West Hollywood — 2026-04-06

City Council

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A.1.\nNOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
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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:
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B.1.\nPOSTING OF AGENDA:\nSUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, April 6, 2026, was\nposted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation Center\n(ARC) on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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B.10. AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR ROLL-UP &\nINDUSTRIAL DOOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES\nWITH R&S\nOVERHEAD DOORS OF SOUTH BAY, INC. [H. COLLINS, P. TICUN, E.\nHAMANT]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving Amendment No. 8 to\nthe Agreement for Maintenance Services with R&S Overhead Doors of\nSouth Bay, Inc. to provide roll-up and industrial door maintenance\nservices.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement\nfor Maintenance Services with R&S Overhead Doors of South Bay, Inc. to\nprovide roll-up and industrial door maintenance services for an increased\namount of $100,350 and a new total not-to-exceed amount of $345,350;\nand 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute documents\nincident to the amendment to the Agreements.
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B.11. APPROVAL OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (METRO) RELATED\nTO THE 2023 ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE (ZEV) CALL FOR PROJECTS\nGRANT [H. COLLINS, T. FUHRER, C. VASQUEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Funding\nAgreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority\n(Metro) for the 2023 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Call for Projects Grant\nto procure zero-emission transit vehicles.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Funding Agreement with Metro to\nsecure and facilitate the use and expenditure of grant funds in the amount\nof $800,000; 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all\ndocuments incident to the grant award; 3) Authorize the City Manager, or\ndesignee, to negotiate changes to the agreement; and 4) Authorize the\nDirector or Finance & Technology Services to allocate $575,000 from\nunallocated reserves in the Measure M Fund for the required matching\nfunds.
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B.12. AGREEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nTOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITH THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMARKETING CORPORATION (D.B.A. VISIT WEST HOLLYWOOD) [L.\nBIERY, P. KESPRADIT, L. D’AMBROSIA]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council of the City of West Hollywood (City) will\nconsider approval of an Agreement with the West Hollywood Marketing\nCorporation, d.b.a. Visit West Hollywood (VWH), to administer a program\nof work for the West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District (WeHoTID).\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for services with the\nWest Hollywood Marketing Corporation, d.b.a. Visit West Hollywood\n(VWH), through June 30, 2035, for ongoing management and\nadministration of the West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District\n(WeHoTID); and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate\nand execute documents incident to the Agreement.
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B.13. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING FINAL MAP NO.\n84359 FOR THE 5-UNIT CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT\n1051 SPAULDING AVENUE IN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution\napproving Final Map No. 84359, a 5-unit condominium subdivision,\nlocated at 1051 Spaulding Avenue. This item is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Title 14 of the California Code of\nRegulations, Section 15268(b)(3) - ministerial projects.\nRECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 26-_____: “A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAPPROVING FINAL MAP NO. 84359 FOR THE 5-UNIT CONDOMINIUM\nSUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 1051 SPAULDING AVENUE IN THE CITY\nOF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.”
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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 16, 2026.
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B.3.\nAPPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 989 [O. JONES, K.\nBARENG, Y. MARTINEZ]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period\nending March 27th, 2026 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the\nGovernment Code of the State of California.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 989 and Adopt\nResolution No. 26-024: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE\nPAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 989”.
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B.4.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-07 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING CHAPTERS 15.08\nAND 15.12 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, FINDING\nTHAT SUCH ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT\nTO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”)\nUNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS\nOTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER\nSTATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3), AND TAKING OTHER ACTIONS\nRELATING THERETO” [J. JIMÉNEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT. The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 26-07, amending Chapters 15.08 and 15.12 of the West\nHollywood Municipal Code, finding that such action does not qualify as a\nproject subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under\nState CEQA guidelines Section 15378 and is otherwise exempt from\nCEQA under State CEQA guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), and taking\nother actions relating thereto.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n26-07: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nAMENDING CHAPTERS 15.08 AND 15.12 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL CODE, FINDING THAT SUCH ACTION DOES NOT\nQUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT\nTO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) UNDER STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM\nCEQA UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3), AND\nTAKING OTHER ACTIONS RELATING THERETO.”
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B.5.\nCOMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [M.\nCROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive Synopses from the Human\nServices Commission and the Older Adults Advisory Board regarding\nactions taken at their recent meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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B.6.\nUPDATE ON PARKING STUDY FOR WEST HOLLYWOOD PARK AND\nLIBRARY [H. COLLINS, V. GUARINO, B. BORTFELD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the parking study\nfor West Hollywood Park and Library.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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B.7.\nUPDATE ON STUDY TO AMEND DESIGN DISTRICT STREETSCAPE\nMASTER PLAN (DDSMP) TO INCLUDE PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON\nBEVERLY BOULEVARD [H. COLLINS, T. FUHRER, C. CORRAO, P.\nPORTWOOD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the Beverly\nBoulevard Protected Bike Lane Project, to provide a project status update\nand outline the planned community engagement strategy and timeline.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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B.8.\nFY\n2025-2026\nWEST HOLLYWOOOD COMMUNITY HOUSING\nCORPORATION SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT [Y. QUARKER, L. ROLLINS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive the West Hollywood Community\nHousing Corporation Semi-Annual Report.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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B.9.\nCONSIDERATION OF INSTALLING BIKE LOCKERS AT CITY\nFACILITIES [H. COLLINS, T. FUHRER, C. CORRAO, P. PORTWOOD]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider the procurement and installation\nof secure bike lockers at three (3) City facilities, including City Hall,\nPlummer Park, and West Hollywood Park.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to install bike lockers at City Hall,\nPlummer Park, and West Hollywood Park; 2) Direct Staff to publish a\nformal bid to procure the bike lockers with any additional services and\nreturn to the City Council with a proposed agreement and budget; and 3)\nDevelop metrics to evaluate the utilization of the bike lockers for one (1)\nyear and return to the City Council with an update.
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C.1.\nAPPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF\nRESOLUTION NO. PC 26-1635 CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A\nREQUEST TO REDEVELOP A 40,186-SQUARE-FOOT PROJECT SITE\nON THREE ABUTTING PARCELS WITH A SEVEN-STORY, MIXED-\nUSE RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AT 7811 SANTA\nMONICA BOULEVARD AND 1114 NORTH ORANGE GROVE AVENUE\nAND A DETACHED FOUR-STORY\nNINE-UNIT RESIDENTIAL\nBUILDING AT 1125 NORTH OGDEN DRIVE [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE,\nS. QURESHY, A. CASTILLO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider an appeal filed by Michael T.\nCarter regarding the Planning Commission’s adoption of Resolution No.\nPC 26-1635, approving the demolition of all structures and parking lots on\na 40,186-square-foot project site consisting of three contiguous parcels to\nbe tied as a single project site, and construction of a seven-story mixed-\nuse residential and hotel building at 7811 Santa Monica Boulevard and\n1114 North Orange Grove Avenue in the CC2 (Commercial, Community 2)\nzoning district; and a detached four-story residential building at 1125 North\nOgden Drive in the R3B (Residential, Multi-Family Medium Density)\nzoning district, including a finding that the project is statutorily exempt from\nCEQA pursuant to Public Resource Code 21080.66 for In-Fill Housing\nDevelopment Projects.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a\npublic hearing, consider all pertinent testimony, deny the appeal, and\naffirm the Planning Commission’s decision by adopting the following\nresolution: Resolution No. 26-________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DENYING AN\nAPPEAL FILED BY MICHAEL T. CARTER AND AFFIRMING THE\nPLANNING COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. PC 26-\n1635 CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A DEMOLITION PERMIT AND\nDEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO ALLOW THE DEMOLITION OF ALL\nCOMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL\nSTRUCTURES AND ALL\nACCESSORY STRUCTURES, MERGE THE THREE CONTIGUOUS\nPARCELS, AND CONSTRUCT A MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL AND\nHOTEL DEVELOPMENT WITH 126 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH 20\nAFFORDABLE\nUNITS, LOCATED AT\n7811 SANTA MONICA\nBOULEVARD, 1114 NORTH ORANGE GROVE AVENUE, AND 1125\nNORTH OGDEN DRIVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. THE\nAPPROVAL ALSO INCLUDES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE\nHOTEL USE AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT FOR THE OUTDOOR\nDINING AREA, INCLUDING A FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS\nSTATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO PUBLIC\nRESOURCE CODE SECTION 21080.66 FOR IN-FILL HOUSING\nDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.”
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C.2.\nCONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST TO PERMIT A TWO-SIDED\nFULL MOTION ANIMATED BILLBOARD,\nA STATIC DIGITAL\nBILLBOARD, AND PUBLIC REALM ENHANCEMENTS AT 9039\nSUNSET BOULEVARD [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, P. CAPORASO]:\nSUBJECT: Continued Public Hearing on a Request to Permit a Two-\nSided Full-Motion Animated Billboard, a Static Digital Billboard, and Public\nRealm Enhancements at 9039 Sunset Boulevard.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council continue\nthis Public Hearing to April 20, 2026.
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E.1.\nRESOLUTION TO START THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING AN\nENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD) TO\nPARTIALLY FUND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) K LINE NORTHERN\nEXTENSION PROJECT [H. COLLINS, T. FUHRER, D. FENN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a resolution initiating\nthe formal administrative process of establishing an Enhanced\nInfrastructure Finance District (EIFD) in order to dedicate a portion of\nfuture revenue growth to the construction of the Metro K Line Northern\nExtension.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAdopt\nResolution\nNo.\n26-_______:\n“A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD DIRECTING STAFF TO START THE PROCESS OF\nESTABLISHING AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING\nDISTRICT (EIFD) TO PARTIALLY FUND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) K LINE\nNORTHERN EXTENSION PROJECT AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.”
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E.2.\nRECONCEPTUALIZATION AND RESTORATION OF A MUSIC EVENT\nON THE SUNSET STRIP [Y. QUARKER, C. SMITH, M. REATH]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive a proposal from JJ-LA related to\nthe reconceptualization and restoration of a music event on the Sunset\nStrip to take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive a proposal from JJ-LA related to the\nreconceptualization and restoration of a music event on the Sunset Strip\nand provide staff with direction regarding the proposal; 2) Approve an\nEvent Production Services Agreement with JJ-LA, in an amount not to\nexceed $2,800,000, to produce a music event on the Sunset Strip to take\nplace on Saturday, October 17, 2026; 3) Authorize the City Manager or\nher designee to negotiate and execute documents incident to the\nAgreement; and 4) Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology\nServices to allocate an amount not-to-exceed $3,690,000 from General\nFund’s Unallocated Reserves to 100-3-50-52-531019 to cover the $2.8M\nfor the JJLA agreement plus $890,000 for public safety and traffic control\nexpenses.
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F.1.\nDIRECTION TO AMEND THE LIST OF CITY HOLIDAYS TO RENAME\n“CESAR E. CHAVEZ DAY” TO “FARMWORKERS DAY” [J. ROCCO, A.\nLOVANO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to amend the\nMunicipal Code to replace “César E. Chávez Day” with “Farmworkers\nDay” as a City holiday, and to update related City materials, including the\nparking holiday resolution and parking meter signage, to reflect the new\nholiday name.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to return with an ordinance to\nremove “César E. Chávez Day” from the list of City holidays in Section
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2.080.030 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code and replace it with\n“Farmworkers Day”; 2) Direct staff to return with a revised parking holiday\nresolution replacing “César E. Chávez Day” with “Farmworkers Day”, and\nto replace the stickers on the parking meters to reflect the correct holiday\nname; and 3) Direct staff to make additional minor edits to Section\n2.080.030 to update the official holiday names as outlined in the staff\nreport.\nF.2.\nAPPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION\n[J. JIMÉNEZ, M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:\nSUBJECT: Vice Mayor Hang will make a direct appointment to the Arts &\nCultural Affairs Commission.\nRECOMMENDATION: Vice Mayor Hang will make a direct appointment\nto the Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission for a term ending February 28,\n2027.
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F.3.\nDIRECTION TO REQUIRE APPLICANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION\nFOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND SPECIFIC PLANS [L.\nMEISTER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider requiring applicants for\nDevelopment Agreements and Specific Plans to submit standardized\ninformation about their qualifications, experience, and track record. The\ngoal is to improve transparency and support more informed and consistent\ndecision-making in the review process for these types of development\napplications.\nRECOMMENDATIONS:\n1)\nRequire applicants for Development\nAgreements and Specific Plans to submit supplemental information as\npart of their application, including company background and organizational\nstructure; relevant experience with similar projects; and history of prior\nwork or projects within the City of West Hollywood and other local\njurisdictions, if applicable; 2) Direct staff to develop and implement a\nstandardized process and guidance materials to communicate the new\nrequirements, and to apply these requirements to all applicable\napplications submitted on or after January 1, 2027, as well as to\napplications brought forward to the City Council for consideration on or\nafter that date, to allow sufficient time for outreach and transition; and 3)\nDirect staff to include the information provided by the applicant and any\nadditional relevant applicant information in the City Council staff report\nwhen the application is considered.\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 A.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.