West Hollywood — 2025-10-20

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.\nREPORT OF AGENDA POSTING [M. CROWDER]:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, October 20, 2025,\nwas posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation\nCenter (ARC) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.10. UPDATE ON MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS\nPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [S. CAMPBELL, A. BARTLE, R.\nABRAMSON, H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, P. TICUN]:\nSUBJECT: This is a quarterly update focused on the implementation of\nmajor Capital Improvement Projects being undertaken at City-owned\nproperties, public parks, and other major infrastructure.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an update on the City’s Major Capital\nImprovement Projects Program.

B.11. METRO K LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION UPDATE [N. MARICICH, J.\nALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, D. FENN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the Northern\nExtension of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation\nAuthority (Metro) K Line and consider approving an amendment to the\nAgreement for services with Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) for\nongoing financial analysis.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive and file an update on the Northern\nExtension of the Metro K Line; 2) Approve Amendment No. 6 to the\nAgreement for Services with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. by an\nadditional $75,000 for a new total contract amount not to exceed\n$328,375, for additional financial services regarding the Northern\nExtension of the Metro K Line (Attachment A); and 3) Authorize the City\nManager or designee to execute documents incident to the Amendment.

B.12. SEMI-ANNUAL MANDATORY SEISMIC RETROFIT PROGRAM\nUPDATE [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, B. GALAN, C. ZABALA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on West Hollywood’s\nmandatory seismic retrofit program.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.13. 2025 HARVEY MILK DAY AND WEHO PRIDE ARTS FESTIVAL FINAL\nREPORTS AND 2026-2028 RECOMMENDATIONS [L. BIERY, R.\nEHEMANN, M. CHE]:\nSUBJECT: City Council will receive final reports on the City’s 2025\nHarvey Milk Day event and 2025 WeHo Pride Arts Festival program and\nconsider recommendations for 2026-2028 as proposed by the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive and file the final reports for the City’s\n2025 Harvey Milk Day event and the 2025 WeHo Pride Arts Festival; 2)\nApprove the recommendations from the Arts and Cultural Affairs\nCommission for the City’s 2026 Harvey Milk Day event as outlined in the\nstaff report; 3) Approve the recommendations from the Arts and Cultural\nAffairs Commission for the 2026-2028 WeHo Pride Arts Festival as\noutlined in the staff report; and 4) Authorize the City Manager, or\ndesignee, to negotiate a three-year Agreement with the Los Angeles\nLGBT Center to host and produce the WeHo Pride Arts Festival for the\nyears 2026, 2027, and 2028, with annual performance reviews to ensure\nexpectations are met.

B.14. STORIES: THE AIDS MONUMENT – GRAND OPENING EVENT [Y.\nQUARKER, C. SMITH, M. REATH, K. MCCORMACK, S. CAMPBELL, R.\nABRAMSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Grand Opening\nEvent for STORIES: The AIDS Monument to take place on Sunday,\nNovember 16, 2025, at West Hollywood Park.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve the Grand Opening Event for\nSTORIES: The AIDS Monument on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at West\nHollywood Park; 2) Approve the closure of San Vicente Boulevard\nbetween Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard from 3:00 p.m. to\n6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2025, to accommodate the event’s\nprogram; 3) Approve the waiver of Special Event Permit fees, Street\nClosure fees, Building and Safety fees, Film Permit fees, and\nEncroachment Permit fees, in an amount estimated at $5,000; 4) Approve\nthe use of City facilities outlined in this report, as they relate to the event,\nwaive associated fees, and the potential loss of revenue of approximately\n$1,200; 5) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations,\nprograms, and other collateral materials for this event; 6) Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote the event, including, but not limited to, the City’s website, a\npress release, appropriate local advertisements, and social media tools,\nand provide photography and videography services, as appropriate, in an\namount not to exceed $20,000; 7) Approve the use of City contracted\nservices for traffic control services ($11,000) and public safety personnel\nservices ($4,500) in an amount estimated at $15,500; 8) Authorize the\nDirector of Finance & Technology Services to approve the use of $35,500\nfrom Fiscal Year 2026 budgeted funds in the WEHO Park-AIDS\nMonument-Soft Cost Cont. account number 301-4-40-41-702236 for costs\nassociated with the event; and 9) Authorize the City Manager, or\ndesignee, to approve the periodic use of STORIES: The AIDS Monument\nand/or other City facilities, subject to availability, for the purpose of hosting\ndocent tours and annual events at the AIDS Monument location, as well\nas waive city fees related to such events held in coordination with the\nFoundation for the AIDS Monument (FAM) and/or the ONE Institute.

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 October 6, 2025.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 978 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. HERNANDEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for\nperiod ending October 10, 2025 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of\nthe Government Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 978 and Adopt\nResolution No. 25-069: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 978”.

B.4.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-23 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.70 (CANNABIS USES) OF THE\nWEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY GUARD PATROL REQUIREMENT FOR\nCANNABIS LICENSEES” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 25-23, amending Chapter 5.70 (cannabis uses) of the West\nHollywood Municipal Code to remove the neighborhood security guard\npatrol requirement for cannabis licensees.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-23: “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.”

B.5.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-24 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAMENDING CHAPTER 19.36 OF TITLE 19 OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS\nAND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER\nPUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17 AND SECTION\n15061(b)(3) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES” [J. JIMENEZ, M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 25-24, amending Chapter 19.36 of Title 19 of the City of\nWest Hollywood Municipal Code regulating accessory dwelling units and\njunior accessory dwelling units and finding the action to be statutorily\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under\nPublic Resources Section 21080.17 and Section 15061 (b)(3) of the State\nCEQA guidelines.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-24: “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.6.\nCOMMISSION MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive synopses from the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, the\nRent Stabilization Commission, and the Women’s Advisory Board\nregarding actions taken at their recent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.7.\nTREASURER’S REPORT FOR AUGUST 2025 [O. JONES, K. BARENG,\nS. PELOSO, S. STEPHENS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Treasurer’s Reports for the\nmonth ended August 2025 pursuant to Section 53646 of the Government\nCode of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the August 2025 Treasurer’s\nReport.

B.8.\n2026 ARTS GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS – ARTS\nPROJECT; COMMUNITY ARTS; FILMMAKERS; TRANSGENDER,\nGENDER DIVERSE, INTERSEX ARTS; AND WEHO ARTISTS GRANTS\n[L. BIERY, R. EHEMANN, E. ANGELOFF]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider the recommendations of the\nArts and Cultural Affairs Commission for funding the 2026 Arts Grant\nProgram – Arts Project; Community Arts; Filmmakers; Transgender,\nGender Diverse, Intersex Arts; and WeHo Artists Grants.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve recommendations of the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission to award Arts Project Grants totaling $79,700\nat various funding amounts to twelve (12) nonprofit arts organizations as\noutlined in this staff report; 2) Approve recommendations of the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission to award Community Arts Grants totaling\n$30,000 at various funding amounts to six (6) applicants as outlined in this\nstaff report; 3) Approve recommendations of the Arts and Cultural Affairs\nCommission to award Transgender, Gender Diverse, Intersex Arts Grants\ntotaling $30,000 at various funding amounts to six (6) applicants as\noutlined in this staff report; 4) Approve recommendations of the Arts and\nCultural Affairs Commission to award Filmmakers Grants totaling $10,000\nat various funding amounts to four (4) applicants as outlined in this staff\nreport; 5) Approve recommendations of the Arts and Cultural Affairs\nCommission to award WeHo Artists Grants totaling $30,000 to six (6)\nindividual applicants, resident artists as outlined in this staff report; 6)\nApprove approximately $14,560 in waived fees for city facility use fees\nand parking fees; 7) Waive the cost of waveguide for use in the Council\nChambers for grantees limited to 4 hours, per grantee; 8) Authorize the\nuse of city facilities by grantees in fulfillment of their Art Grant projects and\nan additional hour of validated parking for event participants at the West\nHollywood Park 5-Story parking structure, for a total of three (3) hours, for\ngrant funded events scheduled for the Council Chambers which exceed\ntwo (2) hours; 9) Allow grantees to charge admission, accept donations,\nand sell merchandise to offset production costs for performances or\nprojects; and 10) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute arts\ngrant Agreements.

B.9.\nREJECT THE BIDS RECEIVED AND RE-ADVERTISE FOR CIP 2507,\nHAMMOND & ALTA LOMA BOLLARD REPLACEMENT PROJECT [H.\nCOLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider rejecting the bids received to\nconstruct CIP 2507, Hammond & Alta Loma Bollard Replacement Project,\nand authorize staff to reissue and re-advertise the bid.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Reject the bids to construct CIP 2507,\nHammond & Alta Loma Bollards Replacement Project, as submitted on\nAugust 14, 2025, and return the associated bid bonds; and 2) Authorize\nstaff to reissue and re-advertise the bid solicitation construct CIP 2507,\nHammond & Alta Loma Bollard Replacement Project.

C.1.\nREVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR CEQA ANALYSIS AND\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT SPA 25-0001 TO THE SUNSET\nBOULEVARD OFF-SITE SIGNAGE POLICY[N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE,\nJ. DAVIS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will review minor amendments to Chapter 8\nof the Sunset Specific Plan (SSP), which is the Billboards & Arts\nAdvertising chapter of the SSP. This Chapter has more commonly been\nreferred to as the Sunset Boulevard Off-Site Signage Policy (“Policy”) and\ngoverns all off-site signage along Sunset Boulevard. The CEQA analysis\nfor these amendments is an addendum to the 2019 Initial Study/Negative\nDeclaration (ND) which was prepared and adopted for the original Policy.\nThis addendum to the ND includes the required analysis for any\nenvironmental impacts for the minor amendments to the Sunset Specific\nPlan and will meet the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nrequirements associated with the amendments to the Policy.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt Resolution No. 25- ________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SPA25-0001,\nAMENDING CHAPTER 8 (BILLBOARDS AND ART ADVERTISING),\nSECTION 5 (LIGHTING AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS), SECTION\n6 (ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING), AND SECTION 9 (DEFINITIONS) OF\nTHE SUNSET SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO\nTHE NEGATIVE DECLARATION SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15162 AND\n15164. (ATTACHMENT A)

E.1.\nUPDATE TO THE CITY’S FLAG POLICY [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO]:\nSUBJECT:\nThe City Council will consider adopting a Resolution\n(Attachment A) to update the City’s flag policy, which outlines the\nrequirements for the outdoor public display of governmental and nongovernmental flags and the procedures for flying the Flag of the United\nStates at half-staff at City Hall and other City properties.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 25-________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD ADOPTING AN UPDATED FLAG POLICY”; and 2) Amend\nthe City Policy for the Recognitions and Memorials to remove procedures\nfor lowering the flag to half-staff.

E.2.\nPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH PLENARY BROADBAND\nINFRASTRUCTURE WH LLC [O. JONES, E. TSIPIS]:\nSUBJECT: End exclusive negotiations for a Public-Private partnership\nwith Plenary Broadband Infrastructure LLC., to implement a citywide\nbroadband network and direct staff to reassess the City’s options for\nimproving broadband in the City.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) End exclusive negotiations for a Public-Private\npartnership with Plenary Broadband Infrastructure LLC., by allowing the\nExclusive Negotiation Agreement to expire on 10/31/2025; and 2) Direct\nthe City Manager or designee to reassess City’s options for improving\nbroadband in the City.

E.3.\nUPDATE ON PROPOSED EQUITABLE BUILDING PERFORMANCE\nSTANDARDS (EBPS) ORDINANCE AND CONSIDERATION OF\nEXTENSION OF BENCHMARKING DEADLINES AND EXCLUSION OF\nCONDOMINIUMS FROM BENCHMARKING REQUIREMENTS [N.\nMARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, C. SHEN, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the proposed\nEquitable Building Performance Standards (EBPS) Ordinance, consider\nextending the first benchmarking deadline by up to 120 days via the\nAdministrative Guidelines to support initial compliance efforts, and\nconsider exempting condominiums from the Ordinance.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive and file an update on the proposed\nEquitable Building Performance Standards (EBPS) Ordinance; 2)\nAuthorize extension of benchmarking deadline by up to 120 days via the\nAdministrative Guidelines to support initial compliance efforts; and 3)\nProvide direction to staff on potential exemption of condominiums from the\nOrdinance.

E.4.\nCITY PLAYHOUSE UPDATE ON SITE OPPORTUNITIES [S.\nCAMPBELL, R. ABRAMSON, M. BARKER, L. BIERY, R. EHEMANN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider moving the current location for\nthe City Playhouse Project at 8323-8325 Santa Monica Boulevard, the\nformer Coast Playhouse, to the west, one parcel, to 8327-8329 Santa\nMonica Boulevard (formerly Basix Café) given additional site opportunities\nnow present.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Review options, benefits, and challenges\nrelated to relocating the City Playhouse Project from its current site at\n8323-8325 Santa Monica Boulevard to 8327-8329 Santa Monica\nBoulevard; 2) Direct staff to proceed with moving the site of the City\nPlayhouse to the corner location at 8327-29 Santa Monica Boulevard and\nmaking the design, engineering, and public works modifications\nnecessary; 3) Find that the proposed modifications to the previously\napproved design do not rise to a level of re-engaging the community\noutreach and Advisory Board and Commission input and review process;\nand 4) Authorize the City Manager’s office to enter into or complete\nnecessary actions not already in place if the desire is to move the current\nlocation to the corner location.

E.5.\nADVISORY BOARD MEETING FREQUENCY UPDATE [J. JIMENEZ, M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider implementing a one-year pilot\nprogram beginning January 2026 to assess meeting frequency for the\nCity’s Advisory Boards. A modified monthly schedule (approximately 10\nmeetings per year), allowing Boards to skip one or two months as\nappropriate to their workload. The program is intended to balance efficient\nstaff and Board operations with continued opportunities for public\nengagement and policy development. Staff will evaluate the pilot\nthroughout 2026 and return to the City Council with findings and\nrecommendations at year-end.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a one-year pilot program changing\nthe meeting frequency of the City’s Advisory Boards beginning January\n2026; 2) Allow Staff and the Advisory Boards to approve a modified\nmonthly schedule of eight (8) to ten (10) meetings per year maximum; and\n3) Consider increasing the stipend paid to Advisory Boardmembers from\n$100 to $125.

F.1.\nREMOVING INFRASTRUCTURE ROADBLOCKS [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to develop\nstandardized timelines and protocols for infrastructure projects – including\nthe establishment of community engagement standards and streamlining\nof Commission and Council approval processes – to eliminate barriers and\nexpedite project completion.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to develop standardized protocols\nfor infrastructure projects, including: a) Timelines for each phase of the\nproject (design, environmental review, construction, etc.), b) Community\nengagement standards that can be applied to various types of projects,\nand c) Streamlining of Commission and Council approval processes; 2)\nAdopt a “safe streets first” protocol to focus roadway improvements on\npublic safety improvements over routine maintenance projects, when\napplicable; 3) Direct staff to report back in the first quarter of 2026 with\nupdates on Recommendations #1 & #2; 4) Direct staff to draft an\namendment to the City’s Municipal Code to require a four-fifths vote to\nreverse the approval for infrastructure and capital improvement projects;\nand 5) Direct staff to return to Council within 60 days with a draft\nordinance.

F.2.\nADDRESSING UNPERMITTED AND UNLICENSED SIDEWALK\nVENDORS [D. HANG]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to explore\npotential amendments to the West Hollywood Municipal Code to provide\nadditional tools to address unpermitted and unlicensed sidewalk vendors\noperating in the City. The intent is to strengthen the City’s ability to protect\npublic health and safety, while ensuring fairness for properly licensed food\nvendors and local businesses.\nRECOMMENDATION: Direct Staff to review and evaluate options for\namending the Municipal Code to provide additional tools and enforcement\nauthority over unpermitted and unlicensed sidewalk vendors in the City.

F.3.\nCONVERTING EXISTING STATIC TALL WALLS TO DIGITAL SIGNAGE\n[J. HEILMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to research and\nevaluate expanding the Sunset Specific Plan to provide a process for\nexisting static tall walls to be updated and modernized into digital signage.\nRECOMMENDATION: Direct Staff to research and evaluate expanding\nthe Sunset Specific Plan to provide a process for converting existing static\ntall walls to digital signs and return to Council for further direction.

F.4.\nRECONCEPTUALIZATION AND RESTORATION OF A MUSIC\nFESTIVAL ON THE SUNSET STRIP [J. HEILMAN, D. HANG]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager, or\ntheir designee, to enter into negotiations with qualified music festival\npromoters that have established connections to the Sunset Strip music\nvenues to develop a proposal for a music festival concept on the Sunset\nStrip in fall 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct the City Manager, or their designee, to\nmeet with qualified music festival promoters that have established\nconnections to the Sunset Strip music venues to develop a proposal for a\nseries of events on Sunset Boulevard culminating with a music festival in\nthe fall of 2026; 2) Direct staff to evaluate the use of billboards to publicize\nevents and generate the City’s financial contribution to a new music\nfestival on the Sunset Strip; and 3) Direct staff to develop a proposal for\ndirect financial support from the City for infrastructure, such as street\nclosures, and public safety for the event.

F.5.\nREQUEST TO INSTALL A PLAQUE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE\nDISAPPEARED BY ICE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION [L.\nMEISTER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to follow the\nCity’s Memorials, Tribute Trees, and Plaques Policy Guideline to review a\nrequest to install a plaque in remembrance of those disappeared by\nImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump\nadministration.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to follow the procedure as outlined\nin the City’s Memorials, Tribute Trees and Plaques Policy Guideline to\nreview a request to install a plaque in remembrance of those disappeared\nby Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump\nadministration; 2) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology\nServices to allocate $1,030 from unallocated General Fund reserves to the\nSpecial Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001 and increase the\nbudget for Special Council Programs by the same amount; and 3)\nAuthorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services to approve the\nuse of $5,000 from budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs\naccount number 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with purchase\nand installation.

F.6.\nAPPROVAL OF THE DATES FOR THE ELECTION AND\nINSTALLATION OF THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND\nDISCUSSION OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR\nCALENDAR YEAR 2026 [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the date for the\nelection of the new Mayor and Vice Mayor as well as the date for the\nInstallation of the new Mayor and Vice Mayor. The City Council will also\nconsider approving the City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for\nCalendar Year 2026 including cancelling or rescheduling a few meetings\nthroughout the year that conflict with holidays.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Conduct the election of the Mayor and Vice\nMayor at the December 15, 2025 City Council meeting; 2) Consider\ncancelling the meeting of January 5, 2026; 3) Installation/Reorganization\nMeeting to be held on January 12, 2026; 4) Consider conducting a second\nmeeting in January on January 20, 2026; 5) Reschedule the meeting of\nFebruary 16, 2026 to February 17, 2026; 6) Reschedule the June\nmeetings to June 15, 2026 and June 29, 2026; 7) Cancel the meeting of\nJuly 6, 2026; 8) Cancel the meeting of September 7, 2026; 9) Reschedule\nthe meeting of September 21, 2026 to September 22, 2026 due to Yom\nKippur; 10) Approve the City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for\nCalendar Year 2026; and 11) Discuss other City Council meeting dates,\nas necessary.