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Communications Manager Mary Haddad presented a beta version of the site and said the project reduced the city’s website pages from about 480 to about 290 to consolidate outdated content and improve user experience: \"We were able to reduce our website pages from about 480 pages down to 290 for the new website so about 40%\" (transcript). Haddad showed a working homepage prototype with an emergency-notification pop-up, an accessible-language translation widget, an accessibility (ADA) tools menu, an improved search bar and a calendar that can be filtered by department or event type.

Nut graf: Council members praised the redesign as a major operational and transparency improvement. The plan includes staff training, a content migration workflow, an internal site-editing process and a target public launch in summer 2025. Haddad also recommended the city adopt AgendaLink (Cloud Driven Solutions) to integrate agendas, videos and attachments in a single interface; staff demonstrated external examples and said several nearby cities use the platform.

What the redesign includes

- Content consolidation: Staff reviewed departmental pages and migrated essential content; the site map reduced about 480 pages to roughly 290.

- .gov domain and email: Haddad said the city secured approval for a .gov domain and that .gov addresses will be merged with current email addresses so messages still arrive at the existing accounts during the transition.

- Accessibility and translation: The beta includes an accessibility widget with options for larger text, high contrast, dyslexia-friendly display and animation pauses, plus an auto-translate function that supports many languages.

- Agenda and video integration: Haddad presented AgendaLink as the preferred agenda-management vendor and showed how an embedded interface displays an agenda, time-stamped video and attachments together. Staff said AgendaLink has been used by other cities such as Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa and Lawndale and that Pegasus (the city’s streaming provider) can work with AgendaLink.

Council reaction and next steps

Council members praised the design and staff work. Council member Deborah Klein Lopez, who co-led the communications subcommittee, thanked Haddad and staff for streamlining content and improving searchability and transparency. Council members emphasized outreach plans, including demonstrations for senior residents and materials for the business community. Haddad said staff training has started, a quality-assurance review of migrated content is complete, and the city aims to launch the site in summer 2025.

Vote: Council member Deborah Klein Lopez moved to approve staff’s recommendation to proceed with the website redesign and related steps; Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf seconded. Roll call: Anderson—Aye; Anstead—Aye; Klein Lopez—Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Wolf—Aye; Mayor Sylvester—Aye. Motion passed 5-0.

Ending: Staff will continue content migration, finalize workflow and training, and return to council as needed before the public launch.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Agoura Hills City Council Meeting 5/14/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Agoura Hills council approved staff recommendation to proceed with a redesigned city website (beta preview shown), a .gov domain, and adoption of an AgendaLink agenda-management tool to improve accessibility, search and meeting transparency.","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},6560664,"Council approves single northbound gateway monument for Canaan/Agoa Road intersection",836,4115000,4951000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3312465-6d8cf5f46e4b4660caedb5abb622e708&start=4115&end=4951","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3312465-6d8cf5f46e4b4660caedb5abb622e708/thumbnail_4115000.jpg","/articles/6560664/Agoura-Hills/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-single-northbound-gateway-monument-for-CanaanAgoa-Road-intersection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6560664-3b69e0a9f37620c2ece82c5e7b9fa38f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169804&Signature=lLS3A7dprDGVBrVegqIsRZ1MdWfUAM40rLCm9f4xt~LyIvxBuF2BMgE3POmsFzt2J9DqB0ZN7AsOcfGDliFIlVf8vDBmxaWvUt-r7qVNkTKjr26AShb5L82qeuuHDyO1CdI8Jc0CQpBpamoAuNVzAqAPJIvJFrmwumMsA-WMN0l33-KmN1-rpJVL2cqlJQwvUQlXHLRZb0G-5CNiJbEJUYwzT~cOMVMFps7JFVKgXDOYP5wlbtppScbAWEj8z4vX~HyYuRzpaZ7RX6KscghcMvf70-rbRegd1-b9KUBNDzCoQbntzvFcYwuvBO8rBxExuKzxL-XUigrvUyKF3kXtGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Agoura Hills City Council voted 5-0 to direct staff to proceed with final design and construction documents that include a single northbound gateway monument for the Canaan Road–Agoura Road ultimate intersection improvements project.

Director of Public Works and City Engineer Charmaine Yambao presented options and renderings showing a northbound monument reading \"City Of Agoura Hills — Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains\" and a mirrored southbound monument reading \"Entering the Santa Monica Mountains.\" Yambao told the council each monument would cost in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 depending on size and details and that the project is funded by Metro Measure R/Measure M funds: \"The project is funded fully funded by measure m metro measure m.\" (transcript).

Nut graf: The council had been split at an earlier meeting over whether to include both northbound and southbound monuments; after further discussion the five-member council agreed to install only the northbound monument now and leave an additional monument as a future option. Because funding is from regional transportation allocations (Measure R/Measure M), staff said a proposal to shift the funds to other eligible highway-related projects would still require review and approval by the local Council of Governments and Metro.

Discussion points and rationale

Council members who supported two monuments said the dual signs would create visual balance and honor the city’s role as a gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains. Council member Deborah Klein Lopez said she was moved by the gateway concept and favored two monuments for visual and symbolic reasons. Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf expressed concern the wording could appear cramped on a single face and preferred two signs for readability and presentation.

Council member Anderson, who chaired the subcommittee, said budget constraints and the limited eligible uses of Measure R/M funds supported installing one northbound monument now and returning later to consider a second. Anderson said the northbound sign, as shown to the council, made her “feel so proud” and that one sign was appropriate at this time. Council member Anstead said the city could add another monument later if desired.

Funding and logistics

Staff estimated each monument at $50,000–$100,000 and said the project is fully funded with Measure R/Measure M regional transportation funds. Yambao noted that if the city chose not to build a second monument, those Measure funds could be proposed for other highway-related projects (for example, a park-and-ride) but that transferring Measure funds requires a formal process through the regional COG and Metro and is not automatic.

Vote and next steps

Council member Chris Anstead moved to proceed with a single northbound monument; Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf seconded. Roll call was Anderson—Aye; Anstead—Aye; Klein Lopez—Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Wolf—Aye; Mayor Sylvester—Aye. Motion passed 5-0.

Staff will proceed with final design for the northbound gateway monument as part of the Canaan Road/Agoura Road intersection project and will return with any required project authorizations and construction documents.","The council directed staff to proceed with final design for one northbound 'City of Agoura Hills — Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains' monument at Canaan Road and Agoura Road; estimated cost per monument $50,000–$100,000 and funding from Metro Measure M.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6560669,"Agoura Hills council adopts updated transportation impact fees, 5-0",2471,1644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3312465-6d8cf5f46e4b4660caedb5abb622e708&start=1644&end=4115","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3312465-6d8cf5f46e4b4660caedb5abb622e708/thumbnail_1644000.jpg","/articles/6560669/Agoura-Hills/Los-Angeles-County/California/Agoura-Hills-council-adopts-updated-transportation-impact-fees-5-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6560669-f38556da6c924d69fe5d10bcd5b4e968/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169804&Signature=WXVX2cP1s4Ni9GadmXR-OqqCWXHLyKQAoRjSL9Mo2wTaWmjPFnW8G7skpJzP18JZfxDFOEgNDE0k3Y~gLEp2oJzT0DXnBIL2Of~9xrhWidUcAlGf-OcjP29JfRmyQ4zObUvWqI1KFwwbDxtbwmfCAJI736GDyjGSbL6mYcEI-xXDEtyJQXxe7mpmaY9R9U2K2ZkOLI4azVrkwXpT4W8QKLZxWenWz8MLKWa2jBuSmIQF4PB-emIy9Z2QOvErW2vCnAJjz2vPoWe9Uw95o-qFGzxBpiBpi2~p2sWydNv~NprLCg0t1G1gKg3OC-yEvsc7-L4nQZ5~4dICSaM5TrUq7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Agoura Hills City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to adopt Resolution No. 25-2101, approving the 2025 Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Nexus Study, a 2025 TIF capital improvement program and an updated fee schedule for new development in the city.

The TIF update, presented by Director of Public Works and City Engineer Charmaine Yambao and consultants from Kimley Horn & Associates, revises the city’s TIF program for the first time since 2011 and shifts project emphasis from roadway widening to non-auto travel improvements such as bicycle facilities, sidewalk gaps, transit enhancements and traffic-signal technology. Yambao described the purpose of the update as revising “the TIF fees and the list of capital improvement projects, including associated costs in today’s dollars.”

The council’s action implements a list of 22 proposed improvement projects with a total estimated construction cost of about $40,800,000, of which consultants estimated roughly $23,700,000 is the new-development proportionate share eligible for TIF funding. After adding administration costs (2 percent), the fee calculation base is $24,200,000, the consultants said. Chris Gregersen of Kimley Horn told the council, “The total estimated cost of the improvements is about $40,800,000 but only $23,700,000 is eligible to be included in the program based on our proportionate share analysis.”

Nut graf: The update changes how the city expects new development to help pay for transportation that accommodates projected growth through 2040. The Nexus Study documents the relationship required by the state Mitigation Fee Act, describes deficiencies in intersections and roadway segments under a future-growth scenario, and proposes a “menu” of projects the city may fund with TIF revenue. Council members stressed the study does not itself authorize construction; the council will still set priorities and approve funding uses for specific projects.

Key details and council discussion

- Fee mechanics and scope: The consultants used the Institute of Transportation Engineers trip-generation rates to convert project costs into a cost per new trip and then to fees by land-use category (residential by unit; nonresidential by thousand square feet). The updated schedule retains the program’s existing land-use categories but raises amounts to reflect current costs and the proportionate-share analysis.

- Existing TIF balance and recent use: Staff said the city’s TIF account balance is $1.3 million, of which roughly $336,000 is currently available for projects; about $964,000 had been used to front funds for an Agora Road widening project but is expected to return to the TIF account upon audit completion.

- Projects vs. priorities: Council members repeatedly described the adopted capital improvement list as a menu rather than a ranked priority list. Council member Deborah Klein Lopez said the list allows the city to be ready when development proposes projects but that the council, not the Nexus Study, will choose which projects to fund first.

- Public comments and development concerns: Two public-comment speakers earlier in the meeting raised transportation-related concerns. Resident Jennifer Miller told the council she and other residents worry about safety from e-bikes and young riders in parks and on streets; resident Steve Lloyd, representing a homeowners association, objected to planned increases in development density near the Canaan–Agoura Road intersection and said neighbors worry about congestion and evacuation-route safety. The TIF public hearing itself had no speakers.

- Timing and exemptions: Staff indicated some projects already deemed complete under prior approvals (for example, certain housing projects) will pay fees at the rate in effect when their application was deemed complete; other projects pay at certificate of occupancy or final inspection, whichever comes first.

Votes and next steps

Council member Anderson moved to adopt Resolution No. 25-2101; Council member Chris Anstead seconded. The roll call vote was Anderson—Aye; Anstead—Aye; Klein Lopez—Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Wolf—Aye; Mayor Sylvester—Aye. The motion passed 5-0.

Staff and the consultants said the Nexus Study will be used to collect updated fees on future development and to identify projects eligible for TIF funds. City staff noted a portion of the capital program costs (about $17.1 million of the total $40.8 million) will require other funding sources beyond TIF. The council did not set a priority order for the CIP; project selection and programming will come back to the council as individual project proposals and funding requests.

Ending: The council’s adoption establishes the analytical basis for higher TIF charges and a new CIP menu focused on multimodal improvements; implementation will depend on future project approvals, available matching funds, and council decisions on project priorities.","The City Council adopted Resolution 25-2101 to update the Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Nexus Study, a capital improvement list and a revised fee schedule that raises fees to fund bike, pedestrian, transit and signal projects tied to new development.","actionData","errors"]

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