CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 - 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER WAY
CALABASAS, CA 91302

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The meeting will be broadcast on CTV Channel 3 and the live stream of the meeting may be viewed online at www.cityofcalabasas.com/ctvlive.

The City Council reserves the right to alter the order of the agenda to allow for an effective meeting. Attendance at the entire meeting may be necessary to ensure interested parties hear a particular item. The public may speak on a closed session item prior to Council’s discussion. To do so, a speaker card must be submitted to the City Clerk at least five minutes prior to the start of closed session. The City values and invites written comments from residents on matters set for Council consideration. In order to provide councilmembers ample time to review all correspondence, any written communication must be submitted to the City Clerk’s office before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the meeting. Note: Any written materials submitted to the City Council are public record under the Public Records Act.

Any legal action by an applicant, appellant, or other person, seeking to obtain judicial review of any City Council decisions may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1094.5 and 1094.6.

Gov. Code Section 84308: Parties to any proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use pending the City Council must disclose any campaign contribution over $250 (aggregated) within the preceding 12 months made by the party, their agent, and those required to be aggregated with their contributions under Gov. Code Section 82015.5. The disclosure must include the amount contributed and the name(s) of the contributor(s).

CLOSED SESSION

1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 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 plaintiff or plaintiffs. (Gov. Code § 54956.9(e)(1))
Number of Potential Cases: [1]

2. Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property Address: 27040 Malibu Hills Rd., Calabasas, CA 91301
Agency Negotiator: Kindon Meik, City Manager
Negotiating Party: City of Agoura Hills
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

OPENING MATTERS

Call to Order/Roll Call of Councilmembers
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
Report on Closed Session

PRESENTATIONS 

• Proclamation honoring May as Jewish American Heritage Month and denouncing antisemitism
• Fire Department Update
• By Michael Stahl and Brian Cameron regarding Emergency Preparedness In Calabasas (EPIC) mobile app
• By Jeff Kiernan Regional Public Affairs Manager, Los Angeles County Division for the League of California Cities regarding California Business Round Table Initiative

ANNOUNCEMENTS/INTRODUCTIONS

ORAL COMMUNICATION – PUBLIC COMMENT

CONSENT ITEMS

1. Approval of April 10, 2024, meeting minutes

April 10, 2024 Minutes

2. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1890, initiating proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments within Landscape Maintenance District No. 22 and Landscape Lighting Act District Nos. 22, 24, 27 and 32 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1891, approving a Preliminary Engineer’s Report with respect to levy and collection of assessments in connection with Landscape Lighting Act District Nos. 22, 24, 27 and 32 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1892, declaring its intent to levy and collect assessments within Landscape Maintenance District No. 22 and Landscape Lighting Act District Nos. 22, 24, 27 and 32 and setting a time and place for public hearing

Item 2 - Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 2024-1890 Initiating Proceedings
Attachment 2 - Resolution No. 2024-1891 Approving the Engineer’s Report
Attachment 3 - Resolution No. 2024-1892 Declaring Intent to Levy
Attachment 4 - Preliminary Engineer’s Report Fiscal Year 2024-25

3. Authorization to approve Amendment No. 3 for additional $50,000 funding and extension of term date to the existing Professional Services Agreement with Municipal Resource Group, LLC PSA amendment

Item 3 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement
Attachment B - Current Professional Services Agreement

4. Receive and File letter from Congresswoman Julia Brownley regarding Congressional efforts to address aviation noise impacts

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment - April 3, 2024 Letter from Congresswoman Julia Brownley

NEW BUSINESS 

5. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1893, stating intent to pursue merger of the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center’s contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System into the City of Calabasas’ contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System 

Item 5 - Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Resolution No. 2024-1893

6. City Council consideration of Resolution No. 2024-1894, opposing Initiative No. 21-0042A1, The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act

Item 6 - Staff Report
Attachment - City Council Resolution No. 2024-1894

7. Authorize award of Professional Services Agreement to Park Associates, Inc. DBA Park Planet for the Juan Bautista De Anza, Creekside and Highlands Park play structure replacement in the amount of $685,000

Item 7 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Park Associates, Inc. DBA Park Planet Design Presentation
Attachment B - Park Associates, Inc. DBA Park Planet Professional Services Agreement
Attachment C - Correspondence
Presentation

CONTINUED BUSINESS

8. Continued discussion of fire safety and resilience code standards

Item 8 - Staff Report
Attachment A - CAL Fire Defensible Space Information
Attachment B - Staff PowerPoint Presentation

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

9. Check Register for the period of March 30-April 12, 2024

Check Register Report

TASK FORCE REPORTS

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

FUTURE INFORMATION/AGENDA ITEMS

Future Information/Agenda Items

ADJOURN

The City Council will adjourn to a regular meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 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.}