CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Beverly Hills High School (K.L. Peters Auditorium)
241 S. Moreno Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
April 14, 2026
7:00 p.m.*
Members of the public may participate in the meeting by attending in-person or telephonically, and may view the meeting through live webcast or BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable.
City Council meetings are broadcast on local Beverly Hills television and on other media platforms. Anyone who participates at the meeting and/or enters the City Council Chamber is subject to having their image displayed. These recordings will remain publicly accessible in perpetuity.
The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
The City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Nazarian at 7:07 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
PRESENTATION OF COLORS by the Beverly Hills Police and Fire Department Honor Guards
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey America the Beautiful sung by Victoria Gordon.
NATIONAL ANTHEM sung by Michael Libow
INVOCATION led by Poet Brian Sonia-Wallace
The Beverly Hills High School Madrigals performed. Mayor Nazarian thanked the BHUSD board members, staff, and Superintendent for using the auditorium.
Mayor Nazarian recognized the elected officials and dignitaries in attendance.
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Wells, Councilmember Friedman Councilmember Mirisch, Vice Mayor Corman, Mayor Nazarian
Absent: None
B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ANY MATTER ON THE AGENDA. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter on the agenda may do so in-person, online or email.
Please limit your remarks to three (3) minutes in length or 350 words for written comments, so others may have the opportunity to participate as well. Telephone call-in: please call 310- 288-2288. Public comments may also be provided in person, please submit a speaker card to the City Clerk at the meeting.
City Council Meeting
April 14, 2026
1. Consul General of Austria Christine Moser
2. LA County Assessor Jeff Prang
3. West Hollywood Vice Mayor Danny Hang
4. West Hollywood Councilmember John Erickson
5. West Hollywood Councilmember Chelsea Byers
6. Deputy District Director from Congressman Lieu’s Office Joey Apodaca
7. LA County Supervisor Horvath’s Office Representative Paige Hajiloo8. Senator Ben Allen’s Office Representative Nick Faries
9. Assemblymember Zbur’s Office Representative Robbie Staenberg
10. President of the NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch Mike Asfall
11. Beverly Hills Unified School District Board President Judy Manouchehri12. Culver City Vice Mayor Bryan “Bubba” Fish13. Culver City Councilmember Dan O’Brien C. PRESENTATIONS BY ELECTED AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
The Councilmembers shared their remarks regarding outgoing Mayor Nazarian. A video commemorating her time as Mayor was shown. Mayor Nazarian provided her outgoing remarks and was presented with a commemorative plaque.
D. NEW BUSINESS
1. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.
MOVED by Vice Mayor Corman, seconded by Councilmember Mirisch to elect Mary N.
Wells as Vice Mayor.
Ayes: Councilmember Wells, Councilmember Friedman, Councilmember Mirisch, Vice Mayor Corman, Mayor Nazarian
Noes: None
Newly elected Vice Mayor Wells was sworn into office by her husband John Hanover. Vice Mayor Wells provided her remarks.
MOVED by Vice Mayor Wells, seconded by Councilmember Friedman to elect Craig A.
Corman as Mayor.
Ayes: Councilmember Corman, Councilmember Friedman, Councilmember Mirisch, Vice Mayor Wells, Mayor Nazarian
Noes: None
CARRI ED
Newly elected Mayor Corman was sworn into office by his son Kyle Corman. The Beverly Hills High School Madrigals performed. Mayor Corman provided his remarks. A video about the history and future of the City was shown.
City Council Meeting
April 14, 2026
The meeting was recessed at 8:53 p.m.
E. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter not on the agenda may do so in-person, online or email. Please limit your remarks to three (3) minutes in length or 350 words for written comments, so others may have the opportunity to participate as well. Telephone call-in:
please call 310-288-2288.
The State open meetings law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council from providing a detailed response or acting upon any item not contained on theagenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting.
The meeting resumed after the recess at 9:01 p.m.
Speaker:
1. Apostle Arnault re: Louis Vuitton, Wicked
F. ADJOURNMENT
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for April 21, 2026.
There being no further business, Mayor Corman, with the consent of the City Council, adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 23rd day of June, 2026
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
CRA7 CORMAN, MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.