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Home My WebLink About2006-06-13 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 13, 2006 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 - Weste CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY None 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. K 77:�C11VIM W9123IRLI1 "I May 23, 2006 - special and regular City Council meetings CONVENE SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 9, 2006 PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM- Joint Public Hearing of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency on the proposed Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Operating Budget, Redevelopment Agency Budget and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Operating Budget and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program, and schedule the budget for adoption at the June 27, 2006 Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting. 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. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES - M0045 AND B0011 PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project accomplished three components of improvements: play equipment renovation, a shade canopy installation, and two park sign installations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by John Burgeson Contractors, Inc., on the Playground Equipment Upgrades, Project Numbers M0045 and B0011; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; direct staff to release the 10% retention 35 days after Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed. 4. SAN FERNANDO ROAD MEDIAN IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT NO. C2001 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - The San Fernando Road Median Improvement project will enhance the aesthetics of the area, provide a measure of traffic calming, and still allow access to the Keep It Safe Self Storage business. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and accept the completion of the San Fernando Road Median Improvement, Project No. C2001; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; approve the transfer of $30,000.00 of LMD Fund 401 T-1 monies to Account No. 2915-8001; direct staff to release the remaining 10 percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed. 5. 2005-2006 ANNUAL OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM, PROJECT NOS. M0046 AND M0049 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - The Annual Overlay and Slurry Seal project is an integral part of the City's pavement management program and adds pavement and slurry seal asphalt maintenance treatments to selected City streets. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the plans and specifications; award the construction contract for the 2005-2006 Annual Overlay and Slurry Seal Program, Project Nos. M0046 and M0049, to Security Paving Company, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, in the amount of $7,306,572.10, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $730,657.21; approve the expenditure of $223,500.00 from Account No. M0046001-8001 for construction management services; transfer $200,000.00 from Account No. M0039001- 8001 to Account No. M0046001-8001; increase Revenue Account No. 455-4511 by $800,000.00 and appropriate to Account No. M0046455-8001; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 6. APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR BOUQUET CANYON BRIDGE AND THOROUGHFARE DISTRICT REIMBURSEMENT - Williams Homes, Inc. has requested that the City reimburse the costs of constructing roadway improvements on Bouquet Canyon Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $166,814.12 from the Bouquet Canyon Bridge and Thoroughfare (B&T) District to Account No. 4361-8001 for payment to Williams Homes, Inc. for reimbursement of the costs to complete public improvement projects within the District. 7. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: H.R. 5471 - Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon has introduced federal legislation, H.R. 5471, regarding the Cemex mining proposal. The bill contains a number of provisions, including, canceling the existing leases between the Bureau of Land Management and Cemex; providing a mechanism for Cemex to recover and transfer to other federal resources appropriate values, which they have expended in acquiring the leases and attempting to bring the mine into operation; and, restricting mining at the site to historical levels. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution in support of H.R. 5471 and direct staff to transmit copies of the resolution to Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein, appropriate congressional committees and administration officials. 8. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE NORTH VALENCIA 2 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - The addendum would remove the requirement to construct a pedestrian bridge that is no longer warranted, and to install eight field lights at Heritage Park, plus dedicate the remaining 36.8 acres of the Upland Preserve Zone, which the City was originally required to purchase under the Development Agreement. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 04-001 (MASTER CASE 04-205) TO AMEND THE NORTH VALENCIA 2 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE PUBLIC BENEFITS PROVIDED BY NEWHALL LAND WHICH WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO CONSTRUCT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ON COPPERHILL DRIVE, AND REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF FIELD LIGHTS AT HERITAGE PARK PLUS THE DEDICATION OF 36.8 ACRES OF LAND DESIGNATED AS THE UPLAND PRESERVE IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA" 9. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA'S FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY - Per California Government Code Section 53646, the City Treasurer may annually present the City's Investment Policy to the City Council to reaffirm or make any changes to the existing policy. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the City of Santa Clarita's Fiscal Year 2006-07 Statement of Investment Policy, and direct staff to submit the policy to the Association of Public Treasurers United States & Canada (APT US&C) for certification in their award program. 10. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY COMMITTEE ON AGING AGREEMENTS - As part of the City's Fiscal Year 2006-07 budget, City Council allocated $300,000.00 to the Santa Clarita Committee on Aging. This appropriation provides the Senior Center with transit - related services, as well as recreational wellness programs for the community's senior citizens. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve agreement and MOU between the City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging in the amount of $150,000.00 each and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Funds are identified in Accounts No. 2100-8110 ($150,000.00) and 7100-8001 (150,000.00) in the Fiscal Year 2006-07 annual budget. 11. AWARD CONTRACT FOR MCBEAN PARKWAY MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS - This project includes the removal of existing shrubs and turf from each side of the median, replacing it with 18 -inch stamped concrete buffer strips. The irrigation will then be modified, and the shrubs and turf will be refurbished. Phase I of this project includes medians on McBean Parkway between Decoro and Copperhill. Phase II includes medians on McBean Parkway between Arroro Parkway and Tournament Road. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve plans and specifications, and award the construction contract for the McBean Parkway Median Buffer Strip Improvement, Project No. B1005, to Trademark Concrete Systems in the amount of $325,942; approve a contingency amount of 10% ($32,594); increase the project's budget from $329,828 to $358,536; allocate $28,708 to account B1005401-8001 for the inclusion of contingency amount which will come from Landscape Maintenance District's reserve fund balance; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 12. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 20 AND 21 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Registers 20 and 21. 13. RIM OF THE VALLEY STUDY ACT- The Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act would allow for a study to be conducted by the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Support S. 153 and H.R. 355 which provide for the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act. Statements of support shall be sent to to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Representative Adam Schiff, and appropriate congressional committees and administration officials. PUBLIC HEARINGS 14. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO FEES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE - Public hearing to consider fees for fiscal year 2006-07, including adjusting current fees for service by the percent change in the annual Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County area for the year ending December 2005. That percent increase is 4.5%. 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 2006-2007. 15. ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Consideration of Resolutions approving the Engineers' Reports for the annual levy of assessments and the continued maintenance for the specified districts and the zones within those districts for Fiscal Year 2006/07. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing, adopt the resolutions, and approve the Engineers' Reports for the annual levy of assessments and continued maintenance for the following special districts: Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1, Tl, T1A and A2; Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, and 22; Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1; and Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2006/2007. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 16. SOLEDAD VILLAGE PROJECT, MASTER CASE 04444 - Consideration of a General Plan Amendment 04-006, Zone Change 04-004, Tentative Tract Map 62322, Conditional Use Permit 05-021 and an Environmental Impact Report for a 407 -unit Residential Condominium Complex (Including 22 Live -work units) and an 8,000 square foot Commercial Center on a 30 -acre property on the north side of Soledad Canyon Road at Gladding Way. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) State Clearinghouse Number 2005041100 and adopt the Mitigation and Monitoring Program and Statement of Overriding Considerations for a 407 -unit residential condominium complex and an 8,000 square foot commercial center on a 30 -acre property on the north side of Soledad Canyon Road at Gladding Way in the City of Santa Clarita. Additionally, adopt a resolution approving Master Case 04-444, General Plan Amendment 04-006, Tentative Tract Map 62322 and Conditional Use Permit 05-021 and introduce and pass to second reading on June 27, 2006 an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 04-004 (MASTER CASE 04-444) TO AMEND THE CITY'S ZONING MAP AND CHANGE THE ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE WITH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY (CO -PD) TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD (CN) AND RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM HIGH (RMH), MAINTAINING THE PD OVERLAY, ON A 30 -ACRE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD AT GLADDING WAY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA' G"L11117�l601a] FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, June 27, 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 June 8, 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. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 10