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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-26 - AGENDA REPORTS - MINUTES APPROVAL (2)Agenda Item: I CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT 44A,— CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Armine Chaparyan DATE: March 26, 2013 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council and Board of Library Trustees approve the minutes of the March 12, 2013, regular meeting. BACKGROUND The minutes from the previous Joint City Council/Board of Library "Trustees meeting is submitted for approval. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Amendments to the minutes may be approved as necessary. FISCAL IMPACT None by this action. ATTACHMENTS Minutes APPROVED I CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MINUTES OF JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. MARCH 12, 2013 INVOCATION Councilmember McLean delivered the invocation. CALL TO ORDER Mayor/President Kellar called to order the regular joint meeting of the City Council/Board of Library Trustees at 6:02 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Councilmember Ferry. FLAG SALUTE Boy Scout Troops 609 and 581 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. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Boydston second by McLean, to approve the agenda. Hearing no objections, it was so ordered. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Mr. Kurt Wilson, American Red Cross Community Ambassador, gave a brief overview to City Council on the Community Ambassador program. Mayor Kellar and Council presented a proclamation recognizing American Red Cross month to Mr. Wilson and representatives of American Red Cross, PRESENTATIONS Chris Fall, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission Chair, presented Mayor Kellar and City Council the Goals of the Commission for 2013. Meeting Minutes 1 March 12, 2013 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council was Dwayne Richards regarding crime in a newly City annexed portion of Canyon Country, Alan Ferdman, representing Canyon Country Advisory Committee regarding Los Angeles County Sanitation District, and Boris Baladjanian regarding rent control for senior housing and red light traffic cameras. Assistant City Manager Frank Oviedo commented regarding Mr. Richard's concerns and will have staff contact Mr. Richards; commented regarding Mr. Ferdman's concerns and stated that Public Works is currently addressing the issue; and requested that Armine Chaparyan, Redevelopment Manager, contact Mr. Baladjanian regarding rent controls. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Mayor Pro Tem Weste commented regarding her attendance at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting where the LA Clean Water/Clean Beaches measure was discussed. The Board of Supervisors decided not to proceed with the measure as written and requested that LA Public Works present alternatives and suggested a return for a general vote. Mayor Pro Tem Weste recommended that the City of Santa Clarita should submit a proposal to be excluded from the measure and requested Council concurrence to request legal preliminary review and assessment of what options might be available to challenge such a fee. Councilmember Boydston inquired regarding expenditure amounts for such a report. City Attorney Joe Montes advised that the attorney's office can prepare a preliminary suggested approach, however, LA County staff has 90 days to re -write the measure and Council can respond to the re -written measure. City Attorney Montes and Mayor Kellar clarified and Council concurred to direct staff to prepare a report regarding the City's response to the LA Clean Water/Clean Beaches measure and return to Council for possible action. Mayor Pro Tem Weste invited residents to a Hazardous Household Waste event at College of the Canyons on April 6. Councilmember Boydston requested that Mr. Dwayne Richards email him directly so that he may meet with him and address the neighborhood issues; inquired regarding the Sanitation District's non-profit status, and the amount spent on public outreach for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). City Attorney Joe Montes advised that substantive discussions of the Sanitation District Board should not take place to avoid Brown Act violations since the Board is comprised of three members and two of those members are Councilmembers. Mayor Kellar commented that a report would be provided following the Sanitation District meeting on March 13, 2013 regarding action taken by the District. Mayor Pro Tem Weste commented regarding the chloride drop in Santa Clarita through source control. The Sanitation District Board's goals have been to find the lowest cost to comply with the law for standards of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) of the Clean Water Act. Meeting Minutes 1 2 March 12, 2013 Councilmember Boydston responded to comments of Mayor Pro Tem Weste regarding the cost of compliance and the low TMDL standards for the City of Santa Clarita; congratulated Carl and Jeri Goldman for being honored by Habitat for Heroes, housing for veterans program; attended a planning meeting for the new Rivendale open space where a performance space or festival ground was discussed; commented on his attendance at an outreach meeting conducted by State Senator Steve Knight who will work with Assemblyman Scott Wilk to fight the chloride issue; commented that he met with Ray Henry and residents of the Sand Canyon Mobile Home Park to review the rent control Ordinance; requested that lights for the Dog Park be considered in the next budget; and requested Council support for moving the City Council election to November from April to be placed on a future agenda. Mayor Kellar requested staff to review and report back to Council regarding prior discussion with Los Angeles County and the current legalities of moving the election date. Councilmember McLean requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Gwendolyn Dolores Kofnovec; commented regarding the success of the Town Hall meetings; commented regarding the Hart Park dedication where many significant improvements were implemented; commented that 50% of City residents commute and that the current Metrolink schedule is not sufficient; and announced that the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) agreed to include an Antelope Valley Study to its report, which will highlight Santa Clarita in the State rail plan. Mayor Kellar congratulated the Elks Lodge program and commented that he was given his 20 -year membership pin. ITEM I CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the Joint City Council and Board of Library Trustees meeting are submitted for approval. City Council and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the minutes of the February 26, 2013, special 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 determines that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading. ITEM 3 CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF CHAPTER 8 AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE TAX -DEFAULTED PROPERTIES FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION - Resolution authorizing staff to submit a Chapter 8 Agreement to the County of Los Angeles Tax Collector to acquire tax -defaulted properties Assessors Parcel Numbers 2826-125-001, 2848- 009-041, and 2848-036-008 for open space. City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the Meeting Minutes 3 March 12, 2013 4 submittal of a Chapter 8 Agreement to the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector to purchase tax -defaulted properties for open space preservation ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR APPROVAL OF PARCEL MAP, ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF DEDICATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF EXISTING EASEMENTS FOR PARCEL MAP NO. 71725 - Pursuant to Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act, approve Parcel Map No. 71725. The map is for subdivision of lots located on Valley Center Drive at Soledad Canyon Road. City Council approve Parcel Map No. 71725; accept on behalf of the public, the right, but not the obligation, to restrict direct vehicular ingress and egress to Valley Center Drive; accept the right, but not the obligation, to restrict or prohibit the erection or construction of any buildings or structures within the flood hazard areas; abandon the existing easements for public use and road purposes; abandon the existing temporary construction easements; and abandon the existing slope easements; make findings as follows: (a) this project is consistent with the provisions of Sections 66474 and 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act and should be approved, and (b) this proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for this design and improvement, is consistent with the General Plan required by Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Government Code, or any specific plan adopted pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 65450) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Government Code; instruct the Deputy City Manager to endorse the Special Assessment Statement (Statement) on the face of Parcel Map No. 71725, which indicates all special assessments levied by the City of Santa Clarita are paid; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Statement on the face of Parcel Map No. 71725, which embodies the approval of said map, and the acceptance of the dedications shown thereon, and the abandonment of the easements shown thereon; and instruct the City Engineer to endorse the Statement on the face of Parcel Map No. 71725, which provides for verification of substantial conformance with the Tentative Map and all provisions of local ordinances and state laws applicable at the time of approval ITEM 5 CONSENT CALENDAR CHECK REGISTER NO. 4 Approval of the Check Register. City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 4. Motion by Weste, second by McLean, to approve the Consent Calendar. On roll call vote: Ayes: McLean, Weste, Boydston, Kellar Noes: None Absent: Ferry Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CONTINUED No requests to speak were received. Meeting Minutes 4 March 12, 2013 5 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Kellar adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m. in memory of Gwendolyn Kofnovec. FUTURE MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 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 March 12, 2013