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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-28 - AGENDAS - REGULAR MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 28, 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) 255-4391. 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 II) INVOCATION - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Scholarship presentations to local high school students by Blue Barrel Disposal Recognition of Radford Jerry White for animal control work PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 14, 2005 - special and regular City Council meetings CONVENE SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES — June 14, 2005 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 1. FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE SCRDA 1. YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — Consideration of final approval of the proposed Fiscal Year 2005/06 Operating Budget, Redevelopment Agency Budget and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Adopt resolution making the appropriations in the amount budgeted. CITY COUNCIL: Adopt resolutions making the appropriations in the amount budgeted, adopting the five-year capital improvement program, setting the appropriations limit for the fiscal year, electing to receive all or a portion of the tax revenues pursuant to Health and Safety Codes, and amending the PERS Contract; approve the amendments to the Draft FY 2005/06 Budget, submitted on Exhibit A, and FY 2004/05 Budget Adjustments, submitted on Exhibits B and C. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESUME CITY COUNCIL MEETING 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. 2. 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. 3. STATE LEGISLATION: AB 1222 (JONES) —The South Coast Air Quality Mangement District (AQMD) has asked the City to provide a support position for AB 1222. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a support position for Assembly Bill 1222. 4. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY COMMITTEE ON AGING AGREEMENT - As part of the City's Fiscal Year 2005-06 budget, City Council proposes to allocate $150,000 to the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging to provide transit related services and support to senior and disabled residents. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve agreement between the City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging in the amount of $150,000, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Funds are identified in Account No. 5100-8110 in the Fiscal Year 2005-06 annual budget. 5. AMEND THE CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIT SERVICE - On June 26, 2001, the City Council authorized a five-year contract with ATC for the operation and maintenance of the City's transit service. As the City prepares to occupy the new Transit Maintenance Facility, and to implement compressed natural gas (CNG) bus operations, Staff recommends a two-year extension to the existing contract. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute a two- year contract extension with ATC for the operation and maintenance of the City's transit service, subject to City Attorney approval. 6. ALLOCATION OF $125,000 FROM THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR CONTRACTUAL DESIGN SERVICES REGARDING THE CITY'S FACILITY SPACE PLAN - As the City of Santa Clarita's employee base grows, the existing facilities owned by the City and occupied by City staff are under continual pressure to provide an adequate working environment as well as proper way -finding and convenience for the public. The funds requested would examine the space needs of City Hall, the City Corporate Yard and Activities Center to identify strategies to maximize space for employees and provide enhanced customer convenience and service. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a contract with RTK Architects, Inc. subject to City Attorney approval in the amount of $125,000. 7. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIALS RECYCLING ORDINANCE - As part of the City's ongoing efforts to divert waste from landfills, and to comply with the State mandated diversion rate of 50 percent (AB 939), the City has prepared a Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) recycling ordinance. The ordinance will require a minimum of 50 percent diversion of the waste materials generated through several construction and demolition related projects throughout the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.46, CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, TO DIVISION 3 OF TITLE 15 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE." 8. AWARD CONTRACT FOR STREET SWEEPING SERVICES - Award contract for city-wide street sweeping services. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract to Nationwide Environmental Services, in an amount not to exceed $652,599.49 annually; authorize the City Manager or designee to sign a contract and renewal subject to City Attorney review. 9. YOUTH MASTER PLAN (YMP) - Visions in Progress (VIP) and City staff revisit the issues of lack of activities, drug abuse, reckless driving, etc., to plan and be prepared for the changing needs of youth in the Santa Clarita Valley. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council review and adopt the Youth Master Plan. 10. ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUED MAINTENACE FOR THE OPEN SPACE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH) — As a condition of the approval of the Golden Valley Ranch Development, the formation of an open space maintenance district was required. In November 2003, Council approved the formation of an open space maintenance district. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the resolution initiating proceedings and the resolution approving the Engineer's Report and declaring the City's intention to levy annual assessments for the Open Space Maintenance District (Golden Valley). 11. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 23 AND 24 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION - Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 23 and 24. PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO FEES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE - Public hearing to consider fees for fiscal year 2005-06, including adjusting current fees for service by the 2004 annual Consumer Price Index percentage change of 3.3%. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing; adopt a resolution establishing a schedule of fees and charges for City services, and adopt a resolution establishing fees and charges for the storm drainage utility services for fiscal year 05-06. 13. MASTER CASE 04-443, REQUEST FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION OF 150 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS ON 19.5 ACRES PROJECT SITE IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. — Development of 150 detached single family residential condomium units on a 19.5 acre project site. The site is southwest of the Santa Clara River and Soledad Canyon Road between Langside and Camp Plenty. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing and adopt a resolution adopting General Plan Amendment 04-007, and associated Mitigated Negative Declaration; and introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 04-003 (MASTER CASE 04-443) TO CHANGE THE 19.53 -ACRE PROJECT SITE FROM BUSINESS PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (BP PD) TO RESIDENTIAL MODERATE (RM) LOCATED A THE INTERSECTION OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD AND PENLON ROAD IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA; and continue the public hearing for the remaining requested land use entitlements to the August 23, 2002 City Council meeting. 14. MASTER CASE 04-500, W & K HOMES 34 UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON BENEDA LANE - Development of 34 units on 11.63 acres along Beneda Lane and Mirror Way. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public and adopt a resolution adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approving Master Case 04-500, General Plan Amendment 05-003, Zone Change 05-003, Tentative Tract Map 62252, Conditional Use Permit 04-033, Hillside Review 04-011 and Minor Use Permit 04-041 to change the land use designation and zone for 9.01 acres of the subject site located at Beneda Lane and Mirror Way to Residential Moderate and for a cluster development consisting of the construction of 34 multi -family units on a property exceeding 10% average cross slope requiring 85,000 cubic yards of grading, 65,000 of which will be exported to a site on Sierra Highway, subject to the attached conditions of approval; introduce and pass to a second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 05-003 (MASTER CASE 04-500) TO CHANGE 9.01 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) LAND TO RESIDENTIAL MODERATE (RM) LOCATED AT BENEDA LANE AND MIRROR WAY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA." 15. MASTER CASE 04-486, W AND K HOMES 55 UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON SIERRA HIGHWAY - Request for approval for the construction of 55 residential units on 9.33 acres of land located on the southeast corner of Sierra Highway and American Beauty Way. A request for a Zone Change and General Plan Amendment for the eastern 4.3 acres of the site from CC (Community Commercial) to RM (Residential Moderate) is requested. A tentative tract map is proposed to subdivide the site into condominium lots. A conditional use permit is proposed to import 65,000 cubic yards of earth to the site. An oak tree permit has been submitted for the relocation of one oak tree on the project site. A hillside review is proposed for the development of a site with an average cross slope in excess of 10% and for earth movement of greater than 1,500 cubic yards RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing 'and adopt a resolution adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approving Master Case 04-486, General Plan Amendment 04-008, Tentative Tract Map 60536, Conditional Use Permit 04-030, Oak Tree Permit 04-048, Hillside Review 04-009, conditions of approval to develop a 9.3 acre site with 55 condominium units; introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 04-005 (MASTER CASE (04-486) TO CHANGE THE EASTERN 4.3 ACRES OF THE 9.3 -ACRE PROJECT SITE FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) TO RESIDENTIAL MODERATE (RM) LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SIERRA HIGHWAY AND AMERICAN BEAUTY WAY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA." 16. CENTEX HOMES LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE, AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A 166 UNIT GATED CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY ON ROBERT C. LEE PARKWAY AT GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD - The applicant is requesting the approval of a three -lot residential condominium subdivision to allow for the construction of 166 detached residences on a 33 acre project site. The request includes a zone change and a general plan amendment to change the zoning and land use designation of a portion of the project site from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Residential Medium High (RMH), a tentative tract map to allow for the proposed land division, a hillside review to grade on a slope with a cross -slope of greater than 10% and to allow for the movement of 50,000 cubic yards of earth, and a conditional use permit to gate the entrances to the site and because the site has a Planned Development Overlay. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing and adopt a resolution adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project and approving Master Case 04- 287, consisting of General Plan Amendment 04-002, Tentative Tract Map 61811, Conditional Use Permit 04-023, Hillside Review 04-006, with the subsequent conditions of approval (Exhibit A) on a 33 acre project site located on the northern side of Golden Valley Road to the east and west of Robert C. Lee Parkway; introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 04-001 (MASTER CASE 04-287) TO CHANGE THE SOUTHERN 18.6 ACRES OF THE 33 -ACRE PROJECT SITE FROM COMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD (CN) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM HIGH (RMH) LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST CORNER OF ROBERT C. LEE PARKWAY AND GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA." NEW BUSINESS 17. PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS' PROPOSED "CASPAR" MINE -11554 SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD, IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Pacific Industrial Minerals is proposing to mine 150,000 tons of anorthosite per year for 20 years in the unincorporated area of Soledad Canyon. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution opposing the proposed mine. 18. SAN FERNANDO ROAD SIX -LANE RESTRIPING PROJECT BETWEEN SIERRA HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD AVENUE - PROJECT NO. C2021- Implementation of a six -lane section with bicycle routes on San Fernando Road between Sierra Highway and Railroad Avenue will require elimination of on -street parking and construction of remaining curbs and gutters. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the implementation of six travel lanes with Class III bicycle facilities; restrict full-time on -street parking; and authorize an appropriation of $100,000.00 from the Via Princessa Bridge and Thoroughfare District for the installation of curb, gutter, and pavement widening for the San Fernando Road Six -lane Restriping Project No. C2021, between Sierra Highway and Railroad Avenue. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The regular City Council Study Session of July 5, 2005 has been canceled. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, July 12, 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 June 23, 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