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Representatives of the Agoura Hills Fire Safe Council told the council they had submitted detailed written comments after a subcommittee review and urged the city to incorporate them. Fire Safe Council president Peter Feller said the draft survey felt too boilerplate and lacked specificity to the community’s needs; he requested the council allow the Fire Safe Council to contribute to a more targeted set of questions that would make the $105,000 assessment more productive.

Local volunteer Jay Crutcher offered technical comments and asked that the survey avoid early demographic questions that are already available from the U.S. Census and instead front-load questions about residents’ experience, evacuation capacity and the presence of large animals. Crutcher cautioned that similar surveys in nearby communities produced high drop-off rates when respondents reach less-relevant demographic fields.

Deputy City Manager Louis Salea and Jensen Hughes representatives said the draft questions were intended as an initial, broad outreach instrument and noted the project includes follow-up stakeholder engagement with HOAs, fire-safe communities and other local groups. Staff said they will schedule additional outreach and give the Fire Safe Council a dedicated opportunity to review and contribute. The public works/subcommittee will meet again and Jensen Hughes will revise the questionnaire with the subcommittee’s input.

Council members agreed that the recent string of large fires in the region has changed local priorities and that the survey should reflect recent events. The council did not finalize the survey at the Jan. 22 meeting and directed staff and Jensen Hughes to work with the subcommittee and the Fire Safe Council to revise the questionnaire before public release. Jensen Hughes indicated the live SurveyMonkey questionnaire would run for at least one month once finalized and posted on the city’s CWRA web page.

Council members requested that staff and the consultant share the revised survey draft with the council and subcommittee before public distribution and that outreach emphasize practical questions about defensible space, evacuation of animals, and respondents’ knowledge of local fire-hazard zones and mitigation needs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Agoura Hills City Council Meeting 1/22/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff and consultants presented a draft community survey for the city’s Community Wildfire Risk Assessment. Fire Safe Council representatives and council members asked for the draft to be revised and for broader, targeted outreach; the city will continue work with the subcommittee before releasing the questionnaire.","taxTitle","Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",57347,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6372054,"Southern California Edison outlines LED streetlight replacement plan for Agoura Hills; council to review contract in February",747,1218000,1965000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2148539-c7c1e7c355306e3c28fe4b8043943a36&start=1218&end=1965","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2148539-c7c1e7c355306e3c28fe4b8043943a36/thumbnail_1218000.jpg","/articles/6372054/Agoura-Hills/Los-Angeles-County/California/Southern-California-Edison-outlines-LED-streetlight-replacement-plan-for-Agoura-Hills-council-to-review-contract-in-February","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6372054-885a8c7f2d47305114650a2d69c7ff2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190919&Signature=VCWUB-H37Ocmt0lUkoesh32oqUALmYiKgynoyOlMIrZNH7HaFxoZzFjn8UZIRkeqe198IeQfIu5vZkhkdKe04c9YUqU1i0kOysZmqWPwl7j3RVefwEWHJK7nJVFTIiC03IFb-fcrzJnpRCva8XrSiAb5yq4ZStCXAUkp5OqGFINnLHZ2w6xuWyNbhJUZJl522avEgM-svVN74xrEOv9aMcHNIMQxoDP2FVTM02Wkw6CSzCDfFlFpgpE0xCO02rdNnTIwnJgJNfzgQsrVy2H9dckktqecJzNCvI-00olr9WJuWagwGl4nWX7CAX0kEm0XV5Rk77tC31uAo-eQubqZmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Southern California Edison representative presented the utility’s LED streetlight replacement program to the Agoura Hills City Council on Jan. 22, describing the benefits—energy savings, improved color rendering and dark-sky compliance—and outlining options for lights SCE owns in the city.

The SCE presenter said the utility has installed roughly 370,000 LEDs across its territory and recommended the GE Profile fixtures, available in several color temperatures (2700K, 3000K and 4000K). The consultant noted the county controls a much larger number of fixtures within Agoura Hills’ jurisdiction (about 1,972 county-accounted lights compared with 21 lights under the city’s account), and noted any city preference for color temperature (for example, 2700K versus 3000K) would be honored for city-account lights and recommended to the county for county-account fixtures.

The presentation included a simple savings estimate for the 21 city-owned lights: about $1,800 in annual savings during the recovery period and approximately $2,225 in annual savings after the tariff recovery ends. SCE described the tariff recovery mechanism as a 20-year charge that covers upfront material and installation costs and is collected through the utility tariff rather than a separate bill line item.

Council members asked about several implementation details: which lights in Agoura Hills are owned by the city, which by the county, and who controls overpass and Caltrans-owned fixtures. Staff clarified that several lights (for example on the Avenida La Pera/overpass) are under Caltrans, while other fixtures on Agora Road are city-owned. Council members and the SCE representative discussed color temperature trade-offs—4,000K for some traffic control lights versus 2700K or 3000K for residential areas—and the city’s past sign ordinance lighting research.

Council member Deborah Klein Lopez asked that SCE and staff incorporate previous local sign- and lighting-research work when the item returns for formal council authorization. The city’s public works subcommittee will review sample fixtures and sites; staff said the item will return to council in February with a 2-page contract document authorizing SCE to proceed if council chooses.

The council did not take a formal vote on a contract at the Jan. 22 meeting; staff and SCE specified next steps: the public works subcommittee will visit sample installations, staff will coordinate with the county accounts, and SCE will return with a contract authorization and cost schedule for council consideration in February. Council members asked that the February packet include the PowerPoint presentation and sample fixture locations.","An SCE representative presented the company's LED streetlight replacement program and options for Agoura Hills. Council members asked about ownership, color temperature and coordination with Los Angeles County; staff said a contract authorization will return to council in February after subcommittee review.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6372059,"Agoura Hills council orders staff to prepare revocation resolution after years of noise complaints at dyno shop",4802,3598000,8400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2148539-c7c1e7c355306e3c28fe4b8043943a36&start=3598&end=8400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2148539-c7c1e7c355306e3c28fe4b8043943a36/thumbnail_3598000.jpg","/articles/6372059/Agoura-Hills/Los-Angeles-County/California/Agoura-Hills-council-orders-staff-to-prepare-revocation-resolution-after-years-of-noise-complaints-at-dyno-shop","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6372059-41b92ea57c380e2f9f68826a21bd264f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190919&Signature=Y~SBEDOjP5tZpwaKRe3wcP1eTGmmeqZ3rR0GS4TY299euWO~QPCjFCiEffggb-TwjXrrw-SxBdDN-6bEiHcrMSWMPlod6Do0fo-OnMiWCmN-aecq2i8sTVY-eW~qJGcrrKv-7AF9W9ymIvWVFVSl1Uaqe2X70Orh4KkWIvpLDsKwKwRiJqzPQYjqNqvIbm8Ad6gWYpGE7bFAh4IT88JGosv-pk9OfC6QSUdxYU8nLfe9-JyFo-2yirZ3Ear17neFSoAlbo5JILegkiTcLDoUsQaao0N0oOqCpIpHLGc0yTPA68C-YwDyJvS4b6xq5VIMzCXhL657kZ6a5QTxc8QfNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Agoura Hills City Council on Jan. 22 directed city staff to prepare a resolution revoking business license number 006982 for New Era Performance and Tuning LLC after an extended public hearing about noise from the company’s dynamometer operations.

City prosecutor Eric Marcus told the council the city’s acoustical consultant measured repeated noise events attributed to the shop’s dynamometer “in excess of those permitted by the city,” and that the municipality’s noise ordinance treats persistent code violations as a public nuisance. The council voted 5-0 to have staff return with a revocation resolution for consideration at a future meeting.

Neighbors and business owners who share the small commercial complex told the council the dyno noise interferes with day-to-day operations and causes headaches, anxiety and lost business. “It’s a particular sound that…just mentally stop[s],” said business owner Diane Ricci, who said music recording clients had been disturbed during sessions. Nearby business owners offered similar testimony about interruptions and client complaints.

City-hired acoustician Robert Wu testified that his team recorded multiple distinct dyno events during continuous monitoring and that many of those events measured above the city’s daytime limit for commercial areas. His report identified 15 dyno runs in the monitoring period; roughly two-thirds exceeded the city’s 65 dBA daytime threshold, and several peak readings reached the 70s and 80s dBA range. Wu told the council his team reviewed the audio recordings to confirm which events were attributable to the dyno versus other ambient sources.

Owner Alexander Esparza disputed some aspects of the evidence and offered documentation showing he bought and installed an insulated garage door and that on some in-person tests while the door was closed his shop’s readings were below the city standard. Esparza told the council he is willing to try to coordinate scheduling with neighbors and adjust operations: “I am willing to work with the businesses,” he said, but added he could not accept an order that prevented him from operating on ordinary workdays.

City staff and the prosecutor said the municipal code gives council authority to revoke a business license where operations constitute a public nuisance and the operator has failed to cure objectionable conditions after notice. The city cited Agoura Hills Municipal Code sections 6819 (license revocation), 9305 (noise limits), and 1200 (nuisance declaration) in its presentation.

Council members said they were sympathetic to both the neighboring businesses’ testimony about repeated disruptions and to Esparza’s position as a small-business owner. After extended deliberation, a majority agreed the record supported a finding that the dyno operations have exceeded the city ordinance and that the next step should be a formal revocation resolution drafted by staff for council action. Council voted 5-0 to direct staff to prepare the revocation resolution and return it for consideration at a future meeting, with the council asking staff to bring the item back on the Feb. 12 council agenda.

Mayor Pro Tem Wolf made the motion to direct staff; Council Member Anderson seconded. The vote on the direction to staff was 5-0 in favor of preparing a revocation resolution.

The council’s action instructs staff and counsel to draft findings and a revocation resolution; it does not itself immediately revoke the license. The resolution will return to council for formal adoption and to set an effective date or any compliance steps the council requires.

The council also heard additional neighbor testimony and received a technical presentation summarizing the acoustical measurements and methodology. City staff indicated they will include evidence, suggested findings and enforcement language in the resolution packet for the Feb. 12 meeting.

If the council adopts a revocation resolution, the effect on the business and any timeline for vacating the premises will be set in that resolution. Staff advised the council that a delayed effective date is possible but that the city would retain enforcement tools if violations continued during any interim period.","After a lengthy public hearing, the Agoura Hills City Council directed staff to return with a resolution to revoke the business license for New Era Performance and Tuning LLC, citing repeated noise measurements and neighbor testimony that the shop’s dynamometer operations exceed city limits.","actionData","errors"]

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