Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - 2/25/2026 1:00:00 AM City Council
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Andrew P. Fox City Council Chambers
2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Closed Session: 5:00 PM (as needed, see below)
Regular Session: 6:00 PM
Mikey Taylor, Mayor
Bob Engler
, Mayor Pro Tem
Al Adam, Councilmember
David Newman
, Councilmember
C. Tie Gutierrez, Councilmember
Executive Team
Andrew P. Powers, City Manager
Tracy M. Noonan, City Attorney
Ingrid Hardy, Assistant City Manager
Akbar Alikhan, Assistant City Manager
Laura B. Maguire, City Clerk
Jaime Boscarino, Finance Dir./City Treasurer
Kelvin Parker, Community Development Director
Nader Heydari, Public Works Director
Jonathan Serret, Cultural & Community Services Director Jeanette D. Green, Human Resources Director
Anthony Moore, Chief Technology Officer
Alexandra South, Strategic Communications/Public Affairs Dir.
Jeremy Paris, Police Chief
Jeff Shea, Fire Chief
Jim Friedl, General Manager, CRPD
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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1. CALL TO ORDER: Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
3. CLOSED SESSION: City Manager's Office 3rd floor
A.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of litigation; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). (1 Potential Case)
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CONTINUANCE OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING, AGENDA ITEM OR REMOTE PARTICIPATION:
7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A.
Moorpark College Update
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: To be heard before 6:45 p.m. If additional speakers for public comments remain at 6:45 p.m., remainder of speakers may be called at the end of the meeting. (Resolution Nos. 2011-067/2023-008)
9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A.
General, Utilities, Golf Course, and Theatres Demands
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify February 11, 2026, and February 18, 2026; approve February 25, 2026, and March 4, 2026, subject to review and ratification LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
B.
Minutes of City Council meeting of February 10, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
02-10-2026 Draft Minutes
C.
Electric Vehicles, Battery Storage, Solar Infrastructure Services Agreement Amendment RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 13911-2025) with Kewo Engineering Corporation (Diamond Bar, CA), for additional design/program management services in the amount of $600,000, for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $1,250,000.
2. Authorize additional expenditures in the amount of $200,000 in FY 2025-26 and $200,000 in FY 2026-27 through various General Fund, Transportation Fund, Lighting Fund, Landscape Fund, Water Fund, Wastewater Fund, Library Fund, Golf Course Fund, Solid Waste Fund, and Grant Fund accounts as program management services are rendered.
3. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Second Amendment to Contract No 13911 2025 with Kewo D.
Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project (CI 5691)
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve the project design, plans, specifications, and Addendum No. 1 for the construction of the Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project (CI 5691).
2. Award construction contract to J & A Engineering Corp. (Azusa, CA), in the amount of $570,434, plus a contingency of $57,000.
3. Authorize expenditure in the amount of $478,300 ($432,300 construction contract; $43,000 contingency; and $3,000 for City furnished materials and supplies) in FY 2025-26 from A/C #142-5630-632-8300 (Landscape Fund, Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project - CI 5691), and $152,134 ($138,134 construction contract and $14,000 contingency) in FY 2025-26 from A/C #001-4410-679-8300 (General Fund, Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project - CI 5691).
4. Delegate authority to the City Engineer to approve changes to the design, plans, specifications, and working details of the project on work directives and change orders up to the project approved contingency amount.
5. Find that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant 14 C.C.R. Section 15302.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Vicinity and Location Maps
E.
2026 Pavement Overlay (CI 5735, CI 5809, CI 5676 and MI 2626) and Slurry Programs (MI 2626, MI 2661) RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve project plans, specifications, and Addenda Nos. 1 and 2, for the 2026 Pavement Overlay Program (CI 5735, CI 5809, CI 5676, MI 2626).
2. Award construction contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company (Sully-Miller) of Brea, CA for the 2026 Pavement Overlay Program (CI 5735, CI 5809, CI 5676, MI 2626) in the amount of $14,497,587.40, plus a contingency of $832,109.
3. Approve deductive Change Order No. 1 to construction contract with Sully-Miller (Brea, CA) for the 2026 Pavement Overlay Program (CI 5735, CI 5809, CI 5676, MI 2626) in the deductive amount of $1,388,850 for removing bid Schedule ‘J’.
4. Approve project plans, specifications, and Addenda Nos. 1 and 2, for the 2026 Slurry Program (MI 2626, MI 2661).
5. Award construction contract to Roy Allan Slurry Seal, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA for the 2026 Slurry Program (MI 2626, MI 2661) in the amount of $1,780,373.40, plus a contingency of $153,050.
6. Approve budget appropriation in the amount of $1,068,892, as detailed in the Budget Appropriation Summary.
7. Approve budget appropriation and transfer in the amount of $816,184, $700,965 from A/C #001-0000-311-1000 (General Fund – Fund Balance) to A/C #001-9720-631-9153 (General Fund Transfer to DevFee Rd Improvement) and from A/C #539-0000-311-1000 (Dev Fee Misc Streets CW – Fund Balance) to A/C #539-000-561-0100 (Operating Transfers in / from General Fund, CI 5809), and $115,219 from A/C #001-0000-311-1000 (General Fund – Fund Balance) to A/C #001-9720-631-9153 (General Fund Transfer to DevFee Rd Improvements) and from A/C #539-0000-311-1000 (Dev Fee Misc Streets CW – Fund Balance) to A/C #539-0000-561-0100 (Operating Transfers in / from General Fund, MI 2661).
8. Authorize expenditures in the amount of $13,960,846.40 for the 2026 Pavement Overlay Program (CI 5735, CI 5809, CI 5676, MI 2626), $13,108,737.40 for construction contract, $832,109 for construction contingency, and $20,000 for City furnished material and supplies, and $1,933,424 for the 2026 Slurry Program (MI 2626, MI 2661), $1,780,373.40 for construction contract and $153,050 for construction contingency, as further detailed in the Expenditure Summary.
9. Delegate authority to the City Engineer to approve changes to the design, plans, and specifications of the projects on work directives and change orders up to the project’s approved contingency amount.
10. Find that the Projects are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Budget Appropriation Requests Summary
Attachment 2 Expenditure Summary
Attachment 3 2026 Pavement Program Map
Attachment 4 Change Order 1
02-24-2026 Supplemental Information Packet
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations Update (MCA-2025-70003) ORDINANCE AMENDING THOUSAND OAKS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUS) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADUS) UPDATING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 45 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW (MCA-2025-70003) 1ST READING
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Find that the update of the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 which specifically finds that CEQA does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city to implement the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 66314) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333) of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code.
2. Read in title only, further reading be waived, and if no objection, introduce an ordinance approving Municipal Code Amendment 2025-70003 amending Title 9, Chapter 4 of the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC).
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Planning Commission Packet of January 26 2026 Attachment 2 Municipal Code Amendment Ordinance
B.
Electrification and Energy Resiliency Projects at the Municipal Service Center RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING CERTAIN FINDINGS ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND APPROVING DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACT FOR ENERGY SERVICES FOR ELECTRIFICATION AND RESILIENCY PROJECTS AT MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER (CI 5473, CI 5585, CI 5710, CI 5726, AND CI 5760) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4217.12 RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt resolution making certain findings required under Government Code Section 4217 et seq., that the proposed energy services agreement will result in lower costs than if the project were not built, and that the agreement is in the best interest of the City.
2. Award a Design and Build Contract for energy services and the design and construction of energy conservation facilities and energy resiliency facilities, under Government Code section 4217.10 et seq. procurement process, including solar power delivery from an existing solar photovoltaic system, battery energy storage, and generator backup systems, as well as electric vehicle supply equipment and the associated electrical infrastructure and load management systems, to RavenVolt, Inc., an ABM Company (RavenVolt/ABM) (Los Angeles, CA) in the amount of $14,169,921.66, plus a contingency of $708,496.08, for a total of $14,878,417.74, with a term ending January 31, 2028.
3. Approve First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 13946-2025) with Optony, Inc. (Optony) (Santa Clara, CA), for additional consulting services related to fleet electrification and battery energy storage projects in the amount of $150,000, for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $345,000.
4. Approve budget appropriation for FY 2025-26 in the amount of $3,237,596 and for FY 2026-27 in the amount of $795,724, as outlined in the report.
5. Authorize expenditure in the amount of $15,278,423, as outlined in the report.
6. Authorize acceptance of a Fiscal Year 2023 Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) Grant in the amount of $1,853,625 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as administered by California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Municipal Service Center (MSC) Microgrid and Backup Power Project (CI 5585).
7. Delegate authority to the City Manager to approve Early Procurement Amendments, Early Construction Amendments, Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendments, and Change Orders up to the project-approved contingency amount.
8. Delegate authority to the City Engineer to approve Phase 1 Design Task Orders, as well as work directives, and change orders, as authorized, up to the project-approved contingency amount.
9. Find that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant 14 C.C.R. Section 15301.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Vicinity and Location Maps
Attachment 2 Budget Appropriation & Expenditure Requests Summary Attachment 3 Resolution
Attachment 4 RavenVoltABM Design and Build Agreement
Attachment 4 Exhibit A RavenVoltABM Scope of Services
Attachment 4 Exhibit B Design Builder’s Cost Proposal Form Attachment 4 Exhibit C RavenVoltABM Levine Form
Attachment 4 Exhibit D Part 1 FEMA Grant Requirements
Attachment 4 Exhibit D Part 2 FTA Grant Requirements
Attachment 4 Exhibit E Cover for Federal Minimum Wage Rates Attachment 4 Exhibit E Federal Minimum Wage Rates
Attachment 5 RavenVoltBM GMP Amendment with Lump Sum Conversion Attachment 6 Optony 1st Amendment Contract 13946 2025
C.
Power Backup at Lang Ranch Pump Station (CI 5702)
RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING CERTAIN FINDINGS ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND APPROVING DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACT FOR ENERGY SERVICES FOR POWER BACKUP AT LANG RANCH PUMP STATION (CI 5702) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4217.12 RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution making certain findings required under Government Code Section 4217 et seq., that the proposed energy services agreement will result in lower costs than if the project were not built, and that the agreement is in the best interest of the City.
Award a Design and Build Contract for energy services and the design and construction of the Power Backup at Lang Ranch Pump Station, under Government Code Section 4217.10 et seq. procurement process, to Gridscape Solutions, Inc. (Fremont, CA) in the amount of $2,180,640, plus a contingency of $218,360, with a term ending June 30, 2028.
Approve budget transfer in the amount of $2,550,000 from FY 2026-27 to FY 2025-26 in A/C #612-8030-682-8300 (Water Fund, Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings – CI 5702).
Approve budget appropriation in the amount of $48,500 from A/C #612-0000-341-9900 (Water Fund Net Position) to A/C #611-8030-682-5699 (Water Fund, Other) for year 1 maintenance ($12,500) and 3-year extended maintenance ($36,000).
Authorize expense in FY 2025-26 in the amount of $2,439,000 as follows:
$2,132,140 for design and construction, $218,360 contingency, $35,000 for material testing and inspection (future task order), and $5,000 for City furnished materials and supplies from A/C #612-8030-682-8300; $12,500 for year 1 maintenance and $36,000 for 3-year extended maintenance from A/C #611-8030-682-5699.
Delegate authority to the City Manager to approve Early Procurement Amendments, Early Construction Amendments, Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendments, and Change Orders up to the project-approved contingency amount.
Delegate authority to the City Engineer to approve Phase 1 Design Task Orders, as well as work directives and change orders, as authorized, up to the project-approved contingency amount.
Find that this project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 Vicinity and Location Maps
Attachment 2 Resolution
Attachment 3 Design and Build Contract with Gridscape Solutions Inc for energy services
11. STUDY SESSIONS: None
12. DEPARTMENT REPORTS: None
13. COMMITTEE/COMMISSION/BOARD REPORTS: None
14. CITY COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THOUSAND OAKS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REPORTS: None
15. COUNCIL ISSUES/RECOMMENDATIONS: None
16. CITY MANAGER:
A.
Announcements and upcoming issues
17. PUBLIC NOTICES: None
18. ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Regular Meeting March 10, 2026 Agenda Post Date/Time: Feb 24, 2026, 5:00P.M.
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