AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
6:00 p.m.    

Agenda CC 09-13-23

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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    Girl Scout Troop 176

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 

   (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 August 23, 2023

        STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

         Item 01 Minutes 082323

2.    Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 898

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN 

        Item 02 091323

3.    Approve Agreement for Consultant Services with Chandler Asset Management, Inc., for Treasury Management Services

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

        Item 03 091323

4.    Approve Agreements for Oak Tree Consultant Services, with Dudek for: 1) City- Initiated (Non-Reimbursable) Projects; and
        2) Non-City-Initiated (Reimbursable) Projects for Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25

        STAFF REFERENCES:     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                              PRINCIPAL PLANNER CLEAVENGER   

        Item 04 091323

5.    Approve Agreement for Design Professional Consultant Services, with m6 Consulting, Inc., for Construction Engineering Services Related
        to the Ladyface Greenway Project 

        STAFF REFERENCE:    DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

        Item 05 091323

6.    Approve Agreements for Wireless Telecommunications Consultant Services, with Telecom Law Firm, P.C. for: 1) City-Initiated
        (Non-Reimbursable) Wireless Services; and 2) Non-City-Initiated (Reimbursable) Wireless Projects for Fiscal Years 2023-24
        and 2024-25

       STAFF REFERENCES:     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                             PRINCIPAL PLANNER CLEAVENGER   

        Item 06 091323

7.    Adopt Resolution No. 23-2045; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING
         ITS INTENT TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FOR THE LADYFACE GREENWAY PROJECT FROM PROCEEDS OF BONDS 

         STAFF REFERENCE:    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TRUELSEN

         Item 07 091323

8.    Adopt Resolution No. 23-2046; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
        AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 12-1262 TO REPEAL THE MINOR OAK TREE PERMIT PLANNING FEE AND MAKING A
        DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL ACT 

         STAFF REFERENCES:   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                             PRINCIPAL PLANNER CLEAVENGER   

         Item 08 091323

PUBLIC HEARING / ORDINANCE

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

9.     Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt Ordinance No. 23-473; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA
         HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE AND AMENDING THE 2023 EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE
         CODE, AMENDING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, AND AMENDING ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE VIII OF THE AGOURA
         HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE and Adopt Resolution No. 23-2047; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA
         HILLS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 2022 CALIFORNA
         BUILDING CODE, AS ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY DUE TO LOCAL CLIMATIC,
         GEOLOGICAL, OR TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS 

         STAFF REFERENCES:     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                               BUILDING OFFICIAL QUACH

          Item 09 091323

COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, September 27, 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).

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, September 13, 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.