12 SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC\nEDUCATION FACILITIES MODERNIZATION, REPAIR, AND SAFETY\nBOND ACT OF 2024”; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 24-__________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 4: THE SAFE DRINKING\nWATER, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS, AND\nCLEAN AIR BOND ACT OF 2024”; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 24-\n__________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 5: LOCAL\nGOVERNMENT FINANCING: AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC\nINFRASTRUCTURE: VOTER APPROVAL”; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 24-\n__________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 6: SLAVERY.\nREMOVE INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE AS PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME\nAMENDMENT”; 5) Adopt Resolution No. 24-__________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 32: INCREASE OF\nMINIMUM WAGE: INITIATIVE STATUTE”; 6) Adopt Resolution No. 24-\n__________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 35: MANAGED\nCARE ORGANIZATION TAX AUTHORIZATION INITIATIVE”; and 7) Direct\nthe Communications Department to share information on the adopted\nresolutions with the public.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL INTEREST:\nCITY MANAGER'S REPORT: This time has been set aside for the City Manager to\nupdate the Council on important items initiated by staff or previously requested\nby the City Council.\nFISCAL IMPACT ON CONSENT CALENDAR:

3. APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 954 [L. QUIJANO, C.\nCORRALES, S. HERNANDEZ]\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period\nending August 2, 2024 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the\nGovernment Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 954 and adopt\nResolution No. 24-078, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 954.”\nAugust, 26, 2024

4. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, Y. ZHOSAN]\nSUBJECT: The City Council is receiving notification that the City’s third-\nparty administrator Carl Warren & Co. has denied one (1) Claim for\nDamages from Mike Duong.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

5. COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive Synopses from the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission, the Rent Stabilization Commissions, and the\nWomen’s Advisory Board regarding actions taken at their recent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

6. TREASURER’S REPORT FOR JUNE 2024 [L. QUIJANO, C.\nCORRALES, K. BARENG, S. STEPHANS]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Treasurer’s Reports for the\nmonth ended June 2024 pursuant to Section 53646 of the Government\nCode of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the June 2024 Treasurer’s Report.

7. TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD\nCONTROL DISTRICT AND WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY, SAFE, CLEAN\nWATER PROGRAM (MEASURE W) [J. GILMOUR, H. COLLINS]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of the Safe, Clean\nWater Program (Measure W) Transfer Agreement between the Los\nAngeles County Flood Control District and the City.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) The City Council will consider approval of the\nSafe, Clean Water Program (Measure W) Transfer Agreement between the\nLos Angeles County Flood Control District and the City; and 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager or his designee to execute all documents incident to the\ntransfer Agreement.

8. AGREEMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH MICHAEL\nBAKER INTERNATIONAL, BERG & ASSOCIATES, AND TRANSTECH\nENGINEERS FOR ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND\nINSPECTION SERVICES [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, P. TICUN]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of Agreements for\nProfessional Services with Michael Baker International, Berg & Associates,\nand Transtech Engineers to perform on-call construction management and\ninspection services.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve an Agreement for Professional Services\nwith Michael Baker International in the amount of $500,000 for on-call\nconstruction management and inspection services; 2) Approve an\nAgreement for Professional Services with Berg & Associates in the amount\nof $500,000 for on-call construction management and inspection services;\n3) Approve an Agreement for Professional Services with Transtech\nAugust, 26, 2024\nEngineers in the amount of $500,000 for on-call construction management\nand inspection services; and 4) Authorize the City Manager or designee to\nexecute documents incident to the Agreement.

9. AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH NFP\nRETIREMENT FOR CONSULTING AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR\nTHE CITY’S RETIREMENT PLANS [J. JIMENEZ, R. NAPPER, C.\nLEUNG, C. KOKUBUN]\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the agreement for\nservices with NFP Retirement to increase the not-to-exceed amount and\nextend the term of the agreement to provide consulting and education\nservices for fiduciary oversight and prudent plan management of the City’s\n457(b) Deferred Compensation, 401(a) Defined Contribution, and Retiree\nHealth Savings Account (RHSA) Plans.\nRECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for\nServices with NFP Retirement to increase the amount of the agreement by\n$40,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount to $152,500, and to extend the\nagreement by two years from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2026; and 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager or designee to execute the documents incident\nto the Agreement.

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS:\n1. REQUEST TO REDEVELOP A 0.92-ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE WITH\nAN ELEVEN-STORY AND APPROXIMATELY 269,263 SQUARE-FOOT\nAugust, 26, 2024\nMIXED-USE HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT\n8850-8878 SUNSET BOULEVARD AND 1025-1029 LARRABEE\nSTREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, J. DAVIS, D.\nVU, B. LEAGUE, R. ABRAMSON]\nSUBJECT: The proposal is a request to redevelop a 0.92-acre site with an\neleven-story and up to 161-foot tall, approximately 269,263 gross-square-\nfoot mixed-use hotel and residential development containing restaurant and\nretail uses, and the new Viper Room nightclub. The proposed development\nalso includes two billboards and 251 parking spaces located on four of the\nproject’s five subterranean levels. To allow for increased density, increased\nheight, and other development standards, the applicant for this proposed\ndevelopment located at 8850-8878 Sunset Boulevard and 1025-1029\nLarrabee Street is requesting an amendment to the Sunset Specific Plan.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, consider all\npertinent testimony, certify the Final Environmental Impact Report, adopt\nfindings of fact and a statement of overriding considerations, approve\namendments to the Zoning Map and Sunset Specific Plan, and approve the\n8850 Sunset Boulevard Project by taking the following actions:\n1) Adopt Draft Resolution No. 24- _ : “A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD CERTIFYING\nTHE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ADOPTING A\nMITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND\nADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING\nCONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED MIXED-USE HOTEL AND\nRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OFF-SITE ADVERTISING\nBILLBOARDS LOCATED AT 8850-8878 SUNSET BOULEVARD AND\n1025-1029 LARRABEE STREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”;\n2) Adopt Draft Resolution No. 24- : “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A\nDEMOLITION PERMIT, DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, CONDITIONAL USE\nPERMITS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT, AND SIGN PERMIT FOR THE\nPROPOSED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING HOTEL,\n(INCLUDING RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, GUESTROOMS, AND ROOFTOP\nPOOL AREA USES), RESTAURANT, NIGHTCLUB, RETAIL AND\nRESIDENTIAL USES, AND OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARDS\nLOCATED AT 8850-8878 SUNSET BOULEVARD AND 1025-1029\nLARRABEE STREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”; 3) Adopt\nDraft Resolution No. 24- : “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A\nVESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (MAJOR LAND DIVISION NO.\n82601) FOR THE PROPOSED MIXED- USE DEVELOPMENT\nCONTAINING HOTEL, (INCLUDING RESTAURANT, LOUNGE,\nGUESTROOMS, AND ROOFTOP POOL AREA USES), RESTAURANT,\nNIGHTCLUB, RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL USES, AND OFF-SITE\nADVERTISING BILLBOARDS LOCATED AT 8850-8878 SUNSET\nAugust, 26, 2024\nBOULEVARD AND 1025-1029 LARRABEE STREET, WEST\nHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”; 4) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No.\n24- _ : “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN\nCONJUNCTION WITH THE PROPOSED MIXED-USE HOTEL AND\nRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OFF-SITE ADVERTISING\nBILLBOARDS LOCATED AT 8850-8878 AND 1025-1029 LARRABEE\nSTREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”; 5) Introduce on first\nreading Ordinance No. 24- _ : “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE\nZONING MAP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROPOSED MIXED-USE\nHOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OFF-SITE\nADVERTISING BILLBOARDS LOCATED AT 8850-8878 AND 1025-1029\nLARRABEE STREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA”; 6) Introduce\non first reading Ordinance No. 24- _ : “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE\nSUNSET SPECIFIC PLAN TO CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT\nSTANDARDS FOR SITE 6-E IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROPOSED\nMIXED-USE HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 8850-8878\nAND 1025-1029 LARRABEE STREET, WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA”.