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F.8.
INCREASE TO ENHANCED SERVICES PROGRAM: BIOHAZARD
SANITATION CLEANING [D. HANG, J. ERICKSON]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to develop a sixmonth pilot program to increase the City’s Enhanced Services Program to
include biohazard sanitation cleaning services on private property.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a six-month pilot program to increase
the City’s Enhanced Services Program to include biohazard sanitation
cleaning services in doorways, alleys, and areas directly adjacent to
private properties; 2) Near the end of the six-month pilot program, staff will
return to Council with an evaluation of the program, including stakeholder
feedback; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services to
allocate $35,000 from unallocated General Fund reserves to the Special
Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001 and increase the budget
for Special Council Programs by the same amount; and 4) Authorize the
Director of Finance & Technology Services to approve the use of $35,000
from budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs account number
100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with the pilot program. |
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F.7.
CO-SPONSORSHIP OF CALIFORNIA LGBTQ CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE’S LGBTQ PROCUREMENT SUMMIT [J. ERICKSON]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider co-sponsoring California
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce’s LGBTQ Procurement Summit, taking
place on Wednesday, January 28, through Thursday, January 29, 2026 at
Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the co-sponsorship of California
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce’s LGBTQ Procurement Summit at Fiesta
Hall on Wednesday, January 28 through January 29, 2026 at Plummer
Park’s Fiesta Hall; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to
execute documents incident to the co-sponsorship agreement between
the City and the California LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce; 3) Authorize
the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate $10,000 from
unallocated General Fund reserves to the Special Council Programs
Account 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with the event and
increase the budget for Special Council Programs by the same amount; 4)
Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate up
to $10,000 from Fiscal Year 2026 funds in the Special Council Programs
account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with the event;
5) Approve the use of Fiesta Hall at Plummer Park, waive any Facility Use
Fees, Encroachment Permit Fees, and the 3-hour parking limit at the
Plummer Park parking lot for event participants, and any other ancillary
City permits that may be required for the event (estimated $2,508); 6)
Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and
other collateral materials for this event; and 7) Direct the Communications
Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote the
California LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce’s LGBTQ Procurement Summit,
including, but not limited to, the City’s website, a press release, and social
media tools. |
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F.6.
CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LARCHMONT CHARTER
SCHOOL FOR ITS WORLD FAIR EVENT [J. ERICKSON]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship
Agreement with Larchmont Charter School for its World Fair event, taking
place on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Fairfax campus located in
West Hollywood.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with
Larchmont Charter School for its World Fair event, taking place on
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Fairfax campus located in West
Hollywood; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute
documents incident to the Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City
and Larchmont Charter School; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance and
Technology Services to allocate $5,000 from unallocated General Fund
reserves to the Special Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001
for costs associated with the event, and increase the budget for Special
Council Programs by the same amount; 4) Authorize the Director of
Finance and Technology Services to allocate up to $5,000 from Fiscal
Year 2026 funds in the Special Council Programs account number 100-101-00-531001 for costs associated with the event; 5) Waive any Special
Event Permit Fees and Encroachment Permit Fees for event participants
(estimated $900); 6) Authorize the use of the City name and logo on
invitations, programs, and other collateral materials for this event; and 7)
Direct the Communications Department to utilize all appropriate
communication tools to promote the events including, but not limited to,
the City’s website, a press release, and social media tools. |
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F.5.
CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH EMERALD VILLAGE WEST
HOLLYWOOD FOR A CANNABIS-FOCUSED SYMPOSIUM AND
SCREENING [D. HANG]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship
Agreement with West Hollywood Tourism Marketing Fund DBA Emerald
Village West Hollywood for a Cannabis-Focused Symposium and
Screening, taking place on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the City’s
Council Chambers.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with
West Hollywood Tourism Marketing Fund DBA Emerald Village West
Hollywood for a Cannabis-Focused Symposium and Screening, taking
place on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the City’s Council Chambers; 2)
Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute documents incident
to the Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City and the West
Hollywood Tourism Marketing Fund DBA Emerald Village West
Hollywood; 3) Waive the Facility Use Fee for the use of the West
Hollywood City Council Chambers ($390); 4) Waive parking at the 5-story
parking structure for an estimated 100 attendees ($1,028); 5) Authorize
the use of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and other
collateral materials for this event; and 6) Direct the Communications
Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote the
events including, but not limited to, the City’s website, a press release,
and social media tools. |
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F.4.
STREAMLINING
BUSINESS
PERMITTING
AND
SIGNAGE
REGULATIONS [J. ERICKSON, D. HANG]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to review the
City’s existing business permitting process to identify ways to make it
more efficient and responsive. The review would include evaluating
current tenant improvement processes and signage regulations to ensure
the approval process is streamlined and expeditious, while upholding
safety and design standards.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to conduct a review of the City’s
business permitting process and identify opportunities to streamline and
expedite approvals, including tenant improvement processes and
business signage regulations, and to evaluate potential updates to the
City’s sign ordinance to ensure they align with current business needs and
City standards; and 2) Direct staff to return to the City Council during FY27
with recommendations to streamline and modernize the City’s business
permitting process, including proposed updates to the sign ordinance, to
help support and encourage businesses opening in West Hollywood. |
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F.2.
CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH ALFARO COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION, INC. TO CONSTRUCT CIP 2508, TRAFFIC SIGNAL
IMPROVEMENTS AT FOUNTAIN AVENUE AND LA BREA AVENUE [H.
COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, R. GARLAND]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of a Construction
Agreement with Alfaro Communications Construction, Inc. to construct
CIP 2508, Traffic Signal Improvements at Fountain Avenue and La Brea
Avenue.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with Alfaro
Communications Construction, Inc. in the amount of $559,611.09 for the
construction of CIP 2508, Traffic Signal Improvements at Fountain Avenue
and La Brea Avenue, and authorize the City Manager or designee to
execute documents incident to the Agreement; 2) Authorize the City
Engineer to approve change orders to the Construction Agreement in an
amount not to exceed 25% ($139,902.77) of the Agreement amount; 3)
Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services to allocate
$861,850 from unallocated reserves in the General Fund to account
number 100-4-08-84-704017 for construction of CIP 2508, Traffic Signal
Improvements at Fountain Avenue and La Brea Avenue and related costs;
and 4) Adopt Resolution No. 25-________: “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING
THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIP 2508,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT FOUNTAIN AVENUE AND LA
BREA AVENUE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
830.6.” |
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E.1.
REQUEST TO INSTALL A PLAQUE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE
DISAPPEARED BY ICE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION [L.
MEISTER]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to follow the
City’s Memorials, Tribute Trees, and Plaques Policy Guideline to review a
request to install a plaque in remembrance of those disappeared by
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump
administration.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to follow the procedure as outlined
in the City’s Memorials, Tribute Trees and Plaques Policy Guideline to
review a request to install a plaque in remembrance of those disappeared
by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump
administration; 2) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology
Services to allocate $1,030 from unallocated General Fund reserves to the
Special Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001 and increase the
budget for Special Council Programs by the same amount; and 3)
Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services to approve the
use of $5,000 from budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs
account number 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with purchase
and installation. |
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C.1.
REVIEW AND APPROVE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SPA 25-0001 TO
THE SUNSET BOULEVARD OFF-SITE SIGNAGE POLICY AND ADOPT
THE CEQA ADDENDUM TO THE 2019 NEGATIVE DECLARATION [N.
MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, J. DAVIS]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will review minor amendments to Chapter 8
of the Sunset Specific Plan (SSP), which is the Billboards & Arts
Advertising chapter of the SSP. This Chapter has more commonly been
referred to as the Sunset Boulevard Off-Site Signage Policy (“Policy”) and
governs all off-site signage along Sunset Boulevard. The CEQA analysis
for these amendments is an addendum to the 2019 Initial Study/Negative
Declaration (ND) which was prepared and adopted for the original Policy.
This addendum to the ND includes the required analysis for any
environmental impacts for the minor amendments to the Sunset Specific
Plan and will meet the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
requirements associated with the amendments to the Policy.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution
No. 25- _____ “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SPA25-0001,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 (BILLBOARDS AND ART ADVERTISING),
SECTION 5 (LIGHTING AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS), SECTION
6 (ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING), AND SECTION 9 (DEFINITIONS) OF
THE SUNSET SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15162 AND
15164.” |
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B.9.
NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CIP 2505, FY2025 STREET
REHABILITATION PROJECT [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the Notice of
Completion for CIP 2505, FY2025 Street Rehabilitation Project by Hardy
and Harper, Inc.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Accept the work and authorize the following: a)
File the Notice of Completion by the City Clerk with the Los Angeles
Recorder’s Office, b) Issue the final payment to the contractor at the end
of the 35-day lien period, c) Release of the Performance Bond on the date
of recordation of the Notice of Completion, and d) Release of the Payment
Bond 35 days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion,
pending no receipt of Stop Notices from material suppliers or
subcontractors. |
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B.8.
NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CIP 41-02, STORIES: THE AIDS
MONUMENT PROJECT [S. CAMPBELL, R. ABRAMSON, M. BARKER,
H. COLLINS, P. TICUN, L. BIERY, R. EHEMANN]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving the Notice of
Completion for CIP 41-02, STORIES: The AIDS Monument Project.
RECOMMENDATION: Accept the work and authorize the following: a)
File the Notice of Completion by the City Clerk with the Los Angeles
Recorder’s Office, b) Issue the final payment to the contractor at the end
of the 35-day lien period, c) Release the Performance Bond on the date of
recordation of the Notice of Completion, and d) Release the Payment
Bond 35 days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion,
pending no receipt of Stop Notices from material suppliers or
subcontractors. |
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B.7.
CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE LAVENDER EFFECT [D. WILSON, A.
LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship
Agreement with Community Partners, the fiscal sponsor of the Lavender
Effect for a “I LOVE Flagging” event at West Hollywood Park on Saturday,
February 14, 2026.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with
Community Partners, the fiscal sponsor of the Lavender Effect, for the “I
LOVE Flagging” event at West Hollywood Park on Saturday, February 14,
2026; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute
documents incident to the Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City
and Larchmont Schools; 3) Waive any Special Event Permit Fees and
Encroachment Permit Fees for event participants (estimated $900); 4)
Authorize the use of the City name and logo on invitations, programs, and
other collateral materials for this event; and 5) Direct the Communications
Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools to promote the
events including, but not limited to, the City’s website, a press release,
and social media tools. |
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B.6.
AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS
THE CITY’S HEALTH OFFICER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT [D. RIVAS, A. SHANDI]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Agreement for
Services with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health to
continue to serve as the City’s Health Officer and Environmental Public
Health Department.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Services with the
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health for Health Officer and
Environmental Public Health Department services; and 2) Authorize the
City Manager or designee to execute documents incident to this
agreement. |
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B.3.
APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 979 [O. JONES, K.
BARENG, S. HERNANDEZ]:
SUBJECT: The City Council shall receive the Demand Register for
period ending October 24, 2025 pursuant to Sections 37201 to 37210 of
the Government Code of the State of California.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Demand Register No. 979 and Adopt
Resolution No. 25-071: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE
PAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 979”. |
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B.2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L.
MORALES]:
SUBJECT: The City Council is requested to approve the minutes of the
prior City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the meeting minutes of October 20,
2025. |
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B.13. MEMORIAL IN REMEMBRANCE OF LIVES LOST TO SUICIDE IN THE
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY [H. COLLINS, P. TICUN, E. HAMANT]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will receive and consider the
recommendations by the LGBTQ+ Suicide Memorial Ad Hoc
Subcommittee and the Public Facilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure
Commission regarding a City Council Directive to install a memorial for the
individual lives lost to suicide in the LGBTQ+ community at a park space
in West Hollywood.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Accept the recommendation of the LGBTQ+
Suicide Memorial Ad Hoc Subcommittee and the Public Facilities,
Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission as a framework for how to
proceed with the City Council Directive to install a memorial for the
individual lives lost to suicide in the LGBTQ+ community at a park space
in West Hollywood; and 2) Direct staff to include this project, for the
LGBTQ+ Suicide Monument, in the next Five-Year Capital Plan which will
be considered and approved by City Council in Spring/Summer 2026. |
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B.12. UPDATE REGARDING THE 2026 ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
OSCARS EVENT [Y. QUARKER, C. SMITH, M. REATH, B. SMITH]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider requests from Elton John AIDS
Foundation related to the City’s co-sponsorship of their annual Oscar
Viewing Party, a charity fundraiser, to be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026,
in West Hollywood Park.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Permit to Use City Property
Agreement between the City of West Hollywood and Elton John AIDS
Foundation for the 2026 event that defines facility uses, street closures,
and the terms of the relationship between the City and Elton John AIDS
Foundation; 2) Approve the exclusive use of West Hollywood Park
beginning Wednesday, March 4, 2026, through Thursday, March 19,
2026; 3) Approve the exclusive use of the Five-Story Parking Structure
(5SPS) from 5:00 A.M. on Sunday, March 15, 2026, to 5:00 A.M. on
Boulevard, between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, for
event arrivals and departures from 11:30 A.M. on Sunday, March 15,
2026, through 5:00 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2026; and 5) Approve a
temporary daily parking rate of $6.00 per vehicle in the Five-Story Parking
Structure for production staff, crew, and event attendees from March 4,
2026, through March 19, 2026. This rate adjustment is projected to result
in a potential revenue loss of four thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight
dollars ($4,938). |
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B.11. EXPANSION OF THE GRANTS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM [C.
SAFRIET, T. CARTER, D. MURRAY, D. SAUNDERS, A. VALDEPEÑA]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of proposed updates
to the City of West Hollywood’s Grants in the Schools program including
doubling the annual grant budget and lengthening the grant term.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Increase the maximum annual grant award
from $3,000 to $6,000 per school for a total program budget of $48,000
per fiscal year and implement for the 2025-26 school year grant cycle; and
2) Expand the program to offer a two-year grant term to promote program
continuity and impact. |
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B.10. INCREASE IN PROJECT CONTINGENCY FOR THE CITY’S
CONTRACT WITH BALI CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RULE 20B
OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND CONVERSION LA PEER DRIVE &
ALMONT DRIVE, CIP 2204 [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider increasing the project
contingency for the Rule 20B Overhead to Underground Conversion La
Peer Drive & Almont Drive, CIP 2204, by 5% ($178,611.80) to account for
changes in the construction Agreement due to unforeseen conditions, for
a total not to exceed contingency amount of 25% ($ 893,059.00).
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize a $178,611.80 increase in the
contingency amount for Construction Services with Bali Construction, for a
new not to exceed contingency amount of $893,059.00 and authorize the
City Engineer to approve change orders to the agreement for services. |
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