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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-23 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 23, 2000 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1" Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 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 presentation of not more than three (3) minutes. 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 is given three (3) minutes to speak indicated by a colored light system on the Council dais; a green light appears when the speaker begins; a yellow light appears when 30 seconds remain and a red light appears when time has expired. Comments should be complete at this time. 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, (661) 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) INVOCATION — Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE 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 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) AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Deputy Jim Schallert - Sheriffs Department Website PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Tree — City U.S.A. Award Measure S School Bond 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. 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 May 9, 2000 tj 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. COMMISSION VACANCIES - Terms of several Planning and Parks & Recreation Commissioners expire July 31, 2000. A preliminary schedule has been developed to complete the appointment process. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Declare two vacancies on the Planning Commission and two vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Commission and approve the appointment process. 3. ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL ZONES WITHIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOS. 1, TI AND T1A - Resolution calling for an Engineer's Report detailing the annual levy of assessments for all zones within Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2000/01, and calling for a public hearing on the report. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the resolution to initiate proceedings for the annual levy of assessments, approve the preliminary Engineer's Report, and set the public hearing for June 27, 2000. 4. JAN HEIDT METROLINK STATION IN NEWHALL - PROJECT NO. 52001, AND VIA PRINCESSA METROLINK STATION IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT NO. T3007 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE On May 11, 1999, Council awarded the construction contract to Terra -Cal Construction, Inc. for both the Via Princessa Metrolink Station Improvements and Jan Heidt Metrolink Station in Newhall projects. On November 30, 1999, the Council approved additional funding to build a second platform in anticipation of the second track the railroad will construct in the near future. The projects were completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on May 11, 2000. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Accept the work performed by Terra -Cal Construction, Inc. for the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station in Newhall, Project No. S2001, and Via Princessa Metrolink Station Improvements, Project No. T3007; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed. 5. FUNDING REQUEST - TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION FOR PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING - Authorization for the dispersal of funds is pursuant to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. Funds will be used to produce public education materials targeted at increasing the recycling of beverage containers in the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution and authorize the City Manager to execute all required forms and payment requests. 6. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA9S FISCAL YEAR 2000/01 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY - Per California Government Code Section 53646, the City Treasurer is required to annually present the City's Investment Policy to the Council to reaffirm or to make any changes to the existing policy. This year's policy contains minor revisions. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt the City of Santa Clarita's Fiscal Year 2000/01 Statement of Investment Policy, 7. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 17 AND 18 - Approval of the check register. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt a Resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register 17 and 18. M PUBLIC HEARINGS S. AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE THE GENERAL PLAN NOISE ELEMENT AND AIR QUALITY ELEMENT - Noise Element and Air Quality Element update. The public hearing on these items was continued from the meeting of February 8, 2000. RECOMMENDED ACTION- Receive staff presentation, open the public hearing, receive public testimony, close the public hearing, discuss and approve resolutions to adopt the negative declarations and to amend the Noise and Air Quality Elements. 9. HI -SHEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - Denial of Development Agreement 00-001 (Master Case 00- 072), which would exempt a 16 -acre parcel of land from the City's Hillside Development Ordinance in exchange for resolution of the Golden Valley Road dedication on the site. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution denying Development Agreement 00-001 (Master Case 00-072) which upholds the Planning Commission's recommendation. 10. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONER - On April 25, 2000, Council declared one vacancy on the Planning Commission. After nomination by Mayor Darcy at this meeting, Council may appoint a new Commissioner to be seated at the Planning Commission meeting on June 6, 2000. RECOMMENDED ACTION. The nominating authority submit nominations to the entire Council for approval. 11. COUNCIL COMMITTEES - On a yearly basis, the Council updates the Council Committee list. As requested by Mayor Darcy, the current Committee list has been provided for discussion at this time. RECOMMENDED ACTION- Review, discuss, make changes to, and approve the City Council Committee list. 12. UPDATE ON THE CITY'S STRATEGY TO OPPOSE THE TRANSIT MIXED CONCRETE (TMC) PROJECT - City staff presented an opposition strategy for the proposed Transit Mixed Concrete mining operation at the February 22, 2000 City Council meeting. The following is a status report on the implementation of the ongoing opposition strategy. RECOMMENDED ACTION- Receive reports regarding TMC update and provide staff with direction in response to presentation. 13. TIME WARNER / AOL FRANCHISE TRANSFER - Time Warner Communication announced that they will be merging with America On Line (AOL). As a result, the City's cable franchise, Time Warner Cable, will need to be legally transferred to the new entity, AOL Time Warner Inc. Staff is bringing this report forward for the Council to take action on this item for the purpose of changing the control of the City's franchise agreement to this new entity. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution changing control of the cable franchise from Time Warner Cable to AOL Time Warner Inc. 14. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION FILED WITH LAFCO FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN EXPANDED SPHERE OF INFLUENCE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA - This action supports the Sphere of Influence application filed with the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission by the City on January 5, 2000. The expanded Sphere of Influence for the City, includes such area located outside the existing City limits generally bounded to the north by the Angeles National Forest; to the east by the Angeles National Forest and eastern boundary of the William S. Hart School District; to the south by the Angeles National Forest, the City of Los Angeles and the Santa Susana Mountains; and to the west by the Santa Susana Mountains and the Ventura County Line. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation and adopt resolution supporting the application filed with the Los Angeles county Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the City's proposed Sphere of Influence. COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) STAFF COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION A City Council Study Session will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room, I" floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2000 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, V floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. 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 May 18, 2000, 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 7