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Home My WebLink About2001-04-10 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA April 10, 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 — Weste �.,.,.,_,...,.,...,.,...,.,�..,.,�..,.,�..�,.,..�,.. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Sheriff Lieutenant Carl Deeley PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Transit Mixed Concrete Update 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 W AGENDA —Mayor to inquire to the Agenda A any member of the whether there are any changes Council or the public would like to Pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 27, 2001 April 3, 2001 2 CONSENT CAI,EDWAR_.._,_,__.._,_,_,_._._,_,_,_,_._._,_,_,_,_. 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 e Son requires that all ordinances be read in full prior t Council akinglact on934 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. OPPOSITION TO NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTIONIASSOCIATION (NFPA) MINIMUM MANNING AND STAFFING ST NDARDS — The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an international onnall asssociat on of firefighters, fire chiefs, vendors, and other trade and professional organizations that develop codes and standards on a wide variety of fire - safety topics. NFPA 1710 (and NFPA 1720, for volunteer fire departments) are proposed standards containing minimum requirements relating to the organization and deployment of fire suppression operations, emergency medical operations, and special operations to the public by substantially all career fire departments. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution of opposition to the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Minimum Manning and Staffing Standards and direct City Manager to initiate effort to defeat this II'II proposal and communicate same to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. 3. TAX SHARING RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION I DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 314 — This annexation to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District is for the newly created assessment area for three single- family residences on Arriba Drive and Barbacoa Drive in the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adopt a resolution approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexation No. 314. 3 4. TAX SHARING RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 315 — This annexation to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District is for the newly created assessment area for an existing apartment complex located on Scherzinger Lane, north of Sierra Cross Avenue. The applicant has been given a court order to eliminate the septic system. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexation No. 315. 5. TAX SHARING RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 317 — This annexation to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District is for the newly created assessment area north of Clearlake Drive on Live Oak Springs Canyon Road in the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexation No. 317. 6. TAX SHARING RESOLUTION FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATION NO. 318 — This annexation to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District is for the newly created assessment area north of Adon Avenue and west of Sierra Highway in the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexation No. 318. 7. UPDATE TO COUNCIL REGARDING 2001 — 2006 NPDES PERMIT — The Clean Water Act amendments of 1987 established requirements for storm water discharges under the NPDES program. The 1996 — 2001 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. CAS614001 (CI 6948), of which the City of Santa Clarita is a Permittee, expires this year. On February 1, 2001, the County of Los Angeles and the City (as co -permittees) submitted a Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region as an application for re - issuance of waste discharge requirements and an NPDES permit. The Regional Board has created a schedule for the review of the submitted ROWD and the eventual creation of the 2001 — 2006 NPDES permit that will be in affect for the° next five (5) years. This agenda item will update the City Council about the status of the upcoming permit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept report for information only. 0 S. BOUQUET CANYON MEDIANS — PROJECT 134003 AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS — Council approved funding for the design and construction of Bouquet Canyon Medians in the 2000 / 2001 budget. The Parks and Recreation Commission has reviewed this project and approved it. The design has been completed, and staff is prepared to advertise for bids. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve plans and specifications for Project No. B4003 provided by Wieneke and Associates, and authorize advertising for bids for Bouquet Canyon Medians. 9. COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM — PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2000 / 2001 — The City of Santa Clarita allocated $200,000 for the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Community Services Grant Program. Forty-nine applications were received in the following categories: Arts, Tolerance and Understanding, Beautification / School -Based, and Literacy Programs. The Community Services Grant Committee recommends funding the selected proposals, not to exceed $200,000. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Community Services Grant Committee's Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Project Recommendation List in an amount not to exceed $200,000. Direct staff to execute agreements with individuals approved for funding. Approved projects have been budgeted in Fiscal Year 2000 / 2001 budget in Account No. 7413-8110. 10. VALLEY STREET / CALGROVE BOULEVARD PERMANENT CLOSURE IMPROVEMENTS — At the March 27, 2001 regular City Council meeting, the City Council certified the Environmental Impact Report supporting the removal of the Valley / Calgrove link secondary highway designation from the City's General Plan Circulation Element. City Council further directed staff to bring forward an item to construct the physical improvements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a budget transfer from City Council Contingency Account No. 1240-7401 to Account No. 52003001-8001 in the amount of $225,000 to initiate a capital improvement project to install the necessary physical improvements to fulfill the direction taken by the Council on March 27, 2001. S 11. GOLDEN VALLEY LLC AND FRIENDLY VALLEY RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION PROJECT — Second reading for a zone change from RL (Residential Low) to RM (PD) (Residential Moderate Planned Development) on the Golden Valley LLC and Friendly Valley Recreational Association Project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 99-003 (MASTER CASE 99-370) FOR THE GOLDEN VALLEY ESTATES, LLC AND FRIENDLY VALLEY RECREATION ASSOCIATION PROJECT LOCATED SOUTH OF MAY WAY AND NORTH FRIENDLY VALLEY AT THE TERMINUS OF BRENDLE WAY. 12. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 12 and 13 — Approval of the check registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 12 and 13. PUBLIC HEARINGS 13. PROPOSED FARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR SANTA CLARITA TRANSIT Systemwide transit fares have not been adjusted since 1993. Increased costs and improvements in service warrant adjusting transit fares in two phases. RECOMMENDED ACTION. Conduct the public hearing and approve a two-step fare adjustment for Santa Clarita Transit as detailed in Attachment 1 of the report, with the first phase to be implemented on August 26, 2001, and the second phase to be implemented on June 30, 2002. 14. AMEND THE ZONING CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA — In January 2000, the City Council established the Blue Ribbon Task Force. One of the goals of the Task Force is to become active in supporting and setting a strong community standard against the use of drugs and the selling of drug and tobacco paraphernalia in the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the negative declaration for the amendment to the Unified Development Code. Introduce an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR TOBACCO PARAPHERNALIA BUSINESSES (UDC AMENDMENT 00-001) and pass to second reading. C UNFINISHED BUSINESS 15. DIAPER RECYCLING PROGRAM PILOT UPDATE — On March 13, 2001, Council approved the negotiated franchise modification package with the haulers. Included in the motion to approve the franchise modification, the Council directed staff to further examine a partnership for the diaper recycling pilot between the City, franchised haulers, and Knowaste separately and report back to the Council at the next possible Council meeting. The issues to be examined included funding for one-time startup costs, the collection methodology, location of the processor, processing responsibility of the materials collected, public education and outreach during the pilot, and determination of measures through which to quantify the success of the pilot. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to reject the proposal to purchase a Knowaste Diaper Recycling Processor and direct staff not to implement the proposed diaper recycling pilot due to significant unfunded startup and processing costs. 16. SANTA CLARITA ORGANIZATION FOR PLANNING THE ENVIRONMENT, ET AL. VS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL. — Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment, and Friends of the Santa Clara River filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate under the California Environmental Quality Act and the Planning and Zoning law, naming the County of Los Angeles as the Respondent and Newhall Land and Farming Company and Valencia Corporation as the Real Parties in Interest ("Lawsuit"). The Lawsuit relates to the environmental review of the Decoro Bridge and what is referred to as the "Haul Route." On March 27, 2001, the City Attorney's office became aware for the first time that the Court had issued or was about to issue a Temporary Restraining Order in this matter with regard to both the Decoro Bridge and the Haul Route. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Rescind action taken on March 27, 2001 and authorize City Attorney to file Complaint in Intervention in the Lawsuit. 7 NEW BUSINESS 17. AUTOMOBILE SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN — In order to increase the number of new auto purchases by our local residents, a shop local campaign is being proposed in conjunction with the Santa Clarita Valley Automobile Association. This Shop Local campaign would be targeted at local residents, and would be developed around a message that shows the additional benefits to residents, and would be developed around a message that shows the additional benefits to residents of making a local purchase. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve participation in public / private Shop Local partnership with Santa Clarita Valley Automobile Association. Approve budget transfer of $30,000 from Council Contingency Account No. 1240-7401 to Economic Development Account No. 1811-8110. STAFF COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS A special study session will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at 5:30 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, April 24, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1" floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. 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 April 5, 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. GR Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California