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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-03-13 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING March 139 2001 6:00 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 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 — Kellar CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Youth In Government Recognition PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY 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) 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 there are any changes to the Agenda or H any member of the Council or the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 22, 2001, February 27, 2001 February 28, 2001 March 6, 2001 March 6, 2001 2 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 taldng 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. CITY COUNCIL SUMMER RECESS AND HOLIDAY RECESS - The City Council has previously identified a period of time during the summer in which regular meetings of the Council are canceled, as well as any holiday meetings. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Declare City Council summer recess for July 24, August 7 (Study Session), and August 14. Also declare a holiday recess for December 25, 2001. S. JOINT CITY — COUNTY VALLEY WIDE GENERAL PLAN — PHASE 2 — ADOPT SCOPE OF WORK AND AWARD CONTRACT TO EIP SSOCIATES — The City is underway in a multi-year effort to update its General Plan jointly with the County. This project was developed with multiple phases in order to ensure concurrence between the City and the County throughout the process. Phase 2 is anticipated to start in March 2001. Completion of Phase 2 (in November 2001) will result in a set of guiding principles to be adopted by the County and the City to base an update of the General Plan. sOMMENDEDAC tyOC ealoPPh County We General Pan in n amount not to exceed $133,969.00. Also, authorize the City Manager or a designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Approve a transfer of $68,969.00 from the Council Contingency Fund Account No. 1240-7401 to Account No. 3120-8110. 3 A 4. VALENCIA GLEN POOL REHABILITATION — During the Fiscal Year 2000 / 2001 Capital Improvement Plan budget process, staff requested funds for the repairs and upgrades to Valencia Glen Park Pool. This request was approved, and funds were allocated to the project in the budget process. In December 2000, staff hired the services of Jones & Madhavan Architecture and Engineering for the drawing of plans and specifications. The work to be completed will include the replacement of the pool deck and drain, the replacement of piping, and pool deck lighting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve plans and specifications for Project No. P0003-8001, and authorize advertising for bids for Valencia Glen Pool Rehabilitation. 5. SIERRA HIGHWAY BRIDGE RESTORATION, PROJECT NO. S3014 — APPROVAL OF PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT NO. M006 — The Sierra Highway Bridge Restoration project will widen the northbound and southbound Sierra Highway bridges that span the Santa Clara River. The bridge widening project is part of the Highway Bridge Replacement / Rehabilitation (HBRR) program under which 80 percent of project costs are funded through federal participation and the remaining 20 percent of project costs will be funded by the City and the County of Los Angeles. Program Supplement No. M006 is the supplement agreement for this project, which is currently in the preliminary engineering phase of the project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Program Supplement No. M006 for the Sierra Highway Bridge Restoration, Project No. S3014; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 6. DALBEY DRIVE — ESTABLISHING PASSENGER LOADING / UNLOADING ZONE AND NO -STOPPING ZONE FOR PLACERITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL — Establish a passenger loading / unloading zone and a no -stopping zone along the north side of Dalbey Drive, adjacent to Placerita Junior High School. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution establishing a passenger loading / unloading zone (200 feet) and a no -stopping zone (200 feet) for Placenta Junior High School along the north side of Dalbey Drive. 7. TRANSIT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS — Release of Request for Proposals for Transit Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with award of contract scheduled for June 12, 2001 and a contract effective date of August 5, 2001. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to release the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Operation and Maintenance of Transit Services. 4 8. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS STOPS, PHASE I, PROJECT NO. T0014 — AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT — The scope of work includes the installation of three traffic signals on Soledad Canyon Road at the intersections of Oak Spring Canyon Road, Flowerpark Drive, and Poppy Meadow Street, and sidewalk improvements to bus stops. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Award the construction contract for the Pedestrian Access Improvements to Bus Stops, Phase I, Project No. T0014, STPLER 5450-017, to the second lowest bidder, L.A. Signal, Inc., in an amount of $242,610.00 and authorize a 10 percent contingency expenditure in the amount of $25,000.00; approve the request to withdraw the bid by the first lowest bidder, Prism Engineering Inc., and the release of the bid bond; approve Program Supplement Agreement No. M010 for STPLER-5450(017), E.A. No. 07-931689; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 9. INSTALLATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL DISPLAYS — PHASE H, AND BATTERY BACK-UP SYSTEMS — This is the second phase of the installation of energy-efficient traffic signal displays using the Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology as part of Southern California Edison's (Edison) LED rebate program. In addition, the item will request approval of plans and request authorization to advertise a new project to install a traffic signal battery back-up system at 10 to 13 major intersections. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications; authorize the advertising for bids for the installation of battery back-up systems, and expand the City's contract with Metro Parking and Traffic Systems, Inc. to install additional LED traffic signal displays. Approve the transfer of funds in the amount of $79,000.00 from Account No. 4332-8001 and $73,000.00 from Account No. 4331-8001 to CIP Project No. C0017201- 8001; and $30,000.00 from Account No. 4321-8001, $40,000.00 from Account No. 4322-8001, and $28,000.00 from Account No. 4321-8028 to CIP Project No. C0017001-8001. 10. RESOLUTION SETTING THE PUBLIC IEL4RING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO SANTA CLARITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT TI FOR LYONS AVENUE MEDIANS — This item proposes to cancel the March 13, 2001 public hearing to annex commercial properties along the north and south sides of Lyons Avenue, from Orchard Village Road to San Fernando Road into Landscape Maintenance District Tl, as annexation No. T1 -G. The public hearing will be reset, and property owners will receive mailed ballots to vote on the annexation and whether or not to pay a total proposed annual assessment of $4.12 per month per parcel for each of 42 parcels ($49.46 collected annually on the tax bills). RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt a resolution to rescind Resolution No. 01-11 and reset the public hearing for May 8, 2001. 11. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 8 and 9 — Approval of the check registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 8 and 9. UNFD41SHED BUSINESS 12. SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE — On March b, 2001, the City Council heard testimony and discussed the Solid Waste Franchise. A motion was made and approved to continue this item to the meeting of March 13, 2001, to allow the Councilmembers additional time to consider the issues associated with this decision. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive staff report, direct staff to prepare detailed franchise amendments to reflect the negotiated deal with existing haulers and direct staff to prepare a competitive non-exclusive rolloff franchise. NEW BUSINESS 13. PROGRESS REPORT ON SIGN COMPLIANCE — The City has conducted an extensive sign outreach effort throughout the entire business community with information about the sign amortization which included mail notification, hand distribution of flyers and brochures, newspaper ads, and one-on-one meetings with business and property owners. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file. STAFF COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS A Special Study Session will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. in the Century Room, 1" floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 6.00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1" floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. 6 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 March 8, 2001, 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 VA