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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-09 - AGENDAS - REGCITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA Joint Meeting with Board of Library Trustees Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency 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 William S. Hart Union School District 80th Anniversary Recognition Juneteenth Proclamation LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Proclamation 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 PUBLIC HEARINGS FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND SPECIAL TAXES FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS - As required by state law, staff presents for City Council's consideration the Final Engineer's Reports and Annual Reports for the various special districts and requests approval to provide the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office with all necessary data for the assessments and special taxes to appear on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Property Tax Rolls. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing for the Landscaping and Lighting District; the Drainage Page 2 Benefit Assessment Areas; the Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District; the Tourism Marketing District; and the Vista Canyon Wastewater Standby District. 2. Adopt resolutions approving the Engineer's Reports for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 annual levy of assessments for the continuation of maintenance for the Landscaping and Lighting District; the Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas; the Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District; the Tourism Marketing District; and the Vista Canyon Wastewater Standby District. 3. Accept and file the annual report for the Community Facilities District No. 2016-1 (Vista Canyon CFD). 2. FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ANNUAL LEVY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION DISTRICT - As required by state law, staff presents for City Council's consideration the Final Engineer's Report for the Open Space Preservation District and requests approval to provide the Los Angeles County Assessor necessary data for the assessments to appear on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Property Tax Rolls. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council conduct a public hearing regarding the adoption of a resolution approving the Engineer's Report for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 annual levy of assessments for the Open Space Preservation District. 3. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE ANNUAL STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 - Public Hearing regarding the determination and approval of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee rates for Fiscal Year 2026-27. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Conduct a public hearing on the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee for Fiscal Year 2026-27. 2. Introduce and pass to second reading 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 2026-27." Page 3 4. CITYWIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM - CONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR PASEO POLE LIGHTING AND SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONS - This item considers an amendment to the agreement with Climatec, LLC, to authorize the installation of solar panels at three City facilities and the replacement of paseo pole lighting within the Northbridge community to improve system reliability and performance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Amend the current contract with Climatec, LLC., to authorize the replacement of paseo pole lighting in the Northbridge paseo system and solar panel installations in the amount of $2,542,608, for a total contract amount not to exceed $38,027,075. 2. Increase General Fund Capital Projects Revenue Account 601-462110 (Energy Rebates) by $2,534,622, and appropriate $2,214,253 to Energy Efficiency Expenditure Account R0033601-516101. Appropriate a one-time budget increase from the Landscape Maintenance District Fund Balance (Fund 357) to expenditure account 3572425-516113 in the amount of $328,355. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney review. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5. FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - At the May 26, 2026, City Council meeting, a public hearing was held, the draft budget was presented, and the City Council found the draft Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita's General Plan. This item considers adoption of resolutions pertaining to the budget. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council and City Council acting as Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita: 1. Adopt a resolution adopting the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, making appropriations for the amounts budgeted, and establishing policies for the administration of the adopted annual budget. 2. Adopt a resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program. Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the annual appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27. Page 4 4. Adopt a resolution electing to receive all or a portion of the tax revenues pursuant to the Health and Safety Code (Community Redevelopment Law). 5. Adopt a resolution amending the City's Classification Plan and Salary Schedule, providing for compensation of the employees of the City. 6. Adopt a resolution adopting an amendment to the Conflict of Interest Code. 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. 6. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES — The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the May 26, 2026 Regular Meeting. 7. CHECK REGISTER NO. 12 - Check Register No. 12 for Period 05/01/26 through 05/14/26 and 05/21/26. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 05/04/26 through 05/15/26. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 12. 8. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND APPROVE FUNDING USES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 MEASURE A LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND ALLOCATION - City Council to consider an amendment to the Los Angeles County FY 2025-26 Agreement to continue to receive Measure A funding to support grants for Family Promise and Bridge to Home and to fund a Homeless Services Intern to implement the 2025 Community Plan to Address Homelessness. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Amend contract with Los Angeles County and approve funding uses for the Measure A Local Solutions Funds in the amount of $531,272 to be distributed as follows: $251,726 to Family Promise for emergency rental assistance to families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, $251,726 to Bridge to Home to support continued operations of its interim housing site and navigation services; and $27,820 for the Homeless Services Intern to support administration of the Santa Clarita Valley Task Force on Homelessness. Page 5 2. Increase revenue account 273-462101 (Measure A Miscellaneous Revenue) by $531,272 and appropriate $27,820 to expenditure account 2733207-500201 (Measure A Homeless Initiative PTS) and $503,452 to expenditure account 2733207-516101 (Measure A Homeless Initiative Contractual Services). 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney review. 9. FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY ANNUAL BUDGET FOR MEASURE A FUNDS - City Council consideration of the FY 2026-27 Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) annual budget for Measure A funds, including approval of the expenditure plan and authorization to submit the budget to LACAHSA. The budget allocates $3,409,431 across Production, Preservation, and Ownership, Technical Assistance, and Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention categories. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget for Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) funding and authorize its submission. 2. Increase Measure A LACAHSA revenues and corresponding appropriations as follows: increase revenue account 275-462101 (LACAHSA PPO) by $2,439,239 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2753208-517101; increase revenue account 277-462101 (LACAHSA TA) by $138,599 and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account 2773210-516102. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney review. 10. CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, COPPER HILL DRIVE AT WEST HILLS DRIVE AND BOUQUET CANYON ROAD AT CENTRAL PARK, PROJECT C0080 - DESIGN CONTRACT - This item considers awarding a design contract for the Circulation Improvement Program, Copper Hill Drive at West Hills Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road at Central Park project. The improvements include modifications to the intersection of Copper Hill Drive and West Hills Drive and Central Park exit to enhance traffic flow and allow through traffic to continue unimpeded. Additional improvements include reconfiguring the Central Park main access to provide dual left -turn lanes and a dedicated right -turn lane onto Bouquet Canyon Road, as well as adding a U-turn movement to facilitate westbound circulation from the park's west exit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Award the design contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the Circulation Improvement Program, Copper Hill Drive at West Hills Drive and Bouquet Canyon Page 6 Road at Central Park, Project C0080, in the amount of $647,162 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $64,716, for a total contract amount not to exceed $711,878. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to accept a dedication and grant of easement for public use and road purposes subject to final review by the City Attorney. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an amendment to the Ground Lease Agreement with Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for the Central Park Sports Facility, expanding the lease boundary subject to City Attorney approval. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney review. 11. REFRIGERATION PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE CUBE ICE AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - This item considers awarding a contract to Complete Thermal Services, Inc., for Refrigeration Preventative Maintenance and Repair Services for The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Award a three-year contract to Complete Thermal Services, Inc., for preventative maintenance and repair services for the thermal, HVAC, and ammonia refrigeration systems at The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center for an annual amount of $96,820; and authorize an annual contingency in the amount of $9,682, for a total contract amount not to exceed $319,506. 2. Approve an ongoing appropriation in the amount of $106,502 from the Recreation Facility Fund (Fund 120) to Contractual Services Expenditure Account 1205120- 516101, beginning in FY 2026-27. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute up to two additional one-year renewal options beginning in Fiscal Year 2029-30, not to exceed the annual contract amount, plus an adjustment consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney review. 12. CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES AT THE CUBE ICE AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER — City Council consideration of a contract award for janitorial services at The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Approve the use of a cooperative agreement through Sourcewell contract 9031125- Page 7 NEWG and award a one-year contract to NewGen Cleaning Services, for janitorial services at The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center in the amount of $136,516 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $6,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $142,516. 2. Approve an ongoing appropriation in the amount of $142,516 from the Recreation Facility Fund Balance (Fund 120) to the Janitorial Services Expenditure Account 1205120-516143, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an additional one-year renewal option, not to exceed the annual contract amount, plus an adjustment consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index. 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents subject to City Attorney review. 13. CONSULTANT PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SUNRIDGE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT - Per the California Environmental Quality Act, an Environmental Impact Report must be prepared for the Sunridge Development. This is a request for the City Council to award a contract for the preparation of that required document for the project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Award a contract to Michael Baker International, Inc., for the preparation of the Sunridge Development project Environmental Impact Report (Master Case 24-266) in the amount of $875,102, and authorize a contingency in the amount $370,771, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,245,873. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney review. 14. CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR CITYWIDE JANITORIAL SERVICES - This item considers an amendment for the existing janitorial services contract with Servicon Systems, Inc., to include services at The Rink Sports Pavilion and increase the expenditure authority in the amount of $2,248,280. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: 1. Amend the current contract with Servicon Systems, Inc., to include services at The Rink Sports Pavilion, increase expenditure authority by $160,743 for a new contract amount of $2,127,702, and authorize a contingency for $120,578, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,248,280. 2. Appropriate an ongoing expenditure of $49,739 for cost increases related to Consumer Price Index adjustments across various accounts, as outlined in Exhibit A, Page 8 to support Citywide janitorial services with Servicon Systems, Inc. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents subject to City Attorney review. 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 June 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION On June 4, 2026, I, Melody Bartlette, 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. Melody artlette City Clerk Santa Clarita, California Page 9 O PROCLAMATION Juneteenth June 19, 2026 WHEREAS, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the abolition of slavery in the United States; and WHEREAS, after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, it took over two years for enslaved African Americans in Texas to be informed of their liberation; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining enslaved people in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, we acknowledge African Americans' freedoms, contributions, and achievements within our community. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth" in the City of Santa Clarita, California. Signed this 9th day of June. Laurene Weste, Mayor Santa Clarita, California Packet Pg. 10 O PROCLAMATION L GB TQIA + Pride Month June 2026 WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita strives to be an inclusive community that embraces the high quality of life that makes this City an exceptional community to live, work, and play; and WHEREAS, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals have made important and lasting contributions to our country, state, and city, and the City of Santa Clarita recognizes and celebrates the contributions that the LGBTQIA+ community makes, here in Santa Clarita; and WHEREAS, local LGBTQIA+ community organizations show considerable support to the LGBTQIA+ community, thereby making Santa Clarita a more thriving community for all residents. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim June 2026, as "LGBTQIA+ Pride Month" in the City of Santa Clarita, California. Signed this 9th day of June. Laurene Weste, Mayor Santa Clarita, California Packet Pg. 11