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City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
Dennis Luppens
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CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: October 22, 1991
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE
HIDDEN VALLEY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
The original transit plan approved by Council called for two routes to operate in the south Newhall
area. These routes were designed to operate on Calgrove Boulevard and Valley Street and provide 30
minute bus service to that area of the City which also includes service to Hart High and Placerita Jr.
High schools.
In order to accomplish this routing, the bus would be required to operate on private property and
through gates owned by the Hidden Valley Homeowners' Association. This property physically
separates Calgrove Boulevard from Valley Street and there is no other access in this area. Not being
able to go through the gates impacts traffic circulation.
Staff has contacted the Hidden Valley Homeowners' Association (HVHOA) to gain access. In initial
conversations, the HVHOA would allow access in return for guarantees that the City will not initiate
condemnation proceedings for a 30 year period. The City will share maintenance costs of the gates
based on usage, the City also agrees to repair any damage that can be shown to have been caused by
the buses.
Staff believes to guarantee this condition from a circulation prospective is bad public policy.
The Calgrove.Boulevard/Valley Street interface is listed in the General Plan's Master Plan of Arterial
Highways as a continuous highway. Long-term failure to have access through these gates impacts not
only transit but traffic circulation in the Calgrove area in the following ways:
Impedes overall vehicular circulation.
Impedes service to Hart High School and Placerita Jr. High School.
Causes traffic circulation to flow over to Lyons Avenue and I-5 which is already impacted.
APPROVED Agenda Item: -�
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Hidden Valley Homeowners' Association
October 22, 1991
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Staff believes that a short-term commitment to the HVHOA might be possible without impeding
long-term circulation options.- We believe something on the order of 5-10 years maybe more
appropriate.
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Direct staff to continue negotiations between the City of Santa Clarita and the Hidden Valley
Homeowners' Association and report back to the City Council at their next regular scheduled meeting.
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