John M. Erickson

Affordable Housing Accessibility — Redundant Elevators

Adds construction costs to future city-funded affordable projects; no immediate city expenditure.

RH Estates expansion in the Design District

RH is making a major private investment expected to create hospitality, design, and retail jobs; no city cost identified.

Appeal of 8760 Shoreham Drive Apartment Project

Bond Hotel and Residences at 7811 Santa Monica Blvd

A 161,000-square-foot private development with 20 affordable units; no direct city cost, though school-safety mitigation may follow.

Proposed six-story project at 1238 Larrabee Street

1000 N. La Brea tower and billboard financing

The DA pays the city 20% of adjusted net billboard revenue, but critics say undefined costs could zero it out over the 55-year term.

Demolition notice cards lack key information

San Vicente Streetscape/Sky Sanctuary Project

Roughly $30 million ultimate build-out estimate plus ~$150,000/year maintenance, though phases to date are grant-funded ($510,000 to date plus ~$600,000 incoming).

Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust

Loan recycling could generate roughly $150,000 per year in additional housing funding, about $8 million over 55 years.

Community land trust homeownership strategy

A pilot would need roughly $202,000 per unit in subsidy before pencils, so no city money is committed yet.

Anti-Displacement Strategies and RSO Duplex Protections

$631,449 in new county Measure A revenue, with $350,000 going directly to client assistance in phase one.

Storage-space loophole in affordable housing

Each dodged conversion means a lost affordable unit the city would otherwise require.

City Now Subject to SB 35/SB 423 Ministerial Approvals

Unknown; may reduce review timelines and fees but also local discretionary oversight of projects.

946-948 N. Hayworth Avenue housing project

Replaces four rent-stabilized homes with a building that's only about 16% affordable, in a city whose stated goal is 20%.

Affordable housing loan at 1006 & 1010 N. Edinburgh Avenue

$4.245 million loan from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund plus $4.445 million from the General Fund.

RHNA compliance shortfall

Falling short of RHNA can expose the city to state penalties and loss of permitting control.

2025 California Building Code adoption

Up to $90,000 in City funds if federal grant approvals are delayed past October 9, 2026.

Corporate ownership of rental housing

None directly; the study is informational.

833 Westbourne Drive builder's remedy project

Three rent-stabilized units are demolished for a net gain of 22 units, only one of which is genuinely new affordable housing; litigation risk from denial could cost the city significant fees.

Eastside hotel adaptive reuse at 7494 Santa Monica Boulevard

The hotel will generate transient occupancy tax revenue for the city, enforced through Finance Department audits.

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE GENESEE AVENUE AND HAMPTON AVENUE FRONTAGES OF THE ZAVERI GROSVENOR & CONDE LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 7740 HAMPTON AVENUE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE EMILION CAPITAL REO, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1008 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE CHURCHILL MRA FUNDING SPV, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1016 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

ACCEPT AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES ALONG THE OGDEN DRIVE FRONTAGE OF THE EMILION CAPITAL REO, LLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1020 OGDEN DRIVE [H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR]:

AWARD OF MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TO FUSION DEVELOPMENT FOR ON-CALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE CITY WELCOME SIGNS [H. COLLINS, P. TICUN, P. HERTZ]

C.4. Housing development permit streamlining ZTA/SPA

E.2. Eastside economic development directives

QUARTERLY UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, S. QURESHY, B. GALAN]:

C.6 — Streamlined development permit review for housing

9039 Sunset Boulevard Billboard and Development Agreement (The Stand Project)

Developer background requirements for Development Agreements and Specific Plans (F.3)

7428 Santa Monica Boulevard — subdivision into common interest development

Adopt Ordinance No. 26-04 — Development Agreement, 8222 Sunset Boulevard billboard

Adopt Ordinance No. 26-02 — Development Agreement for 9200 Sunset Boulevard billboard

AWARD OF 2025-26 AGENCY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES WITH PATHWAYS LA AND HEALTHCARE IN ACTION [C. SAFRIET, T. CARTER, J. IVANOVA, F. GOMEZ]

RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PROGRAM PLANNING SUMMARY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 [O. JONES, A. RUIZ, C. DUNCAN, C. SAFRIET, T. CARTER, F. GOMEZ, H. COLLINS, J. GILMOUR, J. RICO]

Introduced on first reading Ordinance No. 26-14: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO MODIFY EXISTING TALL WALL SIGNS AT 8401 SUNSET BOU

C.4. Housing development permit streamlining ZTA/SPA

He opposed delaying an item he considered critical for building more housing.

Adopt Ordinance No. 26-02 — Development Agreement for 9200 Sunset Boulevard billboard

1) Introduced on first reading Ordinance No. 26-02: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW OFF-SITE ADVERTISING B