The Beverly Hills City Council takes up a packed agenda Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, headlined by a $626,800 vote to acquire and install Judy Chicago's sculpture "Trinity" on the Wallis Annenberg Center campus.

The piece cleared the Arts and Culture Commission Liaison Committee at a May 12 special meeting. It now returns to the full council with warranty protections already negotiated. Vice Mayor Mary Wells previewed the item on Instagram Tuesday morning, noting the council "previously advanced this item with specific warranty protections" and would now review the final agreement.

The sculpture would join a campus the city has called a cultural cornerstone. Wallis Annenberg, the philanthropist whose foundation funded the performing arts center, died in July 2025.

Short-term rentals and the Olympics

A 2:30 p.m. study session will tackle whether Beverly Hills should loosen short-term rental restrictions during the 2028 LA Olympic Games. Wells said the council plans to balance potential economic opportunities against impacts on neighborhoods, city services, enforcement and public safety.

Solid waste rates and speed limits

Also on the agenda: a solid waste rate policy discussion. The item follows an Aug. 4 study session on the city's transition to a three-stream collection system (trash, organics, recyclables) required by California Senate Bill 1383. A city rate study was ordered as part of the FY 2025-26 Public Works work plan to fund the solid waste utility going forward.

Speed limit changes on several Beverly Hills streets will appear in both the study session and the regular meeting, though the specific streets have not been publicly identified.

The consent calendar includes a resolution setting the annual property tax override rate that funds voter-approved pension obligations for public safety employees, plus an updated salary schedule reflecting previously approved labor agreements and $114,400 in one-time appropriations.

How to watch and weigh in

The meeting comes one day after the city swore in new Police Chief Max Subin in a Monday ceremony at City Hall. The study session begins at 2:30 p.m. and the regular meeting at 7 p.m. at 455 N. Rexford Drive. Residents can watch live on BHTV Channel 10 or Channel 35 (Spectrum Cable), stream at beverlyhills.org/live, or email written comments to [email protected].