City Council - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER:

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: "The West Hollywood City Council acknowledges that the land on which we gather and that is currently known as the City of West Hollywood is the occupied, unceded, seized territory of the Gabrieleño Tongva and Gabrieleño Kizh peoples."

CALL TO ORDER:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

ROLL CALL:

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES: This time has been set aside for any Councilmember to provide their disclosures, subject to the Levine Act, for any item(s) on the posted agenda.

ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS:

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

PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL INTEREST:

MEMO OF PUBLIC COMMENT CORRESPONDENCE - A.2. - 8.17.26 afternoon

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:

FISCAL IMPACT REPORT

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. STAFF REPORT

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. STAFF REPORT

APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER NO. 996 [O. JONES, K. BARENG, S. STEPHENS]:

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 THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE PAYMENT OF DEMANDS ON DEMAND REGISTER NO. 996". STAFF REPORT

COMMISSION AND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SYNOPSES [M. CROWDER, L. MORALES]:

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. STAFF REPORT

MID-YEAR REPORT ON SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS [D. RIVAS, T. CARTER, D. MURRAY, D. KAHN-EPSTEIN, F. GOMEZ, B. LUBIN, M. LIBERMAN, D. SAUNDERS, M. ULLOA, I. ARREDONDO]:

SUBJECT: The City Council will receive a mid-year report on the City's social services programs, including provider-reported service utilization, demographic reach, program monitoring activities, emerging issues, and planned next steps for the remainder of the fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION: Receive the mid-year report on the City's social services programs. STAFF REPORT

SECOND EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES WITH SHAW, YODER, ANTWIH, SCHMELZER & LANGE (STATE AFFAIRS) AND WITH THORN RUN PARTNERS (FEDERAL AFFAIRS) (FEDERAL AFFAIRS) [J. ROCCO, A. LOVANO, H. MOLINA]:

SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving a second extension of the Professional Services Agreements for lobbying and advocacy services with Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer & Lange (State affairs) and with the firm Thorn Run Partners (Federal affairs) for an additional two years. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a twenty-four month extension of the current Professional Services Agreement for Services with Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer & Lange (SYASL) for State lobbying and advocacy services, and monitoring of State legislation in an amount not to exceed $168,000; 2) Approve a twenty-four month extension of the current Professional Services Agreement with Thorn Run Partners (TRP) for Federal lobbying and advocacy services in an amount not to exceed $156,000; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute documents incident to the Agreements. STAFF REPORT

CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH PIPE TEC, INC. TO CONSTRUCT CIP 2701, SEWER CCTV PROGRAM AREA NO. 1 [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of a Construction Agreement with Pipe Tec, Inc. to construct CIP 2701, Sewer CCTV Program Area No. 1. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Construction Agreement with Pipe Tec, Inc., in the amount of $104,538 for the construction of CIP 2701, Sewer CCTV Program Area No.1, 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 15% ($15,680.70) of the total Agreement amount; and 3) Adopt Resolution No. 26-_______: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIP 2701, SEWER CCTV PROGRAM AREA NO.1, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 830.6." STAFF REPORT

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AND SWA GROUP, INC. FOR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PLUMMER PARK COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP 41-05) [S. CAMPBELL, R. ABRAMSON, M. BARKER, H. COLLINS, S. MARTINEZ]:

The City Council will consider Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services with SWA Group, Inc. to modify the scope of services for the Plummer Park Comprehensive Improvement Plan and increase the Agreement's not-to-exceed amount. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2