RAY PEARL
Mayor
NED E. DAVIS
Mayor Pro Tem
KELLY HONIG
Councilmember
SUSAN McSWEENEY
Councilmember
BRAD HALPERN
Councilmember
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the City Council
CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE
City Council Chambers
31200 Oak Crest Drive
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 6:30 p.m.
Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk's Office at [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. on, December 14, 2022. Written comments will be summarized during the meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers McSweeney, Honig, Halpern, Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Pearl
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of November 9, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/CEREMONIAL MATTERS: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may address the City Council on items not on the printed agenda. Please observe the time limit of three minutes. Members of the public may offer comment telephonically or otherwise electronically by using Zoom teleconference service options as listed on Page 1 of this agenda. When attending in-person, complete a Speaker Card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting starting.
COUNCIL RESPONSE:
STAFF COMMENTS:
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Reports on City Council Committee meetings held.
1. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT - Authorize the City Manager to purchase a new Volunteers on Patrol Vehicle and submit for reimbursement from the grant awarded by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
2. CULTURAL RECREATION COMMITTEE REPORT - Continue with the current support for America Supporting Americans as stated in Resolution 1914-17 and City Council provide direction or concurrence on the project approach and Committee recommendations for the Veteran’s Memorial Project.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. PUBLIC HEARING: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE 2022 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING,
MECHANICAL, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, AND
EXISTING BUILDING CODES; AND THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, AND ADDITIONS; AND INCLUDING FINDINGS, FEES, AND PENALTIES; ORDINANCE NO. 298- 22 - Waive second reading in full and adopt Ordinance No. 298-22, ‘An Ordinance of the City of Westlake Village, California, adopting by reference Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Building Code; Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Electrical Code; Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Plumbing Code; Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Mechanical Code; Title 30 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Residential Code; Title 31 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code; Title 33 of the Los Angeles County Code, incorporating and amending the 2022 California Existing Building Code; and the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code, incorporating and amending the 2021 International Fire Code; together with certain amendments, deletions and additions, including findings, fees and penalties; and amending the Westlake Village Municipal Code’ and find that the ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. Unless otherwise requested by a Councilmember, there will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS: Warrants effective December 1, 2022 in the amount of $1,039,372.07
GENERAL BUSINESS:
1. ASSEMBLY BILL 361 FINDINGS FOR SPECIAL BROWN ACT
REQUIREMENTS FOR TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS - City Council make the following findings so that teleconference meetings of the City Council and the City’s committees can continue to be conducted pursuant to the AB 361 special Brown Act requirements: the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the COVID-19 state of emergency; and state and local officials continue to recommend measures to promote social distancing.
2. ARTERIAL SYSTEM FINANCING PROGRAM ANNUAL REVIEW - City Council to receive and file this report.
3. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED STREET SIGN
REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND APPROVAL OF CEQA NOTICE OF
EXEMPTION FILING – Approve staff’s filing of a CEQA notice of exemption for the Advanced Street Sign Replacement Project; award a construction contract for the Advanced Street Sign Replacement Project to Loftin Construction, Inc. in the amount of $33,600.00; and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the construction contract on behalf of the City.
4. ORDINANCE SECOND READING: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 297-22
REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS, AMENDING THE
WESTLAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND APPROVING A CEQA
EXEMPTION DETERMINATION - Waive the second reading in full and adopt Ordinance No. 297-22 titled ‘An Ordinance of the City of Westlake Village Regarding Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations, Amending the Westlake Village Municipal Code,’ and determining that adopting this Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h).
OLD BUSINESS:
1. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH R3 CONSULTING GROUP, INC. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH SOLID WASTE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION - Approve the Professional Services Agreement with R3 Consulting Group, Inc., authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement, and find that the agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
NEW BUSINESS:
1 REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 YEAR END AND FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FIRST QUARTER BUDGETS - City Council to receive and file this report. 2 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 299-23 - ELECTRONIC CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FILING - Ordinance No. 299-23, titled ‘An Ordinance of the City of Westlake Village Regarding Electronic Campaign Disclosure Statement Filing and Amending the Westlake Village Municipal Code,’ be introduced by title only and that further reading be waived and find that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. 3 2023 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS - Approve 2023 City Council Committee Assignments as submitted by Mayor Pearl.
ADJOURNMENT:
This agenda was posted on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. on the City’s website and in the Posting Board at City Hall.
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