AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE 
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL AND THE
AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC and IA 02-14-24

 Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.

ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)

Option A: To provide public comment in-person in the Council Chambers 

Members of the public have an 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. 

Option B:  To submit written public comments prior to the meeting

Members of the public have an opportunity to submit email correspondence on any item listed on the Agenda by sending an email to: comments@agourahillscity.org. All public correspondence received by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be provided to the City Council or Improvement Authority prior to the meeting. Public comments are not read into the record. Any written public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will not be considered as part of the City Council or Improvement Authority’s deliberations or entered into the official record. Members also have the option to attend the meeting and submit their written comments or speak in-person.

CALL TO ORDER   

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

   Mayor Illece Buckley Weber 
   Mayor Pro Tem Penny Sylvester
   Councilmember Chris Anstead 
   Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez
   Councilmember Jeremy Wolf 

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

PRESENTATIONS

   Proclamation Recognizing Arbor Day

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

   Clean Power Alliance (CPA) 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.)

    Public Comment (1) 021424

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 Demand Warrant Register No. 906

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

        Item 01 021424

2.     Approve Rejection of Claim for Damages – Tina Forti

         STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                             HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER BIRD 

          Item 02 021424

3.      Approve Award of Agreement for Consultant Services, with Matrix Consulting Group, to Conduct a Comprehensive Fee
          Study and Overhead Cost Analysis

          STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                              DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

          Item 03 021424

4.      Approve Award of Agreement for Contractor Services, with Ron’s Maintenance Services, for Storm Drain Connector Pipe
          Screen and Filter Inspection/Cleaning Services  

          STAFF REFERENCE:   PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

          Item 04 021424

5.      Approve Right of Entry and Access Agreement, with Whizin Market, LLC, for Construction of Improvements (Whizin Market Square)
          Related to the Ladyface Greenway Project

          STAFF REFERENCE:    PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

          Item 05 021424

6.      Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with Envicom Corporation, to Prepare Environmental Documentation Related
          to the Bori Restaurant Project (AINs 2061-028-002 and 2061-028-034)

          STAFF REFERENCES:   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THOMAS
                                                              ASSOCIATE PLANNER GARCIA

          Item 06 021424

7.      Approve Agreement, with JH2 Architects, for Payment of Costs in Connection with the Preparation of Environmental
          Documentation Related  to the Bori Restaurant Project (AINs 2061-028-002 and 2061-028-034)

           STAFF REFERENCES:   DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THOMAS
                                                               ASSOCIATE PLANNER GARCIA

           Item 07 021424

8.       Adopt Resolution No. 24-2055 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
           AMENDING THE COMPENSATION PLAN BY ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTER PERMIT TECHNICIAN,
           APPROVING THE JOB CLASSIFICATION, SETTING THE SALARY RANGE; RECLASSIFYING THE LAND USE PERMIT
           TECHNICIAN CLASSIFICATION TO A THREE-QUARTER POSITION

             STAFF REFERENCES:   ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA
                                                                 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER BIRD

             Item 08 021424

PUBLIC HEARING

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Public Hearing. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. 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 Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 24-2056; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
             THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS MAKING A FINDING OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE
              AND ISSUANCE OF AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2024A, AND AGOURA
              HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2024B, APPROVING AS TO FORM AND
              AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE AND
              ISSUANCE OF SAID 2024 BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO

              STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

               Item 09 021424

Convene the Agoura Hills Improvement Authority (IA) Meeting

IA CALL TO ORDER  

IA ROLL CALL

   President Illece Buckley Weber
   Vice-President Penny Sylvester
   Authority Commissioner Chris Anstead 
   Authority Commissioner Deborah Klein Lopez 
   Authority Commissioner Jeremy Wolf 

IA APPROVAL OF AGENDA

IA 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 Improvement Authority. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)

IA CONSENT CALENDAR

(Items on the Consent Calendar may be approved by a single motion and vote. Unless pulled by the Improvement Authority, 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.)

IA1.    Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council and Agoura Hills Improvement  Authority Meeting of January 22, 2020

             STAFF REFERENCE:   AUTHORITY SECRETARY RODRIGUES

             IA Item 01 Minutes 012220

IA 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.)

IA2.    Discussion to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. IA24-06; A RESOLUTION OF THE AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT
             AUTHORITY ACKNOWLEDGING A FINDING OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE
             OF AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2024A; AND AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT
            AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2024B; AUTHORIZING THE SALE, ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF
            SAID 2024 BONDS; APPROVING AS TO FORM AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
            IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO

              STAFF REFERENCE:   DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

              IA Item 02 021424

IA, STAFF COMMENTS

IA ADJOURNMENT

Reconvene the Agoura Hills City Council Meeting 

CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. The Civic Center is located at 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City Council meeting or other services offered by the City of Agoura Hills, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (818) 597-7300. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.

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, February 14, 2024, 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.