CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER WAY, CALABASAS
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OPENING MATTERS - 7:30 P.M.

Call to Order/Roll Call of Councilmembers
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda

ANNOUNCEMENTS/INTRODUCTIONS – 7:35 P.M.

• Introduction of new principals in schools in Calabasas and the new headmaster of the New Village Academy.

• Presentation of Commendation to Fire Station No. 125 for their exceptional work during the recent Calabasas fire.

• Presentation of historic volumes by City Historian, Susan Shear.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT – 7:50 P.M.

CONSENT ITEMS – 7:55 P.M.

1. Approval of the minutes for the August 27, 2008 City Council meeting.

Item 1 - Minutes

2. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2008-253, amending the Development Code to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for a property where there is an existing violation of the Development Code.

Item 2 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance 2008-253
Attachment B - Notice of Exemption

3. Recommendation to approve a professional services agreement with Rehab Financial Corporation to perform professional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing rehabilitation escrow administrative services.

Item 3 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Professional Services Agreement

4. Adoption of Resolution No. 2008-1146, establishing the position of City Clerk and approving a salary range; and adoption of Resolution No. 2008-1147, appointing a City Clerk

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2008-1146
Attachment B - Resolution No. 2008-1147

5. Recommendation to accept the notice of completion for the Calabasas Civic Center Construction Project.

Item 5 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Notice of Completion - Bernards

6. Recommendation to approve the recordation of the final map for tract 66338 for condominums purposes located at 26705 Malibu Hills Road and recommend City Council to approve the subdivision maintenance agreement.

Item 6 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Tract Map 66338
Exhibit B - Subdivision Agreement for Completion of Public Improvements for Tract Map 66338

7. Recommendation to Award a Construction Contract for the Lilac Trail Storm Drain Improvements, Project Specification No. 08-09-01 to Camarillo Engineering in the Amount of $152,667.50.

Item 7 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Bid Results

PUBLIC HEARING – 8:00 P.M.

8. Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 2008-1149, certifying the adequacy of an Environmental Impact Report and approving a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from Business-Professional Office (B-PO) to Mixed Use (MU), a development agreement for the purchase of four (4) off-site market rate residential units to be sold to qualifying very-low income residents, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map (No. 66208) for the subdivision of residential condominium units, an oak tree permit for the removal of four (4) Coast Live Oak Trees and the encroachment into the protected zone of twenty eight (28) Coast Live Oak Trees, a development plan for an increase in the allowed floor area ratio from 0.2 to 0.7447; and the introduction of and recommendation to waive further reading of Ordinance No. 2008-255, approving a zone change from Commercial Office (CO) to Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) to accommodate the development of a 174,413 square-foot, 44.3-foot tall mixed use project, which consists of 79 residential condominium units and 13,135 square feet of retail/restaurant uses, located at 23500 Park Sorrento.

Item 8 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Draft City Council Resolution No. 2008-1149
Attachment B - Draft Ordinance 2008-255
Attachment C - Planning Commission Resolution No. 08-432
Attachment D - Draft Planning Commission Minutes of August 14, 2008
Attachment E - Planning Commission Agenda Report for August 14, 2008
          Staff Report
          PC Exhibit A - See above City Council Agenda Attachment C
          PC Exhibit B - Site Plans and Elevations are available for viewing by contacting
          Planning Dept. staff during normal business hours at (818) 224-1600
          PC Exhibit C - Color and Materials Exhibit
          PC Exhibit D - Photographs of Site and Surrounding Area
          PC Exhibit E - Traffic and Transportation Commission Minutes of 8/28/07
          PC Exhibit F - Oak Tree Impact Report
          PC Exhibit G - Oak Tree Review Letters
          PC Exhibit H - Floor Area Ratio Comparison Table
          PC Exhibit I - Height Comparison Table
          PC Exhibit J - Non-CEQA Public Correspondence
          PC Exhibit K - LEED Checklist and Narrative
          PC Exhibit L - See below City Council Agenda Attachment H
Attachment F - Planning Commission Agenda Report Addendum for August 14, 2008
Attachment G - Site Plans, Renderings, and Color/Materials Board for this project are available for viewing by contacting Planning Dept. staff during normal business hours at (818) 224-1600
Attachment H - Final Environmental Impact Report for this project is available for viewing by contacting Planning Dept. staff during normal office hours at (818) 224-1600. Additionally, the Final EIR may be viewed in the City Clerk’s Office or online HERE.

Correspondence Received Regarding Item No. 8

CITY COUNCIL BREAK – 9:00 P.M.

NEW BUSINESS – 9:15 P.M.

9. Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 2008-1150, approving and accepting the completed 2008 city-wide speed survey and authorizing the update and enforcement of the proposed posted speed changes, accordingly.

Item 9 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Executive Summary
Attachment B - Applicable California Vehicle Code Sections, 2008 Edition
Attachment C - Citywide Street Survey: Part 1 of 3   Part 2 of 3   Part 3 of 3
Attachment D - List of Residential Streets
Attachment E - Color-Keyed Map of Speed Limits
Attachment F - List of Speed Limit Increases/Decreases
Attachment G - Resolution No. 2008-1150

10. Request from Mayor Maurer to direct the Environmental Commission to study recent plastic bag bans by municipalities and report back to Council with their findings and recommendations.

Item 10 - Staff Report
Attachment 1 - A Synopsis of Actions Taken by Municipalities to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags
Attachment 2 - An Overview of Carryout Bags in Los Angeles

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS – 10:00 P.M.

11. Check Register for the period of August 18, 2008 to August 28, 2008.

Item 11 - Check Register Report

TASK FORCE REPORTS – 10:05 P.M.

RECESS TO CALABASAS EDUCATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Education Fund Agenda
Minutes - November 28, 2007
Staff Report - Support for Title I Students and Grant Awards to Parent Faculty Clubs for Schools in Calabasas

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT – 10:20 P.M.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – 10:25 P.M.

Future Agenda Items

ADJOURN – 10:30 P.M.

A copy of the City Council agenda packet is available for review at City Hall and the Calabasas Library. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas, CA 91302, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Calabasas website at www.cityofcalabasas.com subject to the City staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.

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