Agenda 
SPECIAL MEETING - VIDEO CONFERENCE
Agoura Hills Specific Plan Update Citizens Advisory Group (AVSP CAG) 
Agoura Hills City Hall – Community Room
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:00 p.m.

   Agenda AVSP CAG 04-20-21
   AVSP Market Study 121720
   AVSP Power Point 042021

Zoom Video Conference :  https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID :  875 6663 0206
Meeting Passcode :  812610

NOTE: The health, well-being, and public safety of community members, public officials, and City staff is a top priority for the City of Agoura Hills. Therefore, there will NOT be a physical meeting location. The Agoura Hills Specific Plan Update Citizens Advisory Group (AVSP CAG) and City 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 or participating live (see section on “Public Comments” below). In-person attendance 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 may be accessed from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android Device. Use the Zoom URL at:  https://zoom.us/ then click on “Join a Meeting” and enter the Meeting ID: 875 6663 0206; click on “Join” and enter the Meeting Passcode: 812610; and click on “Join Meeting”. When attendees join the Zoom meeting, they only have the option to view/listen to the meeting and are automatically muted. 

Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the AVSP CAG may not discuss or act on any matter not specifically identified on this Agenda. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. Please refer to “Public Comments” below. 

Call to Order

Roll Call 

   Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Klein Lopez
   Councilmember Chris Anstead
   Planning Commission Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf
   Member Ed Corridori
   Member Marianne Escaron
   Member Deanna Glassberg
   Member Irma Haldane
   Member Gordon Larimer
   Member Cyrena Nouzille
   Member April Powers
   Member Gregory Sprague
   Member Benjamin Suber
   Member Rik Zelman

Approval of Agenda 

Discussion Items

1.       Minutes from March 16, 2021 AVSP CAG Meeting (Attachment A: Minutes – March 16, 2021)

           Meeting Minutes 031621

2.       Introduction

           a.    Objectives

                  i.    Review Housing Element/California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Update from March 30, 2021
                        Joint City Council-Planning Commission meeting; 

                 ii.   Understand summary of demand projections;
 
               iii.   Understand Retail/Food Service projections, demands, summary, and positioning; 

               iv.   Understand Hotel projections, demands, summary, and positioning; and 

                v.   Revisit the AVSP vision.

          b.   Planning Principles associated this discussion

                 i.   Revisit the existing vision of the AVSP to ensure it includes, among other things, primary goals of being pedestrian-friendly,
                      bike-friendly, supportive of active transportation and alternate modes of transport, mindful of climate change impacts, COVID
                      impacts, energy efficient building standards, fire resiliency, and a village-concept that is connected with complimentary land uses
                     (Planning Principle 1 – AVSP Chapter 1, pages 1-7 through 1-13); 

               ii.   Use the vision and the updated market demand study for the Agoura Village Specific Plan to guide the AVSP update process
                     (Planning  Principle 2 – AVSP Chapter 1, pages 1-7 through 1-13).

             iii.   AVSP vision identifies commercial as primary and residential as secondary. With new market demand and economic trends, consider
                     adjusting the overall amount of commercial and residential allowed to create a viable mixed use plan (Planning Principle 3 – AVSP
                     Chapter 1, pages 1-7 through 1-13). 

             iv.   Consider allowing mixed-use redevelopment of certain existing commercial properties, and/or relocating certain land uses and
                     development density from the south side of Agoura Road to the north side to fulfill the vision of AVSP (Planning Principle 4
                     – AVSP  Chapter 1, pages 1-7 through 1-13 and Chapter 4); 

               v.  Coordinate with the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element Update and ensure that AVSP provides the opportunity for the City to meet
                     its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation established by the Department of HCD (Planning Principle 5); 

              vi.  Consider allocating specific number of housing units per parcel, as opposed to per zone (Planning Principle 10 – AVSP Chapter 4, pages 4-43 and 4-49); and

            vii.   Consistency with Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) (Planning Principle 14). 

          c.    Additional Meeting Dates: 
                 i.   May 4, 2021; 
               ii.   July 6, 2021; 
              iii.   October 5, 2021; and 
              iv.   December 7, 2021.

3.     Housing Element Update – Karen Warner 

4.     Market Assessment Overview – Roger Dale

5.     Review and discuss AVSP vision related to housing and land uses

6.     Next Meeting: May 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. 

Public Comments  

Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the AVSP CAG may not discuss or act on any matter not specifically identified on this Agenda. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone (instructions below). 

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 AVSP CAG has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, please place “AVSP” in the subject line of your email and submit written public comments to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. 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 AVSP CAG after the meeting and will not be considered as part of their deliberations. 

This meeting is being conducted utilizing video conferencing and may be accessed from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android Device. Use the Zoom URL at:  https://zoom.us/ then click on “Join a Meeting” and enter the Meeting ID: 875 6663 0206; click on “Join” and enter the Meeting Passcode: 812610; then click on “Join Meeting”. When attendees join the Zoom meeting, they only have the option to view/listen to the meeting and are automatically muted. 

To participate live by telephone (audio only), meeting may be accessed remotely. 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. If you would like to speak, you may access the meeting remotely via the Zoom link (see below). To request to speak during public comment, please click the “Raise Hand” button on the Zoom toolbar. You must be present when called to speak; City staff will announce your name and unmute your microphone to speak (audio only). Prior to speaking, please state and/or spell your first and last name and provide your city of residence for the record. The microphone will be muted by City staff when three (3) minutes have expired.  

Adjournment 

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. 

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.