Hollywood Hills West

Housing / Business / All Areas Committees' Meeting
2024-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
There will be meeting on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:00 PM of the Housing, Business and Areas committees of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council to discuss

the Mayor’s Executive Directive 1, which seeks to extend and make permanent the provision of “regulatory guidance to new 100% affordable housing proposals. The revisions being considered add additional protections to residential tenants, ensures high fire risk area safeguards and looks at the design, landscaping and open spaces of new ‘affordable’ housing. The full text of ED1 can be found HERE. Possible motion and vote on a Community Impact Statement to be sent to City officials.
the proposed Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) Ordinance. CHIP is made up of three incentive programs, State Density Bonus, Mixed Income, and the Affordable Housing. More detailed information may be found HERE. At issue is the continuation of single-family neighborhoods’ ability to fulfill State affordability mandates.

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82506487065 Meeting ID: 825 0648 7065
Phone Dial in: +1 (669) 900 6833; Code: 825 0648 7065
The meeting will be followed by a PLUM meeting, which will have the same agenda. HHWNC bylaws and standing rules state that stakeholders can be voting committee members for Area and Issue committees. They cannot be for PLUM.
Hope to see you on Zoom at the meeting.
For a full, downoadable agenda, visit HERE

July 9, 6:30 PM, PLUM / Area 7 / Housing Committee
2024-07-09 18:30 - 21:00 | Zoom link listed above
The PLUM Committee, Housing Committee and Area 7 Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 9, at 6:30 PM over Zoom.
On the agenda will be:

Demolition of three two-story apartment homes collectively containing 32 units, and
new construction of an eight-story apartment community at 7762 Hollywood Blvd. DM-2024-794-DB-VHCA-ED1
Presentation by Backpack Boyz to community
Housing committee discussion on current ED-1 status and potential HHWNC Community Impact Statement.
Update and discussion regarding Sunset / Gardner

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89638134618
Meeting ID: 896 3813 4618
Call in: +1 (719)-359-4580

Housing, Business, All Areas Committees’ Meeting
2024-06-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88541075973
Join the Housing committee, along with the Area committees of HHWNC on Tuesday evening, June 18, starting at 6:30 PM to discuss housing issues, including the Mayor’s Executive Directive #1 (ED1). Please see the agenda below for more information. For a full downloadable agenda, please click here
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88541075973
Meeting ID: 885 4107 5973
Hope to see you there.
Housing Areas June 18, 2024

Area 4 / Housing / Area 3 Committees Meeting
2022-07-06 18:30 - 21:30 | Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81608368301, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81608368301
The Area 3, Area 4 and Housing Committees of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council will hold a joint meeting on July 6, 2022, starting at 6:30 PM.
he joint Area 3, Area 4, Housing committees of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council will hold a joint meeting Wednesday, July 6, 2022, starting at 6:30 PM.
Items to be discussed include,

ZA-2021-10702-ZV-CU-CUB; 1909 – 1915 N Highland Ave.
Presentation of boutique hotel application by project representative. The original project involves the development of a 50 room, hotel, with 1000 sq ft café’/located at grade and on the ground floor. The café’ and bar will be open to the public. Parking garage will be below grade with required 42 spaces. Applicant has stated hotel will be smaller than original application posted on planning’s website. Possible motion and vote.
LAMC 112.01 (a)(b) & 41.57, Loud Noise Ordinances
Discussion of the Loud Noise Ordinance, its enforcement, sound issues, Planning Department’s responsibility and possible solutions. Possible motion and vote.
Council File 20-1376-21
A discussion of City Council’s proposed expansion of 41.18 enforcement zones, which would make it a crime to sit, sleep, or lie down on more than 46 square miles of City land. Possible motion and vote.

For a full agenda, please visit https://www.hhwnc.org/july-6-630-pm-joint-area-3-area-4-housing-committees-meeting/, and click on the Agenda button.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Housing Meeting, Tuesday, May 10, 2022
2022-05-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89960068054
Please join us, May 10 at 7:00 PM for the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Housing committee meeting.
Housing issues to be discussed will be focused on the Planning Department report backs:

Affordable Housing Streamlining (Council File 21-0658),
Affordable Housing Overlay,
Zone (Council File 21-0972),
Equity, Participatory Planning, and Environmental Justice (Council
File 15-0103-S5), and
City Council’s actions on a proposed rental registry and home sharing
enforcement efforts.

Please join us.
May 10 2022 HOUSING Agenda

Housing Committee Meeting, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7:00 PM
2022-04-12 19:00 - 21:00
Please join us on Tuesday evening, April 12, at 7:00 PM.
We will be discussing Professor Ananya Roy’s, academic research monograph “(Dis)Placement: The Fight for Housing and
Community After Echo Park Lake,” as well as continue looking at LAMC 41.18 from the previous Housing Committee meeting.
For the full agenda, please see below. For a downloadable agenda, please visit https://www.hhwnc.org/?p=18176&preview=true
Hope to see you there.
April 12 2022 HOUSING Agenda

Area 3 meeting, June 30, 2021
2021-06-30 18:00 - 20:00 | ZOOM Digital Meeting

April 19, 2021, Area 3, Area 4, Business, Housing, Public Safety Committees' meeting
2021-04-19 18:00 | ZOOM Digital Meeting
Monday, April 19, 6:00 PM, – Area 3 / Area 4 / Public Safety / Business / Housing meeting
Items to be discussed:
1723 Wilcox – ENV-2019-5240-EAF; Proposed demolition of an existing structure and construction of a seven-story 81 guest room hotel structure with 2 above ground floors of parking and a 1,903 sf rooftop restaurant. Maximum height is 83 feet. https://planning.lacity.org/pdiscaseinfo/search/encoded/MjMyMDAx0
Walk arounds with local police – Officer Brian White will join to discuss safety and the use of neighborhood walks to establish neighborhood residential presence in Area 3 and Area 4.
Discussion of City Council resolution Los Angeles City Council’s resolution CF-21-002-283 (Bonin) to include in its 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for AB 1400 (Kalra), which would create the California Guaranteed Health Care for All program, or CalCare, to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of all residents of the state.
To see the full agenda for the meeting, click HERE.
To read the City’s resolution and Analyst’s Report, click HERE
To read the text of AB 1400, click HERE.

Area 3, Housing & Business Committees' Meeting, October 1, 2019
2019-10-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St., , Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
The Area 3, Housing and Business committees of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council will hold a meeting, this coming Tuesday, October 1, 2019, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Yucca Community Center located at 6671 Yucca St, Los Angeles, CA 90028. The following is slated to be discussed:

2000 Highland Ave – Planning case #s ZA-2019-3847-CU; .ENV-2019-3771-CE. The instant request is for a conditional use to permit the conversion of an existing 18-unit apartment development to a transient occupancy residential structure in the [Q]R4-1VLZone, pursuant to LAMC Sec. 12.24-W,24(c); and approval of an existing tower to a maximum nonconforming height of 61 feet, 8 inches (the occupied portions of the project have a maximum height of 33 feet, 2 inches). Possible motion and vote. For more information on the project vist: http://www.hhwnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RF-CU-2000-Highland.pdf.
Expansion of signage for Preferred Parking District 64 – Preferred Parking District 64 is partially bounded by lower Area 3 boundaries. Presentation and discussion on furthering street signage in other areas, particularly the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Whitley Avenue.

For a full agenda, please visit this link: http://www.hhwnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Agenda-HHWNC-Areas-3-Housing-Business-10.-01.19-2.pdf
We hope to see you there.

Area 3, Housing Committees Meeting, July 9
2019-07-09 18:15 - 19:50 | Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St., , Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
Agenda
I. Call to order and welcome.
II. Approval of May 6, 2019 meeting minutes, motion and vote
III. Presentation of CD 13’s program “Heart of Hollywood.”
Dan Halden will present “HEART of Hollywood,” a long-term strategic and creative initiative to promote economic growth, world-class design, and a strong sense of place and community in the historic core of Hollywood
IV. Short term rental discussion
a. Council File 18-1245: Sean Starkey from CD 13 will discuss Council File 18-1245, which requests that the Council instruct the Planning Department, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to develop recommendations for a Pilot Program in Council District 13 that would regulate home sharing in primary residences subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. On June 18, the Council requested a report back. Possible motion and vote.
b. Home-Sharing Ordinance CF 14-1635-S2 (HSO):, In December 2018, the City Council adopted the Home-Sharing Ordinance (CF 14-1635-S2), establishing a regulatory framework to restrict short-term rentals to one’s primary residence, in order to prevent the wholesale conversation of homes into rental properties. Ethan Weaver, Hollywood Neighborhood Prosecutor will present the rollout and enforcement of the HSO.
V. 1850 N. Cherokee CUP request
Representative will present 1850 N Cherokee’s CUP request (ENV-2019-1323-CE; AZ-2019-1392-CUB) to allow sale and dispensing of beer & wine for on site consumption, with 24 guestrooms each having mini-bars, 15 interior seats and 40 exterior seats in a1,014uncovered patio, with24 hours. Possible motion and vote.
VI. Committee Business – Comments from the Committee on subject matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction
a. Comment on Committee Member’s own activities/ Brief announcements.
b. Brief response to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their general public comment rights.
c. Introduce new issues for consideration by the Board at its next meeting/request that the item be placed on the next meeting’s agenda.
d. Ask Committee Chairpersons to research issues and report back to the Committee at a future time.
VII. Future Agenda Items and other Calendar Events
VIII. Comments from the public on agenda items and non-agenda items within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction.
IX. Decision on next meeting date(s)
X. Adjournment
The quorum for the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council committees is five (5). The public is requested to fill out a “Speaker Card” to address the Committee(s) on any item of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on an item. Public comments on agenda items will be heard when the item is considered. Comments from the public on non-agenda and agenda items are heard during the Public Comment Period and, within the discretion of the presiding officer of the Committee(s), when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda that is within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker unless waived by the presiding officer of the Committee(s). Agenda is posted for public review: on bulletin boards at: the Las Palmas Senior Center, 1820 Las Palmas Ave. Los Angeles, 90028; the Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St., Hollywood, CA 90028, and electronically on the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council website www.hhwnc.org and on the Department Of Neighborhood Empowerment (www.lacityneighborhoods.com) or at the scheduled meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact Britta Engstrom at Secretary@HHWNC.org. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least three (3) business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Neighborhood Council Project Coordinator at 213-485-1360 or e-mail to lorenzo.briceno@lacity.org.

Area 3, Housing & Buisness Committees Meeting, January 14, 2019
2019-01-14 18:15 - 19:50 | Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St., , Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
In preparation for the Agenda, links to the Hollywood Community Plan Update 2 and Draft Environmental Report are below the agenda.
AREA 3, HOUSING & BUSINESS COMMITTEES
Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
January 14, 2019, 6:15- 7:50 PM
Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Agenda
I. Call to order and welcome.
II. Approval of November 5, 2018 meeting minutes, motion and vote
III. 6633 West Hollywood Boulevard: ZA -2018- 3366 -ZV –CUB: The Escape Hotel has applied to the City’s Planning Department for a conditional use permit. The original application was for the Escape Room to sell alcoholic beverages for on -site consumption in connection with (i) a restaurant, and (ii) The Escape Hotel’s “escape rooms”. The site has approximately 10,500 square feet, and the restaurant was authorized to have 113 seats back in 2008, but is now requesting 146 seats. The proposed hours of operation would be until midnight on Sundays through Wednesdays, and to 2 a.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays. (The Escape Hotel is an entertainment space, rather than an actual hotel.) Since presenting in November, the applicants have met with the LAPD and will be presenting the recommended conditions that came from that meeting. Possible motion and vote.
IV. Hollywood Community Plan Update 2 Planning, Zoning and Draft EIR: The Draft Environmental Impact Report was released on November 15, 2015 for a 75 day review. Area 3, Area 4, Transportation, Environment, and Parks and Open Space committees all reviewed Planning and Zoning portions of the HCPU2 in Fall of 2017. Subsequent to the recommendations to the Board, a CIS letter was sent from HHWNC to Planning. There is now a Franklin Corridor study being proposed. The newly released DEIR was discussed at HHWNC’s PLUM meeting on January 6. Possible Motion and Vote
V. Old Business; New Business
VI. Public Comments: comments from the public on agenda items and non-agenda items within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction.
VII. Decision on next meeting date(s)
VIII. Adjournment
The quorum for the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council committees is five (5). The public is requested to fill out a “Speaker Card” to address the Committee(s) on any item of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on an item. Public comments on agenda items will be heard when the item is considered. Comments from the public on non-agenda and agenda items are heard during the Public Comment Period and, within the discretion of the presiding officer of the Committee(s), when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda that is within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker unless waived by the presiding officer of the Committee(s). Agenda is posted for public review: on bulletin boards at: the Las Palmas Senior Center, 1820 Las Palmas Ave. Los Angeles, 90028; the Yucca Community Center, 6671 Yucca St., Hollywood, CA 90028, and electronically on the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council website www.hhwnc.org and on the Department Of Neighborhood Empowerment (www.lacityneighborhoods.com) or at the scheduled meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact Kathy Banuelos at Secretary@HHWNC.org. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least three (3) business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Neighborhood Council Project Coordinator at 213-485-1360 or e-mail to lorenzo.briceno@lacity.org.

Hollywood Community Plan 2 Draft Environmental Impact Report – The ​Notice of Availability was released on November 15, 2018. The 75-day public comment period will end on January 31, 2019. You can find the interactive plan here.
LAPD Recommendations for Escape Room 6633 Hollywood Blvd. You can find them here.
