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Home My WebLink About2006-05-09 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. Iat Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 EM -W"14 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 - McLean CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION.TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY None PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Public Works Week Proclamation CAPIO (California Association of Public Information Officers) Awards: First Place "Award of Excellence for Community or Special Audience Newsletter" and An Honorable Mention for the City's Website en espanol. 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 April 25, 2006 - special and regular City Council meetings CONVENE SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 25, 2006 CONSENT CALENDAR SCRDA 1. NORTH NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) — Consideration of contract for completion of a Specific Plan and an Environmental Impact Report for a 213 -acre portion of the City north of the Downtown Newhall area. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Adopt a resolution approving a loan in the amount of $439,400 from the City of Santa Clarita General Fund to the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency. Redevelopment Agency: Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a professional services contract between the City and Moule and Polyzoides to complete the North Newhall Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in an amount not to exceed $822,000; and authorize the City Manager or a designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval; authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a reimbursement agreement between the City and Casden, Inc. to pay for 50 percent of the cost ($439,400), Specific Plan and EIR, to be placed in account 501-23078; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval; adopt a resolution accepting a loan in the amount of $439,400 from the City of Santa Clarita General Fund and approving a promissory note to the City of Santa Clarita; and authorize a transfer in the amount of $439,400 in loan proceeds from the Redevelopment Agency Debt Service Fund 910 to the Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects Fund 901 and appropriate $439,400 to account 3610-8110. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTINUE 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. SUBMISSION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2006-2007 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN - The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the submission of the Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan 45 days before the beginning of the 2006-2007 Program Year. The Annual Action Plan requires the approval of the City Council prior to submission. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the 2006-2007 CDBG Annual Action Plan and the funding recommendations contained therein; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all required documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 4. MASTER CASE 03-358, REQUEST FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, HILLSIDE REVIEW PERMIT AND OAK TREE PERMIT - Allow subdivision and construction of 499 residential units, a general plan arterial roadway, a 6 -acre turnkey public park and graded and prepared lots for a future YMCA and junior high school. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 03-002 (MASTER CASE 03-358) FOR THE KEYSTONE PROJECT SITE LOCATED ON 246 ACRES OF LAND AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF ERMINE STREET, NORTH OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. El 5. CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR GAP CLOSURE, PROJECT NO. S1001— REJECTION OF ALL BIDS AND AUTHORIZATION TO RE -ADVERTISE FOR BIDS — The Cross Valley Connector (CVC) Gap Closure project will extend Newhall Ranch Road from Interstate 5 to Copper Hill Drive. It is the western most segment of the CVC, which will provide a direct connection between Interstate 5 and State Route 14. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Reject all bids and direct staff to re -advertise for bids for the Cross Valley Connector Gap Closure, Project No. S1001. 6. SUMMARY VACATION OF A PORTION OF SAND CANYON ROAD ADJACENT TO TRACT MAP NO. 45148 AT COMET WAY — AV Development LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, has requested to vacate a portion of Sand Canyon Road dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita by Tract Map No. 45148. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of a portion of Sand Canyon Road dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita by Tract Map No. 45148; and direct the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the office of the Registrar - Recorder of the County of Los Angeles. 7. SUMMARY VACATION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS WITHIN TRACT NO. 45148 SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAND CANYON ROAD AND COMET WAY — AV Development LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, has requested to vacate the right to restrict the erection of buildings or other structures within those areas designated as flood hazard areas dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita by Tract Map No. 45148. The flood hazard area is unnecessary because it duplicates an existing FEMA "AO -1" flood zone per current Flood Insurance Rate Maps. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of the right to restrict the erection of buildings or other structures within those areas designated as flood hazard areas dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita by Tract Map No. 45148; and direct the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the office of the Registrar -Recorder of the County of Los Angeles. 8. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO DM GEOGRAPHICS LLC FOR PROFESSIONAL GIS CONSULTING SERVICES - The City is currently undertaking several organizational priorities such as the One Valley, One Vision Project that require a significant amount of professional Geographic Information System consulting services. At this time, City staff believes it is appropriate to contract for additional GIS consulting services in order to augment existing staff and provide technical additional resources to the organization. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a contract for an amount not to exceed $85,000 to DM Geographics LLC for professional Geographic Information System Services. 9. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 15 AND 16 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 15 & 16. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. ANNUAL ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NOS. 1, T-19 & A-2 AND STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1- Public Hearing to consider annexation of territories into Districts. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing, adopt the resolutions approving the Engineers' Reports ordering said annexations, and authorize the annual levy and collection of assessments within each District. 11. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF MASTER CASE 05-072 - Request for the construction of 10 buildings consisting of 44 multi -family units on 9.9 acres located east of Sierra Highway at Scherzinger Lane. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing; receive testimony from the public; and adopt City Council Resolution affirming the Planning Commission action to deny Master Case 05-072, including General Plan Amendment 05-002, Zone Change 05-002, Tentative Tract Map 61426, Conditional Use Permit 05-004, Hillside Review 05-001, Minor Use Permit 05-055, and Oak Tree Permit 05-010. 12. CALGROVE PARK, AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN PARKS ELEMENT TO REMOVE THE PARK DESIGNATION FROM A VACANT 0.25 ACRE SITE ON BRITTANY LANE - Request to amend the General Plan Parks and Recreation Element to remove the park designation of a 0.25 acre site known as Calgrove Park. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution to remove the neighborhood park designation of a 0.25 acre site from the City of Santa Clarita General Plan Parks and Recreation Element. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2006 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 May 4, 2006, 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. -3/" a Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California