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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-03-13 - AGENDAS - JOINT REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES. REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st 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 ll) INVOCATION - McLean CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE - Santa Clarita representatives from Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles 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. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles commemorating 100th Anniversary Recognition of Newhall Redevelopment Committee members Domestic Violence Center to recognize Councilmember Weste PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None scheduled. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1A 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. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the previous City Council and Board of Library Trustees meetings are submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of the February 28, 2012, special and regular meetings. 2. 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. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading. 3. STATE LEGISLATION: SB 654, SB 986, AB 1585 - On December 29, 2011, the California Supreme Court ruled in California Redevelopment Association (CRA) v. Matosantos that the provisions of AB 1 X 26, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2011-2012 First Extraordinary Session were upheld. Three bills, SB 654, SB 986 and AB 1585, have been amended or introduced in an effort to address technical fixes necessary to ensure clarity and resolution of problems identified thus far with the elimination of redevelopment agencies authorized under AB 1 X 26. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council adopt "support" positions for Senate Bill 654, Senate Bill 986, and Assembly Bill 1585, as recommended by the City Council Ad -Hoc Committee on Redevelopment. Position statements shall be transmitted to each bill's author, members of the Santa Clarita State legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Brown, the California Redevelopment Association and the League of California Cities. 3 4. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY ENTERPRISE ZONE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - The City of Santa Clarita currently administers the existing Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone that was designated by the State in July 2007. The new Santa Clarita Valley Enterprise Zone will replace the City's existing Enterprise Zone. The City will be the lead agency on administering the proposed new zone and will work cooperatively with Los Angeles County on marketing the benefits of the program as outlined in the MOU with the County of Los Angeles. Marketing and outreach promoting the Enterprise Zone program to businesses within the City has been budgeted by the City Council for FY 11-12. Any additional marketing and outreach in areas within unincorporated Los Angeles County would be funded by Los Angeles County. The City is required to enter into an MOU with the State of California to accept the final designation and administer the Santa Clarita Valley Enterprise Zone. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to: Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State of California Housing and Community Development Department to accept the Final Designation and administer the Santa Clarita Valley Enterprise Zone, subject to City Attorney approval; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute renewal options and supplemental documents to the MOU with the State of California, subject to City Attorney approval; enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Los Angeles authorizing the City of Santa Clarita to administer the Santa Clarita Valley Enterprise Zone, subject to City Attorney approval; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute renewal options and supplemental documents to the MOU with the County of Los Angeles, subject to City Attorney approval. The City will be partnering with the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) on outreach to businesses promoting the Enterprise Zone. 5. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ON -BOARD VISUAL DISPLAY MONITORS FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT FLEET - TIN ADDITION, PHASE 3 - As an addition to the Transit Information Network, Santa Clarita Transit is looking to equip its fleet of 86 buses in service along its local and commuter fixed -routes with stand-alone, on -board monitors capable of providing visual automatic stop annunciation, route information, video playback, slide presentations, and location based advertising for its riders. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council award a contract, in an amount not to exceed $817,438, to Connexionz, Ltd. for the installation and two-year maintenance of On -Board Visual Display Monitors and associated equipment to its fleet of 86 buses in service along Santa Clarita Transit's local and commuter fixed routes; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents; and appropriate funds in the amount of $817,438 to account 12400-5201.003, and increase the federal ARRA grant revenue account 700-4424.012 by $817,438. 21 6. CHECK REGISTER NO. 4 - Approval of the Check Register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 4. NEW BUSINESS 7. SANTA CLARITA ECONOMIC GROWTH PROGRAM - The City of Santa Clarita's 21 -Point Business Plan for Progress program was approved in 2009 as a way to enhance the economy, build upon Santa Clarita's current successes, improve the infrastructure of the City, and develop the local workforce. The Santa Clarita Economic Growth Program will continue this momentum and work to help local businesses, spur the economy, and generate jobs for residents. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the Santa Clarita Economic Growth Program and direct staff to move forward with its implementation. 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, March 27, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. CERTIFICATION I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on March 8, 2012, 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. 56JVA Y Sarah P. Gorman, Esq. City Clerk Santa Clarita, California 91