CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT=20
AGENCY/BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR =
MEETING
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd. 1 st =
Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA __________________________________________________________________=
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PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - No New =
Business
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Public Participation Process
During the Public Participation portion of the meeting, =
each=20
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not =
more=20
than three (3) minutes. Public Participation speaker's slips =
must be=20
submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the =
meeting=20
begins. Anyone wishing to address an item on the agenda =
should fill=20
out a speaker's slip and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE =
the=20
Mayor announces the item. Each person addressing the Council =
is=20
given three (3) minutes to speak indicated by a colored =
light system=20
on the Council dais; a green light appears when the speaker =
begins;=20
a yellow light appears when 30 seconds remain and a red =
light=20
appears when time has expired. Comments should be complete =
at this=20
time. __________________________________________________________________=
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, =
if you=20
need special assistance to participate in this meeting, =
please=20
contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. =
Notification 48=20
hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make =
reasonable=20
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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EXECUTIVE MEETING
This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review =
the=20
agenda and obtain any further information that may be =
needed.=20
Council will also discuss each individual item during the =
course of=20
the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, =
which may be=20
approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a =
request to=20
pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on =
public=20
agenda items during the Executive Meeting. __________________________________________________________________=
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mayor to inquire whether =
there are=20
any changes to the Agenda or if any member of the Council or =
the=20
public would like to pull for discussion, any item on the =
Consent=20
Calendar. __________________________________________________________________=
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Sgt. Hargraves for adoption of abandoned horse
The =
Signal=20
Newspaper for receiving a California Newspaper Publishers=20
Association Award __________________________________________________________________=
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
Arts Commission Goals
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COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER =
COMMENTS __________________________________________________________________=
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are=20
considered routine and will be enacted by one motion =
by the=20
City Council. The items are not individually discussed =
by the=20
City Council unless a request is made by a member of =
the=20
public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will =
be=20
removed from the Consent Calendar and will be =
considered=20
separately. __________________________________________________________________=
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APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - The minutes of =
the=20
previous City Council and Redevelopment Agency =
meetings are=20
submitted for approval. RECOMMENDED ACTION: =
City=20
Council: Approve the minutes of the May 24, =
2011,=20
special and regular joint meetings. =
Redevelopment=20
Agency: Approve the minutes of the May 24, 2011, =
special=20
and regular joint meetings. Board of Library =
Trustees:=20
Approve the minutes of the May 24, 2011, special =
and=20
regular meetings.
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READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code =
Section=20
36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full =
prior to=20
Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the =
ordinance title on the Council agenda, Council may =
determine=20
that the title has been read. RECOMMENDED =
ACTION: =20
City Council determine that the titles to all =
ordinances which=20
appear on this public agenda have been read and waive =
further=20
reading.
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FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND =
FIVE-YEAR=20
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - The Fiscal Year =
2011-2012 budget process is a six month effort that =
began in=20
January 2011. The City Council Budget Subcommittee, =
comprised=20
of Mayor McLean and Mayor Pro Tem Ender, has been =
involved in=20
the budget process since the beginning and played a=20
significant role in the development of the recommended =
budget.=20
The proposed balanced budget was presented to the City =
Council=20
during a Public Hearing on May 24, =
2011. RECOMMENDED=20
ACTION: City Council and Redevelopment Agency =
adopt the=20
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Annual Operating Budget and =
Five-Year=20
Capital Improvement Program: City Council: =
Adopt=20
resolution Adopting the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year=20
2011-2012; adopt resolution adopting the Five-Year =
Capital=20
Improvement Program; adopt resolution Setting the=20
Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2011-2012; adopt=20
resolution Electing to Receive All or a Portion of the =
Tax=20
Revenues Pursuant to Health and Safety Code (Community =
Development Law); adopt resolution approving a loan =
from the=20
Valencia Bridge and Thoroughfare to the Bouquet Bridge =
and=20
Thoroughfare in the amount of $424,728; adopt =
resolution=20
Classifying the Various Components of Fund Balance as =
defined=20
in Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statement =
No. 54;=20
adopt resolution Providing for Compensation of =
Employees and=20
Amending the Position Classification =
Plan. Redevelopment=20
Agency: Adopt resolution Adopting the Annual =
Budget for=20
Fiscal Year 2011-2012. =
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INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITY =
COUNCILMEMBER=20
COMPENSATION - In compliance with the =
Government=20
Code, Councilmember compensation has historically been =
reviewed and adjusted every two years, and the last =
adjustment=20
occurred on July 1, 2008. Council compensation was =
reviewed in=20
November 2009, and at that time the Council decided to =
postpone consideration of an increase to a future =
date.=20
Councilmember compensation was discussed at the May =
24, 2011,=20
City Council meeting and Council proposed a total pay =
increase=20
of ten percent (not compounded) for the period July 1, =
2008=20
through June 30, 2012, to be effective on July 1,=20
2012. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
introduce=20
and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN =
ORDINANCE=20
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, =
CALIFORNIA,=20
AMENDING SECTION 2.04.048 OF THE SANTA CLARITA =
MUNICIPAL CODE=20
REGARDING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION."
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ADOPT RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO LEVY THE TOURISM =
MARKETING=20
DISTRICT (TMD) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AS A MEANS TO =
INCREASE=20
TOURISM ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA =
- As=20
part of the 21-Point Business Plan for Progress, the =
Tourism=20
Marketing District was established to provide an =
assessment of=20
two percent assessed by local hotels on visitors. =
These funds=20
will be used to market the City of Santa Clarita as a =
tourism=20
destination and attract high quality, high economic =
impact=20
events to the City. RECOMMENDED ACTION: =
City=20
Council adopt "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE =
CITY OF=20
SANTA CLARITA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONTINUE A =
BUSINESS=20
IMPROVEMENT AREA IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA TO BE =
DESIGNATED=20
AS THE TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT ("TMD") AND SETTING =
A TIME=20
AND PLACE OF A HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT =
OF SUCH=20
AREA."
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OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PHASE II, PROJECT S2005 - =
PROJECT=20
ACCEPTANCE - This project constructed street, =
signal,=20
sidewalk, and stormdrain improvements including =
landscaping=20
amenities consistent with Phase I. RECOMMENDED =
ACTION:=20
City Council accept completion of the Old Town =
Newhall=20
Streetscape Phase II, Project S2005; direct the City =
Clerk to=20
file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to =
release the=20
10 percent retention balance 35 days after the Notice =
of=20
Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have =
been=20
filed, as provided by law. =
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RAILROAD AVENUE FENCING AND LANDSCAPE, PROJECTS B0004, =
B2011,=20
AND B2012 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - =
This=20
project will install fencing, landscaping, and =
irrigation=20
within the railroad right-of-way along Railroad =
Avenue,=20
beginning at Cinema Drive and proceeding south to Oak =
Ridge=20
Drive and at the Placerita Creek Bridge continuing =
south to=20
13th Street. The project is part of the City's adopted =
Capital=20
Improvement Program and will help the City accomplish =
its=20
beautification efforts of all major=20
roadways. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
approve=20
the plans and specifications for the Railroad Avenue =
Fencing=20
and Landscaping, Projects B0004, B2011, and B2012, and =
award=20
the construction contract to STL Landscape, Inc., in =
the=20
amount not to exceed $514,272, including contingency;=20
appropriate $120,000 from Landscape Maintenance =
District, Zone=20
17, Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure Account =
B0004357-5161.001;=20
appropriate $30,000 from Landscape Maintenance =
District, Ad=20
Valorem, Fund Balance 357 to Expenditure Account=20
B2012357-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or =
designee=20
to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney =
approval. =20
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2010-11 OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM, PROJECT M0077 =
- AWARD=20
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - The Annual Overlay =
and Slurry=20
Seal project is an integral part of the City=E2=80=99s =
pavement=20
management program and provides pavement and slurry =
seal=20
asphalt maintenance treatments to selected City =
streets. =20
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve =
the plans=20
and specifications for the 2010-11 Overlay and Slurry =
Seal=20
Program, Project M0077; award the construction =
contract to=20
Toro Enterprises Inc. in the amount of $4,647,152, and =
authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of =
$464,716,=20
for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,111,868;=20
authorize an expenditure increase in the amount of =
$70,000 to=20
the existing professional services contract with =
Pavement=20
Engineering Inc. for pavement inspections and updates =
for the=20
Pavement Management System; authorize an expenditure =
increase=20
not to exceed $45,000 to the existing professional =
services=20
contract with Pavement Engineering Inc. for=20
roadway/asphalt-related design changes during =
construction;=20
authorize the transfer of $130,000 from the 2009-10 =
Overlay=20
and Slurry Seal Program Account M0071306-5161.001 to =
the=20
2010-11 Overlay and Slurry Seal Program Account=20
M0077306-5161.001; and authorize the City Manager or =
designee=20
to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney =
approval. =20
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TAX-SHARING RESOLUTIONS FOR SANITATION DISTRICT =
ANNEXATIONS=20
331, 1054, AND 1057 - The Santa Clarita =
Valley=20
Sanitation District (District) provides wastewater =
treatment=20
services within the District's service area. To =
provide=20
wastewater treatment service to property located =
outside of=20
the District's service area, the boundary must be =
expanded=20
through the annexation process. RECOMMENDED =
ACTION:=20
City Council adopt the Sanitation District's =
resolutions=20
approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of =
property=20
tax revenues resulting from Sanitation District =
(District)=20
Annexations 331, 1054, and 1057. =
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AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONCESSION SERVICES AT THE SANTA =
CLARITA=20
AQUATIC CENTER - Award of contract to Plevco =
West=20
Inc., dba Lamppost Pizza, to provide food concessions =
at the=20
Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. RECOMMENDED =
ACTION: =20
City Council award a contract for the operation of =
food=20
concessions at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center to =
Plevco West=20
Inc., dba Lamppost Pizza, and authorize the City =
Manager,.or=20
designee, to execute the contract and any subsequent =
renewals,=20
or modify the award in the event that issues of =
impossibility=20
or performance arise, subject to City Attorney review. =
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LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS INITIATING=20
PROCEEDING, APPROVING AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND TAKING =
OTHER=20
RELATED ACTIONS - Various actions required by =
law to=20
modify the assessment methodologies and rates for =
various=20
zones in Landscape District Nos. 1 and T1. =
RECOMMENDED=20
ACTION: City Council adopt a resolution to =
initiate=20
proceedings, and make certain designations in =
connection with=20
proposed annexations into, detachments from, creation =
of new=20
zones, dissolution of existing zones, and assessment =
rate=20
adjustment in Landscape Maintenance District Nos. 1 an =
T1; and=20
adopt a resolution to approve Engineer's Report, and =
declare=20
its intention to order annexations into, detachments =
from,=20
creation of new zones, dissolution of existing zones, =
and=20
assessment rate adjustments in Landscape Maintenance =
District=20
Nos. 1 and T1, and to levy an assessment thereon, =
taking=20
certain other actions in connection therewith. =
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CHECK REGISTER NO. 10 - Approval of the Check =
Register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
approve=20
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check =
Register=20
No. 10.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS __________________________________________________________________=
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NEW BUSINESS __________________________________________________________________=
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COMPASS BLUEPRINT CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE SOUTHERN AND =
WESTERN=20
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH NEWHALL AREA - Overview =
of the=20
Compass Blueprint Concept Plan, prepared by Design =
Community=20
and Environment (DC&E), for the southern and =
western=20
portions of the North Newhall Area. The Concept Plan =
was=20
prepared as part of the Southern California =
Association of=20
Governments (SCAG) Compass Blueprint Demonstration =
Project=20
Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
receive=20
presentation and direct staff to implement the Compass =
Blueprint Concept Plan as a set of guidelines for =
future=20
development of the Concept Plan Area.
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PUBLIC =
PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for the public to address =
the City=20
Council on items that are NOT on the agenda. Council will =
not act=20
upon those items at this meeting other than to review and =
return=20
without action or provide direction to staff. ALL speakers =
must=20
submit a speaker's slip to the City Clerk prior to this =
portion of=20
the meeting and prepare a presentation not to exceed three =
(3)=20
minutes. The number of people wishing to speak will divide =
the=20
thirty minutes allowed for public input, maximum time =
allowed per=20
person will be three (3) minutes. __________________________________________________________________=
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public=20
Participation) __________________________________________________________________=
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ADJOURNMENT - In memory of James E. =
Jinks __________________________________________________________________=
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting =
of the=20
City Council will be held Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 6:00 =
p.m. in=20
the Council Chamber, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia =
Blvd.,=20
Santa Clarita, CA. __________________________________________________________________=
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CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk, do hereby certify =
that I am=20
the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of =
Santa=20
Clarita and that on June 9, 2011, between the hours of 9:00 =
a.m. and=20
5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and =
the=20
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.
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Kevin Tonoian Acting City Clerk Santa =
Clarita,=20
California
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