West Hollywood — 2026-08-17

A.1. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

A.2. PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL INTEREST: CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: This time has been set aside for the City Manager to update the Council on important items initiated by staff or previously requested by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT ON CONSENT CALENDAR:

B.1. POSTING OF AGENDA: SUBJECT: The agenda for the meeting of Monday, August 17, 2026, was posted at City Hall, Plummer Park, and the Aquatics & Recreation Center (ARC) on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SUBJECT: The City Council is requested to approve the minutes of the prior Council meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of July 20, 2026.

B.3. APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 996 [W. KAHOLOKULA, K. BARENG, S. STEPHENS]: SUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for period ending August 7, 2026 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of the Government Code of the State of California. RECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 996 and Adopt Resolution No. 26-058: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 996”.

B.4. COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]: SUBJECT: The City Council will receive synopses from the Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission, the Human Services Commission, the Public Safety Commission, the Rent Stabilization Commission, and the Older Adults Advisory Board regarding actions taken at their recent meetings. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

B.5. MID-YEAR REPORT ON SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS [D. RIVAS,

E.1. UPDATE ON DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS AT PLUMMER PARK [Y. QUARKER, S. MARTINEZ, C. JUBREY, A. YANEZ]: SUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the implementation of previous City Council direction from the March 2, 2026 City Council meeting, regarding the dedicated use of pickleball courts at Plummer Park, on Courts 6 and 7. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve exclusive pickleball usage at Plummer Park on Courts 6 and 7, while a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) schedule is determined to resurface all courts; and 2) Direct staff to implement a phased approach for the resurfacing of Courts 6 and 7 to ensure limited disruption to programming during the contractor's project timeline.

F.1. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING REQUEST FOR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF HOLLYWOOD FOOD COALITION’S PICKLEBALL FUNDRAISER [J. ROCCO, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]: SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of the discretionary funding request submitted by Councilmember Erickson to co-sponsor the Hollywood Food Coalition’s Pickleball Fundraiser on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the West Hollywood Park Tennis & Pickleball Courts. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the discretionary fund request from Councilmember Erickson to co-sponsor the Hollywood Food Coalition’s Pickleball Fundraiser on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the West Hollywood Park Tennis & Pickleball Courts; 2) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and other collateral materials for the event; 3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute Co-Sponsorship Agreements for the event; 4) Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate $2,500 from the Council Discretionary Funds, account 100-1-01-00-531001 in FY27 to support costs associated with the event; 5) Authorize the use of the West Hollywood Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts; and 6) Approve the waiver of parking fees at the 5-story parking lot for event participants (estimated $1,200 in waived fees).

F.2. STANDARDS FOR SELF-CHECKOUT RETAIL OPERATIONS [J. ERICKSON]: SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to evaluate establishing an ordinance requiring grocery, drug, and other retail establishments that offer self-checkout options to meet specific staffing and other operational standards to alleviate retail theft and other challenges that negatively impact local businesses, workers, and customers. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct the City Attorney, together with the Economic Development Department, to evaluate establishing an ordinance requiring that grocery, drug, and other retail establishments that offer self-checkout options meet specific staffing and other operational standards to alleviate retail theft and other challenges that negatively impact local businesses, workers, and customers; and 2) Based on this initial analysis, direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for Council consideration.

F.3. TRAFFIC LIGHT OPTIMIZATION ALONG SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD [J. HEILMAN]: SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to review current traffic and pedestrian signals and evaluate how to improve the flow of vehicular traffic along Santa Monica Boulevard. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to review current traffic and pedestrian signals and evaluate how to improve the flow of vehicular traffic along Santa Monica Boulevard by optimizing traffic signals; and 2) Direct Staff to carry out similar reviews each time an update to traffic signals has been completed. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion are considered at this time. PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be heard under Item 1 at the beginning of the meeting. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS: This portion of the meeting is set aside for general comments, announcements, requests of staff, subcommittee meeting reports, and/or other issues of concern from members of the City Council. ADJOURNMENT: The City Council will adjourn to its next Adjourned Regular Meeting, which will be on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. at West Hollywood Park Public Meeting Room - Council Chambers. are available on-line at www.weho.org/councilagendas AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) in the Office of the City Clerk and that I posted this agenda on: Date: August 12, 2026 Signature: Eric Matikosh Office of the City Clerk