Council approves major development items
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The City Council approved a package of land-use and code actions, including allowing Amgen’s plan amendment and entitlement applications to move forward and denying appeals that had challenged the Conejo Summit Project.
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What this means
The Council voted to let Amgen’s specific plan amendment and related development applications keep moving through the review process for new research, laboratory, and support facilities. It also denied two appeals and upheld approval of the Conejo Summit Project, which includes tract maps, a development permit, a protected tree permit, and a sign program for properties near Conejo Center Drive and Rancho Conejo Boulevard. In addition, the Council adopted updates to campaign contribution limits and refreshed parts of the municipal code by updating building and safety standards. All of the listed actions passed 5-0.
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- Approved concurrent processing of Amgen’s specific plan amendment and project entitlement applications for new research, laboratory, and support facilities.
- Found the Amgen item was not a project under CEQA, or alternatively was exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
- Denied two appeals and upheld the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final EIR, adoption of the MMRP, and project approvals for the Conejo Summit Project.
- Adopted Ordinance No. 1740-NS adjusting campaign contribution limits to reflect changes in the California Consumer Price Index.
- Adopted Ordinance No. 1741-NS updating the municipal code by reference to the 2025 California building and related codes, plus the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.
- Adopted Ordinance No. 1742-NS approving the first amendment to the development agreement for 2200 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard.
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Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session)
Agenda
- CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation: Gregory Robinson, et al. vs. City of Thousand Oaks, et al., Ventura County Superior Court Case Number: 2023CUPP013114; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a).A.Decision: 3. CLOSED SESSION:
- CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation: Kim Samuel vs. City of Thousand Oaks, Ventura County Superior Court Case Number: 2025CUPO045397; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a).B.Decision: 3. CLOSED SESSION:
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIM – Workers' Compensation, Claimant Daniel Zarate, Claim No.: THWC-2115, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95(a).C.Decision: 3. CLOSED SESSION:
- CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Property: 401 & 403 W. Hillcrest Drive; APN: 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 053 ‐ 115, 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 053 ‐ 175, 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 053 ‐ 195, 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 060 ‐ 085, 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 060 ‐ 095, 525 ‐ 0 ‐ 060 ‐ 115; Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360; NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF CITY: Akbar Alikhan, Deputy City Manager; Jaime Boscarino, Finance Director for Property owner(s) City of Thousand Oaks; NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF CONEJO RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT: Jim Friedl, General Manager; Andrew Mooney, Director of Parks & Planning, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360. UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8.D.Decision: 3. CLOSED SESSION:
- Hindu American Month ProclamationA.Decision: 7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Planning Month ProclamationB.Decision: 7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Athens Recycling All Star AwardsC.Decision: 7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- General, Utilities, Golf Course, and Theatres Demands RECOMMENDATION: Ratify October 8, 2025, and October 15, 2025; approve October 22, 2025, and October 29, 2025, subject to review and ratification LEVINE ACT ITEM: NoA.Decision: 9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
- Minutes of City Council meeting of October 7, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Approve LEVINE ACT ITEM: NoB.Decision: 9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
- ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING: ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL CODE ADJUSTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) (Introduced 10/7/2025; 5-0) ORD. NO. 1740-NS RECOMMENDATION: Adopt LEVINE ACT ITEM: NoC.Decision: 9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
- ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING: ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTIONS 8-1.01 THROUGH 8-1.25, AND 8-1.27, AND CHAPTERS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, AND 17 OF TITLE 8, AND TO READOPT SECTIONS 8-1.01 THROUGH 8-1.25, AND 8-1.27, AND CHAPTERS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, AND 17 OF TITLE 8 OF MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 24 OF 2025 CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AND ADDING CHAPTER 18 AND 19 TO TITLE 8 BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE AND 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE (MCA-2025-70002) (Introduced 10/7/2025; 5-0) ORD. NO. 1741-NS RECOMMENDATION: Adopt LEVINE ACT ITEM: NoD.Decision: 9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
- ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING: ORDINANCE APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DAGR-2021-70437 (CONTRACT NO. 13633-2024) (2200 EAST THOUSAND OAKS BOULEVARD; APPLICANT: T.O. LAKES, LLC) (Introduced 10/7/2025; 4-1, Newman dissenting) ORD. NO. 1742-NS RECOMMENDATION: Adopt LEVINE ACT ITEM: YesE.Decision: 9. CONSENT CALENDAR:
- Appeal of Planning Commission Decision Approving the Conejo Summit Project (2022-70771-EIR/2019-70439-DP/2019-70440-VTTM/2019-70441-VTTM/2021-71158-PTP/2019-70442-USP/2019-70443-LPC) RESOLUTION DENYING TWO APPEALS, AND UPHOLDING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, APPROVING THE CONEJO SUMMIT PROJECT, CONSISTING OF TWO VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAPS, A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, PROTECTED TREE PERMIT, AND UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM for the USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CONEJO CENTER DRIVE AND RANCHO CONEJO BOULEVARD [APPLICATIONS: 2022-70771-eir, 2019-70440-vttm, 2019-70441-vttm, 2019-70439-dp, 201-71158-ptp, 2019-70442-usp, 2019-70443-lpc; assessor’s parcel numbers: 667-0-340-030; 667-0-340-045; 667-0-340-055; 667-0-340-075; 667-0-340-085; 667-0-340-095; 667-0-340-105; 667-0-340-125; 667-0-340-135; 667-0-340-145; 667-0-340-155; 667-0-340-185; 667-0-340-195; applicant: thousand oaks master llc] RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution denying the two appeals, thereby upholding the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and project approvals for the Conejo Summit Project. LEVINE ACT ITEM: YesA.Decision: 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- Concurrent Processing Request for a Specific Plan Amendment and Development Entitlements; Applicant: Amgen RESOLUTION TO ALLOW CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE AMGEN SPECIFIC PLAN AREA, AND FINDING THAT SUCH DECLARATION IS NOT A PROJECT SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt resolution authorizing the concurrent processing of the Specific Plan Amendment and project entitlements for the proposed development of new research and development, laboratories, and supporting facilities for the Amgen campus. 2. Find that such declaration does not constitute a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines; however, even if the actions contemplated herein constituted a project, the actions are exempt under Section 15061(b)(3). LEVINE ACT ITEM: NoA.Decision: 12. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
- Announcements and upcoming issuesA.Decision: 16. CITY MANAGER:
Documents from this meeting
- Supplemental Packet 2https://toaks.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=8709&compileOutputType=1
- Supplemental Packet 1https://toaks.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=8708&compileOutputType=1
- Agendahttps://toaks.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=8702&parentLink=newPublicPortal
- Presentations and Items Received at the Meetinghttps://toaks.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=8710&compileOutputType=1
- Minuteshttps://toaks.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=8703&compileOutputType=1
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