AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.
ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
Option A: To provide public comment in-person in the Council Chambers Members of the public have an opportunity to attend the meeting in-person in the Council Chambers and speak or submit a written comment on any item listed on the Agenda. If you wish to speak, complete a Speaker’s Card for each item and submit to the City Clerk prior to the public comment portion of the item. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. Written public comments submitted at the meeting are not read aloud by the City Clerk.
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 or Improvement Authority prior to the meeting. Public comments are not read into the record. Any written public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will not be considered as part of the City Council or Improvement Authority’s deliberations or entered into the official record. Members also have the option to attend the meeting and submit their written comments or speak in-person.
CALL TO ORDER
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Girl Scout Troop 176
ROLL CALL Mayor Illece Buckley Weber
Mayor Pro Tem Penny Sylvester
Councilmember Chris Anstead
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
Councilmember Jeremy Wolf
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation – Older American of the Year, Randee Paller
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
(City Council and Staff)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items not listed on the Agenda that are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
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 April 10, 2024 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 911
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
3. Approve Treasurer’s Report for February 2024
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
4. Authorization to Seek Bids for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project; NIB 24-05
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS /CITY ENGINEER FORTE
5. Approve Rejection of Bid for the Chumash Park Improvements Project; NIB 24-01 and Request Authorization to Seek Bids for a Revised Bid Package STAFF REFERENCES: ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK
6. Approve Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Proposition 1 Round 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant and Authorize Staff to Seek Bids for the Low Flow Diversion Project; NIB 24-06
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS /CITY ENGINEER FORTE City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
CONSENT CALENDAR, continued -
7. Approve First Amendment to Agreement for Consultant Services, with Converge Technology Solutions, for Half Cabinet Colocation and Fiber Connectivity Services and Company Name Change to Converge Technology Solutions STAFF REFERENCE: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
8. Approve Fifth Amendment to Agreement for Consultant Services, with Michael Baker International, for Additional Engineering Design Services for the Kanan Corridor Project Study Report / Project Development Support (PSR/PDS Project) STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE
9. Approve: 1) Agreement for Payment of Costs, with Al Dickens for Agoura Medical Partners, LLC, in Connection with the Preparation of Environmental Documentation; and, 2) Agreement for Consultant Services, with Envicom Corporation, for the Preparation of Environmental Documentation Related to the Chesebro Senior Care Facility Project
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
ASSOCIATE PLANNER GARCIA
10. Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with Avenu Insights & Analytics, for Administration of the Short-Term Rental Program
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
SENIOR PLANNER BURSE
11. Approve Agreement for Contractor Services, with Durham School Services, L.P., for the 2024 Summer Beach Bus Service
STAFF REFERENCES: MANAGEMENT ANALYST POZOS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK
12. Approve Design Professional Services Agreement, with m6 Consulting, Inc., for Grading Inspection Services
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS /CITY ENGINEER FORTE
13. Approve Appointment to Fill Planning Commission Vacancy STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
14. Adopt Resolution No. 24-2061; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024- 25 SB 1: ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT PROJECT LIST STAFF REFERENCE: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
CONSENT CALENDAR, continued -
15. Adopt Resolution No. 24-2062; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING JUNE 2024 AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUESTIONING, PLUS (LGBTQ+)
PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS AND DIRECTING STAFF TO
FLY THE RAINBOW PRIDE FLAG AT THE AGOURA HILLS CIVIC CENTER
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER
CONTINUED OPEN PUBLIC HEARING (REVOCATION)
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Public Hearing. The Applicant will be given 15 minutes to present their position to the City Council and five (5) minutes each for rebuttal time. All other public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category. After the rebuttal, the Mayor will close the Public Hearing and the City Council will deliberate the matter. Except in rare instances where a Councilmember might have a question of someone in the audience, this discussion is only among the City Council and City Staff. No further public comments are permitted.)
16. Conduct a Continued Open Public Hearing to Consider the Revocation of Business License Number 006982 (New Era Performance and Tuning, LLC), Pursuant to § 6819 of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code and Making a Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (Continued from April 10, 2024)
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
SENIOR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER BANDY
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Public Hearing. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
17. Conduct a Continued Public Hearing, Waive Full Reading, and Introduce Ordinance No. 23-472; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IX (ZONING) OF THE AGOURA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE: 1) DIVISION 5 (SIGN REGULATIONS) IN CHAPTER 6 (REGULATORY
PROVISIONS); 2) SECTION 9676.2 (APPLICATION PROCEDURES) AND SECTION 9676.7 (VARIANCE OR MODIFICATION RELATING TO USES
AMORTIZED PURSUANT TO THIS CODE) FOR VARIANCES AND
MODIFICATIONS IN CHAPTER 6 (REGULATORY PROVISIONS); AND 3) SECTION 9804.2 (PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING) AND SECTION 9804.3 (ZONING ADMINISTRATOR PUBLIC HEARINGS) IN CHAPTER 8 (ADMINISTRATION) AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF
EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (Continued from August 23, 2023)
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
PRINCIPAL PLANNER NESOVIC
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
PUBLIC HEARING
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Public Hearing. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category. After public testimony, the Mayor will close the Public Hearing and the City Council will deliberate the matter. Except in rare instances where a Councilmember might have a question of someone in the audience, this discussion is only among the City Council and City Staff. No further public comments are permitted.)
18. Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 24-2063;
CERTIFYING THE FINAL INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (CASE NO. GPA 2024-0006) AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT (CASE NO. SPA 2024- 0004)(STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER 202212041), ADOPTING FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM; Resolution No. 24-2064; APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (CASE NO. GPA 2024-0006), INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 3:
INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN TYPICAL ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION CROSSSECTION EXHIBIT (FIGURE M-2), and Resolution No. 24-2065; APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGOURA VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN (CASE NO. SPA 2024-0004)
STAFF REFERENCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
DISCUSSION / ACTION
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Discussion / Action. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
19. Discussion to Consider the Approval of the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center Transfer Agreement
STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 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 need special assistance to participate in a City Council meeting or other services offered by the City of Agoura Hills, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (818) 597-7300. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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, May 8, 2024, 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 U-Verse 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.