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, March 13, 2024
6:00 p.m.

   Agenda CC and IA 03-13-24

 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” (this will include the Improvement Authority meeting) 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 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   Boy Scout Troop 127

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

   Annual City of Agoura Hills Volunteer Recognition – Community Services 

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.)

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 and Agoura Hills Improvement Authority Meeting of February 14, 2024

        STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

        Item 01 Minutes 021424

2.    Approve Demand Warrant Register No. 908

        STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

        Item 02 031324

3.    Approve Land Acknowledgment Statement 

        STAFF REFERENCE: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADEVA

        Item 03 031324

4.    Adopt Ordinance No. 24-476; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
        ADDING CHAPTER 8 (COMMUNITY TREE MANAGEMENT) TO ARTICLE VII (STREETS) OF THE AGOURA HILLS MUNICIPAL
        CODE, AND FINDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
        (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378(B)(5) AND 15061(B)(3) 

        STAFF REFERENCE: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER FORTE

        Item 04 031324

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.)

5.    Discussion to Receive and File Report for Approval of Waste Management Residential Solid Waste Rate Escalation Increase (3.0%)
        and Consider a Request from Waste Management for an Additional Solid Waste Rate Adjustment for 2024

        STAFF REFERENCE: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CELAYA 

         Item 05 031324

6.     Discussion to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 24-2058; ADOPTING A LANDSCAPE GUIDANCE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTIAL
         PROPERTIES AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 

          STAFF REFERENCES:  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THOMAS
                                                             ASSOCIATE PLANNER DARBOUZE 

          Item 06 031324

7.      Discussion to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 24-2056A; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AGOURA HILLS AUTHORIZING
          AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2024A; AND AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT
          AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2024B; AND AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING THE SALE OF SAID 2024
          BONDS AND EXECUTION OF THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
          OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO

           STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

           Item 07 031324

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 February 14, 2024

             STAFF REFERENCE: AUTHORITY SECRETARY RODRIGUES

             Item IA1 Minutes 021424

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. IA24-06A; A RESOLUTION OF THE AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT
             AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2024A; AND
             AGOURA HILLS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2024B; AND AUTHORIZING
             AND RATIFYING THE SALE OF SAID 2024 BONDS AND EXECUTION OF THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN
             CONNECTION THEREWITH AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO

            STAFF REFERENCE: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IBAÑEZ

            Item IA2 031324

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, March 27, 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, March 13, 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.