West Hollywood — 2025-12-01

A.1.\nPUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WHICH HAVE

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:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, December 1, 2025,\nwas posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation\nCenter (ARC) on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES:\nSUBJECT: The City Council is requested to approve the minutes of the\nprior Council meeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of November 17, 2025.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 981 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. HERNANDEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period\nending pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the Government Code of\nthe State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 981 and adopt\nResolution No. 25-078: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 981”.

B.4.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-20 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAMENDING TITLES 9 AND 15 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL\nCODE\nTO\nESTABLISH\nBUILDING\nENERGY\nBENCHMARKING\nAND\nPERFORMANCE\nSTANDARDS\nFOR\nCOVERED BUILDINGS AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS\n15301, 15302, AND 15308” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 25-20, amending Title 9 and 15 of the West Hollywood\nMunicipal Code to establish building and energy benchmarking and\nperformance standards for covered buildings and finding the Ordinance\nexempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section\n15301,15302, and 15308.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-20: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD 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.”

B.5.\nSUMMARY REPORT FOR YEAR 1 OF THE 2025-2026 REGULAR\nSESSION OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AND FEDERAL\nADVOCACY EFFORTS [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO, H. MOLINA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a summary report on the City’s\nlobbying efforts in the California State Legislature during Year 1 of the\n2025-2026 regular legislative session and federal advocacy efforts.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.6.\nNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY MEASURES [H.\nCOLLINS, J. GILMOUR, R. GARLAND, W. DAVIS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider the approval of traffic calming\nand safety measures, as part of the ongoing Neighborhood Traffic\nManagement Program process.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve traffic calming and safety measures to\nthe following: a) 500 block of Alfred Street speed lumps, b) 8437-8451\nblock of Clinton Avenue speed lump, and c) 900 block of Hancock Avenue\nspeed lump.

B.7.\nPRESENTATION OF WINTER SOUNDS AT THE PEPPERMINT CLUB\n[L. BIERY, R. EHEMANN, J. TRIBBLE]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the presentation of\nWinter Sounds, the city’s free indoor concert series, on January 24, 2026,\nFebruary 7, 2026, and February 21, 2026, to take place at The\nPeppermint Club located at 8713 Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the presentation of Winter Sounds,\nthe city’s free winter indoor concert series, on January 24, 2026, February\n7, 2026, and February 21, 2026, to take place at The Peppermint Club\nlocated at 8713 Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood; 2) Authorize the\nuse of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and other\ncollateral materials for the event; 3) Direct the Communications\nDepartment to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote the\nconcert series including, but not limited to, the City’s website, press\nrelease, and social media tools; 4) Authorize the City Manager or his\ndesignee to negotiate and execute all documents; and 5) Authorize the\nCity Manager to negotiate and execute the Agreement with Live Nation for\nuse of the Peppermint Club as this year’s venue for Winter Sounds.

B.8.\nAMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF\nADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER SERVICES [C. SAFRIET, G.\nAVILES, R. VINALON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider Amendments to the Agreements\nfor Services for hearing officer services related to Rent Stabilization\nhearings, compliance determinations, and appeals.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement\nfor Services for hearing officer services with Alan Seltzer to increase the\namount of the Agreement by $255,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$300,000; and 2) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for\nServices for hearing officer services with Civica Law Group, APC to\nincrease the amount of the Agreement by $250,000 for a total not-to-\nexceed amount of $300,000 and extend the agreement by twenty-four\nmonths from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028.

B.9.\nAWARD OF AN AGREEMENT TO MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING, LLC\nFOR ON-CALL SPORTS LIGHTING SERVICES [H. COLLINS, P.\nTICUN, E. HAMANT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the award of an\nAgreement for Maintenance Services to Musco Sports Lighting, LLC to\nprovide on-call sports lighting services.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Maintenance\nServices with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, pursuant to the Sourcewell\nCooperative Purchasing Agreement, to provide on-call sports lighting\nservices for a total not-to-exceed amount of $400,000; and 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents incident to the\nAgreement.

C.1.\nZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR HOUSING DWELLING\nTYPOLOGIES FOR UNHOUSED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH\nSPECIAL NEEDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AND\nIMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY’S HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM\n21 [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, P. PORTWOOD, A.\nSTAUBER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider introducing on first reading an\nOrdinance approving a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA) supporting the 2021-\n2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Program 21 (Zoning Ordinance\nAmendments). This ZTA aims to implement recent State laws to facilitate\nthe development of housing for people experiencing homelessness and\npersons with special needs. The proposed ordinance is categorically\nexempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) and 15061(b)(3).\nRECOMMENDATION: Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 25–\n_____: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING TITLE 19, ZONING ORDINANCE OF\nTHE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING\nREGULATIONS FOR HOUSING TYPOLOGIES FOR UNHOUSED\nPERSONS AND PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN ACCORDANCE\nWITH STATE LAW AND FINDING SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY\nAS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT UNDER STATE\nCEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15378(b)(5) and 15061(b)(3).”

C.2.\nZONE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE\nCONVERSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO\nRESIDENTIAL USES [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, J.\nPARRISH]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA)\nto encourage and facilitate the conversion of existing commercial buildings\nto multi-family residential uses by establishing a ministerial approval\nprocess for qualifying projects. In response to Planning Commission\ndiscussion and community feedback, staff is presenting two options of the\nproposed ordinance for City Council consideration. The primary difference\nbetween the two ordinances is the treatment of hotels and motels,\nreflecting the policy considerations and community feedback regarding\npotential economic and employment impacts discussed by the Planning\nCommission and subsequently received by staff. Both versions otherwise\nmaintain the same proposed standards intended to streamline conversion\nprojects, support Housing Element implementation, and advance City\nclimate and land use goals. The proposed Ordinances are not subject to\nsubsequent review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and are additionally\ncategorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to Section\n15183 and Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council review the\ntwo ordinance options presented for consideration and, after selecting its\npreferred approach, introduce on first reading the chosen ordinance: 1)\nOption 1 – Ordinance No. 25-_____: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19 OF\nTHE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENCOURAGE AND\nFACILITATE THE CONVERSION\nOF EXISTING COMMERCIAL\nDEVELOPMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL USES THROUGH A MINISTERIAL\nAPPROVAL PROCESS, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM\nCEQA” (This is the ordinance as recommended by the Planning\nCommission on September 4, 2025, which allows qualifying hotel and\nmotel conversions to proceed ministerially when all other eligibility criteria\nare met.) 2) Option 2 – Alternative Ordinance No. 25-______: “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING AN\nAMENDMENT TO TITLE 19 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL\nCODE TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE CONVERSION OF\nEXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL USES\nTHROUGH A MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS, EXCLUDING\nHOTELS AND MOTELS FROM MINISTERIAL ELIGIBILITY, AND\nFINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA” (This alternative\nordinance is identical to Option 1 except that it excludes hotels and motels\nfrom eligibility for the ministerial approval pathway, unless otherwise\nrequired by State law.)

D.1. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE\nESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR PERSONAL\nDELIVERY DEVICES AND AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE OPERATORS [H. COLLINS, T.\nFUHRER, P. PORTWOOD, N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the City’s Personal\nDelivery Device (PDD) Pilot Program and consider introducing on first\nreading an ordinance regulating the operation of PDDs in West Hollywood,\nalong with authorizing the City Manager to execute operating agreements\nwith eligible operators. This item is not subject to CEQA (“Public\nResources Code section 21000 et seq.) because it does not qualify as a\n“project” under CEQA.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive and file the summary findings of the\nPersonal Delivery Devices Pilot Program; 2) Introduce on First Reading\nOrdinance No. 25-_____: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADDING CHAPTER 11.50\nAUTONOMOUS AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS PERSONAL DELIVERY\nDEVICES TO THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE AND\nFINDING THAT SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT\nSUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nUNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS\nOTHERWISE EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA UNDER STATE\nCEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3)”; and 3) Authorize the City Manager\nto continue negotiations with vendor(s) and execute Operating\nAgreements on behalf of the City and any required amendments, with an\neffective date of January 1, 2026.

F.1.\nAMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE MEASURE M FUNDING AGREEMENT\nBETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AND THE LOS\nANGELES\nCOUNTY\nMETROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION\nAUTHORITY [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, R. GARLAND, W. DAVIS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of Amendment No. 2 to\nthe Measure M Funding Agreement between the City of West Hollywood\nand the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to\nincrease the Measure M Metro Active Transport (MAT) Program grant\nfunds by $300,000, from $488,141 to $788,141, for the Santa Monica\nBlvd/La Brea Ave Project.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Measure M\nFunding Agreement between the City of West Hollywood and the Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to increase the\nMeasure M Metro Active Transport (MAT) Program grant funds by\n$300,000, from $488,141 to $788,141, for the Santa Monica Blvd/La Brea\nAve Project; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute\nall documents incident to the grant award.

F.2.\nAUTHORIZE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND A FUTURE LOAN\nCOMMITMENT\nFOR\nTHE\nDEVELOPMENT\nOF\nAFFORDABLE\nHOUSING AT 1049 N. FAIRFAX AVENUE [S. CAMPBELL, A.\nBARTLE]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider providing letters of support and\na future commitment of up to $15,000,000 in Affordable Housing Trust\nFunds to four non-profits for development of affordable housing at 1049 N.\nFairfax Avenue. The letters of support will be submitted to the Los Angeles\nUnified School District (LAUSD) as part of their current Request for\nProposals (RFP).\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Authorize the Mayor to execute letters of\nsupport for submission to LAUSD’s active RFP for affordable housing\ndevelopment located at 1049 N. Fairfax Avenue; 2) Direct Staff to prepare\na future loan commitment letter for up to $15,000,000 for the development\nof affordable housing at 1049 N. Fairfax Avenue and negotiate any\nopportunities for local preference for West Hollywood educators and\nresidents where feasible; and 3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee,\nto execute all documents incident to the letters of support.

F.3.\nBUSINESS RETENTION PROGRAM FOR RESTAURANTS [D. HANG,\nJ. HEILMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to explore an\nincentive program specifically designed to retain restaurant businesses in\nthe City of West Hollywood, excluding restaurants located on the premises\nof, connected to, or operated in conjunction with a hotel.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to conduct outreach to restaurant\nbusinesses to better understand their needs related to maintaining their\noperations in the City of West Hollywood; 2) Direct staff to develop options\nfor a financial incentive or subsidy program to support West Hollywood\nrestaurant businesses and entertainment venues that provide full-service\ndining, excluding restaurants and entertainment venues that provide full-\nservice dining that are located on the premises of, connected to, or\noperated in conjunction with a hotel; and 3) Return to City Council within\n90 days with recommendations for a program that can be implemented in\na timely manner, in recognition of the urgent need to address recent\nrestaurant closures.

F.4.\nEXPANSION OF THE TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM AND\nLOW-COST VETERINARY AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICES [L.\nMEISTER, C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to conduct\ntargeted outreach to veterinary clinics and animal shelters to identify\npotential partners interested in providing low-cost veterinary and animal\ncare services for low-income or disabled residents. These services may\ninclude: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) support, and cat transitional care\nprograms, as well as general veterinary care and spay/neuter programs.\nThe focus will be on supporting the City’s existing TNR program and low-\nincome or disabled residents who face financial barriers to accessing\nveterinary care.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to engage in outreach to local\nveterinary clinics and animal shelters to identify businesses and\norganizations interested in partnering with the City to expand the City’s\ntrap-neuter-return (TNR) program and offer low-cost veterinary services;\nand 2) Return to Council with a program proposal and budget based on\nthe interest from local providers and research into what other city/county\nprograms are available.

F.5.\nEVALUATE ESTABLISHING A FILM PERMIT ADMINISTRATIVE FEE\nWAIVER PILOT PROGRAM [J. ERICKSON, C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: This item directs Staff to explore the feasibility of establishing\na one-year Film Permit Administrative Fee Waiver Program to incentivize\nfilmmakers to conduct production activities in West Hollywood by waiving\nCity-issued film permit administrative fees while maintaining all existing\nfees related to public property use, street use, closures, blanket admin\nfees, and revision/rider fees as well as processing, notification, and public\nsafety requirements.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to explore the feasibility of\nimplementing a one-year Film Permit Administrative Fee Waiver Program\nby waiving City-issued film permit administrative fees.; and 2) Return to\nCity Council during FY 27 with a detailed analysis outlining fiscal impacts,\noperational considerations, equity implications, and options for a limited\npilot program.