AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
6:00 p.m.

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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 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. 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. 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 Cub Scout Pack 227

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

   Certificate of Recognition – Jordan Lahav
   Proclamation – Denouncing Antisemitism 
   Annual City of Agoura Hills Volunteer Recognition – Community Services 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 
   
   (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 July 13, 2022 

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

        Item 01 Minutes 071322

2.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 22, 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 02 Minutes 022223

3.   Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 888

       STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

       Item 04 030823

4.   Approve Grant Agreement with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Agoura Hills/Calabasas
       Community Center Improvements 

       STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK
                                                        DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

        Item 04 030823

5.    Adopt Resolution No. 23-2032; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
        APPROVING APPLICATION(S) FOR SPECIFIED GRANT FUNDS FROM THE 2022-23 CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET,
        SECTION 19.56.(b)(16)(E), FOR $6,000,000, TO THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS FOR THE LINEAR PARK and GREENWAY PROJECT

        STAFF REFERENCE: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER 

         Item 05 030823

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.)

6.    Discussion Regarding Proposed Amendments to City Council Norms 

        STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER 

         Item 06 030823

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The Special Meeting of the City Council Goal Setting Workshop will be held at 4:00 p.m., followed by the Regular Meeting of the City Council at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 22, 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, March 8, 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.