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Home My WebLink About2008-09-09 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 St 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 - Weste CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Soroptimist of Greater SCV Group The Foundation for Children's Dental Health Rubber Ducky Regatta Proclamation for Sam Dixon Family Health Center PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY' None PUBLIC SAFETY TOPIC OF THE MONTH Parenting and Teen 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. 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 August 26, 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 June 24, 2008 — regular meeting CONSENT CALENDAR CC/SCRDA 1. APPROVAL OF PARKING AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION ADOPTING TWO HOUR PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR 24513 MAIN STREET AND 24158 NEWHALL AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN NEWHALL - This item involves a parking agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and City Council and establishes parking restrictions for properties in downtown Newhall. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Approve a parking agreement for 24513 Main Street and 24158 Newhall Avenue; adopt a resolution authorizing the parking agreements; and adopt a resolution establishing two hour parking restrictions between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for 24513 Main Street and 24158 Newhall Avenue in downtown Newhall. Redevelopment Agency: Approve a parking agreement for 24513 Main Street and 24158 Newhall Avenue; and adopt a resolution authorizing the parking agreement. NEW BUSINESS CC/SCRDA 2.APPROVE LOAN OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LOW/MOD HOUSING SET-ASIDE FUNDS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER FEE FUNDS TO MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA FOR THE ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF HIDAWAY APARTMENTS - Mercy Housing California, a national non-profit affordable housing developer plans to aquire the Hidaway Apartments in Canyon Country and invest 2.3 million dollars renovating the buildings and surrounding grounds. After the renovation is complete all 67 units will be made available at affordable rates for 55 years. Mercy Housing is requesting a loan of $2,079,255 in Redevelopment Agency low/mod housing funds and $670,331 in Affordable Housing Developer Fee funds for this project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council: Approve the loan of $670,331 in developer fees to Mercy Housing California, subject to the Terms and Conditions, to assist in the acquisition and rehabilitation of Hidaway Apartments; appropriate $670,331 from Developer Fee Fund Balance (Fund 306) to account 13002-5161.001; authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, to draft and execute loan documents and other related agreements as needed based on the resolution and project description. Redevelopment Agency: Adopt a resolution that the use of the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency (RDA) low/mod housing funds for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Hidaway Apartments, which is outside the RDA project area, benefits the Redevelopment Agency per Health and Safety Code 33334.2(g), approve the loan of 2,079,255 in Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency low/mod housing funds to Mercy Housing California to assist in the acquisition and rehabilitation of Hidaway Apartments; appropriate $2,079,255 from CRA- Low/Moderate Housing Fund Balance (Fund 391) to account 13401-5161.001; authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to draft and execute loan documents and other related agreements as needed based on the resolution and project description. ADJOURN SANTA CLARITA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESUME CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4 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 the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read, and waive further reading. 4. AWARD RENEWAL OF BANNER HANGING CONTRACT - Consideration of awarding renewal of street pole and paseo banner hanging services. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract to Dangling Carrot Creative for the City of Santa Clarita banner services in the amount not to exceed $150,000, authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, and execute up to three (3) annual renewal options not to exceed the above annual amount plus Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year, subject to City Attorney approval. 5. LOST CANYON RIVER PARK - PROJECT P3004 - APPROVE THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR ROAD AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS - On August 2, 2002, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the City's grant application for the Lost Canyon Park Trailhead and Development Project. Los Angeles County requires a Maintenance Agreement be accepted by City Council prior to issuing a construction permit. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the maintenance agreement for the landscaped area within Los Angeles County right-of-way for the Lost Canyon Trailhead Project, and authorize the City Manager to approve minor changes to the agreement subject to City Attorney approval. 6. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER - FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 GRANT AMENDMENT - The City of Santa Clarita has been receiving annual WIA funding for the operation of the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center since it entered into a subcontract with the Antelope Valley Workforce Development Consortium in 1998. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Grant Amendment in the amount of $156,223; increase estimated revenue in Account 259- 4441.002 by $6,223; decrease estimated expenditures in Account 15303 by $51,413, based on the Antelope Valley Workforce Development Consortium's final allocation from the County of Los Angeles for Fiscal Year 2008-09; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any contract agreements, extensions, or change orders arising out of this program, subject to City Attorney approval. 7. VIDEO DETECTION REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS - AWARD CONTRACT- This is the third and last phase of a program to replace existing video detection equipment that has surpassed its service -life expectancy with equipment that features new motorized and non -motorized vehicle detection technology. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the renewal of the purchase contract with Iteris Inc., and approve the order of additional video detection equipment at the original contract price in an amount not to exceed $70,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 8. TAX -SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATIONS 1022 AND 1027 - The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District provides wastewater treatment services within the District's service area. To provide wastewater treatment service to property located outside of the District's service area, the boundary must be expanded through the annexation process. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the Sanitation District's resolutions approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexations 1022 and 1027. 9. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW - The City of Santa Clarita is preparing amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) that provides temporary measures to protect historic resources. The proposed code amendments provide a heightened level of discretion to evaluate the potential demolition or alteration to the City's list of historic resources and potential historic resources. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CONSISTING OF MASTER CASE 08-103, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS 68-003 FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW, AND ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION." 10. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORIES INTO STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - Annexation of parcels receiving benefit into the Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution to initiate annexation proceedings for 17 parcels into Streetlight Maintenance District (SMD) No. 1; approve the Engineer's Report, and call for and set the Public Hearing for October 28, 2008. 11. RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO FORM DRAINAGE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AREA (DBAA) NO. 2008-2 (GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH COMMERCIAL) - Maintenance and operation of two water quality basins required by the Urban Storm Mitigation Plan (USMP) and the project mitigation measures outlined in the Environmental Impact Report to reduce the amount of pollutants in urban runoff prior to its discharge in the Santa Clara River. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to initiate proceedings to form Drainage Benefit Assessment Area Number 2008-2 (DBAA 2008-2), approve the Engineer's Report, and set a public hearing for October 28, 2008; appropriate $5,000 from DBAA Fund Balance (351) to expenditure account 12583-5161.002 for district formation administrative costs; and approve an increase of $5,000 to the existing contract with Harris & Associates for Special Districts Assessment Engineer Services. 12. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 33 & 34. - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 33 & 34. PUBLIC HEARINGS 13. AMENDMENT TO THE VALENCIA BRIDGE AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARE CONSTRUCTION FEE DISTRICT — A public hearing to consider amendments to the adopted Valencia Bridge and Major Thoroughfare Construction Fee District RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing and at the conclusion of the public hearing, providing there is less than 50 percent written protest from the represented area of benefit, adopt a resolution amending the adopted Valencia Bridge and Major Thoroughfare Construction Fee District and instruct the City Clerk to record a certified copy of the adopted resolution with the County Recorder. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, September 23, 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 September 4, 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. aQau� Sharon L. Dawson, MMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California