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Home My WebLink About2007-02-27 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, February 27, 2007 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 II) INVOCATION - Boydston CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY None PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Award from Government Finance Officer's Association Recognition of Traffic Operations Center from American Public Works Association for Best Use of Technology 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 February 7, 2007 - special City Council meeting February 13, 2007 - 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. ESTABLISH NO OVERNIGHT STOPPING ON SARITA AVENUE NEAR CANYON COUNTRY PARK - Establish a night time no -stopping zone on the south side of Sarita Avenue along the frontage of Canyon Country Park to improve park safety. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution establishing a no -stopping zone between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the south side of Sarita Avenue along the frontage of Canyon Country Park, approximately 170 feet west of Croco Place to approximately 330 feet east of Croco Place. 3 3. BRIGHTON LANE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. S1008 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project repaired the area near the intersection of Brighton Lane and Wilmington Court, where the underlying soil had failed, and surface improvements had settled and cracked. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by General Pavement Management for Brighton Lane Improvements, Project No. S 1008; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. 4. VIA PRINCESSA METROLINK STATION RESTROOMS AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. F3012 AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT - This project is the design phase for adding restrooms and sewers to the existing Via Princessa Metrolink Station. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award the design contract to Meyer and Associates for architectural and civil design services for the Via Princessa Metrolink Station Restrooms and Sewer Improvements, Project No. F3012, in the amount of $86,190.00, and a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $8,619.00; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. S. PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF EMISSIONS RETROFIT KITS FOR TRANSIT BUSES BID # TR -06-07-29 — REJECTION OF ALL BIDS AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO RE -ADVERTISE FOR BIDS — The retrofit of 36 diesel -powered local and commuter transit buses would bring the City of Santa Clarita into compliance with 2009 ARB standards for particulate matter. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Reject all bids, and direct staff to re -advertise bids for the purchase and installation of retrofit kits for 36 transit buses, bid No. 7R-06-07-29. 4 6. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PURCHASING - Ordinance to amend the Municipal Code regarding purchasing to streamline administrative processing and revise wording. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARrrA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.12 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING PURCHASING." 7. AMENDMENT TO CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE - The Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to review its conflict of interest code biennially or as needed to determine if it is accurate or if the code should be amended. Staff has determined that the list of designated employees as Exhibit "B" needs to be amended. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution amending the Conflict of Interest Code. 8. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 5, 6, AND 7 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 5, 6, and 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9. ANNEXATION INITIATION POLICY - The Annexation Initiation Policy identifies the circumstances in which the City may pursue a request for an annexation. The policy establishes basic criteria for communities who wish to request annexation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction on the Annexation Initiation Policy. 5 NEW BUSINESS 10. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: H.R. $63 - On January 18, 2007, U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R -52 -CA) introduced House Resolution 563, the "Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act." This measure would vacate the convictions and federal prison sentences of two former United States Border Patrol Agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction regarding House Resolution 563 and, if appropriate, transmit statements of position to U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, U.S. Representative Howard P. 'Buck" McKeon, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and President George W. Bush. 11. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: CABLE AND SATELLITE SUBSCRIBER CHOICE - For a number of years, there has been extensive debate over whether multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) should be required to provide cable and satellite programming on an "a la carte" basis as opposed to the current theme tiered basis. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction to staff regarding a resolution calling for the City of Santa Clarita to meet with Members of Congress, as appropriate, to explore how federal legislation providing for cable and satellite a la carte subscriber choice might be introduced into Congress and enacted into law during the 110th session of Congress. 12. MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY MUSEUM REQUEST FOR LAND LEASE • A request has been made of the City Council to grant a 20 year lease at a nominal $1 per year rate over a portion of the Newhall Metrolink/Community Center property for the placement of a Martial Arts History Museum. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Deny the request for the land lease due to substantial physical and financial restraints that exist on the site, as well as the compatibility issues that may arise with the implementation of the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan themes. ri 13. EMERGENCY WINTER SHELTER TASK FORCE PRESENTATION - During the February 13, 2007 City Council Meeting, Councilmember Tim Ben Boydston requested that a presentation by the County -led Emergency Winter Shelter Task Force be agendized for the February 27, 2007 City Council Meeting. Subsequently, the Task Force has prepared a presentation for the City Council on their efforts to find sites within the Santa Clarita Valley that would be suitable to locate a Temporary Emergency Winter Shelter. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and provide feedback to the Temporary Emergency Winter Shelter Task Force. ADJOURNMENT. in memory of Ann Michele Irvine. FUTURE MEETINGS A City Council Study Session will be held Tuesday, March 6, 2007 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, March 13, 2007 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 February 22, 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. N -/"O Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 7