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Home My WebLink About1998-11-10 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 10, 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 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 before this portion of the' meeting begins. 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 Mayor announces the item. 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) 255-4391. 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 Meeting 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 - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL 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, 1998 October 27, 1998 AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS.TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Ingrid Boydston — Teacher of the Year - 1999 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. i 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. CIRCLE J RANCH ROAD, VIA PRINCESSA, AND PLUM CANYON ROAD — NO -STOPPING ZONE — RESOLUTION NO. 98-132 — This resolution prohibits the parking and stopping of vehicles along both sides of Circle J Ranch Road, between San Fernando Road and Via Princessa, both sides of Via Princessa; and also both sides of Plum Canyon Road between Bouquet Canyon Road and Via Joyce Drive. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-132.' 3. TRACT MAP NO. 44360-01 — APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION — Tract Map No. 44360-01 is the first of five phases of Tract Map No. 44360 which was granted approval by the Planning Commission on February 4, 1997. Isabella Investment Group owns this phase, which is located on the south side of Isabella Parkway, just westerly of Gilbert Drive. This phase consists of approximately 5.4 acres and includes all the public streets (which accounts for approximately 4.4 acres). Phase One is being subdivided into two lots. Lot One is for the common recreation area and Lot Two is for the construction of five . single-family residential condominium units. 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. 44360-01; 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. WEST NEWHALL IMPROVEMENTS; PHASE 2, PROJECT NO. S2034 PROJECT ACCEPTANCE—CHANGE ORDER TO CONTRACT FOR KORVE ENGINEERING — On June 10, 1997, Council awarded a contract to Padilla Paving Company for the construction of this project. The project was completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on August 12, 1998, and is ready for final acceptance by the City Council. Authorization of a change order will allow Korve Engineering to design the improvements for the remaining streets in the West Newhall area. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Padilla Paving Company. Direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion. Direct staff to release the five percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a change order for the West Newhall Improvements, Phase 108, Project No. S2041, to Korve Engineering in the amount of $87,000.00 and authorize a 15 percent contingency to design the improvements for all the remaining streets in the entire West Newhall project area. 5. COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, PROPOSITION A — RESOLUTION NOS. 98-125; 98-126; 98-131— Adoption of resolutions for grant applications and project proposals for the Fourth Funding Cycle of the Competitive Grant Program to be submitted to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, Proposition A. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution Nos. 98-125; 98-126, and 98- 131, and approve the grant applications and project proposals for the Fourth Funding Cycle of the Competitive Grant Program. 3 6. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 42,43 — RESOLUTION NO. 98-135 — Adoption of resolution approving and ratifying payment of the demands presented in the check register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 98-1351 PUBLIC HEARING I WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL OF THE PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGENERATION STATION AT 17975 SIERRA HIGHWAY IN THE CITY'S COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE, MASTER CASE NO. 98.150, MINOR USE PERMIT NO. 98.014 - Master Case No. 98-150 was approved by the Planning Commission on September 15, 1998. The Planning Commission's approval was appealed to the City Council on September 30, 1998. On November 4, 1998, the City received a letter withdrawing. the appeal. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the public hearing. Accept the withdrawal of the appeal for Master Case No. 98-150, submitted by Anne Neiditch on November 4, 1998. Close the public hearing. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF MASTER CASE 97-188. THE APPELLANT IS GATES KING PARTNERS; MR. MARK GATES — Appeal of Planning Commission approval of Master Case 97-188 (Oak Tree Permit 97-021), allowing for retroactive approval of the unpermitted removal of 64 Oak Trees located on the westerly side of Sierra Highway, 750 feet south of Remsen Street in the Newhall area of the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the item to the January 12, 1999 meeting to allow staff and the applicant sufficient time to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 9. UPDATE ON THE SANTA CLARITA SPORTS COMPLEX AND SKATEPARK — On October 15, 1997, escrow closed on the 20 -acre property located at 26407 Golden Valley Road. The construction and renovation of the 22,000 square foot Santa Clarita Sports Complex is nearly complete, with a grand opening date set for Saturday, December 5, 1998. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report for informational purposes only. M I 10. TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTER — Request on behalf of the Santa Clarita Community Development Corporation for the use 'of a facility for a temporary homeless shelter. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the use of building number one at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex for use as a temporary homeless shelter from December 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999; and approve funds fort the shelter in the amount of $10,000 to be allocated from Council contingency fund No.1240- 7401 to be transferred to and paid out of Account No. 7411-7312. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT A Joint Special meeting of the City Council/Planning Commission will be held on November 17, 1998 at 5:00 p.m. in the Century Room, 1°` Floor, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita. 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 November 5. 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. A'� Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita; California 6i