CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
La Cienega Park Community Center (Auditorium)
8400 Gregory Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
March 23, 2026
6:00 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 6:00 p.m.
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Wells, Councilmember Friedman Councilmember Mirisch, Vice Mayor Corman, Mayor Nazarian
Absent: None
Mayor Nazarian provided her comments to open the meeting.
B. CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS
1. PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT GALE DRIVE AND WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD AND SECURITY PLANS RELATED TO THE LA CIENEGA METRO
STATION
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Comment: This item will include presentations by staff on the City’s affordable housing project and security related to the Metro station. (No staff report) City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey provided information on this item.
Audience comments will be moderated by a Facilitator.
Moderator David Ceppos explained the procedures for the meeting.Speakers:
1. Gabe Halimi
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2. Noelle Batista
3. Lee Hilborne
4. Ellen Lutwak
5. Unnamed Speaker
6. Alex7. Pam
8. Isabel Hacker9. Unnamed Speaker
10. Unnamed Speaker
11. Debby Novel
12. Cory KIem13. Carly
14. Amy
15. Unnamed Speaker16. Anne
17. Alon18. Unnamed Speaker
19. Unnamed Speaker
20. Rebecca Saunders
21. Betsy
23. Unnamed Speaker24. Joe Safier25. Unnamed Speaker
26. Crystal27. Lisa
28. Daniel Batista29. Unnamed Speaker
30. Unnamed Speaker
31. LaurenZoom Public Comment:
1. John
2. Talia
3. SheIly
4. Tamar
5. Aaron
Written Public Comment:
1. Mitra Yadegari
2. Oliver Libaw
Several community members left before they were able to speak, and provided theircomments for the City to follow-up:
1. Malcolm Orlan
2. Chip Bronson
3. Sonal Kapur
4. Donna and Steve Rice
5. Resident
6. Resident
7. Parisa Leviadlin
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8. Julia Green
9. Joanne Math
City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich, Director of Public Works Shana Epstein, and Fire Chief Greg Barton addressed the public comments.
Mayor Nazarian provided closing comments.
C. ADJOURNMENT
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 24, 2026.
There being no further business, Mayor Nazarian, with the consent of the City Council, adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this I 9th day of May, 2026
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UMA AHMED, City Clerk
CRAIG A. CORMAN, MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.