West Hollywood Public Works

This document presents the Vision Concepts Committee's recommendations to the City Council for the future use of the 1343 North Laurel Avenue property, following a multi-phase community visioning process. Key community preferences include enhancing arts and cultural uses, creating community gathering spaces, maintaining passive park areas, allowing for dog use, and preserving the property's historic status and mature trees. The committee proposes four main options for further study: enhancing existing uses, focusing on arts and culture, focusing on event and meeting spaces, or a combination of these supported uses, while addressing considerations such as parking, accessibility, and economic viability.

The key discussion topics for this meeting include receiving a presentation on recent and upcoming programs from Jewish Family Service, and reviewing and approving the Older Adults Advisory Board's 2026 Work Plan and 2026 Meeting Schedule. The Board will also discuss ideas related to the Older Adults health fair and televised meeting.

This section of the West Hollywood General Plan 2035 outlines a comprehensive mobility strategy focused on creating a balanced and multi-modal transportation system. The plan aims to improve the quality of life and address regional transportation challenges by enhancing pedestrian and bicycle networks, improving public transit, implementing land use strategies that support transit use, utilizing Transportation Demand Management (TDM), and innovative parking solutions. Key objectives include developing a world-class transit system, fostering regional collaboration, promoting pedestrian and bicycle travel, ensuring a sustainable transportation network, managing parking, protecting residential neighborhoods, and facilitating efficient goods movement.

Key discussions and actions for this meeting included considering the approval of a temporary mural for the Plummer Park outdoor basketball court. The Commission reviewed the Annual Calendar and recommended selecting Wednesday, November 4, 2026, as a special meeting date, while approving several other 2026 special meeting and event dates, though staff was asked to return with a replacement for the conflicted November date. New Business involved considering the appointment of a representative for the Metro K Line Northern Extension Locally Preferred Alternative Public Hearings to support the San Vicente-Fairfax Alternative. The Commission also reviewed and considered approving proposed Capital Work Plan budget requests for the FY26-28 biennial budget for the Facilities and Field Services Division and Recreation Services Division. Finally, the Commission considered forming an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to comprehensively review City policies, specifically the Naming Policy and the Commemorations, Tribute Trees, and Plaques Policy.

This Pedestrian & Bicycle Mobility Plan for the City of West Hollywood outlines a vision and strategies to enhance the city's streets for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ages and abilities, employing a 'Complete Network Approach'. Its priorities include improving mobility, quality of life, and public health, while creating a sustainable environment, reducing traffic, and eliminating pedestrian and bicycle network gaps through infrastructure projects, programs, and policies. The plan identifies five priority projects for implementation within five years.