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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-13 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, July 13, 2021 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 Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3 members of the public are afforded the opportunities 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. Public Participation speaker's cards must be submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. 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 minutes to speak (with double the time allotted to non-English speakers using a translator) indicated by a colored light system on the Council dais. If you wish to provide information to the Council, 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 II) Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5 any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the members of the City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 120, during normal business hours. 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 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS APWA Innovative Design of the Year Project Award for Canyon Country Park Inclusive Play Area 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. 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 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the June 22, 2021 Special Meeting. 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 June 22, 2021 Regular Meeting. 3. CHECK REGISTER NO. 13 - Check Register No. 13 for the Period 05/21/21 through 06/03/21 and 06/10/21. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 05/24/21 through 06/04/21. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 13. 4. STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 12 - Authored by Senator Mike McGuire (D-2-North Coast), Senate Bill 12 preempts certain local land use authority within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council oppose Senate Bill 12 (McGuire) and transmit position statements to Senator McGuire, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. 5. STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 262 - Authored by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-18-Van Nuys), Senate Bill 262 waives monetary bail for all misdemeanors and specific felonies, as outlined in the legislation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to oppose Senate Bill 262 (Hertzberg) and transmit position statements to Senator Hertzberg, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. 6. STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 619 - Authored by Senator John Laird (D- 17-Santa Cruz), Senate Bill 619 delays the ability for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to impose a penalty on a local government, related to recently adopted organic waste regulations, until January 1, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to support Senate Bill 619 (Laird) and transmit position statements to Senator Laird, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. Page 3 7. STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 679 - Authored by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-30-Los Angeles), Senate Bill 679 establishes a 19-member governing board and authorizes the governing board to, among other things, raise and allocate new revenue through a special tax, subject to voter approval, including a parcel tax, business license tax, or documentary transfer tax to fund affordable housing projects and initiatives. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to oppose Senate Bill 679 (Kamlager) and transmit position statements to Senator Kamlager, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. 8. STATE LEGISLATION: SENATE BILL 778 - Authored by Senator Josh Becker (D- 13-San Mateo), Senate Bill 778 requires local governments to ministerially approve, within 60 days, the conversion of any commercial space, industrial space, retail space, or other vacant space within an existing mixed -use structure or multi -family residential structure to an accessory dwelling unit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to oppose Senate Bill 778 (Becker) and transmit position statements to Senator Becker, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. 9. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: S. 1769 - Authored by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D- CA), S. 1769, also known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, proposes to expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) to include the proposed Rim of the Valley Unit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to support S. 1769 (Feinstein) and transmit position statements to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Santa Clarita's federal legislative delegation, members of applicable congressional committees, other Members of Congress, administration officials, and interested organizations, as appropriate. 10. LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS - Following the release of the Federal Decennial Census data, independent state and Los Angeles County Redistricting commissions must redraw the boundaries of the Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, State Board of Equalization, and Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Committee to submit the following recommendations to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission: A. City of Santa Clarita be placed within only one Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, County Supervisorial District, and Board of Equalization district and Page 4 not divided among two or more districts. B. Santa Clarita Valley be placed within only one Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, County Supervisorial District, and Board of Equalization district and not divided among two or more districts. C. City of Santa Clarita and Santa Clarita Valley be placed within compact districts, which should include other communities of north Los Angeles County, including the Antelope Valley, and northwest communities of the San Fernando Valley_ 11. APPROPRIATE LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM (LCTOP) GRANT FUNDS AND AMEND THE MV TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT - Appropriate Low Carbon Transit Operations Program grant funds and amend the MV Transportation contract to include the operation of the City's expanded Go Santa Clarita! on -demand service. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Appropriate $326,853 in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program grant funds to local bus services expenditure account number 12400-5161.016 for Fiscal Year 2021- 22. 2. Amend the contract between the City of Santa Clarita and MV Transportation to increase the not -to -exceed contract amount by $429,202 for the provision of on - demand micro transit service, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute amendments to the agreement, subject to City Attorney Approval. 12. LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ANNEXATION 2021-1 RESOLUTION OF INTENT - Approve an Engineer's Report commencing ballot proceedings for the purpose of annexing specific parcels throughout the City, including the Bouquet Canyon Development Project, into Streetlight Maintenance District, Zone B, and; schedule a Public Hearing for September 14, 2021. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution to approve the Engineer's Report declaring its intention to annex parcels into the Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District, Zone B. 2. Set a public hearing for September 14, 2021, at a time and place to hear comments on this proposed action, and close the time period to receive ballots. 13. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE PROPOSITION 68 PER CAPITA GRANT PROGRAM - The City of Santa Clarita is eligible to receive $177,952 in one-time funding through the Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program, for local park rehabilitation, creation, and/or improvement. Page 5 RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution allowing the City Manager or designee to submit an application(s) for the Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program. 14. APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP, ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION, REJECTION OF IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION AND ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENTS FOR TRACT NO. 60922-03 (SKYLINE RANCH) - Pursuant to Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, approve final tract map, accept and reject offers of dedication, and abandon existing easements for Tract No. 60922-03. This map is for subdivision purposes and is located in Skyline Ranch southeast of Stratus Street. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 60922-03. 2. Accept the following on behalf of the public: (1) the offer of dedication and grant of easements for public use and road purposes; (2) the right to restrict or prohibit direct vehicular ingress and egress to Stratus Street; (3) the easements for covered storm drain appurtenant structures and ingress and egress purposes; (4) the easements for sanitary sewer and sanitary sewer ingress and egress purposes; (5) all sanitary sewers and appurtenant structures; (6) the easement for sight distance purposes; and (7) the right to restrict or prohibit any and all allowable uses within areas designated as open space. 3. Reject the irrevocable offer of dedication and grant in fee simple all of Lots 106 and 107 for flood control purposes. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to rescind the rejection and accept the offer of dedication and grant in fee simple all of Lots 106 and 107 when construction improvements are completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. Abandon the existing airspace easements for visibility purposes as shown on recorded Tract No. 60922-01. 6. Authorize the City Manager or designee to rescind the rejection and accept the offers of dedication and grant in fee simple all of Lots 295, 296, 297, 298, and 299 shown on Tract No. 60922-02 and all of Lot 261 shown on Tract No. 60922-04 when construction improvements are completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. 7. Make findings as follows: this project is consistent with the provisions of Sections 66474 and 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act and should be approved. 8. Instruct the Director of Administrative Services to endorse the Special Assessment Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 60922-03, which indicates Page 6 all special assessments levied by the City of Santa Clarita are paid. 9. Instruct the City Clerk to endorse the City Clerk's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 60922-03, which embodies the approval of said map, the acceptance of the dedications shown thereon, the rejection of the irrevocable offer of dedication shown thereon, and the abandonment of the easements described thereon. 10. Instruct the City Surveyor to endorse the City Surveyor's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 60922-03, which provides for verification that the map is technically correct. 11. Instruct the City Engineer to endorse the City Engineer's Statement on the face of the Final Tract Map for Tract No. 60922-03, which provides for verification of substantial conformance with the Tentative Tract Map and all provisions of local ordinances and state laws applicable at the time of approval. 15. MCBEAN PARKWAY/ NEWHALL RANCH ROAD BRIDGES ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION, PROJECT R1005 - AWARD TREE MITIGATION MAINTENANCE CONTRACT - Award a four-year maintenance contract to monitor tree growth performance and health, control non-native plants, and complete annual reporting to the regulatory agencies as required. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award a maintenance contract to HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc., for the McBean Parkway/Newhall Ranch Road Bridges Environmental Mitigation, Project R1005 in the amount of $169,913 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $16,991, for a total contract amount not to exceed $186,904. 2. Authorize the continuation of $1,161,987 previously appropriated to the McBean Parkway/Newhall Ranch Road Bridges Environmental Mitigation, Project R1005 from Fiscal Year 2020-21 to Fiscal Year 2021-22 in the expenditure accounts as follows: $695,875 from the Miscellaneous Federal Grant Fund (Fund 229) to expenditure account R1005229-5161.001, $448,000 from the Valencia Bridge & Thoroughfare Fund (Fund 303) to expenditure account R1005303-5161.001, and $18,112 from the General Fund - Capital (Fund 601) to expenditure account R1005601-5161.001. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 16. WEST CREEK PARK INCLUSIVE PLAY AREA, PROJECT P4023 - AWARD DESIGN -BUILD CONTRACT - This project will design and construct the City's second inclusive play area at West Creek Park, offering inclusive play elements and design principles for people of all ages and abilities. Page 7 RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award a design -build contract to Landscape Structures, Inc., to design and build an inclusive play area at West Creek Park in the amount of $950,000 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $50,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000. 2. Authorize the continuation of $1,023,789 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (Fund 203) previously appropriated to the West Creek Park Inclusive Play Area, Project P4023 expenditure account P4023203-5161.001 from Fiscal Year 2020-21 to Fiscal Year 2021-22. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 17. LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN, PROJECT C0063 - APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT - This item amends the existing contract to authorize an expenditure authority increase to expand the scope of work related to the Local Roadway Safety Plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Amend the existing contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to increase the scope of the Local Roadway Safety Plan, Project C0063 and authorize an expenditure authority increase in the amount of $49,783, for a total contract amount not to exceed $129,476. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 18. APPROVE THE USE OF A "PIGGYBACK" CONTRACT FOR FLEET FUELING CARD SERVICE - The Voyager Fleet Card Program provides fleet fueling services for City of Santa Clarita fleet vehicles. Approval of a "piggyback" contract will renew the City's contract with U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve the use of a "piggyback" contract with U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems using Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract 4080620-USB in an amount not to exceed $422,000; and authorize a contingency of $42,200, for a total amount not to exceed $464,200 annually. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional one-year renewal options, not to exceed the combined annual base contract and contingency amount of $464,200 annually, plus any adjustments consistent with the appropriate Page 8 Consumer Price Index. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, modify the agreement in the event impossibility of performance arises, and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. 19. ESTABLISH A NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ZONE ON THE WEST AND EAST SIDE OF PINE STREET AND A NO STOPPING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PINE STREET - City staff propose a No Overnight Parking Zone on the west and east side of Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue and a No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue to improve circulation of vehicles through Pine Street. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution to establish a 470-foot No Overnight Parking zone on the west side of Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue; a 3,405-foot No Overnight Parking zone on the east side of Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue; and a 2,885-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Pine Street, south of Newhall Avenue. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 20. ADOPTION OF A POLICY REGARDING ENCROACHMENT INTO CITY - OWNED PROPERTY - This policy will provide an avenue through which homeowners may correct certain, pre-existing encroachment violations. The aim of the policy is to reduce the City's liability exposure and provide homeowners with relief from violations that were created at no fault of their own. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the attached policy to take effect immediately, authorizing the City Manager or his/her designee to execute the sale of City -owned property under limited circumstances to address encroachment concerns. 21. APPROVE CONTRACT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOS ANGELES REGION IMAGERY ACQUISITION CONSORTIUM - Approve contract with Los Angeles County to participate in the sixth round of the Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium for the purchase of high -quality aerial imagery and elevation datasets. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Direct staff to execute a Participant Agreement with Los Angeles County and approve contract for an amount not to exceed $79,042 for the purchase of high -quality aerial imagery and elevation datasets. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents subject to City Attorney approval. Page 9 22. APPROVAL OF REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF 0.47 +/- ACRES IN NEWHALL, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NOS. 2831-018-019, -020, -021, -022, -023 AND -024 - Approval of the acquisition of .47 +/- acres in Newhall for the purpose of providing public parking in the area, as well as potential future opportunities for public/private partnerships to further enhance the economic vitality of Old Town Newhall. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve the purchase of 0.47 +/- acres of real property contiguous to City -owned property in Newhall, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 2831-018-019, -020, -021, -022, - 023, and -024 at a total cost of $2,320,000, which includes the property purchase price of $2,300,000 and $20,000 for title, escrow, and due diligence costs. 2. Appropriate $2,320,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID-19 Response Fund to Expenditure Account 19009-5201.004 (Land) and increase Revenue Account 228-4621.001 in the same amount for the purchase of the property and due diligence costs. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire the property and to execute all documents needed for the purchase of this property, subject to City Attorney approval. 23. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATED TO WORKFORCE HOUSING - Approve a resolution authorizing the City of Santa Clarita to enter into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, or improvement of projects related to Workforce Housing. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City of Santa Clarita to enter into a Joint Exercise Powers Agreement in order to form the California Municipal Finance Authority's Special Finance Agency XI, for purposes of creating Workforce Housing. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents to effectuate the City's membership, subject to City Attorney approval. PUBLIC HEARINGS 24. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF THE SAND CANYON RESORT PROJECT - Public Hearing for the appeal of the Planning Commission denial of the Sand Canyon Resort (Master Case 18-021) project. Page 10 RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Conduct the public hearing; 2. Adopt a resolution affirming the Planning Commission denial of a request by Sand Canyon Country Club for the construction and operation of the Sand Canyon Resort. 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. 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 August 24, 2021, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Ist floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION On July 8, 2021, 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 Page 11