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Home My WebLink About1993-11-23 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY COUNCIL 00 0 0 0 AG E -N. DA COUNCIL ACTION City Council Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m. November 23, 1993 Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Boulevard Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - No New Business PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New Business CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENT During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, each person should prepare a three (3) minute presentation. Public Participation speaker's slips must be submitted to the City Clerk before 7:00 p.m. 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. Executive Meeting (6:30 - 7:00 p.m.) This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to quickly review the agenda and obtain any further information from the City Manager and staff. No action will be taken prior to 7:30 p.m. This session is open to the public. Public Participation (7:00 - 7:30 p.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. ALL speakers must call or submit a speaker's slip to the City Clerk prior to 7:00 p.m. and prepare a three minute presentation. The thirty minutes allowed for public input will be divided by the number of people wishing to speak, maximum time allowed will be three minutes. [ ] INVOCATION - Darcy [ ] CALL TO ORDER [] FLAG SALUTE [ ] ROLL CALL [] APPROVAL OF AGENDA [ ] APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 9, 1993 [] PRESENTATION City Council Agenda COUNCIL ACTION PUBLIC HEARING 1. MAKING FINDINGS ON WRITTEN PROTEST AND APPROVING [ ] Open Hearing AND ORDERING ANNEXATION NO. 1990-06 (THE "COPPERHILL ANNEXATION') - RESOLUTION NO. 93.159 - The proposal is a [ ] City Clerk resolution to be adopted by the City Council to approve findings on written protests and approve and order Annexation No. 1990-06 (the [ ] Staff "Copperhill Annexation"). ,Annexation No. 1990-06 is a proposal to annex approximately 210 acres of inhabited land consisting of 720 [ ] Speakers residential units. The site is located in the Saugus area, north and east of the existing City limits, south of Copperhill Drive, and west and [ ] Motion east of Haskell Canyon Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 93-159, making findings regarding written protest; and [ ] Discussion if the hearing results in insufficient protest and the annexation is approved, then direct staff to transmit Resolution No. 93-159 and [ ] Vote appropriate fees to the LAFCO for final review and certification. UNFINISHED BUSINESS [ ] Staff 2. IMPLEMENTATION: NEWHALL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM- On October 26, 1993 staff presented the completed draft of the "Citizen [ ] Speakers Participation Program for Downtown Newhalr' to the Council. Staff recognizes that if the vision of the Newhall Revitalization Program is [ ] Motion to succeed, the people of Newhall must continue to be involved, and that .they must contribute leadership, time, expertise, and financial [ ] Discussion resources. Staff has undertaken several -steps as of November 15, which are outlined in the agenda report. RECOMMENDED ACTION: [ ] Vote Direct staff to continue to work with the Downtown Newhall Community in achieving the goals outlined in the attached project prioritization list; direct staff to examine programs for Downtown Newhall in the mid -year budget assessment, both existing and proposed, and appropriate $12,500.00 from the contingency reserve to implement the 3-6 month projects; and staff will provide updates to the Council on program achievements. November 23, 1993 .2- City Council Agenda [ ] Motion I ] Vote [ ] Motion [ I Vote [ ] Motion [ ] Vote [ ] Motion [ ] Vote November 23, 1993 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 items) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately following this portion of the agenda. 3." PROPOSITION A - RESOLUTION NO. 93-157 - On November 3rd, voters approved Prop A., Safe Neighborhood Parks Acts of 1992. The per parcel discretionary grant portion of Prop A states in Section 8.b.1 that cities are entitled to grant funds based on the total number of parcels within city limits. Santa Clarita has 39,947 parcels, for a total allocation of $1,340.878. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution 93-157 and authorize the City Manager, as the agent for the City of Santa Clarita, to conduct all negotiations and to execute and submit all documents which maybe necessary for the completion of the aforementioned projects. 4. FIELD SERVICES FACILITY (PROJECT NO. 92-02)- STATE/LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AGREEMENT - On January 28, 1992, Council approved Master Agreement No. SLTPP -5450. Program Supplement No. 013 provides for reimbursement from the state for the transit related portion of the City Yard modifications. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Program Supplement No. 013 to .the Local Agency -State Master Agreement No. 07-5450, and direct staff to process the supplement through Caltrans. 5. NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR PLACERITA CREEK UNDERCROSSING - The construction of the Placerita Creek Undercrossing has been completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Dept. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council accept the work performed by C.A. Rasmussen, Inc. and authorize release of funds held for retention and authorize the City Clerk to file Notice of Completion. 6. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR HILLSIDE REINFORCEMENT FOR LOWER SLOPE AT CANYON COUNTRY PARK (PROJECT 925- 99026-227) - On September 21, 1993, the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department successfully completed the bid opening for the lower slope reinforcement at Canyon Country Park. The project is necessary due to the slope damage suffered during the heavy rains of he last two years. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council accept all bids, and award the lower slope reconstruction project to the lowest responsible bidder, Steven R. Rodgers of Santa Clarita for $10,110. -3- City Council Agenda 7. PARCEL MAP NO. 21762 - APPROVAL OF THE PARCEL MAP, [ ] Motion ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER TO RESTRICT VEHICULAR ACCESS RIGHTS TO COPPERHILL AND SECO CANYON AND [ ] Vote REJECTION OF THE OFFER OF FUTURE STREET FOR COPPERHILL- The Tentative Parcel Map was originally approved by the Planning Commission on December 1, 1992 by Resolution No. P92-39. This is the first phase of the development consisting of two parcels on the east side of Seco Canyon Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Parcel Map, accept the offer to restrict vehicular access, reject the future street offer and make the required findings. 8. PROPOSITION C DISCRETIONARY ' MEMORANDUM OF [ ] Motion UNDERSTANDING FY 93-94 - The voters of the County of Los Angeles approved Prop C, an ordinance establishing a one-half [ ] Vote percent sales tax for public transit purposes in November, 1990. Santa Clarita is an eligible operator and as such, will receive grant funds from Los Angeles County MTA, the responsible administrator of the tax. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council review and approve the MOU subject to City Attorney's approval and adopt said MOU and amend the 1993-94 Budget to increase Revenue Account 17-3577 by $51,077 and Appropriation Account 55-1700-227 by $51,077 as well as conduct appropriate transfers within funds. [ ] Motion 9. RESOLUTION NO. 93-160 -Check Register No. 44 covering periods [ ] Vote from 10/25/93 through 11/05/93. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 93-160. November 23, 1993 -4- City Council Agenda NEW BUSINESS 10. CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL FOR ESTABLISHING A [] Motion MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR TWO UNDERCROSSINGS UNDER THE EXISTING RAILROAD TRACKS ALONG SOLEDAD CYN. RD. [ ] Vote TO ACCESS A LAND -LOCKED PARCEL - At the request of the MTA the property owner has approached the City to begin the process of forming an assessment district to cover the cost of annual maintenance for the two undercrossings. The two undercrossings are part of a settlement agreement between the MTA and the property owner. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to negotiate with the MTA, SPTC and.Penlon to include in the settlement agreement the requirements that Penton will construct the undercrossings at no cost to the City and that the City will, through the appropriate district, maintain the undercrossings; provide direction to staff that the settlement agreement and maintenance district shall insulate the City from construction liability, tort liability and direct maintenance costs for the undercrossings; and approve in concept the formation of the district to maintain undercrossings upon completion of the construction; and authorize City to be the applicant of record for processing the approvals through the MTA, SCRRA, SPTC and the PUC. 11. TOBACCO CONTROL ORDINANCE - ORDINANCE NO. 93-20 - At the Study Session of September 29, 1993, the Council directed that [ ] Staff a Tobacco Control Ordinance be prepared. The proposed ordinance regulates smoking in municipal facilities, . public places and [ ] Speaker restaurants. This is the first reading of the proposed ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce, waive further reading and [ ] Motion pass to second reading - Ordinance No. 93-20. [ ] Discussion [ ] Vote 12. PASEO BRIDGES/UNDERPASSES - PROVISION OF LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND LIABILITY INSURANCE - [ ] Staff Information regarding consensus between Valencia Homeowners Association Presidents and Newhall Land and Farming for sharing the [ ] Speaker costs of providing long-term maintenance replacement and liability coverage forthe paseo bridges and underpasses. RECOMMENDED [ ] Motion ACTION: Direct staff to work with Los Angeles County and Newhall Land and Farming to accomplish the provision of long-term [ ] Discussion maintenance replacement and liability coverage for the paseo bridges and underpasses. [ ] Vote November 23, 1993 'S- City Council Agenda COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT cnc1agn.nov23.gmd November 23, 1993 0