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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-14 - AGENDAS - JOINT REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL JOINT REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA Joint Meeting with Board of Library Trustees How to Address the City Council You may address the Council once per meeting 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. To address the Council regarding an item on the agenda, please 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 speaker time has expired. If you wish to provide information to the Council for consideration on an item, please present the City Clerk with 10 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record. Please note use of City Council Chamber technology equipment to present electronic material during meetings is not allowed. 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 11) 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 — 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 Best Improvement for Public Safety Award for the Lost Canyon Bridge Widening Project 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. 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. Page 2 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the February 28, 2017 Regular Meeting. 2. 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. 3. REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FATAL HIT AND RUN OF DESIREE LAWSON - Establish a $5,000 reward offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal hit and run of a 15-year-old girl, Desiree Lawson, who was crossing the street on Sierra Highway, south of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country on December 26, 2016, at approximately 8:40 p.m. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to offer a reward in the amount of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal hit and run of Desiree Lawson. 4. METRO BRIGHTON TO ROXFORD DOUBLE TRACK PROJECT - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is currently in the design and public outreach phases of an 11-mile double track project between Burbank and Sylmar. The addition of a second track along the existing single track Metrolink Antelope Valley Rail Line is designed to provide increased efficiency, enhanced safety and ultimately additional commuter rail service along the rail line between Brighton Street in Burbank and Roxford Street in Sylmar. The City Council is requested to support the project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council support the Metro Brighton to Roxford Double Track Project, request that the project be funded at the earliest opportunity, and transmit statements of support to the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA). 5. PORTABLE SANITATION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CITY OF SANTA CLARITA EVENTS - Award contract for portable sanitation services needed to produce the events for the City of Santa Clarita for 2017 - 2019. Page 3 RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award a contract to Andy Gump, Inc. for portable sanitation, for an initial term of one year, with the option for two additional renewals in an amount not to exceed $49,978.34 annually. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to modify the award in the event issues of impossibility of the performance arise, subject to the City Attorney approval; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval, and execute two renewals at an annual cost not to exceed $49,978.34 plus the cost of any Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases. 6. ORCHARD VILLAGE ROAD MEDIAN TURF REMOVAL, PROJECT B1015 - AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT - This action will fund the design of the Orchard Village Road Median Turf Removal project. This project will remove existing turf in medians from Lyons Avenue to Wiley Canyon Road. Existing turf will be replaced with drought tolerant plant material and the irrigation system will be replaced with a new and efficient system. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award the design contract to Pacific Coast Land Design, Inc., for the Orchard Village Road Median Turf Removal, Project B1015, in the amount of $163,382, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $24,508, for a total contract amount not to exceed $187,890. 2. Appropriate $91,890 from Landscape Maintenance District Zone 2008-1 fund balance to expenditure account B 1015357-5161.001. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 7. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MULTIWAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF KELLY JOHNSON PARKWAY AND WEST RYE CANYON ROAD - Placement of multiway stop control at the intersection of Kelly Johnson Parkway and West Rye Canyon Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of multiway stop control at the intersection of Kelly Johnson Parkway and West Rye Canyon Road. Page 4 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MULTIWAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF VISTA DEL RIO DRIVE AND PARKSIDE DRIVE - Placement of multiway stop control at the intersection of Vista Del Rio Drive and Parkside Drive. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of multiway stop control at the intersection of Vista Del Rio Drive and Parkside Drive. 9. SECOND READING OF OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 2017 MORATORIUM AMENDMENTS - Second reading and adoption of an ordinance adopting a Negative Declaration, and amending the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan pertaining to Urban Center zone uses (Main Street area) and associated code revisions. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. 2. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 16-206, CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 16-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT), AMENDING THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN." 10. CHECK REGISTER NO.5 - Check Register No. 5 for the Period 2/03/17 through 02/16/17 and 02/23/17 in the aggregate amount of $3,440,612.81. Electronic Funds Transfers included in Check Register No. 5 for the Period 02/06/17 through 02/17/17 in the aggregate amount of $913,963.12. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11. LMD ZONE 32 (VISTA CANYON RANCH) FORMATION - PUBLIC HEARING - Annexation of parcels located in Tract 69164 into the City of Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Zone 32 (Vista Canyon) to fund costs associated with the on- going maintenance and improvements of landscaping. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing and open and review ballots. 2. Adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report for annexing parcels in Tract 69164 into the City of Santa Clarita (City) Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Page 5 Zone 32 (Vista Canyon), if no majority protest exists, and order levies beginning Fiscal Year 2017-18. If a majority protest exists, no action will be required. 12. FORMATION OF DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA NO.2017-1 (VISTA CANYON) - Pursuant to Conditions of Approval adopted during the entitlement of the Vista Canyon development project, the property owner shall establish a Drainage Benefit Assessment Area to ensure the continued maintenance of any drainage improvements which are not eligible for transfer to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing and open and review ballots. 2. Adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report for Drainage Benefit Assessment Area (DBAA) 2017-1, if no majority protest exists, and authorize the annual levy and collection of the assessments within DBAA 2017-1, beginning Fiscal Year 2017-18. If a majority protest exists, no action will be required. 13. 2017-18 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS - A Community Needs Assessment is conducted annually to determine the current needs of the lower income community as required by the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing and receive information regarding the results of the annual Community Needs Assessment conducted as part of the Community Development Block Grant Program. NEW BUSINESS 14. REAUTHORIZATION OF CITY PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT ACCESS (PEG) FEE COLLECTION AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW - Reauthorize the Public, Educational and Government Access (PEG) fee established by ordinance. The PEG fee is equal to one percent of the operators' gross revenues on video services. Fee can solely be used to support Public, Educational and Government Access channels. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Find that the following proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3); general rule; and 2. Introduce as a first reading and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA REAUTHORIZING THE Page 6 PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS FEE." 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 FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held March 28, 2017, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION I, Mary Cusick, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on March 9, 2017, the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall. Mary Cusick City Clerk Santa Clarita, California Page 7