AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 
AGOURA HILLS CITY COUNCIL 
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC 10-23-2024

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

ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING

For in-person attendance, Council Chamber doors will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. 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 comments 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 written correspondence on any item listed on the Agenda. To ensure the City Council has the opportunity to review and/or consider information prior to the meeting, please identify the Agenda item number or topic in the email subject line and submit written public comments to: comments@agourahillscity.org on or before 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments are not read into the record by the City Clerk. Please note: any public comments received after the deadline may not be considered as part of the City Council’s deliberations nor entered into the official record. However, members of the public may participate by attending the meeting to submit or make their comments in-person. 

CALL TO ORDER   

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   Girl Scout Troop 176

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

   Agenda CS 10-23-24

APPROVAL OF AGENDA  

PRESENTATIONS

           Business of the Month – Presentation to Love’s Pets  
           2024 Reyes Adobe Days 20th Anniversary Commemorative Poster Contest Winner 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE, & DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 

          Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments Update
          Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee Update
          Clean Power Alliance 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 speak or submit written public comments 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 speak or submit written public comments under this category.)

1.   Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 9, 2024

STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

Item 01 Minutes 100924

2.   Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 921

STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

Item 02 102324
  
3.   Approve Memorandum of Understanding, with the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, County Flood Control District, California Department of Transportation, and the Cities of Calabasas, El Segundo, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village, Regarding the Cost Sharing for Implementing the Santa Monica Bay Dry and Wet Weather Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Loads Coordinated Shoreline Water Quality Monitoring Program

STAFF REFERENCE: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

Item 03 102324

4.   Approve Agreement for Consultant Services, with Dudek, for the Preparation of an Oak Tree Ordinance Amendment 

STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                  PRINCIPAL PLANNER NESOVIC 

Item 04 102324

5.  Approve Notice of Completion, with J&H Engineering General Contractor, Inc., for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project 

STAFF REFERENCE: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

Item 05 102324

6.   Adopt Amendments to the City of Agoura Hills Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget

STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

Item 06 102324

7.   Approve Request to Amend the 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule

STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER 

Item 07 102324

8.   Adopt Resolution No. 24-2084; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS WHICH INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE THE STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE PREPARED BY THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION, ESTABLISHING A NEW DESIGNATED POSITION AND DISCLOSURE CATEGORY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER OF THE CITY, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 22-2023

STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES 

Item 08 102324

9.   Adopt Resolution No. 24-2085; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, WITHDRAWING FROM AND DISSOLVING THE AGOURA HILLS AND CALABASAS COMMUNITY CENTER JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND TERMINATING THE RELATED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS AND THE CITY OF CALABASAS 

STAFF REFERENCE: CITY MANAGER HAMBURGER

Item 09 102324

CONTINUED OPEN PUBLIC HEARING (REVOCATION)

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Continued Open Public Hearing. Public comments will be limited to closing and pulling the item off calendar. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)

10.  Request to Receive and File Staff’s Withdrawal of Request to Revoke Business License Number 006982 for Alleged Violations on March 8-11, 2024, under Case No. OTHER-001367-2021 and Close and Pull Off Calendar a Continued Open Public Hearing to Consider the Revocation of Business License Number 006982 (New Era Performance and Tuning, LLC) Continued from September 11, 2024 

STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS 
                                                  SENIOR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER BANDY

Item 10 102324

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING / APPEAL

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items listed under Continued Public Hearing / Appeal. The Applicant/Appellant will be given 15 minutes to present their position to the City Council and five (5) minutes for rebuttal time. All other 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. After the rebuttal, the Mayor will close the Public Hearing and the City Council will deliberate the matter. Except in rare instances where the City Council may have a question of someone in the audience, this discussion is only among the City Council and City Staff. No further public comments are permitted.)

11.   Conduct a Continued Public Hearing to Consider the Agoura Hills Planning Commission’s Denial of Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-01533-2018 and Oak Tree Permit Case No. OAK-01534-2018 for 28340 Balkins Drive (AIN 2055-021-044), a Request to Construct a 4,180 Square-Foot, Two-Story, Single-Family Residence and a 730 Square-Foot Attached Garage (Arvind Aurora, Applicant/Appellant) Continued from August 14, 2024

STAFF REFERENCES: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS 
                                                  ASSOCIATE PLANNER GARCIA  

Item 11 102324

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.)

12.   Discussion to Consider Options and Process for Amending the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to Establish Architectural and Design Requirements for Commercial Property within the Old Agoura Overlay District

STAFF REFERENCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS 

Item 12 102324

CITY COUNCIL, STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 13, 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 City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility 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, October 23, 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-10a m; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.