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Home My WebLink About1996-09-03 - AGENDAS - ADJOURNED REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING 6.00 P.M. Tuesday, September 3, 1996 City Council Chambers, 1st Floor 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, Ca. 91355 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (one minute limit) RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION ITEMS Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(b) - one matter Conference with legal counsel - Existing litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Two matters - City of Santa Clarita vs. Olsen and City of Santa Clarita vs. Hunsaker RECESS TO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING cnc1agn.spwpt3.96 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 3rd DAY OF September 1996 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1ST FLOOR LOCATED AT 23920 VALENCIA BLVD., SANTA CLARITA, CA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I -George A. Caravalho City Manager/City Clerk do hereby certify that a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, Ca., to be held on the 3rd day of September 1996 at the hour of:06 0 p.m. was delivered and/or notice accepted by telephone not less than twenty four hours before the hour of 6:00 p.m. on the _ 24ay of September. 1996 to: City Council City Manager City Attg`ney News 11ct"eRlza/, Manager/City Cler d: August 29, 1996 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. September 3, 1996 City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New Business REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - 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. 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. 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. STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation) INVOCATION - Boyer CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE APPROVAL OF AGENDA [ ] Staff [ ] Speakers [ ] Motion [ ] Discussion [ ] Vote NEW BUSINESS 1. HOMELESS TEENS STATUS REPORT - In the June 3 & 5, 1996 study sessions, Council directed staff to investigate the issue of homeless teens in Santa Clarita. This report is intended to update Council on staffs findings to date. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and direct staff to continue investigating the issue of homeless teens in Santa Clarita. [ ] Staff 2. WASHINGTON, D.C. TRIP AUTHORIZATION - Councilmember Jill Majic will be leading a delegation [ ] Speakers from Santa Clarita to Washington, D.C. to lobby on behalf of the community in opposition to the Elsmere Canyon [ ] Motion landfill proposal. The purpose of the trip is to reinforce the community's opposition to the landfill project, support [ ] Discussion for the federal legislation and to fully understand U.S. Forest Service processes for the final environmental [ ] Vote document. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. during the week of September 23, 1996 and trip expenditures for one Councilmember, one City staff member and two community representatives. [ ] Staff 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF RESIDENTIAL YARD TRIMMINGS RECYCLING PROGRAM AND [ ] Speakers ADJUSTMENT OF RESIDENTIAL REFUSE RATE - RESOLUTION NO. 96-113 - Following a public hearing [ ] Motion at the August 27, 1996 meeting, Council deferred the adoption of Resolution No. 96-113 and directed staff to [ ] Discussion return the item with additional information related to yard trimmings recycling exemptions. [ ] Vote RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 96- 113 which institutes a weekly, residential yard trimmings recycling program and adjusts the residential rate schedule by $1.50 for standard weekly service. Execute the franchise agreement amendments with Atlas Refuse Removal, Blue Barrel Disposal, and Santa Clarita Disposal Companies to reflect the yard trimmings recycling program requirements and suspension of rate adjustments for a period of 15 months beginning on October 1, 1996. Direct staff to prepare amendments to the City's Integrated Waste Management Code which will prohibit placement of yard trimmings in unauthorized containers and will allow for program exemptions at the discretion of the Public Works Director. [ ] Staff 4. MOBILEHOME RELOCATION IMPACT ORDINANCE - Several mobilehome parks in Santa [ ] Speakers Clarita are located in prime commercial areas, and some of them are 30 years old or more. If they apply for closure [ ] Motion or a change of use, they must submit a Relocation Impact Report to the City, specifying compensation due [ ] Discussion mobilehome owners at the time of a park.closure. In May of 1994, the City Council considered an ordinance which [ ] Vote stipulated the compensation a mobilehome owner would receive, including relocation within a 200 mile radius. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss and direct staff to prepare an ordinance. [ ] Staff 5. CHARTER CITYHOOD - In California, the State Constitution allows charter cities to do all things which a [ ] Speakers general law city can do. In addition, according to Article XI of the State Constitution, charter cities have the [ ] Motion authority to do anything not contrary to the State Constitution, or determined by act of the Legislature to be [ ] Discussion "a matter of statewide concern". Charter cities therefore have the authority to make and enforce all ordinance and [ ] Vote regulations with respect to "municipal affairs" subject only to the restrictions and limitation provided in their charters. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss. [ ] Staff 6. DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR - The City Council has requested that staff research the issue of a directly elected [ ] Speakers mayor and present it for their discussion and consideration. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Receive and [ ] Motion discuss, H Discussion [ ] Vote [ ] Staff 7. TERM LIMITS - Term limits for elected officials, at all levels of government, has increasingly become a major [ ] Speakers topic of discussion as voters become more frustrated with a perceived lack of government responsiveness to citizen [ ] Motion concerns. The City Council has requested that the issue of term limits be presented for their consideration. [ ] Discussion RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss. Vote [ ] Staff 8. DEVELOPMENT MONITORING SYSTEM - On June 26, 1996, a memo summarizing staff efforts on a [ ] Speakers Development Monitoring System was given to all Councilmembers. It provides background information for [ ] Motion this item. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and provide direction to staff. [] Discussion [ ] Vote [ 1 Staff 9. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE THE GENERAL PLAN [ ] Speakers CIRCULATION ELEMENT - The purpose of this item is to report on the status of the amendment and to initiate [ ] Motion the environmental review process. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute an [ ] Discussion agreement with Rincon for an amount not to exceed $169,417, to prepare the EIR for the Circulation Element [ 1 Vote Update ($120,677) and conduct the Tier 2 public participation process for the update ($48,740) and authorize a contingency of $17,583 (10%) for a total amount of $187,000. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc„ for an amount not to exceed $18,235, to prepare the traffic analysis and authorize a contingency of $4,765 (26%) for a total amount of $23,000. Appropriate $140,000 to Account No. 01-5422-227 from General Fund Contingency Account No. 01-4101-290, and designate two City Councilmembers and two Planning commissioners to serve on a Steering Committee for the amendment process. CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(b) - one matter Conference with legal counsel - Existing litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - City of Santa Clarita vs. Olsen; City of Santa Clarita vs. Hunsaker ADJOURNMENT City Council Regular meeting - September 10, 1996 - City Council Chambers 4