MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center — Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, April 23, 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 Executive Assistant Michele Hubbs.
Present were: Mayor Penny Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tern Jeremy Wolf, Councilmember Chris Anstead, and Councilmember Deborah
Klein Lopez.
Absent was: Councilmember Kate Anderson.
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, Community
Development Director Denice Thomas, Principal Planner
Robby Nesovic, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Charmaine Yambao, Traffic Consultant Laura Forinash,
Finance Manager Brenda Cho, Director of Community Services Amy Brink, and City Clerk Kimberly M. Rodrigues.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
No Closed Session was held.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Klein Lopez moved to approve the Agenda, as presented. Councilmember Anstead seconded. The motion carried 4-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tern Wolf, and
Councilmembers Anstead and Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anderson.
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PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Sylvester presented a Certificate of Recognition, honoring Agoura Vacuums/ The Traveling Mop Shop as April Business of the Month, to owner Martin Centeno.
California Association of Public Information Officials ( CAPIO) representative Stephen Baird, Vice President of Awards, presented the 2025 Epic Award for the Special or Community Event — One -Time (Agoura Hills 2024 State of the City), to the City of Agoura Hills.
Mayor Sylvester presented a Proclamation, recognizing Arbor Day, to Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Yambao and Director of Community Services Brink.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Mayor Sylvester provided a Las Virgenes/ Malibu Council of Governments Update.
There was no report provided for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee Update.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following person spoke:
Ben Suber, Agoura Hills
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Following discussion, Councilmember Anstead moved to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1- 7, as presented. Mayor Pro Tern Wolf seconded. The motion carried 4- 0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tern Wolf, and
Councilmembers Anstead and Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anderson.
1. Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of April 9, 2025
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 931
3. Approve Treasurer' s Report for January 2025
4. Approve Treasurer' s Report for February 2025
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5. Approve Notice of Completion for the Chumash Park Restroom Rehabilitation Project; NIB # 24- 04
6. Approve Additional Contingency Funding for the Chumash Park ADA Path of Travel Improvements Project; NIB # 24- 01 B, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 602577- 22
7. Adopt Resolution No. 25- 2099; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
CONDITION AND DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND
NECESSITY REQUIRES EMERGENCY ROOF REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED
AT THE AGOURA HILLS CIVIC CENTER WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTIONS 20168 AND 22050 AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY
CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE EMERGENCY ROOF REPAIR
DISCUSSION / ACTION
8. Discussion of City Gateway Entry Monument Details for the Kanan Road/ Agoura Road Ultimate Intersection Improvements Project
Following presentation of the staff report, Mayor Sylvester opened the floor for public comments.
There being no public speakers, Mayor Sylvester opened the floor for discussion.
Following deliberations, there was City Council consensus that the monument sign(s) would include a small Oak leaf to the side, lighting, lava rock, and the exclusion of native landscaping.
Mayor Sylvester then polled the City Council on the number of monuments:
Councilmember Klein Lopez and Mayor Pro Tern Wolf supported two ( Northbound and Southbound monuments), and Councilmember Anstead and Mayor Sylvester supported one ( Northbound monument). As the decision was split ( 2- 2), it was recommended that the item be continued to the next regular City Council meeting to allow Councilmember Anderson the opportunity to provide input and help reach a final decision.
ACTION: Councilmember Klein Lopez moved to continue the item for discussion to the next regular meeting. Mayor Pro Tern Wolf seconded. The motion carried 4- 0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tern Wolf, and
Councilmembers Anstead and Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anderson.
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CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
Director of Community Services Brink announced the upcoming celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day, encouraged participation in Community Services Days scheduled for May 3, 2025, and invited all to attend Public Safety Day at Fire Station 89 on May 10, 2025.
Mayor Pro Tern Wolf wished a " Happy Birthday" to Councilmember Anstead ( April 19) and Councilmember Klein Lopez ( April 23).
Mayor Sylvester thanked the Cultural Arts Council for an excellent Student Art Show, currently on display through May 16, 2025, reported attending a ribbon -cutting for Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, and shared that she had joined Deputy City Manager Celaya for a Waymo ( self -driving cars) Zoom meeting about their expansion in the Los Angeles area.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7: 00 p. m., Mayor Sylvester announced the second Goal -Setting Workshop would be held at 4: 00 p. m., followed by the Regular City Council Meeting would be held at 6: 00 p. m., on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center and adjourned the meeting.
Kimberly M. Rodrigues, MPPA, MMC
City Clerk