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Home My WebLink About2006-09-26 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, September 26, 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 In 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 National Community Planning Month Proclamation Investment Policy Certificate of Excellence 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 September 12, 2006 - 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. CEMEX OPPOSITION EFFORT- In an effort to continue the CEMEX mega -mine opposition effort and to generate support for legislation that would limit mining in Soledad Canyon, an additional $800,000 is needed to cover costs for legal services, a public outreach campaign, legislative advocacy, and environmental consultation through December 2006. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $550,000 from Council Contingency (Account #2250-7401) and $250,000 from the CEMEX Reserve (Account #2250-7402) to the CEMEX operating expenditure account (3110-8110 Project# 06.00) to continue the extensive CEMEX mega -mine opposition effort to cover costs for legal services, a public outreach campaign, legislative advocacy, and environmental consultation through December 2006. 3. DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT- As a result of the passage of Senate Bill No. 1677 on August 23, 2004, counties and cities can delegate the authority for the transfer and conveyance of storm drain improvements or drainage system to the District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to delegate authority to the Director of Public Works for the transfer and conveyance of storm drain improvements to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. 4. GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD/SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD INTERCHANGE, PROJECT NO. S3005 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - As part of the City's Cross Valley Connector, this project constructed a bridge over Soledad Canyon Road and connected to Soledad Canyon Road via Valley Center Drive. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Security Paving Company, Inc. for the Golden Valley Road/Soledad Canyon Road Interchange, Project No. S3005; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the retention balance 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. 5. LEE'S MAINTENANCE SERVICE INC. JANITORIAL CONTRACT RENEWAL AND AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007 - Contract renewal and amendment for janitorial services for Fiscal Year 2006/2007. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize a one-year renewal of the current contract for janitorial services with Lee's Maintenance Service, Inc., and amend the contract to include janitorial services for the new Transit Maintenance Facility, for a total amount not to exceed $240,000.00 per year; authorize a one-time appropriation in the amount of $41,000.00 from Transit Funds into Account No. 4860-8005 to cover additional costs of providing janitorial services at the Transit Maintenance Facility; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents for this one-year renewal and the two (2) additional one-year renewal terms that remain available for this agreement, subject to City Attorney approval. 4 6. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE - Due to organizational changes in the City's structure and the need for clarification of responsibilities, amendments to various sections of the Municipal Code are necessary for the Code to be up to date. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE DUE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES." 7. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS - Council approved funding in the FY 06/07 budget for the purchase of eight light duty trucks. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award contract to Raceway Ford, subject to the right of the City Manager to modify the award in the event issues of impossibility of performance arise, and authorize City Manager to execute the contract, subject to City Attorney approval, for the purchase of eight light-duty trucks, for an amount not to exceed $183,290, from account numbers 2260-8615, 4811-8615, 4814-8615, and 7330-8615. 8. THREE-MONTH TRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM - FREEDOM FOR SENIORS - Free local route ridership for seniors ages 60 and above. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve FREEdom for Seniors, a three-month pilot program, which will provide fixed -route fares at no cost during all hours of local transit operation for seniors ages 60 and above. 9. MCBEAN BUFFER STRIPS PROJECT, PROJECT B-1005, PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project was the final phase for median improvements on McBean Parkway. The buffer strips aesthetically enhance the medians as well as provide a safe area for landscapers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and accept the McBean Buffer Strip Project, direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion, and direct staff to release the 10% retention balance ($10,373.30) 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as provided by law, have been filed. W 10. FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 TO FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 CONTINUED APPROPRIATIONS - Each year after the budget is adopted, City staff reviews prior year expenditures and revenues to determine if monies are required to continue or complete Council approved programs or projects in the current FY 06-07 year. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution authorizing 2006-2007 continued appropriations as specified in the report. 11. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 32, 35, AND 36 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 32, 35, and 36. PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. HEARING ON OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED REMOVAL OF NON -CONFORMING SIGNS - This public hearing is to provide property owners of eight non -conforming signs the opportunity to state objections to the proposed removal of the signs. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing and consider objections to the proposed removal of eight non -conforming signs, declared public nuisances by the City Council on August 22, 2006, close the record to any new objections, and continue the item to November 14, 2006. ADJOURNMENT In memory of Tom Veloz 0 FUTURE MEETINGS A City Council Study Session will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita CA. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2006 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 September 21, 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. A'�' '--� Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 7