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Hollywood Walk of Fame / Restoration and Improvement / Development Master Plan / CRA/LA Excess Bond Proceeds

Council File 14-1174-S40

Approved — the city cleared $88.4 million in bond proceeds to build a visitors center and public restroom at the Vine Street Parking Garage, with design work underway and implementation phases rolling forward as funding becomes available.

Introduced
2018-05-23
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Committee
Economic Development and Jobs Committee
Mover
HUGO SOTO­-MARTÍNEZ
Second
EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
References
CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee Report: 0111-31341-0229

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez moved to appropriate excess non-housing bond proceeds from the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area for the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project. The motion has been adopted by City Council and most recently approved by the Economic Development and Jobs Committee on September 18, 2026. The file remains open.

Full summary

This long-running file directs the use of CRA/LA excess non-housing bond proceeds from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area toward improving the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a public amenity. The funding pool — approximately $88.4 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds transferred from CRA/LA to the City, plus earned interest, held in EBP Fund No. 57D — carries no impact on the City's General Fund. The file has been periodically revisited as individual project phases have advanced. The most concrete implementation step approved so far is the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project, which focuses on a roughly 2,184-square-foot retail space at the City-owned, Los Angeles Department of Transportation-operated Vine Street Parking Garage at 1627 N. Vine Street. That space would be converted into a public restroom and visitors center through tenant improvements, with a lease or similar operating agreement to govern its use. The Economic Workforce Development Department recommended the appropriation, and the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee signed off, finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA review under the Existing Facilities exemption. An earlier phase, authorized by Council in February 2020 on a motion by then-Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell, directed the Bureau of Engineering to engage design firm Gensler for detailed analysis and design work using the already-appropriated bond funds. Council found that Gensler's specialized services made competitive bidding impracticable, allowing a direct contract. That action built on the original December 2018 Council adoption that established the bond appropriation framework. The most recent full Council vote, in June 2025 at 13-0-2, adopted the visitors center and public restroom phase. Following that adoption, a new motion by Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Eunisses Hernandez was referred to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee in September 2026, which approved it on September 18, 2026. The file remains open with no expiration until September 2028, reflecting the ongoing, multi-phase nature of the project's implementation.

Activity (43)

  • 2026-09-18 Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-09-15 Economic Development and Jobs Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 18, 2026.
  • 2026-09-01 Motion referred to Economic Development and Jobs Committee.
  • 2025-06-27 Council action final.
  • 2025-06-20 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 30, 2025.
  • 2025-06-18 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-06-13 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 18, 2025.
  • 2025-06-03 Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-05-30 Economic Development and Jobs Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 3, 2025.
  • 2025-05-28 Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee document(s) referred to Economic Development and Jobs Committee.
  • 2025-05-28 Document(s) submitted by Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee, as follows:CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee report, dated May 28, 2025, relative to the appropriation of CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area for the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project.
  • 2024-03-01 Council action final.
  • 2024-02-21 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is March 4, 2024.
  • 2024-02-20 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2024-02-16 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 20, 2024.
  • 2024-01-16 Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2024-01-12 Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 16, 2024.
  • 2024-01-10 Motion referred to Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee.
  • 2020-05-21 Council action final.
  • 2020-05-20 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2020-05-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 20, 2020.
  • 2020-05-13 Motion document(s) referred to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
  • 2020-02-18 Council action final.
  • 2020-02-18 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 2020-02-06 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is February 18, 2020.
  • 2020-02-04 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2020-01-31 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on February 4, 2020.
  • 2020-01-31 Motion document(s) referred to Council.
  • 2018-12-18 Council action final.
  • 2018-12-18 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 2018-12-14 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 24, 2018.
  • 2018-12-12 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2018-12-11 Economic Development Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2018-12-07 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 12, 2018. (Committee report to be submitted in Council).
  • 2018-12-07 Economic Development Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 11, 2018.
  • 2018-12-06 Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee document(s) referred to Economic Development Committee.
  • 2018-12-06 Document(s) submitted by Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee, as follows:Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee report, dated December 5, 2018, with Economic and Workforce Development Department report, dated December 3, 2018, relative to the appropriation of CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds for the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Improvements Project.
  • 2018-06-29 Council action final.
  • 2018-06-27 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2018-06-22 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 27, 2018.
  • 2018-06-12 Economic Development Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2018-06-11 Economic Development Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 12, 2018.
  • 2018-05-23 Motion document(s) referred to Economic Development Committee.

Documents (22)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-06-18 Vote — 13-0-2 · Regular

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