AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC 07-12-23

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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 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

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

   Presentation from California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

   One City, One Book Update – Community Services 

   (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 Comment (1) 071223

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.)

   Item 10 - Public Comment (1) 071223

1.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 28, 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

       Item 01 Minutes 062823
       Agenda - Item No. 1 Amendment

2.    Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 895

       STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

       Item 02 071223

3.    Approve Rejection of Bids for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Concrete Repair Project; NIB 23-02

       STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE  

       Item 03 071223

4.    Approve Award of Contract for Design Professional Consultant Services, with Rincon Consultants, Inc., to Provide the Environmental
        Document for the Bicycle Master Plan, Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Exchanges and Banking Program, and Updates to the Mobility
        Section of the General Plan Infrastructure and Community Services Element 

       STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

        Item 04 071223

5.    Approve First Amendment to Agreement for Consultant Services, with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., for Professional Engineering
        Services 

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

        Item 05 071223

6.    Approve Agreement for Contractor Services, with Agoura Pony Baseball, for Improvements and Use of Recreational Facilities at Forest
        Cove Park and Old Agoura Park 

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK

        Item 06 071223

7.   Approve Agreement for Contractor Services, with All City Management, Inc., for Crossing Guard Services 

       STAFF REFERENCE:   ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER 

       Item 07 071223

8.    Approve Agreement for Contractor Services, with USA Waste of California, Inc., DBA Enviroserv, to Perform Used Oil and Household
        Hazardous Waste Collection Events

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA  

        Item 08 071223

9.    Approve Tennis Court Facilities Joint Use Termination Agreement, with the Las Virgenes Unifed School District, for Use of the Tennis
        Courts at Agoura High School

        STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BRINK

         Item 09 071223

10.   Approve: 1) Use and Maintenance Agreement (PD 687 Line A, PD 687 Line H, & PD 736 Line J), 2) Use and Maintenance Agreement
          (PD 1583 Line D, PD 1378 Line A & PD 1025 Line A), and 3) Use and Maintenance Agreement (MTD 1694 Line A, MTC 1694 Line B,
          PD 1847 Line A, & PD 641 Line D), with the Los Angeles  County Flood Control District for the Dry Weather Diversion Project 

          STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

          Item 10 071223

11.   Adopt Resolution No. 23-2041; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
           ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, APPROVING THE CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION,
           AND SETTING THE SALARY RANGE

           STAFF REFERENCES:    ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA 
                                                                HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER BIRD

           Item 11 071223

12.    Adopt Resolution No. 23-2042; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
           APPROVING THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AS AMENDED

           STAFF REFERENCES:    ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA 
                                                                HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER BIRD 

            Item 12 071223

13.     Adopt Resolution No. 23-2043; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
            APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM

            STAFF REFERENCE:   ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TREICHLER 

            Item 13 071223

14.     Adopt Ordinance No. 23-471; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE IX
            (ZONING) AND ARTICLE X (SUBDIVISIONS) OF THE AGOURA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A MINISTERIAL
            PERMIT PROCESS FOR QUALIFYING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, DUPLEXES, AND URBAN LOT SPLITS, AND TO
            ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE ZONING, DESIGN, AND SUBDIVISION STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW ENACTED BY
            SENATE BILL 9 

             STAFF REFERENCES:   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                                 SENIOR PLANNER NESOVIC

             Item 14 071223

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.)

15.    Discussion to Consider and Provide Feedback on the Aesthetic Character of the Agoura Hills Linear Park and Greenway Project,
           Approve Use Agreement No. 23-36 with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, and Receive a Project Status Update 

           STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

            Item 15 071223

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The Regular Meeting of July 26, 2023, has been canceled. The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Members of the public will have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers or by remote video conferencing (Zoom).

The Regular Meeting of the City Council for July 26, 2023, has been canceled.                       
The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for August 9, 2023. 

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, July 12, 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.