Council approves utility rates and service contracts

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS — Property: 1868 Thousand Oaks Blvd.; APN: 670-018-2050; Thousand Oaks, CA; NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF CITY: Akbar Alikhan, Deputy City Manager; Jaime Boscarino, Finance Director; NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER 1868 TO LLC: Amid Saremi and Daria Saremi.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation: Patrick McLucas vs. City of Thousand Oaks, et al. , Ventura County Superior Court Case Number: 2024CUPA028507; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a).

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Pending Litigation: Oren & Nataly Gold , Ventura County Superior Court Case Number 2023CUOR016883; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Pending Litigation: California Department of Housing and Community Development vs. Shangri-La Industries, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case Number: 24STCV00629; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a).

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Pending Litigation: F. Roberts Construction Inc. vs. Shangri-La Industries, LLC, et al., Ventura County Superior Court Case Number: 2023CUBC018021; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a).

General, Utilities, Golf Course, and Theatres Demands RECOMMENDATION: Ratify October 22, 2025, and October 29, 2025; approve November 5, 2025, November 12, 2025, November 19, 2025, and November 26, 2025, subject to review and ratification LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Minutes of City Council meeting of October 21, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Approve LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Laboratory Services Agreement RECOMMENDATION: Approve Professional Services Agreement with Weck Analytical Environmental Services, Inc. (City of Industry, CA) for laboratory services in the amount of $374,465 for a five-year period beginning December 1, 2025, and ending November 30, 2030. 2. Authorize expenditure/expense annually in FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 in the amount of $74,893 as follows: $18,150 from A/C #177-5320-631-5632 (Stormwater Fund - Contracted Services (Private)/Lab Services), $3,468 from A/C #611-8070-682-5632 (Water Fund - Contracted Services (Private)/Lab Services), $8,385 from A/C #621-8240-682-5632 (Wastewater Fund - Contracted Services (Private)/Lab Services), and $44,890 from A/C #621-8250-682-5632 (Wastewater Fund - Contracted Services (Private)/Lab Services). LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

Purchase of Fleet Electric Vehicle Chargers RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve agreement with EVGateway (Irvine, CA) for the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of 14 level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at the Civic Arts Plaza (CAP), six EV chargers at Hill Canyon Treatment Plant (HCTP), and 26 EV chargers at the Municipal Service Center (MSC), for a total of 46 EV chargers, in the not-to-exceed amount of $243,591.03, through October 21, 2030. 2. Approve budget appropriation in the amount of $126,700 as follows: $77,406 from A/C #001-0000-486-8000 (CI5708, General Fund, Miscellaneous Revenue/Energy Efficiency Program) to A/C #001-0000-311-1000 (General Fund, Fund Balance), $24,647 from A/C #613-0000-486-8000 (CI5710 , Water Capital Fund, Miscellaneous Revenue/Energy Efficiency Program) to A/C #613-0000-341-9900 (Water Capital Fund, Net Position), and $24,647 from A/C #624-0000-486-8000 (CI5709, Wastewater Capital Fund , Miscellaneous Revenue/Energy Efficiency Program) to A/C #624-0000-341-9900 (Wastewater Capital Fund, Net Position). 3. Approve expenditure/expense in the amount of $134,341.03, as follows: $40,300.40 from A/C #001-3570-612-8300 (CI5708, General Fund, Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings) , $ 18,205.13 from A/C #624-8250-682-8300 (CI5709, Wastewater Fund , Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings), $26,542.00 from A/C #001-5650-631-8300 (CI5710, General Fund, Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings), $24,646.75 from A/C #613-5650-682-8300 (CI5710, Water Fund, Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings), and $24,646.75 from A/C #624-5650-682-8300 (CI5710, Wastewater Fund, Capital Improvements Other Than Buildings). 4. Approve expenditure/expense in the amount of $21,850 per year for equipment maintenance and software network fees in FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 as follows: $4,251 from A/C #001-3570-612-4117 (General Fund, Repairs & Maintenance/EV Charging Stations), $6,104 from A/C #001-5060-612-6210 (General Fund - Software Licenses ) , $2,691 from A/C #621-8250-682-4117 (Wastewater Fund, Repairs & Maintenance/EV Charging Stations), $3,864 from A/C #621-8250-682-6210 (Wastewater Fund, Software Licenses), $507 from A/C #142-5630-632-4117 (Landscape Fund, Repairs & Maintenance/EV Charging Stations), $728 from A/C #142-5630-632-6210 (Landscape Fund, Software Licenses), $1,521 from A/C #611-5650-682-4117 (Water Fund, Repairs & Maintenance/EV Charging Stations), and $2,184 from A/C #611-5650-682-6210 (Water Fund, Software Licenses). 5. Find that this action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15311 (minor structures adjacent to existing facilities). LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

Annual Solid Waste Rate Adjustment for 2026 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 2026 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE RATE SCHEDULES RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt resolution approving the annual rate adjustment for Solid Waste Collection Services effective January 1, 2026. 2. Find that this is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act because this action will not result in a direct or foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment [14 CCR 15060(c)]. LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

School Crossing Guard Services Agreement RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve General Services Agreement with All City Management Services, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) to provide school crossing guard services for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029 school years in an amount not to exceed $1,270,937, plus extra services of $254,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,524,937 with a term ending June 30, 2029. 2. Authorize expenditure in the amount of $235,722 ($196,435 contract services, plus extra services of $39,287) in FY 2025-26, and $421,368 ($351,140 contract services, plus extra services of $70,228) in FY 2026-27 from A/C #001-5580-623-5699 (General Fund, Contracted Services/Other). 3. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

Citywide Concrete Replacement, Sidewalk Repairs (MI 2659), and Citywide Curb Ramps (CI 5734) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Authorize staff to advertise the Citywide Concrete Replacement and Sidewalk Repair FYs 2025-2027 (MI 2659), and Citywide Curb Ramps FYs 2025-2027 (CI 5734) for construction bids. 2. Find that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301. LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Permanent Disinfection Boosting System at La Granada Reservoir (CI 5771) and Lang Ranch Reservoir (CI 5791) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve single-source designation and Professional Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) of Westlake Village, CA, to provide engineering services for the Permanent Disinfection Boosting System at La Granada Reservoir (CI 5771) and Lang Ranch Reservoir (CI 5791) in the not-to-exceed amount of $104,972, plus extra services of $10,628 with a total not-to-exceed amount of $115,600, and a term ending December 31, 2026. 2. Authorize expense in the amount of $120,600 from A/C #613-8050-682-8300 as follows: $70,500 ($61,730 agreement, plus extra services of $6,270, and $2,500 City furnished materials) from (Permanent Disinfection Boosting System at La Granada Reservoir (CI 5771)), and $50,100 ($43,242 agreement, plus extra services of $4,358, and $2,500 City furnished materials) from (Permanent Disinfection Boosting System at Lang Ranch Reservoir (CI 5791)). 3. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

Unit W Wastewater Interceptor Project – Habitat Mitigation Planting (CI 5445) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve the project design, plans, specifications, and Addenda Nos. 1 and 2 for construction of the Hill Canyon Treatment Plant (HCTP) Unit W Wastewater Interceptor Project - Habitat Mitigation Planting (CI 5445). 2. Award construction contract for HCTP Unit W Wastewater Interceptor - Habitat Mitigation Planting (CI 5445) to Dudek, Inc. (Dudek) of Encinitas, CA, in the amount of $691,787.50, plus a contingency of $69,179. 3. Approve Tenth Amendment to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 12186-2019) with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) of Bakersfield, CA, for Construction Phase Engineering Support Services on the Unit W Wastewater Interceptor Habitat Mitigation Planting Project (CI 5445) in the amount of $93,664, for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $644,313. 4. Approve Fourth Amendment to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 13560-2024) with Padre Associates, Inc. (Padre) of Ventura, CA, for additional Environmental Support and Monitoring Services on the HCTP Unit W Wastewater Interceptor Habitat Mitigation Planting Project (CI 5445) in the amount of $95,240, for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $219,422.62 and extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2031. 5. Authorize expense in the amount of $949,870.50 ($691,787.50 construction contract, $69,179 construction contract contingency, $93,664 for engineering construction support services, and $95,240 for construction environmental monitoring services) from A/C #624-8250-682-8300 (Wastewater Fund – Capital Improvements, CI 5445). 6. Delegate authority to the City Engineer to approve changes in the design, plans, specifications, and working details of the project on work directives and change orders up to the project-approved contingency amount. 7. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was approved for this project by City Council on February 22, 2022. LEVINE ACT ITEM: Yes

Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project (CI 5691) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Authorize staff to advertise the Woodcrete Fence Replacement Project (CI 5691) for construction bids. 2. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15302. LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Investment Review Committee Appointments RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve the reappointment of incumbent Davin Carey and the appointments of Jacqueline Cross and Christopher Sisson to the Investment Review Committee to serve two-year terms ending December 2027. 2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Water and Wastewater Rates and Fee Adjustments ORDINANCE ADJUSTING AND SETTING RATES AND FEES OF THE CITY WATER DIVISION (UNCODIFIED) AND AMENDING THOUSAND OAKS MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2 REGARDING WATER UTILITIES 1ST READING ORDINANCE ADJUSTING AND SETTING RATES AND FEES OF THE CITY WASTEWATER DIVISION (UNCODIFIED) AND AMENDING THOUSAND OAKS MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2 REGARDING WASTEWATER UTILITIES 1ST READING RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING WATER METER INSTALLATION FEES AND DEPOSIT AMOUNTS PURSUANT TO THOUSAND OAKS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10-2.711 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR WATER THEFT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53069.45 AND THOUSAND OAKS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10-2.514(d) RECOMMENDATION: Read ordinance in title only, waive further reading, and if no objection, introduce ordinance adjusting rates and fees of the City Water Division and amending Thousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) section 10-2.514 adopting administrative penalties and procedures for water theft; and amending sections 10-2.902 and 10-2.909 regarding utility billing procedures; and amending section 10-2.906 formalizing bill correction and appeal procedures (Proposition 218 protest hearing applies). Read ordinance in title only, waive further reading, and if no objection, introduce ordinance adjusting rates and fees of the City Wastewater Division and amending TOMC section 10-1.906 formalizing bill correction and appeal procedures; and amending section 10-1.909 regarding utility billing procedures (Proposition 218 protest hearing applies). Adopt resolution approving and adopting water meter installation fees and deposit amounts pursuant to TOMC Section 10-2.711. Adopt resolution approving and adopting administrative penalties for water theft pursuant to California Government Code Section 53069.45 and TOMC Section 10-2.514(d). Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

Update on League of California Cities Annual Conference, October 8-10, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Receive report. 2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. LEVINE ACT ITEM: No

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