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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-06-11 - MINUTES - REGULARCITY OF SANTA CLARITA City Council Regular Meeting Joint Meeting with Board of Library Trustees Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary Tuesday, June 11, 2024 INVOCATION Mayor Smyth delivered the invocation. CALL TO ORDER -Minutes- 6:00 PM City Council Chambers Mayor Smyth called to order the Joint Regular meeting of the City Council, Board of Library Trustees, and Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency at 6:18 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Smyth led the 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. Councilwoman McLean requested an amendment on the May 28, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Addressing the Council was Diane Zimmerman. Councilmember Gibbs spoke of the Youth in Government Program which teaches teens about various aspects of local government, and invited the Youth and Government participants to the dais to accept the certificate and take a photo. Mayor Smyth spoke on the City recognizing June 19, 2024 as Juneteenth, celebrating African American freedom, and commemorating the ending of Slavery in the United States. Mayor Smyth invited President of NAACP Santa Clarita, Valerie Bradford, to the dais to accept the proclamation and take a photo. Councilmember Miranda spoke of the LGBTQIA+ pride month celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities, along with their continuous work for equal justice and opportunity. Councilmember Miranda announced that the City proclaims June 2024 as Pride Month and invited Erick Long, President of the PFLAG Santa Clarita as well as other chapter members, to accept the proclamation and take a photo. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council were Diane Zimmerman regarding the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; David Stears and Karla Cervantes regarding Santa Clarita Shakespeare and future Theater events; Jerome Hernandez, Archie Alindgran, and Holly Mulloy regarding the Santa Clarita Commuter Express service routes. STAFF COMMENTS City Manager Ken Striplin addressed the Commuter bus concerns and commented that the City is presently in the Public Outreach phase of the Transportation Development plan and no decisions have been made. Mayor Smyth inquired regarding the timeline of the Transportation Development Plan, and Mr. Striplin responded that the plan would not be completed until after the summer and any changes would not go into effect until the following year. Councilwoman McLean commented that she is a huge advocate for Metrolink, unfortunately there are some issues with Metrolink trains, and expressed that she is aware that Metro is working on making safety changes. Councilwoman McLean commented on thirteen people attending the City Council meeting for all one purpose, and she thanked the public participants for coming and she hoped that consideration would be given to the Commuter buses and ensure that the City is able to accommodate people that rely on them in order to get to work. Councilwoman McLean requested that City staff take a good look at the Transportation Development Plan before any decisions are made. Councilmember Weste requested Mr. Striplin ensure that riders get to where they need to go if losing routes when the Transportation Development Plan is finalized. Councilmember Miranda commented on the Metrolink system, and requested City staff review the Transportation Development Plan carefully. Councilmember Gibbs commented and had a clarification question on whether any potential changes to the Transportation Development Plan would be based on fiscal year or calendar year. City Transit Manager Adrian Aguilar responded that any changes may be tied to the fiscal year. In addition, the plan was designed to be done in phases over multiple fiscal years. Page 2 COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilwoman McLean spoke on attending the Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Program event, a structured sixteen -week program for non-violent youths at risk, and commented on the progress that was made amongst the youth from the start of the program to when the program ended. Councilwoman McLean congratulated the Sheriffs' Department and the City for also funding this program and hopes it continues in the future. Councilwoman McLean also spoke on the community joining the City for the Summer Fire Safety Press Event on June 21 at the Towsley Canyon Open Space, where the family -fun event will feature fire safety tips from Supervisor Kathryn Barger, members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Department as well the nearly 400 goats that are currently eating brush in the open spaces. Councilmember Gibbs congratulated the Boys and Girls Club for the Hideaway Benefit auction event, which was well attended by the community. Councilmember Gibbs thanked the local Chamber of Commerce for putting on the state of the county event with Supervisor Kathryn Berger and members of the executive team in attendance. Councilmember Gibbs commented on attending the Celebration of Life event for Bob Slocum and extended his condolences to his family. Councilmember Miranda invited the community to join the City for the Needham Ranch Parkway ribbon -cutting ceremony on June 24. Councilmember Miranda commented on the Santa Clarita Public Library welcoming the community to embrace the transformative power of reading with the 2024 Summer Reading Program, running now through July 27. Councilmember Weste spoke of the expansion of the trail system at Central Park and commented that the construction for the Bouquet Canyon Trail Project is set to begin on June 24. Councilmember Weste commented that the trail supports the City's Non -Motorized Transportation Plan and the Santa Clarita 2025 Strategic Plan, and construction is anticipated to end in September 2024. Mayor Smyth spoke on the inaugural Salvation Army SCV Donut Day that included more than 50 participants who took place in the donut eating competition and congratulated all the winners and participants. Mayor Smyth spoke on having the opportunity to meet William Wofford, who was diagnosed with leukemia when he was just one year old. Mayor Smyth commented that William and his family showed remarkable strength and courage, facing the diagnosis head-on. Mayor Smyth discussed that the family turned to the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, has been actively involved in many events organized by the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, and William is now cancer free. Mayor Smyth thanked staff for bringing William to City Hall and having the opportunity to meet him and his family. Page 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM 1 FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget was distributed to the City Council along with the Planning Commission; the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and the Arts Commission on May 7, 2024. In addition, on June 4, 2024, the Planning Commission made a finding by minute action that the Draft Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita's General Plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council and City Council acting as Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program and schedule the budget for adoption at the June 25, 2024, City Council Meeting. Mayor Smyth opened the Public Hearing. Deputy City Clerk Amanda Santos stated that all notices required by law have been provided. City Manager Ken Striplin provided the staff report. No requests for public comment were received. Mayor Smyth closed the public comments. Councilmember Weste inquired about Central Park and funding for the River of Lights, and Mr. Striplin responded that the River of Lights Project went out to bid and staff anticipates bringing forth an agenda item to the City Council for consideration soon. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bill Miranda, Mayor Pro Tem SECONDER: Laurene Weste, Councilmember AYES: Smyth, Miranda, Gibbs, McLean, Weste ITEM 2 INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE ANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 Determination and approval of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee rates for Fiscal Year 2024-25. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Conduct a public hearing on the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Page 4 2. Introduce an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE ANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25" and pass to second reading. Mayor Smyth opened the Public Hearing. Deputy City Clerk Amanda Santos stated that all notices required by law have been provided. Council waived the staff report. No requests for public comment were received. Mayor Smyth closed the public comments. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Laurene Weste, Councilmember SECONDER: Jason Gibbs, Councilmember AYES: Smyth, Miranda, Gibbs, McLean, Weste CONSENT CALENDAR RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jason Gibbs, Councilmember SECONDER: Laurene Weste, Councilmember AYES: Smyth, Miranda, Gibbs, McLean, Weste ITEM 3 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the May 28, 2024, Regular Meeting. ITEM 4 CHECK REGISTER NOS. 11 AND 12 Check Register No. 11 for Period 04/19/24 through 05/02/24 and 05/09/24. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 04/22/24 through 05/03/24. Check Register No. 12 for Period 05/03/24 through 05/16/24 and 05/23/24. Electric Funds Transfers for the Period 05/06/24 through 05/17/24. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 11 and Check Register No. 12. Page 5 ITEM 5 SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC TELEVISION AUTHORITY PUBLIC TELEVISION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT Consideration of the Public Television Management Services agreement between the Santa Clarita Public Television Authority and SCVTV. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Authorize funding for a two-year Public Television Management Services Agreement with SCVTV for the ongoing management and programming of Charter Spectrum Communications and AT&T for playback, programming, and production studio operations from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, in the amount not to exceed $342,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 and $349,000 for FY 2025-26. 2. Appropriate ongoing funds in the amount of $12,245 in FY 2024-25 and $19,245 in FY 2025-26 from the General Fund (Fund 100) to Expenditure Account 1001501-701008; ongoing $30,000 in FY 2024-25 from the Public Access, Educational, and Government Fund (Fund 330) to Expenditure Account 3301502-701008; and one-time funding in the amount of $30,000 in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 from the Citrus Facility Fund (Fund 130) to Expenditure Account 1309008-701008, for a total budget amount in all funds for $342,000 in FY 2024-25 and $349,000 in FY 2025-26. 3. 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 annual budget for such fiscal year and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. ITEM 6 REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Consideration of reappointment to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution appointing Councilmembers Gibbs and Weste to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees for a three-year term, expiring June 30, 2027. Adopted Resolution No. 24-22 ITEM 7 RESOLUTION DECLARING PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA IN THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AS SURPLUS LAND Council consideration to declare certain City -owned properties along Main Street within the Arts & Entertainment Zone of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan in the City of Santa Clarita as surplus land under the California Surplus Land Act. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution declaring properties owned by the City of Santa Clarita, Assessor Parcel Page 6 Number's (APN) 2831-018-901 thru 906; 2831-018-900; and 2831-019-901 surplus land under the Surplus Land Act. 2. Authorize City Manager or designee to issue a Notice of Availability in accordance with the Surplus Land Act. 3. Authorize City Manager or designee to review each Notice of Interest received, if any during the 60-day Notice of Availability period and then enter into negotiations with responsive bidder(s) for a period of 90 days, all in accordance with the Surplus Land Act. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Adopted Resolution No. 24-23 ITEM 8 CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF CITYWIDE CNG FUELING STATIONS City Council to consider awarding a contract to Clean Energy for the operations and maintenance of the City of Santa Clarita's four Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award a five-year contract to Clean Energy for the operations and maintenance of Citywide Compressed Natural Gas fueling stations in an amount not to exceed $1,526,817. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional, one-year renewals, not to exceed the annual contract amount plus an adjustment consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, and execute renewals, in accordance with the terms provided herein, subject to City Attorney approval. ITEM 9 SECOND READING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BENEFIT ZONE OF THE SANTA CLARITA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT BY DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL HOTELS City Council to conduct a second reading and consider adoption of the proposed ordinance amending the boundaries of the benefit zone of the Santa Clarita Tourism Marketing District to include newly constructed hotels. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN UNCODIFIED Page 7 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BENEFIT ZONE OF THE SANTA CLARITA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT BY DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL HOTELS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BENEFIT ZONE ALL PURSUANT TO SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 3.36.020 (DESCRIPTION OF AREA AND BENEFIT ZONE) AND 3.36.030.A (METHOD OF ASSESSMENT) AND THE PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA LAW OF 1989, SECTION 36500 ET SEQ. OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE." 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract, amendments, and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Adopted Ordinance No. 24-2 ITEM 10 CITYWIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM - CONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR CITY HALL PARKING LOT REPAIRS This item considers modification of an agreement with Climatec, LLC and authorizes repairs to the City Hall parking lot. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Amend the current contract with Climatec, LLC., to authorize the repair and resurfacing of the City Hall parking lot and increase expenditure authority in the amount of $355,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $35,484,467. 2. Authorize the transfer of Measure R Local Return (Fund 264) funds in the amount of $355,000 from the 2021-22 Federal Overlay, Project M0142, expenditure account M0142264-516101 to the Energy Efficiency Program, Project R0033, expenditure account R00033264-516101. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. ITEM 11 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS FOR LMD ZONES T23, T23A, AND T23B City Council consideration to award contracts to Stay Green, Inc., to provide recurring landscape maintenance services for Landscape Maintenance District Zones T23, T23A, T23B. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award three contracts to Stay Green, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services for Landscape Maintenance District Zones T23 (Mountain View), T23A (Mountain View Condos/Seco Canyon), and T23B (Seco Villas), for two-year contract amounts not to exceed $1,023,272, $537,200, and $174,426 respectively. Page 8 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional one-year renewal options beginning in year three, not to exceed the annual contract amounts, inclusive of as - needed expenditure authority, plus an adjustment in compensation consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of the contractor, and contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such fiscal year. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 4. Appropriate an ongoing budget increase, beginning in Fiscal Year 2024-25, of $285,989 from the Landscape Maintenance District Fund Balance (Fund 357) to Zone T23 expenditure account 3572420-516110 ($221,860), to Zone T23A expenditure account 3572421-516110 ($40,888), and to Zone T23B expenditure account 3572422-516110 ($23,241). 5. Find that the award of contracts is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Article 19 — Categorical Exemptions, Section 15301, Existing Facilities, (h) Maintenance of Existing Landscaping. ITEM 12 _ FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL LEVY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION DIS T RICT Consideration and adoption of resolutions associated with the annual process of ordering. - approving, and setting the public hearing on the annual levy of the Open Space Preservation District as required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution declaring the City's intention to levy assessments, preliminarily approve an Engineer's Report in connection with the Open Space Preservation District for Fiscal Year 2024-25, and set a public hearing for June 25, 2024. Adopted Resolution No. 24-24 ITEM 13 RESOLUTIONS INITIATING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 This procedural matter is required by state law and orders, approves, and sets the public hearing for the annual levy of the Landscape and Lighting District, Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District, and the Tourism Marketing District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Adopt resolutions declaring the City's intention to levy assessments, preliminarily approve Engineer's Reports in connection with Special Districts for Fiscal Year 2024-25, and set a public hearing for June 25, 2024. 2. Adopt the annual report for the Tourism Marketing District, adopt a resolution of intent to Page 9 continue a Business Improvement Area in the City of Santa Clarita designated as the Tourism Marketing District, and set a public hearing for June 25, 2024. Adopted Resolution Nos. 24-25, 24-26, 24-27 and 24-28 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION II There were no additional requests to speak. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Smyth adjourned the Regular Meeting in memory of Kenneth R. Spencer, Lillian Shaw, Diane Bergstrom, and Bob Slocum at 7:38 pm. MAYOR ATUST; = -`- CITY CLERK Page 10