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Home My WebLink About2005-10-11 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 11, 2005 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 In INVOCATION - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE - Girl Scout Troop 744 COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Maria Romero for her achievement as a USA Folklorico Champion this past year PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None 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. `A APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 27, 2005 - 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. 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. COWBOY FESTIVAL FUNDING REQUEST - Roscoe Productions/Deadwood has requested the amount of $65,000 as compensation for the time and labor required to remove props and set pieces to accommodate the 2006 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival tentatively scheduled for April 27-30, 2006, at Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studios. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve funding and authorize City Manager or designee to allocate funds from Council Contingency Fund in the amount of $65,000, for the 2006 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival to compensate Roscoe Productions for expenses incurred for removal of props and set pieces from Melody Ranch to accommodate the production of the Cowboy Festival. Approve transfer of $65,000 from Account Number 2250-7401 to Account Number 7622-8001. 3. CHAPTER 8 AGREEMENT NO. 2502 AND 2507 TO PURCHASE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TAX -DEFAULTED PROPERTIES, APN 2842-003-029 AND 2842-003-006, VACANT PROPERTY EAST OF SIERRA HIGHWAY - Subject properties are vacant land located adjacent to or near County owned property the City has under option to purchase. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Chapter 8 Agreement Nos. 2502 and 2507 to purchase Los Angeles County Tax -Defaulted Property, APN 2842-003-029 and 2842-003-006; transfer funds in the amount of $4,300.00 from Account No. 2250-7401 to Account No. 4100-8620 for the purchase of the properties (2842-003-006/ $1,309.00 and 2842-003-029/$2,139.00), including $852.00 for publication and additional fees necessary to facilitate the transfer; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIERRA HIGHWAY BRIDGES OVER THE RAILROAD, PROJECT NO. S3009 - The City is the lead agency in the Sierra Highway Bridges Over the Railroad project. This project encompasses property in the City, Metrolink, and Los Angeles County jurisdictions. Separate agreements for construction have been drafted by the State and Metrolink for the City to construct the project. The Cooperative Agreement with the County authorizes the City to construct this project on behalf of the County. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the Cooperative Agreement with Los Angeles County (County) related to construction within the jurisdiction of the County for the Sierra Highway Bridges Over the Railroad, Project No. S3009, subject to City Attorney approval. 4 5. CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR GAP CLOSURE, PROJECT NO. S1001 - GRANTING OF EASEMENTS, CONSENTS, AND THE TRANSFER OF NECESSARY PROPERTY RIGHTS TO UTILITY COMPANIES - Granting of easements, consents, and the transfer of necessary property rights as required for the utilities, including access and maintenance in conjunction with construction of the Cross Valley Connector Gap Closure project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the granting of utility easements, consents, and the transfer property rights as required for utility providers for the Cross Valley Connector Gap Closure, Project No. 51001, including but not limited to, Southern California Edison, Valencia Water, MCI, Pacific Pipeline, LA County Flood Control District, and The Gas Company; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute utility easements, consent agreements, and all other documents related to the transfer of property rights, subject to City Attorney approval. 6. PLACERITA CANYON SEWER, PHASE 1, PROJECT NO. S2036 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION - This project installed a sewer main line, including house laterals, in the Placenta Canyon Road area. Phase 1 allows connection to The Master's College dormitories, as well as the properties along the main line to include the existing dry sewer lines in the area. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by TEMCO on the Placenta Canyon Sewer, Project No. 52036; authorize the City Manager or designee to accept easement documents and acquistion of sewer easements within Metropolitan Water District's (MWD) property; direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the retention amount 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. 7. THIS ITEM NUMBER NOT USED 8. POLICY GUIDELINES REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC FINANCING MECHANISMS TO FINANCE PUBLIC FACILITIES - The Mello -Roos Act requires that a public agency must first consider and adopt local goals and policies prior to initiating proceedings to form a Community Facilities District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution revising and approving the adoption of policy guidelines regulating the use of public financing mechanisms to finance public facilities. 9. 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR GAP CLOSURE, PROJECT NO. S1001 - RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY (SEMPRA) - Consideration of a resolution finding and determining that the public interest, convenience, and necessity require acquisition of an easement for public utility purposes for the construction of the road and required infrastructure improvements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing, receive staff report, and review evidence including any oral or written comments presented; adopt a resolution authorizing the condemnation proceedings necessary for the acquisition of a public utility easement for completion of the Newhall Ranch Road/Cross Valley Connector - Copper Hill to Interstate 5 (I-5) "Gap Closure" segment, Project No. 51001; and authorize the deposit of $8,100 from Account No. S 1001304 with the Los Angeles Superior Court to initiate immediate taking proceedings. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2005 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 6, 2005, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 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