West Hollywood — 2025-03-17

F.1. MOVIETOWN SQUARE BUILDING\nASSESSMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY\nSTANDARDS FOR FUTURE AFFORDABLE\nHOUSING PROJECTS [J. HEILMAN, Y.\nQUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nThe City Council will consider directing staff to\nwork with the West Hollywood Community\nHousing Corporation to conduct an\nassessment of ongoing concerns at Movietown\nSquare, an affordable housing building at 7302\nSanta Monica Boulevard, and to provide\ndirection regarding accessibility requirements\nfor future affordable housing projects.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to work\nwith the West Hollywood Community Housing\nCorporation to conduct an assessment of\nongoing concerns related to elevator\nmaintenance and building security at\nMovietown Square, an affordable housing\nbuilding at 7302 Santa Monica Boulevard; and\n2) Direct staff to develop requirements for\nfuture affordable housing projects to include\nprimary and secondary access points for\npeople who may have accessibility issues.

F.2. USE OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL\nDISTRICT (LAUSD) RECREATIONAL\nFACILITIES AFTER HOURS [J. HEILMAN, J.\nERICKSON, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J.\nDEL TORO, J. CARTER]:\nThe City Council will consider directing staff to\nexplore entering into a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) between the City of\nWest Hollywood and Los Angeles Unified\nSchool District (LAUSD) for the use of\nrecreational facilities at local LAUSD schools\nby the public outside of school hours. Working\nwith LAUSD to provide public spaces serves\nas an interagency solution to providing\nresidents of West Hollywood with safe spaces\nto engage in physical activity, socialize, and\nparticipate in community programming.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to\nexplore entering into an MOU between the City\nof West Hollywood and LAUSD for the use of\nLAUSD recreational facilities by the public\noutside of school hours; and 2) Direct staff to\ndetermine potential staffing, maintenance\ncosts, other potential impacts, and logistics for\nsuch an arrangement and return to City\nCouncil with recommendations.\nITEM F.2. - STAFF REPORT

F.3. UPDATE THE CITY’S MATTHEW SHEPARD\nHUMAN RIGHTS TRIANGLE AND\nCRESCENT HEIGHTS TRIANGLE [D.\nHANG, J. HEILMAN, Y. QUARKER, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nThe City Council will consider directing staff to\nbegin efforts to update the City’s Matthew\nShepard Human Rights Triangle and Crescent\nHeights Triangle, located at the intersection of\nCrescent Heights and Santa Monica Boulevard\nin West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to take\nsteps to update the City's Matthew Shepard\nHuman Rights Triangle and Crescent Heights\nTriangle, located at the intersection of\nCrescent Heights and Santa Monica\nBoulevard, to be completed and unveiled by\n2028, the 30th anniversary of Matthew\nShepard's murder; 2) Direct staff to develop a\ncommunity outreach plan to receive input on\ndesign concepts from the Public Facilities,\nRecreation, and Infrastructure Commission\nand broader community stakeholders; and 3)\nStaff will return to the City Council with\nrecommended design concepts, estimated\ncosts, and timeline for the site improvements.\nITEM F.3. - STAFF REPORT

F.4. FREE PARKING TO SUPPORT FOR THE\nWEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF\nCOMMERCE’S WEHAPPY INITIATIVE [L.\nMEISTER, C. BYERS, Y. QUARKER, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nThe City Council will consider authorizing free\nparking to support "WeHappy", a new initiative\norganized by the West Hollywood Chamber of\nCommerce aimed at supporting local\nbusinesses Citywide. The events are\nanticipated to take place on Wednesday\nevenings during April 2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Authorize free\nparking at parking meters, City surface parking\nlots, and City parking structures for\n"WeHappy", an event to encourage support for\nlocal businesses citywide on every\nWednesday evening in April 2025 from 4:00\nPM to 12:00 AM; and 2) Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all\nappropriate communication tools to promote\nthe change in enforcement hours including, but\nnot limited to, the City's website and social\nmedia tools.\nITEM F.4. - STAFF REPORT

F.5. CO-SPONSORSHIP OF PLANT BASED\nTREATY’S FOOD DAY IN WEHO EVENT [C.\nBYERS, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL\nTORO, J. DUCKWORTH]:\nThe City Council will consider approving a Co-\nSponsorship Agreement for the ’Food Day in\nWeHo’ event, organized by Plant Based Treaty\nLos Angeles on Monday, April 7, 2025, from\n10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Plummer Park’s\nFiesta Hall.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-\nSponsorship Agreement for the "Food Day in\nWeHo" event, organized by the Plant Based\nTreaty Los Angeles on April 7, 2025, from\n10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Plummer Park's\nFiesta Hall; 2) Authorize the Director of\nFinance and Technology Services to allocate\nup to $2,500 from unallocated General Fund\nreserves to the Special Council Programs\nAccount 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs\nassociated with this event and increase the\nbudget for Special Council Programs by the\nsame amount; 3) Authorize the Director of\nFinance and Technology Services to allocate\n$2,500 from budgeted funds in the Special\nCouncil Programs account number 100-1-01-\n00-531001 for costs associated with the event;\n4) Authorize the City Manager or his designee\nto execute documents incident to the Co-\nSponsorship Agreement between the City and\nPlant Based Treaty Los Angeles; 5) Waive any\nFacility Use Fees, Special Event Permit Fees,\nEncroachment Permit Fees, and the 3-hour\nparking limit at the Plummer Park parking lot\nfor event participants (estimated $1,674); and\n6) Direct the Communications Department to\nutilize all appropriate communication tools to\npromote the events including, but not limited\nto, the City's website, a press release, and\nsocial media tools.\nITEM F.5. - STAFF REPORT\nITEM F.5. - ATTACHMENT A

F.6. SPONSORSHIP OF A HEALTHY CITY BY\nDESIGN SYMPOSIUM [L. MEISTER, C.\nBYERS, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL\nTORO]:]\nThe City Council will consider sponsoring a\nsymposium, Healthy City by Design, which will\nexplore the fundamental role that design,\nprogramming, and urban policy initiatives can\nplay in supporting healthier urbanized settings.\nThe symposium is anticipated to take place\nduring the second quarter of 2025 in the City’s\nCouncil Chambers.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to\norganize a symposium during the second\nquarter of 2025 entitled: Healthy City By\nDesign, which will explore the fundamental\nrole that design, programming, and urban\npolicy initiatives can play in supporting\nhealthier urbanized settings; 2) Authorize the\nuse of the City name and logo on invitations,\nprograms, and other collateral materials for the\nevent; 3) Direct the Communications\nDepartment to utilize all appropriate\ncommunication tools to promote the event\nincluding, but not limited to, the City's website,\na news release, and social media; 4) Direct the\nCommunications Department to broadcast and\nlive stream the event on the City's television\nand web-based properties; 5) Authorize the\nDirector of Finance and Technology Services\nto allocate up to $9,000 from unallocated\nGeneral Fund reserves to the Special Council\nPrograms Account 100-1-01-00-531001 for\ncosts associated with the event, and increase\nthe budget for Special Council Programs by\nthe same amount; 6) Authorize the Director of\nFinance and Technology Services to allocate\nup to $9,000 from Fiscal Year 2024-25 funds in\nthe Special Council Programs account number\n100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with\nthe event; and 7) Waive the Facility Use fee for\nthe City Council Chambers for the event,\nparking fees at the 5-story parking lot for\nattendees, and any other ancillary City permits\nthat may be required for the event (estimated\n$1,240 in waived fees).