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Home My WebLink About2008-06-10 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY — No New Business Public Participation Process 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 - Ferry CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Fire Chief Matt Gil on his retirement Valencia High School Boys Volleyball - CIF Division II Championship PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None PUBLIC SAFETY TOPIC OF THE MONTH Personal Security and Safety Awareness Month 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. Oil 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 May 27, 2008 - special and regular City Council meetings CONVENE SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 27, 2008 — regular meeting CONSENT CALENDAR SCRDA 1. AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORITY TO INVEST MONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUN - The City of Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency (RDA) has obtained and will receive funding to finance the costs of certain redevelopment activities within the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the City of Santa Clarita's Redevelopment Agency's Resolution, authorizing the investment of monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund of the State of California. PUBLIC HEARINGS CC/SCRDA 2. DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - This is a joint Public Hearing of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency on the proposed Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Operating Budget, Redevelopment Agency Budget, and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Annual Operating budget and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program, and schedule the budget for adoption at the June 24, 2008, joint City Council and Redevelopment Agency meeting. 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. CITY COUNCIL 2008 MEETING' CHANGE AND POLICY AMENDMENT - Consideration of canceling City Council meeting on November 11, 2008 and amending the Council policy regarding State and Federal holidays. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Cancel the regular City Council meeting of November 11, 2008, due to the Veteran's Day holiday and amend City Council policy I-14 to provide for the cancellation of Council meetings on State or Federal holidays. 5. SUMMARY VACATION OF STORM DRAIN EASEMENT ON LOT 2 OF PARCEL MAP 19164 - A minor realignment of a storm drain line has caused the developer to propose a new storm drain easement. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution for the summary vacation of an easement dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita for covered storm drain, appurtenant structures, and ingress and egress purposes on Lot 2 of Parcel Map 19164 recorded on April 21,1998, and direct the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the office of the Registrar - Recorder of the County of Los Angeles. 6. APPROVE CONTRACT RENEWAL TO CLEANSTREET FOR CITYWIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES - This item will renew the contract with CleanStreet through June 30, 2009, to provide Citywide street sweeping. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve renewal of contract to CleanStreet for an amount not to exceed $732,500 for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 from Account 14600-5141.003; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 7. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) SYSTEMS - The acquisition of two (2) SAN systems will improve the the efficiency of the City's Data Storage capabilities by providing scalable and consolidated storage, redundancy, and the ability to create a disaster recovery site whereby city information can be readily accessed in the event the City's primary data center is ever compromised. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract in the amount of $328,645 plus a 10% contingency in the amount of $32,865 for a total amount not to exceed $361,510 to Datalink Networks for the purchase of two (2) Storage Area Network (SAN) systems, authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the award in the event other issues of impossibility of performance arise, and execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 8. AWARD CONTRACT TO STAY GREEN, INC. FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AT VARIOUS CITY SITES - Consideration of awarding a contract for landscape maintenance at various City sites. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract to Stay Green, Inc. for the landscape maintenance for the Metrolink Sites / City Hall /Auxiliary Lot / Corporate Yard and other various sites in the amount of $107,916.00, plus a 10 percent contingency of $10,791.60, for a total amount not to exceed $118.707.60; authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the award in the event other issues of impossibility of performance arise, execute up to two (2) annual renewal options not to exceed $$118.707.60 each, plus Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year and execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 9. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - Annexation of a new development receiving benefit into the Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution to initiate annexation proceedings for one parcel into Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD) No. 1; approve the Engineer's Report, and call for and set the Public Hearing for June 24, 2008. 10. ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Consideration of Resolutions of Intention to levy fees and approve the Engineers' Reports which detail the annual levy of assessments for the specified districts and the zones within those districts for Fiscal Year 2008/09. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolutions declaring the City's intention to levy assessments, setting a public hearing for June 24, 2008, and preliminarily approving the Assessment Engineer's Reports for the following special districts: Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas Nos. 3, 6, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 2008-1; Landscape Maintenance Districts Nos, 1, T-1, and A-2; Streetlight Maintenance District No. l; Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District; and Open Space Preservation District. 11. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: H.R. 5887 - THE SOLEDAD CANYON MINE ACT - CEMEX USA currently holds two consecutive ten-year contracts with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), allowing the extraction of approximately 56.1 million tons of sand and gravel in the Soledad Canyon area, immediately east of the City of Santa Clarita. The City of Santa Clarita and CEMEX spent over a year working with Congressman McKeon to develop legislative language that would bring a successful resolution to the issue. On April 24, 2008, Congressman McKeon introduced H.R. 5887, which, when enacted into law, will bring a satisfactory conclusion for all parties to the dispute over the mining proposal. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution in support of H.R. 5887 and transmit copies of the resolution and statement of support to Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, and other Members of Congress, as appropriate. 12. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: S. 3069 AND H.R. 6156 - THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTH SAN GABRIEL WILD HERITAGE ACT - On May 22, 2008, Senator Barbara Boxer (D -CA) and Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R -CA -25) introduced S. 3069 and H.R. 6516 respectively, the Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act. These two identical bills seek to provide a wilderness designation to 472,804 acres of federal land located within California's Twenty -Fifth Congressional District. The wilderness designation is the highest level of conservation and protection for federal lands. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Support S. 3069 and H.R. 6156 and transmit statements of support to Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and other Members of Congress, as appropriate. 13. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 20 & 21 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 20 & 21. PUBLIC HEARINGS 14. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO FEES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE - Consideration of fees for fiscal year 2008-09, including adjusting current fees for service by the percent change in the annual Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County area for the year ending December 2007. That percent increase is 4.2%. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct the public hearing; adopt a resolution establishing a schedule of fees and charges for City services, and adopt a resolution establishing fees and charges for the storm drainage utility services for fiscal year 2008-2009. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 15. BENZ ROAD TRAFFIC ISSUES AND RESPONSE TO NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEY - Surveys were sent to 538 residents in the Benz Road neighborhood requesting their input on additional traffic restrictions. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive Benz Road survey results and leave existing restrictions as is. NEW BUSINESS 16. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIT SERVICE - On August 5, 2008 the City's contract for the operation and maintenance of the City's transit service with Veolia Transportation, Inc. will expire. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a three-year contract for the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Transit Services to MV Transportation, in a total amount not to exceed $48,809,787; $15,800,501 for FY 08-09; $16,170,543 for FY 09-10; and, $16,383,743 for FY 10-11; authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the award in the event other issues of impossibility of performance arise, execute up to seven (7) annual renewal options not to exceed $16,383,743 each, plus Producer Price Index (PPI) adjustments for fuel and Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments for all other contract elements, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year and execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 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 June 5, 2008, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita Sheriffs Station. 1 Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California