AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE
Agoura Hills City Hall - City Manager's Conference Room 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Monday, February 2, 2026
4:00 PM
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.
NOTE: The Subcommittee and City staff will be participating in this meeting in-person in the City Manager's Conference Room. Members of the public have the opportunity to participate in-person in the conference room.
For public participation on items listed on this Agenda, refer to "Public Comments" below.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
Option A: To provide public comments in-person at the meeting Members of the public have an opportunity to attend the meeting in-person and speak or submit a written comment on any item listed on this Agenda. 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 staff.
To request to speak in-person at the meeting. The Subcommittee will open the floor for public comment and any in-person attendee who raises their hand will have the opportunity to speak. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker's time may no be transferred to another speaker.
Option B: To submit written public comments by e-mail (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 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be provided to the Subcommittee 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 Subcommittee’s deliberations or entered into the official record, but will be provided to the Subcommittee the next day.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Chris Anstead
Councilmember Penny Sylvester
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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.)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. E-Bikes Rules and Regulations Update
2. Afterschool Programs Update
SUBCOMMITTEE OR STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Date Posted: January 29, 2026
REPORT TO COMMUNITY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE
DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2026
TO: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE FROM: NATHAN HAMBURGER, CITY MANAGER
BY: AMY BRINK, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
SUBJECT: E-BIKES RULES AND REGULATIONS UPDATE
Staff would like to provide an update to the Community Services Subcommittee on the work being done on e-bike regulation. At the Community Services Subcommittee Meeting on December 11, 2025, e-bike regulation and enforcement was presented as a discussion item. The Subcommittee heard from representatives from the Lost Hills Sheriff Station, including the Traffic Sergeant and Traffic Deputy, who work patrols in the City. While education and engagement remain essential to ensuring the community understands the rules and regulations of operating ebikes, enforcement will play a key role in achieving compliance of any new e-bike ordinance.
Staff also presented four (4) options for enforcement:
1. Administrative Citations;
2. Infractions;
3. Misdemeanors; and
4. Combination.
The Subcommittee recommended moving forward with Option 4 – Combination. This option provides for flexibility in enforcement of the e-bike regulation. The team from the Lost Hills Sheriff Station calls this option a “wobbler,” providing the officer broad discretion when initially deciding whether the activity warrants an infraction or a misdemeanor. The Community Services Subcommittee recommended that enforcement begins with providing warnings to offenders, followed by the combination, or “wobbler.” It allows the Sheriffs the ability to make a decision on enforcement (infraction or misdemeanor) depending on the severity of the infraction.
City Staff is currently working with the City Attorney to finalize an Ordinance that would amend the City’s Municipal Code to provide 1) updated definitions of e-bikes; 2) implement regulations and enforcement of e-bikes on City parks and sidewalks; and 3) updated penalties/fees for e-bike related infractions/misdemeanors. The anticipated timeline of bringing the draft Ordinance to City Council is late Spring. The estimated timeline involved in the adoption process will be determined by final regulations and penalties fees to be implemented, and the noticing/resolutions requirements that are required.
REPORT TO COMMUNITY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE
DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2026
TO: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE FROM: NATHAN HAMBURGER, CITY MANAGER
BY: AMY BRINK, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
SUBJECT: AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS UPDATE
The Southeast Ventura County YMCA, specifically, the Yarrow YMCA (YMCA) in Westlake Village, approached the City about potential use of classrooms at the Agoura Hills Recreation and Event Center (Recreation Center). The YMCA has operated afterschool childcare programs on the elementary school campuses in Agoura Hills for decades. This service operates during the school year, including national and district holidays, and provides care to over 300 children. Recently, the YMCA was informed by the Las Virgenes Unified School District that they would not be able to operate the program on any campuses after the 2024/25 school year. They would need to cease their operations completely at the end of the school year.
Concerned that so many children would be left without afterschool childcare services, the YMCA reached out to the City requesting use of classrooms at the Recreation Center. Their goal is to secure space now so they can assure their families that there will be childcare at the start of the new school year. Recognizing that this is a temporary solution, YMCA requires at least two classrooms, three if possible, Monday through Friday, from 1:00-6:00 pm (starting at 11:30 am) on Wednesdays. The use would begin Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and end Wednesday, June 9, 2027.
Relocating their afterschool program to the Recreation Center would have an immediate impact on their program including having to transport students off campus to a location across town. They would also have to create multiple locations to accommodate that number of students who require the care. Downsizing and constructing new space would also be a challenge. The YMCA has offered to assist with some renovations to the classrooms that would provide organization and certain enhancements to the space. They would be interested in a collaboration with the City in order to manage the costs of the facility use.
Being able to assist with providing a space for afterschool childcare is important, as the YMCA is the City’s partner in providing this service to its residents. Allowing the use of the classroom space will have a slight impact on the Department of Community Services the programs/classes that are offered. By entering into the agreement, the classrooms would be occupied and unavailable for other groups to use. It will also require the Department to rearrange some of the programs that are currently being offered. While the YMCA would like to have use of all three classrooms, keeping one available for the recreation program would be best.
Should the Subcommittee be suppotive of this partnership, staff would need to conduct some further analysis to look into the fiscal impacts and further discuss the details of any future use agreement.
Staff respectfully requests the Community Services Subcommittee to provide feedback on the potential afterschool services partnership with the Southeast Ventura County YMCA on the temporary use of city facilities.