AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC 02-22-23

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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 the meeting will be broadcast to the public via remote video conferencing. Members of the public will 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. 

WATCH THE MEETING (IN-PERSON, VIDEO CONFERENCE, OR ARCHIVED)

This meeting is being conducted in-person in the Council Chambers and by utilizing video conferencing and electronic means. 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 Chris Anstead
   Mayor Pro Tem Illece Buckley Weber 
   Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez 
   Councilmember Penny Sylvester
   Councilmember Jeremy Wolf 

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

PRESENTATIONS

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

   Introduction of Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang 
   Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Update
   Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments Update
   (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 Regular City Council Meeting of December 14, 2022

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 01 Minutes 121422

2.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 11, 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 02 Minutes 011123

3.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 8, 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 03 Minutes 020823

4.   Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 887

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

       Item 04 022223

5.   Approve Treasurer’s Report for December 2022

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

       Item 05 022223

6.   Approve Treasurer’s Report for January 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

       Item 06 022223

7.   Approve Midyear Budget Update and Recommendations to Amend Fiscal Year 2022/23 Budget 

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

        Item 07 022223

8.    Approve Notice of Completion, with Powell Constructors, Inc., for the Roadside Drive Bridge Widening Project; NIB 20-03

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE 

         Item 08 022223

9.     Receive and File Community Development Year in Review Report 

         STAFF REFERENCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS

         Item 09 022223

PUBLIC HEARING

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

10.     Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 23-2031; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
            OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE BUSINESS LICENSE ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE TO ESTABLISH A
            BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION FEE FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 23-467

            STAFF REFERENCES:    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                                  SENIOR PLANNER NESOVIC 

           Item 10 022223

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.)

11.     Discussion to Waive Full Reading and Adopt Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 23-468U; AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
            THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, RE-ESTABLISHING AND TEMPORARILY CONTINUING A TEMPORARY OUTDOOR
            OPERATIONS PERMIT PROGRAM AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
            QUALITY ACT 

            STAFF REFERENCE:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA

            Item 11 022223

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 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, February 22, 2023, 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.