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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, May 26, 2021
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC 05-26-21

 Zoom Meeting URL :  https://zoom.us/
 Meeting ID:  896 9409 4682
 Meeting Passcode :  874016

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. The Agoura Hills City Council and City staff will be participating in this meeting via remote video conferencing. In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public may participate electronically by emailing their public comments or participating live (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.

WATCH THE MEETING:
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. To access the live Zoom meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, or Android device, use the above Zoom link (click on “Join a Meeting”), enter the Meeting ID (click on “Join”), and Meeting Passcode (click on “Join Meeting”). When attendees join the 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 indexed archive of this meeting, go to the City’s website at agourahillscity.org under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage. In accordance with Executive Order N-29-20, public attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
Option 1:  To submit written public comments by email. 
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 (e.g., Item No. 1) and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (i.e., Wednesday, May 26, 2021). 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 (personal contact information will be redacted). Public comments are not read into the record. Please note: any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will be forwarded, as a courtesy, to the City Council after the meeting and will not be considered as part of their deliberations. 

Option 2:  To provide public comment live at the meeting using 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 Denis Weber 
   Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Klein Lopez
   Councilmember Chris Anstead 
   Councilmember Illece Buckley Weber 
   Councilmember Linda L. Northrup

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

   Las Virgenes Municipal Water District – Library Book Presentation 
   Los Angeles County Library – State of the Library 
   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 Special City Council Goal Setting Workshop of May 12, 2021

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 01 Minutes 051221 Goal Setting

2.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 12, 2021

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 02 Minutes 051221

3.   Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 851

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PINUELAS

       Item 03 052621

4.   Approve Treasurer’s Report for April 2021 

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PINUELAS

       Item 04 052621

5.   Adopt Resolution No. 21-1974; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
       APPROVING THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AS AMENDED 

       STAFF REFERENCES: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PINUELAS
                                                        ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST BIRD  

     Item 05 052621

DISCUSSION / ACTION

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

6.    Discussion to Consider Approval of City’s Strategic Communication Plan 

        STAFF REFERENCE: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA

         Item 06 052621

INFORMATION ITEM

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

7.      Introduction of CodeRed Mass Notification System 

           STAFF REFERENCE: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA

           Item 07 052621

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 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.  

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, May 26, 2021, 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.