HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-07-11 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st 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) 255-4391. 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 ]n
INVOCATION - Kellar
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Recognition of Youth in Government Participants
Recognition of Community Members for Service to our Sister City Tena, Ecuador
PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
LA County Public Health Presentation on West Nile Virus
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
June 27, 2006 - regular 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.
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. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING SANTA PAULA BRANCH LINE
RAILROAD TRACKS INTO SANTA CLARITA FOR FILLMORE AND WESTERN
RAILWAY TOURISM USAGE - Consideration of a resolution to support the extension
of the Santa Paula Branch Line railroad tracks into the City of Santa Clarita for tourism
usage by the Fillmore and Western Railway.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution in support of extending the Santa Paula
Branch Line railroad tracks into Santa Clarita for tourism usage by the Fillmore and Western
Railway.
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3. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND
THOROUGHFARE SIGNAL INTERCONNECT, PROJECT NOS. I0001 AND C0018
- CONSTRUCTION ACCEPTANCE - These projects installed closed-circuit television
incident cameras at critical sites, added an appropriate communications system to link to the
City's Traffic Operations Center (TOC), and developed signal timing to address recurring and
nonrecurring congestion. Additionally, traffic signal interconnects were installed to close
interconnect gaps along major roadways throughout the City, and retimed all traffic signals
along those roads to improve traffic flow.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Taft Electric Company on the
Intelligent Transportation Management System and Thoroughfare Signal Interconnect,
Project Nos. I0001 and C0018; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and
direct staff to release the retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded,
provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law.
4. TRACT MAP NO. 61811-02 (CONDOMINIUMS, MILESTONE AT GOLDEN
VALLEY ROAD) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS
OF DEDICATION - Approval of Tract Map No. 61811-02 (Condominiums, Milestone at
Golden Valley Road) consisting of approximately 7.34 acres, at the intersection of Golden
Valley Road and Robert C. Lee Parkway, owned by Centex Homes.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 61811-02; accept on behalf of the
public, the offers of dedication for public use; make certain findings; instruct the City
Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate on the face of the Tract Map; instruct
the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate on the face of the Tract Map and instruct the City
Engineer to endorse the Agreement for Subdivision Improvements.
5. SUMMARY VACATION OF AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC ROAD AND
HIGHWAY PURPOSES (EAST OF BOUQUET CANYON ROAD AT RUSS JAY
STREET) - Ruth Camargo, the current owner of Assessor Parcel No. 2812-008-021, has
submitted a Street/Easement Vacation Application requesting the City of Santa Clarita to
summarily vacate a portion of the 40 -foot wide easement granted to the County of Los
Angeles for public road and highway purposes, as described in a deed recorded October 23,
1922 with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Deny the request made by Ruth Camargo to summarily
vacate a portion of the 40 -foot wide easement granted to the County of Los Angeles for
public road and highway purposes, as described in a deed recorded October 23, 1922 in Book
1256 of Official Records, page 308, in the office of the County Recorder, County of Los
Angeles, State of California.
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6. LYONS AVENUE - ESTABLISH NO -PARKING ZONE/NO-STOPPING ZONE
ALONG THE NORTH CURB EXTENDING BETWEEN AVENIDA ROTELLA AND
WILEY CANYON ROAD - Establish parking restrictions on the north side of Lyons
Avenue between Avenida Rotella and Wiley Canyon Road.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution establishing a "no -parking between the
hours of 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m." zone along the north curb of Lyons Avenue from Avenida
Rotella to 200 feet west of Old Orchard Park, and a "no -stopping any time" zone along the
north curb of Lyons Avenue from 200 feet west of Old Orchard Park to Wiley Canyon Road.
7. AWARD ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES UNDER A
U.S.COMMUNITIES CONTRACT- Periodically, purchasing reviews annual contracts for
rebid. The office supply contract was awarded July 10, 2001. Examination of various
alternatives indicated participating in a large national contract, "piggybacking", would
provide the best pricing to the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the ordering of office supplies from Office Depot
under U.S. Communities contract Master Agreement #42595 in an amount not to exceed
$75,000 from account number 22204307. Authorize the City Manager to execute renewals
in accordance with the terns of the contract.
8. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 RENEWAL
OF LANDSCAPE CONTRACTS - Currently, the City of Santa Clarita contracts with five
landscape maintenance companies. The term of each contract is for two (2) years, plus the
option to renew for three (3) additional years, one (1) option year at a time.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the continuation of all existing contracts for
landscape maintenance of the LMDs as follows:American Landscape, extend existing
contract terms from August 6, 2006 until October 1, 2007; TruGreen LandCare, extend
existing contract terms from August 6, 2006 until October 1, 2007; Wurzel Landscape,
extend existing contract terms from August 6, 2006 until October 1, 2007; Oak Springs
Landscape, exercise third -year renewal option of existing contract from November 1, 2006
through November 1, 2007; Stay Green, Inc., exercise third -year renewal option of existing
contract from January 7, 2007 through January 1, 2008; authorize City Manager, or designee,
to execute any contract documents, change orders, or amendments arising out of extension to
the above contracts, subject to City Attorney approval.
9. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 24 AND 25 - Approval of the Check Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in
Check Register Nos. 24 and 25.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10. RE -CERTIFICATION OF GATE KING INDUSTRIAL PARK FEIR -
Presentation from staff on the Industrial Park's approval and litigation history, the new water
analysis for the Industrial Park per the direction of the Court, and adopt a resolution
re -certifying the project's Final Environmental Impact Report with the Additional Analysis.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Re -Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report with the
new water supply analysis prepared for the Gate King Industrial Park project through the
adoption of a Resolution.
11. CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM: NEWHALL RANCH
ROAD - CROSS VALLEY CONNECTOR; SAN FERNANDO ROAD; VALENCIA
INDUSTRIAL CENTER; GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD; AND VALENCIA
BOULEVARD - Annexation of territories into the City's's landscape maintenance Districts
Numbers 1 and T-1 and various zones.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing, direct and receive ballot
tabulations and, barring a majority protest, adopt the attached resolutions to: 1) Annex
territories into the City's Landscape Maintenance Districts (Numbers 1, Tl, and various
zones), 2) Approve the Engineer's Report, and 3) Authorize the annual levy and collection of
assessments.
12.2006 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
REPORT - The Congestion Management Program is a state -mandated program administered
in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution finding the
City to be in conformance with the Congestion Management Program; and direct staff to
deliver the adopted resolution and the 2006 Local Development Report to the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on or before September 1, 2006.
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NEW BUSINESS
13. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS - At the regular meeting
of May 23, 2006, the City Council declared vacancies and directed the City Clerk to post and
publish the Notice of Vacancy for three Planning Commission positions and three Parks,
Recreation and Community Services Commission positions.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Mayor Weste, Mayor Pro Tem McLean and Councilmember
Ferry nominate their choice and Council approve said nominations to the Planning
Commission and the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission.
14. PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS AGREEMENT WITH AT&T CALIFORNIA - In
March of 2006, City staff was approached by representatives of AT&T with the specific
interest of working with the City to execute a Public Benefits Agreement that would allow
AT&T California (AT&T) to provide competitive television video services for residents by
means on the Internet. This proposed agreement would allow AT&T to provide television
video services, via their Project LightSpeed initiative, to residents without a formal cable
franchise agreement.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Public Benefits Agreement with AT&T California,
subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
15. NORTH NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN CITY COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE -
Consideration of an ad-hoc committee of the City Council for the preparation of the North
Newhall Specific Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Create an ad-hoc committee of the City Council for the
purpose of consideration of issues relating to the preparation of the North Newhall Specific
Plan and appoint Councilmembers to the committee.
16. ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Overview presentation to City Council
regarding the proposed Enterprise Zone Program for the City of Santa Clarita.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the Enterprise Zone Program overview.
ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETINGS
City Council will be on Summer Recess from July 12, 2006 through August 21, 2006.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, August 22, 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 July 6, 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