AGENDA
CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
PUBLIC FACILITIES, RECREATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
6:30 P.M.
CITY HALL COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM, 1ST FLOOR
8300 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Public Facilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission 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. (pronounced “Keech”)
Meeting materials submitted to the Public Facilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission (Commission) shall be distributed within 72 hours of the meeting and are available for public inspection online at www.weho.org/pfc and at the staff table during the Commission meeting.
To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) are available for check out at the meeting. If special assistance to participate in this meeting is required (e.g., an American Sign Language interpreter), please submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 848-6800 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City TTY line is (323) 848-6496.
If meeting-related transportation special accommodation is required, please submit your request to the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 848-6800 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. For public transportation information, please call (323) GO-COMMUTE or (323) 466-3876 or visit www.metro.net.
RULES OF DECORUM
Audience members shall not engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct, including the utterance of loud, threatening, or abusive language, whistling, stamping of feet or other acts which disturb, disrupt, impede, or otherwise render the orderly conduct of the Commission meeting infeasible. An audience member who repeatedly or continuously engages in any such conduct shall, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer or a majority of the Commission, be subject to ejection from the meeting.
Each person addressing the Commission shall do so in an orderly manner and shall not make repetitious, slanderous, or irrelevant remarks, or engage in any other disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the Commission meetings. Any person who so disrupts the meeting may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer or a majority of the Commission, be subject to ejection from the meeting.
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT
Any person wishing to speak on any item of business on the agenda before the Commission shall first complete a speaker request form and submit the form to the Secretary.
1. A speaker request form must be completed before the meeting begins. Please include your name and the item number(s) you would like to speak.
2. No person shall address the Commission without first being recognized by the Presiding Officer.
3. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
TO PARTICIPATE BY PROVIDING WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE OR AN E-COMMENT
Staff strongly encourage the public to submit an email to degonzalez@weho.org no later than 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day. All comments received by 4:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the Commission and posted on the City’s website.
TO PARTICIPATE BY LISTENING TO THE MEETING AUDIO & PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT BY TELEPHONE
Any person wishing to speak by telephone on any item of business on the agenda before the Commission shall be required to submit a speaker request to degonzalez@weho.org no later than 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day in order to be added to the remote public speaker list.
1. A speaker request must be completed before the submission timeline noted above. Please include your name, phone number (for staff to identify your caller location on Zoom), and the item number(s) you would like to speak.
2. Staff will confirm your pre-registration by providing the call-in phone number and meeting ID number.
3. You may dial-in ten (10) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. You will be placed ON HOLD in the Virtual Meeting Room until the meeting commences. When you enter the meeting, please mute your telephone.
4. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
Note 1: Public comment will become part of the official public record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address and/or phone number.
Note 2: Staff are unable to respond to emails during the meeting. All requests to speak by telephone must be confirmed in advance and requests to speak on additional agenda items cannot be accommodated during the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:30 P.M.
A. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
B. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 13, 2024
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This public comment
period is to address the Commission on Consent Calendar items, other agenda
items (including if the member of the public cannot be present at the time the
item is considered), or items of general interest within the jurisdiction of the
Commission. Another period is also reserved for general comment later in the
meeting for those that could not be heard at this time. Public hearing
testimony will only be taken at the time of the hearing.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. DRAFT ART PLAN FOR THE AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER
SUBJECT: The Commission will receive a presentation from the Arts Division and consider a draft Art Plan for the West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) at West Hollywood Park as recommended by the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the draft Art Plan for the West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) at West Hollywood Park and provide comments as applicable for consideration by the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. RECREATION SERVICES DIVISION SEMIANNUAL UPDATE
SUBJECT: The Commission will receive a semiannual update from the Recreation Services Division for Spring and Summer 2024 focusing on the exciting programs and services offered. Staff will provide a comprehensive overview of programs, services, upcoming events, and facility reservations, showcasing the Division’s commitment to enhancing recreation programs for community members.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive the semiannual update for Spring and Summer 2024 and an update on future programs and dates of interest for Fall and Winter 2024-2025.
B. COMMISSION PURVIEW REGARDING CITY PROJECTS OVERSEEN BY THE URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
SUBJECT: The Commission will receive a presentation on City projects and on how its purview aligns with work by the Urban Design & Architecture Studio. The Commission will discuss its various roles in reviewing and providing input on City projects.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Receive and file the presentation.
2) Provide feedback on interfacing with City projects.
C. KINGS ROAD PARK VISIONING DISCUSSION
SUBJECT: The Commission will hold an initial discussion to share its vision for Kings Road Park and consider forming an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to assist staff in creating a conceptual plan for park landscaping and use that will be reviewed and discussed by the full Commission.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Replace the Kings Road Park Playground Ad Hoc Subcommittee with the creation and appointment of not more than three (3) Commissioners to the Kings Road Park Visioning Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
2) Provide input for staff and the new Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the Commission’s vision for Kings Road Park as a starting point for its discussion.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. FEEDBACK ON TENNIS & PICKLEBALL OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: The Commission has a standing agenda item to receive feedback from the public on the City’s tennis and pickleball operations.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive feedback from the public.
10. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR – None
11. ITEMS FROM STAFF
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This time is set aside for the public to address the Commission on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission that could not be heard under the Public Comments item at the beginning of the meeting.
13. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS & SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
LOOK AHEAD CALENDAR FOR THE AGENDA PREP & COMMISSION ITEMS TRACKER
14. ADJOURNMENT
The Public Facilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission meeting is adjourned to its next regular meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Community Meeting Room, 1st Floor, 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069.