AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
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Option B: To submit written public comments prior to the meeting Members of the public have an opportunity to submit email correspondence on any item listed on the Agenda by sending an email to: [email protected]. All public correspondence received by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting.
Public comments are not read into the record. Any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will not be considered as part of the City Council’s deliberations or entered into the official record, but will be provided to the City Council the next day.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Girl Scout Troop 176
ROLL CALL Mayor Chris Anstead
Mayor Pro Tem Illece Buckley Weber
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
Councilmember Penny Sylvester
Councilmember Jeremy Wolf
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation from the League of California Cities (CalCities)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments Update
(City Council and Staff)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items on the Consent Calendar may be approved by a single motion and vote. Unless pulled by the City Council, there will be no separate discussion of these items. This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items on the Consent Calendar. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
1. Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 11, 2023 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 901
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
3. Approve Treasurer’s Report for August 2023
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
4. Adopt Resolution No. 23-2048; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AGOURA ROAD, WEST OF KANAN ROAD (APN'S 2061-032-902, 903, 904, 906), IN THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS ARE
EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND, AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS
STAFF REFERENCE: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
DISCUSSION / ACTION
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5. Discussion Regarding Dial-A-Ride Program and Transportation Services Analysis STAFF REFERENCES: MANAGEMENT ANALYST POZOS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK
COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. The Civic Center is located at 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, notify the City Clerk’s Office, at (818) 597-7300, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Copies of staff reports or other written documentation, relating to each item of business described in this Agenda, are posted to the City’s website at agourahillscity.org and are on file in the office of City Clerk Kimberly M. Rodrigues, Agoura Hills City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California, 91301.
The telecast of the Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting will be shown on Channel 10 for Time Warner Cable subscribers, Channel 3 for Charter subscribers, and Channel 99 for AT&T UVerse subscribers, at a later date, and run daily until the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
The broadcast schedule is as follows: M-10am; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
6:00 p.m.
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Anstead.
Mayor Anstead requested a moment of silence for Israel.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Wolf.
Present were: Mayor Chris Anstead, Mayor Pro Tem Illece Buckley Weber, Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez, Councilmember Penny
Sylvester, and Councilmember Jeremy Wolf.
Also Present were: City Manager Nathan Hamburger, City Attorney Candice K.
Lee, Assistant City Manager Ramiro Adeva, Deputy City
Manager Louis Celaya, Management Analyst Amber Victoria, Administrative Assistant Michele Hubbs, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Jessica Forte, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Resource Conservation Manager Craig Jones, Director of Finance Diego Ibañez, Finance Manager Brenda Cho, Accountant Leah Palmer, and City Clerk Kimberly M.
Rodrigues.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Lee reported on the two City Council Closed Session items pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9 (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d)). The City Council considered the items, direction was given to staff, and no reportable action was taken.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Wolf moved to approve the Agenda, as presented.
Councilmember Sylvester seconded. The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Anstead, Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber, and
Councilmembers Lopez, Sylvester, and Wolf.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
PRESENTATIONS
There were no presentations.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Councilmember Sylvester provided a Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments (COG) update and announced: “We had an emergency COG meeting to discuss sending a letter about the no bail and because we have not discussed it with the City Council, I abstained from voting.”
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-4, as presented. Councilmember Sylvester seconded.
The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Anstead, Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber, and
Councilmembers Lopez, Sylvester, and Wolf.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
1. Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 27, 2023
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 900
3. Approve Adoption of Amendments to City of Agoura Hills, California, Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget
4. Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with Berg & Associates, Inc., for Construction Management Services Related to the Ladyface Greenway Project
DISCUSSION / ACTION
5. Discussion Regarding State Water Resources Control Board Draft Regulations Following presentation of the staff report, including a presentation from Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Resource Conservation Manager Craig Jones, Mayor Anstead opened the floor for public comments.
There were no public comments.
Following deliberations, Mayor Anstead called for a motion and second to approve the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor to sign the comment letter to the State Water Resources Control Board on behalf of the City Council.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber moved to approve the staff recommendation. Councilmember Wolf seconded. The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Anstead, Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber, and
Councilmembers Lopez, Sylvester, and Wolf.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
Mayor Anstead read a tribute honoring Ellen Louise Wohl, a vibrant member of the community who passed away last week, and requested the City Council adjourn the meeting in her memory.
The City Council shared their personal remarks and tributes regarding Ellen Louise Wohl as follows:
• Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber shared that she was not prepared to properly acknowledge Ellen this evening and would share (her comments) another time, noting that she had attended the funeral and that she “was a fabulous woman, a very important volunteer for this City.”
• Councilmember Lopez shared her personal remarks, noting that Ellen had been a neighbor, and that “we should all serve our community in the same heart of service that Ellen had.”
Councilmember Sylvester thanked staff for a successful Reyes Adobe Days.
The City Council shared their personal remarks regarding Israel as follows:
• Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber read a personal statement that she stands with Israel and encouraged everyone to join her in “standing against evil and standing up for the goodness of humanity.”
• Councilmember Wolf asserted that he stands with Israel and read a personal statement, noting that the City had formerly issued a proclamation denouncing antisemitism and supports and stands with its residents. • Councilmember Lopez shared her personal remarks, professed her support for Israel, and noted that if anyone in the community had any situation that they need help with in Israel, “we can help you connect with Congressman Julia Brownley’s office.”
• Councilmember Sylvester stated that she felt everyone around the world was standing with Israel.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
• Mayor Anstead echoed the City Council’s remarks and stated that he also stands with Israel and requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of the victims in Israel and in memory of Ellen Wohl.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Anstead announced the next Regular Meeting of the City Council would be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center.
ACTION: At 7:00 p.m., Councilmember Sylvester moved to adjourn the meeting in memory of the victims in Israel and in memory of Ellen Wohl. Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber seconded. The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Anstead, Mayor Pro Tem Buckley Weber, and
Councilmembers Lopez, Sylvester, and Wolf.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
Kimberly M. Rodrigues, MPPA, MMC
City Clerk