HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-14 - AGENDAS - REGLUARCITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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.
View public meeting agendas here, inclusive of all attachments and reading file material.
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
Canyon Country Little League 60th Anniversary
Valencia High School Boys Basketball CIF Champions
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.
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES β The minutes of the City Council
are submitted for approval.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the February 28, 2023 Special Meeting.
2. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES βThe minutes of the City
Council are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the February 28, 2023 Regular Meeting.
3. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES β The minutes of the City Council
are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the March 1, 2023 Special Meeting.
4. CHECK REGISTER NO. 04 - Check Register No. 04 for the Period 01/13/23 through
01/26/23 and 02/02/23. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 01/16/23 through
01/27/23.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 04.
5. STATE LEGISLATION: AB 23, AB 1631, SB 13, SB 14, AND SB 489 - The
following state legislative items were presented to the City Council Legislative
Committee on March 1, 2023, and are being presented to the City Council for
consideration to adopt a support position: AB 23 (Muratsuchi), AB 1631 (Schiavo), SB
13 (Ochoa Bogh), SB 14 (Grove), and SB 489 (Wilk).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Support AB 23 (Muratsuchi), AB 1631 (Schiavo), SB 13 (Ochoa Bogh), SB 14
(Grove), and SB 489 (Wilk).
2. Transmit position statements to the authors of the bills, Santa Clarita's state
legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, the
League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations.
6. STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT β APPROPRIATION OF ONE-
TIME AND ONGOING FUNDS TO SUPPORT STREETLIGHT OPERATIONS -
Request appropriation of one-time and ongoing monies from Streetlight Maintenance
District (Fund 359) to support expansion of streetlight operations within new territories,
and the proactive purchase of replacement poles to complete the timely replacement of
damaged streetlights.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
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Authorize a one-time appropriation of $70,000 from the Santa Clarita Streetlight
Maintenance District (Fund 359), as identified in Attachment A, to support increased
electrical operation costs associated with the annexation of Tesoro Del Valle and the
acceptance of streetlight maintenance in the Skyline Ranch community.
2. Authorize an ongoing appropriation of $120,000 from the Santa Clarita Streetlight
Maintenance District (Fund 359), as identified in Attachment B, to support recurring
streetlight electrical expenditures associated with the addition of new service areas
commencing in Fiscal Year 2023-24, contingent upon the annual appropriation of
funds by the City Council in future fiscal years.
3. Authorize a one-time appropriation of $90,000 from the Santa Clarita Streetlight
Maintenance District (Fund 359), as identified in Attachment A, for the purchase of
spare poles to support the as -needed replacement of damaged streetlights.
4. Authorize an ongoing appropriation of $50,000 from the Santa Clarita Streetlight
Maintenance District (Fund 359), as identified in Attachment B, to fund the recurring
purchase of additional spare streetlight poles commencing in Fiscal Year 2023-24,
contingent upon the annual appropriation of funds by the City Council in future fiscal
years.
7. PURCHASE OF A SPECIALIZED MOBILE COMMAND UNIT - Approve the
purchase of a Mobile Command Unit to enhance the City's emergency response through
increased situational awareness and effective communication with other agencies during
emergencies.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Approve the "piggyback" purchase of a C-45X-4 Specialized Mobile Command Unit,
using Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract 9113021-OKC in an amount not to
exceed $1,507,138.
2. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $694,001 from the General Fund (Fund
100) to expenditure account 1008102-520103 and $13,037 from the Federal Grant
(Fund 229) to expenditure account 2296150-520103.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
8. ANNUAL PORTABLE RESTROOMS AND FENCING CONTRACT - Award
contract for Citywide portable restrooms and temporary fencing services for various City
parks, facilities, and events.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Award a one-year contract to Andy Gump, Inc., for Citywide portable sanitation and
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temporary fencing in the amount of $88,183, and authorize a 10 percent contingency
of $8,818, for a total contract amount not to exceed $97,001.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional one-year
renewal options not to exceed $97,001, plus any adjustments consistent with the
appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of the contractor.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
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 March 28, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On March 9, 2023, 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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