HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-04-16 - MINUTES - ADJOURNED MTG (2)MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Monday
April 16, 1988
Room 306
8:00 a.m.
^TALL TO ORDER The adjourned meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor McKeon at 8:11 a.m. at Arroyo Seco Junior High School, 27171
Vista Delgado, Santa Clarita, Room 306.
ROLL CALL All members being present with the exception of Dennis Koontz, the
Mayor appointed Carl Boyer as acting Deputy City Clerk and took up
with the agenda.
The Mayor thanked Hunt Braly of Senator Davis' office for
arranging the meeting.
PURPOSE OF MEETING The purpose of the meeting was to define the transportation
problems in the Santa Clarita Valley.
ITEM I Ginger Gherardi, Los Angeles County Transportation Committee, gave
AN OVERVIEW OF THE an overview of the funding mechanism and explained the Federal
FUNDING MECHANISM Trust Fund.
Jim Gilley of the City of Lancaster made a presentation on the
cities spending on primary street maintenance as well as;, on
residential street maintenance.
COUNCILMAN KOONTZ At 8:52 a.m. Councilman Koontz entered the room.
ENTERS THE ROOM
COUNTY AID TO Jim Noyes, Los Angeles County Public Works Department, reported on
CITIES PROGRAM, ETC. the county's Aid to Cities Program, the Transportation Development
Act; Article 8, Gas Tax, and others.
Greg Medeiros representing the Bridge and Thoroughfare Districts,
stated that only the highest priority routes are funded.
Harold Yamaguchi, Chief of Project Development, Branch D Caltrans,
reported to Council that most of the funds coming to Los Angeles
County are for the 110 and 105 freeways with $57.4 million left
for new facilities projects.
Sandy Troop, Newhall Land and Farming Company, stated that
transportation is a critical problem in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The new home buyers are burdened with the road improvements and
that good roads help marketing by developers.
RECESS The meeting recessed at 10:13 a.m. and reconvened with all
councilmembers present.
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Adjourned Meeting
April 16, 1988
Page 2
ITEM II
John Clement, Assistant Public Works Director City of Thousand
THE PROJECT
Oaks, described what a city can do for itself. He explained
APPROVAL PROCESS
that the City needs to be in driver's seat and conduct its own
inventory of roads and signals, maintain what you have, update its
circulation element regularly, determine all its needs including
freeways, map capital improvement needs, track accident rates,
congestion and traffic volume, determine funding revenues, and
prioritize projects with the understanding of the totality of road
needs yet keeping it simple for the public's understanding.
Ginger Gherardi discussed regional projects, i.e., LACTC, which is
the first step of developing the Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP); SCAG; the regional TIP; Caltrans; the state TIP;
and the California Transportation Commission.
Connie Worden, representing the joint Chambers of Commerce
Committee of Santa Clarita, and Hunt Braly, Senator Ed Davis'
representative, made a report on the legislature and the
community's role in transportation.
ITEM III
There was discussion on the maintenance and repairs of Highway
MAINTENANCE
114 as well as other highways in our community.
AND REPAIRS
ITEM IV Mr. Yamaguchi suggested the City should provide land for a park
OTHER MODES OF and ride system.
TRANSPORTATION
& MANAGEMENT Mr. Noyes discussed the County bus system as well as dial -a -ride
and other forms of transportation that can be used locally.
Dr. Bijan Yarjani, a representative from SCAG, discussed the use
of Amtrak and the Southern Pacific Railroad systems. He stated
that last year SCAG studied the northerly rail lines but SCAG
needs a local committment.
ADJOURNMENT At 12:29 a.m. Councilman Boyer moved, second by Koontz that
Council adjourn. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk