West Hollywood — 2024-10-07

1. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WHICH HAVE NOT\nBEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL INTEREST:\nCITY MANAGER'S REPORT: This time has been set aside for the City Manager to update the\nCouncil on important items initiated by staff or previously requested by the City Council.

1. POSTING OF AGENDA [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, October 7, 2024 was posted at City Hall,\nPlummer Park, the Sheriff’s Station, the West Hollywood Library, and the Aquatics &\nRecreation Center (ARC) on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

10. PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PLAN [D. RIVAS, A. SHANDI, J.\nSCHARE, E. TAYLOR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update regarding planned outreach for the use of\npublic safety technology in West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an update regarding the outreach plan that will be\nimplemented for public safety technology in West Hollywood.

11. AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH EMERGENCY-1 RESPONSE, INC. [D. RIVAS, A.\nSHANDI, M. KUSTANOVICH]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving an agreement for services with\nEmergency-1 Response, Inc. in the amount of $150,000 for medical care center services\nduring the West Hollywood Halloween Celebration on October 31, 2024, and during the West\nHollywood Pride Celebration the weekend of May 30 through June 1, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Agreement for Services with Emergency-1\nResponse, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000 for medical care center services\nCity Council Agenda\nOctober 7, 2024\nPage 6\nduring major special events or activities occurring in the City; and 2) Authorize the City\nManager or designee to execute all documents incident to this Agreement.

12. AWARD OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL AND\nLOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS SERVICES WITH GA TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. [H.\nCOLLINS, E. HAMANT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the award of a Maintenance Agreement\nwith GA Technical Services, Inc. to provide on-call citywide electrical and low voltage\nsystems services.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Maintenance Services with GA\nTechnical Services, Inc. to provide on-call citywide electrical and low voltage systems\nservices for a total not-to-exceed amount of $450,000; and 2) Authorize the City Manager, or\ndesignee, to execute documents incident to the Agreement.

13. AWARD OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL AND\nLOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS SERVICES WITH SELECT ELECTRIC, INC. [H. COLLINS, E.\nHAMANT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the award of a Maintenance Agreement\nwith Select Electric, Inc. to provide on-call citywide electrical and low voltage systems\nservices.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Maintenance Services with Select\nElectric, Inc. to provide on-call citywide electrical and low voltage systems services for a total\nnot-to-exceed amount of $650,000 and 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute documents incident to the Agreement.

14. AWARD OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL AND\nLOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS SERVICES WITH WEST COAST CABLE, INC. [H. COLLINS,

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council is requested to approve the minutes of the prior City Council\nmeeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the meeting minutes of September 16, 2024.

3. APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 956 [L. QUIJANO, C. CORRALES, S.\nHERNANDEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period ending September\n27, 2024 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the Government Code of the State of\nCalifornia.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 956 and Adopt Resolution No. 24-093:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nALLOWING AND APPROVING THE PAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER\nNO. 956”.

4. COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [J. JIMENEZ, M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive Synopses from the Arts and Cultural Affairs\nCommission, the Business License Commission, and the Human Services Commission\nregarding actions taken at their recent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

5. ATTENDANCE REPORT FOR CITY COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY BOARDS [J.\nJIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the attendance reports for the City’s 16\nCommissions and Advisory Boards for meetings convened between January 2024 through\nSeptember 2024.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the attendance reports.

6. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, Y. ZOHSAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council is receiving notification that the City’s third-party administrator\nCarl Warren & Co. has denied three (3) Claims for Damages from Jordan Stuart, Chad\nHarrison, and Robert Adell.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

7. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 24-26 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO\nTITLE 19, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE,\nTO UPDATE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF ABOVE LOWER-INCOME\nPROTECTED UNITS IN NEW HOUSING PROJECTS AND UPDATE PROVISIONS\nRELATED TO UNIT DEMOLITION IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE LAW” [J. JIMENEZ, M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\n\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-26,\nadopting an amendment to Title 19, the Zoning Ordinance of the West Hollywood Municipal\nCode, to update replacement requirements of above lower income protected units in new\nhousing projects and update provisions related to unit demolition in alignment with State law.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-26: “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING\nAN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL CODE, TO UPDATE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF ABOVE LOWER-\nINCOME PROTECTED UNITS IN NEW HOUSING PROJECTS AND UPDATE\nPROVISIONS RELATED TO UNIT DEMOLITION IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE LAW.”

8. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 24-27 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL\nCODE RELATING TO TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT RENTAL UNIT FOR CERTAIN\nQUALIFIED TENANTS AND REPOSSESSION OF A RENTAL UNIT FOR AUTHORIZED\nCORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-27,\namending Title 17 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code relating to transfer to a different\nrental unit for certain qualified tenants and repossession of a rental unit for authorized\ncorrection of violations.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-27: “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE\nWEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT\nRENTAL UNIT FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED TENANTS AND REPOSSESSION OF A\nRENTAL UNIT FOR AUTHORIZED CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS.”

9. WEHO 40 STRATEGIC PLAN [D. WILSON, C. SAFRIET, P. KESPRADIT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the City of West Hollywood’s preliminary WeHo 40\nStrategic Plan, which will be brought back for discussion and adoption at the City Council\nMeeting scheduled for October 21, 2024.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the City of West Hollywood’s preliminary WeHo 40\nStrategic Plan.

1. REQUEST FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION\nTIMELINE FOR THE APPROVED PROJECT LOCATED AT 8920 SUNSET BOULEVARD,\nWEST HOLLYWOOD [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, J. DAVIS, D. VU]:\nSUBJECT: The proposal is a request for a development agreement that would extend the\nimplementation and construction timeline for a previously approved new nine-story and\napproximately 116,801-square-foot commercial development containing a private\nmembership club (with lounges, dining rooms, outdoor terraces, and a rooftop deck), creative\noffice, retail, and restaurant with outdoor dining uses over a subterranean garage with 279\nparking spaces.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing,\nconsider all pertinent testimony, and approve the Development Agreement by taking the\nfollowing actions: 1) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 24-_______: “AN ORDINANCE\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A\nDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR THE\nPROJECT LOCATED AT 8920 SUNSET BOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA;” 2) Introduce on first\nreading Ordinance No. 24-______: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE ZONING MAP IN CONJUNCTION WITH\nTHE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR\nTHE PROJECT LOCATED AT 8920 SUNSET BOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA;” and 3) Adopt Draft Resolution No. 24-______: “A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING AN AMENDMENT\nTO EXTEND THE PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE TO BE COTERMINOUS WITH THE\nDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT LOCATED AT 8920 SUNSET\nBOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA.”

2. ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NEW POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND\nDEFINITIONS FOR STUDIO AND MICRO-UNITS IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\n[N. MARICICH, F. CONTRERAS, T, FARRIS, J. HITTLEMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a proposed Zone Text Amendment to amend\nTITLE 19, Zoning Ordinance of the West Hollywood Municipal Code, to adopt new policies,\nregulations, development standards, and definitions for studio and micro-units. The proposed\nZone Text Amendment is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense\nExemption).\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing,\nconsider all pertinent testimony, and 1) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 24-_______:\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 19, ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT NEW DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS\nREGULATING STUDIO UNITS AND MICRO-UNITS AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA;” and 2) Direct staff to further study the required parking for micro-units to\ndetermine whether less parking can be required in light of applicable State and code\nrequirements (AB 2097, etc.) and process a Zone Text Amendment if needed.

3. APPEAL OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION\nNO. BLC24-0004 TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS UPON CANNABIS LEGACY MEDICAL\nBUSINESS LICENSE NO. CLM-000001 IN LIEU OF REVOCATION, FOR THE BUSINESS\nKNOWN AS FARMACY COLLECTIVE DBA “MEDMEN WEHO” LOCATED AT 8208\nSANTA MONICA BOULEVARD [D. RIVAS, J. ECKART, V. ADOMAITIS, Y. BENITEZ]:\nSUBJECT: This item is an appeal of the Business License Commission’s adoption of\nResolution No. BLC24-0004 denying the revocation and imposing conditions upon Cannabis\nLegacy Medical Business License No. CLM-000001, for the business known as MedMen\nWeHo located at 8208 Santa Monica Boulevard.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing,\nconsider all pertinent testimony, deny the appeal, and affirm the Business License\nCommission’s decision by adopting Resolution No. 24-______: “A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DENYING AN APPEAL FILED BY\nSTEVE MARTIN, AND AFFIRMING THE BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION’S DECISION\n(AS REFLECTED IN RESOLUTION NO. BLC24-004) TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS UPON\nCANNABIS LEGACY MEDICAL BUSINESS LICENSE NO. CLM-000001 IN LIEU OF\nREVOCATION, FOR THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS FARMACY COLLECTIVE DBA\n“MEDMEN WEHO” LOCATED AT 8208 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD.

1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING CHAPTER 2.64 OF\nTHE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE RENT\nSTABILIZATION COMMISSION [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES, L. LANGER,

1. UPDATED REVISIONS TO THE CO-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM POLICIES &\nGUIDELINES [Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving amendments to the City’s Co-\nSponsorship Program Policies & Guidelines.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the Revised Co-sponsorship Program Policies & Guidelines.

1. OFF-SITE SIGNAGE IN COMMERCIAL ZONES [J. HEILMAN, Y. QUARKER, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nSUBJECT: This item directs staff to draft an amendment to the zoning code to establish a\npolicy to negotiate development agreements to permit off-site signage in commercial zones\non Santa Monica Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue, and La Brea Avenue in connection with the\ndevelopment of housing or mixed-use developments with a higher percentage of\npermanently affordable units than what would have otherwise been required on the site.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to draft a zone text amendment and policy to permit\nthe replacement of existing off-site signage or the development of new off-site signage in\ncommercial zones in conjunction with a new housing or mixed-use development that is at\nleast two-thirds housing and includes a higher percentage of permanently affordable units\nthan what would have otherwise been required on the site; and 2) Return to City Council with\nthe draft policy and zone text amendments for further consideration and approval.

2. CORPORATE OWNERSHIP OF RENTAL HOUSING UNITS [L. MEISTER, Y. QUARKER,\n A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\n SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to perform an analysis of corporate\n ownership of single-family and multi-family rental properties in West Hollywood. Based on the\n analysis, Council may consider providing further direction to address potential issues caused\n by institutional investors and corporate ownership of rental housing.\n RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to hire a consultant to perform an analysis of\n corporate ownership of single-family and multi-family rental properties in West Hollywood;\n and 2) Return to City Council with the findings of the analysis.

3. CO-SPONSORSHIP OF TRANSLATIN@ COALITION’S 2024 GARRAS FASHION SHOW\n EVENT [J. ERICKSON, S. SHYNE, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\n SUBJECT: The City Council will approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with TransLatin@\n Coalition for the GARRAS Fashion Show event on Saturday November 16, 2024 at the\n Pacific Design Center.\n RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the co-sponsorship of TransLatin@ Coalition’s GARRAS\n Fashion Show event at the Pacific Design Center on Saturday, November 16, 2024; 2)\n Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute documents incident to the co -\n sponsorship agreement between the City and TransLatin@ Coalition; 3) Authorize the\n Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate $10,000 from Fiscal Year 2024-25\n budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for\n costs associated with the event; 4) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on\n invitations, programs, and other collateral materials for this event; and 5) Direct the\n Communications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote\n TransLatin@ Coalition’s GARRAS Fashion Show including, but not limited to, the City’s\n website, a press release, and social media tools.