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1627 Vine Street / Retail Space / Hollywood Partnership Ventures / Public Restroom / Concierge Visitor Information Center / Lease Agreement

Council File 18-0534-S1

Approved — the city authorized a nonprofit to build and run a public restroom and visitor center on the Walk of Fame at no cost to taxpayers. Final lease details are still being worked out, but the framework is locked in.

Introduced
2022-11-29
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
MONICA RODRIGUEZ
References
Municipal Facilities Committee Report: 0150-12997-0000Related Council File: 14-1174-S40

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

This file authorizes a lease agreement between the City and Hollywood Partnership Ventures (dba Hollywood Partnership Community Trust), a nonprofit organization, to operate a public restroom facility and concierge visitor information center at 1627 Vine Street in Hollywood. Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez moved the item. Council adopted the lease in June 2025, and the Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved it again in September 2026 following a referral.

Full summary

This file authorizes the City to lease a long-vacant ground-floor retail space in a City-owned parking structure at 1627 Vine Street in Hollywood to Hollywood Partnership Ventures, operating as Hollywood Partnership Community Trust (HPCT), a 501(c)3 nonprofit affiliated with the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance. HPCT will design, construct, and operate a public restroom and visitor information center — known as the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project — at its own expense. The restroom will be staffed with cleaning and safety ambassadors during all hours of operation. The space had sat empty since at least 2017, when an RFP drew no responses, and a subsequent unsolicited lease offer in 2018 also failed to result in occupancy. Supporters cited the Walk of Fame's status as a major tourist destination that lacks clean public restrooms, as well as the facility's potential to serve unhoused residents in the area. The lease was approved without competitive bidding. A motion adopted by Council in October 2025 formally added language to the record finding that competitive bidding was impractical given HPCT's unique position as manager of the Hollywood Entertainment District property-based business improvement district, its existing operational presence in the area, and its established relationships with community stakeholders. The project is funded in part by $1 million in CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds, with leasehold management handled jointly by the Department of General Services (GSD) and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). The file has undergone several rounds of amendment to reflect City agency reorganizations. When the Economic and Workforce Development Department and the Community Investment for Families Department merged into the new Community Investment Department (CID), the project's administrative structure had to be updated. A September 2026 motion by Soto-Martinez, seconded by Monica Rodriguez, amended the prior Municipal Facilities Committee report to replace references to a City-retained Project Manager with CID, which now holds responsibility for overseeing use of the bond proceeds and monitoring construction milestones. GSD and LADOT retain lead roles on long-term leasehold and tenant obligations. The lease agreement will include enforceable project development milestones developed collaboratively by LADOT, CID, GSD, and HPCT. The Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved this latest set of amendments on September 18, 2026. The file remains open and active, with the full lease still being negotiated and executed by GSD under the framework Council has approved.

Activity (21)

  • 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.
  • 2025-10-15 Council action final.
  • 2025-10-14 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-10-10 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 14, 2025.
  • 2025-10-07 Motion referred to Council.
  • 2025-06-25 Council action final.
  • 2025-06-25 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-06-20 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 25, 2025.
  • 2025-06-17 Government Operations Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-06-13 Government Operations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 17, 2025.
  • 2025-06-04 Municipal Facilities Committee document(s) referred to Government Operations Committee.
  • 2025-06-03 Document(s) submitted by Municipal Facilities Committee, as follows:Municipal Facilities Committee report, dated June 3, 2025, relative to a non-profit lease agreement with Hollywood Partnership Ventures, dba Hollywood Partnership Community Trust, to operate a public restroom and a visitor center at 1627 Vine Street.
  • 2023-05-09 Council action final.
  • 2023-05-05 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2023-05-02 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 5, 2023.
  • 2023-04-25 Government Operations Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2023-04-21 Government Operations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 25, 2023.
  • 2023-01-13 Council rereferred item to Government Operations Committee, pursuant to Council Action of January 13, 2023, Council File No. 23-2000.
  • 2022-11-29 Motion referred to Information, Technology, and General Services Committee.

Documents (16)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-10-14 Adopted — 13-0-2 · Regular

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