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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - STREETSCAPE PROJ S2004 ACCEPT (2)Agenda Item: Ce Sege aA3 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: January 12, 2010 OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PROJECT S2004 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE Public Works RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council 1. Adopt a resolution making the finding that the Old Town Newhall Streetscape project is of benefit to the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area as required by Section 33445 of the California Redevelopment Law. 2. Accept completion of the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Project S2004. 3. Appropriate a total of $47,736 for the landscape maintenance of Old Town Newhall from the Landscape Maintenance District Fund Balance (357) to the following accounts to provide landscape maintenance services for the remainder of the current fiscal year: $ 1,500 Account 12543-5131.001 Electric Utility $ 6,000 Account 12543-5131.006 Water Utility $25,000 Account 12543-5141.001 Maintenance and Repairs $ 8,536 Account 12543-5161.010 Landscape Services $ 500 Account 12543-5161.011 Weed and Pest Control $ 1,200 Account 12543-5161.012 Tree Pruning $ 5,000 Account 12543-5161.014 Inspection 4. Authorize an ongoing increase of $95,472 to the annual base budget of the Old Town Newhall Maintenance District for the following services: $ 3,000 Account 12543-5131.001 Electric Utility $12,000 Account 12543-5131.006 Water Utility $50,000 Account 12543-5141.001 Maintenance and Repairs $17,072 Account 12543-5161.010 Landscape Services $ 1,000 Account 12543-5161.011 Weed and Pest Control $ 2,400 Account 12543-5161.012 Tree Pruning $10,000 Account 12543-5161.014 Inspection 5. Direct the City Clerk to file the attached Notice of Completion. 6. Direct staff to release the 10 percent retention balance 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. Redevelopment Agency Adopt a resolution making the finding that the Old Town Newhall Streetscape project is of benefit to the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area as required by Section 33445 of the California Redevelopment Law. BACKGROUND On December 22, 2005, the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) was adopted by the City Council. The specific plan outlines a Streetscape Program identifying elements that would revitalize this business district. The Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I project constitutes a portion of the Streetscape Program identified in the DNSP to provide a more pedestrian -friendly and attractive Main Street; meeting the goals and objectives of the DNSP. On February 24, 2009, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita awarded a contract to R.C. Becker and Son, Inc., to implement this phase of the Streetscape Program. Construction commenced on March 16, 2009. The work included the installation of a stormdrain system from Lyons Avenue to 5th Street, paving, curb and gutter, access ramps, signing and striping, wood boardwalk, walkway pavers, planters, benches, planting and irrigation, drains, streetlights, and other decorative features and fixtures along the walkway on Main Street from 6th Street to Sth Street.. The construction contract was completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on September 3, 2009, within the approved budget and contract time. The landscape maintenance of Main Street will be managed by the Landscape Maintenance District. The maintenance includes water and electrical costs as well as weekly site visits, fertilizing, trimming, weeding, trash removal, plant replacement, and/or other maintenance duties as needed to maintain an attractive environment. The requested appropriation will cover these maintenance costs. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council or Redevelopment Agency. 2— FISCAL IMPACT Adequate funding has been budgeted in Accounts S2004233 and S2004390 to provide for project costs. Funds are available in Fund 357 for the maintenance costs associated with the completed improvements. ATTACHMENTS Resolution - City Council Resolution - Redevelopment Agency Notice of Completion 13 RESOLUTION 10- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY SECTION 33445 OF THE CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT LAW AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PHASE I PROJECT IS OF BENEFIT TO THE NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita (the Agency) is a public body, corporate and politic, duly established and authorized to transact business and exercise powers under and pursuant to the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California, constituting Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the Law), including the power to expend funds for public improvements for the benefit of the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area); and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) is the legislative body for the community in which the Project Area is located and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 is required to consent to payments to be made by its Agency for capital improvements; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (Plan) adopted on December 22, 2005, provides for the funding of public improvements within the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the provision of public improvements is consistent with the Redevelopment Project's Five -Year Implementation Plan in that the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I Project (Project) constitutes a portion of the Streetscape Program, a project listed in the Plan to provide a more pedestrian -friendly and attractive Main Street, meeting the goals and objectives of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Agency has funded the Project with $580,000 of Agency funds; and WHEREAS, there are appropriate facts supporting the findings required by Health and Safety Code Section 33445 for the City Council to consent to the Agency's expenditure of funds for the public improvements provided by the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The provision of the public improvements involved in the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I Project is of benefit to the Project Area in that it will assist in eliminating one or more blight conditions and is necessary to effectuate the Plan because: a) An amenity rich public space and streetscape will support existing redevelopment activities and establish conditions for long-term implementation of the Plan; and b) The commercial nature of Main Street will be enhanced and will generate new pedestrian traffic into the area; and c) The completion of the subject project will facilitate attraction of new businesses and residential developments to the area. SECTION 2. The City finds that no other reasonable means of financing the Project are available to the community as the City is using its funds to undertake other capital improvements throughout the City. SECTION 3. The provision of the public improvements provided by the Project is consistent with the Agency's 5 -Year Implementation Plan, adopted on June 26, 2007, and will provide a more pedestrian -friendly and amenity rich Main Street to attract investment in the area, new shoppers, and businesses. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of. 2010. ATTEST: CITY CLERK 2 MAYOR .j STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 2010, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK 3 ` i STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution 10- adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California on 2010, which is now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of 2010. City Clerk Deputy City Clerk 0 RESOLUTION 10- A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY SECTION 33445 OF THE CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT LAW AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PHASE I PROJECT IS OF BENEFIT TO THE NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita (the Agency) is a public body, corporate and politic, duly established and authorized to transact business and exercise powers under and pursuant to the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California, constituting Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the Law), including the power to expend funds for public improvements for the benefit of the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area); and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) is the legislative body for the community in which the Project Area is located and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 is required to consent to payments to be made by its Agency for capital improvements; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (Plan) adopted on December 22, 2005, provides for the funding of public improvements within the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the provision of public improvements is consistent with the Redevelopment Project's Five -Year Implementation Plan in that the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I Project (Project) constitutes a portion of the Streetscape Program, a project listed in the Plan to provide a more pedestrian -friendly and attractive Main Street, meeting the goals and objectives of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Agency has funded the Project with $580,000 of Agency funds; and WHEREAS, there are appropriate facts supporting the findings required by Health and Safety Code Section 33445 for the City Council to consent to the Agency's expenditure of funds for the public improvements provided by the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, California does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The provision of the public improvements involved in the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I Project is of benefit to the Project Area in that it will assist in eliminating one or more blight conditions and is necessary to effectuate the Plan because: �N a) An amenity rich public space and streetscape will support existing redevelopment activities and establish conditions for long-term implementation of the Plan; and b) The commercial nature of Main Street will be enhanced and will generate new pedestrian traffic into the area; and c) The completion of the subject project will facilitate attraction of new businesses and residential developments to the area. SECTION 2. The City finds that no other reasonable means of financing the Project are available to the community as the City is using its funds to undertake other capital improvements throughout the City. SECTION 3. The Provision of the public improvements provided by the Project is consistent with the Agency's 5 -Year Implementation Plan, adopted on June 26, 2007, and will provide a more pedestrian -friendly and amenity rich Main Street to attract investment in the area, new shoppers, and businesses. SECTION 4. The Agency Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of . 2010. CHAIR ATTEST: AGENCY SECRETARY v STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sarah P. Gorman; Agency Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 2010, by the following vote: AYES: AGENCYMEMBERS: NOES: AGENCYMEMBERS: ABSENT: AGENCYMEMBERS: AGENCY SECRETARY /.d STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION I, , Agency Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution 10- adopted by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, California on , 2010, which is now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _day of 2010. Agency Secretary By Deputy Secretary 11 RECORDING REQUESTED BY: City of Santa Clarita Public Works Department WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 304 Santa Clarita, CA 91355-2196 RECORDING FEES EXEMPTED G.C. § 6103 and 27383 NOTICE OF COMPLETION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The City of Santa Clarita, a municipal corporation, is the owner in fee, except for the right-of-way upon which it has been constructed, of a certain public improvement known as Old Town Newhall Streetscape Project — Phase I. 2. The City's address is 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, Santa Clarita, California 91355-2196. The general location of said public improvements is Main Street between 5th Street and Lyons Avenue. 4. On February 24, 2009, a contract to construct said public improvement was awarded to R.C. Becker and Son, Inc. Work under said contract was completed on September 3, 2009, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and was accepted by the City on January 12, 2010. Sarah P. Gorman, Esquire, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I have read the foregoing Notice of Completion and know its contents. I am the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and am authorized to make this verification for and on its behalf, and I make this verification for that reason. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and was duly and regularly ordered to be recorded in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. Sarah P. Gorman, Esquire, City Clerk Date City of Santa Clarita Q