CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021
VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE MAY 17, 2021, COUNCIL MEETING
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CLOSED SESSION – 5:30 P.M.
1. Conference with Legal Counsel; Anticipated Litigation
(Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2),(e)(1))
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of its legal counsel, based on the below described existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City. Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation but which the City believes are not yet known to potential plaintiffs
OPENING MATTERS – 6:30 P.M.
- Call to Order/Roll Call of Councilmembers
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Agenda
ANNOUNCEMENTS/INTRODUCTIONS – 6:45 P.M.
ORAL COMMUNICATION – PUBLIC COMMENT – 6:50 P.M.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING – 7:00 P.M.
1. Consideration by the City Council in a Public Hearing for certification of an amended Final Environmental Impact Report and approval of several City permits (listed below) to allow for development of a 77-acre vacant property located at 4790 Las Virgenes Road, at the Agoura Road intersection. The proposed project includes: (1) 180 condominium/townhouse housing units, with eighteen units (10%) restricted to be affordable to very low income families, within fifteen 3-story buildings; (2) a 5,867 square-foot, commercial retail center within two 1-story buildings; (3) a 0.36 acre community green space (park); (4) two storm water detention/debris basins; (5) a public trail dedication; and (6) dedication of 66.0 acres (86% of the site) as permanent open space. Development of this project would require remedial grading to stabilize a landslide hazard area on the southern portion of the site. Requested permits include: Vesting Tentative Tract Map (for land division and condominium purposes), Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan Review, Oak Tree Permit, and Scenic Corridor Permit. The project site is zoned as follows: 10 acres zoned Planned Development (PD), 6 acres zoned Residential-Multifamily (RMF (20), and 61 acres zoned Open Space-Development Restricted (OS-DR), all within the Scenic Corridor (-SC) overlay zone. The City Council will consider the project as proposed along with the recommendation by the Planning Commission (approved on a 3-2 vote) for the City Council to approve a modified project alternative that reduces the total residential unit count to 135 units and reconfigures the residential structures in a way that further reduces the visual impact of the project from the Scenic Corridor (Las Virgenes Road). The City Council retains the power to approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve the project or a modification thereto
Item 1 - Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Resolution No. 2021-1731 (135 Units - As Recommended by the Planning Commission)
Attachment B - City Council Resolution No. 2016-1733 (180 Units – As Proposed)
Attachment C - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-713
Attachment D - Planning Commission Staff Report and Associated Exhibits AQ
Attachment E - Draft Planning Commission Minutes from July 10, 11 and 18, 2019
Attachment F - Public Correspondence
May 7, 2021 Developer Letter to City Council – West Village
May 14, 2021 Rincon Consultants Letter Summarizing West Village Project Impacts Related to Wildfire
Planning Commissioners Harrison and Lia comments on West Village Project
May 6-May 12, 2021 Additional Correspondence
May 13-18 Additional Correspondence
Los Angeles County’s Woolsey Fire After Action Report
Santa Monica Mountains Community Wildfire Protection
November 8, 2005, Special Consolidated Election Sample Ballot
Ordinance No. 2005-225 – Measure D - Open Space
November 3, 2015, General Municipal Election Sample Ballot/Voter Information Pamphlet
Ordinance No. 2015-325 – Measure O - Open Space
Presentation
TASK FORCE REPORTS – 10:15 P.M.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT – 10:20 P.M.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – 10:25 P.M.
ADJOURN – 10:30 P.M.
The City Council will adjourn to a regular meeting scheduled on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
A copy of the City Council agenda packet is available for review at City Hall and the Calabasas Library. Materials related to items 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. The City of Calabasas, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk’s Office, (818) 224-1600, at least one business day prior to the scheduled meeting to ensure that we may assist you.
