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Home My WebLink About2012-01-10 - MINUTES - JOINT REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/ BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. JANUARY 10, 2012 INVOCATION Councilmember Ender gave the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayor/Chair/President Ender called to order the regular joint meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Board of Library Trustees at 6:07 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ender 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. 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. SUBSEQUENT.NEED ITEM City Attorney Joe Montes stated that the Brown Act allows for the addition of a subsequent need item with a 4/5 vote of the Council if the issue arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda and there is a need to act urgently. Specifically, there is legislation pending that would extend the sunset date for redevelopment agencies. Staff would like to present a report and recommend support of such legislation. In order to do so, the item must be added to the agenda. Motion by Weste, second by Kellar, to add the subsequent need item to the agenda finding that the issue arose after the posting of the agenda and the need to act is urgent. On roll call vote: Ayes: McLean, Weste, Ferry, Kellar, Ender Noes: None Absent: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Kellar, second by Weste, to approve the agenda pulling items 4 and 6 for discussion. On roll call vote: Ayes: McLean, Weste, Ender, Ferry, Kellar Noes: None Absent: None Motion carried. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Mayor Pro Tem Ferry presented Saugus High girls cross country with certificates for winning sixth CIF state championship in a row on behalf of Mayor Ender and Council. Mayor Ender and Council recognized Golden Valley High boys cross country for winning 2011 CIF state championship and presented the team with certificates. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY None scheduled. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember McLean requested council consensus to draft a letter asking SCAG to request that the High Speed Rail Authority to amend the date referenced in the MOU for upgrading infrastructure from 2020 to 2016 and that a matrix and timeline for the plan;. Councilmember Kellar requested further information and requested that this be brought to the next Council meeting. In response to questions from Councilmember Weste, Mayor Ender and Mayor Pro Tem Ferry Attorney Joe Montes provided advice. Councilmember Weste proposed moving forward with Mayor Pro Tem Ferry's suggestion that Mike Murphy, Intergovernmental Relations Officer, review policies that Council has voted on, review the changes requested by Councilmember McLean, and if consistent, write the letter for the Mayor's signature. Councilmember McLean stated that she will be attending a meeting of the High Speed Rail Authority January 12; commented on the Northern Corridor Cities meeting she attended and the plan to create a Metrolink station along the Antelope Valley Line at the Bob Hope Airport; discussed the exhibit on drug abuse entitled The High Wire Act; and discussed the Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival from January 5-8 and encouraged people to take full advantage of all the art community has to offer. Councilmember Weste made no comments. Mayor Pro Tem Ferry commented regarding a visit with Jo Anne Darcy and wished Ms. Darcy well. Councilmember Kellar commented on the Ride for Life that took place on December 31, 2011 and its fundraising for the Boys and Girls Club and Children's Hospital, and thanked the organizers for a successful event, and thanked Ken Pulskamp and Ken Striplin for participating in the 30 -mile ride. Meeting Minutes 2 January 10, 2012 Mayor Ender commented regarding the film industry's success in the City and thanked the production companies that filmed in Santa Clarita, the film staff, and the residents for their assistance with filming; and requested that the meeting be adjourned in the honor of .Teri Bronstrup. SUBSEQUENT NEED ITEM City Manager Ken Pulskamp and Intergovernmental Relations Officer Michael Murphy briefed the Council on changes to redevelopment law in California and provided a report on this agenda item. Motion by Kellar, second by Weste, to adopt a "support" position for Senate Bill 659 (Padilla) or any similar legislation extending the redevelopment dissolution deadline beyond February 1, 2012, and transmit letters of support to the bill's author, Santa Clarita's State Legislative delegation, appropriate Legislative committees, Governor Brown, the League of California Cities, and the California Redevelopment Association. On roll call vote: Ayes: Weste, Ferry, Kellar, McLean, Ender Noes: None Absent: None Motion carried. ITEM 1 CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES The minutes of the previous City Council, Redevelopment Agency, and Board of Library Trustees City Council: Approve the minutes of the December 13, 2011, special meeting. City Council, Redevelopment Agency, and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of the December 13, 2011, special reorganization and regular meetings. 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 determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda -have been read and waive further reading. ITEM 3 - REMINDER CONSENT CALENDAR FEDERAL ADVOCACY SERVICES: MURRAY, MONTGOMERY, & O'DONNELL The City utilizes the professional services of Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell for federal advocacy services on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita. City Council authorize Meeting Minutes 3 January 10, 2012 the City Manager or designee to execute, subject to City Attorney approval, a contract for continuation of professional services with Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell, Inc. for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, with the option to renew annually for a maximum of two additional years. ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR AWARD CONTRACT FOR OPERATION OF THE SANTA CLARITA WORKSOURCE CENTER FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2012, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012 Consideration of contract award for a vendor to operate the staffing component of the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center. Award a contract to Santa Clarita Community College District (COC) for the operation of the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center, RFP ED -11-12- 07, in an amount not to exceed $150,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents and renewals, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval; and make the line item account changes to the WIA budget as outlined. Addressing the Council on this item was Dr. Dena Meloney and Pete Bellas of College of the Canyons. ITEM 5 CONSENT CALENDAR VALENCIA MEADOWS POOL RENOVATION, M0080- PROJECT ACCEPTANCE To address water seepage that had worsened in recent years, this project replaced the original pool plaster, tile, and plumbing system at the Valencia Meadows Park pool. All construction work and start-up maintenance were completed on December 9, 2011. City Council accept the work performed by California Commercial Pools, Inc. for the Valencia Meadows Pool Renovation, Project M0080; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; direct staff to release the balance of the retention 35 days after Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices, as defined by law, have been filed. ITEM 6 CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTALS OF CHAPTER 8 AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE TAX -DEFAULTED PROPERTIES FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION Resolution authorizing staff to submit Chapter 8 Agreements to the County of Los Angeles Tax Collector to acquire tax -defaulted properties for open space. City Council adopts Resolution No. 12-1 authorizing submittals of a Chapter 8 Agreements to the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector to purchase tax -defaulted properties for open space preservation. Addressing Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer. 1 Meeting Minutes 4 January 10, 2012 ITEM 7 CONSENT CALENDAR JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVING THE NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE RESULTING FROM THE PROPOSED ELSMERE CANYON ANNEXATION This item is for the City Council to adopt a Joint Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles for the negotiated exchange of property tax revenue resulting from the proposed armexation of Elsmere Canyon. City Council adopts a joint Resolution No. 12-2 of Negotiated Exchange of Property Tax Revenue resulting from the proposed Elsmere Canyon Annexation. ITEM 8 CONSENT CALENDAR CHECK REGISTER NOS. 24, 25, and 26 Approval of the Check Register. City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 24, 25, and 26. Motion by Weste, second by Kellar, to approve the Consent Calendar. ITEM 9 PUBLIC HEARING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN (DNSP) TO ADDRESS VARIOUS ISSUES INCLUDING SIGNS, OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE, ALCOHOL USES, NON -CONFORMING USES, ALONG WITH OTHER GRAMMATICAL AMENDMENTS Mayor Ender opened the public hearing. City Clerk Sarah Gorman, stated that all notices required by law have been provided. Patrick Leclair, Associate Planner, explained that this is a request to amend the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) to address various issues identified in working with the code language since adoption of the DNSP. This would be the third update to the DNSP, but would be the first comprehensive update. Addressing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer. In response to Council questions, Mr. Leclair and City Attorney Joe Montes provided information. Meeting Minutes 5 January 10, 2012 On roll call vote: Ayes: Ferry, Kellar, McLean, Weste, Ender Noes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. ITEM 9 PUBLIC HEARING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN (DNSP) TO ADDRESS VARIOUS ISSUES INCLUDING SIGNS, OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE, ALCOHOL USES, NON -CONFORMING USES, ALONG WITH OTHER GRAMMATICAL AMENDMENTS Mayor Ender opened the public hearing. City Clerk Sarah Gorman, stated that all notices required by law have been provided. Patrick Leclair, Associate Planner, explained that this is a request to amend the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) to address various issues identified in working with the code language since adoption of the DNSP. This would be the third update to the DNSP, but would be the first comprehensive update. Addressing the Council on this item was Cam Noltemeyer. In response to Council questions, Mr. Leclair and City Attorney Joe Montes provided information. Meeting Minutes 5 January 10, 2012 Councilmember Weste requested, and Council concurred, to include a prohibition on wallpapering on buildings. Mayor Ender closed the public hearing. Motion by Weste, second by Kellar, for City Council to introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MASTER CASE 11- 129, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 11-004, TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND AMEND THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN." On roll call vote: Ayes: Kellar, McLean, Weste, Ferry, Ender Noes: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council was Cam Noltemeyer regarding mayor rotation; Lynne Plambeck regarding mayor rotation and a plastic bag prohibition; and Robert G. Leemon regarding foreclosures. STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation) Councilmember McLean addressed the plastic bag issue. . ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ender adjourned the meeting in honor of Jeri Bonstrup at 7:50 p.m. FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, lst floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Meeting Minutes 6