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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-02-08 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st 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 11) INVOCATION - Kellar CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Three citizens for their efforts in apprehending a robbery suspect 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. 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 25, 2005 - regular City Council meeting RECESS TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 25, 2005 - regular Agency meeting NEW BUSINESS SCRDA 1. APPOINTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS - Appoint members to serve two or four year terms as specified in the Committee norms. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint no less than 13 and no more than 15 Newhall Redevelopment Committee members for two or four year terms. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 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. CONTINUATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY - 14 -day ratification of resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify existing Resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency. 3. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION DENYING PERMIT FOR A TATTOO PARLOR AND ART GALLERY AT 23630 SAN FERNANDO ROAD (MASTER CASE 04-155, MINOR USE PERMIT 04-016) - At the public hearing on January 25, 2005, the Council directed staff to return with a resolution of denial as a Consent Calendar item on the February 8, 2005 City Council meeting. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to deny Minor Use Permit 04-016 for a tattoo parlor and art gallery at 23630 San Fernando Road. El 4. EMERGENCY CHANNEL CLEARING OF NEWHALL CREEK AND EMERGENCY WORK AT SAND CANYON WASH AT THE LOST CANYON BRIDGE - AWARD CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY EXCAVATION OF NEWHALL CREEK - Damage caused by recent storms and flooding resulted in an emergency situation when Newhall Creek overflowed into the Polynesian Mobile Home Park. The excavation of Newhall Creek was required to prevent further damage. This action is to appropriate funds for the excavation and authorize the contractor to increase the scope of work. Further damage was caused at the Sand Canyon Wash at the Lost Canyon Bridge. This item seeks funding to perform emergency work. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Find that there is sufficient evidence that the urgency of this situation will not permit the delay of competitive bidding for the contractual services being performed; appropriate a $270,000 grant from the State Office of Emergency Services to the Storm Drain Transfer Account No. M0032453; appropriate a $180,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS); increase anticipated revenue Account No. 001-6714 by $30,600; appropriate $40,000 from the City Council Contingency Account No. 2250-7401 to Account No. M0032001; and authorize the City Manager or designee to increase the scope of work of the emergency contract with Jimmie D. Foster Grading to provide storm related clean up. 5. BONNIE VIEW AVENUE AND SCHERZINGER LANE - ESTABLISH NO -STOPPING ZONES - Establish no -stopping zones along the south side of Bonnie View Avenue and along the west side of Scherzinger Lane. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution establishing a no -stopping zone along the south side of Bonnie View Avenue and along the west side of Scherzinger Lane, south of Sierra Cross Avenue. 6. COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-05 - Each year a Community Services Grant Committee is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications, and make final funding recommendations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Community Services Grant Committee's Project Recommendation List for Fiscal Year 2004-05 in an amount not to exceed $75,650, and direct staff to execute agreements approved for funding. Authorize City Manager or designee to sign all documents pursuant to City Attorney approval. 7. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA'S VEHICLE LICENSE FEE RECEIVABLE FROM THE STATE; AND DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH - In FY 2003-04 the State of California failed to make full Vehicle License Fee (VLF) payments (totaling approx. $2.8 million) to the City. Technically, this constituted an interest free "loan" from cities and counties to the State and is commonly referred to as the "VLF Backfill Gap". The State has promised to make these VLF Gap Loan payments by August 15, 2006; however there is some doubt as to whether the State can, or will, make these payments as promised. The VLF Gap Loan Program provides the City an opportunity to receive its funds now, less financing costs of up to 10%, as opposed to waiting to August 2006, or possibly not receiving the funds at all. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve resolution approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a purchase and sale agreement and related documents with respect to the sale of the City of Santa Clarita's vehicle license fee receivable from the state; and directing and authorizing certain other actions in connection therewith; authorize the City Manager to sign all documents subject to City Attorney approval. 8. SALES TAX REBATE AGREEMENT - To increase sales tax revenue, staff is recommending to enter into a 10 year agreement with Kolesar & Associates. The City will rebate sales tax revenue to Kolesar & Associates for each sales tax generating business they bring to the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the agreement with Kolesar & Associates, and direct the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to implement the Agreement, subject to the City Attorney's approval. 9. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 03 AND 04 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 03 and 04. 0 PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, MASTER CASE NO. 04-361 (OAK TREE PERMIT NO. 04-034), A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND REALIGNMENT OF THE VIA PRINCESSA EXTENSION — The City of Santa Clarita is requesting the use of its condemnation authority to secure 7.94 acres in permanent and temporary easements to realign and construct an extension of Via Princessa in Los Angeles County and to remove up to 37 oak trees. The project area is currently owned and maintained by the Fair Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). As part of the January 2002 City Council approval of the adjacent Golden Valley Ranch development, the developer (PacSun LLC/ Pardee Homes) was directed to relocate Via Princessa up to 250 feet to the west to reduce potential environmental impacts. Since the developer was unable to reach an agreement with the property owner, the City is using its powers of condemnation to secure the land. The public hearing was opened on October 26, 2004 and continued to the November 23, 2004, January 11, 2005 and February 8, 2005 City Council meetings. RECOMMENDED ACTION — Continue the public hearing to the April 12, 2005 City Council Meeting. 11. OAK TREE ORDINANCE REVISION PROCESS - In February of 2004, staff was directed by the City Council and the Planning Commission to revise the existing Oak Tree ordinance as it apply to residents. Ordinance revisions cover pruning, encroachment, and removal of oak trees on properties that are occupied by a single family home. The public hearing was opened at the regular meeting of the City Council on November 23, 2004 and continued to this time. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct continued public hearing, receive staffs presentation and public testimony, close the public hearing. Introduce an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 17.17.090 OF TITLE 17, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING OAK TREE PRESERVATION," and schedule the ordinance for a second reading on February 22, 2005. 7 12. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 13.24 NEWS VENDING MACHINES OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING CHAPTER 13.24 NEWSRACKS - Revising and/or adding sections addressing newsrack priority; obtaining a newsrack permit; changing permit validity from one year to two years; standards for maintenance and display of newsracks; special standards district; abatement, impound, and appeal provisions; and summary abatement. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing, introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 13.24 OF TITLE 13, DIVISION 1 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF NEWS VENDING MACHINES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 13.24 OF TITLE 13, DIVISION I OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF NEWSRACKS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY," on February 22, 2005. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, February 22, 2005 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 February 3, 2004, 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