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' CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
6:00 P.M.
JUNE 11, 2012
SULPHUR SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
16628 LOST CANYON ROAD
SANTA CLARITA, CA 91387
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ferry called the special meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present.
FLAG SALUTE
Robert Nolet, Superintendent, Sulphur Springs School District, led the flag salute.
ITEM 1
' CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
Michael Murphy, Intergovernmental Relations Officer, gave a brief background
presentation and introduced representatives of the California High Speed Rail Authority,
who gave a presentation outlining the newly adopted Business Plan and updated
information about the overall high speed rail project with an emphasis on the Santa
Clarita area.
Councilmembers' questions, concerns, and comments included: Whether the property
acquisition would happen on the front end of the project; dealing with construction and
right-of-way impacts; proposed legislation to disallow environmental lawsuits;
maintenance cost of steel -on -steel; impacts on the community vs. the benefits; noise
pollution; the possibility of extended tunneling; the major cost increase from the what
was initially approved by the voters in 2008; and the major opposition to the proposed
project from the entire community.
Due to a previous commitment, Councilmember Boydston left the meeting at 7:12 p.m.
Addressing the Council was Michael Hogan, representing the SCV High Speed Rail Task
Force and Sulphur Springs School District; Robert Nolet, representing Sulphur Springs
School District; Ken Whiff, representing the Acton Town Council; Stephen Valenziano,
representing Vista Canyon; Alan Ferdman, representing the Canyon Country Advisory
Committee; Richard Kanes; Diane Adler; Berta Gonzalez -Harper; Kathleen Trinity;
' Thomas Matulich; Curt Roney; Chris Angelo, representing the Santa Clarita Valley
Chamber of Commerce; William Barritt, representing Aerospace Dynamics International,
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Inc.; Valerie Thomas, representing Placerita Canyon Property Owners Association '
(PCPOA); Art Johany; and Eric Jakeman.
Twelve written comments were received.
RECESS AND RECONVENE
Mayor Ferry recessed the meeting at 7:55 and reconvened at 8:00 p.m.
Representatives of the High Speed Rail Authority responded to Council questions and
public comment and asked that Council prepare a letter to the CHSRA stating explicitly
what the City would like the Authority to address and that they (CHSRA) would
reanalyze the issues and respond to the City within a reasonable time frame.
Following further Council discussion regarding the cost to the taxpayers,
impacts on real estate, and getting the issue back to the voters of California;
Council concurred to have staff prepare two letters: one to the CHSRA
outlining issues and concerns regarding the project and one letter to
Governor Brown and appropriate Members of the California Legislature
supporting placing the issue of the California high speed rail project before
the voters for reconsideration of the 2008 vote on the project.
ADJOURN I
Mayor Ferry adjourned the special meeting at 8:45 p.m.
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