1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NOTE: The Hidden Hills City Council and City staf will be participating in this meeting inperson in the Council Chambers and via remote video conferencing (Zoom). Members of the public also have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers (attendees will be required to follow the current State and County public health guidelines) or electronically via Zoom. Refer to “Public Participation” below. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) please contact Deana Gonzalez at 818-888-9281 or staf @hiddenhillscity.org. If you are hearing impaired and would like to watch the meeting on ZOOM, once in the meeting room select the button “live transcript” and then select “show subtitles”. Members of the public will have the opportunity to address the City Council on agenda and non-agenda items in person, via Zoom or by email as indicated below.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ACT ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON
THE AGENDA
2. Council:
Mayor Steve Freedland
Mayor Pro Tem Eniko Gold
Council Member Joe Loggia
Council Member Laura McCorkindale
Council Member Larry G. Weber
ROLL CALL
CITY OF HIDDEN HILLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
(IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
6165 Spring Valley Road
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
4:00 PM
AGENDA
Staff:
City Manager Kerry Kallman
City Attorney Roxanne Diaz
City Engineer Dirk Lovett
City Clerk Deana Gonzalez
Administrative Analyst Chantelle Limon
3. AUDIENCE
Members of the audience are invited to address the Council at this time on items that are on the Special Meeting agenda. Please observe the time limit of three minutes.
Per California Government Code Section 54954.2, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking immediate action on any item not on the agenda unless it can be demonstrated that the item is of an emergency nature, or the need to take action arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda.
Public Participation:
Public participation on the Special Meeting agenda items is allowed in the following ways: in person in the City Council Chambers, by email or if attending the meeting virtually, live public comments may be received by Zoom. Public comment on the Special Meeting agenda items will be accepted by email to [email protected] prior to the meeting and the email should identify the agenda item number in the subject line of the email or indicate that it pertains to a nonagenda item. Such emails must be received by the City Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Any emails received shall be read into the record.
Alternatively, members of the public may join the meeting via the Zoom platform and the Mayor will call on you for public comment. To ask a question or comment during a meeting, click on the icon labeled "Participants" at the bottom center of your PC or Mac screen. At the bottom of the window on the right side of the screen, click the button labeled "Raise Hand." Your digital hand is now raised. To “Raise Hand” on an audio only call, press*6 to unmute and *9 to “Raise Hand”.
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.A 2023 City Council Goals Session for Discussion and Direction to City Staff and Review of the Status Report and Direction, if any, on the City Council’s Current Goals The 2023 goals for review include the following:
1. Provide Prioritization of City Council Goals to Staff
2. Update the General Plan
3. Create a Strategic Plan for the City
4. Develop and Implement a Plan for the Library Funds
5. Create an Ongoing “Living with Wildlife” Program
6. Identify New Revenue Sources for the City
7. Create/Update Job Descriptions, Responsibilities and Reporting Relationships for Each Staff Member and Outside Contractors
8. Provide Mandatory Unconscious Gender Bias Training for Staff, City Manager and Council
9. Host Hidden Hills First Responder's Day- a Yearly Event Honoring First Responders:
Meet and Greet, Ice Cream, etc.
10. City to Continue to Irrigate Landscaping and Other Areas with Recycled Water
11. Identify and Recommend Certain “Reach” Codes That Would be Added to the City’s Building and Safety Standards
12. Create a Document that Provides Detail on City Council Standards, Norms, Policies and Procedures, Council Code of Conduct. Establish an Ad-hoc Committee to Create a Draft to be Reviewed by Council
13. Create and Host an Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony & Community Gathering to Celebrate Peace, Good Will and the Holiday Season in the Upper City Parking Lot
2-15-23 COMPLETE PACKET.pdf
5. ADJOURNMENT
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office at City Hall, 6165 Spring Valley Road, Hidden Hills, CA 91302 during normal business hours.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, any qualified individuals with a disability who plan to attend or otherwise participate in the City Council meeting and who may require accommodations or auxiliary aids should contact the City Clerk at 818/888-9281 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
This agenda was posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
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Deana L. Gonzalez, CMC, City Clerk