HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-03-25 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR, MEETING
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. let Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY — No New Business
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY — 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) 255-4291.
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/R.ECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Billie Karp - Volunteer
Judge Thomas White - "Teen Court"
PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
Laurens Weste - Woman of the Year - 38th Assembly District
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 (3) 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 if any member of the Council or the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the
Consent Calendar.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 6, 2003- special meeting
March 11, 2003 - special and regular meetings
CONSENT CALENDAR.
LREADING 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.GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. C3002
-APPROVAL OF PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD OF
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This project is for the construction of the Golden Valley
Road Interim Improvements to be made at the intersections of Ruether Avenue and
Soledad Canyon Road and at Ruether Avenue and Golden Triangle Road.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the project plans and specifications for the
construction of the Golden Valley Road Interim Improvements, Project No. C3002; award
the construction contract for the improvements to the lowest responsive bidder,Granite
Construction Company, in the amount of $563,871.00; authorize a contingency in the
amount of $56,387.10; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all
documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
3.11ASEELL CANYON ROAD WIDENING, PROJECT NO. S4004 — PROJECT
ACCEPTANCE - This project widened the existing two lane roadway, and involved the
construction of curb and gutter, sidewalk, and an additional southbound lane, as well as the
construction of tree planters and streetlights along Haskell Canyon Road from
Ridgegrove Drive to the Bouquet Canyon Channel.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Security Paving Co. on the
Haskell Canyon Road Widening, Project No. 54004; 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 have been filed, as provided by law.
4. SUMMARY VACATION OF A STORM DRAIN EASEMENT, IN LOT 11, OF TRACT
NO. 33746 IN THE VICINITY OF VALENCIA BOULEVARD AND MCBEAN
PARKWAY - Newhall Land has requested to vacate a portion of an existing storm drain
easement. The storm drain has been relocated and this easement is no longer needed and
is considered an excess easement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of the storm
drain easement, and direct City staff to record the certified original resolution in the office
of the Registrar -Recorder of the County of Los Angeles.
&ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO SANTA CLARITA STREETLIGHT
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AS ANNEXATION NO. 2003-1,50, NORTH
SCHERZINGER AREA - Annexing territory in the North Scherzinger Area into Santa
Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 as Annexation No. 2003-L50.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to initiate annexation proceedings for
Annexation No. 2003-L50 into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; approve the
Engineer's Report; declare the City's intention to annex territory; and set the public
hearing for May 27, 2003.
6.CHECK REGISTER NOS. 10 AND 11- Approval of the Check Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the
demands presented in Check Registers Nos. 10 and 11.
ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETINGS
A City Council Study Session will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. in the Century
Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
A special meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.,
Santa Clarita Park, 27285 Seco Canyon Road, Saugus, CA to conduct a town hall meeting.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 6:00 p.m.
in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
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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 March 20, 2003, 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
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