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Home My WebLink About2012-04-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - MIN APPROVAL (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: Agenda Item: 3 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Sarah P. Gorman April 24, 2012 APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES City Manager's Office RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of the March 27, 2012, and regular meeting. BACKGROUND The minutes from the previous City Council special meeting and the Joint City Council/Board of Library Trustees meeting are submitted for approval. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Amendments to the minutes may be approved as necessary. FISCAL IMPACT None by this action. ATTACHMENTS Minutes pp, p np, wr MINUTES OFJOINT CITY COUNCIL/ BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. MARCH 27, 2012 INVOCATION Mayor Ender gave the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayor/President Ender called to order the regular joint meeting of the City Council/Board of Library Trustees at 6:04 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Mayor Pro Tem Ferry. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ender led the flag salute with the assistance of the Santa Clarita Autism Asperger Network youth in attendance. 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 Motion by Kellar, second by McLean, to approve the agenda pulling items 3 and 7 for public comment and changing the recommended action on Item 7 to include a one time $15,000 granting fee rather than the $10,000 that is in the report. Hearing no objections, it was so ordered. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. Mayor Ender and Council presented the Autism Awareness Month Proclamation to members of the Santa Clarita Autism Asperger Network. Arbor Day Proclamation and Tree City USA Award were presented by Robert Sartain, Arborist/Supervisor to Mayor Ender and Councilmembers. Councilmember Kellar on behalf of the City Council, announced the California Landscape Contractors' Association Award, presented by Mr. Chris Angelo, President and CEO of Stay Green for the Northbridge landscape district zone. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None scheduled Meeting Minutes 1 March 27, 2012 COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember McLean commented regarding her opportunity to meet with the Governor's office to discuss the chloride issue in Santa Clarita; asked that staff look at projects/legislation that support the Delta Conveyance Plan and return with findings to a future Council meeting; expressed gratitude regarding the press release by Supervisor Antonovich's office, regarding the Antelope Valley Line Infrastructure Improvement Strategic Plan and the time it will save Santa Clarita's residents commute to downtown Los Angeles and in addition will add a Metrolink train at the Bob Hope Burbank Airport; commented on the North County Transportation Coalition meeting she attended commenting that the I-5/14 Interchange improvements will be open to traffic by the fall; commented on neighborhood emergency preparedness and the upcoming Emergency Expo; and mentioned the new Hike santaclarita. com web portal launching on April 6. Councilmember Weste commented on the Hikesantaclarita.com web portal and the wealth of open space that Santa Clarita has. Councilmember Kellar made no comments. Mayor Ender commented on the Santa Clarita Lights it Up Blue event taking place at the Westfield Town Center and encouraged all to come out and learn more about Autism on April 2; and commented on the Emergency Expo and the Access Hour from 9:00-10:00 a.m. for those with special needs prior to opening to the general public. ITEM 1 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 determines that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading. ITEM 2 CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES the minutes of the previous City Council and Board of Library Trustees meetings are submitted for approval. City Council and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of the March 13 2012, special and regular meetings. ITEM 3 CONSENT CALENDAR SELECTION OF CITY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE OVERSIGHT BOARD PURSUANT TO AB 1 X26 Staff continues to move forward with the dissolution of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita as outlined in AB1X26. The City Council, acting in the role of Successor Agency, will have all actions undertaken reviewed by an Oversight Board, a seven - member panel appointed by various entities. Pursuant to AB 1 X26, the Mayor may appoint two delegates. City Council appoint Deputy City Manager Darren Hernandez and Assistant City Manager Ken Striplin to the Oversight Board, as required by ABIX26. Addressing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer and Alan Ferdman. Meeting Minutes 2 March 27, 2012 ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR TAX -SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT ANNEXATIONS 1060, 1061, AND 1026 The Sanitation 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. City Council adopts the Sanitation District's Resolution Nos. 12-5, 12-6, and 12-7 approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District Annexations 1060, 1061, and 1026. ITEM 5 CONSENT CALENDAR WEIGHT LIMIT RESTRICTIONS FOR THE BRIDGEPORT AND WHISPERING LEAVES/FRIENDLY VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD Establishment of weight limit restrictions will prohibit trucks from utilizing these residential streets as "cut -through" routes. City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.48 OF TITLE 12 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING VEHICLES EXCEEDING FOURTEEN THOUSAND (14,000) POUNDS - OPERATION ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS PROHIBITED - ALTERNATE ROUTES." ITEM 6 CONSENT CALENDAR CITY POLICY FOR GIFTS, ACQUISITIONS, AND LOANS OF ARTWORK TO THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA As part of the Arts Commission Arts Blueprint, Phase 1, the Art in Public Places section of the document contained a recommendation to develop a public art donation policy for City Council adoption. City Council adopts the policy on Gifts, Acquisitions, and Loans of Artwork to the City of Santa Clarita. ITEM 7 CONSENT CALENDAR A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH CRIMSON CALIFORNIA PIPELINE, L.P. On November 9, 2004, the City of Santa Clarita granted to Shell California Pipeline Company, LLC, ("Shell") a franchise for the purpose of transporting hydrocarbons and related substances by pipeline in certain designated areas of the City, including approximately two miles of pipeline. On May 1, 2005, Crimson California Pipeline, L.P. ("Crimson") purchased the pipeline operated by Shell and has continued to abide by the terms of the Shell franchise agreement to the present time. `Crimson wishes to execute a franchise directly with the City. City Council adopt Resolution No. 12-8 to declare the City's intent to adopt the proposed franchise agreement with Crimson California Pipeline, L.P., and introduce and pass to second reading and public hearing on April 24 2012, an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.:OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND USE AN OIL PIPELINE TO CRIMSON CALIFORNIA PIPELINE, L.P." Meeting Minutes 3 March 27, 2012 4 Addressing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer. City Manager Ken Pulskamp provided clarification to the public comments. ITEM S CONSENT CALENDAR CHECK REGISTER NO. 5 Approval of the Check Register. City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 5. Motion Weste, second by Kellar, to approve the consent calendar as amended. On roll call vote: Ayes: McLean, Weste, Kellar, Ender Noes: None Absent: Ferry Motion Carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council was Alan Ferdman, representing the Canyon Country Advisory Committee, regarding ballot security and High Speed Rail; Carole Lutness, representing DAA and SCV Fair Elections Committee, regarding protecting absentee ballots; Vicky Myers, representing the Sulphur Springs Union School District, regarding High Speed Rail; David Barnett, regarding Community Preservation; Michael Hogan, representing Sulphur Springs School District, SCV High Speed Rail Community Committee and himself, regarding High Speed Rail; Stephen F. Valenziano, representing himself and Vista Canyon, SCV HSR Community Committee, regarding agendizing High Speed Rail at a subsequent Council meeting; Cam Noltemeyer, regarding the security of Vote By Mail ballots and contributors to prior election campaigns; David Lutness, regarding the election and ballot security; TimBen Boydston, regarding Arts grants, the agreement with College of the Canyons, ballot security, and High Speed Rail; Valerie Thomas, regarding High Speed Rail and Vote By Mail ballot security; and Robert Leemon, Deanna Hanashiro, and Nanette Meister, regarding ballot security. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ender adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m. FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1 st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Meeting Minutes 4 March 27, 2012