West Hollywood — 2025-10-06

A.1.\nPUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WHICH HAVE\nNOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

A.2.\nPUBLIC 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:

B.1.\nPOSTING OF AGENDA [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, October 6, 2025,\nwas posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation\nCenter (ARC) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.10. AMENDMENT TO INCREASE PROJECT CONTINGENCY FOR THE\n8305 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD BUILD-OUT PROJECT [H.\nCOLLINS, P. TICUN, E. HAMANT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving Amendment No. 1 to\nthe Construction Agreement with PCL Construction Services, Inc. to\nincrease the project contingency amount from 20% to 25% for the 8305\nSanta Monica Boulevard Build-Out Project.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nConstruction Agreement with PCL Construction Services, Inc. to increase\nthe project contingency amount for the 8305 Santa Monica Boulevard\nBuild-Out Project from 20%, which is $346,468, to 25% by authorizing an\nadditional $86,618 for an updated total project contingency amount not to\nexceed $433,086 and a new total contract amount not-to-exceed\n$2,165,430; 2) Authorize the Facilities and Field Services Division\nManager to approve Change Orders to the Agreement; 3) Authorize the\nCity Manager, or designee, to execute all documents incident to the\nAgreement; and 4) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology\nServices to transfer $86,618 in budget from savings in CIP 57-02\nHolloway Motel to CIP 40-03 8301 Santa Monica Boulevard.

B.11. AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR PUBLIC / PRIVATE\nPARTNERSHIP FOR CURBSIDE EV CHARGING STATION PROGRAM\n[H. COLLINS, P. TICUN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to negotiate a\nPublic-Private Partnership Agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC for the\ndeployment, operation, and maintenance of curbside electric vehicle\ncharging stations and interactive kiosks throughout West Hollywood, and\nthe final agreement will be brought back to the City Council for approval\nonce negotiations are complete. Additionally, the City Council will consider\ndirecting staff to retain consulting services to analyze revenue projection\nfor the deployment, operation, and maintenance of a curbside electric\nvehicle charging station network and interactive kiosks throughout West\nHollywood at an estimated cost of $55,000.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to negotiate a Public-Private\nPartnership Agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC for the deployment,\noperation, and maintenance of curbside electric vehicle charging stations\nand interactive kiosks throughout West Hollywood and return to Council\nfor final approval of the Agreement; and 2) Authorize staff to retain a\nconsultant to conduct an analysis on revenue projection for the\ndeployment, operation, and maintenance of a curbside electric vehicle\ncharging station network and interactive kiosks throughout West\nHollywood at an estimated cost of $55,000.

B.12. UPDATE ON THE TEMPORARY PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR\nEMPLOYEE AND RESIDENTIAL USE IN PREFERENTIAL PARKING\nDISTRICTS 8 AND 10 [H. COLLINS, V. GUARINO, B. BORTFELD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a report on the results of a\nmailed survey regarding temporary parking requirements for employee\nand residential use in preferential parking Districts 8 and 10.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.13. NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CIP NO. 57-02, HOMEKEY PHASE 2\nRESTORATION OF EXISTING HOLLOWAY MOTEL [H. COLLINS, P.\nTICUN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the Notice of\nCompletion for CIP 57-02, Homekey Phase 2 Restoration of Existing\nHolloway Motel by PCN3, Inc.\nRECOMMENDATION: Accept the work and authorize the following: a)\nFile the Notice of Completion by the City Clerk with the Los Angeles\nRecorder’s Office; b) Issue the final payment to the contractor at the end\nof the 35-day lien period; c) Release of the Performance Bond on the date\nof recordation of the Notice of Completion; and d) Release of the Payment\nBond 35 days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion,\npending no receipt of Stop Notices from material suppliers or\nsubcontractors.

B.14. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING FINAL MAP NO.\n82976 FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF 21 CONDO UNITS, LOCATED AT\n8815 CYNTHIA STREET IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT:\nThe City Council will consider adopting a Resolution\napproving Final Map No. 82976, a 21-unit condo subdivision, located at\n8815 Cynthia Street. This item is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Title 14 of the California Code of\nRegulations, section 15268(b)(3) - ministerial projects.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD APPROVING FINAL MAP NO. 82976 FOR THE\nSUBDIVISION OF 21 CONDO UNITS, LOCATED AT 8815 CYNTHIA\nSTREET IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.”

B.15. RECOGNITION OF DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH [C. SAFRIET,\nT. CARTER, D. MURRAY, I. ARREDONDO, M. LIBERMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will recognize October as Disabilities\nAwareness Month and celebrate through various events including the\npresentation of the Disability Service Awards, a Community Health &\nWellness Event, and citywide awareness campaign featuring street pole\nbanners.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Proclaim October as Disabilities Awareness\nMonth; 2) Approve the Disability Service Awards to be presented at a\ntelevised meeting of the Disabilities Advisory Board on Wednesday,\nOctober 22, 2025; 3) Waive parking enforcement of the three-hour parking\nrestrictions until 4 pm at Plummer Park on Tuesday, October 9, 2025, for\nthe Community Health & Wellness Event; 4) Direct staff to oversee the\ninstallation of 20 banners along Santa Monica Boulevard that recognize\npast recipients of the City’s Disability Services Awards; 5) Authorize the\nuse of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and other\ncollateral materials; and 6) Direct the Communications Department to\nutilize all appropriate communications tools to promote Disability\nAwareness Month events including, but not limited to, the City’s website\nand social media platforms.

B.16. SPINNING SUNSET: SPOOKY EDITION – SUNSET STRIP BID\nACTIVATION EVENT [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the waiver of Special\nEvent Permit Fees, Parking Meter Fees, Generator Permit Fees, and\nEncroachment Permit Fees for City businesses within the Sunset Strip\nBusiness Improvement District (District) and approving the waiver of\nTemporary Peddler’s License Permit Fees for merchants participating in\nthe “Spinning Sunset” activation event, which will be held on Saturday,\nOctober 25, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the waiver of Special Event Permit\nFees, Parking Meter Fees, Generator Permit Fees, and Encroachment\nPermit Fees for City businesses within the Sunset Strip Business\nImprovement District that are activating their businesses on October 25,\n2025, for “Spinning Sunset” in an amount not to exceed $5,000 in waived\nfees; and 2) Approve the waiver of Temporary Peddler’s License Permit\nFees for merchants participating in the “Spinning Sunset” activation\nparking lot, located at 8495 W. Sunset Boulevard on October 25, 2025, in\nan amount not to exceed $3,675 in waived fees.

B.17. VETERANS DAY CEREMONY 2025 [Y. QUARKER, S. MARTINEZ, C.\nJUBREY, A. YANEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of programming for\nVeterans Day 2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve the City of West Hollywood’s\nsponsorship of Veterans Day 2025 and authorize the use of the City’s\nname and logo on printed materials advertising the event; 2) Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote the event including, but not limited to, the City’s website and\nsocial media tools; and 3) Authorize the temporary street closure of\nHolloway Drive at Santa Monica Boulevard and Hacienda Place from 8:00\na.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

B.2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council is requested to approve the minutes of the\nprior City Council meeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the meeting minutes of September 15,\n2025.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 977 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. HERNANDEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for\nperiod ending September 26, 2025 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210\nof the Government Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 977 and Adopt\nResolution No. 25-067: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 977”.

B.4.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-22 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAMENDING THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING\nSECTION 14.04.060 TO TITLE 14 (FIRE PROTECTION) TO\nDESIGNATE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED MAPS\nPROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND\nFIRE PROTECTION AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM\nCEQA” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 25-22, amending the West Hollywood Municipal Code by\nadding Section 14.04.060 to Title 14 (Fire Protection) to designate Fire\nHazard Severity Zones within the City of West Hollywood based on the\nestablished maps provided by the California Department of Forestry and\nFire Protection and finding the action exempt from CEQA.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-22: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 14.04.060 TO TITLE 14 (FIRE\nPROTECTION) TO DESIGNATE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES\nWITHIN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD BASED ON THE\nESTABLISHED MAPS PROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT\nOF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION AND FINDING THE ACTION\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA.”

B.5.\nCOMMISSION MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a Synopses from the Public\nFacilities, Recreation & Infrastructure Commission and the Rent\nStabilization Commission regarding actions taken at their recent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.6.\nAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH DUDEK TO\nCONDUCT CEQA ANALYSIS OF THE CITY’S UPDATE TO THE OPEN\nSPACE (PARKS AND RECREATION) ELEMENT OF THE CITY’S\nGENERAL PLAN [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, T.\nFARRIS, P. PORTWOOD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Agreement for\nProfessional Services with Dudek to provide environmental analysis of the\nCity’s proposed update to the Open Space (Parks and Recreation)\nElement of the City’s General Plan 2035, pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines as required by State law.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Professional\nServices with Dudek in an amount not-to-exceed $83,027 and a June 30,\n2026 expiration date; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to\nsign and execute all documents related to this Agreement.

B.7.\nAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH LVR\nINTERNATIONAL [H. COLLINS, V. GUARINO, B. BORTFELD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an agreement with\nLVR International to provide consulting services for the support and\nmaintenance of the City Hall Automated Parking Garage.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve a five-year Agreement for\nProfessional Services with LVR International to provide consulting\nservices in an amount not to exceed $120,000; and 2) Authorize the City\nManager or designee to execute documents incident to the Agreement.

B.8.\nAGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE\nGROUP FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE\nHALLOWEEN CARNAVAL [Y. QUARKER, C. SMITH, M. REATH, J.\nHEREDIA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Agreement for\nServices with Meridian Rapid Defense Group Rentals, LLC (Meridian) for\ntraffic control infrastructure in support of the Halloween Carnaval 2025\nevent.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve an Agreement for Services with Meridian\nRapid Defense Group Rentals LLC in an amount not to exceed $100,000\nfor the rental of traffic control infrastructure to secure the footprint of\nHalloween Carnaval 2025.

B.9.\nWEST HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION FISCAL\nYEAR 2024 - 2025 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT SEMI-ANNUAL\nREPORT [C. SAFRIET, G. AVILES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the semi-annual report from the\nWest Hollywood Community Housing Corporation.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

D.1.\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.70 (CANNABIS\nUSES) OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE\nTHE NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY GUARD PATROL REQUIREMENT\nFOR CANNABIS LICENSEES [D. RIVAS, L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT, L.\nLANGER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider introducing on first reading an\nOrdinance to remove the neighborhood security patrol requirement for\ncannabis licensees.\nRECOMMENDATION: Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 25_____: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.70\n(CANNABIS USES) OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE\nTO REMOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY GUARD PATROL\nREQUIREMENT FOR CANNABIS LICENSEES.”

E.1.\nCONTINUED\nDISCUSSION\nOF\nEXPANDED\nNOTICING\nREQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECTS REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT\nAGREEMENTS [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, P.\nPORTWOOD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive findings from the Councilrequested maps showing 500-, 750-, and 1000-foot radii for previously\napproved projects seeking development agreements along Sunset\nBoulevard, including stand-alone billboards, to better understand the\nreach of each radius.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive information and provide feedback.

E.2.\nPROGRESS UPDATES AND MATERIAL SELECTION FOR THE HART\nPARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP 55-23) [J. ROCCO, S.\nCAMPBELL, R. ABRAMSON, M. BARKER, H. COLLINS, P. TICUN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the material\nselection for the Hart Park Improvement Project Off-Leash Dog Play Area\nand review Park-related recommendations from the Hart Park Ad-Hoc\nSubcommittee.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Review recommendations from the Hart Park\nAd-Hoc Subcommittee including the material selection for the Off-Leash\nDog Play Area and direct Staff to proceed with an engineered wood fiber\n(EWF) system; 2) Formally recognize the off-leash dog play area as a\npermanent amenity in Hart Park; and 3) Direct Staff to return to the City\nCouncil upon completion of the construction documents and bidding with a\nrecommendation regarding awarding a contract for construction.

E.3.\nWEHO PRIDE 2025 DEBRIEF AND 2026 PLANNING [Y. QUARKER, C.\nSMITH, M. REATH, K. MCCORMACK]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a post-event report regarding\nWeHo Pride 2025 and provide feedback related to the event. The City\nCouncil will also consider approving various items related to production\nand programming elements for WeHo Pride 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive a post-event report regarding WeHo\nPride 2025 and provide feedback related to the event; 2) Approve WeHo\nPride 2026 from Friday, June 5, 2026, to Sunday, June 7, 2026, with the\ncore programming elements, to include: Friday Night at OUTLOUD, the\nWeHo Pride Street Fair, OUTLOUD Music Festival, Women’s Freedom\nFestival and Dyke March, and the WeHo Pride Parade; and 3) Approve a\nrevision to the Community Group Program that prioritizes highlighting two\nunderserved populations within the LGBTQ+ Pride community: (1) the\nsober community, and (2) a rotating community or theme selected\nannually.

F.1.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC\nSTRATEGIES’ FOR THE NOVEMBERFEST: SOBER DRAG BINGO\nEVENT [C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement with the Institute for Public Strategies’ Novemberfest: Sober\nDrag Bingo event, taking place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at\nPlummer Park’s Fiesta Hall.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with\nthe Institute for Public Strategies’ Novemberfest: Sober Drag Bingo event,\ntaking place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in Plummer Park’s Fiesta\nHall; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute documents\nincident to the Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City and the\nInstitute for Public Strategies; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance &\nTechnology Services to approve the use of $5,000 from budgeted funds in\nthe Special Council Programs account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for\ncosts associated with this event; 4) Waive any Facility Use Fees, Special\nEvent Permit Fees, Encroachment Permit Fees, and the 3-hour parking\nlimit at the Plummer Park parking lot for event participants (estimated\n$1,674); 5) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations,\nprograms, and other collateral materials for this event; and 6) Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote the events including, but not limited to, the City’s website, a\npress release, and social media tools.

F.2.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP OF C.I.T.Y. x1 YOUTH GROUP’S HOLIDAY\nEVENTS [C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a request to co-sponsor the\nC.I.T.Y. x1 Youth Group’s “Big Feast” pre-Thanksgiving dinner events in\nNovember 2025, and their holiday dinner event on Sunday, December 7,\n2025, at Plummer Park’s Great Hall.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-sponsorship Agreement with\nC.I.T.Y. x1 Youth Group for the “Big Feast” pre-Thanksgiving dinners in\nNovember 2025, and holiday dinner event on Sunday, December 7, 2025,\nat Plummer Park’s Great Hall; 2) Authorize the Director of Finance and\nTechnology Services to allocate $4,000 from Fiscal Year 2025-26 funds in\nthe Special Council Programs account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for\ncosts associated with the event; 3) Authorize the City Manager or his\ndesignee to execute documents incident to the Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement between the City and the C.I.T.Y. x1 Youth Group; 4) Waive\nany Facility Use Fees, Special Event Permit Fees, Encroachment Permit\nFees, and the 3-hour parking limit at the Plummer Park parking lot for\nevent participants (estimated $1,674); 5) Authorize the use of the City\nname and logo on invitations, programs, and other collateral materials;\nand 6) Direct the Communications Department to utilize all appropriate\ncommunications tools to promote the events such as the City’s website\nand social media tools.

F.3.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP OF TRANSLATIN@ COALITION’S 2025 GARRAS\nFASHION SHOW EVENT [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of a Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement with the Translatin@ Coalition for the GARRAS Fashion Show\non Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the Pacific Design Center.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve the Co-Sponsorship of the\nTranslatin@ Coalition’s GARRAS Fashion Show event at the Pacific\nDesign Cetner on Saturday, November 15, 2025; 2) Authorize the City\nManager or his designee to execute documents incident to the CoSponsorship Agreement between the City and Translatin@ Coalition; 3)\nAuthorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate\n$10,000 from Fiscal Year 2025-26 budgeted funds in the Special Council\nPrograms account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with\nthe event; 4) Authorize the Event to be one of the “City-Sponsored Events”\nallotted for the City’s use at the Pacific Design Center (PDC) in\naccordance with the terms of the Pacific Design Center Specific Plan; 5)\nAuthorize the use of the City name and logo on invitation, programs, and\nother collateral materials for the events; and 6) Direct the Communications\nDepartment to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote the\nTranslatin@ Coalition’s GARRAS Fashion Show including, but not limited\nto, the City’s website, a press release, and social media tools.

F.4.\nSPONSORSHIP OF A COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURING AUTHOR\nCINDY HANDLER DISCUSSING HER BOOK, A GERMAN JEW’S\nTRIUMPH: FRITZ OPPENHEIMER AND THE DENAZIFICATION OF\nGERMANY [J. HEILMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a request to sponsor a\ncommunity event featuring author Cindy Handler discussing her book, A\nGerman Jew’s Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of\nGermany, on November 20, 2025 in the Community Meeting Room at\nWest Hollywood Park.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the sponsorship of a community\nevent featuring author Cindy Handler discussing her book, A German\nJew’s Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of Germany on\nNovember 20, 2025, in the Community Meeting Room at West Hollywood\nPark; 2) Approve the waiver of parking fees at the 5-story parking lot for\nattendees of the event (estimated $450 in waived fees); and 3) Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote the event, including, but not limited to, the City’s website and\nsocial media tools.

F.5.\nAUDIT OF VACANT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL UNITS [L.\nMEISTER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to perform an\naudit of vacant residential and commercial units in the City.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to perform an audit of vacant\nresidential and commercial units in West Hollywood; and 2) Return to City\nCouncil with the results of the audit for further discussion, as needed.

F.6.\nPRESERVING ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS IN WEST HOLLYWOOD [J.\nHEILMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff draft an\nordinance and evaluate other methods to preserve entertainment studios\nand other ancillary uses in the City of West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to draft an ordinance and evaluate\nother methods to preserve entertainment studios and other ancillary uses\nin the City of West Hollywood; and 2) Direct Staff to engage with existing\nentertainment studios in the City to gather feedback on how the City can\nsupport them and the entertainment industry in West Hollywood.

F.7.\nAMEND THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER LIST OF PRE-APPROVED\nORGANIZATIONS / EVENT TO INCLUDE ANNUAL CONFERENCES\nHOSTED BY NETROOTS NATION [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT:\nThe City Council will consider amending the City\nCouncilmember list of pre-approved organizations and events to include\nthe annual conference hosted by Netroots Nation.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the addition of the annual Netroots\nNation conference to the list of pre-approved organizations and events\nthat members of the City Council are permitted to attend each year.

F.8.\nAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION [J. JIMENEZ, M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will make an At-Large appointment to the\nPlanning Commission.\nRECOMMENDATION: The City Council will make an appointment to the\nPlanning Commission for a term ending February 28, 2027.