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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-03-13 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)1 k _ COUNCIL ACTION CITY OF SANTA CLARITA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 13, 1991 6:30 P.M. 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA. AGENDA CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENTS Anyone wishing to address an item should fill out a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk before the item is discussed. / INVOCATION - Heidt /i CALL TO ORDER V F/LAG SALUTE 'ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA `"PROVAL OF MINUTES February 26, 1991 4ROCLAMATION Earth Month "YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT 1) Curfew Ordinance 2) Growth Growth Management "PROCLANATIONS Youth in Government NEW BUNESS 1. ORDSIINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CURFEW FOR MINORS - ORDINANCE NO. 91-7 - In a recent meeting with members of the City Council and the City Manager, the ,Sheriff's Department personnel expressed a desire -for' Council to review the need for a curfew ordinance. The department cited numerouscomplaints from residents and businesses of fights, gang problems, caused by groups of teens as :an item -'of extreme concern.. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce -Ordinance 91-7, waive further reading and pass to second reading. -1- City Council Agenda March 13; 1991 COUNCIL ACTION PUBLIC HEARING WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE 91-16 -. Establishes a water conservation program which restricts the use of water to achieve a 25Z overall reduction in the consumption . of water in the City. RECOMMENDED .'-4CTION: Receive testimony at the public hearing and Ordinance 91-16, - - -adopt --------------------------------------------------=- PREZONE NO. 90-4 (ANNEXATION NO. 1990-04) ORDINANCE NO. 91-15 - Prezone No. 90-4 is a request to prezone approximately 99.39 acres of uninhabited land generally located southeast of the existing City limits, south. of Iron Canyon Road and east of the eastern terminus of. Warmsprings Drive. The project site . consists of two parcels under multiple ownership. There are no known persons or )organizations opposed to this proposal. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Certify the Negative Declaration, approve Prezone No. 90-4, introduce Ordinance No. 91-15, waive further reading and pass to.second reading. PREZONE NO. --90-13 ORDINANCE 91-8 - Prezone -No. -90-013 is a request to prezone approximately 75.5 acres' located in the community of Saugus north of Copperhill Drive and Benz Road from County of Los Angeles A-1-1 DP to City A-1-1 DP for the purpose of annexation to ' the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Prezone No. 90-013, and introduce Ordinance No. 91-8, waive further reading, pass to second reading and certify the attached Negative Declaration. - ---------------------------"-------------- ------------- PREZONE N0. 90-11 - ORDINANCE 91-2 - This is a request to prezone approximately 18.9 acres located in, the community of Canyon Country, south of Sierra Highway, Del Canon, and Via Princessa from County of Los ,Vista Angeles RPD -5000-19.8U to City RPD -5000-19.8U for the purpose of annexation to the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Prezone 90-011, introduce Ordinance No. 91-2, waive further reading, pass to second reading and certify the Negative Declaration. 'SAD City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 ALLEY NORTH OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD AT RUETHER AVENUE, PROPOSED. VACATION - RESOLUTION NO. 91-22 - At the hearing of September 8, 1988, the City. Council denied the proposed alley vacation and directed staff to check with the ,Public Works Department for further input and to open up the alley to thru traffic. Following discussions with the property owners, staff presented additonal information to Council on January 8, 1990. Staff has now .made numerous contacts with the City Attorney and with some of the parties involved to try to find possible alternatives. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a Public Hearing and approve Resolution 91-22 vacating the alley north of Soledad Canyon Road at Tuether Avenue.. U INISHED BUSINESS THE OUTLINE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE - ORDINANCE NO. 91-14 - This Ordinance amends Section 1.01.004 of Title 1 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code relating to the outline of the Code. It was introduced at the meeting of February 26, 1991 and is now ready for adoption. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive further reading,_, and adopt Ordinance No. 91-14. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a request is made for discussion in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be, considered separately fol�cwing this portion of the agenda. $: SOUTHEAST OF VIA MARCIA TERMINUS (VICINITY) PARCEL MAP NO. 21684 - APPROVAL OF THE MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFERS OF DEDICATION - The Tentative. Map was originally approved by the City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission on April 19, 1990 by Resolution 90-17. The developer is subdividing 1.62 acres into two single family residential lots. The conditions of approval have been met, the fees have been paid, and the map has been checked to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the map, make findings as outlined in report and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate on the face of the map. -3- City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 COUNCIL ACTION '! ANNEXATION NO. 1990-04, RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION - RESOLUTION NO. 91-37 - Annexation No. 1990-04 is a proposal to annex approximately 99.40 acres of uninhabited land to the City of Santa Clarita located southeast of the existing City limits, south of Iron Canyon Road and east of the eastern terminus of warmsprings Drive. Annexation is supported by the property owners within the area, who cite a desire for City services and local government permit processing. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution 91-37 and direct staff to transmit the resolution, application and appropriate fees to the Executive Officer of the LAFCO. V-- --------------------------------------------- SIERRA HIGHWAY - -RAINBOW RAINBOW -GLEN-DRIVE---PROJECT-89-18-- ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - Project No. 89-18 provides for the installation of traffic signals at Sierra Highway and Rainbow Glen Drive. Under the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. 3973 between the City and the State of California, the agreement provides for the City to design and administer the construction contract under a permit issued by Caltrans. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications and authorize the. project to be' advertised for bids. -- ------------------------------------------------ AHITES--ROAD- ROAD - -- -III- III- - - FUNDING -SHORTFALL-- On January 8, 1991, the Council approved the allocation of $1 million dollars in City Bridge and Thoroughfare (B&T) funds to the whites Canyon Road extension project. This was to cover a portion of the $7 million dollar shortfall in B&T fee collections the County currently anticipates because of the slowdown in development activity. Unfortunately, the County had already programmed the $941,300 that we currently have in the Bouquet and Route 126 Districts as available for construction. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council authorize the .transfer of $700,000from the Valencia/Via Princessa B&T Districts, and $300,000 from General Fund reserves as a loan to the Bouquet/Route 126 B&T Districts; transfer to the County within 30 days and upon written request $1,941,000 in Bouquet/Route 126 B&T funds for Phase III of the whites Canyon Road Project; and repayment of $700,000 to the Valencia/Via Princessa B&T Districts and $300,000 to General Fund reserves, including interest based on the current Treasurer's investment yield from future collections in the Bouquet/Route 126 B&T Districts. -4- City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 CALGROVE BOULEVARD - VALENCIA BOULEVARD, et al PROJECT NO. 90-11 - ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - Project No. 90-11 provides for application of emulsion slurry seal on above mentioned streets. A slurry seal coat composed of liquid asphalt and sand is the proper maintenance project .for extending the useful service life of these streets. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and s ecifications for the project, and authorize the --dvertising for bids. --- --------------------------------------------------- 1 REPORT ON CAPITAL FACILITY FEE ACCOUNTS - Sections 66006 e -t. seq. of the Government Code invoke a City's right to charge or increase an existing facilities fee or impose new capital facilities fees on development projects. Existing law requires that all capital facilities fees collected for a development project must be deposited in a separate fund or account by the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review and file nformation. -- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SERVICE CENTER - On August 14, 1990, the City Council approved the funding for the... Community Development Block Grant recommended - programs. The Santa Clarita Valley Service Center was one of the community based organizations funded for the amount of $45,000 for services ending June 1991. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to execute a professional services agreement for $45,000 between the City of Santa Clarita and the Los Angeles County, Department of Community and Senior Citizens Services. --- -------------------------------------------------------- REFUSE DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS, DISABLED AND L0V INCOME PERSONS - The City Council at its meeting of February 26, 1991, directed staff to report back at the next regular meeting on the feasibility of providing reduced refuse/recycling fees or discounts for senior citizens, 'disabled and low income person. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to continue analysis/investigation of discounts for seniors, disabled and low income persons and report back in July of 1991. -5- City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 ly. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANUFACTURED HOME RENTAL ADJUSTMENT PANEL MEETING DATE AND TIME - RESOLUTION NO. 91-40 - At its regular meeting of November 27, 1990, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 90-38, pertaining to Manufactured Home Rent Stabilization procedures. The Ordinance makes provisions for a Manufactured Home Rental Adjustment Panel as the decision-making body to undertake the duties of the Ordinance. The first meeting of the panel will be April 8, 1991, at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 91-40, establishing a Manufactured Home Rental Adjustment Panel's regular -eeting on the fourth Monday of each month at 3 p.m. 1ENERAL PLAN TRAFFIC MODELING ---In-November, 1990, the General Plan Advisory Committee transmitted to the City Council the preliminary draft General Plan with the exception of -the Circulation Element and a final review of the Land Use Element. In order to move forward, it is necessary to directly -contract with a qualified traffic consultant firm to complete the traffic modeling effort. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract between DAS Associates and the City for General Plan traffic modeling services. i;/- --------------------------------------------------- ROTUNDA DRIVE ET AL (PROJECT NO. 90-7) - ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - Project No. .90-7 provides for resurfacing and structural repairs to extend the service life of those streets identified on the attached key map. Council previously approved Resolution 90-83, which provided for the inclusion of this project for State/Local Partnership (SB 300) grant funding. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications for the project, and authorize the advertising for bids and approve increasing the budget for this project from $ 43,000 to $365,000; the difference to be. funded with --as Tax monies. --- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 CALIFORNIA SENATE ELECTIONS AND REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE HEARING - Every ten years, upon certification of Federal Census, new district boundaries are drawn for elective offices based upon population. These new district lines are drawn by the State Legislature with approval by the Governor: The City of Santa Clarita has been invited to participate in the March 22, 1991 hearing .in Los Angeles. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss. City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 2Y: LEGISLATION - There are six bills currently pending before the California Legislature which may have a potential impact on the City of Santa Clarita. These measures are 1) SB 169 (Boatwright); 2) SB 72 (Davis); #) SB 203 (Maddy); 4) AB 54 (Friedman); 5) AS 72 (Cortese); and 6) AB 350 (Costa). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the recommendations of the City Council Legislative Committee on each bill. V-1 --------------------------------------------------- AN POOL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT - Last November ,,Council in conjunction with Lancaster,: Palmdale and the County approved an agreement with Commuter Transportation Services (CTS) to provide programs enticing Antelope Valley Freeway commuters to ride share. CTS working with the LACTC has proposed a two-yar $123,000 vanpool discount program where by the LACTC will provide fifty percent matching funds ($61,500) and the cities and Couny provide $15,375 each. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the expenditure of Prop. A funds in the amount of $15,375 for the two year Van Pool Demonstration Program for the Antelope alley Freeway. RESOLUTION NO. 91-42 - Demand Varrant 14. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt. 20. SAN FERNANDO ROAD /MAGIC MOUNTAIN PKWY. CONDEMNATION NEARING RESOLUTION NO. 91-41 - The City has been endeavoring, since incorporation, to widen San Fernando Road and Magic Mountain Parkway from Valencia Blvd. to Lyons Ave. Since this is a State Hwy., Caltrans has funded some of the work but cannot finance the entire project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Council, after the hearing, determine whether the public convenience and. necessity require necessary easements along Magic Mountain Parkway, adopt Resolution No. 91-41, and .direct the City Attorney to file the necessary condemnation actions. ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING OF CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES A letter from the California Contract Cities was received requesting each member of the City to -select a delegate or alternate to cast the City's vote .for the state of officers presented. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Select a delegate or alternate. -7- City Council Agenda March 13, 1991 AB 939 DEADLINE - The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires every City and County in the State of California prepare a Plan to divert 25Z of all solid waste from landfills by the year 1995 and 50Z by the year 2000. AB 939 also requires that each City prepare a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) and Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE) for submittal to the County by July 1, 1991. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to submit the Final Draft SRRE and HHWE Element to the County an March 22, 1991, and .set June 11, 1991 as the date for a Public Hearing date for the adoption of the Elements. -------------------------------------------------------- SAND CANYON AREA DRAINAGE STUDY - The - Council has reviewed during recent Study Sessions our current design treatment of floodplains as well as a river study for flood control and recreational uses for the Santa Clara and the South Fork of the Santa Clara River. In addition, a recent proposal for a building permit in Sand Canyon has pointed out that the current design treatment allowing buildings within the floodplain should be reconsidered. RECOMMENDED.. ACTION: Direct the Public Works Department to prepare, a floodplain report on Sand Canyon Wash which includes Iran Canyon and Live Oak Springs Canyon. ------------------------------------------------------- SANTA CLARA RIVER RECREATION AND WATER FEATURES STUDY The Santa Clara River Recreation and Water Features Study represents a six-month long effort of a 26 member task force, a multi -disciplinary consultant team, extensive citizen involvement, public input, and City staff work to produce a vision or conceptual plan fo"r the Santa Clara. The study will serve as a guide for the community, staff, and developers in the future. RECOMMENDEDACTION: Adopt the Santa Clara River Study and incorporate changes in Attachment "A" and "B", direct staff to develop implementation `mechanisms for the Study. This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on any item on the agenda except for the public hearings. The public may.also address the Council on items not on the agenda but those items will not be acted upon by Council at this meeting other than to review as return without action or direct staff. time has been set aside for Councilmembers to direct S-15