CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 CIVIC CENTER WAY, CALABASAS
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CLOSED SESSION – 6:30 P.M.

1. Two matters of Anticipated Litigation, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9b(3)(A), facts and circumstances that might result in litigation but which the City believes are not yet known to potential plaintiff or plaintiffs.

2. Pending litigation, pursuant to Government Code Section 54946.9(a), Old Topanga Homeowners Association v. City of Calabasas, et al., SS 020240.

OPENING MATTERS – 7:00 P.M.

Call to Order/Roll Call of Councilmembers
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda

ANNOUNCEMENTS/INTRODUCTIONS – 7:05 P.M.

• Presentation to Archstone Calabasas

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT – 7:15 P.M.

CONSENT ITEMS – 7:25 P.M.

1. Approval of meeting minutes from December 8, 2010

Minutes of December 8, 2010

2. Receive and file annual report on the Community Facilities District No. 2001-1 to comply with the Local Agency Special Tax Bond and Accountability Act.

Item 2 - Staff Report

3. Approval of Blackboard Connect (Connect CTY) contract for November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2013.

Item 3 - Staff Report

4. Recommendation to accept completion for the Citywide Tree Maintenance Project, by West Coast Arborists, Inc., and to direct the City Clerk to file notice of completion.

Item 4 - Staff Report
Attachment- Notice of Completion

5. Recommendation to approve a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering, to provide physical inventories and a bid specification for the general landscape maintenance of certain designated common areas located in Landscape Lighting Assessment District 22 and Landscape Maintenance District 22 in an amount not to exceed $29,360.

Item 5 - Staff Report
Attachment- Professional Service Agreement

PUBLIC HEARINGS – 7:30 P.M.

6. Review and approval of projects for the 37th program year (2011-2012) - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding; and Adoption of Resolution No. 2011-1269, approving the CDBG 37th program year (2011-2012).

Item 6 - Staff Report

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 7:45 P.M.

7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2011-1270, directing staff to establish a Low Income On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Loan Repair Program in the amount of $100,000.

Item 7 - Staff Report
Attachment- Resolution No. 2011-1270

8. Report from Building Code Workshop.

Item 8 - Staff Report
Attachment A - 2010 California Plumbing Code
Attachment B- 2010 California Building Code

CITY COUNCIL BREAK - 9:30 P.M.

NEW BUSINESS – 9:45 P.M.

9. Discussion regarding the addition of an alternate member to the Architectural Review Panel.

Item 9 - Staff Report

10. CEQA Review of ordinance banning plastic bags.

Item 10 - Staff Report

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS – 10:30 P.M.

11. Check Register for the period of November 24, 2010 to December 30, 2010.

Item 11 - Check Register Report

TASK FORCE REPORTS – 10:35 P.M.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT – 10:40 P.M.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – 10:45 P.M.

Future Agenda Items

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT – 10:50 P.M.

ADJOURN – 10:55 P.M.

The City Council will adjourn to their next regular meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 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 an item on his 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.