West Hollywood — 2026-02-17

A.1.\nNOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

A.2.\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 Tuesday, February 17, 2026,\nwas posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation\nCenter (ARC) on Wednesday, February 11. 2026.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.10. AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH EMERGENCY-1 RESPONSE, INC.\nFOR ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE CENTER SERVICES DURING MAJOR\nEVENTS [D. RIVAS, A. SHANDI, M. KUSTANOVICH]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a multi-year\nagreement for services with Emergency-1 Response, Inc. to provide on-\nsite medical care center services during the West Hollywood Pride and\nWest Hollywood Halloween Carnaval events.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Agreement for Services with\nEmergency-1 Response, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $650,966.50\n($135,283.50 - FY 2025-26; $135,913.50 - FY 2026-27; $136,711.50 - FY\n2027-28; $137,817.00 - FY 2028-29; and $105,241.00 - FY 2029-30) for\non-site medical care center services during the West Hollywood Pride and\nHalloween Carnaval events; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to execute all documents incident to this agreement.

B.11. CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH POLO ENGINEERING, INC. TO\nCONSTRUCT CIP 2507, HAMMOND & ALTA LOMA BOLLARDS\nREPLACEMENT PROJECT [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of a Construction\nAgreement with Polo Engineering, Inc. to construct CIP No. 2507,\nHammond & Alta Loma Bollards Replacement Project.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with Polo\nEngineering, Inc. in the amount of $598,420.00 for the construction of CIP\nNo. 2507, Hammond & Alta Loma Bollards Replacement Project, and\nauthorize the City Manager or designee to execute the documents incident\nto the Agreement; 2) Authorize the City Engineer to approve change\norders to the Construction Agreement in the amount not to exceed 25%\n($149,605) of the total Agreement amount; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 26-\n________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE\nCONSTRUCTION OF CIP 2507, HAMMOND & ALTA LOMA BOLLARDS\nREPLACEMENT PROJECT, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 830.6.”

B.12. CO-SPONSORSHIP OF LOS ANGELES CITY’S CIVIL, HUMAN RIGHTS\nAND EQUITY DEPARTMENT’S 2026 TRANS JOB FAIR [J. ROCCO, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO, M. MÁRQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider co-sponsoring Los Angeles\nCity’s Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department’s Trans Job Fair, to be\nheld at the LA LGBT Center on March 26, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with\nthe Los Angeles City’s Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department for the\nTrans Job Fair, to be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the LA LGBT\nCenter; 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute documents incident to\nthe Agreement; 3) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on\ninvitations, programs, and other collateral materials; and 4)Direct the\nCommunications Department to utilize all appropriate communications\ntools to promote the event.

B.13. CO-SPONSORSHIP OF AMERICAN BORN CHINESE FOUNDATION’S\n2026 LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL [J. ROCCO, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO, M. MÁRQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider co-sponsoring the American\nBorn Chinese Foundation’s (ABCF) Los Angeles Children’s Book Festival\nin West Hollywood Park on Sunday, August 23, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with\nthe American Born Chinese Foundation for the Los Angeles Children’s\nBook Festival in West Hollywood Park on Sunday, August 23, 2026; 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute documents incident to the\nAgreement; 3) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations,\nprograms, and other collateral materials; 4) Waive the Facility Use Fee,\nSpecial Event Permit Fee, Encroachment fee, parking at the 5-story\nparking structure for up to 35 event volunteers and vendors, peddler’s\npermits and business tax licensing fees for vendors at the event, and any\nother ancillary fees for vendors and event organizers (estimated $13,397);\nand 5) Direct the Communications Department to utilize all appropriate\ncommunication tools to promote the event such as the City’s website and\nsocial media tools.

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 February 2, 2026.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 986 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, Y. MARTINEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period\nending February 06, 2026 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the\nGovernment Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 986 and Adopt\nResolution No. 26-011: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 986”.

B.4.\nTREASURER’S REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2025 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. PELOSO, S. STEPHENS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Treasurer’s Reports for the\nmonth ended December 2025 pursuant to Section 53646 of the\nGovernment Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the December 2025 Treasurer’s\nReport.

B.5.\nCOMMISSION MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive synopses from the Public\nFacilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission and the\nTransportation and Mobility Commission regarding actions taken at their\nrecent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.6.\nSUBMITTAL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD’S ANNUAL\nCOMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR\nENDED JUNE 30, 2025 [O. JONES, K. BARENG, A. RUIZ, S. PELOSO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the City of West Hollywood’s\nAnnual Comprehensive Financial Report and related documents for the\nfiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

B.7.\nAPPROVAL OF 2027 ARTS GRANT PROGRAM [L. BIERY, R.\nEHEMANN, E. ANGELOFF]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the City of West\nHollywood's 2027 Arts Grant Program guidelines, schedule, and funding\nas recommended by the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the implementation of the City of West\nHollywood's 2027 Arts Grant Program guidelines, schedule, and funding\nas recommended by the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.

B.8.\nNATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2026 [J. ROCCO, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO, L. FOOKS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of programming in\ncelebration of National Women’s History Month 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve programming for National Women's\nHistory Month 2026 and direct the appropriate City staff to coordinate the\nproduction and promotion of National Women's History Month activities; 2)\nAuthorize the use of the City’s name and logo on invitations, programs,\nand other collateral materials; 3) Direct the Communications Department\nto utilize all appropriate communications tools to promote the City’s\ncelebration of National Women’s History Month via social media platforms\nand distribution of information; and 4) Approve the use of the West\nHollywood City Council Chambers and waiver of parking fees in the five-\nstory parking structure, film permit fees for the Mazer Lesbian Archives\nPoetry Event for the costs associated with technical support (Waveguide).

B.9.\nNOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CIP 2501, MELROSE AVENUE AND\nNORWICH DRIVE WEAVER’S WALK PROJECT [H. COLLINS, J.\nGILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the Notice of\nCompletion for CIP 2501, Melrose Avenue and Norwich Drive Weaver’s\nWalk Project by CS Legacy Construction, Inc.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 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.

C.1.\nADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING RESULTS OF\nMAJORITY PROTEST PROCEEDINGS AND MODIFYING THE TERM\nOF THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLAN OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT [L. BIERY, P.\nKESPRADIT, L. D’AMBROSIA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council (Council) of the City of West Hollywood\n(City) will consider adopting a Resolution modifying the term of the West\nHollywood Tourism Improvement District’s (WeHoTID) Management\nDistrict Plan (Plan).\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt Resolution No.\n26-________:\n“A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD DECLARING RESULTS OF MAJORITY PROTEST\nPROCEEDINGS AND MODIFYING THE TERM OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT’S (WeHoTID)\nMANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLAN.”

C.2.\nRESOLUTION DECLARING RESULTS OF MAJORITY PROTEST\nPROCEEDINGS TO RENEW THE WEST HOLLYWOOD TOURISM\nIMPROVEMENT DISTRICT\n[L. BIERY,

E.1.\nSEMI-ANNUAL COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE [D. RIVAS, A.\nSHANDI]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on community safety\nactivities, including year-to-date crime data from January to December\n2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an update and provide feedback on\ncommunity safety activities.

E.2.\nUPDATE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 YEAR-END BUDGET,\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26 MID-YEAR BUDGET, PROGRESS ON WORK\nPLAN PRIORITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES [J. ROCCO,\nO. JONES, K. BARENG, M. LINDLEY, S. PELOSO, J. JIMENEZ, R.\nNAPPER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the Fiscal Year\n2024 25 year-end financial status and Fiscal Year 2025-26 mid-year\nbudget status, including proposed mid-year budget adjustments, and a\nreport of progress on departmental work plan priorities. The City Council\nwill also consider approval of position changes, including adding one\nposition and converting one vacant position.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive an update on the Fiscal Year 2024-\n25 year-end financial status; 2) Receive an update on the Fiscal Year\n2025-26 mid-year budget status and approve budget adjustments\nidentified in the attached “Proposed Mid-Year Adjustments to the Fiscal\nYear 2025-26 Budget” (Attachment A); 3) Receive and file the Progress on\nFY 2025-26 Departmental Work Plan Priorities (Attachment B); 4) Approve\nthe following position changes: a. Add 1.0 FTE Assistant Director of Public\nWorks, and b. Convert a 1.0 FTE vacant Senior Maintenance Technician\nto a 1.0 FTE Lead Maintenance Technician; 5) Approve the classification\nof Assistant Director Public Works at Grade 1400e; and 6) Approve the\nupdated Fiscal Year 2025-276 Salary Schedule (Attachment C) reflecting\nall City positions and associated salaries in order to meet the California\nPublic Employees’ Retirement System requirements of Government Code\n§20636(b)(1).

E.3.\nFINDING OF DEFAULT OF ESTATE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION,\nINC.\nREGARDING\nCIP\nNO.\n2506,\nFY2025\nCONCRETE\nREHABILITATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED\nWITH TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J.\nRICO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider finding Estate Design and\nConstruction, Inc. in default on CIP No. 2506, FY2025 Concrete\nRehabilitation Project, and authorizing City staff to terminate the contractor\nand award a contract to complete the project to Gentry General\nEngineering, Inc.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Find Estate Design and Construction, Inc.\n(“Existing Contractor”) in default with respect to CIP No. 2506, FY2025\nConcrete Rehabilitation Project (“Project”); and 2) Authorize City staff to\nterminate Estate Design and Construction, Inc. for default and complete\nthe Project, including awarding a Construction Agreement to Gentry\nGeneral Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $142,185.00, and authorize the\nCity Manager or designee to execute the Construction Agreement and any\nrelated documents and take actions necessary to implement the\nAgreement.

F.1.\nCONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH CROSSTOWN ELECTRICAL &\nDATA, INC. TO CONSTRUCT CIP 2004, SUNSET/SANTA MONICA\nFIBER LOOP PROJECT [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of a Construction\nAgreement with Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc. to construct CIP 2004,\nSunset/Santa Monica Fiber Loop Project.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with\nCrosstown Electrical & Data, Inc., in the amount of $5,411,882.00 for the\nconstruction of CIP 2004, Sunset/Santa Monica Fiber Loop Project, and\nauthorize the City Manager or designee to execute documents incident to\nthe Agreement; 2) Authorize the City Engineer to approve change orders\nto the Construction Agreement in an amount not to exceed 25%\n($1,352,970.50) of the total Agreement amount; 3) Authorize the Director\nof Finance & Technology Services to release the $14,700,000 allocated in\nthe Debt Funded Capital Projects Fund previously intended to support a\nbroadband initiative and allocate $4,766,580 from Unallocated General\nFund Reserves to account number 100-4-08-84-705040 for the\nSunset/Santa Monica Fiber Loop Project; and 4) Adopt Resolution No. 26-\n________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE\nCONSTRUCTION OF CIP 2004, SUNSET/SANTA MONICA FIBER LOOP\nPROJECT, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 830.6.”

F.2.\nREQUEST FOR FINANCING\nCOMMITMENT LETTER AND\nAUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE LOAN FROM THE AFFORDABLE\nHOUSING TRUST FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,245,000 FOR\nACQUISITION FINANCING AT 1006 AND 1010 N. EDINBURGH\nAVENUE [S. CAMPBELL, A. BARTLE]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider issuing a commitment letter and\nloan from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to West Hollywood\nCommunity Housing Corporation, a non-profit housing developer and\noperator, in the amount of $4,245,000 for acquisition financing at 1006\nand 1010 N. Edinburgh Avenue.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Authorize the City Manager or designee to\nexecute a commitment letter in substantially the form attached, pledging\n$4,245,000 for acquisition financing for the development of between 55\nand 65 affordable housing units at 1006 and 1010 N. Edinburgh Avenue;\n2) Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate\n$200,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to cover the costs\nassociated with plan check services; 3) Authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to designate $4,445,000 from the City’s General Fund to the\nCity’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund; 4) Authorize the Director of Finance\nand Technology Services to: allocate $4,445,000 from unallocated\nreserves in the General Fund; establish a $4,445,000 budget for an\ninterfund transfer from the General Fund to the Affordable Housing Trust\nfund; establish a $4,245,000 budget for the purposes of funding the loan;\nand establish a $200,000 budget to fund the costs associated with plan\ncheck services; and 5) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute\nall documents incident to the agreement.

F.3.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP OF PLANT BASED TREATY’S 2026 FOOD DAY IN\nWEHO EVENT [C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement for the “Food Day in WeHo” event, organized by Plant Based\nTreaty Los Angeles on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Plummer Park.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement for the\n“Food Day in WeHo” event, organized by the Plant Based Treaty Los\nAngeles on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Plummer Park; 2) Authorize the City\nManager to execute documents incident to the Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement between the City and Plant Based Treaty Los Angeles; 3)\nWaive the Facility Use Fee, Special Event Permit Fee, Encroachment fee,\n3-hour parking limit at the Plummer Park parking lot for event participants,\nand any other ancillary fees for vendors and event organizers (estimated\n$7136); 4) Approve the waiver of Temporary Peddler’s License Permit\nFees and Business Tax Certificates for merchants participating in the\nevent in an amount estimated to be $4,550 in waived fees; 5) 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; 6) Authorize the Director of Finance\nand Technology Services to allocate $10,000 from unallocated General\nFund reserves to the FY 26 Special Council Programs Account 100-1-01-\n00-531001 for costs associated with the event, and increase the budget\nfor Special Council Programs by the same amount; and 7) Authorize the\nDirector of Finance and Technology Services to allocate $10,000 from\nbudgeted funds in the Special Council Programs account number 100-1-\n01-00-531001 for costs associated with the event.

F.4.\nRUSSIAN LANGUAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY ENHANCEMENTS [J.\nHEILMAN, C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider evaluating possible\nenhancements to the Russian Language Public Library, located at: 7362\nSanta Monica Boulevard. This evaluation may include increasing funding,\nconsideration of transitioning the funding structure to a grant-based\napproach, and space optimization strategies to support expanded\nprogramming to better serve the community.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to evaluate potential enhancements\nto the Russian Language Public Library, including increased funding, the\nfeasibility of transitioning from a reimbursement-based funding model to a\ngrant-based structure, and space optimization strategies to support\nexpanded programming; and 2) Direct staff to return to the City Council\nwith a report that includes recommendations.

F.5.\nKINGS ROAD PARK FACILITY AVAILABILITY [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will direct staff to evaluate the current Kings\nRoad Park facility usage and consider increasing the number of days the\nfacility is available for community reservations from once a month to every\nSaturday.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to evaluate the current Kings Road\nPark facility usage and consider increasing the number of days the facility\nis available for community reservations from once a month to every\nSaturday; and 2) Report back to Council within 90 days with an update on\nthis directive.

F.6.\nAMEND THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER LIST OF PRE-APPROVED\nORGANIZATIONS / EVENTS TO INCLUDE THE SOCIABLE CITY\nSUMMIT HOSTED BY THE RESPONSIBLE HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE\n[D. HANG]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the City\nCouncilmember list of pre-approved organizations and events to include\nthe annual Sociable City Summit hosted by the Responsible Hospitality\nInstitute.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the addition of the annual Sociable City\nSummit hosted by the Responsible Hospitality Institute to the list of pre-\napproved organizations and events that members of the City Council are\npermitted to attend each year.

F.7.\nBILLBOARD SATURATION STUDY [L. MEISTER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to conduct a\nBillboard Saturation Study, which would evaluate the value and revenue\nimpacts associated with allowing the installation of new billboards in West\nHollywood, beyond the billboards currently under construction, approved,\nor in review under the Sunset Arts & Advertising Program (SAAP).\nRECOMMENDATION: Direct Staff to conduct a Billboard Saturation\nStudy, which would evaluate the value and revenue impacts associated\nwith allowing the installation of new billboards in West Hollywood, beyond\nthe billboards currently under construction, approved, or in review under\nthe Sunset Arts & Advertising Program (SAAP).