HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-08-24 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, August 24, 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.
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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
0 Valencia Boulevard,
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INVOCATION
Gibbs
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
Recognition - Santa Clarita HEAT 12U Baseball
Legends FC Santa Clarita Valley Girls 2007 Team National Championship Recognition
Proclamation - Gastroparesis Awareness 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
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.
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1. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES The minutes of the City Council
are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the July 13, 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 July 13, 2021 Regular Meeting.
3. CHECK REGISTERS NOS. 14 AND 15 - Check Register No. 14 for the Period
06/04/21 through 06/17/21 and 06/24/21. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period
06/07/21 through 06/18/21. Check Register No.15 for the Period 06/18/21 through
07/01/21 and 07/08/21. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 06/21/21 through
07/02/21.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 14 and in Check Register No. 15.
4. RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIALS AUTHORIZED TO FILE
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELATING
TO DISASTERS - The resolution authorizes City Council to designate approved agents
every three years to execute and file applications to the California Governor's Office of
Emergency Services (Cal OES) as required by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager and designees as approved
agents and authorize staff to provide the of Emergency
Services with a certified copy of the resolution.
5. SHANGRI-LA SLOPE RESTORATION, PROJECT M3039 - APPROVE
SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This action
will provide for the restoration of a surficial slope failure on a City-maintained slope that
occurred in mid-October 2020, due to broken irrigation lines. This project will restore
and hydroseed the slope in order to stabilize the hillside.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve the specifications for Shangri-La Slope Restoration, Project M3039.
2. Award a construction contract for Shangri-La Slope Restoration, Project M3039, to
Foster Construction in the amount of $99,000 and authorize a contingency in the
amount of $11,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $110,000.
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3. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $155,100 from the Landscape
Maintenance District Fund (Fund 357) to expenditure account M3039357-516101.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA) HEARING - Consideration of a Tax Equity and
Fiscal Responsibility Act resolution approving the proposed financing for the benefit of
California Institute of the Arts through the issuance of bonds by the California Public
Finance Authority.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a Tax Equity and Financial
Responsibility Act resolution approving the issuance of tax-exempt obligations by the
California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40
million.
NEW BUSINESS
7. UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION - City Council consider an appointment to
fill one unscheduled vacancy on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Mayor Miranda submit a nomination and City Council approve appointment to fill one
unexpired term of office on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission.
8. DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELEGATE AND UP TO TWO ALTERNATE
VOTING DELEGATES FOR THE 2021 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - The League of California Cities Annual Conference is
scheduled for September 22-24, 2021, in Sacramento. In order to vote at the General
Assembly Meeting, the City Council is asked to designate a voting delegate. The City
Council may also appoint up to two alternate voting delegates.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council appoint Councilwoman Marsha
voting delegate and up to two alternate voting delegates to the 2021 League of California
Cities Annual Conference.
9. DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE VOTING
DELEGATES FOR THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BOARD
OF DIRECTORS - Designate a voting City delegate and alternates to the California
Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council appoint a voting delegate and designate the City Manager, Clerk and
Contract Services Manager, and Purchasing and Risk Administrator as the alternate
voting delegates to the California Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors.
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
In memory of Deanne Levison Crim, Mary Jane Hendry, Adele Macpherson, Teresa Savaikie,
and Dora Zavala
FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held September 14, 2021, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On August 19, 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.
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Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California
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PROCLAMATION
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
August 2021
WHEREAS, Gastroparesis, also known as is characterized by
debilitating pain, nausea, vomiting, and early satiety, and can lead to serious complications
such as malnourishment, dehydration, extreme weight fluctuations, esophageal damage and
dangerously erratic blood sugar levels; and
WHEREAS, Gastroparesis, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates, affects
more than five million people in the United States; and
WHEREAS, there is little awareness, no known cure, and few consistently safe, reliable, and
effective medications or treatments; and
WHEREAS, those affected by Gastroparesis seek further research, the development of
additional medications and treatment options, better support, and hope for the future; and
WHEREAS, we seek to educate citizens of our city, the medical community, and the general
public regarding the devastating effects of this disorder and promote awareness of our
condition for the good of the public health.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim August 2021,
as Gastroparesis Awareness Month in the City of Santa Clarita, California.
Signed this 24th day of August, 2021.
William A. Miranda, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California