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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-02-11 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. February 11, 1997 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. 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) 286-4185. 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) Executive Meetine This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting. 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. STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation) INVOCATION - Darcy Dr. Howard Reeder - Friendly Valley Community United Methodist Church CALL TO ORDER 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 January 28, 1997 AWARDSIRECOGNITIONS PRESENTATIONS 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 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL [ ] Vote APPROPRIATION FINAL STATEMENT - Staff is seeking Council approval of several amendments to the CDBG Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Final Statement in order to facilitate implementation of various activities. Council approval of Final Statement amendments is needed in order to comply with Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the proposed changes to the CDBG Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Final Statement; direct staff to prepare a public notice describing the changes adopted, and direct staff to formally amend the CDBG Emergency Supplemental Final Statement by transmitting a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, indicating that the City. has conducted its final statement amendment process and fulfilled its citizen participation requirements. [ 1 Motion 2. SUPPORT OF HEALTHIER AIR QUALITY STANDARDS - RESOLUTION NO. 97-13 - A resolution of the City Council in [ ] Vote support of more protective, health -based, federal air quality standards. The Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of setting new clean air standards. These new standards would still leave 89 million people potentially exposed to dangerous levels of particle pollution, including approximately 1,300,000 people in Los Angeles County. This resolution urges the EPA to adopt healthier air quality standards. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 97-13 supporting the adoption of healthier air quality standards by the EPA. [ ] Motion 3. CREEKVIEW PARK - APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION AMENITIES - Staff [ ] Vote requests that the City Council appropriate $20,000 of PFA monies for additional irrigation and turf improvements at Creekview Park. Additional amenities would be provided at the future parking area and around the basketball area. Contractors will be determined through a competitive bid process. Work will be completed before the park opening ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 1997. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $20,000 from PFA Fund Balance to Account No. 5200-3052-8001 for additional amenities at Creekview Park. [ j Motion 4. NORTH OAKS POOL RETROFITTING, PROJECT NO. 99- 06301 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - On November 12, 1996, [ ] Vote the City Council awarded the contract for the North Oaks Pool retrofitting project to Mission Pools of Escondido, California. Mission Pools has completed the project to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services on January 21, 1997. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the project and direct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion. At the expiration of 35 days from the date the Notice of Completion is recorded, direct staff to release the amount deducted from the final estimate and retained, except such amounts as are required by law to be withheld by property executed and filed notices to stop payment. [ ] Motion 5. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TOBACCO CONTROL SERVICE PROGRAM [ ] Vote GRANT - On November 1, 1996 the City of Santa Clarita submitted a proposal to the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services for a Tobacco Control Services Program Grant. Funding will be used to implement a community outreach and education project entitled the "Santa Clarita Tobacco Prevention Program." RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the contract accepting the $79,764 grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services; establish estimated revenues in the Miscellaneous Grants Fund to Account No. 453-5054; appropriate $5,000 to Account No. 7444- 7011 for administration and $74,764 to Account No. 7444-8001; and authorize the City Manager or. designee, to execute any contracts, agreements or change orders arising out of this program. [ l Motion 6. IMPLEMENTING TV/VIDEO PRODUCTION CLASS - RESOLUTION NO. 97-6 - In collaboration, the City of Santa [ ] Vote Clarita and the William S. Hart High School District do support and cooperate with the Hart District Regional Occupational Program, who will develop and implement the curriculum for an Advanced TV/Video Production Class. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 97-6 establishing a School-to- Business Partnership between the City of Santa Clarita and the William S. Hart School District. 4 [ ] Motion [ ] Vote 7. SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD MEDLAN LANDSCAPING PROJECT NO. 99-059 - ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - Project 99-059 consists of median landscaping along Soledad Canyon Road between Whites Canyon Road and Langside Avenue. The project, which is currently under final design review, incorporates landscaping features similar to those previously constructed on Soledad Canyon Road between Sand Canyon Road and Shadow Pines Boulevard. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to issue a Notice Inviting Bids for the project, subject to incorporation of final design review comments. Council adoption of the plans and specifications to be made at the time of contract award. [ ] Motion S. BOUQUET CANYON ROAD AT CINEMA DRIVE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT NO. 80003 [ ] Vote - ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - This project is to improve pedestrian accessibility from the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road at Cinema Drive, and to improve commuter transit routes to the Santa Clarita intermodal transit station. This project consists of construction of new sidewalk, crosswalk, drainage, and signal improvements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications for Project No. 80003 and authorize advertising for bids for the Bouquet Canyon Road at Cinema Drive intersection improvements. [ ] Motion 9. TRACT MAP NO. 46878 - APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - [ ] Vote The Tentative Tract Map No. 46878 was granted final approval in conjunction with a zone change by the City Council on November 13, 1990. The property is located on the north side of Placeritos Boulevard east of Aden Avenue. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 46875 and accept on behalf of the public the offers of dedication for the public streets, the easement for sewer purposes, the public sewer, the public trails, and all building and access restriction rights; make certain findings and instruct the City Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on the face of the map for Tract Map No. 468778 and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate on the face of Tract Map No. 46878. (] Motion 10. MCBEAN PARKWAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS: WEST SIDE OF MCBEAN PARKWAY FROM VALENCIA [ j Vote BOULEVARD TO THE SANTA CLARA RIVER - PROJECT NO. 71033 - AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PHASE II - Phase II of this project includes the installation of street lights, curb, gutter, sidewalk, parkway landscaping, and traffic signal modifications along the west side of McBean Parkway from Valencia Boulevard to Magic Mountain Parkway. The street improvement costs are being funded by an Economic Development Administration (EDA) Grant. EDA grant funds are available in Account No. 71033106. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the award of the contract for the McBean Parkway Street Improvements to Excel Paving Company in the amount of $373,816.75, and authorize a 10% contingency. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve all documents relating to this construction contract. (] Motion 11. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 3 AND 4 - RESOLUTION NO. 97- 12 This resolution approves and ratifies payment the demands [ ] Vote presented in the check register. .RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 97-12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. CITY CENTRAL PARK LAND LEASE AGREEMENT - City [ ] Staff Council to enter into a Land Lease Agreement with the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) for Phase I Development of the [ ] Speakers City Central Park site. Authorize entering into a contract for design services with RJM Design Group for Phase I of the park [ ] Motion site. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Land Lease Agreement dated January 2, 1997, and amendment #1 dated [ ] Discussion February 4, 1997, between the City and CLWA for Phase I of the City Central Park Site; approve entering into a design [ ] Vote contract with RJM Design Group for Phase I of the park site not to exceed $350,000; authorize the City Manager to execute all documents including the land lease with Castaic Lake Water Agency and design contract with RJM Design Group. 0 7 13. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS FROM [ ] Staff PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE CITY PROHIBITED: ORDINANCE NO. 96-34 - At their November 26, 1996 regular [ ] Speakers meeting, the City Council conducted first reading of proposed Ordinance No. 96-34, prohibiting the solicitation of employment [ ] Motion or business from the public right of way. At the request of the City Council, this proposed ordinance has been prepared in an [ ] Discussion effort to address community concerns that related to the. large groups of individuals who ,regularly seek out employment or [ ] Vote business opportunities while standing in the City's right-of-way. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 96-34. 14. RE-EVALUATION OF THE CITIZENS TRANSPORTATION [ 1 Staff ADVISORY COMMITTEE - On December 10, 1996, the City Council entertained a motion to dissolve the Citizens [ ] Speakers Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and find other ways of enhancing the public input process. As not all members of [ ] Motion CTAC were present at that meeting, the Council deferred action on this issue to a future date. This report includes additional [ ] Discussion information and some options for Council's consideration. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review the re-evaluation report [ ] Vote of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee and make a decision about the status of this advisory committee. NEW BUSINESS [ ] Staff 15. 1997 MTA CALL FOR PROJECTS APPLICATION - Staff has compiled the list of projects for which funding is being (] Speakers requested through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Call for Projects. This project list is forwarded to the City [ ] Motion Council for informational purposes. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the 1997 MTA Call for Projects list and [ ] Discussion direct staff to submit to the appropriate government agency. [ ] Vote 7 16. ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION: LOCAL PROJECTS - Congress will reauthorize the Intermodal Surface [ ] Staff Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) this year. Members of Congress must submit eligible district projects by February 25, [ ] Speakers 1997. City staff has identified three items; a Transit Maintenance and Administration Facility; 50 buses; and the [ ] Motion Magic Mountain Parkway (SR 126) - Interstate 5 interchange improvement, for inclusion in the six year program. [ ] Discussion RECOMMENDED ACTION: Request that Senators Boxer and Feinstein and Representative McKeon include the transit [ ] Vote maintenance and administration facility, bus acquisition and Interstate 5/SR 126 (Magic Mountain Parkway) interchange and road widening project, as outlined in the agenda report, in the 1997 ISTEA Reauthorization legislation. [ ] Staff 17. PURCHASE OF SEVEN NEW 40 -FOOT TRANSIT BUSES - Santa Clarita Transit continues to experience extraordinary [ ] Speakers ridership growth on the local, fixed -route bus system. In an effort to alleviate overcrowding, and to create the potential for [ ] Motion expanded local service, staff has pursued various funding sources. At this time a federal grant is available for the City's [ ] Discussion use to purchase seven new 40 -foot transit buses. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Mayor [ ] Vote to execute agreements, with the Federal Transit Administration, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority, upon approval by the City Attorney. [ ] Staff 18. STATUS REPORT #7 ' ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY LANDFILL ISSUES AND PROPOSED ELSMERE CANYON [ ] Speakers LANDFILL IN SANTA CLARITA VALLEY - In an effort to keep the City Council and the public informed on these issues, [ ] Motion the City Manager presents a report at each meeting. The up-to- date report is made verbally at the meeting and is available in [ ] Discussion written form at the meeting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and discuss up-to-date information and discuss any C] Vote potential actions. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code Section 54956.9 - Unimproved property consisting of approximately 34.22 acres adjacent to the entrance road to Castaic Lake Water Agency's Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant on Bouquet Canyon Road. City's negotiators are: City Manager, George A. Caravalho; Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Rick Putnam ADJOURNMENT