West Hollywood — 2026-03-16

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 Monday, March 16, 2026, was\nposted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation Center\n(ARC) on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.10.\nUPDATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION [S.\nCAMPBELL, R. ABRAMSON, M. BARKER]:\nSUBJECT: This report provides information on the City’s Capital\nImprovement Project program. Additionally, this report provides an update\non major capital improvement projects involving City‑owned properties,\npublic parks, and critical infrastructure.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file this update.

B.11. GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS\nREPORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F.\nCONTRERAS, E. ROTMAN, A. STAUBER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the General Plan and Housing\nElement Annual Progress Reports for calendar year 2025, including\nprogress toward the 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment\n(RHNA), and authorize staff to submit the reports to the Governor’s Office\nof Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department\nof Housing and Community Development (HCD) in compliance with State\nrequirements. The Annual Progress Reports are exempt from review\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to\nCalifornia Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3).\nRECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to submit the 2025 General Plan\nand Housing Element Annual Progress Reports to the Governor’s Office of\nLand Use and Climate Innovation and the California State Department of\nHousing and Community Development.

B.12. UPDATE ON SMART PUBLIC RESTROOM PILOT PROGRAM [H.\nCOLLINS, P. TICUN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update regarding the\ndevelopment of a smart public restroom pilot program in the mid-City area\nof West Hollywood and consider site location and funding as part of the\nFiscal Year 2026-27 budget process.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 10 Receive an update on site investigations for\nthe smart public restroom pilot program in the mid-City area of West\nHollywood; 2) Approve staff’s recommended unit location at 8461 Santa\nMonica Boulevard; and 3) Direct staff to return with final program details\nand a funding request as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget cycle.

B.13.\nHOLLOWAY\nINTERIM HOUSING PROGRAM UPDATE AND\nAMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT WITH ASCENCIA [Y.\nQUARKER, T. CARTER, D. EPSTEIN, F. GOMEZ]:\nSUBJECT: This report provides an update on the Holloway Interim\nHousing Program, including the program’s launch, early outcomes, and\nparticipant and community feedback from the first quarter of operations.\nThe report includes an overview of a proposed amendment to the\noperating Agreement with Ascencia to align the operational budget with\nactual onsite service needs identified\nduring early program\nimplementation.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Receive the program update; and 2) Approve\nAmendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with Ascencia to\nreallocate budgeted expenditures and authorize the City Manager or\ndesignee to execute all documents incident to the Agreement.

B.14.\nHOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE UPDATE – COORDINATED RESPONSE\nFRAMEWORK (CRF) IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSULTANT\nPROCUREMENT [Y. QUARKER, T. CARTER, D. EPSTEIN, F. GOMEZ,\nD. RIVAS, A. SHANDI]:\nSUBJECT: This report provides an update on the City’s Homelessness\nInitiative, including progress on implementing the City Council–approved\nCoordinated Response Framework (CRF), work completed to date, the\nstatus of consultant procurement, and anticipated next steps.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.15.\nAMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH\nJOHN L. HUNTER & ASSOCIATES FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT\nDISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM\n(NPDES)\nPERMIT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the Agreement for\nServices with John L. Hunter & Associates for professional services to\nincrease the not-to-exceed amount and extend the Agreement.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement\nfor Services with John L. Hunter & Associates to increase the amount of\nthe Agreement by $840,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$2,229,720 and extend the Agreement to June 30, 2030; and 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager or designee to execute documents incident to the\nAgreement.

B.16.\nAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HELEN\nLESSICK FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE CITY’S\nTHREE-YEAR CREATIVE PLAN [L. BIERY, R. EHEMANN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider an Agreement for Professional\nServices with Helen Lessick to provide arts consulting services for the\nimplementation of West Hollywood’s\nBronze Silver Gold Three-\nYear Creative Plan (The Creative Plan).\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Agreement for Professional\nServices with Helen Lessick for a total not-to-exceed amount of $225,000;\nand 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the documents\nincident to the Agreement.

B.17.\nAGREEMENT FOR SERVICES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE\nRUSSIAN-SPEAKING COMMUNITY CULTURAL HERITAGE MONTH\nAND WEHO MISHKA FESTIVAL [J. ROCCO, A. LOVANO, J. DEL\nTORO, T. RODZINEK]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider awarding an Agreement for\nServices for the production of the Russian-Speaking Community Cultural\nHeritage Month and WeHo Mishka Festival for the three years of 2026-\n2028. This month-long celebration in May will feature the Community\nAwards Presentation, Classical Music Concert, the WeHo Mishka Festival,\nand various cultural events.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a three-year Agreement for Services\nwith Agassi Topchian for event production services up to $112,000\nannually, for a total amount not to exceed $336,000; 2) Authorize the City\nManager or designee to negotiate and execute documents incident to the\nAgreement for services; 3) Waive all City fees, including building and\nsafety permits per year (approximately $1,000), special event permit fees\n(approximately $2,740), facility use fees for Plummer Park and West\nHollywood Park (approximately $3,000); 4) Waive permitted parking\nrestrictions on Vista Street from 7:00 a.m. to midnight on the designated\nsetup day and event day for the Mishka Festival in May, and on\ncorresponding dates for three consecutive years; 5) Direct the Facilities &\nField Services Division to temporarily close the dog park on Sunday, May\n17, 2026, during the large-scale event taking place in the adjacent park\narea, in order to support safe event operations and reduce potential safety\nrisks associated with amplified sound, increased attendance, and event-\nrelated activities, and to reopen the dog park on Monday, May 18, 2026,\nfor normal operations; 6) Provide parking validation and waive associated\nparking fees (estimated at $2,250) for approximately 250 attendees at the\nfive-story parking garage on three additional event dates (TBD) to be held\nin the Council Chambers during Russian-Speaking Community Cultural\nHeritage Month; 7) Approve use of West Hollywood City Council\nChambers from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on the two dates of the events\nthat will take place in the Council Chambers and waive associated facility\nrental fees ($855); and 8) Authorize the City Manager or designee to\nnegotiate and execute event sponsorship agreements.

B.18.\nAMENDMENT TO CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LOS\nANGELES CITY’S CIVIL, HUMAN\nRIGHTS AND EQUITY\nDEPARTMENT’S 2026 TRANS JOB FAIR [J. ROCCO, A. LOVANO, J.\nDEL TORO, M. MÁRQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a contract amendment to the\nexisting Co-Sponsorship Agreement with Los Angeles City’s Civil, Human\nRights and Equity Department for the 2026 Trans Job Fair, which will now\nbe held on March 26, 2026 at the Downtown Los Angeles UCLA\nExtension Campus located at 433 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA\n90013 on March 26, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Amendment to the Co-\nSponsorship Agreement with the Los Angeles City’s Civil, Human Rights,\nand Equity Department for the 2026 Trans Job Fair, now to be held on\nThursday, March 26, 2026 at the Downtown Los Angeles UCLA Extension\nCampus; 2) Waive the City’s Co-Sponsorship Policy requirement that a\nCo-Sponsored event be held in West Hollywood City limits for this event;\nand 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute documents incident to the\nAgreement.

B.19. ROOF REPLACEMENT AT CITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY [H.\nCOLLINS, P. TICUN, K. TRUDEAU, D. GONZALEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the award of a\nConstruction Agreement to Best Contracting Services, Inc. to complete the\nRoof Replacement at City Maintenance Facility Project.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with Best\nContracting Services, Inc. to complete the Roof Replacement at City\nMaintenance Facility Project in the amount of $176,250 and add 20%\ncontingency in the amount of $35,250 for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$211,500; 2) Authorize the Facilities and Field Services Division Manager\nto approve Change Orders to the Agreement; 3) Authorize the City\nManager, or designee, to execute all documents incident to the\nAgreement.

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 March 2, 2026.

B.20.\nAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH TOUCHSTONE\nIQ FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITABLE BUILDING\nPERFORMANCE STANDARDS [N. MARICICH, F. CONTRERAS, C.\nSHEN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Agreement for\nProfessional Services with Touchstone IQ to provide implementation\nsoftware and services for Equitable Building Performance Standards\n(EBPS).\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1)\nApprove a three-year\nAgreement for\nProfessional Services with Touchstone IQ in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$1,043,935 for EBPS implementation software, services, and technical\nassistance; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to sign and\nexecute all documents related to this Agreement.

B.21.\nRESOLUTION TO ACCEPT CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING\nAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) LOCAL HOUSING TRUST\nFUNDS (LHTF) MATCHING GRANT FOR CREATION,\nREHABILITATION, OR PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING\n[S. CAMPBELL, A. BARTLE]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution to accept\nthe California State Department of Housing and Community Development\nLocal Housing Trust Fund Program grant in the amount of $5,000,000.\nThe funding allocation will be placed in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund\nto support the production of affordable housing development in the City of\nWest Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1)\nAdopt\nResolution\nNo.\n26-______:\n”A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD RESCINDING RESOLUTION\nNO. 24-073 AND\nAUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF, LOCAL\nHOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT OF UP\nTO $5,000,000”; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to\nexecute documents incident to the Agreement and all necessary\ncontracts, payment requests, and amendments for the purposes of\nsecuring the grant funds.

B.22. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION\nFOR, AND RECEIPT OF, PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM\nFUNDS FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS\nIMPLEMENTATION [N. MARICICH, F. CONTRERAS, C. SHEN, E.\nROTMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager to\napply for and, if accepted, receive grant funding in an amount of up to\n$750,000 from the California Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment (“HCD”) Prohousing Incentive Program (“PIP”) to support\nimplementation of the City’s recently adopted Equitable Building\nPerformance Standards (EBPS).\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1)\nAdopt\nResolution\nNo.\n26-____:\n“A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF,\nPROUHOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT UP\nTO $750,000”; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to apply for\nand execute the Agreement and all necessary contracts, payment\nrequests, and amendments to secure the grant funds.

B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 988 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, S. STEPHENS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period\nending [date] pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the Government\nCode of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 988 and Adopt\nResolution No. 26-020: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 988”.

B.4.\nTREASURER’S REPORT FOR JANUARY 2026 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, Y. MARTINEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the Treasurer’s Reports for the\nmonth ended January 2026 pursuant to Section 53646 of the Government\nCode of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the January 2026 Treasurer’s\nReport.

B.5.\nCOMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a synopsis from the Disabilities\nAdvisory Board regarding actions taken at their recent meeting.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.6.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-04 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAPPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN CONJUNCTION\nWITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD AND PUBLIC\nREALM ENHANCEMENTS AT 8222 SUNSET BOULEVARD, WEST\nHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA” [J. JIMÉNEZ, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 26-04, approving a Development Agreement in conjunction\nwith the new off-site advertising billboard and public realm enhancements\nat 8222 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n26-04: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN\nCONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD\nAND PUBLIC REALM ENHANCEMENTS\nAT 8222 SUNSET\nBOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.”

B.7.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-05 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAPPROVING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH\nTHE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD AND PUBLIC REALM\nENHANCEMENTS AT 8222\nSUNSET BOULEVARD,\nWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA” [J. JIMÉNEZ, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 26-05, approving a zoning map amendment in conjunction\nwith the new off-site advertising billboard and public realm enhancements\nat 8222 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n26-05: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN\nCONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD\nAND PUBLIC REALM ENHANCEMENTS\nAT 8222 SUNSET\nBOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.”

B.8.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-06 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nADOPTING CHAPTER 9.46 OF ARTICLE 3 OF TITLE 9 OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON\nTHE BASIS OF FAMILY OR RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURE” [J.\nJIMÉNEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 26-06, adopting Chapter 9.46 of Article 3 of Title 9 of the\nWest Hollywood Municipal Code, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of\nfamily or relationship structure.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n26-06: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING CHAPTER 9.46 OF ARTICLE 3 OF\nTITLE 9 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE\nPROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF FAMILY OR\nRELATIONSHIP STRUCTURE.”

B.9.\nUPDATE ON THE CITY’S IMPLEMENTATION OF WEHO CLIMATE\nACTION (CLIMATE ACTION & ADAPTATION PLAN) [N. MARICICH,\nF. CONTRERAS, C. SHEN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the implementation\nof “WeHo Climate Action,” the City of West Hollywood’s Climate Action\nand Adaptation Plan.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

E.1.\nPUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS AND\nPRACTICES [L. LANGER, D. RIVAS, A. SHANDI]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a follow-up report on the review of\nthe City of West Hollywood (“City”) public safety camera program and\nAgreement for Services with Flock Group d.b.a. Flock Safety (“Flock\nSafety”).\nRECOMMENDATIONS: The City Council should consider the following\noptions and provide direction: 1) Direct Staff to negotiate and amend the\nAgreement for Services with Flock Safety to strengthen and clarify\nprohibitions on the sharing or use of camera data by other law\nenforcement agencies, including for federal immigration enforcement\npurposes; 2) Direct Staff to explore and evaluate alternative vendors that\nprovide public safety camera services; 3) Direct Staff to deactivate all or\nselected Flock Safety public safety cameras pending the amendment of\nthe Agreement for Services, or while alternative program options are\nevaluated; 4) Direct Staff to terminate one or both Agreements for\nServices with Flock Safety; and 5) Provide further direction, including the\nimplementation of additional policy, transparency, and oversight\nsafeguards as outlined in this report.

E.2.\nUPDATE ON EXPLORATION OF ADDITIONAL HARM REDUCTION\nTOOLS [Y. QUARKER, T. CARTER, D. MURRAY]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider implementation of a Community\nHealth Hub pilot program through the purchase, installation, and operation\nof one publicly accessible vending machine to provide free health and\nharm-reduction supplies. The pilot advances the City Council’s April 21,\n2025 direction to expand harm-reduction tools and strengthens access to\nfree, anonymous, 24/7 public health and wellness supplies for the\ncommunity.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Authorize staff to move forward with\nimplementation of a one-year Community Health Hub Pilot Program, with\nan approximate startup cost of $112,900; 2) Provide direction on the\npreferred pilot location from the site options outlined in this report; and 3)\nAuthorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with\nthe LA LGBT Center’s WeHo Life program of $93,000 to supply and stock\nthe vending machine and develop collateral materials.

E.3.\nDECEMBER 2025 WEHO WINTER ICE RINK POST EVENT REPORT\nAND DISCUSSION REGARDING 2026 ICE RINK [Y. QUARKER, S.\nMARTINEZ, C. JUBREY]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a post-event report regarding the\nWeHo Winter Ice Rink held in December 2025 and discuss a proposed Ice\nRink for 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive a post-event report regarding the\nDecember 2025 WeHo Winter Ice Rink; and 2) Direct Staff to negotiate a\nsecond contract amendment with JJLA to produce and manage the WeHo\nWinter Ice Rink in December 2026.

E.4.\nWEHO PRIDE PLANNING UPDATE [Y. QUARKER, C. SMITH, M.\nREATH, K. MCCORMACK]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on planning for WeHo\nPride 2026, approve related agreements and administrative items, and\nconsider the City’s participation in WorldPride 2026 in Amsterdam.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Event Production Agreements – 1) Approve\nAddendum 5 to the Exclusive Event Production Services Agreement with\nJJLA for WeHo Pride 2026 in an amount not to exceed $2,132,826; 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to approve change orders up to $271,174; 3)\nAuthorize receipt of sponsorship funds and related budget adjustments;\nOUTLOUD Music Festival and Pride Parade – 4) Approve Addendum 1 to\nthe Multi-Year Permit to Use City Property Agreement with JJLA, including\nCity sponsorship not to exceed: $921,574 for OUTLOUD, $407,383 for the\nPride Parade; 5) Authorize change orders up to: $138,236 for OUTLOUD,\n$61,107 for the Parade; Community Programming – 6) Approve a Co-\nSponsorship Agreement for the Women’s Freedom Festival and Dyke\nMarch for an amount not to exceed $80,000; Fee Waivers and Business\nParticipation – 7) Approve waiver of City permit and event fees for JJLA\n(estimated $125,000); 8) Approve waiver of Special Event and\nEncroachment Permit fees (estimated $14,000) for local businesses\nhosting Pride-related events June 5–7, 2026; 9) Authorize up to $12,500\nfor required L.A. County Fire Department site plan reviews; Event\nLogistics – 10) Approve street closures and facility use associated with the\nevent, including a potential $50,000 loss in parking revenue; 11) Waive\ncitywide residential permit parking restrictions from Friday, June 5 at 4:00\nPM through Monday, June 8 at 7:00 A.M.; WorldPride 2026 Participation –\n12) Approve participation in the Amsterdam WorldPride Canal Parade via\nthe OUTLOUD float and allocate $40,000; and 13) Authorize a City\ndelegation of Councilmembers and staff to attend WorldPride and be\nreimbursed for necessary business expenses.

F.1.\nASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WALNUT AND\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF\nPROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN FUNDS [H. COLLINS, T. FUHRER,\nC. VASQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Assignment\nAgreement with the City of Walnut for Proposition A Local Return Funds.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Assignment Agreement for\nProposition A local return fund exchange with the City of Walnut for\n$350,000 in City of West Hollywood General Fund dollars in exchange for\n$500,000 in City of Walnut Proposition A funds; 2) Authorize the City\nManager to execute documents incident to the Agreement; and 3)\nAuthorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate\n$350,000 from reserves committed for Proposition A purchases in the\nGeneral Fund to the Expenditure for Traded Funds account.

F.2.\nCONSIDERATION OF THE 2026 WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, AN\nORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 15.08 AND 15.12 OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, AND FINDING THAT THE 2026\nWASTEWATER MASTER PLAN DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT\nSUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nPURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS\nOTHERWISE EXEMPT UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION\n15061(B)(3) [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider: (1) a Resolution for adoption of\nthe 2026 Wastewater Master Plan; (2) an Ordinance amending Chapters\n15.08 and 15.12 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code related to\nwastewater.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1)\nAdopt\nResolution\nNo.\n26-_____:\n“A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD APPROVING THE 2026 WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN\nAND FINDING THAT THE 2026 WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN DOES\nNOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT UNDER\nSTATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3);” and 2) Introduce on\nFirst Reading Ordinance No. 26-___: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING CHAPTERS 15.08 AND 15.12 OF THE\nWEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, FINDING THAT SUCH\nACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) UNDER\nSTATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS OTHERWISE\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION\n15061(B)(3), AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS RELATING THERETO.”

F.3.\nCITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE – STUDY OF CORPORATE OWNERSHIP\nOF RENTAL HOUSING (SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY) IN\nWEST HOLLYWOOD [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, M.\nMONTENEGRO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an overview of the Corporate\nHousing Study prepared in response to the October 7, 2024 City Council\ndirective to analyze corporate ownership of single-family and multi-family\nrental properties in West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive and file the attached Study of\nCorporate Ownership of Rental Housing in the City of West Hollywood;\nand 2) Provide direction to staff on whether to establish a regular\nmonitoring cadence and reporting format for corporate ownership\nindicators.

F.4.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP OF JUNE L. MAZER LESBIAN ARCHIVES’ SHORT\nFILM FESTIVAL IN CELEBRATION OF LESBIAN AND QUEER\nWOMEN’S VISIBILITY WEEK [C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider co-sponsoring a Short Film\nFestival, organized by the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, during the\nweek of April 20, 2026 in celebration of Lesbian and Queer Women’s\nVisibility Week.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with\nthe June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives for a Short Film Festival to be held\nduring the week of April 20, 2026 in celebration of Lesbian and Queer\nWomen’s Visibility Week; 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute\ndocuments incident to the Agreement; 3) Authorize the use of the City\nname and logo on invitations, programs, and other collateral materials; 4)\nDirect the Communications Department to utilize all appropriate\ncommunications tools to promote the events; 5) Approve the use of\n$5,000 for Lesbian and Queer Women’s Visibility Week budgeted funds in\naccount 100-1-01-01-533022, Lesbian and Gay Programs for costs\nassociated with these events; 6) Authorize the Director of Finance and\nTechnology Services to allocate an additional $5,000 from unallocated\nGeneral Fund reserves to the FY 2026 Special Council Programs Account\n100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with the event, and increase the\nbudget for Special Council Programs by the same amount; and 7)\nAuthorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate\n$5,000 from Fiscal Year 2026 Special Council Programs account number\n100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with the event.

F.5.\nCO-SPONSORSHIP OF FRIENDS OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nELEMENTARY’S 2026 GALA EVENT [C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship\nAgreement for Friends of West Hollywood Elementary’s 2026 Gala event\non Saturday, April 25, 2026, at State Social House located at 8782 Sunset\nBlvd in West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement for\nFriends of West Hollywood Elementary’s 2026 Gala event on Saturday,\nApril 25, 2026, at State Social House located in West Hollywood; 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute documents incident to the Co-\nSponsorship Agreement between the City and Friends of West Hollywood\nElementary; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services\nto allocate $5,000 from unallocated General Fund reserves to the Special\nCouncil Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with\nthis event, and increase the budget for Special Council Programs by the\nsame amount; 4) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services\nto allocate $5,000 from budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs\naccount number 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with this event;\n5) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations, programs,\nand other collateral materials for this event; and 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, and social media tools.

F.6.\nEXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE A TREE AND MENORAH\nLIGHTING IN THE 2026 WINTER SEASON EVENTS [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will direct Staff to work with the City\nAttorney’s office to explore opportunities for the City to incorporate a tree\nlighting and/or menorah lighting as part of the 2026 winter season. As part\nof this directive, the City will review how similar programs are organized in\nother cities, including if such events are organized by the city or external\ncommunity partners, and provide recommendations on how to move\nforward in West Hollywood.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to work with the City Attorney’s\noffice to explore opportunities for the City to incorporate a tree lighting\nand/or menorah lighting as part of the 2026 winter season events; and 2)\nDirect Staff to return to Council with more information on potential program\nmodels based on research from other jurisdictions and recommendations\nfor local implementation.

F.7.\nROADSIDE MEMORIAL SIGN PROGRAM [J. ERICKSON]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to develop a\nmemorial sign program, which is a way for family members and friends to\nhonor victims of traffic-related fatalities and promote awareness and\nsafety.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to develop a policy for a memorial\nsign program, including eligibility criteria, applicability, sign templates, and\npossible locations; and 2) Direct staff to return to the City Council with\nrecommendations for the policy guidelines and implementation.

F.8.\nDIRECTION TO ALLOW OFF-SITE SIGNAGE ON ELIGIBLE LIVE\nMUSIC VENUES ON SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD [J. HEILMAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to draft a Zone\nText Amendment to allow new, off-site signage on qualifying, legacy live\nmusic venues located on Santa Monica Boulevard, as well as allow\neligible businesses to update existing marquees to digital signs. The off-\nsite advertising would be approved through a negotiated development\nagreement with the City.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to draft a Zone Text Amendment\n(ZTA) to allow new, off-site signage (static or digital) on qualifying, legacy\nlive music venues located on Santa Monica Boulevard that have operated\ncontinuously for at least fifty (50) years; 2) Direct Staff to include in the\nZTA language permitting any qualifying venue deemed eligible under the\nprogram to update its on-site marquee sign to a modern digital display;\nand 3) Direct Staff to return to the City Council with proposed ZTA\nlanguage for consideration.\nseparate discussion are considered at this time.\nCouncil on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the\nCouncil that could not be heard under Item 1 at the beginning of the meeting.\nCOUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS: This\nportion of the meeting is set aside for general comments, announcements,\nrequests of staff, subcommittee meeting reports, and/or other issues of concern\nfrom members of the City Council.