CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 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.

• Presentation by the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County on the Energy Recovery Project at the Calabasas Landfill.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT – 7:45 P.M.

CONSENT ITEMS – 7:50 P.M.

1. Approval of the minutes for the August 13, 2008 City Council meeting.

Item 1 - Minutes

2. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2008-251, regulating mobile car wash businesses.

Item 2 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2008-251

3. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2008-243, amending Chapter 2.04 of the Calabasas Municipal Code regarding City Council meeting dates and location.

Item 3 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2008-243

4. Approval of Settlement Agreement in Calabasas Ridge Homeowners Association v. Robert Gordon; City of Calabasas as Intervener, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. LC 079145.

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (2)

PUBLIC HEARING – 8:00 P.M.

5. Introduction 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 5 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance 2007-253
Attachment B - Notice of Exemption

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 8:15 P.M.

6. Adoption of an amended resolution establishing criteria for community services grants.

Item 6 - Staff Report
Attachment 1 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calabasas, California, Approving a Policy for Contributing to the Funding of Community Service Organizations and Rescinding Resolution Nos. 2005-985 and 2008-1127
Attachment 2 - August 13, 2008 Staff Report with Attachments A through E
Attachment 3 - August 6, 2008 Letter from Peter Eliasberg of the Southern California Chapter of the ACLU

CITY COUNCIL BREAK – 8:45 P.M.

NEW BUSINESS – 9:00 P.M.

7. Discussion on proceeding with a solid waste exclusive franchise system in the City of Calabasas.

Item 7 - Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Highlights of Residential Collection Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - Highlights of Commercial/Industrial Collection Services RFP and Agreement
Attachment 3 - Highlights of Temporary/Roll-off Collection Services RFP and Agreement

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS – 9:30 P.M.

8. Check Register for the period of August 5, 2008 to August 12, 2008.

Item 8 - Check Register Report

TASK FORCE REPORTS – 9:35 P.M.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT – 9:40 P.M.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – 9:45 P.M.

Future Agenda Items

ADJOURN – 9:50 P.M.