CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – City Manager’s Conference Room
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.
Special Notice: this meeting will be opened in the Council Chambers for public comment and the City Council will then recess to the City Manager’s Conference Room for the Closed Session.
ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING
For in-person attendance, Council Chamber doors will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on YouTube, enter “Agoura Hills City Council” and click on the date of the meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on the City’s website, go to agourahillscity.org and click on the “Watch Meetings Online” button.
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 the Closed Session item only. If you wish to speak, complete a Speaker’s Card 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 the Closed Session item only by sending an email to: [email protected]. All public correspondence received by 3:00 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 3:00 p.m. on the meeting day will not be considered as part of the City Council’s deliberations or entered into the official record. Members also have the option to attend the meeting and submit their written comments or speak in-person.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL Mayor Penny Sylvester
Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf
Councilmember Kate Anderson
Councilmember Chris Anstead
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
City Council Special Meeting - Closed Session
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(As this is a Special Meeting, public comments are limited to items on this Agenda. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s):
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Government Code Sections 54956.9 (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d))
Case Name and No.: City of Agoura Hills v. James Mayfield et al.
Los Angeles County Superior Court,
Case No.: 20VECV01312
2. Conference with Real Property Negotiator(s) – Government Code Section 54956.8
Properties: AIN 2061-025-010; AIN 2061-016-057
City Negotiator: City Manager
Negotiating Party: County of Los Angeles
Under Negotiation: Price; Terms of Payment
ADJOURNMENT
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.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.
ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING
For in-person attendance, Council Chamber doors will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on YouTube, enter “Agoura Hills City Council” and click on the date of the meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on the City’s website, go to agourahillscity.org and click on the “Watch Meetings Online” button.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
Option A: To provide public comments 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 written correspondence on any item listed on the Agenda. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review and/or consider information prior to the meeting, please identify the Agenda item number or topic in the email subject line and submit written public comments to: [email protected] on or before 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments are not read into the record by the City Clerk.
Please note: any public comments received after the deadline may not be considered as part of the City Council’s deliberations nor entered into the official record. However, members of the public may participate by attending the meeting to submit or make their comments in-person.
CALL TO ORDER
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cub Scout Pack 227
ROLL CALL Mayor Penny Sylvester
Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf
Councilmember Kate Anderson
Councilmember Chris Anstead
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Recognizing Education and Sharing Day
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments Update
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee Update (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 speak or submit written public comments 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 speak or submit written public comments under this category.)
1. Approve Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of December 11, 2024 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
2. Approve Minutes of the City Council Goal Setting Workshop of March 12, 2025 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
3. Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of March 12, 2025 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
4. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 929
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
5. Authorize Staff to Forward the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
PRINCIPAL PLANNER NESOVIC
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
CONSENT CALENDAR, continued –
6. Authorize Staff to Forward the 2024 General Plan Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
PRINCIPAL PLANNER NESOVIC
DISCUSSION / ACTION
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Discussion / Action. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
7. Conduct a Prescreen Review of a Proposed Specific Plan Amendment for a Residential Development on the Gateway Church Parcel (AIN 2061-033-013) at 29646 Agoura Road in the Ladyface Mountain Specific Plan (Case No. SPA-2024- 0005)
STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
ASSOCIATE PLANNER GARCIA
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 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 City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility 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, March 26, 2025, 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-10a m; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – City Manager’s Conference Room
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
4:30 p.m.
The City Council meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Buckley Weber.
Present were: Mayor Illece Buckley Weber, Mayor Pro Tem Penny Sylvester, Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez, and Councilmember
Jeremy Wolf.
Absent was: Councilmember Chris Anstead.
Also Present were: City Manager Nathan Hamburger, City Attorney Candice K.
Lee, and City Clerk Kimberly M. Rodrigues.
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Councilmember Klein Lopez moved to approve Consent Calendar Item No. 1, as presented. Mayor Pro Tem Sylvester seconded. The motion carried 4-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Buckley Weber, Mayor Pro Tem Sylvester,
Councilmember Klein Lopez, and Councilmember
Wolf.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anstead.
1. Approve Rejection of Claim for Damages – Katherine Berry
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:32 p.m., Mayor Buckley Weber adjourned the meeting.
Kimberly M. Rodrigues, MPPA, MMC
City Clerk
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MINUTES
GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:00 p.m.
The City Council Goal Setting Workshop was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Sylvester.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Communications Manager Mary Haddad.
Present were: Mayor Illece Buckley Weber, Mayor Pro Tem Penny Sylvester, Councilmember Chris Anstead, Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez, 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, Communications Manager Mary
Haddad, Human Resources Manager Celeste Bird,
Management Analyst Amber Victoria, Executive Assistant
Michele Hubbs, Director of Community Development Denice Thomas, Principal Planner Robby Nesovic, Building Official Lukas Quach, Senior Civil Engineer Charmaine Yambao,
Public Works Project Manager Kelly Fisher, Engineering Aide Joshua Keck, Director of Finance Diego Ibañez, Finance
Manager Brenda Cho, Accountant Leah Palmer, Director of Community Services Amy Brink, Recreation Manager Nick
Newkirk, Recreation Manager Xochitl Ruwhiu, Management
Analyst Stephanie Pozos, and City Clerk Kimberly M.
Rodrigues.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Anstead moved to approve the Agenda, as presented. Mayor Pro Tem Wolf seconded. The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf,
Councilmember Anderson, Councilmember Anstead,
and Councilmember Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Goal Setting Workshop
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
DISCUSSION / ACTION
1. Discussion of City Council Short and Long-Term Goals Following distribution of the Agenda Packet, and prior to the City Council Meeting, written correspondence was received from the following person(s), forwarded to the City Council, and made available for public review.
Natalie Roser, Old Agoura
Nicole Radoumis, Old Agoura
Howard Stutz, Old Agoura
Christine and Mark Richardson and their two sons, Old Agoura George Colman, Old Agoura
Stacey and David Dorenfeld, Old Agoura
Jarred and Dana Walker, Old Agoura
Jess Thomas, Old Agoura
Cyrena Nouzille, Old Agoura
Jay Crutcher, Agoura Hills
Ben Suber, Agoura Hills
The following person(s) spoke:
Carolyn Trocino, Agoura Hills, representing Old Agoura Homeowners Cyrena Nouzille, Agoura Hills
George Colman, representing Old Agoura Homeowners
Karen Kent, Agoura Hills, representing the Cultural Arts Council Daniel Farkash, Agoura, representing Old Agoura
Upon discussion of short and long-term goals, the City Council provided feedback to staff and no reportable action was taken.
City Manager Hamburger announced the next steps in the budget process including the subcommittee review of the Council’s workshop recommendations, returning to the next and final Goal Setting Workshop on May 14, then the Budget Workshop on June 11, and the final budget would be presented for adoption on June 25, 2025.
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
There were no comments.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:58 p.m., Mayor Sylvester adjourned the meeting.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Goal Setting Workshop
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Kimberly M. Rodrigues, MPPA, MMC
City Clerk
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
6:00 p.m.
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Sylvester.
Mayor Sylvester announced the Land Acknowledgement.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 127.
Present were: Mayor Penny Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf, Councilmember Kate Anderson, Councilmember Chris
Anstead, and Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez.
Also Present were: City Manager Nathan Hamburger, City Attorney Candice K.
Lee, Assistant City Manager Ramiro Adeva, Deputy City
Manager Louis Celaya, Communications Manager Mary
Haddad, Executive Assistant Michele Hubbs, Director of
Community Development Denice Thomas, Principal Planner
Robby Nesovic, Senior Civil Engineer Charmaine Yambao,
Director of Finance Diego Ibañez, Finance Manager Brenda Cho, Director of Community Services Amy Brink, Management Analyst Stephanie Pozos, and City Clerk Kimberly M.
Rodrigues.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
No Closed Session was held.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Anstead moved to approve the Agenda, as presented. Councilmember Anderson seconded. The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf,
Councilmember Anderson, Councilmember Anstead,
and Councilmember Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Sylvester presented a Certificate of Recognition, honoring Healthy Pet as Business of the Month, to owners Darren and Nili Perlmutter.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Natalie Longwell, Public Information Officer for the U. S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, presented a Wildfire Disaster Assistance Update.
Councilmember Klein Lopez provided a Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Update.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Following distribution of the Agenda Packet, and prior to the City Council Meeting, written correspondence was received from the following person, forwarded to the City Council, and made available for public review.
Oren Gotlib, Agoura Hills
The following person(s) spoke:
Lorraine Crawford, Agoura Hills
Glenn Crawford, Agoura Hills
Oren Gotlib, Agoura Hills
Richard Lawson, Agoura
Amy Davis, Agoura Hills, representing Plant Based Treaty Paige Parsons Roache, Westlake Village, representing Plant Based Treaty
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Councilmember Klein Lopez moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-8, as presented. Councilmember Anstead seconded.
The motion carried 5-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf,
Councilmember Anderson, Councilmember Anstead,
and Councilmember Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
1. Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of February 26, 2025
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 928
3. Approve Treasurer’s Report for November 2024
4. Approve Treasurer’s Report for December 2024
5. Approve Authorization to Seek Bids for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Concrete Repair Project; NIB 25-03
6. Approve First Amendment to Agreement (Contract 13521-2024), with the City of Thousand Oaks, for Transit (Dial-A-Ride) Services
7. Approve Addendum to Lease Agreement for Contractor Services Issued Under the State of California Participating Addendum No. 7-24-70-46-06 Copiers and Management Print Services, Colorado NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement 187846 with Ricoh USA, Inc.
8. Approve Agreement for Design Professional Consultant Services, with m6 Consulting, Inc., for the Morrison Park Rehabilitation Project
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
Communications Manager Haddad announced the upcoming Mayor’s Emergency Preparedness Day, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Agoura Hills Recreation & Event Center, and invited the public to attend.
Mayor Pro Tem Wolf expressed his appreciation to the public for coming out to address a wide range of issues and taking the time to share their comments with the City Council.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:36 p.m., Mayor Sylvester announced the next Regular City Council Meeting would be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center and adjourned the meeting.
Kimberly M. Rodrigues, MPPA, MMC
City Clerk