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Home My WebLink About2007-02-13 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 13, 2007 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 - McLean CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Graffiti Removal Recognition Deputies Anthony Arnold and Travis Kelly for Their Dedication to the Community PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Captain Anthony La Berge 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 January 23, 2007 - special and regular City Council meetings RECESS TO SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES - December 12, 2006 regular meeting CONSENT CALENDAR SCRDA 1. DOWNTOWN NEWHALL RESTRIPE PROJECT S2016 -The first major capital project implementing the goals of the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) adopted by the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency (Agency) was advertised for bids. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Reject all bids and direct staff to re -advertise for bids for the Downtown Newhall Restripe - Project NO. S2016. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECONVENE 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. FEDERAL ADVOCACY SERVICES: CONTRACT RENEWAL - The City retains the professional services of John H. Montgomery and John R. O'Donnell for purposes of federal legislative advocacy. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. O'Donnell represent the City's interests regarding all federal matters, except for activities relating to the Soledad Canyon sand and gravel mining proposal. Their most recent contract ran concurrent with the 109th Session of Congress and expired on December 31, 2006. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to renew the contract of John H. Montgomery and John R. ODonnell for federal advocacy services in the amount of $6,000 per month, plus up to $5,000 annually for expense reimbursements, for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008, subject to City Attorney approval. Funds for the continuation of the contract beyond June 30, 2007 are subject to the inclusion of funds in the City approved budget for FY 2007/08. Overall funding for federal legislative advocacy services has been budgeted in account 1210-8110 for FY 06/07. 4 3. AWARD OF AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE CONTRACT - Award of contract for heating and air conditioning maintenance for various City facilities. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a heating and air conditioning (HVAC) maintenance contract to Honeywell Inc. in the amount of $85,463.00, plus a 10 percent contingency of $8,537.00 for an overall price not to exceed $94,000.00 per year for an initial two-year period with options for 3 one-year renewals upon mutual consent. The funds have been budgeted in Fiscal Year 2006-2007 in Account Nos. 4801-8008, 4804-8008, and 4860-8008; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 4. TRACT MAP NO. 67696 (CENTRE POINTE MARKETPLACE) - APPROVAL OF FINAL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION - Tract Map No. 67696, which is a resubdivision of Tract Map No. 42670, was found to be in substantial conformance with approved Tentative Tract Map No. 42670 and granted administrative approval by the City of Santa Clarita's Director of Community Development on April 26, 2006, per the Tentative Tract Map No. 42670 Development Agreement. Tract Map No. 67696, consisting of approximately 13.14 acres, is located south of Golden Triangle Road, west of Golden Valley Road, and is owned by Centre Pointe Marketplace, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract Map No. 67696 (Centre Pointe Marketplace); accept on behalf of the public the offers of dedication; make certain findings; instruct the City Treasurer to endorse the Special Assessment Certificate; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Certificate; and instruct the City Engineer to endorse the City Engineer's Statement. 5. AWARD CONTRACT FOR BID NUMBER PS -06-07-15 FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT ASSESSMENT ENGINEER SERVICES FOR FY 07-08 - Assessment Engineer services for Landscape Maintenance Districts, Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, Streetlight Maintenance District, and Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award contract to Harris & Associates for the assessment engineer services for FY 07-08, including annual levies, annexations, and additional special projects for the Landscape Maintenance Districts, Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, Streetlight Maintenance District, and Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District. Authorize City Manager or designee to execute the contract, modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, and exercise renewal options, subject to City Attorney approval, for an amount not to exceed $54,050. This amount represents the bid of $47,000, plus a 15% or $7,050 contingency. Sufficient funds exist in the FY 06-07 Special District Budgets to cover the cost of this contract. 6. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 (ANNEXATIONS L -77A AND L-83) - Consideration of a resolution initiating the formation proceedings and assessments. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to initiate the annexation and formation proceedings for two streetlight maintenance district annexations; approve the Engineer's Report and set the Public Hearing for April 10, 2007. 7. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 3 AND 4 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 3 and 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8. AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO $25,000 FOR ANNEXATION STUDY OF WEST SIDE - Consideration of allocation of funds for an annexation study. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize expenditure of up to $25,000 toward an annexation study of the westside communities; and transfer $25,000 from the Council Contingency Account # 2250-7401 to the Annexation Account # 3110-8003. 0 NEW BUSINESS 9. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON'S 500 KV TRANSMISSION LINE - On January 16, 2007, staff met with the Council's Development Subcommittee. The Subcommittee suggested that staff should write a letter to each of the lead agencies citing the various violations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to send letters to the California Public Utilities Commission and the United States Forest Service. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2007 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 February 8, 2007, 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 7