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Home My WebLink About1992-02-11 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA. 91355 6:30 p.m. February 11, 1992 A G E N D A COUNCIL ACTION CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENTS Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda should fill out a speaker's slip and submit it to.the City Clerk before the item is discussed. Each person addressing the Council has three minutes in which to speak, at which time the -red light on the Council dias will appear. INVOCATION - Heidt CALL TO ORDER FLAG SALUTE APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 28, 1992 PUBLIC HEARING 1. RIDGELINE PRESERVATION AND HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND GUIDELINES - RESOLUTION NO. 92-21 - ORDINANCE NO. 92-3 - On January 7, 1992, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. P92-04 recommending the approval of the proposed Draft Ridgeline Preservation and Hillside Development Ordinance and Guidelines. The proposed ordinance and guidelines represent a major implementation measure of the City's General Plan and the culmination of a substantial amount of progress and cooperative work with a citizen activist group and a developer technical committee. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing on the proposed Ridgeline Preservation and Hillside Development Ordinance and Guidelines including the Significant Ridgelines Map; receive public testimony; close the public hearing; introduce Ordinance No. 92-3; waive further reading and pass to the second reading; and, approve the Ridgeline Preservation and Hillside Development Guidelines by adoption of Resolution No. 92-21. -1- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION 2. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 91-001, AMENDING THE NOISE ELEW, T OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO INCLUDE NOISE CONTOUR INFORMATION - RESOLUTION NO. 91-200 - At its meeting of January 16, 1992, the Council continued the public hearing on this item to February 11, 1992, for the purpose of allowing the staff to respond to a letter received late that day from Michael McEntee. The letter raised several questions. about the General Plan Amendment of which Michael Brandman Assoc. has now assessed. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Negative Declaration, pending public testimony, approve the proposed General Plan Amendment, adopt Resolution No. 91-200. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3. A PUBLIC HEARING RELATING TO THE CITY'S DRAFT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) - Staff originally anticipated the Planning Commission to have finalized their review and transmitted their recommendation on the draft Unified Development Code to the Council for the meeting of February 11, 1992. In response to increased public interest and comments. made at the Planning Commission hearings, staff is preparing a revised Citizen Participation Plan and Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the public hearing to a date uncertain. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4. ZONE CHANGE 90-017 (MASTER CASE 90-214; CONDITIONAL USE.PERMIT 90-034, OAR TREE PERMIT 90-049) - This is a quasi-judicial proceeding and was continued from January 14, 1992. This item is a zone change from A-1-10,000 (Light Agricultural Zone, minimum lot size 10,000 square feet) and R -A-7,500 (Residential -Agricultural Zone, minimum lot size 7,500 square feet) to CPD (Commercial Planned Development) over a portion of a 2.68 acre site located at 17741 Soledad Canyon Road, west of Canyon Country Park. The applicant is Tina Bow. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Instruct staff to prepare a resolution which recognizes that the design of the project adds support to the appropriateness of restricted ' commercial zoning adjacent to residential, and include the following support measures; landscaping 10' in width adjacent to residential and a building height not greater than 6' above the park elevation (softball field). ' -2- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION 5. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION (RESOLUTION NO. P92-03) DENYING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 91-007 - The City Clerk's office has received an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision of January 16, 1992 to deny Development Agreement 91-007. The appellant is The Anden Group,.the applicant. The proposal is for a formal development agreement to vest the General Plan land use designations on the 996 -acre Bermite site and to exempt the site from the growth control initiative in exchange for the dedication of 2.5 acres of the site to the City of Santa Clarita to be used for a commuter rail station. The proposal also includes a lease agreement for up to 10 additional acres, also to be used for the commuter. rail station. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive staff presentation, receive testimony, consider Planning Commission recommendation, make findings; should Council find it inappropriate to exempt a potential future project from the numerical cap of the initiative, then staff recommends denial; should the Council find this is a unique situation and the City should have the opportunity to continue the EIR and public hearing process of the Bermite Specific Plan and further that the proposal for •land dedication constitutes significant public benefit, then staff recommends approval. ----------------------------------------------------------- 6. APPEAL BY THE APPLICANT OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF THE HEMSMINACX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROPOSAL: MASTER CASE NO. 90-012. THE PROJECT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 102 ACRES LOCATED FRONTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CROSS STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF VILDYOOD ROAD - The Hemsminack Development Company, the applicant, is appealing the Planning Commission's denial of this proposal which includes: Rezoning of the site for residential planned development; a conditional use permit to allow on-site- grading of 1,020,000 cubic yards of earth; an oak tree permit; and tentative tract map to subdivide the project site into 114 single family lots with open ,space areas. The Planning Commission's denial is based upon inadequate access, overly- high density for steep terrain, major project grading with substantial impacts on hillsides and ridgelines, geologic hazards, and removal of oak trees. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive public testimony and uphold the Planning Commission's decision for denial of Master -Case No. 90-102 requesting a zone change, tentative tract map, conditional use permit and oak tree permit. -3- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. WATER CONSERVATION RESOLUTION NO. 92-39 AND ORDINANCE NO. 92-5 - The Drought Committee's final report recommended and the Council agreed that the Water Conservation Ordinance No. 92-5 should be amended and effective until July 1, 1992. This will allow the committee to complete its task of developing recommendations for water conservation for future levels of drought severity. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the Water Conservation Ordinance as revised to change water times during the winter months, as an urgency ordinance. Adopt a resolution appointing the Drought Committee. 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 following this portion of the agenda. 8. RESOLUTION FORMALLY UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 12387, TO CREATE FOUR NEW LOTS ON THE 5.23 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF 21090 PLACERITA CANYON RD. - RESOLUTION NO. 92-40 - At its meeting of January 28, 1992, the City Council denied -an appeal from Steve Minke (the applicant), of the Planning Commission's denial of his application for a tentative parcel map to create four new lots on a 5.23 acre site located in the vicinity of 21090 Placerita Canyon Road, approximately 270 feet south of the intersection of Placerita Canyon Road and Choke Cherry Lane. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 92-40 formally upholding Planning Commission's denial of Tentative Parcel Map 12387. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. QUARTERLY MUNICIPAL REPORT AND RECREATION BROCHURE - Bids were opened on October 21, 1991 for the publication of four issued of the 1991/92 Municipal Report and Recreation Brochure. Only one bid was received from Shorco Publishing, Inc. RECOMMENDED ACTION: To direct staff to award the contract for the Quarterly Municipal Report and Recreation Brochure to the qualified bidder, Shorco Publishing, Inc. for $69,315 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract. -4- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION 11. STREET NAME CHANGE FOR DOHERTY AVENUE NORTH OF CALLA VAY - RESOLUTION NO. 92-35 - The owner of Canyon View Estates is requesting a street name change in order. to eliminate an abrupt change of name on a street with a continous alignment. He has requested Doherty Avenue be renamed Canyon View Drive which is a main street (private). joined with the existing Doherty Avenue (public city street). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 92-35 and direct staff to change the appropriate signs and maps and direct the City Clerk to record the Resolution. ----------------------------------------------------------- 12. FLORABUNDA ROAD AND BEGONIAS LANE - INSTALL STOP CONTROLS - RESOLUTION NO. 92-30 - A citizen has expressed concern for traffic safety at the intersection of Begonias Lane and Florabunda Road. The traffic volume has been increased due to traffic coming out of the new development (via Begonias Lane from east of Shadow Pine Blvd. and crossing Florabunda Rd.). RECOMMENDED ACTION:- Adopt Resolution No. 92-30 and direct staff to install the appropriate signs and pavement legends. ---------------------------------------------------------- 13. CITY HALL, FURNITURE FOR FIRST FLOOR - Upon completion of construction at the City Hall Building, the Parks and Recreation Department will relocate to the first floor. Furniture for the newly constructed offices and cubicles is required. The existing furniture will remain in the existing third floor offices. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award the bid to Pleion as the lowest, most -qualified bidder. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Pleion for Bid GS -91-92-12. ----------------------------------------------------------- 14. RAIL STATION/GRANT APPLICATION - AB471 (KATZ) - RESOLUTION NO. 92-36 - AB471 established a Resource Agency Program for competitive grants in the amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) annually from 1989 to 1999. This program is administered by the California State Resource Agency. Funds will be requested to cover the cost of landscape and irrigation of the Santa Clarita Commuter Rail Station. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 92-36 supporting the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program. ----------------------------------------------------------- 15. REGULATION %V: APPROVED TRIP REDUCTION PLAN - At its November 12, 1991 meeting, City Council directed staff to bring back an implemented Regulation XV Trip Reduction Plan (TRP). The City's TRP was approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District on January 8, 1992, and is designed to promote improved air quality in the Santa Clarita Valley by encouraging ridesharing. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file. -5- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION 16. MID YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT - RESOLUTION NO. 92-32 - Each year at this time, the City takes the opportunity to assess its budgetary condition. This year, given the present condition of the. national and State economy, it is critical to continually monitor the City's budgetary and financial position. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adjust revenues referenced in Attachment A, adjust the Contingency Account and County appropriation to balance the 91-92 operating budget, and adopt Resolution 92-32 to reflect the mid year adjustment. ----------------------------------------------------------- 17. NEW AGENDA FORMAT AND COMMITTEE LIST - On January 25, 1992, Council met for a team building session. The session was to focus on items pertaining to procedures and policies which relate to the decision-making process. Topics discussed included public participation, meeting preparation, and Council committees. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council to approve the future management tasks list, draft agenda, and committee list. ----------------------------------------------------------- 18. INVOLVEMENT OF LAND TRUST IN OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION PROGRAM - Staff presented an overall strategy for an open space acquisition and maintenance program to the City Council at its October 30th study session. Council approved the open space strategy and asked staff to research further the availability of non-profit public land trusts, in addition to the Trust for Public Land, and to determine their willingness to work with the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to begin work with the Trust for Public Land for acquisition of open space lands, trail easements and parkland. 19. RESOLUTION NO. 92-29 - Check Register 14 - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt. ----------------------------------------------------------- 20. RESOLUTION NO. 92-37 -.Check Register #5 - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt. NEW BUSINESS 21. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) - TRANSIT SERVICE EXPANSION On November 28, 1990, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) allocated $13 million in Proposition A Discretionary unearned Transit Performance Measurement Program revenue to fund additional fixed route bus service in the Transit Service Expansion (TSE) Program. Santa Clarita Route 798 which will operate from Santa Clarita to Century City is an approved project by LACTC and is eligible to receive a subsidy total of $179,920. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the Transit Expansion Program an direct the City Manager upon approval of the City Attorney to sign the M.O.U. with LACTC. -6- City Council Agenda February 11, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (10:00 D.m.) 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 and return without action or direct staff. PUBLIC STATEMENT (Staff) PUBLIC STATEMENT (Council) This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to direct comments to staff or the public on items of interest. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT IW'C ITA cai CM •. q'UBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA. 91355 6:30 P.M. February 11, 1992 NO NEW BUSINESS n LJ 0 0 40 rij R� �y Y a MY OF SANTA •ITA i REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, Ca. 91355 6:30 P.M. February 11, 1992 NO NEN BUSINESS PROOF OF POSTING BY CITY CLERK CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, DONNA M. GRINDEY, do hereby certify that I am the .duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita; that on Gam, , between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m. and 5 o'clock p.m.; I caused to be posted in three conspicuous public places, as required by law, the following: I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct and that this certification was executed by me on at the City Hall, Santa Clarita, California; nna M. Grindey, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita, Califo nia