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Home My WebLink About2008-10-14 - AGENDAS - REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 14, 2008 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 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 - Kellar CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY Santa Clarita Valley Sheriffs Station Haunted Jailhouse original founders recognition William S. Hart School District for outstanding test scores PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None PUBLIC SAFETY TOPIC OF THE MONTH Fire Safety and Smoke Alarm Awareness Month 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. i 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 16, 2008 - special City Council meeting September 17, 2008 - special City Council meeting September 23, 2008 - special and regular City Council meetings September 30, 2008 - special 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. PROPOSITION 6 - Proposition 6, also known as the "Safe Neighborhoods Act: Stop Gang, Gun, and Street Crime," is a statutory initiative that will appear on the November 2008 ballot. Proposition 6 is a comprehensive criminal penalty and public safety funding initiative that places additional penalties on felons and criminal street gangs with guns, drug dealers with focused penalties; and provides and protects funding for local police, sheriffs, and prosecutors. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution supporting the passage of Proposition 6, referred to as the "Safe Neighborhoods Act: Stop Gang, Gun, and Street Crime" as appearing on the November 2008 ballot. 3. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDERS OF BRYAN MIRANDA AND ANTHONY LOMBARDI - Currently, there are no promising leads in either case. The City of Santa Clarita is providing these rewards in the hopes that a person(s) will come forth with any valuable information that may lead to an arrest in either of these cases. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to offer rewards in the amount of $10,000 each for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of Bryan Miranda and Anthony Lombardi. Appropriate $20,000 from City Council Contingency Account 19300-5401.001 to Public Safety Account 16000-5161.052. 4. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 15, DIVISION 2, SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE - As part of the City's ongoing efforts to comply with the statewide Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for sanitary sewer systems, staff is proposing amendments to the existing ordinance relating to sanitary sewers and industrial waste. Minor revisions are recommended to make the municipal code consistent with the language contained in the WDR. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct first reading and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 24.080 AND CHAPTER 36.400 OF TITLE 15, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE." 5. SUMMARY VACATION OF JOSEPH HOOPER DRIVE SHOWN ON TRACT 45409, MAP BOOK 1098/25-27 AND ADJACENT SLOPE EASEMENTS - Greg and Elizabeth Smith, the current owners of Lot 6 of Tract 45409, have requested to vacate Joseph Hooper Drive and the adj acent' slope easements as shown on Tract 45409. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution summarily vacating Joseph Hooper Drive and the adjacent slope easements as shown on Tract 45409, Map Book 1098/25-27; and direct the City Clerk to record the certified original resolution in the office of the Registrar -Recorder of the County of Los Angeles. El 6. NUMBER NOT USED 7. RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A NO -STOPPING ZONE ON SIERRA HIGHWAY SOUTH OF NEWHALL AVENUE — Requests have been made from residents to improve the operation of the intersection of Sierra Highway and Newhall Avenue. Staff needs to remove 1,050 feet of parking along Sierra Highway to accommodate an additional northbound left -turn lane that will improve capacity at this intersection. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution to establish a no -stopping zone along the east curb line of Siena Highway, starting from a point 100 feet south of Newhall Avenue to a point approximately 1,150 feet south of Newhall Avenue. A total of 1,050 feet of parking will be removed. 8. RECISSION OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 96-119 TO REESTABLISH PARKING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LA GLORITA CIRCLE ADJACENT TO WILEY CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — Reestablish parking along La Glorita Circle adjacent to Wiley Canyon Elementary School. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution rescinding Resolution No. 96-119 to reestablish parking along the south side of La Glorita Circle extending from 136 feet west of Wiley Canyon Road and to 316 feet west of Wiley Canyon Road adjacent to Wiley Canyon Elementary School for a total of 180 feet. 5 9. SANTA CLARITA SPORTS COMPLEX PHASE IV - SKATE PARK AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT NUMBER P3010 - APPROVE CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND INSPECTION SERVICES - Staff is recommending design modifications to the adjacent aquatic facility be made at this time. RJM Design Group is the City's lead consultant for the master plan and design of Santa Clarita Sports Complex Phase IV skate park and site improvements. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a contract with RJM Design Group, Inc. in the amount of $158,380 for design and construction support services for the Santa Clarita Sports Complex Phase IV, Project P3010, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $15,836 for a total amount of $174,218; approve the transfer of $69,218 from Council Contingency account 19300-5401.001 to account P3010601-5161.001; increase Transfer Out account 10019500-5501.601 by $69,218, and increase Transfer In account 601-4711.100 by $69,218; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 10. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES - The City of Santa Clarita has released a Request for Proposals for Historic Preservation consulting services. The selected firm will conduct a records search of properties, conduct a historic survey of properties, and draft a historic preservation ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract for historic preservation consulting services to Historic Resources Group in the amount of $42,550; appropriate $42,550 from the Redevelopment Agency Fund Balance to Expenditure Account 13400-5161.002 for this project; authorize the City Manager or designee4o execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. 11. AWARD CONTRACT TO WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS FOR A COMMUTER PARKING STUDY - This study will provide the City with a detailed overview of the current availability of commuter parking in the Santa Clarita Valley (City of Santa Clarita and outlying unincorporated Los Angeles County). Recommendations on policies and procedures, current and future needs, and a financial plan will be provided. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a contract to Walker Parking Consultants for a Commuter Parking Study, Bid No. TR -07-08-61, in the amount of $53,700, and authorize a contingency of 10% of the award, or $5,370, for a total of $59,070; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents, or modify the award in the event issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval. 0 12. CHECK REGISTER NOS. 37, 38, & 39 - Approval of the Check Registers. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 37, 38, & 39. PUBLIC HEARINGS 13. HEARING ON OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED REMOVAL OF A NON -CONFORMING SIGN LOCATED AT 24811 RAILROAD AVENUE - Consideration of objections to the proposed removal of a non -conforming sign. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the public hearing to the November 25, 2008 meeting. NEW BUSINESS 14. EXPLORATION INTO AN ARTS.COMMISSION VERSUS THE EXISTING ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA - At a meeting held August 21, 2008, which included Mayor Kellar, Ken Pulskamp, City Manager, Rick Gould, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Director, City staff, and members of the Arts Advisory Committee, it was determined that staff should investigate all aspects of the City having an Arts Commission versus the existing arts Advisory Committee. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to further research the advantages and disadvantages of an Arts Commission. 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) ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, October 28, 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 October 9, 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. .4" (� Qu-�� Sharon L. Dawson, MMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California