HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-10-18 - MINUTES - ADJOURNED (2)MINUTES OF ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
5:30 P.M.
OCTOBER 18, 1995
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Darcy called to order the meeting of the City Council at 5:33
p.m.
ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present except Councilmember Boyer.
PUBLIC There was no public participation.
PARTICIPATION
CLERK'S City Clerk, Donna Grindey, announced that anyone wishing to
ANNOUNCEMENT address an item on the agenda should fill out a speakers' slip and
submit it to the City Clerk before the item is discussed.
INVOCATION Mayor Darcy gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF Mayor Darcy led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ALLEGIANCE
ITEM 1
In 1994, the Los Angeles Superior Court rescinded the 1992 L.A.
WESTRIDGE PROJECT:
County Board of Supervisors' approval of the Westridge residential
POST -JUDGEMENT RE-
and golf course project as submitted by the Valencia Company.
HEARING BY THE LOS
The SCOPE had sued to overturn the project's approval based on
ANGELES COUNTY
inadequate environmental analysis and mitigation of various
REGIONAL PLANNING
impact categories. The Court found that the EIR prepared for the
COMMISSION & THE
project was inadequate with respect to libraries, schools, and air
BOARD OF
quality. The Regional Planning Commission will conduct a new
SUPERVISORS
public hearing on the new EIR on October 25, 1995. SCOPE has
requested that this item be placed on the agenda for Council
consideration and possible action regarding testimony to the
Regional Planning Commission.
Addressing the Council on this item were Allan Cameron, Pat
Salatore, John Steffan, J. Michael McGrath, Karen Pearson.
Following discussion it was moved by Pederson and seconded by
Smyth to formally take a neutral position on the project and direct
staff to speak to the Regional Planning Commission and request
that (a) library fees generated by the project be directed to SCV
libraries; (b) that the project which includes zone changes, be
required to provide full mitigation of its impacts to the affected
school districts; and (.c) that mitigation measures be added to the
project to reduce its air quality impacts to the satisfaction of the
AQMD.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Pederson, Smyth Heidt, Darcy
Noes: None
Excused: Boyer
Absent: None
Motion carried.
RECESS. At 6:00 p.m., Mayor Darcy recessed to closed session for conference
with Legal Counsel - 2 matters of Pending Litigation - Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a) - Castaic Lake Water Agency vs. City of
Santa Clarita an Redevelopment Agency; City of Santa Clarita vs.
Newhall county water District.
RECONVENE At 6:09 p.m. Mayor Darcy reconvened to the adjourned meeting of
the City Council. No action was taken in closed session that was
required to be reported.
ADJOURNMENT At 6:10 p.m., Mayor Darcy adjourned to the Joint
Council/Commission meeting.
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