AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
6:00 p.m.

     Agenda CC 09-14-22

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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 Denis Weber 

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

   Agenda CS 09-14-22

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS
         
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.]

     Public Comments 091422

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 Regular City Council Meeting of April 13, 2022

         STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

         Item 01 Minutes 041322

2.      Approve Minutes of the Special City Council Goal Setting Workshop of May 11, 2022

          STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

          Item 02 Minutes 051122 Goal Setting

3.      Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 11, 2022

          STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

          Item 03 Minutes 051122

4.      Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 878

          STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

          Item 04 091422

5.      Approve Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, with CivicWell, to Host a CivicSpark Fellow to Assist
          with the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) Implementation 

           STAFF REFERENCES:      COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                                   BUILDING OFFICIAL QUACH

          Item 05 0914232

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

          STAFF REFERENCE:        CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER 

       
          Item 06 091422

7.     Approve Rejection of Claim for Damages – Sophia Shloss 

         STAFF REFERENCES:      ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                                ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST BIRD 

         Item 07 091422

DISCUSSION / ACTION

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

8.      Conduct Interviews of Qualified Applicants and Selection of Appointee to Fill Vacancy of City Council Seat and Consider the
          Adoption of Resolution No. 22-2020; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
          APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE CITY COUNCIL VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCILMEMBER
          LINDA L. NORTHRUP

          STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA 
                                                              CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
                                                              CITY ATTORNEY LEE

          Item 08 091422
         Item No. 8 - Public Comments 091422

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, September 28, 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, September 14, 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.