West Hollywood — 2025-11-17

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.\n\nUpdate from the Community Development Department\nFISCAL IMPACT ON CONSENT CALENDAR:

B.1.\nPOSTING OF AGENDA [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, November 17, 2025,\nwas posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation\nCenter (ARC) on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.10. APPROVAL OF A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH FS\nCONTRACTORS, INC. TO CONSTRUCT CIP 2602, CONCRETE\nREPAIR PROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG PROJECT NO. 602747-25\nAND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-_____: “A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAPPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION\nOF CIP 2602, CONCRETE REPAIR PROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG\nPROJECT NO. 602747-25, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 830.6.” [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Construction\nAgreement with FS Contractors, Inc. to construct CIP No. 2602, Concrete\nRepair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No. 602747-25. This project is\ncategorically exempt from CEQA.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with FS\nContractors, Inc. in the amount of $165,354.00 for the construction of CIP\nNo. 2602, Concrete Repair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No.\n602747-25, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the\ndocuments incident to the Agreement; 2) Authorize the City Engineer to\napprove change orders to the Construction Agreement in the amount not\nto exceed 25% ($41,338.50) of the total Agreement amount; 3) Adopt\nResolution No. 25-________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING THE DESIGN AND\nPLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIP 2602, CONCRETE REPAIR\nPROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG PROJECT NO. 602747-25, PURSUANT\nTO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 830.6.”; and 4) Make a finding that\npursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA – Public Resources Code, Section 21084 et. Seq.), CIP No. 2602,\nConcrete Repair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No. 602747-25,\nmeets the requirements for a categorical exemption in compliance with\nArticle 19, Section 15301, (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).

B.11. ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD\nAND THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF\nPROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN FUNDS [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT,\nC. VASQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Assignment\nAgreement with the City of Lakewood for Proposition A Local Return\nFunds.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Approve an Assignment Agreement for\nProposition A local return fund exchange with the City of Lakewood for\n$1,400,000 in City of West Hollywood General Fund dollars in exchange\nfor $2,000,000 in City of Lakewood Proposition A funds and authorize the\nCity Manager to execute documents incident to the Agreement; and 2)\nAuthorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate\n$1,400,000 from reserves committed for Proposition A purchases in the\nGeneral Fund to the Expenditure for Traded Funds account.

B.12. APPROVAL\nOF\nMEMORANDUM\nOF\nUNDERSTANDING\nAGREEMENTS WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN\nTRANSIT AUTHORITY (LACMTA) RELATED TO PROPOSITION A\nINCENTIVE FUNDS [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT, C. VASQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT:\nThe City Council will consider the approval of three\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with the Los Angeles\nCounty Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA), which will reimburse\nProposition A incentive funds for reporting statistics to the National Transit\nDatabase (NTD) for the Cityline shuttle service.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute three MOUs (MOUPAIWEHO23000, MOUPAIWEHO24000, and\nMOUPAIWEHO25000) with the LACMTA for Proposition A incentive funds\nfor the reporting of statistical data to the NTD; and 2) Authorize\nacceptance of Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Program funds in the\namount of $277,745.00.

B.13. CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC\nSTRATEGIES’ FOR #BOOM! 2026: AN EVENING IN OZ NEW YEAR’S\nEVE EVENT [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement with the Institute for Public Strategies’ #Boom! 2026: An\nEvening in Oz New Year’s Eve event, taking place on Wednesday,\nDecember 31, 2025, at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with\nthe Institute for Public Strategies’ #Boom!2026: An Evening in Oz event,\ntaking place on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in Plummer Park’s\nFiesta Hall; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute\ndocuments incident to the Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City\nand the Institute for Public Strategies; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance\n& Technology Services to allocate $5,000 from unallocated General Fund\nreserves to the Special Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001\nincrease the budget for Special Council Programs by the same amount\nand approve the use of $5,000 from the Special Council Programs\naccount for costs associated with the event; 4) Waive any Facility Use\nFees, Special Event Permit Fees, Encroachment Permit Fees, and the 3hour parking limit at the Plummer Park parking lot for event participants\n(estimated $1,674); 5) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on\ninvitations, programs, and other collateral materials for this event; and 6)\nDirect the Communications Department to utilize all appropriate\ncommunication tools to promote the events including, but not limited to,\nthe City’s website, a press release, and social media tools.

B.14. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO RENEW THE\nWEST HOLLYWOOD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT [L. BIERY,\nP. KESPRADIT, L. D’AMBROSIA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council of the City of West Hollywood (“City”) will\nconsider adopting a Resolution declaring its intention to renew the West\nHollywood Tourism Improvement District (WeHoTID) and setting the time\nand place of a public hearing to consider the renewal and increased\nassessment.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 25-________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO RENEW THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (WEHOTID) AND\nFIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF A PUBLIC MEETING AND A PUBLIC\nHEARING”; and 2) Direct Staff to publish a notice notifying the public that\nthe City Council will conduct a Public Meeting on January 20, 2026, and a\npublic hearing to be held on February 17, 2026 on the renewal of the West\nHollywood Tourism Improvement District (WeHoTID) and the levy of\nassessments on certain lodging businesses.

B.15. A RESOLUTION INCREASING THE STIPEND AMOUNT PAID TO\nADVISORY BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TO $125 PER\nMEETING [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution increasing\nthe stipend amount paid to Advisory Board and Commission members to\n$125 per meeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 25-_____: “A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nINCREASING THE STIPEND AMOUNT PAID TO ADVISORY BOARD\nAND COMMISSION MEMBERS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.\n24-058.”

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 November 3,\n2025.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 980 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. HERNANDEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for\nperiod ending November 7, 2025 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of\nthe Government Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 980 and Adopt\nResolution No. 25-074: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 980”.

B.4.\nCLAIMS ADMINISTRATION [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, Y. ZHOSAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council is receiving notification that the City’s thirdparty administrator Carl Warren & Co. has denied three (3) Claims for\nDamages from Randi Graves, Zarouhi Chavdarian, and Natalya Solberg.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.5.\nTREASURER’S REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. PELOSO, S. STEPHENS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Treasurer’s Reports for the\nmonth ended September 2025 pursuant to Section 53646 of the\nGovernment Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the September 2025 Treasurer’s\nReport.

B.6.\nCOMMISSION MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a synopsis from the Rent\nStabilization Commission regarding actions taken at their recent meeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.7.\nQUARTERLY ECONOMIC DATA AND ECONOMIC STUDY UPDATE [L.\nBIERY, P. KESPRADIT, L. D’AMBROSIA]:\nSUBJECT:\nThe City Council will receive an update on the City’s\nEconomic Data and progress on the 2024 Economic Study action items.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.8.\nPAUL ANDREW STARKE WARRIOR AWARDS [C. SAFRIET, T.\nCARTER, D. MURRAY]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will recognize December 1, 2025, as World\nAIDS Day and approve hosting the Paul Andrew Stark Warrior Awards\ncommemorative event on December 10, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Recognize December 1, 2025, as World AIDS\nDay and approve hosting the City’s Paul Andrew Stark Warrior Awards\nevent on December 10, 2025; 2) Authorize the installation of the AIDS\nMemorial Quilt in City Council Chambers to be displayed from December\n1, 2025, through December 15, 2025; 3) Direct staff to work with the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote these events including, but not limited to, the City’s website\nand social media platforms; and 4) Authorize the use of the City of West\nHollywood logo on materials associated with the events.

B.9.\nAMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH T&G\nGLOBAL, LLC dba SAINT NICK’S FOR ON-CALL DECORATIVE\nLANTERN MAINTENANCE SERVICES [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving an Amendment to the\nAgreement for Services with T&G Global, LLC dba St. Nick’s for on-call\ndecorative lantern maintenance services increasing the not-to-exceed\namount of the Agreement.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement\nfor Services with T&G Global, LLC dba St. Nick’s to increase the amount\nof the agreement by $100,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$175,000.; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute\ndocuments incident to the Agreement.

C.1.\nREINTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EQUITABLE\nBUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (EBPS) [N. MARICICH, J.\nALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, C. SHEN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider reintroducing on first reading an\nOrdinance to establish Building Energy Benchmarking and Performance\nStandards for select existing buildings and finding the action to be exempt\nfrom the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),\npursuant to Sections 15301, 15302, and 15308 of the State CEQA\nGuidelines.\nRECOMMENDATION: Reintroduce on first reading Ordinance No. 25-20:\n"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLES 9 AND 15 OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH BUILDING ENERGY\nBENCHMARKING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR COVERED\nBUILDINGS AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nPURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15301, 15302,\nAND 15308”

E.1.\nHOMELESS INITIATIVE UPDATE [C. SAFRIET, T. CARTER, D.\nMURRAY, F. GOMEZ, B. LUBIN, D. RIVAS, A. SHANDI]:\nSUBJECT: This report updates the City Council on implementation of the\nCoordinated Response Framework, a structured system designed to\nimprove coordination, accountability, and outcomes across the City’s\nhomelessness response. Recent accomplishments include the launch of\nthe Holloway Interim Housing Program, expanded joint outreach between\nservice providers and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and\nimplementation of a lead outreach team for homeless outreach.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive this report outlining progress on the\nCity’s homelessness response and implementation plan for the\ncoordinated response framework; and 2) Provide policy guidance\nregarding protocols for unhoused community members are in potential\nviolation of local ordinances.

E.2.\nORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES UPDATE AND FINANCE & BUDGET\nSUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO, M.\nLINDLEY]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider recommendations from the\nFinance & Budget Subcommittee, which held meetings on June 25, 2025,\nAugust 13, 2025, and October 23, 2025 to discuss organizational\npriorities.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Finance & Budget\nSubcommittee’s recommendations as outlined in this staff report. The\nrecommendations from the subcommittee include but are not limited to the\nfollowing, with the full list in the body of this staff report: a) Enhance the\nStaff Analysis section of future Council-initiated staff reports to include:\nimpacts on existing work plans, re-prioritization of existing projects when\nnecessary, an estimated range of financial impacts of the initiative, b)\nAffirm that the Staff Analysis section in Council-initiated staff reports is\ndrafted by staff and should not be edited by the initiating Councilmembers,\nc) Close the 19 items on the Pending Council-Initiated Items\nRecommended to be Closed Out (Attachment A), d) When appropriate,\nincorporate future Council-initiated items into an existing work plan item or\nproject, such as Housing Element, Climate Action & Adaptation Plan,\nEconomic Development Strategic Plan, or WeHo 40, and provide regular\nupdates on those plans. This will be noted in the Staff Analysis section of\nthe Council-initiated item, e) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, amend the\nCouncil Special Programs budget allocation of $130,000 to a discretionary\nfund allocation of $50,000 per Council office, for a total budget allocation\nof $250,000. Discretionary funds can only be used for public purposes that\nare consistent with the City’s finance policies and will be reported in an\nannual staff report, f) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to\napprove minor fee waivers or deviations from standard facility reservation\nrequirements, and g) Provide direction for staff to bring forward a list of\nannual City events, including proposed speaker series topics, as part of\nthe budget process or a consent item. This should include\nrecommendations for events to merge and/or sunset, as well as\nconsolidating a selection of City award programs into one annual event or\nexisting public meetings.

E.3.\nUPDATE ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [N. MARICICH, J.\nALKIRE, S. QURESHY, B. GALAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a quarterly update on the status\nof major commercial and mixed-use development projects, as requested.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an update on the status of major\ndevelopment projects in the city.

F.1.\nUPDATE ON STATUS OF COUNCIL INITIATIVES TO REFORM\nHOUSING APPROVAL AND PERMITTING PROCESSES AND OTHER\nRELATED STREAMLINING EFFORTS [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F.\nCONTRERAS, B. GALAN, S. QURESHY]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the status of\nvarious reforms to housing approval and permitting processes that were\ninitiated by the Council on May 5, 2025, as well as other related\nstreamlining efforts, as requested.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an update on the status of items\ncontained in the Council directive.

F.2.\nINITIATE A REVIEW OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN THE RENT\nSTABILIZATION ORDINANCE, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING AN AD\nHOC CITY COUNCIL RSO SUBCOMMITTEE [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO,\nL. LANGER, C. SAFRIET]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider initiating a review of the Rent\nStabilization Ordinance, including the components outlined in this report\nand any additional areas identified by the City Council. The City Council\nwill also consider establishing an Ad Hoc City Council Subcommittee to\nwork with staff and the City Attorney’s office on this review.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Initiate a review of the components of the\nRent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) described in this staff report, and any\nother areas identified for consideration by the City Council; 2) Consider\nauthorizing the creation of an Ad Hoc City Council Subcommittee and\nappointing two Councilmembers to serve on the Subcommittee with the\nspecific purpose of collaborating with staff and the City Attorney’s office on\nthis RSO review; and 3) Direct staff to present any proposed modifications\nto the RSO to the Rent Stabilization Commission prior to being brought to\nthe full City Council for consideration.

F.3.\nEVALUATION OF A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MINIMUM WAGE\n[J. ERICKSON, C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to evaluate\nestablishing a Residential Construction Minimum Wage, similar to the\nproposal under consideration in the City of Los Angeles, and to analyze\nthe potential implications, feasibility, and economic impacts of adopting\nsuch a policy in the City of West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1) Direct Staff to evaluate establishing a\nResidential Construction Minimum Wage, including assessing the\nfeasibility, potential impacts, and administrative considerations to adopt\nsuch a policy in the City of West Hollywood; and 2) Direct Staff to monitor\nthe similar proposal moving forward in the City of Los Angeles and\nmaintain a similar timeline for the City of West Hollywood’s evaluation and\nreview process.

F.4.\nEXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPE\nPROGRAM [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to explore the\ndevelopment of a Native Plant Landscape Program to advance the City’s\nclimate resilience goals while supporting and encouraging landscaping\nprofessionals to prioritize native plant landscaping.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to explore the development of a\nNative Plant Landscape Program to promote the use of California Native\nPlants in public spaces and encourage best practices in landscape\nmanagement; and 2) Return to Council with a draft framework or policy\nrecommendations for further consideration during FY 27.