HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-11 - AGENDAS - REGULARCITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
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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
DMV/Donate Life California Month Proclamation
National Volunteer Week Proclamation and President's Volunteer Service Award
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
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
ADJUST CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DEVELOPER FEE
- Consolidated Fire Protection District developer fees pay for the cost of fire stations,
related fire protection improvements, and fire apparatuses. The resolution would adjust
developer fees by $0.1183 per square foot for fire protection facilities in keeping with the
latest Los Angeles County Development Fee Schedule adopted by the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors and required under the Developer Fee Detailed Fire Station
Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution to adjust the Consolidated
Fire Protection District developer fee from $1.4316 per square foot to $1.5499 per square
foot in accordance with the Developer Fee Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita
and the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County.
NEW BUSINESS
2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSIT FUNDING AGREEMENT AND WAIVERS
TO CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTEREST FOR THE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICTS AND WATER FACTORY FOR THE VISTA CANYON
DEVELOPMENT - City Council to consider amendments to the Transit Funding
Agreement for Vista Canyon and authorizing the waiver of certain penalties and interest
for the Community Facilities Districts and Water Factory within the Vista Canyon
development.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Authorize an amendment to the Transit Funding Agreement included in the Vista
Canyon Conditions of Approval to reduce the required Vista Canyon Transit Center
surface parking lot from 500 to 400 spaces, allow it to be constructed in phases, and
grant the City an easement at no cost.
2. Authorize the waiver of certain penalties and interest relating to the City of Santa
Clarita Community Facilities District No. 2016-1 and the Vista Canyon Wastewater
Standby Assessment District.
3. Amend the budgets for the Cooper Street Communities Facilities District and Vista
Canyon Water Factory Assessment District as shown in Exhibit A.
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents, amendments, and or waivers
needed to facilitate the recommended actions, subject to City Attorney approval.
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3. FIRST READING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS AND
VEHICLES PARKED OVER 72 HOURS - This item will update sections Chapter
12.08 (Definitions), Chapter 12.64.200 (Vehicles Parked Over 72 Hours), Chapter
12.94.020 (Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations -Penalties -Appeals), and Chapter
12.94.030 (Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits) of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code,
which are consistent with state law and deemed necessary for the preservation of Santa
Clarita communities. City Policy I-11.1 (Enforcement of Oversized Vehicle Ordinances)
is also recommended to be amended to conform with the updates.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.08
(DEFINITIONS) AND CHAPTER 12.64.200 (VEHICLES PARKED OVER 72
HOURS) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE;" waive reading of the
text and consent to reading by title only, as listed on the agenda; and pass to second
reading.
2. Introduce an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
12.94.020 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS -PENALTIES -
APPEALS) AND CHAPTER 12.94.030 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING
PERMITS) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE;" waive reading of the
text and consent to reading by title only, as listed on the agenda; and pass to second
reading.
3. Adopt conforming changes to City Policy I-11.1, Enforcement of Oversized Vehicle
Ordinances.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts, amendments, and
associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
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.
4. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council
are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the March 28, 2023 Special Meeting.
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5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City
Council are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the March 28, 2023 Regular Meeting.
6. CHECK REGISTER NO. 06 - Check Register No. 06 for the Period 02/10/23 through
02/23/23 and 03/02/23. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 02/13/23 through
02/24/23.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 06.
7. STATE LEGISLATION: AB 367, AB 1490, AB 1532, AB 1630, AB 1708, SB 4, SB
44, AND SB 432 - The following state legislative items were presented to the City
Council Legislative Committee on March 30, 2023, and are being presented to the City
Council for consideration to adopt a position: AB 367 (Maienschein), AB 1490 (Lee),
AB 1532 (Haney), AB 1630 (Garcia), AB 1708 (Muratsuchi), SB 4 (Wiener), SB 44
(Umberg), and SB 423 (Wiener).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Support AB 367 (Maienschein), AB 1708 (Muratsuchi), and SB 44 (Umberg).
2. Oppose AB 1490 (Lee), AB 1532 (Haney), AB 1630 (Garcia), SB 4 (Wiener), and SB
423 (Wiener).
3. 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.
8. BUILDING PLAN REVIEW, BUILDING INSPECTION, AND PERMIT -
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS - Contract renewals for
JAS Pacific, Scott Fazekas & Associates, Interwest Consulting Group, and TRB and
Associates for building plan review, building inspection, and permit -related professional
services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve one-year contract renewals for JAS Pacific, Scott Fazekas & Associates,
Interwest Consulting Group, and TRB and Associates for building plan review,
building inspection, and permit -related professional services for a combined total
annual amount not to exceed $500,000, effective Fiscal Year 2023-24.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated
documents, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the
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annual budget for such fiscal year, subject to City Attorney approval.
9. SANTA CLARITA ROLLER SKATING RINK, PROJECT P3034 - DESIGN
CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTABILITY REVIEW
CONTRACT - This item awards a constructability review contract and modifies the
existing design contract for the Santa Clarita Roller Skating Rink project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Extend the current contract and authorize an increased expenditure authority for the
design services for the Santa Clarita Roller Skating Rink, Project P3034, with Anil
Verma Associates, Inc., in the amount of $508,746 and authorize a contingency in the
amount of $50,874, for a total additional contract amount not to exceed $559,620.
2. Award a contract for constructability review to RP Development Services in the
amount of $249,859 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $24,985, for a total
contract amount not to exceed $274,844.
3. Authorize the transfer of project savings in the amount of $1,000,000 to Santa Clarita
Roller Rink, Project P3034, expenditure account P3034723-516101 from the
following accounts:
• $550,000 in Facilities Fund (Fund 723) from expenditure account F3024723-
516101, Santa Clarita Sports Complex Buildout; and
• $450,000 in Facilities Fund (Fund 723) from expenditure account F3020723-
516101, Canyon Country Community Center.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
10. PARCEL MAP NO. 83402 - MACMILLAN RANCH ROAD - Pursuant to Section
66474 and 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, approve Parcel Map No. 83402, located
at 26777 MacMillan Ranch Road.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve parcel map for Parcel Map No. 83402.
2. 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.
3. Instruct the Director of Administrative Services to endorse the Special Assessment
Statement on the face of the parcel map for Parcel Map No. 83402, which indicates
all special assessments levied by the City of Santa Clarita are paid.
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4. Instruct the City Clerk to endorse the City Clerk's Statement on the face of the parcel
map for Parcel Map No. 83402, which embodies the approval of said map.
5. Instruct the City Surveyor to endorse the City Surveyor's Statement on the face of the
parcel map for Parcel Map No. 83402, which provides for verification that the map is
technically correct.
6. Instruct the City Engineer to endorse the City Engineer's Statement on the face of the
parcel map for Parcel Map No. 83402, which provides for verification of substantial
conformance with the tentative parcel map and all provisions of local ordinances and
state laws applicable at the time of approval.
7. Find Parcel Map No. 83402 exempt from review under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3) because the division
does not include any proposed development or construction.
11. PURCHASE OF A SPECIALIZED DUMP TRUCK - Council consideration for the
purchase of a 2024 Freightliner 114SD, Cummins L9N 280 HP Engine, CNG dump
truck, using Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract 9060920-NAF.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve the "piggyback" purchase of a 2024 Freightliner 114SD, Cummins L9N 280
HP Engine, Compressed Natural Gas dump truck, using Sourcewell cooperative
purchasing contract 4060920-NAF in an amount not to exceed $237,659.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
12. 2021-22 FEDERAL OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM, PROJECT
M0142 - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT -
This item will fund the construction of the Federal Overlay project, an integral part of the
City of Santa Clarita's pavement management program. Each year, streets are evaluated
and identified for pavement preservation and rehabilitation treatments.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Approve the plans and specifications for the 2021-22 Federal Overlay and Slurry Seal
Program, Project MO142.
2. Find the 2021-22 Federal Overlay and Slurry Seal Program exempt from review
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations, Article 19, Section 15301.
3. Award the construction contract to Sully -Miller Contracting, Co., in the amount of
$3,962,302 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $396,230, for a total
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contract amount not to exceed $4,358,532.
4. Authorize the transfer of Measure R (Fund 264) funds in the amount of $2,020,936
from expenditure account MO149264-516101, 2022-23 Overlay and Slurry Seal
Program, to expenditure account MO142264-516101, 2021-22 Federal Overlay and
Slurry Seal Program.
5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
13. TAX -SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT, ANNEXATION
NOS. 1110, 1111, 1113, 1115, 1117, 1118, 1119, AND 1120 - The Santa Clarita Valley
Sanitation District (District) provides wastewater treatment services within the District's
service area. To provide wastewater treatment service to properties located outside the
District's service area, the boundary must be expanded through the annexation process.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Adopt the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District's resolutions approving and
accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Santa
Clarita Valley Sanitation District Annexation Nos. 1110, 1111, 1113, 1115, 1117,
1118, 1119, and 1120.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
14. RENEWAL OF THE GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
RESOLUTION - Resolution requesting the renewal of the General Services Agreement
with the County of Los Angeles for miscellaneous services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council adopt a resolution to renew the General Services Agreement between the
City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles for miscellaneous services for an
additional five-year term, ending June 30, 2028. Authorize the City Manager or designee
to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
15. CONTRACT FOR THE BLUE CLOUD BIKE PARK DESIGN PROJECT P0020 -
This item will fund the Blue Cloud Bike Park Design Project P0020.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Award design contract to Avid Trails for the Blue Cloud Bike Park Design, Project
P0020, in the amount of $390,561, and authorize a contingency in the amount of
$39,056, for a total contract amount not to exceed $429,617.
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2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney approval.
16. VALENCIA GLEN AQUATICS BUILDING - EMERGENCY REPAIR - This
action will ratify the City Manager's proclamation of an existing local emergency,
allowing staff to proceed outside of the City's procurement process to address winter
storm damage to the Valencia Glen Aquatics Building and equipment.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Ratify the City Manager's emergency declaration.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated
documents, and 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 April 25, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
CERTIFICATION
On April 6, 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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PROCLAMATION
DMV/Donate Life California Month
April 2023
WHEREAS, organ, eye, tissue, marrow and blood donation are life-giving acts recognized worldwide as
expressions of compassion to those in need; and
WHEREAS, more than 100,000 individuals nationwide and more than 20,000 in California are currently
on the national organ transplant waiting list, and on average, 17 people die each day while waiting; and
WHEREAS, a single individual's donation of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine
can save up to eight lives; and
WHEREAS, donation of tissue can save and heal the lives of more than 75 others; and
WHEREAS, organ donors saved more than 42,000 lives last year, the most ever; and
WHEREAS, any person can register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor regardless of age or medical
conditions; and
WHEREAS, being a registered donor does not impact the quality of life-saving medical care a person
received in an emergency; and
WHEREAS, California residents can sign up with the Donate Life California Donor Registry online at
any time by visiting www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org; and
WHEREAS, California residents can sign up to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor when applying for or
renewing their driver's licenses or ID cards at the California Department of Motor Vehicles; and
WHEREAS, California residents interested in saving a life through living kidney donation may visit
www.LivingDonationCalifornia.org.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim April 2023 as
`DMV/Donate Life California Month" and urges all residents to check "YES!" when applying for or
renewing their driver's license or I.D. card at the DMV.
Signed this Ilth day of April, 2023.
Jason Gibbs, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California
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National Volunteer Week
April 16-22, 2023
WHEREAS, the month of April has been designated nationwide as the time to recognize
the hard work, commitment, and passion of volunteers; and
WHEREAS, along with the rest of the country, we celebrate volunteers during National
Volunteer Week, April 16-22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, every year, thousands of Santa Clarita volunteers accomplish significant
projects and help with events in the community; and
WHEREAS, we partner with residents, businesses, faith -based organizations, schools, and
community -based organizations to make a difference and make Santa Clarita a better place
to live, work, and play; and
WHEREAS, our volunteers are vital to Santa Clarita's economic and social well-being; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita celebrates Volunteer Week by recognizing our
valued volunteers.
NOW, TBEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim April 16-April 22, 2023, as
Volunteer Week, and encourage residents to recognize the positive impact of volunteerism in our
community, to thank those who serve, and to find ways to volunteer and give back to our community
Signed this Ilth day of April, 2023.
Jason Gibbs, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California
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