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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-22 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)Special Meeting - Closed Session February 22, 1994 - 6:00 P.M. Wm. S. Hart School District 21515 Redview Drive Santa Clarita, Ca. 91350 Conference Room A City Council Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m. - Board Room 21515 Redview Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91350 AGENDA 6:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER AND RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New Business CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENT During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, each person should prepare a (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 item 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 presentation not to exceed three minutes. 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 FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES -1/11,1/18,1/20,1/25 special, 1/25 regular, 1/28,2/8 PRESENTATIONS -Jerry Conklin; Gordon Ewing and Tony Hawkins & Angie Jaramillo City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NEW BUSINESS 1.. OWNER PARTICIPATION RULES - RESOLUTION NO. RDA -94-1 - It is required under the Redevelopment Law that the Agency adopt Owner Participation Rules giving persons who are land owners or who have some other interest in land, such as being a lessee, a reasonable opportunity to continue as an owner participant in any redevelopment activity taking place within the project area. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution RDA -94-1 having the effect of adopting the Owner Participation Rules. PUBLIC HEARING 2. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED ADOPTION OF SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN - RESOLUTION 'NOS. RDA 942 and RDA 94-3 - Council has directed staff to proceed with the preparation of a Community Recovery Plan pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Financial Assistance and Disaster Law. RECOMMENDED ACTION; Agency Board of Directors conduct the Public Hearing following the City Attorney's guidelines. RECESS CITY COUNCIL RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN Council has directed staff to proceed with the preparation of a Community Recovery Plan pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Financial Assistance and Disaster Law. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council conduct the Public Hearing following the City Attorney's guidelines. City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 . 2. CONSIDERATION BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE NEED FOR CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY - (Govt. Code Section 8630) - This item is on the agenda pursuant to Government Code Section 8630 which states the governing body shall review, at least every 14 days until such local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the local emergency. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Ratify and consider the need for continuing the local emergency. 3. NPDES STORM WATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE STATUS - The City is required to comply with the terms of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for storm water. This permit was issued on January 18, 1990 to all cities in the Los Angeles basin by the California Regional Water Quality Board as permit no. LA0061654. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Read and file pending completion of the study. 4. REVISED 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE - The City of Santa Clarita has the responsibility of implementing and maintaining an Employee Vehicle Trip Reduction Program to meet air quality improvement goals as directed by the SCAQMD Regulation XV requirements. At the January 11th meeting, staff recommended to Council that the City's 9/80 program be modified to one where affected employees have a consistent day off by closing City Hall and other administrative offices every other Friday. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council review and approve the change in the work schedule as proposed. 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. 5. ISSUING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CANYON COUNTRY PARK, LOWER SLOPE RECONSTRUCTION- The reconstruction of the lower slope construction of Canyon County Park has been completed according to project plans and specifications approved by the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council accept work performed by Steven R. Rodgers Co. and authorize release of funds held for retention and authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion. City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 6. AWARD FOR THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR PHASE II OF THE SANTA CLARA RIVER TRAIL - The City of Santa Clarita, through its planning efforts with the General Plan, the Santa Clara River Water and Recreation Features Study, and the Community Strategic Plan, has identified a Class I, or off-street, trail facility to be located within the Santa Clara River corridor. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to enter into negotiations and authorize that a contract be entered into with David Evans & Associates, Inc. for design services for Phase II of the Santa Clara River Trail Project. 7. BIN REPLACEMENT SERVICE PERMIT -'PROGRESS REPORT - At the January 11th meeting, Council approved a schedule to continue negotiations with waste haulers applying for the Bin Replacement Service Permit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to continue negotiations with Bin Replacement Service applicants and meet with local businesses to discuss the effects of the proposed Bin Replacement Service Permit. 8. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RODEO LAND CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA - An amendment to the existing agreement is proposed to rectify a current inequity. Through an existing agreement with the City, the Saugus Speedway is permitted to use the Metrolink parking lot as overflow parking for speedway events. Currently, the agreement states that the speedway shall pay the City $2,000 per month for this purpose. Since the January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake, the City has also been using the Speedway lot as overflow Metrolink parking. To reduce the inequity, it is proposed that the $2,000 monthly payment be temporarily suspended. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the amendment and authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City, 9. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE NEWHALL LAND AND FARMING CO., AND WILLIAM CLOYD PERTAINING TO USE OF TWO PROPERTIES FOR PARK AND RIDE LOTS Due to the January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake, additional transit services are necessary to relieve automobile congestion through the Newhall Pass. To facilitate public use of new bus services, two new park and ride lots will be developed. One each at the northeast corners of both McBean Parkway/Del Monte Drive, and Lyons Ave./Orchard Village Road. A memorandum of understanding between the City and the property owners of these sites is necessary to initiate the use of these properties. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Pending the approval of the City Attorney, authorize the City Manager to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City and Council vote to ratify the contract with R.C. Becker Company. City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 10. INSTALLATION OF STOP CONTROLS AT: WALNUT SPRINGS AVENUE AND NEARBROOK STREET - RESOLUTION NO. 94-10 - In response to a citizen's request, City staff conducted a traffic study at the intersection of Walnut Springs Avenue and Nearbrook Street. The subject intersection is an uncontrolled four-way intersection at the present time. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 94-10, authorizing a two-way stop control to be installed at the intersection of Walnut Springs Avenue and Nearbrook Street and direct staff to have the appropriate signs and pavement legends installed to effect these stop controls. 11. INTERSECTION OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE ROAD/GOLDEN OAK ROAD - STOP SIGNS - The proposed stop controls will establish a positive right-of-way for the drivers entering the intersection of Golden Triangle; Road and Golden Oak Road The existing striping and a railroad crossing legends will also be repainted and additional signs will be installed to prohibit motorists from stopping on the railroad tracks. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution 94-20 authorizing a two-way stop control be installed at the intersection of Golden Oak Road and Golden Triangle Road and direct staff to have the appropriate signs and pavement legends to affect the stop controls. 12. SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD/BOUQUET CANYON ROAD TO LANGSIDE AVENUE, LYONS AVENUE/INTERSTATE 5 TO SAN FERNANDO ROAD, PROPOSED 'NO -STOPPING' ZONE AND SIX -LANE STRIPING - RESOLUTION NOS. 94-21 AND 94-22 - As a result of the January 17th earthquake, several State routes, their connections and off and on -ramps have been closed. As a result, a substantial amount of traffic has been detoured throughout the City's roadways. In order to reduce the congestion and delay along these corridors, traffic engineering staff prepared a traffic analysis to investigate various options to improve the traffic flow throughout the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction to staff to continue this item to the next meeting for refinement to the proposal, or adopt Resolution Nos. 94-21 removing the bike lane and establishing a "no -stopping" zone as follows: along both sides of Soledad Canyon Rd. between Bouquet Canyon Rd. and east of Langside Avenue, except that portion immediately adjacent to the Saugus Speedway where parking would be allowed on Saturdays and Sundays and Resolution 94-22 establishing a "no -stopping" zone along both sides of Lyons and between I-5 and San Fernando Rd. between the hours of 6-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. and direct staff to install appropriate signage to effect the resolutions. ., City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 13. TDA ARTICLE 8 FUNDS - RESOLUTION NO. 94-14 - The City must apply annually for its local allocation of Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 8 funds. Such funds may be used for street and road improvements upon meeting the City's public transportation needs.. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 94-14. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 94-16 - Check Register No. 5 and No. 6 covering periods from 01/24/94 to 02/03/94. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 94-16, NEW BUSINESS 15. SAN FERNANDO ROAD UTILITY UNDERGROUND DISTRICT 94-1 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING - This is a public Information meeting to receive public input regarding the Undergrounding of utilities along San Fernando Road and the subsequent assessment district formed to cover the construction costs. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public information meeting and continue the item to the public hearing on March 8, 1994. 16. AQMD NOMINATIONS - This item is on the agenda per the request of Mayor Pederson. As a result of a League of California meeting, two nominees were added to the ballot to be elected to the Air Quality Management District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council direct the Mayor to vote for two candidates to be elected to the AQMD, on the first ballot only. 17, DRAFT 1994 - 1997 STRATEGIC PLAN -1n November, 1993, the City staff met to develop its second strategic plan. It contains 26 items which range from an aggressive economic development program to developing an infrastructure and financial master plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the plan and file. 18. SALE OF THE SANTA CLARITA WATER COMPANY - In January, 1993, the City was approached by the Santa Clarita Water Co. to determine the City's level of interest in purchasing the company. The City had several discussions with the water company but no arrangement was ever made that was acceptable to the two parties.. Two days after the earthquake, the City received a letter from the water company saying they did not want to continue discussions with the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a special hearing to discuss ownership on March 16, 1994, 6:30 p.m. City Council Agenda February 22, 1994 19. ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCK WALLS - On February 8th, Council directed staff to explore ways by which the City's building codes can become more effective in protecting life -safety and property by addressing those areas of concern and lessons learned from the January 17th earthquake. An area of concern is the construction of masonry block walls which in many cases exhibited poor structural performance during the quake. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 94-2 as an urgency ordinance for the requirement of building permits for construction of masonry block walls exceeding 41" in height. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT cnclagn.feb22.gmd NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL & CITY OF SANTA CLARITA A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA WILL BE HELD ON THE 22nd DAY OF FEBRUARY 1994, 6:00 P.M. AT WM. S. HART HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT - CONFERENCE ROOM A LOCATED AT 21515 REDVIEW DR. IN SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS 1 "GEORGE P ERSO MAYOR�� STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Santa Clarita, California, to be held on the 22nd day of FEBRUARY, 1994 at the hour of 6:00 P.M.. , was delivered and/or notice accepted by telephone not less than twenty four hours before the hour of 5:00 P.M. on the 18th day of FEBRUARY , 1994, to: City Council City Manager City Attorney News Media Dated: February 15, 1994 Geri Miller- Davis Deputy City Clerk PROOF OF POSTING BY CITY CLERK CITY OF SANTA CLARITA STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) 1, Donna M. Grin ft, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita; that on Feb. 18, 1994 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: City Council Agenda for: February 22, 1994 I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct and that this certification was executed by me on Feb. 18, 1994 at the City Hall, Santa Clarita, California. onna M. Grindey, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California