AMENDED *  
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 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).

[*] See Modified Closed Session Item No. 2 and Added New Business Item 10.B.

CLOSED SESSION

1. Conference with Legal Counsel: Potential for Litigation Against the City
   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. (Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(1))
   Number of Potential Cases: 1.
   
   
2. Conference with Legal Counsel; Initiation of Litigation
   (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
   Number of Potential Cases: 2
   
   
3. Conference with Legal Counsel; Litigation
   (Gov. Code § 54956.9, subds. (d)(1))
   The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.
   Case Name Unspecified. Disclosure of the case name would jeopardize settlement negotiations.

OPENING MATTERS

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

PRESENTTIONS

1. Sheriff's Crime Report - May and June 2024

Item 1 - Staff Report
Attachment A - May 2024 Sheriff's Crime Report
Attachment B - June 2024 Sheriff's Crime Report

ANNOUNCEMENTS/INTRODUCTIONS

ORAL COMMUNICATION – PUBLIC COMMENT

CONSENT CALENDAR

2. Approve the minutes of the June 12, 2024 Regular, June 19, 2024 Special, June 26, 2024 Regular and July 31, 2024 Special City Council Meeting.

Item 2 - Staff Report
Attachment A - June 12, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Attachment B - June 19, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Attachment C - June 26, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Attachment D - July 31, 2024 Special City Council Meeting Minutes

3. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-405, Amending and Restating Chapter 8.24 of the Calabasas Municipal Code (Park Regulations) to Centralize and Codify City Rules Concerning the Use of City Parks

Item 3 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2024-405

4. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-403, Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the City Council of the City of Calabasas and the Board of Administration California Public Employees Retirement System

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2024-403

5. Receive the report on the City of Calabasas Community Emergency Response Team Reorganization

Item 5 - Staff Report 

6. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1919, Approving the Annual Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and Rescinding Resolution No. 2024-1905

Item 6 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2024-1919 

7. Receive and File the Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2024

Item 7 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Quarterly Investment Report for June 30, 2024

8. Consideration of Approval of the Measure W Safe, Clean Water Program Municipal Transfer Agreement Between the City of Calabasas and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Item 8- Staff Report
Attachment A - Transfer Agreement Between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the City of Calabasas, Safe Clean Water Program – Municipal Program Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP13

NEW BUSINESS

9. Report on Firewise USA Community Campaign and Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1920 approving a budget amendment for outreach

Item 9 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Budget Amendment Resolution 2024-1920
Attachment B - Presentation

10. Designation of League of California Cities Voting Delegates

Item 10 - Staff Report
Attachment A - League of California Cities Request for Designation of Voting Delegates 

10.B. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-1921 Appointing the Nominees to the Office of City Council, and Canceling the City’s General Municipal Election Scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024 pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229

Item 10B - Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2024-1921
Attachment B - Certificate of the City Clerk
Attachment C - Notice of Insufficient Candidates

PUBLIC HEARING

11.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving File Nos. SPR-2024-007, DPR-2024-001, SCP-2024-001, OTP-2024-008, VAR-2024-003, and TTM-2024-001, a Request for Development of a 77-Acre Vacant Property Located at 4790 Las Virgenes Road at the Eastern Terminus of Agoura Road (APNS: 2069-078-009 and 2069-078-011). The Proposed Project Includes:

(1) 70 Single-Family Residential Units, Occupying Approximately 12.45 Acres (16.1% of the Property);

(2) Preservation of Approximately 63.83 Acres (82.4% of the Property) as Permanent Open Space;

(3) Two Stormwater Retention/Debris Catchment Basins (One Relocated and One New);

(4) Roadway Dedication of 0.08 Acres for Street Improvements Adding a Third Northbound Lane (With Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk) on Las Virgenes Road; and,

(5) Permanent Dedication of a Public Trail Easement Through the Property Connecting to Open Space Lands to the East.
The Proposed Project also includes the following Ancillary Features: Site Access and Internal Roadway System with Sidewalks and Parkways, Retaining Walls, Landscaping, Common Areas, On-And-Off-Street Parking, and Lighting. Development of this Project Would also Require a Substantial Amount of Remedial Grading to Stabilize a Landslide Hazard Area on the Southern Portion of the Site. Requested Permits Include: Site Plan Review, Development Plan, Scenic Corridor Permit, Oak Tree Permit, Vesting Tentative Tract Map (for Subdivision of Land and for Condominium Purposes), and Variances for: 1) Calculating the Maximum Building Height from Finish Grade, 2) Exceeding the Maximum Retaining Wall Height of Six Feet, and 3) A Reduction in the Minimum Required Setback Distance of 20’ Between Buildings. The project is consistent with the prior project as analyzed in a Certified Amended Final Environmental Impact Report and adopted Statement of Overriding Considerations, no further CEQA review is required. The 77-Acre Property is Zoned Planned Development (PD); Residential-Multi-Family, 24 Units Per Acre (RMF (24)); Open Space - Development Restricted (OS-DR); and is Within the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone and Las Virgenes Gateway Master Plan Area.

Item 11 - Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Resolution No. 2024-1918
Attachment B - Approved Settlement Agreement
Attachment C - Project Plans (To view the project plans, please contact planning staff at 818-224-1600)
Attachment D - Project Comparison Table
Attachment E - CEQA Checklist
Attachment F - City Council Resolution No. 2024-1881
Attachment G - Project Description (Applicant-Prepared)
Public Correspondence
Presentation

FUTURE INFORMATION/AGENDA ITEMS

12. Direction from Council on requested agenda items
None.

13. New requests for future information/agenda items

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

14. Check Register Report for the period of 06/09/2024 to 08/02/2024

Item 14 - Check Register

TASK FORCE REPORTS

CITY MANAGERS REPORT

ADJOURN

The City Council will conduct a special meeting on Friday, August 16, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28, 2024. 

_{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.}