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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA
Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
How to Address the City Council
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Public Participation on any matter within the Council's jurisdiction that is not listed on the
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INVOCATION
Miranda
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
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Filipino American History Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
German -American Heritage Month
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
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.
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.
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APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City
Council are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the September 22, 2020 Regular Meeting.
2. CHECK REGISTER NO. 20 - Check Register No. 20 for the Period 08/28/20 through
09/10/20 and 09/17/20. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 08/31/20 through
09/11/20.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 20.
3. COUNCIL POLICIES - Draft policies for City Council and Board of Library Trustees
consideration are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the recommended revisions and deletions to the attached City
Council policies.
Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees approve the recommended revisions to the
attached Santa Clarita Public Library policies.
4. RESPONSE TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT: A
DIET FOR LANDFILLS: CUTTING DOWN ON FOOD WASTE - The 2019-2020
Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury sent a letter to Mayor Cameron Smyth that
included a report: A DIET FOR LANDFILLS: Cutting Down on Food Waste. The report
is a result of the investigation by the Civil Grand Jury and provides recommendations and
requires a response from the each of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County, including the
City of Santa Clarita, about the prevention of food waste reaching landfills.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve a response to the Los Angeles County 2019-20 Civil Grand Jury
Report: A DIET FOR LANDFILLS: Cutting Down on Food Waste.
5. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR
COST SHARING NPDES PERMIT MONITORING, MODELING AND
REPORTING - Requesting approval to allow the continuation of an existing partnership
for compliance with the Municipal Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Permit through a Memorandum of Agreement between the City, Los Angeles
County, and Los Angeles County Flood Control District
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit compliance between the City if Santa Clarita, Los Angele
County, and Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
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2. Authorize City Manager or his designee to execute all agreements related to entering
into the Memorandum of Agreement.
6. ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR SUMMARY VACATION OF LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE EASEMENT ON PLATT COURT - Resolution for the summary
vacation of a landscape maintenance easement at 14309 Platt Court.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of the landscape maintenance easement
at 14309 Platt Court, as described in the Legal Description.
2. Direct City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the County of Los
Angeles Registrar -Recorder's office.
7. RESCIND 385 FEET OF NO PARKING ZONE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
12:00 A.M. AND 4:00 A.M. ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF CENTRE POINTE
BETWEEN HARRYBELL PLACE (NORTH) AND 385 FEET SOUTH OF
HARRYBELL PLACE (NORTH) - City staff proposes providing 385 feet of on -street
parking along the west side of Centre Pointe Parkway between Harrybell Place (North)
and 385 feet south of Harrybell Place (North) to accommodate approximately 15 parked
vehicles for the Habitat for Heroes Community.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution to rescind 385 feet of the No Parking Zone between the hours of
12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. along the west side of Centre Pointe Parkway between
Harrybell Place (North) and 385 feet south of Harrybell Place (North).
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
8. AWARD CONTRACTS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
- CORONAVIRUS FUNDS - Award contracts to carry -out services using Community
Development Block Grant - Coronavirus funds: $145,200 to Santa Clarita Valley
Committee on Aging for vehicles, meals, and groceries to address the nutrition needs of
seniors; $54,800 to Bridge To Home SCV for staffing and meals at the temporary shelter
located in the Newhall Community Center; and $150,000 to Henry Mayo Newhall
Hospital for Rapid COVID-19 Testing.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Award three contracts for Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus funds
allocated to the City of Santa Clarita through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act:
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• Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging in the amount of $145,200 for vehicles,
meals, and groceries to address the nutrition needs of seniors; and
• Bridge to Home SCV in the amount of $54,800 for staffing and meals at the
temporary shelter located in the Newhall Community Center; and
• Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation in an amount up to $150,000 for rapid
COVID-19 testing.
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
9. APPROVAL OF THE 2020 SANTA CLARITA SMALL BUSINESS COVID
RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM - Approval of the 2020 Santa Clarita Small Business COVID
Relief Grant Program to provide financial reimbursements to small businesses for expenses
incurred from business interruption due to COVID-19 impacts.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Approve the 2020 Santa Clarita Small Business COVID Relief Grant Program to
provide up to $500,000 total to eligible small businesses, with individual awards not
to exceed $5,000 per eligible business.
2. Direct staff to execute the 2020 Santa Clarita Small Business COVID Relief Grant
Program and initiate the application process.
3. Increase Revenue Account 229-4424.015, CARES Act Grants, by $500,000.
4. Appropriate $500,000 to Expenditure Account E0211229-5161.001.
NEW BUSINESS
10. COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT: MEASURE J - At the September 8, 2020,
regular City Council meeting, Councilmember McLean requested that the City Council
discuss, at a future meeting, Measure J, a measure on the November 3, 2020, General
Election ballot to amend the County Charter.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.
11. SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES TO RE -OPEN AND AMENDMENT TO SANTA
CLARITA 2020 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM - At the September 22, 2020, regular
City Council meeting, Mayor Smyth requested that the City Council support, at a future
regular City Council meeting, the "Save LA Brewers" campaign and the re -opening of
indoor operations at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. Additionally, the City Council
directed staff to amend the Santa Clarita 2020 Legislative Platform to include support for
the re -opening of businesses that have been forced to limit their operations or close due to
the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health orders.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
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1. Support the "Save LA Brewers" campaign and the re -opening of indoor operations at
the Westfield Valencia Town Center, including approval of the attached letter.
2. Approve amendments made to the Santa Clarita 2020 Legislative Platform to include
support for the re -opening of businesses and overall economic development in
response to financial hardships experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
subsequent public health orders.
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. Speaker
cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda.
STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Reba Anne Hallerberg
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held October 27, 2020, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On October 8, 2020, I, Mary Cusick, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified
City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall.
Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California
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OctoberFilipino.American History Month
2020 ' i, i
WIIEREAS, Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian American group in the United States,
the third largest ethnic group in California, and the largest Asian group in Santa Clarita; and
WIIEREAS, the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first
recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587,
when "Luzones Indios" came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and
landed at what is now Morro Bay, California; and
WIIEREAS, Filipino American History Month provides an opportunity to promote the study of
Filipino American history and culture, and recognize the richness of the Filipino American
ethnicity; and
WIIEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is proud to celebrate Filipino American History Month and
commemorate the valuable contributions and accomplishments that Filipino Americans have made
in this country.
NOW 771'EREf,'ORE the City of Santa Clarita proclaims October 2020, as IT' lipino American Mzstory
Month. "
Signed this day of October, 2020.
Cameron Smyth, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California
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WHEREAS, breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death among women overall,
and a growing number of new cases are diagnosed annually; and
WHEREAS, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a nationwide campaign in October to increase
awareness and highlight the importance of education, research, screening, and access; and
WHEREAS, as the City of Santa Clarita observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we salute the
women and men who dedicate themselves to prevention, detection, and treatment; we show our support
for every individual and every family struggling with breast cancer; and we pause to remember those
we have lost; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita encourages citizens, government agencies, private businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and all other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness
of what Americans can do to prevent breast cancer and the importance of early detection, access, and
treatment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim the month of October as
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Signed this 13th day of October, 2020.
Cameron Smyth, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California
PUIROCL"ATION
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E EAV, on October 6, 1683, 13 German families from Krefeld landed in Philadelphia and
founded Germantown, Pennsylvania, the first German settlement in America and the first
American community to formally protest the evils of slavery; and
WHE EAV, throughout our history, German Americans have woven distinct threads into the
fabric of our country in extraordinary ways -- by crossing the Atlantic, planting roots in
communities across our country, and spurring shared advances -- German Americans have
proven our Nation's diversity makes our society ever stronger; and
E EAA , during German American Heritage Month, we celebrate the immeasurable ways
their talents and ideas have helped our country thrive; and
WHE EAV, the more than 44 million Americans who claim German heritage join previous
generations in making important contributions to every facet of American life; and
German Americans have helped drive our economy, enrich our culture, and protect and defend
the land they embrace as their own; and
E EAV, as our Nation's largest ancestry group, German Americans are rightfully proud of
how their deep cultural, historical, and familial ties have helped strengthen this robust
transatlantic relationship.
Now, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita proclaims October 2020, as German American
Heritage Month and encourages all residents to learn more about the history of German
Americans and reflect on the many contributions they have made to our City.
Signed this 13th day of October, 2020.
Cameron Smyth, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California