HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-13 - AGENDAS - REGCITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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
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.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2025 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement 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. 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 — The minutes of the City Council
are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the December 9, 2025 Special Meeting.
2. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING -COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the minutes of the December 9, 2025 Special Meeting -Council
Reorganization.
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 December 9, 2025 Regular Meeting.
4. CHECK REGISTER NO. 26 - Check Register No. 26 for the Period 11/14/25 through
11/27/25 and 12/04/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period of 11/17/25 through
11/28/25.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register
No. 26.
5. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
AND OTHER RELATED REPORTS - The City's independent audit firm, The Pun
Group, LLP, has completed the City's annual audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
Based on the audit performed, The Pun Group, LLP, issued an unmodified "clean" audit
opinion letter, which reflects the best level an organization can receive on its financial
statements.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other related
reports for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
6. ANNUAL IMPACT FEE REPORT - The Mitigation Fee Act, as outlined in California
Government Code Sections 66000 et seq., establishes certain legal and procedural
parameters for the charging of development impact fees. The Mitigation Fee Act requires
local agencies prepare an annual and five-year report that provide specific information
about those fees.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council adopt a resolution accepting and adopting the Annual Impact Fee Report.
7. DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA RESOLUTION INITIATING
PROCEEDINGS, APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND TAKING
OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH TRACTS 53074 AND 53074-01
(SAND CANYON PLAZA) - Pursuant to the conditions of approval for the Sand
Canyon Plaza project, the property owner shall establish a Drainage Benefit Assessment
Area to ensure the continued maintenance of any drainage improvements that are not
eligible for transfer to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
1. Adopt resolutions to initiate proceedings to form a Sand Canyon Plaza Drainage
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Benefit Assessment Area 2025-1 to benefit parcels in Tracts 53074 and 53074-01 and
approve the Engineer's Report.
2. Set a public hearing for March 10, 2026, as a time and place to hear comments on this
proposed action and close the time period to receive ballots.
8. CITYWIDE ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY STUDY - This item
considers establishing prima facie speed limits for 208 roadway segments included in the
Traffic and Engineering Survey Study.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council:
Adopt a resolution establishing prima facie speed limits on each roadway segment
included in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study.
2. Direct the City Clerk to certify the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated
December 2025.
Direct staff to install the necessary speed limit signage changes brought about by
adopting the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated December 2025.
4. Request the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to continue the radar
enforcement program on City of Santa Clarita streets and highways covered in the
Engineering and Traffic Survey Study, dated December 2025, as soon as the
signage changes are complete.
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 public participation section 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 January 27, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the
Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
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CERTIFICATION
On January 8, 2026, 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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