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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-25 - MINUTES - JOINT REGULAR (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ' MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 P.M. MINUTES OF JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 25, 2014 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weste called to order the special meeting at 5:02 p.m. ROLL CALL All councihaembers were present. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION No requests to speak were received. CLOSED SESSION Joseph Montes, City Attorney, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session for the purpose of holding a: ' CONFERENCE WITH PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Government Code Section 54956.8 30-38 +/- acres in Soledad Canyon Assessor's Parcel No. 3210-019-004 Negotiating Parties: Ken D. Arno and Donen L. Radogna City's Authorized Negotiator: City Manager Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment 59.60 +/- acres in Quigley Canyon Assessor's Parcel Nos. 2836-024-038 and 039 Negotiating Parties: Stacy D. Castro (Estate of Ida Pryor) and Kevin Pryor City's Authorized Negotiator: City Manager Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment 9.82 +/- acres in Sand Canyon Assessor's Parcel Nos. 2841-015-006 and 007 Negotiating Parties: The Robert A. Stevenson Trust City's Authorized Negotiator: City Manager Under Negotiation: Acceptance of Real Property Donation J 176 +/- acres I Assessor's Parcel No. 3210-014-273 Negotiating Parties: United States Department of Interior and/or United States Department of Agriculture City's Authorized Negotiator: City Manager Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment RECESS AND RECONVENE Mayor Weste recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 5:03 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 6:04 p.m. CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT Joseph Montes, City Attorney, announced that no action was taken in Closed Session that was required to be reported. ADJOURN Mayor Weste adjourned the meeting at 6:04 p.m. INVOCATION Councilmember McLean delivered the invocation. CALL TO ORDER ' Mayor/President Weste called to order the regular joint meeting of the City Council/Board of Library Trustees at 6:06 p.m. ROLL CALL All Councilmembers were present. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Pro Tem McLean 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 Kellar, second by McLean to approve the agenda pulling items 2, 3, and 6 for comment and item 8 for a separate vote. Hearing no objections, it was so ordered. I Meeting Minutes Page 2 November 25, 2014 ' AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Mayor Weste and Council recognized Sheriff Deputies Patrick Ince and Sean Caples for receiving the Meritorious Conduct Gold Medal and presented them with certificates. Mayor Weste and Council recognized METRO for their work on community projects and presented Representative Ann Kerman with a certificate. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Addressing the Council was Steve Petzold regarding Measure S; Nanette Meister regarding Measure S; Doug Fraser speaking on behalf of Consepsion Hernandez regarding the mobile home ordinance; Renee Page regarding Metro Billboard agreement and overlay zone ordinance; Diana Torres representing residents of Parklane Estates regarding rate increases; Doug Fraser speaking on behalf of Myriam Diez regarding mobile home rent increase; Linda Zuchegna regarding the need for affordable housing; Alan Ferdman, representing Canyon Country Advisory Committee regarding Measure S and overlay zone; Jim Soliz regarding Measure S; and Roger Haring, representing Bouquet Canyon Network (BCN-1) regarding the watershed conservation project for the Santa Clarita Valley; Ten written comment cards were received regarding the mobile home rent issue. ' STAFF COMMENTS City Manager Ken Striplin commented regarding the mobile home rent ordinance process; commented regarding affordable housing needs in Santa Clarita; and commented regarding the existing billboard Ordinance No. 14-01 which addresses the billboard relocation overlay zone and other requirements of the Metro development agreement; and referred the watershed issue to the City Attorney for comment. City Attorney Joseph Montes commented regarding the watershed issue and the change of labor requirements per the Department of Labor Relations. Robert Newman, Director of Public Works, responded to questions of Councilmember Boydston. Councilmember Boydston requested Council concurrence to place ordinance 14-01 on the agenda for discussion. There was no Council concurrence. COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Councilmember Kellar commented on the hazardous waste/e-waste program held at College of the Canyons on November 15; and requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Jeff Schrage and Alice Grace Seigan, Councilmember Acosta commented regarding the Old Town Newhall Holiday Lights; commented regarding attending a conference for newly elected officials; commented regarding the Thanksgiving Dinner event at the Newhall Community Center serving 450 attendees and Meeting Minutes Page 3 November 25, 2014 thanked Parkway Motors for their sponsorship of the event; and congratulated the Santa Clarita ' Christian School Girls' Volleyball team on winning the CIF Championships. Councilmember Boydston commented regarding the Literacy Arts Festival at the Old Town Newhall Library and invited residents to attend the Downtown Newhall events and theater productions during the holiday season. Mayor Pro Tem McLean commented on the Veteran's Day ceremony; commented on the Literacy Arts Festival on November 22; the grand openings for the Business Incubator and See's Candy in Canyon County; the Festival of Trees fundraiser for local organizations; commented regarding her attendance at the San Fernando Valley Council of Government (COG) meeting; and requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Henry Schultz. Mayor Weste congratulated Assemblyman Wilk and Senator Knight on their election; commented on her attendance at the Soup for the Soul event; commented that Parenting Magazine named Santa Clarita the third safest City for cities with a population over 100,000; commented regarding the Taylor Property open space acquisition and ribbon cutting; commented regarding the bridge widening of Golden Valley Bridge over SR14; and requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Clem Cox, Martin W. Forinash, Robert Newhall Chesebrough III, and Gladys Thibaudeau Laney. ITEM 1 , 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 October 28, 2014, regular meeting. ITEM 2 CONSENT CALENDAR SANTA CLARITA 2015 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM On November 3, 2014, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee reviewed the draft platform and recommends that the Santa Clarita City Council adopt the 2015 Legislative Platform. This document will provide guidance to staff on legislative issues of interest to the City Council and assist staff in conducting legislative advocacy at the federal and state levels. City Council accept the recommendation of the City Council Legislative Subcommittee and adopt the Santa Clarita 2015 Legislative Platform. Mayor Pro Tem McLean requested that wording be added to item #3: "including funding for Metro commuter rail which is separate from the California High Speed Rail Project." Council concurred. Meeting Minutes Page 4 November 25, 2014 ' ITEM 3 CONSENT CALENDAR FEDERAL ADVOCACY SERVICES: MURRAY, MONTGOMERY AND O'DONNELL The City of Santa Clarita retains the Washington, D.C. based firm of Murray, Montgomery and O'Donnell (MMO) for federal advocacy services on all issues with the exception of the proposed Soledad Canyon mine. Murray, Montgomery and O'Donnell's current contract expires on December 31, 2014, concurrent with the conclusion of the 113th Congress. City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute, subject to City Attorney approval, a contract for the continuation of professional services with Murray, Montgomery and O'Donnell for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016, concurrent with the 114th Congress, with the option to renew for a maximum of two additional years. Councilmember Boydston requested clarification from Intergovernmental Relations Officer Michael Murphy of the accomplishments of Murray, Montgomery and O'Donnell over the last year. ITEM 4 CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF MULTIWAY STOP CONTROLS ' FOR THE INTERSECTION OF CENTURION WAY AND HYSSOP LANE City staff received a letter from a student at Saugus High School requesting the installation of multiway stop controls at the subject intersection. Staff conducted an analysis and determined the intersection of Centurion Way and Hyssop Lane meets the City's warrants for the installation of multiway stop controls. City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-65 authorizing the installation of multiway stop controls for the intersection of Centurion Way and Hyssop Lane. ITEM 5 CONSENT CALENDAR BUS STOP IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT T0040 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT This project will provide various bus stop improvements at 25 locations throughout the City of Santa Clarita. Improvements will vary at each location and will include asphalt bus pads, shelters, and conformity with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. City Council approve the plans and specifications for the Bus Stop Improvements, Project T0040; award the construction contract to R.C. Becker and Son, Inc., in the amount of $664,730 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $132,946 for a total contract amount not to exceed $797,676; authorize a contract with BTC Labs Vertical Five for materials testing and inspection services in the amount of $53,138 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $10,862 for a total amount not to exceed $64,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. Meeting Minutes Page 5 November 25, 2014 ITEM 6 ' CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NO -STOPPING ZONES ON MAY WAY NEAR LA MESA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL City staff and La Mesa Junior High School administration have been working together to improve on -campus student drop-off/pick-up operations, traffic operations, and safety on May Way. The establishment of no -stopping zones on May Way is necessary to accommodate the new traffic patterns. City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-66 authorizing the establishment of no -stopping zones on May Way. Addressing the Council on this item was Principal Michele Krantz representing La Mesa Junior High School. ITEM 7 CONSENT CALENDAR CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) GRANT - FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 Assembly Bill 1913 (Schiff -Cardenas Crime Prevention Act), signed into law in 2000, provides funding to cities and counties for frontline law enforcement officers and juvenile justice initiatives. Fiscal Year 2014-15 marks the 19th year the City of Santa Clarita has been eligible to receive grant funding from this program, which was originally adopted in 1996 via Assembly ' Bill 3229 (Brulte). The City of Santa Clarita's estimated allocation for Fiscal Year 2014-15, based on population, is $330,259. City Council accept the Fiscal Year 2014-15 Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant from the Los Angeles County Auditor -Controller; approve the request from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Valley Station, to use the Fiscal Year 2014-15 COPS funds to continue funding the COBRA (Career Offenders Burglary, Robbery, Assault) Team; establish estimated revenues in account 234-4461.003, Supplemental Law Enforcement Grant, by $330,259; appropriate $348,607 to account 16100- 5161.001 (Contractual Services) which includes the Fiscal Year 2014-15 grant amount and $18,348 of ending fund balance for this grant in Fiscal Year 2013-14; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any contracts, agreements, or change orders arising out of this program, subject to City Attorney approval. ITEM 8 CONSENT CALENDAR APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF MASTER CASE 13-075 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 13-005), A REQUEST BY ALBERT EINSTEIN ACADEMY FOR LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES TO OPERATE A PRIMARY SCHOOL WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK ZONE AT 25300 RYE CANYON ROAD The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences (Applicant) originally proposed to operate a primary school at 25300 Rye Canyon Road (Subject Site). The Planning Commission considered the project on March 4, 2014, and, in a unanimous 5-0 vote, approved staff's recommendation to deny the project. The Applicant has appealed the Planning Commission's I Meeting Minutes Page 6 November 25, 2014 ' decision to City Council. At the City Council meeting of October 28, 2014, the City Council denied the Applicant's request. Addressing the Council on this item were Alan Ferdman and Cam Noltemeyer. Motion by Boydston, second by Kellar, to adopt Resolution No. 14-67 denying Master Case No. 13-075, which includes a request for the approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the operation of a primary school within an existing 53,000 square -foot commercial building at 25300 Rye Canyon Road. On roll call vote: Ayes: Boydston, Kellar, Acosta Noes: McLean Abstain: Weste Absent: None Motion carried. ITEM 9 CONSENT CALENDAR BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TESTING AND REPAIRS ' Award two-year maintenance contract for annual backflow prevention device testing throughout the City of Santa Clarita including all City owned facilities, Parks, and Landscape Maintenance Districts. City Council award a two-year maintenance service contract to Backflow Prevention Device Tester to provide contractual maintenance for all City -owned backflow prevention devices in the annual amount of $100,000, and authorize an annual contingency in the amount of $15,000, for a total two-year contract in an amount not to exceed $230,000; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, or modify the awards in the event issues of impossibility of performance arise, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such Fiscal Year, and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval; and direct staff to return to the Council prior to the conclusion of the two-year contract to consider authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute up to three (3) annual renewal options not to exceed the annual bid amount, plus Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments. ITEM 10 CONSENT CALENDAR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS INITIATING PROCEEDINGS, AND APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT ANNEXING PARCELS IN TRACT 62343 INTO DISTRICT NO. 1 AS ZONE 30 (PENLON) Procedural action to create and annex into the Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Zone Number 30 (Penlon) to maintain and improve landscape improvements as required by the ' conditions of approval adopted during the entitlement of the Penlon development project. City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-68 initiating proceedings to annex parcels within Tract 62343 into Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 (LMD No. 1) as Zone 30 and adopt Resolution No. Meeting Minutes Page 7 November 25, 2014 14-69 with intent to order annexations into and creation of a new zone in the LMD No. 1, ' approve the Engineer's Report, and levy assessments beginning in Fiscal Year 2015-16; and set a public hearing for January 13, 2015, as a time and place to hear comments on this proposed action, and close the time period to receive ballots. ITEM 11 CONSENT CALENDAR CHECK REGISTER NO. 21 AND NO. 22 Approval of the Check Register. City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 21 and 22. Motion by Acosta, second by Boydston, to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of item 8. On roll call vote: Ayes: Kellar, Acosta, McLean, Boydston, Weste Noes: None Absent: None Motion carried. ITEM 12 , NEW BUSINESS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SENIOR CENTER FACILITY The existing Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center facility is unable to meet the current and future needs of providing services to senior citizens in Santa Clarita. This item is to discuss potential funding for the construction of a new facility for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. City Manager Ken Striplin presented the staff report advising the demand for more space has made the existing Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center facility too small to meet current and future needs. This item recommends the appropriation of funding for the construction of a new facility for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. Addressing the Council on this item was Rochelle Dardeau and Peggy Rasmussen, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging; Alan Ferdman, representing the Canyon Country Advisory Committee; and Berta Gonzalez -Harper. Motion by Boydston, second by Acosta, to commit and appropriate $3,000,000 toward the construction of a new Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center from the Capital Projects Reserve to Account 19000-5161.001, pending completion of an agreement between the City and the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging to be returned for Council consideration at a later date. Meeting Minutes Page 8 November 25, 2014 ' On roll call vote: Ayes: Acosta, McLean, Boydston, Kellar, Weste Noes: None Absent: None Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION lI Addressing the Council were Ray Henry regarding changes to the mobile home ordinance; Doug Fraser, representing Mobile Home Residents regarding mobile home rent increases; Cam Noltemeyer regarding Measure S and Chiquita Canyon Landfill; Patti Sulpizio regarding Ordinance 14-01, Ordinance 14-03, and Council Norms and Procedures; John Fortman regarding Measure S; Patti Sulpizio speaking on behalf of David Barlavi reading his written comment regarding Measure S; Elaine Ballace regarding mobile home rent increase; and Berta Gonzalez - Harper regarding Measure S. One additional written comment was received regarding the mobile home ordinance. STAFF COMMENTS City Attorney Joseph Montes and City Manager Ken Striplin commented regarding the billboard ordinances. ' City Manager Ken Striplin commented regarding the public process in place for the mobile home rent adjustment ordinance update. L ADJOURNMENT In memory of Henry Schultz, Martin W. Forinash, Robert Newhall Chesebrough III, Clem Cox, Jeff Schrage, Alice Grace Seigan, and Gladys Thibaudeau Laney. FUTURE MEETINGS There will be a special meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., followed immediately by the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA. Meeting Minutes Page 9 November 25, 2014