Area 3, Housing & Buisness Committees Meeting, January 14, 2019

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].

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.