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Home My WebLink About2025-02-25 - AGENDAS - REGCITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 25, 2025 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 Ayala 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. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS International Women's Day Proclamation First Responder Recognition SCV Diamond Girls Softball Team Championship Recognition 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 PUBLIC HEARINGS RESULTS OF THE 2025-26 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - A needs assessment process is conducted annually as part of the Community Development Block Grant program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing and receive information regarding the results of the annual Community Needs Assessment Survey conducted as part of the Community Development Block Grant Program. Page 2 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. 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 February 11, 2025 Special Meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the February 11, 2025 Regular Meeting. 4. CHECK REGISTER NO. 04 - Check Register No. 04 for Period 01/10/25 through 01/23/25 and 01/30/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 01/13/25 through 01 /24/25. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 04. 5. APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES - City Council consideration of appointments and reappointment's to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution appointing Councilmember Patsy Ayala to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees for the remainder of the unexpired term ending on June 30, 2025. 2. City Council adopt a resolution reappointing Mayor Bill Miranda and Councilmember Patsy Ayala to the Santa Clarita Board of Library Trustees for the subsequent term beginning July 1, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2028. 6. SANTA CLARITA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS AGREEMENT - City Council review of the agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Community College District regarding the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a three-year agreement with the Santa Clarita Community College District for an amount not to exceed $80,000 per year for the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Page 3 Canyons, from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, subject to City Attorney approval. 7. NEWHALL FAMILY THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AGREEMENT - City Council review of the agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the Newhall School District regarding the Newhall Family Theatre for the Performing Arts at Newhall Elementary School. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a three-year agreement with the Newhall School District for an amount not to exceed $75,000 per year for the Newhall Family Theatre for the Performing Arts, from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, subject to City Attorney approval. 8. SAND CANYON TRAIL, PHASE IV, PROJECT T3024 - SUMMARY VACATION OF AN OFFER OF DEDICATION FOR FUTURE STREET PURPOSES ALONG SULTUS STREET AND SAND CANYON ROAD AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN EASEMENT FOR TRAIL PURPOSES - This item considers adopting a resolution for the summary vacation of an offer of dedication for future street purposes along Sultus Street and Sand Canyon Road and accepts an easement for trail purposes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of an offer of dedication for future street purposes along Sultus Street and Sand Canyon Road, as described and shown on Exhibit "A" Legal Description and Exhibit "B" Exhibit Map of the attached resolution. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the Los Angeles County Registrar -Recorder's office. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept the dedication and grant of easement for public use and trail purposes along Sultus Street. 4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 9. CENTRAL PARK BUILDOUT, PROJECT P4019 - PROJECT CLOSEOUT - This item considers transferring funds into the Central Park Buildout project to pay for the final negotiated change order. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council appropriate $245,175 from the Site Improvements Fee Fund (Fund 431) to Central Park Buildout Project expenditure account P4019431-516101. Page 4 10. RENEWAL OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICE AGREEMENT -The item considers the renewal of the Industrial Waste Service Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, for the enforcement of the City's Wastewater Ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a five-year renewal of the Industrial Waste Service Agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, for an amount not to exceed $650,000 per year for the enforcement of the City's Wastewater Ordinance, from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, 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 FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held March 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION On February 20, 2025, 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 5 P-VROCL"ATION International Women's Day March 8, 2025 WHEREAS, women play a vital role in worldwide social, economic, cultural, and political development; and WHEREAS, March 8th is International Women's Day; a day to celebrate the collective power of women — past, present, and future; and WHEREAS, International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900's, a time of great unrest and critical debate amongst women concerning oppression and inequality, spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change; and WHEREAS, International Women's Day is a call to action for accelerating women's eqality - a day to inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, celebrate women's achivements, raise awareness about discrimination, and encourage and mobilize all people to imagine a gender equal world where we create a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment; and WHEREAS, Zonta International is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita joins with the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita to embrace this opportunity to truly include women and celebrate their diversity of race, age, ability, faith, body image, and how they identify. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim March 8, 2025, as International Women's Day, and encourages all members of the community to do their part to further efforts for women's rights and gender equality and ensure that we build a better world for women and girls. Signed this 25th day of February, 2025. William A. Miranda, Mayor Santa Clarita, California