CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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
led by Boy Scout Troop 58
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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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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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1.


DECLARING RESULTS OF APRIL 13, 2010 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - In accordance with Elections Code Sections 10262 and 10263, upon completion of the canvass, the elections official (City Clerk) shall certify the results to the governing body (City Council). The City Council shall meet at its usual place of meeting no later than the third Friday after the election, to declare the results and to install the newly elected officers.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on April 13, 2010, declaring the result and such other matters as provided by law.

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CITY CLERK ADMINISTERS THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEATED

REMARKS BY NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

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RECESS AND RECONVENE

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

Autism Awareness Month

Awards Received by the City of Santa Clarita at the 2010 California Parks and Recreation Society Annual Conference
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY

None

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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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2.


APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of the previous City Council meetings are submitted for approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes of the March 23, 2010 special and regular meetings of the City Council.

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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.
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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4.


DISCOVERY PARK PROJECT P3016 - AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN SCOPE OF WORK FOR AN EXISTING CONTRACT - Increase scope of work and spending for Discovery Park.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an increase in scope of work and a proportional increase in spending authority in the amount of $152,000 for R.C. Becker and Sons, Inc. for Discovery Park Project P3016. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

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SANTA CLARITA SPORTS COMPLEX, PHASE IV, SITE IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT P3010 ACCEPTANCE - Acceptance of completed Phase IV site improvements on Project P3010.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept the work performed by Valley Crest Landscape, Inc., on the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, Phase IV, Project P3010. 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 provided by law, have been filed.

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RESOLUTION TO MODIFY AND/OR ESTABLISH NO-STOPPING ZONES AT FOUR LOCATIONS (VISTA DELGADO DRIVE, CALGROVE BOULEVARD, SECO CANYON ROAD, AND MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY) - The City received four different parking related requests. The first request is to modify an existing no-stopping zone along Vista Delgado Drive in front of Arroyo Seco Junior High School for it to be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days only. The second request is to establish overnight parking restrictions adjacent to the park located on Calgrove Boulevard between Creekside Drive and the gate at the end of the road to improve visibility of the park and enhance neighborhood safety. The third request is to establish three no-stopping zones along Seco Canyon Road to improve visibility and access at the entrances to the Mountain View condominium complex. The fourth is to establish a no-stopping zone on the south side of Magic Mountain Parkway along the frontage of the commercial center/office plaza east of Tourney Road.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt four resolutions to modify an existing no-stopping zone on Vista Delgado Drive, establish overnight parking restrictions on Calgrove Boulevard, establish three no-stopping zones on Seco Canyon Road, and establish a no-stopping zone on Magic Mountain Parkway.

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CHECK REGISTER NOS. 5 & 6 - Approval of the Check Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register Nos. 5 & 6.

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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 in memory of Trae Daniel Allen, Samuel Mells, and Timothy James White
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FUTURE MEETINGS

A City Council Study Session will be held Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. in the Century Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita CA.

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.
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CERTIFICATION

I, Sarah P. Gorman, 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 22, 2010, 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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Sarah P. Gorman, Esq.
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.