AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
6:00 p.m.

     Agenda CC 10-12-22

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NOTE: The Agoura Hills City Council and City staff will be participating in this meeting in-person 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. 

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This meeting is being conducted in-person in the Council Chambers and by utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with Assembly Bill 361, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. To attend the meeting in-person, Council Chambers doors will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. and attendees will be required to follow current State and County public health guidelines. To access the live meeting remotely from a PC, Mac, iPad, or Android device, use the Zoom meeting information above. The meeting may be viewed live online beginning at 6:00 p.m. When attendees join the live Zoom meeting, they are automatically muted and only have the options to view and listen to the live meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on YouTube, enter “Agoura Hills City Council” and click on the date of the meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on the City’s website, go to agourahillscity.org and click on the “Watch Meetings Online” button. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)

Option A: To provide public comment in-person in the Council Chambers 
Members of the public have the opportunity to attend the meeting in-person in the Council Chambers and speak or submit a written comment on any item listed on the Agenda. If you wish to speak, complete a Speaker’s Card for each item and submit to the City Clerk prior to the public comment portion of the item. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. Written public comments submitted at the meeting are not read aloud by the City Clerk. Any in-person attendees in the Council Chambers will be required to follow the current State and County public health guidelines. Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting. 

Option B:  To provide public comment by video conference (Zoom)
1.  If attending the meeting virtually (Zoom), submit written public comments prior to the meeting
The public has an opportunity to submit written public comments by email; any comments submitted via text or social media will not be accepted. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review and/or consider information prior to the live meeting, please identify the Agenda item number in the email subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments provided via email will be distributed to the City Council prior to the City Council meeting and posted on the City’s website. Public comments are not read into the record. Please note: any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will not be considered as part of the City Council’s deliberations nor entered into the official record. However, the public may participate by providing live public comment at the meeting via Zoom (see below).

2.  If attending the meeting virtually, live public comments may be received via Zoom (audio only) 
During the meeting, there will be an opportunity for the public to speak. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. To provide public comment live at the meeting, access the meeting remotely via Zoom (see link above). To request to speak during public comment, please click the “Raise Hand” button on the Zoom toolbar. Speaker must be present when called to speak; staff will announce the speaker’s name, as listed on Zoom, and unmute the microphone to speak (audio only). Prior to speaking, state first and last name and provide city of residence for the record. The microphone will be muted by staff when three (3) minutes have expired.  

CALL TO ORDER   

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Mayor Deborah Klein Lopez
Mayor Pro Tem Chris Anstead
Councilmember Illece Buckley Weber 
Councilmember Penny Sylvester
Councilmember Denis Weber 

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

PRESENTATIONS

   Special Presentation to Former City Councilmember Linda L. Northrup

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

   City of Agoura Hills 40th Anniversary – 40 Facts for 40 Years 
   (City Council and Staff)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

[This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items not listed on the Agenda that are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.]

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. This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items on the Consent Calendar. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.]

1.    Approve Minutes of the Special City Council Budget Workshop of June 8, 2022

        STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

        Item 01 Minutes 060822 Budget Workshop

2.    Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 8, 2022

        STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

        Item 02 Minutes 060822

3.    Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 880

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

        Item 03 101222

4.   Approve and Make AB 361 Findings for Special Brown Act Requirements for Teleconference Meetings

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER 

       Item 04 101222

5.   Approve Rejection of Claim for Damages – Tamara Levine

       STAFF REFERENCES:      ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                              ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST BIRD 

       Item 05 102222

6.   Approve Rejection of Claim for Damages – Stacie Riley

       STAFF REFERENCES:      ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                              ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST BIRD 

       Item 06 101222

7.  Adopt Ordinance No. 22-464; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 7 (PEDDLING)
      OF ARTICLE IV (PUBLIC PEACE) AND AMENDING ARTICLE VI (TAXES; LICENSES; BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF THE AGOURA HILLS
      MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 7 REGARDING SIDEWALK VENDING REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW
      AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (MCA-2022-0001
      Sidewalk Vending Ordinance Municipal Code Amendment)

      STAFF REFERENCES:    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                           PRINCIPAL PLANNER CLEAVENGER
                                                           SENIOR PLANNER NESOVIC 

        Item 07 102222

ORDINANCE / ACTION

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Ordinance / Action. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)

8.    Introduce, Read in Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance No. 22-465; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
        THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA
        BUILDING STANDARDS CODE COMPRISED OF THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE, BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL,
        ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, HISTORICAL BUILDING, FIRE, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING
        STANDARDS, AND REFERENCED STANDARDS CODES, AND THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
        MAINTENANCE CODE, AND AMENDING ARTICLES III and VIII OF THE AGOURA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE; and Set a Public
        Hearing for November 9, 2022

        STAFF REFERENCES:   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                            BUILDING OFFICIAL QUACH 

       Item 08 101222

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. It is anticipated that members of the public will have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers or by remote video conferencing (Zoom).

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, notify the City Clerk’s Office, at (818) 597-7303, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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. 

The telecast of the Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 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.