CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009
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.

• Proclamation honoring Safe Communities Week.

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

CONSENT ITEMS – 7:50 P.M.

1. Approval of the minutes for the February 25, 2009 City Council meeting.

Item 1 - Minutes

2. Recommendation from the Parks, Recreation and Education Commission to award Community Service Grants for the first funding cycle of FY 08/09 as identified in the staff report.

Item 2 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Community Service Grant Award Recommendations
Attachment B - FY 08/09 Cycle 1 Grant Applications

SPECIAL PRESENTATION – 7:55 P.M.

3. Presentation by Jeff Reinhardt, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District regarding the current water situation and related issues.

Item 3 - Staff Report

PUBLIC HEARING – 8:15 P.M.

4. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2009-257 amending Section 15.04.030 and Title 17 of the Calabasas Municipal Code to require property boundary surveys for development applications for properties bordering an open (OS) or Open Space - Development Restricted (OS-DR) zoning district.

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Ordinance No. 2009-257
Attachment B - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2009-448
Attachment C - Notice of Exemption - CEQA

NEW BUSINESS – 8:30 P.M.

5. Discussion regarding the adoption of a tobacco retailer licensure program.

Item 5 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Model Tobacco Retail Licensure Ordinance
Attachment B - List of Tobacco Retailers in Calabasas

6. Adoption of Resolution No. 2009-1177, affirming City's participation in the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.

Item 6 - Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2009-1177
Attachment B - U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and Signature Page

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS – 9:30 P.M.

7. Check Register for the period of February 12, 2009 to February 27, 2009.

Item 7 - 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.

The City Council will adjourn to their next regular meeting, the City Council Reorganization Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 7:30 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. The City of Calabasas, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), request 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.