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Home My WebLink About2004-10-12 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st 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) 255-4391. 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 11) INVOCATION - Weste CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Los Angeles Department of Health Services - National Health Education Week Proclamation Lifeguard and 4 year Old Student PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Certificate of Excellence Investment Policy - Association of Public Treasurers, United States and Canada CLWA presenting $25,000 donation for Veterans Historical Plaza 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. 2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether there are any changes to the Agenda or any member of the Council or the public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the Consent Calendar. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 28, 2004 - special and regular City Council meetings CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by the City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the City Council unless a request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately. 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. RENEWAL OF TREE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT - Approve the renewal of the current contract for tree maintenance service with Tru Green Landcare. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the renewal of the current contract for tree maintenance services with Tru Green Landcare for an amount not to exceed $450,000 per year, and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents for the remaining renewal terms allowed per the original agreement, subject to City Attorney approval. 3. DIAL -A -RIDE TECHNOLOGY - Consideration of proposal to install Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment on the Dial -a -Ride fleet. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Increase estimated revenue in account number 801-6714 by $203,619 and appropriate $203,619 from Congestion Management Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to transit account number 5400-8615; appropriate $26,381 from Transit Fund 801 to account number 5400-8615; award Route Match Software Company a contract not to exceed $205,000 to provide software, hardware, and training to improved Dial -A -Ride (DAR) efficiency and customer services and direct staff to procure additional dial -a -ride technology equipment in an amount not to exceed $25,000; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute necessary agreements with Route Math Software Company, subject to approval of the City Attorney. 4. VETERANS HISTORICAL PLAZA - PROJECT NUMBER P2001 - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - Staff has completed the design work for the Veterans Historical Plaza and is preparing to advertise for bids. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications for Project Number P2001 provided by Total Concept Landscape Architecture. Authorize advertising for bids for the Veterans Historical Plaza. 5. THE NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000 (PUBLIC LAW 106-390) - In October 2000, the President signed and enacted the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390). This federal legislation requires that all local agencies must have a local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan needs to be in place within the local agency to be eligible for both pre- and post -disaster federal funding. The deadline to submit the City's Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is November 1, 2004. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the City of Santa Clarita Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. 6. SAND CANYON SWALE REMOVAL, PROJECT NO. M3005 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - Scope of work for the Sand Canyon Swale Removal Project consisted of removing the existing asphalt swales located along Sand Canyon Road and backfilling for trail use. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the completion of the Sand Canyon Swale Removal, Project No. M3005; 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. 7. TRACT MAP NO. 53901 (CREEKSIDE, NORTH VALENCIA II ANNEXATION) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Approve and accept the final map for Tract Map No. 53901 (Creekside, North Valencia II Annexation) consisting of approximately 10.99 acres, located west of McBean Parkway, between Copper Hill Drive and the existing Skycrest Development, and owned by Hidden Creek Village, L.L.C. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 53901 (Creekside, North Valencia II Annexation); accept on behalf of the public the offers of dedication, rights, and easements; make certain findings; instruct the City Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate; and instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate. 8. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE AN ANIMAL FACILITIES GRADING SYSTEM - Consideration of an ordinance amending Title 8 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (SCMC) to implement a grading system, including related fees and enforcement provisions, for animal facilities that is consistent with the County of Los Angeles. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CA AMENDING TITLE 8 - ANIMALS, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE (SCMC) TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO GRADE ANIMAL FACILITIES BASED ON REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, AND TO REVISE AFFECTED PENALTY, LICENSING AND FEE PROVISIONS." 5 9. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING LOITERING BY CRIMINAL STREET GANGS - It has been determined that the establishment and enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting loitering is an effective and necessary means to decrease crime, violence, and victimization. This ordinance addresses loitering and, in effect, street gang violence, street gang activity, and street gang crime. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO LOITERING BY CRIMINAL STREET GANGS AND ADDING CHAPTER 11.72 TO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE." 10. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 38 AND 39 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 38 and 39 ADJOURNMENT- In memory of Emery Kauzlarich. FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1 st 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 October 7, 2004, 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. tAj� a 0a4-'-Qg^' Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California