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Home My WebLink About2007-12-11 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, December 11, 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 ensureaccessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II) INVOCATION - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE - Girl Scout Troop 592 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) COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 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 November 27, 2007 - special and regular City Council meetings CONVENE SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 27, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR CC/SCRDA 1. FY 07-08 MID -YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS - Each year at this time, City staff takes the opportunity to review the City's adopted budget to determine if any financial adjustments are necessary. As with every year, expenditure, revenue, and capital project budgets are reviewed for items that will assist City Departments in managing their operations to the end of the fiscal year. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Authorize adjustments to fiscal year 2007-08 budgeted expenditures, revenues, and capital projects in the amount specified; adopt a Resolution providing for Compensation of the Employees of the City and Amending the Position Classification Plan; adopt a Resolution approving a loan, previously authorized by the Council, from the General Fund to the Eastside Bridge & Thoroughfare District, in the amount of $1,000,000; adopt a Resolution approving a loan, previously authorized by the Council, from the Self -Insurance Fund to the Eastside Bridge & Thoroughfare District, in the amount of $3,000,000; adopt a resolution amending the Conflict of Interest Code; adopt the City Council Election, Summer, and Holiday Recess Policy; and adopt a resolution amending the stipend rates for precinct board members at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Redevelopment Agency: Authorize adjustments to fiscal year 2007-08 budgeted expenditures and revenues in the amounts specified. SCRDA 2. ACQUISITION OF 24533 SAN FERNANDO ROAD, SANTA CLARITA, CA. 91321. APN#2831-006-0029 2831-006-030 and 2831-006-031. - Acquisition of property addressed as 24533 San Fernando Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91321. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the Executive Director or designee to sign all required documentation to complete the acquisition of 24533 San Fernando Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 (Assessor Parcels #2831-006-002, 2861-006-030, and 2831-006-031), subject to review by the City Attorney; appropriate $1,730,000 to account 13400-5201.004, funds are available in the Redevelopment Agency fund balance; and adopt reimbursement resolution. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESUME 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. 3. 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. 4. LOBBYIST REGISTRATION - At the regular meeting of November 27, 2007, the City Council introduced and passed to second reading an ordinance for consideration and adoption that would enact lobbyist registration requirements within the City of Santa Clarita. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 7.03 OF TITLE 7 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING INFLUENCING MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION." 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) LOCAL 721 - Review Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Clarita and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the draft Memorandum of Understanding that has been negotiated between the City of Santa Clarita (City) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 and adopt a resolution providing for the compensation of represented employees. Authorize the City Manager to finalize, sign and accept the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City. 6. PRESERVATION OF 140 +/- ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, PLACERITA CANYON AREA, ASSESSORS PARCEL NOS. 2848-012-085 AND 2848-011-010 - Consideration of purchase of 140 acres of vacant land for open space preservation in Placerita Canyon within the Angeles National Forest. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute all documentation to authorize the purchase of 140 +/- acres of real property located in Placerita Canyon, Assessor's Parcel Nos. 2848-012-085 and 2848-011-010; approve the expenditure of $150,000 from Account No. R0002303, which includes $75,000 for immediate deposit into escrow and the remaining $75,000 for anticipated costs to be incurred during escrow, including due diligence investigations and consultant and attorney fees. 7. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 47 & 48 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 47 and 48. ADJOURNMENT — In memory of Josh Pipho FUTURE MEETINGS Due to the upcoming holiday season, the second meeting in December 2007, will not be held. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, January 8, 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 December 6, 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