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Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED STUDY SESSION
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Mayor
Craig A. Corman, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Mary N. Wells, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager
Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Keith Sterling, Deputy City Manager
Laurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City ClerkPatty Betancourt, Special Events and Renato Moreno, Police Lieutenant
Daren Grilley, City Engineer
None
October 28, 2025
2:30 p.m.*
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Nazarian at 2:30 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Filming Coordinator
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A -DIRECTION
1. Golden Globes Award Ceremony 2026 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 11, 2026Request for City Council Approval for Street and Sidewalk Closures Associated with the 83rd Annual Golden Globes Award Ceremony on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
Special Events and Filming Coordinator Patty Betancourt presented information related to this item. Preston Northrop with Dick Clark Productions provided his comments.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner provided her comments.
Police Lieutenant Renato Moreno, Preston Northrop with Dick Clark Productions, Blake Nance with Dick Clark Productions, City Engineer Daren Grilley, Special Events and Filming Coordinator Patty Betancourt, Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich, and Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner responded to Council questions.They discussed mentioning Beverly Hills during the program, red light cameras, road closures, costs to the Conference and Visitors Bureau, and red light camera ticket revenue loss. Councilapproved the street and sidewalk closures and covering of traffic signals and red light cameras.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION2. Wilshire Boulevard Infill Tree Planting Update This report provides an update on planned infill canopy tree planting between existing palm trees along Wilshire Boulevard consistent with the Connect Beverly Hills Streetscape Plan approved by City Council in 2022.
Informational report only, no action taken.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 12th day of November, 2025
HUMA AHMED,
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City Clerk
SHARONA R. NAZARIAN, PSYD, MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.