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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-11-10 - AGENDAS - JOINT REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL / BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES JOINT REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:00 P.M. City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY — No New Business How to Address the City Council You may address the Council during Public Participation on any matter within the Council's jurisdiction that is not listed on the agenda. Each person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more than three (3) minutes. Public Participation speaker's cards must be submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. Public Participation takes place before the consideration of the agenda items and following the consideration of agenda items. However, each person will be allowed to speak only one time during Public Participation per meeting. Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda should fill out a speaker's card and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the item. Each person addressing the Council is given three (3) minutes to speak indicated by a colored light system on the Council dais; a green light appears when the speaker begins; a yellow light appears when 30 seconds remain and a red light appears when time has expired. Comments should be complete at this time. Each presentation may not exceed three (3) minutes. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I1) INVOCATION McLean CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE EXECUTIVE MEETING This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA — Mayor to inquire whether there are any changes to the Agenda or if any member of the Council or the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Helen Putnam Award Recognition of Doctors who have been at Henry Mayo Hospital for 40 years Recognition of Hunter Greene's participation in the 2015 Baseball World Cup Finance Award Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for Purchasing PUBLIC PARTICIPATION This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on items NOT listed on the agenda. The City Council will not act upon these items at this meeting other than to review and/or provide direction to staff. All speakers must submit a speaker's card to the City Clerk PRIOR to the beginning of this portion of the meeting. Thirty minutes are allotted for public input at this time. The FIRST TEN people to submit a speaker card prior to the beginning of Public Participation will be heard. Speaker cards will be accepted beginning at 5:45 p.m. Any Page 2 speaker cards received once the first speaker has begun will be heard at the end of the meeting regardless if the ten person limit has been met. Speakers may not exceed three (3) minutes and may only be heard once per meeting under Public Participation. STAFF COMMENTS COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by the City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the City Council unless a request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately. 1. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - The minutes are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the October 22, 2015, Special Meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - The minutes are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the October 27, 2015, Special Meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF JOINT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - The minutes are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the October 27, 2015, Joint Regular Meeting. 4. READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code Section 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the Council agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading. Page 3 5. ACQUISITION OF A PORTION OF 24650 AVENUE ROCKEFELLER - ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 2811-001-801 - Purchase 10,874 square feet of real property located at 24650 Avenue Rockefeller for the construction of an American with Disabilities Act compliant ramp along the west side of the San Francisquito Creek Trail connecting to Newhall Ranch Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Approve the purchase of a portion of 24650 Avenue Rockefeller, Santa Clarita, Assessor's Parcel Number 2811-001-801, for construction of an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant access ramp at atotal cost of $158,000, which includes a property purchase price of $134,000; $11,000 for escrow fees, title fees, appraisal fees, and due diligence costs; and $13,000 in engineering and right-of-way acquisition process costs. 2. Transfer Bridge and Thoroughfare funds (303) in the amount of $400,000 from Newhall Ranch Road Bridge Widening over San Francisquito Creek expenditure account S 1039303-5161.001 to San Francisquito Creek Trail ADA Ramp Upgrade expenditure accounts as follows: $158,000 to T1016303-5201.004 and $242,000 to expenditure account T1016303-5161.001. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all required documents subject to approval by the City Attorney. 6. APPROVAL OF THE 2015 UPDATED HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000 (PUBLIC LAW 106-390) - Approve the update of the City of Santa Clarita Local Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the updated City of Santa Clarita Local Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. EXECUTE RENEWAL OPTION FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (LMD) CONTRACT 13-00384 TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR ZONE 27 - Consideration for approval of renewal option for Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Contract No. 13-00384 for landscape maintenance services of Zone 27 by ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance. Terms of the existing contract allows for three (3), one-year renewal options. Page 4 RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve first renewal option for landscape services under contract 13-00384 to ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, Inc. for landscape maintenance services encompassing Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Zone 27 (Circle J Ranch) in the amount of $73,080; include a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of .1% equaling $73; and authorize a contingency amount of $24,000 for a total annual amount not to exceed $97,153. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year, and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. 8. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT VALENCIA WATER COMPANY A WATER FRANCHISE - This is the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to grant Valencia Water Company a water franchise. The first reading of this ordinance took place on October 27, 2015 and was passed to the second reading. The current water franchise will expire December 17, 2015. If approved this evening, the new franchise would become effective in 30 days. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A WATER FRANCHISE TO VALENCIA WATER COMPANY." 2. Appropriate revenue in the amount of $10,000 for the granting fee to Franchise Fee Revenue Account 100-4012.001. 9. CHECK REGISTER NO. 21 FOR THE PERIOD 09/18/15 THROUGH 10/01/15 AND 10/08/15 ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS FOR THE PERIOD 09/25/15 THROUGH 10/08/15 - Check Register No. 21 for the Period 09/18/15 through 10/01/15 and 10/08/15. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 09/25/15 through 10/08/15. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 21. Page 5 PUBLIC HEARING 10. FORMATION OF DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA NO. 2015-1 (FIVE KNOLLS) - Pursuant to conditions of approval adopted during the entitlement of the Five Knolls development project, the property owner shall establish a Drainage Benefit Assessment Area to ensure the continued maintenance of any drainage improvements that are not eligible for transfer to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for maintenance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing, and open and review ballots. If no majority protest exists, adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report for Drainage Benefit Assessment Area (DBAA) 2015-1, and authorize the annual levy and collection of the assessments within DBAA 2015-1, beginning Fiscal Year 2016-17. If a majority protest exists, no action will be required. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION NET ENERGY METERING SUCCESSOR PROGRAM - As mandated by Assembly Bill 327, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is discussing changes to the rate structure of Net Energy Metering (NEM) programs offered by California's three Investor Owned Utilities (IOU), which must be adopted by the CPUC by December 31, 2015, to go into effect on July 1, 2017, or the date on which the utility reaches its 5% NEM program cap. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council discuss and provide direction to staff. NEW BUSINESS 12. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO COMMISSIONERS AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION WITH REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDIT PANEL CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP AND REORGANIZATION - First reading of an ordinance clarifying terms of office and the reorganization of the three City Commissions and the Financial Accountability and Audit Panel. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Page 6 Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.26 PLANNING COMMISSION, CHAPTER 2.28 PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, AND CHAPTER 2.29 ARTS COMMISSION OF TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING COMMISSIONER TERMS AND ORGANIZATION." 2. Adopt resolution amending Article III Membership of the FAAP, Section 3. Term, and Article V Officers, Section 2. Term of Officers of the Financial Accountability and Audit Panel Bylaws. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION This time has been set aside for any speakers that have turned in speaker cards and were not heard in the first thirty minutes allotted to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the agenda. No further speaker cards will be accepted once Public Participation begins. Speakers may not address items that have been considered this evening. Speaker cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda. STAFF COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT In memory of Janice Braly Nelsen FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Ist floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION I, Kevin Tonoian, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and quali City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on November 5, 2015, the fore ng a da was posted at City Hall. 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