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AGENDA 
REGULAR MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC 08-12-20

NOTE: The health, well-being, and public safety of community members, public officials, and staff is a top priority for the City of Agoura Hills. Therefore, there will NOT be a physical meeting location. City Councilmembers and staff will be participating in this meeting via video conferencing. In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public may participate electronically by emailing their public comments (see section on “Public Participation” below). In-person attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.    

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to Governor Newsom’s State of California Executive Order N-25-20, dated March 12, 2020, and Agoura Hills Resolution No. 20-1926, Ratifying the Director of Emergency Services’ Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency, adopted by the Agoura Hills City Council on March 17, 2020, to follow state guidelines on social distancing, all City facilities are closed to the public until further notice.

This meeting is being conducted utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with the Governor’s State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The live stream video can be viewed the night of the meeting on the City’s website at agourahillscity.org under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage; the indexed archive of the meeting(s) are available on the City’s website under “City Council Agendas” at the top of the webpage. In accordance with Executive Order N-29-20, the public may only view the meeting online and/or by television; public attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.

The telecast of the August 12, 2020, Regular City Council Meeting will be shown on Channel 10 for Time Warner Cable subscribers, Channel 3 for Charter subscribers, and Channel 99 for AT&T U-Verse subscribers, at a later date, and run daily until the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The broadcast schedule is as follows: M-10am; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.

Public Participation (Public Comment):
Public Comments for Non-Public Hearing items. There are no live or call-in testimonies for non-public hearing items; written public comments are received remotely. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, please submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (August 12, 2020). Please identify the agenda item number in the email subject line. Public comments provided via email will be posted on the City website and distributed to the City Council prior to the City Council meeting. Any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day through the adjournment of that meeting will be posted on the City’s website and forwarded to the City Council after the meeting. Any comments submitted via text or social media will not be accepted.

Public Comments for Public Hearing Items. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a public hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include the topic in the subject line and email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (August 12, 2020) and your comments will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting. To participate live by telephone, please email your name and telephone number (including the area code) to comments@agourahillscity.org as soon as possible, but prior to the time the Mayor closes the public comment period on the public hearing. City staff will call you at the appropriate time to receive your public testimony. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. A speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker.  

Copies of staff reports or other written documentation, relating to each item of business described in this Agenda, are posted to the City’s website at agourahillscity.org and are on file in the office of City Clerk Kimberly M. Rodrigues, Agoura Hills City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California, 91301. 

NOTE: The live stream video can be viewed the night of the meeting on the City’s website at agourahillscity.org under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage; the indexed archive of the meeting(s) are available on the City’s website under “City Council Agendas” at the top of the webpage.

CALL TO ORDER   

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL Mayor

   Illece Buckley Weber 
   Mayor Pro Tem Denis Weber
   Councilmember Chris Anstead 
   Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
   Councilmember Linda L. Northrup

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

   Agenda CS 08-12-20 Cancellation

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

   Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Update (by remote)

   Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Update – Automatic Meter Reading/ Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMR/AMI) (by remote) 

   (City Council and Staff)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to submit written public comments for items not listed on the Agenda that are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Please enter “Public Comment” in the subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

(Items on the Consent Calendar may be approved by a single motion and vote. Unless pulled by the City Council, there will be no separate discussion of these items. For persons wishing to submit written public comments for items on the Consent Calendar, please enter the Item number (i.e., No. 1) in the subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

1.    Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 22, 2020

        STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 01 Minutes 072220

2.    Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 834

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PINUELAS

        Item 02 081220

3.    Approve Treasurer’s Report for June 2020

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PINUELAS

        Item 03 081220  

4.    Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with RRM Design Group, for Agoura Village Specific Plan (AVSP) Update 

         STAFF REFERENCE:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA

         Item 04 081220

5.     Approve Award of Contract, with Ardalan Construction Company, Inc., for the Community
         Development Block Grant (CDBG) Forest Cove Park Rehabilitation and Maintenance
         Project #602174-19; NIB 20-01

         STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

         Item 05 081220

6.     Adopt Resolution No. 20-1955; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
         CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE
         DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES’ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2020-03, AN 
         EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE
         CITY OF AGOURA HILLS AUTHORIZING DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES
        (GYMS, FITNESS ESTABLISHMENTS, HAIR SALONS, BARBERSHOPS, AND PERSONAL
        CARE ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING ESTHETICIAN, SKIN CARE AND COSMETOLOGY
        BUSINESSES, NAIL SALONS AND MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS) TO CONDUCT
        TEMPORARY OUTDOOR OPERATIONS WITH ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY
        OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL EXPANSION PERMIT

        STAFF REFERENCE:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA

        Item 06 081220

Public Comments – Public Hearing Items. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a Public Hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include “Balkins Drive” in the subject line and email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, and your comments will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting. To participate live by telephone, please email your name and telephone number (including the area code) to comments@agourahillscity.org as soon as possible, but prior to the time the Mayor closes the public comment period on the public hearing. City staff will call you at the appropriate time to receive your public testimony. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. A speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. 

PUBLIC HEARING / APPEAL
(To submit public comments for Item No. 7, refer to “Public Comments – Public Hearing Items” above) 

7.     Conduct a De Novo Public Hearing to Review the Agoura Hills Planning Commission’s
         Denial of Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-01533-2018 and Oak Tree Permit
         Case No. OAK-01534-2018 for 28340 Balkins Drive (AIN 2055-021-044), a Request to
         Construct a 4,180 Square-Foot, Two-Story, Single-Family Residence and a 730 Square-Foot
         Attached Garage (Arvind Aurora, Applicant/ Appellant)

         STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                             ASSISTANT PLANNER GARCIA

         Item 07 081220
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 080720w
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081020w.
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081120w
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220w
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220bw
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220cw
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220dw
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220ew
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220fw
         Public Comment - Item No. 7 081220gw

DISCUSSION / ACTION

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to submit written public comments for this Discussion / Action item. Please enter item number (i.e., No. 8) in the subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

8.    Discussion Regarding Pre-Screen Review of a Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment
        for a Residential Senior Care Facility at the Northwest Quadrant of Agoura and
        Chesebro Roads (Case No. PSR-01752-2020)

         STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                             ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR COOK 

         Item 08 081220

9.    Discussion Regarding Review of the Agoura Village Specific Plan Survey Results Completed by FM3 Research

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER 

        Item 09 081220

10.   Discussion Regarding Approval of Comment Letter on Los Angeles County Local
          Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Public Review Draft Municipal Service
          Review (MSR) and Sphere of Influence (SOI) Update

          STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                              ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR COOK

          Item 10 081220
   

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. It is anticipated the meeting will be held by video conference and in-person attendance by the public in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.