HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-04-26 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 St 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 - Kellar
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Presentation from City to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital of $100k
Recognition of Don Fleming as Chair of Auto Dealers Association
PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
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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
April 12, 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.
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. GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD BRIDGE OVER SANTA CLARA RIVER, PROJECT NO.
S4013 - AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT - This project is the design phase for the Golden
Valley Road Bridge over Santa Clara River. This bridge will connect the future extension of
Newhall Ranch Road to the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road Interchange.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award the design contract to Dokken Engineering for the
preparation of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) package for the construction of
Golden Valley Road Bridge over Santa Clara River, Project No. 54013 in the amount of
$911,627.00, and authorize a 15 percent contingency expenditure in the amount of
$136,744.00; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to
City Attorney approval; increase Revenue Account No. 301-6714 by $2,000,000.00;
appropriate $2,000,000.00 to Account No. S4013301-8001; and authorize the transfer of
$1,300,000.00 from S4003109-8001 to S4013109-8001 for future bridge construction costs.
3. PARCEL MAP NO. 60619 (SMYTH DRIVE) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Approval of Parcel Map No. 60619
(Smyth Drive) consisting of approximately 9.20 acres, located south of Smyth Drive, north of
Newhall Ranch Road, and between Dickason Drive and Copper Hill Drive, and owned by
TMED, a California Limited Liability Company.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Parcel Map No. 60619 (Smyth Drive); accept on
behalf of the public the offers of dedication; make certain findings; instruct the City
Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on the face of the Parcel Map; and
instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate on the face of the Parcel Map.
4. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FIRE CODE - This ordinance will amend the City's Municipal Code Title 22 to adopt the
most current edition of the Los Angeles County Fire Code.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce an ordinance and pass to second reading; set the
public hearing for May 24, 2005, adopting by reference the Los Angeles County Fire Code
Title 32 which includes the California Fire Code and Uniform Fire Code with certain
amendments entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 32 OF THE
LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE WHICH CONSTITUTES THE 2001 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE PUBLISHED BY THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS COMMISSION, INCLUDING APPENDIX I -C, APPENDIX II -C,
APPENDIX II -D, AND APPENDIX VI -A, EXCLUDING ALL OTHER APPENDICES OF
THE 2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, AND THE 2000 EDITION OF
THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE WESTERN FIRE
CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 22.01 OF TITLE 22 OF THE
SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE."
5. LOCAL CEQA GUIDELINES - Section 21082 of the Public Resources Code and Section
15022 of the California Code of Regulations require the City to adopt guidelines and
procedures for the environmental review and evaluation of projects. Staff has coordinated
with the City Attorney's office to update and improve the Local Guidelines used by City staff
to determine the level of environmental review appropriate for projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the resolution updating the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines.
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6. CITY OF LOS ANGELES' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AMENDMENT - Consideration
of a resolution in support of the City of Los Angeles' Sphere of Influence Amendment for
property primarily located to the north of current City of Los Angeles boundaries in the San
Fernando Valley.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution in support of the City of Los Angeles'
proposal to extend its Sphere of Influence to approximately the ridgeline separating the
watersheds of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
7. CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR GAP CLOSURE, PROJECT NO. S1001- OIL
PIPELINE RELOCATION AGREEMENTS WITH ARCO MIDCON, LLC AND
PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM, LLC - This project is for the City s Cross Valley
Connector Gap Closure, which will extend Newhall Ranch Road from Interstate 5 to Copper
Hill Drive.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the execution of the oil pipeline relocation
agreements with Arco Midcon, LLC in the amount of $500,000, and Pacific Pipeline System,
LLC in the amount of $650,000 for the Cross Valley Connector Gap Closure, Project No.
S1001; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City
Attorney Approval.
8. AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT BETWEEN CALPERS AND CITY COUNCIL -
Public Employee's Retirement Law permits the participation of public agencies and
employees in the Public Employee's Retirement System by execution of contract.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution to amend the City's current contract with
the California Public Employee's Retirement System (Ca1PERS) to provide Section 21574.5
(Indexed Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local miscellaneous members; introduce and
pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: " AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA."
9. AWARD CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, PUBLISHING ,AND DISTRIBUTION OF
PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES' QUARTERLY
"SEASONS" BROCHURE - Award the contract to RLF Publishing, for the printing and
distribution of "Seasons," in the amount of $75,600.00.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award contract for design, publishing, and distribution of
Parks & Recreation and Community Services' quarterly "Seasons," in the amount of $75,600.
Costs are per year for the initial term of one year, plus up to three additional one-year terms.
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all contract documents, including the
authority to approve three additional one-year extensions, subject to City Attorney approval.
10. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 13,14 AND 15 - Approval of the Check Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the
demands presented in Check Registers 13, 14, and 15.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
11. DISCUSSION OF THE CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR GAP CLOSURE EIR - The
project analyzed in the FEIR is one of six segments planned or under construction that would
comprise, along with previously completed roadway segments, what is known as the Cross
Valley Connector.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the staff report, open the public hearing for
testimony, continue the public hearing and continue consideration of this item to May 24,
2005. A public hearing on this matter has been duly noticed for May 24, 2005.
ADJOURNMENT
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The regularly scheduled City Council Study Session for Tuesday, May 3, 2005 has been
canceled.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, May 10, 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 April 21, 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.
aroS n L. Dawson, CMC 61
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California
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