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Home My WebLink About1998-04-28 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING April 28,1998 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1" 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 wishing to speak 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, after which time the red light on the Council dais will appear. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (805) 255-4375. 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 Meetinc 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. Those items will not be acted upon by Council at this meeting other than to review and return without action or provide direction to 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 per person will be three (3) minutes. STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation) 1 INVOCATION - Darcy 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 April 21, 1998 AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Month Proclamation Recognition of Youth In Government Students PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY 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. 1. READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES — Government Code Section 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the Council meeting agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading. 2 2. SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 DECLARING INTENTION TO LEVY, BY BALLOT, ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR ZONE NOS. T23A AND T23B, AND TO SET A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN VIEW / SECO CANYON LANDSCAPE DISTRICTS — RESOLUTION NO. 98-56 For Fiscal Year 1997/98, Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Zones T23A and T23B were transferred to the City from Los Angeles County. The City now has responsibility for establishing and collecting the assessments and administering the maintenance for these zones. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-56, initiating proceedings for Santa Clarita Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, Zone Nos. T23A and T23B for Fiscal Year 1998/99: This resolution approves the preliminary Engineer's Report, declares the City's intent to collect annual assessments for Zones T23A & T23B, and sets a public hearing for June 23, 1998. 3. COMMUTER RAIL TRAIL REFORESTATION PROJECT - The Parks, Recreation, and.Community Services Department was successful in obtaining a $90,000 Urban Tree Planting competitive Grant to plant trees between Langside Drive and Camp Plenty Road, on the south side of Soledad Canyon Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive the competitive bid process and award contract to California Conservation Corps to help meet the City's Youth Employment Goal, contract is not to exceed $75,000, and authorize a 10 percent contingency. The funds have been budgeted in Fiscal Year 1997/98, in Account No. P3006210-8001. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. 4. PLACERITA CANYON SEWER BACKBONE — PROJECT NO. 52036 — AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT — This project will prepare a study in the first phase, and completed engineering plans in the second phase, for a Backbone Sewer to serve the Placerita Canyon area where no such improvements currently exist. In December, 1997 staff prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a consultant to perform a feasibility study and to eventually design plans for future sewer improvements in Placerita Canyon. Based on technical qualifications, bid price and methodology for the project, staff recommends Boyle Engineering Corporation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the contract for design services of the Placerita Canyon Sewer Backbone, Project No. 52036, with Boyle Engineering Corporation in an amount not to exceed $141,089.00, plus $14,111.00 (ten percent) for contingency costs. 3 5. SKATEPARK — PROJECT NO. P0011 — APPROVE DESIGN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS - This item involves the approval of construction plans and specifications for a skatepark adjacent to the Santa Clarita Sports Complex. It also provides for authorization to advertise for construction of the skatepark. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications for Project No. P0011 — Skatepark. Authorize staff to advertise plans and specifications to the latest edition of the California Public Contract Law on May 1, 6; and 10, 1998, with the bid opening scheduled for May 21, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. Authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval. 6. PLUMWOOD AVENUE — CONVERSION OF SCHOOL BUS ONLY LOADING/UNLOADING ZONE TO PASSENGER LOADING/UNLOADING ZONE — This resolution is to authorize the conversion of the existing school bus only loading/unloading zone to passenger loading/unloading zone. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-54, authorizing the conversion of the existing school bus only loading/unloading zone into passenger loading/unloading zone for Canyon Springs Elementary School along Plumwood Avenue (west side) from 30 feet north to 243 feet north of Vicci Street. 7. INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND INTERCONNECT AT WHITES CANYON ROAD AT STEINWAY STREET, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BOUQUET CANYON ROAD AT CENTRAL PARK ENTRANCE (PROJECT NOS. C0012 AND C4001) — PROJECT AWARD Installation of Traffic Signal & Interconnect at Whites Canyon Road at Steinway Street and Traffic Signal at Bouquet Canyon Road at Central Park Entrance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award contract to Paul Gardner Corporation for an amount of $191,539.00 and authorize a 15% contingency expenditure ($28,731.00), for a total amount of $220,270.00. The funds have been budgeted in FY 1997/98 in Account Nos. C0012052 and C4001455. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. S. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 14 AND 15 — RESOLUTION NO. 98-62 — Adoption of resolution approving and ratifying payment of the demands presented in the check register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-62. 9 PUBLIC HEARING 9. VACATION OF LUTHER DRIVE — RESOLUTION NO. 98-60 — At the City Council meeting of March 24, 1998, Council adopted Resolution No. 98- 38, declaring its intention to vacate the portion of the existing Luther Drive, which is being realigned as part of the development agreement between the developer and Sulphur Springs School District. The portion that is being realigned is no longer needed and will be used as a shared parking lot by McDonalds and the new theater. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-60, to vacate that portion of Luther Drive shown on Exhibit "B", and direct the City Clerk to record the Resolution. 10. A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING IN THE DIRECT VICINITY OF ADEN AVENUE FROM INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL LOW — On June 25, 1991, the City Council adopted the General Plan of the City of Santa Clarita and certified the Environmental Impact Report. Included in the General Plan was the General Plan Land Use Map which designated the property located in the direct vicinity of the proposed Lyons Avenue Extension RL (Residential Low). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-39, adopting a negative declaration for the Zone Change and General Plan amendment. Adopt Resolution No. 98-40, adopting General Plan Amendment No. 98-001. Introduce Ordinance No. 98-9 and pass to second reading establishing Zone Change No. 98-001 for the parcels in the direct vicinity of Aden Avenue. 11. ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE HAZARD ZONES AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECTS IN FIRE HAZARD ZONES — ORDINANCE NO. 98-5 - This item is in response to State Assembly Bill AB337 (Bates) which requires that local jurisdictions identify and designate areas of severe fire hazard. The bill refers to these areas as "Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones." It also requires that the jurisdiction adopt construction requirements that will reduce fire risk for buildings and structures constructed in these zones. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 98- 5 and pass to second reading on May 12, 1998. E 12. STATUS REPORT ON THE NEWHALL RANCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 — On April 2, 1998, Council received a status report from staff regarding the Newhall Ranch project. Staff has been meeting with representatives from Newhall Land and Farming to reach agreement on the list of outstanding issues that the City has developed regarding the project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue discussion to the May 12, 1998 City Council meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on April 23. 1998, between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m. and 5 o'clock p.m., the foregoing agenda was Posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita Sheriffs Station. �Sharoon, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 0