The second West Hollywood City Council meeting of April 2026 will take place on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers located at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. Parking is free with validation. You can also watch from the comfort of your couch on Spectrum’s channel 10 or on any device via WeHoTV here. You can see the entire agenda here.
Members of the public who wish to comment on matters before the City Council are strongly encouraged to submit written correspondence to publiccomment@weho.org or submit an E-Comment by visiting weho.org/wehotv no later than 12:00 p.m. on City Council meeting day. Note: Written correspondence and E-Comments will not be read into the record during the City Council meeting; however, correspondence received by 12:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the City Council and posted on the City’s website as part of the official meeting record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address and/or phone number.
5 p.m.: Study Session on Inclusionary Housing
1. Overview of the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program by City staff and the City’s consultant
2. Presentations by Housing-Policy Research Group guest speakers
3. Discussion with the City Council, City staff, guest speakers, and the City’s consultants regarding the City’s Inclusionary Housing program
4. Public comment
5. City Council comments and direction
STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A | ATTACHMENT B
Items of Interest on the Consent Calendar:
B.2. Minutes from the April 1, 2026, meeting. STAFF REPORT
B.4. Treasurer’s Report, February 2026. STAFF REPORT
B.5. Commission and Advisory Board Meeting Synopses. STAFF REPORT
B.8. Approval of Public Safety Costs for Pride House LA. STAFF REPORT
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
C.1. Status of Staff Vacancies at City Hall: 271 positions, 14 vacancies, 5.17% vacancy rate. STAFF REPORT
C.2. Permit of a two-sided full-motion animated billboard and static billboard at 9039 Sunset Blvd. STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A | ATTACHMENT B | ATTACHMENT C | ATTACHMENT D | ATTACHMENT E | ATTACHMENT F | ATTACHMENT G | ATTACHMENT H | ATTACHMENT I (LARGE FILE) | ATTACHMENT J | ATTACHMENT K
D. LEGISLATIVE:
D.1. Ordinance to prohibit the use, sale, and license of algorithmic rental price fixing. The item “would prohibit the sale, license, or use of an ‘algorithmic device,’ which is defined as a software or product that uses or incorporates analytical or computational processes that use nonpublic competitor data to calculate and recommend rent prices, fees, occupancy rates, or other rental contract terms for future leases in coordination between a landlord who owns a rental unit in the City of West Hollywood and one or more of such landlord’s competitors, including through a third-party vendor.” STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
E.1. Approval of amendment with JJ-LA for the 2026 Outdoor Ice Skating Rink. STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A
E.2. Update on City’s delegation to World Pride 2026. STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A
E.3. Update on Business Retention Program. The Council will consider awarding applicant restaurant grants and increasing the business retention program for restaurants to $1,550,000. Businesses receiving grants in the first round include: GYM Bar WeHo ($12,500), Katana ($12,500), 33 Taps ($12,500), The Butcher’s Daughter ($12,500), Naughty Pig ($12,500), Fresh Brothers ($10,000), BOA Steakhouse ($12,500), Robby’s ($12,500), WeHo Bistro ($12,500), Pantheon Coffee House ($7,500), Javista ($12,500), Gracias Madre ($12,500), Scoop and Cone ($7,500), Blue Birdy ($12,500), Fatburger ($10,000), Dtown Pizzeria ($7,500), Bravo Toast ($12,500), Beaches WeHo ($12,500), Great White Partners Melrose ($12,500), Beaches Tropicana ($12,500), Fiesta Cantina ($12,500), and El Pollo Loco 3896 ($7,500). STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A | ATTACHMENT B
E.4. Semi-Annual Seismic Retrofit Program Update. STAFF REPORT
F. NEW BUSINESS:
F.1. Expanded Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention Programming. Accepts the City’s share of Measure A funds and allocates funds to NCJW and APLA to administer the program. STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A | ATTACHMENT B
F.2. Consideration of launching an e-bike voucher incentive program to offset costs and barriers to entry of owning an e-bike. STAFF REPORT | ATTACHMENT A | ATTACHMENT B
F.3. Exploration to re-install the West Hollywood sign on private property. This item is brought forward by Councilmember Erickson. There is no fiscal impact at this time. STAFF REPORT
The next City Council meeting will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 6 p.m.
