CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT=20
AGENCY/BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REGULAR =
MEETING
Tuesday, October 11, 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 =
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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 =
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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
Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc.'s Rubber Ducky =
Regatta=20
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PRESENTATIONS TO THE CITY
Sheriff Captain Paul Becker will provide Council an =
update on=20
Gangs __________________________________________________________________=
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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, Redevelopment Agency, and Board =
of=20
Library Trustees meetings are submitted for approval. =
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council, =
Redevelopment=20
Agency, and Board of Library Trustees: Approve the =
minutes of=20
the September 27, 2011, special and 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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OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) GRANT - FISCAL YEAR =
2012=20
- Through a competitive process, the City of =
Santa=20
Clarita has been awarded a grant from the Office of =
Traffic=20
Safety's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) =
in the=20
amount of $150,000. RECOMMENDED ACTION: =
City=20
Council accept grant from the Office of Traffic =
Safety's=20
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in the amount of =
$150,000; increase estimated revenues in OTS Grant =
account=20
259-4461.006 by $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2011-12; =
increase=20
estimated expenditures in account 16101-5111.001 =
(Special=20
Supplies) by $9,814, in account 16101-5161.001 =
(Contractual=20
Services) by $111,186, in account 16101-5191.001 =
(Travel and=20
Training) by $2,000, and in account 16101-5201.002 =
(Equipment)=20
by $27,000; and authorize City Manager, or designee, =
to=20
execute any contract documents, change orders, or =
amendments=20
arising out of this program, subject to City =
Attorney's=20
approval.
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ALTA MADERA PEDESTRIAN OVER CROSSING REPLACEMENT, =
PROJECT=20
M0081 - AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - This =
project=20
will replace the existing pedestrian timber bridge =
crossing on=20
Alta Madera Drive with a new prefabricated steel truss =
bridge. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
approve=20
the plans and specifications for the Alta Madera =
Pedestrian=20
Over Crossing Replacement, Project M0081; award the=20
construction contract to Encorre Services, Inc., in =
the amount=20
of $287,178, and authorize a contingency in the amount =
of=20
$57,435, for a total contract amount not to exceed =
$344,613;=20
authorize the appropriation of $20,000 from Landscape=20
Maintenance District Fund balance 357 into Account=20
M0081357-5161.001; authorize an increased expenditure =
in the=20
amount of $35,000 to the existing professional =
services=20
contract with Tetra Tech, Inc., for surveying, =
construction=20
materials testing, and engineering support services =
during=20
construction; and authorize the City Manager or =
designee to=20
execute all documents, subject to City Attorney =
approval. =20
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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROJECT T0031 - =
PROJECT=20
ACCEPTANCE - This project consisted of the=20
construction of physical improvements at crossings =
near Old=20
Orchard, Leona Cox, and Rio Vista elementary schools,=20
enhancing student safety by reducing the speed of =
vehicles=20
near school grounds and increasing the visibility of =
school=20
crossings. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
accept=20
the completion of the Safe Routes to School =
Infrastructure,=20
Project T0031; direct the City Clerk to file the =
Notice of=20
Completion; and direct staff to release the 10 percent =
retention balance 35 days after the Notice of =
Completion is=20
recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as =
provided by law.
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INTERSTATE 5/MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY INTERCHANGE PHASE =
II=20
IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT S1003 - PROJECT =
ACCEPTANCE -=20
This project constructed the widening of Magic =
Mountain=20
Parkway, the reconstruction of the four freeway ramps =
at Magic=20
Mountain Parkway, the realignment of The Old Road, and =
various=20
utility relocations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: =
City=20
Council accept completion of the Interstate 5/Magic =
Mountain=20
Parkway Interchange Phase II Improvements, Project =
S1003;=20
direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of =
Completion; and=20
direct staff to release the remaining retention =
balance 35=20
days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, =
provided no=20
stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. =
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CHECK REGISTER NOS. 19 - Approval of the =
Check=20
Register. RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council =
approve=20
and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check =
Register=20
No. 19.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time =
has been=20
set aside for the public to address the City Council on =
items that=20
are NOT on
the agenda. Council will not act upon those =
items at=20
this meeting other than to review and return without action =
or=20
provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must submit a =
speaker's=20
slip to the City Clerk prior to this portion of the meeting =
and=20
prepare a presentation not to exceed three (3) minutes. The =
number=20
of people wishing to speak will divide the thirty minutes =
allowed=20
for public input, maximum time allowed per person will be =
three (3)=20
minutes.
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STAFF COMMENTS (Matters of Public=20
Participation)
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ADJOURNMENT - In memory of Mary Lou Neale.
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting =
of the=20
City Council will be held Tuesday, October 25, 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, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I =
am the=20
duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of =
Santa=20
Clarita and that on October 6, 2011, between the hours of =
9:00 a.m.=20
and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall =
and the=20
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station.
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Sarah P. Gorman, Esq.
City Clerk
Santa =
Clarita,=20
California =