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Home My WebLink About1998-10-27 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING October 27, 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 Meetina 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. Council will not act upon those items 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 number of people wishing to speak will divide the thirty minutes allowed for public input, maximum time allowed per person will be three (3) minutes. STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation) 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 October 13, 1995 AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS Building of the Year Award PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Assistance League of Santa Clarita California — Sue Trock City of Santa Clarita WEB Site 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. ENDORSEMENT OF SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION — The Local Government Commission and the California Futures Network have adopted Smart Growth Principles and have asked cities, counties, and organizations throughout California to endorse them as important guidelines for protecting and enhancing the quality of life for Californians. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Endorse the "Smart Growth Principles". 3. TRACT MAP NO. 44374-01 — APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION — Tract Map No. 44374-01 is the first of five phases of Tract Map No. 44374 which was granted approval by the Planning Commission on February 4, 1997. This phase, which is located on the north side of Valencia Boulevard, is owned by Taylor Woodrow. The property consists of approximately 44 acres and is being subdivided into 103 lots. Ninety-two lots will be used for single-family residential units with the remaining lots used for open space and private streets. The conditions set by the Planning Commission have been met, and fees have been paid as indicated on the Fact Sheet. The map has been checked to the satisfaction of the. City Engineer. The map is ready for Council approval and acceptance of the dedications. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 44374-01; accept offers of dedication; make findings; instruct the City Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate. 4. TRACT MAP NO. 44374-04 — APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION — Tract Map 44374-04 is the second of five phases of Tract Map No. 44374 which was granted approval by the Planning Commission on February 4, .1997. This phase, which is located on the north side of Valencia Boulevard, is owned by Taylor Woodrow. The property consists of approximately 22.5 acres and is being subdivided into three lots. One lot will be used for condominium purposes consisting of 85 units with the remaining two lots used for open space. The conditions set by the Planning Commission have been met, -and fees have been paid as indicated on the Fact Sheet. The map has been checked to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The map is ready for Council approval and acceptance of the dedications. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 44374-04; accept offers of dedication; make findings; instruct the City Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate. 5. DECREASE IN THE DEVELOPER FEES FOR FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT COLLECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY — RESOLUTION NO. 98.128 — This is the annual assessment of County fire facilities and subsequent adjustment of related building permit fees. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-128. U 6. TDA ARTICLE 8 FUNDS — RESOLUTION NO. 98-130 — Annually, a request is made by the City Council to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for the City's allocation of Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 8 funds. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-130 approving the application for local streets and roads funds authorized under Article 8 of the Transportation Development Act. 7. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 40,41 — RESOLUTION NO. 98-129 — Adoption of resolution approving and ratifying payment of the demands presented in the check register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-129. NEW BUSINESS 8. PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE CITY — Over the past year, both the Planning Commission and the City Council have expressed concern regarding the quality of the design of landscaping and buildings throughout the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation, and file. 9. INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT — The United States Congress is presently considering legislation that would create a moratorium on any new Internet taxes for three years. Contained within this : definition is a prohibition on state or local governments charging a sales tax on items purchased over the Internet. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to participate in upcoming discussions at the federal and state levels of government relative to sales tax on commercial transactions conducted over the Internet and associated Internet issues as they may impact the City of Santa Clarita. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT A City Council Study Session will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita. The next regular meeting of. the City Council will be held Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita. CERTIFICATION 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 October 22. 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. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California