CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

6:00 PM

City Council Chambers

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 st Floor

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

AGENDA
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - No New Business

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New Business
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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.
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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 II)
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INVOCATION - Ender

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

Autism Month Proclamation and launch of Project Lifesaver Program

Myrna Condie, California Mother of the Year _________________________________________________________________________

PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

Update on the Community Court Program and Graffiti and Anti-Gang Update _________________________________________________________________________

COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
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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.
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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.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 March 24, 2009 - special and regular City Council meetings

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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.
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1.


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 meeting agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading.

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SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 12.96 TO TITLE 12 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS - Staff has seen a growing number of inquiries from the community regarding bicycles on sidewalks. California Vehicle Code Section 21100(h) allows local authorities to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution regarding the operation of bicycles on sidewalks.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 12.96 TO TITLE 12 OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS."

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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROJECT T0026 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE - This project consisted of the construction of physical improvements at crossings near three elementary schools to enhance student safety by reducing the speed of vehicles near school grounds and increasing the visibility of school crossings.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the completion of the Safe Routes to School Infrastructure, Project T0026; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent retention balance 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law.

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METRO 2009 CALL FOR PROJECTS APPLICATIONS - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2009 Call for Projects Applications. The Call is a competitive grant process that cofunds new regionally significant capital transportation projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to submit grant applications to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) by the April 24, 2009, deadline requesting an estimated $54,593,000 in the 2009 Metro Call for Projects grant cycle.

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TRACT NO. 68563 (MOBILE HOME PARK CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION - 18035 SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD) - APPROVAL OF TRACT MAP - Tract No. 68563 consisting of approximately 9.6 acres is located on the north side of Soledad Canyon Road, 0.4 miles east of Sierra Highway, and is owned by Newport Pacific Caravilla Limited, a California Limited Partnership.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Tract No. 68563; make certain findings; instruct the Deputy City Manager to endorse the Special Assessment Statement on the face of the Tract map; instruct the City Clerk to endorse the Statement on the face of the Tract map; and instruct the City Engineer to endorse the Statement on the face of the Tract map.

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CHECK REGISTER NOS. 11 & 12 - Approval of the Check Registers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 11 & 12.

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NEW BUSINESS
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AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 - On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009. The Recovery Act's total package is $787 billion. City staff will be aggressive in the pursuit of Recovery Act funds, so that the maximum amount of federal funds reach the community.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report and provide direction to staff.

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INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 15.44 (INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE - Chapter 15.44 "Integrated Waste Management" of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code was written in 1991. The most recent updates to this chapter were completed over nine years ago and some portions of the Ordinance have not been updated for close to 18 years. With all of the changes in the solid waste industry and the changes locally, there is a need for the City to update, define, redefine, and add to Chapter 15.44.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and pass to second reading an Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING WITH RESPECT TO SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING AND AUTHORIZING THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICES PURSUANT TO FRANCHISE, BY AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 15.44, "INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT," OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE."

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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.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public Participation)
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ADJOURNMENT
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FUTURE MEETINGS

 The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
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CERTIFICATION

I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on April 9, 2009, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.

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 Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California




The official agenda is posted at City Hall in accordance with state law.
This copy is for general information only.
In the event of a conflict between this copy and the posted agenda, the posted agenda shall prevail. Questions regarding this agenda should be directed to the City Agenda Coordinator at (661) 255-4391.