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Home My WebLink About2003-04-08 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. let Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA 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 - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COMMITTEE REPORTS (Council) AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Judy Hist and Sherri Smith - National Library Week Tom Frew - Newhall Redevelopment Committee - former member Jennifer Swann - Arbor Day Essay Winner 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 (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. 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 19, 2003 - special meeting March 25, 2003 - regular City Council meeting RECESS TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR SCRDAL NEWHALL STREETSCAPE - The Newhall Redevelopment Committee has retained the services of Mainstreet Architects to create the preliminary design plan for the San Fernando Road streetscape. At the February 3, 2003 Redevelopment Committee meeting, the Committee prioritized the streetscape plan as its top priority to revitalize the downtown Newhall district. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Contingent on action taken by the City Council at the Council meeting of April 8, 2003, adopt a resolution accepting a loan of $50,000 from the City of Santa Clarita Developer Fee Fund (455). Appropriate $50,000 to Account No. B2008901-8001. Transfer $15,000 from Account No. 1900-8001 to Account No. B2008901-8001. Direct staff to complete the master plan for the San Fernando Road streetscape project. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 CONSENT CALENDAR 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. TRANSIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY - PROJECT NO. F0003 - WORK AUTHORIZATION BETWEEN CITY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY - The proposed Transit Maintenance Facility project includes property acquisition, design, and construction of a permanent facility to accomodate the operation, maintenance, and administrative functions of the City's transit system. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the execution of the Work Authorization Agreement with the Southern California Gas Company and allow the expenditure of $219,517.00 plus 10% contingency from Account Nos. F0003205 and F0003801 to the Gas Company for the design and installation of a high pressure gas line to the City's Transit Maintenance Facility (TMF); authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 3. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY -The City has retained the professional services of Jamison and Sullivan, Inc. for federal advocacy efforts relating to the opposition of the proposed Transit Mixed Concrete (TMC) mining project since February 2001. It is proposed to renew and expand their contract for the period April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003. In addition to continuing efforts relative to TMC, they will represent the City's interests regarding the reauthorization of the federal surface transportation act and land protection legislation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute, subject to City Attorney approval, a continuation of the professional services agreement with Jamison and Sullivan, Inc. for the period April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003; continuation of the contract funding for the period July 1 through September 30, 2003 subject to City Council approval in the FY 2003/04 Budget; approve budget transfer of $16,000 from the City Council Contingency Fund (Account No. 2250-7401) to the City Manager's Office Professional Services Account (Account No. 1210-8110) for the contract expansion from April 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003. 4 4. NEWHALL STREETSCAPE - The Newhall Redevelopment Committee has retained the services of Mainstreet Architects to create the preliminary design plan for the San Fernando Road streetscape. At the February 3, 2003 Redevelopment Committee meeting, the Committee prioritized the streetscape plan as its top priority to revitalize the downtown Newhall district. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving a loan to the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency in the amount of $50,000. Transfer $15,000 from Account No. 1900-8001 to Account No. 132008901-8001. 5. 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 Register No. 12 and 13. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. GATE KING INDUSTRUL PARK PROJECT - Development of the Gate King Industrial Park project includes the subdivision of 584 acres into 88 lots. The City Council requested at the conclusion of the January 28, 2003 City Council meeting that staff continue to work with the applicant to revise the project site to exclude Lot 24 which would save more oak trees and provide a larger wildlife buffer. The City Council also requested staff to work with the applicant on the 10 remaining project issues for the project. Lastly, Council directed staff to hire a consultant to perform an economic feasibility analysis to verify the developer's claims of economic feasibility constraints. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the Public Hearing to the May 27, 2003 City Council meeting. 5 ADJOURNMENT In memory of Joan Weary - longtime resident of Santa Clarita, CA. FUTURE MEETINGS A special Study Session of the City Council will be held Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st 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 3, 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. �Z a Qf-t - Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 6