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E.2.
ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES UPDATE AND FINANCE & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO, M.
LINDLEY]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider recommendations from the
Finance & Budget Subcommittee, which held meetings on June 25, 2025,
August 13, 2025, and October 23, 2025 to discuss organizational
priorities.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve the Finance & Budget
Subcommittee’s recommendations as outlined in this staff report. The
recommendations from the subcommittee include but are not limited to the
following, with the full list in the body of this staff report: a) Enhance the
Staff Analysis section of future Council-initiated staff reports to include:
impacts on existing work plans, re-prioritization of existing projects when
necessary, an estimated range of financial impacts of the initiative, b)
Affirm that the Staff Analysis section in Council-initiated staff reports is
drafted by staff and should not be edited by the initiating Councilmembers,
c) Close the 19 items on the Pending Council-Initiated Items
Recommended to be Closed Out (Attachment A), d) When appropriate,
incorporate future Council-initiated items into an existing work plan item or
project, such as Housing Element, Climate Action & Adaptation Plan,
Economic Development Strategic Plan, or WeHo 40, and provide regular
updates on those plans. This will be noted in the Staff Analysis section of
the Council-initiated item, e) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, amend the
Council Special Programs budget allocation of $130,000 to a discretionary
fund allocation of $50,000 per Council office, for a total budget allocation
of $250,000. Discretionary funds can only be used for public purposes that
are consistent with the City’s finance policies and will be reported in an
annual staff report, f) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to
approve minor fee waivers or deviations from standard facility reservation
requirements, and g) Provide direction for staff to bring forward a list of
annual City events, including proposed speaker series topics, as part of
the budget process or a consent item. This should include
recommendations for events to merge and/or sunset, as well as
consolidating a selection of City award programs into one annual event or
existing public meetings. |
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Order of Business B |
B.9.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH T&G
GLOBAL, LLC dba SAINT NICK’S FOR ON-CALL DECORATIVE
LANTERN MAINTENANCE SERVICES [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving an Amendment to the
Agreement for Services with T&G Global, LLC dba St. Nick’s for on-call
decorative lantern maintenance services increasing the not-to-exceed
amount of the Agreement.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement
for Services with T&G Global, LLC dba St. Nick’s to increase the amount
of the agreement by $100,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of
$175,000.; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute
documents incident to the Agreement. |
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B.8.
PAUL ANDREW STARKE WARRIOR AWARDS [C. SAFRIET, T.
CARTER, D. MURRAY]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will recognize December 1, 2025, as World
AIDS Day and approve hosting the Paul Andrew Stark Warrior Awards
commemorative event on December 10, 2025.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Recognize December 1, 2025, as World AIDS
Day and approve hosting the City’s Paul Andrew Stark Warrior Awards
event on December 10, 2025; 2) Authorize the installation of the AIDS
Memorial Quilt in City Council Chambers to be displayed from December
1, 2025, through December 15, 2025; 3) Direct staff to work with the
Communications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools
to promote these events including, but not limited to, the City’s website
and social media platforms; and 4) Authorize the use of the City of West
Hollywood logo on materials associated with the events. |
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B.13. CO-SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC
STRATEGIES’ FOR #BOOM! 2026: AN EVENING IN OZ NEW YEAR’S
EVE EVENT [D. WILSON, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Co-Sponsorship
Agreement with the Institute for Public Strategies’ #Boom! 2026: An
Evening in Oz New Year’s Eve event, taking place on Wednesday,
December 31, 2025, at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Co-Sponsorship Agreement with
the Institute for Public Strategies’ #Boom!2026: An Evening in Oz event,
taking place on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in 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 Institute for Public Strategies; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance
& Technology Services to allocate $5,000 from unallocated General Fund
reserves to the Special Council Programs Account 100-1-01-00-531001
increase the budget for Special Council Programs by the same amount
and approve the use of $5,000 from the Special Council Programs
account for costs associated with the event; 4) Waive any Facility Use
Fees, Special Event Permit Fees, Encroachment Permit Fees, and the 3hour parking limit at the Plummer Park parking lot for event participants
(estimated $1,674); 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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B.12. APPROVAL
OF
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING
AGREEMENTS WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT AUTHORITY (LACMTA) RELATED TO PROPOSITION A
INCENTIVE FUNDS [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT, C. VASQUEZ]:
SUBJECT:
The City Council will consider the approval of three
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA), which will reimburse
Proposition A incentive funds for reporting statistics to the National Transit
Database (NTD) for the Cityline shuttle service.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to
execute three MOUs (MOUPAIWEHO23000, MOUPAIWEHO24000, and
MOUPAIWEHO25000) with the LACMTA for Proposition A incentive funds
for the reporting of statistical data to the NTD; and 2) Authorize
acceptance of Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Program funds in the
amount of $277,745.00. |
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B.11. ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD
AND THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF
PROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN FUNDS [L. BIERY, P. KESPRADIT,
C. VASQUEZ]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Assignment
Agreement with the City of Lakewood for Proposition A Local Return
Funds.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Approve an Assignment Agreement for
Proposition A local return fund exchange with the City of Lakewood for
$1,400,000 in City of West Hollywood General Fund dollars in exchange
for $2,000,000 in City of Lakewood Proposition A funds and authorize the
City Manager to execute documents incident to the Agreement; and 2)
Authorize the Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate
$1,400,000 from reserves committed for Proposition A purchases in the
General Fund to the Expenditure for Traded Funds account. |
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B.10. APPROVAL OF A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH FS
CONTRACTORS, INC. TO CONSTRUCT CIP 2602, CONCRETE
REPAIR PROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG PROJECT NO. 602747-25
AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 25-_____: “A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
APPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF CIP 2602, CONCRETE REPAIR PROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG
PROJECT NO. 602747-25, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 830.6.” [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a Construction
Agreement with FS Contractors, Inc. to construct CIP No. 2602, Concrete
Repair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No. 602747-25. This project is
categorically exempt from CEQA.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with FS
Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $165,354.00 for the construction of CIP
No. 2602, Concrete Repair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No.
602747-25, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the
documents incident to the Agreement; 2) Authorize the City Engineer to
approve change orders to the Construction Agreement in the amount not
to exceed 25% ($41,338.50) of the total Agreement amount; 3) 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 2602, CONCRETE REPAIR
PROGRAM PHASE XV – CDBG PROJECT NO. 602747-25, PURSUANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 830.6.”; and 4) Make a finding that
pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA – Public Resources Code, Section 21084 et. Seq.), CIP No. 2602,
Concrete Repair Program Phase XV – CDBG Project No. 602747-25,
meets the requirements for a categorical exemption in compliance with
Article 19, Section 15301, (Class 1 – Existing Facilities). |
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