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Home My WebLink About1995-01-10 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MEETING (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M. January 10, 1995 City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 k0ImH11)IL PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY No New Business 6:30 P,M. CALL TO ORDER 6:35 P.M. RECESS TO YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT 1)SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND TEENS 2) ANNEXATION 7:15 P.M. RECONVENE TO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 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. 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. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the General Services Division, (805) 286- 4182. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II) 2 Executive Meeting This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. No action on public agenda items will be taken except for any closed session items. This session is open to the public.. Public Participation This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on items that are 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 this portion of the meeting 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 - Smyth ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether any member of the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 13, 1994 PRESENTATIONS "Caught You Doing Something Good" award to Don Gregler Youth in Government Honeywell Energy Management Project -Jesse Juarros RECESS TO COMMUNITY RECOVERY AGENCY CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY RECOVERY AGENCY MINUTES December 13, 1994 ADJOURN COMMUNITY RECOVERY AGENCY RECONVENE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL 2 COUNCIL ACTION PUBLIC HEARING 1. CDBG SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - [ ] Open Hearing FINAL STATEMENT - A Public Hearing to approve the 1994 CDBG Emergency Supplemental [ ] City Clerk Appropriation Final Statement. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive public testimony on the CDBG [ ] Staff Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Final Statement, approve the document, and direct staff to [ ] Speakers submit the document to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval; increase [ ] Motion estimated revenues account #12-3562 in amount of $4,627,000; and appropriate CDBG Emergency [ ] Discussion Supplemental Appropriation as recommended in staff report. [ ] Vote UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2. 1994-95 MID -YEAR REPORT OF [] Staff ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ECONONHC TRENDS ["] Speakers Accomplishments for the first half of FY 1994-95; the economic outlookfor Santa Clarita, as well as [ ] Motion California; and an overview of the Mid -Year budgetary adjustments. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive [7 Discussion the FY 1994-95 Mid -Year Budget presentation. [ ] Vote 3. 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE UPDATE - At its meeting of [ ] Staff September 27, 1994, the City Council expressed concerns regarding the City's current 9/80 work [ ] Speakers schedule. At that meeting, the Council directed the City Manager to research and provide to them a.listing [ ] Motion of options which outline alternatives to the current 9/80 work schedule. In response to this request, staff has [ ] Discussion developed a complete description of all the types of work schedules which may be potentially developed and H Vote implemented by the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and direct the City Manager to maintain the current 9/80 work schedule. 4. COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN 1994.1997 - This [ j Staff item was continued from the regular City Council meeting of December 13, 1994 in order to gather C] Speakers additional input from the participants in the strategic planning process. The completed document along with [ ] Motion the suggested action plan is now presented for City Council review and approval. RECOMMENDED [ ] Discussion ACTION: Adopt the Community Strategic Plan 1994- 1997 and direct the City Manager to implement the H Vote action plan presented. 5. ELECTION DATE CHANGE - At their meeting of (] Staff November 8, 1994, Council continued this item for discussion. General Municipal Election dates have [I Speakers historically been set for the second Tuesday in April of even numbered years. Beginning in 1996, the State [ ] Motion Legislature has moved the Presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in March in any year divisible for four [ ] Discussion (March 26, 1996) which causes a conflict with the General Municipal Election held two weeks later in [ ] Vote April, 1996. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and approve option #3 to move the date of the General Municipal Election from the second Tuesday in April of even -numbered years to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd -numbered years (March 4, 1997); and direct the City Clerk to prepare an ordinance to move the election date and return to Council with the ordinance at the next meeting. 6. SOLEDAD METROLINK STATION LAND [ ] Staff PURCHASE OPTIONS - At their December 13, 1994 meeting, the Council continued this report to their [ ] Speakers January 10, 1995 meeting. Heretofore, in April of 1991, the City entered into lease to purchase option for the [ ] Motion land used for the rail station. In April of 1995 the first option period will end and the City should decide [ ] Discussion whether to extend the lease and purchase the land in 1997 or purchase the land at this time. ['] Vote RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct the City Manager to send a letter to the Whittaker Corporation to extend the lease until April 1997 and appropriate $335,000 from the Proposition C funds to Account 55-7000-220 for lease payment to the Whittaker Corporation for the lease payment of the rail station. [ ] Staff 7. DEREGULATION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITIES - Councilmember Heidt will presentthis issue to the [] Speakers Council regarding a letter received pertaining to the proposed deregulation of California utilities bye the [ ] Motion California Public Utilities Commission. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council discuss. [ ] Discussion [ ] ' Vote [ ] Staff 8. GRAFFITI PROGRAM: UPDATE - Staff is pleased to report that through the outstanding efforts of groups [ ] Speakers and agencies such as the Anti -Gang Task Force, United Mothers for Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County Sheriff's [ ] Motion Department and COBRA Division, and our Pride Committee Volunteers, the level of graffiti related [ ] Discussion vandalism has decreased approximately forty percent (40%) as compared to levels observed in 1993. [ ] Vote RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file report. 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. [ ] Motion 9. AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO NOT ACT ON CONDITIONAL USE [ ] Vote PERMIT 92-002. THE CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 22603 13TH STREET. APPLICANT: EL BUENO SAMARITANO FOURSQUARE CHURCH - RESOLUTION NO. 95-3 - Pursuant to Council direction at the meeting of December 13, 1994, staff has prepared a resolution with conditions approving Master Case 92-088, allowing for the continued operation of a church in an RS zone. Applicant: El Bueno Samaritano Foursquare Church. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 95-3, approving Master Case 92-088, subject to the conditions of approval. [ ] Motion 10. EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE RENEWAL - In 1994 the City of Santa Clarita maintained a $15 million [ ] Vote earthquake insurance policy designed to cover city buildings i.e, facilities, valued at $18.8 million, in the event of a loss. 'In October, 1994 the City began the earthquake insurance renewal process for 1995. However, as a result of the January 17 earthquake many insurance markets are no longer available or have significantly restructured their programs. The City received quotations from fifteen insurance carriers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to procure earthquake coverage of the type and amounts referenced and transfer $20,559 in funds from the Contingency account #01-4101-290 to the insurance account #26-4201-294 to cover the increase in premiums. 61 [ ] Motion [ ] Vote 11., COMPUTER SUPPLIES INVITATION TO BID - In November, a Notice Inviting Bids for Computer Supplies was published and mailed to several interested vendors. Only one vendor responded with a bid. The prices for the identified supplies are comparable with prices the City has paid previously. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council accept the bid presented by Alexanders and direct staff to issue a purchase order for Computer Supplies in the amount not to exceed $17,825.00 [ ] Motion 12. RESOLUTION NO. 95-2, A JOINT RESOLUTION OF NEGOTIATED PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER [ ] Vote FOR ANNEXATION NO. 1992-01 (FORMERLY THE 'BUILDER'S DISCOUNT ANNEXATION) - The proposal is for a Joint Resolution of Negotiated Property Tax Transfer to be adopted by the City Council for Annexation No. 1992-01 (formerly the 'Builder's Discount Annexation"). Annexation No. 1992-01 is a proposal to annexapproximately 7.8 acres of vacant uninhabited land to the City. The site is located on the northwest corner of Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road, adjacent to the existing City limits. (Proposed Resolution No. 95-2 would supersede Resolution No. 92-178, adopted by the Council on September 22, 1992.) RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt Resolution No. 95-2 for transmittal to the LAFCO and action by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. [ ] Motion 13. TDA -3 APPLICATION RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. 95-1 - Application for funding [ ] Vote under SB 821 bicycle & pedestrian systems for the South Fork Trail and bridge connection projects at Newhall Avenue. California State Senate Bill SB 821 provides for two percent of the County's transportation funding to annually be set aside and used for the development of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and adopt Resolution No. 95-1, approving the application for bicycle and/or pedestrian funds under SB 821 and approving the adoption of bicycle system specifications. U [ ] Motion [ ] Vote 14. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SIKAND ENGINEERING FOR BOUQUET CANYON TRAIL - PHASE II DESIGN SERVICES - Selection of right-of-way design consultant for the 'Bouquet Canyon Trail - Phase II project which will run along the north side of Newhall Ranch Road from Bouquet Canyon Road to McBean Parkway. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize a contract with Sikand Engineering not to exceed $35,000 for right-of-way services and design engineering related to the Bouquet Canyon Trail - Phase II project and appropriate $150,000 in developer fees to,Account .No. 06-99045-227 and authorize a transfer of Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds in the amount of $125,000 from Account No. 14-99012- 227 to Account No. 14-99045-227. [ ] Motion 15, NOTICE TO AWARD NORTH OAKS PARK IMPROVEMENT - 'PROJECT NO. 99-033 - The [ ] Vote Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department is preparing to construct Project No. 99- 033, which consists of the installation of new play equipment and play area, additional parking, renovation of existing lighting system, landscaping, and irrigation system at North Oaks Park. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council reject the proposal submitted by Green Coast Construction Landscaping, Inc. for nonresponsiveness and failure to meet the requirements of the bid proposal; accept the remaining bid proposals, numbers 2 through 9, as identified; award the contract for the construction to Pima Corporation for a total amount of $206,849.00, and that an additional $18,151.00 be approved should any change orders become necessary, for a grand total of $225,000.00 and authorize staff to issue a purchase order to Pima Corporation in the amount of $225,000.00 from Account No. 24-99033-227. ["] Motion 16. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE USED OIL RECYCLING BLOCK GRANT- [ ] Vote THIRD CYCLE APPLICATION - RESOLUTION NO. 95-5 - Authorize the submittal of the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant -Third Cycle Application and execute an agreement with the ORICOM Group to maintain and manage the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant Program utilizing grant funds. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 95-5 authorizing the submittal of the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant -Third Cycle Application and authorize staff to execute an agreement with the ORICOM Group to maintain and manage the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant Program utilizing grant funds. [ ] Motion 17. MARKETING SERVICES FOR CITY OF SANTA CLARITA TRANSIT - It has become clear that the [ ] Vote existing Santa Clarita 'transit staff cannot undertake the ambitious marketing efforts necessary to increase the ridership of the recently created San Fernando Valley commuter routes, the commuter route to the Antelope Valley, and our local transit service. In addition to the promotion of the local and commuter services it is envisioned that assistance of a qualified marketing consultant would be required to formulate and present a transit marketing plan for the period of July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996, RECOMMENDED ACTION: Subject to City Attorney approval as to form, approve entering into an agreement for marketing services, not to exceed $26,250, This is a budgeted item; no new additional funds are required. [ ] Motion 19. RESOLUTION NO. 95-4 - Demand Register Nos. 48, 49, 50, 51. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt [ ] Vote Resolution No. 95-4. [ ] Staff NEW BUSINESS 20. BUDGET TRANSFER FOR ELSMERE DEIR [ ] Speakers CONSULTANTS - Staff is requesting that $288,000 be transferred from the City's Contingency Fund to a solid [ ] Motion waste operational account to pay for contracts for technical and public affairs activities to coincide with [ ] Discussion the scheduled release of the Elsmere DEIR and DEIS. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $228,000 to [ ] Vote Account No. 01-6600-230 from the City's Contingency Fund 01-4101-290 to pay for technical political, legal and public affairs consultants.. 21. BIN REPLACEMENT SERVICE PERMIT - PROGRAM CHANGE - In August of this year; the [ ] Staff City Attorney advised Solid Waste Division staff to temporarily suspend enforcement of the semi -exclusive H Speakers Bin Replacement Service permit agreement due to a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Clarkstown v. C&A [,] Motion Carbone (Clarkstown). The Clarkstown case challenges the City's authority to enforce a semi -exclusive Bin [ ] Discussion Replacement Service permit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to suspend the [ ] Vote Bin Replacement Service permit fees as of January 1, 1995 while continuing to require reporting of AB 939 diversion and disposal tonnages and to establish recycling programs for the duration of the contract term; and direct staff to redesign the permit program incorporating' the changes brought about by the Clarkstown case. 3 cnclagr410.95.gmd 22. CDBG EARTHQUAKE REPAIR WORK PROGRAM [ ] Staff On August 23, 1994, the City Council approved issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a specialist to [ I Speakers perform a comprehensive housing organizational framework, strategy, and specific activity program. [ ] Motion Pursuant to this direction, staff has completed the RFP process. An interview panel met with four prospective [ ] Discussion specialists, and has indicated a preference that the firm on GRC-Copenhaver be selected to perform this H Vote comprehensive housing 'program for the City.. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize a contract with GRC- Copenhaver, Inc. to perform a comprehensive housing division organizational :framework, strategy, and specific activity program for an amount not to exceed $53,100. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel - potential litigation - Government Code 54956.9(c) - one matter. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - Government Code 54956.9(a) - (two matters) Castaic Lake Water Agency vs. City of Santa Clarita and Redevelopment Agency and City of Santa Clarita vs County of Los Angeles (G.H. Palmer Assoc.) ADJOURNMENT cnclagr410.95.gmd