HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-09 - MINUTES - JOINT SPECIAL REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
5:30 P.M.
MINUTES OF JOINT REGULAR MEETING
6:00 P.M.
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chair Weste called to order the special meeting at 5:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers/Agencymembers were present.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There was none.
CLOSED SESSION
Carl Newton, City Attorney/Agency Counsel, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session
for the purpose of holding a:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
Case Name: In re RFI Realty, Inc., et al.
US Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
Case No. 2-04-BK-1-0486-CGC
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(b) - one matter
Government Code Section 54956.9(c) Initiation of Litigation - one matter
RECESS AND RECONVENE
Mayor/Chair Weste recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 5:32 p.m. and reconvened the
meeting at 6:22 p.m.
CITY ATTORNEY/AGENCY COUNSEL ANNOUNCEMENT
Carl Newton, City Attorney/Agency Counsel, announced that no action was taken in Closed
Session that was required to be reported.
ADJOURN
Mayor/Chair Weste adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m.
CITY CLERK'S ANNOUNCEMENT
Elena Galvez, Management Analyst, announced that anyone wishing to address an item on the
agenda should complete a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk before the item is
announced by the Mayor. .
INVOCATION
Mayor Weste gave the invocation.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chair Weste called to order the regular joint meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment
Agency at 6:26 p.m.
ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers/Agencymembers were present.
FLAG SALUTE
Boy Scout Troop #609 led the flag salute.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further
information that may be needed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by McLean, second by Kellar, to approve the agenda.
Hearing no objections, it was so ordered.
AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
Mayor Weste and Councilmembers -presented certificates -to the Hart Red Team Mustang Pony
World Series Champions.
Mayor Weste and Councilmembers presented certificates to the Local Heroes from Hart High
School.
PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
There were none.
COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Ender thanked the local government students and teachers from Valencia High
School for attending the Council meeting; congratulated the Saugus Union School District for
opening the West Creek Academy; encouraged persons to attend the Westfield openings on
November 11 and to shop locally; and also discussed adding a link to the City website so that
persons could learn how to help local nonprofits during the holiday season.
Councilmember Ferry commended City and Hart District Staff regarding the Blue Ribbon Task
Force and commended Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital regarding their secure state of
the art computer records system.
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Councilmember Kellar discussed the City Marathon; and shopping locally in Newhall.
Mayor Pro Tem McLean congratulated the City Manager, staff and sponsors for a successful
City Marathon event, including the Mayor's Walk and the following pancake breakfast;
discussed the Veteran's Day event at Veterans Historical Plaza on November 11; invited those
interested in the Elsmere Canyon event on November 12 to contact the City at 255-4321 for a
reservation; discussed attending a SCAG transportation meeting and regional council regarding
dedicated lanes on the freeway, congestion pricing and the high speed rail project construction;
discussed the Canyon Theater Guild's 401h anniversary celebration on November 13; and
discussed obtaining a larger capacity hall in the City.
Mayor Weste discussed the successful City Marathon, including the Mayor's Walk; the Elsmere
Canyon event on November 12; the successful Make a Difference Day; attending the Youth
Summit at the Activities Center; the opening of the cross country course at Central Park; the
upcoming Community Gardens opening in December at Central Park; and discussed requesting
the Parks Commission to look at upgrades to Veterans Historical Plaza to find particular
memorials, to which Council agreed.
ITEM 1
CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
The minutes of the previous City Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings are submitted
for approval.
City Council: Approve the minutes of the October 26, 2010, special and regular joint
meetings of the City Council.
Redevelopment Agency: Approve the minutes of the October 26, 2010, special and
regular joint meetings of the Redevelopment Agency.
ITEM 2
CONSENT CALENDAR
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 agenda, Council
may determine that the title has been read. City Council to determine that the titles to all
ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read, and waive further reading.
ITEM 3
CONSENT CALENDAR
2011 SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT MINI -GRANT PROGRAM
The City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriffs Station have been awarded a
grant in the amount of $99,966.72 for the 2011 Sobriety Checkpoint Mini -Grant Program from
the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). City Council to accept 2011 Sobriety Checkpoint
Mini -Grant in the amount of $99,966.72 from the California Office of Traffic Safety
(OTS)/University of California Berkeley, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center
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(SafeTREC); increase estimated revenues in Account 259-4461.007 by $99,966.72 in Fiscal
Year 2010-1 l; increase estimated expenditures in OTS Sobriety Checkpoint Mini -Grant
Account 16126-5161.001 by $99,966.72 in Fiscal Year 2010-11; and authorize City Manager, or
designee, to execute any contract documents, change orders, or amendments arising out of this
program, subject to City Attorney's approval.
ITEM 4
CONSENT CALENDAR
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING CALIFORNIA
CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24 PARTS 1 THROUGH 12, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
2010 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODES, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND CREATING
TWO NEW TITLES IN THE SANTA.CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
This ordinance will ensure the City is in compliance with the State of California mandate to
begin enforcement of the new State Building Codes on January 1, 2011. City Council to
introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND
REPLACING TITLES 18 THROUGH 22 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
AND ADDING TWO NEW TITLES TO THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE
24 CITY ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AND TITLE 25 CITY GREEN BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2010 CALIFORNIA
BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, FIRE,
AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODES WITH CERTAIN APPENDICES AND
AMENDMENTS," and set the public hearing for November 23, 2010. .
ITEM 5
CONSENT CALENDAR
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE NO COOPERATIVE WORK
AGREEMENT NEEDED CONFIRMATION FORM FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT
The Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) provides state funds for City projects that improve
safety and convenience for bicycle commuters. The Valencia Industrial Center Bike Lanes
project received a $141,723 BTA grant due to expire on June 30, 2011. The City will complete
the project within the time frame identified and is required by Caltrans to submit a No
Cooperative Work Agreement Needed Confirmation Form. City Council to adopt Resolution
No. 14-86 authorizing the Director of Public Works to submit the No Cooperative Work
Agreement Needed Confirmation Form for the State of California Bicycle Transportation
Account and all future Cooperative Work Agreement requests on behalf of the City Council.
ITEM 6
CONSENT CALENDAR
PARCEL MAP NO. 71196 (RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT — PLACERITA CANYON
ROAD) — APPROVAL OF PARCEL MAP AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER OF
DEDICATION
Parcel Map No. 71196, consisting of approximately 1.4 acres, is located at the southeasterly .
corner of the intersection of Placerita Canyon Road and Choke Cherry Lane and is owned by The
Davis Trust dated October 30, 1992, Keith Davis and Christopher Davis. City Council to
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approve Parcel Map No. 71196; accept on behalf of the public the offer of dedication; make
certain findings; instruct the Deputy City Manager to endorse the Special Assessment Statement
on the face of the parcel map; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Statement on the face of the
parcel map; and instruct the City Engineer to endorse the Statement on the face of the parcel
map.
ITEM 7
CONSENT CALENDAR
AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A PASSENGER
COUNTER SYSTEM FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT FLEET
An Invitation to Bid was conducted in compliance with federal procurement standards for the
procurement and installation of an automatic passenger counter system on the City's transit
fleet. Staff reviewed the bid responses and determined the submission of the lowest bidder,
Urban Transportation Associates, Inc., met the City's bid requirements. City Council to award a
contract to Urban Transportation Associates, Inc. for the purchase, installation, and integration of
an automatic passenger counter system for the City's transit fleet in the amount of $319,449, and
authorize a contingency of 10% of the award or $31,945 for a total amount of $351,394 from
Account 12400-5201.003; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents,
subject to City Attorney approval.
ITEM 8
CONSENT CALENDAR
LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PHASE 1A, PROJECT R0006 —
PROJECT ACCEPTANCE
Project acceptance for the installation of 63 irrigation controllers encompassing Phase la of the
Landscape Water Management Program. City Council to accept the completion of the
Landscape Water Management Program Phase 1-a (Project # R0006); and direct the City Clerk to
file the Notice of Completion.
ITEM 9
CONSENT CALENDAR
CHECK REGISTER NO. 21
Approval of the Check Register. City Council to approve and ratify for payment the demands
presented in Check Register No. 21.
Motion by Kellar, second by McLean, to approve the Consent Calendar.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Ender, Kellar, McLean, Ferry Weste
Noes: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
ITEM 10
PUBLIC HEARING
ISSUANCE OF STATE -ALLOCATED RECOVERY ZONE FACILITY BONDS AND
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ISSUANCE OF THE CITY'S FULL ALLOCATION OF RECOVERY ZONE FACILITY
BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY TO MARVIN ENGINEERING CO., INC. AND/OR ITS AFFILIATE,
AEROSPACE DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Mayor Weste opened the public hearing.
Elena Galvez, Management Analyst, stated that all notices required have been provided.
Council consensus to waive staff presentation.
Mayor Weste closed the public hearing.
Motion by McLean, second by Kellar, for the City Council to adopt Resolution
No. 10-87 approving the issuance of State -allocated Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
and to adopt Resolution No. 10-88 approving the issuance of the City's full
allocation of Recovery Zone Facility Bonds by the California Statewide
Communities Development Authority to Marvin Engineering Co., Inc. and/or its
affiliate, Aerospace Dynamics International and rescinding previously approved
Resolution Nos. 10-47 and 10-48 relating to the same topic, approved on
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June 22, 2010.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Kellar, McLean, Ferry, Ender, Weste
Noes: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
ITEM 11
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE 10-001
(MASTER CASE NO. 10-048) FOR THE WEST CREEK/TESORO DEL
VALLE/COPPERSTONE AREA
Council consensus to waive staff presentation.
Motion by Ferry, second by Kellar, for the City Council to continue the second
reading for the West Creek/Tesoro/Copperstone prezone ordinance to a date
uncertain and to direct staff to re-initiate separate prezone general amendments and
notices of determination for Copperstone, West Creek, West Hills and the developed
portions of Tesoro.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: McLean, Ferry, Ender, Kellar, Weste
Noes: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
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ITEM 12
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE TERM
FOR THE SIX CURRENT NON-EXCLUSIVE TEMPORARY BIN AND ROLL -OFF BOX
FRANCHISES
Travis Lange, Environmental Services Manager, advised that the Second Amendment extends
the term of the franchises, modifies the procedure for addressing noncompliance with the annual
minimum diversion requirement as set forth in the Franchise Agreement, adds language
concerning South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1193 requirements, and addresses
minor language changes in the Franchise Agreement.
In response to inquiries from Councilmembers McLean and Ender, Mr. Lange, Mr. Pulskamp
and Mr. Newton provided additional information.
Addressing the Council on this item was Lissette Salazar representing Salazar Disposal. ,
Councilmember McLean discussed Ms. Salazar's comment in the context of the Council action.
Mr. Pulskamp commented that staff will monitor the existing non-exclusive haulers over the
coming year and consider an application process to allow additional franchisees at that time.
Motion by Kellar, second by Ender, for the City Council to adopt Resolution
No. 10-89 to approve the Second Amendment to the six current Non -Exclusive
Temporary Bin and Roll -Off Box Franchises. The Amendment will serve to extend
the term of the franchises, modify the procedure for addressing noncompliance with
the annual minimum diversion requirement as set forth in the Franchise
Agreement, and address minor language changes in the Franchise Agreement.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Ferry, Ender, Kellar, McLean, Weste
Noes: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Addressing the Council at this time was Annie Lindvale regarding The Scene Magazine; and
Marshall Pastor regarding mobile home rent.
STAFF COMMENTS
City Manager Ken Pulskamp asked Tina Haddad to contact Ms. Lindvale to include City items in
the Scene Magazine; and asked Community Development Director Paul Brotzman to speak with
Mr. Pastor regarding mobile home rent issues.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor/Chair Weste adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. in memory of Los Angeles County Fire
Department Chief Timothy J. Ottman.
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa
Clarita, CA.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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