KELLY HONIG
Mayor
SUSAN McSWEENEY
Mayor Pro Tem
BRAD HALPERN
Councilmember
RAY PEARL
Councilmember
NED E DAVIS
Councilmember
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the City Council
CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE
City Council Chambers
31200 Oak Crest Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91361
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. .
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CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Davis, Pearl, Halpern, Mayor Pro Tem McSweeney, Mayor Honig
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of July 9, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/CEREMONIAL MATTERS:
1. Presentation to City Traffic Engineer Mark Wessel on his retirement, serving the City for 33 Years
2. Presentation of the City of Westlake Village 2025 – 2nd Business of the Quarter Award - Fusion Academy Westlake Village
3. Presentation by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District on the Districts Water and Wastewater Rates, presented by Public Affairs and Communications Manager Mike McNutt and Finance Manager Brian Richie PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Members of the public may address the City Council on non-agenda items that are within the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. Please observe the time limit (three minutes unless a different limit is set by the presiding officer for meeting management purposes). Public Comments may be presented via a written comment, see Page 1 for deadline. Complete a Speaker Card and submit it to the City Clerk to be called to speak while in the Council Chambers.
COUNCIL RESPONSE:
STAFF COMMENTS:
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1. Sheriff's Department Report
2. Fire Department Report
3. Library Report
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. OAK TREE PERMIT NO. 25-001; RESOLUTION NO. 2409-25 – Adopt Resolution No. 2409-25, determining Oak Tree Permit No. 25-001 is exempt from CEQA and to authorize the removal of one protected coast live oak tree and the encroachment of six protected coast live oak trees located at 5388 North Sterling Center Drive.
RESOLUTION NO 2409-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE APPROVING OAK TREE PERMIT NO. 25-001,
AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF ONE COAST LIVE OAK TREE AND THE ENCROACHMENT OF SIX COAST LIVE OAK TREES LOCATED AT 5388 NORTH
STERLING CENTER DRIVE
2. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 25-001, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 25-001; RESOLUTION NO. 2410-25 - Adopt Resolution No. 2410-25, determining Planned Development Permit No. 25-001 and Conditional Use Permit No. 25-001 is exempt from CEQA and authorize a 2,435 square-foot expansion of an existing restaurant, interior and exterior renovations, the addition of a new 1,776 square-foot covered outdoor patio on a 2,814 square-foot cantilevered deck, and the expanded sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with an existing restaurant, known as Bocaccio’s, located at 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 110.
RESOLUTION NO 2410-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE APPROVING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 25- 001 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 25-001, AUTHORIZING EXPANSION AND
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING A COVERED OUTDOOR
PATIO AND CANTILEVERED DECK, AS WELL AS THE EXPANDED ON-SITE SALE
AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (BOCCACCIO’S) AT 32123 LINDERO CANYON ROAD, SUITE 110
3. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 24-002; RESOLUTION NO. 2411-25 - Adopt Resolution No. 2411-25, determining Planned Development Permit No. 24- 002 is exempt from CEQA and authorize a façade remodel of the existing dormitory building; construction of an outdoor amenity and activity space, screened by a 9- foot landscaped wall for Oaks Christian School student use within a portion of the existing parking lot at 31255 Cedar Valley Drive.
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RESOLUTION NO 2411-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE APPROVING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 24-002, AUTHORIZING A FAÇADE REMODEL OF THE EXISTING DORMITORY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTDOOR AMENITY AND ACTIVITY SPACE AT 31255
CEDARVALLEY DRIVE (OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
MONTHLY IN-HOUSE DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1. Engineering Department Report
2. Planning Department Report
3. Cultural Recreation Report
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 July 15, 2025 in the amount of $952,020.33
TREASURER’S REPORT:
GENERAL BUSINESS:
1. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO 309-25. ORDINANCE TITLE: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE AMENDING THE
WESTLAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3 – PUBLIC
SAFETY ADDING CHAPTER 3.10 “ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES” TO
ESTABLISH ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICE REGULATIONS,
APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION - Waive the
second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 309-25.
ORDINANCE NO 309-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE
VILLAGE AMENDING THE WESTLAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3 – PUBLIC SAFETY ADDING CHAPTER 3.10 “ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES”
TO ESTABLISH ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICE REGULATIONS, APPROVING A
CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION
2. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO 310-25. ORDINANCE TITLE: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES AND APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION
DETERMINATION - Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 310-25.
ORDINANCE NO 310-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE
VILLAGE DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AND APPROVING
A CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION
3. PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT - Appoint Clive “C.J.” Dawson to the Public Safety Advisory Board with the term ending March 31, 2027.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. UPDATE ON THE 2035 STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS - City Council note and file the 2035 Strategic Plan process update report.
2. STATUS UPDATE ON CALENDAR YEAR 2025 CITY COUNCIL GOALS - City Council note and file the report.
NEW BUSINESS: None
ADJOURNMENT:
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