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Order of Business F |
F.3. STORYCORPS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TO PRESERVE WEST
HOLLYWOOD STORIES IN CELEBRATION OF 40 YEARS OF
CITYHOOD [J. SCHARE, S. LUNN]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving an Agreement for
Services with StoryCorps Studios, a division of StoryCorps, Inc., to
complete an oral history project in November 2025 that will record,
preserve, and share stories of the West Hollywood community in
celebration of West Hollywood’s 40 years of Cityhood.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Services with
StoryCorps Studios, a division of StoryCorps, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $200,000; 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute
documents incident to the agreement; and 3) Authorize the Director of
Finance & Technology Services to allocate $200,000 from unallocated
reserves in the General Fund to fund the agreement. |
May 19, 2025
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Order of Business E |
E.1. AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH WEST HOLLYWOOD TRAVEL &
TOURISM (VISIT WEST HOLLYWOOD) FOR WEHO LOVES LOCALS
EXPANSION, GIFT CARD PROGRAM, AND RAINBOW DISTRICT
MARKETING [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT, L. D’AMBROSIA]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on WeHo Loves
Locals and consider approving an Agreement for Services with West
Hollywood Travel and Tourism (Visit West Hollywood) for WeHo Loves
Locals expansion, gift card program, and Rainbow District marketing.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve an Agreement for Services with West
Hollywood Travel and Tourism (Visit West Hollywood) for the WeHo Loves
Locals expansion and gift card program in an amount not-to-exceed
$369,960; 2) Approve an Agreement for Services with West Hollywood
Travel and Tourism (Visit West Hollywood) for Rainbow District marketing
in an amount not-to-exceed $95,000; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance
& Technology Services to allocate $369,960 from unallocated reserves in
the General Fund for the WeHo Loves Locals expansion and gift card
program; and 4) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute
documents incident to the Agreement. |
May 19, 2025
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Order of Business E
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Order of Business C |
C.1. PROPOSED ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND NOTICING FOR PROJECTS REQUESTING
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS [J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, T.
FARRIS, P. PORTWOOD, R. SHARMA]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA)
to increase public hearing notice requirements and require a
neighborhood meeting for new projects seeking development agreements
(including standalone billboards), as requested by the City Council in May
2024 (“Council Directive”). As part of the Council Directive, this report also
provides updates on outreach strategies to notify the community of
Planning Commission subcommittee meetings when projects seeking
development agreements are presented. This Zone Test Amendment is
not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“Public Resources
Code section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”).
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 25-
_____: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO
TITLE 19, ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE, TO REQUIRE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND
INCREASED NOTICING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECTS SEEKING
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND FINDING SUCH ACTION DOES
NOT QUALIFY AS A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT
UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3);" 2) Direct
staff to monitor and evaluate the impacts of the new requirements and
return with recommended adjustments if the changes significantly impact
project processing times or community engagement levels; 3) Receive
and file the update on proposed outreach strategies to notify the
community of Planning Commission subcommittee meetings when
projects seeking development agreements are presented; and 4) Consider
directing staff to investigate expanding notice requirements for
construction projects, as recommended by the Planning Commission. |
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Order of Business B |
B.5. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-07 (2ND READING): “AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD AND
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AT 8433 SUNSET BOULEVARD, WEST
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L.
MORALES]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt
Ordinance No. 25-07, approving a development agreement in conjunction
with the new off-site advertising billboard and sidewalk improvements at
8433 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
RECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.
25-07: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING BILLBOARD
AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AT 8433 SUNSET BOULEVARD,
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.” |
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Order of Business B |
B.15. AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH
CHATTEL, INC. FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTANT
SERVICES [J. ALKIRE, D. VU]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an amendment to
the agreement for professional services with Chattel, Inc. to provide
subject matter expertise in analyzing preservation-related projects and
staff and commission training pertaining to Historic Preservation,
extending the agreement’s termination date and increasing the not-to-
exceed amount.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve amendment No. 8 to the Agreement
for services with Chattel, Inc. to increase the amount of the agreement by
$20,000 for a total “not-to-exceed” amount of $270,000, with a contract
end date of June 30, 2026; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee
to execute documents incident to the amendment. |
May 19, 2025
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Order of Business B |
B.14. AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH
KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES [H.
COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the Agreement for
Services with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering
design services for traffic signal fiber optic system loop within many City
corridors to modify the Scope of Services, increase the not-to-exceed
amount, and extend the term of the Agreement.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement
for Services with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., to modify the Scope of
Services, increase the amount of the agreement by $92,200 for a total not-
to-exceed amount of $590,450, and extend the agreement to June 30,
2028; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute
documents incident to the agreement. |
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Order of Business B |
B.13. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH
KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ON-CALL ENGINEERING
SERVICES [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider amending the Agreement for
Services with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for on-call engineering
services to increase the not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement and
extend the Agreement.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement
for Services with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. to increase the amount of
the agreement by $300,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $500,000
and extend the agreement to June 30, 2028; and 2) Authorize the City
Manager or designee to execute documents incident to the agreement. |
May 19, 2025
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Order of Business B |
B.12. REVISED AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH KOA CORPORATION
FOR THE BEVERLY BOULEVARD CLASS IV PROTECTED BICYCLE
LANES CONCEPT DESIGN PLAN [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F.
CONTRERAS, P. PORTWOOD, H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:
SUBJECT: Per City Council direction on April 7, 2025, the City Council
will consider approval of a revised Agreement for Services with KOA
Corporation to conduct the Beverly Boulevard Class IV Protected Bicycle
Lanes Analysis and Conceptual Design Plan.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Agreement for Professional
Services with KOA Corporation for a total not-to-exceed amount of
$259,683.88 to prepare the Beverly Boulevard Class IV Protected Bicycle
Lanes Analysis and Concept Design Plan; and 2) Authorize the City
Manager or designee to execute documents incident to the agreement. |
May 19, 2025
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West Hollywood
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