AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – City Manager’s Conference Room
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
3:00 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 2:30 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 1:00 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 1:00 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
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.) City Council Special Meeting - Closed Session
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiator – Government Code Section 54957.6 City Negotiator: City Manager
Unrepresented Employees: All Employees
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
GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
4:00 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 3:30 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 2:00 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
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL Mayor Penny Sylvester
Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf
Councilmember Kate Anderson
Councilmember Chris Anstead
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
Goal Setting Workshop
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
DISCUSSION / ACTION
(Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the City Council may not discuss or act on any matter not specifically identified on this Agenda. Public comments are limited to the Discussion/ Action item below. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
1. Discussion of City Council Short and Long-Term Goals STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURN to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to the Regular Meeting of the City Council in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center.
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.
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 14, 2025, Special Goal Setting Workshop 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.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, May 14, 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
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Recognizing Military Appreciation Month
Proclamation Recognizing Apraxia Awareness Day
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) 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 Regular Meeting of April 23, 2025 STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
2. Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 932
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ
3. Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with MDG Associates, Inc., for Professional Services Related to Los Angeles County Development Authority Compliance Requirements
STAFF REFERENCES: ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA
4. Approve Agreement for Contractor Services, with Solid Waste Solutions, Inc., for City Permit Services to Provide Film Permit Processing Services STAFF REFERENCES: ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA
5. Approve Notice of Completion for the Chumash Park ADA Path of Travel Improvements Project; NIB #24-01B
STAFF REFERENCES: ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER YAMBAO
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
CONSENT CALENDAR, continued -
6. Approve Agreement for Recovery of National Opioid Settlement Agreement Funds, with the County of Los Angeles, for Transfer of the City’s Opioid Settlement Allocation to the County for Use in Countywide Opioid Abatement Efforts STAFF REFERENCE: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
7. Approve Extension of Emergency 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
STAFF REFERENCE: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA
8. Adopt Resolution No. 25-2100; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE
CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS COORDINATOR AND SETTING THE SALARY RANGE
STAFF REFERENCES: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
MANAGEMENT ANALYST VICTORIA
PUBLIC HEARING
(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Public Hearing. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)
9. Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt Resolution No. 25-2101; A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 CITY OF AGOURA HILLS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE NEXUS STUDY AND THE 2025 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND AMENDING TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 5 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE
AGOURA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF
EXEMPTION UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER YAMBAO City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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.)
10. Continued Discussion of City Gateway Entry Monument Details for the Kanan Road/Agoura Road Ultimate Intersection Improvements Project (Continued from April 23, 2025)
STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER YAMBAO
11. Discussion Regarding City Website Redesign Project Update STAFF REFERENCES: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER HADDAD
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 28, 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, May 14, 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 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-10a m; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.
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 Tem 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 Tem Wolf, and
Councilmembers Anstead and Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anderson.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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 Tem Wolf seconded. The motion carried 4-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem 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
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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 #24-01B, 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 Tem 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 Tem Wolf seconded. The motion carried 4-0, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sylvester, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf, and
Councilmembers Anstead and Klein Lopez.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Anderson.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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 Tem 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